CAREER NOTES
With 60 career blocks, ranks 15th in UTEP history.
2009-10 (JUNIOR)
Started eight games, while coming off the bench for 25 ... averaged 4.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg and 0.5 bpg with a .591 field goal percentage and .658 free throw percentage ... was productive offensively in his limited time on the floor with 161 points in 316 minutes ... UTEP was 6-0 when he scored in double figures ... shot 65.2 percent in C-USA play, making 30-of-46 field goal attempts ... played 12 minutes against Texas Southern and collected three points and seven boards -- one shy of his career high ... blocked a couple of shots in 11 minutes versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... put up a career-high 19 points (8-for-14 FGs, 3-for-3 FTs) with six rebounds in 21 minutes against Arkansas State ... tallied two points and four rebounds versus North Carolina A&T ... scored six points with five rebounds at NMSU ... got off to a fast start in the rematch versus the Aggies, scoring six of his eight points in the first two minutes ... provided five points and an assist in eight minutes against Mississippi ... supplied 10 points (4-for-5 FGs) in 10 minutes versus Alcorn State ... scored in double figures for the third time this season with 10 points (4-for-5 FGs, 2-for-2 FTs), five rebounds and two blocks against Norfolk State ... scored four points and pulled down two rebounds in only four minutes versus BYU ... had two points and a block in five minutes of action at Memphis ... scored eight points on 4-for-4 shooting in only seven minutes at UCF ... perfect from the floor (6-for-6) in totaling 12 points against Tulane ... provided four points and two rebounds in six minutes at UAB ... totaled four points and four boards in nine minutes versus Tulsa, his highest rebounding total since Dec. 28 ... produced six points on 3-of-4 shooting against East Carolina ... tied his season best with two blocks at Southern Miss ... stepped up when Derrick Caracter went to the bench with foul trouble at Marshall and provided 14 points (6-for-8 FGs) and five rebounds (four offensive) in 15 minutes of action ... tallied four points and three boards versus UAB ... averaged 8.3 ppg and 4.3 rpg in the C-USA Tournament with a .600 (6-for-10) field goal percentage and .700 (7-for-10) free throw percentage ... scored 10 points versus UCF, had eight points and six rebounds against Tulsa and was 5-for-6 from the line versus Houston.
2008-09 (SOPHOMORE)
Averaged 4.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks with a .458 field goal percentage ... second on the squad in blocked shots (31) ... would have ranked eighth in C-USA in blocks had he not missed the final nine games of the season due to illness ... had five games with three or more blocks ... averaged 11.7 minutes per game ... made his season debut in the second game versus Georgia Southern with five points in 12 minutes off the bench ... saw 11 minutes of action against UNLV and compiled eight points (4-for-5 FGs) and four boards ... contributed 10 points (5-for-8 FGs), eight rebounds (seven offensive) and four blocked shots in 22 minutes off the pine versus Wake Forest ... supplied six points (2-for-3 FGs, 2-for-3 FTs) and a block in 10 minutes at New Mexico State ... blocked three shots against Texas Tech ... started for the second time in his collegiate career in the rematch against NMSU, tallying four points, five rebounds and three blocks in 18 minutes of work ... posted eight points, three rebounds, three blocks and an assist over 21 minutes versus UT-Pan American ... had his string of 11 straight games with a block snapped at SMU ... was big off the bench at Houston, supplying eight points (4-for-6 FGs), two blocks and a steal in 17 minutes ... netted 12 points on 5-for-5 shooting in 12 minutes against Southern Miss ... had a productive 11 minutes versus Marshall with six points, four rebounds, a block and a steal ... swatted away three shots in only 10 minutes at Tulane.
2007-08 (FRESHMAN)
Gradually saw his playing time increase over the course of the season ... appeared in just one of the season's first eight games, but averaged 8.7 minutes while playing in 20 of the last 24 contests ... averaged 3.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.5 blocks ... scored 80 points in only 190 minutes (16.8 per 40 minutes) ... shot 58.7 percent (37-for-63) from the field and 35.3 percent (6-for-17) from the line ... made his UTEP debut against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, seeing one minute of court time ... pulled down four rebounds and dished out an assist in nine minutes versus USC Upstate ... collected his first collegiate points on a pair of free throws against Wyoming ... also blocked a shot versus the Cowboys ... two points (1-for-1 FGs) and one rebound in five minutes at Texas Tech ... one rebound, one assist and one steal in five minutes against SMU ... eight points and 11 minutes versus Rice ... shot 4-for-5 from the floor against the Owls while tallying four rebounds and a blocked shot ... made 1-of-2 field goals on the way to two points and two rebounds in four minutes at UCF ... registered his first double-figure scoring game as a Miner versus Tulsa, posting 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in 14 minutes ... tallied eight points (4-for-5 FGs) and one board in nine minutes against Southern Miss ... two points (2-for-4 FGs), a rebound and a steal in five minutes at Memphis ... established season bests for points (12) and minutes (20) versus Tulane, connecting on 5-of-7 shot attempts and 2-of-2 free throw attempts ... added four rebounds and a blocked shot against the Green Wave ... four rebounds and a steal in 12 minutes at Tulsa ... made his first career start at Marshall, but picked up three fouls in four minutes and scored two points with one steal ... four points (2-for-3 FGs) in 13 minutes versus UAB ... six points and a season-high six rebounds against SMU in the opening round of the C-USA Tournament ... four points, six boards and a season-high three blocks versus Tulsa in the C-USA semis.
PRIOR TO UTEP
Listed as the no. 39 center prospect in the country by Scout.com ... averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks in 2006-07 at Genesis One Christian School in Mendenhall, Miss. ... shot 63 percent from the field and 80 percent from the line ...coached by Victor Evans at Genesis One ... previously attended Gables Academy and Southern Lab High School in his hometown of Baton Rouge ... averaged 20.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg and 7.0 bpg as a junior ... sophomore averages were 18.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg and 6.0 bpg ... four-time All-District choice as a prep ... single-game high school bests were 36 points, 23 boards and 15 blocked shots.
PERSONAL
He is left-handed ... full name is Claude Abner Britten ... parents are Claude, Sr. and Constance Britten ... has one sister ... born 1/1/88 (Baton Rouge, La.) ... Multidisciplinary Studies major.
