Canisius University Athletics

2011-12 • Sophomore Year
• Played in 24 games and made 11 starts.
• Averaged 5.8 points, 2.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game.
• Scored a career-high 14 points at UNLV (Nov. 14).
• Posted double figures in the scoring column five times.
• Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds at Siena (Feb. 26).
• Also had a season-high five assists against Siena on the final day of the regular season (Feb. 26).
• Dished out his 100th career assist at Niagara (Feb. 15).
• Ranked 11th in the MAAC with his 1.3 steals per game.
• Matched a career-high with four steals against Marist (Jan. 13).
• Averaged 25.5 minutes per game.

2010-11 • Redshirt Freshman Year
• Played in 29 games after returning from knee surgery that ended his 2009-10 season.
• Averaged 1.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.
• Scored a season-high 11 points in the Griffs' win over Eastern Michigan (Nov. 20).
• Posted double figures in back-to-back games after he chipped in 10 points against Buffalo (Nov. 23).
• Pulled down a career best six rebounds against Rider in the 2011 MAAC Tournament (March 5).
• Was credited with a career-high six assists in a win over Loyola (Feb. 27).
• Averaged 2.4 assists per game through the team's final five games of the season.
• Shot 75.9 percent from the free-throw line, which ranked fourth on the team.
• Averaged 13.3 minutes per game in his reserve role.

2009-10 • Freshman Year
• Played in seven games, making two starts, before undergoing season-ending knee surgery in mid-December.
• Earned a medical redshirt after playing in just seven games as a true freshman.
• Had surgery on his right ACL after being injured in early December.
• Averaged 2.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in his first seven.
• Scored a season-high six points at St. Francis (NY) (Nov. 21) and against Howard (Nov. 28).
• Pulled down a season-high four rebounds in two different games.
• Was credited with a season-high two assists against Manhattan (Dec. 6).
• Started his first college game against Loyola (Dec. 4) at home.
• Played a season-high 25 minutes off the bench at St. Francis (NY) (Nov. 21).
• Averaged 18.6 minutes per game before his injury.

Before Canisius
• Averaged 16 points, three assists and two rebounds per game at Mount Zion Christian Academy in Durham, N.C.
• Also played at Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh where he averaged 12 points, three rebounds and two assists per game.

Personal
• The son of Rodney and Mary Groves.
• Is majoring in communications at Canisius.
• Has two siblings, Rodney and Tyneika.
• Graduated from the same high school as former NBA forward Tracy McGrady.
• Born Jan. 21, 1989.