Steve Gansey Class: Junior Hometown: Olmsted Falls, Ohio High School: Olmsted Falls Height / Weight: 6-3 / 195 Position: Guard Birthdate: 10/17/1985

Hard-nosed. Tough. Tenacious. Dedicated. All are words that Mike Garland uses to describe Steve Gansey, and all are traits that Gansey showed during his freshman campaign. An off-guard who is capable of taking over games with his outside shooting, Gansey's playing skills fit well with Garland's up-tempo style. The development that he showed in his first season made him one of the top freshman in the Horizon League.

2003-04 SEASON:
• Key member of the rotation, starting four of the 25 games that he played in and averaged 13.2 minutes a game. He missed only the Feb. 23 Loyola contest, sitting out with a sprained ankle.
• Ranked 12th in the league, shooting .376 from three-point range (33-90).
• Scored 14 points, including 11 in a row in the first half, at Central Michigan (Feb. 19), going four-of-six from three-point.
• Made three of his four three-point attempts to score nine points vs. Butler (Jan. 27).
• Scored 10 points at Youngstown State (Jan. 22), on 4-for-6 shooting, including the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:50 left.
• Tallied nine points, all in the second half, at UW-Milwaukee (Jan. 20).
• Posted 10 points with a career-high nine rebounds vs. Loyola (Jan. 3).
• Scored a career-high 17 points, on 5-of-7 shooting from three-point at Akron (Dec. 8).
• Fired in 11 points, on 5-for-8 shooting, in exhibition win over Ohio Dominican (Nov. 8).

PRE-CLEVELAND STATE CAREER:
• First team all-state choice by the Associated Press as a senior at Olmsted Falls High, playing for coach Pat Donohue.
• Averaged 22.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists as a senior, helping team to a 22-3 record and the regional finals of the state tourney.
• Two-time league player of the year, playing on teams that were 54-2 in league play during his career, winning four conference titles.
• McDonald's All-America nominee as a senior. • Twice named to the all-district team, earning district co-player of the year kudos as a senior.
• Ranked fifth in school history with 1,311 career points, playing on teams that compiled a 78-15 record.
• Tabbed as the MVP of the OHSBCA North-South All-Star game, scoring 20 points to lead the North squad to victory.

PERSONAL:
Born Oct. 17, 1985 in Parma, Ohio. . . son of Tony and Gale Mazzela and Steve Gansey, Sr.. . . has five older brothers. . . brother Mike is a senior on the men's basketball team at West Virginia. . . undecided on a major.