#5 Jeray Key Position: G Year: Senior Height: 6-1 Hometown: Longview, WA Weight: 200 Previous School: Lower Columbia CC

 

2010-11: Started 24 of 28 games he played in for the Warriors, second most on the team…Led the club in minutes played and was third on the team in scoring at 7.9 points per game…Also averaged 3.3 rebounds…Led the Warriors in assists with 95 and was fourth in steals with 23…started his career off with a bang by scoring a season-high 20 points…scored in double digits in 12 games, including nine of the first 13 games of the season…finished with 19 points against Rocky Mountain during conference play when he made a season-best 12 free throws on 14 attempts… hit three of his seven 3-pointers against Montana Tech when he had 15 points…also had season highs of eight in rebounds, eight in assists, and three (twice) in steals…Did not foul out of a game and in fact never had more than three fouls in any contest a year ago…took on a different role at the end of the season when he scored just 14 total points in the final nine games.

 

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Spent two seasons at Lower Columbia Community College in Longview, Wash., where he was point guard on the basketball team…He served as captain during sophomore campaign under coach Jim Roffler…He earned first-team all-NWAACC during his sophomore year and also made the all-NWAACC Tournament Team…He scored 21 points in the first half of a game against Walla Walla Community College and finished with 25 points….During his freshman season, Key was named Most Inspirational at the NWAACC Tournament and scored 24 points in the championship game, which Lower Columbia lost by two points in overtime.

HIGH SCHOOL: Key earned three letters in basketball at Mark Morris High in Longview and was captain of the team his senior year in 2008...He earned league MVP and Best Defensive Player honors his senior year as well as first-team All-Area and All-State honors…Led team to 24-5 mark after a 26-1 record his junior year when the team’s only loss came in the state championship game…Earned first-team all-area and Best Defensive Player honors as a junior…He also played on the football and baseball teams and also was a team captain in both sports his senior year…He also earned All-Area and team MVP honors in baseball…Hit .436 with six home runs as a senior outfielder….Led the league in interceptions as a defensive back in football his senior year despite playing only half the season.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 22, 1989 in Vancouver, Wash. Parents are Jeff Key and Paige Espinoza…He has three brothers, Dominique, Torey, and Keenan, and two sisters, Erika and Analiah...Hobbies include baseball, football, and playing Xbox 360…Undeclared major.