2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
AWARDS
2016-17 MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
2016-17 PRESEASON ALL-MAAC THIRD TEAM
2015-16 PRESEASON ALL-MAAC THIRD TEAM
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 33 vs. Niagara (3/3/16)
Rebounds: 13 vs. Fairfield (2/24/17)
Assists: 6 - 2x, last at Cleveland State (11/15/16)
2016-17 • SENIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in and started all 34 games.
• Played in a total of 125 career games, tied for second-most in school history.
• Became the 35th member of the program's famed 1,000 point club when he scored 19 points in a home win over Albany Dec. 12, 2016.
• Ranked third on the team in scoring average with 14.0 points per game, and led the Griffs with 5.9 rebounds per game.
• Scored in double-figures 25 times. Posted a season-high 27 points in an overtime win at St. Bonaventure Dec. 22.
• Led the team in scoring nine times and had eight games of 20-or more points scored.
• Finished the season ranked 15th in the MAAC in scoring average.
• Closed his career with 642 career rebounds.
• His 5.9 boards per game ranked 14th in the league.
• Grabbed a career-high 13 boards in a home loss to Fairfield Feb. 24.
• Led the team in rebounding 14 times in 2016-17, and 34 times in his career.
• Averaged 2.4 assists per game - which ranked first in the MAAC among frontcourt players.
• Was credited with a career-high five steals at Niagara Jan. 23.
• Shot 50.1 percent (181-for-361) from the field, which ranked ninth in the MAAC and 103rd in the nation.
• Was good on 79.6 percent (82-for-103) from the free-throw line.
• Averaged 30.2 minutes per game.
• Named to the 2016-17 MAAC All-Academic Team.
• Served as a team captain during his senior season.
2015-16 • JUNIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in and started all 33 games.
• Ranked second on the team and 14th in the MAAC with his 14.6 points per game.
• Scored a career-high 33 points in the Griffs' MAAC Tournament win over Niagara March 3.
• Those 33 points in the MAAC Tournament are the most for a Canisius player in league championship history.
• Was good for 10-plus points 24 times during the season.
• Had 20 or more points in a game seven times.
• Averaged 13.9 points per game 20 MAAC games.
• Shot 46.4 percent (170-for-366) from the field, which ranked 12th in the MAAC.
• Hit on 77 percent (94-for-122) of his chances from the free-throw line.
• Led the team with 6.1 rebounds per game, which ranked 11th in the MAAC.
• Credited with 11 rebounds at Niagara Jan. 22.
• Pulled down seven or more rebounds in 14 games.
• Led the team with three double-double efforts.
• Dished out a career-high six assists at Hofstra Nov. 13.
• Averaged 2.0 assists per game, which was second-best among MAAC forwards.
• Played a career-high 49 minutes in the team's triple-overtime win against Niagara March 3.
• Averaged 31.4 minutes per game.
2014-15 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in 24 games, making 20 starts.
• Missed nine games from Feb. 1-27 with a right ankle injury.
• Ranked third on the team in scoring with his 9.4 points per game.
• Scored a season-high 24 points in the team's win over Vermont Nov. 15.
• Was good for 10-plus points in eight different games.
• Averaged 13.5 points per game in a five-game stretch (Jan. 16-30) before getting injured.
• Averaged 4.5 rebounds per game.
• Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds in a loss to St. Bonaventure Nov. 22.
• Considered one of the MAAC's top passing post players, he was good for 2.4 assists per game on the year.
• Had a season-high five assists in two different games.
• Was named the MAAC Player of the Week Jan. 19 after he averaged 20.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in home wins over Siena and Iona.
• Named the Big 4 Basketball Player of the Week two times during the season.
• Averaged 25.1 minutes per game.
2013-14 • REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Joined the active roster after sitting out the 2012-13 season.
• Played in 34 games, making three starts.
• Made his first career start Feb. 9 at home against Iona.
• Averaged 5.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.
• Scored a season-high 16 points at Monmouth Jan. 19.
• Scored in double-figures five times.
• Scored all 11 points in the team's win over Buffalo in the game's second half.
• Made a season-high seven field goals in two different games.
• Shot 50.8 percent (66-for-130) from the field.
• Ranked fifth on the team with 16 makes from 3-point range.
• Had a season-high 10 rebounds in his first college game Nov. 11 against South Dakota.
• Is just the second Griff in the last 30 years to record 10 or more rebounds in his first career game.
• Dished out four assists against Iona Feb. 9.
• Was credited with three blocks at Siena Feb. 16.
• Averaged 18.4 minutes per game.
2012-13 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Opted to redshirt the season.
• Did not participate in any games during the season.
• Contributed to the team in practice.
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played two seasons at Aquinas Institute in Rochester, N.Y.
• Honored as the 2011-12 Greater Rochester Area Player of the Year by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
• Averaged 25 points and 12 rebounds per game in his senior season.
• Led the Little Irish to the 2012 New York State Class AA championship game.
• Scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the state title game.
• Posted a game-high 30 points in Aquinas' regional state tourney game win over Niagara Falls High School.
• Also earned 2011 All-Greater Rochester Team honors.
PERSONAL
• The son of Frank and Kathy Valenti.
• Has two brothers, Franks and Nickolas, and two sisters, Alexandra and Francesca.
• Earned his undergraduate degree in communications and his master's degree in sport administration from the College.
• Born Jan. 3, 1994 in Rochester, N.Y.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2012-13Freshman
Forward
6'7"
195 lbs
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2013-14Redshirt
Forward
6'7"
195 lbs
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2014-15Sophomore
Forward
6'7"
200 lbs
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2015-16Junior
Forward
6'7"
200 lbs
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2016-17Senior
Forward
6'7"
200 lbs