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• Position: Forward
  
• Height: 6'7“
  
• Weight: 215 lbs.
  
• Birthdate: November 4, 1981
  
• High School: New Trier High School in New Trier, IL / New Hampton Preparatory in New Hampton, New Hampshire
  

Came to the Marquette program after spending the 2000-01 season at New Hampton Prep School in New Hampshire … Helped his team to a record of 21-7 by averaging 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per contest … Served as New Hampton's captain … Was ranked as the No. 51 fifth-year player by HoopScoop … Coached at New Hampton by Jamie Arsenault … As a high school player, he played three years at Morgan Park before playing his senior campaign at New Trier where he helped the Trevians to the Class AA quarterfinals … Averaged 13.0 points and 12.0 rebounds his senior year … Earned Special Mention Honors on the 1999-2000 Chicago Tribune All-State Team … Also claimed conference and area Player of the Year recognition … Played in the 2000 Wendy's All-Star Game which pitted Chicago and New York players and scored a team-best 15 points in helping the Chicago squad to a 93-72 win … Played for the outstanding Illinois Warriors AAU team … Picked Marquette over Villanova, Providence, Tulane, and South Carolina.

While at New Hampton Prep, Townsend played alongside current NBA star, Rashad McCants of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

• 2001-02 Notes: Played in 19 MU contests … Averaged 7.8 minutes per outing … Saw a three-minute stint against Tulsa in the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 14) where he came up with one steal … Turned in a productive nine-minute stint vs. DePaul (Jan. 19), recording a season-high two assists, two blocks and one steal … 12-minute outing vs. Morris Brown (Jan. 2) where he scored three points … Returned to the lineup against Wake Forest (Dec. 29) after missing the Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 19) and Wisconsin (Dec. 22) contests due to an ankle injury … Had started the four previous games prior to the Pine Bluff contest … Drew initial starting assignments in both games of the Blue & Gold Coca Cola Classic and was named to all-tournament team (10 ppg) … First career start came vs. Texas Southern and he responded with a season-high 11 pts. … Gave MU a boost off the bench vs. Tennessee with seven points and four rebounds … Two steals in eight minutes vs. Indiana … Six points and grabbed two rebounds in nine minutes vs. Chicago State.

• 2002-03 Notes: Started all 33 MU games and averaged 25.5 minutes per outing … Ranked 13th among C-USA players in three-point field goal shooting with a 38.1 percent mark (37-of-97) … No. 3 on the squad in treys … 38.5 percent effort from beyond the arc (20-of-52) in league outings ranked him 11th … Had treys to his credit in 23 contests including eight performances of two or more … Notched double-figure scoring on seven occasions … Five-of-eight from the floor and finished with 13 points, then his third straight game in double digits, against Cincinnati (Feb. 1) … Went five-of-nine from the floor, including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, en route to 13 points vs. East Carolina (Jan. 29) … Recorded career highs in both points (16) and assists (5) against Grambling (Dec. 28) … Hit a career-best four three-point field goals en route to 12 points vs. DePaul (Jan. 25) … Led the team in rebounding with five boards against Pittsburgh (Mar. 22) in NCAA Tournament second-round game … Shot 50 percent or better from the floor in 19 games … Enjoyed an exceptional six-game shooting stretch (Jan. 11-Feb. 1) where he connected on 60 percent of his field goal attempts (21-of-35) … Played 33 minutes vs. Wisconsin (Dec. 14) and totaled nine points, all of which came on three three-point field goals … Recorded a career-long 36 minute performance at Dayton (Dec. 30) and finished with 11 points, his third straight game of double figures, and five rebounds … Tied his then career best with three treys at Dayton … 14-point (second-highest career total), five-rebound performance at DePaul (Feb. 12) … 29 minutes at Notre Dame (Dec. 2) and totaled seven points and four assists … Played a then career-long 34 minutes at East Carolina (Dec. 30) and came through with 11 points (three treys) while posting a career-high six boards …Eight points and five rebounds (5) vs. Villanova (Nov. 15) in season opener.

Son of Denise Beloch … Joe and Kathy Schwaba serve as his legal guardians … Majors in education.