St. John's University Athletics
2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Heron, Mustapha
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Mustapha Heron
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Waterbury, Conn.
- High School:
- Sacred Heart
- Prev School:
- Auburn
Bio
2019-20
Won a bronze medal with USA Basketball at the 2019 Pan-American Games before the start of the season… played in 21 games, 19 of which were starts, before missing the final month of the season with a right ankle injury… named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team and the preseason watch list for the Jerry West Award recognizing the nation’s top shooting guard… averaged 13.8 points per game, good enough for second on the team… shot 38.5 percent from both the floor and three-point range… led the team in three-point percentage… connected on 42 triples, good enough for second on the squad… shot a career-best 82.7 percent from the free throw line… reached double figures in 14 of his 21 appearances with four efforts of 20-plus points and one 30-point showing… scored 25 points in the Red Storm’s season-opener against Mercer (Nov. 6) before posting a season-high 30 points against Central Connecticut State (Nov. 9)… named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 11… scored 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including a 2-for-3 showing from three-point range, against Columbia (Nov. 20)… netted 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting against Wagner (Nov. 30)… scored 21 points before going down with a right ankle injury against Brown (Dec. 10) and missing the team’s next three games… tallied 18 or more points in three straight games against Seton Hall (Jan. 18), Marquette (Jan. 21) and DePaul (Jan. 25)… recorded his fourth and final 20-point effort of the season against the Blue Demons... finished his collegiate career with 1,752 points in 116 games… played his final game of the season at Creighton (Feb. 8)… scored 751 points in 52 games at St. John’s.
2018-19
Second Team All-Met… ranked second on the team and 13th in the BIG EAST in scoring with 14.6 ppg… shot 44.0 percent from the field while leading the team and ranking seventh in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (40.3%)… shot 75.4 percent from the charity stripe and grabbed 4.6 boards per game… selected to the preseason watch list for the Jerry West Award for the second straight year… scored in double figures 23 times in 31 appearances with six outings of 20-plus points… scored a season-high 28 points, shooting 8-of-15 from the floor and 10-of-12 from the line in the Red Storm’s overtime win against Butler (Feb. 12)… named the BIG EAST and All-Met Player of the Week for his efforts against Butler and Villanova (Feb. 17)… netted 19 points in that win over the defending national champion Wildcats at Madison Square Garden… a two-time selection to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 19, Dec. 31)… scored 26 points in his second game as a Johnnie against Bowling Green (Nov. 9) before posting 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting against Rutgers in the Gavitt Tipoff Games (Nov. 27)… narrowly missed a double-double with 20 points and season-high nine boards against UMES (Nov. 20).
2017-18 (Auburn)
Averaged 16.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 0.9 assists per game for the SEC Regular Season Champion Tigers, helping the team go 26-8 and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament … shot 43.9 percent from the floor, 33.1 percent from three, and 80.3 percent from the charity stripe … named Second Team All-SEC by the Associated Press and found a place on the Jerry West Award Watch List … ranked sixth in the SEC in scoring … played and started in 32 of the team’s 34 games, missing a pair of contests with injury or illness … eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career in the Tigers’ final game of the season against Clemson in the NCAA Tournament … scored in double figures 29 times with eight performances of 20 points or better and one 30-point showing … had two double-doubles on the season, including one during SEC play at Missouri … made 139 of his 173 free throw attempts on the year, the former of which ranked eighth in Auburn history for a single season … twice named the SEC Player of the Week ... averaged 17.1 points per game during conference play.
2016-17 (Auburn)
Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after averaging 15.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per outing … ranked ninth in the SEC in scoring … shot 44.2 percent overall, including a 42.3 percent mark from long range … also converted on 77.0 percent of his tries from the charity stripe … reached double figures in the first 25 games of his Auburn career, breaking a program freshman record previously held by Wesley Person … played and started in all 32 of Auburn’s games … reached double figures 31 times overall, only missing a perfect season in that respect by virtue of a nine-point effort against No. 13 Florida on Feb. 14 … had three double-doubles on the season … scored a season-high 24 points to go along with 10 rebounds in his third collegiate game against Eastern Kentucky … grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds to go along with 15 points in the SEC Tournament against Missouri.
Before College
A consensus five-star recruit out of Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury, Connecticut … ranked as high as 17th nationally by Scout … ranked 19th by Rivals, 23rd by 247Sports and 25th by ESPN … a three-time all-state selection who averaged 30 points and eight rebounds per game as a senior at Sacred Heart, leading the Hearts to three-straight Connecticut State Championships and a 54-game winning streak … won back-to-back Connecticut State Player of the Year honors, one of only two players to accomplish the feat alongside former Providence star Kris Dunn … played with New York RENS on the AAU circuit.
Personal
Mustapha Heron … born in Derby, Conn. … son of Bryan and Thalia Heron… has a brother, Raheem Solomon, a freshman guard at Niagara … father, Bryan, played at Central Connecticut State from 1985-89, averaging 14.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game before beginning a professional career in Europe.
Mustapha Heron Profile
Nickname: Staph
Favorite athlete: LeBron James
Favorite dessert: Tiramisu
Favorite TV show: Family Guy
Favorite video game: Midnight Club
Won a bronze medal with USA Basketball at the 2019 Pan-American Games before the start of the season… played in 21 games, 19 of which were starts, before missing the final month of the season with a right ankle injury… named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team and the preseason watch list for the Jerry West Award recognizing the nation’s top shooting guard… averaged 13.8 points per game, good enough for second on the team… shot 38.5 percent from both the floor and three-point range… led the team in three-point percentage… connected on 42 triples, good enough for second on the squad… shot a career-best 82.7 percent from the free throw line… reached double figures in 14 of his 21 appearances with four efforts of 20-plus points and one 30-point showing… scored 25 points in the Red Storm’s season-opener against Mercer (Nov. 6) before posting a season-high 30 points against Central Connecticut State (Nov. 9)… named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 11… scored 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including a 2-for-3 showing from three-point range, against Columbia (Nov. 20)… netted 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting against Wagner (Nov. 30)… scored 21 points before going down with a right ankle injury against Brown (Dec. 10) and missing the team’s next three games… tallied 18 or more points in three straight games against Seton Hall (Jan. 18), Marquette (Jan. 21) and DePaul (Jan. 25)… recorded his fourth and final 20-point effort of the season against the Blue Demons... finished his collegiate career with 1,752 points in 116 games… played his final game of the season at Creighton (Feb. 8)… scored 751 points in 52 games at St. John’s.
2018-19
Second Team All-Met… ranked second on the team and 13th in the BIG EAST in scoring with 14.6 ppg… shot 44.0 percent from the field while leading the team and ranking seventh in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (40.3%)… shot 75.4 percent from the charity stripe and grabbed 4.6 boards per game… selected to the preseason watch list for the Jerry West Award for the second straight year… scored in double figures 23 times in 31 appearances with six outings of 20-plus points… scored a season-high 28 points, shooting 8-of-15 from the floor and 10-of-12 from the line in the Red Storm’s overtime win against Butler (Feb. 12)… named the BIG EAST and All-Met Player of the Week for his efforts against Butler and Villanova (Feb. 17)… netted 19 points in that win over the defending national champion Wildcats at Madison Square Garden… a two-time selection to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 19, Dec. 31)… scored 26 points in his second game as a Johnnie against Bowling Green (Nov. 9) before posting 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting against Rutgers in the Gavitt Tipoff Games (Nov. 27)… narrowly missed a double-double with 20 points and season-high nine boards against UMES (Nov. 20).
2017-18 (Auburn)
Averaged 16.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 0.9 assists per game for the SEC Regular Season Champion Tigers, helping the team go 26-8 and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament … shot 43.9 percent from the floor, 33.1 percent from three, and 80.3 percent from the charity stripe … named Second Team All-SEC by the Associated Press and found a place on the Jerry West Award Watch List … ranked sixth in the SEC in scoring … played and started in 32 of the team’s 34 games, missing a pair of contests with injury or illness … eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career in the Tigers’ final game of the season against Clemson in the NCAA Tournament … scored in double figures 29 times with eight performances of 20 points or better and one 30-point showing … had two double-doubles on the season, including one during SEC play at Missouri … made 139 of his 173 free throw attempts on the year, the former of which ranked eighth in Auburn history for a single season … twice named the SEC Player of the Week ... averaged 17.1 points per game during conference play.
2016-17 (Auburn)
Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after averaging 15.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per outing … ranked ninth in the SEC in scoring … shot 44.2 percent overall, including a 42.3 percent mark from long range … also converted on 77.0 percent of his tries from the charity stripe … reached double figures in the first 25 games of his Auburn career, breaking a program freshman record previously held by Wesley Person … played and started in all 32 of Auburn’s games … reached double figures 31 times overall, only missing a perfect season in that respect by virtue of a nine-point effort against No. 13 Florida on Feb. 14 … had three double-doubles on the season … scored a season-high 24 points to go along with 10 rebounds in his third collegiate game against Eastern Kentucky … grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds to go along with 15 points in the SEC Tournament against Missouri.
Before College
A consensus five-star recruit out of Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury, Connecticut … ranked as high as 17th nationally by Scout … ranked 19th by Rivals, 23rd by 247Sports and 25th by ESPN … a three-time all-state selection who averaged 30 points and eight rebounds per game as a senior at Sacred Heart, leading the Hearts to three-straight Connecticut State Championships and a 54-game winning streak … won back-to-back Connecticut State Player of the Year honors, one of only two players to accomplish the feat alongside former Providence star Kris Dunn … played with New York RENS on the AAU circuit.
Personal
Mustapha Heron … born in Derby, Conn. … son of Bryan and Thalia Heron… has a brother, Raheem Solomon, a freshman guard at Niagara … father, Bryan, played at Central Connecticut State from 1985-89, averaging 14.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game before beginning a professional career in Europe.
Mustapha Heron Profile
Nickname: Staph
Favorite athlete: LeBron James
Favorite dessert: Tiramisu
Favorite TV show: Family Guy
Favorite video game: Midnight Club