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Jaytornah Wisseh
Guard•6-1•180•Senior • • Brooklyn, N.Y. Benjamin Banneker Academy

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2008-09: Earned All-Northeast Conference First Team recognition... Named to the Met Basketball Writer’s Association First Team and the NABC AllDistrict 18 First Team... Led the team in scoring, assists and steals... Ranked fourth in the NEC in assists, sixth in foul shooting, seventh in steals and eighth in scoring and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.39)... One of just two NEC players to rank in the top 10 in both scoring and assists... Ranked third in the league, averaging 34.8 minutes per game... In conference play, shot .431 from three-point range to rank seventh... Became the ?rst LIU player since Charles Jones in 1996-98 to post consecutive seasons with 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists... Scored his 1,000th career point with a ?rst half layup at Bryant... Finished the season ranked 18th on the all-time scoring list at LIU and fourth on the school’s all-time assists list... Recorded 22 double-digit scoring games, including a team-high eight 20-point outings... Earned ?rst career Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week nod on Jan. 12 after helping LIU to a 3-0 week... Named to the MBWA Player of the Week Honor Roll on three occasions... Posted a double-double with 27 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against St. Francis (N.Y.)... Scored a season-high 28 points in 46 minutes with eight assists against Fairleigh Dickinson... Hit a career-high ?ve three-pointers in a 21-point outing at Charlotte... Matched his personal-best with ?ve treys in a 25-point, nine-assist outburst at Wagner... Also had nine assists at Manhattan... Went 11-for-11 at the foul line en route to 27 points against Quinnipiac... Matched a season-high with four steals in the NEC Tournament contest against Quinnipiac... Named to Preseason All-NEC Team. 2007-08: Started all 30 games and led the team in scoring (15.8), assists (5.1) and steals (49)... An All-NEC Second Team pick, the only underclassmen to earn All-NEC honors... Named to MBWA All-Met Second Team... Ranked second in the NEC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1 .58), sixth in scoring, sixth in assists, seventh in free throw percentage and eighth in steals... Scored double?gures in the last 21 games... Scored 20 or more points in each of the last four games and 10 games overall... Led the team in scoring in 15 games… Ranked sixth on the school’s single-season list with 153 assists... Dished out ?ve or more assists in 17 contests… Tallied his ?rst double-double with 13 points and career-high 11 assists versus Harvard... Scored a career-high 31 points at St. Francis (N.Y.), pouring in 26 in the second half... Scored 22 points with eight rebounds and four assists at Wagner in the NEC Quarter?nals, despite injuring his ankle midway through the second half... Hit all four of his three-point attempts en route to 28 points in second regular-season meeting with Wagner... Scored 23 points in the second half against the Seahawks and shot 11-of-15 overall... Scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half at Quinnipiac... In ?rst meeting with Fairleigh Dickinson scored 23 points with nine assists and eight boards… Blocked a career-high two shots at Central
LIU Career/Season Highs
Points Minutes FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Assists Blocks Steals Career Highs 31 at St. Francis (N.Y.) (2/28/08) 46 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (1/29/09) 11, 2x, last at St. Francis (N.Y.) (2/28/08) 23 at Sacred Heart (1/24/08) 5, 2x, last at Wagner (1/10/09) 9 at Wagner (1/22/07) 13 at Sacred Heart (2/2/07) 16 at Sacred Heart (2/2/07) 11 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (1/19/09) 11 vs. Harvard (11/13/07) 2 at Central Conn. St. (1/14/08) 4, 4x, last vs. Quinnipiac (3/5/09) Points Minutes FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Assists Blocks Steals 2008-09 Season Highs 28 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (1/29/09) 46 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (1/29/09) 10 at Fairleigh Dickinson (2/26/09) 20, 2x, last vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (1/29/09) 5, 2x, last at Wagner (1/10/09) 7 at Charlotte (12/30/08) 12 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (1/19/09) 15 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (1/19/09) 11 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (1/19/09) 9, 3x, last at Wagner (1/10/09) 1, 2x, last at Sacred Heart (2/7/09) 4, 2x, last vs. Quinnipiac (3/5/09)

Connecticut State... Grabbed ?ve or more rebounds 16 times… Named to the all-tournament team at the UCF Holiday Classic… Earned MBWA Weekly Honor Roll recognition on Dec. 10. 2006-07: Saw action in all 29 games and started the ?nal seven contests... Led the team with 87 assists... Ranked eighth in the NEC with a 1.32 assistto-turnover ratio and 14th with 3.0 assists per game... Ranked 14th in the conference in free throw percentage... Earned Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week honors on Feb. 5... Reached double-digit scoring in nine contests... Dished out at least ?ve assists seven times... Scored a season-high 29 points, hitting 13-of-16 foul shots, in 38 minutes off the bench at Sacred Heart... In ?rst career start, played 30 minutes and posted 21 points, ?ve rebounds and four assists with no turnovers against Central Connnecticut State... Dished out nine assists against Old Westbury... Gave out eight assists at both Monmouth and St. Francis (N.Y.)… Played all 45 minutes against St. Francis (N.Y.)… Had four steals against Quinnipiac... Grabbed a season-high seven boards against Wagner… Made 36 steals and collected 75 caroms on the year. Background: Helped Benjamin Banneker Academy High School to a 23-3 record as a senior... Participated in the Wheelchair Classic All-Star Game held on the LIU campus... Led Banneker to a victory over powerhouse Bishop Loughlin with 33 points, including the game-winning shot... Also lettered in soccer and holds the school record for goals in a game, season and career. Personal: Born on Jan. 21, 1988... Son of Carmen and Benedict Wisseh... Has a younger brother and younger sister... Father played soccer at the University of Bridgeport and was a NCAA Division II All-American in 1983... Majoring in political science.

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