Athlete Roster
Taariq Cephas
Birthdate: 1993-06-30Major: Criminal Justice
Hometown: Bear , DE
Country: U.S.A.
Previous School: Pencader Charter School
Height: 5' 10"
Point Guard
2011-12 (Freshman)
Played in 29 games during his freshman season and started 12 times…named to the MEAC All-Rookie Team…was a two-time recipient of the MEAC Rookie of the Week award…was named the conference Rookie of the Week on Dec. 5 and Dec. 19…averaged 5.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game…ranked second on the team with 28 steals…was third on the team with 72 assists…shot 40.7 (57-of-140) percent from the floor and 38.6 (27-of-70) percent from the three-point line…also shot 59.5 (25-of-42) percent from the free throw line…had three double-figure scoring games…scored a career-high 24 points on 7-of-11 shooting against West Virginia Tech (12/3)…was 6-of-8 from the three-point line and 4-of-6 from the free throw line…had 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field against Towson (12/14)…had 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting at Savannah State (1/7)…posted a career-best six assists against North Carolina Central (1/21) in the Physical Education Complex…grabbed a season-best five rebounds in three games…collected five boards against Nebraska Omaha (12/30) and in back-to-back games versus Howard (2/18) and Morgan State (2/22)…played 27 minutes against Florida A&M (3/6) in the MEAC Tournament and scored seven points, grabbed two rebounds and handed out four assists.
Prior to Coppin State
Attended Pencader Charter School in New Castle, Del.…was named the co-most valuable player of Flight B of the Blue Hen Conference…also named first team all-conference…scored over 800 points and had over 300 assists in his career…holds the Pencader school record for career steals…led Pencader to the state playoffs as a senior…also competed on the track and field team.
Personal
Born on June 30, 1993, in Chester, Pa.…major is criminal justice…son of Tracy and Karen Cephas.
