Lafayette College Athletics

2024-25: One of three captains...crowned the Patriot League’s Defensive Player of the Year...named to the All-Patriot League Third and Defensive Teams...ranks second all-time at Lafayette in career blocks (188)...one of six players on the Academic All-Patriot League Team...led the Leopards in scoring (16), assists (4) and blocks (2) at Villanova...missed four games due to injury...posted a team-leading 18 points and four blocks against LIU...netted a team-high 11 points to go along with eight rebounds and three blocks versus Niagara...grabbed 10 rebounds and made four stops against Binghamton...scored 13 points, grabbed six rebounds and made five blocks at Mercyhurst...knocked down a team-high 17 points at Portland...completed his first double-double of the season (14 pts, 11 reb) vs. Stonehill...blocked a career-high six shots at Navy... one of four Leopards in double figures at Bucknell, tallying 14 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double this winter...one of five starters in double figures (18) vs. Holy Cross...grabbed five rebounds at Army...ranked first in the NCAA in blocks per game (3.14) from Jan. 16-20...overtook second place all-time in career blocks at Lafayette (161) with a pair vs. American on Jan. 29...missed the Loyola contest on Feb. 5 due to illness...returned to action for a double-double against Navy with 15 points and 13 rebounds...earned his fourth double-double of the season versus Lehigh on 17 points and 10 rebounds...contributed 11 points and 11 rebounds against Army for a back-to-back double-double outing, bringing his career total to eight...collected eight rebounds and scored 11 points at Boston...led the Leopards with a double-double (25 points, 11 rebounds, five assists) against Holy Cross in the PLT First Round...finished his Leopard career in the PLT Quarterfinal at American with 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and five blocks.

2023-24: Started in all 32 contests, averaging 9.3 points, 1.8 assists, 2.2 blocks and 5.3 rebounds per game…shot 118-of-290 (.407) from the floor and went 12-for-61 (.197) from beyond the arc overall…netted 49 out of 73 free throws (.671)…grabbed 168 rebounds and made 11 steals…recorded 69 blocks this season (a two-year career total of 106, good for sixth in Lafayette's history)…recorded four blocks and scored six points to open the season at St. Joseph’s...totaled five points, made two blocks and grabbed six rebounds at No. 25 UCLA... blocked two shots in the home-opening victory versus Wilkes...tallied a career-high 28 points at Penn...scored a team-high 13 points versus Drexel...one of three players finish in double figures against Quinnipiac... one of two players to score in double figures (16) to power Lafayette to a 2-0 opening week in league play...recorded a team second-best 13 points in the victory at Colgate...made a career-high six blocks versus Navy on his way to Patriot League Player of the Week on Jan. 15...grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds in the overtime victory at Army...named to the 2023-24 All-Patriot League Third and Defensive Teams...named to the 2023-24 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court.

2022-23: Started 18 games in his first campaign on College Hill...registered his first basket as a Leopard in the opener at Miami (Fla.), where he scored nine points... grabbed seven rebounds vs. Penn...registered two blocks at Penn...had a career-high four blocks at Boston U...netted 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Navy...scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Lehigh...managed first career double-double at Holy Cross, scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds...netted nine points against Boston U...scored 11 points at Loyola...managed 13 points at Army...netted a career-high 23 points against Colgate on Feb. 22...scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds at Bucknell for a second career double-double...managed 19 points and 13 rebounds vs. American in the conference semifinal game for his third career double-double.

At Boston College: Saw action in 10 games as a freshman...blocked two shots against Virginia...added four points and five boards at Florida State...scored five points against Duke at the ACC Tournament.

At Whitinsville Christian: Consensus three-star recruit...averaged 14.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 4.0 blocked shots per game...helped lead the Crusaders to a 17-5 overall record, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Central Mass Division 3 championship...The New England Recruiting Report ranked him 15th among all recruits.

Personal: Son of Jeffery and Laurie Vander Bann...has an older brother, Josh.