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2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster

50 Josiah Heath

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 230
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rochester, N.Y.
  • High School Irondequoit

Biography

 JOSIAH HEATH CAREER STATISTICS
SEASON GP-GS MIN/
GM
FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB
REB/
GM
AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG
2011-12 30-19 22.4 49-97 .505 0-1 .000 38-55 .691 181 6.0 16 22 26 18 136 4.5
2012-13 34-4 16.1 41-97 .423 0-0 .000 25-37 .676 120 3.5 16 20 6 11 107 3.1
2013-14 34-0 11.0 27-63 .429 0-0 .000 15-27 .556 75 2.2 8 18 14 10 69 2.0
2014-15 33-33 25.8 135-263 .513 0-5 .000 56-99 .566 223 6.8 40 37 35 30 326 9.9
CAREER 131-56
18.6 252-520 .485 0-6 .000 134-218 .615 599 4.6 80 97 81 69 638 4.9



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CAREER HIGHS
Points: 23 at Bowling Green (3/21/15)
Field Goals: 10 at Bowling Green (3/21/15)
Free Throws:
7 at Manhattan (2/6/15)
3-Point FG:
None
Rebounds: 18 at UMKC (12/16/11)
Assists: 5 vs. Monmouth (3/7/15)
Blocks: 3 - 6x (at Siena, 2/19/15)
Steals: 3  - 2x (at UMass, 12/13/14)
Minutes: 39 - 2x (at Siena, 2/19/15)

JOSIAH HEATH IN THE NEWS
2013-14
• Heath Helps Griffs Past Quinnipiac
• Heath and Griffs Power Past Saint Peter's
2012-13
• Griffs Grind Out Win over Saint Peter's
• Heath Pulls Down 11 Rebounds in Win Over Temple
2011-12
• Heath Named to Jesuit Basketball Honor Roll
• Josiah Named MAAC Rookie of the Week
2010-11
• Heath Signs NLI to Join the Griffs

2014-15 • SENIOR SEASON
Played in all 33 games, where he made 33 starts.
• Finished his playing career as the program's all-time leader in career games played with 131.
• Ranked second on the team with his 9.9 points per game.
• Scored in double figures 17 times in 2014-15.
• Posted a career-high 23 points in the team's CIT road win at Bowling Green March 21.
• Led the team with five double-double games in 2014-15.
• Was good for double-figures in the scoring column in 12 of the team's final 18 games.
• Led the team and ranked sixth in the MAAC in rebounding with his 6.8 rebounds per outing.
Had a season-high 17 boards against Marist Feb. 1.
• Was credited with 10-plus boards in seven different contests.
• Led the team and finished the year ranked fourth in the MAAC in field goal percentage at 51.3 percent (135-for-263).
• Ranked eighth in the MAAC with 1.1 blocks per contest.
• Had a career-high five assists in the team's MAAC Tournament loss to Monmouth March 7.
• Matched a career-high with three steals at UMass Dec. 13.
• Played a season-high 39 minutes in an overtime road win at Siena Feb. 19.
• Took a team-high 18 offensive charges. Finished his career with 52 charges taken.
• A team captain, he was named the 2014-15 Canisius Basketball Team MVP by the coaching staff.

 2013-14 • JUNIOR SEASON
Played in all 34 games in a reserve roll.
• Averaged 2.0 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
• Scored a season-high seven points in the team's win over Saint Peter's Dec. 6.
• Pulled down a season-best five rebounds in four different games.
• Shot 42.9 percent (27-for-63) from the field.
• Matched a season-high with three made field goals in four different games.
• Ranked second on the team by drawing 11 offensive charges.
• Averaged 11.0 minutes per game.

 2012-13 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in all 34 games, making four starts.
• Averaged 3.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in his second year as a Griff.
• Scored a season-high 10 points in two different game, including the team's CIT first-round win over Elon March 20.
• Pulled down a season best 11 rebounds in Canisius' road win at Temple Dec. 19.
• Was credited with five or more rebounds in 11 different contests.
• Led the Griffs by drawing 16 offensive charges.
• Made his first start of the season Dec. 17, at home against Longwood.
• Dished out a career-high three assists at home against Siena Jan. 19.
• Averaged 16.1 minutes per game.

2011-12 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in all 30 games and made 19 starts as a freshman.
• Averaged 4.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.
• Scored a season-high 14 points on the road at UMKC Dec. 16, 2011.
• Added a career-high 18 rebounds in that game at UMKC for his first career double-double.
• Those 18 rebounds stand as the program's modern era record for rebounds in a game by a freshman.
• Had 16 rebounds at South Dakota Dec. 18, 2011 to become the first Canisius player since 1999-00 to have 15-plus rebounds in back-to-back games.
• His 6.0 rebounds per game ranked 11th in the MAAC and was tops among all of the conference's freshmen.
• Finished the year with 181 rebounds, the most for a Canisius freshman since 1992-93.
• Was honored as the MAAC Rookie of the Week Dec. 19, 2011.
• Posted three blocked shots in three different games.
• Played a career-high 39 minutes in an overtime win at South Dakota Dec. 18, 2011.
• Averaged 22.4 minutes per game.

BEFORE CANISIUS
Won two varsity letters at Irondequiot High School.
• Averaged 21.7 points, 16.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game in his senior season.
• Was named the Greater Rochester (N.Y.) Player of the Year after his senior season by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
• During the 2010-11 postseason, he was good for 24 points and 22 rebounds per game.
• Helped Irondequiot to the school's first Section V championship in 66 years.
• Against Greece-Athena High School in the sectional championship game, he had a double-double with 27 points and 27 rebounds.
• Was honored as the Section V Championship game MVP for that effort.

PERSONAL
• The son of James and Judy Heath.
• His older brother Jordan Heath was also a member of the Canisius men's basketball program and now plays professionally in Europe.
• Has one sister, Joanna.
• Majoring in communications at Canisius.
• Born April 20, 1993, in Rochester, N.Y.




 

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Historical Player Information

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    2011-12Freshman

    Forward
    6'9" 230 lbs
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    2012-13Sophomore

    Forward
    6'9" 230 lbs
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    2013-14Junior

    Forward
    6'9" 230 lbs
    50
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    2014-15Senior

    Forward
    6'9" 230 lbs
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