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21 Donte Pope
Donte Pope
  • Height:
    6'4
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Middletown, Conn.
  • High School:
    Middletown
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    18.0
  • fg %
    51.2
  • 3pt %
    34.2
  • ft %
    71.3
  • reb/g
    8.0
  • a/g
    2.2
Bio

CAREER BESTS

Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
28 (2/23/22 @ Anna Maria) 15 (1/18/22 @ Norwich) 6 (12/7/21 vs. MIT) 4 (Three times, last 2/23/22 @ Anna Maria) 2 (2/5/22 @ Colby-Sawyer)

 

AS A SOPHOMORE...

  • Started all 26 games for the Saints in 2021-22, the only player on men's basketball to start every game.
  • Averaged 18.0 points on 51.2 percent shooting, to go with 8.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. Pope led the Saints in scoring average, shooting percentage, and rebounds per game.
  • Made collegiate career debut and first start on Nov. 12, 2021, in a 62-51 win against Framingham State.
  • Scored a career-high 28 points on Feb. 23, 2022, shooting 10-of-18 from the floor over a career-high 38 minutes.
  • Scored double-digit points in 24 of the 26 games he played in. Also recorded a team-high 10 double-doubles in 2021-22.
  • Collected a career-high 15 rebounds on Jan. 18, 2022, in a 75-71 win at Norwich.
  • Ranked fifth in the GNAC in points per game (18.0), fifth in total points (469), fifth in field goals made (173), fifth in total rebounds (207), eighth in rebounding average (8.0), and second in free throws made (97).
  • In single-season program history, Pope made the second-most field goals (173), averaged the third-most PPG (18.0), scored the fourth-most total points (469), and collected the fourth-most defensive rebounds (157).
  • Was named in the GNAC Weekly Report in all 13 weeks the report was published. Named the GNAC Rookie of the Week five times (Weeks 2, 5, 6, 9, and 10) and named to the GNAC Honor Roll eight times (Weeks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, and 13).
  • Was voted to the All-Conference Second Team and named to the All-Conference Rookie Team.
  • Named the Team MVP by the coaching staff following the 2021-22 season.

AS A FIRST YEAR...

  • The 2020-21 season was cancelled due to the COVID19 pandemic forcing the ECMBB team to not compete in any games

BEFORE EMMANUEL...

  • Earned four varsity letters playing basketball at Middletown HS
  • First Team All-State (CT) selection
  • Two-time All-Conference honoree (CIAC)
  • Member of the Blue Dragons 1,000 point scoring club

PLAYER PROFILE

  • Major: Undecided
  • Career Aspirations: Sports Analytics
  • Favorite Movies: Shark Tale
  • Favorite Book: Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson
  • Favorite Pre-game Meal: Roast Beef Sandwich
  • Favorite Late Night Snack: Popcorn
  • Favorite Spot on EC Campus: The gym or my room
  • Favorite Class at EC: Marketing
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Scoring my 1,000 point in high school gym
  • Most Respected Professional Athlete: Russel Westbrook
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 12 at #6 University of Saint Joseph (CT) L, 79-60
Feb 15 at Anna Maria College L, 56-46
Feb 16 at Brandeis University L, 79-49
Feb 19 at Dean College W, 86-61
Feb 22 Dean College W, 99-69
Feb 23 at Anna Maria College L, 62-55
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 26 17
Games started 26 17
Minutes 707 461
Minutes per game 27.2 27.1
FG 173-338 105-213
FG Pct 51.2 49.3
3PT 26-76 17-54
3PT Pct 34.2 31.5
FT 97-136 66-88
FT Pct 71.3 75.0
Off rebounds 50 35
Def rebounds 157 108
Total rebounds 207 143
Rebounds per game 8.0 8.4
Personal fouls 54 38
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 57 33
Turnovers 75 50
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.7
Steals 32 21
Blocks 2 2
Points 469 293
Points per game 18.0 17.2
Points per 40 min 26.5 25.4
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 12 Framingham State University W, 62-51 1 20 3-10 30.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 13 Bridgewater St. W, 71-52 1 26 10-15 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 21
Nov 17 Regis College W, 72-67 1 27 7-13 53.8 3-5 60.0 6-7 85.7 23
Nov 20 at Emerson College L, 90-71 1 23 10-15 66.7 1-3 33.3 5-6 83.3 26
Nov 23 Eastern Nazarene College W, 78-65 1 27 8-13 61.5 2-3 66.7 1-4 25.0 19
Nov 30 Fitchburg State University W, 67-59 1 31 7-15 46.7 0-2 0.0 5-8 62.5 19
Dec 7 MIT L, 87-83 1 36 8-15 53.3 2-5 40.0 6-10 60.0 24
Dec 11 Colby-Sawyer College W, 99-66 1 20 7-9 77.8 1-2 50.0 3-3 100.0 18
Dec 13 at Elms College W, 87-81 1 27 9-17 52.9 0-0 - 6-7 85.7 24
Dec 31 at Springfield College   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 1 vs. TBA   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at Lasell University L, 73-70 1 27 6-13 46.2 3-4 75.0 3-4 75.0 18
Jan 8 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 87-77 1 30 8-14 57.1 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 16
Jan 12 Rivier University W, 83-68 1 24 3-6 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 9
Jan 15 Albertus Magnus College L, 87-82 1 25 7-12 58.3 0-1 0.0 5-6 83.3 19
Jan 18 at Norwich University W, 75-71 1 31 7-19 36.8 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 17
Jan 22 Johnson & Wales University W, 76-74 1 30 5-11 45.5 0-2 0.0 7-10 70.0 17
Jan 26 at Rivier University W, 81-72 1 25 7-13 53.8 1-5 20.0 5-8 62.5 20
Feb 1 Anna Maria College L, 76-62 1 28 6-14 42.9 0-2 0.0 6-9 66.7 18
Feb 3 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 75-73 1 27 5-11 45.5 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 14
Feb 5 at Colby-Sawyer College W, 77-61 1 29 5-12 41.7 0-4 0.0 8-8 100.0 18
Feb 7 at Amherst College   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Norwich University L, 61-60 1 29 5-11 45.5 1-4 25.0 4-6 66.7 15
Feb 12 at #6 University of Saint Joseph (CT) L, 79-60 1 28 4-14 28.6 3-7 42.9 3-3 100.0 14
Feb 15 at Anna Maria College L, 56-46 1 32 5-13 38.5 1-5 20.0 2-5 40.0 13
Feb 16 at Brandeis University L, 79-49 1 25 5-13 38.5 1-1 100.0 5-8 62.5 16
Feb 19 at Dean College W, 86-61 1 22 9-11 81.8 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 20
Feb 22 Dean College W, 99-69 1 20 7-11 63.6 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 17
Feb 23 at Anna Maria College L, 62-55 1 38 10-18 55.6 2-4 50.0 6-7 85.7 28
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 12 Framingham State University W, 62-51 1 20 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
Nov 13 Bridgewater St. W, 71-52 1 26 3 7 10 2 3 1 0
Nov 17 Regis College W, 72-67 1 27 1 8 9 0 7 0 0
Nov 20 at Emerson College L, 90-71 1 23 1 5 6 1 2 1 0
Nov 23 Eastern Nazarene College W, 78-65 1 27 1 5 6 4 1 1 0
Nov 30 Fitchburg State University W, 67-59 1 31 2 8 10 5 4 0 0
Dec 7 MIT L, 87-83 1 36 0 5 5 6 3 3 0
Dec 11 Colby-Sawyer College W, 99-66 1 20 1 3 4 1 2 0 0
Dec 13 at Elms College W, 87-81 1 27 3 4 7 3 2 0 0
Dec 31 at Springfield College   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 1 vs. TBA   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at Lasell University L, 73-70 1 27 2 8 10 1 5 1 0
Jan 8 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 87-77 1 30 2 8 10 5 3 1 0
Jan 12 Rivier University W, 83-68 1 24 2 4 6 4 3 0 0
Jan 15 Albertus Magnus College L, 87-82 1 25 1 7 8 1 2 0 0
Jan 18 at Norwich University W, 75-71 1 31 5 10 15 2 2 2 0
Jan 22 Johnson & Wales University W, 76-74 1 30 1 3 4 0 0 4 0
Jan 26 at Rivier University W, 81-72 1 25 4 10 14 3 4 2 0
Feb 1 Anna Maria College L, 76-62 1 28 2 5 7 1 1 1 0
Feb 3 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 75-73 1 27 1 4 5 2 5 3 0
Feb 5 at Colby-Sawyer College W, 77-61 1 29 3 7 10 4 2 0 2
Feb 7 at Amherst College   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Norwich University L, 61-60 1 29 4 7 11 0 2 4 0
Feb 12 at #6 University of Saint Joseph (CT) L, 79-60 1 28 1 3 4 2 6 0 0
Feb 15 at Anna Maria College L, 56-46 1 32 1 9 10 1 2 1 0
Feb 16 at Brandeis University L, 79-49 1 25 2 5 7 0 2 0 0
Feb 19 at Dean College W, 86-61 1 22 1 8 9 3 2 2 0
Feb 22 Dean College W, 99-69 1 20 2 4 6 1 3 1 0
Feb 23 at Anna Maria College L, 62-55 1 38 4 8 12 3 5 4 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 12 Framingham State University W, 62-51 1 2 - 1.0
Nov 13 Bridgewater St. W, 71-52 1 3 - 0.7
Nov 17 Regis College W, 72-67 1 3 - 0.0
Nov 20 at Emerson College L, 90-71 1 3 - 0.5
Nov 23 Eastern Nazarene College W, 78-65 1 0 - 4.0
Nov 30 Fitchburg State University W, 67-59 1 3 - 1.3
Dec 7 MIT L, 87-83 1 3 - 2.0
Dec 11 Colby-Sawyer College W, 99-66 1 1 - 0.5
Dec 13 at Elms College W, 87-81 1 2 - 1.5
Dec 31 at Springfield College   - - - -
Jan 1 vs. TBA   - - - -
Jan 6 at Lasell University L, 73-70 1 4 - 0.2
Jan 8 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 87-77 1 2 - 1.7
Jan 12 Rivier University W, 83-68 1 0 - 1.3
Jan 15 Albertus Magnus College L, 87-82 1 4 - 0.5
Jan 18 at Norwich University W, 75-71 1 1 0 1.0
Jan 22 Johnson & Wales University W, 76-74 1 4 - -
Jan 26 at Rivier University W, 81-72 1 1 - 0.8
Feb 1 Anna Maria College L, 76-62 1 2 - 1.0
Feb 3 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 75-73 1 1 - 0.4
Feb 5 at Colby-Sawyer College W, 77-61 1 4 0 2.0
Feb 7 at Amherst College   - - - -
Feb 9 Norwich University L, 61-60 1 1 - 0.0
Feb 12 at #6 University of Saint Joseph (CT) L, 79-60 1 3 - 0.3
Feb 15 at Anna Maria College L, 56-46 1 3 - 0.5
Feb 16 at Brandeis University L, 79-49 1 1 - 0.0
Feb 19 at Dean College W, 86-61 1 2 - 1.5
Feb 22 Dean College W, 99-69 1 0 - 0.3
Feb 23 at Anna Maria College L, 62-55 1 1 - 0.6
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2021-22 26 27.2 6.7-13.0 1.0-2.9 3.7-5.2 18.0
2022-23 27 29.0 6.0-11.6 1.5-3.7 2.8-4.1 16.3
2023-24 26 30.4 6.6-13.0 1.2-3.2 3.5-5.2 17.9
Total 79 28.9 6.4-12.5 1.2-3.3 3.4-4.8 17.4

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 26 26 707 173-338 51.2 26-76 34.2 97-136 71.3 469
2022-23 27 27 783 162-314 51.6 41-99 41.4 76-111 68.5 441
2023-24 26 26 791 171-339 50.4 31-82 37.8 92-136 67.6 465
Total 79 79 2281 506-991 51.1 98-257 38.1 265-383 69.2 1375

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2021-22 26 707 27.2 9.8-19.1 1.5-4.3 34.2 5.5-7.7 26.5
2022-23 27 783 29.0 8.3-16.0 2.1-5.1 41.4 3.9-5.7 22.5
2023-24 26 791 30.4 8.6-17.1 1.6-4.1 37.8 4.7-6.9 23.5
Total 79 2281 28.9 8.9-17.4 1.7-4.5 38.1 4.6-6.7 24.1

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2021-22 26 1.9 6.0 8.0 2.2 2.9 1.2 0.1
2022-23 27 1.5 6.3 7.8 2.5 3.3 0.7 0.1
2023-24 26 2.3 6.8 9.1 2.4 2.7 0.8 0.5
Total 79 1.9 6.4 8.3 2.4 2.9 0.9 0.3

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2021-22 26 26 50 157 207 57 75 32 2
2022-23 27 27 41 169 210 67 89 18 4
2023-24 26 26 61 176 237 63 69 22 14
Total 79 79 152 502 654 187 233 72 20

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 26 2.8 8.9 11.7 3.2 4.2 1.8 0.1
2022-23 27 2.1 8.6 10.7 3.4 4.5 0.9 0.2
2023-24 26 3.1 8.9 12.0 3.2 3.5 1.1 0.7
Total 79 2.7 8.8 11.5 3.3 4.1 1.3 0.4

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 26 27.2 6.7-13.0 1.0-2.9 3.7-5.2 18.0
Conference 17 27.1 6.2-12.5 1.0-3.2 3.9-5.2 17.2
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 14 26.6 6.5-12.1 0.8-2.5 3.4-5.1 17.2
Away 12 27.8 6.8-14.1 1.2-3.4 4.1-5.3 19.0
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 15 25.9 6.8-12.6 0.7-2.4 3.3-4.7 17.6
Losses 11 28.9 6.5-13.5 1.5-3.6 4.3-6.0 18.6
Month            
November 6 25.7 7.5-13.5 1.2-2.8 2.8-4.3 19.0
December 3 27.7 8.0-13.7 1.0-2.3 5.0-6.7 22.0
January 7 27.4 6.1-12.6 0.9-3.0 3.4-5.0 16.6
February 10 27.8 6.1-12.8 1.0-3.1 4.1-5.5 17.3

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 26 26 707 173-338 51.2 26-76 34.2 97-136 71.3 469
Conference 17 17 461 105-213 49.3 17-54 31.5 66-88 75.0 293
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 14 14 373 91-169 53.8 11-35 31.4 48-72 66.7 241
Away 12 12 334 82-169 48.5 15-41 36.6 49-64 76.6 228
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 15 15 389 102-189 54.0 10-36 27.8 50-70 71.4 264
Losses 11 11 318 71-149 47.7 16-40 40.0 47-66 71.2 205
Month                    
November 6 6 154 45-81 55.6 7-17 41.2 17-26 65.4 114
December 3 3 83 24-41 58.5 3-7 42.9 15-20 75.0 66
January 7 7 192 43-88 48.9 6-21 28.6 24-35 68.6 116
February 10 10 278 61-128 47.7 10-31 32.3 41-55 74.5 173

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 26 707 27.2 9.8-19.1 1.5-4.3 34.2 5.5-7.7 26.5
Conference 17 461 27.1 9.1-18.5 1.5-4.7 31.5 5.7-7.6 25.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 14 373 26.6 9.8-18.1 1.2-3.8 31.4 5.1-7.7 25.8
Away 12 334 27.8 9.8-20.2 1.8-4.9 36.6 5.9-7.7 27.3
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 15 389 25.9 10.5-19.4 1.0-3.7 27.8 5.1-7.2 27.1
Losses 11 318 28.9 8.9-18.7 2.0-5.0 40.0 5.9-8.3 25.8
Month                
November 6 154 25.7 11.7-21.0 1.8-4.4 41.2 4.4-6.8 29.6
December 3 83 27.7 11.6-19.8 1.4-3.4 42.9 7.2-9.6 31.8
January 7 192 27.4 9.0-18.3 1.2-4.4 28.6 5.0-7.3 24.2
February 10 278 27.8 8.8-18.4 1.4-4.5 32.3 5.9-7.9 24.9

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 26 1.9 6.0 8.0 2.2 2.9 1.2 0.1
Conference 17 2.1 6.4 8.4 1.9 2.9 1.2 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 1.6 5.4 7.0 2.3 2.6 1.1 0.0
Away 12 2.3 6.8 9.1 2.1 3.3 1.3 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 15 2.1 6.1 8.1 2.6 2.7 0.9 0.1
Losses 11 1.7 6.0 7.7 1.6 3.2 1.6 0.0
Month                
November 6 1.3 5.8 7.2 2.3 3.2 0.5 0.0
December 3 1.3 4.0 5.3 3.3 2.3 1.0 0.0
January 7 2.4 7.1 9.6 2.3 2.7 1.4 0.0
February 10 2.1 6.0 8.1 1.7 3.0 1.6 0.2

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 26 26 50 157 207 57 75 32 2
Conference 17 17 35 108 143 33 50 21 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 14 14 22 76 98 32 36 16 0
Away 12 12 28 81 109 25 39 16 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 15 15 31 91 122 39 40 14 2
Losses 11 11 19 66 85 18 35 18 0
Month                  
November 6 6 8 35 43 14 19 3 0
December 3 3 4 12 16 10 7 3 0
January 7 7 17 50 67 16 19 10 0
February 10 10 21 60 81 17 30 16 2

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 26 2.8 8.9 11.7 3.2 4.2 1.8 0.1
Conference 17 3.0 9.4 12.4 2.9 4.3 1.8 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 2.4 8.2 10.5 3.4 3.9 1.7 0.0
Away 12 3.4 9.7 13.1 3.0 4.7 1.9 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 15 3.2 9.4 12.5 4.0 4.1 1.4 0.2
Losses 11 2.4 8.3 10.7 2.3 4.4 2.3 0.0
Month                
November 6 2.1 9.1 11.2 3.6 4.9 0.8 0.0
December 3 1.9 5.8 7.7 4.8 3.4 1.4 0.0
January 7 3.5 10.4 14.0 3.3 4.0 2.1 0.0
February 10 3.0 8.6 11.7 2.4 4.3 2.3 0.3

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min