2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

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Staverne Joseph
Staverne Joseph
Staverne Joseph
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11 Lesley Varner II

11 Lesley Varner II

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Cedar Hill, TX
  • Highschool:
    Cedar Hill High School

Summary

Biography

2019-20 Season Highs Category Career Highs
33 12/3/19 vs. SHSU Points 33 12/3/19 vs. SHSU
10 12/3/19 vs. SHSU FGs Made 10 12/3/19 vs. SHSU
18 12/3/19 vs. SHSU FG Attempts 18 12/3/19 vs. SHSU
5 2/29/20 @ Grand Canyon 3PTers Made 5 2/29/20 @ Grand Canyon
6 5x, Last 2/29/20 @ GCU 3PT Attempts 6 7x, Last 2/29/20 @ GCU
10 2/15/20 vs. Seattle U FTs Made 10 2x, Last 2/15/20 vs. Seattle U
11 2/15/20 vs. Seattle U FT Attempts 14 11/20/17 @ North Texas
14 2/13/20 vs. UVU Rebounds 14 2/13/20 vs. UVU
6 11/11/19 vs. Howard Payne Assists 7 1/21/17 vs. Chicago State
2 11/5/19 @ South Dakota St. Blocks 3 11/14/18 vs. PVAMU
7 3/7/20 vs. California Baptist Steals 7 3/7/20 vs. California Baptist
43 12/3/19 vs. SHSU Minutes 43 12/3/19 vs. SHSU
 
Career: Ranks 16th in program history in scoring with 1,182 points.

2019-20 (Senior): Ranked 29th in the NCAA and second in the WAC in free throw percentage (87.1), 124th in the NCAA and second in the WAC in free throws made (122), 141st in the NCAA and fifth in the WAC in steals per game (1.53), 161sti n the NCAA and third in the WAC in total steals (46), 197th in the NCAA and third in the WAC in points per game (15.6), 198th in the NCAA and fourth in the WAC in field goal percentage (43.5), 216th in the NCAA and third in the WAC in total points (469), and 220thin the NCAA and second in the WAC in free throw attempts (140) … Led UTRGV in scoring 13 times, rebounding 15 times and assists three times … Reached double-figures in scoring 21 times, including 12 games of 20+ points, two of which were 30+ point performances … Reached double-figures in rebounding three times while recording two double-doubles … Earned All-WAC First Team honors. The only player to start all 16 WAC contests for UTRGV, averaged 17.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 steals while shooting 44.3 percent from the field, 44.6 percent from behind the arc and 89.0 percent from the foul line during conference play … Ranked third in the WAC in scoring, second in free throw shooting, third in three-point shooting, fourth in steals, fifth in defensive rebounding (4.9), seventh in rebounding, tied for ninth in three-pointers made (25), and 14th in field goal percentage (3/10) … Hit game-winning shot with four seconds left in overtime while scoring 22 points with career-high seven steals vs. California Baptist (3/7) … Broke 30-point barrier for second time in career with 32 points on 9-of-16 shooting, including a career-high 5-of-6 from behind the arc, at Grand Canyon (2/29) … Scored team-high 18 points with seven rebounds at CSU Bakersfield (2/27) … Scored game-high 23 points for the third game in a row and fifth time in six game with six rebounds, two assists and two steals at New Mexico State (2/22) … Scored game-high 23 points with six rebounds and two steals vs. UTPB (2/18) … Earned WAC Player of the Week honors (2/17) … Scored game-high 23 points with eight rebounds vs. Seattle U (2/15) … Recorded second double-double by scoring 11 points with career-high 14 rebounds, four assists and three steals vs. Utah Valley (2/13) … Scored game-high 23 points with four rebounds at Chicago State (2/8) … Became 26th player in program history to score 1,000 points by scoring game-high 23 points at Kansas City (2/6) … Scored 13 points with five rebounds vs. New Mexico State (1/25) … Scored team-high 23 points with five rebounds and four assists at Utah Valley (1/18) … Scored team-high 19 points with eight rebounds at Seattle U (1/16) … Earned Madness WAC Player of the Week honors (1/13) … Scored game-high 21 points with eight rebounds vs. Chicago State (1/11) … Scored game-high tying 17 points with nine rebounds vs. Kansas City (1/9) … Drilled trio of three-pointers en route to 17 points at Oklahoma (12/30) … Scored game-high 29 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field plus 10-of-10 shooting from the line at Omaha (12/15) … Scored 10 points with seven rebounds and four assists vs. Mid-America Christian (12/6) … Posted first double-double of season with career-high 33 points, career-high 13 rebounds and season-high four steals vs. Sam Houston State (12/3) … Scored season-high 15 points with eight rebounds and season-high tying three steals vs. Corpus Christi (11/30) … Scored 11 points with five rebounds and three assists vs. North Dakota State (11/15) … Approached a triple-double with nine points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals in 14 minutes vs. Howard Payne (11/11) … Scored eight points with 10 rebounds and two blocks in season opener at South Dakota State (11/5).
 
2018-19 (Junior): Led team in scoring 10 times, rebounding 18 times and assists once … Reached double-figures in scoring 19 times, including four games of 20+ points … Reached double-figures in rebounding twice … Scored 14 points with six rebounds and two steals vs. Grambling State (3/20) … Scored 15 points with team-high six rebounds vs. (RV) #1 New Mexico State (3/15) … Scored 18 points with team-high tying seven rebounds vs. California Baptist (3/7) … Scored team-high tying 14 points with team-high seven rebounds vs. Chicago State (2/28) … Scored team-high 15 points vs. Utah Valley (2/16) … Grabbed season-high tying 10 rebounds at Grand Canyon (2/7) … Scored team-high 16 points at Seattle U (1/19) … Named to All-WAC First Team based on results during 2018 portion of season by Hoops HD (1/4) … Dished out season-high tying four assists with nine points and team-high nine rebounds vs. Rice (12/18) … Scored 20 points on career-high tying 8-of-13 shooting with seven rebounds vs. Texas State (12/15) … Scored career-high 22 points on career-high 8-of-13 shooting at UT Arlington (12/1) … Scored career-high tying 21 points with team-high eight rebounds, season-high four assists and three steals vs. Lamar (11/23) … Scored team-high 11 points with team-high seven rebounds at Georgia Tech (11/21) … Grabbed career-high five steals to go with 10 points and six rebounds at East Carolina (11/19) … Posted fist double-double of season and second of career with 15 points, 10 rebounds and career-high three blocks vs. Prairie View A&M (11/14) … Scored career-high 21 points while going 7-for-7 from the line and grabbing seven rebounds at Corpus Christi (11/12) … Scored career-high tying 16 points on career-high tying 7-of-8 shooting vs. Oklahoma (11/9) … Started and scored career-high 16 points with six rebounds and three steals vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (11/6).
 
2017-18 (Sophomore): Scored season-high tying 14 points vs. CSU Bakersfield (2/10) … Connected on pair of alley-oops en route to season-high tying 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting vs. Our Lady of the Lake (1/2) … Grabbed career-high four steals vs. UC Irvine (12/9) … Scored season-high 14 points vs. Corpus Christi (12/6) … Went career-high 10-of-14 from the line for season-high tying 13 points at North Texas (11/20) … Scored 13 points vs. Nicholls State (11/10).

2016-17 (Freshman): Led team in rebounding once and assists twice … Reached double-figures in scoring four times … Earned WAC Player of the Week honors (1/23) … Posted first double-double with 14 points, career-high 11 rebounds, career-high seven assists and career-high tying three steals in career-high 32 minutes of turnover-free action vs. Chicago State (1/21) … Hit career-high three three-pointers for 12 points at Chicago State (1/5) … Went 7-of-9 from the field for career-high 15 points and career-high seven rebounds vs. Lamar (12/16) … Scored career-high seven points vs. North Florida (12/12) … Hit career-high two three-pointers for six points at Portland (12/5) … Scored four points with three rebounds, two assists and three steals at Portland State (12/3).

2012-16 (Cedar Hill High School): No. 39 overall recruit in the state of Texas and No. 9 among small forwards … Second Team All-District honoree as a senior after leading his team to a 25-7 record and the No. 11 ranking in state, as well as the No. 80 ranking in the nation.
 
Charity Stripe: Son of Lesley and Wanda Varner … Majoring in communication studies.
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    2016-17Freshman

    Forward
    6'7" 185 lbs
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    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 180 lbs
    11
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    2018-19Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 185 lbs
    11
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    2019-20Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 190 lbs
    11