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Kareem Banton

20 Kareem Banton

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    145
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Kingston, Jamaica
  • High School:
    Excelsior
  • Position:
    D
g 1
a 2
pts 4
gw 1

2016 – JUNIOR SEASON
Played in eight matches while battling leg injuries for much of the campaign … Started six contests, all as a defender, primarily seeing action on the left … Helped CSU to a 4-2 record in the matches he started, as the Vikings allowed six goals in the six matches he started … Started shutout wins over UIC (10/15) and Oakland (10/29) … Helped Cleveland State allow the fewest goals in the Horizon League during the season … Took five shots on the season, three of which were on goal.

2015 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
 Played 18 matches and made 16 starts... dished out one assist as key component of CSU's backline... lone assist of year was in 1-0 victory at Duquesne (9/13)... helped CSU to an 8-4-3 record over final 15 games with six shutouts on the backline.

2014 - FRESHMAN SEASON
 Played in 18 of CSU’s 19 matches, starting six times… his lone goal was the game-winner in a 2-0 win at Marshall (8/31), a game in which he tallied 5 shots.

PERSONAL
 Born Dec. 21, 1994, in Kingston, Jamaica... son of Angelee Brivett and Mark Banton... has two brothers and four sisters... international business major.

Recent Games
Oct 21 at UIC L, 1-0
Oct 24 at Cincinnati L, 2-1
Oct 28 Wright State W, 2-1
Nov 3 Detroit L, 2-1
Nov 6 at Wright State W, 4-0
Nov 9 at UIC L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 13 9
Games started 9 7
Goals 1 1
Assists 2 1
Points 4 3
Shots 9 7
Shot Pct .111 .143
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 1
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 15 Duquesne T, 1-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 19 Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 1-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 21 Ohio Wesleyan L by PK, 1-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 25 Robert Morris W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 29 at Bowling Green L, 2-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 1 at Michigan L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 at No. 13 Michigan State L, 1-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at IUPUI W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 12 at Xavier L, 2-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 Northern Kentucky T, 0-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 23 at Oakland W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 25 Loyola (Md.) W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 30 Belmont W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 7 Milwaukee L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 10 at Akron L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 14 at Green Bay T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 21 at UIC L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 24 at Cincinnati L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 28 Wright State W, 2-1 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 1
Nov 3 Detroit L, 2-1 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 6 at Wright State W, 4-0 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Nov 9 at UIC L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2014-15 18 6 .06 .00 .11 .50 .111 .17 .333
2015-16 18 16 .00 .06 .06 .44 .000 .06 .125
2016-17 8 6 .00 .00 .00 .63 .000 .38 .600
2017-18 13 9 .08 .15 .31 .69 .111 .15 .222
Total 57 37 .04 .05 .12 .54 .065 .16 .290
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2014-15 18 6 1 0 2 9 .111 3 .333 0 0 0-0 1
2015-16 18 16 0 1 1 8 .000 1 .125 3 0 0-0 0
2016-17 8 6 0 0 0 5 .000 3 .600 0 0 0-0 0
2017-18 13 9 1 2 4 9 .111 2 .222 2 0 0-0 1
Total 57 37 2 3 7 31 .065 9 .290 5 0 0-0 2
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 13 9 .08 .15 .31 .69 .111 .15 .222
Conference 9 7 .11 .11 .33 .78 .143 .11 .143
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 4 .17 .17 .50 .83 .200 .17 .200
Away 7 5 .00 .14 .14 .57 .000 .14 .250
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 4 .17 .17 .50 .83 .200 .33 .400
Losses 5 4 .00 .20 .20 .60 .000 .00 .000
-
September 5 2 .00 .00 .00 .60 .000 .00 .000
October 6 5 .17 .00 .33 .50 .333 .17 .333
November 2 2 .00 1.00 1.00 1.50 .000 .50 .333
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 13 9 1 2 4 9 .111 2 .222 2 0 0-0 1
Conference 9 7 1 1 3 7 .143 1 .143 2 0 0-0 1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
-
Home 6 4 1 1 3 5 .200 1 .200 1 0 0-0 1
Away 7 5 0 1 1 4 .000 1 .250 1 0 0-0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
-
Wins 6 4 1 1 3 5 .200 2 .400 0 0 0-0 1
Losses 5 4 0 1 1 3 .000 0 .000 2 0 0-0 0
-
September 5 2 0 0 0 3 .000 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0
October 6 5 1 0 2 3 .333 1 .333 2 0 0-0 1
November 2 2 0 2 2 3 .000 1 .333 0 0 0-0 0