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Truman State University Athletics

2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

Sonam Wangyal, TSU Athletics
Great Lakes Valley Conference
Sonam Wangyal, TSU Athletics
Sonam Wangyal, TSU Athletics
Tim Barcus - University Photographer
Maryville Sports Information
Scott Huck - Cedarville University
Scott Huck - Cedarville University
Sonam Wangyal, TSU Athletics
Sonam Wangyal, TSU Athletics

12 Cory Myers

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Ankeny, Iowa
  • High School Ankeny

Biography

Truman
2016-17:
Played and started in 31 of the team's 32 games ... finished not only one of the most illustrious seasons in the history of Truman State University men's basketball, but also one of the most decorated careers as well ... in the record book for a career, Myers is first in games played (122), second in steals (198), tied for third in steals per game (1.6), fourth in assists (471), fifth in three-point field goal percentage (.430), fifth in free throws made (316), 10th in free throws attempted (392), and 10th in assists per game (3.9) ... second on the team in scoring with 15.3 points per game ... secured the program's first triple-double in over 22 years at Maryville on Jan. 19 and became the 28th member of the school's 1,000-point club that same night ... he reached the triple-double with over eight and a half minutes left in the game when he registered 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, all of which were one shy of his career high at the time ... that night, the 6-3 guard did tally personal bests in field goals made (eight), treys made (seven) and three-pointers attempted (nine) in 33 minutes of action ... for 2016-17 in the single-season ranks, he is fourth in minutes played (1,060), seventh in steals (62), tied for seventh in free throw percentage (.881), eighth in three-point field goal percentage (.463), tied for ninth in steals per game (2.0), tied for 10th in assists (143), and tied for 10th in three-pointers made (74) ... may have saved the best three-game stretch of his career for the GLVC Tournament when he averaged 28.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 59.1 percent (26-of-44) from the field and 66.7 percent (16-for-24) from behind the arc ... because of that effort, he was one of five players named to the GLVC All-Tournament Team ... prior to that stretch, Myers had never put up 30 points in a single game in his career before doing so twice during that span ... the first time was during his final game in Pershing Arena when he went off for 30 points with a ridiculous 11-of-13 from the field including an even more absurd 8-for-10 from deep to go with six rebounds, two assists, one block, and one steal in 36 minutes on the court ... the Ankeny, Iowa native was just getting started though as he poured in 33 points in Truman's quarterfinal win against No. 12 Southern Indiana ... that night, Myers was 11-of-21 from the floor, 5-for-8 from range and 6-of-9 at the free throw line to go with three assists, three steals and two boards in all but two of the game's 40 minutes ... he scored 19 of those 33 in the second half including the game-winning three-point play with just four seconds to play ... among GLVC ranks, Myers was second in total steals (62), tied for third in steals per game (2.0), fifth in total assists (143), tied for fifth in assists per game (4.6), 11th in free throw percentage (.805), tied for 11th in scoring (15.3), and tied for 12th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7) ... amongst the best in the region, Myers was third in total steals, fifth in total minutes played, sixth in steals per game, eighth in minutes per game (34:11), eighth in total dimes, and tied for 11th in assists per game ... on Jan. 22, became the first Bulldog to earn GLVC Player of the Week honors since Seth Jackson did so twice during the 2014-15 campaign ... other than putting up a triple-double that week, Myers averaged 21.5 points, 7.5 assists, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and just 2.5 turnovers per contest ... his 10 assists at Maryville are tied for eighth in program history, his seven steals at William Jewell on Dec. 3 are tied for first in school history, his six swipes at UMSL on Jan. 21 are tied for third, and his five steals vs. Ferris State in the final game of his career are tied for sixth ... named CoSIDA Academic All-District on Feb. 9 ... named First-Team All-GLVC as well as the team's James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award honoree on Feb. 28 ... named Academic All-GLVC ... named GLVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's basketball.

2015-16: Joined Kyle Kanaskie as the only members of the team to play and start in all 30 of the team's games ... played a total of 927 minutes or 30.9 ... his 11.3 points per game were good for fourth on the team and he was one of five Bulldogs to average in double figures ... his 338 total points were second on the team behind Kanaskie's 362 ... first on the team in steals with 53 (1.8 per contest) ... also averaged 4.2 rebounds (third on the team) and 3.8 assists per game (second on the team) ... was an 81 percent free-throw shooter (102-for-126) ... also shot 40.5 percent from three (32-of-79) and 47 percent from the field overall (102-for-217) ... his best scoring performance of the season came in the Cameron game on Nov. 28 when he poured in 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting (57.1 percent) with two triples in seven attempts and a perfect 8-for-8 at the charity stripe ... that game also marked one of his two double doubles of the season as he brought down 10 rebounds to go with three steals and two assists ... had only one turnover in that game and 16 of his 26 points came in the second half ... turned in that second double double against Illinois Springfield on Jan. 9, but did it in an unorthodox fashion as he had 13 points and 11 assists to go with six steals and just two turnovers ... scored at least 19 points in three of the first six games ... converted a season-high three triples vs. Maryville on Jan. 23 as part of a 15-point performance ... named first-team All-GLVC as well as all-defensive.

2014-15: Named to the GLVC all-Defense team during his redshirt-sophomore season ... only Bulldog to have played in all 30 games, making 21 starts ...logged an average of 25.5 minutes per game, in which he scored 7.4 points, grabbed 2.6 rebounds, and dished out 3.0 assists on average ... shot 50.3% from the floor overall and was even better from behind the arc (52.3%) ... an 88.1% foul shooter, which included a 48-straight streak that was ended late in the game at Drury on Jan. 29 (dated back to 2012-13 season) ... put together one of most-rounded games as a Bulldog against Saint Joseph's on Feb. 12, when he finished with 12 points, seven assists, and six rebounds in just 24 minutes ... scored a career-high 20 points at Missouri-St. Louis on Jan. 15 ... reached double-figures on offense nine times ... averaged 13.0 ppg during three-game stretch from Dec. 13-19 ... didn't make a three-pointer in first seven games, before closing the season by hitting 23 of final 42 from long-range.

2013-14: Played in just four games before suffering a season-ending lower-body injury against Northwest Missouri State on Nov. 30 at the Drury Invitational ... averaged 6.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 58% from the floor overall ... went a perfect 10-for-10 from the foul line, including a 6-for-6 effort in the season-opener against Lincoln Christian ... had scored a season-high 10 points in 19 minutes vs. NWMSU before getting injured ... handed out six assists to just one turnover in 76 minutes of work.

2012-13: Played in all 27 games, making 25 starts as the team's primary point guard ... dished out a team-high 119 assists (4.4 per game), while also scoring 4.9 points per game in 29.7 minutes of action per contest ... shot 39.7% from the floor and 72.2% from the foul line ... averaged 2.7 rebounds per game and swiped 36 passes, ranking second on the squad ... scored in double-figures on four occassions, including a career-high 14 at Lindenwood on Jan. 5 ... added eight assists in that game, tying his season-high which he also met on Jan. 24 at home against Neb.-Kearney ... grabbed a season-high six rebounds on Nov. 28 against Grand View ... a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

High School
Myers was a second-team all-state and first-team all-conference selection at Ankeny High School in a senior season that followed an ACL injury that sidelined him during his junior year. He was a second-team all-conference pick as a sophomore.
 
Personal
Birthday is on September 8 ... is the son of Scott & Molly Myers ... his brother, Cole, played on the team from 2012-16, and he has one younger sister, Codee ... Codee will begin playing basketball at the University of Sioux Falls in the fall of 2017 ... graduated with a Bachelor of Science in exercise science in the spring of 2016 and is now pursuing a Master of Arts in leadership.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2012-13Freshman

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2013-14Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2014-15Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 195 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2015-16Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 195 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2016-17Redshirt Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 195 lbs
    12