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Michael Bonner

23 - Michael Bonner

Born: 07/12/1990
Height: 6-5
Weight: 190
Year: Junior
Hometown: Hertford, N.C.
High School: Perquimans County H.S.
Position: Guard
2008-09...Appeared in 20 of the Rams' 30 games in 2008-09 where he made three starts...Recorded 139 minutes of playing time for an average of 7.0 minutes per contest...Scored 17 points on the season for an average of 0.9 points per game...Hit eight of his 24 field goals on the season for a shooting percentage of .330...Missed both of his two three-point field goal attempts and converted only one of his 10 attempts from the free-throw line (.100)...Pulled down 18 rebounds for an average of just under one rebound per game (0.9 rpg)...Tallied seven offensive and 11 defensive rebounds on the season...Committed 17 personal fouls, dished out one assist, turned the ball over four times, blocked on shot and collected a pair of steals in 2008-09.

2008-09 Breakdown...Played 13 minutes at Georgia Tech where he went scoreless but pulled down three rebounds (two offensive, one defensive)...Missed all six of his field-goal attempts, including one three-point field goal attempt...Played eight minutes at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 19 where he missed his lone shot of the game...Picked up one personal foul versus the Colonels...Did not play at Wake Forest on Nov. 24 (coaches' decision)...Played six minutes versus UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 28 where he pulled down one rebound and committed three personal fouls...Played six minutes at Illinois State on Nov. 29...Recorded no statistics versus the Redbirds...Recorded three minutes of playing time versus the Colonels of Nicholls State on Nov. 30 where he recorded no statistics...Came off of the bench at South Carolina State on Dec. 6 where he recorded four minutes of playing time...Picked up one personal foul against the Bulldogs and recorded no other statistics...Recorded four minutes of playing time at North Carolina State on Dec. 13...Recorded one rebound versus the Wolfpack...Came off of the bench and played one minutes verus the Eagles on Dec. 18...Came off of the bench versus Averett on Dec. 20 where he recorded three minutes of playing time...Missed his lone field goal attempt and both of his free throw attempts versus the Cougars...Came off of the bench at Old Dominion on Dec. 30 where he recorded seven minutes of playing time...Recorded one personal foul and one block, the first of his career, versus the Monarchs...Came off of the bench versus Columbia Union on Jan. 5 where he recorded 12 minutes of playing time en route to scoring two points and pulling down three rebounds versus the Pioneers...Came off of the bench at MD-Eastern Shore on Jan. 10 en route to playing three minutes...Recorded no statistics versus the Hawks...Came off of the bench at Delaware State on Jan. 12 where he recorded four minutes of playing time en route to scoring one point and tallying one rebound...Made the most of his limited minutes versus the Hornets as he went to the free throw line three times and took six free throws, of which he made only one...Did not play at Howard on Jan. 17 (coaches' decision)...Did not play versus Hampton on Jan. 18 (coaches' decision)...Recorded two minutes of playing time in a reserve capacity versus North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24...Scored two points and pulled down one rebound versus the Aggies...Came off of the bench versus the Spartans of Norfolk State on Jan. 26 where he played two minutes but did not record any statistics...Did not play at Florida A&M on Jan. 31 (coaches' decision)...Did not play at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 2 (coaches' decision)...Did not play versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 (coaches' decision)...Did not play versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 (coaches' decision)...Came off of the bench versus Howard on Feb. 14 where he played three minutes versus the Bison...A lone assist was his only statistic versus Howard...Did not play versus Hampton on Feb. 16 (coaches' decision)...Did not play at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 (coaches' decision)...Started at guard for the Rams at Norfolk State on Feb. 23 where he recorded 16 minutes of playing time...Scored two points and committed three fouls versus the Spartans...Started at guard for the Rams versus Florida A&M on Feb. 28 where he recorded 15 minutes of playing time...Was held scoreless versus the Rattlers as his lone stats were a pair of missed free throws...Started at guard for the Rams versus Bethune-Cookman on March 2 where he played only five minutes of playing time...Missed both of his field goal attempts versus the Wildcats...Came off of the bench versus South Carolina State on March 5 where he tallied four minutes of playing time en route to collecting one rebound...Did not play versus North Carolina Central on March 14 (coaches' decision).

Personal: Joins the Rams for his first season of competition in 2007-08...A native of Hertford, N.C., Bonner is a 2008 graduate of Perquimans County High School where he was named the Daily Advance Player of the Year en route to First-Team All-District honors and two-time state of Virginia Player of the Week honors...Helped to lead the Pirates to a 21-6 record his senior season, a season in which he led Perquimans County H.S. to both a league and a district championship...The son of Michael and Freda Bonner...A Psychology major at WSSU...Born in Hertford, N.C. on July 12, 1990...Nicknamed "Flight".

Bonner's Statistics:

YearGP/GSMin-AvgFG-FGAPct.3FG-3FGAPct.FT-FTAPct.Reb.ATOBlk.Stl.Pts.Avg.
2008-0920-3139-7.08-24.3330-2.0001-10.100181412170.9
Totals20-3139-7.08-24.3330-2.0001-10.100181412170.9