2014-15 (Junior Year)Earned second-team Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State and second-team NABC All-District 15 honors … Competed in 32 games and made 28 starts … Led the team with 9.6 rebounds and ranked second with 15.5 points in 30.7 minutes per game … Also averaged 1.4 assists and a team-high 1.2 blocks … Shot 62.6 percent from the floor (204-of-326) and also connected on 88-of-162 (54.3 percent) from the charity stripe … Totaled 496 points, 306 rebounds, 45 assists, 37 blocks and eight steals on the year … A preseason All-MEAC second-team honoree … Ranked second in the MEAC in rebounding, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds and field goal percentage, eighth in scoring and ninth in blocks … Ranked fourth in the nation in field goal percentage, eighth in double-doubles (18), 25
th in rebounds, 28
th in offensive rebounds, 35
th in defensive rebounds, 170
th in points and 206
th in blocks per game … Also ended the year 27
th in NCAA D-I career double-doubles (23), 31
st in field goal percentage (.578) and 42
nd in rebound average (7.6) … Team Co-MVP along with Jeff Short … Finished the year third in NSU’s D-I single-season records in rebounds and field goal percentage, fourth in rebound average, seventh in field goals and ninth in points and blocks … Also ranked sixth in overall single-season records for field goal percentage … Also stood fifth at the end of the year for career field goal percentage at NSU (.578) and tied for 14
th in blocks (67) … Four-time MEAC Defensive Player of the Week on Dec. 22, Feb. 9 and 23 and March 2 … Also named the MEAC Player of the Week on Dec. 8 … Named to the Barclays Center Classic Saint Peter’s Division All-Tournament team … Scored in double figures in 26 games … Also had 20 games with 10 or more rebounds as well as 18 double-doubles on the year … Posted five straight double-doubles from Nov. 28-Dec. 8, one of only two players along with Kyle O’Quinn to do so in the NSU D-I era … Posted eight double-doubles in a nine-game span from Nov. 28-Dec. 22 … Also had 10 straight games with 10+ rebounds from Nov. 28-Dec. 30, becoming the first NSU player in the D-I era to do so … Had 11 offensive rebounds at Howard on March 2, tying the D-I record set by Darrell Neal on Dec. 6, 1999 … Also marked the eighth-most offensive rebounds in NCAA Division I on the year … Finished with 18 points, 15 rebounds and two assists while tying his career high with an 8-of-12 effort from the free throw line … Had 22 points with 10 boards and tied his career high with four assists in the last game of the year at Eastern Kentucky on March 17 … Made 10-of-11 from the field, the third-best NSU D-I single-game shooting percentage mark (minimum seven makes) and the best in a game with one miss … Posted 26 points and a career-best 16 rebounds at Florida A&M on Jan. 10, the most rebounds in a game since O’Quinn had 16 on Feb. 20, 2012 … Shot 11-of-13 against FAMU, tied for the seventh-best D-I single-game mark … Was one of nine games with 20 or more points … Shot 12-of-15 at Hofstra on Dec. 2 during a 28-point, 10-rebound night … Added 20 points (8-of-12 shooting) with 12 rebounds and three assists the next game against Morgan State on Dec. 6 … Followed that up with 19 points (9-of-13), 13 rebounds and three assists against Coppin State on Dec. 8 … Scored a career-high 30 points on 11-of-15 shooting with 10 rebounds at Coppin State on Feb. 21 … Tallied back-to-back 20-point games against U.Va.-Wise on Dec. 15 (20 points, 10-of-15, 14 rebounds, two assists) and against Northern Arizona on Dec. 19 (20 points, 11 rebounds) … Shot 9-of-12 and finished with 24 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and one steal against UMES on Feb. 9 … Posted 22 points and 12 rebounds in a win at Hampton on March 5 … Tied his career best with four blocks to go along with 10 points and 12 boards at Princeton on Jan. 6 … Shot 8-of-11 and went for 17 points, 13 rebounds and four assists in a win at Savannah State on Jan. 26 … Added 17 points (6-of-8) with 14 rebounds, three assists and three blocks against Howard on Feb. 7.
2013-14 (Sophomore Year)Named to the preseason All-MEAC third team … Competed in 20 games on the season with 14 starts … Missed 13 games from Nov. 18-Jan. 11 due to a torn meniscus and ACL strain in his left knee … Averaged 8.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game … Ended the season with 167 points, 129 rebounds, nine blocks, six assists and four steals … Shot 64-of-132 (48.5 percent) from the floor … Scored in double figures in eight games and had double-figure rebounds in five … Posted a season-high 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting and added 10 rebounds in a victory over Newberry on Nov. 13 … The next game against Virginia Union on Nov. 15, finished with 17 points, a season-best 14 rebounds and three blocks for his second of two double-doubles on the year … Scored in double figures in three straight from Jan. 18-25, averaging 11.0 points per game … Also had seven points and 13 rebounds the next game at Savannah State on Jan. 27 … Finished with 11 points in a victory at Morgan State on Feb. 8 and 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting and nine rebounds in a win at Coppin State on Feb. 22 … Posted 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting with eight rebounds against UMES on March 10 in the MEAC tournament … Added seven points and 10 boards in a defeat of Savannah State on March 13 in the quarterfinals … Grabbed 12 rebounds with eight points and two blocks against Eastern Michigan on March 14 in the CollegeInsider.com tournament.
2012-13 (Freshman Year)A member of the MEAC All-Rookie Team … Was a four-time MEAC Rookie of the Week … The team’s Rookie of the Year … Led the team in rebounding with 6.3 per game and finished fourth in scoring at 8.3 points per contest … Competed in 30 of the team’s 33 games … Totaled 248 points, 189 rebounds – 87 offensive boards – 21 blocks, 12 assists and 10 steals … Shot 102-of-182 (56.0 percent) from the floor and 44-of-86 (51.2 percent) from the free throw line … Ranked third in the conference in field goal percentage, fourth in offensive rebounds (2.9) and 12
th in rebounding … Had 12 double-digit scoring games and four contests with 10 or more rebounds … Had three double-doubles, including in back-to-back games March 2 and 4 … Had 10 points and a season-best 11 boards against Bethune-Cookman and then a season-high 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting with 10 rebounds against Florida A&M in the next game … Also had 14 points with 11 rebounds at Longwood on Nov. 15 … Nearly had double-doubles with 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting and nine rebounds at Hampton on Feb. 18 and 12 points and nine boards against Bethune-Cookman on March 13 … Also had nine rebounds with nine points against UMKC on Nov. 18 … Tallied 10 rebounds with six points at UMES on Jan. 12 … Scored 13 points in back-to-back games at Coppin State and Morgan State on Feb. 2 and 4 and averaging 7.0 rebounds in those two games … Finished with a career-high four blocks at Morgan State … Scored in double figures in four straight games Dec. 11-29, averaging 12.0 points on a combined 21-of-32 shooting with 6.0 rebounds against the likes of No. 10 Illinois, No. 25 North Carolina State, Iona and East Carolina … Had career highs of three steals against N.C. State on Dec. 15 and four assists at Ball State on Jan. 2 … Named MEAC Rookie of the Week after the games against Illinois (12 points, eight rebounds) and N.C. State (11 and six) and then against after East Carolina (12 and seven) … Also won the last two awards of the season after the Hampton game (17 points and nine rebounds) and the first Bethune-Cookman contest (10 and 11).
High SchoolA three-year letterwinner and a two-year starter at Warren G. Harding HS under coach Steve Arnold … Rated as the No. 10 high school senior in Ohio and the No. 42 center in the nation by ESPN.com … Earned first team All-Northeast Ohio honors as a senior … Named all-state honorable mention for Division I … Also selected to the All-Trumbull County team … Averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks per game as a senior, leading his team to a 21-4 record … Advanced to the regional finals, falling one game short of the state tournament’s final four … Hit the game-winning shot in the final seconds in overtime to give Warren G. Harding the district championship … Finished sixth in the Youngstown area in rebounding his senior year … Averaged 10 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks per game as a junior … Tallied 7 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block sophomore year … Competed in the 2012 Al Beach Classic Dunk Contest.
PersonalFull name is RaShid Surret Gaston … First name is pronounced Ra-SHEED … Born on Jan. 31, 1994 … Son of Lisa Carter and Robert Gaston … Has four sisters, Gabrielle, RaiShein, RaEsha and DeAsha … Also has two brothers, RaiTwann and Davion … Majoring in mass communications … Wants to become a sports broadcaster and coach basketball … Enjoys going to church, playing 2K games, hanging out with friends and family and playing basketball.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points | 30, at Coppin State (2-21-15) |
| FG Made | 12, at Hofstra (12-2-14) |
| FG Att. | 15 (4x), last: at Hampton (3-5-15) |
| 3 Pt. FG Made | N/A |
| 3 Pt. FG Att. | N/A |
| FT Made | 8 (2x), last: at Howard (3-2-15) |
| FT Att. | 12 (2x), last: at Howard (3-2-15) |
| Rebounds | 16, at Florida A&M (1-10-15) |
| Assists | 4 (5x), last: at Eastern Kentucky (3-17-15) |
| Steals | 3, at North Carolina State (12-15-12) |
| Blocks | 4 (2x), last: at Princeton (1-6-15) |
| Minutes | 40-, at Hofstra (12-2-14) |
