2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Monsanto, Damari
Jersey Number 30
Damari Monsanto
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Pembroke Pines, Fla.
- High School:
- Western High School / ETSU
- Deals:
Bio
2023-24 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Appeared in 11 games after missing the first third of the season due to injury...Returned Jan. 20 for his season debut against Louisville and went 4-of-6 from three-point range for 12 points, three rebounds and one assist...scored at least three points in nine of his 11 games...averaged 5.1 points in 12.5 minutes
2022-23 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Took a leap during his second year on campus...Started in 21 of 27 appearances before suffering a season-ending injury at NC State (Feb. 22)...Led Wake Forest with a 40.5 three-point field goal shooting percentage -- a mark that was second-best in the Atlantic Coast Conference ...Ranked second on the team in points-per-game (13.3) and fifth in rebounds-per-game (3.6)...Was one of the top marksmen among all Power 5 individuals, leading the ACC in three-pointers made for a majority of the season's second half and finishing with 87 total on the year...His 87 makes from distance is the sixth-highest total through a single season within program history... Ultimately averaged 3.22 triples per contest to pace the conference through the regular season's conclusion...Especially got hot once ACC play arrived, increasing his points-per-game average to 14.8...Erupted for new career highs in points (28), field goals made (9) and three-pointers made (8) in a road victory over Notre Dame (Feb. 4)...Scored over 20 points in seven separate performances...Snagged a career-high nine rebounds at home versus Georgia Tech (Feb. 11)...Made five or more triples on six occasions...Dropped 25 points on No. 10 Virginia (Jan. 21)...Enjoyed two standout offensive showings during back-to-back wins over Louisville (Jan. 7) and Florida State (Jan. 11), plugging in 21 and 22 points, respectively...Shot 8-of-15 from the field for a 22-point performance versus NC State (Jan. 28)...Contributed 16 points and seven rebounds in the Deacs' Big Four victory at home over North Carolina (Feb. 7)...Stepped up his rebounding efforts, grabbing five or more boards eight times...Tied his personal-best mark in blocks twice, collecting two apiece against La Salle (Nov. 18) and No. 10 Virginia (Jan. 21)...Scooped three steals in three separate contests
2021-22 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 17 contests after returning from injury, making one start. Averaged 7.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.0 made three-pointers a game. 39.5 percent shooting from downtown ranked second on the team...Scored 14 points and connected on four three-pointers in the team’s NIT victory over Towson (March 16)...Hit four triples, grabbed four rebounds and recorded two steals against Boston College (March 9)...Scored 17 points, drilled four makes from downtown and grabbed seven rebounds in his first start as a Demon Deacon at Clemson (Feb. 23)...Hit a trio of three-pointers and hauled in a season-high eight rebounds at Florida State (Feb. 5)...Scored 13 points, grabbed five rebounds and tallied two steals against North Carolina, connected on three consecutive triples in the second half (Jan. 22)...Tallied six points, eight rebounds, and a career-best two blocks in his Wake Forest debut at Georgia Tech (Jan. 19)
2020-21 Season (Redshirt Freshman at ETSU)
Played in all 25 games with 20 starts for the Buccaneers, averaging 11.8 points and 7.3 rebounds in 27.4 minutes…named the SoCon Freshman of the Year…earned Third-Team All-Conference honors…registered four double-doubles this season, along with having a stretch where scored at least 20 points in five-straight games, becoming the first ETSU player to accomplish the feat since 2016…during that five-game run from Jan. 23 -- Feb. 6, he averaged 22.4 points and 9.2 rebounds, while shooting 56 percent from the field (38-68) and 58 percent from three-point range (23-40) …named the SoCon Player of the Week on Feb. 2…named a finalist for the Kyle Macy award…also earned All-District honors from Basketball Times, being named to the All-Freshman Second Team along with ACC counterparts Scottie Barnes (Florida State) and Day'Ron Sharpe (North Carolina)…was among the freshman national leaders in three-pointers made (6th), rebounds per game (T9th) and total points (T21st) for the 2020-21 season among all active Division I freshmen…led the Bucs with a career-high 23-points against the Crimson Tide of Alabama on Dec. 22, while also grabbing a career-best nine rebounds…was 8-of-13 from the field and accounted for six of the Bucs' nine made threes
2019-20 Season (Freshman at ETSU)
Redshirted
High School
Averaged 28.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.9 assists his senior season at Western High School ... Following his stellar senior year, Monsanto earned Sun Sentinel’s Class 9A-7A Broward County Player of the Year honors ... Led the Wildcats to the state regional semifinals, which was their deepest playoff run in school history ... The first team all-state 9A selection poured in 25 points in the first-round playoff win over Deerfield Beach
Appeared in 11 games after missing the first third of the season due to injury...Returned Jan. 20 for his season debut against Louisville and went 4-of-6 from three-point range for 12 points, three rebounds and one assist...scored at least three points in nine of his 11 games...averaged 5.1 points in 12.5 minutes
2022-23 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Took a leap during his second year on campus...Started in 21 of 27 appearances before suffering a season-ending injury at NC State (Feb. 22)...Led Wake Forest with a 40.5 three-point field goal shooting percentage -- a mark that was second-best in the Atlantic Coast Conference ...Ranked second on the team in points-per-game (13.3) and fifth in rebounds-per-game (3.6)...Was one of the top marksmen among all Power 5 individuals, leading the ACC in three-pointers made for a majority of the season's second half and finishing with 87 total on the year...His 87 makes from distance is the sixth-highest total through a single season within program history... Ultimately averaged 3.22 triples per contest to pace the conference through the regular season's conclusion...Especially got hot once ACC play arrived, increasing his points-per-game average to 14.8...Erupted for new career highs in points (28), field goals made (9) and three-pointers made (8) in a road victory over Notre Dame (Feb. 4)...Scored over 20 points in seven separate performances...Snagged a career-high nine rebounds at home versus Georgia Tech (Feb. 11)...Made five or more triples on six occasions...Dropped 25 points on No. 10 Virginia (Jan. 21)...Enjoyed two standout offensive showings during back-to-back wins over Louisville (Jan. 7) and Florida State (Jan. 11), plugging in 21 and 22 points, respectively...Shot 8-of-15 from the field for a 22-point performance versus NC State (Jan. 28)...Contributed 16 points and seven rebounds in the Deacs' Big Four victory at home over North Carolina (Feb. 7)...Stepped up his rebounding efforts, grabbing five or more boards eight times...Tied his personal-best mark in blocks twice, collecting two apiece against La Salle (Nov. 18) and No. 10 Virginia (Jan. 21)...Scooped three steals in three separate contests
2021-22 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 17 contests after returning from injury, making one start. Averaged 7.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.0 made three-pointers a game. 39.5 percent shooting from downtown ranked second on the team...Scored 14 points and connected on four three-pointers in the team’s NIT victory over Towson (March 16)...Hit four triples, grabbed four rebounds and recorded two steals against Boston College (March 9)...Scored 17 points, drilled four makes from downtown and grabbed seven rebounds in his first start as a Demon Deacon at Clemson (Feb. 23)...Hit a trio of three-pointers and hauled in a season-high eight rebounds at Florida State (Feb. 5)...Scored 13 points, grabbed five rebounds and tallied two steals against North Carolina, connected on three consecutive triples in the second half (Jan. 22)...Tallied six points, eight rebounds, and a career-best two blocks in his Wake Forest debut at Georgia Tech (Jan. 19)
2020-21 Season (Redshirt Freshman at ETSU)
Played in all 25 games with 20 starts for the Buccaneers, averaging 11.8 points and 7.3 rebounds in 27.4 minutes…named the SoCon Freshman of the Year…earned Third-Team All-Conference honors…registered four double-doubles this season, along with having a stretch where scored at least 20 points in five-straight games, becoming the first ETSU player to accomplish the feat since 2016…during that five-game run from Jan. 23 -- Feb. 6, he averaged 22.4 points and 9.2 rebounds, while shooting 56 percent from the field (38-68) and 58 percent from three-point range (23-40) …named the SoCon Player of the Week on Feb. 2…named a finalist for the Kyle Macy award…also earned All-District honors from Basketball Times, being named to the All-Freshman Second Team along with ACC counterparts Scottie Barnes (Florida State) and Day'Ron Sharpe (North Carolina)…was among the freshman national leaders in three-pointers made (6th), rebounds per game (T9th) and total points (T21st) for the 2020-21 season among all active Division I freshmen…led the Bucs with a career-high 23-points against the Crimson Tide of Alabama on Dec. 22, while also grabbing a career-best nine rebounds…was 8-of-13 from the field and accounted for six of the Bucs' nine made threes
2019-20 Season (Freshman at ETSU)
Redshirted
High School
Averaged 28.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.9 assists his senior season at Western High School ... Following his stellar senior year, Monsanto earned Sun Sentinel’s Class 9A-7A Broward County Player of the Year honors ... Led the Wildcats to the state regional semifinals, which was their deepest playoff run in school history ... The first team all-state 9A selection poured in 25 points in the first-round playoff win over Deerfield Beach
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