2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Baylee Steele Career Recap PDF
Career Highlights
- Played in 98 career Division I games with 58 starts (33 games and 22 starts at Eastern Michigan, 35 games and 35 starts at Utah Valley and 30 games with a Senior Day start at Duquesne).
- Finished his college career with 708 career points (7.2 ppg.) and 527 career rebounds (5.4 rpg.).
- Shot .516 from the field and .732 from the foul line (145-of-198) for his career.
- Entered his one season at Duquesne 2-of-11 from 3-point in 68 college games. Went 33-of-96 from the arc (.344) for the Dukes in 2019-20.
As a Graduate Student at Duquesne (2019-20)
- Was one of five players to see action in all 30 games.
- Averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds in 21.4 minutes per game.
- Scored in double digits 12 times (11 off the bench) with a career high of 20 vs. Indiana State (career-high 4-of-6 from 3-point) at the Junkanoo Jam.
- Hit a then career-high three 3-pointers (3-of-5) in tying his then career scoring high with 19 points in the season-opener vs. Princeton.
- Added a career-high five steals and three blocks vs. the Tigers.
- Scored 11 of his 13 points - including three dunks - in the second half vs. Lipscomb. Added three steals against the Bisons.
- Averaged a team-high 12.3 ppg. at the Junkanoo Jam. Shot .650 (13-of-20), including 7-off-11 from 3-point, in the three games in the Bahamas.
- Had 12 points and a team-high seven boards off the bench at Saint Joe’s.
- Added nine points and eight rebounds in the win over La Salle and followed that with 10 points and seven boards in the win at Saint Louis.
- Went 3-of-4 from 3-point in scoring 15 points in 20 minutes vs. St. Bonaventure on Feb. 8.
- Reached double digits for the third-straight time with 13 points (11 in the first half) at Fordham.
- Went 6-of-9 from the field, including 3-of-4 from 3-point, is scoring 17 points off the bench at #5 (AP) Dayton.
- Had seven points and a team-high nine rebounds at St. Bonaventure. His 3-pointer at the start of overtime gave the Dukes a lead they would not relinquish in the 81-77 win.
- Hit another big overtime 3-pointer, this one with 1:58 left, to break a 75-75 tie and give DU the lead for good in the 80-77 win at VCU. The win was the Dukes’ first in the eight-game all-time series vs. the Rams.
- Hit three 3-pointers in the first half in a Senior Day start vs. Richmond. Finished with 12 points and seven rebounds in 16 minutes vs. the Spiders.
- Shot .505 from the field and .360 from 3-point in 18 Atlantic 10 Conference games.
As a Redshirt Junior at Utah Valley (2018-19)
- Was one of two players to start all 35 games for the 25-10 CBI second round Wolverines.
- Averaged 8.5 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds in 20.1 min/g.
- Led the team with 122 free throw attempts (92-of-122, .754).
- Scored in double digits 13 times with a high of 19 points vs. CSUN.
- Posted seven double-doubles: vs. Long Beach (14-10), at Chicago State (14-12), California Baptist (16-12), at New Mexico State (11-12), UMKC (15-12), at California Baptist (14-10) and CSUN (19-16). The at Chicago State, California Baptist and at New Mexico State double-doubles came in consecutive games.
- Pulled down a career-high 19 rebounds in 24 minutes at BYU.
As a Sophomore at Eastern Michigan (2016-17)
- Played in all 33 games with 22 starts.
- Averaged 4.4 points and 4.1 rebounds and shot .488 (62-of-127) from the field and .833 (20-of-24) from the foul line.
- Had his top game with 18 points (8-of-10) and 10 rebounds (both season highs) vs. Central Michigan.
- Followed that with 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting vs. Buffalo.
- Scored in double-digits four times.
- Blocked five shots vs. Ball State.
Before Eastern Michigan
- Played his freshman season at Des Moines Area Community College where he scored in double digits 10 times and recorded four double-doubles.
- Shot .557 from the field and nearly 80 percent from the foul line in his lone JUCO season.
- Scored a season-high 20 points vs. Cloud County Community College.
- Averaged 14.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game in earning first team all-conference honors as a senior at Norwalk High School.
- Also earned all-state and Warren County Player of the Year honors.
Other
- Came to Duquesne having played in 68 Division I games with 57 starts.
- Began his career at Des Moines Area Community College and spent one year each at Eastern Michigan and Utah Valley University.
- Was the fourth graduate transfer in Duquesne basketball history.
- Considered Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Arizona and Boise State in addition to Duquesne.
- Completed his undergraduate degree in communications from Utah Valley in June of 2019. Worked toward his master’s in leadership while at Duquesne.
Career Highs
Points - 20, vs. Indiana State (Gr.)
Rebounds - 19, BYU (Jr.-RS.)
Assists - 2, ten times
Steals - 5, Princeton (Gr.)
Blocks - 5, Ball State (So.)
3-Pointers - 4, vs. Indiana State (Gr.)
Minutes - 31, vs. Indiana State (Gr.)
Superlatives
Double-Digit Scoring Games - 29 (4 So, 13 Jr.-RS, 12 Gr.)
20-Point Games - 1 (0 So., 0 Jr.-RS, 1 Gr.)
10-Rebound Games - 10 (1 So., 9 Jr.-RS, 0 Gr.)
5-Block Games - 1 (1 So., 0 Jr.-RS, 0 Gr.)
Statistics
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