Emerson Herndon Class: Sophomore Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: Worthing HS Height / Weight: 6-8 / 225 Position: F Experience: 1L

2008-09
Saw more significant playing time as the season progressed ... played in 23 games including 14 Conference USA contests and the Owls' two games at the Conference USA Tournament ... for the year averaged 1.7 points and 1.4 rebounds ... first collegiate action came against Cal Poly at the Basketball Travelers Invitational ... in the Owls' first win of the season, scored two points and grabbed two rebounds in six minutes of action ... played in all three games of the Basketball Travelers and converted a three-point play against North Florida during the final day of the invitational ... played a career-high 12 minutes off the bench at UAB and knocked down a apir of free throws for his only points to go along with three rebounds ... was 2-for-4 from the field and finished with five points, two rebounds and an assist in a home-court win over East Carolina ... had a first-half tip-in for lone points in road win at UCF ... pulled down four rebounds in just four minutes of play against the Knights ... wrapped up the regular season with a career game against Tulsa ... scored seven points and polished the glass for six rebounds including a couple offensive boards which led to second-chance points ... career numbers came in a career-high matching 12 minutes of play ... was 2-for-4 from the field and made 3-of-4 free throws ... matched career scoring mark with seven points against Tulsa at the Conference USA Tournament less than a week after the regular-season meeting ... in the second game against the Golden Hurricane was 3-for-6 from the field and had five rebounds.

Worthing High School
A 2008 graduate of Worthing High School where he was a First-Team District 19-4A selection ... also named to the All-Greater Houston team and was Worthing's Most Valuable Player ... as a junior, played on District 19-4A championship team which advanced to the Region 3 finals ... high school coach was Nathaniel Gillespie ... academically, was a Texas Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society ... graduated in the top 10 percent of his high school class.

Personal
Emerson Herndon was born Oct. 29, 1989 in Houston ... son of Herbert and Sharon Herndon ... has two older brothers, Roderick and Chamberlain ... Roderick played basketball at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas ... Chamberlain played football at the Air Force Academy ... Hanszen College.

Herndon 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
2008-09	23-0	124	5.4	15	35	.429	0	0	.000	9	17	.529	11	21	32	1.4	22	0	4	4	3	2	39	1.7

Hanszen College