2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster

Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson
Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson
Laurence Johnson
Darryl Martinez, CSU Sports Information Intern
Laurence Johnson
Laurence Johnson
Laurence Johnson

11 Taariq Cephas

11 Taariq Cephas

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    165
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Bear, DE

Summary

Biography

2014-15 (Senior): Named to the All-MEAC Third Team…Earned MEAC Player of the Week recognition on Jan. 4…Preseason honors included being named first team All-MEAC and second team All-MEAC by College Sports Madness…Averaged 12.0 points, 4.9 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game in 31 games…Is the second player in CSU basketball history to score 1,000 points and hand out 400 assists in a career…Scored his 1,000th career points against Howard on Feb. 14…Scored in double figures 20 times and hit for 20 or more points twice: Florida A&M (22 points) and Morgan State (20)…He handed out five or more assists 16 times…His best game was against Akron when he flirted with a triple-double with 12 points, a career best 10 rebounds and eight steals…He posted his second double-double against North Carolina Central (10 points, 12 assists)…Grabbed nine rebounds against Morgan State…He made 56 3-pointers, which was second on the team…He was one of four CSU players to make at least 50 3-pointers…Led Coppin State with 46 steals….Cephas was second in the MEAC in assists per game, third in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.3), fifth in steals, ninth in 3-point field goal percentage (38.4) and tied for 19th in scoring.

2013-14 (Junior): Played in 32 games and made 27 starts..Led Coppin State in assists with 131 and was third in the MEAC in assists per game (4.1)…Finished fifth in the MEAC in assist to turnover ratio (1.5)…He averaged 27.1 minutes…Scored 9.4 points per game and grabbed 3.0 rebounds per game…Shot 79.4 percent (85-for-107) from the free-throw line…He had a streak of 23 consecutive made free-throws from 12-7-13 to 1-4-14…Was 10-for-10 from the foul line in win over UMBC on 12-11-13… Notched his first career double-double against Delaware State on 12-7-13 (12 points, career-high 10 assists)…He scored in double figures 15 times…He scored 20 or more points twice…Scored a season-high 24 points off the bench to spark an 83-77 victory over Hampton in the MEAC quarterfinals on 3-12-14…He was 5-of-8 from the field and 4-of-4 from 3-point distance in the win over Hampton…Scored 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting against Ohio Valley on 11-25-13…Scored 18 points against UMBC on 12-11-13…Finished with 19 points against Norfolk State on 2-22-14….He handed out at least five assists 12 times….He had 17 points and nine assists against Morgan State on 2-10-14…Handed out eight assists four times (Oregon State, UMBC, Hampton and Morgan State)…Was second on the team with 34 steals and one of three players who recorded at least 30 steals…Made 34 3-pointers, which was fourth on the team....He grabbed a season-best eight rebounds against Morgan State on 12-9-14…He led team in scoring five times.

2012-13 (Sophomore): Played in all 32 games and started 29 times…averaged 7.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game…led the team in assists with 97 and steals with 41…ranked sixth in the MEAC in assist to turnover ratio at 1.2…was ninth in the conference in assists per game with a 3.0 average…finished 12th in the MEAC shooting 32.4 (35-108) percent from the three-point line…shot 38.6 (86-223) percent from the floor and 70.4 (38-54) percent from the free throw line…had 10 double-figure scoring games on the season…had 16 games with at least three assists…scored a career-best 27 points against Bethune-Cookman (3/12) in the MEAC Tournament…was 9-of-14 from the floor, including 5-of-8 from the three-point line, against the Wildcats…grabbed a career-high seven rebounds at Marshall (12/8)…tied his career high with seven assists at Hampton (1/21)…scored 13 points at Indiana (12/1) on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor…scored 14 points at Norfolk State (1/19), at Delaware State (2/16) and at Howard (2/23).
 
2011-12 (Freshman): Played in 29 games during his freshman season and started 12 times…named to the MEAC All-Rookie Team…was a two-time recipient of the MEAC Rookie of the Week award…was named the conference Rookie of the Week on Dec. 5 and Dec. 19…averaged 5.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game…ranked second on the team with 28 steals…was third on the team with 72 assists…shot 40.7 (57-of-140) percent from the floor and 38.6 (27-of-70) percent from the three-point line…also shot 59.5 (25-of-42) percent from the free throw line…had three double-figure scoring games…scored a career-high 24 points on 7-of-11 shooting against West Virginia Tech (12/3)…was 6-of-8 from the three-point line and 4-of-6 from the free throw line…had 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field against Towson (12/14)…had 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting at Savannah State (1/7)…posted a career-best six assists against North Carolina Central (1/21) in the Physical Education Complex…grabbed a season-best five rebounds in three games…collected five boards against Nebraska Omaha (12/30) and in back-to-back games versus Howard (2/18) and Morgan State (2/22)…played 27 minutes against Florida A&M (3/6) in the MEAC Tournament and scored seven points, grabbed two rebounds and handed out four assists.
 
Prior to Coppin State: Attended Pencader Charter School in New Castle, Del.…was named the co-most valuable player of Flight B of the Blue Hen Conference…also named first team all-conference…scored over 800 points and had over 300 assists in his career…holds the Pencader school record for career steals…led Pencader to the state playoffs as a senior…also competed on the track and field team.
 
Personal: Born on June 30, 1993, in Chester, Pa.…major is criminal justice…son of Tracy and Karen Cephas.

Major: Criminal Justice
Favorite Food: Seafood
Favorite Movie: Olympus Has Fallen
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Athlete: Kyrie Irving
Favorite Pro Team(s): Cavaliers and Colts
Favorite Actor or Actress: Denzel Washington, Taraji P. Henson, Mike Epps
Most Influential Person and Why? My father he inspires me to be a man
Career Ambition: To work in a field that interests me and pay good.
Hobbies: Paintball and bowling

Career-Highs
Points............... 27 vs. Bethune-Cookman (3-11-13)
FG Made........... 7, vs. Ohio Valley (11-25-13)
FG Att............... 12, vs. Norfolk State (2-22-14)
3Pt. FG Made... 4, vs. Norfolk State (2-22-14)
3Pt. FG Att....... 8, vs. Norfolk State (2-22-14)
FT Made........... 10, (2x) last vs. Hampton (3-12-14)
FT Att............... 14, vs. Hampton (3-12-14)
Rebounds......... 8, vs. Morgan State (2-10-14)
Assists............... 10, at Delaware State (12-7-13)
Steals................ 3, (3x) last at NCCU (1-25-14)
Blocks............... 1, at Oregon State (11-10-13)
Minutes............ 38, at Delaware State (12-7-13)
 
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    2012-13Sophomore

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    2013-14Junior

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    2014-15Senior

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