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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Sam Navarro

21 Eddie Puisis

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2020-21)
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic protocols implemented by the Sunshine State Conference…

AS A JUNIOR (2019-20)
One of just three NSU players to appear in all 29 games…Averaged 10.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in just 17.7 minutes per contest…Shot 52.1% from the field, 47.5% from beyond the arc and a team-high 86.2% from the free throw line…According to Synergy, ranked among the Top-10 in NCAA Division II in Catch-and-Shoot field goal percentage (49.1%)…Scored in double figures in 15 games…Recorded 20-plus points three times…Hit at least four three-pointers in seven games…Matched a season high with 22 points in wins over No. 23 Dominican (12/21) and Tampa (1/25)…Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds against Florida Tech (1/11)…Twice tallied a season-high four assists…Notched a season-high five steals vs. Saint Leo (2/1)…Tied for eighth in the SSC in three-point makes (66)…Named to the 2020 Spring SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Made significant strides during his sophomore season, proving to be one of NSU's most reliable bench players...Appeared in all 33 games, averaging 10.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, and 1.3 apg...Shot 43.6% from the field and 41.7% from beyond the arc...Converted 76.0% of his attempts from the line...Scored in double figures 18 times, including a season-high stretch of eight straight games...Hit multiple three-point field goals in 20 games...Poured in a career-high 28 points on 8-of-11 three-point shooting, marking the second-most three's by a Shark in a single game, to help NSU defeat Tampa and secure its first-ever Sunshine State Conference regular season title (2/23)...Drained a perfect 4-of-4 from deep in a home win over No. 17 Lynn (1/16)...Connected on six three-pointers in the regular season finale against Palm Beach Atlantic (2/27)...Scored 11 points in 20 minutes off the bench in NSU's Elite Eight matchup versus Saint Anselm (3/27)...Tied a career high with seven rebounds in wins against Claflin (11/9) and Barry (3/9)...Set a new career high with four steals versus Eckerd (1/9)...75 three-point makes are seventh-most in program history in a single season...Tied for sixth in the SSC in three-point field goals per game (2.3)...Ranked 12th in the league in total steals (42).

AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Earned time in 15 games as a freshman, starting twice… Averaged 9.5 minutes per game (142 total), in addition to 33 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, five block and two steals… Made 13 of 55 field goal attempts (.236) and seven of 40 3-point attempts (.175)… Recorded a season-high six points on three separate occasions: vs. Eckerd (1/3), with three rebounds, two assists and a block in a season-high 28 minutes in his first collegiate start; at Embry-Riddle (1/10), with a rebound, assist, block and steal in 20 minutes off the bench; and at Palm Beach Atlantic (1/17), on 3-of-4 shooting, with a steal… Collected a season-high five rebounds, with three points and two assists, in his second collegiate start at Rollins (1/6).

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended William Mason High School…Selected First Team SW Ohio, Second Team All-State and Ohio All-Academic...Named both conference and District 15 Player of the Year...Guided his school to a pair of conference championships and one district title…Averaged 17.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.4 apg and 2.0 spg as a senior...  shot 46% from the field and 37% from beyond the arc.
 
PERSONAL
Majoring in Biology…Chose NSU for its prime location, as well as the coaching staff and great balance between athletics and academics... From Mason, Ohio...Son of Ed and Kelly…Has five siblings -  Jack, Andrea, Katie, Sammie and Abbie.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Freshman

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    2018-19Sophomore

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    2019-20Junior

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    2020-21Senior

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    6'2" 180 lbs
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    2021-22Senior

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    6'2" 180 lbs
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