College Career
In his freshman season (2001–02), in which he started 32 of 35 games, mostly at point guard, Pierce averaged 7.1 points (4th on the team), 3.3 rebounds (4th on the team) and a team-leading 3.3 assists per game, while making 16.7% of his three-pointers.
As he was suspended for the entire 2002-03 season, Pierce's sophomore season commenced in 2003-04. In 29 games, he averaged a team-leading 16.1 points, 5.7 rebounds (3rd on the team), and 3.7 assists (2nd on the team). A highlight was a 28-point performance in a 79-70 loss to Michigan on March 12, 2004.
In his final season (2004–05), up until it had been cut short, the junior had been leading the team with 17.8 points, while averaging 5.2 rebounds (2nd on the team), 4.2 assists, and for a team-high 2.5 steals, this was a marked improvement from 2001–02 and 2003–04, when he averaged only 0.9 steals in each of those seasons. He had a career-high 31 points and a team-high 3 steals in an 81-69 loss to Ohio State on January 8, 2005.
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