| Danny Horace |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
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 | High School: Western Hills
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 | Height / Weight: 6-6 / 242
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 | Position: Forward
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 | Birthdate: 04/22/1983
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2003-04
Played in all but two games, making 16 starts ... shared starting duties with Gene Seals ... twice had the game winning bucket in the final seconds of the game ... tipped in a shot at Marshall to secure the 51-48 overtime win ... also had the game-winning put-back at Kent State to clinch a 59-57 win ... had four double-doubles: at Liberty--16 points, 10 rebounds; Ohio Dominican--11 points; 14 rebounds; SMS--12 points, 10 rebounds; at Kent State--13 points; 10 rebounds ... owns seven career double-doubles ... his 14 rebounds against Ohio Dominican tied a career high ... scored in double figures in 14 games, including a season-best 19 points against Ohio on Feb . 19 ... drained 4-of-5 3-pointers against the Bobcats ... ranked second on the team in rebounding (5.8 rpg) and third in scoring (9.9 ppg) ... shot 50 percent or better in 13 contests, including Miami's final three games of the regular season where he went 14-of-24 from the field (.583) ... ranked among MAC statistical leaders in free-throw percentage (12th), rebounding (13th) and offensive rebounds (11th) ... in league games, ranked among MAC leaders in free-throw percentage (13th).
2002-03
Tabbed MAC Player of the Week (Jan. 27) following the Akron and Ball State contests, notching 21 and 18 points, respectively and shooting 55.2 percent from the field for the week ... Miami's second-leading scorer (11.5 ppg) and rebounder (6.0 rpg) ... notched his third career double-double at then-No. 12 Maryland with 17 points and 12 boards ... his 12 rebounds were the most by a RedHawk for the season ... the double-double was one of only two RedHawk double-doubles (Chet Mason tallied the other) ... scored in double figures in 17 contests this season, including 11 of his last 13 games ... in three games, scored 20 or more points ... Miami's leading scorer in eight games ... led the RedHawks in rebounding in 12 contests ... played in 25 games, making 24 starts ... led Miami in MAC play in rebounding (6.8 rpg) ... averaged 12.6 ppg in MAC play ... tied for team lead in blocked shots with 12 ... Miami's top free-throw shooter, hitting 75.8 percent of his tosses from the charity stripe ... shot 77.5 percent from the free-throw line in league action ... played a career-high 45 minutes in Miami's overtime game against Ohio in the Mid-American Conference Quarterfinal ... collected a career-high four steals at Ohio.
2001-02
Named to the freshman all-MAC team ... also named Miami's Arther and Olga Adkins Freshman of the Year and earned the RedHawks' Rebounding Award at the postseason banquet ... played in all 31 of Miami's games, making 27 starts ... amassed a team-best 35 blocked shots to establish a Miami freshman record and rank eighth on Miami's single-season chart ... touted as one of the nation's top small shot blockers ... had 10 multiple block games ... swatted five blocks against Wright State to tie for fifth on Miami's single-game list ... also led the team in rebounding, averaging 5.8 per game ... notched a team-high 88 offensive boards ... led the team in rebounding in 13 contests ... was in double figures for rebounding in six games ... became one of Miami's more efficient free-throw shooters toward the end of the season ... over final 14 games, went 25-for-28 from the free-throw line (.893) ... led the team with three double-doubles ... in first collegiate game (Miami's season opener at UNC Wilmington) produced 14 rebounds and 11 points ... in first collegiate start (vs. Wright State) notched 19 points and 10 rebounds ... also recorded 14 rebounds and 11 points in a double-overtime win at Central Michigan ... savored one of best shooting games of the season vs. Ball State (Jan. 26), going 9-for-9 from the field and 2-for-3 from the free-throw line to compile a season-high 20 points ... his 9-for-9 performance was the most perfect outing for any MAC player during 2001-02 ... shot a team-best 65.1 percent from the field (28-of-43) in Miami's MAC wins, while averaging 7.2 rebounds and 8.8 points per game ... averaged 6.5 points per game over the season ... shot at or above 50.0 percent from the field in 14 games ... among MAC statistical leaders in rebounding (16th), blocked shots (6th) and offensive rebounds (6th) ... also ranked among MAC leaders for conference only statistics in rebounding (19th), blocked shots (6th) and offensive rebounds (9th).
High School
Garnered all-state honors, earning honorable mention distinction as a junior and third-team status as a senior ... led Western Hills to the regional semifinal and a 21-5 record ... averaged 21.9 points per game as a senior, which ranked third in the area ... led the area, averaging 12.1 rebounds per game in 2000-01 ... named league Player of the Year ... played in the Ohio/West Virginia All-Star Games ... notched 29 and 21 points in the two games ... ranked among the nation's top 300 seniors by cnnsi.com ... a two-time first-team all-conference and all-city selection ... earned first-team all-district plaudits as a senior and second-team honors as a junior ... during the summer of 2000, attended the USA Basketball Youth Development Festival with the nation's top high school basketball players ... helped Western Hills to an undefeated conference season as a junior, averaging 17 ppg and 11 rpg ... a four-year letterwinner in basketball, captaining the team his senior season ... coached by Lannis Timmons ... also a two-time letterwinner in football.
Personal:
Born April 22, 1983 (21 years old) ... son of Daniel (Sr.) and Carrie Horace ... majoring in sport studies.