Maurice Sutton Class: Junior Hometown: Largo, Md. High School: Largo Height / Weight: 6-11 / 220 Position: Forward/Center Birthdate: 07/31/1989

Brings an intriguing skill set ... Possesses athleticism and the ability to run the floor at 6-11 ... Excellent instincts as a shot-blocker ... Can finish around the basket ... Rebounds well ... Needs to add strength.

2010-11 Season: Averaged 2.4 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game in 27 appearances, all off the bench ... Connected on .538 of his field goal attempts and averaged 1.0 blocked shots per contest.

2010-11 Big East Regular Season: Averaged 1.4 points per game and 1.6 rebounds per contest in league play ... Logged 20 minutes, scoring three points and grabbing three rebounds in a 60-50 loss at No. 4 Pittsburgh on March 5 ... Did not suit up against Syracuse on Feb. 21 after arriving late for curfew ... Contributed four rebounds and two points in a 77-75 overtime win at DePaul on Feb. 19 ... Added eight points, five rebounds and a piar of blocked shots to an 83-72 win at No. 3 Syracuse on Jan. 22 before 33, 736 at the Carrier Dome.

2010-11 Postseason: Added three rebounds against USF in Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden and then offered three points and three rebounds in 13 minutes of a 61-57 defeat at the hands of George Mason in the NCAA Tournament.

2010-11 Highlights: Contributed four points and three rebounds in a 78-59 victory over Delaware on Dec. 18 at the Wells Fargo Center ... Returned to log 10 minutes against Penn on Dec. 8 after sitting out the previous contest with a sprained left ankle ... Suffered a sprained left ankle in practice on Dec. 2 and did not dress for Villanova's victory over Saint Joseph's the following night ... Is listed as day-to-day ... Came off the bench to contribute 11 points and five rebounds in an 86-41 triumph over Lafayette on Nov. 20 ... Scored six points and added a pair of rebounds in an 82-66 win over Boston University on Nov. 17 ... Notched new career highs in points (13), rebounds (nine) and free throws (seven) in an 84-47 victory over Marist in the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-off ... Picked up four rebounds in seven minutes of second half action against Bucknell on Nov. 12.

2009-10 Season: Appeared in 26 games with seven starting assignments ... Earned valuable playing time in the NCAA Tournament, contributing a key blocked shot in the final seconds of Villanova's 73-70 overtime victory over Robert Morris to help preserve a lead ... His 25 blocked shots were tops on the Wildcats.

2009-10 Big East Regular Season: Appeared in 13 games with an average of 4.8 mpg... Contributed two points and a rebound in 11 minutes of VU's 82-75 win at West Virginia on Feb. 8 ... Scored two points and added four rebounds in a 99-72 win over DePaul on Jan. 6.

2009-10 Postseason: Logged 17 minutes and blocked four shots to go with two points in a 73-70 win over Robert Morris in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Providence, R.I.

2009-10 Highlights: Collected six rebounds to go with four points in a 97-89 win at Saint Joseph's on Dec. 9 ... Blocked five shots to go with five rebounds and three points in an 81-63 win over La Salle on Nov. 28 ... Made his first career start in San Juan, scoring four points, adding eight rebounds and blocking a pair of shots in 30 minutes of a 71-65 win over Dayton ... Played 17 key minutes in the win over George Mason, contributing three points and five rebounds ... Contributed seven points and five rebounds in VU's 103-65 win over Penn on Nov. 16 ... Came off the bench to add five points, two rebounds and a blocked shot in six minutes of action in an 84-61 win over Fairleigh Dickinson ... Sidelined by an upper respitory infection on Dec. 23 against Delaware.

2008-09: Practiced with the team but was not used in a game so as to maintain his for seasons of eligibility.

LARGO HIGH SCHOOL Earned three varsity letters playing for coach Lewis Howard in Upper Marlboro, Md. ... Largo owned a 48-5 record over his final two seasons and captured the Class 3A Maryland state championship ... Averaged 18 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocked shots per game as Largo posted a 24-4 record in 2007-08 ... Established a new standard for triple doubles and blocked shots in his three seasons at Largo ... Earned first team all-county honors as a senior and was an honor roll student in his final two years.

PERSONAL

Parents are Maurice Sutton, Sr., and Gwen Sutton ... Has two older siblings, Terry Barnes (37) and Candace Sutton-Pearson (27) ... Sutton-Pearson played college basketball at the University of North Carolina before graduating in 2004 ... Gwen Sutton played basketball at North Carolina State and Maurice Sutton, Sr., played football at Norfolk State ... Plans to major in business management at Villanova with an eye towards becoming an entrepreneur when his basketball career is complete ... Former National Basketball Association forward Chris Gatling is a cousin ... Enjoys spending time with friends and family, prayer and movies ... Selected Villanova over Indiana and Seton Hall.