Aaron Xia
Class of 2003
Class: 2004-05: Will never back down and is as tough as they come ... spent a tremendous amount of time in the weight room to improve his body ... has the ability to post strong on the blocks, but will also surprise you with his shooting ability ... freshman season was a learning process, but has improved immensely over the last year ... will contribute immediately as either a power forward or as a center. 2003-04: Earned the starting nod at center 11 times and played in 26 games ... tabbed a career-high 31 minutes versus Elon ... posted a personal best seven points twice, both times against College of Charleston ... went a perfect 4-4 from the charity stripe twice, once against Webber and the other versus Furman ... pulled down a personal high four rebounds three times (Furman, Georgia Southern, South Carolina) ... blocked three shots and made all three shots attempted against GSU ... grabbed two offensive rebounds versus the Gamecocks ... averaged 2.4 points per game and led the team in field goal percentage with a 46.8 season mark ... was fourth on the squad with 14 blocked shots. High School: A 2003 graduate of Clearbrook High School ... lettered four times in basketball ... earned all-district honors during his junior and senior seasons ... was a member of the Houston Select basketball team ... averaged 15 points and nine rebounds per game ... played for coach William Schacherl. Personal: Full name is Aaron Chao
Xia ... son of Mike and Yuan Xia ... father is an engineer ... born
on April 22, 1984 ... majoring in Business Administration ... was
a teammate of NBA star Yao Ming on the Chinese National Team. Obtained at wwwcitadelsports.collegesports.com |
