UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2008-09: Team co-captain … voted Best Defensive Player by teammates … given the Coaches’ Award at the yearend banquet … posted a 1.3 assist/turnover ratio as the team’s backup point guard … came off the bench as a defensive stopper and led the team in charges taken despite playing on 8.5 minutes per game … appeared in 31 games off the bench.
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2007-08: Started 22 games and appeared in 27 total … missed four games early in the season while traveling back to Japan to be with his family following the passing of his father after a long battle with a brain tumor … finished second in the WCC in assist-turnover ratio (1.8) … led team in assists per game (3.2) and led team in assists 14 total games … double figure scoring five times and a season-high 13 points on three occasions: versus Oregon Nov. 17, at Washington Dec. 15 and at Army Jan. 1 … led the team in free throw percentage (.845).
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2006-07: Named to the WCC All-Freshman Team ... in league games, led all WCC freshmen in assists (3.8), free throw percentage (.775), 3-point percentage (.364), 3-pointers made (1.4), assist/turnover ratio (1.5), minutes per game (35.6) and was second in scoring (8.4) ... started the last 15 games at point guard ... tied career high of 16 points and led all scorers in win over LMU in first round of WCC tournament ... 15 points and four assists at Gonzaga on Feb. 19 ... 12 points, eight assists and two turnovers in 38 minutes on Jan. 27 vs. San Diego ... 15 points (5-for-10 three-pointers) with four assists and one turnover in 39 minutes versus Gonzaga on Jan. 22 ... career-highs of 16 points and five rebounds in 32 minutes against LMU on Jan. 8 ... led the team in assists (3.3), three-point shooting (.375) and minutes per game (30.6).
MONTROSE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: Came to attend high school in the U.S. from Japan ... started all three years under two-time national high school coach of the year Stu Vetter ... Montrose was the USA Today preseason No. 1 team in the nation entering the 2005-06 season and finished ranked No. 9 with a 20-2 overall record ... posted a 68-9 overall record, nationally ranked all three years, and played in numerous elite national tournaments during Ito’s three years ... dealt then-No. 1 Oak Hill Academy its only loss of the 2005-06 season, 74-72 ... named a Washington D.C. area top 22 prospect among the class of 2006, Washington Post ... All-Metro and all-league status from the Post as a senior ... averaged 10.1 points and 6.5 assists as a junior and 6.6 points and 4.9 assists his senior year ... participated in the 2006 Capital Classic High School All Star Game.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 22, 1986 in Mie, Japan … son of Noriaki and Etsuko Ito … major is marketing and management.
ITO’S CAREER HIGHS
Points: 16, (2) last vs. Loyola Marymount (3/2/07)
Rebounds: 5, (3) last at San Francisco (2/18/08)
Field Goals: 5, (5) last vs. Oregon (11/17/07)
Field Goal Attempts: 15, vs. Oregon (11/17/07)
3-Point Field Goals: 5, vs. Gonzaga (1/22/07)
3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 10, vs. Gonzaga (1/22/07)
Free Throws: 7, (2) last vs. Northern Colorado (12/21/07)
Free Throw Attempts: 10, vs. Loyola Marymount (1/8/07)
Assists: 9, vs. Lewis & Clark (12/31/06)
Steals: 4, at Washington (12/15/07)
Blocks: N/A
Minutes Played: 40, (2) last vs. Pepperdine (3/7/08)
