2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Senior (2021-22)
- Earned the Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year award as the top defensive player in Division I
- Named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season
- Was named the MAAC Tournament Most Valuable Player
- Earned Second Team All-Met Basketball Writers Association honors
- Landed on the All-MAAC Second Team
- Led the MAAC and finished 11th in the country with 2.82 blocks per game on the year
- Broke his own single-season program record with 98 blocks in the season, good for the seventh-most in DI
- Ranked second in the country among active players with 310 career blocks
- Named the Saint Peter’s Athletics Male Student-Athlete of the Year
- Was the lone Peacock to play in and start all 34 games on the year
- Averaged 10.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and 2.4 assists per game
- Had a strong game in the MAAC opener against Quinnipiac (12/3) with 16 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and two blocks
- Produced 13 points, five boards and five blocks on the road at Stony Brook (12/18)
- Had perhaps his best performance of his career with 22 points and a career-best 13 rebounds in the win over Niagara (1/21)
- Set a single-game program record with 11 blocks while adding 14 points to become the 34th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points in a home win over Quinnipiac (2/4)
- Finished with a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double to lead the Peacocks to a road win at Monmouth (2/25)
- Scored 20 points in the MAAC Tournament Semifinal win over Fairfield (3/9)
- Had a dominant 17-point, 10-rebound double-double in the NCAA Tournament second round win over Murray State (3/19)
Junior (2020-21)
- Solidified his spot as the nations best shot blocker, becoming the program’s first NCAA Individual statistical champion in blocked shots
- Named unanimous MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the fourth player in MAAC history to win multiple DPOY honors
- Unanimous choice to the All-MAAC First Team, while also being selected to Lefty Driesell All-American Team, NABC All-District Second Team, and MAAC All-Championship Team
- Led Saint Peter’s in scoring (13.7 ppg), blocks (3.6 bpg), and steals (1.4 spg), and also posted averages of 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 25 games of action
- Posted career-high marks of 342 points, 162 rebounds, 91 blocks, and 38 assists
- The 91 blocked shots are the program's single-season record
- Set the program's all-time benchmark in career blocked shots, compiling 214 swats over his first three seasons in Jersey City
- Became the only player in program history to record over 100 career blocks and 100 career steals
- Tied Saint Peter's single-game blocked shots record with seven denials on 1/23 at Siena
- Scored a career-high 22Â points vs. Rider (2/26)
- Pulled down a career-best 12 rebounds vs. Fairfield in the MAAC Semifinals (3/12)
- Recorded a pair of double-doubles; at St. Francis BK (12/23) and vs. Fairfield (3/12)
Sophomore (2019-20)
- Made his mark as the most elite defender in the MAAC
- Named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and Sixth Player of the Year, becoming the third player in MAAC history to win two major awards in same season
- Selected to the All-MAAC Third Team after averaging 8.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.4 blocks, 1.1 assists, and 1.4 steals in 28 games played
- Led Saint Peter’s in scoring, rebounding, blocks, and steals during the season
- Scored 238 total points, grabbed 147 rebounds, and made 30 assists
- Ranked first in the MAAC in block shots per game (2.4) and total blocks (67), while ranking 23rd and 25th nationally in each category, respectively.
- The 2.4 blocks per game tied Saint Peter’s single season program record and the 67 total blocks ranked second on the single season all-time chart.
- Became the fastest Peacock in team history to reach 100 career blocks and his 123 total career blocks rank fifth in Saint Peter’s record book
- Accounted for 40 steals and 1.4 steals per outing, both ranking eighth on the league leaderboard making him the only player in the MAAC to rank top-10 in both blocks and steals this year
- Contributed a season-high 16 points at Quinnipiac (1/18) and against Iona (3/6)
- Had two nine-rebound performances; vs. Monmouth (1/29) and at Iona (1/3)
- Set Peacock individual season game-highs for 2019-20 in blocked shots (6) and steals (5)
- Selected to the All-Met Third Team
Freshman (2018-19)
- Appeared in all but one of the team's 32 games, earning 19 starts while averaging over 27 minutes per night
- Ranked tied for fifth on the team in scoring average (7.8) after finishing with 243 total points
- Also was one of the team's top rebounders, hauling in 5.0 boards per contest
- His 56 blocks ranked second on the team and helped the program rank third nationally in blocks per game (5.53/game)
- Finished with 28 steals (2nd/team)Â
- Ranked third in the MAAC in blocks/game (1.8), 19th in rebounding average, 15th in defensive boards/game (3.7) and in the top-25 in minutes played
- Posted two double-doubles on the season
- Shot 43.7 percent from the floor (86-197) while adding six triplesÂ
- Also shot 65-of-99 from the free throw line (65.7%)
- Went off for career-best 16 points and 10 boards against Lafayette (11/7)
- Added a personal-best five blocks against Clemson (12/4)
Before Saint Peter's:
- Four year letter-winner at Abraham Lincoln High School.
- Served as captain his junior and senior year.Â
- Helped the team win a State Championship in 2016.
- In 2017, helped the team earn a Nassau ChampionshipÂ
Personal:
- Major: Sports Management
- Brother of Chisom, Chike, Chuke Ndefo.
- Son of Charity and Christian Ndefo.Â
- Kenechukwu "KC" Ndefo was born on March 01, 2000.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018-19Freshman
F
6'6"
185 lbs
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2019-20Sophomore
Forward
6'7"
195 lbs
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2020-21Junior
Forward
6'7"
195 lbs
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2021-22Senior
Forward
6'7"
195 lbs