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Niagara University Athletics

Winter 2004-2005 Men's Basketball

43 Juan Mendez

  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 245
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Montreal, Quebec
  • Prev School Florida Air Academy (Melbourne, Fla.)

Biography

Milestones: Enters season with 1,505 career points, eighth on Niagara’s all-time list...Needs 225 points to move into second behind Calvin Murphy...Ranks second in field goal percentage (.560), sixth in free throws (430), free-throw attempts (568) and blocks (104) in the Niagara record books...Needs 323 points to pass Michael Meeks of Canisius (1993-96) as Canada’s career scoring leader in Division I.

Summer 2004: Member of the Canadian Senior Men’s National Team that finished second at the 2004 Four Nations Tournament in China...Third-leading scorer (10.8) and the team leader in rebounds (5.3)...Shot 47.2 percent from the field and 73.7 percent from the free-throw line...Had a game-high 20 points and six rebounds vs. Brazil...Registered 12 points and seven caroms against Croatia...Recorded 19 points and five boards vs. China.

As A Junior (2003-04): Named first team All-MAAC and to the MAAC All-Tournament Team...Earned National Association of Basketball Coaches First Team All-District accolades...Canada Basketball National Team Athlete of the Month (December).

Finished season ranked 21st in scoring, 42nd in rebounding and 48th in blocks in the NCAA...Had the second-most free throws and free-throw attempts, sixth-most blocks and seventh-most points in a single season at Niagara.

Started 31 of 32 games…Averaged 20.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.8 blocks and 0.9 steals per game…Shot 52.1 percent from the field and 80.8 percent from the free-throw line...Led the team in points (656), field goals (208), field goal attempts (399), field-goal percentage, free throws (223), free-throw attempts (276), free-throw percentage and blocks (56)…Finished the regular season ranked second in blocks and offensive rebounds, third in scoring, rebounding, field-goal percentage and defensive rebounds and sixth in free-throw percentage in overall MAAC games.

Averaged 20.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.2 steals per game in MAAC contests…Shot 52.7 percent from the field and 81.6 percent from the free-throw line…Finished the regular season ranked second in blocks and offensive rebounds, third in scoring and rebounding, fourth in field goal percentage, sixth in free throws and defensive rebounds

Scored in double figures in 30 games...Led Niagara in scoring 17 times and in rebounding 12 times…Produced 18 20-plus point games and two 30-plus point contests…Registered 12 double-doubles…Shot 50 percent-or-better in 21 outings and 60 percent in eight contests…Had 10-or-more field goals in five games.

Scored a career-high 37 points in an overtime win at Canisius (12/3)…Set the HSBC Arena record for most points in a game...Had his second 30-plus point game (35) in a win over Iona (1/11)…Sank a season-high 13 field goals at Canisius and had a career-high 24 field-goal attempts…Shot a season-high 75 percent (9 of 12) from the field in a win at Yale (12/20)…Had a string of six 20-plus point games from Dec. 13 to Jan. 3…Posted four double-doubles in a row between Jan. 9-18.

Perfect from the free-throw line on four occasions…Sank 10-or-more free throws in seven games…Posted career highs in free throws when he was 15 for 15 at American (Jan. 5)…Attempted a career-high 18 free throws in a win vs. Iona (March 6).

Had 12 double-figure rebounding games…Tied his career high with 16 rebounds at St. John’s (1/3), vs. Iona (3/6) and vs. Troy State (3/17) in the NIT…Had nine offensive boards vs. Troy State…Grabbed a season-high 10 defensive caroms in the loss to the Red Storm.

Blocked three-or-more shots in eight games…Tied his personal best with five rejections in the win over Rider (Jan. 25)…Had a block in 25 games…Made his first collegiate three-pointer in a loss to Buffalo (Dec. 13)…Played in a team-high six 40-minute games, including a season-high 45 in the overtime win at Canisius and in a victory over Iona in the MAAC quarterfinals.

Summer 2003: Member of the 2003 Canadian Basketball Senior National Team that played in the Pan American Games...Averaged 7.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game...Shot 53.8 percent from the field and 73.3 percent from the free-throw line...Tallied 19 points vs. Mexico...Leading up to the Pan American Games, he averaged 11.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 20.8 minutes, while shooting 60.5 percent from the field in exhibition play in the Summer League in Long Beach, Calif.

As A Sophomore (2002-03): Named first team All-MAAC and to the MAAC All-Tournament Team...Started all 29 games...Averaged 18.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.3 steals per game...Shot 60.2 percent from the field and 73.9 percent from the free-throw line...Posted the 10th-highest field goal-percentage in a single season...Led the team in points, rebounds and blocks, ranked second in field-goal percentage, steals and free-throw percentage...Finished the regular season ranked first in rebounds and offensive rebounds (3.97), third in scoring and field-goal percentage, fourth in defensive rebounds (5.0) and sixth in blocked shots.

In two MAAC Tournament games, he averaged 26 points, 13.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game...Shot 64.5 percent from the field and 70.5 percent from the charity stripe...Scored a game-high 21 points vs. Iona in the quarterfinal game and a game-high 31 in the semifinal contest vs. Manhattan...Had double-doubles in each game with 11 and 16 rebounds, respectively.

Averaged 18.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 1.4 steals per game in 18 MAAC contests...Shot 58.7 percent from the field and 74.5 percent from the free-throw line...Finished the regular season ranked first in rebounds and offensive rebounds (4.33), second in field-goal percentage, fourth in scoring, sixth in blocks and eighth in defensive rebounds (4.39).

Scored in double figures in 25 games...Scored in double digits the final 18 games of the season...Led Niagara in scoring 14 times and in rebounding 15 times...Produced 12 20-plus point games and two 30-plus point contests...Registered 10 double-doubles...Shot 50 percent-or-better in 22 outings and 60 percent in 17 contests.

Named MAAC Player of the Week on Jan. 27 when he averaged 21 points, 10.5 rebounds and 38.5 minutes in wins over Saint Peter’s (1/24) and Rider (1/26).

Scored a career-high 33 points and had a personal-best 14 field goals in a win over Drexel (12/21)...Shot 87.5 percent (14-16) from the field and 50 percent (5-10) from the charity stripe...Recorded three consecutive 20-plus point games in March...Had 10-or-more field goals in four games.

Blocked three-or-more shots in four games, including a season-high four in a loss to George Mason (12/7)....Had a career-high 16 rebounds in a loss to Manhattan in the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament (3/9).

As A Freshman (2001-02): Named the MAAC’s Sixth Man of the

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Historical Player Information

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    2002-03Sophomore

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    6'7" 230 lbs
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    2003-04Junior

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    6'8" 235 lbs
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    2004-05Senior

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    6'8" 245 lbs
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