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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

Rafael Suanes/CAA
Lee S. Weissman
Lee S. Weissman
Lee S. Weissman
Lee S. Weissman
Lee S. Weissman
Lee S. Weissman

5 Eli Pemberton

5 Eli Pemberton

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Middletown, CT
  • High School:
    Cheshire Academy

Summary

Biography

Earned his degree in management in May, 2020. 

Ranked ninth in program history with 1,982 career points and fourth with 215 three-pointers. 


Men’s basketball representative on the Hofstra Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

2019-20: All-Colonial Athletic Association Second Team...CAA Championship All-Tournament Team...NABC Division I All-District Second Team...All-Met Second Team...Boca Raton Beach Classic All-Tournament Team...Played in and started all 34 games...Averaged 17.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game...Also drained 60 three-pointers...Ranked first on the team in free throws, second on the team in points, rebounds, assists, and steals, and third in three-pointers..Ranked eighth in the CAA in scoring, 12th in rebounding, third in free throw percentage, 13th in steals, 15th in three-point field goal percentage, and fifth in minutes player...Scored in double figures in 29 games...Reached 20 or more points 11 times...Posted a new career-high 35 points at home versus James Madison on “Senior Day”...Had 28 points away at San Diego and at home versus Charleston...Tallied 27 points and five rebounds away at Princeton...Had two or more three-pointers in 18 games...Posted five three-pointers in three games...Tallied two double-doubles this season...Posted 15 points and 10 rebounds at home versus Stony Brook...Tallied 19 points and 12 rebounds versus Drexel in the CAA Quarterfinals...Had multiple rebounds in all 34 games...Posted nine rebounds versus Canisius and at Delaware...Tallied eight rebounds five times...Posted multiple assists 19 times...Had seven assists away at Elon...Had two or more steals 13 times...Posted four steals in back-to-back games at home versus Northeastern and Charleston...Hit a perfect 100-percent at the charity stripe 14 times...Went a perfect 10-10 in free throws away at Delaware...Averaged 17.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game in CAA play...Posted 19 points, seven rebounds, and three assists in the CAA Championship Game versus Northeastern...Averaged 36.2 minutes per game...CAA Player of the Week on December 23...2018-19: All-CAA Second Team selection...Named to All-Met Second Team...Played in and started 34 games...Averaged 15.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game...Also posted 43 three-pointers...Ranked second on the team in scoring and rebounding, third in assists, and fourth in three-pointers...Ranked 14th in the CAA in scoring, 19th in rebounding, 15th in free throw percentage and fourth in minutes played...Scored in double figures in 28 games...Reached 20 or more points eight times...Led the team in scoring twice, rebounding six times, assists twice, and steals six times...Had 26 points at home against Charleston...Tallied 24 points at home against UNCW...Posted 19 points and 12 rebounds at Marshall...Had multiple assists 20 times...Tallied nine assists at home against Elon...Had three steals versus Siena and at UNCW...Notched two or more three-pointers 13 times...Averaged 16.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in CAA play...Averaged 35.4 minutes per game...CAA Player of the Week on January 21...Met Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week on January 22...2017-18: Appeared in 30 games and made 28 starts...Averaged 15.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game...Ranked second on the team in scoring and rebounding and third in assists...Second on the team with 54 three-pointers...Scoring average ranked 12 in the CAA, while he was 18th in rebounding, ninth in three-point field goal percentage, 14th in three-point field goals made, 13th in offensive rebounds and ninth in minutes played...Scored in double figures 22 times...Tallied 20 or more points nine times...Had five or more rebounds 18 times, including a season-high of 10 versus Drexel...Notched second career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds versus Drexel...Had three or more assists 11 times, including six at James Madison...Posted 22 points, six assists and five rebounds in win at James Madison...Three highest scoring games, 27 points versus Dayton, 28 points at Rider, 27 points versus UNCW and 27 points at Elon all came in Hofstra wins...Averaged 16.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in conference action...Averaged 34.9 minutes per game...CAA Player of the Week on November 20...CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...2016-17: Named to CAA All-Rookie Team…Played in 31 games, starting 30…Averaged 12.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game…Ranked third on the team in scoring and second in assists…Was 21st in the CAA in scoring…Was third on the team with 58 three-pointers and led the squad in three-point field goal percentage at .406…Ranked third in the CAA in three-point percentage…Scored in double-figures 21 times…Scored a season-high 26 points against Towson on Jan. 19, sinking five three-pointers…Tallied 23 points at Sacred Heart on Nov. 15 and was 5-5 from three-point range…Had a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds at Florida Atlantic on Dec. 3…Had nine rebounds at Elon (Jan. 12)…Passed out six assists against Medaille (Nov. 25) and William & Mary (Jan. 2)…Notched three steals versus Towson (Jan. 19)…Averaged 11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in CAA play…Averaged 32.3 minutes per game…Three-time CAA Rookie of the Week...CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection.

High School/Personal: Attended Cheshire (CT) Academy in 2015-16 where he was a member of the basketball team...Started his scholastic career at Xavier High School in Middletown, Connecticut, from 2011 to 2014...Attended The Master’s School in West Simsbury, Connecticut, 2014-15...2016 Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game Most Valuable Player...Four-time All-Connecticut selection...First team All-New England pick as a senior...Second team All-New England as a junior...Scored more than 2,000 points in his scholastic career...Four-time team Most Valuable Player between 2013 and 2016...Averaged 26 points per game in 2014-15 and 21 points per game in 2015-16...Runner-up at the 2016 American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk Championship...Track team Most Valuable Player in 2014...Earned second academic honors in 2014-15...Has one brother, William Allen, who played basketball at Johnson C. Smith University...Cousin, Chauncey Hardy, played basketball at Sacred Heart...Names Drake as his favorite musician, and Russell Westbrook and James Harden as his favorite athletes...Lists ping pong as a hobby...Ryan Wood Autism Foundation volunteer...Aspires to play in the NBA...Management major.

Career Highs                
PTS: 35 vs. James Madison, 2/29/20                
REBS: 12, twice, most recently vs. Drexel, 3/8/20            
ASTS: 9 vs. Elon, 2/7/19                    
FGM: 11 vs. James Madison, 2/29/20                
FGA: 20 at San Diego, 11/27/19                                    
3FGM: 5, several times, most recently vs. Delaware, 3/9/20        
3FGA: 9, twice, most recently vs. Manhattan, 12/22/19        
FTM: 11 vs. UNCW, 2/1/18                    
FTA: 12, three times, most recently at Charleston, 2/14/19        
OR: 5, three times, most recently vs. Towson, 2/27/20            
DR: 9 vs. Drexel, 3/8/20                    
TO: 7, three times, most recently vs. #1 Villanova, 12/22/17        
ST: 4, twice, most recently vs. Charleston, 2/13/20            
BS: 2, twice, most recently vs. New York Tech, 11/15/19        
MIN: 50, twice, most recently vs. Towson, 2/21/19    
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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    6'5" 197 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    6'5" 195 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    6'5" 195 lbs
    5