| Freddy Petkus |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Plunge, Lithuania
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 | High School: New Hampton Prep
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 | Height / Weight: 6-6 / 204
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 | Position: Guard
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 | Birthdate: 02/11/1981
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2004-05: Sat out the 2004-05 season as a medical redshirt.
2003-04: Played in all 30 games for the Black Bears, starting eight... Averaged 4.9 ppg and 2.5 rpg... 34 of his 47 made field goals were from beyond the three-point arc... Finished second on the team with 34 three-point field goals... Scored a career-high 15 points against Brown University (11/29)... Tied his career-high with 15 points at UMass (12/23) when he went 5-for-9 from the floor, including 4-of-7 from behind the three-point arc.
2002-03: Averaged 15.8 minutes and 4.3 points off the bench... A key three in the Northeastern game in the America East quarterfinals gave UMaine a two-point lead with 6:34 to go... Finished with five points in the game including 2-for-3 free throws... Scored 12 points with two assists and two blocked shots against IPFW (2/25)... Hit 2-for-3 from the three-point line for six points vs. Binghamton (2/15)... A key block late against Albany (2/8) gave possession to the Black Bears to extend the lead to eight with less than two minutes on the clock... Grabbed three rebounds in that game... Scored a then career-high 13 points against Tulane (12/02), including three from behind the arc... Had two steals in that game... Tied his then career scoring mark with 12 points against UMFK (11/23)... Had an outstanding defensive effort, recording five steals and three blocks shots... Connected on 29 three-pointers at 37.7 percent accuracy.
2001-02: Averaged 4.3 ppg and 2.3 rpg... Score six points in both the quarterfinals against New Hampshire and the semis against Vermont of the America East Tournament... Hit a clutch three-pointer in the final minute at Northeastern, allowing UMaine to play for the win instead of a tie and setting the table for Justin Rowe's game-winning dunk... Made at least one three-pointer in 17 games during the season, including a six-game steak where he made at least one... Scored a season-high 12 points against Troy State after connecting on four of 16 three-point attempts... Grabbed a season-high six boards against IPFW... Recorded his first collegiate double-figure scoring game against NSU with 10 points... Made his first collegiate start against Delaware State after seeing action as a reserve in the first three games... Made his collegiate debut against Arkansas, scoring five points with three rebounds... Played every minute in four straight games (IPFW, Sacred Heart, Norfolk State and UMass).
BEFORE MAINE: Averaged 10 points, three rebounds , and two assists at New Hampton Prep, where he played for Coach Jamie Arsenault... Shot 47% from the field... His club finished third in the Lithuanian junior championships... Took MVP honors with his summer league team.
PERSONAL: Born February 11, 1981... Majoring in business... Freddy, and his wife, Andrea, have a son, Dominykas, born May 17, 2005... Son of Algimantas and Regina Petkus.