2010-11 Men's Basketball
Roster
Javon McCrea
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Newark, NY
- High School:
- Newark
2012-13: Named first-teamAll-MAC... leads the team in nearly every offensivecategory, and has improved his scoring, rebounding, assists,steals, and blocked shots from last season... named MAC East Playerof the Week twice... has 11 double doubles, the most by a UB playersince Yassin Idbihi had 13 in the 2006-07 season... finished secondin the MAC in scoring (18.0), tied for third in rebounding (7.9),third in field goal percentage (.557), and second in blocked shots(89)... averaged 20.1 points per game, 9.1 rebounds, 2.8 blocks,2.1 assists, and 1.3 steals in the conference season... set aprogram single-season record with 240 field goals made... tied for17th nationally in blocked shots... in the single season UB recordbook, he currently ranks sixth in points, and third in blocks...owns the record for points scored by a junior... his 1,488 careerpoints rank him fifth in program history... his 710 career reboundsare the fifth most in program history... scored in double figuresfor all but two games for the season... scored a career-high 33points, making 15 free throws with 10 rebounds and four blocksagainst Kent State (1/16)... pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds,adding 14 points and four blocks in a blowout win over Toledo(2/13)... scored 32 points with 15 rebounds and eight blocks in anovertime loss at Kent State (2/27)... blocked four shots, madethree steals, and scored 26 points in a blowout of nationallyranked Akron (3/2)...had 21 points and eight rebounds againstCentral Michigan (3/11)... pulled down his 11th double-double ofthe season, with 21 points and 11 rebounds (seven offensive) in ablowout win over Ball State in the MAC Tournament (3/13).
2011-12: Started all 31 games for the team,averaging 14.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game... led the team inscoring 12 times and in rebounding 11 times... finished the regularseason sixth in the conference in scoring, fifth in rebounding,fourth in blocks per game (1.3) and second in field goal percentage(.573)... scored 10 points or more in 25 games, including 16 of thelast 18 games of the season... had 19 points, 10 rebounds and threeblocks in a win over Cornell (11/16)... put in 17 points and 11rebounds to go with six assists in a blowout win over Dayton(11/30)... played arguably the best game of his career againstYoungstown State, matching his career high with 29 points on 14-17shooting and adding a career-high 13 rebounds and three steals(12/10)... just two games later, he poured in 28 points as theBulls came just shy of upsetting Temple (12/28)... hit acareer-best seven free throws en route to 25 points in a home winover Kent State (1/7)... led the charge in two straight conferenceroad wins, with double doubles against Bowling Green (16 pts, 13rebs) and Northern Illinois (14 pts, 12 rebs) (1/21, 1/28)... hadanother double double in a tough road win over Central Michigan,scoring 16 points and pulling down 10 rebounds while adding threeassists and two blocked shots (2/8)... had a team-high sevenrebounds paired with 11 points in the regular-season finale againstBowling Green (3/3)...had 18 points in 19 minutes at American(3/14).
2010-11: Proved to be not just one of the bestfreshman performers in the Mid-American Conference, but in all ofcollege basketball… named the Mid-American ConferenceFreshman of the Year and All-MAC Honorable Mention team…tabbed as one of 21 players on the CollegeInsider.com Mid-MajorFreshman All-America team… was a finalist for the UnitedStates’ U19 National Team… served as the team’ssixth man, averaging over 21 minutes per game while appearing inevery game… finished 19th in the conference in points pergame (11.8) and 8th in rebounds (6.5)… despite not being astarter, he led the team and the MAC in offensive rebounds (101),and led the team in rebounds per game (6.5) and finished third inpoints per game (11.8)… the team’s top passingforward, he ended up second on the team in assists, with 58total… shot the lights out, leading the MAC in field goalpercentage with a 63.1 clip… was a premier defender,averaging 1.33 steals and 1.67 blocked shots per game, good for13th and 4th in the MAC, respectively… led the team inscoring eight times and led the team in rebounding 15 times…had 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting, 10 rebounds, four blocked shotsand three steals in only 13 minutes of action against Navy(11/13)… just one week later, had another double-doubleafter pulling down a season-high 12 rebounds and added 14 pointsand two steals against Towson (11/20)… wreaked havoc onGreen Bay, scoring 13 points with 12 rebounds and five blocks in awin (12/11)… served notice to MAC rivals Bowling Green andMiami, putting up games of 18 points, nine rebounds, three blocksand two steals against the Falcons (1/8) and a season-high 26points, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks vs. the Redhawks(1/13)… helped the Bulls come back to beat Ohio on the road,scoring 21 points with eight rebounds and two blocks (1/22)…stuffed the stat sheet against Kent State, scoring 15 points with11 rebounds, three blocks, four steals and three assists(2/24)… led the team in points (19) and rebounds (7) in aloss to Bowling Green (3/5)… put the team on his shouldersin the quarterfinal loss to Kent State, scoring 28 points andpulling down 13 rebounds (3/10)… finished the season withone of his best games, scoring 29 points on 13 of 16 shooting andadded 10 rebounds against Iona (3/22).
High School: Three-year letterwinner andtwo-year team captain for head coach Bob Havrilla at NewarkHigh School...averaged 22 points, 14.6 rebounds and eight blockedshots per game his senior year...set the Section V single gamerecord with 17 blocked shots in a game...is Newark HighSchool’s all-time leading scorer...2010 All-Greater RochesterBoys Basketball Player of the Year...Three-time Finger Lakes Playerof the Year...Led the Reds to three league titles and a 23-2record and conference championship in 2010.
Personal: Born November 5, 1992...favoriteathlete is Lebron James...favorite television shows are FreshPrince of Bel-Air and Everybody Hates Chris...chose UB because“it’s a good school; it’s close to home; thecoaching staff”...three people I’d invite to dinner areLebron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.
