2015-16 Merrimack College Men's Basketball Roster

4 Gelvis Solano

  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 180
  • Hometown Harlem, N.Y.
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) Health Professions
  • Major Criminology

Biography

2015-16: Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team … ECAC All-Star Second Team ... Sporting News/Basketball Times/HERO Sports Preseason All-American … Became the sixth player at Merrimack to score 2,000 career points … Graduates third all-time in scoring at Merrimack (2,067) … Only the third Warrior to finish their career with over 2,000 points and 500 rebounds … Tied for 10th in program history in rebounding (553)... Appeared in 26 contests for Merrimack, starting all of them… Led the team in points per game (19.3), blocks per game (1.0) and steals per game (2.0)… Second for the Warriors in rebounds (6.1) assists per game (3.6) … Made 71 three-pointers to lead the team… Collected 158 rebounds on the season, second most on the Warriors … One of three players to start every game they appeared in this season … Scored in double figures in 25 of 26 games, including 11 20-point outings

2014-15: NABC All-District First Team … Daktronics All-Region Second Team … ECAC Men's Basketball All-Star First Team ... NE-10 All-Conference First Team … First Warrior to be named on NE-10 First Team since 2010-11 … Northeast-10 Player of the Week (1/19) … Led the NE-10 in scoring and was eighth nationwide (23.2) … Ranked first in the NE-10, fifth nationwide, in steals per game (2.79) … Became the 40th player in program history to score 1,000 points … Currently ranks 12th on the all-time scoring list (1,560) … Scored 44 points against Saint Rose in January, most for a Warrior and 1st 40-point game in 13 years … Scored in double figures in 27 of 28 games, including the final 10 games of the year … Totaled nine 20-point games, six 30-point contests and two 40-point nights … Second on the team in rebounding (6.0 rpg) and assists (3.8 apg), while leading the team in blocks (1.0 bpg) … Notched three double-doubles … Led the team with 92 three-pointers … One of three players to start every game

2013-14: Northeast-10 All-Conference Third Team … Northeast-10 Player of the Week (12/16) … Started in all 26 games for the Warriors while averaging 31.9 minutes per game as a sophomore … Ranked first in the conference and second in Division II in steals, boasting 89 on the season while averaging 3.4 steals per game … Was one of the top scorers in Division II and the conference averaging 21.2 points to go along with his 4.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists a game … Averaged 0.7 blocks per contest and totaled 18 on the year …  Finished with double-digit scoring totals in 16 games, and topped the 20-point mark on seven occasions …

2012-13: All-Conference Northeast-10 Rookie Team ... Enjoyed a fabulous debut season with the program, ranking second on the squad in scoring (13.8 ppg) while averaging 30.4 minutes per game as a freshman ... Was one of the top 3-point shooters in the conference, finishing with a 37.5 percent clip from downtown ... Also shot 41.0 percent from the floor ... Ranked second in the conferene in total steals, boasting 50 on the season while averaging 1.9 steals per game ... Averaged 2.7 assists per contest and totaled 70 on the year ... Finished with double-digit scoring totals in 16 games, and topped the 20-point mark on seven occasions ... Totaled a career-high 28 points at home against Saint Anselm (11/28) ... Finished 10-for-16 from the floor and 5-for-7 from downtown in that contest ...  Scored 25 points and gathered four rebounds at Adelphi (1/9) … Eclipsed the 20-point mark again in a win over Pace (1/29), finishing with 23 points ... Grabbed a career-high five steals while adding 21 points in a win over Bentley (2/6) ... Finished with 23 points in a tough road loss at first-place Saint A's (2/13) ... Hauled in a career-high rebounds in a win over nationally ranked Franklin Pierce in the regular-season finale (2/26).

Before Merrimack: Two-year varsity starter ... Named Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior ... Averaged 26 points, three assists and seven rebounds per game as a junior ... Averaged 30 points, five assists and 13 rebounds per game as a senior ... Named Max Prep Player of the Year as a junior ... Named to the Second Team All-Manhattan Team as a senior ... PSAL George Wingate Award recipient as a senior.

Personal: Born June 1, 1994 ... Son of Andres Solano and Paulina Paulino Cuevas ... Has two siblings, Lienette and Pavel ... Criminology major at Merrimack. 


CAREER HIGHS:

Points: 44, at Saint Rose -- 1/13/15
Rebounds: 13, vs. Holy Family -- 11/14/14
Assists: 9, at Bridgeport -- 11/29/15
Steals: 6, 5 times
Blocks: 5, vs. #14 Philadelphia -- 11/15/14
FG made: 15, Stonehill -- 11/19/14; at Stonehill -- 2/4/15
FG attempts: 30, Stonehill -- 11/19/14
3FG made: 8, at Saint Rose -- 1/13/15; at Stonehill -- 2/4/15
3FG attempts: 16, at New Haven -- 2/27/15
FT made: 14, vs Concordia (N.Y.) -- 11/09/13
FT attempts: 19, vs Concordia (N.Y.) -- 11/09/13

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2014-15Junior

    G
    6'1" 180 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2015-16Senior

    G
    6'1" 180 lbs
    4