2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

23 Caleb Waitsman

  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fayetteville, Ark.
  • Highschool Fayetteville
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2016-17: First-Team All-RMAC … RMAC Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 20) … Started 25 of 28 games played at power forward … Averaged 23.7 minutes per game … Led Mines with 6.6 rebounds per game, and was third on the team with 10.8 points a night … Shot .486 overall and .639 from the line … Had 184 total rebounds, including 58 offensive … Dished out 1.3 assists per night … Added 25 steals and 12 blocks on defense … Returned from an injury to notch a double-double (20 points, 11 rebounds) at Fort Lewis to help Mines win in overtime, earning RMAC player of the week honors … Ended career sixth all-time at Mines in rebounding (696).

2015-16: Second-Team All-RMAC ... Preseason All-RMAC ... Two-time RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (12/7, 1/11) ... RMAC Shootout All-Tournament Team … Started 24 times in 32 appearances … Averaged 11.2 points, a team-high 6.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game … Shot 53.5 percent from the floor … Recorded seven double-doubles, including one in the RMAC Shootout semifinals against Colorado Mesa … Set career high in scoring (24) against Colorado Christian … Grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds against Adams State, marking the most by an Oredigger since 1986-87 and second-most ever … Also stole a career-high five in that Adams State game.

2014-15: Second Team All-RMAC ... Started all 28 games ... Averaged 12.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game ... Shot an outstanding 59.7 percent from the field ... Scored in double figures 20 times, with a career-high 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting at New Mexico Highlands ... Snared a career-high 15 boards at home against Highlands ... Had five double-doubles in all.

2013-14: Appeared in 23 games off bench…Shot 49.1 percent from field and averaged 4.0 rebounds per game…Scored 14 points with eight rebounds at Colorado Christian on March 1…Also had 11 points against Black Hills State on Feb. 14…Pulled down season-best 10 rebounds (five offensive) at Western New Mexico on Feb. 22…Grabbed eight boards at New Mexico Highlands on Feb. 21.

High School: Led Fayetteville High School to the 2011-12 Arkansas State 7A Championship game... Arkansas Athletics Association All-Media and All-Conference Basketball 2011-2012 as a junior... 7A All-State and 7A West All Conference Basketball as a senior... Three-year varsity letterman in basketball...Averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds per game while shooting 65 percent from the floor... Played AAU ball for the Missouri Wings in 2012... Averaged 12 points and 10 reboundsper game while shooting 65 percent from the floor... Played AAU ball for the Missouri Wings in 2012... Two-year varsity letterman in baseball... 26 Club - elected student leadership council 2011-2013... National Honor Society 2011-2013... Spanish Honor Society 2011-2012... AP Scholar with Honor 2012-2013...Named 2013's Mr. FHS.
 


Career Game Highs
Points: 25 - at New Mexico Highlands (2/18/17)
Rebounds: 22 - vs. Adams State (1/8/16)
Assists: 4 - vs. Western State (1/14/17)
3-pointers: 1 - 3x, last vs. Colorado Mesa (1/13/17)
Free Throws: 9 - vs. MidAmerica Nazarene (11/29/14)
Blocks: 3 - 2x, last vs. Wayland Baptist (11/25/16)
Steals: 5 - 2x, last vs. Western State (1/14/17)
Minutes: 35 - 2x last vs. MidAmerica Nazarene (11/29/14)

Career Double-Doubles
11/15/14 at Nebraska Kearney (17P/14R)
11/29/14 vs. MidAmerica Nazarene (17P/11R)
1/2/15 at Western State (16P/13R)
2/20/15 vs. New Mexico Highlands (12P/15R)
2/27/15 vs. Colorado Christian (12P/11R)
12/5/15 at Colorado Christian (13P/11R)
1/2/16 at New Mexico Highlands (12P/10R)
1/8/16 vs. Adams State (15P/22R)
1/16/16 at MSU Denver (21P/10R)
1/23/16 vs. Western State (11P/11R) 
2/13/16 vs. Western New Mexico (15P/10R) 
3/4/16 vs. Colorado Mesa (16P/11R) 
2/17/17 at Fort Lewis (20P/11R)

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2013-14Freshman

    F
    6'8" 205 lbs
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  • 23

    2014-15Sophomore

    F
    6'8" 215 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2015-16Junior

    F
    6'8" 215 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2016-17Senior

    F
    6'8" 215 lbs
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