As a Redshirt Sophomore (2007-08)
Led the team with a .822 mark from the charity stripe, that mark would have been seventh-best in the ACC if he had enough makes to qualify ... Earned the start for the first time in 13 games when he was in the starting lineup against Miami at the ACC Tournament ... Had a team-high 14 points off the bench at Virginia ... Tied his career high with seven assists at Boston College ... Returned to action against Maryland after missing one game with a rib injury. Scored nine points in 25 minutes off the bench at College Park ... Suffered the injury in practice the day before the Virginia Tech game and did not play ... Hit 9-of-11 free throws en route to 14 points at Duke ... Came off the bench in 11 of the last 12 games he has played on the season ... Held scoreless for the first time since 2005-06 in the first Clemson game ... Scored a game-high 20 points, including 4-of-6 from three-point range, in the win over Cincinnati ... Dished out a career-high seven assists in the win over Western Carolina ... Pulled down 10 rebounds at East Carolina, the second time he reached double digits in rebounds on the season and the 11th time for his career ... Scored a game- and season-high 21 points in the win over South Carolina, shooting 3-of-4 from three-point range ... Recorded his ninth career double-double in the season opener against William & Mary. Finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2006-07)
Named to the ACC All-Freshman team, and was also a third-team All-ACC selection ... A Freshman All-American according to collegeinsider.com, he won third-team honors from collegehoops.net ... A unanimous selection for the All-ACC Tournament first-team ... Named Rivals national freshman of the week following the ACC Tournament ... Left-hander who led all ACC freshmen throughout the year in both scoring (16.8) and rebounding (7.3) - led NC State in both categories as well ... Just the seventh freshman in ACC history to lead his team in both scoring and rebounding in his rookie season ... Also led the team with 61 three pointers ... Ranked sixth in the ACC in rebounding (7.3) and ninth in scoring (16.8) ... Also ranked 10th in the ACC in field goal percentage (.474), and sixth in minutes played with 34.42 per game ... Increased his scoring by 14.0 points from his redshirt season, the best improvement mark in the ACC for 2007-08, that mark is the third-highest increase in ACC history ... Set NC State freshmen records for scoring (605 to break a 30-year record held by Hawkeye Whitney), scoring average (16.8), rebounds (264), field goals (193), field goals attempted (407), free throws made (158), free throws attempted (219), minutes (1,238) and games started (35) ... Also ranks second among all-time NC State freshmen in three pointers made (59), and three pointers attempted (161) ... Posted eight double-doubles on the season, that mark tied as the third-best mark in the ACC and the best mark for a freshman ... Scored in double figures in 34 of 36 games for the season, including nine outings over 20 points ... Named the ACC Rookie-of-the-Week for his efforts in the wins over 16th-ranked Virginia Tech and third-ranked UNC the first week in February ... Had a string of 19 double-figure scoring games games snapped at Virginia Tech on Jan. 31, when he finished with nine ... He did reach double digits in rebounds (11) ... His double-figure streak was the third-longest in the ACC when it ended ... Scored in double figures in 34 of the 36 games, and pulled down double digits in rebounds nine times ... Started 35 of the 36 games on the season, only game he didn’t start was the Pack’s Senior Day ... His 1,239 minutes played was the second-most in a single season at NC State ... His 36 games played also tied a school record ... Posted 27 points and a career-high 19 rebounds against UNC Wilmington ... That rebounding total set a new Wolfpack freshman record and was the most rebounds for an NCSU player since Todd Fuller had 21 on 11/25/95 ... His 19 boards against UNCW was also the highest tally in the ACC last season ... Had a double-double of 22 points and 13 rebounds in the Pack’s season ending loss in the NIT at West Virginia ... Set an NC State record by scoring 90 points in the Pack’s four games in the ACC Tournament, including a career-high 30 against Duke ... Also had 11 rebounds in that game ... Went for 28 points in the ACC Championship game against North Carolina ... Posted a then career-high 25 points versus No. 10 Alabama, including hitting a career-best five three-pointers ... Set a career-best of four blocks against Mount St. Mary’s ... Competed at the Pan American Game Team Trials in July 2007, but was limited in action due to a knee injury.

As a Freshman (2005-06)
Left-hander who sat out most of the season with a stress fracture in his leg ... Earned a medical hardship, so he still has four years of eligibility remaining ... Played in five contests last season before the injury was diagnosed.

In High School
A McDonald’s All-American ... A third-team Parade All-American ... Played at Seton Hall Prep ... Averaged 18.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists as a senior ... Hit 66 three-pointers ... Was the Associated Press’ Player of the Year in New Jersey ... Also named the Gatorade Player of the Year in New Jersey ... First-team all-state selection ... Named the USA Today Player of the Week on Feb. 22, 2005 after leading his team to three wins in which he averaged 24.3 points and 11 rebounds ... Team won the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions, an event that featured the six New Jersey state champions ... Won tournament MVP honors and had 31 points, five rebounds and three blocks in title game ... Team finished the season 30-1 and was ranked No. 6 nationally by USA Today ... Finished with 25 points, including five three-pointers, and seven rebounds in leading team to NJSI-AA/Shop Rite Non-Public state championship ... Played 18 minutes in the McDonald’s All-American game ... Finished with a team-high seven rebounds ... Also played in the Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic ... Had 12 points and eight rebounds in 16 minutes ... Averaged 17.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists as a junior ... Earned all-state honors as a junior ... Father, Tony, was a four-year starter at St. Joe’s in the early 1980’s ... Tony was as a second round draft pick of the Washington Bullets, and player briefly in the NBA then played 12 years overseas ... Rated No. 30 nationally by Rivals.com ... Also according to Rivals.com, is the No. 9 small forward nationally and the No. 2 player in New Jersey ... Also rated No. 20 nationally by Scout.com.

Personal
Son of Tony and Stacy Costner ... Born 7/21/87 ... Father was a stand-out player at St. Joseph’s and then was a second-round draft pick of the Washington Bullets in 1984 ... He spent much of his young life in Greece when his dad was playing professionally overseas ... Majoring in public & interpersonal communications.