2016-17 Freshman Season
Game-By-Game Stats
Appeared in 28 games in his first season on Grymes Hill, earning the start in 20 of those contests… Averaged 5.5 points per game and 2.4 rebounds per game… Shot 35.3 percent from the field, 26.0 percent from three-point range and 70.0 percent from the free-throw line… Scored in double figures in five games… Netted a career-high 20 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor, and 4-of-6 from three-point range, against the College of Staten Island (12/22/16)… Corralled five or more rebounds in four games…. Grabbed a career-best nine rebounds twice, the latest coming at Fairleigh Dickinson (2/4/17)… Logged a career-best 36 minutes at Saint Francis U (2/9/17). Dished out a personal-high four helpers in the regular season finale against LIU Brooklyn (2/25/17)… In NEC-only games, averaged 6.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg in 24.1 minutes…. Shot 35.5 percent from the floor, 24.6 percent from beyond-the-arc and 79.4 percent from the free-throw line in league play.
Before Wagner: A 6-4 shooting guard from Conyers, GA, comes with a plethora of basketball experience. His father, Duane Ferrell, was an 11-year NBA veteran that played for the Atlanta Hawks (1988-89; 1990-94), Indiana Pacers (1994-97) and Golden State Warriors (1997-99). Connor averaged 11.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 3.0 apg at DME Sports Academy in Daytona Beach, FL. During his tenure at Rockdale County High School, the younger Ferrell excelled each and every season. In 2011-12, he was the lone freshman to play on the varsity level, while only averaging 8.0 points a contest. The following season, he upped his point production to 10.0 and grabbed 3.0 caroms a game. He scored a season-best 31 points. His junior season was where Connor started to put it all together, averaging 16.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, and 5.0 apg. During the season, he netted a career-high 47 points and at year’s end, garnered All-Conference First Offensive Team and was named the MVP of the Christmas Classic. In 2014-15, his final year at Rockdale, Ferrell finished his high school career averaging 17.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, and 4.0 apg, while helping the team advance to the Second Round of the GHSA Tournament. He was tabbed to the All-Conference First Offensive and Defensive Teams while also reaching the 1,000 career point plateau for the Bulldogs... Born February 8, 1997... Undeclared major at Wagner.Â
