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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Ken Morey
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2 Malek Green

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • High School Taft
  • Prev School Morehead State
  • Twitter Malek_Green31
  • Instagram leko_2

Biography

AWARDS
2021-22 PRESEASON ALL-MAAC THIRD TEAM
2020-21 MAAC SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2020-21 ALL-MAAC THIRD TEAM
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 29 at Fairfield (2/19/21)
Rebounds: 13, 2x, last vs. Marist (12/12/20)
Assists: 3, at Miami (11/9/21)
2021-22 • SENIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF)
• Played in 29 games and made three starts.
• Averaged 10.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
• Scored 20-or more points four times, highlighted by his season-high 23-point effort at Northern Kentucky Dec. 8.
• Posted double-figures in the scoring column 15 times.
• Ranked 24th in the MAAC in scoring average at 10.9 points per game.
• Had two double-double performances (vs. Coppin State Nov. 24 and at Northern Kentucky Dec. 8).
• Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds in two games. Had five or more boards in 10 contests.
• Shot 50.0 percent (122-for-244) from the field, which ranked 10th in the MAAC.
• Dished out a career-high three assists at Miami (Fla.) Nov. 9.
• Tied for fourth on the team with 21 steals. Had a career-high four steals at Iona Feb. 25.
• Averaged 18.4 minutes per game off the bench.
• Named to the 2021-22 MAAC All-Academic Team.
2020-21 • JUNIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF)
• Honored as the MAAC's Sixth Player of the Year - making him the second player in school history to earn that award.
• Earned All-MAAC Third-Team honors after he led the team in scoring and rebounds per game.
• Is just the sixth player since the 1999-00 season to lead Canisius in both scoring and rebounding average in the same season.
• Was one of four players in the MAAC to ranks among the league's top-10 in both scoring average and rebounding average during the 2020-21 campaign.
• Averaged 13.2 points per game, which ranked 10th in the league.
• Came off the bench and scored a career-high 29 points in the Griffs' road win at Fairfield Feb. 19.
• Was good for 10-or more points in a game 10 times, including each of the Griffs' last five games of the year.
• His 7.2 rebounds per game ranked fourth-best in the MAAC. Matched a career-high with 13 rebounds against Marist Dec. 12.
• Became the first Canisius player in the last 30 seasons to grab five-or more rebounds in each of his first 13 career games with the program.
• Ranked 160th in the nation in rebounding average, and his 5.2 defensive boards per game ranked 163rd nationally.
• Grabbed 2.0 offensive rebounds per game, which was second-best on the team and tied for ninth-best in the MAAC.
• Shot 52.9 percent (64-for-121) from the field, which ranked fifth in the league.
• Made 11 3-point field goals on the year, with a career-high four makes from behind the arc coming in the road win over Fairfield Feb. 19.
• Made a career-high six free-throws in a road loss to Monmouth Dec. 28.
• Drew four offensive charges, which was tied for second-most on the team.
• Averaged 24.0 minutes per game, which was tied for fourth on the roster.
• Played a season-high 33 minutes off the bench against Marist Dec. 12.
• Named to the 2020-21 MAAC All-Academic Team.
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Sat out the 2019-20 season as a transfer after playing two seasons at Morehead State.
• Played 61 games and made 35 starts at Morehead State over the course of two season (2017-18 and 2018-19).
• Averaged 7.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in his time at Morehead State.
• Scored a then career-high 23 points in a win over SIUE March 6, 2019. Pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds in a road game at Austin Peay Jan. 5, 2019.
• In 2018-19, he shot 52.8 percent (105-for-199) from the field, which ranked ninth in the Ohio Valley Conference.
• Averaged 0.6 blocks per game in his career at Morehead State, highlighted by a career-best three blocked shots at UConn Nov. 8, 2018.
• Scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds in his first collegiate game, at Xavier, on Nov. 10, 2017.
• Played his scholastic basketball at Taft High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
• Averaged 21.8 points, 13.5 rebounds, 4.2 blocks and 2.4 assists per game in his senior season at Taft.
• Was good for 20 double-doubles in 21 games as a senior.
• Was a two-time all-conference pick in high school, earning first-team all-league honors after his senior campaign.

PERSONAL
• Has already earned his undergraduate degree in sport management, and is currently working toward his master's degree at Canisius.

Statistics

Season:
2021-22

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2019-20Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 215 lbs
    22
  • 2

    2020-21Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021-22Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    2