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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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1 Cam Palesse

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 205
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Waukesha, Wisc.
  • High School Waukesha West
  • Prev School Valparaiso
  • Twitter Cameron_Palesse
  • Instagram cameron.palesse

Biography

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 22 vs. Brown (11/23/24)
Rebounds: 12 at Fairfield (3/7/24)
Assists: 5 vs. Quinnipiac (12/1/23)
2024-25 • REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in 30 games and made 19 starts.
• Averaged 6.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
• Scored a career-high 22 points in the team's home loss to Brown Nov. 23. • In that game, he went 9-for-9 from the field, 3-for-3 from 3-point range and 1-for-1 from the free-throw line, making him the 13th player in NCAA Division I history (and the first player in the MAAC) to shoot 9-for-9 or better from the floor, make more than three 3-pointers and go perfect from the free-throw line in the same game.
• Scored in double-figures eight times, with six of those occasions coming in MAAC games.
• Pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds against Merrimack Dec. 6.
• Recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Niagara Feb. 12.
• Led the team with his 5.0 rebounds per game.
• Was good for five-or more rebounds in 18 games.
• Shot 48.0 percent (73-for-152) from the field, 40.0 percent (20-for-50) from 3-point land and 75.0 percent (33-for-44) from the free-throw line for the season.
• Was credited with a career-high four steals in the team's road win at Siena Feb. 23.
• Averaged 28.7 minutes per game.
2023-24 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in 32 games and made 16 starts in his first season with the program.
• One of four players on the 2023-24 roster to play in all 32 games.
• Made his first collegiate start Jan. 12 in a home win over Siena.
• Averaged 6.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
• Scored in double-figures nine times, highlighted by his season-high 19 points in the win over Mount St. Mary's March 12 in the MAAC Tournament.
• Recorded his first career double-double Feb. 10 against Iona after he posted 10 points and 10 rebounds.
• Shot 37.9 percent (78-for-206) from the field and 31.5 percent (23-for-73) from 3-point land.
• Made a career-high four 3-pointers on two occasions, including in the team's overtime win at Manhattan March 9.
• Shot 81.6 percent (40-for-49) from the free-throw line, and ended the season by making 14-straight chances at the stripe.
• Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds at Fairfield March 7.
• Had multiple assists in 13 games. Dished out a career-high five assists in the home win over Quinnipiac Dec. 1.
• Was credited with a career-high two blocked shots in the MAAC Tournament win over Mount St. Mary's March 12.
• Averaged 24.9 minutes per game.
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Was a member of the men's basketball program at Valparaiso for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons.
• Played in four games in 2022-23. Made his collegiate debut Nov. 7, 2022 at Toledo.
• Scored his first career points on a pair of free-throw makes at Evansville on Jan. 14, 2023.
• Grabbed his first career rebound against Indiana State on Jan. 1, 2023.
• Did not play for Valpo during the 2021-22 season.
• Played his scholastic basketball at Waukesha West High School. Was a three-time Classic Eight Conference First Team selection.
• Named the 2021 Wisconsin Sports Network "Senior Wing of the Year" award winner.
• Led the Classic Eight Conference with his 30.7 points and 5.4 assists per game, while helping his school to a league title in 2020-21.
• Was honored as the 2020-21 Classic Eight Conference Player of the Year and was a finalist for the 2020-21 Wisconsin Mr. Basketball award.
• Shot 57 percent from the field, 45 percent from 3-point land and 75 percent from the free-throw line in his final season at Waukesha West.
• As a junior in high school, he was good for 24.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per contest.
PERSONAL
• Majoring in business management at Canisius.
• Also played football and volleyball in high school.

Statistics

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2024-25

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2023-24Sophomore

    Guard
    6'5" 195 lbs
    3
  • 1

    2024-25Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    6'5" 205 lbs
    1