Jaycee Carroll has been to Hawai'i twice before, but never found the one souvenir he wanted most.

A victory.

He'll get one more chance tomorrow when Utah State plays the University of Hawai'i in a Western Athletic Conference men's basketball game at the Stan Sheriff Center.

"I've never won there," Carroll said. "Hawai'i always plays us tough, and I expect the same thing (tomorrow). For one, it's in Hawai'i and everybody knows how hard it is to win there. Two, Hawai'i has been playing well lately."

The Rainbow Warriors are 10-12 overall and in fifth place in the WAC at 6-4. The Aggies are 18-7 and in first place at 8-2.

It will be Carroll's last appearance in Hawai'i as a college player. Win or lose, he will leave as one of the greatest players in WAC history.

Carroll, a 6-foot-2 senior guard, currently leads the WAC in scoring at 21.8 points per game. He is also second in 3-pointers with 81, and first in free-throw percentage at .924.

"He's a well-conditioned athlete, who obviously works hard at his craft," Hawai'i head coach Bob Nash said. "He has to be considered one of the best in our conference, and one of the best in the country."

Carroll has been doing it for four seasons. He currently has 2,271 career points, which would rank seventh in WAC history.

With at least seven games remaining, he could challenge the all-time WAC record of 2,542 points set by former Utah great Keith Van Horn.

It should be noted, however, that Utah State was in the Big West Conference during Carroll's freshman season, so his statistics from that year are not being recognized by the WAC.

If it did, Carroll would already be the WAC's all-time leader in career 3-pointers with 336.

"He's a great player, just a pure shooter," Hawai'i senior P.J. Owsley said. "You can't give him anything, or he'll kill you."

Hawai'i senior Jared Dillinger drew the task of defending Carroll in the 'Bows' 86-80 loss to Utah State at Logan, Utah, on Jan. 3. Carroll finished with 26 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 4 of 4 from 3-point range.

"He really doesn't stop," Dillinger said. "He'll run full speed from one side of the court to the other and back again. He'll keep going until he gets open."

Carroll said he has built his stamina — and shooting prowess — through simple methods.

"I don't do anything different than anybody else," he said. "But I might push myself harder than others. Every day in practice, I push myself as hard as I can. I don't take any breaks. Every play, every drill, is full speed."

Then he does even more after practices. Carroll said he always takes extra shots before heading to the locker room.

"I make sure it's game shots at game speed," he said. "I don't just shoot to put up shots. I actually run to a spot, then catch and shoot like I would in a game situation."

Carroll is also one of the most successful free-throw shooters in all of college basketball. His percentage of .924 currently ranks sixth in NCAA Division I.

Carroll said he made 100 free throws in 104 attempts after a recent practice.

"I've never made 100 straight yet," he said. "My record is 102 (attempts to make 100). It's just a matter of concentration."

No WAC team has been able to shut down Carroll this season — he has scored at least 15 points in each WAC game — and Nash does not expect Hawai'i to be the first.

"He'll get his points, you can't expect to shut him out completely," Nash said. "But as long as he earns it and shoots over the top of somebody, we can live with that. We want a hand in his face. We can't give him easy, open looks.

"It's the other guys we're concerned about. We can't let any of the other guys go off."

In any case, Carroll said he is looking forward to his senior trip to Hawai'i.

"I realize this is my last opportunity to visit some of these places, and Hawai'i is definitely a beautiful place," he said. "It's about 20 degrees and we have a snow blizzard here (in Logan), so I'm looking forward to some sunshine."

Reach Dayton Morinaga at dmorinaga@honoluluadvertiser.com.