An appropriate comparison for Jimmer Fredette might actually be former Arizona State guard Eddie House.

House, now a longtime NBA veteran, once scored 61 points in a game at Cal.

"I see similarities as far as their scorer's mentality," said Grand Canyon University coach Russ Pennell, comparing Fredette to House. Pennell worked with House as an assistant coach at ASU and sat on the bench the night House lit up the Golden Bears.

"Both have supreme confidence. Both are excellent shooters. I think the biggest difference is Jimmer gets so much off the dribble, whereas Eddie used to score so much coming off screens."

House was recruited out of Hayward High in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"The thing with Eddie, once he caught fire you could not guard him,'' Pennell said. "He was so quick and so quick with his release."