Ty Abbott Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz. High School: Desert Vista H.S. Height / Weight: 6-3 / 207 Position: Guard Birthdate: 08/19/1988 Experience: 4V (2007-11) 2009-10: First-Team All-Pac-10

Ty's career stats and career game-by-game statistics in PDF Format

Ty, Rik and Jamelle join list of Sun Devil men's basektball players to earn their degrees (May 12, 2011)
Rough Season Won't Tarnish Abbott's Mark On ASU (Ahwatukee Foothills News/March 7, 2011)
Sun Devils' Ty Abbott closing out impressive career (Arizona Republic/March 2, 2011)
Abbott's defense worthy of notice (Arizona Republic/Feb. 16, 2011)
Abbott fills the stat sheet with all-out effort (by Jack Magruder, foxsportsarizona.com/Feb. 16, 2011)
Abbott works on game, maintains leadership role (Arizona Republic/Oct. 9, 2010)
Abbott moves into starring role (azcentral.com/Jan. 20, 2010)
A conversation with Ty (azcentral.com/July 17, 2009)

FINAL SUN DEVIL CAREER NOTES
*First-team 2009-10 All-Pac-10 and 2010-11 honorable mention All-Pac-10 performer.
*Posted 1,330 career points, which ended 14th on the ASU career list.
*His 119 starts is second on the ASU career chart and just one shy of Jeff Pendergraph's mark of 120 while his 130 games is second only to Derek Glasser's 131.
*Finished on the ASU career charts in the top-10 in three-pointers made (273/third), three-point attempts (757/third) and steals (133/tenth).
*Finished second on the Sun Devil career chart for minutes played. Eddie House has the career mark, playing in 124 games from 1996-2000 while notching 4,164 minutes (33.6 per game). Abbott finished with 4,019 minutes, just the second Sun Devil to play 4,000 career minutes.
*His 273 career threes is eighth on Pac-10 career chart while 757 career three attempts is fifth.
*Finished career with 12 20-point games, including five in 2010-11.
*Led Sun Devils in scoring 11 times in 2010-11 and 23 times in his career.
*In junior season (2009-10) he got past an early season right knee injury that slowed him until December and was all business as he averaged 15.2 points and 5.5 boards in the final 18 games and knocked down .406 of his three-pointers in that time (56-of-138) en route to earning first-team All-Pac-10 honors.
*Athletic wing and local player who was a late pick-up in the spring of 2007, as he got his release from New Mexico (who he signed with in the fall of 2006) when the Lobos changed coaches from Ritchie McKay to Steve Alford.
*Quietly posted one of the best freshman seasons in the Pac-10 in 2007-2008, but was overshadowed by four freshman lottery picks. Only three freshmen posted 30 point-games that season, lottery picks O.J. Mayo and Jerryd Bayless and Abbott.
*Played his AAU ball for former Arizona interim coach and current Grand Canyon mentor Russ Pennell.
*Set school record for freshmen starts (34) and freshmen three-pointers made (76), and the 76 three-pointers is fourth-best by a freshman in Pac-10 history.

TY PART OF BEST SENIOR CLASS IN SCHOOL HISTORY
The 2010-11 Sun Devil senior class of Ty Abbott, Rihards Kuksiks and Jamelle McMillan produced 80 wins, the most by any seniors in ASU history. The Sun Devils were 21-13 (2007-08), 25-10 (2008-09), and 22-11 (2009-10) in their first three seasons. Prior to their arrival, ASU won 37 games in the previous four seasons. ASU's best four-year span of total wins was 88 from 1959-60 to 1962-63 and also from 1960-61 to 1963-64, but that was before freshmen were eligible. The 80 wins by each of the seniors is the best by any four-year player, as Gary Jackson (1973-76) was with the program for 79 wins.

ASU TOP FOUR-YEAR WIN TOTALS
1. 1961-1964: 88
1. 1960-1963: 88
3. 2008-2011: 78 (Ty Abbott, Rihards Kuksiks, Jamelle McMillan)
3. 1972-1975: 80
4. 1973-1976: 79 (Gary Jackson)
4. 1959-1962: 79

TY'S CAREER 20-POINT GAMES
30 vs. California (Feb. 18, 2008)
29 vs. Stanford (Jan. 30, 2010)
28 at Arizona (Feb. 21, 2010)
25 vs. Tulsa (Jan. 12, 2011)
25 at California, 2OT (Jan. 17, 2008)
22 vs. Oregon State (Mar. 5, 2011)
22 vs. Oregon (Mar. 3, 2011)
22 vs. St. Johns (Nov. 27, 2010)
21 at Oregon State (Jan. 16, 2010)
20 at #20 Washington (Jan. 22, 2011)
20 vs. California (Jan. 28, 2010)
20 vs. #13 Syracuse, NCAA @Miami (March 22, 2009)

SUN DEVIL CAREER MINUTES/GAMES/MPG (AS OF END OF 2010-11 SEASON)
1. Eddie House (1996-2000)--4,164/124/33.6
2. Ty Abbott (2007-11)--4,019/130/30.9
3. Jeremy Veal (1994-98)--3,980/122/32.5
4. Derek Glasser (2006-10)--3,955/131/30.2

SUN DEVIL CAREER STARTS (AS OF END OF 2010-11 SEASON)
1. Jeff Pendergraph, 2005-09, 120
2. Ty Abbott, 2007-11, 119
3. Eddie House, 1996-2000, 114
4. Ron Riley, 1992-96, 109
5. Derek Glasser, 2006-10, 104

PAC-10 CAREER THREES MADE (AS OF END OF 2010-11 SEASON)
1. Tajuan Porter/UO, 07-10, 345
5. Jason Kapono/UCLA, 99-03, 317
6. Orlando Williams/UO, 92-95, 282
7. Rihards Kuksiks/ASU, 07-11, 280
8. Ty Abbott/ASU, 07-11, 273

PAC-10 CAREER THREES ATTEMPTED (AS OF END OF 2010-11 SEASON)
1. Tajuan Porter/UO, 07-10, 896
4. Ron Riley/ASU, 93-96, 263
5. Ty Abbott/ASU, 07-11, 757
9. Rihards Kuksiks/ASU, 07-11, 696

SUN DEVIL CAREER THREE-POINTERS (AS OF END OF 2010-11 SEASON)
1. Stevin Smith, 1990-94, 323
2. Rihards Kuksiks, 2007-11, 280
3. Ty Abbott, 2007-11, 273
4. Ron Riley, 1992-96, 263
5. Eddie House, 1996-2000, 250

SUN DEVIL CAREER POINTS (AS OF END OF 2010-11 SEASON)
13. Mario Bennett, 1991-95, 1,368
14. Ty Abbott, 2007-11, 1,330
15. Alex Austin, 1985-89, 1,329
16. James Harden, 2007-09, 1,309
17. Al Nealy, 1957-60, 1,304
18. Art Becker, 1961-64, 1,284
19. Tony Zeno, 1975-79, 1,282
20. Arthur Thomas, 1984-88, 1,268
21. Dennis Dairman, 1962-64, 1,220
22. Chad Prewitt, 1998-02, 1,177
23. Rihards Kuksiks, 2007-11, 1,175

SUN DEVIL CAREER GAMES (AS OF END OF 2010-11 SEASON)
1. Derek Glasser, 2006-10, 131
2. Ty Abbott, 2007-11, 130
3. Jerren Shipp, 2006-10, 129
4. Jeff Pendergraph, 2005-09, 126
5. Eddie House, 1996-2000, 124
T10. Jamelle McMillan, 2007-11, 122

PUTTING UP BIG NUMERS:
ASU has had two NBA draft picks under Herb Sendek, but in Pac-10 games Ty Abbott has three of the top six Pac-10 scoring games since Herb Sendek came to ASU.

MOST POINTS BY A SUN DEVIL IN A PAC-10 GAME UNDER HERB SENDEK (THROUGH 2010-11)
36, James Harden at Oregon (Feb. 5, 2009)
31, Jeff Pendergraph at Stanford (Jan. 2, 2009)
30, Ty Abbott vs. California (Feb. 16, 2008)
29, Ty Abbott vs. Stanford (Jan. 30, 2010)
29, Jeff Pendergraph at Arizona (Feb. 10, 2008)
28, Ty Abbott at Arizona (Feb. 21, 2010)

PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ty Abbott scored 22 points in each contest as ASU swept its final home games of the 2010-11 season over Oregon (73-53 on March 3) and Oregon State (80-66 on March 5), and that earned him March 7 Pac-10 Player of the Week honors for the third time in his career. He joined Eddie House (five times), Ike Diogu (four), Mario Bennett (three) and James Harden (three) as Sun Devils to win the award on multiple occasions. Abbott also earned the honor on Jan. 10, 2010, and on Dec. 17, 2007.

WHY FIRST-TEAM ALL-PAC-10 IN 2009-10
If you take a look at the overall Pac-10 statistics from 2009-10, Ty Abbott's names didn't pop up in bold letters. But that is because he got it done during league play. In the 18 league tilts, he finished ninth in the loop in scoring (14.7 ppg.), 11th in rebounding (5.7 per game), ninth in free throw percentage (.818 as he was 36-of-44), fourth in three-point percentage (.411 as he was 53-of-129), second in three-pointers made per game (2.9) and sixth in defensive rebounds per game (5.0). He also earned Pac-10 Player of the Week for the second time in his career after notching 17 points in each win as ASU swept the Washington duo on Jan. 8-10 in Tempe. And finally, you have to look far and wide for a player who improved more than him from one Pac-10 season to the next. In 2008-09 he shot 19-of-86 (.221) from the floor, 8-of-59 (.136) from the three-point stripe and averaged 2.9 points and 3.7 boards.

LOCAL GUY NOTE
Ty Abbott became just the 12th Arizona high school player to earn All-Pac-10 honors and the fourth Sun Devil from the Grand Canyon State to earn the honor when he earned first-team in 2009-10. The last local Sun Devil to earn All-Pac-10 honors was Greenway High School's Chad Prewitt in 2001-02.

ALL-PAC-10 PLAYERS FROM ARIZONA HIGH SCHOOLS (THROUGH 2009-10)
Ty Abbott, Arizona State (2010/First)
Jerryd Bayless, Arizona (2008/Second)
Lawrence Hill, Stanford (2007)
Matt Haryasz, Stanford (2006)
Channing Frye, Arizona (2005, 2004)
Chad Prewitt, Arizona State (2002)
Mike Bibby, Arizona (1998)
Sean Elliott, Arizona (1988, 1987)
Keith Jones, Stanford (1984, 1983)
Paul Williams, Arizona (1983)
Lafayette Lever, Arizona State (1982, 1981)
Ron Davis, Arizona (1981)

THIS MADE SPARKY REALLY HAPPY
Ty had a monster game in Tucson on Feb. 21, 2010, that made Sun Devil fans extremely happy as he notched 28 points on 11-of-17 shooting, including 5-of-8 three pointers in a season high 39 minutes in 73-69 win, ASU's third straight win in Tucson. How noteworthy was that? ASU became just the third team to win three straight in McKale in the past 28 seasons. Stanford won four straight from 2001-2004 and UCLA won three straight from 2006-08.

SENIOR SEASON (2010-11)
Averaged 12.4 points per game (second on the team) and also was second on the team in assists (79) and steals (31)...led the team with 32.6 minutes per contest..started in all 29 games he played but missed the Nov. 25 Houston Baptist and Feb. 19 Washington state game due to injury...shot .404 from three-point range in Pac-10 games (42-of-104)...averaged 12.1 points in Pac-10 games...scored 22 points against both Oregon (March 3) and Oregon State (March 5) in final home games to earn Pac-10 Player of the Week honors (March 7)...had 20 points at Washington on Jan. 22...posted season-high 25 points vs. Tulsa on Jan. 12...had 22 points vs. St. John's on Nov. 27 in Great Alaska Shootout...hit game-winning three-pointer vs. UAB in home opener on Nov. 20...

JUNIOR SEASON (2009-10)
Also posted season-high 29 points vs. Stanford, including seven three-pointers, and added a career-best 12 boards, all on the defensive end, in Jan. 30 win over Stanford...played 38 minutes, posted 20 points and matched season-high in steals (three) in Jan. 28 California game...started final 25 games of year after recovering from mid-October knee surgery...had 20 games in double digits...had nine straight Pac-10 games in double digits and ASU was 6-3 in those games...averaged 35.9 minutes per game in final nine games...was 19-of-20 (.950) from the free throw line in road games and averaged 13.1 points in those games, best on the team...shot 62-of-134 (.463) from the three-point stripe in games ASU won...averaged 16.8 points in January.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09):
Averaged 29.9 minutes while playing all 35 games and starting in 31...second on team with 16 blocks and 33 steals...averaged 7.1 points per game on the year...posted 13 games of double-digits, and ASU was 11-2 in those contests...scored a season-high 20 points against No. 13 Syracuse in NCAA Tournament on 6-of-10 three-point shooting...averaged 11.7 points in Pac-10 Tournament and was 13-of-23 (.565) from the field and 8-of-15 (.533) from the three-point stripe...had 12 points in Feb. 12 win over UCLA which completed sweep of the Bruins...had 18 points in season opener against Mississippi Valley State and 13 points in first road game vs. San Diego State.

FRESHMAN THREES
Ty Abbott set the ASU freshman record for three-pointers made, but it also was the fourth-best mark by a freshman in Pac-10 history.

PAC-10 FRESHMEN THREE POINTERS THROUGH 2009-2010
Tajuan Porter, Oregon, 2006-07, 110
O.J. Mayo, USC, 2007-08, 88
Jason Kapono, UCLA, 1999-2000, 82
Ty Abbott, ASU, 2007-2008, 76
Casey Jacobsen, Stanford, 1999-2000, 74

FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)
Averaged 34.8 minutes per game in Pac-10 play, second-most in school history by a freshman, just behind classmate James Harden (35.9)...notched Pac-10 Player of the Week honors with 19-point, six-board performance in 77-55 win over No. 17 Xavier on Dec. 17...had 16 games in double digits (ASU was 12-4), including two ridiculous games against Cal with 25 points in 46 minutes on Jan. 17 and 30 points with eight three-pointers on Feb. 16...also had 18 in final game of Pac-10 season at Oregon State which allowed ASU to finish 9-9...team's third-leading scorer at 9.9 points per game...second on team with 39 steals, third on team with 13 blocks and 51 assists...shot 43 percent from field in games ASU won and 32 percent in losses...named "Best Cutter and Screener" by coaching staff at postseason banquet.

DESERT VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 17.3 points per game in his senior year leading Desert Vista to a 29-2 overall record and a 5A Division I semifinal appearance...averaged 17 points and nine boards in junior season as team was 26-7.

LOCAL CONNECTION
Abbott joined a list of Arizona prep products who have played for ASU, including Greenway's Chad Prewitt (1998-2002), Corona del Sol's Donnell Knight (1999-2003), Phoenix North High School's Tommy Smith (1999-2003) and Mesa Mountain View's Kenny Crandall (1998-99, 2001-2004). Crandall earned his B.I.S. in business and communications in 2004 while Prewitt earned his B.I.S. in business and communications in 2002.

ETC.
Born August 19, 1988, in Chicago...mother is Traci Hawkins...younger sibling is Bianca West.

CAREER HIGHS FOR TY
POINTS: 30 vs. California (2/16/08)
FIELD GOALS MADE: 11, twice, at Arizona (2/21/10)
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 19 vs. Tulsa (1/12/11)
THREE-POINTERS MADE: 8 vs. California (2/16/08)
THREE-POINTERS ATTEMPTED: 16 at California (1/17/08)
FREE THROWS MADE: 6, twice, at Washington State (2/4/10)
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 9 vs. Arizona (1/23/10)
REBOUNDS: 12 vs. Stanford (1/30/10)
ASSISTS: 5, 10 times, vs. Oregon State (3/5/11)
BLOCKS: 3 vs. USC (1/27/11)
STEALS: 4 vs. Idaho State (12/23/08)
MINUTES: 46 at California (1/17/08)