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Clarkson University Athletics

2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster

50 Elson Pickering

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 250
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brooklyn, NY
  • Highschool Frederick Douglass Academy

Biography

Career Highlights (2005-10) – Played in 102 career games, sixth most games played in school history…Part of senior class with most victories in four-year span (54)…Became all-time leader in blocked shots in 2010 with 124 and is the single-season leader as well, recording 51 in 2007-08…Finished career among all-time leaders in points (1025 – 14th), rebounds (575 – 7th), rebounds per game (5.64 – 13th), field goals made (390 – 12th), and free throws made (218 – 12th).

Senior Year (2009-10) – Enjoyed historic final season at Clarkson, becoming only the 16th player in school history to record 1000 career points and surpassing all-time block mark…Opened season with back-to-back double-doubles, and finished season with 14 games scoring in double-figures…Led team with 270 points and 34 blocks…Named Liberty League Second-Team All-Star and finished among conference leaders in numerous categories, including scoring (11th), rebounding (9th), field-goal percentage (15th), free-throw percentage (10th), and blocked shots (3rd)

Junior Year (2008-09) – Led team to post-season for third straight season, ranking third on team in points with 212…Finished season in 16th place in conference with 123 rebounds while ranking 15th in field-goal percentage, and 12th in blocks…Would have ranked 8th in league in free throw percentage…Posted eighth career 20-point game with 26-point effort against Rensselaer (1/24/09).

Sophomore Year (2007-08) – Named Most Outstanding Player of Liberty League Conference Tournament, scoring 41 points in pair of victories to push Clarkson to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance…Recorded 24 points in win over St. Lawrence (2/29/08) and 17 points in victory over Hamilton (3/1/08)…Picked as Liberty League Second-Team All-Star, averaging 13.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game while setting single-season Clarkson record for blocks with 51…Ranked highly in numerous categories in conference statistics, leading the league in blocked shots while finishing 7th in scoring, 4th in rebounding, 10th in field-goal percentage, and 15th in free-throw percentage…Posted five double-doubles and five 20-point games, including career-high 28 points against Skidmore College (1/19/08)…Chosen as Liberty League Forward of the Week on three occasions.

Freshman Year (2006-07) – Struggled with injuries in 2005-06 before making big splash in opening tournament of season, and named to North Country “Coaches Vs. Cancer” Classic All-Tournament team…Played in 25 games, starting twice as key reserve, averaging 8.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game…Led team in rebounds (123) and blocks (21)…Ranked 9th in conference in field-goal percentage (.507), 7th in free-throw percentage (.727), and 12th in blocks (0.84 bpg)…Recorded seven double-figure scoring games, including 26-point, 12-rebound game in final contest of season.

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