Palomar Men's Basketball 2008-09

THEO OVERSTREET

NO. 12 /  Point Guard, 5-10, 170

YEAR: Sophomore

HOMETOWN: Murrieta, CA

HIGH SCHOOL: Escondido (Escondido, CA)  2007

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 16, 1988 at Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego. ... Son of Gary and Elsa Overstreet.... Has two brothers, Adam (18) and Gary. ... Cousin of current Palomar basketball and football player Eric "E.J." Johnson.

2008-09 SEASON: Leads the team in scoring (14.3 points per game) for the season as of Feb. 3, and is averaging 14.7 points for 11 Pacific Coast Conference games. ... Is averaging 4.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists (5.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the conference). ... Leads the team with 49 3-pointers. ... Was selected as Pacific Coast Conference Men's Athlete of the Week for all sports for the week that ended Dec. 28. ... Scored 20 points,  including four 3-pointers, and dished off three assists as he led the Comets to an 83-72 victory over Napa Valley on Nov. 14. ... Pumped in 24 points and passed off for five assists against Los Angeles Valley on Nov. 21. ... Scored 14 points as the Comets downed Santa Barbara City College 80-73 on Nov. 22. ... Scored 21 points on Nov. 28 against Arizona Western, then ranked No. 5 in the nation in NJCAA (non-California) Division I. ... Had 10 points vs. state No. 19-ranked Pasadena City College on Nov. 29. ... Contributed 16 points and four assists against state No. 9-ranked Yuba on Nov. 10. ... Had six assists against Antelope Valley on Nov. 11. ... Grabbed six rebounds and had four assists at MiraCosta on Dec. 19. ... Scored 26 points, pulled down six rebounds and also had four assists and three steals to lead the Comets to a 71-63 victory over state No. 7-ranked Cuesta on Dec. 28. ... Had 12 points and six assists vs. state No. 1-ranked Fresno City College on Dec. 29. ... Scored 21 points and had four assists in a 76-60 victory over Hancock on Dec. 30. ... Had 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists against state No. 2-ranked San Diego City College on Jan. 3. ... Scored 20 of his 23 points in the first half to help put the game away early as the Comets won 100-83 on the road against San Diego Mesa on Jan. 7. Attempted only one shot in the second half, going 7-for-11 from the field and 5-for-6 on 3-pointers. Finished the game with seven rebounds and six assists. ... Had 13 points, six rebounds and eight assists in a 71-67 win over Grossmont on Jan. 10. ... Scored nine of his game-high 16 points in the second half against Imperial Valley on Jan. 20 as the Comets came back from a nine-point halftime deficit to beat the Arabs 61-48. ... His 21 points and five assists helped ignite a come-from-behind, 67-61 victory over rival MiraCosta on Jan. 28. ... Scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds vs. San Diego City College on Jan.  31.

2007-08 SEASON: Averaged 10.0 points for the season and 11.5 points in Pacific Coast Conference games as the Comets' starting point guard. .... Led the team in assists with a 2.7 average ... Averaged 3.3 rebounds and and 2.7 assists in PCC games. ... Passed off for six assists in a 104-90 win over Cerritos in the Comets' home opener. ... Scored 13 points against Los Angeles Trade Tech, currently ranked No. 2 in the state, on Nov. 24. ... Scored 10 points as the Comets beat Southwestern 76-60 on Nov. 25. ... Tallied 12 points vs. state No. 4-ranked Citrus on Nov. 28. ... Tallied 19 points against state sixth-ranked Mt. San  Jacinto on Dec. 4. ... Tallied 11 points as the Comets demolished rival MiraCosta 108-69 on Dec. 6. ... Scored 17 points vs. San Diego City College on Dec. 15. ... Had 10 points in an 88-83 win at Barstow on Dec. 19. ... Had four rebounds in an 89-77 win over Los Angeles City College on Dec. 28. ... Had five boards vs. Chaffey on Dec.29. ... Scored 11 points against Grossmont on Jan. 6. ..... Pulled down six rebounds against Imperial Valley on Jan. 6. ... Contributed four rebounds vs. MiraCosta on Jan. 26. ... Scored 16 points and dished off six assists in a 96-58 win over San Diego City College on Jan. 30. ... Scored a team-high 21 points as the Comets bounced San Diego Mesa 77-62 on Feb. 2. ... Had 14 points, four assists and four steals against Grossmont on Feb. 6. ... Scored 16 points, going 5-for-7 from the field and 3-of-5 on 3-pointers, as the Comets stunned newly-crowned conference champion Imperial Valley 83-73, handing the Arabs their first PCC loss in 14 games.... Had five rebounds against Cuyamaca on Feb. 20. ... Finished the season with 15 points vs. Southwestern in the Comets' final game on Feb. 23.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Played three varsity seasons for former Comet Paul Baldwin at Escondido High School. ... Was Valley League Player of the Year, All-CIF-San Diego Section and team MVP at Escondido. ... Helped lead San Diego County to a 96-78 victory over Riverside County in the San Diego County vs. Riverside County All-Star game at the Palomar Dome as he scored 12 points (10 in the second half). ... Overstreet was San Diego's MVP in the game..

ACADEMICS: Undecided major. ... Carried a 2.8 grade-point average in high school.

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(Updated as of Feb. 3, 2009)