Northwestern State University of Louisana

RECENTLY:
• Underwent his second surgery in 9 months on his left knee in August, after reinjuring a ligament that was initially repaired in December.
• rehabilitation process, in a best case scenario, could result in him being cleared to play late February or early March, so NSU will pursue a waiver for a medical redshirt season (a seventh-year waiver) hoping for his return in 2017-18.
• he is pursuing his second NSU undergraduate degree, this one in psychology, and will serve as a student coach again this season.

CAREER:
• School single-season (246), career (614) assists leader
• school single-season (86) and career (206) leader in 3-point field goals
• sixth all-time at NSU in career scoring (1,592) – needs 418 to break Billy Reynolds’ record of 2,009 from 1973-77
• third all-time at NSU in career steals (219) – needs 46 to break Tyrone Mitchell’s record of 264 (2002-06)
• his .863 career free throw percentage is best all-time by any Southland Conference player; second in school history but the best by a Demon with more than 41 free throw attempts per season or 82 in a career (West has attempted 459 career FTs). 
• also ranks in career top 10s in Southland history in assists (614, 4th), assists per game (6.4, 2nd), steals (219, 9th), steals pg (2.3, 6th), and 3-point aim (40.1%, 9th).
• has three top 10 Southland Conference single-season performances, his 246 assists (2nd), 7.7 assist average (6th) and 42.2% 3-point aim (9th) in 2014-15.
• at end of last season, ranked 4th among all active players in assist average (6.40 pg), 6th in assist-turnover ratio (2.60), 7th in steal average (2.28), 10th in steals (219), 12th in assists (614), 16th in FT aim (.863), 26th in scoring average (16.6 ppg), 26th among players with at least 1,500 points and 350 assists, 68th in 3-pointers (212) and 69th in points (1,592).
• career assist total of 614 is second all returning NCAA Division I players.
• career steals average of 2.27 pg ranks 4th among all returning players; his 219 career steals is highest total by any returner.
• career assist/turnover ratio of +2.60 is 3rd among all returning players.
• his career 16.6 scoring average ranks 12th nationally among all returning players with 1,000 career points.
• career 1,592 points ranks 7th among all returning players.
• career 2.6-to-1 assist to turnover ratio ranks him in the top 15 in NCAA history.
• averaging 1.46 points per field goal attempt, comparable to Duke legend J.J. Redick’s career 1.45 points per FGA average (Kerry Miller, BleacherReport.com).
• 19th since 1995-96 in career assist average; on pace to finish in top 10 in career assists (since 1995-96 according to Sports-Reference.com. 
• Demons have either led the country in scoring (2014-15, 84.0 ppg) or finished second (2013-14, 86.7 ppg; 2012-13, 80.0 ppg) in his first three seasons.
• NSU is 59-35 overall with two national postseason tournament appearances, 40-14 in Southland Conference regular-season play in his career.
• has hit half (280-558) of his career shots inside the 3-point arc, 40% on 3s, 86% at the line.
• has 9 career 30-point games, 30 career 20-point games, and 75 career double-figure scoring games.
• 11 career double-doubles, 9 with points/assists, 2 with points/rebounds.
• 2 career games with 10 or more rebounds.
• 10 career games with 10 or more assists.
• 34 career games with 8 or more assists.
• 19 games in which he contributed at least 50% of NSU’s points with scoring and assists, including 7 of the last 8 in 2014-15.
• has been responsible for 37% of the points scored by the Demons in his 3+ seasons (1,592 scored, 1,412 assisted on 424 2-pointers, 190 3-pointers).
• only 1 career game (at Oral Roberts in his freshman year) without an assist on a 2-point bucket.
• only 18 games without an assist on a 3-pointer, just 3 of those games as a junior.
• has an ongoing streak of 16 games with an assist and at least one 3-pointer.
• notably took part in two games of H-O-R-S-E with first-year NSU president Dr. Jim Henderson, the first on Aug. 3, 2015, on Henderson’s backyard (the Brickyard) goal; the second at the NSU Tipoff Party Oct. 22, with Lady Demon senior point guard Janelle Perez also in the mix. West won both.
• graduated in May 2016 with a general studies degree.
• introduced Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, the commencement speaker, at NSU’s Spring 2016 ceremonies.
• 2015-16 nominee for NABC Allstate Good Works Team for leadership, character, on-court performance, community service. 

SENIOR (2015-16):
• It ended abruptly at the end of the opening game at Ole Miss, when a left knee injury in the final minute required reconstructive surgery.
• scored 25 points, issued 6 assists at Ole Miss, hitting 8-13 shots, 6-10 on 3s. 
• had a dynamic second half, hitting 7 straight shots and 8-10, including 6-7 on 3s, pouring in 24 in the final 20 minutes.
• “He went Steph Curry on us,” said Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy.
• spent remainder of season as a student coach and goodwill ambassador with referees.
•  three days after his graduation, received a sixth-year waiver from the NCAA allowing him eligibility for 2016-17.

2015-16 Preseason Honors
• ranked no. 50 among draftexpress.com’s ncaa seniors
• Ranked No. 69 among CBS Sports’ Top 100 College Basketball Players of 2015-16 (only Southland player included)
• Ranked NO. 93 among College basketball talk (nbc sports) top 100 college basketball players of 2015-16 (only southland player included)
• KenPom.com #ShootersClub, top five 3-point shooters in college basketball
(vs. exclusively Division I opponents)
• Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Year watch list
• College Sports Madness Preseason All-America, first team
• preseason mid-major all-america second team, college basketball talk/nbc sports
• “20 Most Exciting Players to Watch” by Brian Pederson, BleacherReport.com
• “Most Likely to Reach 2,000 Career Points,” ranked fifth by Kerry Miller,
BleacherReport.com
• (With Zeek Woodley) “Best Duos in College Basketball,” Brian Pederson,
BleacherReport.com
• (With Zeek Woodley) “Top 10 Backcourts in College Basketball,” No. 9, Reed Hunnicutt, RantSports.com


JUNIOR (2014-15):

• led NCAA in assists pg (7.7), 16th in scoring (20.0 ppg).
• with Zeek Woodley, formed the highest scoring tandem in college basketball (42.2 ppg).
• they were dubbed “J-Z on Tour” early in the season by CollegeInsider.com.
• top 25 in 8 NCAA season stats, Top 50 in 11, Top 100 in 17 national stats.
• only college player in the NCAA top 25 in scoring, assists, and steals.
• sixth in total assists (246), 23rd in total points (641), 31st in total steals (66).
• 20th in 3-point FG aim (42.2%), 45th in 3-point FGs per game (2.69), 53rd in 3-point FG made (86), 90th in 3-point FG attempts (204).
• 22nd in assist/turnover ratio (+2.73), 23rd in steals pg (2.06).
• 22nd in FT made (169), 32nd in FT percentage (86.2), 52nd in FT attempts (196).
• 96th in double-doubles (7), six with points and assists, one with points and rebounds.
• 78th in total FG made (193), 83rd in total FG attempts (424), 124th in FG percentage (45.5).
• was responsible for 45.3% of NSU’s points (641 scored, 576 assisted – 84 3-pointers, 162 2-pointers).
• responsible for a career-best 63% of Demon scoring in CollegeInsider.com game vs. UT Martin, with 34 points and 7 assists producing 16 more points.
• responsible for a career-best 54 points vs. UNO on 3/7 with 33 points, 9 assists.
• 7 games with 10 or more assists, high of 14 vs. Missouri Valley (11/29), also 12 vs. McNeese in Southland Tournament (with 1 turnover, 24 points).
• matched career-high 36 points at UNO, hitting buzzer-beaters at the end of each half. Hit 53-footer at halftime, 27-foot fallaway 3 off glass to win the game 87-84.
• the UNO buzzer-beaters earned him No. 2 on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays list for Feb. 1.
• also involved in #SCTop10 with his half-court lob to Ta’Jon Welcome at SFA.
• 5 games of 30 points or more, capped by 34 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists in CollegeInsider.com Tournament game vs. UT Martin (8-14 on 3s).
• back-to-back 30-point games with 33 vs. Incarnate Word, 30 vs. Abilene Christian.
• 7 double-doubles, including the UT Martin outing, with the others all points/rebounds:  11/14 vs. Missouri Valley, 19/10 vs. UL Lafayette, 17/11 vs. Lamar, 10/11 vs. UCA, 13/10 vs. SLU (2), 24/12 vs. McNeese (3).
• five near triple-doubles: UT Martin (34 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists); McNeese (25/7/12), UNO (33/9/8); UCA (28/7/7), McNeese (25/8/8), also 0 turnovers.
• 6 games with 10+ assists.
• tied school single-game FT accuracy mark (100%, at least 8 attempts) by going 11-11 at SFA.
• was Demons’ top rebounder in last 15 games, averaging 5.5 per game.
• in last 8 games, hit 57% on 3s (34-60).
• 25 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists in last-minute 100-92 loss at Arkansas.
• became first Demon ever to record two 600-point seasons, first to post two of the top 10 season scoring totals.
• broke 41-year-old NSU season assists record in Southland Tournament semifinal vs. SFA.
• 8 assists at Oklahoma, 9 assists at Texas Tech.
• has an ongoing streak of 15 games with an assist on at least one 3-pointer.
• had career best 8 assists on 3-pointers in 3/2 win over SLU.

SOPHOMORE (2013-14):
All-Southland Conference Preseason Basketball Team, first team selection (10/23)
Southland Conference Player of the Week (11/18)
Southland Conference Player of the Week (12/23)
Southland Conference Player of the Week (3/9)
Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year (3/10)
Southland Conference All-Southland Confernece Team, first team selection (3/10)
College Sports Madness Mid-Major All-America Third Team (3/10)
CollegeInsider.com 30-man Lou Henson Mid-Major All-America Team (3/28)
Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Men's Collegiate Basketball Team, first team (4/12)
• Was the only player in the nation to average at least 19 points, 6 assists, 2.5 steals and 4 rebounds (averaging 19.4 points, 6.4 assists, 4 rebounds, 2.5 steals). Was first player since Hofstra’s Speedy Claxton in 1999-2000 to post such a stat line.
• late in the season, BleacherReport.com rated him NCAA’s 4th-best player under 6-0.
• set new school season steals record (78).
• 87.6% FT aim was third-best in school history for a season, but tops all players with over 100 attempts (he had 186).
• 19.4 scoring average tops at NSU since 1993-94 when Southland Player of the Year Eric Kubel (24.3) and Larry Terry (22.5) were seniors.
• four double-doubles:  20 points/10 assists vs. Niagara, 13/10 vs. Abilene Christian, 27/10 vs. Incarnate Word, 12 points/10 rebounds at Sam Houston.
• 29 double-figure scoring games, including 13 with 20 or more.
• 11 games with 8 or more assists; 3 with 10 or more.
• 53rd in NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (+2.35).
• one of just two players in NCAA top 10 in assists and steals (eighth in both)
• was 24th nationally in FT percentage (87.6), 35th in scoring.
• shot 46% overall, 41%on 3-pointers.
• Southland ranks: first in assists and FT aim, second in steals, third in assist-turnover ratio, fourth in scoring and 3-pointers made pg, ninth in minutes pg (32.9), 11th in 3-point aim.
• fourth player in 101 years of basketball at NSU to score 600 points in a season (604).
• best single-season scoring average at NSU in 20 seasons.
• at his best in big games: 26 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists at No. 12-ranked Baylor, including a 3-pointer with 14.5 seconds left to force OT;  15 points, 9 assists, 5 steals at No. 15 Memphis.
• career-best 36 points, one of four 30-point outings last season, in Southland semifinals in epic outing vs. SFA, on only 16 FGA (7-14 on 3s), 11-12 on FTs
• near triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists at Sam Houston (Feb. 6).
• 30 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals in 111-92 win at Auburn.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2012-13):
All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention Team (3/12)
Southland Conference All-Defensive Team (3/12)
Southland Conference Freshman of the Year (3/12)
Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Honorable Mention Team (4/13)
• 4th-leading scorer (10.2) for Southland Tournament champs.
• 11th nationally in assist/turnover ratio, 17th in steals, 55th in assist.
• led SLC in steals (2.34), assist-turnover ratio (+2.75), 3rd in assists (5.2), 8th in 3-pointers per game (1.6).
• hit 28 of last 31 free throws (90%) since 1/17, with streak of 21 ended at Niagara. His 83.6% aim on free throws would have led the Southland if he had made three more attempts to reach the minimum of two made per game.
• posted first career double-double (11 points, 12 assists) 3/9 vs. Sam Houston, while committing no turnovers.  The dozen assists were the best single-game performance in the SLC all season and there were only 40 better in NCAA in ‘12-13.
• had a key steal, hit 4-4 FTs in final minute of 79-76 comeback win at SLU.
• recorded 9 assists vs. McNeese and Oral Roberts among seven games with at least 8 dimes.
• perfect shooting (5-5 FG, 3-3 3s, 2-2 FTs), 15 point, 7 assists in 1/19 win over SLU.
• scored 17 times in double figures with a season-high 26 in a season-opening rout of East Texas Baptist.
• started first five games, then moved into the 2nd wave.

FRESHMAN (2011-12):
• Redshirted because of NCAA Clearinghouse issues.
 
High School:
• Ranked as high as the No. 2 prospect in Louisiana by some recruiting services.
• guided Bossier HS to the state championship in 2011 after a 33-2 season.
• back-to-back state finalists in 2010 (38-2) and 2009 (33-7).
• Bearkats went 135-21 (.865) in his career.
• 2011 All-American nominee.
• three-time All-State selection, twice All-City (Shreveport/Bossier) MVP.
• three-time All-District selection.
• averaged 16 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals a game in 2010.

Personal: 
• Born April 12, 1993.
• son of Janice West and George Hairston.
• three sisters Aneisha, Shaquita and Keandra.
• majoring in general studies.
• plans to become a basketball coach or continue playing upon graduation.
• lifelong ambition is to better life for his family.
• immediate ambition is to be listed at 6-feet tall.