2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
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Gonzales, Dante
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Jersey Number 21
Dante Gonzales
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- Previous School:
- Mesa CC
- High School:
- San Tan Charter School
Bio
2020-21: Saw playing time in 14 contests off the bench, accumulating nine points, nine rebounds, five assists, four steals and a blocked shot in 91 minutes...Shot 40 percent (2-of-5) from three-point range...Scored in three straight games midway through the Ohio Valley Conference slate (Jan. 26 through Jan. 30)...Tallied a career-high five points in just eight minutes in the victory over Southeast Missouri on Jan. 26...Grabbed a career-high two rebounds on three different occasions and handed out an assist in five different games...Swiped a steal in four of his final seven contests...Logged a career-high 14 minutes and had a block at Eastern Kentucky on Jan. 21...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
BEFORE UTM: Played under head coach Sam Ballard at Mesa Community College, located in Mesa, Ariz....Helped guide the Thunderbirds to a 17-14 record in 2019-20, averaging 4.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and team-highs of 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while playing 27 games (six starts)...Shot 35.2 percent (37-of-105) from the floor, 35.1 percent (13-for-37) from three-point range and 88 percent (44-of-50) from the free throw line...Improved his three-point field goal accuracy to 43.5 percent in Arizona Community College Athletic Conference play...Reached double figures in the scoring column four times as a redshirt freshman, including a career-high of 12 points...Flirted with a triple-double with 12 points, a career-best 13 assists and eight rebounds against Arizona Western on Feb. 5...Also equaled his career-high total of 12 points while going a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe at South Mountain on Feb. 25...Snared a career-best eight rebounds on two separate occasions (the aforementioned game at Arizona Western, at Central Arizona on Jan. 25)...Was responsible for eight multi-steal games, including four swipes against both Palo Verde (Nov. 15) and against Eastern Arizona on Feb. 15...Blocked a pair of shots against Phoenix College on Jan. 29...Redshirted under head coach Matt Hammer at Sheridan College during the 2018-19 season as the Generals posted a 31-4 overall record...Prepped at San Tan Charter School, where he averaged 18.5 points, 7.7 assists and 6.4 rebounds per game as a senior while leading the Roadrunners to back-to-back state championships...Was named to the Canyon Athletic Association All-State Division team as both a senior and junior while also nabbing 2018 CAA Player of the Year honors...In addition to scoring and rebounding, he also led the squad in assists (95), steals (74) and blocks (13) during his senior campaign...Scored a career-high of 45 points in a single game...Also attended Gilbert High School before San Tan.
PERSONAL: Born on April 9, 2000...Son of Jay and Sonya Gonzales...Has two siblings, Damian and Dasio...Majoring in management.
BEFORE UTM: Played under head coach Sam Ballard at Mesa Community College, located in Mesa, Ariz....Helped guide the Thunderbirds to a 17-14 record in 2019-20, averaging 4.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and team-highs of 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while playing 27 games (six starts)...Shot 35.2 percent (37-of-105) from the floor, 35.1 percent (13-for-37) from three-point range and 88 percent (44-of-50) from the free throw line...Improved his three-point field goal accuracy to 43.5 percent in Arizona Community College Athletic Conference play...Reached double figures in the scoring column four times as a redshirt freshman, including a career-high of 12 points...Flirted with a triple-double with 12 points, a career-best 13 assists and eight rebounds against Arizona Western on Feb. 5...Also equaled his career-high total of 12 points while going a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe at South Mountain on Feb. 25...Snared a career-best eight rebounds on two separate occasions (the aforementioned game at Arizona Western, at Central Arizona on Jan. 25)...Was responsible for eight multi-steal games, including four swipes against both Palo Verde (Nov. 15) and against Eastern Arizona on Feb. 15...Blocked a pair of shots against Phoenix College on Jan. 29...Redshirted under head coach Matt Hammer at Sheridan College during the 2018-19 season as the Generals posted a 31-4 overall record...Prepped at San Tan Charter School, where he averaged 18.5 points, 7.7 assists and 6.4 rebounds per game as a senior while leading the Roadrunners to back-to-back state championships...Was named to the Canyon Athletic Association All-State Division team as both a senior and junior while also nabbing 2018 CAA Player of the Year honors...In addition to scoring and rebounding, he also led the squad in assists (95), steals (74) and blocks (13) during his senior campaign...Scored a career-high of 45 points in a single game...Also attended Gilbert High School before San Tan.
PERSONAL: Born on April 9, 2000...Son of Jay and Sonya Gonzales...Has two siblings, Damian and Dasio...Majoring in management.
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