Guard • 6-3 • 210 • Sr. • Wellford, SC • Byrnes High School 

2005-06: Returning starter at the small forward position ... captain ... has developed into the best perimeter defender in the league ... tremendous athlete ... will be counted on to be a consistent scorer  this season ... needs to be more of a presence on the offensive boards ... can create his own offense ... needs 277 points this season to reach 1,000-point plateau in his career ... his leadership, defense, and rebounding at both ends of the floor will be needed every night ... 2004-05: Played and started all 29 games ... averaged 9.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, and 2.1 apg, while shooting 50.0% from the field, 35.6% from three-point range, and 62.5% from the free throw line ... scored in double figures 13 times ... led the team in rebounding nine times ... scored a season-high 18 points in PC’s 92-86 victory over Tusculum (2/23) ... tallied a double-double (pts/rbs) of 14 points and 12 boards in PC’s 66-65 overtime victory over Southern Wesleyan (1/3) ... opened the season with a 15-point, 6-assist, 7-rebound performance in PC’s 103-92 victory over Allen (11/15) ... 2003-04: Played in all 28 games with 24 starting assignments ... averaged 7.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, and 1.7 apg while shooting 44.9% from the field, 35.6% from three-point range, and 61.8% from the free throw line ... scored in double figures in 10 games ... led team in scoring on two occasions ...  scored a season-high 15 points on two occasions: vs. Armstrong Atlantic State (11/15) & vs. Lander (12/13) ... tallied first double-double of his career with 13 points and 11 rebounds versus Tusculum (2/23) ... dished out a career-best seven assists in PC’s 69-67 win over Wingate (1/14) ... 2002-03: Played in all 36 games with 17 starting assignments ... averaged 6.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, and 0.9 apg while shooting 51.1% from the field, 40.4% from three-point range, and 70.8% from the charity stripe ... finished seventh in the SAC in three-point percentage ... scored in double figures seven times ... tallied a career-high 21 points in PC’s 81-80 loss to Wingate (2/12) ... set season-high with seven rebounds in PC’s 64-60 win over Mars Hill (1/22) ... In PC’s  77-58 win over No. 4 seed Shaw University (3/15) in the NCAA DII South Atlantic Regional semifinals, he scored 19 points and added three rebounds ... added 11 points in PC’s 71-59 upset win over No.1 seed Columbus State (3/14) at the NCAA regional first round ... High School: 2002 graduate of Byrnes High School where he played for Rick Leonard ... named to All-Region team and participated in East/West and North/South All-Star Games ... averaged 16.0 points and 2.1 assists per game ... PERSONAL: Howard Tramaine Ballenger ... born February 3, 1984 in Spartanburg, S.C. ... son of Rejetta and Howard Ballenger ... majoring in chemistry.

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