Wildcats Pride

Position: Forward
Height: 6-7
Weight: 234
Class: Senior
Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.
High School: Monsignor Farrell

2007-08: Played in all 36 games and averaged 13.4 minutes a contest • Shot 60.3 percent from the floor and averaged three points and 3.3 rebounds an outing • Posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. North Carolina Central • Tallied eight points and eight boards at Wofford (1/12) • Recorded eight rebounds to go along with four points vs. Georgia Southern (1/3) • Registered seven rebounds in consecutive games against Wofford (3/8) and UNC Greensboro (3/9) in the SoCon Tournament • Had six points and five rebounds in the opener vs. Emory • Recorded four points and four rebounds in 11 minutes vs. Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament. 

2006-07: Appeared in all but two of the Wildcats’ 34 contests during the 2006-07 campaign • Took advantage of a season-high 22 minutes versus Colby, scoring eight points, while grabbing the same number of rebounds • Recorded his first career double-figure rebounding performance with 10 boards in Davidson’s 116-55 win over Mount Saint Mary; went 4-of-5 from the floor, matched his season-high with eight points and set up four other Wildcat buckets. 

2005-06: Did not see any time as a freshman due to a foot injury.

Before Davidson: As a senior for coach Bob Besignano at Monsignor Farrell, averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds a game, leading the Lions to a record of 22-5 • His team won the Staten Island High School League championship as well as the S.I. Catholic High School title in 2004-05 • Earned the league tournament MVP and was named to the Jordan Classic Regional, Staten Island Advance and the Daily News All-Star teams.

Personal: Born April 27, 1987, in Staten Island, N.Y. • The son of Steve and Pat • Father was an outstanding basketball player for Loyola (Md.) in the early ’80s • His younger brother, Ryan, is a sophomore on the Siena basketball team (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) • Majoring in sociology.

PHOTOS:

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Career Highs:

Points: 17 vs. Elon 3/2/09

Field Goals: 6 vs. Elon 3/2/09

Field Goal Attempts: 9, twice. vs. South Florida 11/19/09

3 pt. Field Goals: 1, twice. vs. St. Mary’s 3/23/09

3 pt. Field Goals Attempted: 2 vs. St. Mary’s 3/23/09

Free Throws: 7 vs. Furman 1/21/09

Free Throws Attempted: 11 vs. UNCG 2/5/09

Rebounds: 13 vs. UNCG 2/5/09

Assists: 6 vs. Loyola, 11/25/08 

Blocks: 3 vs. St. Mary’s 3/23/09

Steals: 4 vs. Guilford, 11/14/08 

Minutes: 33 vs. Furman 2/14/09