11 Chris Bolden Class: Sophomore Hometown: Tifton, Ga. High School: North Gwinnett Height / Weight: 6-3 / 209 Position: Guard Birthdate: 03/21/1993 Experience: 1 letter

Career Notes

Aggressive scoring guard from North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, Ga., who played immediately as a freshman and got into the starting lineup six games into the ACC schedule ... Considered one one of the premier shooters in the country, coaches are impressed with the expansion of his game and his ability to positively impact the game with his defense, rebounding and playmaking skills ... Has a tremendous work ethic and has been well-taught.

2012-13 - Game-by-Game Statistics

Gave Tech an offensive boost once ACC play began and developed into a better all-around player ... Made the ACC's All-Academic Team ... Started 15 of the last 16 Tech games (except Senior Night on March 3) and reached double digits in six ... Made his first career start at Duke on Jan. 17 and scored 20 points (7-of-13 FG, 4-of-8 on threes)... Finished the regular season with 21 points (8-18 FG, 4-8 on 3s) at Miami and 12 points (4-11 FG, 3-7 on 3s) at Boston College... Had two of the three highest scoring games by Tech players during the season, the 21-point effort at Miami and the 20-point game at Duke ,,, At Miami, he made a game-tying three and a layup which gave Tech its first lead with 3:38 left... Had been off to a good start to the ACC season even before getting into the starting lineup ... Third on the team in scoring (9.5 ppg) vs. the ACC, and hit 36.5 percent of his threes, 38.5 percent overall, with 25 assists and a team-high 19 steals.

Averaged 27.5 minutes per game in ACC games after averaging 18.6 per game in non-conference play... Scored 14 points with five rebounds in a career-high 37 minutes in the first meeting against Virginia on Feb. 3 ... Scored the game-tying bucket with 3:45 to play, grabbed two big defensive rebounds after that and drained three free throws in the final minute... Also had double-digits in both games against North Carolina (10 at Chapel Hill, 12 in Atlanta, 10-of-24 FG)... Has averaged 2.5 rebounds per game vs. the ACC after taking just 1.5 in the pre-conference schedule... Scored 12 points in 23 minutes in his collegiate debut against Tulane (5-10 FG, 2-6 on 3s) with three assists and no turnovers ... Was his season-high until the Duke game... Led the team in threes attempted (35-for-115)

High School

Ranked No. 22 among shooting guards in the 2012 class and No. 107 overall in the Rivals Top 150 ... All-state in class AAAAA, Georgia's highest classification, by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Named Player of the year in region 7AAAAA, and Player of the Year in Gwinnett County by the Gwinnett Daily Post and the AJC ... Named to the Gwinnett Tipoff Club All-County team and the Atlanta Tipoff Club All-Metro 3rd team ... All-time leading three-point shooter in Gwinnett County history (209 made) ... Averaged 19.9 points and 4.5 rebounds while hitting 44.9 percent of his shots his senior year, leading North Gwinnett to an 18-9 record, the region 7AAAAA title and the quarterfinals of the state AAAAA tournament ... Also played football.

Averaged 15 points and two assists a game while leading Norcross High School to the AAAAA state championship in 2011 ... Scored the team's final four points from the foul line in a 59-55 win over Milton in the class AAAAA finals ... Second-team all-state choice in AAAAA by the AJC and a third-team All-Metro choice by the Atlanta Tipoff Club ... Also attended Brookwood High School in Snellville.

Personal

Full name is Christopher James Bolden ... Born March 21, 1993 in Cordele, Ga. ... Son of James and Rachel Bolden ... Has lived in Tifton, Ashburn, Suwanee, Norcross, Snellville and Lawrenceville ... Has two younger sisters, Priscilla and Hope ... Began playing basketball at age 4 in the backyard with Dad ... Chose Tech for the coaching staff, the basketball program and the academic challenge of Tech ... Plans to study Business Administration ... Interested in coaching on the collegiate level eventually.