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Montaque Gill-Caesar Season 2015-16

#23
PositionG
Weight210 lbs
Height6-6
ClassSophomore
HometownVaughan, Ontario, Canada

Bio entering 2017-18As A Sophomore (2016-17 Season)
Played in 26 games and earned the starting assignment twice... Averaged 3.3 points and 1.8 rebounds in 12.3 minutes... Scored in double figures four times, all of which occurred at home... Led the team in rebounding once... Missed five games due to injury... Was named the preseason Mountain West Newcomer of the Year... Started his first SDSU game vs. San Diego (11-11-16) after becoming eligible following his transfer, making him the first to do so since Josh Davis in 2013-14... Came off the bench to grab a team-best six rebounds at No. 14/14 Gonzaga (11-14-16)... Posted 12 points, which was one more than he had coming into the game, and five rebounds vs. Savannah State (11-28-16)... Made half of his six attempts from the field to finish with 11 points and a season-high two assists vs. Alabama State (12-12-16)... Scored nine points and had a season-high two steals vs. Tulsa (12-23-16) in the semifinals of the Diamond Head Classic... Contributed 10 points, four rebounds, a career-high one blocked shots and a season-high two steals vs. San José State (1-10-17)... Scored 12 points on a season-high five baskets and had a season-high two steals in 12 minutes vs. Wyoming (1-31-17)... Posted six points, three rebounds and a career-high one blocked shot at New Mexico (3-4-17).As A Redshirt (2015-16 Season)
Utilized his redshirt season after transferring from Missouri.As A Freshman at Missouri (2014-15 Season)
Played in 27 games, making 13 starts for a team that went 9-23 (2-15 SEC)... Finished with the highest scoring average (9.1) for a Missouri freshman since the 2006-07 season when Keon Lawrence averaged 9.7 points per game... Ranked third on the team in scoring and minutes played (24.0)... Scored in double digits 13 times with his season-best 21 points coming in his collegiate debut vs. UMKC (11-14-14)... Made multiple treys in eight different games, including a season-best four against Oral Roberts (11-19-14) and Chaminade (11-26-14)... Against ORU, he finished with 19 points, his second-highest total of the season... Put up 13 points (season-high eight free-throws) vs. Arizona (11-24-14)... Averaged 11.5 points through the non-conference schedule before a back injury sidelined him for the first three games of SEC action... Was injury plagued after a foul landed him on his back in a clash vs. Illinois (12-20-14), but he did manage a 15-point effort vs. Oklahoma State (12-30-14) in the game immediately following the injury... Played nine minutes vs. Lipscomb (1-3-15) before a back injury forced him out of the game... Returned to early season form vs. Arkansas (1-24-15), scoring a team-high 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting (3-3 3FG) in 23 minutes off the bench... Finished the season by scoring 10 points vs. South Carolina (3-11-15) at the SEC tournament.High School
Was a consensus Top 50 recruit in the Class of 2015 before reclassifying to 2014 and signing with Missouri... Was the 2014 Gatorade Player of the Year in West Virginia as a junior at Huntington Prep High School... Averaged 16.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals in 2013-14, helping the team to a 28-5 record and a No. 5 national ranking... The Fighting Irish advanced to the semifinals in the 2014 Dick's Sporting Goods High School National Tournament... Named a Class of 2015 Fifth-Team All-America selection by MaxPreps... Recorded a career-high 56 points (21-34 FG, 11-20 3FG) in a win over Miami Valley (11-30-13)... Played for Team Canada at the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship... Finished second among all players at the tournament in scoring (19.6 ppg) and helped Team Canada to the silver medal with a 4-1 overall record... Also ranked second at the tourney at the foul line, hitting 30-of-33 attempts (90.9 percent) and was sixth with eight three-pointers... His top scoring game of the event came in a win over Argentina when he posted 24 points and six rebounds... Also had 23 points in a win against the Dominican Republic and 22 points in the gold medal game loss to Team USA... Played his freshman season at Vaughan Secondary School in his hometown of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, where he helped the team win the OFSAA.