Kenny Hasbrouck

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Kenny Hasbrouck
college = Siena
conference = MAAC
sport = Basketball
jersey = 41
position = Shooting guard
class = Senior
career_start = 2005
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 192
nationality = USA
career points = 1405
team awards = 2008 MAAC championship 2008 NCAA tournament 2nd round
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|8|14 Washington, D.C.
highschool = Long Cane High School, Capitol Heights, Maryland

Kenny Hasbrouck (born August 14, 1986) is an American college basketball player at Siena. The six-foot-three Hasbrouck has played point guard, shooting guard, and small forward for the Saints. He was named a co-captain at the start of his Junior season. He is from Capitol Heights, Maryland and played at Maine Central Prep before committing to Siena in May of 2005. Hasbrouck was the first recruit of the Fran McCaffery era. Hasbrouck has started all 94 games in his career at Siena.

Freshman season

Hasbrouck won the rookie of the year as the Saints finished 15-13 and 4th overall in the MAAC. Hasbrouck scored 25 points nailing five of six three pointers as Siena clinched a bye for the MAAC tournament with a 98-92 double overtime victory against Niagara. Hasbrouck averaged 12.4 points per game, while grabbing 4.3 rebounds a contest and dishing out 2.6 assists on the season.

ophomore season

Despite playing through back injuries throughout the year, Hasbrouck once again had a solid season. In a dramatic 76-75 double overtime win against cross-town rival UAlbany, Hasbrouck rose to the occasion scoring a game high 22 points. He scored his current career high of 36 points in an 84-78 loss at Rider. Hasbrouck played perhaps his best game of the year as Siena upset Marist 86-78 in the MAAC semifinals. Hasbrouck scored 26 points on 8 of 13 shooting leading Siena to their first MAAC championship game in five seasons. Hasbrouck was selected second team All-MAAC. He averaged 16 points per game and shot .475 from the field as the Saints finished their season at 20-12.

Junior season

Hasbrouck was selected as a co-captain along with senior Tay Fisher. Hasbrouck led Siena to an upset of # 20 Stanford at Times Union Center 79-67 on November 17th. On December 9th, Hasbrouck scored his 1,000 point in a win over Iona. He is one of the quickest players to reach the milestone in Siena history. In an 84-77 victory over Holy Cross, Hasbrouck added 21 points and buried a deep three to seal the win for the Saints. Hasbrouck also had some uncharacteristic games where he struggled at times at midseason.

However, he played his best basketball down the stretch as Siena captured their fourth NCAA tournament bid in school history. During a late season game at Marist, Hasbrouck posted 35 points and six rebounds as the Saints won in overtime 97-88. The junior tallied 32 points and garnered seven rebounds in the home finale against Niagara as the Saints cruised to a 94-78 victory.

After being held scoreless in the first half in the MAAC semifinal by Loyola, Hasbrouck scored 17 second half points as Siena erased a 17-point first half deficit to defeat the Greyhounds 65-63. In the MAAC championship game against Rider, Hasbrouck scored 17 points as Siena romped to a 74-53 win. Hasbrouck was voted 1st team all-MAAC by the coaches and was named the most valuable player of the MAAC tournament.

Playing in his first NCAA tournament game Hasbrouck put on one of the best displays by a Siena player in postseason history. Hasbrouck scored 30 points in 33 minutes shooting nine of 14 from the field and 10 of 10 from the foul line as Siena dominated Vanderbilt 83-62, advancing to the Round of 32 for the second time in school history. The Saints' run would end in the next round against Villanova in an 84-72 loss as Hasbrouck finished with 17 points on just five of 15 shooting. Siena finished the season with a 23-11 record; the most wins the school had attained since the 1999-2000 season when they went 24-9.

Hasbrouck finished the season with an average of 16.1 points per game and will enter his senior season with 1,405 points already 8th on the all-time Siena scoring list. Hasbrouck led the MAAC with 2.3 steals per game and also ranked highly nationally in taking the ball away.

Hasbrouck was selected as the Mid-major Player of the year by collegeinsider.com. Siena is 58-36 in Hasbrouck's three seasons, including a 6-3 record in postseason tournaments (MAAC and NCAA).

Awards

2005-2006 MAAC Rookie of the year

2006-2007 2nd team all-MAAC

2007-2008 1st team all-MAAC

2008MAAC Tournament MVP

2007-2008Collegeinsider.com mid-major player of the year

References

http://sienasaints.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040408aaa.htmlhttp://sienasaints.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hasbrouck_kenny00.htmlhttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=284000005http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=28253http://www.collegeinsider.com/awards/midmajor_player_08.html