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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Fort Myers, FL
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| High School:
Lehigh
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| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 180
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| Position:
OF
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| Bats/Throws::
R/R
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Joins the baseball team after spending the fall semester as a defensive back
with the football team...recorded 21 tackles during the 1999 season,
including one pass break-up, one forced fumble and one tackle for
loss...highly athletic and brings a lot of speed to the outfield...has not
played baseball competitively since his junior season in high school...sat
out his senior baseball season due to a broken wrist.
LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Tom Rosezll...four-year letterwinner in baseball...lone member on
his team who had a batting average of over .400 two consecutive seasons...
also lettered in football, basketball and track...finished his high school
basketball career with a 20.1 points per game average, as well as 5.5
assists and 4.3 steals...named a Blue Chip Prospect in football...recorded
five touchdowns in one game...was a 4A All-State selection...registered 102
tackles, including 42 solo stops, two sacks and seven interceptions as a
senior...also competed at running back, where he nearly had a 1,000-yard
season with 928 rushing yards on 115 carries with 13touchdowns...caught 15
passes for 289 yards and three scores...returned three punts for
scores...timed in the 100 meters at 10.5...timed in the 200 meters at 21.8.
Junior Year, 1998: Batted .463 with 48 RBI, five home runs and 33 stolen
bases...also hit seven triples and six doubles...had an .853 slugging
percentage...served as team captain...voted team MVP, as well as
All-Conference and District First-Team...was a second-team All-State
selection...totaled a school record 35 hits and 33 stolen bases as a
junior...guided his team to the district finals...named one the top 100
players in the country by Perfect Game. Sophomore Year, 1997: Batted .410
with 28 stolen bases, 27 hits, two home runs, five triples, nine doubles and
35 RBI...stole 12 bases in three games at the Perfect Game Showcase.
PERSONAL
Full name is Phillip Darren Buchanon...born September 19, 1980...plans to
major in business...son of Annie Davis and James Buchanon...has two
brothers, Harry Spears (16) and Jermey Davis (7) and one sister, Nicole
Davis (14)...member of his high school's honor and scholar club...named top
scholar-athlete as a senior...looks up to Deion Sanders, due to his
versatility to master many sports...related to Jevon Kearse of the Tennessee
Titans and Ray Buchanon of the Atlanta Falcons.
