2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Chaise Daniels
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Meriden, CT
- Previous Team:
- Hillhouse / Putnam Science
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 240
As a Senior in 2017-18:
Played in 30 games, with 10 starts ... Averaged 10.8 points and 4.0 rebounds ... Finished with 1048 points after becoming the 39th Bobcat (and 13th at the Division I level) to reach the 1000-point milestone with 12 points at Canisius (2/10) .... Second in school history with 150 blocks ... Had 15 points at Manhattan (2/25), including a go-ahead basket with a minute left in the first overtime ... Led Quinnipiac with 17 points against Siena (1/21) ... Had 24 points, 17 in the second half, against Maine (11/26) ... Scored 18 points on 7-10 shooting against Brown (11/13), while adding four blocks ... Had a game-high 21 points on opening day in a 78-77 win against Dartmouth (11/11), adding a game-clinching block.
As a Junior in 2016-17:
Started all 31 games ... Averaged 13.0 points and 6.2 rebounds ... Blocked 52 shots, including five in the MAAC Tournament against Niagara (3/2) ... Scored 24 points and had nine rebounds at Marist (2/23) ... Had 15 points and a career-high 13 rebounds at Manhattan (2/20) ... Tallied team-high 23 points on 11-13 shooting, to go along with five assists, at Rider (2/11) ... Had 24 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Niagara (2/4) ... Tied school’s Division I record for blocks in a game with seven against Siena (1/30), while adding 18 points and nine rebounds ... Tallied 15 points and 12 rebounds at Monmouth, giving him double-doubles in both meetings with Monmouth this season ... Had 22 points and 11 rebounds in an overtime win over Iona (1/14), including three straight baskets late to turn a four-point deficit into a two-point lead ... Had 12 points and four blocks at Siena (1/12) ... Tallied 12 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four blocks against Drexel (12/21) ... Had a team-high 17 points on 8-10 shooting in a road win over Maine (12/18), including 4-4 in the second half ... Scored a team-high 17 points in a win over Marist (12/4) ... Had a double-double against Monmouth (12/1) with 13 points and 10 rebounds ... Made the game-winning basket down by one with 24 seconds left in an 80-77 win over Indiana State (11/27), while scoring all 12 of his points in the second half on 6-7 shooting ... Had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds against Seton Hall (11/25) ... Almost had a double-double against No. 11 Gonzaga with nine points, 10 rebounds and four blocks (11/24) ... Scored 14 points, all in the second half, against Columbia (11/21).
As a Sophomore in 2015-16:
Appeared in 23 games, including 21 starts, missing seven games with an injury ... Averaged 9.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game (third in MAAC in blocks) ... Ended the year scoring in double figures in his last seven games ... Had the game-clinching block with 0.4 seconds left in a 56-55 win over Saint Peter’s (2/18), to go along with a team-high tying 10 points ... Ranks fifth on QU’s single-season blocks list with 39 ... Tallied a career high 28 points on 11-17 shooting against Fairfield (2/13), including two foul shots with 13 seconds left in the first overtime to force a second extra session ... Had a team-high 12 points at Saint Peter’s (2/8) ... Scored 12 points and had three blocks in a win over Niagara (1/30) ... Had 10 points and eight rebounds off the bench against Siena (1/15) .... Returned to action with six points and five rebounds at Monmouth (1/9) after missing seven games with an injury suffered in the opening minutes at Niagara (12/4) ... Set new career highs at the time with 20 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Holy Cross (11/22) on his 20th birthday ... Shot 9-15 from the floor and pulled down six of his 12 boards on the offensive end ... Ranked fifth nationally in blocks per game (3.6) through 12/2 before his injury ... Tallied a game-high 16 points, to go with seven rebounds and four blocks, in a win over N.C. Central (11/24) ... Played 20 minutes on opening day against Sacred Heart (11/13), blocking a career-high five shots ... Also added six points and seven rebounds despite foul trouble ... Tallied eight points, five rebounds and four blocks at Vermont (11/18) ... Chosen to the Preseason All-Connecticut 6 team.
As a Freshman in 2014-15:
Played in all 30 games for Quinnipiac, including 16 starts ... Started last 14 games of the regular season ... Averaged 3.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game ... Tallied 30 blocked shots on the season ... Had season-highs of 12 points and nine rebounds at Iona (2/15) ... Had 11 points on 5-8 shooting in a win over Manhattan (1/23) ... Blocked a season-high four shots in a win over Marist (1/11) ... Pulled down six rebounds (five offensive) against Rider (1/15).
Before Quinnipiac:
The first local Connecticut recruit signed by Quinnipiac since the 2010-11 season ... Played at Hillhouse High School where he led the Academics to 26-1 record and a Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) Class LL Title in 2013, which was the team’s second consecutive championship appearance... Earned a spot on the 2013 CIAC All-State Team at the end of the season … In 2013-14, attended Putnam Science Academy which compiled a 29-5 record and an appearance in the semifinals of the National Prep School Championships … Also a member of the Connecticut Select AAU Basketball Team … Had a big weekend at the Hall of Fame National Invitational Tournament in Springfield (2014), earning a selection to the All-Tournament team. ... An Honor Roll student.
Personal:
Has three brothers and two sisters … Majoring in sociology at Quinnipiac.
