Men's Basketball

#10 Jeremy Case

Guard

Sophomore
6-foot-0, 165 lbs.
Oklahoma City
McAlester HS
Major: Undecided

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CASE AT A GLANCE

Favorite Food: Steak

Favorite TV Show: The Simpsons

Latest DVD Purchase: Tupac Resurrection

Nickname: Case-Face

If I Could Switch Places With One Person For A Day It Would Be: LeBron James

After College I Plan On: Making millions

Favorite Hobby Other Than Basketball: Fishing

Favorite Actor : Eddie Murphy

Toughest Arena I Ever Played In: Gallagher-Iba

Reason For Choosing My Jersey Number: My Father

Favorite Vacation Spot : Australia

Favorite TV Sports Personality: Stephen A. Smith

Favorite NBA Team: L.A. Lakers

Favorite NBA Player: Kobe Bryant

Actor Who Would Play Me In The Movie Of My Life: Bill Bellamy

Best Friend On Another College Team: David Padgett

Favorite Movie: I Robot

Best Player I've Every Faced: Stephen Vinson

Favorite Non-Basketball Pro Athlete: Marion Jones

Favorite Non-Basketball Pro Team: Mighty Ducks

Not Many People Know This About Me: I Sleep With My Eyes Open

Currently In My CD Player: Lil Wayne -- The Carter

Favorite Video Game: NBA Streets
Overview
A great shooter whose prowess from beyond the arc has been compared to former Jayhawk Jeff Boschee... Has also been described as a gym rat... The son of a college coach who has a great feel for the game... An impressive ball-handler and passer... Looking to get bigger and stronger to adjust to the rigors of the Division I level... Excels at getting his teammates involved... Can shoot well spotting up or off the dribble... Considers himself a combo guard who can play the point or on the wing.

Freshman Season (2003-04)
Saw action in 21 games, logging 3.9 minutes per outing... Averaged 1.2 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game... Had a total of 26 points, eight steals and eight assists... Drilled six three pointers and pulled down 10 rebounds on the year... Played in his first career game, scoring two points, two steals and two assists in six minutes against UT Chattanooga on Nov. 21... Picked up two assists and a rebound in eight minutes at TCU on Dec. 1... Grabbed two rebounds in seven minutes of play at Stanford on Dec. 6... Tallied a career high eight points in eight minutes against Fort Hays State on Dec. 10... Scored three points in eight minutes of play versus Binghamton on Dec. 29... Buried a three-point shot while logging six minutes against Colorado on Jan. 25... Picked up three steals to go along with two points and an assist in seven minutes at Oklahoma State on Feb. 9... Poured in five points after making his first career free throws in eight minutes against Oklahoma on Feb. 29... Added three points and an assist in two minutes versus Missouri on March 12.

High school
McAlester High School (2003)... Coached by Jimmy Williams... Averaged nearly 25 points per game as a senior in leading McAlester to the state playoffs... Led Oklahoma's class 5A as a junior by pouring in 25.4 points per game, while shooting 58 percent from the field and 45 percent from beyond the arc... Led McAlester to a 22-5 record and a berth in the 5A semifinals as a junior... Ranks as McAlester's all-time leading scorer with over 2,000 career points... Averaged 22.4 points per game as a sophomore... Also a standout baseball player in high school.

Off the court
Case's father, Win, is the long-time head coach at Oklahoma City University, and he was a teammate of current KU coach Bill Self at Oklahoma State in the 1980s... Case's mother, Rita Kemp, also played basketball in college at Seminole (Okla.) Junior College... Chose KU over Oklahoma and Nebraska... Played AAU ball in the summer with current KU teammate J.R. Giddens... Some former Jayhawks to wear No. 10 include Scooter Barry, Kirk Hinrich and Calvin Rayford.

— Courtesy of kuathletics.com