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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

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1 Greg Pryor

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 192
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Memphis, Tenn.
  • Highschool Ridgeway

Biography

CAREER
- Southern Conference Regular Season Champion: 2016.
- Southern Conference Tournament Champion: 2016.
- 2016 SoCon Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
- All-SoCon: 2015 Media 3rd Team.
- School record holder for career starts opening 125 of his 126 appearances.
- ONLY Moc with 1,200 points, 300 assists and 150 steals.
- 8th on the DI era scoring list (1,203).
- 5th on UTC’s all-time assist ledger (343).
- 3rd in steals (170).
- 3rd in FT made (346) and 4th in attempts (446).
- May 2017 graduate.
 
2016-17
- Started all 28 games played…posted 12.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game.
- SportsCenter’s Top Play with steal and 3pt falling out of bounds into bench area in home win over UNCG.
- Top performances came on the road at eventual national champ North Carolina (17 points, 3 assists & 3 steals) as well as 19 points and a career-high eight boards in win at Wofford.
- Third on the squad in scoring…16 double-figure scoring nights including four with 20+ (seven career)…season-high 23 in home loss to VMI.
- Team leader in assists (79) and steals per game.
- SoCon ranks: 20th in scoring, 15th in assists, 14th in FT percentage (76.6%) and fourth in steals.
- Shot 45.8 percent from the field (103-225) including 38.6 percent (49-127) from 3pt range…76.6 percent shooter at the free throw line (82-107).
- Scored 1,000th point in narrow loss at Vanderbilt.
- Five or more assists four times with a high of six on senior night against Mercer and in the home opener over Hiwassee.
 
2015-16
- Started 34 of 35 appearances...averaged 9.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals per contest.
- Led the squad in assists with 121…second in steals (50) and FT percentage (79.1%)…third in scoring.
- 11 games with five or more assists…registered first career double-double with 17 points and career-best 10 assists in home win over Mercer.
- Double-digit points 18 times…high of 21 in home win over The Citadel…led team in scoring five times…team was 18-0 when he scored in double figures.
- Season-high six rebounds in SoCon Championship game against ETSU.
- Three or more steals in seven outings…career-high-tying six in home opener against Hiwassee…four each in home win over The Citadel and road victory at ETSU.
- Averaged 14.3 points, 2.0 boards, 2.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game in the signature wins at Georgia, Illinois and Dayton…shot 44 percent (11-25) from the field, including 50 percent (8-16) from 3pt range, and 86.7 percent (13-15) at the free throw line.
- Two free throws with 5.3 seconds remaining proved to be the game-winning points snapping Dayton’s 26-game home winning streak.
 
2014-15
- Started 30 games missing two with lower body injury…third team All-SoCon (media)…11.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
- Team leader with 41 steals…1.4 average ranked 10th in the league…also ranked 11th in 3pt percentage (37.9%) and 14th in free throw percentage (74.6%).
- Season highs of 24 points (Northern Ky.), seven rebounds (Mercer), seven assists (Mercer) and six steals (Montreat).
- Two 20-point efforts with 24 at home against Northern Kentucky and 21 at Mercer…led team in scoring seven times and in rebounding once…four contests with five or more assists, six with three or more steals.
- 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in home win over Mercer…15 points and three steals in B4A Hosted title game win over Big South champ Coastal Carolina…team-high 18 points in win over CUSA champ UAB.
- Improved 3pt percentage from 17.5 percent (11-63) as a freshman to 37.9 percent (44-116)…made three or more treys in five games.
 
2013-14
- Impressive first season starting all 33 games at the point
- Signature play of the season was charge taken with 1.1 seconds to play to seal 70-69 win at home over Wofford.
- Averaged 5.5 points and 2.0 assists per game…second on the team shooting 80.6 percent (58-72) at the free throw line.
- 19 points and five assists at Nevada.
- Scored 17 points in first career road game at Radford.
- SoCon high of 10 points in road win at Wofford and at home against Georgia Southern.
- Season-best six assists at nationally-ranked UCLA and East Tennessee State in the CIT.
- Played 30 or more minutes four times with a high of 38 against Morehead State.
- Made first 17 free throws of his career.
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll student.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four seasons for Wes Henning at Ridgeway.
- Commercial Appeal Best of Preps, All-District and All-Region as a senior.
- Won coach’s award all four years.
- Averaged 13 points, four rebounds and three assists per game in 2012-13…led RHS to 25-4 record including a national ranking in USA Today’s Super 25.
- Also played baseball (Soph.-Sr.).
 
PERSONAL
- Gregory Pryor, Jr., was born September 11.
- Son of Yvonne and Greg Pryor.
- Father was an All-Gulf South Conference performer in football at Delta State.
- Majoring in Business.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2013-14Freshman

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    2014-15Sophomore

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    2015-16Junior

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    2016-17Senior

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