Gary Flowers

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Class: Senior Hometown: Dallas, Texas High School: Lincoln HS

Last College: Chipola College Height / Weight: 6-8 / 214 Position: F

2009-10 (Jr.): Earned Second Team All-Conference USA honors ... Played in 33 games, starting 32 ... Was 10th in Conference USA with 15.0 points, sixth in rebounding (8.3), fourth in blocked shots (1.8) and 10th in field goal percentage (.465) ... Had 29 double-figure scoring games, including six games of 20 or more points ... Also recorded 13 double-figure rebound games and 11 double-doubles ... Led the team in scoring in 19 games and rebounding in 22 games ... His 496 points ranks seventh among juniors at Southern Miss, while his 60 blocks is tied for second and 273 rebounds is ninth ... His 60 blocks also ranked tied for seventh in a season at Southern Miss ... Scored 12 points and had eight rebounds in his Southern Miss debut at UL-Lafayette (11/14) ... Scored 10 points against Loyola (N.O.) (11/17) ... Scored a game-high 18 points with five rebounds and three steals at Montana State (11/21) ... Had 18 points and a game-high eight rebounds versus William Carey (11/24) ... Had 13 rebounds and three assists, with three blocks against Spring Hill (11/28) ... Set season-highs in points (20), field goals made (9), three-pointers (2) and minutes (38), while also grabbing a game-high eight rebounds at Ole Miss (12/5) ... Recorded first career double-double (18 pts, 11 rbs) at South Alabama (12/12) ... Also had a season-high four blocks ... Recorded 14 points and 11 rebounds against UL-Lafayette (12/15) ... Had 11 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high seven blocks against New Orleans (12/21) ... Scored 16 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had three assists against Canisius (12/22) ... Tied a season-high with 20 points while grabbing 12 rebounds against North Florida (12/23) ... Had a game-high 17 points and six rebounds at UTEP (1/16) ... Recorded his sixth double-double at UAB, scoring a season-high 25 points and pulling down 10 rebounds (1/20) ... Had a game-high 10 rebounds at Tulane (1/30) ... Scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds against SMU (2/2) ... Had team-highs of 19 points and seven rebounds at Tulsa (2/10) ... Recorded game-highs of 20 points and nine rebounds versus Rice (2/13) ... Scored 16 points and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds against UCF (2/20) ... Had team-highs of 15 points, nine rebounds and two assists versus UTEP (2/24) ... Recorded seventh double-double, scoring 13 points and tying a season-high with 13 rebounds at Memphis (2/27) ... Scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his eighth double-double against Tulane (3/2) ... Became the first Golden Eagle to be named to the Conference USA All-Tourament Team after averaging 18.3 points, 11.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks ... Recorded double-double with 17 points and a season-high 14 rebounds against Tulane in the first round of the GMC Sierra Conference USA Tournament (3/10) ... His 14 rebounds tied the most ever for a Southern Miss player in the C-USA Tournament ... Had 14 points and 11 rebounds, while also blocking four shots against UAB in the Quarterfinals (3/11) ... Scored 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the Semifinals versus Houston (3/12).

Chipola College (2007-09): Played at Chipola under current Southern Miss assistant Greg Heiar ... rated a four-star player by Rivals.com ... helped the Indians to a 32-2 record and a third-place finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament ... averaged 11.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 blocks.

High School: Was the seventh-ranked player from the state of Texas by Rivals.com as a fifth-year senior at Genesis One Prep in 2005-06 ... In 2004, Rivals.com ranked him the 43rd-best player in the country out of Lincoln High School in Dallas, Texas, where he averaged 17.3 points and 8.7 rebounds ... was named one of the Top Three Underclassmen at the Adidas Superstar All-America camp in 2004 ... As a junior, he averaged 19 points, 11 rebounds and nine blocked shots.

Personal: Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.