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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
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Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

2 Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro

2 Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    185
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    La Salle, Quebec, Canada
  • High School:
    Orangeville Prep

Summary

Biography

2023-24 Stats: 8.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 98 assists, 21 steals - 32 games played, 30 starts / 995 minutes
Was one of four Broncos to play in all 32 games … Averaged a team-high 31.1 minutes per contest … Made 41.6 percent (89-of-216) from the floor and 32.0 percent (25-of-74) from three-point range … Led Western Michigan in both free throws made (81) and attempted (108) … Shot 75.0 percent from the foul line, tied for 15th in the MAC … Scored in double-figures 13 times, including equaling his career high with 21 points against Ball State … Made all 11 shots (5-5 FG, 6-6 FT) to net 17 points in the record-setting win over Aquinas … Led WMU with 98 assists … Ranked eighth in the MAC at 3.1 assists per game and fourth with a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio … In league play, was 10th in assists per game (3.2) and sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7) … Handed out a career-high 10 assists at Northwestern, the first double-digit assist performance by a Bronco since 2016 … Was fourth on the team with 108 rebounds … Nearly had a double-double at UIC, scoring 12 points and grabbing a career-high nine rebounds … Finished third on the team with 21 steals … Had multiple steals five times.

2022-23 Stats: 4.2 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 66 assists, 15 steals - 31 games played, 31 starts / 616 minutes
Was one of two Broncos to start all 31 games ... Averaged 19.9 minutes per contest ... Shot 35.2 percent (45-of-128) from the floor and 81.4 percent (35-of-43) at the free throw line ... Scored a season-high 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting at Rice ... Finished second on the team with 66 assists (2.1/game) ... Had a pair of games with five or more assists, including a season-high six against Georgia Southern. 

High School: Spent final two years at Orangeville Prep in Mono, Ontario, where he played for coach Tony McIntyre ... Averaged 18.0 points and 7.0 assists per game ... Posted a career-high 33-point game ... After senior season, was a BioSteel All-Canadian selection and Second Team All-Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association honoree ... Received the OSBA Sportsmanship Award.

Personal: Participated in a tryout for Team Canada's U23 squad during the summer of 2023.
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Historical Player Information

  • 51

    2022-23Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
    51
  • 2

    2023-24Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
    2