2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Colin Slater
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 187
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Orleans
- High School:
- Immanuel (Calif.) High School
2017-18: Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Appeared in 30 games and made three starts during his sophomore campaign…Ranked third on the team in points off the bench…Scored in double-figures three times…Averaged 2.7 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 10.4 minutes per game…Shot 26-for-76 (.342) overall, 10-for-41 (.244) from 3-point range and 18-for-22 (.818) at the free throw line…Tallied 10 points shooting 3-for-3 from the field and 2-for-2 from 3-point range to go with four rebounds, two assists and a career-high two blocks in 17 minutes off the bench against LIU Brooklyn (11/10) in the season opener…Scored seven points in seven minutes in the win over Miami-Ohio (11/22)…Put up seven points and nabbed a personal-best three steals in the win over Southern (12/6)…Drew his eighth career start and first in 34 games against Florida State (12/10)…Registered 10 points and five assists with no turnovers while shooting 5-for-5 at the free throw line in 12 minutes against USF (1/25)…Earned his second start of the year and tied a career-high with 14 points while establishing new personal bests in field goals made (5), assists (7) and minutes played (44) in the overtime loss at Tulsa (2/8)…Played 20 minutes and started against Memphis (2/17).
2016-17: Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…Made 30 appearances and started the first seven games of the season during his freshman year…Led the team in free throw percentage shooting 33-for-40 (.825)…Scored double-digit points three times…Made multiple 3-pointers four times…Tallied 14 points and made a pair of treys in his collegiate debut against No. 6 North Carolina (11/11)…Had 12 points and made all five free throw attempts in the 93-76 win over Southeastern Louisiana (11/14)…Made three 3-pointers for nine points in 18 minutes off the bench against Texas State (12/23)…Recorded two steals in the road win over USF (1/11)…Scored six points on a pair of triples to complement two assists at Tulsa (1/18)…Compiled nine points, one assist and a block against East Carolina (2/21)…Shot 7-for-7 at the free throw line and added 10 points and a steal in 14 minutes off the bench at Temple (2/25)...Named to Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club spring 2017.
Before Tulane: Team Captain and league MVP for two consecutive years that led Immanuel to two Division IV titles and two trips to the Elite Eight of the state playoffs… Rallied Clovis North’s varsity team as a freshman point guard to the Division I Central Section playoff Final Four … During his junior and senior years, helped his team to a combined record of 55-9 (including 42-1 against section competition and 20-0 in the Central Sequoia League) … McDonald’s All-America nominee with 1,785 career points in three years of play… Earned CIF, Cal-Hi Sports, and MaxPreps Division IV Player of the Year as a senior and was First Team All-State honors as a junior...Named all-state and All-Tri-River Athletic Conference as a freshman….Tabbed Fresno Bee’s MVP for 2015-16 and co-MVP in 2014-15… Concluded career with school records for most 3’s in a game (14), points in a game (52), and points in a season (688)….Averaged 22.2 points, 90 percent of free throws, 63 percent shooting overall from the field, and 49 percent on 3-pointers as a senior… Scored 25 points with 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals during a 70-50 win over Granite Hills during 2015 CSL Conference finals...Posted 20 points, 5 assists, 3 steals and made all 9 free throw attempts during the 60-44 conference finals win over Taft in 2016…An honor toll student that carried a 4.0 GPA his senior year…Was a member of the International Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and African-American Student Union.
