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Ali Farokhmanesh Class: Senior Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa High School: West Last College: Kirkwood CC Weight: 190 Position: G Birthdate: 04/16/1988

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Ali Farokhmanesh Final Stats in PDF Format

Northern Iowa guard Ali Farokhmanesh drives past Kansas guard Brady Morningstar (12) during the second half of an NCAA second-round college basketball game, Saturday, March 20, 2010, in Oklahoma City.

SENIOR (2009-10): Featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated after leading UNI past Kansas to Sweet 16 ... knocked down a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left against Kansas to spearhead the upset win (3/20) ... sank 3-pointer with 4.9 seconds left to lift UNI past UNLV, 69-66 (3/18) ... earned Honorable Mention All-MVC honors ... named the MVC Player of the Week for his efforts against Creighton and Old Dominion ... scored 23 second-half points to set a career-high in UNI's 71-62 win over Old Dominion (2/19) ... drained five 3-pointers and tied for team-high scoring honors with 17 pts vs. Creighton (2/16) ... sank two 3-pointers from deep in the final 5:00 to help UNI to a 57-48 win at Drake (2/10) ... tallied a team-high 14 points and drained 4 3-pointers in a 52-50 win over Bradley (1/12) ... led the squad with 15 points in a 60-52 win at Creighton (12/29) ... his 15 second-half points helped Panthers to a 72-54 win over Wyoming (12/23) ... scored a team-high 15 points and tallied a season-high four assists in an 82-65 win over Siena (12/12) ... his 3-pointer with 34.3 seconds left gave UNI the lead at 61-59 in a 63-60 win at Iowa State (12/2) ... dove for a loose ball with 1:19 left vs. Iowa State - coach Jacobson credited it as a key play, as the Panthers were able to call a timeout and set up for his eventual go-ahead 3-point shot ... buried four first-half 3-pointers against DePaul (11/20) ... led the Panthers in scoring vs. Blue Demons with 12 points (11/20) ... connected on a trio of second-half 3-pointers to help UNI to a 71-65 win at Denver (11/13) ... made all three free attempts, including two with five seconds left against Pioneers (11/13).

JUNIOR (2008-09): Named to the MVC All-Newcomer squad ... started all 34 games ... sank a team-high 75 three-pointers, which ranks second all-time in Panther history behind Erik Smith's total of 79 in 2001-02 ... averaged 9.6 points per game ... turned the ball over only 38 times in 34 games ... made at least two pointers in 23 of the 34 games he played ... drained a season-high six three-pointers in a 20-point effort against Illinois-Chicago (11/19) ... tied his career-high with another 20-point effort in double-overtime game vs. Indiana State (12/28) ... all 20 points against the Sycamores came in the second half and overtime periods ... earned MVC Newcomer of the Week honors after he averaged 15.5 points and shot 60 percent from the field in guiding UNI to wins at Creighton (1/6) and at home over Missouri Sate (1/10) ... against Creighton, he drained a baseline jumper with 1:14 to go to give the Panthers the lead for good and then made a pair of free throws with nine seconds left in a 69-66 victory ... led the Panthers to a 59-55 victory over Illinois State (1/28) in the McLeod Center with a 17-point effort that included 6-of-11 shooting and 4-of-7 from beyond the arc ... hit three three-pointers in game's final 3:30 to help UNI come from eight down to beat Bradley (2/3), 61-58 ... made a pair of free throws in the final 10 seconds to clinch the Panthers' MVC tournament quarterfinal victory over Indiana State (3/6) ... hit a big three and made two free throws in overtime of the MVC Championship to help the Panthers to a 60-57 overtime win over Illinois State (3/8) to propel the Panthers to the NCAA Tournament.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played his first year at Indian Hills (2006-07) ... transferred to Kirkwood for his sophomore season (2007-08) ... averaged 17 points, five assists and three rebounds for the Eagles ... was a first-team NJCAA Division II All-American ... named conference's Most Valuable Player ... Kirkwood finished 2007-08 season 32-3 and with a third-place finish at the national tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Iowa City West High School ... averaged 18.5 points and 5.5 assists per game his senior season ... two-time all-conference selection for the Trojans ... named first-team all-state as a senior ... named conference MVP ... selected team captain.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ali Fredrick Farokhmanesh ... majoring in marketing ... son of Cindy Fredrick and Mashallah Farokhmanesh ... born April 16, 1988, in Pullman, Wash. ... favorite movie is "Gladiator" ... favorite historical figures are Muhammad Ali and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ... favorite sports memory was qualifying for state basketball tournament at Iowa City West.