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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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31 Jeff Planutis

31 Jeff Planutis

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    215
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Hazleton, Pa.
  • High School:
    Hazleton High School

Summary

Biography

Laker Career
Games Played (Starts): 105 (64)
Points: 1,377
Rebounds: 375
Assists: 161
Steals: 127
Blocks: 56

Accolades
  • 2023-24 PSAC West First Team
  • 2022-23 PSAC West First Team

2023-24: Was named to the PSAC West First Team. Played in all 31 games on the season with starts in each. Averaged a team-high 17.4 points per game while shooting 43.5% from the floor, 37.6% from three and 87.0% from the free throw line. Scored 10 or more points in 26 games on the season including a career-high 39 on 12/2/23 against Kutztown in a game that helped him eclipse 1,000 points for his career. Scored over 30 one more time during the year with 35 against IUP on 2/7/24 in a game in which he made a career-high 13 field goals while recording a career-high 15 rebounds. His 183 field goals made in the 2023-24 season being the most since Jason Massey's 246 in the 2018-19 campaign. His 107 made free throws this year also ends as one of the better marks in recent history, proving to be the first instance since 2015-16 someone has eclipsed triple digits when Damon Jones had 127.

2022-23: Was named to the PSAC West First Team. Played in all 31 games on the season with starts in each. Averaged 14.7 points for the second most on the team while shooting 46.6% from the floor, 42.9% from three, and 86.6% from the free throw line. His three-point percentage ranked sixth in the PSAC while his mark at the free throw line was second, making him one of the more efficient players in the conference. Had 25 games in which he scored 10 or more points with him having 20 or more in 10 of those games. Had four straight games of 20 or more points from 12/2/22 to 12/14/22. Had a season-high 23 points against Slippery Rock on 1/14/23 in a game in which he was 10-14 from the floor and 3-4 from deep.

2021-22: Appeared in all 32 games, starting two of them. Was third on the team in scoring with 11.0 points per game, also brought down 3.5 rebounds per game. Added 35 assists and 35 steals. He led the team with 26 blocks. He scored in double digits 18 times including 12 times in the last 15 games of the season. His season high came on 1/22 when he scored 28 points against Cal (Pa).

2020-21: Appeared in 11 games off the bench in his first full season in Erie.  He averaged 2.8 points and 0.4 rebounds per game.  Recorded nine points and three steals against D'Youville on Feb. 13.  Notched four points in five minutes in the Lakers Round of 32 matchup versus Hillsdale.

Major: Intelligence Studies

Prior to Mercyhurst:  Played at Hazleton High School where he helped them to a 26-2 record in 2018 culminating in a 6A PIAA Semifinal.  Was named two-time All-District Second Team and Third Team 6A All-State once.  In addition he was a 1,000-point scorer.

Personal: Parents Michele and Shane, who played basketball at Bloomsburg University ... Brother to Bobby, who played basketball at Purdue Fort Wayne, and Shane.
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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2020-2021Redshirt Freshman

    Guard
    6'5" 180 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    6'6" 190 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    6'6" 0 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2023-24Graduate Student

    Guard
    6'6" 0 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2024-25Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'6" 215 lbs
    31