45 Christopher Avant
45 - Christopher Avant
Height: 6-8
Weight: 240
Year: So.
Hometown: The Woodlands, TX
High School: John Cooper
Position: F/C

Sophomore (2015-16):
Saw action as a reserve in 25 games ... Averaged 6.5 minutes, 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest ... Scored in 18 and grabbed rebounds in 20 contests ... Played a career-long 13 minutes in a 76-63 win over Covenant College (Dec. 30) and scored a career-high tying six points while grabbing three rebounds ... Logged 10 minutes of time in the season-opening 72-60 triumph over Piedmont College (Nov. 13), finishing with six points and three rebounds ... Tied his career high with four rebounds vs. Birmingham Southern (Nov. 15) ... Hit both field goal attempts and totaled four points, along with two rebounds, in a six-minute appearance at Brandeis (Jan. 17) ... Eight minutes at No. 1-ranked Augustana College in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16, converting two field goals in three attempts en route to a four-point evening. 

Freshman (2014-15):
Played in 12 games ... Longest playing stint was a nine-minute outing vs. Spalding (Mar. 6) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, where he hit a pair of field goals in three attempts en route to a season-high four points, while also grabbing a season-high four boards ... Scored two points and finished with a pair of rebounds vs. Rochester (Feb. 28) ... Saw action in five UAA contests.

High School:
Four-year member of the basketball program at The John Cooper School ... Served as a team co-captain as a senior ... Was coached by Mike Cooper ...  Three-year varsity starter ... Helped his 2013-14 team go 25-12 by averaging 9.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per outing ... Shot 48 percent from the floor ... Played on his school's golf team for two years.

Personal:
Son of Richard and Heather Avant ... Born Oct. 24.  


Career Stats

Year GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3pt
FG-FGA
PCT FT-FTA PTS AVG REB AVG
2015-16 25-0 21-39 .538   0 - 0 .000 18-25 60  2.4  37 1.5
2014-15 12 - 0  3 - 8 .375   0 - 1 .000  1 - 2  7  0.6  11 0.9
TOTAL 37 - 0 24 - 47 .511   0 - 1 .000 19 - 27  67   1.8  48  1.3


Career Stats

Points 6 Covenant College, Dec. 30, 2015
  6 Piedmont College, Nov. 13, 2015
Rebounds 4 Birmingham Southern, Nov. 15, 2015
  4 Spalding, March 6, 2015 
Field Goals 2 on seven occasions
Steals 1 on three occasions
Free Throws 3 on two occasions
Blocks 1 Carnegie Mellon, Jan. 22, 2016
Minutes 13 Covenant College, Dec. 30, 2015