Career Highs:
Points: 19 three times
Rebounds: 6 at Harvard, 2006-07
Steals: 7 three times, last vs. Siena, 2006-07
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THE GIOVACCHINI FILEBorn: April 25, 1986
Major: Government
Plans: Business
AT DARTMOUTH ... Junior: Injury-curtailed season saw him appear in just 15 games with only start against Colgate. Had floating bone chips in his ankles. Posted season-high 12 points at Maryland-Eastern Shore with help from 7-for-8 shooting from the line. Drilled three 3-pointers for all nine points he scored at Harvard. Seven assists against Siena tied for team high on the year. Did not turn the ball over once in that game. Shot career-high 80 percent (20-for-25) from the foul line. Sophomore: Earned Dartmouth's “Hard Hat” award for outstanding attitude and work ethic. Had 19 points each against Quinnipiac and Harvard. Hit 7-of-8 shots from the floor against Quinnipiac and 8-of-10 against the Crimson for a combined 15-of-18. Was 4-of-5 from outside the arc against the Bobcats. Dropped in 16 in the win at Columbia that stopped a seven-game losing streak. Had seven games in double figures. Started 21 of 24 games. Top returning 3-point shooter with 28. Averaged 7.2 points per game. Freshman: Appeared in 15 games with four starts filling in for ailing captain Steve Callahan. Drilled 5-of-7 shots from outside the arc while popping in 19 points in the win over Keene State. Registered nine points and seven assists against UC-Davis, seven points and four assists against Hofstra and had eight points at Hartford.
BEFORE DARTMOUTH ... Three-sport career at Judge Memorial. Captain of the basketball team, first-team All-State honoree as a junior and senior. During his senior year, Michael averaged 18.6 points per game, five rebounds and seven assists. Lettered in baseball and track and field where he helped the 4 x 400 relay set the Utah state record. Picked up All-Region recognition in track in ?04.
OFF THE COURT ... Youngest of three basketball-playing brothers. Tony played at Stanford and David at Harvard. Father, Marty, played at Washington State and uncle Paul at Stanford. Admires Michael Jordan and roots for the Seattle Mariners. Favorite food is chicken pot pie. Favorite band is Linkin Park.
COACH DUNN'S QUICK TAKE ... “Michael gives us the experience you need in the back court. He's a kid who can shoot the basketball. When I first got here we had four or five guys who had been in the Ivy League for four years and knew the grind. They knew how to balance academics and basketball. We only have two now and that makes Michael's experience invaluable for us."
DID YOU KNOW? Michael Giovacchini is the sixth point guard in his family, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, father, uncle and two brothers.
Giovacchini's Statistics
Yr | GP-GS | FG-FGA | FG% | 3FG-3FG | 3FG% | FT-FTA | FT% | Reb | RPG | Pts | PPG |
Fr | 15-4 | 19-51 | .373 | 13-33 | .394 | 12-16 | .750 | 11 | 0.7 | 63 | 4.2 |
So | 24-21 | 61-147 | .415 | 28-75 | .373 | 22-35 | .629 | 47 | 2.0 | 172
| 7.2 |
Jr | 15-1 | 15-61 | .246 | 9-40 | .225 | 20-25 | .800 | 18 | 1.2
| 59 | 3.9 |
Totals
| 54-26 | 95-259 | .367 | 50-148 | .338 | 54-76 | .711 | 76 | 1.4 | 294
| 5.4 |