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Men's Basketball

2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

4 Yuri Covington

  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 192
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
  • Highschool National Christian Academy
  • Major Liberal Arts

Biography

CAREER: Appeared in 94 games, making 61 starts … averaged 9.4 points and 3.7 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game … owns a 43.1% (299-693) field goal percentage, 36.6% (144-393) 3FG percentage, and 83.1% (143-172) free throw percentage … adds in 86 assists and 71 steals … as a junior finished second on the team with 46 three-pointers made, a new career-high before hitting 51 from deep as a senior.
 
AS A FIFTH YEAR (2024-2025): Started in all 32 games for the River Hawks … averaged 10.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 28.6 minutes per game … totaled 43 assists, five blocks … shot 33.8% (52-154) from three and 85.9% (67-78) from the field … tallied a season-high 21 points at Binghamton (02.06).
 
AS A SENIOR (2023-2024): Appeared in 33 games for the River Hawks, starting in all of them … averaged 10.4 points and 5.1 rebounds in over 27 minutes per game … totaled 34 assists, six blocks, and finished second on the team with 41 steals … shot 42.8% (116-271) from the field and led the team in threes shooting 36.1% (53-147)… tallied a career-best 28 points at Boston University (12.22).

AS A JUNIOR (2022-2023): Appeared in all 34 games for the River Hawks, making one start … averaged 7.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 15.9 minutes per game … added in 21 assists and 19 steals … finished second on the squad with 46 three-pointers made … shot 44.2% (84-190) from the field and 40.0% (46-115) from beyond the arc … made a personal best six treys against LIU (12.5).

AT WILLIAM & MARY:  Appeared in 48 games ... shot 35.1% from the field over two seasons, including 31.2% from three-point range ... averaged 7.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists ... third on the team in steals (30) his sophomore season.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 17.9 points and 2.3 assists per game his senior season ... named to the All-Capital Beltway Athletic Association First Team in 2020 ... was an honorable mention Washington Post All-Met selection as a senior ... averaged 19.5 points per game to earn All-Tournament honors at the 2019 Slam Dunk to the Beach in December 2019.
 
PERSONAL: Son to Shamara and Yuri ... has three siblings ... named The Boondocks and Rick and Morty as his favorite TV shows ... favorite sports figure is LeBron James ... his favorite sports memory was when his AAU teammate stole the ball of an inbounds pass and made the game winning layup to send the team to AAU Nationals in Orlando.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2022-23Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 192 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023-24Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 192 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2024-25Fifth Year

    Guard
    6'1" 192 lbs
    4