Colgate University Athletics

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 150/38
Colgate Debut: Nov. 10, 2017 at UConn
First Career Start: Jan. 20, 2020 vs. Lafayette
Career Stats: 1,251 points (8.3 ppg), 403 rebounds (2.7 rpg), 161 assists (1.1 apg), 95 steals (0.63 spg), 43.7 FG% (139-318), 40.0 3FG% (261-652), 80.3 FT% (188-234), 2,963 minutes (19.8 mpg)
 
Awards
Patriot League Tournament Most Valuable Player – 2022
Patriot League All-Tournament Team – 2022
Patriot League All-Tournament Team – 2021
Patriot League Player of the Week – Nov. 22, 2021
Patriot League Rookie of the Week – Dec. 26, 2018

2021-22 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 35/35
Stats: 433 points (12.4 ppg), 154 rebounds (4.4 rpg), 69 assists (1.97 apg), 37 steals (1.1 spg), 43.7 FG% (139-318), 41.9 3FG% (91-217), 80.0 FT% (64-80), 1,070 minutes (30.6 mpg)
Season Highlights: Graduates Colgate as the all-time leader in games played (150), third in 3-point field goals made (261), fourth in career 3-point field goal percentage (40.0%), and tied for 16th in scoring with 1,251 career points…became the program’s 37th member of the 1,000 point club in Colgate’s win over Army (1/10)...registered 14 points, eight rebounds, and a career-high five steals in that game…Colgate’s leading scorer in all three Patriot League tournament games to earn Tournament MVP honors…averaged 20.7 points and knocked down 13-of-16 shots from behind the arc in the Patriot League tournament…scored a career-high 28 points in Patriot League tournament quarterfinal win over Bucknell (3/3)...matched his career high with five assists in the quarterfinals (3/3) and championship win over Navy (3/9)...made seven 3-pointers in a game twice at St. John’s (12/12) and versus Bucknell (3/3)...named Patriot League Player of the Week after leading the Raiders with 25 points and six made 3-pointers in Colgate’s first win over Syracuse (11/20) since 1962. 

2020-21 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 16/0
Stats: 200 points (12.5 ppg), 73 rebounds (4.6 rpg), 16 assists (1.0 apg), 8 steals (.50 spg), 50.0 FG% (63-126), 50.7 3FG% (38-75), 90.0 FT% (36-40), 339 minutes (21.2 mpg)
Season Highlights: Breakout senior campaign…helped Colgate become the first team in Patriot League history to reach four consecutive championship games…helped guide the Raiders to their second championship in three years…season 3-point field goal percentage (50.7%) would have ranked No. 1 in the country but finished just below the NCAA minimum of 2.5 made per game (2.4)…ranked second on the team and 16th in the Patriot League in scoring (12.5 ppg)…led Colgate in scoring twice with nine games in double-figures…knocked down three triples and finished with 11 points and six rebounds in NCAA tournament against Arkansas…scored a career-high 24 points on 6-of-9 from the field and 4-of-6 from behind the arc against Holy Cross (1/17…21 of those 24 points came in the second half…posted a career-best two blocks and matched his season high with three assists and two steals in the same game…hauled in a career-high nine rebounds and scored 18 points in win at Army (2/14)…connected on three 3-pointers and finished with 16 points in Patriot League quarterfinal victory over Boston University (3/6)…netted 16 points and knocked down three triples in the Patriot League championship win over Loyola (3/14).

2019-20 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 34/3
Stats:  239 points (7.0 ppg), 82 rebounds (2.4 rpg), 34 assists (2.4 apg), 15 steals, 3 blocks, 43.0 FG%, 35.7 3FG%, 80.0 FT%, 644 minutes (18.9 mpg)
Season Highlights: Played in every game for second consecutive season…made first three starts of collegiate career as key contributor…tied his season high with 17 points on 6-of-8 from the field and 2-of-3 from downtown in Patriot League championship against Boston University (3/11)…registered 17 points, dished out career-high four assists, and knocked down a season-high four 3-pointers off the bench in win over Loyola (1/8)…tallied 12 points and sank a season-high five free throws on perfect 5-for-5 from the foul line against American (1/25)…scored 12 points at Niagara (12/8)…made first collegiate start and played a career-high 35 minutes against Lafayette (1/29/20)...registered 15 points with two steals in 34 minutes at Bucknell (2/26)... connected on three 3-pointers in win over Army (2/29)…reached double figures in scoring in nine games and hit at least one 3-pointer in 27 games.

2018-19 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 35/0
Stats:  251 points (7.2 ppg), 68 rebounds (1.9 rpg), 34 assists, 23 steals, 5 blocks…42.4 FG% (78-for-184), 40.9 3PT FG% (56-for-137), 78.0 FT% (39-for-50), 618 minutes (17.7 mpg)
Season Highlights: Emerged as key reserve for Colgate…hit 3-pointers at a 40.9 percent clip…scored a career-high 22 points in Colgate’s win at Siena (11/24)...sank nine free throws and went 3-for-3 from downtown in the win over the Saints…posted a collegiate-best six rebounds against Navy (2/23)…drained three 3-pointers in a game 10 times…played in 27 minutes in NCAA Tournament first round matchup…finished with seven points and hit two 3-pointers…closed out season with a 3-pointer in 15 straight games.
 
2017-18 (Freshman)
Games/Starts: 30/0
Stats:  125 points (4.2 ppg), 26 rebounds (0.9 rpg), 32.2 FG% (37-for-115), 31.3 3FG% (30-for-96), 72.4 FT% (21-for-29), 18 assists, 12 steals, 290 minutes (9.7 mpg)
Season Highlights: Tallied four double-digit scoring games as a freshman, including three-straight in games against Syracuse (12/9), NJIT (12/12) and Pitt-Bradford (12/22)…earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors on Dec. 26 after registering 19 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds in 15 minutes of action against Pitt-Bradford…drained a career-best six three-pointers in a 6-for-12 effort from downtown against Syracuse (12/9).
 
Before Colgate
Averaged 18.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a senior at Homestead High School, the same high school that current Colgate junior Dana Batt attended … guided the Spartans to back-to-back sectional championships as a junior and senior … named All-State, All-Area and All-Conference … also played golf and ran cross country in high school.
 
Personal
Born: John Naismith Ferguson in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Family: Son of John and Leslie Ferguson … has one brother and one sister.