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Jersey Number 14
Melvin Council Jr.
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rochester, N.Y.
- High School:
- University Prep
- Prev School:
- Wagner / Monroe College / St. Bonaventure
Bio
Get to Know Melvin...
What's the significance behind your jersey number?
- My mother and father wore #14 in high school.
- My mother and father.
Tell us about your favorite basketball moment as a player or fan.
- Giving away shoes and taking pictures with fans after a game at St. Bonaventure.
Who do you model your game off of?
- My father.
Who's your favorite basketball player?
- Melvin Council Sr. and Kobe Bryant
OVERVIEW
A veteran transfer from St. Bonaventure who will have one year eligibility at Kansas … Described as a long and rangy guard that can play both guard spots and a superior athlete who can score the ball and has the potential to be one of the more elite defenders.
CAREER HONORS
NABC All-District (2025)
All-Atlantic 10 Third Team (2025)
NEC Tournament All-Tournament Team (2024)
All-Northeast Conference First Team (2024)
NJCAA Division I All-America (2023)
NJCAA Division I Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team (2023)
NJCAA Division I All-America (2022)
2024-25 (AT ST. BONAVENTURE)
Earned NABC All-District and All-Atlantic 10 Third Team honors selection in 2024-25 … Averaged 14.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game during his senior season ... Led the Atlantic 10 in steals with 72 and scored in double figures in 29 games, including all A-10 league contests ... Had four games of 20 or more points, including a season-high 24 points at Fordham on Jan. 4, 2025.
2023-24 (AT WAGNER COLLEGE)
Played the 2023-24 season at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York, where he earned All-Northeast Conference First Team honors … Averaged 15.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in 2023-24 ... Led the Seahawks to the 2024 NEC Tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament in earning all-tourney honors ... Wagner defeated Howard, 54-47, in the 2024 NCAA Tournament First Four in Dayton, Ohio, before falling to North Carolina, 90-62, in the round of 64 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
2022-23 & 2021-22 (AT MONROE COLLEGE)
Was a two-time NJCAA Division I All-America at Monroe College in 2022 and 2023 ... In 2022-23, led Monroe College averaging 18.7 points, 4.1 assists and 2.4 steals per game and he also averaged 5.6 rebounds per contest ... Was also named to the 2023 NJCAA Division I Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team, where he averaged 21.0 points, 5.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds in two games ... As a freshman in 2021-22, averaged 23.8 points and 7.4 rebounds ... Ended his Monroe College career as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,400 points ... Monroe College is located in New Rochelle, New York.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played high school basketball at University Prep in Rochester, New York, where he averaged 26.4 points per game his senior season in 2019-20 … Helped his prep squad to a Section V, Class AA title in 2020.
Bill Self Press Conference
Friday, August 15
Bill Self Summer Press Conference
Monday, July 21
Fans Wanna Know with Bryson Tiller, Presented by the University of Kansas Health System
Wednesday, July 09
Fans Wanna Know with Jayden Dawson, Presented by the University of Kansas Health System
Monday, July 07
