C.J. Hooker

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Palmer, AK
High School:
Palmer

AT CAROLINA
Earned a spot on the varsity after playing two seasons on the junior varsity squad • First native of Alaska to play basketball for the Tar Heels.

JUNIOR SEASON (2003-04)
Played in nine games, including two ACC regular-season contests • Played a total of 13 minutes • Scored two points against George Mason and two against Virginia • Also had six rebounds, two assists, a blocked shot and a steal.

PREP/PERSONAL
Played four years of basketball, including stints at all five positions on the court, for Palmer High School in Palmer, Alaska • Also played a year of football (at wide receiver and free safety) and ran track for three years (high jump, 110m hurdles, 200m, 4x400m relay) • Basketball team MVP as a junior and team captain as a senior • First-team all-conference both years • Named conference MVP and first-team all-state as a senior • Led Palmer in points, re-bounds, blocks and steals as both a junior and a senior •Averaged 20.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game as a senior • Named to the all-tournament team at the Las Vegas Holiday Prep Classic his senior year • Ranked ninth out of 165 in his graduating class with a 3.9 GPA on a 4.0 scale • Scored 730 on the math portion of his SATs •Hopes to play basketball overseas after graduation • Is the son of Connie and Jackie Hooker • His uncle, Harry Burrus, played quarterback at NC State in the mid-1980s • Born in Washington, N.C., on July 7, 1983.