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22 Faronte Drakeford
Faronte Drakeford
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    215
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Aberdeen, NC
  • High School:
    Cape Fear CC
  • Position:
    F
  • gp
    30
  • pts/g
    12.9
  • fg %
    41.6
  • 3pt %
    14.3
  • ft %
    77.7
  • reb/g
    7.0
  • a/g
    1.6

Bio

2013-14: Named Third-Team All-Conference...Second on team in scoring (13.4 ppg) and rebounding (5.3 ppg)...Made 30 starts in 30 games...Averaged 26.8 minutes per game...Recorded first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds at Purdue (11/13)...Had 14 points and eight rebounds in loss to Rider (11/23)...Had six points and seven rebounds in win at NJIT (11/26).  Scored 22 points on 11-of-17 shooting in loss to Brown (11/30)...Had 12 points and five rebounds in win over UNH (12/4)...Had 12 points and five rebounds at Ohio State (12/7)...Had 14 points and five rebounds in win over Hartford (12/10)...Scored 23 points and had two steals at Hofstra (12/15)...Had second double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds in win over Albertus Magnus (12/29)...Had 22 points on 10-of-18 shooting in loss to St. Francis U (1/11)...Had 18 points and five boards in loss to SFBK (1/14)...Scored 16 points in 20 minutes in road win over Wagner (1/23)...Had 20 points and was 8-8 from line at FDU (1/25)...Had 21 points and eight rebounds in loss at St. Francis U (1/30)...Had 12 points and eight boards in win at RMU (2/1)...Scored career-high 25 points and grabbed eight boards in overtime win over FDU (2/8)...Scored 17 points in home loss to the Mount (2/20)...Had 14 points and six rebounds at Bryant (2/22)...Tied career-high with 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds in win at LIU (2/27).

Before CCSU: Came to CCSU from Cape Fear Community College where he played for coach Ryan Mantlo...First Team All-Conference in JuCo...Region 10 Player of the Year...Third Team All-American...Played high school at Pinecrest High School for coach Mike Apple...Southeastern Conference Player of the Year...First Team All-Conference...MVP of the Holiday in the Pines Christmas Tournament...First-Team All-Region.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 74-63
Feb 14 at Robert Morris L, 53-52
Feb 19 Saint Francis U. W, 53-50
Feb 21 Sacred Heart W, 76-73
Feb 26 at Bryant L, 77-69
Feb 28 at FDU L, 73-66
  Total Conference
Games 30 17
Games started 30 17
Minutes 937 551
Minutes per game 31.2 32.4
FG 142-341 88-198
FG Pct 41.6 44.4
3PT 2-14 1-7
3PT Pct 14.3 14.3
FT 101-130 58-74
FT Pct 77.7 78.4
Off rebounds 72 45
Def rebounds 139 89
Total rebounds 211 134
Rebounds per game 7.0 7.9
Personal fouls 89 49
Disqualifications 2 0
Assists 48 28
Turnovers 89 50
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.6
Steals 38 18
Blocks 5 3
Points 387 235
Points per game 12.9 13.8
Points per 40 min 16.5 17.1

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 14 vs. Fairfield L, 71-63 1 37 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 4-5 80.0 10
Nov 17 at Maryland L, 93-57 1 22 1-7 14.3 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 4
Nov 21 vs. Towson L, 58-49 1 19 2-7 28.6 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 7
Nov 22 at Monmouth L, 65-50 1 30 4-11 36.4 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 12
Nov 23 vs. Bethune-Cookman L, 65-60 1 25 7-16 43.8 0-1 0.0 6-9 66.7 20
Nov 30 at East Caro. L, 74-59 1 20 3-11 27.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Dec 3 at Rider L, 69-56 1 35 6-10 60.0 0-1 0.0 5-6 83.3 17
Dec 6 at Hartford W, 56-47 1 34 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 10 UMBC W, 65-53 1 40 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 6-8 75.0 16
Dec 20 NJIT L, 84-76 1 28 4-10 40.0 0-1 0.0 5-6 83.3 13
Dec 22 Brown L, 67-55 1 33 6-13 46.2 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 13
Dec 28 at Connecticut L, 81-48 1 34 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 8
Dec 31 Hofstra L, 84-56 1 29 7-19 36.8 0-0 - 6-7 85.7 20
Jan 3 FDU L, 73-67 1 39 8-12 66.7 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 20
Jan 5 at Sacred Heart L, 75-66 1 31 0-7 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 8 at Mount St. Mary's L, 82-51 1 36 3-15 20.0 0-1 0.0 6-6 100.0 12
Jan 10 Robert Morris L, 72-60 1 40 6-14 42.9 0-0 - 6-8 75.0 18
Jan 15 LIU L, 71-66 1 31 6-15 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
Jan 17 Bryant L, 70-54 1 31 7-9 77.8 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 19
Jan 21 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 63-51 1 32 2-9 22.2 1-2 50.0 4-4 100.0 9
Jan 24 Wagner W, 53-50 1 24 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 29 at LIU L, 67-55 1 36 7-12 58.3 0-1 0.0 6-6 100.0 20
Jan 31 at Wagner L, 86-55 1 31 11-21 52.4 0-1 0.0 4-7 57.1 26
Feb 5 St. Francis Brooklyn L, 90-81 1 30 7-16 43.8 0-1 0.0 4-5 80.0 18
Feb 7 Mount St. Mary's L, 63-46 1 34 5-13 38.5 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 15
Feb 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 74-63 1 31 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 15
Feb 14 at Robert Morris L, 53-52 1 39 6-12 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 12
Feb 19 Saint Francis U. W, 53-50 1 39 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 13
Feb 21 Sacred Heart W, 76-73 1 42 8-15 53.3 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 18
Feb 26 at Bryant L, 77-69 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at FDU L, 73-66 1 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 14 vs. Fairfield L, 71-63 1 37 2 7 9 1 1 1 0
Nov 17 at Maryland L, 93-57 1 22 1 3 4 0 3 1 0
Nov 21 vs. Towson L, 58-49 1 19 1 4 5 2 4 0 0
Nov 22 at Monmouth L, 65-50 1 30 1 2 3 4 2 2 1
Nov 23 vs. Bethune-Cookman L, 65-60 1 25 0 3 3 2 5 1 0
Nov 30 at East Caro. L, 74-59 1 20 0 1 1 3 5 1 0
Dec 3 at Rider L, 69-56 1 35 3 6 9 2 6 3 0
Dec 6 at Hartford W, 56-47 1 34 4 8 12 0 1 0 1
Dec 10 UMBC W, 65-53 1 40 4 5 9 2 2 3 0
Dec 20 NJIT L, 84-76 1 28 1 6 7 1 1 2 0
Dec 22 Brown L, 67-55 1 33 4 2 6 0 3 3 0
Dec 28 at Connecticut L, 81-48 1 34 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Dec 31 Hofstra L, 84-56 1 29 6 2 8 3 6 1 0
Jan 3 FDU L, 73-67 1 39 5 8 13 5 4 1 1
Jan 5 at Sacred Heart L, 75-66 1 31 2 8 10 0 2 2 0
Jan 8 at Mount St. Mary's L, 82-51 1 36 8 9 17 0 2 0 0
Jan 10 Robert Morris L, 72-60 1 40 2 3 5 3 4 1 0
Jan 15 LIU L, 71-66 1 31 0 6 6 0 2 0 0
Jan 17 Bryant L, 70-54 1 31 2 2 4 1 5 2 0
Jan 21 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 63-51 1 32 0 4 4 2 2 3 0
Jan 24 Wagner W, 53-50 1 24 2 4 6 2 2 0 0
Jan 29 at LIU L, 67-55 1 36 0 11 11 2 4 1 1
Jan 31 at Wagner L, 86-55 1 31 3 3 6 0 2 0 0
Feb 5 St. Francis Brooklyn L, 90-81 1 30 7 5 12 2 1 1 1
Feb 7 Mount St. Mary's L, 63-46 1 34 4 5 9 0 2 0 0
Feb 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 74-63 1 31 0 4 4 0 3 1 0
Feb 14 at Robert Morris L, 53-52 1 39 3 5 8 2 5 1 0
Feb 19 Saint Francis U. W, 53-50 1 39 3 2 5 4 7 3 0
Feb 21 Sacred Heart W, 76-73 1 42 3 8 11 4 3 2 0
Feb 26 at Bryant L, 77-69 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at FDU L, 73-66 1 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 14 vs. Fairfield L, 71-63 1 5 1 1.0
Nov 17 at Maryland L, 93-57 1 2 - 0.0
Nov 21 vs. Towson L, 58-49 1 5 1 0.5
Nov 22 at Monmouth L, 65-50 1 2 - 2.0
Nov 23 vs. Bethune-Cookman L, 65-60 1 3 - 0.4
Nov 30 at East Caro. L, 74-59 1 2 - 0.6
Dec 3 at Rider L, 69-56 1 4 - 0.3
Dec 6 at Hartford W, 56-47 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 10 UMBC W, 65-53 1 2 - 1.0
Dec 20 NJIT L, 84-76 1 4 0 1.0
Dec 22 Brown L, 67-55 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 28 at Connecticut L, 81-48 1 1 - -
Dec 31 Hofstra L, 84-56 1 4 - 0.5
Jan 3 FDU L, 73-67 1 3 0 1.3
Jan 5 at Sacred Heart L, 75-66 1 4 - 0.0
Jan 8 at Mount St. Mary's L, 82-51 1 1 - 0.0
Jan 10 Robert Morris L, 72-60 1 2 0 0.8
Jan 15 LIU L, 71-66 1 1 0 0.0
Jan 17 Bryant L, 70-54 1 4 0 0.2
Jan 21 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 63-51 1 4 - 1.0
Jan 24 Wagner W, 53-50 1 3 0 1.0
Jan 29 at LIU L, 67-55 1 4 - 0.5
Jan 31 at Wagner L, 86-55 1 4 - 0.0
Feb 5 St. Francis Brooklyn L, 90-81 1 4 0 2.0
Feb 7 Mount St. Mary's L, 63-46 1 3 0 0.0
Feb 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 74-63 1 3 - 0.0
Feb 14 at Robert Morris L, 53-52 1 2 - 0.4
Feb 19 Saint Francis U. W, 53-50 1 3 0 0.6
Feb 21 Sacred Heart W, 76-73 1 4 - 1.3
Feb 26 at Bryant L, 77-69 - - - -
Feb 28 at FDU L, 73-66 1 0 - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2013-14 30 26.8 5.7-11.7 0.2-0.6 1.9-2.7 13.4
2014-15 30 31.2 4.7-11.4 0.1-0.5 3.4-4.3 12.9
Total 60 29.0 5.2-11.5 0.1-0.5 2.6-3.5 13.2

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2013-14 30 30 804 171-351 48.7 5-17 29.4 56-81 69.1 403
2014-15 30 30 937 142-341 41.6 2-14 14.3 101-130 77.7 387
Total 60 60 1741 313-692 45.2 7-31 22.6 157-211 74.4 790

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2013-14 30 804 26.8 8.5-17.5 0.2-0.8 29.4 2.8-4.0 20.0
2014-15 30 937 31.2 6.1-14.6 0.1-0.6 14.3 4.3-5.5 16.5
Total 60 1741 29.0 7.2-15.9 0.2-0.7 22.6 3.6-4.8 18.2

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2013-14 30 1.7 3.6 5.3 1.0 2.7 1.0 0.6
2014-15 30 2.4 4.6 7.0 1.6 3.0 1.3 0.2
Total 60 2.0 4.1 6.2 1.3 2.9 1.1 0.4

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2013-14 30 30 50 109 159 30 82 29 17
2014-15 30 30 72 139 211 48 89 38 5
Total 60 60 122 248 370 78 171 67 22

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2013-14 30 2.5 5.4 7.9 1.5 4.1 1.4 0.8
2014-15 30 3.1 5.9 9.0 2.0 3.8 1.6 0.2
Total 60 2.8 5.7 8.5 1.8 3.9 1.5 0.5

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 30 31.2 4.7-11.4 0.1-0.5 3.4-4.3 12.9
Conference 17 32.4 5.2-11.6 0.1-0.4 3.4-4.4 13.8
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 13 33.8 5.8-12.6 0.0-0.2 3.8-5.1 15.5
Away 14 29.7 3.9-10.4 0.1-0.7 2.9-3.4 10.6
Neutral 3 27.0 4.0-10.7 0.3-0.7 4.0-5.3 12.3
Result            
Wins 5 35.8 4.6-10.6 0.0-0.0 2.6-3.6 11.8
Losses 25 30.3 4.8-11.5 0.1-0.6 3.5-4.5 13.1
Month            
November 6 25.5 3.3-10.2 0.2-0.8 3.0-4.0 9.8
December 7 33.3 4.9-11.7 0.0-0.3 3.6-4.6 13.3
January 10 33.1 5.2-12.0 0.1-0.5 3.9-4.9 14.4
February 7 31.4 5.1-11.1 0.0-0.3 2.7-3.6 13.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 30 30 937 142-341 41.6 2-14 14.3 101-130 77.7 387
Conference 17 17 551 88-198 44.4 1-7 14.3 58-74 78.4 235
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 13 13 440 76-164 46.3 0-2 0.0 49-66 74.2 201
Away 14 14 416 54-145 37.2 1-10 10.0 40-48 83.3 149
Neutral 3 3 81 12-32 37.5 1-2 50.0 12-16 75.0 37
Result                    
Wins 5 5 179 23-53 43.4 0-0 - 13-18 72.2 59
Losses 25 25 758 119-288 41.3 2-14 14.3 88-112 78.6 328
Month                    
November 6 6 153 20-61 32.8 1-5 20.0 18-24 75.0 59
December 7 7 233 34-82 41.5 0-2 0.0 25-32 78.1 93
January 10 10 331 52-120 43.3 1-5 20.0 39-49 79.6 144
February 7 7 220 36-78 46.2 0-2 0.0 19-25 76.0 91

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 30 937 31.2 6.1-14.6 0.1-0.6 14.3 4.3-5.5 16.5
Conference 17 551 32.4 6.4-14.4 0.1-0.5 14.3 4.2-5.4 17.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 13 440 33.8 6.9-14.9 0.0-0.2 0.0 4.5-6.0 18.3
Away 14 416 29.7 5.2-13.9 0.1-1.0 10.0 3.8-4.6 14.3
Neutral 3 81 27.0 5.9-15.8 0.5-1.0 50.0 5.9-7.9 18.3
Result                
Wins 5 179 35.8 5.1-11.8 0.0-0.0 - 2.9-4.0 13.2
Losses 25 758 30.3 6.3-15.2 0.1-0.7 14.3 4.6-5.9 17.3
Month                
November 6 153 25.5 5.2-15.9 0.3-1.3 20.0 4.7-6.3 15.4
December 7 233 33.3 5.8-14.1 0.0-0.3 0.0 4.3-5.5 16.0
January 10 331 33.1 6.3-14.5 0.1-0.6 20.0 4.7-5.9 17.4
February 7 220 31.4 6.5-14.2 0.0-0.4 0.0 3.5-4.5 16.5

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 30 2.4 4.6 7.0 1.6 3.0 1.3 0.2
Conference 17 2.6 5.2 7.9 1.6 2.9 1.1 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 3.3 4.5 7.8 2.1 3.2 1.5 0.2
Away 14 1.9 4.8 6.6 1.1 2.6 1.2 0.2
Neutral 3 1.0 4.7 5.7 1.7 3.3 0.7 0.0
Result                
Wins 5 3.2 5.4 8.6 2.4 3.0 1.6 0.2
Losses 25 2.2 4.5 6.7 1.4 3.0 1.2 0.2
Month                
November 6 0.8 3.3 4.2 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.2
December 7 3.1 4.3 7.4 1.1 2.7 2.0 0.1
January 10 2.4 5.8 8.2 1.5 2.9 1.0 0.2
February 7 3.0 4.4 7.4 1.9 3.0 1.1 0.1

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 30 30 72 139 211 48 89 38 5
Conference 17 17 45 89 134 28 50 18 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 13 13 43 58 101 27 42 19 2
Away 14 14 26 67 93 16 37 17 3
Neutral 3 3 3 14 17 5 10 2 0
Result                  
Wins 5 5 16 27 43 12 15 8 1
Losses 25 25 56 112 168 36 74 30 4
Month                  
November 6 6 5 20 25 12 20 6 1
December 7 7 22 30 52 8 19 14 1
January 10 10 24 58 82 15 29 10 2
February 7 7 21 31 52 13 21 8 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 30 3.1 5.9 9.0 2.0 3.8 1.6 0.2
Conference 17 3.3 6.5 9.7 2.0 3.6 1.3 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 3.9 5.3 9.2 2.5 3.8 1.7 0.2
Away 14 2.5 6.4 8.9 1.5 3.6 1.6 0.3
Neutral 3 1.5 6.9 8.4 2.5 4.9 1.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 5 3.6 6.0 9.6 2.7 3.4 1.8 0.2
Losses 25 3.0 5.9 8.9 1.9 3.9 1.6 0.2
Month                
November 6 1.3 5.2 6.5 3.1 5.2 1.6 0.3
December 7 3.8 5.2 8.9 1.4 3.3 2.4 0.2
January 10 2.9 7.0 9.9 1.8 3.5 1.2 0.2
February 7 3.8 5.6 9.5 2.4 3.8 1.5 0.2