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21 Connor Laverty

21 Connor Laverty

  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    185
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Upper Township, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Ocean City
  • Major:
    History/Seccondary Education

Summary

Biography

Career Honors and Awards:
  • 2019-20 NABC All-District
  • 2019-20 MAC Commonwealth Player of the Year
  • 2019-20 D3hoops.com All-Region
  • 2019-20 MAC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019-20 Academic All-MAC
  • 2019-20 MAC Commonwealth First Team
  • 2018-19 MAC Commonwealth Honorable Mention
  • 2017-18 MAC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20
Started all 27 games for the Pride...Averaged 14.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game, leading the team in all three categories...Connected on 45.4 percent of his shots from beyond the arc and shot 44.8 percent overall...Scored 23 in his final collegiate game, hitting a three-pointer in his last shot to reach 1,000 career points...Hit the game-winner to clinch the top seed in the conference tournament against Arcadia (02/18/20)...Posted fourth double-double of season on 17 points and 12 rebounds vs. Alvernia (02/15/20)...Dished out career-high ten assists and notched nine points against Albright (02/12/20)...Has scored 20+ points in four games this season...Notched fourth career double-double with 17 points and a personal best 12 rebounds vs. Stevenson (02/01/20)...Set a career-high in scoring with 28 points and grabbed seven boards at Lycoming (01/25/20)...Scored 24 points against Albright (01/15/20) and in the following game against Hood (01/19/20)...Posted 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting at Albright (01/15/20)...Led the Pride in rebounding against Messiah with 7 boards and tacking on 9 points (01/08/20)...Tied for the team lead in scoring with nine at Lafayette (12/19/19)...Grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds on the way to his second career double-double against Lycoming (12/14/19)...Widener Tip-off for Autism Awareness Tournament MVP...MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Week (1/20).

2018-19
Appeared in 23 games for the Pride, making 22 starts...Led the team with 318 points while averaging 13.8 PPG and shooting 45 percent from the field...Led the Pride with 118 made field goals...Ranked third on the Pride with 14 blocked shots and 45 assists...Tallied 15 steals and 110 total rebounds during the 2018-19 season...Made 38 three-pointers going for 37 percent from downtown...Notched at least one rebound in 22 of his 23 appearances...Scored a career-high 23 points against Arcadia (01/16)...Eclipsed the 20 point mark three times during the season...Recorded 17 double digit scoring performances...Had an outstanding performance against Lebanon Valley recording six boards, two rejections, and career-high five assists and four steals...Had four multi-block games and three multi-steal games.

2017-18
Appeared in 27 games, making 11 starts for the Pride...Averaged 7.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game...Tied for second on the team with 12 blocks...Added 24 assists...Tallied a career-best 16 points, 14 in the second half against Alvernia (02/17/18)...Second straight game with 10+ points and led WU with seven rebounds in an upset of No. 9 Lycoming (01/27/18)...Scored in double figures for the first time since Dec. 16 with 11 against Gallaudet (01/23/18)...Tied a career-high with 13 points, with nine rebounds and a career-high four blocks vs. Immaculata (12/16/17)...Tallied a then career-high 13 points, connecting on 5-of-9 shots from the floor at Ursinus (11/26/17)...Scored a then season-best 10 points against Rosemont (11/18/17)...Pulled in a career-high 11 boards against Bryn Athyn (11/17/17)

2016-17
Appeared in all 26 games as a freshman … Finished the winter with 93 points, 44, rebounds, 23 assists, 10 steals and five blocks … Helped lead the Pride to a 101-61 triumph over Medgar Evers (11/18) by contributing nine points, two boards and two steals in collegiate debut … Poured in a career-high 11 points by shooting 4-of-5 from the field, including 2-of-2 from long range, and sinking a free throw in a 75-56 win over Cazenova … Scored 10 points, grabbed two rebounds and dished out two assists in an 89-78 overtime victory versus Albright (1/21) … Had a career afternoon in a 72-70 road win over Lycoming (1/28) by contributing nine points, six rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block.

High School
Four-year letterwinner at Ocean City ... Finished career with 1,164 points, 514 rebounds and 182 assists ... Averaged 16.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a senior captain ... Made the all-conference first team twice and participated in the league's senior all-star game ... Help team register an 18-8 overall record during senior campaign and advance to the regional semifinal round as a sophomore ... Also played baseball for one season ... Was a distinguished honor roll student all four years and posted a 3.8 grade point average.

Personal
Majoring in history and secondary education ... Enjoys surfing ... Favorite athlete is Joel Embiid ... Plans to become a basketball coach after graduation.

Why Did You Choose Widener?
"I chose Widener because the culture here is like a family, and all of the coaches and professors are willing to do anything to help you succeed."
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    2016-2017First Year

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 170 lbs
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    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 175 lbs
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    2018-19Junior

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 175 lbs
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    2019-20Senior

    G/F
    6'5" 185 lbs
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