2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Chris Ortiz
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
- High School:
- Christ the King
2014-15 JUNIOR SEASON
• Played in all 35 games and started 22 of them
• Averaged 22.8 minutes, 6.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game
• Totaled 19 steals, 17 three-pointers and 13 blocks on the season
• Scored career-high 19 points against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 14)
• Recorded first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds at Miami (Feb. 24)
• Slammed game-winning dunk against Miami (Feb. 7)
• Tallied six double-digit scoring games and two double digit rebound games
• Led the team in scoring once
• Led the team in rebounds six times
• Led the team in assists twice
• Awarded Legacy Athletic Endowed Scholarship
2013-14 SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Played in 32 games and started 14 of them
• Averaged 3.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in 14.4 minutes per game
• Totaled 16 blocks, 13 steals, 9 assists and 7 three-pointers on the season
• Led the team in rebounds four times
• Scored season-high 17 points, including 3-for-3 performance from the three-point line, and added 6 rebounds against Central Michigan (Feb. 15)
• Pulled down 8 rebounds and added 2 blocked shots at Northern Illinois (Jan. 15), both career marks
• Also had 8 rebounds against Western Carolina (Nov. 21)
2012-13 - FRESHMAN SEASON
• Played in 23 games and made three starts
• Averaged 2.1 points and 2.0 rebounds in 9.0 minutes per game
• Finished the season with three-pointers, 3 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocked shots
• Career night in first collegiate start vs. Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 20), recording career marks of 13 points, eight rebounds, two steals, and one block
• Followed that performance with 7 points, including 2-for-2 from three-point range at Nebraska (Nov. 24), helping the Golden Flashes record the program's first road win against a Big Ten school since 1970
• Averaged 5.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game prior to an injury suffered at Youngstown State (Nov. 28) that caused him to miss 8 games
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Played for the Puerto Rican National Team at the Stankovic Cup in Summer 2013
• Averaged 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds over 9 games to help Puerto Rico finish 3-6
HIGH SCHOOL
• Played one season for Kelvin Jefferson at South Kent Prep School in Connecticut
• Was a key part of a Christ the King team that won a New York City Championship in 2011, averaging 10.0 points and 8.0 rebounds a game his senior year
• Played for Coach Joe Arbitello at Christ the King
• Was ranked the sixth-best player in the state of New York by MaxPreps.com
PERSONAL
• Born on April 2, 1993 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Nickname is 'C.O.'
• Dunked for the first time at age of 15
• Majoring in educational studies
