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2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster

Bob Cornell
Phil Inglis
Bob Cornell
Robin Gottesman
Julia D'Agostino
Bob Cornell
Bob Cornell
Phil Inglis
Robin Gottesman
Bob Cornell

25 Damon Sherman-Newsome

25 Damon Sherman-Newsome

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Anchorage, Alaska
  • Previous Team:
    Bartlett
  • Major:
    Sociology & Anthropology

Summary

Biography


Senior Year (2014-15): One of five players to have started in all 33 games ... Notched a team-leading 486 points on the year, averaging 14.7 points per game ... Finished the season with 111 rebounds (3.4 rebounds per game), 60 assists, 20 steals and five blocks ... Posted 28 double-digit scoring contests, five of which were 20+ scoring nights ... Registered a career-high 30 points in a victory over Holy Cross on Jan. 7, where he went 11-for-14 from the floor, 6-of-8 from downtown and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe ... Reached 29 points earlier in the season in a win at Campbell on Nov. 22, when he went 10-for-14 from the floor, 3-for-4 from long and 6-for-7 from the free throw line ... Earned a season-high seven rebounds twice on the year against Campbell and Boston U. ... Hit at least one 3-pointer in 29 of the Raiders 33 games ... Finished first on the team in field goals (175) and 3-point field goals (68), and second in free throws with 68 ... Was also fourth on the team with his 111 rebounds and 60 assists ... Notched a career-best seven helpers in a victory over Army on Feb. 18 ... Registered his 1,000 career point for the Maroon and White in a victory over Lehigh on Feb. 28, finished his three-year career with a total of 1,030 points ... Named to the NABC Division I All-District 13 Second Team and to the Patriot League First Team ... Also earned the team's Bob Duffy-Tucker Neale Award for the most valuable player ... Finished 10th in career 3-point field goals made with 140, 13th in 3-point field goals attempted with 308, and tied for ninth in career 3-point field goal percentage with a mark of .368 (140-of-380).

Junior Year (2013-14): One of only five players to have seen action in all 31 games, making 13 starts this season ... Finished the year with 350 points, eight blocks, 13 steals, 49 assists, and 97 rebounds ... Also averaged 11.3 points, 3.1 boards and 1.6 assists per game ... Recorded 18 double-digit scoring games ... Earned College Sports Madness Player of the Week when he reached a season-high against Lehigh on March 1, after going 6-of-13 from the floor, 5-of-9 from behind the arc, and 11-of-12 from the free throw line for 28 points ... Also posted another 20-plus scoring night when he led the Raiders past Tulane on Nov. 26 with 25 points after going 8-of-9 from the floor, 3-of-4 from long, and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe ... Earned his first career double-double in a victory over Lafayette on Jan. 27 when he pulled down 10 boards to go along with his 14 points ... Hit at least one trey in 27 of his 31 games ... Finished second on the team with 52 makes from downtown and 70 made free throws, while leading the team with a free throw percentage of 82.

Sophomore Year (2012-13): Saw action in all 32 games for the Raiders, tallying one start against American on Feb. 9 ... Averaged 6.1 points, 1.2 assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game ... Had five double-digit games ... Reached a season-high 13 points three times throughout the year against Elon, Coppin State, and Bucknell ... Recorded a season-high seven boards against Lafayette on Feb. 27 ... Third on the team in steals with 16 and in free throws made with 38 ... Also fourth on the team with 20 3-pointers ... Ended the season with 194 points.

*Played one season at Angelina Junior College before transferring to Colgate*

Freshman Year (2011-12): Angelina Junior College - Played 29 games for the Roadrunners and averaged just over five points a game.

Before Colgate: Went to Bartlett High School in the Cook Inlet Conference in Anchorage and averaged 21 points and nine rebounds a game as a senior captain ... Poured in 18 points a game during his career and grabbed an average of eight rebounds a game ... Three-time conference champion and won the Alaska State Championship in 2011 as senior captain ... Four-time all-conference honoree and was a three-time all-state selection.

Personal: Damon Pierre Sherman-Newsome is the son of Truman Newsome, Jr. and Karen Sherman-Newsome ... Has two brothers.
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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2012-13Sophomore

    Guard
    6'5" 205 lbs
    21
  • 25

    2013-14Junior

    Guard
    6'5" 205 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2014-15Senior

    Guard
    6'5" 205 lbs
    25