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2008-09 Season: Named to BIG EAST All-Rookie sqaud ... ranked 10th in overall offensive rebounds (2.8) ... ranked 12th in BIG EAST-only play in offensive rebounds (2.47) ... grabbed nine rebounds against Seton Hall (3/7) ... poured in a team-high 14 points and grabbed a game-high tying seven rebounds at USF (3/3) ... collected second double-double of the season with a career-high 22 points and a career-high tying 11 rebounds vs. West Virginia (2/26) ... went 9-of-11 from the field against the Mountaineers and his nine defensive rebounds were a season-high ... recorded 16th double-figuring scoring game vs. No.7/7 Louisville with 10 second-half points ... scored a then season-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting vs. St. John's (2/11) and added six rebounds ... named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week for second time on Feb. 9 after averaging 13.0 ppg and 7.5 rpg in wins over Notre Dame and Georgetown ... notched 14th double-figure scoring game of the season with 11 points at Georgetown (2/7) ... came off the bench and scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds in 21 minutes of action vs. Notre Dame (2/4) ... scored nine points, snatched seven rebounds, and had two assists at Villanova (2/1) ... added nine points, four rebounds, and had a season-best four blocks vs. No. 25/23 Georgetown (1/28) ... poured in 11 points, his 12th double-figure scoring performance of the season, at St. John's (1/22) ... put in 14 points off the bench, added seven rebounds, and a season-high three assists at Providence (1/19) ... fell one rebound shy of a double-double after scoring 12
points and grabbing nine rebounds vs. No. 5/5 Connecticut (1/10) ... scored 10 points in BIG EAST debut at Marquette (1/4), his fifth double-figure scoring game in the last six contests ... named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Dec. 22 after averaging 15.7 ppg and 8.0 rpg in wins over Charleston Southern (12/15), Mississippi State (12/18), and Eastern Kentucky (12/20) ... scored 14 points and snatched eight boards in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/22) ... put down game-tying dunk with one-tenth of a second left in regulation to send UC to overtime
vs. Eastern Kentucky (12/20) ... scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds in overtime win vs. Colonels ... scored 12 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds vs. Mississippi State (12/18) ... scored a game-high 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting and pulled down seven rebounds vs. Charleston Southern (12/15) ... hit first career 3-pointer vs. the Blazers ... scored 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting and added seven rebounds at UNLV (11/29) ... notched 10 points and six rebounds in win over Western Illinois (11/22) ... registered first career double-double with 16
points and 11 rebounds in collegiate debut vs. South Dakota (11/16), becoming the first freshman to record a double-double in first collegiate game since Dontonio Wingfield (1994-95).
Prior to Cincinnati: Played his final two years of high school at Withrow, posting a combined record of 40-10 after transferring from Hughes ... was coached at Withrow by Walt McBride and led the team to back-to-back district championships ... was a McDonald's All-America nominee ... four-year varsity starter ... earned fourth-team Parade Magazine All-America honors ... 2008 Associated Press Division I Player of the Year ... was the Southwest Ohio Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... averaged a double-double his last two years of high school posting 21.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game as a senior and 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds as a junior ... earned first-team all-Ohio accolades his final season after earning second-team status as a junior. Personal: Full name is Yancy Gates ... born October 15, 1989 in Cincinnati ... son of Tony Dees and Phyllis Bryant ... major is undecided.
