2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Honors and Awards:
- AJ Buchanan Classic All-Tournament Team (2017)
- Juniata Holiday Tournament All-Tournament Team (2017)
- MSU Gelston/Paskert Holiday Tournament All-Tournament Team (2017)
- Academic All-MAC (2016-17)
- MAC Winter Academic Honor Roll (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
Career: Just the 13th player in school history to record 300 career assists.
2017-18: Started 22 of the first 23 games of the year before missing the last two due to injury … averaged a career-best 10.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game while adding 3.7 assists per contest … shot a career-best 44.1 percent (93 of 211) from the field … ranked third in the MAC Freedom in assists … named to the All-Tournament Team at all three tournaments this season … scored 20 points with seven rebounds in the season-opening win over St. Joseph’s (L.I.) (11/15) … dished out a season-best nine assists in the AJ Buchanan Classic title game win over Western Connecticut State (11/18) … scored a career-best 21 points at the Gelston/Paskert Holiday Tournament versus Hartwick (12/21) … had 21 points again and added six assists against DeSales (1/10) … just missed his first career double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds at Delaware Valley (2/7).
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2016-17: The only Valiant to start all 25 games as the team’s primary playmaker … ranked fifth on the team with 7.2 points per game and also averaged 4.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds per contest … finished the season second in the MAC Freedom in assists per game and third in total assists (121) … recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 11 assists versus St. Joseph’s (12/31), the most assists by a Valiant since 2009 … tied his career high with 19 points and added eight assists and five boards at King’s (1/28) … dished out 11 assists again at home against FDU-Florham (2/14) … picked up a career-high four steals and seven rebounds in the season finale against Misericordia (2/18).
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2015-16: Appeared in all 25 games and made 14 starts at guard as a sophomore … averaged 6.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while ranking second on the team with 73 assists and 27 steals … hauled in a career-best seven rebounds and chipped in eight points and two steals against King’s (1/24) … went for a career-high 19 points and added five assists to help defeat Delaware Valley (2/3) … dished out a career-high seven assists and grabbed six boards in a win over FDU-Florham (2/10)l.
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2014-15: Battled injury to appear in 15 of the final 16 games of the season … ranked sixth on the team by averaging 5.8 points per game and added 34 rebounds and 22 assists as a freshman … had seven points in 13 minutes off the bench in his collegiate debut against Bridgewater State (1/2) … hit 4-of-8 shots from beyond the arc on the way to 14 points to go with three rebounds, three assists and two steals against Eastern (1/21) … poured in a season-high 17 points and grabbed a season-best six rebounds in 22 minutes in a win over FDU-Florham (2/11).
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High School: A 2014 graduate of Cardinal Spellman High School … played basketball for the Pilots … an All-City and All-State selection in his junior and senior seasons … helped the Pilots to a 2012 New York State championship and a 2013 division title.
Personal: Son of Leanne and Lawrence Arena … has two siblings, Danilyn and Rocco.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2014-15Freshman
Guard
5'10"
160 lbs
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2015-16Sophomore
Guard
5'10"
170 lbs
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2016-17Junior
Guard
5'10"
170 lbs
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2017-18Senior
Guard
5'10"
170 lbs