▁career , ▁Ge or get own ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 9 8 ▁had ▁had ▁its ▁least ▁successful ▁season ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 3 – 7 4 . ▁The ▁Ho y as ▁began ▁to ▁re build ▁their ▁ro ster ▁this ▁year . ▁ ▁Guard ▁Anthony ▁Perry ▁sat ▁out ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year ▁because ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( N CAA ) ▁had ▁ruled ▁that ▁a ▁computer ▁science ▁class ▁he ▁had ▁taken ▁in ▁high ▁school ▁was ▁ins u fficient ▁as ▁a ▁core ▁requirement , ▁rendering ▁him ▁academ ically ▁in el ig ible ▁for ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 9 8 . ▁He ▁finally ▁joined ▁the ▁team ▁this ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁s oph om ore ▁and ▁started ▁all ▁ 3 1 ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁games , ▁scoring ▁in ▁double ▁figures ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 4 ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁including ▁ 2 6 ▁points ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁Sy rac use ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁against ▁Connecticut . ▁He ▁suffered ▁an ▁an k le ▁injury ▁that ▁reduced ▁his ▁performance ▁as ▁the ▁season ▁wore ▁on , ▁and ▁he ▁shot ▁only ▁ 2 0 - for - 8 3 ▁( 2 4 . 1 %) ▁from ▁the ▁field ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁year . ▁Despite ▁his ▁late - season ▁shooting ▁wo es , ▁he ▁finished ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁year ▁as ▁Ge or get own s ▁top ▁sc orer ▁for ▁the ▁season , ▁aver aging ▁ 1 4 . 0 ▁points ▁per ▁game .