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23 Donte Pope
Donte Pope
  • Height:
    6'5
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Middletown, Conn.
  • High School:
    Middletown
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    17.9
  • fg %
    50.4
  • 3pt %
    37.8
  • ft %
    67.6
  • reb/g
    9.1
  • a/g
    2.4
Bio

CAREER BESTS

Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
31 (11/19/22 vs. ME Farmington) 20 (11/14/23 vs. Fitchburg State) 7 (11/22/22 vs. Wesleyan) 4 (Five times, last 1/30/24 vs. Albertus Magnus) 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 Analyst
  • 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 3 at Elms College W, 90-75
Feb 7 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 78-74
Feb 10 Colby-Sawyer College W, 94-75
Feb 15 New England Col. W, 100-58
Feb 17 at Anna Maria College L, 74-64
Feb 20 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 74-73
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 26 14
Games started 26 14
Minutes 791 402
Minutes per game 30.4 28.7
FG 171-339 89-167
FG Pct 50.4 53.3
3PT 31-82 11-34
3PT Pct 37.8 32.4
FT 92-136 48-71
FT Pct 67.6 67.6
Off rebounds 61 37
Def rebounds 176 88
Total rebounds 237 125
Rebounds per game 9.1 8.9
Personal fouls 76 48
Disqualifications 2 2
Assists 63 27
Turnovers 69 39
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 0.7
Steals 22 13
Blocks 14 5
Points 465 237
Points per game 17.9 16.9
Points per 40 min 23.5 23.6
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Nichols College L, 86-70 1 30 9-17 52.9 2-4 50.0 4-4 100.0 24
Nov 12 Bowdoin College W, 81-60 1 29 7-15 46.7 1-2 50.0 4-6 66.7 19
Nov 14 Fitchburg State University W, 86-68 1 34 8-14 57.1 1-2 50.0 3-5 60.0 20
Nov 17 Endicott College L, 80-72 1 31 4-14 28.6 1-4 25.0 2-4 50.0 11
Nov 18 Skidmore W, 77-69 1 32 6-17 35.3 2-7 28.6 11-13 84.6 25
Nov 28 at #15 Williams L, 71-67 1 34 6-14 42.9 2-5 40.0 7-8 87.5 21
Dec 2 at Rivier University L, 71-62 1 33 4-13 30.8 1-3 33.3 5-8 62.5 14
Dec 6 at Connecticut Col. L, 69-63 1 36 7-15 46.7 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 16
Dec 9 Johnson & Wales University W, 73-58 1 31 9-12 75.0 0-2 0.0 6-8 75.0 24
Dec 12 Springfield College L, 77-64 1 30 5-12 41.7 1-5 20.0 7-9 77.8 18
Dec 28 at Claremont-M-S L, 74-60 1 35 6-13 46.2 1-5 20.0 2-5 40.0 15
Dec 30 at Caltech W, 76-56 1 27 10-12 83.3 5-5 100.0 1-3 33.3 26
Jan 7 at #5 Tufts University L, 81-78 1 33 6-11 54.5 1-2 50.0 1-4 25.0 14
Jan 10 at Lasell University L, 72-66 1 31 2-10 20.0 0-5 0.0 3-6 50.0 7
Jan 13 Norwich University W, 85-73 1 23 8-10 80.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 17
Jan 16 at University of Saint Joseph (CT) L, 109-68 1 19 4-10 40.0 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 12
Jan 20 Mitchell College W, 74-62 1 32 7-13 53.8 0-3 0.0 6-8 75.0 20
Jan 24 Regis College W, 67-66 1 29 5-11 45.5 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Jan 27 at Dean College W, 83-72 1 32 12-16 75.0 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 27
Jan 30 Albertus Magnus College L, 76-67 1 34 7-16 43.8 1-2 50.0 4-6 66.7 19
Feb 3 at Elms College W, 90-75 1 27 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 13
Feb 7 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 78-74 1 35 7-11 63.6 3-4 75.0 4-6 66.7 21
Feb 10 Colby-Sawyer College W, 94-75 1 30 10-17 58.8 5-7 71.4 5-9 55.6 30
Feb 15 New England Col. W, 100-58 1 17 5-8 62.5 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 15
Feb 17 at Anna Maria College L, 74-64 1 29 3-10 30.0 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 6
Feb 20 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 74-73 1 38 8-18 44.4 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 19
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at Nichols College L, 86-70 1 30 0 4 4 2 0 0 1
Nov 12 Bowdoin College W, 81-60 1 29 1 6 7 2 3 1 1
Nov 14 Fitchburg State University W, 86-68 1 34 6 14 20 4 2 0 1
Nov 17 Endicott College L, 80-72 1 31 1 10 11 6 4 0 0
Nov 18 Skidmore W, 77-69 1 32 2 13 15 1 5 1 1
Nov 28 at #15 Williams L, 71-67 1 34 2 4 6 1 1 1 1
Dec 2 at Rivier University L, 71-62 1 33 6 8 14 0 2 0 0
Dec 6 at Connecticut Col. L, 69-63 1 36 3 3 6 3 2 0 1
Dec 9 Johnson & Wales University W, 73-58 1 31 4 10 14 1 1 1 1
Dec 12 Springfield College L, 77-64 1 30 5 8 13 4 4 1 0
Dec 28 at Claremont-M-S L, 74-60 1 35 1 7 8 2 2 0 0
Dec 30 at Caltech W, 76-56 1 27 1 7 8 1 3 4 1
Jan 7 at #5 Tufts University L, 81-78 1 33 0 4 4 5 2 1 0
Jan 10 at Lasell University L, 72-66 1 31 0 9 9 2 4 1 0
Jan 13 Norwich University W, 85-73 1 23 2 3 5 1 2 1 0
Jan 16 at University of Saint Joseph (CT) L, 109-68 1 19 0 3 3 2 2 0 1
Jan 20 Mitchell College W, 74-62 1 32 2 6 8 4 3 1 0
Jan 24 Regis College W, 67-66 1 29 2 10 12 1 3 0 0
Jan 27 at Dean College W, 83-72 1 32 3 9 12 0 4 0 0
Jan 30 Albertus Magnus College L, 76-67 1 34 5 5 10 4 3 4 1
Feb 3 at Elms College W, 90-75 1 27 1 3 4 1 2 1 1
Feb 7 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 78-74 1 35 1 5 6 0 6 1 0
Feb 10 Colby-Sawyer College W, 94-75 1 30 2 3 5 3 1 1 0
Feb 15 New England Col. W, 100-58 1 17 4 6 10 6 1 1 1
Feb 17 at Anna Maria College L, 74-64 1 29 5 8 13 2 5 1 0
Feb 20 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 74-73 1 38 2 8 10 5 2 0 2
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at Nichols College L, 86-70 1 4 0 -
Nov 12 Bowdoin College W, 81-60 1 4 0 0.7
Nov 14 Fitchburg State University W, 86-68 1 4 - 2.0
Nov 17 Endicott College L, 80-72 1 4 - 1.5
Nov 18 Skidmore W, 77-69 1 3 0 0.2
Nov 28 at #15 Williams L, 71-67 1 0 - 1.0
Dec 2 at Rivier University L, 71-62 1 4 0 0.0
Dec 6 at Connecticut Col. L, 69-63 1 1 - 1.5
Dec 9 Johnson & Wales University W, 73-58 1 5 1 1.0
Dec 12 Springfield College L, 77-64 1 2 - 1.0
Dec 28 at Claremont-M-S L, 74-60 1 2 - 1.0
Dec 30 at Caltech W, 76-56 1 0 - 0.3
Jan 7 at #5 Tufts University L, 81-78 1 1 - 2.5
Jan 10 at Lasell University L, 72-66 1 3 - 0.5
Jan 13 Norwich University W, 85-73 1 3 - 0.5
Jan 16 at University of Saint Joseph (CT) L, 109-68 1 5 1 1.0
Jan 20 Mitchell College W, 74-62 1 4 - 1.3
Jan 24 Regis College W, 67-66 1 3 0 0.3
Jan 27 at Dean College W, 83-72 1 3 - 0.0
Jan 30 Albertus Magnus College L, 76-67 1 3 - 1.3
Feb 3 at Elms College W, 90-75 1 4 0 0.5
Feb 7 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 78-74 1 4 - 0.0
Feb 10 Colby-Sawyer College W, 94-75 1 2 - 3.0
Feb 15 New England Col. W, 100-58 1 1 - 6.0
Feb 17 at Anna Maria College L, 74-64 1 4 - 0.4
Feb 20 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 74-73 1 3 - 2.5
  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 30.4 6.6-13.0 1.2-3.2 3.5-5.2 17.9
Conference 14 28.7 6.4-11.9 0.8-2.4 3.4-5.1 16.9
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 12 29.3 6.8-13.2 1.1-3.2 4.6-6.2 19.2
Away 14 31.4 6.4-12.9 1.3-3.1 2.6-4.4 16.8
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 12 28.6 7.8-12.9 1.2-2.7 3.9-5.6 20.7
Losses 14 32.0 5.6-13.1 1.1-3.6 3.2-4.9 15.5
Month            
November 6 31.7 6.7-15.2 1.5-4.0 5.2-6.7 20.0
December 6 32.0 6.8-12.8 1.5-3.5 3.7-5.8 18.8
January 8 29.1 6.4-12.1 0.2-2.0 3.0-4.6 16.0
February 6 29.3 6.5-12.3 1.8-3.5 2.5-4.0 17.3

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 26 26 791 171-339 50.4 31-82 37.8 92-136 67.6 465
Conference 14 14 402 89-167 53.3 11-34 32.4 48-71 67.6 237
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 12 12 352 81-159 50.9 13-38 34.2 55-75 73.3 230
Away 14 14 439 90-180 50.0 18-44 40.9 37-61 60.7 235
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 12 12 343 93-155 60.0 15-32 46.9 47-67 70.1 248
Losses 14 14 448 78-184 42.4 16-50 32.0 45-69 65.2 217
Month                    
November 6 6 190 40-91 44.0 9-24 37.5 31-40 77.5 120
December 6 6 192 41-77 53.2 9-21 42.9 22-35 62.9 113
January 8 8 233 51-97 52.6 2-16 12.5 24-37 64.9 128
February 6 6 176 39-74 52.7 11-21 52.4 15-24 62.5 104

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 26 791 30.4 8.6-17.1 1.6-4.1 37.8 4.7-6.9 23.5
Conference 14 402 28.7 8.9-16.6 1.1-3.4 32.4 4.8-7.1 23.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 12 352 29.3 9.2-18.1 1.5-4.3 34.2 6.2-8.5 26.1
Away 14 439 31.4 8.2-16.4 1.6-4.0 40.9 3.4-5.6 21.4
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 12 343 28.6 10.8-18.1 1.7-3.7 46.9 5.5-7.8 28.9
Losses 14 448 32.0 7.0-16.4 1.4-4.5 32.0 4.0-6.2 19.4
Month                
November 6 190 31.7 8.4-19.2 1.9-5.1 37.5 6.5-8.4 25.3
December 6 192 32.0 8.5-16.0 1.9-4.4 42.9 4.6-7.3 23.5
January 8 233 29.1 8.8-16.7 0.3-2.7 12.5 4.1-6.4 22.0
February 6 176 29.3 8.9-16.8 2.5-4.8 52.4 3.4-5.5 23.6

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 26 2.3 6.8 9.1 2.4 2.7 0.8 0.5
Conference 14 2.6 6.3 8.9 1.9 2.8 0.9 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 3.0 7.8 10.8 3.1 2.7 1.0 0.5
Away 14 1.8 5.9 7.6 1.9 2.6 0.7 0.6
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 12 2.5 7.5 10.0 2.1 2.5 1.0 0.6
Losses 14 2.2 6.1 8.4 2.7 2.8 0.7 0.5
Month                
November 6 2.0 8.5 10.5 2.7 2.5 0.5 0.8
December 6 3.3 7.2 10.5 1.8 2.3 1.0 0.5
January 8 1.8 6.1 7.9 2.4 2.9 1.0 0.3
February 6 2.5 5.5 8.0 2.8 2.8 0.8 0.7

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 26 26 61 176 237 63 69 22 14
Conference 14 14 37 88 125 27 39 13 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 12 12 36 94 130 37 32 12 6
Away 14 14 25 82 107 26 37 10 8
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 12 12 30 90 120 25 30 12 7
Losses 14 14 31 86 117 38 39 10 7
Month                  
November 6 6 12 51 63 16 15 3 5
December 6 6 20 43 63 11 14 6 3
January 8 8 14 49 63 19 23 8 2
February 6 6 15 33 48 17 17 5 4

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 26 3.1 8.9 12.0 3.2 3.5 1.1 0.7
Conference 14 3.7 8.8 12.4 2.7 3.9 1.3 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 4.1 10.7 14.8 4.2 3.6 1.4 0.7
Away 14 2.3 7.5 9.7 2.4 3.4 0.9 0.7
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 12 3.5 10.5 14.0 2.9 3.5 1.4 0.8
Losses 14 2.8 7.7 10.4 3.4 3.5 0.9 0.6
Month                
November 6 2.5 10.7 13.3 3.4 3.2 0.6 1.1
December 6 4.2 9.0 13.1 2.3 2.9 1.3 0.6
January 8 2.4 8.4 10.8 3.3 3.9 1.4 0.3
February 6 3.4 7.5 10.9 3.9 3.9 1.1 0.9

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min