Transfer from the University of South Carolina, who was cleared by the NCAA to play this season for the Hawks. 2011-12: Did not play, while completing coursework at South Carolina.
2010-11 [SC] (Sophomore): Saw action in 15 contests... Avergaged 2.5 points and 1.4 rebounds... Scored four points, and added three rebounds, two steals and a block in the opener versus Elon (11/12)... Tallied 10 points, including 2-for-2 from three-point range, at Michigan State (11/16)... Notched a career-high 15 points against Radford (11/19)... Posted five points against Delaware State (12/1), and three points versus SC Upstate (1/4)... Collected three boards versus Auburn (1/29).
2009-10 [SC] (Freshman): Saw action in 29 games... Averaged 1.3 points and 0.9 rebounds... Registered first career points versus Jacksonville (11/27), scoring four points and collecting three rebounds and a steal... Tallied five points versus Furman (12/21)... Added five points against Longwood (1/5)... Notched a season-high seven points in SEC opening win at Auburn (1/9)... Collected two rebounds and a steal in a victory versus No. 1 Kentucky (1/26)... Posted six points, one assist and one block against Georgia (1/30)... Registered four points at Vanderbilt (3/6)... Played a season-high 19 minutes in SEC Tournament versus Alabama (3/11), adding a rebound, an assist and a steal.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 23.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 during his senior year at Colts Neck H.S., to lead the conference in scoring... Finished prep career with 978 points, while averging 14.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game... Named team MVP during prep career... Spent 2008-09 school year at Apex Academy Prep School in New Jersey... Averaged 32.0 points and had a single-game high of 51 points.
PERSONAL: Son of Carmine and Gail Spinella... Majoring in business management.
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS:2012-13SPINELLA'S CAREER-HIGHS [includes games played at South Carolina]:
Points: 16 vs. Navy, 12/5/12
Rebounds: 10 vs. LIU Brooklyn, 2/14/13
Assists: 3 - four times, last at Robert Morris, 2/21/13
Blocks: 1 - seven times - last vs. CCSU, 1/31/13
Steals: 2 - six times - last at Fordham, 12/31/12
Minutes: 35 at Robert Morris, 2/21/13
Field Goals: 6 vs. Radford, 11/19/10
3-Pt FG: 3 vs. Radford, 11/19/10
Free Throws: 8 at Robert Morris, 2/21/13
SPINELLA'S CAREER STATISTICS [2009-10 / 10-11 at SC]:
| SEASON |
GP-GS |
MP |
FG-FGA |
PCT |
3PT-A |
PCT |
FT-FA |
PCT |
REB |
AVG |
PF-DQ |
AST |
TO |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
AVG |
| 09-10 |
29-0 |
284 |
13-54 |
.241 |
7-34 |
.206 |
6-10 |
.600 |
26 |
0.9 |
29-0 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
9 |
39 |
1.3 |
| 10-11 |
15-0 |
164 |
13-36 |
.361 |
7-18 |
.389 |
5-9 |
.556 |
21 |
1.4 |
8-0 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
38 |
2.5 |
| 12-13 |
31-22 |
762 |
80-187 |
.428 |
19-62 |
.306 |
55-80 |
.688 |
126 |
4.1 |
50-0 |
33 |
41 |
5 |
16 |
234 |
7.5 |
| TOTAL |
75-22 |
1,210 |
106-277 |
.383 |
33-114 |
.289 |
66-99 |
.667 |
173 |
2.3 |
87-0 |
38 |
61 |
8 |
30 |
311 |
4.1 |
