2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
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Coleman, Jonte
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Jersey Number 5
Jonte Coleman
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Champaign, Ill.
- Previous School:
- Kankakee CC
- High School:
- Champaign Central HS
Bio
2020-21: Saw playing time in 16 contests, logging four starts...Averaged 2.9 points and 1.2 rebounds while playing in 11.8 minutes per outing, additionally tallying five assists, eight steals and two blocks...Converted 75 percent (6-for-8) of his attempts from the free throw line...Shot 37.5 percent (9-of-24) from three-point range in Ohio Valley Conference play...Scored a career-high 10 points (in just 13 minutes) against eventual OVC Tournament champion Morehead State on Feb. 20...Sank a pair of three-pointers in three different contests...Pulled down a career-best three rebounds twice...Recorded a pair of assists in the regular season finale win at Eastern Illinois on Feb. 27...Swiped a steal in eight of his final 10 games...Logged a career-high 20 minutes in his first career start at Jacksonville State on Dec. 30.
BEFORE UTM: Displayed elite ability as one of the nation's top three-point shooters under head coach Alex Thorson at Kankakee Community College in Kankakee, Ill.…Shattered the school's single-season record for three-pointers made (111) in 2019-20, ranking fifth nationally in that category while connecting on 44.9 percent of his attempts from long distance…Was named to the All-Region second team after he was the only Cavalier to start in all 30 games in 2019-20, helping lead the squad to a 21-11 record…Averaged 14.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals per outing as a sophomore…Poured in a career-high 40 points on 14-of-20 shooting (including a 9-of-15 performance from three-point range) against Aurora University on Jan. 28…Swished at least three 3-pointers in 25 of his 30 games last season, making at least four treys in 18 contests and sinking at least five trifectas on seven different occasions…Was a career-best 8-for-10 from the free throw line at Danville Area on Jan. 9…Hauled in at least six rebounds in 15 different games, including career-highs of nine boards twice (vs. Prairie State on Nov. 26, at Indian Hills on Jan. 11)…Pieced together averages of 10.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.4 steals per outing as a freshman in 2018-19…Knocked down 61 three-pointers in 28 games despite primarily playing in the frontcourt…Accounted for a season-high scoring tally of 21 points (8-of-13 shooting, 5-for-9 from three-point range) against Malcolm X College on Dec. 1…Was responsible for a season-high five 3-pointers on three separate occasions…Snagged a career-best nine rebounds in four different games, including three of the final four contests of the season…Handed out a career-high four assists at Parkland on Jan. 8…Recorded multiple steals 11 times as a freshman, including a career-high four swipes at Olivet Nazarene University on Jan. 31… Prepped at Champaign Central High School under head coach Jeff Finke, helping the Maroons to a 20-win campaign as a senior…Secured all-conference honors after averaging 11.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while making a team-best 72 three-pointers in 2017-18.
PERSONAL: Born on May 31, 2000...Son of Tinisha Grider...Majoring in computer science.
BEFORE UTM: Displayed elite ability as one of the nation's top three-point shooters under head coach Alex Thorson at Kankakee Community College in Kankakee, Ill.…Shattered the school's single-season record for three-pointers made (111) in 2019-20, ranking fifth nationally in that category while connecting on 44.9 percent of his attempts from long distance…Was named to the All-Region second team after he was the only Cavalier to start in all 30 games in 2019-20, helping lead the squad to a 21-11 record…Averaged 14.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals per outing as a sophomore…Poured in a career-high 40 points on 14-of-20 shooting (including a 9-of-15 performance from three-point range) against Aurora University on Jan. 28…Swished at least three 3-pointers in 25 of his 30 games last season, making at least four treys in 18 contests and sinking at least five trifectas on seven different occasions…Was a career-best 8-for-10 from the free throw line at Danville Area on Jan. 9…Hauled in at least six rebounds in 15 different games, including career-highs of nine boards twice (vs. Prairie State on Nov. 26, at Indian Hills on Jan. 11)…Pieced together averages of 10.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.4 steals per outing as a freshman in 2018-19…Knocked down 61 three-pointers in 28 games despite primarily playing in the frontcourt…Accounted for a season-high scoring tally of 21 points (8-of-13 shooting, 5-for-9 from three-point range) against Malcolm X College on Dec. 1…Was responsible for a season-high five 3-pointers on three separate occasions…Snagged a career-best nine rebounds in four different games, including three of the final four contests of the season…Handed out a career-high four assists at Parkland on Jan. 8…Recorded multiple steals 11 times as a freshman, including a career-high four swipes at Olivet Nazarene University on Jan. 31… Prepped at Champaign Central High School under head coach Jeff Finke, helping the Maroons to a 20-win campaign as a senior…Secured all-conference honors after averaging 11.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while making a team-best 72 three-pointers in 2017-18.
PERSONAL: Born on May 31, 2000...Son of Tinisha Grider...Majoring in computer science.
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