John Crider

Sophomore Season (1999-00)
Played in 15 games, all in a reserve role... Averaged 0.1 points and 0.2 rebounds per contest... Dished out four assists and tallied two steals on the year... Saw action in eight Big 12 Conference games -- doubling his league total from his freshman year... Went 2-for-2 from the line in a win over Pittsburg State for his only points of the season... Recorded one rebound against Xavier, Pittsburg State and Kansas State... Came up with a career-high two steals against Pittsburg State... Put up a career-high three three-point field goal attempts in a win over Nebraska on Jan. 15... Played a season-high three minutes against both Xavier and Penn... Got in one postseason game -- Kansas' opening-round win over Kansas State in the Big 12 Tournament.

Freshman Season (1998-99)
Saw action in 12 games, including four conference games... Averaged 2.8 minutes per outing... Went 3-of-4 from the free throw line (.750)...Grabbed seven rebounds, dished out a pair of assists and had two steals... Saw action in three postseason games including two games in the Big 12 Conference Tournament... Made his collegiate debut Nov. 21 with two points, two rebounds and an assist in eight minutes against Fort Hays State... Saw six minutes of action against defending NCAA champion Kentucky Dec. 1 at the Great Eight in Chicago... Pulled down three rebounds, scored a point, dished out an assist and had one steal in KU's win over visiting Texas A&M in the Big 12 Conference opener... Went 2-of-2 from the free throw line in the Jayhawks' home victory over Iowa State... Got a taste of NCAA Tournament play when he made an appearance against Evansville in the opening round of the Midwest Regional.

High School
Horton (Kan.) High School, 1998... Averaged 31.3 points and 11.1 rebounds per game as a senior... Put up those numbers despite facing double-teams and gimmick defenses... Made 58-of-180 three-point field goal attempts (32.2 percent) and shot 79.6 percent from the free throw line... Led the Chargers in blocked shots (52), steals (84) and dished out 83 assists... Led Horton to a 16-8 record... Was named first team all-state by the Topeka Capital-Journal and Wichita Eagle... Owns the school record for career points (2,008)... Put up a school-record 52 points against McLouth as a senior... Earned four varsity letters.