Brad Gianiny

Height:
6-1
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Alpharetta, Ga.
High School:
Fork Union Academy

Junior Year:

Name is pronounced JEE-uh-nee-nee.
Walk-on point guard who has earned three letters as a backcourt reserve.
Averaging nearly 7 minutes of action in a reserve role as a junior. He logged over 200 minutes in each of the past two seasons.
Scored a career-high nine points against Detroit, including scoring seven of the Cardinals' final 10 points of the game.
Made his only career start vs. Middle Tennessee.
Had three points and three assists against Arkansas State.
His father Fred played baseball (1971-74) and basketball at North Carolina.
Sophomore Year:
Walk-on point guard who earned a scholarship as a sophomore.
Played eight solid minutes against Georgia Tech in the NCAA Tournament second round (3/20/05).
Scored a career-best eight points against both Iowa and Tennessee State, hitting a pair of three-pointers in each game.
Scored five points in eight minutes of action at Southern Miss (1/11/05).
Had four points and matched a career-high with four assists against Lafayette (11/22/04).
Freshman Year:
Saw action in 12 games as a freshman.
Handed out a season-best four assists vs. Southern Miss (1/7/04) in just six minutes on the court.
Totalled a season-high five points, three rebounds and two assists vs. VMI in 12 minutes of action (12/23/03).
Played a season-high 13 minutes at USF, producing four points, three rebounds, a blocked shot and a steal (1/10/04).
Suffered a broken nose twice as a freshman -- once in preseason practice and again on Dec. 25. He had surgery to repair the break on Dec. 29.
High School:
Averaged 10.1 points and 5.4 assists last season as the starting point guard at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy, which posted a 28-2 record.
Four-year player at Chattahoochee High School in Alpharetta, Ga., where he helped his team to the final 16 teams in the state his final two years.
Averaged 12.4 points and 6.2 assists as a senior in helping Chattahoochee to a 26-6 record. Chattahoochee won the region championship his junior year with a 26-5 record.
Several of his teammates at Fork Union signed with colleges including Virginia, Army, Colgate, Virginia Tech, and VCU among others.
Personal:
Born Dec. 12, 1983 ... Son of Fred and Joann Gianiny ... Has one older sister (Beth) ... Major is management.
Personal goal at U of L is to win a national championship.
Feels Owen Wilson would be the best actor to play him in a movie.
Enjoys snow skiing, hanging out with friends and playing golf in his spare time.
What impresses him the most about Coach Pitino: his passion and dedication to success.
Chose to attend U of L because it's "the best university in the country in terms of education and athletics."
Best basketball advice given to him was to outwork your opponent.
Few people know that he was born in Rhode Island.
Most proud of his family.
His father has had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
When he played basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Jason Williams.
If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is his Atlanta Braves flag.
Would most like to meet Hugh Hefner.
Favorites:
Basketball Player: Steve Nash
Athlete, Other than a basketball player: John Busing
Movies: The Wedding Crashers, Old School, Caddyshack
TV Shows: Entourage, SportsCenter
Actor: Vince Vaughn
Comedian: Dane Cook
Subject: professional selling
Book: The Power of One
Musical Group/Singer: Counting Crows, O.A.R., Josh Kelley
Food: pizza, seafood
Vacation spot: Jersey shore, Nantucket
Best Player Ever Faced: David Kelly