Massillon had a season full of accomplishments. They won 19 games (18 during the regular season), beat McKinley for the first time in years, and had star guard Chris Knight reach second all-time on the team scoring list. The Tigers went 9-1 at home, 9-2 away, and 1-2 on neutral courts. They outscored opponents 1830-1477. Massillon took down 4 in-county opponents while losing to 2. Their season included a 13-game win streak. A few key wins for the Tigers included a tough 71-68 win at Dover, a 74-73 win at McKinley, a 77-46 win over DII runner-up Perry, a 72-67 double OT win over Warren Harding (one of the top teams in DII), and a win against a hot-shooting Ashland team. The Tigers’ season ended in Wooster with an upset loss to Shaker Heights.
Stat Leaders (Averages)
POINTS: Chris Knight (21.3 PPG)
REBOUNDS: Chris Knight (5.4 RPG)
STEALS: Xavier Williams (2.2 SPG)
BLOCKS: Gio Jackson Jr (.8 BPG)
ASSISTS: Braylon Gamble (4.1 APG); close 2nd Isaiah Lamp (4.0)
FREE THROW %: Chris Knight (83%)
3pt FG %: Chris Knight (41%)
FG %: Gio Jackson Jr (70%)
Overall Stat Leaders (The Numbers)
POINTS: Chris Knight (512)
ASSISTS: Braylon Gamble (99)
REBOUNDS: Chris Knight (130)
STEALS: Xavier Williams (53)
BLOCKS: Xavier Williams (20)
OF NOTE: Isaiah Lamp was an excellent ball handler– he had a ASST/TO ratio of 4.79 (with 91 assists and 19 turnovers). Lamp turned the ball over only .8 times per game despite high minutes. He also had a 12-game streak with 0 turnovers.
Ohio Stats Rankings (Top 25)
STATE RANKINGS:
Field Goals Made– Chris Knight 19th in Ohio with 191
3pt Made– Chris Knight 14th in Ohio with 73
DII RANKINGS
Field Goals Made: Chris Knight 1st with 191; Gio Jackson Jr 14th with 113
Points per Game– Chris Knight 2nd with 21.3 (DII)
Free Throws Made– Xavier Williams 7th with 60; Chris Knight 9th with 57
3pt Made– Chris Knight 1st with 73; Terrelle Keyes 11th with 41
Assists Per Game: Braylon Gamble 4th with 4.1; Isaiah Lamp 5th with 4.0; Xavier Williams 9th with 3.1
Steals Per Game: Xavier Williams 3rd with 2.2; Chris Knight 8th with 2.0; Gio Jackson Jr 14th with 1.7
Blocks Per Game: Xavier Williams and Gio Jackson Jr 12th with .8
Charges Taken Per Game: Xavier Williams 2nd with .3
Season Stats (Individual)———————————————————————-
Per Game Averages
| # | Name | Games Played |
Points PG |
Rebound PG | Assists PG | Steals PG | Blocks PG |
Turnover PG |
| Season Totals | 24 | 75.8 | 27.0 | 20.5 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 13.7 | |
| 0 | Jalen Slaughter (Sr) | 24 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Gio Jackson Jr (So) | 24 | 11.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| 2 | Isaiah Lamp (Jr) | 23 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| 3 | Chris Knight (Sr) |
24 | 21.3 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| 4 | Terrelle Keyes (Sr) |
23 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| 5 | Braylon Gamble(So) | 24 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 11 | Jadyce Thigpen(Jr) | 23 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 12 | Damarion Day(Jr) |
13 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 15 | Bennie Anthony (Jr) |
6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Xavier Williams (So) |
24 | 9.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 22 | Preston Clark (Jr) | 8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| 23 | Mascen Marceric (So) |
6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 24 | Joe Pierce (Fr) |
4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Terrion Wells (Fr) |
3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 34 | Isaac Maxheimer (So) |
9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Season Totals
| # | Name | Games Played | Points | OReb | DReb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO |
| Season Totals | 24 | 1819 | 226 | 421 | 647 | 492 | 287 | 71 | 328 | |
| 0 | J. Slaughter (Sr) |
24 | 32 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 11 |
| 1 | G. Jackson Jr (So) |
24 | 276 | 36 | 44 | 80 | 43 | 41 | 19 | 41 |
| 2 | I. Lamp (Jr) |
23 | 94 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 91 | 30 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | C. Knight(Sr) | 24 | 512 | 31 | 99 | 130 | 41 | 47 | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | T. Keyes (Sr) |
23 | 250 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 42 |
| 5 | B. Gamble (So) |
24 | 169 | 20 | 51 | 71 | 99 | 29 | 10 | 51 |
| 11 | J. Thigpen (Jr) |
23 | 192 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 54 | 39 | 3 | 56 |
| 12 | D. Day (Jr) |
13 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | B. Anthony (Jr) |
6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | X. Williams (So) |
24 | 233 | 46 | 61 | 107 | 75 | 53 | 20 | 47 |
| 22 | P. Clark (Jr) |
8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | M. Marceric (So) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | J. (Fr) |
4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | T. Wells (Fr) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | I. Maxheimer (So) |
9 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Makes, Misses, and the Percentages
| # | Name | GP | Min | Pts | FGM | FGA | FG% |
| Season Totals | 24 | 0 | 1819 | 690 | 1362 | 51 | |
| 0 | J. Slaughter (Sr) | 24 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 40 | 28 |
| 1 | G. Jackson Jr (So) | 24 | 0 | 276 | 113 | 162 | 70 |
| 2 | I. Lamp (Jr) | 23 | 0 | 94 | 31 | 90 | 34 |
| 3 | C. Knight (Sr) | 24 | 0 | 512 | 191 | 355 | 54 |
| 4 | T. Keyes (Sr) | 23 | 0 | 250 | 93 | 202 | 46 |
| 5 | B. Gamble (So) | 24 | 0 | 169 | 70 | 128 | 55 |
| 11 | J. Thigpen(Jr) | 23 | 0 | 192 | 77 | 152 | 51 |
| 12 | D. Day (Jr) | 13 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 57 |
| 15 | B. Anthony (Jr) | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 44 |
| 21 | X. Williams (So) | 24 | 0 | 233 | 77 | 179 | 43 |
| 22 | P. Clark (Jr) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 44 |
| 23 | M. Marceric (So) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 50 |
| 24 | J. Pierce (Fr) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 67 |
| 25 | T. Wells (Fr) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
| 34 | I. Maxheimer (So) | 9 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| # | Name | GP | Pts | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | 2FGM | 2FGA | 2FG% |
| Season Totals | 24 | 1819 | 173 | 489 | 35 | 266 | 398 | 67 | 517 | 873 | 59 | |
| 0 | J. Slaughter (Sr) | 24 | 32 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 75 | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 1 | G. Jackson Jr (So) | 24 | 276 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 43 | 73 | 59 | 106 | 141 | 75 |
| 2 | I. Lamp (Jr) | 23 | 94 | 9 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 82 | 22 | 51 | 43 |
| 3 | C. Knight (Sr) | 24 | 512 | 73 | 178 | 41 | 57 | 69 | 83 | 118 | 177 | 67 |
| 4 | T. Keyes (Sr) | 23 | 250 | 41 | 102 | 40 | 23 | 33 | 70 | 52 | 100 | 52 |
| 5 | B. Gamble (So) | 24 | 169 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 105 | 62 |
| 11 | J. Thigpen(Jr) | 23 | 192 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 30 | 55 | 55 | 69 | 128 | 54 |
| 12 | D. Day (Jr) | 13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 62 |
| 15 | B. Anthony (Jr) | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57 |
| 21 | X. Williams (So) | 24 | 233 | 19 | 61 | 31 | 60 | 85 | 71 | 58 | 118 | 49 |
| 22 | P. Clark (Jr) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 67 |
| 23 | M. Marceric (So) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75 |
| 24 | J. Pierce (Fr) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| 25 | T. Wells (Fr) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
| 34 | I. Maxheimer (So) | 9 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
