Romaro Gill

Height:
7-2
Weight:
245
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
St. Thomas, Jamaica
High School:
St. Thomas
Prev School:
Vincennes University

**2020 BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR**
**2020 BIG EAST MOST IMPROVED PLAYER**
**2020 ALL-MET FIRST TEAM**
**2020 NABC ALL-DISTRICT 5 SECOND TEAM**
**2020 LEFTY DRIESELL DEFENSIVE ALL-AMERICA TEAM**
**2020 BIG EAST MEN'S BASKETBALL SPORT EXCELLENCE AWARD**
**2020 NABC HONORS COURT**
**2020 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
**2019 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
**2019 NABC HONORS COURT**
**2018 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
**2018 NABC HONORS COURT**

2019-20: Appeared in all 30 games and made 26 starts...Led the Pirates in blocked shots with 95 and was the BIG EAST blocks champion with a 3.2 blocks per game average overall and a 3.4 per conference game average...Finished third in the nation in blocks per game...Named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and the BIG EAST Most Improved Player...Registered a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 74-57 victory over Stony Brook (11/9/19)…Secured eight rebounds against Michigan State (11/14/19)…Had three blocks in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament opener against Oregon (11/27/19)…Accounted for four blocks and five rebounds in a Battle 4 Atlantis win over Southern Miss (11/28/19)...Totaled six blocks in a win over No. 7 Maryland (12/19/19)...Poured in a career high 17 points in a victory over Georgetown (1/3/20)...Scored 11 points and had five blocks in a win at Xavier (1/8/20)...Tied a career high in points with 17 in win at No. 5 Butler (1/15/20)...Recorded a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds in a win at St. John's (1/18/20)...Posted 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting, a career-high eight blocks, and six rebounds against Providence (1/22/20)...Named the Met Writers Co-Player of the Week and to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (1/27/20)...Matched his career high in blocks with eight in a victory at Georgetown (2/5/20)...Finished with 13 points and seven rebounds vs. No. 23 Creighton (2/12/20)...Grabbed eight rebounds at Providence (2/15/20)...Accounted for 15 points and seven rebounds in a victory over No. 21 Butler (2/19/20)...Went 6-for-6 from the field for 12 points while grabbing six rebounds in a win vs. St. John's (2/23/20).

2018-19: Appeared in 27 games for the Pirates and made three starts...Finished second on the team in blocks (34) but also finished first on the team and fourth in the BIG EAST in blocks per game (1.3/gm)...Blocked a career-high five shots in a huge 12-minute appearance to help the Pirates beat Rutgers in the Garden State Hardwood Classic (12/15/18)...Made his first career start in The Hall's road win at Maryland and made a huge difference in 24 minutes with six points, eight rebounds and three blocks (12/22/18)... Made a big impact off the bench at Xavier with four points, five rebounds, four blocks, and three steals, most of them coming in the second half of the comeback victory (1/02/19)... Blocked a shot as time expired to preserve the Pirates' two-point victory over Providence (1/30/19)...Had seven points, five rebounds and three blocks in the Pirates' win over No. 16 Marquette (3/6/19)...Recorded six points and five rebounds in the Pirates' win over No. 23 Marquette in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals (3/15/19)...Had six points in the BIG EAST final against No. 25 Villanova (3/16/19).

2017-18: Redshirt Season.

BEFORE SETON HALL: Played two years of junior college basketball at Vincennes University, where he averaged 5.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game his sophomore season...Ranked 10th in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in blocked shots (85)...Helped the Trailblazers go 32-3 and win the Region 16 district championship as well as reach the quarterfinals of the NJCAA Div. I Championship...Previously attended St. Thomas Technical High School in Jamaica, where he played one year of varsity basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Novlette Barnes and Micheal Gill...Has four siblings...Outside of basketball, enjoys playing soccer and cricket and watching the National Geographic channel...Majoring in Social & Behavioral Sciences...Birthday is October 2.