At Hofstra:
2013-14: Third Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection…Named to CAA Basketball All-Academic Team…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…Played in 30 games, starting 28…Averaged 13.3 points, 4.2 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game…Led team in assists and ranked second on the team in scoring…Scored in double figures in 24 games…Poured in a career-high 27 points versus Harford on Nov. 23…Scored 24 points and dished out six assists at No. 3 Louisville on Nov. 12…Scored 22 points versus Delaware on Feb. 19…Recorded a career-best 10 assists to go along with 15 points versus William & Mary on Jan. 22…Passed for eight assists versus Drexel o Jan. 29…Notched four steals versus UNCW on Feb. 8…Averaged 13.4 points, 4.5 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game in CAA play…Averaged 34.6 minutes per game.

At Monmouth:
2012-13: Started 29 of 31 games as a senior…Averaged 8.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game…Scored a season-high 21 points versus Fairleigh Dickinson on Jan. 24…Poured in 20 points at St. Francis (PA) on Feb. 23…Had six rebounds at St. Francis Brooklyn and versus Mount St. Mary’s…Dealt six assists at Mount St. Mary’s on Jan. 5…Notched six steals versus Lafayette…Averaged 26.8 minutes per game…2011-12: Started 31 of 32 games…Averaged 8.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game…Scored in double figures 14 times…Had a career-best 22 points versus Robert Morris on Jan. 21…Grabbed a career-best eight rebounds versus Fordham…Averaged 23.7 minutes per game…Started his collegiate athletic career as a quarterback at Northeastern before transferring to Monmouth to play basketball for the Hawks.

High School/Personal: Played basketball and football for Union High School in Union, NJ…Led the Farmers to two Watchung Conference championships in basketball…Named to second-team All-Union County and garnered a second-team all-state selection as a senior…Averaged 15 points, five rebounds and four assists as a senior…Team went 39-15 over his final two seasons…As a quarterback, threw for almost 2,000 yards and led team to the 2008 county title…Invited to play in the Snapple Bowl All-Star game…Started playing basketball at age 5…Pursuing his MBA degree with a concentration in business analytics at Hofstra after graduating with a degree in finance from Monmouth.

Dion Nesmith’s Career Statistics

Year     G-GS    FGM-FGA     Pct.     FTM-FTA     Pct.      Reb.     Avg.    PF     A       TO     BS   S       TP       Avg.

11-12*   32-31    96-233          .412    51-76          .671      99         3.1      89      49      48      5      36      281     8.8

12-13*   31-29    90-242          .372    51-62          .823      72         2.3      91      68      47      3      41      251     8.1

13-14    30-28    133-341        .390    73-101        .723      77         2.6      100    126    90      1      24      400     13.3

Career   93-88    319-816        .391    175-239       .732      248       2.7      280    243    185    9      101    932     10.0

Three-Point FG: 11-12: 38-99, .384; 12-13: 20-76, .263; 13-14: 61-155, .394; Career: 119-330, .361

*at Monmouth

Career Highs:                                                              
PTS: 27 vs. Hartford, 11/23/13
REBS: 8 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11
ASTS: 10 vs. William & Mary, 1/22/14
FGM: 9 vs. Delaware, 2/19/14
FGA: 19, last vs. Delaware, 2/19/14                  
3FGM: 6 at Mount St. Mary’s, 2/18/12
3FGA: 8, last vs. Delaware, 2/19/14
FTM: 10 at FDU, 2/10/13
FTA: 11, last vs. Hartford, 11/23/13
OR: 3, last at Northeastern, 2/5/14
DR: 7 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11
TO: 7 vs. Belmont, 11/24/13
ST: 6 vs. Lafayette, 11/26/12
BS: 2 at Villanova, 11/11/11
MIN: 40, last vs. Delaware, 3/8/14