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Grand Canyon University Athletics
2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
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Milstead, Damari
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Jersey Number 10
Damari Milstead
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 160
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Oakland, Calif.
- High School:
- Moreau Catholic
Bio
Suggested Reading: Insider: Milstead comes on strong | Insider: Milstead's role, shot expand
Grand Canyon
2018-19 | Sophomore
- After starting season coming off bench, moved into starting rotation for Dec. 9 game against Nevada and started the final 26 games of the season.
- Led GCU in assists (3.6) and steals (1.4) while finishing as one of four Lopes to score in double figures (10.3).
- Ranked fourth in the WAC with a 3.6-to-1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- Made three buckets in the last 90 seconds with two coming off of his own steals to put GCU in a position for its first road win at New Mexico State on Jan. 10.
- Scored a career-high 25 points in an improbable come-from-behind win at UT Rio Grande Valley on Jan. 12.
2017-18 | Freshman
- Saw action in 26 games, averaging 9.4 minutes and 4.5 points as a reserve.
- Led team with 52.6 percent 3-point shooting (minimum 10 attempts), going 10 for 19 on the season.
- Also led team in free throw percentage (minimum 25 attempts), going 48 for 57 (84.2 percent) on the season.
- Connected on the first four 3-pointers of his career over four games.
- Had a streak of 22 consecutive free throw makes, spanning from Dec. 9 to Feb. 1.
High School
Moreau Catholic High School - Hayward, Calif.
- A four-year starter who led the Mariners to a 100-29 mark in his career to be the winningest player in school history.
- Named The San Francisco Chronicle’s 2016-17 Boys Metro Player of the Year, one of many awards that led to his head coach calling him "one of the most decorated high school players ever (in California)."
- Accumulated 2,353 points with a career average of 19.4.
- Helped lead team to three North Coast Section titles in his four years.
- Mariners started 4-9 during his senior campaign in 2016-17 but, after shifting the offense to revolve more around Milstead, the team won 21 consecutive games and reached the state title game.
- Hit the 40-point mark three times during his senior season, including a career-best 44 points on Dec. 2, 2016. Scored 30 or more points in 11 games.
- Led the team in points per game as a senior (25.8) and junior (19.1).
- Shot 40 percent from 3-point range (37 of 92) as a junior in 2015-16.
- High school teammate of Oscar Frayer.
Personal
- Parents are Jules Milstead and Jarecka Holmes.
- Father, Jules, played at Fremont-Oakland in the 1990s and later coached with AAU’s Oakland Soldiers.
- Had 10 college offers but final decision was between Saint Mary's and GCU.
- Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady and Russell Westbrook.
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