Charlotte 49ers

Men's Basketball

  Michael Gerrity

Michael Gerrity

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Yorba Linda, CA

High School:
Mater Dei, CA

Last College:
Pepperdine

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 180

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
08/14/1986

At Charlotte: Gerrity is an aggressive point guard who gives the 49ers offense an added dimension. He likes to push the tempo and get into the paint, where he has the ability and imagination to finish or dish. He owns an on-the-mark alley-oop offering (he connected with Charlie Coley on a 3/4 court alley-oop vs. Duquesne, Mar. 2) and prides himself on his creativity ... posted a GPA of 3.0 or higher in each of his three semesters and was an A-10 Commissioner's List (3.5 or higher) honoree for the Fall, 2007.

2007-08 SEASON
26-games: 4.7 ppg; 1.4 rpg; 3.5 apg; .390 FG%; 19.1 mins.
Point guard who joined with DiJuan Harris in a virtual platoon system with the duo evenly splitting minutes at the point ... sat out first semester of 07-08 season as an NCAA Div. I transfer ... led Charlotte with 3.50 assists/game to rank tied for 8th in the A-10 ... was third in the A-10 (behind teammate DiJuan Harris and Xavier's Drew Lavender) with a 2.39 A-TO ratio in overall play (2.11 ratio in A-10 games) ... had 91 assists and only 38 turnovers ... scored in double figures three times with a high of 14 vs. SLU (3-6 FG; 6-8 FT) and scored nine points in three other games ... had three games with a high of seven assists: at Saint Bonaventure; vs. Duquesne, vs. George Washington ... became eligible, Dec. 15, after sitting out two semesters (Spr. 07; Fall, 07) as NCAA Div. I transfer ... scored 6 points with 6 assists and 0 turnovers in 49ers debut at Hofstra.

At Pepperdine:
Named to the West Coast Conference all-Freshman team by the league and tabbed as the WCC Freshman of the Year by CBS Sportsline ... averaged 14.1 points, 3.4 assists and 2.7 rebounds ... scored 19 points vs. Connecticut in his first collegiate game, adding four assists and three rebounds ... posted a season-high 25 points against UC Irvine ... scored in double figures 17 times with four 20-point outings ... shot .412 from the floor and ranked eighth in the WCC with 72 assists in 21 games played ... a foot injury cost him six games as a freshman ... did not play the first semester of his second season prior to transferring to Charlotte due to that foot injury.

At Mater Dei High:
Four-year starter as nationally-ranked Mater Dei High put together a 117-16 record and won the 2003 state title ... school's all-time assist leader with 825 dishes (6.1/game) ... averaged 19.5 points, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals as a senior ... named Cal-Hi Sports' CIF Division II-A State Player of the Year ... first team all-state ... 14.1 points and 6.4 rebounds as a junior and passed out a school record 255 assists during state championship season of 2003 ... his jersey (#1) was retired following his career.

Personal: Born August 14, 1986 ... pre-Communications major ... A-10 Commisioner's List (3.5+ GPA) in Fall, 2007 ... UNC Charlotte Dean's List (3.4-3.79 GPA) student in Fall, 2007 ... Athletic Director's List (3.0-3.39 GPA) in Spring, 2007 and Spring, 2008.

Gerrity's Career Stats:
Year	G-S	FG-A	Pct.	3FG-A	Pct.	FT-A	Pct.  	O-Reb.-Avg.	Pf-D	A	To	Blk	St	Pts-Avg.
2007-08	26-4	39-100	.390	5-17	.294	40-62	.645	 2- 37- 1.4	43-0	91	38	1	17	123- 4.7
A-10 Stats
Year	G-S	FG-A	Pct.	3FG-A	Pct.	FT-A	Pct.  	O-Reb.-Avg.	Pf-D	A	To	Blk	St	Pts-Avg.
2007-08	16-1	28-65	.431	4-13	.308	31-48	.646	 2- 30- 1.9	29-0	59	28	1	11	91- 5.7