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As a Sophomore in 2006-07: emerging as GW's best frontcourt scorer/rebounder/shot-blocker • team leader in blocks (60)--4th in A-10 • tied for second on team in rebounding with 5.0 rpg • flirted with double-double w/ 12 pts., 7 rebs. at BU (11-10-06) • had a 22-pt., 10-reb. double-double vs. Longwood (11-17-06) • hit 5-6 FGs (13 pts.) vs. Virginia Tech (12-3-06) • career-high 7 blks. w/16 pts., 7 rebs. vs. UMES (12-5-06) • grabbed 10 rebs. vs. USC (12-9-06) • double-doubled w/ 16 pts., 11 rebs. vs. #23/17 Air Force (12/28/06) • converted 7-9 FGs (14 pts.), 3 assts. @ Rhode Island (1-27-07) • hit 7-10 FGs for 14 pts., 7 rebs. @ Dayton (1-31-07) • scored career-high 24 pts. 9-11 FGs vs. Richmond (2-21-07)
As a Freshman in 2005-06: made his collegiate debut by hitting 2-2 FGs, 5 rebs., 2 assts. blk., stl. vs. Kennesaw St. (11-23-05) • hit 2-3 FGs for 6 pts., 3 rebs. vs. St. Francis-PA (11-30-05) • shot 2-3 FGs with a block vs. UMES (12-17-05) • hit his only FG @ Temple (1-4-06) • had a breakaway dunk vs. Saint Louis (1-11-06) • suffered broken nose with 6 sec. remaining in Richmond game (2-5-06), subsequently missed Dayton, Saint Joseph's games • appeared briefly wearing protective mask vs. UMass (2-15-06)
High School: Averaged 16.5 points and 11 rebounds as senior last year for Gwynn Park High School as a junior under coach Steve Matthews in nearby Brandywine, MD ... as a junior, he averaged 15.6 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks ... he was rated the No. 1 wing forward in the state of Maryland by Marylandprephoops.com ... Hobbs says, "He is a terrific shooter for a guy his size and he has a willingness to want to be the best. His best days are ahead of him."
Personal: Born May 20, 1987 in Washington, DC ... full name is Robert James Diggs ... son of Cynthia Diggs ... one of 10 children, has four sisters, Tosha, Toya , Tonya, Kawanna and five brothers, Deval, Antoine, Kevin, Levar and Andre... arts & sciences major.
