2019-20 Merrimack College Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2019-20
- Started in all 31 games for Merrimack
- Led the team in steals (121)
- Set the all time NCAA steals record across all divisions with 457 career steals
- Led the team in minutes played (1121)
- Led the team in points (332)
- Led the team in assists (198)
- Averaged 10.7 points per game, ranking second on the team
- Led the team in rebounds
- Received All American honors for third consecutive season
- Achieved NEC Defensive Player of the Year
- Was named to NEC All-Conference First Team
- Received the Lefty Driesell Award as the nation's top defensive player
2018-19:
- Division II Bulletin All-American (Honorable Mention)
- Preseason All-American (Street & Smith’s Yearbook, DII Bulletin)
- Bevo Francis Award Watch List (Top 100, Top 50, Top 25)
- D2CCA All-East Region First Team, NABC All-District First Team
- NE10 Defensive Player of the Year
- NE10 All-Conference First Team
- NE10 All-Tournament Team
- USBWA National Player of the Week (3/5)
- Two-time NE10 Player of the Week (11/12, 2/28)
- Became the sixth two-time All-American in program history
- Finished as the season as the first player in NCAA Basketball history to total at least 600 points, 200 assists, 200 rebounds and 100 steals in a single season
- Totaled career highs with 618 points, 217 rebounds and 125 steals; Posted 212 assists, the third straight season with over 200
- Set a NE10 single-season record in steals; led the nation in total steals and steals per game (3.91)
- Ranked third in DII in total assists and sixth in assists per game (6.6)
- Led the NE10 in steals, steals per game and total assists while ranking second in helpers per contest
- Established new career highs in total rebounds, offensive boards (70) and rebounding average (6.8)
- The lone NE10 player to rank among the top 15 in the league in points, rebounds, assists and steals per game
- Recorded the first 600-point season in school history since Steve Curran '92 in 1991-92, and the most overall points in a single season since Paul Neal in 1989
- Hit a career-high 241 field goals, the most for a Merrimack player since 1984; Ranked 18th nationally in FGM
- Shot a career-high 53.4 percent from the field, scored in double figures in 30 of 32 games and notched 13 games of at least 20 points
- 46-point performance in the NE10 Quarterfinals against Adelphi registered as the highest scoring output for a Merrimack player in a single game in over two decades (1997)
- Finished his DII career ranking 10th in career steals (336) and 16th in career assists (754)
2017-18:
- Division II Bulletin Honorable Mention All-American
- NABC All-District First Team, D2CCA All-East Region First Team
- NE10 All-Conference First Team
- Street & Smith’s Yearbook Preseason All-American
- One of two Warriors to start in all 32 games in 2017-18
- Led the NCAA & NE10 with 3.88 steals per game, 255 total assists and 124 total steals
- Became the 44th player in program history to score 1,000 career points
- Led team in field goals (212), free throws (132), points (570), points per game (17.8), rebounds (187) and rebounds per game (5.8)
- Set a new personal best with 35 points versus Adelphi (1/09)
- Set a new personal-best for assists in a game with 17 at Holy Family
- Recorded a triple-double vs Southern Conn. State (1/03)
- Scored in double figures in 29 of 32 games and recorded eight games with at least 10 assists
- Set the nation’s single-game high in assists (17) and tied the country’s single-game high with nine steals vs. Bentley (12/12)
2016-17:
- NE10 Rookie of the Year, NE10 All-Conference Second Team, NE10 All-Rookie Team
- Broke Merrimack's single-season assist record (287), ranking second all-time in NE10 single-season annals
- NCAA statisitcal champion in assists per game (9.3) and total assists
- Finished top-five nationally in total steals (87) and steals per game (2.8)
- Posted the second-most steals in a single season in school history, which was good for the seventh-most in NE10 history
- Led Merrimack with 12 double-doubles and one triple-double against Concordia (11/27)
- Scored in double figures in 23 games, totaling at least 10 assists in 16 games
- Notched 16 assists against LIU Post (12/30), tied for the single-game high nationwide throughout the year
- Scored a season-high 28 points against Franklin Pierce (12/6)
- Led the team in minutes per game (34.9), finished second in FG% (50.2) and third in scoring (13.9 ppg)
Before Merrimack:Â
- Member of the nationally ranked Saint Anthony's boys basketball program
- Posted a undefeated 32-0 record during his final seasonÂ
Personal:Â
- Born on Feb. 8, 1998
- Son of Tawana Hayes
- Has 13 siblings
- Communications major at Merrimack
Career Highs:
Points: 46 vs. Adelphi - March 3, 2019
Rebounds: 13, vs Jefferson -Â Nov. 11, 2017; Southern N.H. -Â Dec.18, 2016
Assists: 17 at Holy Family -Â Nov. 12, 2017Â
Steals: 9 vs. Bentley - Dec. 12, 2017; vs. Saint Michael's - Dec. 8, 2018; at Central Conn. St. - Jan. 11, 2020
Blocks: 2 vs. Jefferson - Nov. 11, 2017; vs. New Haven - Feb. 25, 2018; vs. Assumption - Nov. 14, 2018
FG made: 19 vs. Adelphi - Mar. 3, 2019
FG attempts: 30 vs. Adelphi - Mar. 3, 2019
3FG made: 3Â vs. Franklin Pierce -Dec. 6, 2016;Â at Le Moyne - Mar. 11, 2017;Â at So. New Hampshire - Nov. 21, 2017; at Bryant - Feb. 18, 2020
3FG attempts: 10Â at Bryant - Feb. 18, 2020
FT made: 11 vs. Southern Conn. St. - Jan. 3, 2018; vs. Post - Jan. 25, 2018
FT attempts: 14 Concordia (N.Y.) -Â Nov. 27, 2016; American Int'l - Jan. 24, 2017;Â vs. Post -Â Jan. 25, 2018Â
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2016-17Freshman
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6'0"
185 lbs
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2017-18Sophomore
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6'0"
185 lbs
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2018-19Junior
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6'0"
185 lbs
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2019-20Senior
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6'0"
195 lbs