Chase Budinger possesses an athletic ability that makes his all-around game look effortless, but his defense must improve for him to be a force at both ends ... Few players have entered this program with loftier expectations, but Chase Budinger delivered on that promise by earning Pac-10 Freshman-of-the-Year honors ... Chase Budinger's 484 points scored was the fifth-highest total for a freshman in school history, and in the Lute Olson era only Gilbert Arenas (523) and Sean Elliott (499) have tallied more ... Chase Budinger led the team with 50 three-point field goals and shot better than 55 percent from inside the arc.

Chase Budinger Bio in 2006-2007 :
Chase Budinger was an NABC second team all-District 15 selection ... A second team freshman All-America selection by both rivals.com and collegehoops.net ... 2007 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (5th Wildcat to earn the honor) ... Chase Budinger is one of just nine freshman to score more than 400 points in season in Arizona history ... Chase Budinger finished the season ranked seventh in the Pac-10 in scoring (15.6 ppg), 14th in rebounding (5.8 rpg) and fourth in FT percentage (.845) ... Chase Budinger ranked 52nd nationally in FT percentage ... Chase Budinger named Pac-10 Player of the Week on Nov. 20 after averaging 25.6 points and 7.0 rebounds in wins over Northern Arizona and New Mexico State, and is just the second freshman in league history to win the debut P.O.W. honor in his debut season ... Chase Budinger tallied a team-high 15 points to go with six boards and a block on 3/16 vs. Purdue ... Chase Budinger scored all 10 points in the first half vs. Oregon on 3/8 ... Chase Budinger hit just 3-of-12 shots en route to seven points and four boards at Stanford on 3/3 ... Chase Budinger posted his team-leading fifth double-double of the year with 18 points and a season-best 12 rebounds to go with a season-high four assists at California on 3/1 ... Chase Budinger scored 15 of his game-high 23 points in the second half (8-of-12 FG), including the game-clinching FTs with one second remaining, to go with two assists and two steals on 2/25 at Arizona State ... Tallied 13 points and two assists vs. UCLA on 2/17 ... Led the Cats with 19 points and added five boards and a season-high four assists on 2/15 vs. USC ... Chase Budinger topped 30 points for the second time this season and posted his fourth double-double (30 pts./10 reb.) on 2/10 at Oregon, including two key FT with two seconds remaining ... Finished out of double figures for the first time in seven games and equaled a season low one rebound on 2/8 at Oregon State ... Collected 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists on 2/3 vs. Washington ... Chase Budinger registered 19 points, five boards and two steals on 2/1 vs. Washington State ... Posted 16 points and seven rebounds (all in the second half) vs. North Carolina on 1/27 ... Collected his third double-double with game-high totals of 21 points (4th 20-pt. game) and 11 boards vs. Arizona State on 1/24 ... Posted 10 points, eight boards and two steals on 1/20 at UCLA, but missed all four shots from three-point range ... Chase Budinger tallied 14 points, eight boards, two assists and zero turnovers in 34 minutes at USC on 1/18 ... Scored a season-low four points and added three rebounds on 1/14 vs. Oregon ... Chase Budinger posted the second double-double of his career with 16 points and 10 boards on 1/11 vs. Oregon State to go with four assists and three steals ... Struggled a bit at Washington State on 1/6, totaling eight points (second time out of double figures), five rebounds and two assists ... Tallied a team-high 23 points to go with two assists, a career-best four steals, zero turnovers in 38 minutes on 1/4 at Washington ... Chase Budinger equaled a season high with three steals to go with 13 points (6-of-6 FT) and four boards (all in second half) on 12/28 vs. Stanford ... Hit 5-of-8 FGs vs. California on 12/28 to finish with 12 points, three boards, three assists and two steals ... Chase Budinger scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half vs. Memphis on 12/20 where he played a season-best 37 minutes ... Collected 15 points, four rebounds and two blocks on 12/17 vs. Houston ... Chase Budinger tallied only five points (2-of-9 FG) and a rebound on 12/9 vs. San Diego State, but managed a block and two steals ... Made his Madison Square Garden debut with 17 points (7-of-12 FG), three blocks and three steals on 12/5 vs. Louisville ... Earned Hall of Fame Challenge Player-of-the-Game honors following his 22-point, 8-rebound, 3-assist performance on 12/2 vs. Illinois ... Chase Budinger collected his first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in 36 minutes vs. UNLV on 11/28 ... Chase Budinger tallied 14 points (7-9 FG), eight boards and a block on 11/19 vs. Samford ... Scored 19 points and added seven boards and four assists on 11/19 vs. New Mexico State ... Hit 11-of-15 FGs, including 5-of-6 treys, to finish with 32 points vs. Northern Arizona on 11/15 — 23 of those points came in the first half which is believed to be a UA freshman record for points in a half, while the 32 points is the seventh-highest freshman total in UA history ... Debuted with 17 points, five rebounds and four assists on 11/12 at Virginia in 32 minutes with 15 of those points coming in the first half.

Chase Budinger Bio in High School :
Chase Budinger sgned his national letter-of-intent during the November Early Signing Period ... The most highly decorated prep player to enter the program ... One of the nation’s top players in both volleyball and basketball ... Chase Budinger ranked as the No. 7 overall prospect in the country and the No. 2 small forward by Bob Gibbons’ All-Star Sports Top 100 ... Chase Budinger earned co-Most Valuable Player honors at the McDonald’s High School All-America Basketball game and is the 14th McDonald’s All-American in school history ... A three-time San Diego County volleyball player of the year and the 2006 Mizuno national volleyball Player of the Year ... Chase Budinger prepped at La Costa Canyon High School, where he earned a total of eight letters ... Chase Budinger named San Diego County male Athlete of the Year by the San Diego Union-Tribune for his exploits in both basketball and volleyball... Averaged 34 points, 11 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.0 steals for coach Dave Lassaw as a senior in leading LCCHS to the CIF Regional championship ... Chase Budinger finished third in the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s "Best in the West" voting ... A Parade magazine first team All-American ... Chase Budinger tallied 11 points (5-of-8 FG), three rebounds, four assists and three steals in 21 minutes to claim co-MVP honors in the 2006 McDonald’s High School All-America Game, March 29 in San Diego ... Chase Budinger named the Most Valuable Player of the Nike Junior World Championships in Douai, France, in June 2006, where he averaged 28 points and eight rebounds per game as Team USA went 6-0 ... Chase Budinger former tourney MVPs include Carmelo Anthony and Tony Parker ... Averaged 27.9 points and 12.5 rebounds per game as a junior ... As an outside hitter in volleyball, helped the Mavericks win the San Diego section Division I championship for the third consecutive season, and he earned his third straight Union-Tribune boys’ volleyball Player-of-the-Year honor ... Chase Budinger was a scholar athlete at La Costa Canyon.

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