2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Ivan Canete
- Class:
- Junior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 185
- Position:
- G
- Hometown:
- Lake Worth, Fla.
- High School:
- Grandview Prep
- Last College:
- Palm Beach State College
2017-18 (Senior) | Lou Henson Award Player of the Week (12/18)...Southland Conference Player of the Week (12/18)...Closed out his collegiate career by becoming one of the most accurate three-point shooters in program history...Played in and started 33 of the team's 35 games and averaged 9.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots in 23.7 minutes per game...Drilled 44.4-percent (104-of-234) of his field goals, 41.5-percent (49-of-118) of his three-point field goals and 77.9-percent (60-of-77) of his free throws...Led the team, ranked 10th in the Southland Conference and 111th among all NCAA Division I basketball players in steals per game...Led the team, ranked eighth in the Southland and 97th nationally with 53 total steals...Ranked second on the team and third in the Southland Conference in three-point field goal percentage...Ranked second on the team and 12th in the Southland Conference in assists per game...Finished the year with 17 outings of 10 or more points and a pair of 20+ point performances...Collected a season and career-high six steals to go along with 12 points, four rebounds and nine assists in a non-conference home victory against Howard Payne (11/18)...Dropped in a season-high eight field goals - four of which came from behind the arc - as part of a 20-point performance that led SFA to a win at SEC foe LSU (12/16)...Finished two points shy of a double-double after dishing out a season and career-high 11 assists in a non-conference home victory over Arlington Baptist (12/21)...Tied career-bests in both rebounds (six) and free throw attempts (eight) during a 23-point performance in a home win over defending Southland Conference champion New Orleans (1/10)...Aided the 'Jacks in winning the Southland Conference Tournament as the third seed in order to punch the program's fourth NCAA Tournament ticket in the last five seasons.
2016-17 (Junior) | Turned into one of the go-to offensive threats for the Lumberjacks through his inaugural season at an NCAA Division I institution...Was one of only two players on the team to appear in the starting lineup of all 33 games...Averaged 10.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals in 23.5 minutes per game...Ranked second on the team in scoring and led the team in terms of three-pointers made (47), three-point field goal percentage (38.8-percent), total steals (47) and steals per game (1.4)...Drilled 45.3-percent (115-for-254) of his field goal tries, 38.8-percent (47-for-121) of his three-pointers and 79.1-percent (72-for-91) of his free throw attempts...Totaled 10 or more points in 17 games and enjoyed a pair of 20-plus point performances...Debuted for the 'Jacks' by playing 20 minutes in the team's season-opener at No. 2-ranked Kentucky (11/11)...Established SFA career bests in points (28), rebounds (six), field goals made (10), three-point field goals made (six) and minutes played (36) in a non-conference loss at Louisiana-Monroe (11/28)...Dished out a season-best eight assists in a Southland Conference overtime victory at Central Arkansas (2/25).
2015-16 (Sophomore) | Finished off his career at Palm Beach State College by helping lift the Panthers to a 24-8 record...Averaged 11.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.3 steals...Directed PBSC on a run to the semifinal round of the NJCAA Region VIII Tournament.
2014-15 (Freshman) | Broke into the collegiate ranks by playing in 16 of Palm Beach State College's 30 contests...Regarded as one of the most prolific long-range threat in the state of Florida by hitting 54-percent (31-of-57) of his long-range tries...Took home Second Team All-Southern Conference honors by helping the NJCAA squad to a 20-10 record.
High School | Capped off a splendid prep career at Grandview Prep in Boca Raton, Fla., by capturing Florida 2A Player of the Year laurels in the 2012-13 campaign...Received Florida State 2A Tournament MVP honors after leading the Pride to its first state title in program history as a senior...Averaged 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists as a senior.
Personal | Born Ivan Canete on November 26, 1994, in Cuba...Son of Ivan Canete and Livia Betancourt...Plans to major in sports management at Stephen F. Austin.
