Possesses superb quickness to the basket and has the ability to finish in traffic amongst taller players ... worked hard over the off-season to improve his perimeter shooting and ball-handling ... spearheads the defense.

Curtis West

2007-08: Received a medical redshirt season after suffering an injury to his shoulder in practice Dec. 1 . . . started in the first five games of the year and averaged 7.2 points, 4.2 rebounds in 32.2 minutes per contest . . . prior to the injury, he recorded a double-double against Towson Nov. 20 as he finished with team-high 11 rebounds and 12 points . . . scored 11 points and grabbed two rebounds in 38 minutes against Lipscomb Nov. 26.

Junior (2006-07): Started in 25 of the Bulldogs' 32 games and earned playing time in 31 of the team's contests . . . averaged 30.9 minutes per game and scored 6.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per contest . . . ended the season ranked first on Samford's active leaders list with 85 career steals . . . finished tied for the team's lead in rebounds against No. 1-ranked Florida, Morehead State and Evansville . . . led the team in assists eight times, including a career-high seven assists versus Eastern Kentucky Jan. 20 . . . tallied six double-figure scoring outings . . . scored six points in the final nine seconds of play to give Samford a thrilling 64-63 come-from-behind victory over Jacksonville State Jan. 6 . . . finished the contest with 11 points and hit the game-winning 3-pointer with one second left . . . scored a season-high 16 points against Ohio on Nov. 28 . . . suffered a few tough-luck injuries throughout the season including a broken nose . . . returned to action against Murray State Dec. 21, after undergoing surgery for his broken nose that he sustained in practice Dec. 1 . . . despite the injury, he started in the Bulldogs' next two games at South Alabama Dec. 2 and Jacksonville State Dec. 7 . . . only missed one game at Southeast Missouri Dec. 19, as he was waiting for his customized face mask to arrive . . . tallied 13 points, five rebounds, three assists, one steal and recorded his first block of the season against UT Martin Jan. 25 . . . scored 17 points in the Bulldogs' annual Red-Blue Scrimmage . . . earned his third varsity letter.

Curtis West

Sophomore (2005-06): Played in 30 of the Bulldogs' 31 games and averaged 20.7 minutes per contest . . . acted as the team's "sixth man" and provided a scoring spark off the bench . . . averaged 5.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game . . . recorded Samford's season-high in steals (5) against Southern Miss Nov. 28 . . . tallied four double-digit scoring performances, including a 10-point, seven-rebound outing versus Sacramento State Nov. 15 . . . scored a career-high 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting versus Eastern Kentucky Jan. 21 . . . finished the game 6-of-6 from the free-throw line and grabbed four rebounds . . . led the team in rebounds with seven against Bryan College Nov. 26 . . . tallied nine points and two rebounds in a 68-43 victory over Tennessee Tech Jan. 2 . . . led Samford in assists with four against Murray State Jan. 30 . . . scored nine points and pulled down a pair of rebounds against Ohio Feb. 18 . . . played 18 minutes and finished 4-of-4 from the floor . . . logged 24 minutes off the bench against Tennessee Tech in the semifinal round of the OVC Tournament March 3 and scored nine points on 4-of-7 shooting . . . also led the team in steals (2) and added an assist . . . earned his second varsity letter.

Freshman (2004-05): Saw action in all 28 games and started a pair of contests at the point guard position . . . averaged 2.6 points and 11.4 minutes per contest . . . scored a career-high 11 points in the Bulldogs' OVC home-opener against Tennessee State Jan. 8 . . . logged a career-high 22 minutes and finished 2-of-3 from beyond the arc . . . made his first career start on the road against Louisiana-Monroe Nov. 27 and also started the next game at IUPUI Nov. 30 . . . handled the ball well at the point guard position and only committed 19 turnovers in 28 games . . . tallied eight points in nine minutes at Austin Peay Feb. 17 . . . played 13 minutes against West Alabama in the team's lone exhibition contest of the preseason and scored 10 points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting . . . earned his first varsity letter.

Curtis West

High School: Averaged 20.5 points, 5.1 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game for Redemptorist High School in Baton Rouge, La. . . . led his team to the 3A Louisiana State championship, where he was named the Most Valuable Player as a junior . . . earned First-Team District 7-4A and All-Metro Baton Rouge honors as both a junior and a senior . . . received First-Team All-Louisiana honors as a junior . . . named first-team all-district three times . . . helped lead RHS to a 48-18 overall record in his final two seasons.

Personal: Born April 29, 1986 . . . son of Janice and Curtis West, Sr. . . . one of only three players on Samford's roster that was not redshirted as a freshman . . . majoring in sociology.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH WEST
The strangest nickname I ever had was: Turtle
Person you would most like to meet: Weezy F. Baby
Favorite TV show: "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
Favorite song: "Solja Boy"
Favorite athlete: Allen Iverson