2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 29 at Buffalo (12/18/19)
Rebounds: 11 vs. FGCU (12/22/21)
Assists: 5, 3x, last at Marist (3/4/20)
2021-22 • GRADUATE STUDENT SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in 30 games and made 16 starts as a graduate student.
• Averaged 6.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
• Recorded his first career double-double with 28 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the team's win over FGCU Dec. 22.
• Named the MAAC Player of the Week Dec. 27 after his double-double performance against FGCU.
• Scored in double-figures seven times.
• Ranked fifth on the team with 20 3-point field goal makes.
• Led the team in free-throw shooting percentage (among players with 50-plus attempts) after he went 48-for-55 (87.3 percent) from the line.
• Matched a career-high with three blocked shots vs. Saint Peter's Jan. 23.
• Averaged 15.9 minutes per game.
• Named to the 2021-22 MAAC All-Academic Team.
2020-21 • SENIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in 11 games and made one start.
• Averaged 3.1 points per game.
• Scored a season-high 10 points at Monmouth Dec. 27.
• Five of his 11 made field goals on the year came from 3-point land.
• Shot 77.8 percent (7-for-9) from the free-throw line.
2019-20 • JUNIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in 29 games and made seven starts.
• Ranked fourth on the team with his 8.2 points per game to go with 2.7 rebounds per outing.
• Scored a career-high 29 points at Buffalo Dec. 18.
• Those 29 points are the most for a Canisius player in UB's Alumni Arena, and ranks sixth-best for a Canisius player in a road game at Buffalo, Niagara or St. Bonaventure.
• Posted double-figures in the scoring column 11 times.
• Ranked second on the team with 40 makes from behind the 3-point arc.
• Shot 76.6 percent (59-for-77) from the free-throw line, and closed out the season by going 8-for-8 from the stripe in the team's final six games.
• Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in a road game at Quinnipiac Feb. 21.
• Matched a career-high with five assists in two different games, including the team's win at Marist March 4.
• Tied for the team-lead with 18 blocked shots - had a career-high three blocks at Saint Peter's Jan. 12.
• Averaged 18.2 minutes per game.
2018-19 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in and started all 32 games.
• Ranked fourth on the team with his 8.6 points per game scoring average.
• Good for 2.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.7 blocked shots per game.
• Scored in double-figures 15 times.
• Posted a career-high 21 points in the team's home win over Fairfield Feb. 15.
• Made multiple 3-point field goals in five games, highlighted by his career-high five treys in the win over Fairfield Feb. 15.
• Shot 50.0 percent (101-for-202) from the field, which ranked seventh-best in the MAAC.
• Grabbed a career-high eight boards in a road loss at Holy Cross Dec. 20.
• Dished out a career-high five assists in a road loss to Niagara Jan. 30.
• Had one assist in 24 of the team's 32 games.
• Credited with multiple blocked shots eight times. Had a career-high three blocks in the win over Fairfield Feb. 21.
• Ranked ninth in the MAAC in blocked shots per game.
• Averaged 22.7 minutes per game.
2017-18 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played 21 games in his first season with the program.
• Made his first career start Jan. 27 against Niagara.
• Averaged 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.
• Scored a season-high eight points in the team's road win at Quinnipiac Jan. 5.
• Grabbed a season-best three rebounds in three different contests.
• Had nine blocked shots. Was credited with a season-high two blocks in two different games.
• Averaged 6.5 minutes per game.
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Was good for 19 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game while averaging 31 minutes per contest at Thornlea Secondary.
• Invited to participate in the Toronto North Pole Hoops Showcase Top-10 in the summer of 2016.
• A member of the Canada Elite AAU program, he was rated 27th in the Class of 2017 by NorthPoleHoops.com.
• Known for his toughness and physical play around the basket.
• Graduated from the same high school as former Griff Kassius Robertson.
PERSONAL
• The son of Mark and Kim Hitchon.
• Has one brother, Eric.
• Earned his undergrad degree in communications. Is currently working toward his master's degree in sport administration.
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2017-18Freshman
Forward
6'8"
215 lbs
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2018-19Sophomore
Forward
6'8"
215 lbs
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2019-20Junior
Forward
6'8"
215 lbs
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2020-21Senior
Forward
6'8"
215 lbs
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2021-22Graduate Student
Forward
6'8"
230 lbs
