2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster

BAY, Kalvin
Jersey Number 55

Kal Bay

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    170
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Tempe, Ariz.
  • High School:
    Marcos de Niza HS

COLORADO (freshman): Played in all 27 games, starting 12 ... Averaged 6.3 points, 1.9 assists and 1.3 rebounds ... Ranked second in 3-pointers made (43) and attempts (121) ... Third in assists (52) ... Finished with the best free throw percentage on the team making 22-for-28 (.786) ... Made 52 field goals, 43 of them from the 3-point arc ... Made the game-winning 3-pointer (only trey of game) with 25 seconds remaining over Nebraska (Mar. 3) ... In 12 starts, averaged 7.7 ppg., 2.6 apg. and made 14-for-16 free throws; Second in assists (31) of his 28 made field goals, 22 were from 3-point range ... Scored a pair of career-best 21-point efforts leading CU to victories over Central Florida (Jan. 3) and an upset win over No. 12/14 Oklahoma State (Feb. 3); also drained a personal-best and team-high five 3-pointers in those games ... Season-best six field goals made (five 3-pointers) in the win over the Cowboys ... Handed out seven assists versus Wyoming (Nov. 26) and six dimes at New Mexico (Nov. 14) and Central Florida (Jan. 3) ... Led CU in assists five times (twice shared) and twice in steals ... Went perfect from the free throw line three times with a 6-for-6 performance against the Golden Knights; 4-for-4 against the Cowboys and in the home win Nebraska (Mar. 3) ... Scored 10 or more points and made three or more treys, six times ... In the four games where he logged 26 or more minutes, CU won five of seven games (29 minutes vs. Nebraska, March 3, nine points; 33 minutes vs. Central Florida, 21 points; 27 minutes vs. Oklahoma State, 21 points; 27 minutes at Utah, 11 pts.; 26 minutes in season opener versus Denver, six points).

 

MARCOS de NIZA HS: Averaged 23.5 points, 7.6 assists and five rebounds in eight games as a senior, helping his team win seven of their first eight ... Four-year starter ... Second in Arizona history with 41 consecutive free throws made ... Also holds the state’s assists record with 15 in a single game ... Also holds the state record for single-season free throws made (176) and attempts (189) ... Excellent free throw shooter averaging over 90% in all four years ... Junior Year: First-team all-state, all-conference, all-city selection ... Ranked first in the state in assists and third in scoring ... Made 39 consecutive free throws, twice and helped lead the team to the second round of the state tournament ... Sophomore Year: Averaged 18 points, eight assists, six rebounds, two steals a game ... Central Region Player of the Year, first team all-region, second team all-state and helped team to an Elite Eight state tournament appearance despite losing all starters the previous season ... Freshman Year: Second team all-conference and honorable mention all-state averaging 13.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists, two steals per game ... Also selected all-region, the only freshman to be named in the state.

 

ACADEMICS: Is an open option major in Colorado’s College of Arts and Sciences.

 

PERSONAL: Born Kalvin Reed Bay on August 9, 1987 in Vancouver, Washington ... Son of Kurtis and Tammy Bay ... Has a younger brother, Kory, a 10th grader ... Looks to one day play in the NBA, also collects basketball cards.

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