Cougar Athletics
28 NAIA National Championships
93 GSAC Championships
...and counting

THIS YEAR: A sharp-shooting returnee, sophomore Mike Danielian is expected to battle for a starting position from the outset of the season ... Bolsters the Cougars perimeter shooting in a significant way ... Provides an instant-offense aspect ... Could push for GSAC postseason honors.

2007: Emerged as perhaps the Cougars’ top reserve during his 2007 freshman season in which he appeared in all 36 games, coming off the bench in each one ... Was fourth on the team in scoring (8.9 avg.) and second in 3-point field goals made (53) ... Tallied 5 20-point games, including a team season-high 31 in the Cougars’ romp over Hope International ... Poured in 27 in a loss at eventual GSAC champion Concordia ... Put together a mid-season 4-game stretch in which he averaged 17.3 points ... Scored a team-high 24 on the strength of 6-for-7 shooting from the 3-point arc in the Cougars 20-point victory over the NAIA’s No. 15-ranked San Diego Christian ... Averaged 10 points a game in GSAC play. CS FULLERTON: Was a walk-on freshman at NCAA Division I Cal State Fullerton during the 2006 season ... Redshirted the campaign and did not play in a game for the Titans.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played 2 seasons of varsity basketball for head coach Howard Levine at Grant High in Van Nuys, Calif. ... Was a 2-time All-L.A. City second team pick ... As a 2005 senior, led all of Southern California high schools in scoring by averaging 30.3 points a game ... Twice scored 50 or more points in a game, including a career-high 58 in a victory over Verdugo Hills High, breaking Gilbert Arenas’ school record ... Had 46 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals in a game vs. Birmingham High ... As a 2004 junior, averaged 21 points and was named All-San Fernando Valley first team ... Led the city section with 99 3-pointers made.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 8, 1987, in the Ukraine, to Sam (auto repair) and Svetlan Danielian ... Has 1 brother ... Majoring in communication.

YEAR   G-GS  FG-FGA  PCT 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA  PCT REB AVG AST PTS  AVG
2007  36-0  107-263 .407  53-151  54-62  .871  69 1.9  51 321  8.9