Colgate University Athletics

Career
Games/Starts: 64/34
Colgate Debut: Nov. 13, 2015 at George Mason
First Career Start: Nov. 28, 2015 at UMBC
Stats: 541 points (8.5 ppg), 252 rebounds (3.9 rpg), 47.3 FG% (212-for-448), 29 blocks, 1385 minutes (21.6 mpg)
 
Awards
Jack Mitchell Academic Award for Academic Success and  Passion - 2018
Academic All-Patriot League - 2016
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Raider Academic Honor Roll – 2015, 2016, 2017
 
2017-18 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 2/0
Stats: 3 points (1.5 ppg), 20 minutes (10.0 mpg)
Best Games: Sat out for a majority of the season due to injury…saw eight minutes of action in win over Boston University (2/7)…played 12 minutes and drained a three-pointer in Colgate’s CBI game at San Francisco.  

2016-17 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 32/16
Stats: Finished the season with 224 points (7.0 ppg) and 116 rebounds (3.6 rpg)…shot 46.8 percent (88-for-188) from the field and added 11 blocks and 15 steals…tallied eight double-digit scoring efforts and one double-double.
Best Games: Tallied 15 points and five rebounds in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Lehigh (3/2)…shot 7-for-8 from the field en route to 17 points in the regular-season finale against Lafayette (2/25)…registered his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Lehigh (1/25)…scored a season-high 21 points at Navy (1/8) to go along with eight rebounds and three steals…chipped in 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting at The Citadel (12/2)…tallied a team-best 17 points in Colgate’s 91-68 win over Union (11/29).
 
2015-16 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 30/18
Stats: Finished with 314 points, 136 rebounds (second on team), 34 assists, 17 blocks (first on team) and 17 steals ... averaged 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, marks that both ranked third-best on the team... his 48.6 field goal percentage placed him 12th in the league… recorded 14 double-digit scoring nights on the year, including three 20-plus performances.
Best Games: Notched a season-best 24 points in a victory over Bucknell on Feb. 13, where he went 10-for-12 from the floor… was nearly perfect against Holy Cross on Jan. 24 going 7-for-8 from the floor... pulled down a season-best 11 rebounds against rival Cornell on Nov. 16 ... handed out a season-high five assists against Army West Point on March 3.
 
2014-15 – Sat out due to NCAA Transfer Rules
 
2013-14 (Freshman – at James Madison)
Games/Starts: 15/5
Stats: 10 points, 19 rebounds, 104 minutes
Best Games: His collegiate debut came in a victory over Northern Illinois... first collegiate points came with a pair of free throws vs. San Jose State on Nov. 17 ... recorded four consecutive games with double-figure minutes and two points apiece at Valparaiso and Richmond ... first career start came against Sam Houston State on Dec. 6.
 
Before Colgate
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Worcester Academy, where he was the captain his senior campaign … averaged 9.5 points, five rebounds and 2.5 assists per game during his final year ... his high school squad won the NEPSAC AA Championship during his senior season as well.
 
Personal
Born: Thomas Michael Rivard
Family: Parents are Michael and Pamela Rivard…has one sister.