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2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 25
Quenton DeCosey
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 205
- Hometown:
- Union, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Joseph's-Metuchen
Bio
2015-16: Unanimous selection to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference First Team...Also named to the Philadelphia Big 5 First Team and NABC All-District First Team...Became the 51st player in program history to reach 1,000 career points early in the Owls’ win vs. Minnesota (11/19), and amassed 1,513 points in his career to rank 16th all-time in program history...Led the team and ranked third in The American with 15.9 points per game...Ranked third in the league in minutes played per game (34.5), 11th in free-throw percentage at .780, tied for sixth in steals per game (1.2), and 17th with 6.0 rebounds per game...Scored in double figures in 30 of 33 games overall including a streak of 13 straight...Was the only Temple player to start in all 33 contests...Put up a game-high 26 points on 10-of-22 shooting from the field in the Owls' 72-70 overtime loss to Iowa in the NCAA Tournament First Round...Scored 14 points in both of the Owls’ American Tournament games, adding eight rebounds and three steals in their quarterfinal win vs. USF (3/11)...Hit the game-winning jumper with three seconds left to lift the Owls to a 63-61 win vs. UCF (2/27), finishing with 16 points, four assists and three steals...Led all players with 23 points in a come-from-behind win vs. UConn (2/11), hitting 7-of-7 free throws including 5-of-5 in the final minute...Scored a team-high 21 points in an OT win vs. Tulsa (2/4), all of them coming in the second half and overtime, also grabbing seven boards and dishing four assists to tie his season high...Put up a career-high 30 points in a win at USF (1/16), making a career-best 14 free throws in 17 attempts while also hitting 4-of-7 shots from long range...Notched his third double-double of the season with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds at ECU (1/27)...Put up 19 points, dished four assists and recorded three steals in an upset win vs. #8 SMU (1/24)...Led all scorers with 22 points in a double-overtime win vs. Cincinnati (1/16)...Tied career high with four steals at Memphis (1/13), also scoring 13 points and grabbing seven rebounds... Scored 24 points in a win vs. East Carolina (1/9), hitting 8-of-13 field goals including 5-of-8 three-pointers...Led the Owls with 15 points in a win at #23/24 UConn (1/5), hitting all three of his attempts from long range...Reached double figures in free throws made for a second game in a row in a win at #22/23 Cincinnati, hitting 10-of-11 from the stripe and scoring 19 points to lead the team...Made 12-of-15 free throws in a win vs. Delaware State (12/19), finishing with 20 points and making it his third career double-double with a game and career-high 12 rebounds.
2014-15: One of three players to play in all 37 games, tying for team lead with 35 starts...Second on team in scoring (12.3 ppg.), rebounding (4.6 rpg.), assists (81) and three-point field goals (51)...Led team in three-point percentage (51-142, .359) and fourth in steals (31)...Named Second Team all-Philadelphia Big 5...Scored in double figures 27 times and had streak of 11 consecutive double-digit games (11/17-12/18)...Led team in scoring 11 times...Recorded first career double-double with game-high 21 points and career-best 11 rebounds in NIT Quarterfinal win over Louisiana Tech (3/25)...Big 5 Player of the Week (12/8)...Three 20-point scoring games with season-high 22 at Saint Joseph's (12/3)...Huge game in American Athletic Conference Quarterfinal win over Memphis (3/13), scoring 14 points, grabbing team-high eight rebounds and dishing five assists..Made a three-pointer in 30 of 37 games...Only player to score in all 37 games...Attempted 73 more free throws than previous season, making nine attempts against Towson and UConn and was perfect eight of eight for team-high 18 points at #7/7 Villanova (12/14)...Made career-high three blocked shots against #4/3 Duke (11/21).
2013-14: Played in 31 games, starting all but one...Third on team and eighth in The American in scoring (15.4 ppg)...Second on team in three-pointers made (58)...Scored in double figures in the first 17 games (was the only Owl to do so) before recording eight vs. Cincinnati...Scored in double figures in 27 of 31 games overall...Points per game improvement of 13.5 ppg over last season ranked in the top 10 nationally...Played 40 or more minutes nine times, ranking second on team and conference in minutes per game (36.4)...Scored a career-high 28 points in the final game of the season vs. UCF in The American Championships first round (3/12), hitting 6-of-8 from behind the arc...Hit the game-winning jumper at the final buzzer at USF (3/8) and finished with 18 points...Scored 23 points at #22/24 Memphis (2/22), hitting 9-of-17 from the field...Led TU with 16 points vs. #21/21 UConn (2/20) while pulling down a career-high eight boards...Tallied 18 points vs. #9/9 Villanova (2/1)...Led all players with 21 points (8-18 FG) vs. La Salle (1/18)...Put up 17 points on 7-of-15 FG shooting at Cincinnati (1/14), playing all 40 minutes for the third straight game...Scored 18 points (7-14 FG, 3-6 3pt) vs. Memphis (1/11) while playing all 40 minutes...Scored 25 points at Rutgers (9-14 FG, 6-7 3pt), including 17 in the first half...Scored 20 points vs. USF (1/9) while playing all 40 minutes...Career-high seven assists (11 pts) while playing 43 minutes vs. Texas (12/7).
Europe Trip (Aug. 2013): Led the Owls in scoring in the team's four-game trip to Europe, averaging 14 points per game...Also made 11 three-pointers (11-27, .407) while tying for the team lead in steals (9) and ranking second in assists (14).
2012-13: Played in 28 games, making lone start in team's win against Saint Louis...Averaged 1.9 points and 1.1 rebounds per game while playing 7.0 minutes per game...Lone double-figure game was against #2/2 Duke, scoring a team-high 13 points on five-of-six shooting (3-3 from 3-pt range) in 18 minutes...Also contributed six points and career-high six rebounds in upset of #3/3 Syracuse while playing a career-best 22 minutes...Had eight points at Buffalo and six points at Butler.
High School: Averaged 24.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists as a senior last season at St. Joseph’s-Metuchen High...A first team all-State selection, he finished his career as the school's second all-time leading scorer (1,608 points) behind former Duke great Jason Williams.
2014-15: One of three players to play in all 37 games, tying for team lead with 35 starts...Second on team in scoring (12.3 ppg.), rebounding (4.6 rpg.), assists (81) and three-point field goals (51)...Led team in three-point percentage (51-142, .359) and fourth in steals (31)...Named Second Team all-Philadelphia Big 5...Scored in double figures 27 times and had streak of 11 consecutive double-digit games (11/17-12/18)...Led team in scoring 11 times...Recorded first career double-double with game-high 21 points and career-best 11 rebounds in NIT Quarterfinal win over Louisiana Tech (3/25)...Big 5 Player of the Week (12/8)...Three 20-point scoring games with season-high 22 at Saint Joseph's (12/3)...Huge game in American Athletic Conference Quarterfinal win over Memphis (3/13), scoring 14 points, grabbing team-high eight rebounds and dishing five assists..Made a three-pointer in 30 of 37 games...Only player to score in all 37 games...Attempted 73 more free throws than previous season, making nine attempts against Towson and UConn and was perfect eight of eight for team-high 18 points at #7/7 Villanova (12/14)...Made career-high three blocked shots against #4/3 Duke (11/21).
2013-14: Played in 31 games, starting all but one...Third on team and eighth in The American in scoring (15.4 ppg)...Second on team in three-pointers made (58)...Scored in double figures in the first 17 games (was the only Owl to do so) before recording eight vs. Cincinnati...Scored in double figures in 27 of 31 games overall...Points per game improvement of 13.5 ppg over last season ranked in the top 10 nationally...Played 40 or more minutes nine times, ranking second on team and conference in minutes per game (36.4)...Scored a career-high 28 points in the final game of the season vs. UCF in The American Championships first round (3/12), hitting 6-of-8 from behind the arc...Hit the game-winning jumper at the final buzzer at USF (3/8) and finished with 18 points...Scored 23 points at #22/24 Memphis (2/22), hitting 9-of-17 from the field...Led TU with 16 points vs. #21/21 UConn (2/20) while pulling down a career-high eight boards...Tallied 18 points vs. #9/9 Villanova (2/1)...Led all players with 21 points (8-18 FG) vs. La Salle (1/18)...Put up 17 points on 7-of-15 FG shooting at Cincinnati (1/14), playing all 40 minutes for the third straight game...Scored 18 points (7-14 FG, 3-6 3pt) vs. Memphis (1/11) while playing all 40 minutes...Scored 25 points at Rutgers (9-14 FG, 6-7 3pt), including 17 in the first half...Scored 20 points vs. USF (1/9) while playing all 40 minutes...Career-high seven assists (11 pts) while playing 43 minutes vs. Texas (12/7).
Europe Trip (Aug. 2013): Led the Owls in scoring in the team's four-game trip to Europe, averaging 14 points per game...Also made 11 three-pointers (11-27, .407) while tying for the team lead in steals (9) and ranking second in assists (14).
2012-13: Played in 28 games, making lone start in team's win against Saint Louis...Averaged 1.9 points and 1.1 rebounds per game while playing 7.0 minutes per game...Lone double-figure game was against #2/2 Duke, scoring a team-high 13 points on five-of-six shooting (3-3 from 3-pt range) in 18 minutes...Also contributed six points and career-high six rebounds in upset of #3/3 Syracuse while playing a career-best 22 minutes...Had eight points at Buffalo and six points at Butler.
High School: Averaged 24.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists as a senior last season at St. Joseph’s-Metuchen High...A first team all-State selection, he finished his career as the school's second all-time leading scorer (1,608 points) behind former Duke great Jason Williams.
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