Corey Santee
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| Position | Point guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| League | NBDL |
| Team | Fort Worth FLyers |
| Born | July 18, 1983 Flint, Michigan |
| Nationality |  United States |
| College | Texas Christian University |
| Pro career | 2006–present |
| Former teams | Fort Worth Flyers (2006-2007) Intercollege Etha (2007) Welcoat Dragons (2008) |
Corey Santee (born September 13, 1981 in Flint, Michigan) is an American professional basketball guard, currently playing for the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League.
Corey is a very charismatic young man and always makes people laugh. Corey has a strong tie to his hometown of Flint, Michigan and tries to give back whenever he can. Corey’s passion is basketball and when he is not playing basketball enjoys spending time with his friends from both TCU and his hometown in Flint. Corey’s favorite basketball player is Magic Johnson who is also from Michigan.
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[edit] High School
Santee was a three-year starter at Flint Southwestern Academy. As a senior in 2001, he averaged 20 points and 7 assists per game, leading him to earn first team All-State honors. He also finished as the runner-up for Michigan's "Mr. Basketball" and was rated the number one point guard in the 2001 class in the state of Michigan by Prep Spotlight Magazine. [1]
[edit] College Career
After high school, Santee was recruited by coach Billy Tubbs to attend Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. The previous year, Flint natives Mateen Cleaves, Morris Peterson and Charlie Bell (the "Flintstones") had led Michigan State to a national championship, causing TCU fans to greatly anticipate the arrival of their own "Flintstone" on campus. After Santee's freshman year at TCU, Tubbs was replaced by Neil Dougherty, who came to TCU fresh from a trip to the Final Four as an assistant at Kansas.
Santee was named Team MVP and All-Conference USA as both a junior and senior. In his junior season Corey started all 29 games at point guard and played a team-high 33.1 minutes per contest while ranking first on the team in scoring at 14.5 per contest and in assists at 4.4 per game. As a senior in 2005, he lead his team with 14ppg, 3rpg, 4 assists. He scored a season high 26 points against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. He towed the Horned Frogs to the quarterfinal round of the NIT. Corey Santee started 61 straight games for TCU and ended his college career as the all-time assists leader and also had 1,832 points, good for second on the school's all-time scoring list.
[edit] Professional Career
Santee was on many NBA teams’ draft board but he went undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft. He played professional basketball in Germany for the Sellbytel Baskets Nürnberg for a year before returning to play for the Fort Worth Flyers, playing both guard spots. He put up in 12.2 points, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steal a game in the 2006-2007 NBDL season and also ranked in the top five for three pointer made.
Santee then played for Intercollege Etha in the Top Division in Cyprus, Greece, where he is one of the top three point shooters in Cyprus. He also led the Cyrpus league in minutes played.
He is currently playing in the Philippine Basketball Association, playing as an import for the Welcoat Dragons. He is leading the league in assists.
[edit] Player Profile
Santee is an efficient floor leader and an outstanding perimeter shooter. Aside from running a team efficiently, he can score at will when called upon.
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