Nevada Named to the 2011-12 WAC Coaches preseason second-team and media preseason team ... Chosen preseason WAC Player of the Year in the Lindy's Sports magazine College Basketball 2011-12 preview issue ... Returning starter who led the team in scoring at 14.5 points per game ... Long-range shooter connected on 38.6 percent of his three-pointers and 76 made was the third best season in school history ... Will once provide the team with scoring in his junior year ... Lost 23 pounds and added strength during the offseason in preparation for his junior campaign ... Toured with Reach USA in China for the second summer in a row but was joined by teammate Devonte Elliott last summer.
2010-11 (Sophomore): Started all 32 games and led the Pack in scoring averaging 14.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 32.2 minutes per game ... Was the top scoring sophomore in the WAC ... Seventh in the WAC in scoring at 14.5 points per game ... Third in three-pointers made in the conference with 2.38 per game ... 12th in WAC play averaging 13.7 points per game ... Scored a team season-high 34 points in the first game of the WAC Tournament against Fresno State (3/9/11), making 11-of-14 field goals, all six three-point attempts and 6-of-11 free throws ... 34-point contest was the only 30-point game by a Pack player ... Scored in double figures 25 times, which led the team ... Was the Pack's leading scorer nine times (third on the team) and his four 20-point games tied for third with Olek Czyz ... His 76 three-pointers made in 2010-11 are the third best season in school history and 197 attempts are fifth ... Named Feb. 7-13 WAC Player of the Week after scoring 29 points at SJSU (2/12/11) to lead Nevada to a 84-76 overtime victory over the Spartans ... Made 11-of-21 field goals including three, 3-pointers and dished out a career-high six assists at SJSU ... Topped the team with158 field goals made and 400 attempts ... Earned first basketball letter.
2009-10: Redshirted per NCAA transfer rules.
Before Nevada Spent the 2008-09 season at Indiana University ...Played in 31 games and made three starts for the Hoosiers ... Averaged 5.9 points and 2.2 rebounds ... Had 37 assists and 23 steals ... Shot 37.3 percent from the field (66-of-177), 25.8 percent from three-point land (17-of-66) and 61.1 percent from the free throw line (33-of-54) ...Scored a season-high 14 points twice, nailing a pair of three-point field goals against Gonzaga and connecting on 6-of-9 field goal attempts against Minnesota.
High School A 2008 graduate of Ribet Academy in Los Angeles ... Led Artesia (Calif.) High School to a pair of state championships ... Earned all-state, all-C.I.F. and all-league honors ... Averaged 14.7 points as a junior and 13.0 points as a sophomore at Artesia ... Put up 12.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a freshman ... In his final two years, helped Artesia to a 66-3 record ... Was coached by Scott Pera at Artesia.
Personal General studies major ... The son of Kenny and Minnette Story of Cerritos, Calif. ... Has two brothers, Kenneth (27) and Deron (23), and one sister, Meka (12) ... Lists playing in his first collegiate game as his most exciting sports moment so far ... Enjoys jet skiing and playing video games ... Full name is Malik Cornell Story.
