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2012-13 Men's Basketball

31 Mike Groselle

  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 244
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Plano, Texas
  • Highschool Plano West HS

Biography

2009-10 Game-by-Game Statistics
2010-11 Game-by-Game Statistics
2011-12 Game-by-Game Statistics
2012-13 Game-by-Game Statistics

SENIOR (2012-13):Capped off his senior season as the team leader in 13 statisticalcategories including field goals made (189), field goals attempted(329), field goal percentage (57.4%), free throws made (90),rebounds (228), rebounds per game (7.6) and points (468) …earned five postseason awards including Senior CLASS first teamAll-American, all-conference by the SoCon coaches, second teamall-conference by members of the media, SoCon AcademicAll-Conference and CoSIDA Academic All-District … leaves theprogram ranked in the top 10 of seven career categories includingdouble-doubles (first-27), total rebounds (second-738), field goalpercentage (second-.589), offensive rebounds (third-292), defensiverebounds (third-449), field goals made (sixth-548) and points(seventh-1,359) … finished the 2012-13 season by hittingbetter than 50% from the floor in 21 of 30 starts including astretch of four straight games in which he hit better than 61.5% toclose out January and open February … after hitting 57.4percent  from the floor as a senior, Groselle became the firstplayer in program history to lead in team in field goal percentageby hitting 50 percent or better in three straight seasons …opened the 2012-13 season with his 23rd career double-double (21pts., 15 rebs.) in the 84-76 win over VMI … hauled in acareer-best 12 defensive rebounds against the Keydets which wasinstrumental in earning him SoCon Player of the Week honors… shot an efficient 5-of-7 (.714) from the field and 6-of-7(.857) at the free throw line to finish with 16 points and 12rebounds against Union (Ky.) … tallied a game-high 20 pointsin his final career meeting with UNCG … became the 30thall-time member of The Citadel’s 1,000-point club during an18-point outing at Charleston Southern … posted his 25thcareer double-double (14 pts., 15 rebs.) at Gardner-Webb aftergrabbing a season-high nine offensive rebounds … rattled offseven straight double figure contests against SoCon competitionbeginning with a 15-point performance in the 70-55 win at GeorgiaSouthern … had consecutive 20-point outings against Elon (20pts.) and Wofford (24 pts.) after converting 18-of-27 (.667) fromthe field during a five-day stretch to cap off the month of January… reached double figures in nine of the final 10 games ofhis career … solid presence in the post against Furman (19pts.) and Wofford (19 pts.), hitting eight and 10 field goals,respectively, in those victories … amassed 21 points on10-of-14 (.714) shooting against Davidson … completed the19th 20-point game and 26th career double-double of his Bulldogcareer with 22 points and 14 rebounds, including 10 points in theextra session, as The Citadel earned an 80-77 overtime victory overAppalachian State … established career highs in field goalsmade (12) and attempted (19) as he finished with 24 points and 10rebounds in senior game win over Furman … finished the2012-13 regular season with 17 points at Wofford after hitting acareer-best nine free throws against the Terriers.

JUNIOR (2011-12):Led the Bulldogs in scoring with an average of 16.7 points per game… shot .591 from the floor (198-of-335) … anall-conference selection by Southern Conference head coach’s,Groselle was named second team all-conference by members of SoConmedia … only player in the league to rank in the top threein scoring (third – 16.6), rebounding (first – 9.8) andfield goal percentage (third - .591) … ranked eighthnationally in field goal percentage (.591), highest of any Citadelplayer since Demetrius Nelson (17th - .596, 2007-08) …notched a program-best 14 double-doubles on the season, topping themark set by Patrick Elmore in the 1989-90 season, along the waytying Regan Truesdale for the most in program history (22) …opened the season with six straight double-doubles and in theprocess established the school record for most consecutive, seven,after carrying over a double dip from the 211 SoCon Tournament… finished with at least two double-doubles in every monthof the season … named to the All-Military Classic Tournamentteam after a series of 25-point, 11-rebound and 16-point,10-rebound outings against VMI and Army, respectively … drewaccolades as Southern Conference and Sports Madness Player of theWeek following his All-Military Classic performance … in hisseventh double-double of the season (20 pts., 19 rebs.),  atCollege of Charleston, Groselle became the third player in programhistory to post 19 rebounds or more in a double-double effort… led The Citadel to a 73-62 home victory over Samford byhitting 10-for-10 from the field and tying his season-high with 25points … followed with six double-doubles against SoConteams … finished atop 18 statistical categories for theBulldogs, including minutes (1059), average minutes played (35.3),field goals made (198), field goals attempted (335), field goalpercentage (.591), free throws made (105), free throws attempted(154), free throw percentage (.682), offensive rebounds (117),defensive rebounds (171), total rebounds (288), rebound per gameaverage (9.6), personal fouls (88), turnovers (65), blocks (19),steals (43), points (501) and point per game average (16.7).

SOPHOMORE(2010-11): Emerged as a solid post presence in ChuckDriesell’s offense, leading The Citadel in defensive (74) andtotal rebounds (198) … reached double figures in scoring on23 separate occasion, totaling second-most points on the team (358)… tied Craig Burgess’ 1986-87 mark for third-mostdouble-double (points-rebounds) performances in program history,notching eight over the course of the 2010-11 season …enters the 2011-12 season with a streak of six consecutive gamesscoring double figure in points dating back to a 15-point outingagainst Savannah State (2/14) … converted 149-for-248(60.1%) field goal attempts to move himself into eighth place amongThe Citadel’s best single-season field goal percentageleaders … by virtue of hitting 161-for-266 (60.5%) fieldgoal attempts, Groselle became the Bulldogs career field goalpercentage leader … made his first career start at Colorado(12/17), combining a career-high and team-high in points (22) on9-for-12 shooting in 28 minutes of action … had back-to-backdouble-doubles against Clemson (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Wofford(19 points, 16 rebounds) to open the month of January …Groselle went on to record five additional double-doubles againstFurman on  2/3 (15 points, 10 rebounds); College of Charlestonon 2/17 (10 points, 10 rebounds); Georgia Southern on 2/19 (17points, 10 rebounds); Western Carolina, on 2/24 (15 points, 11rebounds) and Elon on 3/4 (12 points, 12 rebounds) …Groselle’s performances against College of Charleston (2/17)and Georgia Southern (2/19) garnered him SoCon Student-Athlete ofthe Week honors for Feb. 16-23 … finished with a 12.8 pointper game average (230 points) against SoCon competition …capped off the season rated second highest in field goal percentage(60.1%) among SoCon shooters behind Wofford’s Noah Dahlman(61.2%).

FRESHMAN(2009-10): Perfect 4-for-4 from the field and 6-for-6 fromthe free throw line led to 14 points in 13 minutes in a win overMaryland Eastern Shore ... had five rebounds in back-to-backcontests against No. 8 West Virginia and UVA-Wise  ... playedsparingly during the Southern Conference portion of the seasonafter suffering an ankle injury, where he was limited to 78 minutesof action ... playing in front of friends and family in his homestate of Texas, grabbed a pair of rebounds in 11 minutes againstTexas A&M and Houston.

HIGH SCHOOL:Averaged 13.8 points per game during his career at Plano West HS… named Most Valuable Player during the course of twoin-season tournaments and a district tournament … under headcoach Anthony Morgan, received team MVP award.

PERSONAL: Fullname Michael Robert Groselle … son of Toni and Bob Groselle… born on Dec. 28, 1990 in Dallas, Texas … majoringin civil engineering.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2009-10Freshman

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    6'8" 230 lbs
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    2010-11Sophomore

    C
    6'8" 230 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2011-12Junior

    Center
    6'8" 238 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2012-13Senior

    Center
    6'8" 244 lbs
    31

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