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Gregory Echenique GREGORY ECHENIQUE Senior 6-9 • 260 Guatire, Venezuela St. Benedict’s [N.J.] HS Rutgers Center | #00 2011-12: Junior at Creighton • First Creighton player named MVC Defensive Player of the Year. • Started every game and was second on team with three double-doubles. • Led MVC with 57 blocked shots. Was second in the MVC in offensive rebounds per game, blocked shots per game and in field goal percentage, fifth in rebounds per game and eighth in defensive rebounds per game. • In MVC-only games, was first in blocked shots and offensive rebounds, second in field goal percentage, third in rebounding and 10th in FT percentage. • Was 83rd nationally in blocks per game and 149th in rebounds per game. • Honorable-mention preseason All-MVC. • Ranks second in CU history with .608 field goal percentage and sixth with 112 career blocked shots. • Had 18 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots in win over Houston Baptist (Dec. 17) for his first double-double of the year. • Scored 15 points while also snaring nine rebounds in win vs. Iowa (Nov. 20). • Scored first nine points of the second half of team’s win at Tulsa (Dec. 19). • Had 12 points and six rebounds in season-high 32 minutes in win at Wichita State (Dec. 31). • Had 12 points and 12 rebounds on perfect shooting night (3-3 FG, 6-6 FT) at Bradley (Jan. 7). • Snared 11 rebounds in win over Northern Iowa (Jan. 10). • Had fourth straight game of 10 or more rebounds on Jan. 15 in win vs. Southern Illinois, finishing with nine points and 11 rebounds. • Led CU with 16 points and seven rebounds in win at Missouri State (Jan. 18). • Had 14 points and 10 rebounds, hitting 5-of-5 shots vs. Bradley (Jan. 28). • Tallied 16 points and five rebounds vs. Wichita State while holding Garrett Stutz to eight points and one rebound (Feb. 11). • Had 15 points and nine rebounds, making 4-of-4 shots from the floor, and also blocking 100th shot as a Bluejay in win at Southern Illinois (Feb. 14). • Had a one-handed tip-in as time expired to send game vs. Evansville to overtime (Feb. 21). • Scored Creighton-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting in MVC Tournament win vs. Evansville (March 3) and was named to All-MVC Tournament Team. • Moved past 1,000 career college points vs. Alabama (March 16). More About Gregory Full Name: Gregory Echenique Birthday: Nov. 23, 1990 Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela Parents: Jose & Maria Echenique Major: International Business Did You Know: Father Jose played on Venezuelan National Team Career Ambition: Marketing Favorite Sports Team: Miami Heat Why Creighton: Great basketball support Awards & Honors 2008-09 (at Rutgers) Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll Team Co-MVP Team Co-Outstanding Newcomer 2010-11 (at Creighton) CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Defensive All-America Team MVC All-Defensive Team MVC All-Newcomer Team 2011-12 (at Creighton) CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Defensive All-America Team MVC All-Defensive Team MVC All-Tournament Team MVC Defensive Player of the Year Preseason All-MVC Honorable Mention Gregory Echenique’s Career Statistics – All games Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FGM-A Pct. 3FGM-A Pct. FTM-A Pct. Off-Def Total Avg. PF-D Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2008-09 (RU) 32-30 909-28.4 94-185 .508 0-1 .000 82-122 .672 96-172 268 8.4 72-1 19 43 78 22 270 8.4 2009-10 (RU) 7-7 164-23.4 28-46 .609 0-0 --- 32-44 .727 19-35 54 7.7 21-1 4 15 16 6 88 12.6 2010-11 (CU) 30-24 684-22.8 106-174 .609 0-0 --- 104-148 .703 67-108 175 5.8 71-2 25 60 55 11 316 10.5 2011-12 (CU) 35-35 835-23.9 130-214 .607 0-0 --- 81-121 .669 95-160 255 7.3 77-1 22 54 57 13 341 9.7 Totals (RU) 39-37 1073-27.5 122-231 .528 0-1 .000 114-166 .687 115-207 322 8.3 93-2 23 58 94 28 358 9.2 Totals (CU) 65-59 1518-23.4 236-388 .608 0-0 --- 185-269 .688 162-268 430 6.6 148-3 47 114 112 24 657 10.1 Totals (All) 104-96 2591-24.9 358-619 .578 0-1 .000 299-435 .687 277-475 752 7.2 237-5 70 172 206 52 1,015 9.8 Gregory Echenique’s Career Statistics – Conference games Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FGM-A Pct. 3FGM-A Pct. FTM-A Pct. Off-Def Total Avg. PF-D Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2008-09 (RU) 18-17 497-27.6 48-108 .444 0-0 --- 46-62 .742 53-88 141 7.8 45-0 11 25 44 17 142 7.9 2009-10 (RU) Did Not Play in any conference games 2010-11 (CU) 18-15 415-23.1 61-97 .629 0-0 --- 56-78 .718 37-68 105 5.8 42-1 13 38 30 6 178 9.9 2011-12 (CU) 18-18 455-25.3 58-92 .630 0-0 --- 60-74 .811 51-96 147 8.2 40-0 13 25 31 10 176 9.8 Totals (CU) 36-33 870-24.2 119-189 .630 0-0 --- 116-152 .763 88-164 252 7.0 82-1 26 63 61 16 354 9.8 Totals (All) 54-50 1367-25.3 167-297 .562 0-0 --- 162-214 .757 141-252 393 7.3 127-1 37 88 105 33 496 9.2 22
Points 21 vs. Princeton 12/3/09 Field Goals 8 vs. Evansville 3/3/12 Field Goal Attempts 13 vs. San Jose State 3/15/11 3-Point Field Goals None Gregory Echenique Gregory Echenique’s Career Highs (includes Rutgers) 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 1 vs. Notre Dame 3/10/09 Free Throws 11 vs. Princeton 12/3/09 Free Throws Attempted 14 vs. Western Illinois 12/20/10 Rebounds 16 vs. Providence 2/14/09 Assists 3 (5x), last at Bradley 1/7/12 Blocks 7 (2x), last at Missouri State 1/22/11 Steals 5 vs. Providence 2/14/09 Minutes 38 (2x), last vs. No. 9 Louisville 1/21/09 • Had more points (12-11) and as many rebounds (6) as ACC Player of the Year Tyler Zeller in NCAA Tournament game vs. North Carolina (March 18). • Led team with 30 dunks on the season. • After starting 9-of-25 (36.0 percent) at the freethrow line, went 72-96 (78.3 percent) in last 26 games to finish at 66.9 percent overall. • Creighton is 12-1 in his career when he scores 15 points or more and 10-1 when he grabs 10 or more rebounds. • Will enter senior season as the nation’s only player with 1,000 career points, 750 career rebounds and 200 career blocked shots. Summer 2011-12: Venezuelan National Team • Starting center for the Venezuelan National Team, which placed fifth in the 2011 FIBA Americas Tournament while trying to qualify for the Olympics. • Averaged 6.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in eight games while shooting 61.4 percent from the field in 2011 FIBA Americas Tournament and 7.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in two games during the 2012 Olympic Qualifier. • Went head-to-head against a bevy of NBA big men, including Luis Scola (Argentina), Al Horford (Dominican Republic), Charlie Villanueva (Domincan Republic), Joel Anthony (Canada), Tiago Splitter (Brazil), Andres Nocioni (Argentina) and Renaldo Balkman (Puerto Rico). 2010-11: Sophomore at Creighton • Named to the MVC All-Newcomer Team and MVC All-Defensive Team. • Highly-touted transfer from Rutgers who had to sit out until Dec. 17 due to his midseason transfer the previous year. • Creighton went 5-4 without him and 18-12 with him in the lineup. • Led the MVC in field goal percentage and blocked shots per game, was fourth in offensive rebounds and 10th in rebounds per game. • In league play, led the MVC with 62.9 percent accuracy from the field, second with 1.7 blocks per game and 10th with 5.8 rebounds per game. • His 55 blocked shots rank 10th in Creighton history for a single-season. • Finished with 12 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots in his Creighton debut vs. Idaho State (Dec. 18), playing 18 minutes off the bench. • Generated 14 points, seven rebounds, three dunks and two blocked shots in 29 minutes of MVC debut at Illinois State (Dec. 29). • Had 16 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks in overtime win while making first start at Southern Illinois (Jan. 7). • Had 16 points and seven rebounds while shooting 5-for-6 from the field and 6-for-6 at the free throw line in win at Evansville (Jan. 9). • Finished with nine points, six rebounds and six blocked shots at Indiana State (Jan. 16). • Had 10 points, seven rebounds and career-high seven blocks at Missouri State (Jan. 22). • Produced first double-double at Creighton with 12 points and 14 rebounds vs. Southern Illinois (Feb. 13). • Scored 18 points in win over San Jose State (March 15). • Had season-high 19 points in 23 minutes in win vs. UCF (March 23). • Had 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks vs. Oregon (March 28). • Averaged 14.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocked shots per game while scoring in doublefigures during all six CBI games. • Named to CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Defensive All-America Team. • Led team with 24 dunks. 2009-10: Redshirted at Creighton • Transferred to Creighton in early January and was granted a medical hardship (eye). 2008-09: Rutgers University • Averaged 12.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 23.4 minutes per game in 2009-10 while starting all seven appearances before a season-ending eye injury. 23 • Averaged 8.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots in 28.4 minutes per game as a freshman to share team MVP honors. • Led all BIG EAST freshmen in rebounding, blocks, offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds. • In 2008-09 ranked 23rd nationally in blocks per game (third among freshmen) and 60th in rebounds (fourth among freshmen) per game. • Had single-game highs of 21 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks at Rutgers and amassed eight double-doubles with the Scarlet Knights. • Named to Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll in fall 2008. • Youngest competitor at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship while playing for Venezuela. St. Benedict’s High School • Ranked as nation’s No. 9 prospect overall by ESPN and 15th by both Hoop Scoop and Basketball Times. • As a senior averaged 11.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.3 blocks as team went 24-1 and was ranked second nationally by USA Today. • High school teammates included future NBA big men Samardo Samuels (Louisville) and Tristan Thompson (Texas). • Team was ranked No. 1 nationally for part of the season. • Had 13 points and 13 rebounds in win over No. 1 Oak Hill that aired on ESPN. • Played for coach Dan Hurley, the current head coach at Rhode Island.
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