2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner

20 Dontae Caldwell

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 205
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Santa Ana, California
  • Highschool Bull City Prep (N.C.) - PG

Biography

2018-19 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 23 games with two starts ... Posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Duquesne on Dec. 13 ... Scored 10 points at Virginia Tech on Dec. 28 ... Transferred to Winston-Salem State following the season ... Member of Hawks' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... 

2017-18 (Junior): Missed the season due to injury

2016-17 (Sophomore): Started in 27 of 32 games and finished second on the team in rebounding (20th MEAC) with 5.3 per game... Scored double digits 13 times and reached double digits in rebounds three times... Led the team in rebounding 14 times... Led the team in scoring three times... Given the Don Haskins award (created in memory of Haskins and is given to the player who best exemplifies the characteristics most valued by coach Haskins") at the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational)... Finished second on the team in blocked shots with 11... Scored a season-high 20 points at home against Savannah State on Jan. 30... Pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds in that same game... 

2015-16 (Freshman): Played in all 32 games as a freshman and showed flashed of brilliance while averaging 5.1 points per game and earning Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team honors... Led the squad to an, 83-81, overtime victory at Coppin State on Jan. 30 with a career-high 25 points and 32 minutes... Reached double digits in scoring five times including 23 at Old Dominion on Dec. 15... Pulled down a career-high six rebounds at Michigan State, Dec. 9... Shot 82 percent from the free throw line, 41 percent from the field and 35 percent from behind the 3-point arc... Earned MEAC Rookie of the Week honors for the week of Dec. 14-20.

High School/Club: Played varsity basketball at St. Anthony’s High School… In 2014, selected to the All-League First Team and Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the conference… Won two California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Championships… Scored 43 points in a single game, a career-high … Member of the Compton Magic in Los Angeles, Calif.

Personal: Nickname is Tae… Born October 12, 1996 in Orange, Calif.… Son of Michelle Coffman… Is an only child… Major is Hotel and Tourism Management… Pre-game routines/superstitions are taking naps while listening to music… Plans to become a professional basketball player… Best advice/favorite saying received is, “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe then you’ll be successful” by Eric Thomas… Hobbies outside of sports are hanging out with friends and family and listening to music… Favorite Book/Author is The Cat In The Hat by Dr. Seuss… Favorite Movie is Step Brothers… Personal best sports moment is being a member of two California Interscholistic Federation Championship teams… Most influential person is his mother because she is the true definition of strength… Personal athletic goals are winning MEAC Freshman of the Year, MEAC Title, and NCAA Tournament Bid… Personal best non-athletic accomplishment is making the honor roll… Personal athletic goal before graduating is winning the NCAA Championship… Tae is a hard worker and hates losing.
 
Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Scoring
Season GP-GS Min/Avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg
2015-16 32-0 424/13.9 51-125 .408 24-69 .348 36-44 .818 20 33 53 1.7 42 0 15 38 6 16 162 5.1
2016-17 32-27 813/25.4 107-247 .433 32-105 .305 27-49 .551 44 126 170 5.3 89 3 44 48 11 23 273 8.5
TOTAL 64-27 1237/19.3 158-372 .425 56-174 .322 63-93 .677 64 159 223 3.5 131 3 59 86 17 39 435 6.8

Dontae Caldwell goes to the basket against Bethune Cookman.

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Historical Player Information

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    2015-16Freshman

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    6'5" 195 lbs
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    2016-17Sophomore

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    6'5" 195 lbs
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    2017-18Junior

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    6'5" 190 lbs
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    2018-19Redshirt Junior

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    6'5" 205 lbs
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