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2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster

51 Phill Wait

  • Ht./Wt. 7-1 / 245
  • Class Senior
  • Position Center
  • Hometown Manchester, England
  • Highschool Proctor Academy [St. John's]

Biography

Sat out 2009-10 season after transfering from St. John's.

2010-11 (Junior): Played in all 30 games in his first season with the Hawks, earning five starts... Averaged 5.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game... Hauled in the third-highest rebound total on the season (118)... Led squad with 19 blocked shots... Connected on a team-high 52.4% from the field... Earned start in Monmouth's season-opener against Stony Brook (11/16) adding four points, a rebound and a block... Pulled down five rebounds at CCSU (11/27)... Notched first career double-digit game with 13 points, on 6-of-7 shooting, with five rebounds at Idaho (12/4)... Scored 12 points on 5-for-6 from the floor, with seven rebounds and two blocks against Princeton (12/8)... Recorded first double-double with 11 points and caareer-best 16 rebounds, while two blocked shots, in Monmouth's comeback win over Hartford (12/11)... Added eight points and five boards versus Villanova (12/22)... Notched nine points and five caroms at Harvard (12/29)... Posted near double-double with nine points and nine boards, with two blocks, in win over Bryant (1/3)... Added eight points and two assists versus Sacred Heart (1/8)... Posted second career double-double on a perfect night from the field (6-6) and line (2-2) with career-best 14 points, and 14 rebounds against CCSU (1/20)... Registered 10 points and seven caroms versus St. Francis [N.Y.] (1/27)... Added seven points and seven boards against Long Island (1/29)... Blocked a pair of shots in win over FDU (2/9)... Went 5-for-5 from the field for 10 points and four caroms in win at FDU (2/12)... Added eight points and four rebounds at Sacred Heart (2/26).

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EFORE MONMOUTH: Saw action in 11 games as a freshman at St. John's, before suffering a season-ending knee injury... Spent the 2007-08 season at the Gran Canaria Basketball Academy off the coast of Spain, following two years in prep school at Proctor Academy in Andover, New Hampshire, where he averaged 15.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as a senior... Helped lead the Hornets to an appearance in the NEPSAC Championship game as a junior.

PERSONAL: Son of the late Alan Robert and Donna Louise Wait... Majoring in business marketing, and minoring in I.T.

WAIT'S CAREER-HIGHS [includes games played at St. John's]:
Points:
 14 vs. CCSU, 1/20/11
Rebounds: 16 vs. Hartford, 12/11/10
Assists: 2 - two times - last vs. Sacred Heart, 1/8/11
Blocks: 2 - five times - last vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2/9/11
Steals: 1 - four times - last at Fairleigh Dickinson, 2/12/11
Minutes: 34 vs. Hartford, 12/11/10
Field Goals: 6 - two times - last vs. CCSU, 1/20/11
3-Pt FG: none
Free Throws: 6 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.), 1/27/11

WAIT'S CAREER STATISTICS [at St. John's]:

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 11-0 56 3-10 .300 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 14 1.3 7-0 2 2 3 0 6 0.5
10-11 30-5 491 66-126 .524 0-0 .000 29-53 .547 118 3.9 41-2 8 40 19 4 161 5.4
TOTAL 41-5 547 69-136 .507 0-0 .000 29-53 .547 132 3.2 48-2 10 42 22 4 167 4.1

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Historical Player Information

  • 51

    2009-10Sophomore

    Center
    7'1" 250 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2010-11Junior

    Center
    7'0" 275 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2011-12Senior

    Center
    7'1" 245 lbs
    51