Jonnie West

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Jonnie West
College West Virginia
Conference Big East
Sport Basketball
Position Point guard
Jersey # 4
Class Freshman
Major Sociology
Career 2004 – present
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Born March 18, 1986 (age 21)
Memphis, Tennessee
High School Lausanne Collegiate School,
Memphis, Tn.

Jonathan 'Jonnie' West (born May 18, 1986 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a basketball player for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Jonnie is the son of Jerry West, who was an All-American at West Virginia, a Basketball Hall of Famer, Member of the NBA 50th Anniversary Team, and current president of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies.

[edit] Early Life

Jonnie, the youngest son of Jerry and Karen West, averaged 18.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 2.5 steals per game as a senior at Lausanne Collegiate School. Jonnie was named all-state in Division II by the Tennessee Sports Writer Association. Jonnie was selected as one of the top 20 seniors to play in the Memphis all-star classic. He also had five 30-point performances as a senior. Jonnie shot 86 percent from the free throw line and made 62 3-point shotes and had 59 blocks as a senior. He averaged 18.8 points as a junior, along with 5.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists. Jonnie's career-high of 33 points and 12 rebounds came as a junior as well.

[edit] Collegiate Career

Jonnie West redshirted the 2006-07 season, in which the Mountaineers won the 2007 National Invitation Tournament. West is expected to get more playing time in the 2007-08 campaign, along with guards Darris Nichols and De'Sean Butler, and forward Joe Alexander, with the loss of senior center Rob Summers and senior forward Frank Young.

[edit] Trivia

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