2008-09...Appeared in 28 of the Rams' 30 games on the season where he made nine starts...Recorded 417 minutes of playing time on the season for an average of 14.9 minutes per contest...Scored 77 points in his debut season with the Rams for an average of 2.8 points per game...Hit 30 of his 90 field goal attempts on the season for a shooting percentage of .333...Hit nine of his 31 attempts from three-point range for a shooting percentage of .290 from long range...Converted eight of his 17 attempts from the free throw line for a .470 shooting percentage from the charity stripe...Collected 47 rebounds on the season, 14 of which came on the offensive glass with the remaining 33 rebounds coming on the defensive end of the court for an average of 1.7 rebounds per game...Committed 74 personal fouls on the year where he fouled out of two contests...Dished out 36 assists, turned the ball over 56 times and earned 19 steals in his first season at WSSU.
2008-09 Season Breakdown...Had an impressive showing in his first game as a Ram at Georgia Tech on Nov. 14 where he recorded 20 minutes of playing time...Scored seven points on two-of-seven shooting from the field...Hit three of his four free throw attempts...Pulled down a team-high six rebounds versus the Yellow Jackets...Also dished out three assists...Earned his first career start at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 18 as he started in place of an injured Brian Fisher...Recorded 27 minutes of playing time where he scored six points, pulled down three rebounds and dished out three assists...Recorded a start at Wake Forest on Nov. 24 where he played 25 minutes en route to scoring four points and dishing out a team-high three assists...Also collected three steals versus the Demon Deacons...Earned a start versus UC Santa Barbara where he recorded 12 minutes of playing time before leaving the game with a split lip and a concussion following an attempt to secure a loose ball...Missed all four of his field goal attempts and committed two personal fouls versus the Gauchos...Did not play at Illinois State on Nov. 29 as he sat out due to a concussion...Did not play versus the Colonels of Nicholls State on Nov. 30 due to injury (concussion)...Came off of the bench at South Carolina State on Dec. 6 where he tallied 15 minutes of playing time...Scored two points, pulled down two rebunds and tied for the team lead with three assists against the Bulldogs...Came off of the bench at North Carolina State on Dec. 13 where he recorded 16 minutes of playing time en route to scoring two points and pulling down five rebounds...Recorded one assist and one steal versus the Wolfpack...Came off of the bench at North Carolina Central on Dec. 18 where he played 12 minutes against the Eagles...Scored five points and pulled down one rebound versus NCCU...Came off of the bench versus the Cougars of Averett on Dec. 20 where he recorded 14 minutes of playing time...Did not score against the Cougars as he missed all three of his field goal attempts...Pulled down one rebound, one assist and one steal...Came off of the bench at Old Dominion on Dec. 30 where he tallied 15 minutes of playing time...Scored three points, pulled down one rebound and collected a pair of assists versus the Monarchs...Came off of the bench versus Columbia Union on Jan. 5 where he recorded 10 minutes of playing time versus the Pioneers...Recorded four points, pulled down one rebound, committed six turnovers and fouled out versus Pioneers...Came off of the bench at MD-Eastern Shore on Jan. 10 where he recorded 17 minutes of playing time...Scored six points, pulled down one rebound and dished out two assists versus the Hawks...Recorded his fourth start of the season at Delaware State on Jan. 12 where he tallied 20 minutes of playing time...Recorded two points, pulled down a lone rebound, dished out two assists and committed five turnovers against the Hornets...Came off of the bench at Howard on Jan. 17 where he played 16 minutes of playing time versus the Bison...Recorded five points as he hit both of his field goal attempts and his lone free throw attempt...Pulled down a pair of rebounds and turned the ball over five times...Came off of the bench for the Rams versus Hampton on Jan. 18 at the 2009 Freedom Festival Classic in Richmond, Va. where he played 10 minutes versus the Pirates...Was held scoreless versus HU as he missed both of his field goal attempts...Came off of the bench versus North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24 where he recorded six minutes of playing time...Was held scoreless but pulled down a pair of rebounds, dished out two assists and collected a steal versus the Aggies...Came off of the bench versus Norfolk State on Jan. 26 where he played 18 minutes...Went scoreless but pulled down a lone rebound versus the Spartans...Came off of the bench 3 at Florida A&M (01-31-09) where he recorded nine minutes of playing time and scored two points...Also pulled down one rebound and dished out one assist versus the Rattlers...Came off of the bench at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 2 where he played 11 minutes of playing time...Failed to score against the Wildcats but pulled down one rebound and dished out one assist in the Rams' overtime victory...Came off of the bench versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 where he played nine minutes...Pulled down one rebound and committed one turnover versus the Bears...Came off of the bench versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 where he recorded 10 minutes of playing time versus the Eagles en route to pulling down two rebounds and dishing out one assist...Came off of the bench versus Howard on Feb. 14 where he recorded seven minutes of playing time...Scored three points and recorded two rebounds as well as one assist versus the Bison...Came off of the bench versus Hampton on Feb. 16 where he played 13 minutes...Missed all three of his field goal attempts versus the Pirates but pulled down a pair of rebounds and recorded two steals...Came off of the bench at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 where he recorded 20 minutes of playing time...Scored two points, pulled down two rebounds and committed one turnover versus the Aggies...Started at guard for the Rams at Norfolk State on Feb. 23 where he tallied 15 minutes of playing time...Recorded five points and dished out one assist versus the Spartans...Started at guard for the Rams versus Florida A&M on Feb. 28 where he recorded 15 minutes of playing time...Hit both of his field goal attempts, including a three-pointer, en route to scoring five points against the Rattlers...Added a pair of rebounds an assist and a steal versus FAMU...Started at guard versus Bethune-Cookman on March 2 where he recorded 21 minutes of playing time...Scored five points, pulled down one rebound and recorded a pair of steals versus theWildcats...Started at guard for the Rams versus South Carolina State on March 5 where he played 22 minutes...Scored a career-high-tying seven points, pulled down a pair of rebounds, dished out two assists and colleced two steals versus the Bulldogs...Started at guard for the Rams versus the Eagles of North Carolina Central on March 14 in the MEAC Bonus Game where he recorded 12 minutes of playing time...Scored two points, pulled down two rebounds, dished out a team-high three assists and collected a steal versus the Eagles in the final game of his debut season with the Rams.
Personal...Joins the Rams for his first season of competition in 2007-08...A native of Murfreesboro, N.C., Monger is a 2008 graduate of Hertford County High School where he was named The Northeastern Coastal Conference Player of the Year his senior season...An All-Conference and All-District selection in both his junior and senior seasons, Monger was named Hertford County High School's Most Valuable Player his final season in high school...The son of Michael and Patty Ricks...A Business Administration major at WSSU...Born in Como, N.C. on December 18, 1989.
Monger's Statistics:
YearGP/GSMin-AvgFG-FGAPct.3FG-3FGAPct.FT-FTAPct.Reb.ATOBlk.Stl.Pts.Avg.2008-0928-9417-14.930-90.3339-31.2908-17.470473656019772.8Totals28-9417-14.930-90.3339-31.2908-17.470473656019772.8
