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Christopher plays the wing position and is adept at driving to the basket or pulling up for a jump shot ... has a good mid-range game with an ability to get an open look off the dribble ... a strong defender on the perimeter ... gained significant experience during his freshman year, starting a majority of Cal's Pac-10 games.
As a Freshman in 2006-07: Christopher started 14 of 33 games during his freshman year, including 13 of 18 Pac-10 contests ... earned his first start at DePaul and contributed two points, two rebounds and three assists ... had eight points, four rebounds and two steals in a victory at Stanford ... tallied 10 points vs. USC for his first double-figure effort ... due to a groin injury, did not start at Washington State Feb. 10 ... came off the bench again vs. Oregon Feb. 15 and tossed in 16 points, with 13 coming in the first half when Cal built an eight-point lead ... set his career high two days later vs. Oregon State with 24 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 10-for-16 from the floor ... chipped in nine points against Hawaii in the semifinals of the Great Alaska Shootout ... also had eight points in a win over Kansas State ... averaged 8.5 ppg in two games vs. Arizona.
High School: Christopher earned first-team All-CIF honors as a senior at Dominguez HS ... rated the No. 44 overall recruit and No. 6 player in the state of California by Rivals.com ... considered the No. 17 shooting guard in the country by Scout.com ... averaged 21 ppg, 9 rpg and 3 apg during his final season ... a member of the Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team and selected an all-star at the Nike All-American Camp ... attended Mayfair HS his freshman through junior years ... averaged 19.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 5.0 rpg as a junior, helping his team to a 19-10 record ... a two-time Suburban League MVP, he was chosen first-team all-state (junior division) by Cal-Hi Sports ... averaged 37 ppg in the Nike Memorial Day Classic in New Orleans in the spring of 2005, scoring a high of 43 points in one game.
Personal: James Patrick Christopher ... born in Artesia, Calif. ... parents are Patricia and Laron Christopher ... godbrother is Detroit Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince ... undeclared major.
Career Highs
Points: 24 vs. Oregon State, Feb. 17, 2007
Rebounds: 11 vs. Oregon State, Feb. 17, 2007
Assists: 3 many times, last at USC, Feb. 24, 2007
Blocks: 1 many times, last at USC, Feb. 24, 2007
Steals: 2 twice, last at Stanford, Jan. 3, 2007
Career Statistics
| Year | G-Gs | Min | Fg-Fga | Pct | 3p-3pa | Pct | Ft-Fta | Pct | Reb | Avg | Pf-D | Ast | To | Blk | St | Tp | Avg |
| 2007 | 33-14 | 649 | 71-153 | .464 | 13-39 | .333 | 18-26 | .692 | 77 | 2.3 | 67-2 | 31 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 173 | 5.2 |
