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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

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54 Myles Cherry

  • Pos. F
  • Yr. Senior
  • Ht. 6-8
  • Weight 247
  • Hometown Newcastle, Australia
  • High School Choate Roasemary Hall (Conn.
  • Major Psychology

Biography

General: Good basketball IQ...good passer and strong inside with a plus work ethic.

2018-2019: Returned from a 10-game absence against American on Feb. 20, but averaged just 11.4 minutes per outing in the final five games of the season...ripped down five offensive rebounds against Rosemont, marking the third time he had grabbed five or more offensive boards in the season...recorded the first 15-plus rebound game since 2015 against Cornell with 17 boards, a career high...registered his first two career double-doubles this season with a career-high 18 points at La Salle and 14 points to go with his rebounding output against Cornell...made his second career three at Penn...A Patriot League Academic Honor Roll Selection...third Leopard in the last five season from Australia, following in the footsteps of Dan Trist '15 and Nathaniel Musters '16.

2017-2018: Tied his career-high in blocks and steals with two apiece in a win over Loyola…scored a career-high nine points, including his first career three-pointer, in a home contest against Bucknell…ripped down nine rebounds back-to-back against Colgate and Bucknell, tying a career-best both times…has made his presence felt on the glass, averaging 3.6 rebounds per game, ranking third on the team…appeared in 30 games during his sophomore campaign, logging valuable minutes off the bench for the Maroon and White…converted 30-of-52 from the field, en route to a team-leading field goal percentage (57.7%).

2016-17: Played in all 30 games as a valuable big off the bench in his freshman year...tied a career-high with eight points in the second half against Lehigh...picked up a season-high two steals in the loss at Lehigh...scored eight points on 3-of-4 from the field and 2-of-3 from the foul line in the win over NJIT.

At Choate: Spent a prep season in the U.S. playing for Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn. under Lafayette alum and former assistant coach Drew Dawson ’03...spent four years at St. Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton in Australia...while overseas, was a Sporting Blue Letter recipient each of his four years, given to the top 10 sporting students in the state...was the captain of the New South Wales country team for two years and represented the Pacific at the Nike All-Asia Camp...on the club and international circuit, he played for Australia as part of the U-17 squad and was an Australian representative at the New Zealand Easter Tournament...his New South Wales country team was also a dual gold medalist at the National Championship...averaged more than 20 points and 10 rebounds per contest on his way to First-Team All-New England accolades...earned distinction in the New South Wales economics competition and was the All-Rounder of The Year, an award given to his school’s top student-athlete, in 2015.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 54

    2016-17Freshman

    F
    6'8" 232 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2017-18Junior

    F
    6'9" 239 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2018-19Junior

    F
    6'8" 234 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2019-20Senior

    F
    6'8" 247 lbs
    54