AT NKU: Gagai begins his second year with the Norse ... outstanding scorer and tough competitor ... will compete for All-GLVC honors this season ... a transfer from West Virginia University. 2007-08: Saw action in 27 games ... averaged 10.3 points and 2.2 rebounds ... earned GLVC Freshman of the Year honors ... named GLVC Player of the Week after leading NKU to wins against Southern Indiana and Kentucky Wesleyan ... led the team with 64 3-point field goals ... made 85.7 percent of his free throws..

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Ironton High School ... averaged 22.4 points per game as a senior ... scored a school-record 1,595 career points as a prep athlete ... earned first team Division III All-Ohio honors as a senior ... a two-time first team all-district selection by the Associated Press and the Southeast Ohio District Player of the Year as a senior ... also lettered in baseball and golf at Ironton.

PERSONAL: Born on May 17, 1987...son of John and Sheila Gagai.

2007-08 statistics