Dan Werner
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Dan Werner (born October 9, 1987) is an American former
After college, Werner signed with
Early life
Werner was born in Middletown Township, New Jersey and attended Christian Brothers Academy in New Jersey. He led his high school team to a 27–2 record during his senior year and was honored as New Jersey's "Mr. Basketball" for 2006.[1][2] Werner originally committed to attend North Carolina State, but reopened the recruiting process after NC State coach Herb Sendek left the school and ended up signing with coach Billy Donovan at Florida.
College career
Werner was a reserve during his freshman season at Florida behind the
Each of the "04's" either graduated or left to play professionally after the 2007 championship, thrusting Werner and several other inexperienced players into the Gators' starting lineup. Werner started most games at the
Werner suffered a prolonged shooting slump during his senior year and was eventually replaced in the starting lineup by Chandler Parsons. Although his on-court difficulties made Werner the target of criticism and a source of consternation among some Gator fans,[who?] coach Billy Donovan defended his player, stating that he does "the little things that nobody sees on the stat sheet"[4] and that while Werner "maybe hasn't been the most athletic or most talented guy, but he's one of the smarter guys I've coached. And Dan has always given his best."[5]
The Gators returned to the
College Stats
Season | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | To | A/t | Stl | Blk | Pf | Fg% | Ft% | 3p% | Pps |
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2006-2007 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .8 | .4 | 1.82 | .2 | .1 | 1.1 | .306 | .455 | .224 | 0.82 |
2007-2008 | 27.2 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.29 | 1.1 | .4 | 2.8 | .440 | .773 | .309 | 1.23 |
2008-2009 | 28.4 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.45 | 1.2 | .4 | 2.5 | .426 | .791 | .357 | 1.16 |
2009-2010 | 27.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.31 | 1.3 | .1 | 2.3 | .331 | .775 | .260 | 0.98 |
Professional basketball
In September 2010, Werner signed a 4-year contract to play for
References
- ^ "Dan Werner Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.
- ^ "Basketball Recruiting". basketballrecruiting.rivals.com.
- ^ Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA (April 2, 2007). "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Florida Gators - Box Score - April 02, 2007 - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Dan Werner trying his best to prevail under difficult circumstances". St. Pete Times. February 8, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ "Florida Gators senior basketball player Dan Werner faces end of college career with no regret". St. Pete Times. March 2, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK (March 18, 2010). "Florida Gators vs. Brigham Young Cougars - Box Score - March 18, 2010 - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
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