Daniel Calandrillo
4 Daniel Calandrillo
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Leonardo, N.J.
  • High School:
    Red Bank Catholic
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Undeclared

Bio

As a junior
Appeared in 29-of-30 games, earning 13 starts in a 14-game span from Dec. 7 through Jan. 28 ... Recorded back-to-back breakout games on the road at Yale and at Providence College, playing 39 minutes in each contest and combining to go 8-of-12 from the floor and 3-of-6 from long range for eight points against the Elis and 12 against the Friars ... Also recorded double-digit points at Central Connecticut Jan. 19 (12), at Sacred Heart Feb. 8 (10) and against Wagner Feb. 23 (career-high 13) ... Also pulled in a career-best eight rebounds against CCSU ... Led the team in rebounding at Mount St. Mary's on Jan. 14 ... Finished the season averaging 3.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 22 assists, nine steals and a .346 clip from the floor while seeing 18.4 minutes per game of floor time.

As a sophomore
Appeared in 15 games in his second season with the Bulldogs, earning back-to-back starts against Monmouth and Long Island to open the new year ... Played a career-high 24 minutes at Monmouth on Jan. 3 ... Played 20 minutes Dec. 29 against Oberlin, scoring a career-best eight points off 3-for-7 shooting a a pair of 3-pointers ... Also dished out four assists, made two steals and recorded block against Oberlin ... Personal best four rebounds Jan. 6 at home against Long Island ... Totalled six assists, two blocks and three steals on the season in 85 minutes of action.

As a freshman
Joined the Bulldogs as a walk-on during his freshman season, appearing in 15 games ... Played a season-best 12 minutes at home against Saint Francis (PA), going 2-for-4 from the floor with one rebound ... Scored a season-best five points in four minutes against Long Island on Feb. 27, going 2-for-3 while scoring the first 3-pointer of his career ... Recorded a steal and an assist against St. Francis (NY) ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Bryant
A 2009 graduate of Red Bank Catholic, where he played for coach Joe Nappo ... Four-year varsity letterwinner and two-year starting guard for the Caseys ... Senior captain ... Led team to a first-place Shore Conference Parochial Division finish as a senior ... Named a first-team all-division selection as a senior ... Selected to play in the Shore Conference All-Star Game as a senior ... Led team in made 3-pointers as a junior and senior, averaging 17.0 points per game his season season ... Played AAU for the Jersey Coast Hurricanes, finishing second in the New Jersey State Championships in 2006 ... Four-year honor roll member.

Personal
The son of Dan and Terri Calandrillo, Daniel Michael Calandrillo was born May 3, 1991 ... Father Dan played basketball at Seton Hall from 1978-82, where he led the nation in scoring as a senior and was named the first-ever MVP of the BIG EAST Conference ... Has three brothers, Michael, Christopher and Terence.

Career Highs
Points:
13 (at Wagner, 2/23/12)
Rebounds: 8 (at Central Connecticut, 1/19/12)
Assists: 4 (vs. Oberlin, 12/29/10)
Steals: 2 (vs. Oberlin, 12/29/10)
Blocks: 1 (three times, last at Providence, 12/10/11)
Field Goals Made: 5 (three times, last at Central Connecticut, 1/19/12)
Field Goals Attempted: 11 (at Central Connecticut, 1/19/12)
3-Point FG Made: 2 (nine times, last at Saint Francis (PA), 2/18/12)
3-Point FG Attempted: 7 (twice, last at Central Connecticut, 1/19/12)
Free Throws Made: 3 (vs. Wagner, 2/23/12)
Free Throws Attempted: 3 (vs. Wagner, 2/23/12)
Minutes: 39 (three times, last at Mount St. Mary's, 1/14/12)