2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Giovanni McLean
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bronx, NY
- Previous Team:
- Bronx Regional / Westchester CC
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
As a Senior in 2015-16:
Started the last 29 games of the year after not playing on opening day ... Led the Bobcats with 12.9 points and 3.2 assists per game, as well as in free throw percentage (77-99, 77.8 percent) ... Had 13 of his 15 points in the second half on his Senior Day against Manhattan (2/21) ... Tied for team high honors with 10 points in a win over Saint Peter’s (2/18), scoring all 10 in the second half ... Scored a career-high 25 points, including 5-9 from three, in a win over Fairfield (2/1) ... Had a streak of 25 straight made free throws snapped in the Fairfield win ... Had 19 points on 6-9 shooting (3-3 from three) in a win over Niagara (1/30) ... Scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half against Rider (1/24) ... Had 15 points in 17 minutes (all in the second half) at Monmouth (1/9) ... Scored in double figures in first eight games in a QU uniform, before streak was snapped with nine at Oregon State (12/21) ... Scored 19 points, including the tying three-pointer with 17.3 seconds left, in an overtime loss at Maine (12/29) ... Had a personal-high 24 points against Boston University (12/13) ... Passed his previous high of 22 against Hartford (12/9), which included the winning basket with 1:16 left that put the Bobcats ahead by one ... Scored 10 of his 12 in the game’s final 10 minutes after returning from injury in a 78-76 win at Canisius (12/5) ... Scored a then personal-best 21 points, to go along with eight rebounds and six assists, at Niagara (12/4), including 17 points in the second half ... Tallied 13 points, including four three-pointers, in a win over N.C. Central (11/24) ... Scored a team-high 18 points in his Quinnipiac debut at Vermont (11/18), shooting 4-8 from beyond the arc ... Had 11 points, six rebounds, and seven assists (with one turnover) in a win over Holy Cross (11/22).
Prior to Quinnipiac:
A highly-regarded prospect offers from Big 12 and BIG EAST schools … Averaged 16.8 points, 7.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game for Westchester Community College, who advanced to the 2014 NJCAA Division I National Tournament ... In the Region XV title game, which sent WCC to the National Tournament, McLean had 13 points and 12 assists against zero turnovers in a 77-73 win over Harcum College … In the tournament’s opening round McLean netted a season-high 34 points (13-20 FG) and seven assists in a thrilling double-overtime loss to Wallace State Community College … After finishing at Bronx Regional High School, McLean enjoyed a one-year stay at Moberly Community College in Missouri … He averaged 9.1 points in 26 games for the Greyhounds in 2011-12, while playing with torn ligaments in his knee … The following season he was forced to sit out due to injury, but bounced back nicely at WCC ... Averaged 21.8 points and 5.6 assists per game, while making 25 3-pointers in eight regular-season games in his final season at Bronx Regional … He was also 31-of-33 from the free-throw line.
Personal:
Son of Wayne McLean and Venice Girdey … Has two brothers, Kamoy and Tyler … Majoring in sociology at Quinnipiac.
