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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

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Ben Solomon

2 Asante Gist

  • Hometown East Orange, NJ
  • High School St. Anthony
  • Last School Eastern Kentucky
  • Position Guard
  • Class Senior
  • Major Business
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 185
  • Twitter TheRealAsante
  • Instagram asante_gist

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2019-20):
  • Appeared in 15 games making 13 starts. Missed ending of season do to injury
  • Averaged 10.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game
  • Shot 38.3% from the floor, 35.9% from beyond the arc and 70.0% from the free throw line
  • Had three games with five or more assists
  • Scored a season-best 23 points in 45 minutes against Princeton (Dec. 17)
  • Made a season-best eight field goals against Monmouth (Jan. 26). Made five three-pointers
  • Dished out a season-best six assists and had five rebounds against Stetson (Nov. 22)
AS A JUNIOR (2018-19):
  • Appeared in 33 games, making 21 starts. Started the final 11 games of the season Averaged 29.6 minutes per game.
  • Played full 40 minutes against Monmouth in the MAAC Championship game (Mar. 11) and in the NCAA Tournament against North Carolina (Mar. 22)
  • Averaged 12.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Shot 40.8% from the floor, 36.0% from deep and 78.4% from the free throw line.
  • Had nine games with 20+ points during season. Scored a season-best 22 points on three separate occasions against Rider (Mar. 1), Siena (Mar. 10) and Monmouth (Mar. 11).
  • Made five three-point field goals two separate games; one against Monmouth (Mar. 11) and one against Fairfield (Jan. 5)
  • Made multiple three-point field goals in 19 games during the season
  • Swiped up a season-best four steals against Long Beach State (Nov. 19)
BEFORE IONA (EASTERN KENTUCKY, 2016-18):
  • Led the EKU backcourt as a freshman with 494 points
  • He averaged 15.9 points and 3.8 assists in 31 games. He made 64 three-point field goals
  • Appeared in six contests his sophomore season before transferring to Iona
BEFORE COLLEGE:
  • Played for Bob Hurley Sr. at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, NJ
  • Selected to play in the prestigious Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game at the Barclays Center
  • First player to win the New Jersey Tournament of Championships with two different teams; was part of 32-0 St. Anthony team as a senior and 2016 Roselle Catholic as a freshman

Statistics

Season:
2020-21

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11" 185 lbs
    30
  • 3

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    5'11" 185 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2019-20Junior

    Guard
    5'11" 185 lbs
    3
  • 2

    2020-21Senior

    Guard
    5'10" 185 lbs
    2