2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 15 at Marist (1/2/16)
Rebounds: 4 - 3x, last at Marist (2/19/17)
Assists: 5 - 4x, last vs. Iona (2/14/17)
2016-17 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in all 22 games in a reserve role.
• Averaged 2.3 points, 0.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in his sophomore campaign.
• Scored a season-high 10 points in a home win over Iona Feb. 14.
• Matched a career-high with five assists in two different games.
• Grabbed a season-high four rebounds at Marist Feb. 19.
• Of his 16 field goals, 14 came from behind the 3-point arc.
• Shot 42.4 percent (14-for-33) from 3-point range.
• Was credited with eight steals.
• Drew an offensive charge in the final minute of the Griffs' home win over Iona Feb. 14.
• Averaged 9.0 minutes per game off the bench.
2015-16 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in all 33 games, making one start.
• Averaged 3.5 points, 1.9 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game.
• Scored a career-high 15 points off the bench Jan. 2 in a road win at Marist.
• Posted 10-plus points in the scoring column five times as a freshman.
• Hit a career best four 3-pointers in the Griffs' home win over Monmouth Dec. 4.
• Hit a key 3-pointer in the team's 11-point comeback win over ULM Dec. 22.
• Had five assists in two different games, including the team's win over Nicholls Dec. 23.
• Ranked third on the team in assists (63) and steals (27).
• Had a career-high four steals in a road win at Manhattan Jan. 15.
• Recorded a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio in his first year with the program.
• Averaged 16.2 minutes per game off the bench.
• Made his first career start Feb. 18 against Fairfield at home.
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played his high school ball at Long Island Lutheran.
• Averaged 11 points, 6 assists and 4 steals per game in his senior year.
• Helped the Crusaders post a 19-7 record in 2014-15.
• Earned first-team All-Long Island honors after his senior season.
• Served as the LuHi starting point guard in 2014-15 when the team advanced to the semifinals of the NYSPHSAA Federation boy's basketball tournament.
PERSONAL
• The son of Vivian Atkinson.
• Has four older brothers, Nate, Ralph, Eddie and Kenneth.
• Majoring in sport management at the College.
• Born June 7, 1996.
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2015-16Freshman
Guard
5'9"
155 lbs
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2016-17Sophomore
Guard
5'9"
155 lbs
