2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
CAREER STATISTICS
| SEASON |
GP/GS |
MIN |
MIN/GM |
FGM-A |
FG% |
3PM-A |
3P% |
FTM-A |
FT% |
PTS |
PTS/GM |
| 2014-15 |
3/3 |
70 |
23.3 |
9-19 |
.474 |
4-6 |
.667 |
3-4 |
.750 |
25 |
8.3 |
| 2015-16 |
29/28 |
806 |
27.8 |
150-331 |
.453 |
47-118 |
.398 |
93-116 |
.802 |
440 |
15.2 |
| 2016-17 |
25/22 |
660 |
26.4 |
139-304 |
.457 |
39-116 |
.336 |
74-91 |
.813 |
391 |
15.6 |
| TOTALS |
57/53 |
1536 |
26.9 |
298-654 |
.456 |
90-240 |
.375 |
170-211 |
.806 |
856 |
15.0 |
| SEASON |
OFF REB |
DEF REB |
TOT REB |
REB/GM |
PF |
AST |
TO |
BS |
ST |
| 2014-15 |
4 |
22 |
26 |
8.7 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
| 2015-16 |
62 |
126 |
188 |
6.5 |
77 |
67 |
58 |
29 |
19 |
| 2016-17 |
40 |
89 |
129 |
5.2 |
62 |
45 |
49 |
27 |
14 |
| TOTALS |
106 |
237 |
343 |
6.0 |
145 |
117 |
113 |
57 |
35 |
CAREER HIGHS
| Stats |
# |
Opponent |
Date |
| Points |
30 (2x) |
last vs. Bridgeport |
Feb. 2, 2017 |
| Rebounds |
17 |
vs. Holy Family |
Nov. 14, 2015 |
| Assists |
7 |
@ Dist. Columbia |
Jan. 29, 2016 |
| Blocked Shots |
6 |
@ Mercy |
Jan. 28, 2017 |
| Steals |
3 |
vs. Wilmington |
Nov. 13, 2015 |
| Minutes |
36 (3x) |
last vs. Queens |
Feb. 22, 2017 |
| Field Goals Made |
11 |
vs. Bridgeport |
Feb. 2, 2017 |
| Field Goals Attempted |
19 (3x) |
last vs. Queens |
Feb. 22, 2017 |
| 3-Point Field Goals Made |
6 (2x) |
last @ Edinboro |
Nov. 23, 2016 |
| 3-Point Field Goals Attempted |
10 |
@ LIU Post |
Nov. 30, 2016 |
| Free Throws Made |
10 |
vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (neutral site) |
(Mar. 6, 2016) |
| Free Throws Attempted |
12 |
vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (neutral site) |
Mar. 6, 2016 |
SPECIALTY STATS
| Games With... |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
CAREER |
| Double-Digit Points |
1 |
21 |
19 |
41 |
| Double-Digit Rebounds |
1 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
| Double-Doubles |
1 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
| 20+ Point Games |
0 |
9 |
7 |
16 |
| 30+ Point Games |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Led Daemen In Scoring |
0 |
7 |
9 |
16 |
| Led Daemen In Rebounding |
1 |
8 |
9 |
18 |
| Led Daemen In Assists |
0 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
| 1+ 3-PT FG Made |
2 |
18 |
17 |
37 |
| 2+ 3-PT FG Made |
1 |
13 |
11 |
25 |
| 5+ Rebounds |
3 |
18 |
12 |
33 |
| 5+ Assists |
0 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
| 2+ Steals |
0 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
| 2+ Blocked Shots |
0 |
7 |
8 |
15 |
DOUBLE-DOUBLES
| Date |
Opponent |
Stats |
| Nov. 14, 2014 |
vs. Concordia |
11 points, 13 rebounds |
| Nov. 14, 2015 |
vs. Holy Family |
24 points, 17 rebounds |
| Dec. 18, 2015 |
@ Dowling |
26 points, 10 rebounds |
| Jan. 12, 2016 |
@ Roberts Wesleyan |
18 points, 10 rebounds |
| Jan. 17 2016 |
@ NYIT |
19 points, 12 rebounds |
| Jan. 29, 2016 |
@ Dist. Columbia |
10 points, 13 rebounds |
| Feb. 5, 2016 |
vs. Dowling |
30 points, 13 rebounds |
| Mar. 6, 2016 |
vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (neutral site) |
16 points, 11 rebounds |
| Dec. 19, 2016 |
vs. St. Michael's |
10 points, 12 rebounds |
| Jan. 14, 2017 |
@ Molloy |
26 points, 14 rebounds |
2015-16
• Helped lead Daemen to a 19-10 record on the season, earning Second Team All-ECC honors
• Appeared in 29 games for the Wildcats’, starting all but one
• Averaged 15.2 points per game, 6.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.0 blocks in 27.8 minutes per game
• Finished first on the team in three point field goals made (47), offensive rebounds (62), rebounds (188), blocks (29), second in points (440), points per game (15.2), minutes (806), minutes per game (27.8), field goals made (150), free throws made (93), defensive rebounds (126), rebounds per game (6.5), and third in assists (67)
• Scored 20 or more points in nine games, adding a 30 point outing in the home conference win against Dowling on Feb. 5
• In that 30 point effort, he matched a season-high 13 rebounds, shooting 10-15 from the field, 6-8 from downtown and 4-5 from the free throw line in 28 minutes of play
• Logged seven double-doubles on the season
• Opened the season being named to the all-tournament team at Daemen's home tournament, the ECC-CACC Challenge
• Started the ECC-CACC Challenge scoring 20 points, grabbing seven rebounds, and recording a career-high three steals in the Wildcats' victory over Wilmington University (Del.) on Nov. 13; followed that performance with 24 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in a career-high 36 minutes in the loss to Holy Family on Nov. 14
• Posted a near triple-double, scoring 10 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists in a road conference win to the District of Columbia on Dec. 29
• Recorded a three point field goal in 18 games, including 13 with at least two, and nine with three or more
• Made a career-high six three-point field goals in eight attempts in the home conference win against Dowling on Feb. 5
• Averaged 20.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game through the team’s first eight games
• Shot 45.3% from the field, 39.8% from behind the three point line, and 80.2% from the free throw line
• Had eight threes between a two-game stretch; 5-7 from beyond the arc in the road conference win at Dowling on Dec. 18 and 3-6 from three in the conference road loss at Bridgeport on Dec. 20
• Made a career-high 10 free throws in 12 attempts in the team’s tough loss in the ECC Championship game to St. Thomas Aquinas on Mar. 6
• Finished the season ranked among the conference leaders in points (11th), points per game (12th), field goals made (12th), three-point field goals made (16th), three-point field goal percentage (10th), minutes (20th), free throws made (9th), free throw percentage (9th), offensive rebounds (12th), offensive rebounds per game (12th), defensive rebounds (11th), defensive rebounds per game (13th), rebounds (11th), rebounds per game (14th), assists (T-21st), and blocks (12th)
2014-15
• Appeared in and started the first three games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury
• Notched a double-double in his official Daemen debut, scoring 11 points, including 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range, while grabbing 13 rebounds in the Wildcats' season-opening victory vs. Concordia (N.Y.) on Nov. 14
• Followed that with nine points and eight rebounds in a non-conference win vs. Post on Nov. 15
• For his efforts in the wins over Concordia (N.Y.) and Post, was named to the all-tournament team for the Knee Center of WNY / ECC-CACC Challenge
• Was averaging 8.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game while shooting 47-percent from the field and 67-percent from three-point range before his season was cut short by injury
SUNY DELHI
2013-14
• Named Mountain Valley Conference Player of the Year after leading the Broncos to a 26-6 record and the conference title
• Was also a first team All-Region III honoree
• Averaged 14.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per game while shooting 43-percent from the field and 35-percent from three-point range
• Scholar-Athlete honoree
• Named SUNY Delhi's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2012-13
• Helped the Broncos to a 28-5 record by averaging 7.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game while shooting 43-percent from the field and 37-percent from three-point range
• Scholar-Athlete honoree
HIGH SCHOOL
• 2012 graduate of Forest Hills High School in Queens, N.Y. where he played for coach Ben Chobhaphand and the Rangers
• Selected as a Mayor's Cup participant
PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Born Arif Mehmetaj on May 27, 1994 in Queens, N.Y.
• Son of Kapllan and Gal Mehmetaj
• Siblings include Ernira Mehmetaj, Arnis Mehmetaj, Eddie Mehmetaj and Mali Mehmetaj
• Hobbies include hanging out with friends and writing
• Chose to attend Daemen College because... "I knew it was the best school for me to be successful later on in life."
• Sport Management major
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2014-15Junior
Forward
6'7"
190 lbs
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2015-16Junior
Forward
6'7"
220 lbs
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2016-17Redshirt Senior
Forward
6'7"
220 lbs
