2011-12: Chosen to 2012National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) NCAA Division IISoutheast Region All-District First-Team … Named Peach BeltConference All-Conference First-Team Selection … Selected to2012 Daktronics Division II Men’s Basketball All-SoutheastRegion Second-Team … Council finished his senior seasonaveraging 11.3 points per game … The senior guard alsoaveraged 2.8 assists, 1.9 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game over thecourse of his senior campaign … Council led the Peach BeltConference and finished in the top 10 in the country with a 90.1free throw shooting percentage … Council hit 92.2 percent ofhis free throws during Peach Belt Conference play this season… Council set the Peach Belt Conference record forconsecutive free throws made during the 2011-12 season with 51… Council scored in double figures 18 times in the 2011-12season … In USC Aiken's thrilling 105-98 double overtime winover Francis Marion on Feb. 22, Council ended his evening havingscored a career-high 33 points … Chosen South CarolinaEducation Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete ofthe Week twice during season.
2010-11: Played in all 27 games ...Made two starts ... Scored career-high 21 points in game atArmstrong Atlantic State ... Averaged 7.6 points per game, whileshooting 47.1 percent from the field ... Scored in double figuresseven times in total ... Hit upon 82.1 percent of free throwattempts ... Dished out an average of 2.3 assists per game ...Dealt an assist in all but four of his 27games.
2009-10: Sterling“Clutch” Council made two game-winning shots over thecourse of the season, leading the Pacers to an overtime win overLife in the season opener, along with knocking down a shot todefeat rival Augusta State at the Convocation Center ... One of thebest free throw shooters in the country, Council finished the yearshooting 93 percent from the charity stripe ... Made 16 starts forthe Pacers ... Averaged 6.6 points, 3.3 assists and 2.0 reboundsper game .... Scored career-high tying 15 points in home win overLander ... Dealt career-best eight assists in game with NorthGeorgia.
2008-09: Hit two crucial free throwsin final minute of win over Augusta State ... Scored career-higheight points in win over Allen ... Was a perfect 6-for-6 from thecharity stripe in the victory over the Yellow Jackets ... Hit bothfree throw attempts in league win over Francis Marion ... Knockeddown three free throws in win over nationally-ranked ArmstrongAtlantic State.
Camden High School: Three-timeAll-Region and All-Area … Two-year All-State … 3APlayer of the Year, Chronicle Player of the Year and WITX Player ofthe Week as a senior … Took part in the South Carolina/NorthCarolina All-Star Game his senior year.
Personal: Sterling is the son ofCharles and Rochelle Council … Born August 16, 1990 ... Heis majoring in Sociology.
