Folarin Campbell
42 Folarin Campbell
Hometown:
Silver Spring, Md.

High School:
Springbrook

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 205

Position:
Guard/Forward

Birthdate:
02/27/1986

2007-08Was selected to the Second-Team All-CAA team... Scored career-high 25 points against nationally-ranked Villanova in Old Spice Classic... Tied that mark against Old Dominion while setting a new career-high for 3-pointers in a game with five, and field goals in a game, with nine... Also had six rebounds and six assists in that contest... Matched career high again at Drexel with 25 points, three assists, two steals and two blocks... Broke career high with 28 points at Old Dominion... Named CAA Player of the Week after averaging more than 26 points at Drexel and at ODU... Tied a school record by not missing from the foul line with 10 or more attempts by going 11 of 11 against Villanova... Scored 20 points and was 12 of 14 from the free throw line in double overtime win at Hofstra... Had 20 points in 67-56 win over Dayton... Led the team in scoring with 16 against Hampton... Had season-high eight assists against Liberty...Had 17 points in home win over VCU... Led the Patriots with 20 points, five rebounds and five assists against James Madison (2/2)... At Towson (2/13) had 16 points, eight rebounds, six assists and tied a creer-high with four steals... Led the team with 24 points with four assists and three steals vs. UNCW (2/16).... Had 19 points against Delaware (2/20)... Poured in 23 at Northeastern (3/1)... Had game-high 20 points vs. Northeastern in CAA Tournament... Is fourth all-time at Mason in career assists... Scored 15 or more points in 17 straight games heading into the NCAA Tournament... Finished regular season second in scoring in CAA game... Scored in double figures 76 times... Is the only player in school history with 1,500 points, 450 rebounds, 350 assists, 150 3-pointers, 100 steals and 50 blocks.

2006-07: Named Third-Team All-CAA... Reached 1,000 points for his career in CAA Tournament win over Old Dominion... Was named to the All-CAA Tournament team while averaging 5.5 assists per game and 13.0 points per game... Led the team in scoring, assists, 3-pointers and steals and was one of two players to finish among top 12 in the CAA in scoring, assists and steals... Pushed career scoring average to better-than10.0 with 18 points at Towson... Tied career high with 23 points against Old Dominion (Feb. 3)... Topped 200 assists for his career with six assists against William & Mary (1/3)... Is just four assists away from moving into ninth place on the school's career assists list... Set a career high at Hampton with 10 free throws... Tied that mark going 10 of 11 from the line at Radford... Set a career high at Creighton with four steals and tied that mark at William & Mary (1/3)... Was 8 for 8 from the free throw line while scoring a game-high 18 points in win at Holy Cross... Selected to the Preseason All-CAA second team... Had played in 91 consecutive games with 58 straight starts before missing Georgia State game with strained hamstring... Had played in every contest at Mason... Has scored in double figures 48 times.

2005-06: Appeared in all 35 games, starting 34 of those contests... Has played in 64 consecutive games for Mason with 31 straight starts... Was named Chevrolet Player of the Game for performance against Wichita State in NCAA Tournament... Scored in double figures in all five of Mason's NCAA Tournament contest... Was 8 of 8 from the field against Michigan State, scoring 21 points with seven rebounds and three assists... Against North Carolina, had 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists... Had 16 points, including three 3-pointers, against Wichita State... Against Connecticut, had 15 points in 41 minutes... Shot .857 from the free-throw line in NCAA Tournament... Led the Patriots with 120 assists and was third on the team with 4.2 rebounds per game... Was second on the team with 25 blocks... Shot better than 49 percent from the field and was one of five players to average in double figures, as he scored 11.0 points per game... Mason was 15-5 when he scored in doubles figures, 17-3 when he led the team in assists, 17-3 when he made at least 50 percent of his shots, and 16-3 when he grabbed four or more rebounds... Was 11th in the CAA in assists per game with 3.43... Had career-high 10 assists against James Madison (Feb. 25), most by a Patriot in more-than two years... Had career-high nine rebounds against Hampton (Dec. 21)... Enters junior year among the top 30 all-time at Mason in career assists.

2004-05: Appeared in 29 games, earning one start... Named to the CAA all-Rookie team... Recorded first career start at Hofstra (2/26/05), scoring eight points... Averaged 6.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game... Was fifth on the team in scoring... Totaled 38 assists and 20 steals... Averaged 16.9 minutes per outing... Connected at 40.8 percent from the field and 68.9 percent from the free throw line... Made 18 three-pointers... Scored a career-high 23 points in 19 minutes vs. William & Mary (1/29/05), going 8-for-8 from the field, 4-for-4 from 3-point range and 3-for-4 from the free throw line... Recorded double-figures in scoring four times... Tallied 19 points on 6-for-10 shooting and 5-for-5 from the line at St. Bonaventure... Logged 18 points at Va. Commonwealth (2/14/05)... Earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors twice (12/27/04 & 1/31/05)... Collected a career-high seven rebounds twice (at UNCW, 2/22/05; vs. Old Dominion, 2/16/05)... Led or tied for the team lead in scoring twice.

HIGH SCHOOL: Had an outstanding four-year varsity career at Springbrook High School for coach Keith Adams... Selected two-time first-team All-Metropolitan by the Washington Post as a junior and senior... Twice named first-team All-Gazette (2002-03 and 2003-04) by the Montgomery County Gazette... Earned Gazette Player of the Year honors as a senior... Selected to the Montgomery County Journal All-Journal team in 2002-03 and 2003-04... Received Journal Player of the Year award as a senior... Named to the all-tournament team as a junior at the Mount Vernon Tournament... Set 13 Springbrook records in three years... Was the Montgomery County public schools' leading scorer as a junior, averaging 26.3 points per game... Led the 2002-03 Blue Devils (18-6) to their first 4A/3A East Division title since 1995 and a berth in the Class 4A West Region final... Averaged 5.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.7 steals per contest in 2002-03... Scored 28.4 points per game and averaged 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals as a senior... Led the Blue Devils (24-4) to the Maryland 4A state title game... Scored a career-best 51 points in a game.

PERSONAL: Full name is Folarin Yaoui Campbell... Born February 27, 1986... 2004 graduate of Springbrook High School... Was a member of the Springbrook honor roll... Son of Francisca and Festus Campbell... Has two siblings, George and Shade... Folarin means "Walk With Glory" in African (Nigerian)... Chose George Mason over Providence, Boston College, Virginia Commonwealth, Drexel, UNC Wilmington, Georgetown, Delaware and the College of Charleston.

CAREER HIGHS

PTS: 23, twice, last vs. Old Dominion (2/3/07) REB: 9, twice, last vs. VCU (1/24/07) FG: 8, twice, last vs. Old Dominion (2/3/07) 3-PT FG: 4, three times, last at William & Mary (1/16/07) FT: 10, twice, last at Radford (12/6/06) ASSISTS: 10, vs. James Madison (2/25/06) STEALS: 4, twice, last at William & Mary (1/16/07) BLOCKS: 3, twice, last vs. Drexel (2/15/06)

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