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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

25 Spencer Littleson

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 195
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Rochester Hills, Mich.
  • High School Rochester Adams

Biography


Littleson Game-by-Game | Photo Gallery


Played both guard spots in a high school career he capped by earning first team all-state honors. Finished third in the voting for 2016 Michigan Mr. Basketball. Saw action in 25 games as a freshman.


As a Freshman (2016-17)

  • Played in 25 games off the bench.
  • Averaged 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in 8.4 minutes per game.
  • Had 17 assists and seven turnovers in 209 minutes.
  • Scored a season-high eight points in back-to-back games at Penn State and vs. Saint Francis U in mid-November.
  • Played 20 or more minutes five times in Duquesne's first eight games. Logged double-digit minutes twice in the final 24 games of the season.
  • Seven of his 10 3-pointers came in the Dukes' first eight games.


High School

  • Rochester Adams High School in Rochester Hills, Mich. (head coach John Hall).
  • Averaged 25.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game in leading 18-6 Rochester Adams to the Class A regional championship. Shot .442 from the field, .412 from 3-point and over 80 percent from the foul line.
  • Finished his career as the school record-holder for points in a season (502 as a senior), 3-pointers in a season (72 as a senior), free throws in a game (19) and 3-pointers in a career (161).
  • Finished third in the voting for 2016 Michigan Mr. Basketball.
  • Named first team Associated Press Class A All-State. Also earned a spot on the Detroit News Dream Team.
  • Was the All-Oakland County Player of the Year.
  • Scored 24 points and added 8 rebounds in a 48-36 win over Stoney Creek to clinch Rochester Adams' first district title in five years.
  • Had a triple-double with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists against Sterling Heights Stevenson.
  • Went 18-of-19 from the foul line and added five 3-pointers in scoring 42 points in an overtime win over Auburn Hills Avondale.
  • Had 38 points - including six 3-pointers - 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals in a Motor City Roundball Classic 68-63 win over Novi.
  • Was named Associated Press Class A honorable mention all-state and MLive Detroit honorable mention in leading the Highlanders to the district final in 2015.
  • Averaged 19.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a junior.
  • Played both shooting and point guard in high school.


Personal

  • Played AAU ball for 1 Nation Elite Sports (head coach Apples Jones).
  • Teamed with ESPN.com's No. 2 rated national recruit Josh Jackson (Kansas) on 1 Nation.
  • Considered Saint Joseph's, Oakland, Lafayette and Western Michigan, among others.
  • His older brother, Zach, finished his career at NCAA Division III Hope College in 2017.
  • Began skills training with former Detroit Mercy star Rashad Phillips at the age of 12.
  • Grew from 5-10 to 6-3 as a high school freshman.
  • Full name is Spencer Phillip Littleson. Undeclared liberal arts major. Date of birth: 5/29/98.

High Games entering 2017-18
Points - 8, Loyola, Md. & at Penn State (Fr.)
Rebounds - 5, UMBC (Fr.)
Assists - 4, Saint Francis U (Fr.)
Steals - 3, Saint Francis U (Fr.)
Blocks - 0
3-Pointers - 2, Loyola, Md. & at Penn State (Fr.)
Minutes - 25, Saint Francis U (Fr.)

Superlatives
Double-Digit Scoring Games - 0 (0 Fr.)
20-Point Games - 0 (0 Fr.)
5-Assist Games - 0 (0 Fr.)
Double-Doubles - 0 (0 Fr.)
5 or More 3-Pointers - 0 (0 Fr.)

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