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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

Jen Mower

20 Christian Graves

  • Position G
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Westerville, OH
  • Highschool Westerville Central

Biography

2016-17: After missing the first eight games of the season to injury, Graves returned to play in the final 19 games of his senior campaign, making 15 starts…Averaged 28.2 minutes per game…Scored 260 points (13.7 ppg) and pulled down 95 rebounds (5.0 rpg)…Collected 49 assists, 20 steals, and two blocked shots…Despite missing eight games, Graves finished second on the squad with 69 three-pointers …Shot 47.6% (69-145) from three-point range…Had he played in enough games to qualify, Graves would’ve been 6th in NCAA DII in threes per game (3.63) and 5th in three-point percentage while also leading the G-MAC in both categories…Drained at least one three in all 19 games and at least two threes in 16 games…Tied a career-high with seven made threes in his first game of the season vs. Notre Dame (12/16/16)…Posted first-career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds at Trevecca Nazarene (1/12/17)…Scored a season-high 26 points in a win at Central State (1/18/17), becoming the 49th player in Malone history to score 1,000 career points in the process…Graves finished his illustrious career 39th all-time at Malone with 1,163 points

2015-16: Graves returned from injury to start all 27 games for the Pioneers in 2015-16 averaging 28.5 minutes per game...Finished fourth on the team with 297 points (11.0 ppg) and 103 rebounds (3.8 rpg)...Led the team with 69 made threes and was second in three-point shooting percentage (39.2%)...Finished third on the squad in both assists (48) and steals (23) and recorded six blocked shots...Reached double digits in scoring 15 times and scored over 20 points on three different occasions...Tied a career mark with 28 points in a win over Silver Lake (WI) (11/28/15)...Went 6-for-8 from three point range while scoring 24 points and hauling in a career-high nine rebounds vs. Michigan Tech (12/3/15)...Notched a career-best five assists in back-to-back outings against Ferris State (1/7/16) and Grand Valley State (1/9/15)...Was fourth in the GLIAC in made three-pointers...Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team

2014-15: Graves received a medical redshirt after playing in just three games before going down with a season-ending injury...Tallied 23 points including a season-high 11 markers vs. Notre Dame (OH) (12/19/14)

GLIAC South Division Player of the Week
Nov. 25, 2013

2013-2014: Graves played in 28 games while starting 27 for the Pioneers… Finished first in 3-point field goal percentage (44.4), first in 3-point field goals made (83) and third on the team in scoring (351)… Made 46-of-56 free throws… Collected 69 rebounds… Dished out 28 assists… Had 17 steals.

2012-13: Had a strong second half of his freshman campaing to finish the year with a scoring average of 8.9 points per game. Connected on 43.6% of his three-point attempts ranking tenth in the GLIAC in three-point percentage and fifth in total three-pointers (65). Averaged 15.3 points per game over his final seven contests, scoring a career -high 27 points in a win over Ohio Dominican. Was named the GLIAC Freshman of the Year.

Prior to Malone: Was a 2nd Team All-OCC and Honorable Mention All-District selection from Westerville Central High School.

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Historical Player Information

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    2012-13Freshman

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    6'2" 190 lbs
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    2013-14Sophomore

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    6'2" 190 lbs
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    2014-15Junior

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    6'2" 185 lbs
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    2015-16Redshirt Junior

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    6'2" 185 lbs
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    2016-17Senior

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    6'2" 185 lbs
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