Omar Krayem profile

Omar Krayem

Class: Junior Hometown: Modesto, Calif. High School: Modesto HS '04 Last College: Lower Columbia CC, Wash. Height / Weight: 6-0 / 180 Position: G Experience:

Junior College: Krayem led the 31-2 Red Devils to a runner-up finish in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Tournament and earned first team All-Tournament honors. He then was selected as the MVP in leading the West over the South 104-94 in an NWAACC All-Star Game, finishing with 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Krayem earned MVP honors at the NWAACC Tournament as a freshman when he averaged 18.3 points and four assists in four tournament games. During the regular season, he averaged nearly 14 points, four assists and three rebounds as Lower Columbia finished the season 26-7. He was coached by Jim Roffler.

High School: As a senior at Modesto High School in the 2003-04 season, Krayem averaged 21.7 points and made 48.5 percent of his three-point attempts. He was the Modesto Bee Player of the Year, and was the Modesto City League MVP. Modesto finished 18-11 and advanced to the second round of the CIF playoffs in the Sac-Joaquin Section.

Personal: Born Oct. 12, 1986, in San Francisco, Calif. Interdisciplinary studies major. Son of Nabil Krayem. Name is pronounced "Cray-m." Nickname is "Omeezy."