Canisius University Athletics

Notes: Junior transfer from Central Connecticut State... Was a member of the Blue Devils’ 2002 NCAA Tournament team, which won 19 straight games going into the postseason... Sat out the 2003-04 season because of NCAA transfer rules but was allowed to practice with the team... Good ball-handler and good shooter... Needs to improve consistency from long range... Makes aggressive moves to the basket and can finish... Worked his way into the starting lineup midway through last season.

2004-05: Played in 23 contests and started the last 18... Ranked fourth on the team and 26th in the league in scoring (10.2/gm)... Also averaged 3.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists a contest... Scored in double figures in 13 games and led the team in scoring in three contests... Scored 20 points or more twice... Shot 41. 9 percent from the field and 77.1 percent from the free-throw line... Netted 16 points at the College of Charleston... Posted 23 points and eight rebounds vs. Manhattan (1/20)... Collected 23 points against Loyola (2/20)... Posted 14 points against Marist (2/26).

Before Canisius: Started 19-of-27 games in 2002-03... Fifth on the team in scoring with 9.1 points per game... Second on the team with 39 three-pointers made. .. Hit 55-of-67 free throws (.821) including 28-of-33 in the final five minutes of games... Scored a career-high 24 points in the win over Robert Morris Jan. 20... Scored in double-figures in 13 games and had two 20-point games... Finished sixth on the team in scoring as a freshman, averaging 4.4 points and 1.7 rebounds per game... Played in 30 games, starting six... Had a season-high 13 points at Providence. .. Attended Centennial High School in Guelph, Ontario... Averaged 23 points, eight assists and two steals per game... Selected as team captain , Most Valuable Player and was named league MVP... Named first-team All-Canada after his senior season... Played for the Canadian Junior National Team on tours of Mexico and China in 2001... Played on Canadian team in the World University Games in Beijing, China, in August of 2001 and averaged nine points per game.

Personal: Son of Jim and Lorna Popofski... Has two older brothers... Majoring in communications.

Born: Feb. 23, 1982, in Guelph, Ontario.

                  Total          3-Point
Year      GP-GS   FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct  Reb/Avg  Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2004-05   23-18   83-198  .419   32-102  .314   37-48   .771   81/3.5   49  47   3  20  235/10.2