Chris Current

Height:
6-4
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Frankfort, Ky.
High School:
Frankfort HS

Junior Year:

Walk-on guard who has lettered three years as a reserve.
Produced a career-high seven points against South Carolina in the NIT semifinals.
Made his first career start against Delaware State in the NIT first round, contributing three points, two assists and a steal in 14 minutes of action.
Handed out a career-high three assists against Prairie View A&M in 10 minutes of action, adding a point and a rebound.
Buried a three-pointer against Akron.
Did not dress at St. John's due to a stomach virus.
Sophomore Year:
Earned a scholarship for his sophomore season after walking on as a freshman.
Connected on his first three-pointer against Marquette (1/26/05).
Scored his first basket of the season against TCU (1/8/05).
Had two rebounds and a steal in 12 minutes of playing time at Southern Miss (1/11/05).
Unavailable for action against Louisiana-Lafayette (3/18/05) with a stomach virus.
Missed the Cardinals first four games and several days of practice with a deep bruise in his right calf muscle.
Produced two steals and a free throw in six minutes of action against North Carolina A&T (12/14/04).
U of L was 15-0 when he played at least one minute in a game.
His uncles John and Jamey Bennett played baseball at Morehead State.
Freshman Year:
One of three non-scholarship players on the Cardinal roster in 2003-04 as a freshman, a list which also included Brad Gianiny and Perrin Johnson.
Scored his first collegiate points on a three-point goal against VMI, also grabbing a rebound in six minutes on the court.
Played briefly against Austin Peay, Toledo, Southern Mississippi, USF, Houston, TCU and Saint Louis for his only other appearances of the season.
High School:
Averaged 24.5 points, 11.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists as a senior last year in leading Frankfort (Ky.) High School to a 20-8 record and their third staight district title.
Second-team all-state selection by the Courier-Journal as a senior.
Class valedictorian at Frankfort High School after being home schooled through the eighth grade.
Four-sport letterman at Frankfort, also participating in baseball, cross country and track.
Won the Kentucky state A championship in the 400 meter dash as a junior (time of 50.60), earning all-state honors in 2002.
Helped the Frankfort baseball team win its first district title in 14 years, advancing to the region for the first time since 1993.
Four-time academic all-state cross country honoree.
Personal:
Born Dec. 17, 1984 ... Son of Tom and Carol Current ... Has two younger brothers (Will, David) and one younger sister (Mary Beth) ... Major is business management.
Personal goal is to gain a well-rounded education and win a national championship.
Enjoys playing bridge and the piano in his spare time.
Feels Owen Wilson would be the best person to play him in a movie.
What impresses him the most about Coach Pitino is "his work ethic and his ability to maximize his players' potential."
Few people know that he can play bridge.
Chose to attend U of L because of Coach Pitino, basketball and the education he is receiving at U of L.
If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you'd notice is his refrigerator.
Best moment of his athletic career was the comeback victory over West Virginia for the 2005 NCAA Albuquerque Region Championship and reaching the Final Four in St. Louis.
Wanted to wear No. 21 because he wore the same number in high school.
Best basketball advice given to him was "there is always someone working harder; don't let it happen."
Bill Graham (AAU coach), Tom Current and Bobby Scott have had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
Would most like to meet Muhammad Ali.
Favorites:
Basketball Player: Ray Allen
NBA Team: Golden State Warriors
Athlete, Other than a basketball player: Lance Armstrong
Movies: Old School, The Shawshank Redemption, The Wedding Crashers
TV Shows: 24, Lost, Entourage
Book: The Bible
Actor: Vince Vaughn
Comedian: Dane Cook
TV Sports Personality: Stuart Scott
Subject: marketing
Foods: pizza, steak
Midnight snack: chocolate pudding
Musical Group/Singer: everything, especially DMB or Coldplay
Vacation spot: Florida
Best Athlete Ever Faced: Francisco Garcia