Ari Stern
10 Ari Stern
  • Height:
    6'2"
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Phoenix, Ariz.
  • High School:
    Sunnyslope
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    2.5
  • fg %
    41.2
  • 3pt %
    34.8
  • ft %
    75.0
  • reb/g
    1.7
  • 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.

2016-17: Appeared in 18 games, missing some time due to injury … One of the key reserve guards on the team, evidenced by averaging nearly nine minutes per game … Averaged 1.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game … Season-best five points came in win over Wabash (Jan. 21), needing six minutes to drain a pair of field goals, one of which was a 3-pointer … Dished out three assists in first meeting with Wabash (Dec. 3) … Logged three steals versus Denison (Nov. 30).

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 14 Kenyon W, 81-79
Feb 17 at Wittenberg L, 78-77
Feb 20 DePauw W, 70-63
Feb 23 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 88-87
Mar 2 vs. Illinois Wesleyan W, 72-68
Mar 3 at John Carroll L, 91-85
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 18
Games started 3 1
Minutes 279 174
Minutes per game 11.2 9.7
FG 21-51 11-34
FG Pct 41.2 32.4
3PT 8-23 4-17
3PT Pct 34.8 23.5
FT 12-16 1-1
FT Pct 75.0 100.0
Off rebounds 16 10
Def rebounds 27 17
Total rebounds 43 27
Rebounds per game 1.7 1.5
Personal fouls 32 24
Disqualifications 2 2
Assists 23 16
Turnovers 8 4
Assist to turnover ratio 2.9 4.0
Steals 7 7
Blocks 2 2
Points 62 27
Points per game 2.5 1.5
Points per 40 min 8.9 6.2
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 3 at Kent State L, 86-65 1 15 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 5 at Ohio State L, 88-63 1 10 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 15 Oberlin W, 70-64 - 12 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 18 Medaille W, 86-76 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 21 at St. John Fisher L, 90-57 - 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 25 Hanover W, 87-79 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 4
Nov 29 at Denison L, 75-61 - 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 2 Wabash L, 85-72 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 6 Hiram W, 91-70 - 2 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 9 at DePauw W, 83-63 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 17 vs. Saint Joseph's (Me.) W, 65-57 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Brockport W, 81-67 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 WPI W, 76-75 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Emory & Henry W, 77-68 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 73-70 - 13 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 10 Allegheny W, 79-58 - 9 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Jan 13 Wittenberg L, 86-75 - 9 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 17 at Kenyon W, 75-55 - 8 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 20 at Wabash W, 80-72 - 17 2-5 40.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 24 at Hiram W, 78-70 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 27 DePauw W, 65-57 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 31 at Oberlin W, 89-59 - 18 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 3 Denison W, 73-70 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 7 at Allegheny W, 72-59 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 10 Ohio Wesleyan W, 75-72 - 12 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 14 Kenyon W, 81-79 - 18 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 17 at Wittenberg L, 78-77 1 27 5-9 55.6 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 12
Feb 20 DePauw W, 70-63 1 23 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 23 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 88-87 1 29 5-8 62.5 3-4 75.0 5-6 83.3 18
Mar 2 vs. Illinois Wesleyan W, 72-68 - 19 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Mar 3 at John Carroll L, 91-85 - 23 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 5
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 3 at Kent State L, 86-65 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 5 at Ohio State L, 88-63 1 10 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
Nov 15 Oberlin W, 70-64 - 12 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
Nov 18 Medaille W, 86-76 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 21 at St. John Fisher L, 90-57 - 8 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Nov 25 Hanover W, 87-79 - 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 29 at Denison L, 75-61 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 2 Wabash L, 85-72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 6 Hiram W, 91-70 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 9 at DePauw W, 83-63 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 17 vs. Saint Joseph's (Me.) W, 65-57 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Brockport W, 81-67 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 WPI W, 76-75 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Emory & Henry W, 77-68 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 73-70 - 13 4 0 4 2 1 0 0
Jan 10 Allegheny W, 79-58 - 9 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
Jan 13 Wittenberg L, 86-75 - 9 1 1 2 2 0 1 0
Jan 17 at Kenyon W, 75-55 - 8 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Jan 20 at Wabash W, 80-72 - 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 24 at Hiram W, 78-70 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 27 DePauw W, 65-57 - 8 0 2 2 1 0 0 1
Jan 31 at Oberlin W, 89-59 - 18 0 3 3 1 1 1 0
Feb 3 Denison W, 73-70 - 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Feb 7 at Allegheny W, 72-59 - 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 10 Ohio Wesleyan W, 75-72 - 12 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Feb 14 Kenyon W, 81-79 - 18 1 1 2 3 0 0 0
Feb 17 at Wittenberg L, 78-77 1 27 2 5 7 1 1 3 1
Feb 20 DePauw W, 70-63 1 23 3 1 4 3 0 0 0
Feb 23 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 88-87 1 29 1 2 3 0 3 0 0
Mar 2 vs. Illinois Wesleyan W, 72-68 - 19 0 3 3 2 0 0 0
Mar 3 at John Carroll L, 91-85 - 23 0 3 3 2 1 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 3 at Kent State L, 86-65 1 0 - -
Nov 5 at Ohio State L, 88-63 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 15 Oberlin W, 70-64 - 0 0 -
Nov 18 Medaille W, 86-76 - 0 - -
Nov 21 at St. John Fisher L, 90-57 - 2 - -
Nov 25 Hanover W, 87-79 - 0 0 -
Nov 29 at Denison L, 75-61 - 1 - -
Dec 2 Wabash L, 85-72 - 0 0 -
Dec 6 Hiram W, 91-70 - 1 0 -
Dec 9 at DePauw W, 83-63 - 0 0 -
Dec 17 vs. Saint Joseph's (Me.) W, 65-57 - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Brockport W, 81-67 - - - -
Dec 29 WPI W, 76-75 - - - -
Dec 30 Emory & Henry W, 77-68 - - - -
Jan 6 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 73-70 - 5 1 2.0
Jan 10 Allegheny W, 79-58 - 1 0 -
Jan 13 Wittenberg L, 86-75 - 0 0 -
Jan 17 at Kenyon W, 75-55 - 0 - -
Jan 20 at Wabash W, 80-72 - 5 1 0.0
Jan 24 at Hiram W, 78-70 - 1 - -
Jan 27 DePauw W, 65-57 - 1 0 -
Jan 31 at Oberlin W, 89-59 - 2 0 1.0
Feb 3 Denison W, 73-70 - 0 0 -
Feb 7 at Allegheny W, 72-59 - 0 - -
Feb 10 Ohio Wesleyan W, 75-72 - 4 0 -
Feb 14 Kenyon W, 81-79 - 3 0 -
Feb 17 at Wittenberg L, 78-77 1 0 - 1.0
Feb 20 DePauw W, 70-63 1 2 0 -
Feb 23 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 88-87 1 1 - 0.0
Mar 2 vs. Illinois Wesleyan W, 72-68 - 1 - -
Mar 3 at John Carroll L, 91-85 - 2 - 2.0
  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 25 11.2 0.8-2.0 0.3-0.9 0.5-0.6 2.5
Conference 18 9.7 0.6-1.9 0.2-0.9 0.1-0.1 1.5
Exhibition 2 12.5 0.5-1.0 0.5-1.0 0.5-1.0 2.0
Location            
Home 12 8.4 0.3-1.3 0.1-0.8 0.4-0.5 1.2
Away 11 11.8 1.0-2.2 0.3-0.7 0.2-0.4 2.5
Neutral 2 24.0 3.0-5.5 2.0-3.0 2.5-3.0 10.5
Result            
Wins 18 9.8 0.5-1.6 0.2-0.8 0.3-0.3 1.5
Losses 7 14.7 1.7-3.3 0.6-1.3 1.0-1.4 5.0
Month            
November 5 6.0 0.0-0.4 0.0-0.4 0.8-0.8 0.8
December 3 1.3 0.0-0.7 0.0-0.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 10.6 0.8-2.5 0.4-1.4 0.0-0.0 1.9
February 7 16.9 1.7-3.0 0.6-1.0 1.0-1.3 5.0
March 2 21.0 1.5-3.0 0.5-1.0 0.5-1.5 4.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 3 279 21-51 41.2 8-23 34.8 12-16 75.0 62
Conference 18 1 174 11-34 32.4 4-17 23.5 1-1 100.0 27
Exhibition 2 2 25 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 4
Location                    
Home 12 1 101 4-16 25.0 1-9 11.1 5-6 83.3 14
Away 11 1 130 11-24 45.8 3-8 37.5 2-4 50.0 27
Neutral 2 1 48 6-11 54.5 4-6 66.7 5-6 83.3 21
Result                    
Wins 18 1 176 9-28 32.1 4-14 28.6 5-6 83.3 27
Losses 7 2 103 12-23 52.2 4-9 44.4 7-10 70.0 35
Month                    
November 5 - 30 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 4-4 100.0 4
December 3 - 4 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
January 8 - 85 6-20 30.0 3-11 27.3 0-0 - 15
February 7 3 118 12-21 57.1 4-7 57.1 7-9 77.8 35
March 2 - 42 3-6 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 8

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 279 11.2 3.0-7.3 1.1-3.3 34.8 1.7-2.3 8.9
Conference 18 174 9.7 2.5-7.8 0.9-3.9 23.5 0.2-0.2 6.2
Exhibition 2 25 12.5 1.6-3.2 1.6-3.2 50.0 1.6-3.2 6.4
Location                
Home 12 101 8.4 1.6-6.3 0.4-3.6 11.1 2.0-2.4 5.5
Away 11 130 11.8 3.4-7.4 0.9-2.5 37.5 0.6-1.2 8.3
Neutral 2 48 24.0 5.0-9.2 3.3-5.0 66.7 4.2-5.0 17.5
Result                
Wins 18 176 9.8 2.0-6.4 0.9-3.2 28.6 1.1-1.4 6.1
Losses 7 103 14.7 4.7-8.9 1.6-3.5 44.4 2.7-3.9 13.6
Month                
November 5 30 6.0 0.0-2.7 0.0-2.7 0.0 5.3-5.3 5.3
December 3 4 1.3 0.0-20.0 0.0-10.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 85 10.6 2.8-9.4 1.4-5.2 27.3 0.0-0.0 7.1
February 7 118 16.9 4.1-7.1 1.4-2.4 57.1 2.4-3.1 11.9
March 2 42 21.0 2.9-5.7 1.0-1.9 50.0 1.0-2.9 7.6

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.1
Conference 18 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.1
Exhibition 2 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 12 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.1
Away 11 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.1
Neutral 2 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 18 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1
Losses 7 0.9 1.6 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.1
Month                
November 5 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 8 0.8 1.1 1.9 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.1
February 7 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.4 0.6 0.7 0.1
March 2 0.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 3 16 27 43 23 8 7 2
Conference 18 1 10 17 27 16 4 7 2
Exhibition 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
Location                  
Home 12 1 7 10 17 13 0 3 1
Away 11 1 8 12 20 8 5 4 1
Neutral 2 1 1 5 6 2 3 0 0
Result                  
Wins 18 1 10 16 26 18 3 3 1
Losses 7 2 6 11 17 5 5 4 1
Month                  
November 5 - 3 2 5 1 0 0 0
December 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
January 8 - 6 9 15 8 3 2 1
February 7 3 7 10 17 10 4 5 1
March 2 - 0 6 6 4 1 0 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 2.3 3.9 6.2 3.3 1.1 1.0 0.3
Conference 18 2.3 3.9 6.2 3.7 0.9 1.6 0.5
Exhibition 2 3.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 12 2.8 4.0 6.7 5.1 0.0 1.2 0.4
Away 11 2.5 3.7 6.2 2.5 1.5 1.2 0.3
Neutral 2 0.8 4.2 5.0 1.7 2.5 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 18 2.3 3.6 5.9 4.1 0.7 0.7 0.2
Losses 7 2.3 4.3 6.6 1.9 1.9 1.6 0.4
Month                
November 5 4.0 2.7 6.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 8 2.8 4.2 7.1 3.8 1.4 0.9 0.5
February 7 2.4 3.4 5.8 3.4 1.4 1.7 0.3
March 2 0.0 5.7 5.7 3.8 1.0 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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