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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
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 played his final year of college at Kansas in 2025-26 … Concluded his career with 1,435 points, 430 assists, 153 steals and 108 career three-point field goals ... A post-graduate student at KU who earned his bachelor’s degree from Monroe College … Known nationally for his dog mantra.
CAREER HONORS
Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
Associated Press National Player of the Week (12/16)
Oscar Robertson Trophy Player of the Week (12/16)
NCAA March Madness National Player of the Week (12/15)
Big 12 Player of the Week (12/15)
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (12/15)
Big 12 Men’s Basketball Starting Five (12/15)
NABC All-District (2025)
All-Atlantic 10 Third Team (2025)
Oscar Robertson Trophy Player of the Week (1/7/25)
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)
2025-26 (SENIOR)
The 2026 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year who was a fan favorite and has started every game for Kansas … Averaged 12.7 points and 5.1 assists per game and earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and Big 12 All-Newcomer Team honors … Led Kansas in assists with 177, which ranked sixth in the Big 12, and his 5.1 assists per game were seventh in the league as was his 2.68 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Has led Kansas in points six times, assists 29 times and steals 14 times … Scored in double figures 24 times, including a career-high 36 points in the overtime win at NC State (12/13) where his nine threes made rank second most in KU history … Earned Big 12 and national weekly honors for his 36 points at NC State … Posted two double-doubles, including 17 points and a career-high 12 assists in the win at Kansas State (1/24) … Flirted with a triple-double on Senior Day with 17 points, 10 assists and eight assists versus Kansas State (3/7).
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.
Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Second Round Media Availability
Saturday, March 21
Men's Basketball Postgame Press Conference vs. Cal Baptist
Saturday, March 21
Men's Basketball Highlights vs. Cal Baptist
Friday, March 20
Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament First Round Media Availability
Friday, March 20
