Ari Stern
10 Ari Stern
  • Height:
    6'2"
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Phoenix, Ariz.
  • High School:
    Sunnyslope
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    18
  • pts/g
    1.6
  • fg %
    35.5
  • 3pt %
    23.1
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    1.3
  • a/g
    0.9
Bio

Important player in the regular rotation … A tenacious defensive player who possesses a good understanding of how to run the offense.

2015-16: Continued to log regular minutes, seeing time in all 32 games, while averaging 14.8 minutes per outing … Averaged 2.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.8 assists … Season-best seven points came against Cabrini (Nov. 24) and Denison (Jan. 3) … Recorded four rebounds in six different contests … Key contributor in NCAA Tournament win over SUNY Oswego (March 11) scoring five points, securing three rebounds, and dishing out three assists.

2014-15: Appeared in all 30 games and averaged 15.7 minutes as freshman point guard … Averaged 2.6 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 1.1 assists … Made 40.4 percent from 3-point range (21-for-52) … Only attempted eight two-point field goals … Scored career-high nine points, hitting 3-of-3 3-pointers, in second collegiate game against Mount Union (Nov. 21) … Corralled four rebounds twice, including versus Misericordia (March 6) in first round of NCAA tourney … Season-best four assists came against rival Wittenberg (Jan. 17).

Prior to Wooster: One of 10 statewide named to All-Academic Boys Basketball Team (Divisions I and II) as a senior at Sunnyslope High School, coached by Ray Portela … Helped the Vikings to the state semifinals twice as they went a combined 57-8 during his junior and senior years … Averaged 12 points, including 48 percent shooting from 3-point range (70 made 3-pointers), and took 16 charges en route to second-team all-conference status during 2013-14.

Personal: Born March 28, 1996 … Son of Itamar and Jody Stern … Majoring in psychology

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 15 at Kenyon W, 87-62
Feb 18 Wittenberg W, 99-71
Feb 21 Wabash W, 89-68
Feb 24 vs. Denison W, 87-77
Feb 25 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 76-72
Mar 3 vs. North Central (Ill.) L, 77-72
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 18 11
Games started - -
Minutes 156 79
Minutes per game 8.7 7.2
FG 11-31 9-21
FG Pct 35.5 42.9
3PT 3-13 2-11
3PT Pct 23.1 18.2
FT 4-6 2-2
FT Pct 66.7 100.0
Off rebounds 5 2
Def rebounds 19 9
Total rebounds 24 11
Rebounds per game 1.3 1.0
Personal fouls 24 14
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 16 11
Turnovers 8 6
Assist to turnover ratio 2.0 1.8
Steals 9 6
Blocks 0 0
Points 29 22
Points per game 1.6 2.0
Points per 40 min 7.4 11.1
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 29 at Rollins L, 89-71 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Ashland L, 85-81 - 3 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 16 Oberlin W, 104-65 - 7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 19 Defiance W, 98-63 - 14 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 23 at Marietta L, 99-70 - 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 27 St. John Fisher W, 85-75 - 16 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 30 Denison L, 65-59 - 10 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 3 at Wabash W, 66-62 - 9 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 7 at Hiram L, 72-68 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 10 DePauw W, 82-65 - 17 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 18 at Whitman L, 80-79 - 23 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 4
Dec 21 at Lewis & Clark L, 87-82 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 29 Hobart W, 85-72 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Washington-St. Louis L, 94-91 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 Ohio Wesleyan W, 99-76 - 7 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 11 at Allegheny W, 91-67 - 4 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 14 at Wittenberg W, 70-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Kenyon W, 101-46 - 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 21 Wabash W, 95-54 - 6 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 25 Hiram W, 103-85 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at DePauw W, 111-104 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Oberlin W, 69-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Denison W, 77-62 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Allegheny W, 95-49 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 81-72 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Kenyon W, 87-62 - 5 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 18 Wittenberg W, 99-71 - 4 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 21 Wabash W, 89-68 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 24 vs. Denison W, 87-77 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 25 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 76-72 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. North Central (Ill.) L, 77-72 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 29 at Rollins L, 89-71 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Ashland L, 85-81 - 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 Oberlin W, 104-65 - 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Nov 19 Defiance W, 98-63 - 14 2 4 6 2 0 2 0
Nov 23 at Marietta L, 99-70 - 14 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
Nov 27 St. John Fisher W, 85-75 - 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 Denison L, 65-59 - 10 0 2 2 0 0 3 0
Dec 3 at Wabash W, 66-62 - 9 1 1 2 3 0 0 0
Dec 7 at Hiram L, 72-68 - 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 10 DePauw W, 82-65 - 17 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
Dec 18 at Whitman L, 80-79 - 23 0 3 3 2 2 0 0
Dec 21 at Lewis & Clark L, 87-82 - 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 29 Hobart W, 85-72 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Washington-St. Louis L, 94-91 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 Ohio Wesleyan W, 99-76 - 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jan 11 at Allegheny W, 91-67 - 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 14 at Wittenberg W, 70-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Kenyon W, 101-46 - 8 0 1 1 2 1 1 0
Jan 21 Wabash W, 95-54 - 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Jan 25 Hiram W, 103-85 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at DePauw W, 111-104 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Oberlin W, 69-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Denison W, 77-62 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Allegheny W, 95-49 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 81-72 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Kenyon W, 87-62 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 18 Wittenberg W, 99-71 - 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
Feb 21 Wabash W, 89-68 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 24 vs. Denison W, 87-77 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 25 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 76-72 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. North Central (Ill.) L, 77-72 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 29 at Rollins L, 89-71 - - - -
Nov 4 Ashland L, 85-81 - 1 - -
Nov 16 Oberlin W, 104-65 - 1 0 -
Nov 19 Defiance W, 98-63 - 2 0 -
Nov 23 at Marietta L, 99-70 - 1 0 -
Nov 27 St. John Fisher W, 85-75 - 3 0 -
Nov 30 Denison L, 65-59 - 2 0 -
Dec 3 at Wabash W, 66-62 - 1 0 -
Dec 7 at Hiram L, 72-68 - 1 0 0.0
Dec 10 DePauw W, 82-65 - 2 0 2.0
Dec 18 at Whitman L, 80-79 - 3 0 1.0
Dec 21 at Lewis & Clark L, 87-82 - 1 - -
Dec 29 Hobart W, 85-72 - - - -
Dec 30 Washington-St. Louis L, 94-91 - - - -
Jan 7 Ohio Wesleyan W, 99-76 - 2 0 -
Jan 11 at Allegheny W, 91-67 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 14 at Wittenberg W, 70-55 - - - -
Jan 18 Kenyon W, 101-46 - 1 0 2.0
Jan 21 Wabash W, 95-54 - 2 0 -
Jan 25 Hiram W, 103-85 - - - -
Jan 28 at DePauw W, 111-104 - - - -
Feb 1 at Oberlin W, 69-68 - - - -
Feb 4 at Denison W, 77-62 - - - -
Feb 8 Allegheny W, 95-49 - - - -
Feb 11 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 81-72 - - - -
Feb 15 at Kenyon W, 87-62 - 1 - -
Feb 18 Wittenberg W, 99-71 - 0 0 0.5
Feb 21 Wabash W, 89-68 - 0 0 -
Feb 24 vs. Denison W, 87-77 - 0 - -
Feb 25 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 76-72 - - - -
Mar 3 vs. North Central (Ill.) L, 77-72 - - - -
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2014-15 30 15.7 0.8-2.0 0.7-1.7 0.3-0.4 2.6
2015-16 32 14.8 0.7-2.2 0.4-1.4 0.4-0.6 2.1
2016-17 18 8.7 0.6-1.7 0.2-0.7 0.2-0.3 1.6
2017-18 25 11.2 0.8-2.0 0.3-0.9 0.5-0.6 2.5
Total 105 13.1 0.7-2.0 0.4-1.3 0.3-0.5 2.3

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2014-15 30 - 470 25-60 41.7 21-52 40.4 8-12 66.7 79
2015-16 32 15 472 21-70 30.0 14-46 30.4 12-20 60.0 68
2016-17 18 - 156 11-31 35.5 3-13 23.1 4-6 66.7 29
2017-18 25 3 279 21-51 41.2 8-23 34.8 12-16 75.0 62
Total 105 18 1377 78-212 36.8 46-134 34.3 36-54 66.7 238

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2014-15 30 470 15.7 2.1-5.1 1.8-4.4 40.4 0.7-1.0 6.7
2015-16 32 472 14.8 1.8-5.9 1.2-3.9 30.4 1.0-1.7 5.8
2016-17 18 156 8.7 2.8-7.9 0.8-3.3 23.1 1.0-1.5 7.4
2017-18 25 279 11.2 3.0-7.3 1.1-3.3 34.8 1.7-2.3 8.9
Total 105 1377 13.1 2.3-6.2 1.3-3.9 34.3 1.0-1.6 6.9

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2014-15 30 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1
2015-16 32 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.1
2016-17 18 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.0
2017-18 25 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.1
Total 105 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2014-15 30 - 3 28 31 34 9 8 4
2015-16 32 15 12 42 54 24 21 13 4
2016-17 18 - 5 19 24 16 8 9 0
2017-18 25 3 16 27 43 23 8 7 2
Total 105 18 36 116 152 97 46 37 10

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2014-15 30 0.3 2.4 2.6 2.9 0.8 0.7 0.3
2015-16 32 1.0 3.6 4.6 2.0 1.8 1.1 0.3
2016-17 18 1.3 4.9 6.2 4.1 2.1 2.3 0.0
2017-18 25 2.3 3.9 6.2 3.3 1.1 1.0 0.3
Total 105 1.0 3.4 4.4 2.8 1.3 1.1 0.3

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 18 8.7 0.6-1.7 0.2-0.7 0.2-0.3 1.6
Conference 11 7.2 0.8-1.9 0.2-1.0 0.2-0.2 2.0
Exhibition 1 3.0 0.0-3.0 0.0-3.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location            
Home 10 9.3 0.7-1.9 0.1-0.7 0.3-0.4 1.8
Away 7 8.7 0.6-1.7 0.3-0.9 0.1-0.3 1.6
Neutral 1 2.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result            
Wins 13 7.9 0.8-1.8 0.2-0.8 0.2-0.3 1.9
Losses 5 10.6 0.2-1.4 0.2-0.4 0.2-0.4 0.8
Month            
November 5 12.2 0.4-1.8 0.0-0.4 0.2-0.4 1.0
December 5 11.0 0.4-2.2 0.4-1.2 0.2-0.4 1.4
January 4 6.3 0.8-1.8 0.2-1.2 0.5-0.5 2.3
February 4 3.8 1.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 2.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 18 - 156 11-31 35.5 3-13 23.1 4-6 66.7 29
Conference 11 - 79 9-21 42.9 2-11 18.2 2-2 100.0 22
Exhibition 1 - 3 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 10 - 93 7-19 36.8 1-7 14.3 3-4 75.0 18
Away 7 - 61 4-12 33.3 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 11
Neutral 1 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 13 - 103 10-24 41.7 2-11 18.2 3-4 75.0 25
Losses 5 - 53 1-7 14.3 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 4
Month                    
November 5 - 61 2-9 22.2 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
December 5 - 55 2-11 18.2 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 7
January 4 - 25 3-7 42.9 1-5 20.0 2-2 100.0 9
February 4 - 15 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 18 156 8.7 2.8-7.9 0.8-3.3 23.1 1.0-1.5 7.4
Conference 11 79 7.2 4.6-10.6 1.0-5.6 18.2 1.0-1.0 11.1
Exhibition 1 3 3.0 0.0-40.0 0.0-40.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 10 93 9.3 3.0-8.2 0.4-3.0 14.3 1.3-1.7 7.7
Away 7 61 8.7 2.6-7.9 1.3-3.9 33.3 0.7-1.3 7.2
Neutral 1 2 2.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 13 103 7.9 3.9-9.3 0.8-4.3 18.2 1.2-1.6 9.7
Losses 5 53 10.6 0.8-5.3 0.8-1.5 50.0 0.8-1.5 3.0
Month                
November 5 61 12.2 1.3-5.9 0.0-1.3 0.0 0.7-1.3 3.3
December 5 55 11.0 1.5-8.0 1.5-4.4 33.3 0.7-1.5 5.1
January 4 25 6.3 4.8-11.2 1.6-8.0 20.0 3.2-3.2 14.4
February 4 15 3.8 10.7-10.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 21.3

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 18 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.0
Conference 11 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 10 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.9 0.0
Away 7 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 13 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.0
Losses 5 0.2 1.6 1.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0
Month                
November 5 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.0 1.2 0.0
December 5 0.2 1.6 1.8 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.0
January 4 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.0
February 4 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 18 - 5 19 24 16 8 9 0
Conference 11 - 2 9 11 11 6 6 0
Exhibition 1 - 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Location                  
Home 10 - 3 11 14 10 4 9 0
Away 7 - 2 8 10 6 4 0 0
Neutral 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Result                  
Wins 13 - 4 11 15 13 5 6 0
Losses 5 - 1 8 9 3 3 3 0
Month                  
November 5 - 3 9 12 3 0 6 0
December 5 - 1 8 9 7 4 1 0
January 4 - 0 2 2 5 2 1 0
February 4 - 1 0 1 1 2 1 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 18 1.3 4.9 6.2 4.1 2.1 2.3 0.0
Conference 11 1.0 4.6 5.6 5.6 3.0 3.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 13.3 13.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 10 1.3 4.7 6.0 4.3 1.7 3.9 0.0
Away 7 1.3 5.2 6.6 3.9 2.6 0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 13 1.6 4.3 5.8 5.0 1.9 2.3 0.0
Losses 5 0.8 6.0 6.8 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0
Month                
November 5 2.0 5.9 7.9 2.0 0.0 3.9 0.0
December 5 0.7 5.8 6.5 5.1 2.9 0.7 0.0
January 4 0.0 3.2 3.2 8.0 3.2 1.6 0.0
February 4 2.7 0.0 2.7 2.7 5.3 2.7 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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