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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

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32 Garrett Covington

32 Garrett Covington

  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    215
  • Year:
    Graduate Student
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Hometown:
    Carmel, Ind.
  • High School:
    Carmel
  • Prev School:

Summary

Biography

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2021-22 Redshirt Senior Season
Appeared and started in three games due to an injury...Averaged 10.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game...Shot 46.2 percent from the field...Had 11 points with five rebounds against Penn State (11/10)...Posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds against Southeast Missouri State (11/13).

2020-21 Senior Season
Named to the Horizon League All-Defensive Team...Appeared and started in 26 games...Averaged 12.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game...Shot 49.8 percent from the floor and 73.8 percent from the free-throw line...Became the 40th player in school history to score 1,000 career points...Posted two double-doubles...Scored in double figures 19 times with three games of more than 20 points and one 30-point game...Scored 24 points on 8-of-17 shooting with three 3-pointers against Cleveland State (12/27)...Posted 24 points with five 3-pointers against Detroit Mercy (1/29)...Scored a career-high 30 points and tied a career-high with five 3-pointers against Oakland (3/2)...Averaged 16.8 points per game, shot 54.4 percent from the field, and averaged 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last six games.

2019-20 Junior Season
Named to the Horizon League All-Defensive Team...Appeared in 32 games and made 27 starts...Scored 272 points with 128 rebounds, 27 assists and 17 steals...Averaged 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game...Scored in double figures 11 times...Had a season-high 20 points against Westminster (11/27)...Had 13 points against Robert Morris (12/4)...Scored 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Northern Kentucky (1/18)...Made 8-of-12 from the floor and scored 16 points against Detroit Mercy (2/13)...Had 16 points and eight rebounds against Milwaukee (2/29)...Posted 17 points with seven rebounds against UIC (3/5).

2018-19 Sophomore Season
Named to the Horizon League All-Defensive Team...Appeared in 29 games and made 27 starts...Scored 309 points with 116 rebounds, 39 assists and 33 steals...Averaged 10.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game...Scored in double figures 14 times and had three 20-point games...Scored 18 points in a 96-77 win over Green Bay (2/9)...Hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer in a 72-71 win over Milwaukee (2/7)...Dropped in 15 points against Detroit Mercy (12/28)...Scored 15 points against Western Michigan (12/8)...Posted his first career double-double with a career-high 26 points and 13 rebounds against Central Michigan (12/4)...Scored 20 points in 20 minutes against West Virginia (12/1)...Posted 14 points against Westminster (11/21)...Scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half against Columbia (11/16)...Posted 21 points against Heidelberg (11/12)...Grabbed six rebounds with four points and two steals against Pitt (11/6).

2017-18 Freshman Season
Appeared in all 32 games and made 24 starts...Averaged 8.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game...Scored 267 points and grabbed 114 rebounds...Scored in double figures 13 times...Twice scored a career-high 18 points against Westminster (11/21) and Oakland (2/14), including the game-winning buzzer-beater against the Golden Grizzlies...Tied a school record with seven steals and had a career-best eight assists against Franciscan...Had 17 points with three 3-pointers...Had 15 points in back-to-back games against UIC (1/18) and IUPUI (1/20)...Shot 44.8 percent from the floor.

Prior to YSU
Led Don Bosco Prep to a 19-6 record in 2016-17...Averaged 15 points, six rebounds and 1.5 steals per game...Shot 49 percent from the field and 82 percent from the free-throw line...Averaged 14 points and six rebounds per game during his time at Carmel High School...Named to the Super 6 while at Greater Atlanta Christian High School...Averaged 17 points per game as a junior at Greater Atlanta Christian and helped the team to two state championships.

Personal
Parents are Deborah and John Covington...Has a sister, Paige...Major is communication studies...Recipient of the 2022-23 Robert G. Camardo, Sr. Memorial Scholarship endowment.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Freshman

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    6'5" 195 lbs
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    2018-19Sophomore

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    6'5" 216 lbs
    32
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    2019-20Junior

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    6'5" 211 lbs
    32
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    2020-21Senior

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    6'5" 200 lbs
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    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    6'5" 215 lbs
    32
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    2022-23Graduate Student

    Guard
    6'5" 215 lbs
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