2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
KJ Byers
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Africana Studies
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- Prev School:
- Panola CC
LONG BEACH STATE (2017-18): Played in all 33 games in his debut season at Long Beach State, making a pair of starts … Led the team with 32 blocked shots and was second on the team with 33 steals … Had a season-best four assists against San Francisco State (Nov. 14) … Recorded his first double-digit scoring game against Missouri (Nov. 23), scoring 10 points and adding five boards … Had a double-double at UC Riverside (Jan. 13), setting career highs in points (14), rebounds (11) and blocks (3) during that game.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Comes to the Beach after playing two seasons at the juco level ... Averaged 7.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game with Panola ... Started 16 games as the team posted a 26-9 overall record, finishing as the No. 13 ranked team in the nation ... Finished the season with 81 blocked shots, averaging 2.5 blocks per game which was 13th among all junior college players ... Played at Iowa Western CC during his freshman season, averaging 3.7 points per game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged a double-double as a senior at Phillip O'Berry High School, leading the team to the second round of the North Carolina state championship ... Averaged over 16 points and 10 rebounds per game ... Earned all-conference honors with the Cardinals.
MAJOR: Africana Studies
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 14, at UC Riverside, 1/13/18
Rebounds: 11, at UC Riverside, 1/13/18
Assists: 4, vs. San Francisco State, 11/14/17
Steals: 3, 2x, last vs. UC Riverside, 3/3/18
3-FG Made: 1, 6x, last vs. Cal Poly, 2/10/18
FG Made: 4, 3x, last at CSUN, 1/27/18
FT Made: 6, at UC Riverside, 1/13/18
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Year | G/GS | FGM-FGA | PCT | 3FGM-3FGA | PCT | FTM-FTA | PCT | RB | AVG | AST | TO | BK | ST | PTS | AVG |
| 2017-18 | 33/2 | 58-120 | .483 | 6-41 | .146 | 48-85 | .565 | 140 | 4.2 | 31 | 55 | 32 | 33 | 170 | 5.2 |
| Totals | 33/2 | 58-120 | .483 | 6-41 | .146 | 48-85 | .565 | 140 | 4.2 | 31 | 55 | 32 | 33 | 170 | 5.2 |
