2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
De La Rosa, Adonis

Jersey Number 1
Adonis De La Rosa
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bronx, N.Y.
- High School:
- Christ The King H.S.
Bio
2017-18 JUNIOR SEASON
- Named Hometown Bank Student-Athlete of the Week (12/4/17) for his average of 17.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game against Norfolk State and Cleveland State.
- Played in 34 games, starting in 32
- Led the team in rebounds with an average of 7.6 rebounds per game.
- Had the teams second highest number of blocks, totaling 22
- Was the teams third highest scorer with an average of 11.8 points per game.
2016-17 SOPHOMORE SEASON
- One of five players to appear in all 36 games for Kent State.
- The team's second leading shot blocker with a total of 27 blocks.
- Averaged 3.7 points and 3.7 rebounds a game.
- Took nearly 25 charges throughout the year, including four against Buffalo in the MAC Tournament.
- Had his best game of the season against Niagara, registering 13 points and 11 boards.
- Earned Howard and Barbara Fleischmann Endowed Athletic Scholarship
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
- Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN and originally signed with St. John's, where he redshirted.
- Played his previous season at Williston State College.
- Led his team to a 23-8 record and trip to the Region XIII semifinals.
- He averaged 11.1 points per game and converted 54-percent of his field goals while leading the Tetons with 7.6 rebounds per game and 10 double-doubles.
- He played at Christ the King High School, which is the same school where 2016 senior Chris Oritz played, and led the Royals to back-to-back city and state championships as a junior and senior.
- Ranked by ESPN as a three-star recruit and the No. 14 player in New York
- Named the 2013-14 New York Daily News Queens Player of the Year
- Earned 2013-14 first team All-City and first team All-Queens accolades from the Daily News
PERSONAL
- Born on October 20, 1994
- Majoring in Educational Studies
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