As a sophomore, 2006-07: Played in all 29 games for the Ospreys, starting 14 ... scored in double figures 12 times, including season-best performances against cross-town rival Jacksonville - pouring in a career-high 20 points against the Dolphins at UNF Arena on Jan. 9 and then adding 18 points and nine rebounds in the meeting between the squads at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on Feb. 3 ... scored 16 points against Skidmore on Dec. 28 ... finished second on the team in 3-pointers attempted (107), 3-pointers made (32) and field goals attempted (244) ... also ranked second on the squad in free throw percentage (.692) after hitting 45-of-65 ... averaged 8.5 points per game, which ranked third on the team among active players at the end of the year ... his 35 assists also ranked third on the squad ... hit at least one 3-pointer in 18 of the team[apos]s 29 games and had two or more 3-pointers made 11 times ... made two or more 3-pointers eight times over a nine-game stretch from Dec. 18 to Jan. 15 ... recorded a season-high four assists vs. Mercer on Jan. 20 ... started the team[apos]s final seven games, averaging 10.3 points during the stretch ... tallied three steals in a game twice - against Skidmore on Dec. 28 and Lipscomb on Feb. 22 ... made a season-high four 3-pointers against JU in the second meeting and a career-high nine field goals made in the first meeting with the Dolphins.
As a freshman, 2005-06: Played in every game for the Ospreys as a true freshman, starting three times ... averaged 3.6 points per game and 1.2 rebounds ... shot 28.6 percent from the field (36-of-126) and just 11-of-56 (.196) from 3-point range ... also had 23 assists (0.8 per game) and 16 steals (0.6 per game) ... after starting slow in the team[apos]s first three games, came on strong over the squad[apos]s next four games - scoring his first career basket against cross-town rival Jacksonville on Dec. 2 ... scored seven points and hit 3-of-10 field goals in that game ... earned his first career start at Mercer on Jan. 4 with leading scorer Alain Laroche sidelined, and Caruthers responded with a career-high 17 points in 33 minutes ... he hit 7-of-18 field goals in that game, season highs in both categories ... also started the team[apos]s next two games against Belmont (5 points) and Lipscomb (9 points) before returning to a reserve role for the remainder of the season ... played 10 minutes or more in 14 games and 20 minutes or more seven times ... was one of team[apos]s top free throw shooters, hitting 17-of-20 (.850), including 11 consecutive made to end the season ... had four assists in a game twice ... had season-high four steals against Lipscomb on Jan. 9 ... only other double-figures scoring game came against Savannah State (11 points) on Dec. 12.
High School: Played four seasons at Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Ga., for head coaches Rick Francis (1 year), Maurice Tiche (2 years) and Darryl Evans (1 year) ... played the No. 1, 2 and 3 guard positions during his career ... team won consecutive regional championships (4-AAAA) his junior and senior seasons when the team finished 20-10 and 26-5, respectively ... team was 26-5 and 19-11 his freshman and sophomore seasons, respectively ... all four teams he played on advanced to postseason play, with his 2004-05 squad making it to the state final four ... earned first-team all-metro and all-area honors his final three seasons ... was honorable mention all-state as a junior and second-team all-state as a senior ... enjoyed a productive final two seasons, averaging 25 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game as a junior while shooting better than 55 percent from the floor ... as a senior, averaged 21 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game while shooting 52 percent from the floor ... averaged 15 points per game as a sophomore ... finished career with school-record 1,755 points and was second in school history with 175 steals ... holds school single-season record with 696 points, set as a junior, and holds the school single-game record with nine steals ... once shot 92 percent in a game from the floor, vs. East Coweta High School as a junior ... scored a career-best 39 points against Douglas High as a junior ... scored 29 points in win that earned team its berth in the final four his senior season ... was selected as the Fayette Daily News Player of the Year as a senior, as a member of the Atlanta Tip-off Club All-Metro team and as an all-county selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... was also an honorable mention all-state selection by the Journal-Constitution and was a McDonald[apos]s All-America nominee ... was ranked as the No. 19 prospect in Georgia by Georgia Elite Magazine and was the No. 14 prospect as a junior, according to Hoop Scoop Magazine ... Sandy Creek finished 10-0 in regional play his senior season and was ranked fourth in the state in the final AAAA poll ... as a senior, earned all-star MVP honors at the Five-Star Basketball Camp (NBA Division), where NBA All-Star Ron Artest was his coach ... also ran track in high school, participating in the 300m hurdles ... set school record in 300m hurdles as a senior (40.6 seconds), when he finished as the regional runner-up and qualified for the state meet ... also played AAU basketball for the highly acclaimed Team Georgia.
Personal: Born on April 4, 1987, in Hampton, Va. ... hometown is Fayetteville, Ga. ... son of Jacqueline and Earl Caruthers ... has an older brother, Earl Anthony Jr., and a younger brother, Asa Maurice ... father ran track at Florida State, while mother played basketball for the Seminoles ... brother, Earl, played basketball and football at Morehouse College ... is majoring in health education ... nickname is [quote]AirBear[quote].
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2005-06 28-3 358/12.8 36-126 .286 11-56 .196 17-20 .850 14-19 33 1.2 25-0 23 45 5 16 100/3.6
2006-07 29-14 735/25.3 85-244 .348 32-107 .299 45-65 .692 24-53 77 2.7 45-0 35 64 3 25 247/8.5
TOTAL 57-17 1093/19.2 121-370 .327 43-163 .264 62-85 .729 38-72 110 1.9 70-0 58 109 8 41 347/6.1
