Profile - Dylan Addae-Wusu
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2021-22 (St. John's): Appeared in all 32 games, 15 of which were starts… ranked fourth on the team with 8.5 points per game on 42.9 percent shooting, including a 38.1 percent effort from deep… reached double figures 14 times with one 20-point performance… ranked second on the squad and ninth in the conference with 3.9 assists per game… turned in an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.9-to-1, good enough for sixth in the league… finished third on the team and 13th in the BIG EAST with 1.3 steals per outing… tallied 10 points and seven rebounds against St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 23)… poured in 16 points on 4-of-7 shooting against eventual national champion Kansas (Dec. 3)… posted an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double against Fordham (Dec. 5)… finished with 11 points , seven assists and six rebounds against Monmouth (Dec. 9)… logged 17 points and eight assists in the team’s BIG EAST opener against DePaul (Jan. 5)… scored a career-high 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting at Providence (Jan. 8)… connected on four of his five 3-point tries en route to 17 points against Georgetown at MSG (Jan. 16)… registered 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists against Connecticut (Feb. 13)… posted 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including a 3-for-4 showing from deep, in the regular season finale at Marquette (March 5).
2020-21 (St. John's): Appeared in all 27 games off the bench… one of only three Johnnies to play in every contest on the season… averaged 6.5 points and dished out 2.4 assists per game, the latter of which ranked third on the team… compiled a 1.23-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio… grabbed 2.7 boards per contest… reached double figures five times… tallied 10 points, six rebounds and three steals against La Salle (Nov. 26)… logged nine points and six assists against Boston College (Nov. 30)… scored eight points and hit two 3-pointers against BYU (Dec. 2)… logged 12 points against Creighton (Dec. 17)… scored all 10 of his points in the first half at No. 23 UConn (Jan. 18)… tallied nine points, four boards and a pair of assists in the win over No. 3 Villanova (Feb. 3)… scored all eight of his points in the second half at Providence (Feb. 6)… netted a season-high 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the win against Seton Hall (March 6).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Our Saviour Lutheran in the Bronx… helped lead the Falcons to the Grind Session Championship Game as a senior… a three-star prospect according to 247Sports… dropped 50 points in a single game during his final high school campaign… named to the Great Atlantic Conference North Division I First Team following his junior season… Played with NY Lightning on the AAU circuit … started his high school career at Sacred Heart in Yonkers, where he averaged 22.8 points per game as a sophomore and was named Third Team All-State by the NYS Sportswriters Association.
PERSONAL: Dylan Addae-Wusu… born in The Bronx… son of Kwame Addae-Wusu and Janet Mensah… has four siblings: Brandon, Geneveve, Britney and Stacey… lists his father as the person he admires most and Kevin Durant and LeBron James as his favorite athletes.
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- Position: Guard
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 215
- Class: Senior
- Hometown: Bronx, N.Y.
- High School:Our Saviour Lutheran
- Prev School: St. John's
2021-22 (St. John's): Appeared in all 32 games, 15 of which were starts… ranked fourth on the team with 8.5 points per game on 42.9 percent shooting, including a 38.1 percent effort from deep… reached double figures 14 times with one 20-point performance… ranked second on the squad and ninth in the conference with 3.9 assists per game… turned in an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.9-to-1, good enough for sixth in the league… finished third on the team and 13th in the BIG EAST with 1.3 steals per outing… tallied 10 points and seven rebounds against St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 23)… poured in 16 points on 4-of-7 shooting against eventual national champion Kansas (Dec. 3)… posted an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double against Fordham (Dec. 5)… finished with 11 points , seven assists and six rebounds against Monmouth (Dec. 9)… logged 17 points and eight assists in the team’s BIG EAST opener against DePaul (Jan. 5)… scored a career-high 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting at Providence (Jan. 8)… connected on four of his five 3-point tries en route to 17 points against Georgetown at MSG (Jan. 16)… registered 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists against Connecticut (Feb. 13)… posted 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including a 3-for-4 showing from deep, in the regular season finale at Marquette (March 5).
2020-21 (St. John's): Appeared in all 27 games off the bench… one of only three Johnnies to play in every contest on the season… averaged 6.5 points and dished out 2.4 assists per game, the latter of which ranked third on the team… compiled a 1.23-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio… grabbed 2.7 boards per contest… reached double figures five times… tallied 10 points, six rebounds and three steals against La Salle (Nov. 26)… logged nine points and six assists against Boston College (Nov. 30)… scored eight points and hit two 3-pointers against BYU (Dec. 2)… logged 12 points against Creighton (Dec. 17)… scored all 10 of his points in the first half at No. 23 UConn (Jan. 18)… tallied nine points, four boards and a pair of assists in the win over No. 3 Villanova (Feb. 3)… scored all eight of his points in the second half at Providence (Feb. 6)… netted a season-high 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the win against Seton Hall (March 6).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Our Saviour Lutheran in the Bronx… helped lead the Falcons to the Grind Session Championship Game as a senior… a three-star prospect according to 247Sports… dropped 50 points in a single game during his final high school campaign… named to the Great Atlantic Conference North Division I First Team following his junior season… Played with NY Lightning on the AAU circuit … started his high school career at Sacred Heart in Yonkers, where he averaged 22.8 points per game as a sophomore and was named Third Team All-State by the NYS Sportswriters Association.
PERSONAL: Dylan Addae-Wusu… born in The Bronx… son of Kwame Addae-Wusu and Janet Mensah… has four siblings: Brandon, Geneveve, Britney and Stacey… lists his father as the person he admires most and Kevin Durant and LeBron James as his favorite athletes.
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Gary Cohen to deliver 2024 Commencement Address
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Respected Sportscaster and Voice of New York Mets, New York Rangers and Seton Hall Basketball Gary Cohen to Address Class of 2024
Gary Cohen will deliver the baccalaureate commencement keynote address and receive a honorary doctorate with Sister Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E., Secretary General of the Governorate of Vatican City State.
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Profile - Jaden Bediako
- By Halldan1
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Player profile
AT SANTA CLARA: Wrapped up his fourth year with the Broncos in 2022-23 ... Was a 2019-20 WCC All-Freshman team pick ... 111 appearances and 63 starts in his career … Ranked in the top five of two Santa Clara freshman lists: fourth in rebounds (171) and tied for fifth in blocks (25) ... Four career double-doubles, 19 double figure scoring and nine double figure rebound outings ... 13 games with 3-plus blocks.
2022-23: Started all 33 games in his senior campaign ... Averaged 6.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game while shooting 52 percent ... Tied for team lead and for fifth in the WCC with 33 blocks ... Had one his best games as a Bronco in the win over Wyoming. (11/30); Scored 15 points to go with 11 rebounds, including two late offensive boards inside the final minute of OT to preserve the win, and also had four blocks ... Had seven games in double figure scoring with three games of 10 or more rebounds ... Scored 14 points with nine rebounds vs. DePaul (11/18) ... 11 points vs. Menlo (11/23) and San Francisco (12/29) ... 10 points vs. UC Irvine (12/15), at Pacific (11/14) and at San Francisco (2/4) ... Pulled down 11 rebounds to go with eight points vs. Portland State (12/13) ... Nearly had a double-double with 10 rebounds and nine points vs. Saint Mary's (12/31) ... Career-high six blocks in the WCC Tournament vs. USF (3/4) ... Four blocks vs. Menlo.
2021-22: Played in 25 games while missing extended time due to injury ... Started seven games including six-straight in Josip Vrankic's absence during nonconference play ... Also earned the starting nod in the opening round of the NIT vs. Washington State (3/15) ... Averaged 4.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... Averaged 7.9 rebounds in the final seven games ... Season-high 12 rebounds and tied then career-high of five blocks in WCC Tournament vs. Saint Mary's (3/7) ... Season-high 13 points with eight rebounds on the road against Pepperdine (2/24) ... Missed eight games due to injury;returned vs. Saint Mary's (1/20) ... Pulled down 10 rebounds on the road against No. 1 Gonzaga (2/19) ... Nine points vs. Nevada (11/16) and Hawai'i (11/30) ... Four blocks at San Francisco (1/29).
2020-21: Played in all 20 games, including six starts ... tied for fourth on the team with 4.1 rebounds per game ... 1.6 offensive rebounds per game tied for 10th in the WCC ... ranked fourth in the league in blocks (1.1 pg) ... had eight games with multiple blocked shots … pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds and scored 10 points against UC Davis (Nov. 27) for his first double-double of the season ... has 12 points and a season-high four blocks against Fresno Pacific (Dec. 15) … dished out a career-high four assists against Colorado St. (Dec. 22).
2019-20: Played in all 33 games, including starts in 17 of the final 18 ... inserted into the starting lineup for conference play, replacing an injured Guglielmo Caruso ... member of the WCC All-Freshman squad ... his 171 rebounds rank fourth on the school’s all-time freshman chart ... 10th in the WCC in blocked shots (0.8 pg) ... his 25 blocks rank tied for fifth on Santa Clara’s all-time freshman list ... averaged a team-best 11.9 rebounds per 40 minutes of play and shot 48.1 percent from the field (fourth on the team) ... reached double figures in scoring nine games and rebounding three ... after making just 7 of his previous 24 from the free-throw line, went 18-for-26 (69.2 percent) in the last eight games ... blocked three shots in back-to-back games - against Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 20) and Alcorn St. (Dec. 29) ... got his first career start against San Diego (Jan. 4) ... recorded his first career double-double against Gonzaga (Jan. 16), scoring 11 and pulling down 10 rebounds ... had a season-high 13 rebounds and three blocked shots against Pepperdine (Jan. 23) ... recorded 13 points against Portland (Feb. 1) and a career-best 19 against Pepperdine (Feb. 6) ... had a double-double (12 points/11 rebounds) and a career-high five blocked shots against LMU (Feb. 15) ... tallied 10 points and six rebounds in the win against Portland (March 5) in the first round of the WCC Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Ridley College in St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada … second-ranked recruit in Canada and No. 165 overall by 247Sports.com as a senior … member of the 2018-19 first team All-Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA), the top Canadian prep league … selected to play in the Bio Steel All-Canadian game as a junior and senior … led Ridley College to a 25-10 record as a senior when he was the OSBA Defensive Player of the Year … spent his first two years at St. Marcellinus Catholic Secondary School … played on the Canadian Under-16, U-17, U-18 (twice) and U-19 national teams … also competed in the 2017 Canada Summer Games where he was a member of gold medal-winning Team Ontario.
PERSONAL: Born in Chicago, Illinois, but moved to Brampton, Ontario, Canada when he was 2 years old ... parents are Charles Bediako Sr. and Joyce Asante … has a younger brother, Charles Jr., and younger sister, Jada … brother is a member of the Alabama basketball team and played for the 2019 FIBA U-19 World Cup squad ... a classics major.
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- Position: Center
- Height: 6-10
- Weight: 240
- Class: Graduate Student
- Hometown: Brampton, Ontario
- High School:Ridley College
- Prev School: Santa Clara
AT SANTA CLARA: Wrapped up his fourth year with the Broncos in 2022-23 ... Was a 2019-20 WCC All-Freshman team pick ... 111 appearances and 63 starts in his career … Ranked in the top five of two Santa Clara freshman lists: fourth in rebounds (171) and tied for fifth in blocks (25) ... Four career double-doubles, 19 double figure scoring and nine double figure rebound outings ... 13 games with 3-plus blocks.
2022-23: Started all 33 games in his senior campaign ... Averaged 6.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game while shooting 52 percent ... Tied for team lead and for fifth in the WCC with 33 blocks ... Had one his best games as a Bronco in the win over Wyoming. (11/30); Scored 15 points to go with 11 rebounds, including two late offensive boards inside the final minute of OT to preserve the win, and also had four blocks ... Had seven games in double figure scoring with three games of 10 or more rebounds ... Scored 14 points with nine rebounds vs. DePaul (11/18) ... 11 points vs. Menlo (11/23) and San Francisco (12/29) ... 10 points vs. UC Irvine (12/15), at Pacific (11/14) and at San Francisco (2/4) ... Pulled down 11 rebounds to go with eight points vs. Portland State (12/13) ... Nearly had a double-double with 10 rebounds and nine points vs. Saint Mary's (12/31) ... Career-high six blocks in the WCC Tournament vs. USF (3/4) ... Four blocks vs. Menlo.
2021-22: Played in 25 games while missing extended time due to injury ... Started seven games including six-straight in Josip Vrankic's absence during nonconference play ... Also earned the starting nod in the opening round of the NIT vs. Washington State (3/15) ... Averaged 4.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... Averaged 7.9 rebounds in the final seven games ... Season-high 12 rebounds and tied then career-high of five blocks in WCC Tournament vs. Saint Mary's (3/7) ... Season-high 13 points with eight rebounds on the road against Pepperdine (2/24) ... Missed eight games due to injury;returned vs. Saint Mary's (1/20) ... Pulled down 10 rebounds on the road against No. 1 Gonzaga (2/19) ... Nine points vs. Nevada (11/16) and Hawai'i (11/30) ... Four blocks at San Francisco (1/29).
2020-21: Played in all 20 games, including six starts ... tied for fourth on the team with 4.1 rebounds per game ... 1.6 offensive rebounds per game tied for 10th in the WCC ... ranked fourth in the league in blocks (1.1 pg) ... had eight games with multiple blocked shots … pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds and scored 10 points against UC Davis (Nov. 27) for his first double-double of the season ... has 12 points and a season-high four blocks against Fresno Pacific (Dec. 15) … dished out a career-high four assists against Colorado St. (Dec. 22).
2019-20: Played in all 33 games, including starts in 17 of the final 18 ... inserted into the starting lineup for conference play, replacing an injured Guglielmo Caruso ... member of the WCC All-Freshman squad ... his 171 rebounds rank fourth on the school’s all-time freshman chart ... 10th in the WCC in blocked shots (0.8 pg) ... his 25 blocks rank tied for fifth on Santa Clara’s all-time freshman list ... averaged a team-best 11.9 rebounds per 40 minutes of play and shot 48.1 percent from the field (fourth on the team) ... reached double figures in scoring nine games and rebounding three ... after making just 7 of his previous 24 from the free-throw line, went 18-for-26 (69.2 percent) in the last eight games ... blocked three shots in back-to-back games - against Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 20) and Alcorn St. (Dec. 29) ... got his first career start against San Diego (Jan. 4) ... recorded his first career double-double against Gonzaga (Jan. 16), scoring 11 and pulling down 10 rebounds ... had a season-high 13 rebounds and three blocked shots against Pepperdine (Jan. 23) ... recorded 13 points against Portland (Feb. 1) and a career-best 19 against Pepperdine (Feb. 6) ... had a double-double (12 points/11 rebounds) and a career-high five blocked shots against LMU (Feb. 15) ... tallied 10 points and six rebounds in the win against Portland (March 5) in the first round of the WCC Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Ridley College in St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada … second-ranked recruit in Canada and No. 165 overall by 247Sports.com as a senior … member of the 2018-19 first team All-Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA), the top Canadian prep league … selected to play in the Bio Steel All-Canadian game as a junior and senior … led Ridley College to a 25-10 record as a senior when he was the OSBA Defensive Player of the Year … spent his first two years at St. Marcellinus Catholic Secondary School … played on the Canadian Under-16, U-17, U-18 (twice) and U-19 national teams … also competed in the 2017 Canada Summer Games where he was a member of gold medal-winning Team Ontario.
PERSONAL: Born in Chicago, Illinois, but moved to Brampton, Ontario, Canada when he was 2 years old ... parents are Charles Bediako Sr. and Joyce Asante … has a younger brother, Charles Jr., and younger sister, Jada … brother is a member of the Alabama basketball team and played for the 2019 FIBA U-19 World Cup squad ... a classics major.
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From the Trove -- Kadary Richmond
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At the conclusion of the season I write player/coach/team profiles.
I'll bring one here to our loyal readers as a thank you for helping the school collect over $2M+ in two days for Giving Day.
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Player profile
2021-22: Started 26 of 32 games for the Pirates... Became the primary starting point guard the second half of the season ... Averaged 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.7 steals per game … Ranked fourth in the conference in assists per game and fifth in steals per game….Had 13 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Yale (11/14) ... Recorded 10 points, nine assists, eight rebounds, and four steals in a victory over Wagner (12/1) ... Delivered a career-high 27 points, including 17 straight, on 10-of-13 shooting in an overtime victory against UConn (1/8) ... Tallied a season-high 5 steals to go along with 11 points and 4 assists against No. 22 Marquette (1/15) ... Recorded a career-high eight rebounds to go along with 12 points, seven assists, and three steals in a victory over Georgetown (2/1) ... Tallied 14 points, three rebounds, and seven assists in a victory over Creighton at the Prudential Center (2/4) ... Scored 16 points and dished out five assists at Villanova (2/12) ... Recorded 12 points and five rebounds while tying his career-high in assists with 10 against Georgetown (3/2) ... Helped the Pirates beat Georgetown in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament (3/11) with nine points, three assists, and two rebounds.
BEFORE SETON HALL: Played in 28 games and averaged 6.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 21 minutes per game as a freshman at Syracuse ... Ranked third on the team with 86 assists ... Recorded a personal-best 10 assists and snagged four steals in the home win against North Carolina ... Tallied eight points, two rebounds, and two blocks in the NCAA Tournament victory against San Diego State ... Helped Syracuse to an upset victory against #16/14 Virginia Tech with 13 points off the bench ... Had seven assists and five steals at Rutgers ... Made his first career start against Niagara and recorded 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks in the win.
PERSONAL: Kadary Richmond was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2001 ... He is the son of Florence Etienne ... He has two brothers, Daquan and Farrell, and two sisters, Kiara and Flarissa ... 2020 First Team All-New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) at Brewster Academy ... 2019 New York City Public School Player of the Year at South Shore High School in Brooklyn.
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I'll bring one here to our loyal readers as a thank you for helping the school collect over $2M+ in two days for Giving Day.
PirateCrew: Seton Hall Pirates Football & Basketball Recruiting
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Player profile
- Height 6-6
- Weight 210
- Class Grad Senior
- Hometown Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Highschool South Shore / Brewster Academy
2021-22: Started 26 of 32 games for the Pirates... Became the primary starting point guard the second half of the season ... Averaged 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.7 steals per game … Ranked fourth in the conference in assists per game and fifth in steals per game….Had 13 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Yale (11/14) ... Recorded 10 points, nine assists, eight rebounds, and four steals in a victory over Wagner (12/1) ... Delivered a career-high 27 points, including 17 straight, on 10-of-13 shooting in an overtime victory against UConn (1/8) ... Tallied a season-high 5 steals to go along with 11 points and 4 assists against No. 22 Marquette (1/15) ... Recorded a career-high eight rebounds to go along with 12 points, seven assists, and three steals in a victory over Georgetown (2/1) ... Tallied 14 points, three rebounds, and seven assists in a victory over Creighton at the Prudential Center (2/4) ... Scored 16 points and dished out five assists at Villanova (2/12) ... Recorded 12 points and five rebounds while tying his career-high in assists with 10 against Georgetown (3/2) ... Helped the Pirates beat Georgetown in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament (3/11) with nine points, three assists, and two rebounds.
BEFORE SETON HALL: Played in 28 games and averaged 6.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 21 minutes per game as a freshman at Syracuse ... Ranked third on the team with 86 assists ... Recorded a personal-best 10 assists and snagged four steals in the home win against North Carolina ... Tallied eight points, two rebounds, and two blocks in the NCAA Tournament victory against San Diego State ... Helped Syracuse to an upset victory against #16/14 Virginia Tech with 13 points off the bench ... Had seven assists and five steals at Rutgers ... Made his first career start against Niagara and recorded 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks in the win.
PERSONAL: Kadary Richmond was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2001 ... He is the son of Florence Etienne ... He has two brothers, Daquan and Farrell, and two sisters, Kiara and Flarissa ... 2020 First Team All-New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) at Brewster Academy ... 2019 New York City Public School Player of the Year at South Shore High School in Brooklyn.
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