Quickly: Tough, gritty guard that makes some of his biggest contributions because of is mistake-free play at the point guard and his strong play defensively ... Very much a defensive-minded guard that relishes the opportunity to defend high-profile players ... Was a great mentor for fellow guards Stefhon Hannah and Keon Lawrence last season ... Will finish his career among Missouri's Top 10 in career assists and could finish among the Top 10 in career steals.
2006-07 Season:
Numbers don't tell the whole story for Jason Horton's junior season ... Playing alongside talented guards Stefhon Hannah and Keon Lawrence, Horton embraced a role of playing mistake-free basketball and proved to be one of the team's top perimeter defenders ... While averaging 3.6 points, 3.2 assists in 30 games (22 starts), Horton was among the Big 12's top defenders and ranked No. 14 with 1.3 steals per game ... Also among the Big 12's top assist men, 13th overall with 3.2 per game, he ranked No. 3 in the Big 12 with a team-leading 2.38-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Narrowly missed his third consecutive 100-assists season, finishing with 95 ... Finished the season with 319 career assists, which is just 11 shy of joining the Mizzou career Top 10 ... Needs just 63 dimes as a senior to move into the Top Five ... Enjoyed multiple assists in 24-of-30 games and had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio in 23 affairs ... Enjoyed a season high eight assists in a win over Stetson and his five steals vs. North Carolina A&T in the season-opener were a career high ... Reached double figures twice, initially against Evansville, scoring 10 points and then again against Kansas State thanks to a pair of three-pointers and 5-of-6 shooting from the foul line ... Enjoyed his best game of the year in a win at No. 18 Oklahoma State, dishing six assists (compared to just one turnover) and recording three steals in 19 minutes ... Also enjoyed a solid all-around performance against Texas Tech, hitting 3-of-4 shots, dishing three assists and recording a steal in 25 minutes.
2005-06 Season:
Dished out four or more assists in 17-of-27 games, including a season-high nine against Northwestern State, eight at Davidson and seven against No. 7 Texas, Baylor and Sam Houston State ... Dished his 100th assist of the season against Texas A&M, becoming just the sixth Tiger in school history to record 100 dimes in back-to-back seasons ... Followed that effort with a 10-point, six-assist afternoon at Colorado ... Recorded at least one steal in 22-of-27 games and multiple thefts on 13 occasions ... Scored a season high 13 points thanks to 5-of-8 shooting vs. Furman ... Hit 3-of-6 treys in the game in addition to ripping a career high five steals ... Held Furman's Tony Carter 0-of-4 from the floor and to just two points ... Hit 7-of-8 free throws en route to a seven point, nine-assist game vs. Northwestern State ... Hit 3-of-7 three-pointers, including the go-head triple at Arkansas with 1:24 remaining to bring the Tigers back from a 14-point second-half deficit ... Scored eight points and grabbed a career high six rebounds vs. UMKC ... Held UMKC's Quinton Day (USC transfer) 20.5 points below his season average and just two total field goals ... Scored nine points on 4-of-7 shooting vs. Illinois ...Had one of his best games off the pine vs. Oklahoma State, dishing out five assists and recording three steals ... Committed just one turnover and helped to hold OSU point guard Byron Eaton to just two points and six turnovers ... Dished out five assists and scored four points in the win at No. 22 Oklahoma ... Helped force Sooner standout Terrell Everett into seven turnovers and held him to 4-of-11 shooting ... Dished out five assists and had just one turnover in the overtime win against Kansas in 33 minutes of playing time ... Scored eight points and handed out three assists at Kansas State ... Dished three more dimes vs. Iowa State along with a career high seven rebounds ... Dished seven assists against No. 7 Texas while making just two turnovers ... Tied a career high with seven boards at Texas Tech ... Grabbed four boards and dished six assists while committing just one turnover at home vs. K-State ... Scored seven points, grabbed three boards and dished three assists at Kansas ... Capped the regular season with six assists and three rebounds vs. Nebraska.
2004-05 Season:
First Mizzou freshman to lead the team in assists (103) since Keyon Dooling during the 1999-2000 season ... His 10 dimes in the 68-65 overtime win vs. No. 16 Oklahoma was the 11th highest single-game total in school history ... Finished the season fifth on the club in scoring (7.2), second in minutes played (30.6) and second in steals (34) ... Second on the club with a 37-percent shooting touch from three-point range (34-of-92) ... Ranked 15th league-wide and third among freshmen in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.41-to-1) ... Dished out assists in 30-of-32 games and enjoyed three or more dimes 17 times ... Was a consistent scoring presence and reached double figures five times in his rookie season, including back-to-back 12-point efforts in wins against American and Iowa State ... Hit a pair of treys and shot better than 50 percent from the floor in both outings ... Actually saw his scoring numbers increase during League play to 7.0 points, up from a 5.9 ppg. norm throughout the regular season ... Exploded offensively at Texas A&M, scoring a career high 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting from three-point land ... Also added a pair of free throws in 37 minutes ... Played a career high 41 minutes during his 10-assist effort vs. Oklahoma ... Followed that with 15 points in a win over Baylor on 5-of-6 shooting ... Hit 3-of-4 treys en route to 14 points in a home win over Colorado ... Had a then-career high eight assists compared to just one turnover and four rebounds in the initial meeting with the Buffaloes ... Also had a big assist night vs. Texas Tech with seven ... Had a mistake-free night in the win over Gonzaga, recording six points, three assists, two steals and no turnovers ... Responded to Arkansas' full-court pressure with six assists and just two turnovers ... Had a career high four steals at home vs. K-State.
High School:
Was a standout competitor in the Dallas area, leading Cedar Hill High School to its first Texas State Tournament Championship appearance in school history with a 35-2 mark ... Scored 31 points in a 72-67 loss to Houston Milby in the Texas Class 5A boys basketball title game in 2003-04 ...Was a 2004 Parade Third Team All-American ... Averaged 19.7 points and 5.8 assists over the course of his outstanding senior year under CHHS head coach David Milson ... Was ranked as the No. 10 point guard and the No. 49 prospect overall by RivalHoops.com ... Earned District 4-Class 5A All-District honors three times and was named the District MVP last year ...Also earned All-State and All-Region honors in 2003 and 2004 ... Averaged 16.8 points, 6.5 assists and 2.9 steals per contest his junior year.
Personal:
Parents are Andrea Williams and Daryl Horton ... Was born in Baton Rouge, La. ... Tabs March Madness 2004 as his favorite video game ... Lists spaghetti and meatballs or fried pork chops as his favorite food ... Favorite actors are Mike Epps and Bernie Mack ... Enjoys listening to rapper Lil' Wayne ... Older brother Daniel starred at Michigan and now plays professionally ... Lists hobbies as basketball and relaxing ... Picked Mizzou over Arizona State, Arkansas and Michigan ... Says he tries to model his game after "all the great point guards that have played in the NBA."
