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2020-2021 Men's Basketball Roster

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55 Kyonze Chavis

  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 195
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Chesapeake, Va.
  • Last School Colby CC / Norfolk Collegiate

Biography

2020-21 (Redshirt Senior Year)
Member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the spring … Competed in 24 games and made 20 starts … Averaged 7.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game … Made 66-of-145 (45.5 percent) from the floor, including 20-of-54 (37.0 percent) from 3-point range … Shot 28-of-45 from the free throw line … Ended the year with 180 points, 92 rebounds, 44 assists, 27 steals and seven blocks … Ranked 15th in the MEAC in steals (1.1) … Scored in double figures in eight games … Tied his career high with 15 points on a career-high 7-of-12 shooting with three rebounds versus Coppin State on Feb. 8 … Scored 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting, a season-high 4-of-4 from the free throw line, with four rebounds, three assists and a career-high tying two blocks in a win over North Carolina Wesleyan on Jan. 13 … Scored 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds with three assists against Old Dominion on Dec. 2 … Sank a career-high three 3-pointers for 12 points, a career-high tying four steals and two rebounds in the NCAA Tournament versus Gonzaga on March 20 … In a two-game series at Coppin State on Jan. 23 and 24, scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting with five rebounds and two assists, followed by 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting with three rebounds … Also scored in double figures in back-to-back wins over Delaware State on Feb. 24 and St. Mary’s (Md.) on Feb. 28, going for 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting with seven rebounds followed by 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting with five rebounds … Scored eight points with a season-high six assists and three rebounds in a win over Morgan State on Jan. 10 … Scored five points with seven rebounds, four assists and four steals in a career-high 36 minutes in a win at Delaware State on Jan. 16.
 
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior Year)
Played in 23 games and started once … Averaged 3.1 points and 1.7 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game … Shot 40 percent from the floor (29-of-72) and 10-of-12 from the free throw line … Finished with 72 points, 39 rebounds, 20 assists, 13 steals and one block on the year … Scored in double figures once, a season-high 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting in a win at Delaware State … Made a career-best 6-of-6 from the free throw line with three rebounds and two assists … Got the start on Senior Night in a win over Howard on Feb. 29, scoring six points with a season-high five rebounds, one assist and one steal … Shot a season-best 4-of-6 from the floor for nine points with a rebound, an assist and one steal in a win over Penn State Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 8 … Scored six points with an assist and a block against Caldwell on Nov. 26 … Had four points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal versus Niagara on Dec. 1, and five points, a rebound, an assist and a steal at Southern Illinois on Dec. 4 … Finished with six points, a rebound and a steal in a win over Florida A&M on Jan. 27 … Added four points, four rebounds and two assists in another home victory on Jan. 4 against Bethune-Cookman.
 
2018-19 (Redshirt Sophomore Year)
Competed in 33 games on the season … Averaged 3.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 12.5 minutes per game … Shot 49.4 percent from the field (42-of-85) and 80 percent from the free throw line (28-of-35) … Ended the season with 115 points, 60 rebounds, 36 assists, 14 steals and seven blocks … Scored 10 or more points in three games, including a career-high 15 points on season best shootings 5-of-5 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the free throw line with three rebounds and two assists in a win over Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 14 … Shot 5-of-7 from the floor for 14 points, career highs of eight assists and two blocks with three rebounds in a win over Regent on Nov. 20 … Also added 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting with three rebounds, two assists and a season-high two steals in a win versus Mid-Atlantic Christian on Nov. 8 … Added eight points, three rebounds and two assists in a season-best 32 minutes in a win at South Carolina State on Jan. 21 … Posted seven points and a season-high four rebounds at Kent State on Dec. 1 … Also had four rebounds with four points at Howard on Feb. 2, and four rebounds and three points in a win over Coppin State on March 2 … Tallied six points and four rebounds in a victory over South Carolina State on March 13.
 
2017-18 (Sophomore Year)
Sat out the season as an NCAA partial qualifier … Utilized redshirt season … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the spring.
 
At Colby CC (Freshman Year – 2016-17)
Competed in 26 games and made eight starts during his freshman year … Averaged 5.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … Totaled 136 points, 55 rebounds, 33 assists, 18 steals and four blocks on the season … Shot 52-of-151 (34.4 percent) from the floor and 21-of-33 (63.6 percent) from the free throw line … Scored in double figures in five games, including a season-high 18 on 8-of-16 shooting in a win over Northwest Kansas Technical College JV on Jan. 2 … Scored 14 and 13 points in back-to-back games at Seward County CC on Jan. 7 and in a win at Garden City CC on Jan. 11 … Shot 6-of-11 from the floor each game … Totaled season highs of eight rebounds and five assists in the win over Garden City … Also had 11 points in a win at Southwestern College JV on Nov. 7 and 10 points at Neosho County CC on Feb. 18 … Had two steals in three games, including against Northwest Kansas on Jan. 2 to go along with a season-best two blocks.
 
High School
Competed for Norfolk Collegiate all four years of high school … Named first-team All-TCIS (Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools) and second-team All-Tidewater by the Virginian Pilot his senior year in 2015-16 … Averaged 16.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4 assists per game … Led the team to the TCIS championship … Earned first-team all-conference as a junior … Averaged 15 points and 7 rebounds per game that year … Led Norfolk Collegiate to a 22-6 record … MVP of the Bishop Sullivan Holiday Classic after leading Norfolk Collegiate to the tournament title … Named the team’s Most Improved Player after averaging 14 points and 6 rebounds as a sophomore in 2013-14 … Averaged 12 points and 5 rebounds as a freshman … Also a member of the Honor Roll … Started his career out at Atlantic Shores Christian.
 
AAU/Club
Competed for the Boo Williams AAU team for three years and Team Loaded out of North Carolina for one year.
 
Personal
Full name is Kyonze N. Chavis … Born on Dec. 15, 1996 … First name is pronounced Key-ON-zay … Son of Mykisha Chavis … Has one older brother, Quintien Williams, one older sister, Anissa Williams, and one younger sister, Mikayla Chavis … Majoring in criminal justice … Wants to go into the DEA … Enjoys watching movies.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Points 15 (2x), last: vs. Coppin State (2-8-21)
FG Made 7, vs. Coppin State (2-8-21)
FG Att. 12, vs. Coppin State (2-8-21)
3 Pt. FG Made 3, vs. Gonzaga (3-20-21)
3 Pt. FG Att. 5 (3x), last: vs. St. Mary’s (Md.) (2-28-21)
FT Made 6, at Delaware State (3-2-20)
FT Att. 6, at Delaware State (3-2-20)
Rebounds 9, vs. Old Dominion (12-2-20)
Assists 8, Regent (11-20-18)
Steals 4 (2x), last: vs. Gonzaga (3-20-21)
Blocks 2 (2x), last: vs. North Carolina Wesleyan (1-13-21)
Minutes 36, at Delaware State (1-16-21)

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2017-2018Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 180 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2018-2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2019-2020Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2020-2021Redshirt Senior

    Guard
    6'4" 195 lbs
    55