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5  James Ware
James Ware

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minn.

High School:
Hopkins

Last College:
Colorado State/Midland College

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 195

Position:
G/F

Experience:
1L


COACH JAMES DICKEY ON JAMES WARE
James is an outstanding three-point threat. He needs to improve off the dribble, however, and create his own shot and drive to the glass. James is a dedicated player and hard worker.

JUNIOR (1998-99)
A three-point threat off-the-bench ... over 75 percent (98-of-130) of his field goal attempts are from beyond the three-point arc ... set a career-high with four treys at Iowa State and Texas A&M and went 4-for-5 from beyond the arc in Ames ... went 3-for-3 against Texas and at Baylor and 3-for-4 from the three-point stripe against Baylor and Kansas State ... made 43-of-98 three-point attempts on the season for .439 percentage ... scored career-high 13 points at Kansas State ... notched 12 points at Iowa State in his first career start ... scored team-high 12 points and grabbed season-high five rebounds at Texas A&M ... scored 11 points at Southwestern La. ... recorded five rebounds against Baylor to go with nine points ... set a career-high with nine rebounds to go with 11 points in win over Nebraska ... had five points in tournament loss to Nebraska.

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Key contributor in all 30 games for 26-4 Midland College last season...averaged 6.6 points and 2.3 rebounds for Midland College last season...scored a season-high 19 points in season opener against Kirkland AFB...also had double-figures in six games...sank a team-high 31 three-point shots...hit three three-pointers in four games...had at least one three in seven consecutive games...hit a 3 in 21 games...shot 70 percent from the free throw line...played 48 minutes against Frank Phillips.

COLORADO STATE
Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 1996-97 for Colorado State...scored four points at Utah...had two rebounds in 1996-97 season opener against Simon Fraser...played against Nevada in '96-97.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for 5A John Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minn...played in state tournament two-consecutive seasons...lost by one point as a junior...averaged 21.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists as a senior...finalist for Mr. Basketball...all-state, all-metro...named to all-defensive team...led the conference in scoring...scored in double digits 47 consecutive games during one stretch...High School team was 75-5 during career, including 25-1 as a senior.

PERSONAL
Born September 4, 1976...Robert James Ware...goes by James...son of Rudolph Ware II and Christine Treaonor...has an older brother, Butch ... majoring in family studies.

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