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Iona University Athletics

2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

1 Sam Cassell Jr.

  • Hometown Baltimore, MD
  • High School Notre Dame Prep
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 190
  • Position Guard

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2016-17)
  • Played in all 35 games, making 28 starts towards 30.3 minutes per-game.
  • Averaged 10.9 points per-game, third most on the team, in addition to 3.0 assists per-game, second most on the team, while adding 3.1 rebounds per-contest.
  • Finished fourth in the conference with a 2.1 assist/turnover ratio.
  • Ranked seventh in the MAAC behind 2.3 3-pointers made per-game.
  • Led the Gaels with 79 made 3-point field goals.
  • Shot 82.8 percent (53-for-64) from the free throw line.
  • Posted 28 points in the season-opener at Florida State (Nov. 15) in 36 minutes.
  • Recorded 15 points, seven assists, four rebounds and two steals versus Drake (Nov. 24) at the GCI Great Alaska Shootout.
  • Totaled 18 points in 38 minutes against Weber State (Nov. 25) at the GCI Great Alaska Shootout.
  • Finished with 20 points and five assists in the GCI Great Alaska Shootout Championship against Nevada (Nov. 26).
  • Tallied 14 points and four assists, including 4-for-4 from beyond the arc, at Fairleigh Dickinson (Dec. 7).
  • Posted 19 points, seven assists and four rebounds against Marist (Dec. 31) on 7-of-13 shooting including four made 3-pointers.
  • Notched 20 points and five rebounds at Monmouth (Jan. 6).
  • Played 42 minutes versus Saint Peter's (Jan. 29) with 17 points and five assists.
  • Was named Kevin Connor's of Sportcenter "Star of the Night" following 29 points at Rider (Feb. 3), shooting 7-of-11 from 3-point range and 10-of-16 overall.
  • Recorded 16 points against Oregon (Mar. 17) in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, shooting 5-for-10 from the field.
ABOUT CASSELL
  • Graduate transfer from the University of Connecticut will play final season in Maroon & Gold.
  • One of Iona’s top newcomers, will compete for a starting job in preseason practice… Has shown good leadership ability in summer workouts… Long-range shooting threat.
  • Father Sam Cassell Sr., played in the NBA for 15 seasons and is currently an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Clippers.
AT UCONN
  • Appeared in 36 games for the Huskies in two seasons.
  • Scored 110 points (3.1 ppg) and grabbed 31 rebounds (0.9 rpg).
  • Hampered by injuries, missing the second half of UConn’s 2014-15 and games in 2015-16 with leg ailments.
AS A SENIOR AT UCONN (2015-16)
  • Played 18 games off the bench, tallying 39 points, seven rebounds and five assists in 6.6 minutes per game.
  • Chipped in four points in the Huskies’ 100-56 win over Maine on Nov. 13.
  • Tallied 11 points, including three made three pointers in 12 minutes off the bench vs. Michigan on Nov. 25
  • Chipped in six points with a pair of rebounds in UConn’s 26-point win over UCF on Jan. 31.
AS A JUNIOR AT UCONN (2014-15)
  • Played in 18 games before missing the remainder of the season due to injury.
  • Made two starts and averaged 3.9 points.
  • Earned the start in his first-ever game for UConn (Nov. 14 vs. Bryant).
  • Grabbed 1.3 rebounds a game on the year and was fifth on the team in three-point field goals made (13).
  • Connected on a career-best three 3FG vs. Stanford (Jan. 17).
  • Had career-highs in field goals made (4) and points (12) vs. Yale (Dec. 5).
AS A FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE (2012-13, 2013-14, CHIPOLA COLLEGE)
  • Played one year at Chipola College in Marianna, Fla., under Coach Patrick Blake.
  • Named NJCAA First Team All-American, FCSAA All-State Player of the Year and Panhandle Conference Player of the Year after averaging 18.7 points and 3.8 assists.
  • Led Chipola to a 26-6 record, to the NJCAA Region VII Championship and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NJCAA National Tournament.
  • Scored 10 or more points in 27 of 30 contests and 13 with 20 or more including a season-best 34 points vs. Gulf Coast State on Feb. 11, 2014. Two weeks earlier he posted 29 against the same team.
  • Posted three double-doubles in three straight games with season-bests 10 assists in each contest.
  • Did not play during his freshman campaign in 2012-13 to focus on academics.
PRIOR TO CHIPOLA COLLEGE
  • Attended Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Mass.) and played alongside Steven Adams (OKC Thunder, Pittsburgh), Myles Davis (Xavier), Adonis Fiiler (Clemson, Fla. Atlantic) and Mandell Thomas (Fordham).
  • Helped lead team in National Prep Championship semifinal round where he scored 27 points in a loss. Notre Dame Prep defeated an A.J. English led St. Thomas More Academy in the quarterfinal round.
  • Played his junior season at Saint Francis Academy in Baltimore, MD.
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2016-17

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