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Jersey Number 32
John Oates
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Don Bosco Prep (NJ)/Harriman, NY
Bio
AS A JUNIOR
- Played in and started 31 games; played an average of 21.1 minutes per game; missed two games (against Kansas and Duquesne) because of a left foot injury.
- Averaged 4.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game; averaged 3.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game in ACC contests.
- Scored in double figures five times.
- Grabbed five or more rebounds in each of 11 games; was credited with a season-best eight rebounds in each of three games.
- Led or tied for the team lead in rebounding four times, in steals twice and in blocked shots twice.
- Recorded seven points and six rebounds in the ACC opener, a home victory over Maryland (12/10).
- Posted four points and eight rebounds at NC State (1/6).
- Scored 12 points in a win at Wake Forest (1/9); shot 7-for-7 from the foul line.
- Notched 11 points in a non-league win over Hartford (1/31).
- Recorded 10 points and five rebounds at Miami (2/7).
- Totaled five points, seven rebounds and two assists against Duke (2/14).
- Tallied seven points and a team-high six rebounds against North Carolina (2/17); scored seven of the team's first 10 points.
- Scored a season-high 14 points against Miami in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament in Tampa, Fla. (3/9); contributed four points and a team-high eight rebounds against North Carolina the next day.
- Registered 11 points (3-for-4 treys) and seven rebounds in the team's NCAA Tournament first-round win over Texas Tech (3/15); scored all of his points in the first half. AS A SOPHOMORE
- Played in and started all 36 games; played an average of 15.0 minutes per game.
- Averaged 3.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.7 blocked shots per game; averaged 2.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game in ACC contests.
- Scored in double figures once; grabbed double-digit rebounds once.
- Grabbed five or more rebounds in each of five games.
- Led or tied for the team lead in rebounding twice and in blocked shots six times.
- Scored a career-high 15 points in a home win over Sacred Heart (12/3); sank three three-point field goals and one two-point field goal in the game's first six minutes.
- Totaled eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Harvard (12/22).
- Registered nine points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots against Buffalo (11/22).
- Sank two three-pointers in a six-point effort at Miami (1/21).
- Scored six points in the team's one-point win at Virginia Tech (2/4).
- Notched six points and four rebounds in a home win over Clemson (2/11).
- Tallied seven points - all in the game's first 4:06 - in a double-overtime win at NC State (2/25).
- Averaged 6.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in the team's three ACC Tournament contests; posted seven points against North Carolina and eight points in the title game against Duke.
- Scored five points in the team's NCAA Tournament first-round win over Pacific; recorded five rebounds in a second-round victory over Montana and four rebounds in the regional semifinals against Villanova.
AS A FRESHMAN
- Played in six games, including one Big East contest.
- Averaged 0.8 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.
- Recorded two points and four rebounds in a season-high six minutes of action against Long Island (11/30).
- Sank one field goal and grabbed one rebound in one minute of action against Pennsylvania (3/17) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Averaged 12.5 points, 13.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocked shots per game as a senior at Don Bosco High School in Ramsey, N.J.
- Earned All-County and All-League honors in 2003-04.
- Led the 2003-04 Ironmen to the Bergen County championship and an NNJIL Division C crown.
- Served as 2003-04 team captain for Don Bosco head coach Kevin Diverio.
- Was selected as the New Jersey recipient of the inaugural Dave DeBusschere Award; the award is given by the New York Knicks and MSG Network to the top male and female athletes in the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut; Criteria for determining the winners were outstanding overall excellence in athletics (not limited to basketball), academics and community service.
- Enjoyed an impressive 2004 summer campaign with the New Jersey Demons AAU team.
PERSONAL
- Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences
- John is the son of Joanne and Steve Oates.
- Born on November 10, 1985.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 15 vs. Sacred Heart (12-3-05)
Rebounds: 10 vs. Harvard (12-22-05)
Assists: 3 - three times
FGM: 5 - twice
3PFGM: 3 - four times
FTM: 7 at Wake Forest (1-9-07)
Steals: 3 vs. Buffalo (11-22-05)
Minutes: 34 - twice
OATES'S CAREER STATISTICS
| Overall | YR | GP-ST | MIN | FGM-FGA | PCT | 3FG-FGA | PCT | FTM-FTA | PCT | REB-AV | PF-D | PTS | AVG | A | TO | B | S |
| 04-05 | FR | 6/0 | 15 | 2-4 | .500 | 0-0 | .000 | 1-2 | .500 | 7-1.2 | 1-0 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05-06 | SO | 36-36 | 541 | 49-100 | .445 | 17-53 | .321 | 9-11 | .818 | 89-2.5 | 92-1 | 124 | 3.4 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 10 |
| CAREER | 6/0 | 15 | 2-4 | .500 | 0-0 | .000 | 1-2 | .500 | 7-1.2 | 1-0 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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