Biography
2022-23 Fifth Year
Played in and started the first five games of the season before missing the rest of the season due to an injury … Averaged 11.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists … Shot 41% from the floor and 44% from 3-point range … Started the season with 16 points at VCU (Nov. 7), 16 points at Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 13), and 14 points versus Mount St. Vincent (Nov. 18) … Handed out four assists against VCU and Northeastern (Nov. 24) … MAAC All-Academic Team member …
2021-22 Senior Year
Got in all 30 games and started 27 of them … Tallied 7.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.43 assists per game … Twelve games of 10+ points … Had a stretch of six straight games of scoring at least 10 points scored from Jan. 30 – Feb. 13 … Tallied a season-best 21 points against Liberty (Nov. 20) at the MAAC/ASUN Challenge … Grabbed 11 rebounds against North Alabama (Nov. 19) … Had six steals against Fordham (Nov. 12) …
2020-21 Junior Year
One of the top all-around players in the MAAC … Averaged 11.4 ppg (20th MAAC), 6.2 rpg (11th MAAC), 1.7 spg (3rd MAAC) 1.3 bpg (6th MAAC) and 2.3 apg while posting a 1.3 assist/turnover ratio (14th MAAC) … Hit for double-digits in points nine times, including reaching the 20-point plateau twice … Pulled down at least seven rebounds on nine occasions, and dished out at least three assists eight times … Shot 35.6 percent from the floor and 70.7 percent from the line ... Started all 19 games he played in, seeing an average of 32.7 minutes each time out … Earned MAAC and MBWA Division 1 Player of the Week honors after averaging 20.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 5.0 apg, 3.0 spg and 1.5 bpg over two games vs. Iona (2/12-2/13) … In a win over the Gaels in the finale, notched career-highs with 26 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists … Began his big weekend with 15 points with five rebounds, four steals, three blocks and three assists in the opener ... Scored 20 points, on 8-for-11 shooting with seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals in victory vs. Rider (12/12) … In win at Delaware State (12/30), contributed 16 points and seven rebounds … Helped fuel a sweep of Niagara (1/15-1/16), averaging 14.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.5 apg and 1.5 bpg ... Had 18 points with five rebounds at Siena (2/27) … In finale against Monmouth (2/6), recorded 16 points and nine rebounds … Scored 13 points with six rebounds and three steals vs. Fairfield (3/4) … Notched seven points, six rebounds, three assists and three blocks in MAAC Championship action against Fairfield (3/9) … Had seven points, eight rebounds, a career-high matching five steals and two assists over a career-high 47 minutes at Quinnipiac (1/8) … Scored nine points with seven rebounds and two blocks in season opener vs. Rider (12/11).
2019-20 Sophomore Year
Had a breakout campaign … Averaged 7.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.0 apg and 1.1 spg … Shot 38.8 percent from the floor … Saw action in all 31 games, making 25 starts, and saw an average of 21.8 minutes each time out … ‘Battle of the Bronx’ MVP after scoring 15 points with seven rebounds and two steals in win over Fordham (12/7) … Was 6-of-11 from the floor, including 2-of-3 from long range … Followed that up with 18 points with six rebounds and three steals against Western Michigan (12/14) … In victory over Quinnipiac (1/16), finished up with 12 points and four assists, against no turnovers … Had 16 points and eight rebounds vs. Monmouth (1/16) … Also finished with 16 points, on 7-of-12 shooting, with five rebounds at Saint Peter’s (1/31) … In victory over Siena (1/12), notched 10 points, six rebounds and two steals … Had nine points and eight rebounds in comeback win over UAlbany (11/16) … Scored 11 points with five rebounds and two steals at Siena (2/16). Â
2018-19 Freshman Year
Averaged 2.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg and 1.1 apg ... Played in all 32 games, making nine starts, and saw an average of 13.2 minutes each time out ... Scored 10 points with four rebounds in win at Saint Peter’s (2.2) ... Also had 10 points at UMBC (11/12) ... Registered a personal-best five steals at GW (11/24) with five rebounds ... Drained six free throws at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/23).
Scholastic/Personal
Spent a postgraduate year at the Woodstock Academy in Connecticut … Helped lead Mount St. Michael's to the 2017 CHSAA Archdiocesan Championship with 24 points in a win over Stepinac ... Averaged 22.4 ppg as a senior for the Mountaineers ... Named to the All-New York City Boys First Team ... Also earned First Team Class AA honors ... Born on April 8, 1999 … Son of Bertram and Patsy Buchanan … Has two sisters: Cristina and Ariana … Is undecided on a major at Manhattan.