2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster

Buddy Harding #5 G

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 182
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Little Rock, Ark.
  • High School:
    Pulaski Academy

Summary

Biography

2006-07 (As a Sophomore): Appeared in all 30 games, making nine starts in his second season at UALR ... Split point guard duties with freshman Steven Moore ... Ranked second on the team with 69 assists, averaging 2.3 per game ... Sported a 1.68 assist-to-turnover ratio, which would have placed him third in the Sun Belt Conference rankings if he met the qualifying standard (3.0 assists per game) ... Averaged 1.6 points and 18.1 minutes per game on the year ... Matched his career high by scoring six points against both Florida International (Feb. 1) and New Orleans (Feb. 22) ... Totaled five-or-more assists on three occasions, including a career-high seven assists in an 86-75 win over North Texas (Jan. 4) ... Dished out five assists against Tulsa (Nov. 18) and Denver (Dec. 16) ... Started nine-straight games from Nov. 22-Dec. 21.

 

2005-06 (As a Freshman): Saw action in 28 games, including 10 starts, and averaged 20.6 minutes per contest ... Ranked third on the team with 56 assists (2.0 per game) ... Averaged 1.3 points and 0.9 rebounds per game on the year ... Scored a season-high six points in UALR’s 68-60 win over Bowling Green (Dec. 10) ... Dished out a season-best six assists against UAPB (Dec. 13), which was one of three games he registered five-or-more assists ... Notched five assists against John Brown (Nov. 29) and Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 25) ...Went a perfect 4-for-4 from the foul line and played all 40 minutes in the win over the Golden Lions ... Started 10 consecutive games from Nov. 22-Dec. 29 ... Played 37 minutes against Bowling Green and 34 minutes against Navy (Nov. 22) and Appalachian State (Dec. 20) ... The game with the Naval Academy marked his first start as a Trojan ... Scored five points in the season opener against the Mountaineers (Nov. 18), going 2-for-3 from the field.

 

2004-05: Sat out the season as a medical redshirt ... Played one minute in the season opener against Southern Arkansas (Nov. 20) before sitting out the rest of the season.

 

Pulaski Academy: Led Pulaski Academy to two Arkansas state titles and a 34-1 record his senior season, helping the team to a No. 22 national ranking by USA Today ... Averaged 15 points and 5.5 assists per game for coach Matt Daniel ... Named Class AAA All-Arkansas, All-Conference and All-Region, as well as regional and state Most Valuable Player following his senior year ... A McDonald’s All-American nominee ... Member of the Beta Club.

 

Personal: Full name is Rush Buddy Harding, IV ... Son of Rush and Linda Harding ... Born Oct. 24, 1985 in Little Rock ... Has a brother, Payne, and a sister, Shaylea ... His brother, Payne, is a member of the University of Central Arkansas basketball team ... Pursuing a major in health science with a minor in real estate.

 

Year

GP-GS

FG-A

Pct

3FG-A

Pct

FT-A

Pct

Reb

Reb/gm

PF

A

TO

Blk

Stl

Pts

Pts/gm

2004-05

1-0

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

2005-06

28-10

9-37

.243

2-8

.250

16-23

.696

25

0.9

48

56

46

0

12

36

1.3

2006-07

30-9

12-49

.245

4-25

.160

21-31

.677

17

0.6

53

69

41

1

13

49

1.6

Total

59-19

21-86

.244

6-33

.182

37-54

.685

42

0.7

101

125

87

1

25

85

1.4

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2004-05Freshman

    Guard
    6'2" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2005-06Redshirt Freshman

    Guard
    6'1" 171 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2006-07Sophomore

    Guard
    6'1" 182 lbs
    5