AS A REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
Started all 28 games...Scored 165 points, sixth-highest on the team...Recorded 50 assists...Credited with 17 steals, 28 blocks, and 137 rebounds...Served as Student-Athlete Advisory Commitee President, spearheading the Hate Sale for Make-A-Wish.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
ECC Defensive Player of the Week (2/1) … Finished eighth in the ECC on the glass (6.2) … Blocked 1.1 shots per contest, which ranked third in the ECC … Started all 15 games … Led the Saints in 3-point percentage (44.7%) … Averaged 8.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game … Bookended the season with 17-point performances at Villa Maria (1/30) and at Mercy (2/27) … Had three other games of double-figure scoring … Recorded two double-doubles; 17 points & 12 rebounds at Villa Maria and 10 points & 10 rebounds vs. No. 21 Gannon …
AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20)
Played in 25 games, making 20 starts for D’Youville … Tallied 134 points and 102 rebounds to go with 32 assists and 28 blocks … Averaged 39 percent from the field, including 32 percent from beyond the arc … Went 28 for 34 from the line … Had four double-digit scoring performances, racking up a season-high 24 points against Hilbert on Feb. 5… Came down with a season-best seven rebounds in five different matches … Registered five blocks in the Feb. 5 contest against Hilbert … Recorded three steals in the Feb. 15 loss at Franciscan.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB CAREER
Played three years for the East Aurora boys’ basketball team … Averaged 15 points and eight rebounds per game during his senior season … Took home Second Team All-ECIC III honors as a junior in 2017-18 … Was named First Team All-ECIC III and All-Western New York Honorable Mention for his senior-year campaign … Also played two years of soccer for the Blue Devils.
PERSONAL
Son of Bill and Donna Denz … Has four brothers, Bill, Jake, Aaron and Josh … Sister-in-law, Brittany, attended D’Youville … Brother, Jake, played basketball at Medaille … Majoring in exercise and sports studies.
