2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Giovanni Santiago
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bayamon, Puerto Rico
- High School:
- Cincinnati Hughes
2023-24 SEASON
Appeared in 34 games and started in 27โฆaveraged 9.1 points per game and 4.2 assists per gameโฆSeventh all-time in assists and the top 10 for games played for the Flashes after their last game of the regular seasonโฆled the Flashes in 21 games for assists.
2022-23ย SEASON
Averaged 7.5 points per gameโฆAveraged 1.8 rebounds per gameโฆ Averaged 1.7 assists per gameโฆ Appeared in 23 gamesโฆ Sat out for the remainder of the season due to injury on 2/3.
2021-22ย SEASON
Career-high 21 points vs. EMU (2/5)โฆ Played in 28 games, starting 14โฆ Recorded 11 games with 3+ three-pointers madeโฆ Posted 12 double-digit scoring gamesโฆ Shot 6-for-6 from three against Point Park (11/30)โฆ Second-most threes made in a game without a miss in program historyโฆ Scored 12 or more points in five of his last 11 gamesโฆ Recorded a career-high six steals vs. Ball State (2/22), tied for the fifth-most in a single game in Kent State historyโฆ One of five Golden Flashes with a 20-point gameโฆ Led the Flashes in scoring three times and led the team in assists three times.
2020-21 SEASON
Was the only Golden Flash to start in all 23 games... Averaged 9.1 points, 4.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game... Led the team with 51 made three-pointers and shot 44.7% from deep, including recording multiple threes in 16 contests... Recorded a career-high 22 points against Western Michigan (2/16)... Scored in double figures 10 times, all coming in the second half of the season... Recorded 5+ย assists in 10 different games... Posted a career-high 6 rebounds against Akron (1/1) and a career-high 4 steals against Toledo (1/23)... Led the team in minutes played (775), free throw percentage (92.0) and assists (95).ย ย
2019-20 SEASON
Appeared in 25 games, starting four...ย Averaged 2.4 points per game shooting 48.8%ย from the field and 36.8% from beyond the arc... Scored 7 pts and dished out a team-high single-game 10 assists against Hiram (11/6).
Recipient of the Robert G. Miller and Lora Jean Weidlemanย Men's Basketball Scholarship (2019-2020)
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
HARGRAVE MILITARY PREP
Averaged 12.3 points and 5.0ย assists per game.
PUERTO RICO NATIONAL TEAM
Averaged 11.8 points and 5.3 assists... Scored a tournament-high 17 points against the United States and posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists in a 14-point win over the Dominican Republic.
CINCINNATI HUGHES HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 15.1 points per game and led the Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference in assists his senior year... Anchored the Big Red to their second-straight 20-win season and first District Championship since 2013.
