Utah State continued its storied basketball history during the 2011-12 season by securing its 13th-straight 20-win season and participating in its 13th-straight postseason
2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
First Round
Utah State vs. CSU Bakersfield
Honors:
Academic All-WAC (2010).
THIS SEASON:
Has an excellent feel for the game and his strengths are on the offensive end... Must improve defensively and he must get stronger which go hand-in-hand... Fits Utah State's system and his best days as an Aggie are ahead of him.
2011 SEASON (SO.):
Redshirted during his second year at Utah State.
SUMMER 2010:
Was one of 10 NCAA Division I student-athletes who participated in a week long tour with Athletes in Action in Poland... Averaged 8.0 points in four games, scoring in double-figures twice... Shot 46.2 percent from the field (12-26), 42.9 percent from three-point range (6-14) and was 2-of-2 at the free throw line.
2010 SEASON (FR.):
Played in 22 games during his first season at Utah State and averaged 10.6 minutes off the bench... Finished the year averaging 3.7 points and 0.7 rebounds, while shooting 40.9 percent from the field, 37.5 percent from three-point range and 92.9 percent at the free throw line... Scored a season-high 17 points against Southern Utah (11/28) as he was 5-of-8 from the field and 5-of-6 from three-point range... Scored eight or more points five times during the season... Had a season-high three rebounds against Brigham Young (12/2) and played a season-high 19 minutes in back-to-back games at Cal State Bakersfield (12/16) and Long Beach State (12/18)... An academic all-WAC honoree.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Ranked as the 43rd-best prep player in Texas by Texas Hoops... Averaged 22.5 points per game as a prep senior and led Hebron High School to a 20-11 record and an appearance in the District 6 Championship game... During his senior season, he shot 53.0 percent from the field, 44.0 percent from three-point range and 76.0 percent from the free throw line... Scored a career-high 34 points in the district championship game against L.D. Bell High School and scored 30-plus points three times during the year... As a prep senior, he led his district with 739 points and was the second-leading scorer in the Dallas-Fort Worth area... Was named the District 6-5A Offensive Most Valuable Player as a senior and was a McDonald's All-American nominee... Also earned all-region honors during his senior season, along with earning all-district honors as both a junior and senior... During his junior campaign, he averaged approximately 11.0 points per game.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Preston Jerome Medlin... Born March 26, 1991 in San Antonio, Texas... Parents are Brenda and Dwayne Medlin... Has one brother... His mother competed in the heptathlon at the University of Oklahoma... Enjoys going to the mall, playing video games and all sports... Undeclared on a college major.
