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2010-11: Appeared in 12 games as a senior ... Averaged 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game while averaging just 4.2 minutes on the court ... Shot .471 (8-for-17) from the field ... Made his first appearance of the season against Mississippi State, recording two rebounds and a block in two minutes on the court ... Got into the game against USC Upstate ... Tied or broke his career high in just about every category against Mount St. Mary’s, scoring seven points with four rebounds and two assists in 13 minutes on the court ... Made his first career field goal in an ACC game, going 2-for-3 in the field for four points against Wake Forest, while adding a rebound, an assist and a steal ... Entered the game against Maryland ... Played the final two minutes against Longwood ... Sunk his only basket in two minutes on the court against Georgia Tech ... Grabbed an offensive rebound with nine seconds left at Clemson ... Sunk his first free throw of the season against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament ... Played one minute against Duke in the ACC Tournament Semifinals ... Scored his first career postseason points against Bethune-Cookman in the first round of the NIT, going 2-for-5 with five points, three rebounds and an assist ... Played 10 minutes against Wichita State in the second round of the NIT, notching two rebounds.

2009-10: Appeared in 10 games last season, starting once … Scored first points of season with a dunk against VMI and also finished with a block and steal … Earned a steal and a defensive rebound against UMBC … Had career highs with six points, two rebounds and five minutes played in the win over Longwood … Scored five points, including a 3-pointer and dunk, and grabbed a rebound in just three minutes of play against NCCU … Earned his first start of the season on Senior Night, hitting 1-of-2 free throws to score his first points in ACC play and grabbed a steal … Grabbed two offensive rebounds against Quinnipiac in the first round of the NIT.

2008-09: Appeared in five games for the Hokies in 2008-09 … Played the final minute in the season-ending loss to Baylor in the NIT … Made an appearance against Miami in the ACC Tournament … Scored two points against Richmond … Saw playing time against Longwood, making two free throws for two points … Also played against Fairfield.

2007-08: Posted his first career block against Morgan State … Made his first and second career free throw attempts in the same contest … Made his first and only appearance in an ACC game in the home win over Boston College … Scored a career-high four points against Charleston Southern … Also posted his first and second career rebounds in the game … Recorded his first career steal against Hofstra … Appeared in his first game as a Hokie against UNC Greensboro … Also made his first career basket against the Spartans.

High School: Three-year letterwinner for coach James Scott at Prince Edward County High School … Also lettered three years in football … Co-region player of the year as a senior … All-district selection as a senior … Averaged 20 points and eight rebounds as a senior.

Personal: Paul Joshua Debnam … Born Oct. 13, 1987, in Bronx, N.Y. … Son of Michelle and Larry Colbert … Fourth of five children … Graduated with a degree in business management and is pursuing a master’s in counselor’s education.Hard-worker who “coaches the locker room” … Strong, physical guard who is a valuable component during practice … Brings great energy to practice each and every day … Will play this season as a graduate student after graduating in May 2010 with a degree in business management … Was a member of the Virginia Tech football team as a freshman.