3 Brandon Paul Class: Junior Hometown: Gurnee, Ill. High School: Warren Height / Weight: 6-4 / 200 Position: Guard Birthdate: 04/30/1991

AT ILLINOIS

2010-11 SOPHOMORE: Played in all 34 games, starting 10 and averaging 22.4 minutes ... Fourth on team in scoring, averaging 9.0 points ... Led team in steals (1.1 spg), was second in assists (2.1 apg) and fifth in rebounds (3.1 rpg) ... Reached double figures 13 times, including three 20-point games, and led the team in scoring five times ... Scored a career-high 23 points, including 9-of-10 shooting from the free throw line, vs. Purdue (Feb. 13) ... Tallied 18 points on career-high six 3-pointers in opener vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 8) and made first five 3-point attempts of the game, all coming in the first half ... Twice notched a career-high five steals vs. Toledo (Nov. 10) and vs. Michigan (March 11) ... Earned first start of season at Western Michigan (Nov. 27), scoring 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting ... Equaled a career high with two blocks vs. UIC (Dec. 18) ... 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc, vs. Michigan State (Jan. 18) ... Tied a career high with five assists vs. Penn State (Feb. 1) ... 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three, at Northwestern (Feb. 5) ... Scored 12 points, including a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line, at Minnesota (Feb. 10) ... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. UNLV (March 18) in the NCAA Tournament.

2009-10 FRESHMAN: Played in all 36 games, starting 14 times ... Illinois' fifth-leading scorer, averaging 7.8 points ... Averaged 3.1 rebounds and ranked third on team with 42 offensive boards ... Set Illini freshman scoring record in a debut with 22 points vs. SIU Edwardsville (Nov. 13), breaking previous record of 21 set in 1990 by UI's all-time leading scorer Deon Thomas ... Had second-straight 20-point outing with 20 points - all in the first half - vs. Northern Illinois (Nov. 17) ... Recorded third 20-point game at Clemson (Dec. 2) with 20 points ... Scored 17 points vs. Gonzaga (Jan. 2) ... Grabbed career-high nine rebounds vs. Minnesota (Feb. 27) ... Following the season, traveled to Germany and Belgium on a foreign tour trip with Global Sports Academy.

HIGH SCHOOL

Consensus Top 50 recruit averaged 19.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.0 steals as a senior, leading Warren to the IHSA sectional finals ... 2009 Illinois Mr. Basketball, as selected by the Chicago Tribune and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) ... Consensus first-team All-State pick as a senior by the Associated Press (AP), Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and IBCA ... Ranked No. 49 on the recruiting services consensus index, including No. 35 by Prep Stars and No. 42 by Rivals.com ... Averaged 20 points and six rebounds as a junior, earning first-team All-State honors by the AP  and News-Gazette, second-team All-State accolades by the Sun-Times and IBCA and special mention All-State by the Tribune ... High school coach at Warren was Chuck Ramsey ... Played for the Team NLP AAU program, coached by former Chicago Bull Dickey Simpkins.

PERSONAL

Born April 30, 1991 ... Parents are Cliff Sr. and Lynda Paul ... Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism ... Has two brothers, Cliff Jr., who attended the University of Illinois, and a younger brother, Darius, who is a junior on the Warren basketball team ... Father served in the Navy and is a police officer ... Mother is a financial planner ... Mother played basketball at Ball State and formerly ran the AAU basketball program Illinois HoopStars ... Father played semi-pro football for the Racine (Wis.) Raiders ... Favorite athlete is Dwyane Wade ... Favorite basketball memory was "Watching Illinois play in the national championship game and deciding I wanted to go there" ... Worked as a weekly mentor during high school at a behavior correction middle school.

Paul's Career Statistics

		Minutes		Total			3-Point			F-Throws			Rebounds
Year	gp-gs	min	avg	fg	fga	pct	fg	fga	pct	ft	fta	pct	off	def	tot	avg	pf	fo	ast	t/o	blk	stl	pts	avg
2009-10	36-14	682	18.9	93	279	.333	36	129	.279	58	90	.644	42	68	110	3.1	62	3	46	46	5	29	280	7.8
2010-11	34-10	760	22.4	99	248	.399	43	119	.361	66	86	.767	22	84	106	3.1	63	0	72	61	12	36	307	9.0
TOTAL	70-24	1442	20.6	192	527	.364	79	248	.319	124	176	.705	64	152	216	3.1	125	3	118	107	17	65	587	8.4