2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Record Book (DI Era)
- Career points: 7. 804
- Career field goals made: 7. 297
- Career FG percentage: 6. .495
- Career three-point percentage: 6. .400
- Career free throws made: 8. 172
- Career rebounds: 6. 364
- Career defensive rebounds: 9. 212
- Career offensive rebounds: 2. 152
- Career rebounding average: 7. 4.0
- Season FG percentage: 5. .540 (2018-19)
- Season three-point field goal percentage: 2. .465 (2020-21)
- Season rebounds: 9. 153 (2020-21)
- Season offensive rebounds: 3. 69 (2020-21)
- Season games played: T9. 34 (2018-19)
- Most rebounds in a game: T6. 13 (at Houston Baptist, 1/6/21)
Honors
- Second Team Southland All-Conference (2019-20)
- First Team Southland All-Academic (2019-20)
- Southland Commissioner's Honor Roll
- First Team Southland All-Academic (2020-21)
- Second Team Southland All-Conference (2020-21)
- Southland Conference All-Tournament Team (2020-21)
Career highs
- Points: 24 (vs. Sam Houston 2/24/21)
- Rebounds: 13 (at Houston Baptist 1/6/21)
- Assists: 4Â (vs. UIWÂ 3/6/21)
- Steals: 3Â (at Wichita State 12/29/19)
- Blocks: 2Â (twice, last vs. Cincinnati 1/16/22)
As a Junior at Wichita State (2021-22)
- Appeared in 27 games, making 24 starts
- Averaged 2.6 points and 2.8 rebounds
- Shot 36.8% from the field (25-68) and 76.5% from the foul line (13-17)
- Had a season high 8 points on December 11 over Norfolk State
As a Junior (2020-21)
- Appeared in 28 games with 26 starts
- Averaged 10.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg, was third on the team in scoring
- Shot .459 from the field and .465 from three
- Had 17 double-digit scoring outings, including a season-high 24 points against Sam Houston
- Scored 11 points, including the two free throws to take the lead in the NCAA Tournament win over Texas
- Southland Conference Tournament Champions
- NCAA Round of 32, upset three-seeded Texas in round one 53-52
As a Sophomore (2019-20)
- Appeared in 29 games, starting in each
- Missed last two games of season due to injury
- Averaged 11.0 ppg and 4.2 rpg
- Shot .509 from the field and .368 from three
- Had 18 double-digit scoring efforts, including an eight-game stretch
- Tallied his first career double-double at UNLV (11 points, 10 rebounds)
As a Freshman (2018-19)
- Appeared in 33 games, earning two starts
- Averaged 5.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, and shot 52.9% from the floor
- Had six double digit scoring games
High SchoolÂ
- Enjoyed a terrific career at Blue Valley Northwest HS playing for head coach Ed Fritz
- Won the Class 6A State Championship as a junior and senior
- Named the 2017-18 Class 6A Player of the Year
- First Team All-EKL
- Named to the 2018 Topeka Capital Journal All-State team
- Member of the American Family Insurance All-USA Kansas Team
- Named to the Kansas Basketball Coaches' Association First Team
- Nominated for the Best of Kansas Peeps Award.
PersonalÂ
- Born June 26, 2000
- Son of Anthony Pleasant and Renita Pleasant
- Father, Anthony, enjoyed a 14-year NFL career as a defensive end, playing for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patiorts, and won Super Bowls XXXVI and XXXVIII with New England
- Joe is majoring in engineering, with a focus of becoming a mechanical engineer.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018-19Freshman
Forward
6'8"
220 lbs
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2019-20Sophomore
Forward
6'8"
220 lbs
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2020-21Junior
Forward
6'8"
220 lbs
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2022-23Senior
Forward
6'7"
220 lbs
