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2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster

11 Alshwan Hymes

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 203
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown DeWitt, N.Y.
  • High School Jamesville-DeWitt

Biography

Notes
• Served as a team captain in 2011-12.
• Starts his senior season ranked third in school history with 175 career 3-point field goals.

2011-12 • Junior Year
• Played in and started all 30 games as a junior.
• Averaged 15.4 points per game, which ranked seventh in the MAAC and 168th in the country.
• Posted double figures in the scoring column 27 times.
• Scored a season-high 26 points in an overtime win at South Dakota (Dec. 18).
• In that win over South Dakota, he connected on a season-high six 3-point field goals.
• Finished the year with 2.8 3-pointers per game, which led the MAAC and ranked 22nd in the nation.
• His 84 makes from 3-point land set a new single-season school record.
• Shot 32.7 percent from 3-point land, which ranked 64th in the country.
• Had at least two 3-pointers in 26 of the team's 30 games.
• Averaged 3.2 rebounds per game and matched a career high with seven boards in two games.
• Led the team with 36 steals.
• Set a career-high with five steals at Siena (Feb. 26).
• Played in all 40 minutes in four different games.
• Led the team and ranked sixth in the MAAC with his 35.4 minutes per game.

2010-11 • Sophomore Year
• Played in 30 games and made eight starts in his sophomore campaign.
• Averaged 8.9 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.
• Knocked down 69 3-point field goals with at least one trey in 27 of the team's 30 contests.
• Ranked fourth in the MAAC and 105th in the nation with 2.3 3-pointers per game.
• Set a school record with nine 3-pointers in a win over Northwestern St (Dec. 29).
• Scored a career-high 28 points in that win over the Demons (Dec. 29).
• Scored in double figures 10 times during the year.
• Ended the year by shooting 38.1 percent from behind the arc, which ranked eighth in the conference.
• Was credited with a season-high six rebounds in a road loss to Loyola (Feb. 13).
• Dished out a career-high six assists in a home win over Marist (Feb. 4).
• Made his first start of the season at Marist (Dec. 5).
• Averaged 23.1 minutes per game, which ranked sixth on the team.

2009-10 • Freshman Year
• Played in 24 games in his rookie campaign, making five starts.
• Missed six games midway through the season after he underwent knee surgery.
• He averaged 6.8 points per game after returning from his knee injury.
• Is just the fourth true freshman since 2000 to start the season opener for the Golden Griffins.
• Scored nine points in his first collegiate game at Loyola (Chicago) (Nov. 17) and scored the team's first points of the season on a 3-point field goal.
• Averaged 4.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in his first season in Blue and Gold.
• Scored a season-high 11 points after he hit a career-best four field goals against Marist in the MAAC Tournament (March 5).
• Drilled three 3-pointers in three different games, including the team's win over Marist in the MAAC Tournament (March 5).
• Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds at home against Bowling Green (Dec. 12).
• Was credited with three assists in three different contests.
• Averaged 16.1 minutes per game.

Before Canisius
• Averaged 17.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game in his senior season at Jamesville-DeWitt High School.
• Helped lead the Red Rams to a 27-2 overall record in 2008-09 and a second-straight Class A state championship.
• Named second-team Class A all-state in 2008-09 while also earning first-team All-CNY honors as well.
• Also named to the New York State Championship and New York State Federation Championship All-Tournament Teams.
• Was a high school teammate with Syracuse Univeristy guard Brandon Triche.

Personal
• The son of Steven Johnson and Alicia Hymes.
• Has two siblings, LaZem Hymes and Stefani Hymes-Johnson.
• Is currently majoring in communications at the College.
• Born Aug. 26, 1991, in Syracuse, N.Y.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2009-10Freshman

    Guard
    6'2" 210 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2010-11Sophomore

    Guard
    6'2" 203 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2011-12Junior

    Guard
    6'2" 203 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2012-13Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 203 lbs
    11