2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Mennenga, Sam
Jersey Number 3
Sam Mennenga
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Auckland, New Zealand
- High School:
- Westlake Boys
Bio
2021-22: Started 33 of the 34 games he played • Set new personal bests in every statistical category • Finished 10th in the A-10 in field-goal percentage at 51.9 percent • Scored in double figures 14 times, including four of the first five contests • Recorded a pair of double-doubles • Grabbed eight or more rebounds in a contest seven times • Opened the year with a 13-point, 10-rebound effort in win over Delaware (11/9) • Backed performance against Blue Hens with 14 points and 9 rebounds at San Francisco (11/13) • Also had a double-double (16 pts, 11 rebs) in league win at Fordham (1/22) • Averaged 13 points over his last eight contests • Scored a career-high 18 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-4 from long range against Richmond (3/13) in A-10 title game • Capped his sophomore campaign with 15 points and 5 rebounds versus Michigan State (3/18) in NCAA Tournament.
2020-21: Started 20 of 21 games as a redshirt freshman • Finished second on the team in rebounding • Scored in double figures five times • Started collegiate career with a 12-point, 9-rebound performance in win over High Point (11/25) • Backed debut with a season-high 17 points against nationally-ranked Texas (11/30) in the Maui Invitational • Finished with 15 points and 9 rebounds in Davidson’s victory over Saint Joseph’s (1/12) • Also cracked 10-point plateau in conference tilts against Richmond (12/30) and UMass (1/24).
Before Davidson: Represented New Zealand at the 19U World Championships in Greece… Named to the Basketball Without Borders Global all-star team over NBA All-Star Weekend in Charlotte (Feb. 2019)… Selected to play for the NBA Academy Select team at the 2019 NBA Academy Games in Atlanta.
Personal: Born Dec. 12, 2001 • Son of Jens and Magdalena Mennenga • Has two brothers, Lucas and Ben Mennenga.
2020-21: Started 20 of 21 games as a redshirt freshman • Finished second on the team in rebounding • Scored in double figures five times • Started collegiate career with a 12-point, 9-rebound performance in win over High Point (11/25) • Backed debut with a season-high 17 points against nationally-ranked Texas (11/30) in the Maui Invitational • Finished with 15 points and 9 rebounds in Davidson’s victory over Saint Joseph’s (1/12) • Also cracked 10-point plateau in conference tilts against Richmond (12/30) and UMass (1/24).
Before Davidson: Represented New Zealand at the 19U World Championships in Greece… Named to the Basketball Without Borders Global all-star team over NBA All-Star Weekend in Charlotte (Feb. 2019)… Selected to play for the NBA Academy Select team at the 2019 NBA Academy Games in Atlanta.
Personal: Born Dec. 12, 2001 • Son of Jens and Magdalena Mennenga • Has two brothers, Lucas and Ben Mennenga.
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