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Physically strong player who has been a mainstay in Bucknell's frontcourt since his freshman campaign ... suffered a knee injury during a summer pickup game and is likely to miss the start of the 2007-08 season ... had played in 95 of a possible 96 games over the last three years, including 60 starts ... developed into one of the team's vocal leaders on the floor and will serve as team co-captain this season ... sometimes plays under the radar because he is not a prolific scorer ... is the type of player that winning teams need, however ... strong fundamental player who does many of the little things that are only noticed on coaches' film ... led the team in drawn charges in each of the last two seasons ... coach Pat Flannery says he is one of the best screeners he has ever coached ... can face up to the basket or post up ... has range out to 15 feet ... excellent post defender ... complemented all-star center Chris McNaughton very well ... believed to be the first Bison basketball player from the state of Maine. 2006-07 Posted career highs in virtually every statistical category while playing in all 31 games, including 17 starts ... started the first seven games of the season, then became the team's "sixth man" until rejoining the starting unit late in the year when Donald Brown went down with an injury ... had never scored in double figures in his career until doing so in three straight games, when he scored 10 vs. Wake Forest, 13 at Saint Joseph's and 12 at Penn State ... had 5 pts., 4 reb. in win at Xavier, and most importantly he made a big defensive stop on Justin Doellman in final 0:10 to preserve the 1-point win ... scored 11 pts. (3-4 FG, 5-8 FT) in win over American, setting career highs for FT and FTA ... in return to starting cast at Navy had one of his best games of the year -- 12 pts. (5-5 FG, 2-2 FT), 7 reb., 2 asst. in a Bison win ... in last 10 games of season (all as a starter) averaged 7.6 ppg (26-38 FG), 5.5 rpg, 2.2 apg ... went 3-3 FG and finished with 8 pts., 4 asst. at American ... twice put Bison ahead in final 3:00 ... had 7 pts., 5 reb., 2 asst. in win over Holy Cross ... in that game he tied his career high with 5 made FTs, the last 2 giving BU a 43-42 lead with 3:51 left ... splendid effort in win over Lafayette, scoring 8 pts. while setting career highs in reb. (11), asst. (6) and stl. (2) ... had 8 pts. in Patriot League championship game at Holy Cross ... led team in drawn charges (13) ... repeated as team's Tommy Thompson Award winner. 2005-06 Played in all 32 games, starting 30 ... shot an even 50.0% from the field while averaging 19.5 minutes per game ... averaged just 3.7 ppg but was a force on defense ... did keep teams honest with the occasional bucket ... scored season-high eight points in Bucknell's Patriot League regular-season title-clinching victory over Lehigh ... had four rebounds, two assists and a career-high two blocked shots in the PL championship game victory over Holy Cross ... scored seven points on 3-for-3 shooting against No. 4 Villanova and grabbed six rebounds against No. 1 Duke ... season-high eight boards in a win at American ... tallied five points and four rebounds against Memphis in the NCAA Tournament ... co-recipient, along with Abe Badmus, of the team's Tommy Thompson Award for "spirit, intensity and outstanding defensive play." 2004-05 Played in 32 of 33 games as a freshman, including 13 starts ... made starting debut at Penn in December, then entered the starting lineup permanently at Lafayette in January ... shot 46.0% from the field and averaged 3.0 ppg and 2.1 rpg ... scored career-high nine points twice, in back-to-back games against Navy and Villanova ... tallied eight points in road win at Army ... season-high nine rebounds in Patriot League Tournament win over Lafayette ... had a strong NCAA Tournament game with Kansas, securing six rebounds while matching up defensively with All-American Wayne Simien ... played an exceptional eight minutes in an early season win over Robert Morris, with two points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal ... made two clutch free throws to tie the game with 0:07 left against Lehigh. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Darren Clifford Mastropaolo ... son of David and Debra Mastropaolo ... has brothers, Mike and Ryan ... father played at Marshall University ... born June 18, 1986 in Falls Church, Va. ... 2004 graduate of Falmouth High School, where he was a four-year letterman in both basketball and tennis ... named Gatorade State Player of the Year as a senior co-captain ... averaged a double-double (14 pts., 13 reb.) while leading team to a 27-1 record and the top seed in the state playoffs in 2004 ... named to Maine's McDonald's All-Star Team ... two-time all-conference pick ... twice named team MVP ... played for coach David Halligan ... majoring in psychology ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2007. |
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