2009-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide - Missouri S&T Athletics
2009-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide - Missouri S&T Athletics
2009-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide - Missouri S&T Athletics
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PROFILES: RETURNING PLAYERS<br />
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A.J. Mandani<br />
Guard, 5-11, 185, Senior<br />
Brampton, Ontario/South Suburban College<br />
2008-09: Started in the first eight games of the season before having to miss the rest of the<br />
campaign…finished the year averaging 12.4 points per game, which led the Miners at the time,<br />
and 2.8 rebounds a contest…scored in double figures in six of the eight games he appeared in<br />
with a season-high of 20 in a home win over Lincoln, 13 of which came in the second half when<br />
S&T<br />
outscored LU 56-32 in the 19-point win…also scored 15 in the game at Lincoln and had 14 in wins over <strong>Missouri</strong> Baptist and<br />
Central Bible…shot 44.9 percent from the field, 25 percent from three-point range and 76.5 percent at the line…ended the<br />
year with 20 assists and five steals…recorded a season-high six assists against Drury.<br />
AT SOUTH SUBURBAN: Played at South Suburban College in the Chicago area<br />
over the last two seasons, helping lead the team to two national tournament<br />
appearances…averaged 11.6 points a game last season by connecting on 42 percent<br />
of his three-point attempts with 38 successful tries…also shot 49 percent<br />
from the field overall….averaged 2.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game<br />
a year ago while shooting 85 percent at the free throw line….averaged 8.3 points<br />
and two rebounds a game as a freshman at South Suburban and hit 39 percent of<br />
his three-point tries.<br />
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-region honors at Ascension of Our Lord<br />
Secondary School.<br />
PERSONAL: Son of Maria Mandani-Clarke…majoring in psychology.<br />
CAREER STATISTICS<br />
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|<br />
Season GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF-D A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg<br />
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
2006-07 -- SSC 33 <strong>10</strong>7-256 .418 46-118 .390 14-27 .519 66 2.0 53 41 274 8.3<br />
2007-08 -- SSC 33 148-303 .488 38-90 .422 50-59 .848 88 2.7 95 43 384 11.6<br />
2008-09 -- S&T 8-8 240-30.0 40-89 .449 6-24 .250 13-17 .765 6 16 22 2.8 21-2 20 22 0 5 99 12.4<br />
CAREER HIGHS: Points: 20 vs. Lincoln (12/13/08) Rebounds: 6 vs. Drury (12/6/08) Assists: 6 vs. Drury (12/6/08)<br />
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