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2007 Men's Basketball Roster

42 Sam Belt

  • Position Guard/Forward
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 210
  • Hometown Broken Arrow, Okla.
  • Highschool Broken Arrow HS/Univ. of Tulsa

Biography


First-Team All-LSC North (2006) ? LSC North Player of the Week (12/04/06) ? LSC North Player of the Week (02/12/07) ? LSC North Player of the Week (02/27/07) ? Second-Team All-LSC North (2005) ? LSC North Player of the Week (12/5/05) ? First-Team All-LSC North (2004) ? LSC North Freshman of the Year (2004) ? LSC North Player of the Week (2/6/05) ? LSC North Player of the Week (2/13/05)


Senior standout and one of the top players in the Lone Star Conference . . . Long-range sharpshooter who can score points in a hurry from 3-point range and also uses excellent positioning to create scoring chances inside . . . Does a good job of getting to the free throw line and is able to convert from there, having shot 80.3 percent from the charity stripe in his career . . . Tough rebounder and hard-working veteran who is UCO’s unquestioned leader . . . Primed to finish his career with a flourish and will definitely vie for post-season honors . . . Has played in every game (88) the past three years with 74 starts and is on the verge of several school-record achievements . . . Enters the season with 195 career 3-pointers, needing 18 to break the all-time school record . . . Ranks 17th on UCO’s career scoring list with 1,278 points, just 64 points from the top-10 and 224 from the top-five . . . Also has 580 rebounds, needing 158 to move into the school’s top-10 list in that category.

2006-07: Enjoyed a stellar junior season in picking up first-team All-LSC North Division recognition . . . Averaged 17.9 points and 6.6 rebounds a game with a team-high 67 3-pointers and shot 80.1 percent (137-of-171) from the free throw line . . . Ranked in the top-10 in the LSC in 3-pointers per game (6th, 2.39), scoring (8th) and free throw percentage (9th) while finishing 11th in rebounding . . . Three-time LSC North Player of the Week selection . . . Scored in double figures in 22 of 28 games with 10 outings of 20-plus points . . . Went over the 30-point mark in four contests, topped by career-high 41-point outburst in double-overtime win over Texas A&M-Commerce . . . Made four-plus 3-pointers in seven games, hitting a career-high eight in 36-point performance against Oklahoma Christian . . . Hit at least one trey in 25 of 28 games, including 24 of the last 25 . . . Had a pair of double-doubles, getting 21 points and tying a career-high with 14 rebounds vs. East Central in addition to having a 21-point, 11-board outing against Abilene Christian . . . Ranked 31st on UCO’s single-season scoring list with 500 points.

2005-06: Named a second-team All-LSC North Division performer after averaging 11.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per contest . . . Was third on the team in scoring, second in rebounding and led the squad at the free throw line with an impressive 80-percent (84-of-105) success rate . . . Notched double-digit point totals in 17 contests and scored 15 or more points in eight different games, highlighted by a 26-point outburst in a victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville . . . Pulled down 10 or more rebounds in four games, grabbing a career-high 14 boards against Oklahoma Christian . . . Achieved two double-double performances on the season, a 12-point, 11-rebound effort against Missouri Western followed by an 18-point, 11-rebound game with Texas A&M-Commerce . . . Nailed at least one 3-point shot in 24 of 30 games played, including one stretch of 18 straight . . . Made good on a season-high five 3-pointers in back-to-back wins over Washburn and Texas A&M-Kingsville.

2004-05: Put together a fabulous freshman season, earning first-team All-LSC North Division honors and Freshman of the Year acclaim . . . Averaged 14.6 points and a team-high 6.4 rebounds per game in leading UCO to the North Division title and a national tournament berth . . . Poured in a season-high 30 points in victory over Southeastern Oklahoma . . . Scored in double-figures in 23 of 30 games . . . Paced the team in total rebounds with 192 and grabbed a season-high 13 against East Central . . . Totaled seven doubles-doubles on the season and led the team in scoring on 12 different occasions . . . Drained six 3-pointers in a game twice, finishing the year with a solid 3-point shooting percentage of 40 percent (67-of-169) . . . Missed only 25 free throws out of 131 attempts in shooting a team-high 80.9 percent from the line.

Tulsa: Practiced with the Golden Hurricane in 2003-04 while sitting out as a redshirt.

High School: Averaged 17.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals as a senior to earn All-State and Frontier Conference MVP honors at Broken Arrow High School.

Personal: A kinesiology major and multiple member of the UCO Dean’s Honor Roll . . . One brother (Jon) played basketball at Eastern New Mexico and another (Luke) played at UCO last year . . . Birthdate is April 8, 1984.

Career Statistics:

Season

G

FG

Pct.

3-Pt.

Pct.

FT

Pct.

RB

Pts

2004/05

30

132/291

.454

67/169

.396

106/131

.809

192/6.4

437/14.6

2005/06

30

98/274

.358

61/176

.347

84/105

.800

202/6.7

341/11.4

2006/07

28

148/332

.446

67/173

.387

137/171

.801

186/6.6

500/17.9

2007/08

34

199/435

.457

68/180

.378

184/245

.751

265/7.8

650/19.1

Totals

122

577/1,328

.434

263/698

.377

511/652

.783

845/6.9

1,928/15.8




Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2005-06

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 210 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2006-07

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 210 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2007-08

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 210 lbs
    42