Western Michigan University Athletics

NOTEWORTHY:  Drews is currently fourth all-time in career three-point shooting at WMU, hitting 124-of-295 (.420) in his first three years in the Brown & Gold. He is 10th all-time in three-point makes and attempts.

2007-08: Ranked fifth in the MAC in three-point shooting (47-116, .405) ... played in all 32 games, including 14 starting assignments as he ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 6.3 points per game and pulled down 1.8 rebounds per game ... shot .436 from the field (71-163) and .923 at the free throw line (12-13) ... named MAC West Player of the Week (11/12) after averging 17.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 1.0 apg in the first two games of the World Vision Invitational ... led WMU with a career-high 23 points in the season opener against Pacific (11/10) ... scored 16 points at No. 11/13 Oregon (11/12) and added career highs with six rebounds and three assists ... finished the three-game World Vision Invitational hitting 12-of-23 three-pointers ... led the team with 18 points in win over No. 25 Davidson (11/21) ... paced team with team-high 14 points at IUPUI (12/15) to conclude three-straight double figure efforts with 11 at San Diego State (12/1) and 13 vs. Northwestern (12/8) ... hit a team-high and career-high five three-pointers against Pacific and Davidson ... started the new year with 13 points vs. North Carolina Central (1/2) and 14 vs. Northern Illinois (1/5) in the MAC opener ... hit three three-pointers in a 2:10 first half stretch on his way to 4-of-5 three-point shooting and 14 points in a victory over Akron (2/6) ... earned third letter.

2006-07: Led the Mid-American Conference in three-point shooting for all games (56-121, .463) and in conference games only (33-66, .500) ... ranked 11th in three-pointers per game overall (1.75) and fifth (2.06) in conference games ... his three-point shooting percentage is seventh in a single-season in WMU history ... appeared in all 32 games with 12 starts, including the last nine, averaging 6.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game ... scored a career-high 17 points three times against Culver-Stockton (1/2), Buffalo (1/31) and Kent State (2/11), WMU won all three games ... hit 5-of-7 three-pointers vs. Culver-Stockton, 5-of-6 vs. Buffalo and 5-of-7 vs. Kent State ... hit 5-of-6 three-pointers on his way to 15 points in a road win at Eastern Michigan (2/22) ... hit 4-of-4 three-pointers and led WMU in scoring on his way to a then career-high 13 points vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh (11/12) in the Maggie Dixon Classic ... pulled down a career-high eight rebounds vs. Ohio (2/6) and at Ball State (3/4) ... had career-high four assists at Temple (12/5) ... earned second letter.

2005-06: Played in 29 games with four starts in his first year at WMU ... averaged 3.7 points and 1.1 rebounds ... second on the team in three-point shooting percentage (21-of-58, .362) ... scored a career-high 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting, 4-of-5 from three, against Ball State (1/26) ... scored 11 points against 2006 NCAA Tournament team Northern Iowa (11/23) in only his second collegiate game ... scored 10 points vs. Colorado State (12/20) ... scored nine points on 3-of-5 three-point shooting at Eastern Michigan (1/24) ... scored eight points against in-state rival Central Michigan (2/25) ... made his collegiate debut with five points against Northwood (11/19) ... earned first letter.

High School: Won four letters at Elkhart Central High School under his head coach and father Mike Drews ... program posted 58-36 record during his tenure ... led the Blazers to Northern Indiana Conference championships in 2003 and 2005 ... named to the Indiana All-Star team after averaging 20.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists his senior year ... all-time leading scorer in Elkhart high school history with 1,358 points ... named first team all-area by the Elkhart Truth ... named all-state by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) ... named to the Indiana Junior All-Star team after averaging 14.4 points and 4.9 rebounds ... named second team all-area by the Elkhart Truth and Honorable Mention All-State by the IBCA ... led the Blazers to a 20-5 record and sectional title his sophomore year while averaging 17.9 points and 4.9 rebounds ... first sophomore named to the Elkhart Truth All-Area team since 1987 and was the South Bend Tribune Metro Player of the Year ... averaged 9.6 points and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 56 percent from the field his freshman year ... earned an Honors Diploma.

Personal: Born Dec. 14, 1986 in Muncie, Ind. ... full name is Derek Michael Drews ... son of Michael and Carrie Drews ... has two younger sisters, Erin and Annie ... mother and father attended Ball State ... majoring in accounting with a 3.30 GPA.