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 ====== Damon Key #35 ====== ====== Damon Key #35 ======
-{{men_s_basketball:damonkey_w.jpg |}}+{{  men_s_basketball:damonkey_w.jpg|}}
  
   * **Position:** Forward/Center   * **Position:** Forward/Center
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   * **Birthdate:** December 17, 1971   * **Birthdate:** December 17, 1971
   * **Hometown:** Milwaukee, WI   * **Hometown:** Milwaukee, WI
-  * **High School:** Milwaukee Marquette+  * **High School:** [[Marquette H.S.]] 
 +  * **AAU Team:** Vic Tanny Warriors
   * **Parents:** James & Josephine Key   * **Parents:** James & Josephine Key
   * **Major:** Communication & Rhetorical Studies   * **Major:** Communication & Rhetorical Studies
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 ===== High School Career ===== ===== High School Career =====
-Damon Key starred right down Wisconsin Avenue from Marquette University at Marquette University High School, where he led the Hilltoppers to the 1990 WISAA State Championship.  From 1987-1990, he scored 1,266 points (527 coming in his senior year). In 1989, his junior year, he was placed on the AP All-State Fourth Team. In 1990, his senior year, he was selected to the AP All-State Team as well as the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association State Player of the Year, also known as "Mr. Basketball" of Wisconsin.\\+Damon Key starred right down Wisconsin Avenue from Marquette University at Marquette University High School, where he led the Hilltoppers to the 1989 WISAA State Championship and the 1990 WISAA State Championship Runner-Up.  From 1987-1990, he scored 1,266 points (527 coming in his senior year). In 1989, his junior year, he was placed on the AP All-State Fourth Team. In 1990, his senior year, he was selected to the AP All-State Team as well as the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association State Player of the Year, also known as "Mr. Basketball" of Wisconsin.\\
  
-Damon won a silver medal playing on the North team in the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival in Minneapolis.  Damon also played for the Vic Tanny Warriors AAU team (along with future MU teammate [[Jim McIlvaine]]), that placed second nationally in 1989 and fifth nationally in 1990 AAU competition.+Damon won a silver medal playing on the North team in the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival in Minneapolis.  Damon also played for the Vic Tanny Warriors AAU team (along with future MU teammate [[Jim McIlvaine]]), that placed second nationally in 1989 and fifth nationally in 1990 AAU competition.  Damon was invited to participate at the Nike ABCD Camp prior to his senior year and was named an All-Star at the prestigious Five-Star Basketball Camp that same summer.
  
 In 2005, he garnered 38 votes from the //Milwaukee Journal Sentinel// All-Time State High School Basketball committee voters. In the //Milwaukee Journal Sentinel// article, former Whitefish Bay Dominican head coach Gregg Trojanowski reminisced about Key: “Outstanding, dominant. Probably one of the best big men in the area. Brute force, physically mature. Because he was so strong, he was a good scorer.” [[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=303818|JS Online Story]]  In 2005, he garnered 38 votes from the //Milwaukee Journal Sentinel// All-Time State High School Basketball committee voters. In the //Milwaukee Journal Sentinel// article, former Whitefish Bay Dominican head coach Gregg Trojanowski reminisced about Key: “Outstanding, dominant. Probably one of the best big men in the area. Brute force, physically mature. Because he was so strong, he was a good scorer.” [[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=303818|JS Online Story]] 
  
 ===== Marquette Career ===== ===== Marquette Career =====
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 == 1990-91 == == 1990-91 ==
 Paced Marquette in scoring as a freshman (13.2 ppg).  Was the first Marquette freshman to lead his team in scoring since 1951-52.  Had a season-high of 26 points against Notre Dame, hitting on 11 of 14 field goal attempts.  Key registered 22 double-figure scoring games and three 20+ point games. Paced Marquette in scoring as a freshman (13.2 ppg).  Was the first Marquette freshman to lead his team in scoring since 1951-52.  Had a season-high of 26 points against Notre Dame, hitting on 11 of 14 field goal attempts.  Key registered 22 double-figure scoring games and three 20+ point games.
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 ^**TOTALS**            **29.2**|  **51.0**|  **34.9**|  **78.6**|  **6.3**|  **1.3**|  **2.0**|  **0.1**|  **0.5**|  **14.1**| ^**TOTALS**            **29.2**|  **51.0**|  **34.9**|  **78.6**|  **6.3**|  **1.3**|  **2.0**|  **0.1**|  **0.5**|  **14.1**|
  
-==== Marquette All-Time Rankings ==== +==== All-Time Marquette Rankings ==== 
-  *7th, Scoring (1,647)+  *10th, Scoring (1,647)
   *9th, Rebounding (739)   *9th, Rebounding (739)
-  *4th, Field Goals Made (627) + 
-  *10th, Field Goals Attempted (1,229) +=== All-Time Career Leader Rankings === 
-  *8th, Free Throws Made (378)+  *5th, Field Goals Made (627) 
 +  *9th, Free Throws Made (378)
  
 === All-Time Single Game Rankings === === All-Time Single Game Rankings ===
   * 1st, Free Throw Percentage (tied with 12 others), 100% (12-12) vs. Mississippi Valley State (December 17, 1991)   * 1st, Free Throw Percentage (tied with 12 others), 100% (12-12) vs. Mississippi Valley State (December 17, 1991)
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 +=== All-Time Single Season Rankings ===
 +  *1st, Field Goal Percentage (min. 250 att.) (57.7%)
 +  *4th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (86.9%)
  
 == All-Time Senior Season Rankings == == All-Time Senior Season Rankings ==
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 == All-Time Junior Season Rankings == == All-Time Junior Season Rankings ==
-  *8th, Field Goal Percentage (min. 200 att.) (51.5%) +  *8th, Field Goal Percentage (min. 250 att.) (51.5%) 
-  *4th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 70 att.) (86.9%)+  *3rd, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (86.9%)
  
 == All-Time Sophomore Season Rankings ==  == All-Time Sophomore Season Rankings == 
-  *1st, Field Goal Percentage (min. 200 att.) (57.7%) +  *1st, Field Goal Percentage (min. 250 att.) (57.7%) 
-  *7th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 70 att.) (75.6%)+  *8th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (75.6%)
  
-=== All-Time Freshman Season Rankings ===+== All-Time Freshman Season Rankings ==
   *3rd, Points (383)   *3rd, Points (383)
   *3rd, Scoring Average (13.2)   *3rd, Scoring Average (13.2)
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 === Collegiate Accolades === === Collegiate Accolades ===
-  * 1990-91 MCC All-Newcomer Team   +  * 1990-91 Midwest Collegiate Conference All-Newcomer Team   
-  * 1991-92 GMC All-Conference Second Team +  * 1991-92 All-Great Midwest Conference Second Team 
-  * 1992-93 GMC All-Conference Second Team+  * 1992 First Bank Classic MVP 
 +  * 1992-93 All-Great Midwest Conference Second Team 
 +  * 1993-94 All-Great Midwest Conference Second Team
   * 1993 All-Midwest Honorable Mention squad by Basketball Times   * 1993 All-Midwest Honorable Mention squad by Basketball Times
  
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