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2021-22 Saint Peter's University Men's Basketball Roster

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Ndefo, KC

11 KC Ndefo

  • Class
    Senior
  • Position
    Forward
  • Height
    6-7
  • Weight
    195
  • Hometown
    Elmont, NY
  • High School
    Abraham Lincoln
  • Major
    Sports Management

Biography

Senior (2021-22)
  • Earned the Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year award as the top defensive player in Division I
  • Named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season
  • Was named the MAAC Tournament Most Valuable Player
  • Earned Second Team All-Met Basketball Writers Association honors
  • Landed on the All-MAAC Second Team
  • Led the MAAC and finished 11th in the country with 2.82 blocks per game on the year
  • Broke his own single-season program record with 98 blocks in the season, good for the seventh-most in DI
  • Ranked second in the country among active players with 310 career blocks
  • Named the Saint Peter’s Athletics Male Student-Athlete of the Year
  • Was the lone Peacock to play in and start all 34 games on the year
  • Averaged 10.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and 2.4 assists per game
  • Had a strong game in the MAAC opener against Quinnipiac (12/3) with 16 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and two blocks
  • Produced 13 points, five boards and five blocks on the road at Stony Brook (12/18)
  • Had perhaps his best performance of his career with 22 points and a career-best 13 rebounds in the win over Niagara (1/21)
  • Set a single-game program record with 11 blocks while adding 14 points to become the 34th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points in a home win over Quinnipiac (2/4)
  • Finished with a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double to lead the Peacocks to a road win at Monmouth (2/25)
  • Scored 20 points in the MAAC Tournament Semifinal win over Fairfield (3/9)
  • Had a dominant 17-point, 10-rebound double-double in the NCAA Tournament second round win over Murray State (3/19)
Junior (2020-21)
  • Solidified his spot as the nations best shot blocker, becoming the program’s first NCAA Individual statistical champion in blocked shots
  • Named unanimous MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the fourth player in MAAC history to win multiple DPOY honors
  • Unanimous choice to the All-MAAC First Team, while also being selected to Lefty Driesell All-American Team, NABC All-District Second Team, and MAAC All-Championship Team
  • Led Saint Peter’s in scoring (13.7 ppg), blocks (3.6 bpg), and steals (1.4 spg), and also posted averages of 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 25 games of action
  • Posted career-high marks of 342 points, 162 rebounds, 91 blocks, and 38 assists
  • The 91 blocked shots are the program's single-season record
  • Set the program's all-time benchmark in career blocked shots, compiling 214 swats over his first three seasons in Jersey City
  • Became the only player in program history to record over 100 career blocks and 100 career steals
  • Tied Saint Peter's single-game blocked shots record with seven denials on 1/23 at Siena
  • Scored a career-high 22 points vs. Rider (2/26)
  • Pulled down a career-best 12 rebounds vs. Fairfield in the MAAC Semifinals (3/12)
  • Recorded a pair of double-doubles; at St. Francis BK (12/23) and vs. Fairfield (3/12)
Sophomore (2019-20)
  • Made his mark as the most elite defender in the MAAC
  • Named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and Sixth Player of the Year, becoming the third player in MAAC history to win two major awards in same season
  • Selected to the All-MAAC Third Team after averaging 8.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.4 blocks, 1.1 assists, and 1.4 steals in 28 games played
  • Led Saint Peter’s in scoring, rebounding, blocks, and steals during the season
  • Scored 238 total points, grabbed 147 rebounds, and made 30 assists
  • Ranked first in the MAAC in block shots per game (2.4) and total blocks (67), while ranking 23rd and 25th nationally in each category, respectively.
  • The 2.4 blocks per game tied Saint Peter’s single season program record and the 67 total blocks ranked second on the single season all-time chart.
  • Became the fastest Peacock in team history to reach 100 career blocks and his 123 total career blocks rank fifth in Saint Peter’s record book
  • Accounted for 40 steals and 1.4 steals per outing, both ranking eighth on the league leaderboard making him the only player in the MAAC to rank top-10 in both blocks and steals this year
  • Contributed a season-high 16 points at Quinnipiac (1/18) and against Iona (3/6)
  • Had two nine-rebound performances; vs. Monmouth (1/29) and at Iona (1/3)
  • Set Peacock individual season game-highs for 2019-20 in blocked shots (6) and steals (5)
  • Selected to the All-Met Third Team
Freshman (2018-19)
  • Appeared in all but one of the team's 32 games, earning 19 starts while averaging over 27 minutes per night
  • Ranked tied for fifth on the team in scoring average (7.8) after finishing with 243 total points
  • Also was one of the team's top rebounders, hauling in 5.0 boards per contest
  • His 56 blocks ranked second on the team and helped the program rank third nationally in blocks per game (5.53/game)
  • Finished with 28 steals (2nd/team) 
  • Ranked third in the MAAC in blocks/game (1.8), 19th in rebounding average, 15th in defensive boards/game (3.7) and in the top-25 in minutes played
  • Posted two double-doubles on the season
  • Shot 43.7 percent from the floor (86-197) while adding six triples 
  • Also shot 65-of-99 from the free throw line (65.7%)
  • Went off for career-best 16 points and 10 boards against Lafayette (11/7)
  • Added a personal-best five blocks against Clemson (12/4)
Before Saint Peter's:
  • Four year letter-winner at Abraham Lincoln High School.
  • Served as captain his junior and senior year. 
  • Helped the team win a State Championship in 2016.
  • In 2017, helped the team earn a Nassau Championship 
Personal:
  • Major: Sports Management
  • Brother of Chisom, Chike, Chuke Ndefo.
  • Son of Charity and Christian Ndefo. 
  • Kenechukwu "KC" Ndefo was born on March 01, 2000.

Statistics

Season:
2021-22

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2018-19Freshman

    F
    6'6" 185 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2019-20Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 195 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2020-21Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 195 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2021-22Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 195 lbs
    11

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