2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Al-Amir Dawes
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Newark, N.J.
- High School:
- The Patrick School
- Prev School:
- Clemson
**2024 NIT MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER**
2023-24: Named the NIT’s Most Outstanding Player after averaging 21.0 points per game, 5.6 rebounds and shooting 46 percent from behind the arc in five games … Named to the All-Met Second Team … Finished with the 14th most three-point field goals in school history with 169 ... Career free-throw percentage of .887 percent was the highest in Seton Hall history at the time of his graduation ... Set school single season records in minutes (1,294) and free-throw percentage (.935) ... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week (Dec. 18) … Named Met Writers Player of the Week (Dec. 19) … Selected to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor once (Dec. 4) … Played 1,294 minutes this season which is the most by any Pirate in a single season … Averaged a career-high in points per game at 14.7 … Scored 20-plus points 12 times this season including four times in the NIT … Ranked second in free throw percentage in conference games at 94.4 percent … Finished fourth in the BIG EAST in minutes-per-game at 34.97 … Made the fifth-most three-pointers in the BIG EAST at 91 … Scored a then-career high with 25 points and knocked down four three-pointers in the win over Missouri (Dec. 17) … Poured in a game-high 23 points and knocked down four three-pointers in the win over No. 7 Marquette (Jan. 6) … Knocked down five three-pointers and scored 25 points in the road win at Georgetown … Registered a game-high 21 points and knocked down three triples in the win over St. John’s (Jan. 16) … Tied for a team-high with 21 points and logged 52 minutes against No. 18 Creighton (Jan. 20) … Scored a career-high 26 points and hit a pair of threes against Providence (Jan. 24) … Dished out a career-high nine assists on senior night against DePaul (Mar. 9) … Picked up his second career double-double with a career-high 26 points and 10 rebounds along with six made three-pointers against Saint Joseph’s (Mar. 20) … Led all players with 24 points and recorded four steals against Indiana State in the NIT Championship (Apr. 4).
2022-23: Twice named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll … In his first season back in his home state, led the Pirates in scoring (12.6 points per game), minutes (31.4 mpg) and three-point field goals made (78) … First Pirate to lead the team in scoring in his first season since Eugene Harvey (2006-07) … Ranked second on the team in free throw percentage (.827 percent), finished third with 55 assists and fourth with 35 steals … Also led The Hall in scoring against BIG EAST teams, averaging 13.4 points per game … 78 made threes is tied for 16th all-time in a single season at Seton Hall with Jeremy Hazell (2007-08) … .827 clip from the free throw line ranks 15th all-time in program history in a single season … Registered five 20-point outings, the most by a Pirate newcomer since Sterling Gibbs (6) in 2013-14 … Finished 23rd in the BIG EAST in scoring and ranked fifth with 2.4 made three-point field goals per game … Had 23 double-figure scoring games, the most on the team … Registered his first career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Saint Peter’s (11/9) … Went over the 1,000-point scoring threshold for his career at Xavier (12/20) … Scored a career-high 24 points, including 21 in the second half, at Georgetown (1/10) … Dropped 21 points and made four three-pointers in the road win at St. John’s (2/1).
BEFORE SETON HALL: Averaged 11.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a junior at Clemson ... Among the teams best shooters hitting nearly 40% of attempts from behind the arc and 90% from the foul line ... Left Clemson with 867 career points ... Played in all 24 games in a shortened junior season, making 15 starts ... Averaged 9.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest – scored 216 points ... Scored in double figures on 11 occasions ... Helped guide the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament ... Played in 31 games and made 26 starts as a true freshman ... Averaged 9.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest. Scored 279 points.
PERSONAL: Born September 28, 2001.
