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THE STORYLINE
One of Pitt's most improved players, Brad Wanamaker returns to the squad primed for a breakout junior season. Last year, he emerged as a scoring and defensive spark off the bench, saving his best performances for the Big East portion of the schedule. He also developed into one of Pitt's best 3-point shooters as he converted 44 percent and averaged 7.1 points per game in Big East play. Wanamaker is a versatile, underrated and athletic competitor with strong ball handling skills and the ability to take it to the basket. Known as a relentless worker and winner who will do whatever it takes for his team to be successful, Wanamaker has also proved to be a tough, strong and physical guard with a reputation of being a superb team player. His style of play has drawn comparisons to Mitch Richmond and Dwyane Wade. Look for Wanamaker to make an important contribution in 2009-10. CAREER Played in 66 career games with 274 points, 153 rebounds and 120 assists. 2007-08 Played in all 36 games off the bench at guard...Averaged 5.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game and shot 39 percent (23-59) from 3-point range...In Big East games, averaged 7.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game...Improved his 3-point shooting from 16.7 percent in as a freshman to 39 percent as a sophomore...Reached double figure scoring five times on the year...Played 20-plus minutes in 17 games on year...Earned team's Most Inspirational Player Award at team banquet...Scored 13 points (5-9 FG) with four rebounds in 24 minutes vs. Connecticut, 3/7...Finished with nine points, hit two 3-pointers and had six assists and five rebounds in a career-high 27-minute performance at Seton Hall, 2/28...Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds vs. Cincinnati, 2/14...Scored 13 points and was perfect from behind the arc (3-3) at DePaul, 2/7...Scored 13 points with a career high six rebounds vs. Notre Dame, 1/31...Finished with 13 points and a career-high 6-7 field goal shooting night in 19 minutes at Villanova, 1/28...Scored eight points (2-3 3FG) in a career-high 26 minutes vs. South Florida, 1/14...Played 21 minutes, scored five points and grabbed four rebounds at Georgetown, 1/3...Set or tied career-highs for points (15), field goals made (4), field goal attempts (7), 3-point FG made (2), 3-point FG attempts (5) and rebounds (5), scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half at Rutgers, 12/31...Set career-highs for minutes played (25), steals (4) and rebounds (5) along with four assists vs. Vermont, 12/6...Scored eight points (2-5 FG) with a career-high five rebounds in 15 minutes vs. Duquesne, 12/3...Finished with seven points (2-2 FG) with a 3-pointer, two rebounds and two assists in nine minutes vs. Texas Tech, 11/28...Scored a career-high nine points (3-5 FG) with four rebounds vs. Indiana, Pa., 11/22. 2006-07 Played in 30 games, 331 minutes and scored 66 points (2.2 ppg.) with 43 assists off the bench at off guard...Played 10-plus minutes in 19 games on year...Saw action in 17 Big East Conference regular season games and averaged 10.6 minutes per game...Earned team co-Most Improved Player Award at team banquet...Played five minutes of NCAA Tournament First Round game vs. Oral Roberts, 3/20...Played 13 minutes in Big East Quarterfinal vs. Louisville, 3/13...Scored a career-high tying seven points (1-2 FG) and hit a career-high 5-6 free throws in 15 minutes at West Virginia, 3/3...Scored six points (3-4 FG) with four assists and two rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Providence, 2/12...Scored a career-high tying seven points (3-4 FG) with two assists in 23 minutes vs. West Virginia, 2/7...Played 10 minutes with three assists at South Florida, 1/9...Played in a career-high 23 minutes, scored five points (2-3 FG) with two assists and two rebounds vs. Lafayette, 1/2...Finished with six points (3-5 FG) in eight minutes vs. Toledo, 12/1...Scored seven points (3-5 FG) with four assists in 17 minutes vs. Mississippi Valley State, 11/15...Finished with four points and three assists in 12 minutes vs. North Carolina A&T, 11/10...Dished out eight assists, scored four points and grabbed four rebounds in 19 minutes of career debut vs. Houston Baptist, 11/9. His eight assists ranked as the second highest total in a freshman debut game since Sean Miller finished with 10 assists on Nov. 28, 1987. HIGH SCHOOL A 2007 graduate of Philadelphia's Roman Catholic High School where he played basketball for Head Coach Dennis Seddon...Selected to compete for a roster spot on the 2007 USA Basketball Under-19 World Championship team from June 28-30, 2007... Selected to the PIAA All-State First Team...Named Philadelphia Daily News Player of the Year as a senior...Selected the Philadelphia Inquirer Southeastern Pennsylvania Player of the Year...Concluded career with 1,306 career points and a 76-18 three-year varsity record...Scored 552 points, averaged 17.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.1 steals in guiding Roman Catholic to a 29-3 overall record, league title and consensus top-20 national ranking...Guided the Cahillites to the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament title and earned MVP honors after he rallied his team from 10 points down to register a 59-56 win over Neumann-Goretti...Finished with 17 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals in the title game...Earned Philadelphia Daily News All-City First Team and All-Catholic Team honors...Team ended season on a 16-game win streak...Played on USA Junior All-Star squad that toured Europe with former teammate DeJuan Blair...Roomed with Blair during the five-game swing which included a championship game win over Russia...Averaged 16 points per game, six rebounds per game and dished out four assists in guiding Roman Catholic to a 26-6 record as a junior...Second Team All-Catholic League South Division selection as a junior...Helped lead the Eagles to the Philadelphia Catholic League finals where they lost to St. John Neumann on a basket in the closing seconds...Ranked the No. 88 player nationally by Rivals.com...Rated the No. 90 player nationally by HoopScoop...Ranked the No. 91 player nationally by Scout.com...Ranked the No. 112 player nationally by USA Today...Competed at the Las Vegas Big Time Tournament...Rated 11th out of 160 prospects at the ABCD Camp at Fairleigh Dickinson after he shot 61 percent during the event...Rated the No. 56 player in the country at the ABCD Camp...Played AAU basketball for Positive Image and coaches Larry Waiters and his mentor Rasal Hajj. PERSONAL Born Bradley D. Wanamaker on July 25, 1989...Son of Bradley Wanamaker, Sr. and Deborah Samuel...Immediate family includes two sisters Latisha and Crystal Samuel, two brothers- James Samuel and Brian Wanamaker and nephew James Samuel...His twin brother Brian, who played on his high school team and played at Central Connecticut State as a freshman and is now at Texas Wesleyan...2007-08 Pitt senior Mike Cook and Philadelphia native also played in his AAU program Positive Image...Style of play has been compared to Cook...Made his verbal commitment to Pitt on August 24, 2006...Had 13 scholarship offers including Villanova, Xavier, Virginia, Penn State, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Dayton, George Washington and Temple...Majors in communications. |
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