2012-13 (Senior): Appeared in all 31 games for the Hawks, earning 28 starts in the backcourt... Netted a team-high 377 points, for a 12.2 points per game average... Led the Hawks with 112 assists, which was the 15th highest single season assist mark in program history.
2011-12 (Junior): Started all 32 games for the Hawks... Led MU, and ranked 19th in the NEC, in scoring, at 12.6 points per game... Ranked sixth in the conference with 4.16 assists per game average, dishing out 133 assists, which ranked ninth in MU's single-season history... Scored in double-figures 23 times, while having five or more assists in a game 14 times... Ranked sixth in the league in free throw percentage, connecting on .819 (68-83), including 41-of-50 in NEC games... Ranked 12th in the NEC with 1.22 steals per contest, and 15th in 3FG percentage (.350)... Ranked 11th in 3FG made at 1.94 per game... Ranked sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio - 1.66, while sitting eighth in the league in minutes played (34.47 per game)... Opened year with 12-point, five-assist night at Villanova (11/11)... Hit 9-of-17, including four three-pointers for a career-high 25 points, to go along with five assists, at Vanderbilt (11/25)... Added 11 points and four helpers at Robert Morris (12/3)... Went 4-for-4 from the FT line in the final 1:05 to seal a victory at Navy (12/6), capping a 20-point night... Hit 7-of-11 from the floor for 18 points, six assists and five rebounds against Fordham (12/10)... Added 12 points against Rider (12/22)... Contributed 17 points and nine assists at North Carolina (1/1)... Added nine points and eight helpers against Mount St. Mary's (1/5)... Connected on eight FGs for 20 points and seven assists versus Wagner (1/7)... Hit three treys for 16 points against Harvard (1/10)... Added 13 points and six assists at St. Francis (1/12)... Notched 12 points and five dimes versus Saint Francis (1/19)... Recorded 15 points and six assists against Robert Morris (1/21)... Hit four threes for 12 points and five assists at CCSU (1/26)... Added 22 points, four rebounds and four assists at Bryant (1/28)... Contributed 12 points, five assists and four steals in comeback win over Sacred Heart (2/2)... Added 13 points against Quinnipiac (2/4)... Went for 15 points, six assists and three steals at Fairleigh Dickinson (2/8)... Recorded 14 points versus FDU (2/11)... Notched 18 points and five helpers versus St. Francis (2/23)... Registered first career double-double with 14 points and 10 assists in a victory over LIU Brooklyn (2/25), while adding four steals... Contributed 11 points, five boards, four assists and four thefts in NEC Quarterfinals loss at Robert Morris (3/1).
2010-11 (Sophomore): Played in 18 games for the Hawks after sitting out the fall semester after transferring from Army... Earned one start for MU... Ranked third on the team in scoring with 8.9 points per game, and hit the second-most three-pointers (33) on the year, while registering the highest 3FG% on the squad (.446)... Made Monmouth debut at Harvard (12/29), adding six points and three assists... Added nine points on three treys in a win over Bryant (1/3)... Chipped in eight points and four rebounds against Quinnipiac (1/6)... Played a career-high 40 minutes in his first career start against Sacred Heart (1/8), dishing out four assists, and adding two steals... Went for a career-best 21 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor, including 4-of-8 three-pointers at Robert Morris (1/15), while adding five rebounds... Hit 5-of-7 from beyond the arc for 19 points at Bryant (1/22)... Added 10 points versus St. Francis [N.Y.] (1/27)... Handed out a career-best six assists in a home win over FDU (2/9)... Chipped in 12 points in a win at FDU (2/12)... Connected on 5-of-7 three-pointers for 20 points and five rebounds in a victory over Saint Francis [Pa.] (2/17)... Added 12 points and five assists against Robert Morris (2/19).
BEFORE MONMOUTH: Played one season at Army and helped the Black Knights into the second round of the Patriot League Tournament... Averaged 4.5 points, 1.0 assist and 1.0 rebound per contest as a freshman... Won a National Championship under Coach Steve Smith as a senior at Oak Hill Academy, in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, and graduated in 2007... Helped the Warriors to a 40-1 record and averaged 3.2 points per game... Played three seasons at Millburn High School in Millburn, New Jersey... Averaged 12.0 points, 4.0 boards and 4.0 assists during his career... Led Millburn to a 44-26 record in three seasons and earned first-team all-conference as well as first-team all-area honors... Named all-state honorable mention and earned second-team all-section in the state tournament.
PERSONAL: Born Jesse Christopher Steele on February 11, 1989 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic... Son of Robert and Sheila Steele... Majoring in health studies.
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS:2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 STEELE'S CAREER-HIGHS [includes games played at Army]:
Points: 28 at Fairleigh Dickinson, 2/10/13
Rebounds: 5 - six times - last at Fairleigh Dickinson, 2/10/13
Assists: 10 vs. LIU Brooklyn, 2/25/12
Blocks: none
Steals: 6 vs. LIU Brooklyn, 2/14/13
Minutes: 42 vs. Robert Morris, 1/21/12
Field Goals: 10 vs. Bryant, 2/2/13
3-Pt FG: 5 - four times - last at Fairleigh Dickinson, 2/10/13
Free Throws: 10 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn, 2/16/13
STEELE'S CAREER STATISTICS [2008-09 at Army]:
| SEASON |
GP-GS |
MP |
FG-FGA |
PCT |
3PT-A |
PCT |
FT-FA |
PCT |
REB |
AVG |
PF-DQ |
AST |
TO |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
AVG |
| 08-09 |
7-1 |
97 |
11-34 |
.324 |
4-17 |
.235 |
5-8 |
.625 |
8 |
1.1 |
14-0 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
31 |
4.4 |
| 10-11 |
18-1 |
515 |
51-131 |
.389 |
33-74 |
.446 |
25-28 |
.893 |
35 |
1.9 |
31-1 |
41 |
19 |
0 |
14 |
160 |
8.9 |
| 11-12 |
32-32 |
1,103 |
136-349 |
.390 |
62-177 |
.350 |
68-83 |
.819 |
64 |
2.0 |
54-0 |
133 |
80 |
0 |
39 |
402 |
12.6 |
| 12-13 |
31-28 |
977 |
126-369 |
.341 |
61-182 |
.335 |
64-76 |
.842 |
63 |
2.0 |
55-0 |
112 |
79 |
0 |
57 |
377 |
12.2 |
| TOTAL |
88-62 |
2,692 |
324-883 |
.367 |
160-450 |
.356 |
162-195 |
.831 |
170 |
1.9 |
154-1 |
291 |
189 |
0 |
113 |
970 |
11.0 |
