4  Gary Talton
	Class: Junior Hometown: Dallas, Texas High School: DeSoto Last College: Mountain View C.C. (Texas) Height / Weight: 6-1 / 158 Position: Guard

2011-12: Played in all 30 games, starting 27 contests as UIC's point guard ... Led the Flames in scoring (11.6 ppg), field goals made (122), free throw percentage (.867), free throws made (78) and assists per game (3.3) ... Ranked 12th in the Horizon League in scoring, seventh in assists, and led the League in free throw percentage ... Named to the Horizon League's All-Newcomer Team ... Recorded a team-high 21 double-digit scoring outputs ... Led UIC in scoring 10 times ... Dished out at least three assists 17 times ... Posted a 1.2 assist/turnover ratio ... Averaged 3.3 rebounds per game ... During Horizon League play, upped his scoring average to 13.2 points per game, ninth-best in the League ... Scored a season-high 21 points in back-to-back home games against Horizon League Champion Detroit (12/29/11) and Wright State (12/31/11) ... Poured in a game-high 20 points in UIC's 67-63 BracketBusters win at Eastern Illinois (2/18/12) ... Scored 19 points in the Flames' 72-68 victory over Youngstown State (2/2/12) ... Chipped in 18 points in Horizon League road games at Milwaukee (12/3/11) and Loyola (2/11/12) ... Scored 17 points at Detroit (1/27/12) ... Chipped in 16 points in UIC's 58-51 win over Loyola (1/14/12) at the Pavilion ... Scored 15 points against Western Illinois (12/19/11) and at Valparaiso (2/14/12) ... Chipped in 14 points in Horizon League road games at Green Bay (12/1/11) and Butler (2/21/12) ... Dished out a season-high eight assists versus Milwaukee (2/23/12) at the Pavilion ... Handed out seven assists at Dayton (12/23/11) ... Dished out at least four assists in seven Horizon League games ... Converted a season-best seven field goals at Milwaukee, and hit six field goals on four other occasions ... Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds at EIU, and corralled six boards on two other occasions ... One of two players on UIC's roster to score 300 or more (349) points on the season ... Served as a team captain in his first season in a UIC uniform.

Prep/Prior to UIC: Spent the past season at Mountain View (Texas) Community College, where he led the Lions to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III National Championship ... First year of college eligibility was completed at Navarro (Texas) Junior College ... Prepped at DeSoto High School, leading the Eagles to a 28-9 record and final national ranking of No. 137 during the 2007-08 campaign ... Was named a First-Team Division III All-American, and chalked up First-Team All-Tournament honors during the Mountain View's national title run ... Led the Lions in both scoring (14.7 ppg) and assists (6.8 apg) en route to Metro Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player honors ... His 6.8 assists per game ranked fifth in the nation.

Personal: Full name is William Gary Talton II ... Born March 29, 1990 ... Son of William Talton and Sonya Smith ... Father played college basketball at Cook Junior College ... Has one older sibling, Ciera Hunter, and two younger ones, Shelby Talton and Donte Smith ... Plans on majoring in History.

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