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Herb Courtney
Junior
Forward
Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham

As a Blue Hen
Expected to challenge for a starting spot in the frontcourt • athletic swingman with a good outside shot and strong moves to the basket.

2005-06 Season: Appeared in all 30 games and made 24 starts • ranked second on the team with 4.8 rebounds per game and was sixth with 6.3 points per game • ranked 10th in the CAA with 2.33 offensive rebounds per game • scored 10 points and added a career-high 14 rebounds to post his second career double-double at Marist (11/26) • also blocked a career-high three shots against the Red Foxes • scored 12 points and added two steals at Rider (12/10) • had 13 points and three assists vs. Central Connecticut (12/29) • scored a season-high 14 points against UNC Wilmington (1/5) • notched his third career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds against James Madison (1/19) • posted second consecutive double-double with 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds at Drexel (1/21) • also tied a career-high with three blocked shots and had a career-high three steals versus the Dragons • scored nine points and tied for the team lead with six rebounds against Hofstra (2/4) • tied a season-high with 14 points and grabbed six rebounds against UNC Wilmington in the CAA Tournament Quarterfinals (3/4).

2004-05 Season: Missed the entire year with a knee injury and redshirted the season.

2003-04 Season: Appeared in 21 games • averaged 4.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game • was 24-of-29 from the free throw line • exploded for career-highs of 20 points, hitting 8-9 shots from the field including all three from three-point range, and 10 rebounds in the 93-82 overtime win over William & Mary (1/21) • followed a miss by Mike Slattery just before the buzzer in the 63-61 win at James Madison (1/12) • had 13 points and nine rebounds in that win over the Dukes • scored nine points at Rider (12/13) • scored eight points in just five minutes of action against 10th-ranked Saint Joseph’s (12/30) • grabbed nine rebounds at UNC Wilmington (1/24).

High School
Montgomery County Player of the Year as a senior at Hatboro-Horsham • earned All-Suburban One League honors his junior and senior seasons • earned third team all-state honors as a senior, averaging 23.0 points per game • Hoop Scoop rated him one of the Top 20 players in the Delaware Valley prior to his senior season • averaged 16.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as a junior • family moved from New York state prior to his junior season • played his first two years at Williamsville South High School • also played football at Williamsville South.

Personal
Herbert Tyrone Courtney • born November 28, 1984 in Buffalo, NY • son of Herbert, Sr. and Sandra Courtney • father, Herbert, Sr., played basketball at Canisius • middle child of three • runs an animal refuge out of his apartment with teammate Henry Olawoye • they share a pet duck, Plexton • hotel restaurant and institutional management major at Delaware with a minor in business.

YEAR GP/GS FG-FGA Pct. 3-PT-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Ast. Stl.
2003-04 21/0 35-76 .461 8-23 .348 24-29 .828 5 5
2005-06 30/24 69-181 .381 10-42 .238 42-68 .618 21 21
Totals 51/24 104-257 .405 18-65 .277 66-97 .680 26 26

YEAR BLK REB RPG PTS PPG Min. Avg.
2003-04 5 65 3.1 102 4.9 214 10.2
2005-06 15 144 4.8 190 6.3 680 22.7
Totals 20 209 4.1 292 5.7 894 17.5
 
 
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