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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 11
Shaq Buchanan
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Madison, Miss.
- High School:
- Madison HS
- Prev School:
- Northeast Mississippi JC
Bio
2018-19
2017-18
Before MSU
Personal
- Named All-OVC First Team and OVC Defensive Player of the Year.
- Was was just the second Racer to win the league defensive honor since the award was first given in the 2008-09 season. He follows Jewuan Long of MSU who was named to the award in the 2011-12 season.
- Outstanding two-year career for the Racers. Scored 722 points which puts him 21st all-time among two-year players at MSU.
- Made 110 career steals at MSU to rank 21st all-time at MSU.
- Led the Racers in steals in each of his seasons on the team. He has 50 in 2017-18 and 60 in 2018-19.
- Made 63 starts in his 65 career games at MSU.
2017-18
- Became a starter in the third game of the season and started the last 30 games.
- Against FAMU, scored a season-high 21 points.
- Recorded a steal in 25 games and had 50 to lead the team.
- Was fourth in the OVC with 1.6 steals per game.
- Had a season-high four steals against Belmont.
- Had a season-high eight rebounds against Eastern Illinois.
- In the OVC Tournament championship game victory over Belmont, he hit a late 3-pointer to seal the win.
Before MSU
- In his senior season of 2016-17, he was the top scorer, rebounder and steals for Northeast with 18.4 points per game, 7.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals.
- Had a great performance at the NJCAA Region 23 championship contest against Jones County Junior College with a career-high 34 points.
- After his sophomore season, he was selected to play in the 2017 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Star Game.
- He was only the third Northeast player to get invited to the All-Star Game and the first from the school in more than 50 years.
- He finished his two-year run at Northeast with 927 points, 361 rebounds, 169 assists, 104 steals and 58 blocks.
- Scored 14 points per game to go with 5.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game at Northeast Mississippi JC in his freshman season.
- Named to the Mississippi Junior College All-State team as a freshman
- Helped lead Northeast Mississippi to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament.
- Played high school basketball at Madison Central in Madison, Miss.
- As a senior, he averaged 24 points and six rebounds per game in leading Madison Central to the 6A state championship game.
Personal
- Born Jan. 30, 1997, son of Leroy Buchanan and Stephanie Latiker.
- Majoring in integrated studies-health and exercise.
Conlee Crossno Bye Week Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23
Jody Wright Bye Week Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23
09-22-25 Coach Ryan Miller Press Conference
Monday, September 22
09-22-25 Mason Miller & Fred King Press Conference
Monday, September 22
