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  Biko Paris
Biko Paris

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
New Orleans, LA

High School:
Cypress Christian (TX)

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 200

Position:
Guard

NOTES

  • Played two years at the John Curtis Christian School in River Ridge, La., before being forced to relocate after Hurricane Katrina.
  • Played his final two years of high-school ball at the Cypress Community Christian School in Houston, Texas.

    AS A FRESHMAN

  • Played in all 31 games, making three starts.
  • Averaged 5.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game; averaged 5.7 points, 1.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in league contests.
  • Led or tied for the team lead in assists eight times and in steals four times.
  • Scored in double figures five times.
  • Registered five or more assists in each of nine games.
  • Made his starting debut in the season opener, tallying a career-high 19 points and recording five assists and three steals in a career-high 40 minutes of action against New Hampshire (11-10).
  • Totaled 11 points and five rebounds against Wake Forest (1-12); shot 4-for-5 from the field.
  • Scored 11 points in 33 minutes of action at Duke (2-9); shot 2-for-2 from three-point range.
  • Enjoyed consecutive six-assist games against NC State (2-14) and Virginia (2-17); committed just three turnovers in the two games.
  • Notched 12 points at Florida State (2-23); shot 2-for-3 from three-point range.
  • Tallied 12 points, three assists and two steals in the team's ACC Tournament win over Maryland (3-13).
  • Handed out a career-best seven assists in 21 minutes of action at North Carolina (1-31).

    HIGH SCHOOL

  • Earned TAPPS All-State 4A first-team honors as a junior and senior at the Cypress Community Christian School.
  • Led the Warriors to back-to-back TAPPS 4A state titles; team won 74 games in his two seasons (39-3 in 2005-06, 35-6 in 2006-07).
  • Averaged 16.0 points, 7.2 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game in 2006-07.
  • Shot 58 percent from the field, 78 percent from the foul line and 38 percent from three-point range as a senior.
  • Gained MVP honors after leading Cypress Christian to the St. Thomas Invitational title (in November 2006).
  • Averaged 19.0 points and 8.0 assists per game as a junior.
  • Played for head coach Mike McClanahan.
  • Averaged 29.0 ppg and earned All-Metro honors at John Curtis in 2004-05.

    PERSONAL

  • Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.
  • Biko is the son of Erical and Clarence Paris.
  • Born on December 23, 1988.

    CAREER HIGHS
    Points: Points: 19 vs. New Hampshire (11-10-07)
    Rebounds: 6 at Virginia (1-19-08)
    Assists: 7 at North Carolina (1-31-08)
    Steals: 3 vs. New Hampshire (11-10-07)
    FGM: 7 vs. New Hampshire (11-10-07)
    3PFGM: 2- twice
    FTM: 5 vs. Miami (1-15-08)
    FTA: 8 vs. New Hampshire (11-10-07)
    Minutes: 40 vs. New Hampshire (11-10-07)

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