2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2021-22 (Fifth Year Senior):
-All-MAAC First Team
-NABC All-District Second Team
-All-MET Third Team
-Named to Lou Henson Award Watch List in January
-Preseason All-MAAC First Team
-MAAC All-Academic Team selection
-Broke program record for single-season three pointers made with 103, the first player to ever eclipse 100
-Two-time MAAC Player of the Week (11/22, 12/6)
-Reached 1,000-point plateau in February against Marist
-Ranked fourth in the MAAC in scoring and led the Hawks at just under 15 points per game
-Posted second best free throw percentage in league at 86.4%
-Placed ninth in the MAAC in assists and fifth in steals, as well as seventh in assist-turnover ratio
-Played the second most minutes in the league at 35.1 per game
-One of three Hawks to start all 34 games
-Led MU with 101 assists and 47 steals
-Grabbed 10 rebounds in season opener at Charlotte (11/9)
-Netted 22 points in win at Towson, including seven free throws (11/13)
-Exploded for 31 on 7-13 from deep in victory over Lehigh (11/16)
-Added 20 more in comeback win over Princeton (11/24)
-Notched a double-double in win at Canisius with 19 points, 11 rebounds (12/5)
-Scored 30 for a second time on the season in beating Colgate with 10-14 performance from field (12/19)
-Scored 21 points and added six assists against Iona (1/18)
-Netted 22 and secured eight boards in victory over Canisius (1/28)
-Was 10-11 from the stripe, finishing with 23 points at Manhattan (2/11)
-Added another 23 against Saint Peter’s (2/25)
-Scored 20 points in MAAC semis against Rider, including 9-9 from the foul line with the winning free throws inside the final minute
-Competed in the Dos Equis 3X3U 3-on-3 competition at the 2022 Final Four, the first Hawk ever selected to the event.
2020-21 (Senior): Named to All-MAAC Second Team… Ranked seventh in MAAC in three-point percentage at 39.2… Led Hawks in three-pointers made with 47… 12.4 points per contest ranked third on the Hawks, just two points shy of second… Started all 20 games… Tied program record for made triples in a game, netting nine in season opener vs. Hofstra before finishing with 32 points (12/15)… Followed that with 17 in win over Saint Peter’s (12/18)… Scored 16 on 6-10 shooting at Siena (1/4)… Scored in double digits in seven straight from 1/15-2/19… Scored 17 including making game-winning three in overtime at Rider (3/4).
2019-20 (Junior): Played in all 31 games, starting one… Led Monmouth in free throw shooting at 88.7%, a number that placed him second in the conference… Ranked third on the Hawks at 8.5 points per game, while 49 made threes also ranked third… 62 assists were third most on MU… Netted 9.7 points per game in conference play… Did not miss a free throw from 11/26 to 2/9, a stretch of 27 in a row… Dished out career-high seven assists vs. Hofstra (11/9)… Scored 12 points on 5-9 shooting at Kansas (11/15)… Put home 11 points on 5-5 free throw shooting vs. Kennesaw State (11/22)… Finished with 10 points, five rebounds at Quinnipiac (1/12)… In win at Manhattan, posted seven points, career-high six rebounds and five assists (1/18)… Scored in double-digits at Iona (1/26)… Went for then career-high 21 points on 6-14 and 4-11 from deep in win over Rider (2/2)… Exploded for career best 32 points at Canisius, with seven made threes and 9-10 from the line (2/14)… Sparked four straight games in double figures, including in wins over Marist and Quinnipiac (2/21-23)… Made three triples in 10-point game vs. Fairfield (3/4)… Closed season with 10 points against Siena (3/6).
2018-19 (Sophomore): Saw action in 29 games… Had six points in season opener vs. Lehigh (11/6)… Went for five points and three assists in Myrtle Beach against Valparaiso (11/16)… Knocked in seven points against Yale (12/20)… Made pair of threes in eight point efforts at Iona (1/3) and Manhattan (1/12)… Hit four threes off the bench and grabbed five rebounds against Marist (2/17)… Had six points in MAAC Finals vs. Iona with pair of threes (3/11).
2017-18 (Freshman): Played in 19 games, starting one as a true freshman… Averaged 2.8 points per game and made 16 field goals, 13 of which were from downtown… Made first career triple at Seton Hall (11/12)… Scored eight points on two triples at Lehigh (11/14)… Made three from deep at UNC Asheville, accounting for all nine of his points (11/22)… Exploded for 16 points in four-overtime game vs. Penn, including two threes and a four-point play (11/25)… Netted seven points in 14 minutes vs. Hofstra (12/6).
HIGH SCHOOL: Papas is a shooting guard from Jersey City, NJ and played scholastically at Union Catholic High School before spending a prep year at Gould Academy. During his year at Gould, Papas averaged 15 points per game was named Honorable Mention All-NEPSAC. As a senior at Union Catholic, Papas averaged 13 points and more than two three-pointers made per game. In 24 contests, Papas hit a three in all but three, and scored in double figures 22 times, including a 22-point outburst on four triples against Camden Catholic.
PERSONAL: Son of Alexis Maloney and Steve Papas... Major is business management.
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Historical Player Information
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2017-18Freshman
Guard
6'5"
175 lbs
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2018-19Sophomore
Guard
6'5"
175 lbs
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2019-20Junior
Guard
6'5"
175 lbs
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2020-21Senior
Guard
6'5"
175 lbs
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2021-22Graduate Student
Guard
6'5"
185 lbs
