Ted Talkington

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
New Martinsville, W.Va.
High School:
Magnolia HS

At West Virginia: Guard who is in his fourth season in the program as a non-scholarship player ... sat out during the 2004-05 season ... one of the best players to come out of West Virginia high school basketball ... played shooting guard in high school ... has good offensive skills ... (2006-07): played in 18 games ... had an outstanding game against No. 2 UCLA, scoring five points off the bench ... scored two points with two steals against Slippery Rock ... had one block, one assist and one rebound against Savannah State ... had two assists against UMES ... grabbed one rebound against St. John’s ... played five minutes at Seton Hall and had a steal ... career-high five points in four minutes vs. UCLA ... scored three points at Georgetown ... finished with three points on a 3-pointer vs. Seton Hall ... (2005-06): played in six games as a redshirt freshman ... grabbed five rebounds against Washington & Jefferson ... scored his first points against UMBC ... finished with two points against the Retrievers.

In High School: A two-time Class AA all-state captain at Magnolia High ... played for Coach Dave Tallman ... scored 2,024 career points, 16th best in state history ... became the first larger-class (AAA-AA) player to lead the state in scoring two straight years ... averaged 30.1 points as a senior and 29.5 as a junior ... became only the fourth player to lead the state of West Virginia in scoring for a state championship ... second-team all-state in 2002 as a sophomore ... led the Blue Eagles to the Class AA state championship as a junior ... two-year team captain ... all-OVAC first team his junior and senior years ... West Virginia vs. Ohio all-star ... OVAC all-star ... North-South all-star ... Street & Smith’s preseason honorable mention All-American ... also played AAU basketball.

Personal: Son of Percy and Debbie Talkington ... born May 15 ... majoring in chemistry … BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.