Men's Basketball | 11/9/2021 3:31:00 PM

 
QUEENS, N.Y. – The Mississippi Valley State University men's basketball program heads north to the bright lights of New York City where it will battle the St. John's Red Storm to kick off the 2021-22 campaign.

What You Need to Know 
 

• Time and Date: Tuesday, November 9 (6:45 pm CT)

 

• Live Stats: https://redstormsports.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary

 

• Video: https://www.foxsports.com/live (FS1)

 

• Audio: N/A

 

• Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B005B4BC30C1880

 

• 2020-21 Records: Mississippi Valley State (2-22, 2-13 SWAC) | St. John's (16-11, 10-9 Big East)

 

• Location: Queens, New York – Carnesecca Arena

 

• Series History: First Meeting

 

• Last Meeting: N/A

 

• Winning Streak: N/A

 
Returners
 

• #22 Terry Collins (Guard | Senior | 6-3 | Kenner, Louisiana | Independence CC)
  • Tied for the team lead with two double-doubles, was second in the SWAC in three-pointers per game (2.24) and total three-pointers made (47), third in minutes per game (34:54), ninth in defensive rebounds per game (4.48) and averaged 1.29 steals per game while leading the Delta Devils in free throws made (33), free throw percentage (.750), rebounds (108), steals (27) and points per game (12.3)

 

• #10 Devin Gordon (Guard | Freshman | 6-4 | Powder Springs, Georgia | Liberty Heights Athletic Institute)
  • Led the team in three-point percentage (.375).

 

• #1 Gary Grant (Forward | Freshman | 6-6 | Queens, New York | St. Raymond's HS)
  • Did not play.

 

• #32 Lee'Andre Howard (Center | Freshman | 7-1 | Los Angeles, California | Cathedral HS)
  • Led the team with 16 blocks despite only appearing in 15 games.

 

• #11 Caleb Hunter (Guard | Sophomore | 5-10 | Plymouth, Michigan | U of D Jesuit HS)
  • Named to 2020-21 Preseason All-SWAC Second Team, started all 24 games, led the SWAC in three-pointers (53), placed second in total minutes (836.49), was third in three-pointers per game (2.21), ranked sixth in assists per game (3.4) and ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.00) while leading the team in field goals made (106), points (296), points per game (12.3) and assists (82).

 

• #15 Jordan Johnson (Guard | Junior | 6-1 | Memphis, Tennessee | Craigmonth HS)
  • Did not play.

 

• #5 Alexander Perry (Forward | Senior | 6-5 | Tallahassee, Florida | Meridian CC)
  • Appeared in all 24 games with four starts, averaged 20.1 minutes, 3.5 points and 3.1 rebounds with 26 assists, 14 three-pointers, seven steals and five blocks.

 

• #20 Quoiren Waldon (Forward | Freshman | 6-9 | Atlanta, Georgia | Woodland HS)
  • Appeared in 23 games with two starts, totaling 28 rebounds, 17 points, five blocks, three assists and two steals over 6.9 minutes per game.

Losses:
 

• Quavon Blackwood
  • Appeared in 19 games with one start, averaging 12.7 minutes per game, 1.4 points and 1.1 assists plus 16 rebounds, six steals and three three-pointers.

 

• Kam'Ron Cunningham
  • Won SWAC Player of the Week on February 9, was fourth in the SWAC in three-pointers per game (2.00).

 

• Donalson Fanord
  • Appeared in ten games with one start, averaging 11.6 minutes, 3.1 rebounds and 1.9 points plus three blocks, two steals and an assist.

 

• Keiondre Jefferson
  • Tied for the team lead with two double-doubles, led the Delta Devils in rebounds per game (6.7).

 

• Treylan Smith
  • Appeared in 21 games with 11 starts, averaging 23.7 minutes, 8.1 points, and 2.6 rebounds with 36 assists, 31 three-pointers, 14 steals and eight blocks.

 

• Ronald Williams
  • Appeared in 19 games with nine starts, averaged 13.8 minutes and 1.7 rebounds with 12 points, seven blocks, three steals and two assists.

 
Newcomers:
 

• #14 John Aguer (Forward | Sophomore | 6-9 | Aweil, South Sudan | Huntington Prep)
  • Was a two-star recruit.

 

• #0 Jonothon Barnes (Guard | Freshman | 5-10 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | Oak Grove HS)
  • Was a two-star recruit who led #8 (Mississippi rankings) Oak Grove High School to a 24-4 record in 2019-20 by averaging 16.3 points, 3.1 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game with seven blocks his senior season.

 

• #21 Robert Carpenter (Forward | Junior | 6-7 | Detroit, Michigan | Pearl River CC)
  • Averaged 3.6 minutes, 2.0 points, 2.0 rebounds with two assists and a block over five games with Pearl River Community College.

 

• #2 Elijah Davis (Guard | Freshman | 6-1 | Severn, Maryland | Saint Frances Academy)
  • Was a two-star recruit who helped #52 (national rankings) Saint Frances Academy go 38-4 while averaging 2.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists plus 37 steals and two blocks in 2019-20.

 

• #15 Tyler Foster (Forward | Junior | 6-5 | Baltimore, Maryland | Youngstown State)
  • Spent 2018-19 with East Carolina before transferring to Youngstown State, played in 15 games with the Penguins while averaging 7.2 minutes, 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds with four blocks, three steals and two assists in 2019-20.

 

• #33 George Ivory III (Guard | Sophomore | 6-0 | Jackson, Mississippi | Arkansas-Pine Bluff)
  • Appeared in 14 games with the Golden Lions, averaging 3.3 minutes with four points, four rebounds and two assists.

 

• #31 David McCoy (Guard | Senior | 6-0 | Meridian, Mississippi | Southern Miss)
  • Spent two seasons at Jones County Junior College before transferring to Southern Miss, appeared in 16 games with the Golden Eagles while averaging 8.7 minutes, 1.4 points and 1.3 rebounds with 18 assists, seven steals, two three-pointers and a block in 2019-20.

 

• #25 Daniel Umoh (Center | Freshman | 6-9 | Lagos, Nigeria)
  • N/A

Scouting The St. John's (NY) Red Storm
 
Saint John's are projected to finish fourth in the Big East and tallied five points to be among those receiving votes in the Preseason AP Top 25 Poll.
 
The Johnnies will lean heavily on Preseason All-Big East First Teamer Julian Champagnie and All-Big East Second Team selection Posh Alexander.
 
Champagnie was tabbed a Preseason All-American by Athlon Sports and has been named to the Julius Erving Award, NABC Player of the Year, Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award watch lists after leading the conference in scoring at 19.8 points per game while tying for Big East Improved Player of the Year. The junior from Brooklyn, New York also fronted the league in free throw percentage (88.7%) to go along with ranking fourth in steals per contest (1.4), fifth in three-pointers (2.4), seventh in rebounds per game (7.4) and ninth in blocks a night (1.0).
 
Alexander became the fourth student-athlete in Big East history to win Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman last season, on his way to being named Conference Freshman of the Year while slotting in sixth nationally for steals per game (2.6).

*All stats are from 2020-21 season unless stated otherwise.
 
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