Monmouth University Athletics

2011-12 (Junior): Played in all 32 games for the Hawks in his first season with Monmouth, earning Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team status... Started 31 games... Ranked second on the team with 8.8 ppg scoring average, while adding 3.1 rebounds, 49 assists and 36 steals... Led the league in three-point shooting percentage in conference contests, connecting on .517 (30-of-58), while ranking eighth overall at .384 (38-99)... Connected on .412 from the floor... Opened MU career with 10 points, four rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals at Villanova (11/11)... Dropped in eight points at Virginia Tech (11/14)... Hit 4-of-9 from the field for eight points at Vanderbilt (11/25)... Added 13 points, including 8-of-10 from the foul line, with two steals at Robert Morris (12/3)... Posted eight points, four assists and four steals at Navy (12/6)... Hit for 12 points and eight boards against Fordham (12/10)... Notched seven points, five rebounds and two assists at Rutgers (12/12)... Hit 4-of-7 from the field for nine points against Mount St. Mary's (1/5)... Scored 14 points, with five rebounds, four assists and three steals versus Saint Francis (1/19)... Connected on 8-of-9 overall and 6-for-7 from three-point range for 22 points against Robert Morris (1/21)... Added 11 points each in road wins at CCSU (1/26) and Bryant (1/28)... Notched 13 points, five rebounds and three assists in a comeback victory over Sacred Heart (2/2)... Hit for 10 points against Quinnipiac (2/4) and at Fairleigh Dickinson (2/8)... Connected on 5-of-7 FG for 13 points and five boards at Wagner (2/16)... Hit 7-of-10 from the field, including 6-of-7 from beyond the arc for 20 points at Mount St. Mary's (2/18)... Added 15 points, three rebounds and three steals against St. Francis (2/23)... Notched 11 points in regular season finale win over LIU Brooklyn (2/25).

BEFORE MONMOUTH: Played quarterback for one season at Northeastern University... The Huskies, before deciding to drop the football program, went 3-8 on the season... As a high school quarterback, threw for almost 2,000 yards, while claiming a county title in 2008... Was also invited to play in the Snapple Bowl All-Star Game... On the hardwood, earned three letters, while leading the team to a pair of conference championships... Team went 39-15 over his final two seasons... Averaged 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a senior... Named second-team all-county and first-team All-Senior Team.

PERSONAL: Born Dion C. Nesmith on November 14, 1991 in Orange, New Jersey... Son of John and Caroline Nesmith... Majoring in business finance.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS:
2011-12 | 2012-13

NESMITH'S CAREER-HIGHS

Points: 22 vs. Robert Morris, 1/21/12

Rebounds: 8 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11

Assists: 6 at Mount St. Mary's, 1/5/13

Blocks: 2 at Villanova, 11/11/11

Steals: 6 vs. Lafayette, 11/26/12

Minutes: 35 at LIU Brooklyn, 1/19/13

Field Goals: 8 vs. Robert Morris, 1/21/12

3-Pt FG: 6 - two times - last at Mount St. Mary's, 2/18/12

Free Throws: 10 at Fairleigh Dickinson, 2/10/13