2017-18: Named one of 10 national finalists for the Jostens Trophy…earned his second-straight All-Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association First Team honor following the season…also named D3hoops.com All-Atlantic Second Team accolades…named to his third straight Skyline All-Conference First Team selection…started in all 25 games during his final season with the Privateers and was second in minutes as he averaged 33 minutes per game…led the Privateers in scoring with 436 points while also leading the team in field goals made with 170 and field-goal percentage at .664…led the team at the free-throw line with 96 made in 140 attempts…also led the team with 313 rebounds including a team-best 97 offensive boards and 216 defensive rebounds…led the squad with 26 blocks on the year…opened the season playing 36 minutes and recording the first of his 18 double-doubles on the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds against York (N.Y.) (11/15)…poured in 23 points with another 10 rebounds in the team’s conference opener with St. Joseph’s (LI) (11/21)…tallied 19 points at Mitchell (11/26)…added 26 points to go along with 17 rebounds as he connected on a season-best 11 field goals against St. Joseph’s (
Bklyn) (12/5)…had 18 points with 11 rebounds and a pair of blocks on the road at Yeshiva (12/19)…knocked down 25 points with a season-best three assists while also pulling down 16 rebounds on the road against Purchase (1/6)…tied his career high with 30 points and also tied his season-high with three blocks and pulled down 17 rebounds with a season-best eight offensive boards at home against Merchant Marine (1/8)…added another 20 points in the team’s next game at Mount St. Vincent (1/10)…had 19 points and a season-best 21 rebounds in the team’s road victory at St. Joseph’s (
Bklyn) (1/16)…had another big rebound game with 17 boards while dropping 14 points against Old Westbury (1/20)…had 19 points and two blocks against Yeshiva (1/25)...had 21 more points with 13 rebounds on the road against Mount St. Vincent (1/27)…had a season-best 18 rebounds including a season-high 15 defensive rebounds at Merchant Marine (2/3)…played a season-high 41 minutes and had 19 points with 14 boards at home against Purchase (2/7)…added 13 points and 15 more rebounds at home against Mount St. Mary (2/10)…finished his career with his final double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds on 9-of-12 shooting at home against Sarah Lawrence (2/17).
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2016-17: Named Skyline All-Conference First Team for the second consecutive season…chosen as a Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association All-Met First Team honoree…selected as an
ECAC Division III Metro All Star…named D3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region Second Team…Three-time Skyline Conference Player of the Week and named to the weekly honor roll on three occasions…named D3hoops.com Team of the Week once…selected as
ECAC Division III Metro Player of the Week twice…chosen as the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Division III Weekly Honorable Mention…finished the season with a team-best 505 points as he averaged 20.2 points per game…also led the team in offensive (112), defensive (201), and overall rebounds with 313…led the team with 48 blocks…also led the squad in free throws made as well as field goals made while playing a team-high 836 minutes…started all 25 games for the Privateers during his junior season…opened the season with 27 points and 13 rebounds at home against Lehman (11/15)…recorded 17 rebounds and netted 254 points in action against Elmira (11/19)…registered another double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds against Mitchell (11/27)…had 23 points at home against Merchant Marine (12/3)…followed up with another 20-point effort on the road against Yeshiva (12/8)…scored 30 points and had 29 rebounds in the team’s pair of games against Maine Maritime (12/30) and
Maine-Presque Isle (12/31)…shot a season-high 90.9 percent from the field as he went 10-for-11 to net 24 points at home vs. Mount St. Mary (1/7)…tallied 24 points and 14 boards against Old Westbury (1/14)…followed that up with 23 points and 16 rebounds against New Rochelle (1/17)…added another 21 points against Hunter (1/25)…collected 19 rebounds and added 15 points with a season-best four blocks and three steals in league play against St. Joseph’s (
Bklyn) (1/28)…added another 26 points and had 16 rebounds vs. Farmingdale (1/31)…had 22 points including 16 free throws and also had 13 rebounds at Merchant Marine (2/4)…picked up 27 points at home versus Purchase (2/8)…had 20 points including the 1,000th of his career on a free throw in the team’s road matchup against Mount St. Mary (2/11)…had 28 points including his first career three-pointer and had a season-high 23 rebounds in the team’s home matchup versus Sarah Lawrence (2/14)…registered a season-high 29 points including a pair of three-pointers to go along with 18 boards against Mount St. Vincent (2/17)…netted 27 points to close out the season in the team’s season finale at home vs. Sage (2/18).
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2015-16: Was selected to the Skyline All-Conference First Team at the conclusion of the season … led the Privateers in points and points per game as a sophomore with 399 points for an average of 16.0 points per game … was also just one of two Privateers to play and start in every contest on the season … led the team in all rebounding categories as he amassed 98 offensive rebounds to go along with 155 defensive boards for a season total of 253 as he averaged 10.1 rebounds per game … led the team in field goal percentage as he converted on 150 of his 270 shot attempts as he converted 55.6 percent of his chances … also led the team in free throws made with 99 as he was second on the team making 76.2 percent from the free throw line … recorded 14 double-doubles on the season … began the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds in the season opener against Centenary (11/14) … collected 18 more points to go along with 10 boards versus Maine Maritime (11/21) … posted 17-point performances in back-to-back games against Vassar (11/24) and Lehman (12/2) … pulled down 15 rebounds on the road against Old Westbury (12/5) … went 8-of-11 from the field as he recorded 20 points on the road against Sarah Lawrence (1/12) … had 14 points and 14 rebounds at home against St. Joseph’s (
Bklyn) (1/16) … scored 21 points and had a season-best 17 rebounds at home against St. Joseph’s (LI) (1/22) … hit a season best 81.8 percent from the floor as he registered 22 points at home against Yeshiva (2/1) … added his second-straight 20-point performance on the road at Sage (2/6) … picked up a season-best four blocks and three steals at home against Purchase (2/11) … dropped a season-best 30 points as he made a season-high 11 field goals against Mount St. Mary (2/13) … finished the season with his 15th consecutive game with double-digits in points as he posted 18 points with 13 boards against Sarah Lawrence (2/20).
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2014-15: Was one of just four players to play in all 25 games for the Privateers during his rookie season with the team … was the only player to start in every game for Maritime … was fourth on the team with 192 points as he averaged 7.7 points per game … led the team in shooting percentage as he sank 59.8 percent of his baskets … led the team with 64 offensive rebounds and was third on the team in overall rebounds with 123 boards … was also second on the team with 16 blocks on the campaign … pulled down a combined 10 rebounds in the season-opening weekend against Hunter (11/15) and St. Joseph’s (
Bklyn) (11/16) … recorded 12 points in the team’s win over Merchant Marine (11/19) … had 10 points and eight rebounds against RIT (11/22) … had a season-high 19 points in non-conference action against Brooklyn (12/4) … recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds in the team’s conference win over Farmingdale (1/7) … put up 13 more points in league play against Sage (1/10) … registered 14 points and had nine rebounds on the road against Old Westbury (1/28) … picked up 15 more points against Sage on the road (2/5) … had another double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds while recording a season-best three blocks in the home finale against Old Westbury (2/17) … finished the year with 14 points and four rebounds versus Mount St. Vincent (2/19).
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High School: Graduated from
Canisius High School in Buffalo, New York in 2014 … played four seasons of varsity basketball for the Crusaders … was a part of the 2013 Monsignor Martin Athletic Association Manhattan Cup basketball championship team … also played two seasons of football in high school.
Personal: Son of Maura and Mike MacDonald … has three brothers, Matt, Nick and Mark … is planning to get a degree in Engineering at Maritime … also plans on Earning a Commission as a Naval Officer.
