Overview

One of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy -- given college basketball's player of the year -- Law and Wisconsin's Alando Tucker received Career Achievement Awards from the National Association of Basketball Coaches at the NABC Awards Show after the 2007 season. The award honors the nation's top senior players not only for their accomplishments on the court, but also for the leadership, character and academic achievement.

As a senior, Law averaged 18.1 points per game, leading the Aggies to 27-7 record and their first NCAA Sweet 16 appearance since 1980. He received the Bob Cousy Award as the nation's top point guard and the Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award, which honors a graduating senior who demonstrates outstanding character, leadership, and talent similar to the qualities evident in the 24-book Chip Hilton Sports Series. In 2007, he also became Texas A&M's first consensus first-team All-American and was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Conference squad.

A member of the National Honor Society at Kimball High School in Dallas, Law earned first-team Class 5A All-State honors as a senior despite missing the first part of the season with a broken wrist. He came back to play in 16 games, averaging 16.6 points and 6.5 assists per contest, including an average of 19.5 points in district play. He scored a game-high 35 points in the Texas state High School all-star game, leading his team to victory. He scored a career-high 42 points in one game that year and also played in the prestigious ABCD Camp in Las Vegas in 2002, where he was rated among the top-10 guards.

An All-American honorable mention and All-State first-team choice, Law averaged 17.8 points and 6.0 assists as a junior, leading Kimball to 29-7 record and state Class 5A championship game, losing that contest on a half-court shot at the buzzer. He was also named the District's Most Valuable Player and was the only junior named to the Dallas Morning News All-Area Team, adding All-State Tournament accolades.

The lefty enrolled at Texas A&M for the 2003-04 season, turning down scholarship offers from Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Connecticut, Texas and Georgia Tech. He played in all 27 games, starting 12, including 10 of his last 11. He averaged 7.5 points and 2.1 rebounds, adding 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Law led Big 12 Conference freshmen in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.00, ranking fourth overall, and eighth in the league in assists. He made 75.9 percent (41 of 54) from the free-throw line and scored a season-high 19 points at Tennessee.

As a sophomore, Law earned All-Big 12 honorable mention after starting 29 of 30 games. He connected on 49.3 percent of his shots from the field, 38.4 percent from 3-point range (28 of 73) and 71.6 percent from the free-throw line, scoring 355 points for an 11.8-point average. He led the team and ranked third in league in assists with 153 and also had 33 steals. Law was named to the All-Improved team, scoring in double figures in 20 games, including four 20-point contests. He poured in a season-high 25 points with nine assists vs. Houston, making 12 of 12 free throws, one of the best performances from the line in Schoolhistory. He added 24 points with six assists in a win vs. No. 9-ranked Texas and tallied 22 points against Baylor and Oklahoma State.

In 2005-06, Law earned first-team All-Big 12 honors and was a first-team All-District pick by the USBWA. He became one of only four players in A&M history to reach 1,000 career points with 300 assists and 100 steals. He led the team in scoring with a 16.1 average overall and a 17.3 mark in Big 12 play, connecting on 174 of 388 field goals (44.8 percent), including a 33-percent clip from 3-point range (37 of 112).

Law averaged 3.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game while totaling 50 steals. He scored a career-high 35 points (with a career-best seven steals) at Oklahoma State, an A&M record for Big 12 play. He also scored 23 points in a first-round NCAA Tournament win vs. Syracuse. The team compiled a 10-2 record when Law had at least five assists. He was named Big 12 player of the week after leading team to 46-43 win vs. Texas, hitting a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to beat the Longhorns.

As a senior, Law garnered All-American and All-Big 12 first-team honors. He was one of five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award (player of the year) and was also named to the 10-member Wooden Award All-American Team. Law led A&M to the Sweet 16, averaging 18.1 points per game shooting 216 of 432 (50 percent) overall and 38 of 83 on 3-pointers (45.8 percent, which ranked 11th in the NCAA) and 144 of 185 free throws (77.8 percent).

Law produced 113 rebounds with 169 assists and 39 steals. He was called for 83 fouls and turned the ball over 88 times, as he also picked up Associated Press All-American honors.

"It doesn't get any bigger than that as far as individual accolades," Law said. "Your team can do more, but first-team AP All-American? That's unbelievable. I'm very excited and happy."

Law and teammate Dominique Kirk were named to CollegeInsider.com's Defensive All-American Team, becoming of just three schools to place two players on the team. He also was named to the Adolph Rupp All-American team.

In his final campaign, he was named Big 12 Player of the Year by The Dallas Morning News and chosen the league's MVP by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

At UCLA, with A&M trailing 33-27 at half, Law scored 11 of his game-high 21 points in the second half, including a driving layup that pulled A&M with 57-56 late in 65-62 loss. In the Kansas State clash, he scored 10 of his 18 points in the second half, including a pair of free throws with seven seconds left that iced a 69-65 victory. At Baylor, A&M owned a precarious 49-47 lead with five minutes left before Law scored seven straight points to hand the Aggies a 56-49 lead going into the final minute. In the Colorado contest, A&M led 59-56 with eight minutes to play, but Law scored 15 of his 21 points in the final eight minutes, going 4 of 4 from the field and 6 of 6 from the line en route to an 87-69 road victory.

At Oklahoma State, Law scored 11 of his 16 points in the final five minutes to put the game out of reach in a 67-49 victory. He followed with 26 points, including 18 in the second half and seven in the last four minutes, in a narrow 70-68 road loss to Texas Tech. Against Oklahoma, A&M trailed 29-28 at halftime, but Law scored 14 points in the last eight minutes of a 70-61 win, making 3 of 3 field-goal attempts and 8 of 10 free throws.

In the Kansas game, after A&M trailed by as many as 11 points in the second half, Law scored 15 points in the second half, including eight in the final 1:38 to lead the Aggies to a 69-66 victory at Allen Fieldhouse. Law's 3-pointer from the deep corner handed A&M a 67-66 lead with 24 seconds left, then he iced the game with a pair of free throws with :05 remaining. Against Texas, he scored 21 points and tied the Schoolrecord with 15 assists in an impressive 100-82 win vs. the Longhorns. In the Baylor contest, he scored 14 of his season-high 31 points in the final six minutes of a 97-87 victory that kept the Aggies tied for first in the Big 12 standings.

In Big 12 tourney action, Law scored a career-high 33 points, including 19 in the last four minutes and in two overtimes. He made a long-range 3-pointer over All-American Kevin Durant with one second left to force the first overtime, then made another 3-pointer to force the second extra period in a 98-96 loss. He followed with 20 points in his final home game, including 13 in the final 10 minutes of a 94-78 victory over Missouri.

Law then poured in 11 of his 21 points in the final eight minutes, helping A&M overcome a two-point deficit en route to a 68-52 victory over Pennsylvania in the opening round of NCAA Tournament play. He followed by scoring 17 of his 26 points in the second half of tight game, including 6 of 6 free throws in the final four minutes of narrow 72-69 second round NCAA win.

Scouting Report

Positives: Blessed with fluid body control and a quick initial step, Law is equally proficient as a scorer or passer...Despite giving up considerable bulk to forwards and centers, he has a very aggressive nature driving the lane...Has a smooth mid-range shot and is one of the coolest floor generals with the game on line, leading the team to 16 come-from-behind victories last season...Has good court vision and really improved his decision-making process as a senior, showing deft ball-handling skills and the ability to create shots off the dribble...Strong for a player his size and while his defense is still a work in progress, he is capable of boxing out bigger opponents...Shows good ball security and is known for his no-look passing ability...Lacks blazing speed, but has the smooth running stride to lead the fast break...Needs to refine his shooting mechanics, but demonstrates quick feet and good balance slashing to the basket...Has the size and naturally long wingspan to disrupt the opponent in the passing lane...Moves up and down the court with good quickness and can simply glide through the air and draw fouls when going to the basket...Has a nasty hesitation move to take his man off-balance and shows good adjustment skills on crossover action...Consistently gets the opponent to bite on fakes and is very creative executing the spin moves while taking proper angles in his attack of the rim...Plays with aggression, but is smart enough not to earn costly penalties...Can drive to the basket with authority and has excellent stop-and-go quickness and acceleration...His free-throw shooting arc needs refinement, but he knows how to draw contact to get him to the foul line and has the balance and body control to score despite contact...Plays with good poise and is rarely rattled by pressure, though he will force his shot, especially when he feels he can't locate the open man...Determined to push the ball forward and puts a lot of pressure on his opponent with his slashing charge to the basket...Has a nice mid-range pull-up shot and while he needs to improve his strength to consistently get through traffic at the next level, he can put pressure on the defense and force his man out of the paint with his baseline fade-away...Best when shooting off the dribble, but also shows good elevation...Comes up with a lot of steals with his aggressiveness, wingspan and large hands to disrupt the passing lane...At his best when firing jumpers and floaters from the 12-15 foot range...Also effective at scoring in transition, showing good determination driving to the rim and finishing at the hoop...With maturity, he showed better shot selection and passed up several shots he would have taken earlier in his career, when he felt his teammates had a better outlet...Compensates for a lack of blazing speed with an array of fakes and the ability to outthink his man...Better driving to the rim from his right, but can lay the ball in with either hand...His hard charge to the net easily defeats the opponent's double-team activity...Does a good job of shifting gears and pulling up to shoot the jumper...Good at executing the bounce pass and has the lateral agility to change direction and fire in a floater...Likes to use the glass on his fade-away shot and would be an ideal fit in an up-tempo attack.

Negatives: Long-range accuracy is below-average and he's a marginal NBA 3-point shooter (only 11.4 percent of his 3-point shots were from NBA range)...Has a low release point on his long-range jumper and is better attacking the basket than shooting outside...Gets into a rhythm where he will fire at will, but once he starts missing, his mechanical flaws become more evident...Might be more of a shooting guard playing the point, ala Stephon Marbury...Gets good elevation, but is not known for his leaping ability...Needs to be more patient and slow down the tempo of the game (adequate ball-control)...Decent passer, but needs to feed his teammates more (4.5 assists per game) rather than force his shot when pressured...Not the most consistent defender on the court and will be abused in the post by big guards...Has adequate lateral agility, but can be beaten when he floats on the perimeter...Needs to be more creative making his shot in half-court action, as he's become too reliant on his mid-range shooting ability...Needs to feed the ball off to teammates when his shot gets out of sync...Needs to improve his upper-body strength in order to be consistent attacking the lane at the next level...Most of his turnovers come when he is slow releasing his passes in a timely manner...Bit of a gambler on defense, where he gets a high amount of fouls in attempts to attack the ball.

Compares To: SAM CASSELL, Los Angeles Clippers. Law is maturing as a court general and while he has good ball-handling skills, he is more of a shooting guard trapped in the point guard position, much like Cassell and Allen Iverson. Some have compared Law to Kenny Anderson, but Anderson was a superior passer. He plays the game with good court vision and intelligence, but is a rhythm shooter who lacks the long-range shooting ability past the 15-foot mark. He gets lazy defending along the perimeter, but is the type that will come up with the clutch baskets in pressure situations, leading the team to 16 come-from-behind victories. He will be one of the first guards taken in the draft due to his shooting ability and craftiness, but isn't seen as the classic lead-guard type.

High School

Attended Kimball (Dallas) High School, earning first-team Class 5A All-State honors as a senior, despite missing the first part of the season with a broken wrist...Came back to play in 16 games, averaging 16.6 points and 6.5 assists per contest, including an average of 19.5 points in district play...Scored a game-high 35 points in the Texas state High School all-star game, leading his team to victory...Also scored a career-high 42 points in one game that year and also played in the prestigious ABCD Camp in Las Vegas in 2002, where he was rated among the top 10 guards...An All-American honorable mention and All-State first-team choice, Law averaged 17.8 points and six assists as a junior, leading Kimball to 29-7 record and state Class 5A championship game, losing that contest on a half-court shot at buzzer...Named the District's Most Valuable Player and was the only junior named to the Dallas Morning News All-Area Team, adding All-State Tournament accolades...Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal

Agricultural development major...Son of Dolores and Acie Law III...Born Acie Law IV on 1/25/85 in Dallas, Texas.

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