Prior to the start of his senior year , Ware received national recognition as one of 50 players on the Wooden Award preseason watch list . In the 2012 Big West Men 's Basketball Tournament championship game , he scored 33 points against UC Santa Barbara to lead his team to the 2012 NCAA Tournament . As a senior at Long Beach State , he averaged 17.2 points , 2.6 rebounds , 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game . He was named Big West Conference Men 's Basketball Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 2011 and 2012
2012 Big West Men 's Basketball Tournament
2012 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Casper Ware