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2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster

3 Robert Goldsberry

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Troy, Ohio
  • High School Tippecanoe

Biography

Notes
• One of five returning players to earn his undergraduate degree from the College in May 2010.
• Working towards his master's degree in sport administration at Canisius.

2009-10
• Played in all 32 games, where he made 24 starts.
• Averaged 3.2 points, 3.0 assists and 1.8 assists per game.
• Matched a career-high with nine points at Fairfield (1/18).
• Had a season-high eight assists in the team's win over New Orleans (12/23).
• Ranked second on the team with his 97 assists, and his 3.0 assists per game average was eighth-best in the MAAC.
• His 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio was fourth-best in the conference.
• Was credited with four steals against James Madison (2/20), which tied his previous career high.
• His 37 steals ranked second on the roster.
• Shot 71.4 percent from the free-throw line.
• Averaged 22.1 minutes per game.
• Served as a team captain, as voted on by the coaching staff.
• Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team for the second-straight year.

2008-09
• Played in 28 games, making 11 starts.
• The Griffs were 6-5 in the 11 games that he started.
• Averaged 2.3 points, 2.5 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game.
• Scored a career-high nine points against Siena (3/1).
• Also had a career-high nine assists in that game against the Saints.
• Finished the season ranked second on the team with 71 assists.
• Closed out the year with a 1.73 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• In the team's final six games of the season, he recorded 26 assists against just five turnovers.
• Averaged 3.1 points per game and 2.7 assists per game in 17 MAAC regular season contests.
• Had a career-high four steals against Bowling Green (2/21).
• Played a career-high 43 minutes in the team's overtime win at Bowling Green.
• Averaged 21.4 minutes per game.
• Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2007-08
• Played in 29 games and made two starts.
• Averaged 1.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in his first year as a Griff.
• Scored a season-high seven points in the team’s MAAC Tournament quarterfinal game against Rider (3/8).
• Pulled down a season-high five rebounds at Marist (1/27).
• Shot 33.3 percent from the field and 27.3 percent from 3-point range.
• Had 11 steals, highlighted by his season-high three against Siena at home (1/13).
• Scored his first collegiate points at Penn State (11/16).
• Made his first career start at St. Bonaventure (12/1).

Before Canisius
• Averaged 8.4 points a game en route to earning first-team All-Dayton Area Division II as a senior at Tippecanoe High School.
• As a senior, he averaged 12.3 points, 5.2 assists, 4.3 steals and 3.2 rebounds per contest for the Red Devils.
• Posted 12 points, five assists and three steals as a junior.
• His team went 20-0 in back-to-back regular seasons.

Personal
• Born Dec. 27, 1987, in Kettering, Ohio.
• The son of Frank and Paula Goldsberry.
• Earned his undergraduate degree in education in May 2010 and is currently working towards his master's degree at the College.
• Frank is the director of operations for the Dayton women's basketball team and is a former standout high school coach.
• Older brother, John, was a standout at UNC-Wilmington, where he was an All-CAA selection and the conference's Defensive Player of the Year in 2005.
• John hit an NCAA Tournament record eight 3-pointers in a first-round overtime loss to Maryland in 2003.
• Sister, Lindsey played basketball at Bowling Green and his other sister, Ashley, played basketball at Findlay.
• His uncle, Brady Hoke, is the head foootball coach at San Diego State.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2007-08Freshman

    Guard
    6'0" 175 lbs
    2
  • 3

    2008-09Sophomore

    Guard
    6'0" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2009-10Junior

    Guard
    6'0" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2010-11Senior

    Guard
    6'0" 175 lbs
    3