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Men's Basketball
At A Glance The Bonnies are looking for great things from this swingman who made the Atlantic 10’s All-Rookie Team last year ... known for his scrappy, hustling play and ability to play inside despite his size. As A Freshman (2001-02) Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team ... team’s top reserve averaged 24 minutes a game ... played in all 30 games ... finished fifth on the team in scoring (8.3 ppg) and tied for second in rebounding (4.7) ... shot 39 percent from three-point range, 46 percent from the field and 76 percent at the line ... scored in double figures 12 times ... ranked 14th in the A-10 in steals (1.4 per game) ... over two Atlantic 10 Tournament games, averaged 8.0 points and 10.5 rebounds ... scored a career high 20 points at home against Rhode Island ... recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in A-10 Tournament win over Duquesne ... came back with five points and a career high 11 rebounds in loss to Richmond the next night ... totaled 17 points and seven rebounds in loss to Massachusetts ... scored 11 points, including the eventual game-winner, in victory over Xavier. ... had 12 points and eight rebounds against St. Joseph’s ... had six points and five boards in NIT loss at Syracuse ... was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the period of Feb. 3-10 ... opened his college career with a bang, scoring 17 points in front of a hometown crowd in win at Cleveland State ... had 14 points and six boards in win at Toledo ... had 15 points, six rebounds and three steals in win over Davidson. High School All-State honoree three times including first team berths both his junior and senior seasons ... was runner-up for the 2000-01 Ohio “Mr. Basketball” award ... named 2000-01 Ohio Division II Player of the Year by the Associated Press and the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association ... as a senior, averaged 27.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.6 blocked shots per game, leading the Bulldogs to the Ohio Division II Sweet 16 and a 19-5 record ... was named the Cuyahoga County 2000-01 Player of the Year by the Cleveland Plain Dealer ... named Player of the Year by the Sun-News ... won three straight Southwest Conference Most Valuable Player awards ... ended his 91-game high school career with 1,909 points (20.9 avg.), 725 rebounds (7.9 avg.), 239 assists, 267 steals and 138 blocked shots ... accurate shooter connected on 57 percent of his career field goal attempts ... as a senior, shot 38 percent from three-point range and 74 percent from the free-throw line ... Olmsted Falls compiled a record of 77-16 over Gansey’s four seasons ... averaged 22 ppg and 10 rpg as a junior ... coached by Pat Donahue ... was a McDonald’s All-America nominee ... in the spring of 2001, played in the Ohio-Pennsylvania Rising Star game and the Ohio North-South All-Star game ... ranked 269th in Brick Oettinger’s top 300 high school seniors ... plays summer ball with Mike Duncan’s Cleveland Basketball Club ... chose St. Bonaventure over Charlotte, Weber State and Tulane. Personal Born Dec. 21, 1982 in Parma, Ohio ... son of Gale Mazella and Steve Gansey ... his stepfather is Tony Mazella ... has five brothers: Richie (24), Andy (22), Matt (20), Adam (18) and Steve (17) ... his father played football at John Carroll University in Cleveland ... loves to jet-ski ... sociology major. |
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