2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kazembe Abif
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Elizabeth, N.J.
- High School:
- University (Newark)
Returns to the team after a year hiatus…graduated in June from Drexel with a degree in sport management and has one year of eligibility remaining…in his first season of graduate school at Drexel.
2014-15
Suffered a knee injury before the year and sat out the season.
2013-14
Appeared in 16 games as a sophomore and started 12 times…missed the final eight games of the season due to a hand injury…also missed five games earlier in the season due to injuries…averaged 7.2 points and was second on the team with 6.6 rebounds per game…shot .468 from the floor and .750 from the line…scored a career-high 16 points in the loss at Towson…had a pair of double-doubles, including a 15-point, 11-rebound performance in the win vs. Alabama in the NIT Season Tip-Off…was 9-for-10 from the free throw line in the game…scored 13 points to go along with 13 rebound in the win at Illinois State…grabbed 10 or more rebounds three times.
2012-13
Played in 27 games as a sophomore…started on six occasions…averaged 4.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game…shot 51 percent from the floor and had 16 steals…scored a season-high 10 points to go along with seven rebounds against Illinois State at the DAC…grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at James Madison…it was one of 10 games in which he had at least five boards…ended the season with eight points on 4-for-4 shooting against George Mason in the CAA Tournament.
2011-12
Appeared in 20 games during his rookie season and was a regular member of the rotation…suffered a season-ending illness and missed the team’s final six regular-season games and the postseason…averaged 1.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game…shot 48 percent from the floor…scored a season-high seven points and two blocks in 20 minutes of play in the opener against Rider…chipped in with six points and was 4-for-4 from the line against Norfolk State in the Paradise Jam.
Background
Attended Lawrenceville Prep in 2010-11…averaged 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists…graduated from University High School in Newark, N.J. in 2010…was named the Essex County Player of the Year after averaging 14.6 points per game…was a Star Ledger Second Team All-State selection…played on back-to-back county championship teams and played on two Group 1 state title teams…also played wide receiver and defensive end on the football team…son of Wakilah Abif and Terrence Carter.
