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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

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2 Amar Stukes

  • Position G
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 190
  • Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.
  • High School La Salle College HS
  • Prev Team La Salle College HS

Biography

2017-18: Started all 32 games for the Explorers... Finished career with 126 games played, which ranks sixth in La Salle men's basketball history... Tallied 99 assists to give him 370 for his career, good for 12th in school history... Closed career with 868 points... Played 35.4 minutes per game, a career high... Averaged 8.5 points, 3.1 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game... Shot career-best 41.8 percent from three-point range... Team-best 89.9 percent free-throw shooter... Reached double figures in scoring 12 times... Matched career high with 22 points in home win over Massachusetts... Went 8-for-9 from the field and added four assists in the contest... Had 20 points on two separate occasions, both wins (Saint Louis, Saint Joseph's)... Tied career high with 10 assists in non-league win over Mercer... Hit four three-pointers and had 16 points against eventual national champion Villanova... Seven assists, four steals in final game at Gola Arena -- a win over Dayton.

2016-17: One of the most improved players in the Atlantic 10… Started 27 of the 30 games in which he played… Averaged 31.4 minutes per contest, third-most on the team… Led squad and eighth in league in assists per game… Led both team and A-10 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.4)… Also ranked 47th in the country in the category… Shot 82.5 percent from free-throw line, 10th in the A-10… Set career highs in points, rebounds and assists per game while shooting an impressive 50.9 percent from the field, which would have ranked ninth in A-10 if he had attempted enough field goals… Scored career-high 22 points including 13-for-14 from free-throw line in road win at Rhode Island (1/12)… Dished out career-best 10 assists in regular-season finale against Fordham (3/4)… Pilfered four steals against Texas Southern (11/19)… Scored in double figures in four straight games from Jan. 25 through Feb. 4… Shot 23-for-35 (65.7%) from floor during that stretch.

2015-16: Big 5 Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area team... Appeared in 31 games, starting 28... Led team in assists at 3.2 apg... Averaged 5.8 ppg... Second on team with 1.3 steals per game... Third in Atlantic 10 with 2.4 assist/turnover ratio... Over final 12 games, averaged 8.4 ppg. and 4.0 apg... Had six assists while playing all 40 minutes in win over Rider (11/17)...Also had six assists vs. Lafayette (11/23)... Scored 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting vs. Rowan (11/28)... Tied career-high with 13 points in win over #25 Dayton (1/9)... Set new career-high with 17 points vs. VCU (2/3)... Also reached double-figures with 12 points vs. Rhode Island (2/6)... Set career-high with nine assists vs. Saint Louis (3/2)... Had 12 points in A-10 quarterfinal game vs. Davidson (3/10).

2014-15: Appeared in 33 games, starting 15... Averaged 5.3 ppg. and 1.3 apg... Shot .448 from the field (64-for-143)... Third on team with 29 steals... Had 10 points in 25 minutes in first collegiate action vs. Colgate (11/15)... Scored 11 points in 30 minutes vs. Saint Peter's (11/22)... Went 5-for-6 from the line for seven points vs. Villanova (12/3)... Had eight points at Drexel (12/13)... Set new career-high with 13 points on 6-for-7 shooting vs. Penn (12/30)... Had eight points vs. Fordham (1/17)... Dished career-high six assists vs. Duquesne (2/18).

2013-14: Redshirt.

High School: Third team All-State, Class AAAA after averaging 19.6 ppg as a senior… Also First Team All-Catholic League and Philadelphia Daily News All-City as a senior… Times Herald Player of the Year… Third team Philadelphia Inquirer All-Area…First team All-Catholic League selection as a junior, averaging 13.4 ppg. last season… Two-time team captain… Third team All-Catholic League pick as a sophomore… Played AAU basketball for the Jersey Shore Warriors.

Personal: Major is accounting... One of several high-profile players to go from La Salle College High School to La Salle University (Tom Gola, Chip Greenberg and Craig Conlin).

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Historical Player Information

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    2013-14Freshman

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    6'2" 180 lbs
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    2014-15Redshirt Freshman

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    6'2" 180 lbs
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    2015-16Redshirt Sophomore

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    6'2" 185 lbs
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    2016-17Redshirt Junior

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    6'2" 195 lbs
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    2017-18Graduate Student

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    6'2" 190 lbs
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