52 Connor Sears
52 - Connor Sears
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 188
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Franklin, Tenn.
High School: Homeschool
Position: F
Major: Sport Administration (Psychology minor)
gp 15
pts/g 6.1
fg % 47.2
3pt % 25.0
ft % 80.0
reb/g 3.1
a/g 0.6

Career Game-by-Game Stats: 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17

2016-17 (Senior): Appeared in 15 games, making 12 starts and averagin 17.4 minutes per game... Averaged 6.1 points per game on 47. percent shooting... Scored a season-high 12 points in a loss at Whitworth (Dec. 9)... Had double-digit points three times on the season... Shot 80 percent from the free throw line

2015-16 (Junior): Appeared in 28 games, making 18 starts and averaging 20.1 minutes per game... Averaged 6.5 points per game, with a season-high 15 against William Peace in a USA South Tournament quarterfinal (Feb. 25)... Led the team in field goal percentage at 51.8 percent on the year... Had a double-double against Greensboro in a USA South Tournament semifinal (Feb. 26) with 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds... Scored 10 points with eight rebounds in the USA South Tournament championship win over LaGrange (Feb. 27)... Shot 78.3 percent from the free throw line... Averaged 4.4 rebounds per game

2014-15 (Sophomore): Started 15 of the 24 games in which he appeared... Led the team in shooting at a 58.3 percent clip... Averaged 20.5 minutes, 4.6 points, and 2.8 rebounds per game... Established a career-high with 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting at Rhodes (Dec. 6)... Also set career benchmarks with three assists and five steals that game at Rhodes... Scored in double-figures four times

2013-14 (Freshman): Played in three contests... Averaged 2.3 rebounds per game in 10.0 minutes per contest... Posted a season-high six points in a loss to Huntingdon (Feb. 19)

High School: Was homeschooled... Played basketball with the Nashville Christian Warriors

Personal: Parents are Ian and Anne Sears... His father, Ian, played basketball at Covenant in 1978... Has four siblings, Callum, Andrew, Lachlan, and Emily... Brother, Callum, played basketball at Covenant from 2009-13 and amassed over 1,000 career points... Favorite Bible verse is Isaiah 43... Majoring in Sport Administration with a minor in Psychology... Favorite basketball team is Duke, and favorite athlete is Brian Scalabrine

Sears' Single-Game Highs:

Points: 18, at Rhodes -- Dec 6, 2014
Rebounds: 10, vs. Greensboro -- Feb 26, 2016
Assists: 3, 4 times
Steals: 5, at Rhodes -- Dec 6, 2014
Blocks: 2, at Millsaps -- Dec 5, 2014; at Greensboro -- Jan 10, 2015

Recent Games
Feb 2 Huntingdon W, 81-70
Feb 8 at Huntingdon W, 81-80
Feb 11 Averett W, 67-63
Feb 15 at Maryville L, 83-76
Feb 18 Piedmont W, 91-64
Feb 23 at Averett L, 82-66
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 15 6
Games started 12 3
Minutes 261 88
Minutes per game 17.4 14.7
FG 34-72 7-24
FG Pct 47.2 29.2
3PT 4-16 1-5
3PT Pct 25.0 20.0
FT 20-25 7-7
FT Pct 80.0 100.0
Off rebounds 14 4
Def rebounds 32 10
Total rebounds 46 14
Rebounds per game 3.1 2.3
Personal fouls 33 11
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 9 4
Turnovers 19 6
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.7
Steals 10 4
Blocks 4 3
Points 92 22
Points per game 6.1 3.7
Points per 40 min 14.1 10.0
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 4 at Chattanooga L, 76-43 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Emory W, 74-70 1 16 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 18 Dallas W, 100-67 1 22 5-9 55.6 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 11
Nov 19 Emory & Henry L, 89-74 1 26 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 5-6 83.3 9
Nov 22 at Birmingham Southern W, 68-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Sewanee L, 62-60 1 25 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Dec 6 Oglethorpe W, 78-64 1 14 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 9 at Whitworth L, 93-62 1 16 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 3-5 60.0 12
Dec 10 at Whitman L, 101-85 1 14 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Dec 17 at Ferrum L, 75-62 1 28 3-10 30.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Dec 27 at Tennessee St. L, 81-50 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Millsaps W, 73-60 1 20 5-8 62.5 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 10
Dec 31 at Belhaven W, 78-70 1 20 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 7
Jan 6 LaGrange W, 93-82 1 16 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 7 Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 Maryville L, 83-75 1 14 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 6
Jan 13 at Methodist L, 83-69 - 7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 14 at Greensboro L, 80-67 - 3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 18 at Piedmont L, 59-56 - 20 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 3-3 100.0 5
Jan 21 at LaGrange W, 66-61 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 N.C. Wesleyan L, 59-56 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 William Peace W, 84-82 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 Sewanee W, 73-56 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 Huntingdon W, 81-70 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Huntingdon W, 81-80 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 Averett W, 67-63 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Maryville L, 83-76 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Piedmont W, 91-64 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Averett L, 82-66 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 4 at Chattanooga L, 76-43 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Emory W, 74-70 1 16 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 1 0 4 -
Nov 18 Dallas W, 100-67 1 22 1 4 5 1 2 0.5 0 0 0 -
Nov 19 Emory & Henry L, 89-74 1 26 2 2 4 2 4 0.5 0 1 4 -
Nov 22 at Birmingham Southern W, 68-65 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Sewanee L, 62-60 1 25 0 3 3 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 -
Dec 6 Oglethorpe W, 78-64 1 14 1 5 6 0 1 0.0 1 0 2 -
Dec 9 at Whitworth L, 93-62 1 16 2 1 3 0 2 0.0 1 0 0 -
Dec 10 at Whitman L, 101-85 1 14 1 2 3 1 0 - 0 0 3 0
Dec 17 at Ferrum L, 75-62 1 28 1 4 5 3 1 3.0 2 1 4 -
Dec 27 at Tennessee St. L, 81-50 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Millsaps W, 73-60 1 20 2 3 5 0 1 0.0 1 0 4 -
Dec 31 at Belhaven W, 78-70 1 20 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 4 -
Jan 6 LaGrange W, 93-82 1 16 0 1 1 0 3 0.0 0 1 2 -
Jan 7 Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 Maryville L, 83-75 1 14 1 1 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 4 -
Jan 13 at Methodist L, 83-69 - 7 1 1 2 1 0 - 1 0 1 -
Jan 14 at Greensboro L, 80-67 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 18 at Piedmont L, 59-56 - 20 1 3 4 0 1 0.0 1 1 0 -
Jan 21 at LaGrange W, 66-61 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 N.C. Wesleyan L, 59-56 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 William Peace W, 84-82 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 Sewanee W, 73-56 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 Huntingdon W, 81-70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Huntingdon W, 81-80 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 Averett W, 67-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Maryville L, 83-76 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Piedmont W, 91-64 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Averett L, 82-66 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2013-14 3 - 10.0 1.0-1.7 60.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 2.0
2014-15 24 15 20.5 2.0-3.5 58.3 0.2-0.7 29.4 0.3-0.5 66.7 4.6
2015-16 28 18 20.1 2.6-5.0 51.8 0.1-0.4 27.3 1.3-1.6 78.3 6.5
2016-17 15 12 17.4 2.3-4.8 47.2 0.3-1.1 25.0 1.3-1.7 80.0 6.1
Total 70 45 19.3 2.3-4.3 52.7 0.2-0.6 27.3 0.9-1.2 77.1 5.6
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2013-14 3 - 30 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
2014-15 24 15 493 49-84 58.3 5-17 29.4 8-12 66.7 111
2015-16 28 18 564 72-139 51.8 3-11 27.3 36-46 78.3 183
2016-17 15 12 261 34-72 47.2 4-16 25.0 20-25 80.0 92
Total 70 45 1348 158-300 52.7 12-44 27.3 64-83 77.1 392
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2013-14 3 - 10.0 4.0-6.7 60.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 8.0
2014-15 24 15 20.5 4.0-6.8 58.3 0.4-1.4 29.4 0.6-1.0 66.7 9.0
2015-16 28 18 20.1 5.1-9.9 51.8 0.2-0.8 27.3 2.6-3.3 78.3 13.0
2016-17 15 12 17.4 5.2-11.0 47.2 0.6-2.5 25.0 3.1-3.8 80.0 14.1
Total 70 45 19.3 4.7-8.9 52.7 0.4-1.3 27.3 1.9-2.5 77.1 11.6
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2013-14 3 - 10.0 0.7 1.7 2.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
2014-15 24 15 20.5 0.6 2.3 2.8 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.4
2015-16 28 18 20.1 1.4 2.9 4.4 2.3 0.1 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.2
2016-17 15 12 17.4 0.9 2.1 3.1 2.2 0.0 0.6 1.3 0.5 0.7 0.3
Total 70 45 19.3 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.9 0.0 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.3
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2013-14 3 - 30 2 5 7 6 1 1 0 - 0 0
2014-15 24 15 493 14 54 68 30 0 16 21 0.8 25 9
2015-16 28 18 564 40 82 122 63 2 17 29 0.6 15 6
2016-17 15 12 261 14 32 46 33 0 9 19 0.5 10 4
Total 70 45 1348 70 173 243 132 3 43 69 0.6 50 19
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2013-14 3 - 10.0 2.7 6.7 9.3 8.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
2014-15 24 15 20.5 1.1 4.4 5.5 2.4 0.0 1.3 1.7 0.8 2.0 0.7
2015-16 28 18 20.1 2.8 5.8 8.7 4.5 0.1 1.2 2.1 0.6 1.1 0.4
2016-17 15 12 17.4 2.1 4.9 7.0 5.1 0.0 1.4 2.9 0.5 1.5 0.6
Total 70 45 19.3 2.1 5.1 7.2 3.9 0.1 1.3 2.0 0.6 1.5 0.6
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 15 12 17.4 2.3-4.8 47.2 0.3-1.1 25.0 1.3-1.7 80.0 6.1
Conference 6 3 14.7 1.2-4.0 29.2 0.2-0.8 20.0 1.2-1.2 100.0 3.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 6 6 18.0 2.0-4.3 46.2 0.3-1.2 28.6 1.5-1.7 90.0 5.8
Away 9 6 17.0 2.4-5.1 47.8 0.2-1.0 22.2 1.2-1.7 73.3 6.3
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 6 6 18.0 2.7-4.8 55.2 0.3-1.2 28.6 0.5-0.8 60.0 6.2
Losses 9 6 17.0 2.0-4.8 41.9 0.2-1.0 22.2 1.9-2.2 85.0 6.1
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November 4 4 22.3 2.5-5.2 47.6 0.2-1.2 20.0 1.8-2.0 87.5 7.0
December 6 6 18.7 3.3-6.2 54.1 0.5-1.3 37.5 1.0-1.7 60.0 8.2
January 5 2 12.0 0.8-2.8 28.6 0.0-0.6 0.0 1.4-1.4 100.0 3.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 15 12 261 34-72 47.2 4-16 25.0 20-25 80.0 92
Conference 6 3 88 7-24 29.2 1-5 20.0 7-7 100.0 22
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 6 6 108 12-26 46.2 2-7 28.6 9-10 90.0 35
Away 9 6 153 22-46 47.8 2-9 22.2 11-15 73.3 57
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Wins 6 6 108 16-29 55.2 2-7 28.6 3-5 60.0 37
Losses 9 6 153 18-43 41.9 2-9 22.2 17-20 85.0 55
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November 4 4 89 10-21 47.6 1-5 20.0 7-8 87.5 28
December 6 6 112 20-37 54.1 3-8 37.5 6-10 60.0 49
January 5 2 60 4-14 28.6 0-3 0.0 7-7 100.0 15
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 15 12 17.4 5.2-11.0 47.2 0.6-2.5 25.0 3.1-3.8 80.0 14.1
Conference 6 3 14.7 3.2-10.9 29.2 0.5-2.3 20.0 3.2-3.2 100.0 10.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 6 6 18.0 4.4-9.6 46.2 0.7-2.6 28.6 3.3-3.7 90.0 13.0
Away 9 6 17.0 5.8-12.0 47.8 0.5-2.4 22.2 2.9-3.9 73.3 14.9
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 6 6 18.0 5.9-10.7 55.2 0.7-2.6 28.6 1.1-1.9 60.0 13.7
Losses 9 6 17.0 4.7-11.2 41.9 0.5-2.4 22.2 4.4-5.2 85.0 14.4
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November 4 4 22.3 4.5-9.4 47.6 0.4-2.2 20.0 3.1-3.6 87.5 12.6
December 6 6 18.7 7.1-13.2 54.1 1.1-2.9 37.5 2.1-3.6 60.0 17.5
January 5 2 12.0 2.7-9.3 28.6 0.0-2.0 0.0 4.7-4.7 100.0 10.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 15 12 17.4 0.9 2.1 3.1 2.2 0.0 0.6 1.3 0.5 0.7 0.3
Conference 6 3 14.7 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.8 - 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 6 6 18.0 1.0 2.2 3.2 2.7 - 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3
Away 9 6 17.0 0.9 2.1 3.0 1.9 0.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 6 6 18.0 0.8 2.5 3.3 2.7 - 0.2 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.2
Losses 9 6 17.0 1.0 1.9 2.9 1.9 0.0 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.3
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November 4 4 22.3 1.0 2.3 3.3 2.3 - 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.8 0.3
December 6 6 18.7 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.8 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.2
January 5 2 12.0 0.6 1.2 1.8 1.4 - 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.4
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 15 12 261 14 32 46 33 0 9 19 0.5 10 4
Conference 6 3 88 4 10 14 11 - 4 6 0.7 4 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 6 6 108 6 13 19 16 - 3 12 0.3 2 2
Away 9 6 153 8 19 27 17 0 6 7 0.9 8 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 6 6 108 5 15 20 16 - 1 9 0.1 3 1
Losses 9 6 153 9 17 26 17 0 8 10 0.8 7 3
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November 4 4 89 4 9 13 9 - 4 8 0.5 3 1
December 6 6 112 7 17 24 17 0 4 6 0.7 5 1
January 5 2 60 3 6 9 7 - 1 5 0.2 2 2
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 15 12 17.4 2.1 4.9 7.0 5.1 0.0 1.4 2.9 0.5 1.5 0.6
Conference 6 3 14.7 1.8 4.5 6.4 5.0 0.0 1.8 2.7 0.7 1.8 1.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 6 6 18.0 2.2 4.8 7.0 5.9 0.0 1.1 4.4 0.3 0.7 0.7
Away 9 6 17.0 2.1 5.0 7.1 4.4 0.0 1.6 1.8 0.9 2.1 0.5
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 6 6 18.0 1.9 5.6 7.4 5.9 0.0 0.4 3.3 0.1 1.1 0.4
Losses 9 6 17.0 2.4 4.4 6.8 4.4 0.0 2.1 2.6 0.8 1.8 0.8
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November 4 4 22.3 1.8 4.0 5.8 4.0 0.0 1.8 3.6 0.5 1.3 0.4
December 6 6 18.7 2.5 6.1 8.6 6.1 0.0 1.4 2.1 0.7 1.8 0.4
January 5 2 12.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 4.7 0.0 0.7 3.3 0.2 1.3 1.3
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Connor Sears action photo 1 Photo Credit: Saundra Barker / Sports Information
  • Covenant vs. Chattanooga
Connor Sears action photo 2 Photo Credit: Saundra Barker / Sports Information
  • Covenant vs. Chattanooga
Connor Sears action photo 3 Photo Credit: Saundra Barker / Sports Information
  • Covenant vs. Chattanooga
Connor Sears action photo 4 Photo Credit: Saundra Barker/Sports Information
  • Emory vs. Covenant
Connor Sears action photo 5 Photo Credit: Saundra Barker/Sports Information
  • Emory vs. Covenant
Connor Sears action photo 6 Photo Credit: Saundra Barker / Sports Information
  • Dallas vs. Covenant
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  • Dallas vs. Covenant
Connor Sears action photo 8 Photo Credit: Saundra Barker / Sports Information
  • Dallas vs. Covenant
Connor Sears action photo 9 Photo Credit: Saundra Barker / Sports Information
  • Emory & Henry vs. Covenant
Connor Sears action photo 10 Photo Credit: Saundra Barker / Sports Information
  • Emory & Henry vs. Covenant
Connor Sears action photo 11 Photo Credit: Saundra Barker / Sports Information
  • Emory & Henry vs. Covenant
Connor Sears action photo 12 Photo Credit: Saundra Barker/Sports Information
  • Oglethorpe vs. Covenant
Connor Sears action photo 13 Photo Credit: Saundra Barker / Sports Information
  • Piedmont vs. Covenant
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  • Piedmont vs. Covenant