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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 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
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)
Entering Big 12 play, a fan favorite who has started every game for Kansas and averages 12.9 points and 5.2 assists per game … Ranks among the Big 12 and national leaders in assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio … Has led Kansas in points three times, assists 11 times and steals five times … Has scored in double figures 10 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 … Known nationally for dog mantra.
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.
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