Christopher Ames

Position:
Guard/Forward
Height:
6-3
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Jackson, Miss.
High School:
Wingfield

2005-06 (Jr.)
Started Ball State’s first nine games, then came off the bench in the next 14 games . . . returned to the starting lineup vs. Western Michigan (Feb. 22) and at Toledo (Feb. 26) before coming off the bench in the last four games . . . scored a BSU career-high 12 points in back-to-back games against Toledo (Jan. 29) and vs. Northern Illinois (Feb. 1) . . . also pulled down a career-high eight rebounds against Toledo . . . grabbed a team-high seven rebounds at Eastern Michigan (March 4) . . . pulled down six rebounds against Central Michigan (Jan. 24), all of them on the offensive end . . . usually had the assignment to defend the opponent’s top scorer . . . scored eight points, grabbed four rebounds and four steals at IUPUI (Dec. 7) . . . managed three steals in a four-minute span to force the momentum in BSU’s favor at IUPUI . . . converted one steal in the stretch with a dunk . . . logged 33 minutes with six rebounds at Wright State (Nov. 26) . . . eight points, six rebounds and two steals in 26 minutes vs. Oakland City (Nov. 19).

2004-05 (Southeastern Illinois)
Averaged 12 points, 7.8 rebounds, four assists and two steals per game at Southeastern Illinois . . . guided his team to a 19-11 record . . . scored 25 points Feb. 23 in a 78-67 win over Olney Central.

2003-04 (Southeastern Illinois)
Helped Southeastern Illinois to a 35-4 record and a trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association Final Four.

High School
Earned four letters in basketball . . . averaged 14.9 points, 12.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists as a senior . . . team was 22-10 his final year . . . poured in a career-high of 27 points in one game . . . named his team’s Most Vaulable Player and Defensive Player of the Year in 2003 . . . also awarded the team’s rebounding award and school’s most spirited . . . named the MVP of the North/South Region Game in 2003 . . . also earned four letters in tennis . . . was his tennis team’s MVP and advanced to the state tournament three times.

Personal
Son of William and Susan Ames . . . born March 10, 1984 in Jackson, Miss. . . . has one brother, William, and two sisters, Kimberly and Keisha . . . majoring in business administration . . . full name is Christopher D’Angelo Ames . . . has one son, Christoper D’Angelo Ames, Jr.