1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster

52 Kenyan Weaks

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 198
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Concord, N.C.
  • Highschool Fork Union Military Academy

Biography

One of the most prolific three-point shooters in school history, who developed into a complete player during his four-year career… Second on UF-s all-time career three pointer chart (198)… Fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.427), second in attempts (464) and sixth in steals (163)… Averaged 1.41 steals per game, seventh best in school history… 48 career dunks is tied for sixth best in school history… Free throw percentage of .787 ranks 10th in school history… Ranks 21st on the all-time scoring list with 1,234 points… Scored in double figures 60 times, including 14 20-point games and a 31 point game vs. Auburn in the 1998 SEC Tournament… Played in 115 games, including 65 starts… Shares the UF career steal record in NCAA Tournament play with Dan Cross after recording 16 steals in nine NCAA Tournament games…
AS A SENIOR IN 1999-00 - Third-team All-SEC (Associated Press)… Named one of three team captains by Billy Donovan… The starter at two guard, who came off the bench for a nine game stretch (Vanderbilt to Auburn) and in the postseason… Set a school record with .898 free throw percentage… Also established a school mark by making 33 consecutive free throws (snapped vs. Auburn in SEC Tournament) and began the year by making his first 15… One of 16 players in UF history to play 37 games in a single season… Led UF in scoring eight times… Scored in double figures 17 times… Had three 20-point games, including a season-high 22 points at South Carolina… Dished out 76 assists after having just 94 in his first three years and 74 in his last two… Ranked fifth in the SEC in assist/turnover ratio (1.76)… Reached the 1,000-career point plateau vs. UNC Wilmington… Led team in scoring with 16.6 ppg in December, connecting on .683 from the field and .556 from beyond the arc… Was a perfect 8-of-8 from the field vs. FAMU… Career-high four blocks vs. Georgetown… Had four three pointers in a span of 1:57 in Utah State game…
AS A JUNIOR IN 1998-99 - Started the final 20 games of the year at the two guard after missing the first seven games of the year for violating athletic department policy… Tied UF single-season school record with 2.25 steals per game (Dwayne Davis in 1990-91)… 2.25 steals per game ranked second in the SEC… Ranked first with 2.25 steals per contest in SEC games only… Ranked second on the squad with 11.3 ppg … Led the squad with 11.3 ppg in SEC contests only… Led UF in scoring seven times and once in rebounding… Scored in double figures in 17-of-24 games… Had team-high 18 dunks… Ranked seventh in the SEC in three point field goal percentage (.381)… Was 10th in the SEC in three point accuracy in SEC games only (.363)… Shot .481 (13-of-27) from three-point range in post-season action… Finished the year 29-of-57 (.508) from three-point range after a 16-for-61 start (.262)… Averaged 3.3 three pointers a game over the final 10 games… Tied career high with six three pointers in 22-point effort at Georgia… Had 17 vs. Georgia at home, including two late steals to seal the victory… Tied O-Connell Center record with seven steals vs. Morehead State - also tied for second best total in UF history…
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 1997-98 - Started 22 games, including the last 16… Set a UF record by shooting .508 from three-point range, the fifth best mark in SEC history… Led the SEC in that category and also ranked fifth nationally… Had a team-best eight 20-point games… Second on the squad in rebounding (4.8 rpg)… Led team with 61 three-pointers… Averaged 13.1 ppg against ranked teams and had a team-best 5.8 rpg vs. ranked foes… Ended the season with his first career double-double (22 points and 10 rebounds) vs. Georgetown in the NIT… Had a UF SEC Tournament record 31 points vs. Auburn and then had a career-high 11 rebounds in the second round game vs. South Carolina… Had 61 rebounds in his last eight games (7.6 rpg) and led UF in rebounding in each of the last seven games… Had a steal in the last 13 games… Shot .625 (25-of-40) from three-point range in January… Had three 20 point-games over a four-game stretch (USC-UGA), averaging 20.8 ppg (83) on 29-of-47 shooting (.617) over that span… Had six 20-point games over a nine-game stretch (vs. Georgia-at Georgia), averaging 17.9 ppg (161 points)… Had stretch of 11 consecutive games with a three-pointer snapped at Alabama… Missed the first three games of the year after serving a squad suspension…
AS A FRESHMAN IN 1996-97 - Florida-s top sub off the bench… The first player off the bench a team-high 12 times… Also started three games at the two guard (Robert Morris, Ark, LSU)… Sat out the Ole Miss game after violating team rules and missed Duquesne game with pain in middle back… Led all subs with 9.3 ppg… 9.3 ppg was third among frosh in the SEC and top sub average off the bench for a UF player since 1980-81… Scored in double figures in 11 games, including a season-best 21 vs. both Alabama and Robert Morris… Was named to the Fiesta Bowl Classic All-Tournament team… 64-of-123 (.520) from the field over the last 16 games and 42-of-80 (.525) from the field over the last 10 games… Finished the season with three consecutive games in double figures, averaging 13.3 ppg (40 pts.) on 17-of-30 (.567) shooting… Had a career high five steals vs. Georgia… Led the team with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field (3-of-5 three-pt.) in a career-high 28 minutes of action vs. Vanderbilt… Led the team and tied a career high with 21 points and dished a career-high five assists while committing no turnovers vs. Alabama… Scored eight of his 13 second-half points in less than two minutes… Was 10-of-17 (.588) from the field, including 6-of-8 (.750) from three-point range, while scoring 26 points in two games at the Fiesta Bowl Classic… Came off the bench to score 18 points in his collegiate debut vs. Central Florida… All 18 points came in the first half on 7-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-4 from three-point range… Scored all 18 points in a 5:48 stretch in the first half… 18 points was the fourth-best opening day effort by a UF freshman in school history… In first career start, scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of -12 shooting (5-of-7 3-pt.) while collecting five rebounds before fouling out at the 10:00 mark of the second half vs. Robert Morris… Grabbed a team-high, and had a career-high, seven rebounds in the regular season finale at Vanderbilt…
PREP - A 1996 graduate of Fork Union Military Academy where he played for Fletcher Arritt… One of the best pure shooters to come out of the tradition-rich North Carolina prep ranks in recent years… Listed among 100 Stars of the Future by Adidas Blue Ribbon… Averaged more than 20 points a game at Fork Union against a schedule that featured games vs. a mix of high school and major college junior varsity teams… Scored 37 points vs. North Carolina junior varsity squad… A 1995 graduate of Concord High School where he played for Foster Parker… First-team Associated Press All-State, All-Peidmont Region Selection, All-Cabarrus County, All-South Piedmont Conference as a senior… South Piedmont Conference Player-of-the-Year… Led the state with his 30.5 scoring average in his final season… Also grabbed 10 rebounds a game… Scored more than 40 points eight times as a senior… All-County and All-Conference selection as a junior… Averaged 19.1 ppg and 7.0 rpg… Attended prestigious Nike Camp after his junior season… Averaged 10.0 ppg and 6.0 rpg as a sophomore… Selected to play in the East-West All-Star Classic… Chose Florida over North Carolina, Clemson, North Carolina State, South Carolina and North Carolina-Charlotte… Named Rotary Student-of-the-Month at Concord High School in his senior year… Favorite subjects are English and Spanish…
Kenyan Weaks' Career Statistics
SeasonGP-GSMPFGM-FGAPCT.3PT-ATTPCT.FT-FTAPCT.REBAVG.ATOBSSTPF-DQTPAV.
1996-9728-3444105-217.48436-91.39615-30.500722.62051101455-12619.3
1997-9826-22657122-238.51361-120.50826-33.7881244.83358103951-133112.7
1998-9924-20574101-218.46345-118.38124-28.857813.44155105455-127111.3
1999-0037-20877131-250.52456-135.41553-59.898992.77643175671-037110.0
TOTALS115-652552459-923.497198-464.427118-150.7873763.3 17020747163232-3123410.7
Kenyan Weaks' SEC Statistics
SECGP-GSMPFGM-FGAPCT.3PT-ATTPCT.FT-FTAPCT.REBAVG.ATOBSSTPF-DQTPAV.
1996-9715-225154-106.50915-38.3955-11.455382.513297931-01288.5
1997-9816-1241074-139.53234-66.51517-21.810774.8224052235-119912.4
1998-9916-1539869-150.46029-80.36314-17.824442.8313193635-118111.3
1999-0016-737446-99.46522-60.36714-141.000392.4221541532-01288.0
TOTALS63-361433243-494.492100-244.41050-63.7971983.1881152582133-263610.1
Kenyan Weaks' NCAA Statistics
SeasonGP-GSMPFGM-FGAPCT.3PT-ATTPCT.FT-FTAPCT.REBAVG.ATOBSSTPF-DQTPAV.
1998-993-38511-27.4075-14.3574-5.800175.7413076-03110.3
1999-006-012516-34.4714-13.3084-8.500172.8851911-0406.7
TOTALS9-321027-61.4439-27.3338-13.615343.8121811617-0717.9
 
Weaks' Game Highs
Points
Career31, Auburn (3/5/98)
Rebounds
Career11, South Carolina (3/6/98)
Field Goals
Career13, Auburn (3/5/98)
Field Goal Attempts
Career20, Auburn (3/5/98)
3-Point FGs
Career6, three times
3-Point FG Attempts
Career10, twice
Free Throws
Career8, Kentucky (2/1/98)
Free Throw Attempts
Career8, Kentucky (2/1/98)
Assists
Career6, South Carolina (2/24/99)
Steals
Career7, Morehead State (12/22/98)
Blocked Shots
Career2, Georgetown (3/11/98)
Minutes Played
Career38, Tennessee (2/25/98)
 
Misc. Stats1999-00Career
Times Led UF in Scoring826
Times Led UF in Rebounding011
Times Led UF in Assists 813
Double Figure Scoring Games1760
20-Point Games314
30-Point Games01
Double Figure Rebounding Games02
Double Doubles01
Dunks1248
Charges Drawn25
First Player Off the Bench519
Scored UF's First Points 420
Three Point Plays6-614-17
Final Three Minutes from Line7-823-26

Statistics

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1999-00

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    1996-97Freshman

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    6'4" 186 lbs
    22
  • 52

    1997-98Sophomore

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    6'4" 190 lbs
    52
  • 52

    1998-99Junior

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    6'4" 198 lbs
    52
  • 52

    1999-00Senior

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    6'4" 198 lbs
    52

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