PLAYER PROFILES

 

 

1 • Eugene Kotorobai

RS-Jr. • Forward • 6-5 • 210
Richmond Hill, Ontario • Cheshire (CT) Academy

As a Sophomore in 2005-06: Saw action in all 28 games with eight starts … Averaged 6.3 points and 5.1 rebounds a contest … Shot a team-best 43.1 percent from 3-point range – second in the Northeast Conference - connecting on 31-of-72 from behind the arc … Went 9-of-10 from 3-point range to commence the 05-06 season … Paced team in rebounding in 10 games … Had 13 rebounds versus St. Francis (NY) on Feb. 27, nine on the defensive end … Thirteen rebounds tied a career-best … Had 10 boards versus Fairleigh Dickinson (2/9) … Collected nine rebounds versus Longwood on Dec. 30 … Had season-best three blocks at Sacred Heart (2/4) … Sported 23 blocks on the season with 15 coming in the last 10 games of the year … Sported five games in double figures … Season-best 16 points against Monmouth on Feb. 11, going 6-of-8 from the floor and 4-of-5 from long range … Had 12 points versus CCNY (12/22), going 5-of-6 from the floor … Had 10 points and eight boards at St. Francis (NY) on Jan. 18 … Also had two assists in the game … Sported 12 points in win over St. Francis (PA) on Feb. 18 with a 2-of-3 performance from downtown … Was 3-for-4 from long range at Wagner (2/24) posting 11 points and adding four assists … Grabbed 13 rebounds in win over St. Francis (NY) on Jan. 27 … Also had two blocks and a steal in the game.

2004-05: Suffered stress facture on right foot in preseason .... Attempted to return to action against St. Francis on Jan. 5, Scoring two points in 14 minutes of action ... Received medical redshirt.

As a Freshman in 2003-04: Played all 27 games and started 12 times ... Tallied 6.6 points and 4.7 rebounds a game ... Ranked second on the team in rebounding ... Grabbed majority of rebounds on the defensive end (91/127)... Registered double-digit scoring in seven games ... Erupted for season-best 20 points versus Albany (12/20) on 6-of-9 shooting from the field ... Notched 13 points (5-of-8 FG) at Sacred Heart in NEC opener (12/8) .... Pumped in 12 points on a 4-of-6 shooting effort at Mount St. Mary’s (2/5), registering four rebounds, one assist, one steal and no turnovers .... Collected season-best 13 rebounds -all on defense - at Monmouth on Feb. 19 ... Scored at least two points in 25-of-27 contests ... Averaged 20.5 minutes a game ... Found a better scoring niche in games off of the bench- averaging 8.1 points a game compared to 5.8 ppg in starts.

Prep
Attended Cheshire (CT) Academy... Team MVP who averaged 18.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in 2002-03... Also was his conference’s champion in the discus ... Cheshire (CT) Academy also produced former Blackbird JaJa Bey.

High School
Attended Markham District (Ont.) High School... As a senior, he helped his school to a ledger of 32-8... Averaged 22.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game... An all-area and a second team All-Toronto choice.

Personal
Born November 21, 1982 in Moldova... Grew up with his family in Ontario... Son of Tony and Toni Kotorobai... Has one brother.