2018-19 Merrimack College Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Career:
- 2018-19 NE10 Champion
- NE10 Elite 24 Award recipient (Highest GPA at NE10 Final)
- One of eight players in school history to appear in three NCAA Tournaments
- Appeared in 110 games, making 35 starts
- Scored 584 points, distributed 165 assists and hit 90 3-points over his four-year career
2018-19:
- Played in all 32 games as a solid contributor off the bench
- Scored a season high 16 points in 23 minutes against Southern Connecticut State (1/9/19)
- Finished 5th on the team in total assists
- Led Merrimack and ranked 11th in the NE10 with a 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio
- Set career highs in total rebounds (33) and defensive boards (28)
2017-18:
- Competed in 27 games as a junior with nine starts
- Led the Warriors and ranked 15th in the NE10 with a 1.9 assists-to-turnover ratio (37:19)
- Put up his second-best ppg average of his career (6.1)
- Scored 29 3-pointers in 27 games, ranking fourth in three-point field goals
- Among the top 30 in the league with a .382 three-point percentage
- Was fourth on the team in total assists with 37
2016-17:
- Enjoyed a breakout season as a sophomore, appearing in 31 games and starting in 23
- Set career highs in points (9.2), assists (2.8), minutes (29.5), rebounds (2.0) and steals (0.8) per gameÂ
- Registered a shooting line of .404/.342/.691
- Finished second on the team with 40 3-pointers, which was a career high
- Scored in double figures on 14 occasionsÂ
- Scored a career-high 25 points at Bentley, leading Merrimack to it first win in Waltham in 13 years (11/16)
- Shot 8-of-10 from the field against the Falcons and was 5-for-5 from 3-point range
2015-16:Â
- Appeared in 20 games on the season and started 1 in rookie campaign
- Netted two second-half three-pointers in Merrimack’s 90-81 victory over #7/9 Saint Anselm (2/6)
Before Merrimack:
- Four-year letterwinner at Old Tappan High School in New Jersey
- Two-time First Team Bergen County Selection
- Two-Time Selection on the All-North Jersey Second Team
- Two-time All-State Third Team Pick
- Named an All-League First Team selection each of his final two years
- Surpassed 1,000 career points as a junior and averaged nearly 24 points per game as a senior
- Concluded his career with 1,548 points, the most in school history
- Member of the New York Falcons (AAU)
- Also recruited by Southern Connecticut, Bentley, Northwoods and St. Thomas Aquinas
Personal:Â
- Born on August 29, 1995
- Son of James and Dawn McLaughlin
- Has two siblings, Shane, a former basketball player a Bryant University, and Kelsey
Career Highs:
Points: 25, at Bentley -- 11/16/16Â
Rebounds: 6, Concordia (N.Y.) -- 11/27/16Â
Assists: 8, Saint Michael's -- 11/30/16Â
Steals: 4, at Dominican College N.Y -- 01/02/17Â
Blocks: 1, Southern Conn. State -- 01/03/18 ; Saint Michael's College -- 02/20/18 ; at Assumption -- 12/8/16Â
FG made: 8, at Bentley -- 11/16/16Â
FG attempts: 13, at Le Moyne -- 01/13/18 ; Le Moyne -- 01/14/17Â
3FG made: 5, Pace -- 01/07/17 ; at Bentley -- 11/16/16Â
3FG attempts: 9, at Southern Connecticut -- 01-10-17Â
FT made: 8, Southern Connecticut Sta -- 01/30/17Â
FT attempts: 9, Southern Connecticut Sta -- 01/30/17Â
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2015-16Freshman
G
6'2"
185 lbs
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2016-17Sophomore
G
6'2"
185 lbs
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2017-18Junior
G
6'2"
180 lbs
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2018-19Senior
Guard
6'2"
180 lbs