2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
JSU CAREER
2018-2019: Started 28 games and appeared in 32 as a senior… led the Gamecocks in blocks with 54, ranking 83rd in the NCAA… finished his JSU career with 913 points and 864 rebounds… he and fellow senior Jason Burnell became the last Gamecocks to have more than 900 points and 500 rebounds in a Jacksonville State uniform career since Nick Cook (2010-14)… is the only Gamecock in the program’s history to record more than 900 points, 800 rebounds and 200 blocks in a career… is Jacksonville State’s all-time blocking leader with 215… became the program’s blocks leader Nov. 9 at Samford with four rejections vs. the Bulldogs… is Jacksonville State’s Division-I career rebounding leader with 864 and ranks fifth all-time at JSU… became the program’s Division-I rebounding leader Dec. 12 at Wichita State with five rebounds vs. the Shockers… also holds the Gamecocks’ Division-I career records for field-goal percentage (.621)… ranks second in the JSU record book for games started (100) and games played (124)… was named Preseason All-OVC… finished the season second in the OVC in field-goal percentage (.624), fourth in shots blocked per game (1.7) and offensive rebounds per game (3.0), and seventh in defensive rebounds per game (4.7) and rebounds per game (7.7)… logged 14 double-digit scoring efforts and six double-doubles as a senior… competed in Belize with Sports Reach Ministry Group during the summer of 2018.
2017-2018: Saw action in 33 games and started 28 as a junior... ended the season as the Ohio Valley Conference's active career leader in blocked shots with 161... also stands second in the OVC's active career rankings with 619 rebounds... led the conference in field goal percentage (.661) and blocked shots (57)... ranked 72nd in the NCAA with 1.73 blocks per game and 57 total blocks... recorded a team-best eight double-doubles, ranking 100th in the nation... led the Gamecocks in field goal percentage for the third consecutive season, while leading JSU in the rebounding column for the second straight year... scored double-figures on 12 occasions and posted eight games of 10 rebounds or more... twice blocked five shots in a game.
2016-2017: Appeared in 34 games, while starting 27 for the Gamecocks … averaged 26.5 minutes per game, 8.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 1.1 assists, 0.6 steals per game … blocked a team-high 59 shots … ranked second in the OVC in blocked shots per game (1.7), fourth in field goal percentage (61.3), eighth in rebounding (8.1), third in offensive rebounds (2.9) and eighth in defensive rebounds (5.1) … blocked five shots, scored four points and dished out one assist in 31 minutes of game action against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament … set the JSU Division I single-season rebounding mark at 275…set the school’s single-season block record at 59 … recorded six double-doubles on the season … scored a season-high 19 points against Northern Arizona on Nov. 26, 2016 … brought down a career-high 19 rebounds at Eastern Illinois on Dec. 31, 2016 … recorded 10 double-digit rebounding games, 13 double-figure scoring games … blocked a career-high six shots against Murray State on Jan. 5, 2017 … record 15 multi-block shots games.
2015-2016: Appeared in 25 games, while starting 17, as a true freshman for the Gamecocks … averaged 19.1 minutes per game, 4.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.3 assists … blocked a team-high 45 shots (no one else had more than 11) … currently tied with Jamal Hunter for sixth on JSU’s Division I list of career blocked shots with 45 … shot 55.8 percent from the field for the season … earned his first career double-double against Chattanooga when he scored 16 points and brought down 12 rebounds.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years at Cibola High School in Albuquerque, N.M., for Ray Rodriguez, Paul Ortiz and Chuck Carter…was a fist team all-district player during his junior year…averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds a game.
PERSONAL
Full name Christian Cianan Cunningham…born Nov. 21, 1997 in El Paso, Texas…the son of Viola and Paul Cunningham…has an older brother, Kasey, and younger sister, Corbyn…majoring in Business Management.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2015-16Freshman
Forward
6'6"
200 lbs
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2016-17Sophomore
Forward
6'7"
215 lbs
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2017-18Junior
Forward
6'7"
215 lbs
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2018-19Senior
Forward
6'7"
215 lbs