Outstanding long-range shooter should stretch the defense and fit the Purple Knights’ style of play ... High School: Played basketball at Downers Grove (Ill.) South High School under coach Paul Runyan ... as a senior, led Downers Grove South to a 24-7 record and the Elite Eight in the Illinois state tournament ... as team captain, averaged 17.3 points, three assists and three rebounds per contest ... was named Player of the Year by the Reporter-Progress News, was an honorable mention for the Chicago Sun Times All-Area Team, and was a Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Month for March 2003 ... finished third in the state as a senior with 88 three-pointers, breaking the school record in the process ... Personal: Brendan Michael Mullins ... born June 29, 1985 ... son of Michael and Gayle Mullins.