2008-09: Earned the starting nod in 16 of the 31 games he played • knocked down a team-best 47 three-pointers while shooting 40.2 percent from long range • led the Southern Conference and was 26th in the country with a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio • second in the league with 4.0 assists per game • dished out a career-high 10 helpers to lead Elon to victory against Lipscomb (12/22) • contributed nine assists and eight points in a win over Western Carolina (2/19) • scored in double-figures on nine occasions, including a season-best 18 points against eventual SoCon Tourney champ Chattanooga (3/7) • hit 6-of-8 from downtown against Chattanooga (3/7) • went 4-of-5 from three-point territory at UNC Greensboro (2/28) • notched a career-best four steals against Southern Virginia (11/18) and The Citadel (1/3).
2007-08: Saw time in all 33 games, earning one start • averaged 7.2 points and 2.4 rebounds as a true freshman • was second on the team with 83 assists • shot 34.6 percent from three-point range • scored a career-high 19 points at Georgia (11/20) • netted 11 points in his collegiate debut at Virginia Tech (11/9) • grabbed a career-best eight rebounds and scored 18 points vs. Tusculum (12/5) • passed for six assists against SoCon rival Davidson (1/9) • Went 6-for-6 from the line and 5-of-10 from the field while scoring 17 points in a win versus league foe Western Carolina (11/27) • had at least one assist in 29 games • swiped a season-high of three steals against Western Carolina (11/27) and at SoCon opponent College of Charleston (1/5).
Prep Career: A four-year starter at George Washington High School where he finished his career as the school’s all-time leading scorer • three-year first-team All-Mountain State Athletic Conference honoree • earned first-team all-state honors in 2006 • averaged 20 points, six assists and five rebounds a game as a senior on coach Rick Greene’s squad • guided his team to the Mountain State Athletic Conference championship in 2005 and 2006 and helped his team finish as the state runner-up in 2006 • spent the next season playing for coach Kevin Keatts at Hargrave Military Academy • led the team in assists and averaged nine points an outing • Hargrave reached a national ranking as high as fourth during the 2006-07 season.
Personal: Son of Scott and Sara Long • born September 1, 1987 • majoring in psychology.
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If you could change one basketball rule, what would it be and why?
I’d shorten the shot clock to 24 seconds to speed the game up even more.
What is the best advice that you have ever been given?
Never be afraid to fail. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
Any superstitions:
I always have to have rubber bands on my wrists or I feel naked.
What is the most embarrassing song on your iPod right now?
“Can You Feel the Love Tonight”
People would be surprised to know that:
I watch literally anything that comes on TV, from the Disney Channel to the Travel Channel.
A place I’ve always wanted to visit, but never have is:
Bora Bora