2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 2
Craig Randall II
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Youngstown, Ohio
- Previous School:
- Duquesne
- High School:
- Shadow Mountain HS
Bio
2018-19: Made an immediate splash after joining the team as a mid-year transfer on Jan. 7, playing in 12 games while starting each of the last 10 contests of the season…Averaged 16.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals while logging 33.9 minutes per game…Was named OVC Newcomer of the Week three consecutive times (Feb. 18, Feb. 25, March 4), becoming the 11th player in league history to win that award three weeks in a row…Practiced with the team for three weeks before receiving an NCAA waiver that allowed him to play immediately…Scored at least 14 points in 10 of his 12 games, leading the squad in scoring four times…Went off for a career-best 33-point outburst at Austin Peay on Feb. 23, going 12-of-18 from the field (including a 6-for-10 effort from three-point range) and a perfect 3-of-3 from the charity stripe…Made at least one three-pointer in all 12 games, including nine games of multi-trey performances…Connected on 84.6 percent of his free throw attempts (22-of-26), including a season-best 4-for-4 effort in the OVC Tournament quarterfinals against Jacksonville State on March 7…Grabbed a career-best seven rebounds at SIUE on Feb. 16 and handed out a career-best seven assists against Southeast Missouri on Feb. 14…Collected three multi-steal efforts, swiping a career-high four steals against Jacksonville State on Feb. 7.
BEFORE UTM: Played two seasons at the University of Memphis (2015-17) before transferring to Duquesne University for the 2017-18 campaign...Sat out last season at Duquesne under head coach Keith Dambrot because of NCAA transfer guidelines...Saw playing time in 56 total games for former head coaches Josh Pastner (2015-16) and Tubby Smith (2016-17) at Memphis...Helped lead the Tigers to back-to-back 19-win seasons and an appearance in the American Athletic Conference championship game during his freshman season...Averaged 5.2 points over 18.1 minutes per contest as one of only five players to play in all 32 games as a sophomore...Knocked down 36 three-pointers to go along with 45 rebounds, 33 assists and 20 steals...Scored a career-best 21 points against Savannah State on Nov. 19, 2016 and also chipped in high-scoring performances against McNeese (18 points on Nov. 22), at Iowa (15 points on Nov. 26) and at UConn (13 points on Feb. 16)...Sank multiple three-pointers in eight different outings in 2016-17, including back-to-back games with five trifectas...Handed out a career-best four assists on three different occasions while notching four multi-steal games...Cracked Memphis’ starting lineup as a freshman, starting five consecutive conference games from Feb. 6-20...Was responsible for a pair of double-digit scoring games, tallying 10 points at Houston (Feb. 10) and against UCF (Feb. 17)...Snared at least five rebounds in three outings, including a career-high six boards in just 12 minutes against IUPUI on Dec. 22...Was a highly-touted recruit out of Shadow Mountain High School, as he was a three-star recruit who was named the No. 1 high school player in the state of Arizona by ESPN.com...Was also tabbed as the No. 26 player in the West Region and the No. 36 point guard in the country after averaging 21.2 points, 5.6 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.5 steals during his senior campaign...Playing for 1997 NCAA champion and 14-year NBA veteran Mike Bibby, Randall scored in double-figures in 29 out of 30 games while producing 16 games of at least 20 points as a senior...That included four 30-plus point performances with his season-best 36 points coming against Copper Canyon...Was named the PrepHoopsArizona.com 2014-15 Division II Player of the Year and was also tabbed to the Arizona Republic All-USA Arizona American Family Insurance Team after helping guide the Matadors to a 23-7 overall record...Played his junior season at Medina High School in Ohio, averaging 20.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists for a squad that went 19-7 and made an appearance in the Copley Division I district title game...Spent his first two prep seasons at Girard High School, located just outside of his hometown in Youngstown...Pumped in 23.4 points per game as a sophomore in 2012-13 while chalking up his second consecutive All-Northeast Inland District honor.
PERSONAL: Born on April 22, 1996...Son of L. Craig and Karla Randall...Has two siblings, Lance and Kyle...Comes from a gifted basketball family, as his father scored 1,503 career points at Westminster College and is in their school’s Hall of Fame...Mother played at Kent State while his older brother Lance played at Thiel College and currently coaches at a basketball academy in China...Brother Kyle averaged 18.7 points per game at Central Michigan in 2012-13 and is currently playing in the NBA G League...Majoring in communications.
BEFORE UTM: Played two seasons at the University of Memphis (2015-17) before transferring to Duquesne University for the 2017-18 campaign...Sat out last season at Duquesne under head coach Keith Dambrot because of NCAA transfer guidelines...Saw playing time in 56 total games for former head coaches Josh Pastner (2015-16) and Tubby Smith (2016-17) at Memphis...Helped lead the Tigers to back-to-back 19-win seasons and an appearance in the American Athletic Conference championship game during his freshman season...Averaged 5.2 points over 18.1 minutes per contest as one of only five players to play in all 32 games as a sophomore...Knocked down 36 three-pointers to go along with 45 rebounds, 33 assists and 20 steals...Scored a career-best 21 points against Savannah State on Nov. 19, 2016 and also chipped in high-scoring performances against McNeese (18 points on Nov. 22), at Iowa (15 points on Nov. 26) and at UConn (13 points on Feb. 16)...Sank multiple three-pointers in eight different outings in 2016-17, including back-to-back games with five trifectas...Handed out a career-best four assists on three different occasions while notching four multi-steal games...Cracked Memphis’ starting lineup as a freshman, starting five consecutive conference games from Feb. 6-20...Was responsible for a pair of double-digit scoring games, tallying 10 points at Houston (Feb. 10) and against UCF (Feb. 17)...Snared at least five rebounds in three outings, including a career-high six boards in just 12 minutes against IUPUI on Dec. 22...Was a highly-touted recruit out of Shadow Mountain High School, as he was a three-star recruit who was named the No. 1 high school player in the state of Arizona by ESPN.com...Was also tabbed as the No. 26 player in the West Region and the No. 36 point guard in the country after averaging 21.2 points, 5.6 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.5 steals during his senior campaign...Playing for 1997 NCAA champion and 14-year NBA veteran Mike Bibby, Randall scored in double-figures in 29 out of 30 games while producing 16 games of at least 20 points as a senior...That included four 30-plus point performances with his season-best 36 points coming against Copper Canyon...Was named the PrepHoopsArizona.com 2014-15 Division II Player of the Year and was also tabbed to the Arizona Republic All-USA Arizona American Family Insurance Team after helping guide the Matadors to a 23-7 overall record...Played his junior season at Medina High School in Ohio, averaging 20.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists for a squad that went 19-7 and made an appearance in the Copley Division I district title game...Spent his first two prep seasons at Girard High School, located just outside of his hometown in Youngstown...Pumped in 23.4 points per game as a sophomore in 2012-13 while chalking up his second consecutive All-Northeast Inland District honor.
PERSONAL: Born on April 22, 1996...Son of L. Craig and Karla Randall...Has two siblings, Lance and Kyle...Comes from a gifted basketball family, as his father scored 1,503 career points at Westminster College and is in their school’s Hall of Fame...Mother played at Kent State while his older brother Lance played at Thiel College and currently coaches at a basketball academy in China...Brother Kyle averaged 18.7 points per game at Central Michigan in 2012-13 and is currently playing in the NBA G League...Majoring in communications.
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