2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 22
Dietric Slater
- Position:
- G/F
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Waynesboro, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Wayne County HS
Bio
Veteran swing-position player who joins Piotr Stelmach as one of only two seniors on this year’s State squad... Versatile left-hander who’s capable of playing at either the shooting-guard or small forward positions... Appears fully recovered from last year’s season-ending left knee injury (sprained medial collateral ligament) sustained in the first three minutes of MSU’s game at Arkansas (March 1)... Completed his junior campaign ranked fourth on the team in both scoring (10.1 ppg) and rebounding (4.9 rpg) as a 19-game starter for the Bulldogs... His cousin, Murriel Page, was an all-SEC standout at the University of Florida and is a nine-year veteran of the WNBA.
Ranked as MSU’s fourth-leading scorer (10.1 ppg) and No. 4 rebounder (4.9 rpg) last season, including 10.0 points (3rd on team) and 5.8 rebounds (15th in SEC) per conference outing... Averaged 26.1 minutes per game on the season... His junior season ended March 1 when he sustained a sprained MCL in his left knee three minutes into State’s game at Arkansas... More than tripled his scoring average a year ago and better than doubled his rebounding average from his sophomore campaign... Also improved his overall field-goal percentage from 40 percent as a sophomore to a career-high 49.5 percent in 2005-06... Prior to last year’s injury, had set new single-game career highs in four different statistical categories over his previous six outings heading into the last week of the regular season... Prior to last March, recorded streak of three straight double-doubles after not having posted a collegiate double-double over his first 74 MSU outings... Had 16 points (7-11 FGs) and career-best 13 rebounds versus Ole Miss, followed by 15 points and 11 boards at Auburn, and a career-high 22 points (8-13 FGs & 6-7 FTs) and 10 rebounds against Georgia... Scored 10+ points 13 times last season, including six straight before the injury... Began his junior year with 20 points (9-13 FGs) and six rebounds against Chattanooga... Started SEC play with 13 points and nine boards in home win over Arkansas... Missed three early-season games after suffering a sprained right ankle in the Nov. 26 home loss to Northwestern State.
Averaged 3.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in 33 appearances (12.8 mins/gm) in 2004-05... Connected on 39.8 percent of his overall field goals as a sophomore, though his accuracy mark improved to 53.5 percent in SEC regular-season action... Also averaged 3.9 points and 2.3 boards per outing during league play... Scored a season-high 11 points (4-6 FGs) at Auburn... Hit 5-of-6 shots from the floor during 10-point effort in home win over South Carolina... Had nine points, five rebounds and a pair of assists against Arkansas-Little Rock... Averaged 7.0 points (8-13 FGs) during first three regular-season SEC games, beginning with an eight-point effort (3-4 FGs) in league-opening home win over Auburn... Had five points in each of MSU’s SEC Tournament contests and hit 3-of-4 shots in six-point effort against Stanford during NCAA Tournament... Nailed both three-point attempts against Syracuse in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic... Pulled down a season-most five rebounds eight times on the year... Shared MSU’s Most Improved Player Award with Wesley Morgan.
Saw action in 21 MSU contests (115 total minutes) as a collegiate rookie... Totaled 22 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals and seven assists on the season... Shot 35 percent (9-26 FGs & 0-5 treys) from the field and 40 percent (4-10 FTs) from the line as a true freshman... Did connect on 6-of-12 field goals during regular-season SEC action... Set season highs for points (6), field goals made (3), field goals attempted (4) and steals (2), while also handing out an assist, in home finale against Auburn... Hit 3-of-4 free throws with an assist and a steal in home win over Ole Miss... Scored four points (2-3 FGs), along with two rebounds and an assist, in home win over Arkansas... Had two points (1-3 FGs) and season-high four rebounds in 10 minutes versus Tulane... Handed out a pair of assists in 12 minutes during NCAA Tournament win over Monmouth.
Two-time all-state selection, as accorded by the Mississippi Association of Coaches, at Wayne County High School in Waynesboro, Miss... Helped lead coach Geary Jackson’s WCHS War Eagles to a composite 80-13 record as a three-year starter... Averaged 30.2 points, 15.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.7 steals per game as a second-team all-state selection by The Clarion-Ledger in 2002-03... Paced Wayne County to a 24-5 record, No. 6 season-ending state ranking (Clarion-Ledger), and a semifinal-round appearance in the 2003 Mississippi Class 5A state tournament... Recorded a total of 20 double-doubles during his senior season... Registered four outings with 40 or more points and had eight games with 20+ rebounds in 2002-03... Scored 10 points in the 2003 Alabama/Mississippi High School All-Star Basketball Game... Averaged 19.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.4 assists per contest as an honorable mention all-state selection (Clarion-Ledger) as a junior.
Dietric Devon Slater was born July 14, 1984, in Laurel, Miss... Majoring in fitness management... The son of Myria Slater and Michael Holder.
2005-06:
Ranked as MSU’s fourth-leading scorer (10.1 ppg) and No. 4 rebounder (4.9 rpg) last season, including 10.0 points (3rd on team) and 5.8 rebounds (15th in SEC) per conference outing... Averaged 26.1 minutes per game on the season... His junior season ended March 1 when he sustained a sprained MCL in his left knee three minutes into State’s game at Arkansas... More than tripled his scoring average a year ago and better than doubled his rebounding average from his sophomore campaign... Also improved his overall field-goal percentage from 40 percent as a sophomore to a career-high 49.5 percent in 2005-06... Prior to last year’s injury, had set new single-game career highs in four different statistical categories over his previous six outings heading into the last week of the regular season... Prior to last March, recorded streak of three straight double-doubles after not having posted a collegiate double-double over his first 74 MSU outings... Had 16 points (7-11 FGs) and career-best 13 rebounds versus Ole Miss, followed by 15 points and 11 boards at Auburn, and a career-high 22 points (8-13 FGs & 6-7 FTs) and 10 rebounds against Georgia... Scored 10+ points 13 times last season, including six straight before the injury... Began his junior year with 20 points (9-13 FGs) and six rebounds against Chattanooga... Started SEC play with 13 points and nine boards in home win over Arkansas... Missed three early-season games after suffering a sprained right ankle in the Nov. 26 home loss to Northwestern State.
2004-05:
Averaged 3.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in 33 appearances (12.8 mins/gm) in 2004-05... Connected on 39.8 percent of his overall field goals as a sophomore, though his accuracy mark improved to 53.5 percent in SEC regular-season action... Also averaged 3.9 points and 2.3 boards per outing during league play... Scored a season-high 11 points (4-6 FGs) at Auburn... Hit 5-of-6 shots from the floor during 10-point effort in home win over South Carolina... Had nine points, five rebounds and a pair of assists against Arkansas-Little Rock... Averaged 7.0 points (8-13 FGs) during first three regular-season SEC games, beginning with an eight-point effort (3-4 FGs) in league-opening home win over Auburn... Had five points in each of MSU’s SEC Tournament contests and hit 3-of-4 shots in six-point effort against Stanford during NCAA Tournament... Nailed both three-point attempts against Syracuse in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic... Pulled down a season-most five rebounds eight times on the year... Shared MSU’s Most Improved Player Award with Wesley Morgan.
2003-04:
Saw action in 21 MSU contests (115 total minutes) as a collegiate rookie... Totaled 22 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals and seven assists on the season... Shot 35 percent (9-26 FGs & 0-5 treys) from the field and 40 percent (4-10 FTs) from the line as a true freshman... Did connect on 6-of-12 field goals during regular-season SEC action... Set season highs for points (6), field goals made (3), field goals attempted (4) and steals (2), while also handing out an assist, in home finale against Auburn... Hit 3-of-4 free throws with an assist and a steal in home win over Ole Miss... Scored four points (2-3 FGs), along with two rebounds and an assist, in home win over Arkansas... Had two points (1-3 FGs) and season-high four rebounds in 10 minutes versus Tulane... Handed out a pair of assists in 12 minutes during NCAA Tournament win over Monmouth.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Two-time all-state selection, as accorded by the Mississippi Association of Coaches, at Wayne County High School in Waynesboro, Miss... Helped lead coach Geary Jackson’s WCHS War Eagles to a composite 80-13 record as a three-year starter... Averaged 30.2 points, 15.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.7 steals per game as a second-team all-state selection by The Clarion-Ledger in 2002-03... Paced Wayne County to a 24-5 record, No. 6 season-ending state ranking (Clarion-Ledger), and a semifinal-round appearance in the 2003 Mississippi Class 5A state tournament... Recorded a total of 20 double-doubles during his senior season... Registered four outings with 40 or more points and had eight games with 20+ rebounds in 2002-03... Scored 10 points in the 2003 Alabama/Mississippi High School All-Star Basketball Game... Averaged 19.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.4 assists per contest as an honorable mention all-state selection (Clarion-Ledger) as a junior.
PERSONAL:
Dietric Devon Slater was born July 14, 1984, in Laurel, Miss... Majoring in fitness management... The son of Myria Slater and Michael Holder.
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