KC Ndefo

Elijah Muhammad

F/C

/ Men's Basketball

KC Ndefo shoots a three pointer in the BIG EAST Tournament

Photo by: Porter Binks

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 8: during the first round of the Big East Conference Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March, 8, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Porter Binks).

Photo by: 2023 Porter Binks

Photo by: Porter Binks

Height:
6-7
Weight:
206
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Elmont, N.Y.
High School:
Abraham Lincoln
Prev School:
Saint Peter's

2022-23: NABC Honors Court ... Anchored one of the top defensive teams in the country and the BIG EAST this past season … Made 32 starts and played in all 33 games … Averaged 8.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and nearly two blocks per games in lone season against BIG EAST competition … Finished second in the BIG EAST and 28th nationally with 62 total blocks … Registered 15 double figure scoring games and 20 games with at least two blocks … Named the Joe Calabrese MVP after recording nine points, eight rebounds and three blocks in the Garden State Hardwood Classic win over Rutgers (12/11) … Scored 14 points, pulled down eight rebounds and scored the game-winning field goal with 1.6 seconds left in the win over No. 15 UConn (1/18) … Had a monster game in the win at DePaul (1/14) where he dropped 16 points and pulled down 12 rebounds … Poured in 15 points and grabbed seven boards in the road victory at No. 20 Providence (3/4) … Posted 14 points and eight rebounds in the BIG EAST Tournament against DePaul (3/8) … Had a season-high 18 points in the Pirates’ NIT game at Colorado (3/14).

BEFORE SETON HALL: Played four seasons and established himself as one of the best defensive players in the country at Saint Peter's ... Earned the Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year award as the top defensive player in Division I in 2021-22 ... Named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season as a senior ... 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 ... The lone Peacock to play in and start all 34 games on a team that advanced to the Elite Eight at the NCAA Tournament ... Averaged 10.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and 2.4 assists per game ... 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) ... Had a dominant 17-point, 10-rebound double-double in the NCAA Tournament second round win over Murray State (3/19) ... Solidified his spot as the nation's best shot blocker, becoming the program’s first NCAA Individual statistical champion in blocked shots as a junior (91) ... 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 ... 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 as a sophomore ... Appeared in all but one of the team's 32 games as a freshman, earning 19 starts while averaging over 27 minutes per night ... 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

HIGH SCHOOL: 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: Brother of Chisom, Chike, Chuke Ndefo ... Son of Charity and Christian Ndefo ... Kenechukwu "KC" Ndefo was born on March 01, 2000.