An aggressive defensive focus and rested Bulldog roster attacked from start to finish in a relentless 73-50 victory over the Mountain West's Colorado State on Monday night in the Save Mart Center.
Fresno State 2008-09 (Freshman): As one of the four freshmen contributing significant minutes, appeared in all 34 games, starting 15 ... averaged 9.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game ... tied for second on the team with three double-doubles (Jan. 28, Feb. 14 and Feb. 21) ... scored a career-high 22 points twice ... reached double figures in scoring 16 times during the season ... a passionate and hard-working shooting guard named as the team's "Outstanding Free Throw Shooter" by draining 55 of 76 attempts from the charity stripe (72.4%) ...in WAC contests, averaged 8.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while shooting 40.5 percent from the field.
Rainier Beach HS: As a senior and team captain, averaged 19 points, eight rebounds, and three assists per game ... named at the state championship Most Valuable Player as Rainer Beach won the Washington 3A state tournament championship, Metro All-Team, Washington All-Team, a Washington McDonald All-American nominee and a participant in the Cloud 9 All-Star Game ... also competed in the high jump on the varsity track team.
Personal: Born May 20, 1990 ... parents are Mychal Ladd and Tracie Brown ... has two younger sisters - Khadijah and Myzhanique ... grandfather, Gary Ladd, played for Seattle University and later was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 1972 ... his former teammate, Ababe Dimisse, plays for Eastern Washington ... enjoys eating, sleeping, and resting ... lists Lebron James as his favorite athlete because he is the king and very athletic ... most admires his mom because she took care of him his whole life and is a strong woman ... chose to attend Fresno State because of the school and team ... recruited by Pepperdine, Portland State, Stanford, Washington, and Washington State.
