Drake University Athletics

Emerged as one of the future stars in the Missouri Valley Conference with lightning quick speed and penetration...entering third-year as starter and ranks No. 6 on Drake career steals list (132)...has appeared in most games (87) of any player on team...

2003-04 — Earned second-team All-MVC playing honors and also was named to MVC All-Defensive team...also a first-team selection on MVC Scholar-Athlete team...led MVC in steals with 70 (2.50 avg.), which also ranked No. 3 on school single-season list... ranked fourth in MVC in assists with 103 (3.8 avg.)...became first player in Drake history to collect more than 100 assists in back-to-back seasons...scored a career-high 31 points against Northern Iowa, making a career-high five three-point baskets, along with five rebounds, three steals and two assists...tallied 19 points in home finale victory against Evansville while tying a career high with six steals, while not committing a turnover in 32 minutes...named MVC Player of Week Feb. 16 after averaging 16 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists against top two teams in MVC (Creighton, Southern Illinois)...enjoyed first career double-double with 19 points and career-high 12 rebounds along with six assists and four steals in double-overtime victory vs. Creighton...earlier had 13 points, four assists and two steals at Southern Illinois...grabbed nine or more rebounds in three games and six or more rebounds in six games...had 19 points and six assists at Illinois State...also netted 19 points, including four three-point baskets, at Akron...collected eight points, nine rebounds, six assists and a career-high six steals against Southern Utah, playing only 30 minutes...had eight points, nine rebounds and eight assists in home game vs. Indiana State...

2002-03 — Started in 28 games, including last 16 straight contests...ranked sixth in MVC in assists with 3.5 avg...collected team-high 103 assists...led team in assists in 19 games, collecting five or more assists in eight games...dished out career-high eight assists in home games vs. Northern Iowa and Illinois State...ranked second on team with 30 three-point baskets, making 16 treys in last seven games while shooting 53.3 percent from three-point range (30 attempts) during stretch...also averaged 15.4 points during last seven games of season, while shooting 56.3 percent from the floor and 83.3 percent (30-36) from free throw line during the same stretch...reached double-figure scoring in nine games, including three 20-plus scoring contests...had career-high 29 points in season opener vs. Florida Atlantic, making Drake Knapp Center record 15 of 19 free throws...tallied 23 points at Illinois State, making seven of eight shots from floor along with two steals...came back to score 26 points at Evansville along with five steals...tied career high at Iowa State and in home finale vs. Bradley with four treys in each game...

2001-02 — Selected to Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench team...named squad's most outstanding defensive player after leading team with 28 steals...had team-high 85 (2.93 avg.) assists, while ranking 11th in MVC...started last seven games of season...averaged 8.4 points in last nine games, almost doubling his season average of 5.5 points...tied his career high of seven assists in head-to-head encounter vs. Wichita State's highly touted Randy Burns...his quick dribble penetration caused opponents fits as evidenced by his ability at free throw line, making more free throws (58 of 79) than baskets (42)...played his best against top teams in MVC, collecting a career-high 15 points vs. league leader Creighton...came off bench to tally 14 points and five assists at Southwest Missouri State...scored 12 and 11 points in two games vs. Southern Illinois...had career-high seven rebounds in upset win at league-leader Creighton...scored in double figures in six games...also had career-high seven assists in just seven minutes in college debut vs. Sam Houston State...dished out six assists at Western Illinois...made two three-point baskets in both games vs. Southern Illinois as well as home game with Evansville...High School Averaged 16.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.6 steals while earning second team all-state honors by Indiana Basketball Coaches Association...also was named Northwest Indiana Player of the Year...cited by Gary Post Tribune as Co-Player of the Year...named most valuable player of Duneland Conference and earned first-team all-area honors by The Times...also named first-team all-state by Hoosier Basketball magazine...was one of six underclassmen selected to play with the Indiana Junior All-Star team in pair of exhibition games against the Indiana All-Star squad in summer of 2000, scoring 15 points and 23 points...four-year starter who led squad to three straight Duneland Conference titles in 1999, 2000 and 2001, as well as three sectional championships, three Holiday Tournament titles and two regional championships...collected 25 points, six rebounds, five steals and five assists in victory past Valparaiso which gave Merrillville its third straight league title...averaged 14.9 points, 5.9 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 3.0 steals as a junior, while guiding Merrillville to a 22-3 record en route to being named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association All-Underclassmen Team...also earned all-league honors in football...

Personal — Marketing major who has made Dean's List...member of Drake Coalition of Black Students...born Jan. 11, 1983 in Munster, Ind....parents: Lonnie Randolph Sr., who is a lawyer, and Linda Randolph who is a principal...has sister: LaKesha (26)...high school coach: Jim East.