Alan Metcalfe - Men's Basketball - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#11 Alan Metcalfe Season 2007-08

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Class Senior
Height 6'9"
Weight 265
Hometown St. Helens, England
High School Notre Dame Academy (Va.)

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Mobile big man with versatile inside and outside game. 2006-07 (Junior):
Played in 21 games with two starts, averaging 7.5 minutes … Missed 10 games early in the season after breaking a bone in left foot at Wake Forest (11/21) … Scored in 16 of the 21 games played, including a season-high eight points at Florida (1/31) and against George Washington (3/15) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Grabbed a season-high four rebounds at Wake Forest (11/21) and against Arkansas (3/9) in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament … Blocked three shots at Tennessee (2/10). 2005-06 (Sophomore):
Played in 19 games without a start, averaging 7.6 minutes … Averaged more than 13 minutes during the last seven games of the season … Scored a career-high nine points at Ole Miss (3/1), making 3-of-3 from the field, including a 3-pointer and both free throw attempts to go along with three bounds, two blocks and two steals … Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds against UNC Greensboro (11/22) … Made 9-of-10 free throw attempts on the season.

2004-05 (Freshman):
Saw action in 24 games with one start, averaging 4.9 minutes… Made 9-of-11 free throws (81.8 percent) … Made his first career start against Ole Miss (1/29) … Netted a season-high seven points on 3-of-5 field goal attempts against Texas-Pan American … Played season-high 17 minutes against Ole Miss (1/29) with five points … Tallied five points on 2-of-2 shooting, two assists and a block in eight minutes against Tennessee State (11/21) … Led Vanderbilt in blocks four times.

Notre Dame Academy (Va.):
Named Honorable Mention All-State in lone season with Dragons … Averaged 12 points and seven rebounds while helping the Dragons to the Division 2 state championship (19-8) … Named to insiders.com’s 2004 Top 25 list of top post graduates … Coached by Larry Cullinane … Other Notre Dame Academy teammates who play Division I basketball include Joe Posey (James Madison) and Jason Killeen (Winthrop) … Played club basketball in England with the Manchester Magic (2000-2003) … Named National Cadet Player of the Year in 2000 … Played on the England National Team from 2000-2003, serving as co-captain in 2002 and 2003 … Coached by Jeff Jones and Joe Forber.

Personal:
Alan Cameron Metcalfe … Born March 23, 1985 in St. Helens, England … Son of Angela and Colin Metcalfe … Has a sister, Lauren (18) … Mother works through an area church assisting the homeless … Majoring in economics … After trying out for a traveling rugby team as a teenager resulted in whiplash, decided to play basketball … Wears a size 15 shoe … Advice to youngsters: ‘There are four things you never get back: the word spoken, the time spent, the arrow fired and the opportunity missed’ … Chose Vanderbilt over William & Mary and St. Bonaventure.

Career Highs:
Points: 9, at Ole Miss (3/1/06);
FG Made: 3, 2x, last vs. LSU (3/10/06);
FG Atts: 8, vs. UNC Greensboro (11/22/05);
3FG Made: 1, 5x, last vs. Georgetown (11/15/06);
3FG Atts: 4, vs. Ole Miss (1/29/05);
FT Made: 4, 2x, last vs. George Washington (3/15/07);
FT Atts: 4, 3x, last vs. George Washington (3/15/07);
Rebounds: 7, vs. UNC Greensboro (11/22/05);
Assists: 2, 2x, last vs. TCU (12/18/04);
Turnovers: 3, vs. Ole Miss (1/29/05);
Blocks: 3, at Tennessee (2/10/07);
Steals: 3, at Rice (1/3/07);
Minutes: 18, at Wake Forest (11/21/06).

Year G-GS Min/Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Reb-RPG A T B S Pts-PPG
2007-08 34-1 394/11.6 66-140 .471 12-27 .444 36-48 .750 77-2.3 8 34 8 9 180-5.3
2006-07 21-2 157/7.5 19-43 .442 1-4 .250 15-19 .789 40-1.9 3 16 5 8 54-2.6
2005-06 19-0 144/7.6 16-40 .400 1-4 .250 9-10 .900 40-2.1 4 7 5 0 42-2.2
2004-05 24-1 118/4.9 12-29 .414 3-12 .250 9-11 .818 23-1.0 7 12 5 3 36-1.5
Career 98-4 813/8.3 113-252 .448 17-47 .362 69-88 .784 180-1.8 22 69 23 20 312-3.2