Anthony D'Avanzo

Class:
Graduate Student
Height:
6-8
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Harwood Heights, Ill.
High School:
Notre Dame
Prev School:
Lewis
Major:
Masters in Business Administration

2021-22 (SENIOR)

Played in 21 games and made 1 start ... Averaged 2.7 points and 1.6 rebounds in 8.0 minutes per game ... Recorded a season-high 9 points vs. Drake ... Made 16-of-20 (.800) free throws ... Had 8 assists vs. 7 turnovers.

2020-21 (JUNIOR)

Played in all 26 games and started 20 ... Averaged 7.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game ... Team's fourth-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder ... Led the team with 15 blocked shots ... Scored a season-high 18 points in the final game of the season, an Arch Madness quarterfinal game against #20 Loyola (March 5) ... Had a double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) in a win over Northern Iowa (Jan. 31) ... Scored in double-figures eight times ... Three highest scoring games of the season all came in the season's final six games ... Hit two clutch free throws with four seconds remaining to force overtime at SEMO, and scored all 13 of his points in the second half and OT to help SIU win, 87-79 (Dec. 2) ... Earned a spot on the MVC Academic Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO SIU

Scored 927 points over four seasons at Lewis University (Division II) ... Redshirted at Lewis as a sophomore in 2017-18 ... Averaged 15.8 points and 8.4 rebounds as a senior, shooting 49 percent from the field and 40 percent from the 3-point line ... Shot 52 percent from the field over 99 games at Lewis (69 starts) ... Scored 17 points in 26 minutes in an exhibition game at Illinois in 2019-20 ... All-Conference selection in 2020 ... Led the Great Lakes Valley Conference in rebounding during league games in 2019-20 ... Scored 20+ points eight games and had seven 10+ rebound games in 2019-20 ... Three-year letter winner at Notre Dame HS in Niles, Illinois ... Averaged 14 points and 8 rebounds as a senior and led Notre Dame to a sectional title.

PERSONAL

Son of JoAnne and Lenny D'Avanzo ... Has one brother, Peter ... Born Aug. 21, 1998, in Harwood Heights, Illinois ... Graduated from Lewis in business marketing and is pursuing an MBA at SIU.