2018-2019 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Notes: Enters the season fourth in school history with 1,236 points, second with a .396 three-point percentage, second with 318 free throws, third with 148 three-pointers, fourth with 268 assists, tied for fourth with 167 steals, fifth with 385 field goals and seventh with 388 rebounds.
As a Junior in 2017-18: Named CACC Player of the Year, first team NABC All-East Region, first team CCA All-East Region, a member of the CACC All-Tournament Team and first team City of Basketball Love All-Area… Competed in 30 games with 29 starts… Ended 61st in the country with 19.4 points per game, 14th with 67 steals, 20th with 2.23 steals per contest, 21st with 156 free throws, 51st with 581 points, 69th with 1,058 minutes and 76th with 35.3 minutes per game… Closed first in the CACC in free throws, second in points and third in points per game… Netted a career-best 40 points on 11-of-24 shooting, went 14-for-18 from the line, canned four 3-pointers in addition to getting four assists and three rebounds against Adelphi (12/16)… Also netted 32 points on 10-of-17 shooting, went 9-for-12 from the line and added eight rebounds vs. Chestnut Hill (1/30)… Notched two doubles with 22 points and 10 rebounds at Post (1/27) along with 19 and 10 at Holy Family (2/7)… Canned six 3-pointers at Southern New Hampshire (11/12)… Dished nine assists against Bloomfield (1/13)… Notched five steals at LIU Post (11/29)… Tabbed CACC Player of the Week three times and to the league’s Weekly Honor Roll eight times.
As a Sophomore in 2016-17: Played in 27 games with 26 starts… Closed 40th in the CACC with 10.4 points per game, ninth with 42 steals, 14th with a .370 three-point percentage, 14th with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio, 29th with 37 three-pointers, 36th with a .421 shooting percentage and 36th with 4.7 rebounds per contest… Scored in double figures 13 times… Recorded his first double-double with 19 points (11-for-13 FT) and 10 rebounds to go with six assists and four steals vs. Pace (12/12)… Scored 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting at University of the Sciences (11/22)… Poured in 18 points at Nyack (1/28)… Amassed nine rebounds at Roberts Wesleyan (1/21)… Recorded six assists vs. Georgian Court (11/30), Caldwell (1/4) and Holy Family (1/24)… Totaled five steals at Millersville (12/31)… Canned four 3-pointers at Nyack (1/28)… Named to CACC Weekly Honor Roll (12/20).
As a Freshman in 2015-16: Named to City of Basketball Love Division II All-Rookie Team… Played in 27 games with 24 starts… Tabbed CACC Rookie of the Week three times (12/14, 1/4, 1/11)… Picked to CACC Weekly Honor Roll three times (1/25, 2/8, 2/22)… His 58 steals are the eighth-best single season mark in team history and his 103 free throws are eighth… Ended 14th in the country with 2.15 steals per game and 24th with 58 steals… Led the CACC in steals and steals per contest… Closed 18th in the CACC with 13.9 points per game, sixth with an .805 free throw percentage, 18th with a .359 three-point percentage, 41st with a .408 shooting percentage and 15th with 2.8 assists per game… Scored in double figures 21 times and netted at least 20 points four times… Poured in 26 points (8-of-13 FG) vs. Wilmington-DE (2/20) and netted 22 (9-of-15 FG) at Philadelphia U. (12/5)… Nailed a critical 3-pointer in Goldey-Beacom’s victory over Concordia-NY (2/6)… Ended that game with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, five steals, four assists and four 3-pointers… Also canned four 3-pointers vs. U. of the Sciences (12/15)… Hauled in nine rebounds at Caldwell and seven on three other occasions… Dished eight assists in his collegiate debut vs. New York Tech (11/14) and 6 at Felician (1/6)… Recorded five steals on four occasions.
Notes: Majoring in Business Administration…Led Sayreville Memorial High School to first division title and most wins in school history his senior year… Led the Bombers to three state football titles… Most memorable moment was scoring 1,000 points and winning the division title as a Bomber… Lists his father as whom he admires most… Enjoys playing 2K video game and juggling… Avid fan Kyrie Irving, Russell Westbrook, and the Oklahoma City Thunder… Favorite TV show is “Power”… Favorite actor is Will Ferrell… Likes listening to A Boogie… One of four children… Son of Virgilio and Stephanie Taite… Born in Brooklyn, NY.
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Historical Player Information
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2015-2016Freshman
Guard
5'11"
150 lbs
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2016-2017Sophomore
Guard
5'11"
150 lbs
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2017-2018Junior
Guard
5'11"
150 lbs
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2018-2019Senior
Guard
5'11"
165 lbs
