2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Truman
2016-17: Joined Connor Erickson as the only two players on the team to play and start all 32 of the team's games ... proved himself to be one of the best point guards in program history despite getting only two seasons to make that statement and was the engine that made it go for the Bulldogs ... in the program's record book, his career averages of 4.1 assists per game and 1.4 steals per game are both tied for eighth ... joined Erickson as the only two players in program history to go perfect from the field while making at least eight shots as he was 9-for-9 against Missouri S&T on Jan. 28 ... those nine field goal makes are the most without a miss in school history ... his best game in the Purple and White may have come at McKendree on Jan. 7 when he captured the third double-double of his career (first at Truman) with 11 points and 11 assists ... those 11 dimes are tied for third in school history ... in 2016-17, he registered at least five dimes in a game 12 times ... not only was he second in the GLVC in assist-to-turnover ratio, but 37th in the nation with a mark of 2.5 ... also in the GLVC, he was eighth in total assists (129), ninth in assists per game (4.0) and 10th in total steals (43) ... among the ranks of the Midwest Region, he was fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio and 13th in total assists ... reached double-figures in scoring 16 times including a Truman-high 19 in that S&T game on Jan. 28 ... that effort started an eight-game stretch (Jan. 28 through Feb. 23) in which Sistrunk Jr. averaged 12.8 points per game, which is nearly four points better than his career average as a Bulldog.
2015-16: Made an appearance in 21 games with 16 starts and a total of 510 minutes played or 24.3 per game ... averaged 8.8 points, 4.2 assists and 3.3 rebounds per contest ... those 4.2 assists per game were first on the team as Sistrunk had at least seven helpers in five games and at least five in nine contests ... had eight against McKendree (Jan. 7), Maryville (Jan. 23) and Missouri-St. Louis (Feb. 28) ... reached double figures for points eight times with a breakout performance against Missouri S&T on Jan. 28 when he poured in 18 points to go with three assists and three steals ... overall, he shot 47.4 percent from the field including 82 makes in his 173 total attempts ... didn't start in the first four games he played before doing so in 16 of the next 17 games he got on the court ... his 89 total assists were second on the squad behind Cory Myers' 114 ... named to the GLVC all-defensive team.
Previous
Transferred to Truman after playing two seasons at William Jewell (Mo.) in 2012-13 and 2013-14 and spending one semester (did not play) at Adams (Colo.) State ... during two seasons at WJC, started 46 of 47 games played and averaged 11.1 points, 5.9 assists, and 4.3 rebounds per game ... averaged 34.3 minutes played per game, shooting nearly 40 percent from the floor ... had a 2.83-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio to go along with 64 steals.
High School
Played his high school ball at Hoover High School in Des Moines, Iowa.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2014-15Junior
Guard
5'11"
170 lbs
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2015-16Redshirt Junior
Guard
5'11"
170 lbs
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2016-17Redshirt Senior
Guard
5'11"
170 lbs
