2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Galal Cancer
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Albany, N.Y.
- High School:
- Christian Brothers
2015-16 GRADUATE SEASON
• Recipient of the Howard and Barbara Fleischmann Endowed Athletic Scholarship
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Joins the Golden Flashes as a graduate transfer from Cornell University
• Played three seasons for the Big Red, totaling 620 points, 245 rebounds, 241 assists and 86 steals in 86 games
• One of only 18 players in Cornell history to total 500 points, 200 rebounds an d 200 assists
• Ranks 16th on Cornell’s career assists list
• Last season, started all 30 games for the Big Red averaged 29.9 minutes, 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game minutes
• Scored career-high 19 points vs. Loyola (Md.) and Yale during 2014-15 season
• Played for Dave Doemel at Christian Brothers Academy High School
• Won conference Player of the Year as a senior and set Times Union and Troy record
• Was all-state 7th and 4th team junior and senior year
• Named to all-tournament team twice in his career
• Won NVSPHAA state championship with Christian Brothers Academy in 2011
PERSONAL
• Full name is Galal-Aldeen Cancer
• Born on December 2, 1992 in Albany, N.Y.
• Son of Laturna Austin and Granville Cancer
• Has six siblings—Jamel, Erica, Shi-yunda, Shala, Amiera, and Aliyyah
• Enrolled in sport management and recreation graduate program
• Graduated from Cornell University in May 2015
