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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

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33 Oliver Lynch-Daniels

33 Oliver Lynch-Daniels

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • Previous Team:
    Oak Hill Academy
  • Prev School:
    Houston Baptist
  • Major:
    Educational Studies

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

Awards/Records
  • Raider Academic Honor Roll - 2019-20
  • Team’s Jack Bruen Most Improved Player Award – 2021-22
  • Patriot League all-time leader in three-point field goal percentage (51.1)
Career
NOTE: Includes Two Years at Houston Baptist
Games/Starts: 140/49
Colgate Debut: Jan. 2, 2021, vs. Army
First Start at Colgate: Dec. 12, 2021 at St. John’s
Career Stats: 1,078 points (7.7 ppg), 388 rebounds (2.8 rpg), 260 assists (1.86 apg), 46.2 FG% (394-853), 43.8 3FG% (196-448), 71.2 FT% (94-132), 3,144 minutes (22.5 mpg) 

2022-23 (5th-Year Senior)
Games/Starts: 32/31
  • Leaves Colgate as the Patriot League leader in career three-point field goal percentage (51.1) during his time at Colgate
  • Averaged 16.7 points per game in three Patriot League tournament games, connecting on 53 percent (9-17) from behind the arc 
  • Named to Patriot League All-Tournament Team
  • Made at least four 3-pointers in six games and at least three 3-pointers in 12 games
  • Scored a career-high 24 points in Patriot League opener at Loyola (12/30)
  • Connected on a career-high seven 3-pointers against Army (2/15)
  • Matched season-high eight rebounds twice at Binghamton (12/7) and American (2/4)
  • Tied his season high in steals (3) in NCAA tournament against Texas (3/16)
  • Finished second on the team with 22 games in double-figure scoring
  • Posted at least 20 points three times during the season

2021-22 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 32/1
  • Appeared in 32 games during senior campaign
  • Made first start in a Colgate uniform at St. John’s (12/12)
  • Led the Patriot League in 3-point field goal percentage (54.5%)
  • Seven double-digit scoring performances, including season-high 13 points at Bucknell (1/19)
  • Connected on at least two 3-pointers in 18 games
  • Made three 3-pointers five different times
  • Finished 4-for-4 from the field and 2-of-2 from downtown in Patriot League championship victory over Navy (3/9)

2020-21 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 16/0
  • Appeared in every game during his first eligible season with the Raiders and provided a spark off the bench averaging over three points, two rebounds, and one assist per game
  • Connected on over 60% from the field and 47% from behind the arc to finish second on the team in both categories
  • Scored a season-high 11 points to go with two rebounds, two assists, and two steals in win at Holy Cross (1/16)
  • Scored at least five points six times
  • Netted five points on 2-for-2 from the field and 1-for-1 from behind the arc to go with season highs in rebounds (5) and assists (3) against Bucknell in the Patriot League semifinals (3/10)
  • Finished five games with a perfect 100% field goal percentage, including back-to-back 3-for-3 performances against Boston University (2/20-21)
  • Swished a key first-half 3-pointer to extend Colgate’s lead to a game-high 14 points (33-19) against Arkans­as in the NCAA tournament (3/19)

2019-20 (Junior)
Did not see action in 2019-20 due to NCAA Transfer Rules.
 
2018-19 (Sophomore)
At Houston Baptist
Games/Starts: 30/17
  • Appeared in every game with 17 starts
  • Registered 11 games in double-figure scoring
  • Posted a season-high 24 points to go with six rebounds at Sam Houston State (2/23)
  • Grabbed season-high seven rebounds and scored 15 points at Louisiana Tech (12/1)
  • Knocked down five 3-pointers and finished 5-for-7 from behind the arc at Miami (12/19)
  • Dished out a season-high five assists three times against Fordham (11/10), at Louisiana Tech (12/1), and against Dallas Christian (12/29)
  • Played a season-high 36 minutes against Lamar (1/2)
 
2017-18 (Freshman)
At Houston Baptist
Games/Starts: 30/0
  • Appeared in 30 games, averaging 16.5 minutes per game off the bench
  • Led the team in scoring with a career-high 20 points at Sam Houston State (1/13), connecting on a career-best six 3-pointers and shooting 6-of-9 (66.7%) from three while going 7-of-12 (58.3%)) from the floor
  • Pulled down a career-high six rebounds against Lamar (2/21)
  • Scored 13 points against Incarnate Word (1/24)
  • Recorded five rebounds three times, against Arlington Baptist (11/14), at Belmont (11/18) and against Incarnate Word (1/24)
  • Dished out a career-high five assists twice, at Belmont (11/18) and at Stephen F. Austin (1/31)
  • Recorded two steals in a game on four occasions, at Providence (11/10), against Barclay (12/15), at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1/27) and at Stephen F. Austin (1/31)
  • Shot 73.3% (22-of-30) from the charity stripe and 35.8% (24-of-67) from three
  • In Southland Conference play, averaged 6.8 points per game and ranked fifth in the league in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 41.7% (20-of-48) from beyond the arc
 
Before Colgate
Played two years at Division I Houston Baptist…saw action in 59 games…averaged seven points and two assists per game… made 17 starts in 2018-19 and scored a season-high 24 points at Sam Houston State (2/23/19)…named Academic All-Southland Conference in 2019…appeared in 30 games as a freshman, averaging 16.5 minutes off the bench…three-year starter in high school at Oak Hill Academy…won back-to-back National Association of Christian Athletics national titles as a junior and senior...member of National Honor Society.
 
Personal
Born: Oliver Seamus Lynch-Daniels in Wayzata, Minn.
Family: Son of Julianne Lynch-Daniels and Jim Daniels…has two sisters.
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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2019-20Junior

    Guard
    6'2" 190 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    6'2" 190 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 190 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 190 lbs
    33