Tafari Whittingham

20 Tafari Whittingham

Height:

6-8
Weight:

215
Hometown:

Brooklyn, NY
Position:

F
Year:

Sr.
High School:

South Alabama

gp

22
pts/g

6.2
fg %

41.6
3pt %

50.0
ft %

63.3
reb/g

4.5
a/g

0.3

Bio

2016-17: Played in 22 games, averaging 18.6 minutes per game...Ranked third on the team in rebounding...Second on the team with 16 blocked shots...Grabbed six rebounds and blocked a shot against St. Francis Brooklyn (2/24)...Scored 13 points and gave out a career-high two assists with seven rebounds against Saint Francis U. (2/16)...Contributed 11 points (4-9 fg) and seven rebounds with a block and a steal in 27 minutess off the bench at Mount St. Mary’s (2/4)...Matched personal-high with nine rebounds against Wagner (2/2)...Finished with nine points (5-6 FT), three rebounds and two blocks at UMass Lowell (12/18)...Had 12 points, six rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes at Yale (12/13)...Scored 11 points with nine rebounds off the bench at Maine (11/30)...Had 15 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots in 30 minutes at Binghamton (11/16)...Scored nine points with five rebounds in 21 minutes at Seton Hall (11/13)...Blocked four shots and scored seven points with eight rebounds against Hartford (11/11).

Before CCSU: Transfer from University of South Alabama… Played two seasons for the Jaguars… Played 30 games at USA in 2015-16, making 18 starts and averaged 4.8 points and 3.9 rebounds… Ranked second on the team with 22 blocked shots… Earned a medical redshirt after playing just five games as a junior… Played two seasons at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, KS… Averaged 9.8 points and a team-high 7.5 rebounds as a sophomore… Helped the Blue Dragons to a Region VI championship and their first NJCAA Tournament appearance since 1997 as a freshman… Originally from Brooklyn, NY, he attended Abraham Lincoln High School.

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	22	11
Games started	4	-
Minutes	409	171
Minutes per game	18.6	15.5
FG	52-125	18-47
FG Pct	41.6	38.3
3PT	1-2	1-2
3PT Pct	50.0	50.0
FT	31-49	16-26
FT Pct	63.3	61.5
Off rebounds	38	18
Def rebounds	61	29
Total rebounds	99	47
Rebounds per game	4.5	4.3
Personal fouls	70	34
Disqualifications	2	1
Assists	7	3
Turnovers	46	22
Assist to turnover ratio	0.2	0.1
Steals	9	3
Blocks	16	5
Points	136	53
Points per game	6.2	4.8
Points per 40 min	13.3	12.4

Recent results

Recent Games
Date	Opponent	Result
Feb 9	at FDU	L, 79-62
Feb 11	at Sacred Heart	L, 77-62
Feb 16	Saint Francis U.	L, 80-71
Feb 18	Robert Morris	L, 74-64
Feb 23	St. Francis Brooklyn	W, 62-53
Feb 25	at Bryant	L, 91-77

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Nov 4	Alvernia	W, 78-71	-	22	3-6	50.0	0-0	-	5-7	71.4	11
Nov 11	Hartford	W, 75-60	1	18	3-7	42.9	0-0	-	1-3	33.3	7
Nov 13	at Seton Hall	L, 82-58	1	21	3-9	33.3	0-0	-	3-4	75.0	9
Nov 16	at Binghamton	L, 72-70	1	30	6-10	60.0	0-0	-	3-4	75.0	15
Nov 22	Penn	L, 87-65	1	28	3-6	50.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	6
Nov 30	at Maine	W, 82-61	-	25	5-9	55.6	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	11
Dec 3	Brown	L, 75-58	-	17	3-8	37.5	0-0	-	0-0	-	6
Dec 6	at Rutgers	L, 79-37	-	3	0-4	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Dec 10	at Duquesne	L, 70-67	-	22	1-3	33.3	0-0	-	0-0	-	2
Dec 13	at Yale	L, 90-59	-	30	5-9	55.6	0-0	-	2-4	50.0	12
Dec 18	at UMass Lowell	L, 86-69	-	19	2-7	28.6	0-0	-	5-6	83.3	9
Dec 21	at Fordham	L, 83-60	-	25	3-6	50.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	6
Dec 29	at Wagner	L, 71-46	-	11	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Dec 31	at St. Francis Brooklyn	L, 86-77	-	3	0-0	-	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	1
Jan 5	Sacred Heart	L, 64-62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 7	Mount St. Mary's	L, 77-68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 12	at LIU	L, 60-49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 14	FDU	L, 59-47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 19	at Robert Morris	L, 74-67	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 21	at Saint Francis U.	W, 84-83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 25	Bryant	L, 65-54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 28	LIU	W, 61-52	-	12	2-3	66.7	0-0	-	0-0	-	4
Feb 2	Wagner	L, 70-60	-	30	2-9	22.2	0-1	0.0	0-1	0.0	4
Feb 4	at Mount St. Mary's	W, 54-52	-	27	4-9	44.4	0-0	-	3-4	75.0	11
Feb 9	at FDU	L, 79-62	-	14	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	4-4	100.0	4
Feb 11	at Sacred Heart	L, 77-62	-	14	3-6	50.0	0-0	-	2-4	50.0	8
Feb 16	Saint Francis U.	L, 80-71	-	22	3-6	50.0	1-1	100.0	6-10	60.0	13
Feb 18	Robert Morris	L, 74-64	-	13	2-7	28.6	0-0	-	0-0	-	4
Feb 23	St. Francis Brooklyn	W, 62-53	-	13	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0-1	0.0	0
Feb 25	at Bryant	L, 91-77	-	12	2-5	40.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	4

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Nov 4	Alvernia	W, 78-71	-	22	3	4	7	2	3	2	0
Nov 11	Hartford	W, 75-60	1	18	2	6	8	1	3	0	4
Nov 13	at Seton Hall	L, 82-58	1	21	3	2	5	1	1	0	0
Nov 16	at Binghamton	L, 72-70	1	30	3	4	7	0	1	0	2
Nov 22	Penn	L, 87-65	1	28	0	5	5	0	3	0	0
Nov 30	at Maine	W, 82-61	-	25	2	7	9	1	3	0	1
Dec 3	Brown	L, 75-58	-	17	3	1	4	0	5	1	2
Dec 6	at Rutgers	L, 79-37	-	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Dec 10	at Duquesne	L, 70-67	-	22	0	2	2	0	2	1	0
Dec 13	at Yale	L, 90-59	-	30	4	2	6	0	1	2	0
Dec 18	at UMass Lowell	L, 86-69	-	19	2	1	3	0	2	0	2
Dec 21	at Fordham	L, 83-60	-	25	1	2	3	1	2	2	0
Dec 29	at Wagner	L, 71-46	-	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 31	at St. Francis Brooklyn	L, 86-77	-	3	1	1	2	0	2	1	0
Jan 5	Sacred Heart	L, 64-62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 7	Mount St. Mary's	L, 77-68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 12	at LIU	L, 60-49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 14	FDU	L, 59-47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 19	at Robert Morris	L, 74-67	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 21	at Saint Francis U.	W, 84-83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 25	Bryant	L, 65-54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 28	LIU	W, 61-52	-	12	0	3	3	0	1	0	0
Feb 2	Wagner	L, 70-60	-	30	4	5	9	1	1	1	2
Feb 4	at Mount St. Mary's	W, 54-52	-	27	2	5	7	0	0	1	1
Feb 9	at FDU	L, 79-62	-	14	2	4	6	0	5	0	0
Feb 11	at Sacred Heart	L, 77-62	-	14	1	1	2	0	2	0	0
Feb 16	Saint Francis U.	L, 80-71	-	22	3	4	7	2	1	0	1
Feb 18	Robert Morris	L, 74-64	-	13	1	1	2	0	3	0	0
Feb 23	St. Francis Brooklyn	W, 62-53	-	13	1	5	6	0	5	0	1
Feb 25	at Bryant	L, 91-77	-	12	3	0	3	0	2	0	0

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Nov 4	Alvernia	W, 78-71	-	3	-	0.7
Nov 11	Hartford	W, 75-60	1	4	-	0.3
Nov 13	at Seton Hall	L, 82-58	1	4	-	1.0
Nov 16	at Binghamton	L, 72-70	1	4	-	0.0
Nov 22	Penn	L, 87-65	1	2	0	0.0
Nov 30	at Maine	W, 82-61	-	2	-	0.3
Dec 3	Brown	L, 75-58	-	4	-	0.0
Dec 6	at Rutgers	L, 79-37	-	3	-	0.0
Dec 10	at Duquesne	L, 70-67	-	4	-	0.0
Dec 13	at Yale	L, 90-59	-	1	0	0.0
Dec 18	at UMass Lowell	L, 86-69	-	5	1	0.0
Dec 21	at Fordham	L, 83-60	-	3	-	0.5
Dec 29	at Wagner	L, 71-46	-	4	-	-
Dec 31	at St. Francis Brooklyn	L, 86-77	-	2	-	0.0
Jan 5	Sacred Heart	L, 64-62	-	-	-	-
Jan 7	Mount St. Mary's	L, 77-68	-	-	-	-
Jan 12	at LIU	L, 60-49	-	-	-	-
Jan 14	FDU	L, 59-47	-	-	-	-
Jan 19	at Robert Morris	L, 74-67	-	-	-	-
Jan 21	at Saint Francis U.	W, 84-83	-	-	-	-
Jan 25	Bryant	L, 65-54	-	-	-	-
Jan 28	LIU	W, 61-52	-	5	1	0.0
Feb 2	Wagner	L, 70-60	-	3	0	1.0
Feb 4	at Mount St. Mary's	W, 54-52	-	1	-	-
Feb 9	at FDU	L, 79-62	-	2	-	0.0
Feb 11	at Sacred Heart	L, 77-62	-	4	0	0.0
Feb 16	Saint Francis U.	L, 80-71	-	3	0	2.0
Feb 18	Robert Morris	L, 74-64	-	3	0	0.0
Feb 23	St. Francis Brooklyn	W, 62-53	-	3	0	0.0
Feb 25	at Bryant	L, 91-77	-	4	0	0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2016-17	22	18.6	2.4-5.7	0.0-0.1	1.4-2.2	6.2
Total	22	18.6	2.4-5.7	0.0-0.1	1.4-2.2	6.2

Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2016-17	22	4	409	52-125	41.6	1-2	50.0	31-49	63.3	136
Total	22	4	409	52-125	41.6	1-2	50.0	31-49	63.3	136

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2016-17	22	409	18.6	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	50.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Total	22	409	18.6	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	50.0	0.0-0.0	0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2016-17	22	1.7	2.8	4.5	0.3	2.1	0.4	0.7
Total	22	1.7	2.8	4.5	0.3	2.1	0.4	0.7

Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
2016-17	22	4	38	61	99	7	46	9	16
Total	22	4	38	61	99	7	46	9	16

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2016-17	22	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total	22	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	22	18.6	2.4-5.7	0.0-0.1	1.4-2.2	6.2
Conference	11	15.5	1.6-4.3	0.1-0.2	1.5-2.4	4.8
Exhibition	1	22.0	3.0-6.0	0.0-0.0	5.0-7.0	11.0
Location
Home	8	19.1	2.2-5.9	0.1-0.2	0.9-1.9	5.5
Away	14	18.3	2.4-5.6	0.0-0.0	1.7-2.4	6.6
Neutral	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Result
Wins	5	19.0	2.8-5.8	0.0-0.0	1.0-2.0	6.6
Losses	17	18.5	2.2-5.6	0.1-0.1	1.5-2.3	6.1
Month
November	5	24.4	4.0-8.2	0.0-0.0	1.6-2.6	9.6
December	8	16.3	1.8-4.6	0.0-0.0	1.0-1.5	4.5
January	1	12.0	2.0-3.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	4.0
February	8	18.1	2.0-5.5	0.1-0.2	1.9-3.0	6.0

Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	22	4	409	52-125	41.6	1-2	50.0	31-49	63.3	136
Conference	11	-	171	18-47	38.3	1-2	50.0	16-26	61.5	53
Exhibition	1	-	22	3-6	50.0	0-0	-	5-7	71.4	11
Location
Home	8	2	153	18-47	38.3	1-2	50.0	7-15	46.7	44
Away	14	2	256	34-78	43.6	0-0	-	24-34	70.6	92
Neutral	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Result
Wins	5	1	95	14-29	48.3	0-0	-	5-10	50.0	33
Losses	17	3	314	38-96	39.6	1-2	50.0	26-39	66.7	103
Month
November	5	4	122	20-41	48.8	0-0	-	8-13	61.5	48
December	8	-	130	14-37	37.8	0-0	-	8-12	66.7	36
January	1	-	12	2-3	66.7	0-0	-	0-0	-	4
February	8	-	145	16-44	36.4	1-2	50.0	15-24	62.5	48

Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	22	409	18.6	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	50.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Conference	11	171	15.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	50.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Exhibition	1	22	22.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0
Location
Home	8	153	19.1	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	50.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Away	14	256	18.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0
Neutral	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Result
Wins	5	95	19.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0
Losses	17	314	18.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	50.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Month
November	5	122	24.4	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0
December	8	130	16.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0
January	1	12	12.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0
February	8	145	18.1	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	50.0	0.0-0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	22	1.7	2.8	4.5	0.3	2.1	0.4	0.7
Conference	11	1.6	2.6	4.3	0.3	2.0	0.3	0.5
Exhibition	1	3.0	4.0	7.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	0.0
Location
Home	8	1.8	3.8	5.5	0.5	2.8	0.3	1.3
Away	14	1.7	2.2	3.9	0.2	1.7	0.5	0.4
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	5	1.4	5.2	6.6	0.4	2.4	0.2	1.4
Losses	17	1.8	2.1	3.9	0.3	2.0	0.5	0.5
Month
November	5	2.0	4.8	6.8	0.6	2.2	0.0	1.4
December	8	1.4	1.1	2.5	0.1	1.9	0.9	0.5
January	1	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
February	8	2.1	3.1	5.3	0.4	2.4	0.3	0.6

Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	22	4	38	61	99	7	46	9	16
Conference	11	-	18	29	47	3	22	3	5
Exhibition	1	-	3	4	7	2	3	2	0
Location
Home	8	2	14	30	44	4	22	2	10
Away	14	2	24	31	55	3	24	7	6
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	5	1	7	26	33	2	12	1	7
Losses	17	3	31	35	66	5	34	8	9
Month
November	5	4	10	24	34	3	11	0	7
December	8	-	11	9	20	1	15	7	4
January	1	-	0	3	3	0	1	0	0
February	8	-	17	25	42	3	19	2	5

Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	22	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Conference	11	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Exhibition	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Location
Home	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Away	14	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Losses	17	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Month
November	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
December	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
January	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
February	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

News mentions

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CCSU was within three after halftime, before Bulldogs used a decisive run to win 91-77.

February 25, 2017

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February 18, 2017

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February 16, 2017

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The Blue Devils and Red Flash traded leads 10 times and had four ties.

February 16, 2017

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February 11, 2017

Men's Basketball Drops 77-62 Contest at Sacred Heart

Three Blue Devils score in double-figures led by Mustafa Jones.

February 11, 2017

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February 10, 2017

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February 10, 2017

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February 09, 2017

Men's Basketball Stymied at Fairleigh Dickinson, 79-62

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February 09, 2017

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February 04, 2017

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February 04, 2017

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February 02, 2017

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December 19, 2016

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December 18, 2016

Men's Basketball Dealt a Setback at UMass Lowell, 86-69

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November 16, 2016

Men's Basketball Falls at Binghamton, 72-70, on Wednesday

The Blue Devils erased a six-point deficit in the second half to take a late lead before a Bearcats three-pointer provided the difference in the contest.