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2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
C.J. Fair
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- Baltimore City College H.S. / Brewster Academy (N.H.)
Senior Year: USA Today All-America Second Team ... U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-America Second Team.. U.S. Basketball Writers Association District 1 Player of the Year and All-District 1 Team ... National Association of Basketball Coaches All-America Second Team and All-District First Team ... College Sports Madness ACC All-Second Team ... Atlantic Coast Conference All-ACC First Team ... Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association First Team ... Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 3) ... Naismith Trophy and Player of the Week (Feb. 3) ... 2014 'Cuse Awards Male Athlete of the Year ... C.J. was one of three players to reach double figures in scoring against CORNELL with 19 points ... Scored a career high 26 points against FORDHAM ... Scored 11 of the teams 13 points and finished with 20 points against COLGATE ... Posted his first double-double of the season and 12th of his career with a team-high 16 points and 10 rebounds against MINNESOTA ... One of four players to reach double figures against CALIFORNIA with 14 points ... Named the EA Sports Maui Invitational MVP after scoring 24 points in the title game against BAYLOR ... Tied for game high scoring with 21 points on 9-of-17 shooting with five boards at ST. JOHN'S ... C.J. was one of four players to reach double figures against VILLANOVA with 17 points ... Fair scored 12 of his team high 17 points in the second half to lead Syracuse past VIRGINIA TECH ... C.J. led the team with 20 points against NORTH CAROLINA ... He was one of three players to reach double figures in scoring at WAKE FOREST with 16 points ... He played every minute in four games, including the overtime thriller against DUKE, where he recorded a career-high 28 points ... Scored a team-high 19 points in a victory against CLEMSON ... Scored the game winner basket in a thriller against NORTH CAROLINA STATE ... Tied his career-high 45 minutes played against BOSTON COLLEGE where he had his second double-double of the season, scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds ... Fair tied his career high with 28 points in his last game in the Carrier Dome against GEORGIA TECH ... Posted his third double-double of the season and 14th of his career with 14 points and a team-high 11 rebounds against WESTERN MICHIGAN in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Fair finished his career with his fourth double-double of the season and 15th of his career scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against DAYTON ... C.J. ranks second in the ACC in minutes played ... He scored double figures in 31 of 34 games this season. C.J. is named College Sports Madness' Preseason ACC Player of the Year and second-team All-American ... He is also named to the Naismith, Wooden and Oscar Robertson Awards preseason watch lists ... C.J. was recognized as ACC Preseason Player of the Year.
Canadian Exhibitions: Fair served notice that he was ready for his senior season early by scoring 13 points in 11 minutes at McGILL … He suffered a mild left leg injury in the game, which limited his court time the rest of the trip … Fair did not play against BISHOP … He was back in the lineup against CARLETON and had 11 points and eight boards.
Junior Year: Fair became the 58th Syracuse performer to surpass 1,000 career points … He earned second-team All-BIG EAST honors … Fair was also a second-team NABC All-District 5 selection … Fair started off the campaign with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the season opener against SAN DIEGO STATE ... Fair was one of four players to reach double figures with 14 points against ARKANSAS ... Fair posted 16 points and 13 rebounds when the Orange defeated LONG BEACH STATE ... He scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds versus MONMOUTH ... Fair was 8-for-12 from the floor and 8-for-8 from the free throw line for a career-high 25 points versus Temple ... Fair recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds aginst CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ... Fair contributed 10 points and 10 rebounds at USF ... He accumulated a team-high 23 points and 11 boards at PROVIDENCE ... He led the team with 22 points and tied a career-best effort with four blocks against VILLANOVA ... He topped the Orange with 20 points at PITTSBURGH ... Fair led the team with 18 points and 10 rebounds against NOTRE DAME ... Fair recorded 19 points and 11 rebounds against SETON HALL ... Fair had 20 points and 10 rebounds against PROVIDENCE ... He had a team-high 20 points in a loss at MARQUETTE ... Fair led the the ‘Cuse with 19 points against LOUISVILLE ...He was one of four players in double figures with 16 points against DEPAUL ... Fair recorded 16 points in the second round of the BIG EAST Tournament against SETON HALL ... He scored 21 points in the finals of the BIG EAST Tournament against LOUISVILLE ... Fair scored the team’s first six points of the NCAA Tournament opener against MONTANA and finished with 13 ... He led the team with 18 points against CALIFORNIA in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … He had 11 points and nine rebounds when Syracuse defeated INDIANA in the Sweet 16 … Fair scored 22 points and grabbed six boards in the Final Four matchup with MICHIGAN.
Sophomore Year: Fair scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds in the season opener against FORDHAM ... He tallied 13 points against COLGATE ... He recorded his first double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against VIRGINIA TECH in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinal ... He scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds in the NIT Season Tip-Off championship game against STANFORD ... He was named to the All-Tournament Team ... Fair tallied nine points and grabbed 11 rebounds against FLORIDA ... He recorded 11 points and three rebounds against NORTH CAROLINA STATE ... He scored 16 points on perfect 6-for-6 shooting against DEPAUL ... Fair played a season-high 38 minutes and scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds at PROVIDENCE ... He tallied 13 points and brought down eight rebounds against MARQUETTE ... Fair had a season-best three blocks against PITTSBURGH ... He scored six points and had four rebounds in his first career start at NOTRE DAME ... Fair had 14 points on 6-for-10 shooting to go with three rebounds and three assists in Madison Square Garden versus ST. JOHN’S ... Fair recorded his second career double-double with 14 points on 6-for-8 shooting and a season-high 12 rebounds in the Dome against CONNECTICUT ... He tallied 13 points at LOUISVILLE ... Fair scored 21 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the floor and 8-for-8 from the free throw line and had eight rebounds in 38 minutes of play at RUTGERS ... Fair accumulated 13 points, six rebounds, five steals and three assists against USF ... Fair hauled in 11 rebounds against CINCINNATI in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament ... He had 15 points, seven rebounds and four steals versus WISCONSIN in the NCAA Tournament.
Freshman Year: Fair had six points against NORTHERN IOWA in the season opener ... He tallied 11 points against CANISIUS ... He scored 10 points in 22 minutes against GEORGIA TECH ... Fair recorded a season-best three steals against CORNELL ... Fair grabbed nine rebounds in 36 minutes of action at PITTSBURGH and led the team in scoring for the first time with 16 points ... He was 5-for-7 from the field for 10 points and blocked a season-high three shots at MARQUETTE ... He tied his season high with nine rebounds and had seven points and three blocked shots at USF... Fair tallied 12 points against GEORGETOWN by going 6-for-9 from the floor, tying his season high for field goals ... He recorded 11 points and seven rebounds against LOUISVILLE ... Fair posted eight points, five rebounds and two steals in a season-high 37 minutes against WEST VIRGINIA ... Fair scored a season-high 17 points and added eight rebounds at RUTGERS ... Fair recorded seven rebounds in 14 minutes in a BIG EAST Tournament win against ST. JOHN’S .. Fair pulled down eight rebounds in the BIG EAST Tournament overtime loss to CONNECTICUT ... He tallied 14 points and seven rebounds in 27 minutes in the NCAA Tournament win versus INDIANA STATE ... 2011 'Cuse Awards Shot of the Year award winner.
High School: Fair was ranked 90th overall in the Class of 2010 by scout.com and 94th by Rivals.com … He was rated 63rd overall by ESPNU … Fair spent three years at Baltimore City College High School and a season at Brewster Academy … He played for Coach Mike Daniels at Baltimore City … The Black Knights were 18-6 his freshman year … Baltimore City College was 25-4 while Fair was a sophomore … The team reached the Class 2A State North Region Semifinals … Fair was selected to the inaugural Digital Sports All-Baltimore Metro Team … Fair also was named Baltimore Sun First-Team All-Metro as a sophomore … He played for the Baltimore Stars traveling team that participated in the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions in May of 2008 … Fair averaged 19.0 points in six games and made the 16-and-under all-tournament team … Fair’s club was 26-6 in 2008-09 … He missed all of that campaign, his junior year, with a knee injury … During Fair’s one season at Brewster Academy, the club was 35-5 … The program was guided by Coach Jason Smith … The Bobcats claimed the National Prep Championship, defeating Northfield Mt. Herman, 79-76, in the title game … Brewster Academy also won the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) title … Fair had 23 points in an early-season victory at Maine Central Institute … He turned in a stretch of double-digit scoring in seven consecutive games that was capped by a 21-point performance against Rise Academy on Dec. 7 … The Bobcats won, 128-73 … Fair tallied a season-high 32 points in a thrilling, 125-122 loss at South Kent … Two games later he posted a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds as Brewster Academy defeated St. Thomas More, 76-65 … Fair scored 20 points in a loss to Winchendon, 75-69 … He had 25 points in a 95-64 victory against Hotchkiss … Another double-double (21 points, 12 rebounds) came when the Bobcats lost to Nia Prep, 73-72 … Brewster Academy won its last 13 games of the season … The Bobcats avenged the loss to South Kent by winning on the road, 114-88, on Feb. 20 … Fair contributed 20 points … He was named to the NEPSAC Class A Second Team … He played AAU with the Baltimore Stars, coached by Duane Davis.
Personal: C.J. Keith Fair is the son of Carl Fair and Trina Bennett … He was born in September 1991 … He is majoring in child and family studies in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
