Record-Book Material: Set a UMBC DI mark by hitting all nine field goal attempts in career-best 18-point effort versus Maine on Jan. 8, 2017.
No Sophomore Slump: Amongst UMBC all-time sophomores, posted the fourth-most blocks (24) and the ninth-most rebounds (138).
2018-19: Suffered a leg injury in practice (pre-season) and has not dressed for the first seven games... Made season debut at NKU, playing 6:47, but did not dress at Coppin or Drexel, due to another unrelated ailment... Suffered a concussion prior to the Maine contest and did not dress for first three AE games, before returning to action vs. Binghamton (Jan. 16)... Scored his first field goal of the year in season-high 10-minute effort vs. UAlbany three days later... Made first start of 2018-19 at Maine on Feb. 10 and total season bests in points (6), field goals (3) and minutes (23)... Has started at least one game in all four playing seasons... Competed in career game No. 100 vs. UML on Feb. 16 and 107 in his career.
2017-18 Season: Started the season opener at SMU... Snared four caroms and added two helpers at Arizona... Hit all three field goal attempts versus Central Penn... Scored 8 points at Towson (Dec. 9)... Recorded seven rebounds at Maryland (Dec. 29)... Did not dress vs. UNH due to illness... Corralled season-high 10 caroms in 18 minutes vs. Hartford on Jan. 15... Tied season high of 8 pts. (4/5 fg) and converted season-high 4 field goals in 16 minutes vs. UML on Feb. 24... Rejected two shots in America East Championship game at Vermont… Saw action in both NCAA Tournament contests.
2016-17: Led all players with 11 rebounds in opener versus Hood... Posted first career double-double with 13 points/10 caroms vs. Delaware State on Nov., 16… Scored14 points in just 18 minutes vs. Messiah on Dec. 3... Posted 17 points and added career bests in rebounds (15) and blocked shots (6) vs. The Citadel on Dec. 19... The six rejections were the most for a Retriever since Eugene Young blocked seven shots vs. Quinnipiac on 3-2-02... Shot over 50 percent from the floor in 19 of 28 games in which he attempted a shot... Scored 13 points versus. Binghamton in the league opener on Jan. 5…. Followed up with 18 points versus Maine… Averaged 10.8 points and 7.9 rebounds in UMBC’s first eight home games... Did not dress at Vermont, due to injury, but returned and started vs. Albany... In two victories over UML, converted 7 of 8 field goal attempts and corralled 10 rebounds… UMBC posted a record of 8-0 when he scored eight or more points…Led UMBC and finished fourth in America East in blocked shots (0.7) per game.
2015-16: Suffered pre-season injury and made debut at Howard on Dec. 19… Corralled five rebounds and added his first collegiate field goal in 15 minutes versus the Bison… Scored a season-high 10 points (5/6 fg) in 11 minutes in the Feb. 6 win at Maine… Averaged 8.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in three-game span (Feb. 6-14), hitting 10 of 12 shots from the field… Made his first collegiate start in finale at UNH and tied season high with 6 caroms…Blocked 2 shots each in 3 straight games and is finished 10th in America East games (0.6).
Background: Majoring in management of aging studies... A nominee for Cleveland Player of the Year in 2014-15… Earned All-Ohio Honorable Mention honors as a senior, when he was the Southwestern Conference Most Valuable Player… Selected to All-Conference team in all four years with the Titans… Averaged 14.0 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game in his senior campaign… His squad won league titles in 2014 and 2015… Recorded a triple-double against John F. Kennedy HS, putting up 20 points, 20 rebounds, and adding 15 rejections… An honor roll student each quarter during his prep tenure... Lists favorite professional team as the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers and favorite book as Catcher in the Rye… The youngest of three siblings… Son of Melanie and Patrick Gerrity.
