2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 22
Rich Kelly
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Shelton, Conn.
- Previous Team:
- Fairfield Prep/Cheshire Academy
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
Bio
As a Junior in 2019-20
- Second Team All-MAAC
- MAAC All-Academic Team
- Started in all 30 games for Quinnipiac
- Led team with 16.7 points and 4.5 assists per game. Also recorded 2.5 rebounds a night.
- Finished the season No. 2 in the MAAC in scoring
- Reached 1,000 career points vs. Fairfield (1/24) in Hamden
- Recorded 25 games with 10+ points
- Chipped in with 22 points in the Bobcats’ first home game of the season vs. Albany (11/22), adding six assists and four rebounds on 6-of-7 shooting from three-point range
- Added 20 points and six assists vs. Presbyterian (11/23) on Day 2 of the Bobcats Invitational in Hamden
- Recorded a season-best 36 points vs. New Hampshire (12/7), shooting 13-of-18 from the floor
- Scored 21 points at Maine (12/15), knocking down five three-point field goals
- Began MAAC play with 82 points in first four league games. Scored 18 points at Marist (1/3), added 22 points and eight assists vs. Rider (1/7), scored 21 points vs. Niagara (1/10), then added 21 points vs. Monmouth (1/12)
- Scored 27 points and added six assists vs. Fairfield (1/24)
- Registered 20 points at Monmouth (2/23), shooting 6-of-10 from three-point range
- Added 26 points vs. Siena (2/26), shooting 10-of-16 from the field
- Second Team All-MAAC
- MAAC All-Academic Team
- Played in 26 total games for the Bobcats, averaging 13.2 points and a team-best 4.5 assists per game
- Recorded 17 games of 10+ points
- Tallied 12 points, six assists and four rebounds in 32 minutes at Mohegan Sun vs. Drexel (12/16)
- Added 12 points, four assists and four rebounds vs. Bethune-Cookman (12/19)
- Scored 12 points to go along with five assists and three rebounds at Rider (1/5)
- Registered season-high 25 points in 46 minutes played during a 2OT win vs. Monmouth (1/10), shooting 7-for-14 from the floor and 8-of-9 from the foul line
- Chipped in with 17 points vs. Canisius (1/17)
- Recorded 20 points and eight assists vs. Niagara, going 6-of-9 from three-point range (1/19)
- Added 22 points and four assists at Marist (1/25)
- Scored 21 points, knocking down five three-point field goals at Niagara (2/3)
- Added 16 points and four assists vs. Rider (2/12)
- Scored 24 points in 52 minutes played during a 3OT win vs. Siena at the Times Union Center (2/17)
- Tallied 18 points vs. Iona (2/19)… Recorded 22 points in win at Monmouth (2/24)
- Posted 17 points in regular-season finale at Manhattan (3/3)
- Posted 10 points, season-high 11 assists in MAAC Tournament vs. Monmouth (2/24)
- Added 11 points and six helpers vs. NJIT in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (3/18)
- MAAC All-Rookie Team
- Three-time MAAC Rookie of the Week (12/11, 12/26, 2/19)
- Started all 33 games
- Averaged 11.1 points and 4.7 assists per game
- Scored 40 points against Fairfield (2/17), one shy of school record in a DI game
- Also had seven three-pointers, one shy of that DI school record
- Finished third on Quinnipiac’s DI single-season assist list with 155
- Had 18 points in the MAAC opening round against Siena and 16 in a quarterfinal win over No. 2 Canisius, including a big driving layup with 10 seconds left to push the lead to three
- Finished regular season with 20 points, six assists and no turnovers at Manhattan in 46 minutes (2/25)
- Had team-high 20 points and six assists in win at Marist (1/25)
- Scored 16 points in win over Siena (1/21)
- Tallied 18 points on 7-11 shooting with only one turnover in 43 minutes in a win over Marist (1/10)
- Had 11 assists in a win over Monmouth (12/28)
- Had 22 points and 10 assists, while scoring the final eight Quinnipiac points in an 89-87 win at Columbia (12/4)
- It was the first time a Quinnipiac player has had 20 points and 10 assists in the same game since 2004-05 (Rob Monroe - 25+12 vs. FDU)
- Had the tying three with 1:27 left and the winning drive with 4.8 seconds left against the Lions
- Had 18 points against Liberty (11/19)
- Tallied 14 points and eight assists against Brown (11/13)
- Had 11 points and nine assists in a 78-77 win over Dartmouth (11/11), including the game-winning free throw with 4.3 seconds left
- Played his final year scholastically at Cheshire Academy after previously playing at Fairfield Prep
- Rated the No. 16 prospect in Connecticut in 2017 by the New England Recruiting Report
- Named second team All-New England in Class AA during his prep school year at Cheshire Academy
- Helped Fairfield Prep to the 2015 Connecticut Class LL state championship
- Earned the New Haven Register Area MVP and the Hearst Connecticut Media MVP as a senior in 2015-16, averaging over 20 points and eight assists per game
- Helped the Jesuits to identical 25-2 records as both a junior and senior
- Played his sophomore year at Montverde Academy in Florida for his uncle, earning a 27-0 record
Coaches Road Show at Bears BBQ
Thursday, September 04
Alumni Game Mic'd Up (pres. by Aunt Chilada's) - Chris Cerella and Mike Lombardi
Thursday, August 21
The Roar - Episode 1: Greg Amodio
Friday, August 15
Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium Fall Drone Flight
Monday, July 07
