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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

Denis Gostev
Stew Milne
Denis Gostev
John Neves
Denis Gostev
Denis Gostev
Denis Gostev
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Denis Gostev

32 Chimaechi Ekekeugbor

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-5
  • Class Senior
  • High School Christian Brothers Academy
  • Hometown Matawan, NJ
  • Major Marketing

Biography

FAVORITES...

* Food: Baked Mac-n-Cheese
* Movie: "Coach Carter"
* Actor: Denzel Washington
* Color: Red
* Person You Admire Most: My Mother
* Saying: "Closed mouths don't get fed"
* Country to Visit: Brazil
* Class: Communications
* Baruch Team: Volleyball

COLLEGE: Voted a 2017-18 NABC Div. III Second Team All-American...Selected to play in the 2018 Reese's NABC Div. III  All-Star Game in Salem, Virginia on March 17 (played 18mins, 13pts, 6-14fg, 6rbs, 3asst)...Voted the 2017-18 CUNYAC MVP...2018 D3Hoops First Team All-Star...2018 ECAC First Team All-Star...Twice named the Met Basketball Writer's Association Honorable Mention Div II-III Player of the Week on Jan. 16 and Jan. 23, 2018...Voted 2017-18 CUNYAC Preseason Player of the Year...Broke the men's basketball all-time scoring record on Saturday, November 25, 2017, with 28 points against Mary Washington...Named the CUNYAC Player of the Week on November 20, 2017...Named to Street & Smith's 2017-18 Division III Pre-Season All-American Team...Named 2016-17 CUNYAC First Team All-Star for the second straight season...Named a 2016-17 Division III Met Basketball Writer's Association First Team All-Star...Voted an NABC Second-Team All-Star...Named a D3Hoops.com All-Atlantic Region Third Team All-Star...Voted an Honorable Mention All-Star by the ECAC Metro Region...Named to the 2017 CUNYAC Championship All-Tournament Team...Third year on team...Finished his junior season with 1,499 career points, which is currently sixth all-time on the men's basketball all-time scoring charts...Named the Met Basketball Writer's Association Honorable Mention Player of the Week on Jan. 30, 2017...Put up a 20 point, 10 rebound effort against Penn State Altoona (1/23/17)...Scored 29 points in a tight loss to CCNY (1/28/17)...Named the CUNYAC Player of the Week on Monday, November 28, 2016...Named MVP of the WNY Tournament in Buffalo (11/19)...Scored his 1,000th career point in a neutral site win against Goucher at the WNY Tournament (11/18)...Named 2016-17 DIII News CUNYAC Preseason Player of the Year...2016-17 DIII News Preseason All-American Honorable Mention...Awarded Team MVP for 2015-16 Season...Voted a 2015-16 CUNYAC First Team All-Star...2015-16 Met Basketball Writer's Second Team All-Star...Powered the Bearcats to victory with a 29 point, 15 rebound effort at York (1/27/16)...Named the Co-Met Basketball Writer's Association Player of the Week on Jan. 26, 2016...Totaled a double-double of 27 points, 15 rebounds in home win vs Hunter (1/23/16)...Tallied 28 points in CUNYAC road win at CCNY (1/15/16)...Scored 24 points, eight rebounds and three blocks at Albertus Magnus (1/11/16)...Voted the CUNYAC Player of the Week and Met Basketball Writer's Association Honorable Mention on Jan. 11, 2016. He was later named ECAC Metro Player of the Week on Jan. 12, 2016...14 points, 16 rebounds and six assists in road win at FDU-Florham (11/30/15)...Career-high 31 points, 12 rebounds and two steals in OT home win vs Yeshiva (11/18/15)...20 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals in competitive 84-79 loss at Division I Seton Hall (10/31/15)...2014-15 CUNYAC Rookie of the Year...2014-15 ECAC Metro Division III Rookie of the Year...Eight-time CUNYAC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 17, 25; Dec. 1, 8, 15, Jan. 6, 20, Feb. 9)...Four-time ECAC Metro Rookie of the Week (Dec. 2, 15, Jan. 20, Feb. 10)...Named the Baruch Athlete of the Month for December 2014...Member of team that won the 2015 CUNYAC Championship and went on to play in the NCAA Tournament. Scored 15 points in the double OT championship win vs Brooklyn (2/27/15) on ESPN3...Tallied then career-high 22 points vs Brooklyn (2/17/15)...Scored 17 points in 11th Annual Battle of Lexington win versus Lehman (2/5/15)...Scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds in win at John Jay (2/3/15)...17 points and grabbed eight rebounds vs rival Hunter (1/23/15)...16 points in road win at Lehman (1/14/15)...Poured in 15 points vs No. 22 Randolph-Macon (12/30/14)...Double-double of 18 points, 11 rebounds, two steals vs York (12/12/14) ...16 points, eight rebounds in road win at rival Hunter (12/5/15)...First career intercollegiate double-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds vs FDU-Florham (11/29/14)...17 points (8-10 fg), six rebounds, two assists in home debut vs Kean (11/15/14).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Christian Brothers Academy in Matawan, New Jersey...Played on varsity basketball team...Scored 11 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in his last high school playoff game...Career highlight was team playing in the Shore Conference Championship game.

PERSONAL: Majors in marketing...Career ambition is to own an NBA franchise...Nicknamed Chima...Started playing competitively at age seven.
 

Statistics

Season:
2017-18

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2014-15Freshman

    Forward
    6'5"
    32
  • 32

    2015-16Sophomore

    Forward
    6'5"
    32
  • 32
    C

    2016-17Junior

    Forward
    6'5"
    32
    C
  • 32
    C

    2017-18Senior

    Forward
    6'5"
    32
    C