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WHAT TO KNOW: Talented wing player who was an explosive scorer in high school and has good shooting range and excellent athletic ability. Once scored 51 points in a high school game. Was ranked seventh in California and was the top forward according to CalHiSports.com last fall. Ranked No. 70 by School Sports, a publication of Sporting News, and No. 77 by Clark Francis of Basketball Times. Visited campus September of 2003. Hoopmasters.com had him as No. 100, and he was ranked 122nd by RivalsHoops and was No. 37 on the website's forwards list. He played AAU ball with Oakland Slam and Jam and is a multi-year invitee to the ABCD Camp. Third Oakland product to play at ASU in the past five years, joining ASU's all-time leading scorer Eddie House (1996-2000) and Jamal Hill (2002-2004).
HIGH SCHOOL: An all-city and all-conference pick and also earned second-team all-state honors...averaged 28.9 points per game for Fremont High School in junior year (2002-2003) before transferring to Hercules High School for his senior year...scored 42 points against DeLaSalle in sophomore year and had 51 against Encinal and also had 24 rebounds against El Cerrito.
ETC.: Full name is Timothy Antione Pierce...father, Henry, passed away in the summer of 2003...raised by Aunt, Petrina Pierce, and grandma, Bobbie Pierce...has and older sister, Stephanie, and younger sister, Jasmine, along with younger brothers Bobby, Hadiya, and Tamarick...born May 14, 1985.
Q & A With Tim Pierce
The toughest adjustment to college basketball is...time management.
The player on this team that will surprise the most people this year...me.
The most underrated player on the team is...Will the thrill Fameni.
In practice, I hate to play against...nobody.
One word to describe Coach Evans...real.
If I could have lunch with anyone, it would be...Alicia Keys.
My favorite professional sports team is...any team from Oakland.
If I wasn't in basketball, I would...be playing football.
If I could live anywhere, I would live in...east Oakland.
The biggest influence on my career was...my dad.
My advice to youngsters is...when things are going bad look to god and family.
My favorite quote is..."Guaranteed."
The game I am looking forward to the most this year is...California.
Favorite course in college...none of them.
My most prized possession is...dad's picture.
My most disappointing loss was...lost to Oakland High in junior year.
My favorite restaurant is...Seminary Hoagie Shop.
The best city I have been to is...Oakland.
