Pronounced Ka-Sawn
2008-09 • Sat out the season after transfering in January from Florida State in 2007-08 ... played in 66 games over 2 1/2 seasons with the Seminoles ... the Gatorade Player of the Year in South Carolina and the state Class 4A Player of the Year as a senior ... named Mister Hoop Zone as the top player in the state in 2005... also named to the All-Hoop Zone All-State First-Team ... ranked as the nation's 39th best player by scout.com ... ranked as the 14th best forward in the nation by Rivals.com ... the nation's 45th best high school player according to Galaxy of Stars Prep Basketball ... was one of the top players at the Nike All-American Camp prior to his senior season ...
2007-08: Played in 10 games off the bench ... averaged a career-high 4.7 points (seventh on the team), 2.4 rebound (sixth) while shooting a career-high .875 (7-8) ... shot 39.6 percent from the floor connecting on 19-of-48 shots ... he hit 2-of-9 of his 3-point tries (.222) ... added seven assists, 12 turnovers, five blocks and six steals ...
2006-07: Averaged 2.9 points (ninth on the team), 1.0 rebound (ninth) while shooting .769 from the free throw line as he played in a career-high 34 games during his second season as a Seminole...earned single-season career-high statistics for games played (34), minutes played (295), field goals made (35), field goals attempted (76), 3-point field goals made (nine), 3-point field goals attempted (29), free throws made (20), free throws attempted (26), offensive rebounds (12), defensive rebounds (22) total rebounds (34), total points scored (99) and points scored per game (2.9 ppg) ...
2005-06: Averaged 2.8 points (10th on the team) and 1.2 rebounds (11th) while playing in 22 of the Seminoles' 30 games...scored five points and added four rebounds and two blocked shots in his career debut against Jacksonville (Nov. 19)...led the Seminoles with two blocked shots in the season opener against the Dolphins...reached double-figures for the first time in his career with 10 points in the Seminoles' victory over Campbell (Dec. 22) in Tallahassee...set his personal season bests for points (10), field goals made (four) and field goals attempted (five) in 19 minutes against Campbell...
AT MARLBORO COUNTY: Graduated from Marlboro County High School in 2005 ... averaged a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds in leading Marlboro County to the championship game of the state playoff tournament his senior season...earned Honorable Mention honors to the All-Southern Boy's Basketball team by the Orlando Sentinel...averaged 16 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots a game as a junior...led Marlboro County in the state playoffs with three consecutive double-double performances...game high 21 points and 15 rebounds in semifinal game against Richland Northeast...scored 13 points against Gaffney in the state championship game...totaled 35 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and credited with five assists in a second-round victory playoff over Wando...totaled 28 points, 12 rebounds and six assists against Summerville in the third round of the tournament...scored 15 of his game-high 29 points on free throws to lead Marlboro County to a 58-43 victory over West Florence mid-way through his senior season...named to the pre-season All-State team by the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association...played well against Dwight Howard during the regular season as Marlboro County played Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy...totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds as his stock continued to rise on the prep level...held Howard to 10 points in the meeting between the two power players...second leading scorer in the Carolinas Classic All-Star game with 18 points following his senior season.
PERSONAL: Born Nov. 28, 1986 to Marguerite Breeden and Matthew Covington ... Casaan is the first of four boys ... he later on in life moved in with his grandparents Betty and Leroy Woods ... served as class president his junior year and was a member of the Principal's Advisory Council ... majoring in History.
