2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

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Geno Artison
Geno Artison
Jersey Number 35

Geno Artison

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-9
  • Weight:
    202
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Seattle, Wash.
  • High School:
    College of Southern Idaho
CAREER AT TULSA — Two-year letterwinner who appeared in 47 games off the bench and totaled 95 points (2.0 ppg) and 85 rebounds (2.2 rpg) ... 18 of his 33 field goals were 3-pointers.
 
2017-18 — Came off the bench in 30 games and totaled 66 points (2.2 ppg) and 67 rebounds (2.2 rpg) ... committed just seven turnovers in 333 minutes on the floor ... shot 31.5-percent from the floor and 73.3-percent at the free-throw line ... scored a career-high 10 points to go along with four rebounds and a steal in the win over ECU (Dec. 28) ... also had eight points in the win over Manhattan (Dec. 16) ... pulled down a career-best eight rebounds in a victory over Western Michigan (Nov. 16).
 
2016-17 — Limited to 17 appearances off the bench due to injuries and averaged 1.7 points and 1.1 rebounds per game … nine of his 10 field goals during the season were 3-pointers … scored a season-high eight points in the opener against Jacksonville State (Nov. 11) … had his best rebounding effort of the campaign with five boards in a win over Tulane (Jan. 18) … also saw a season-best 13 minutes of action at No. 14 SMU (March 2) … was a nominee for the NABC Good Works Team.
 
PRIOR TO TULSA –– Averaged 14.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game during the 2015-16 season at the College of Southern Idaho ... played in nine games before an injury ended his season ... spent one year at Fresno State in 2014-15, where he redshirted, before transferring to Southern Idaho.
 
HIGH SCHOOL ––  As a senior at Franklin High School in Seattle, he averaged 18.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.0 assists per game ... was named one of the top-50 high school players in the state of Washington by MaxPreps, and was rated as a three-star prospect out of high school by Scout.com.
 
PERSONAL ––  Full name is Eugene Artison Jr. … began playing basketball at age five … favorite NBA player is Kevin Durant … favorite movie is 300 and favorite TV show is “Family Guy” … favorite food is bacon … parents are Eugene Artison Sr. and Ruthetta Lee … has one sister and one brother … born Oct. 2, 1995 in Seattle, Wash. … major is sociology.
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