2008-09: Played in 27 of 31 games, starting 25... Finished second on the team in scoring at 12.2 per game... Missed the 1/20 DePaul game with a concussion suffered during the 1/17 West Virginia game, the 2/21 game at UConn, 3/1 game vs. WVU and 3/3 game vs. Cincinnati with Plantar Fasciitis, Achilles Tendonitis and a bruised talus... Matched his career high with 26 points 12/21 vs. Wright State, hitting 7-12 shots and 5-9 3-pointers... Also matched his career high with seven free throws made... Had team-high 18 points 12/22 vs. Oral Roberts... Was named to the San Juan Shootout All-Tournament team, the only Bull recognized... Was playing in front of his family for the first time as a collegian... Set a new career high for the second time this season with 26 points 12/3 at UAB... Connected on 10 of 20 shots and 6 of 12 from 3-point range... His 10 field goals also set a new career mark for the second time this season and his six 3-pointers established a new career high... Set a then career high with 22 points 11/19 at Virginia, going 9-15 from the field, including 4-7 from 3-point range... Nine field goals made at UVa set a then career high, outshooting the eight made vs. Syracuse (2/13/08)... Led the Bulls with 18 points 11/14 vs. SMU, going 7-16 from the field and 4-9 from 3-point range... The four 3-pointers made in the first two games of the season matched his then career high done three times now (11/24/07 vs. East Carolina the other time)... Had 12 points 11/25 vs. High Point, making three 3-pointers... In double figures again with 10 points 11/29 vs. Northeastern, hitting two 3-pointers and pulling down a season high five rebounds... Had 15 points 12/6 at UCF, including three 3-pointers... Had a team-high 20 points 12/14 vs. Niagara, going 7-12 from the field and 2-5 from 3-point range... Had six points 12/16 vs. Vanderbilt, going over the 600 career point plateau... Had season high three assists vs. Vandy... Had 14 points, three rebounds and two assists 12/27 vs. Iona... Had a career high nine rebounds 1/7 vs. Louisville, besting his previous high of six done twice previously... Had maybe the best all-around game of his career 1/10/09 at DePaul with 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists... Tallied 11 points 1/17 at West Virginia... Suffered a concussion midway through the first half but played the remainder of the game... Had 13 points, five rebounds and three assists 1/24 vs. Villanova... Notched 10 points and dished out five assists 1/28 at Louisville... Tallied a team-high 21 points to help lead USF to upset win over No. 8 Marquette on 2/6... Was 9-16 from the field vs. Marquette... Scored 10 points 2/10 vs. Providence... Had a team-high 18 points 2/15 at Notre Dame... Tied his career high with seven free throw's made at Notre Dame.
2007-08: Finished the season as the 3rd leading scorer on the team at 10.7 points per game... Appeared in 30 of 31 games on the year, missing just the 1/29 game at Marquette due to injury... Started 29 games... Was 2nd on the team from the free throw line, shooting 80.3 percent... Scored in double figures 8 of the last 9 games and in 19 of 30 on the year... Started 11/9 season opener vs. Cleveland State and was second on squad in scoring with 17 points, including 2-4 from 3-pt range... Added 4 rebounds... Tallied 18 points at Buffalo, including another 2-4 outing from 3-pt range... His 8 field goals made against Buffalo tied his career high and his 14 attempts set a then-career mark... Notched 13 points on 5-8 shooting in 11/17 win over FAU... Had 4 assists in 11/18 win over FSU, and added two big 3-ptrs... Tied his career high of 20 points 11/24 vs. ECU set in his first-ever game as a Bull... Was 7-11 from the field and also set new career marks for 3-ptrs made (4) and attempted (7) vs. ECU... Tallied 15 points and 5 rebounds in 11/26 win at FIU, including 3-of-4 from 3-pt range... Had 10 points and 4 rebounds in 12/1 UCF win... Had career high 6 rebounds in 12/8 win vs. UAB... Tied for a team high 14 points at Wake on 12/19... Had 4 assists 12/22 vs. St. Francis... Tallied 17 points 1/9 vs. Pitt... Had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 1/17 at Seton Hall, including 3-5 from 3-pt range... Had a career high 6 assists 1/23 vs. Louisville, besting the 4 he had done 5 times previously... Missed 1/29 game at Marquette with lower back injury... Made a career high 7 free throws 2/5 at Georgetown, scoring 11 points, with 5 assists and 3 rebounds... Tallied 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 2/9 at DePaul... Scored 19 points 2/13 vs. Syracuse, one shy of his career high and the most tallied in a BIG EAST game... Tied his career high for field goals made with 8, including 3-5 from 3-pt range... Notched 17 points 2/16 vs. UConn, including a 3-pointer late in regulation to send the game into overtime... Eclipsed 400 career points vs. UConn... Scored 19 points 2/20 at Cincinnati, one off his career high... Had 11 points and a career high 7 assists 2/26 vs. Seton Hall... Tallied 16 points 3/1 at Rutgers, including 3-6 from 3-pt range... Had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in 3/8 season finale vs. Notre Dame.
2006-07: Appeared in 22 games on the year, 14 starts, after becoming eligible in mid-December... Reached double figures in points on seven occasions... Came off the bench against Norfolk St. (12/17) to contribute career-high 20 points in USF debut... Shot 8-of-13 from the field and also had three assists... Chipped in 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists against TAMU-CC (12/18)... Tallied 14 points against UNLV (12/19)... Shot 4-of-6 from the field en route to 15-point effort in the win over Wake Forest (12/29)... 12 points and 3 assists at Pittsburgh (1/7)... Shot 5-of-10 from the field... Contributed 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists off the bench against West Virginia (1/17)... Collected 10 points against Rutgers (1/24)... Nine points and 3 rebounds against Marquette (1/28)... Averaged 7.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per game... Earned second letter, first at USF.
2005-06: Redshirted after transferring mid-year from the University of Arizona.
Summer 2005: Member of Puerto Rican national team that finished seventh at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championships for Men (Aug. 5-14) in Argentina... Averaged 11.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game... Reached double figures in points in 6-of-8 outings... Netted 19 points against Slovenia in the seventh-place game.
2004-05: Appeared in 26 games as a reserve for Arizona... Averaged 2.3 points and 0.4 rebounds per game... Career-high 8 points against Eastern Washington (12/28)... Saw action in a pair of NCAA Tournament contests... Earned first letter.
High School: No. 23 overall prep prospect by hoopscooponline.com ... Attended The Winchendon (Mass.) School as a fifth-year prep ... Averaged 22.9 points per game, helping program to 32-5 record and New England Preparatory School Athletic Council championship... Also played at Christian High School in Miami... Averaged 28.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a senior in 2002-03... Helped squad to state title as junior... Team posted 37-2 record that year and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the country... Totaled 40 points in the postseason, earning all-tournament accolades... Concluded two-year career as the school's all-time leading scorer (2,152 points).
Personal: Graduated in Spring of 2008 with a Communication degree... Is working on a Criminology degree during his final season of basketball... Born October 28, 1985 in Carolina, Puerto Rico... Son of Garionex Verdejo and Juana Santana... Full name is Jesus R. Verdejo... Former Golden Gloves champion boxer in Puerto Rico, going unbeaten to win the Under-15 age group.
