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Donte Pope
  • Height:
    6'5
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Middletown, Conn.
  • High School:
    Middletown
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    16.3
  • fg %
    51.6
  • 3pt %
    41.4
  • ft %
    68.5
  • reb/g
    7.8
  • a/g
    2.5

Bio

CAREER BESTS

Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
31 (11/19/22 vs. ME Farmington) 15 (Twice, last 12/30/22 vs. SUNY Delhi 7 (11/22/22 vs. Wesleyan) 4 (Three times, last 2/23/22 @ Anna Maria) 2 (Twice, last 11/20/22 vs. WPI)

 

AS A JUNIOR...

  • One of three players to play in and start all 27 games for the Saints, averaging a team-high 16.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. 
  • Scored a career-high 31 points on Nov. 19, 2022 vs. Maine Farmington, coming one rebound shy of a double-double on the night.
  • Scored double-digit points in 22 of the 27 games and also posted a team-best eight double-doubles.
  • Enjoyed a near triple-double performance to power EC past No. 22 Wesleyan (CT) with 19 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists to help the Saints to the program's first win over a nationally ranked opponent. 
  • Matched career-high of 15 rebounds on Dec 30, 2022 vs. SUNY Delhi.
  • Ranked sixth in the GNAC in points per game (16.03, fifth in total points (441), fourth in field goals made (162), sixth in total rebounds (210) and rebounding average (7.8), and ninth in free throws made (76).
  • Appeared in the GNAC Weekly Reports seven times, earning GNAC Player of the Week honors on Nov. 28 while also earning six nods on the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll.
  • Named to the GNAC All-Conference Second Team for the second consecutive campaign.

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 season-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 (CIAC Division II)
  • Two-time All-Conference honoree (CCC)
  • Member of the Blue Dragons 1,000 point scoring club

PLAYER PROFILE

  • Major: Finance
  • Career Aspirations: Sports Stats Analysts
  • Favorite Movies: Shark Tale
  • Favorite Book or Podcast: I Am Athlete Podcast
  • Favorite Pre-game Meal: Lasagna
  • Favorite Late Night Snack: Air-Heads Extremes
  • Favorite Spot on EC Campus: The gym 
  • Favorite Class at EC: Marketing
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Scoring my 1,000 point in high school gym
  • Most Respected Professional Athlete: Lebron James

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 8 #1 University of Saint Joseph (CT) L, 92-70
Feb 11 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 82-74
Feb 14 at Anna Maria College L, 75-67
Feb 18 at Rivier University W, 92-59
Feb 21 Johnson & Wales University W, 74-63
Feb 24 Albertus Magnus College L, 75-71
  Total Conference
Games 27 17
Games started 27 17
Minutes 783 493
Minutes per game 29.0 29.0
FG 162-314 98-185
FG Pct 51.6 53.0
3PT 41-99 22-52
3PT Pct 41.4 42.3
FT 76-111 45-67
FT Pct 68.5 67.2
Off rebounds 41 21
Def rebounds 169 100
Total rebounds 210 121
Rebounds per game 7.8 7.1
Personal fouls 70 42
Disqualifications 2 0
Assists 67 39
Turnovers 89 51
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.8
Steals 18 10
Blocks 4 1
Points 441 263
Points per game 16.3 15.5
Points per 40 min 22.5 21.3

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 10 at Fitchburg State University W, 74-70 1 32 9-16 56.3 2-5 40.0 4-4 100.0 24
Nov 16 Brandeis University L, 81-79 1 25 3-10 30.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 19 Me.-Farmington L, 90-83 1 32 10-19 52.6 3-8 37.5 8-9 88.9 31
Nov 20 #8 WPI L, 74-62 1 29 4-8 50.0 4-7 57.1 3-6 50.0 15
Nov 22 #22 Wesleyan University W, 72-68 1 31 7-13 53.8 3-5 60.0 2-5 40.0 19
Dec 1 at MIT W, 84-67 1 24 7-10 70.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 15
Dec 3 at Albertus Magnus College W, 83-79 1 11 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 3
Dec 7 Colby-Sawyer College W, 89-69 1 32 9-13 69.2 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 21
Dec 10 Elms College W, 89-57 1 30 7-13 53.8 2-5 40.0 3-4 75.0 19
Dec 29 vs. Oswego L, 89-63 1 28 6-13 46.2 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 12
Dec 30 vs. SUNY Delhi W, 83-74 1 28 9-17 52.9 1-3 33.3 8-11 72.7 27
Jan 5 Dean College W, 54-49 1 21 2-8 25.0 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Jan 7 at Norwich University W, 78-74 1 27 4-9 44.4 2-4 50.0 5-8 62.5 15
Jan 11 at Regis College W, 85-77 1 33 6-13 46.2 3-3 100.0 3-4 75.0 18
Jan 14 at Colby-Sawyer College W, 82-65 1 37 2-10 20.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Jan 17 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 83-78 1 35 13-21 61.9 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 28
Jan 19 Lasell University W, 78-67 1 35 5-10 50.0 0-3 0.0 3-5 60.0 13
Jan 26 Rivier University W, 102-69 1 22 8-11 72.7 2-4 50.0 5-7 71.4 23
Jan 28 Anna Maria College W, 73-65 1 32 8-16 50.0 1-5 20.0 6-8 75.0 23
Jan 31 Norwich University L, 81-77 1 35 3-7 42.9 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 4 at Johnson & Wales University L, 84-75 1 33 10-15 66.7 3-5 60.0 3-6 50.0 26
Feb 8 #1 University of Saint Joseph (CT) L, 92-70 1 24 4-9 44.4 1-3 33.3 5-7 71.4 14
Feb 11 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 82-74 1 23 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
Feb 14 at Anna Maria College L, 75-67 1 36 6-12 50.0 2-4 50.0 6-7 85.7 20
Feb 18 at Rivier University W, 92-59 1 27 6-7 85.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 13
Feb 21 Johnson & Wales University W, 74-63 1 28 4-11 36.4 3-5 60.0 1-1 100.0 12
Feb 24 Albertus Magnus College L, 75-71 1 33 5-12 41.7 2-6 33.3 5-8 62.5 17

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 10 at Fitchburg State University W, 74-70 1 32 2 7 9 0 5 1 0
Nov 16 Brandeis University L, 81-79 1 25 1 5 6 4 1 0 0
Nov 19 Me.-Farmington L, 90-83 1 32 3 6 9 2 4 1 0
Nov 20 #8 WPI L, 74-62 1 29 1 1 2 1 2 1 2
Nov 22 #22 Wesleyan University W, 72-68 1 31 3 10 13 7 3 1 0
Dec 1 at MIT W, 84-67 1 24 1 8 9 3 3 1 1
Dec 3 at Albertus Magnus College W, 83-79 1 11 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Dec 7 Colby-Sawyer College W, 89-69 1 32 3 7 10 2 4 0 0
Dec 10 Elms College W, 89-57 1 30 1 10 11 4 3 1 0
Dec 29 vs. Oswego L, 89-63 1 28 1 4 5 2 5 0 0
Dec 30 vs. SUNY Delhi W, 83-74 1 28 3 12 15 4 3 1 0
Jan 5 Dean College W, 54-49 1 21 0 1 1 2 5 0 0
Jan 7 at Norwich University W, 78-74 1 27 1 6 7 1 2 0 0
Jan 11 at Regis College W, 85-77 1 33 1 10 11 5 3 0 0
Jan 14 at Colby-Sawyer College W, 82-65 1 37 1 6 7 2 4 0 0
Jan 17 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 83-78 1 35 3 4 7 1 2 1 0
Jan 19 Lasell University W, 78-67 1 35 1 8 9 4 4 0 0
Jan 26 Rivier University W, 102-69 1 22 1 9 10 2 1 1 0
Jan 28 Anna Maria College W, 73-65 1 32 2 6 8 4 2 2 0
Jan 31 Norwich University L, 81-77 1 35 0 9 9 4 1 0 0
Feb 4 at Johnson & Wales University L, 84-75 1 33 3 3 6 2 4 0 0
Feb 8 #1 University of Saint Joseph (CT) L, 92-70 1 24 0 2 2 1 2 2 0
Feb 11 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 82-74 1 23 2 6 8 1 2 0 0
Feb 14 at Anna Maria College L, 75-67 1 36 1 8 9 2 5 1 0
Feb 18 at Rivier University W, 92-59 1 27 1 5 6 2 5 1 1
Feb 21 Johnson & Wales University W, 74-63 1 28 3 8 11 1 4 2 0
Feb 24 Albertus Magnus College L, 75-71 1 33 2 8 10 4 8 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 10 at Fitchburg State University W, 74-70 1 2 - 0.0
Nov 16 Brandeis University L, 81-79 1 5 1 4.0
Nov 19 Me.-Farmington L, 90-83 1 0 - 0.5
Nov 20 #8 WPI L, 74-62 1 4 - 0.5
Nov 22 #22 Wesleyan University W, 72-68 1 2 - 2.3
Dec 1 at MIT W, 84-67 1 2 - 1.0
Dec 3 at Albertus Magnus College W, 83-79 1 5 0 0.0
Dec 7 Colby-Sawyer College W, 89-69 1 1 - 0.5
Dec 10 Elms College W, 89-57 1 4 - 1.3
Dec 29 vs. Oswego L, 89-63 1 1 - 0.4
Dec 30 vs. SUNY Delhi W, 83-74 1 3 - 1.3
Jan 5 Dean College W, 54-49 1 3 - 0.4
Jan 7 at Norwich University W, 78-74 1 4 - 0.5
Jan 11 at Regis College W, 85-77 1 1 - 1.7
Jan 14 at Colby-Sawyer College W, 82-65 1 0 - 0.5
Jan 17 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 83-78 1 2 0 0.5
Jan 19 Lasell University W, 78-67 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 26 Rivier University W, 102-69 1 1 - 2.0
Jan 28 Anna Maria College W, 73-65 1 1 - 2.0
Jan 31 Norwich University L, 81-77 1 4 - 4.0
Feb 4 at Johnson & Wales University L, 84-75 1 3 - 0.5
Feb 8 #1 University of Saint Joseph (CT) L, 92-70 1 2 - 0.5
Feb 11 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 82-74 1 4 - 0.5
Feb 14 at Anna Maria College L, 75-67 1 3 - 0.4
Feb 18 at Rivier University W, 92-59 1 1 - 0.4
Feb 21 Johnson & Wales University W, 74-63 1 4 0 0.3
Feb 24 Albertus Magnus College L, 75-71 1 5 1 0.5

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  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 totals

  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 per 40 min

  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 - Ball control per game

  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 totals

  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 per 40 min

  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

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 27 29.0 6.0-11.6 1.5-3.7 2.8-4.1 16.3
Conference 17 29.0 5.8-10.9 1.3-3.1 2.6-3.9 15.5
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 15 28.8 5.6-11.2 1.7-4.1 2.8-4.1 15.7
Away 10 29.5 6.3-11.6 1.5-3.2 2.6-3.8 16.7
Neutral 2 28.0 7.5-15.0 0.5-3.0 4.0-5.5 19.5
Result            
Wins 18 28.2 6.2-11.6 1.4-3.3 2.6-3.8 16.3
Losses 9 30.6 5.7-11.7 1.8-4.4 3.3-4.8 16.4
Month            
November 5 29.8 6.6-13.2 2.4-5.4 3.4-4.8 19.0
December 6 25.5 6.3-11.5 1.2-2.8 2.3-3.3 16.2
January 9 30.8 5.7-11.7 1.1-3.4 2.8-4.2 15.2
February 7 29.1 5.7-10.6 1.7-3.4 2.9-4.1 16.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 27 27 783 162-314 51.6 41-99 41.4 76-111 68.5 441
Conference 17 17 493 98-185 53.0 22-52 42.3 45-67 67.2 263
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 15 15 432 84-168 50.0 25-61 41.0 42-62 67.7 235
Away 10 10 295 63-116 54.3 15-32 46.9 26-38 68.4 167
Neutral 2 2 56 15-30 50.0 1-6 16.7 8-11 72.7 39
Result                    
Wins 18 18 508 111-209 53.1 25-59 42.4 46-68 67.6 293
Losses 9 9 275 51-105 48.6 16-40 40.0 30-43 69.8 148
Month                    
November 5 5 149 33-66 50.0 12-27 44.4 17-24 70.8 95
December 6 6 153 38-69 55.1 7-17 41.2 14-20 70.0 97
January 9 9 277 51-105 48.6 10-31 32.3 25-38 65.8 137
February 7 7 204 40-74 54.1 12-24 50.0 20-29 69.0 112

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 27 783 29.0 8.3-16.0 2.1-5.1 41.4 3.9-5.7 22.5
Conference 17 493 29.0 8.0-15.0 1.8-4.2 42.3 3.7-5.4 21.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 15 432 28.8 7.8-15.6 2.3-5.6 41.0 3.9-5.7 21.8
Away 10 295 29.5 8.5-15.7 2.0-4.3 46.9 3.5-5.2 22.6
Neutral 2 56 28.0 10.7-21.4 0.7-4.3 16.7 5.7-7.9 27.9
Result                
Wins 18 508 28.2 8.7-16.5 2.0-4.6 42.4 3.6-5.4 23.1
Losses 9 275 30.6 7.4-15.3 2.3-5.8 40.0 4.4-6.3 21.5
Month                
November 5 149 29.8 8.9-17.7 3.2-7.2 44.4 4.6-6.4 25.5
December 6 153 25.5 9.9-18.0 1.8-4.4 41.2 3.7-5.2 25.4
January 9 277 30.8 7.4-15.2 1.4-4.5 32.3 3.6-5.5 19.8
February 7 204 29.1 7.8-14.5 2.4-4.7 50.0 3.9-5.7 22.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 27 1.5 6.3 7.8 2.5 3.3 0.7 0.1
Conference 17 1.2 5.9 7.1 2.3 3.0 0.6 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 15 1.5 6.4 7.9 2.9 3.1 0.7 0.1
Away 10 1.4 5.7 7.1 1.8 3.5 0.6 0.2
Neutral 2 2.0 8.0 10.0 3.0 4.0 0.5 0.0
Result                
Wins 18 1.6 6.8 8.4 2.5 3.2 0.7 0.1
Losses 9 1.3 5.1 6.4 2.4 3.6 0.6 0.2
Month                
November 5 2.0 5.8 7.8 2.8 3.0 0.8 0.4
December 6 1.5 6.8 8.3 2.5 3.3 0.7 0.2
January 9 1.1 6.6 7.7 2.8 2.7 0.4 0.0
February 7 1.7 5.7 7.4 1.9 4.3 0.9 0.1

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 27 27 41 169 210 67 89 18 4
Conference 17 17 21 100 121 39 51 10 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 15 15 23 96 119 43 46 11 2
Away 10 10 14 57 71 18 35 6 2
Neutral 2 2 4 16 20 6 8 1 0
Result                  
Wins 18 18 29 123 152 45 57 13 2
Losses 9 9 12 46 58 22 32 5 2
Month                  
November 5 5 10 29 39 14 15 4 2
December 6 6 9 41 50 15 20 4 1
January 9 9 10 59 69 25 24 4 0
February 7 7 12 40 52 13 30 6 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 27 2.1 8.6 10.7 3.4 4.5 0.9 0.2
Conference 17 1.7 8.1 9.8 3.2 4.1 0.8 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 15 2.1 8.9 11.0 4.0 4.3 1.0 0.2
Away 10 1.9 7.7 9.6 2.4 4.7 0.8 0.3
Neutral 2 2.9 11.4 14.3 4.3 5.7 0.7 0.0
Result                
Wins 18 2.3 9.7 12.0 3.5 4.5 1.0 0.2
Losses 9 1.7 6.7 8.4 3.2 4.7 0.7 0.3
Month                
November 5 2.7 7.8 10.5 3.8 4.0 1.1 0.5
December 6 2.4 10.7 13.1 3.9 5.2 1.0 0.3
January 9 1.4 8.5 10.0 3.6 3.5 0.6 0.0
February 7 2.4 7.8 10.2 2.5 5.9 1.2 0.2