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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

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15 Takal Molson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 205
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Buffalo, N.Y.
  • High School TAAG Academy

Biography

AWARDS
2018-19 ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM
2018-19 PRESEASON ALL-MAAC SECOND TEAM

2018-19 PRESEASON ALL-BIG 4 SECOND TEAM
2017-18 MAAC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

2017-18 MAAC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 28 vs. Niagara (2/27/19)

Rebounds: 11 at Saint Peter's (2/4/18)
Assists: 6 (2x), last at Iona (2/24/19)
2018-19 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in and started all 32 games.
• Became just the 10th player in program history to earn All-MAAC First Team honors.
• Averaged 16.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in his sophomore campaign.
• Scored in double-figures 30 times. Had eight games with 20-or more points scored.
• Posted a career-high 28 points in a home loss to Niagara Feb. 27.
• His 542 total points are the fifth most for a sophomore in school history, and his 16.9 points per game scoring average is tied for fifth-best by a Canisius sophomore.
• His 542 total points ranked 165th nationally.
• Ranked third in the MAAC and 144th in the nation in points per game.
• Shot 75.4 percent (135-for-179) from the free-throw line, which ranked 10th in the conference.
• Had multiple steals in 13 games. Ranked ninth in the league with 1.3 steals per game.
• Made multiple 3-point field goals 19 times. Ended the season with 55 makes from behind the arc.
• His 205 attempts from 3-point range are ranked ninth-most in school history for a single-season.
• Shot 42.2 percent (176-for-417) from the field.
• Averaged 32.7 minutes per game, which ranked 10th in the MAAC.

2017-18 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in and started all 33 games in his rookie season.
• Is just the fourth Canisius freshman (first since 2006-07) to be named the MAAC Rookie of the Year.
• Honored to the MAAC All-Rookie Team as well.
• Named the MAAC Rookie of the Week four times during the season, the most for a Canisius player since 2006-07.
• Averaged 12.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in his rookie campaign.
• His 417 total points are the most for a Canisius freshman since the 1981-82 season.
• Set a program record for points scored in a true freshman debut when he scored 25 points in the team's season-opener at Buffalo Nov. 11.
• Scored 10-or more points in 19 games, the most for a Canisius freshman since 2006-07.
• Ranked second among all MAAC freshmen in scoring average with 12.6 points per game. Was good for 14.4 points per game in 18 MAAC contests.
• Hit multiple 3-point field goals in 13 games.
• Shot 44.2 percent (137-for-310) from the field and 36.9 percent (45-for-122) from 3-point land.
• Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds in a road win over Saint Peter's Feb. 4.
• Had four double-double efforts. His 18-point, 10-rebound game against Rider Dec. 29 made him the first player in program history to post a double-double in his first career conference game.
• Dished out a season-high six assists in a road win over Iona Jan. 21.
• Was credited with multiple steals in 10 games. Had a season best four steals in two different contests.
• Had a season-high two blocked shots in the team's home win over Marist Feb. 25.
• Averaged 29.3 minutes per game.

BEFORE CANISIUS
• Averaged 20.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game during the 2016-17 season at TAAG Academy in Tampa, Fla.
• Scored 30-plus points four times, highlighted by his season-high 36-point effort against Trinity College.
• Had two double-doubles, including an 18-point, 15-rebound effort against the College of Central Florida.
• Was good for 19.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game at St. Mary's Lancaster in 2015-16.
• Also played quarterback for the St. Mary's football team.

PERSONAL
• Majoring in sport management.
• Born Nov. 1, 1998 in Buffalo, N.Y.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2017-18Freshman

    Guard
    6'5" 205 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2018-19Sophomore

    Guard
    6'5" 205 lbs
    15