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40 ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 25, ISSUE 2 f a 16-6 record, the program's best re- cord in four years … Spent his first two seasons at Heritage Christian High School, where he averaged 12.5 points per game as a freshman and 13.8 points per game as a sophomore. Personal: Full name is Basil Ahmed Smotherman … Majoring in organizational and leadership super- vision … Born on Dec. 27, 1994 … Son of Basil and Larita Smotherman … Has a sister, Annie. 11 Stephen Toyra Junior • Guard • 6-3/180 Lafayette, Ind. (Faith Christian) As a Sophomore (2013-14): Appeared in eight games for the a total of 30 minutes, averaging 1.5 points and 0.4 rebounds per game … Tallied a career-high four points against both Md.-Eastern Shore and No. 10-ranked Michigan (Jan. 30). As a Freshman (2012-13): Saw time in 11 games, averaging 0.2 points and 0.4 rebounds in 2.7 minutes per contest … Scored two points and handed out an assist in the home win over Northwestern … Played a sea- son-high seven minutes in the win at Penn State, recording two rebounds and taking a charge. High School: A three-year bas- ketball letter-winner at Faith Chris- tian … Averaged 23.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a senior … Averaged a double-double as a junior with marks of 22.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game … Averaged 20.0 points per game as a sophomore. Personal: Full name is Stephen Jay Toyra … Majoring in manage- ment … Born on Oct. 15, 1993 … Son of Jay and Karen Toyra. Father is a Purdue alum … Has three sisters, Martha, Hope and Susanna. 12 Vince Edwards Freshman • Forward • 6-7/220 Middletown, Ohio (Middletown) High School: Ranked as 80th-best prospect, the No. 2-ranked prospect in Ohio and a four-star recruit in America by ESPN.com; ranked as the 122nd-top prospect by Rivals.com … Listed as a three-star prospect by Rivals … As a senior, Edwards was named the conference, district and Ohio Division I Player- of-the-Year. Was selected to the Ohio All-State first team, leading team to conference and district titles … Fin- ished his career as the second all- time leading scorer at Middletown High School, behind legendary Jerry Lucas. Was also the school's all-time leading rebounder … Named first- team All-Cincinnati Enquirer selec- tion as a junior after averaging 21.0 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game … Averaged 14.5 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game as a sophomore … Greater Mi- ami Conference (GMC) Co-Player-of- the-Year as a junior … Led team to the GMC Championship and district title a year ago as well as regional runners-up in 2012 and 2013 … Very athletic player with a wide range of skills on the perimeter and in the paint … Held offers from Michigan, West Virginia, Vanderbilt and Xavier among others … Clicked with the ac- ademic staff at Purdue and plans to study kinesiology … Won the Nation- al Character Award as voted on by the YMCA. Personal: Born April 5, 1996, in Middletown, Ohio … Son of Bill Ed- wards and Glennetta Patton … Has two older brothers, Darius and Bill, Jr., who played basketball at Miami (Ohio) and Penn State. 20 A.J. Hammons Junior • Center • 7-0/261 Gary, Ind. (Oak Hill Va. Academy) As a Sophomore (2013-14): Hammons appeared in 31 games with 24 starts, averaging 10.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game in 25.0 minutes per contest … Was named to the All-Big Ten Honorable Mention team and Big Ten All-Defen- sive Team after leading the Big Ten in blocked shots and ranking 11th nationally … His 96 blocks were the second most in a season in school history … Scored in double-figures in each of the last five games, aver- aging 13.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game … In 13 games where Hammons played at least 25 minutes, he averaged 13.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game. In 18 games he played less than 25 minutes, he averaged 8.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game As a Freshman (2012-13): 40 ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 25, ISSUE 2 f