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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

Tod Fierner

32 Nelson Boachie-Yiadom

32 Nelson Boachie-Yiadom

  • Position:
    F
  • Height:
    6-8
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    London, England
  • Major:
    Sustainability
  • High School:
    Loomis Chaffee School (CT)/Davidson

Summary

Biography

Working towards a master’s degree in sustainability.
 
At Hofstra:
2022-23:
Played in and started all 35 games…Averaged 3.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game…Ranked among the top 100 in the nation in blocks per game…Ranked third in the CAA in blocked shots…Had a season-best 10 points at Saint Mary’s and at Rutgers…Hit the game-tying bucket at the end of regulation to send the Rutgers game to overtime…Had five or more points nine times…Had five or more rebounds 17 times…Notched a season-best nine rebounds at Towson and vs. Northeastern…Had three or more assists nine times, including a season-high five at Hampton…Tallied two or more blocks 11 times…Had six blocks vs. Middle Tennessee…Posted two steals vs. Quinnipiac and at Hampton…Shot 64.6% from the field…Averaged 21.4 minutes per game…Averaged 18.7 minutes per game in CAA play…Named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
 
At Davidson: Attended Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina…Earned his undergraduate degree in history in 2022…Played in 95 games for the Wildcats…Has career totals of 184 points, 208 rebounds, 98 assists, 45 blocks, and 39 steals…Has shot 57% from the field for his career…Notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds (and five assists) at St. Bonaventure in 2020…Played for Bob McKillop, a 1972 Hofstra graduate, at Davidson.
 
High School/Personal: Attended The Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut…Two-time NEPSAC honorable mention honoree…Averaged 14 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks, and two assists per game as a senior…Also was a member of the track and field team for one year…Has played internationally with Great Britain’s U18 National Team and with the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program in Finland…Has one sister…Enjoys reading and riding his bike in his spare time…Mentioned Kanye West as his favorite musician, Grant Hill as his favorite athlete, and Will Smith as his favorite actor…Stated The Little Book of Talent by Daniel Coyle as his favorite book…Started playing basketball at the age of seven…Would like to go into coaching after a professional basketball career.
 
Career Highs
PTS: 11 at St. Bonaventure, 2/14/20                              
REBS: 10 at St. Bonaventure, 2/14/20                                        
ASTS: 5, twice, most recently at Hampton, 1/5/23                                   
FGM: 5, twice, most recently at Rutgers, 3/14/23            
FGA: 8 at St. Bonaventure, 2/14/20                                            
3FGM: 1, twice, most recently vs. La Salle, 1/29/22                                 
3FGA: 3 at Massachusetts, 1/24/21                               
FTM: 4 at Fordham, 1/22/22                                                       
FTA: 4, three times, most recently vs. George Washington, 11/14/22       
OR: 7 at Rutgers, 3/14/23                                                         
DR: 7, three times, most recently vs. Northeastern, 2/25/23                    
TO: 4, twice, most recently vs. Saint Joseph’s, 1/12/21                            
ST: 3 vs. VCU, 2/27/21                                                              
BS: 6 vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/25/22                                       
MIN: 37 at San Jose State, 11/17/22      

 
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