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2018-19 Men's Basketball

11 Dontel Highsmith

11 Dontel Highsmith

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Dowagiac, Mich.
  • High School:
    Dowagiac (Northern Illinois)
  • Position:
    P

Summary

Biography

2017-18 SEASON
•    Played in 26 games with one start.
•    Averaged 4.9 points and 2.2 rebounds.
•    Had nine points with two assists vs. UIC (1/20).
•    Grabbed eight rebounds at Oakland (1/12), one shy of tying career-high.
•    Tallied seven points (3-5 FG) at Detroit Mercy (1/10).
•    Had seven points (3-4 FG) in 13 minutes vs. Milwaukee (1/6).
•    Scored 12 poins (5-7 FG) vs. Toledo (12/23).
•    Tallied six rebounds and four assists at Niagara (12/19).
•    Had 10 points, three rebounds and career-best four steals vs. Arkansas State (11/29).
•    Scored 17 points (8-12 FG) with five boards vs. Central Conn. (11/24).
•    Finished with nine points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals at ECU (11/19) in his CSU debut.

PRE-CLEVELAND STATE
•    Spent four years (2013-17) at Northern Illinois.
•    Played in and started all 32 games in 2016-17, averaging 6.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
•    Dished out career-high six assists at Eastern Michigan (3/6).
•    Scored 11 points (4-5 FG) with two rebounds and two assists vs. Western Michigan (2/28).
•    Had 10 points with three rebounds at Central Michigan (2/21).
•     Tallied 11 points (5-7 FG) with four assists at Toledo (1/28).
•    Posted 16 points, six rebounds and two assists at Central Michigan (1/7), hitting 3-of-5 from three-point.
•    Made 8-of-12 from field for season-high 23 points, adding four rebounds at FIU (12/17).
•    Scored 16 points with five rebounds, three assits and two steals at CSU-Northridge (11/19).
•    Sat out 2015-16 season as he continued rehab following his second knee surgery.
•    Missed 2014-15 season after injuring knee just prior to beginning of the season.
•    Started eight of 11 games as a freshman before season was cut short due to knee injury.
•    Was averaging 10.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists at the time of injury.
•    Was also shooting .539 (41-76) from the field with 11 steals.
•    Poured in 19 points with six rebounds at Iowa State (12/31) in final game before injury.
•    Scored career-high 27 points (9-11 FG) with three rebounds at UC-Riverside (12/22).
•    Had 13 points with four rebounds and two steals at Nebraska (11/30).
•    Tallied seven points with six rebounds against Milwaukee (11/17).
•    Finished with nine points, two rebounds and a steal vs. James Madison (11/15).

HIGH SCHOOL
•    Concluded his career at Dowagiac H.S. as its all-time leading scorer with 1,969 points.
•    Averaged 29.1 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as a senior, leading team to an 18-3 record.
•    Finished fifth in Mr. Basketball voting in the State of Michigan.
•    Named to the 2013 Associated Press Class B All-State First Team and the Detroit Free Press Class B All-State Team.
•    Averaged 27.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.0 steals as a junior in 2011-12, leading Dowagiac to a 16-6 record while earning Associated Press Class B All-State honors
•    As a sophomore, led squad to the Michigan Class B State Semifinals for the first time since 1983.
•    Earned third-team all-state honors from the Detroit News.
•    Was a three-sport standout in basketball, football and track.
•    Named the South Bend Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Year in 2012 and 2013.
•    Won the Division II state long jump championship as a senior with a jump of 23-5 1/4.

PERSONAL
Born Dec. 10, 1994 in Dowagiac, Mich. ... son of Stephanie Young and Don Highsmith ... pursuing masters in sports management.

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  • 3

    2017-18Junior

    P
    6'2" 200 lbs
    3
  • 11

    2018-19Senior

    P
    6'2" 200 lbs
    11
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