Kristof Ongenaet

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-8
Weight:
215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ghent, Belgium
High School:
College Melle/Cuesta C.C.

Senior Year: Grabbed a season high 11 rebounds against VILLANOVA…Scored a season best 12 points against SETON HALL in the BIG EAST Tournament.

Junior Year:

Ongenaet competed in 33 contests and was with the first string for 15 of those … During the course of those times with the first string, he averaged 6.3 points and 5.9 rebounds … Ongenaet made 18-of-26 from the field (.692) in the last six games of the campaign… He scored a basket in his SU debut against SIENA … His first double-digit rebound effort came against CORNELL when he grabbed 10 … The next time out, versus NORTHEASTERN, he tallied 10 points … Ongenaet had 12 points and five rebounds in a loss at VILLANOVA … He had nine rebounds when Syracuse won at DePAUL … He contributed 11 points and six rebounds when SU lost at NOTRE DAME … His first career double-double came in a victory at SETON HALL … Ongenaet tallied 10 points and 11 rebounds against the PIRATES … When the Orange opened NIT play with a victory against ROBERT MORRIS, Ongenaet had 13 points, his top point production of the campaign.

Community College:

Ongenaet attended Cuesta College (Ca.) … He played for coach Rusty Blair… In his first season, Ongenaet averaged 10.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game … He became the first player in the 42-year history of the program to average a double-double … Ongenaet earned or shared squad high-scoring honors twice, rebound honors on 20 occasions and assists honors in 17 contests … In his second collegiate outing, Ongenaet grabbed 14 rebounds against West Los Angeles, a game Cuesta lost, 73-71… He had a career-high 26 points in a game with West Hills in the MidState Tournament and grabbed a personal-best 25 rebounds versus Moorpark … Ongenaet had 20 boards two other times, against Solano and Irvine Valley … During one 10-game streak, he averaged 15.4 rebounds per game … He led the squad with 19 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in a 68-67 loss to Cypress… He was named team MVP and earned honorable mention recognition from the Western State Conference … The Cougars were 14-18 overall and 8-4 in league play… As a sophomore, he averaged 12.0 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game… Ongenaet earned first-team All-Western State Conference recognition … He led or tied for squad honors in scoring seven times, in rebounding 25 times and in assists in 14 games … He had 22 points and 16 rebounds when Cuesta defeated Porterville in the Bakersfield Tournament, 79-68… His squad lost to Southwestern in the Grossmont Tournament despite Ongenaet’s team-leading 20 points and 13 rebounds … In a 78-73 loss to Ohlone in the Delta Tournament, he grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds … When Cuesta defeated Santa Barbara, 70-66, he posted 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, leading the club in all three categories … His 16 points and 10 boards helped Cuesta defeat Pierce, 85-66 … He had 16 rebounds and eight assists in a 125-72 victory against Oxnard … Ongenaet had a stretch of 11 straight contests with 11-or-more rebounds … He averaged 15.1 boards during the run … Cuesta was 17-16 overall and second in the league with a 9-3 mark… He earned All-Western State Conference Academic honors as a freshman and sophomore.

Belgium:

He attended College Melle School … Ongenaet was a member of the Belgian National Team.

Personal:

Kristof "Kris" Ongenaet is the son of Dirk Ongeneat, a former professional player in Belgium, and Therese De Uriese… He was born in April 1985 … He has an older brother … Ongenaet is majoring in international relations.

Start, Bench, Cut - Christmas Movies

Wednesday, December 24

JJ Starling postgame interview vs. Stonehill

Tuesday, December 23

JJ Starling 1000 Points at Syracuse

Tuesday, December 23

Naithan George postgame vs. Stonehill

Monday, December 22

Orange Open ACC Play with Clemson on New Year’s Eve

Monday, December 29

Syracuse Trounces Stonehill in Non-Conference Finale

Monday, December 22

Orange Conclude Non-Conference Slate with Stonehill Monday

Sunday, December 21

Orange Hold Off Northeastern at Home

Saturday, December 20

2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster

Rick Jackson

Andy Rautins

Justin Thomas

Mookie Jones

Wesley Johnson

Jake Presutti

Jonny Flynn

Paul Harris

Kristof Ongenaet

Arinze Onuaku

Eric Devendorf

Brandon Reese

Kevin Drew

Kris Joseph

Scoop Jardine

Sean Williams

Rick Jackson

Andy Rautins

Justin Thomas

Mookie Jones

Wesley Johnson

Jake Presutti

Jonny Flynn

Paul Harris

Kristof Ongenaet

Arinze Onuaku

Eric Devendorf

Brandon Reese

Kevin Drew

Kris Joseph

Scoop Jardine

Sean Williams