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2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster

Corey Solotorovsky
Cos Lindstrom-Furutani
Corey Solotorovsky
Abreham Gebreegziabher
Corey Solotorovsky
Abreham Gebreegziabher
Corey Solotorovsky
Mackenzie Masson
Mackenzie Masson
Andy Schlichting

10 Mitch McCarron

  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brisbane, Australia
  • High School Genesis Christian College

Biography

  • 2015 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2014-15 NABC national player of the year
  • 2014-15 BennettRank.com second team All-America
  • 2014-15 Division II Bulletin second team All-America
  • 2014-15 NABC first team All-America
  • 2014-15 NABC first team all-district
  • 2014-15 Daktronics/D2 CCA second team All-America
  • 2014-15 Basketball Times second team All-America
  • 2014-15 Daktronics/D2 CCA first team all-South Central Region
  • 2014-15 Reese's Division II all-star game participant
  • 2014-15 RMAC all-tournament
  • 2014-15 Summit Award
  • 2014-15 RMAC player of the year
  • 2014-15 Capital One first team Academic All-America
  • 2014-15 Capital One first team Academic All-District
  • 2014-15 RMAC academic player of the year
  • 2014-15 RMAC offensive player of the week (Jan. 19, Feb. 9)
  • 2014-15 Sporting News honorable mention preseason All-America
  • 2014-15 Basketball Times preseason All-America
  • 2014-15 preseason all-RMAC
  • 2014-15 Division II Bulletin honorable mention preseason All-America
  • 2014 Division II Academic Achievement Award
  • 2014 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll 
  • 2014 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2013-14 Division II Bulletin honorable mention All-America
  • 2013-14 Elite 89 Award winner
  • 2013-14 NABC first team all-district
  • 2013-14 NCAA South Central Region all-tournament
  • 2013-14 Daktronics second team all-South Central Region
  • 2013-14 RMAC Shootout all-tournament
  • 2013-14 first team all-RMAC
  • 2013-14 Capital One second team Academic All-America
  • 2013-14 RMAC academic player of the year
  • 2013-14 first team academic all-RMAC
  • 2013-14 RMAC offensive player of the week (Nov. 25)
  • 2013-14 RMAC defensive player of the week (Nov. 18, Feb. 3)
  • 2013-14 Sporting News honorable mention preseason All-America
  • 2013-14 preseason all-RMAC
  • 2013 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2013 Division II Academic Achievement Award
  • 2013 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2012-13 NCAA Elite Eight all-tournament
  • 2012-13 NCAA South Central Region all-tournament
  • 2012-13 first team all-RMAC
  • 2012-13 first team Academic All-District
  • 2012-13 RMAC academic player of the year
  • 2012-13 first team academic all-RMAC
  • 2012-13 RMAC offensive player of the week (Nov. 19, Jan. 21)
  • 2012-13 preseason all-RMAC
  • 2012 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2012 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2011 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll

At MSU Denver: Finished Roadrunners career ranked third in school history in scoring average (16.3) and free throws made (416); sixth in points (1,650) and free throw percentage (.822); seventh in free throws attempted (506), rebounds (678), rebounding average (6.7) and assists (378); eighth in field goal attempts (1,149), assists average (3.7) and minutes (3,450); ninth in games started (97) and 3-point field goals made (112); 10th in field goals made (561) and 3-point field goal percentage (.423); 11th in 3-point field goal attempts (265); and 14th in steals (145).

2014-15: Earned NABC national player of the year and first team All-America, joining Brandon Jefferson (2014) and Mark Worthington (2005) as other Roadrunners to earn the award ... named second team All-America by Daktronics/D2 CCA, Basketball Times, Division II Bulletin and BennettRank.com ... became the first player in school history to play in the Reese's Division II all-star game, leading the West to a 140-112 win with 13 points, four assists, three rebounds, one steal and shooting 5-for-5 from the floor, including three 3-pointers ... earned RMAC player of the year honors ... named Capital One first team Academic All-America and RMAC academic player of the year, while earning the RMAC Summit Award for the top GPA (3.85) at the conference championship site ... led the Roadrunners to a share of their third consecutive RMAC regular season championship and their seventh consecutive NCAA tournament appearance ... started all 32 games at guard ... averaged 20.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game ... shot 49.0 percent (214-for-437) from the floor, 41.9 percent (52-for-124) from 3-point range and 85.9 percent (165-for-192) from the free throw line ... totaled 645 points, 192 rebounds, 145 assists, 37 steals and 15 blocked shots ... ranked 14th in NCAA Division II in points, 10th in minutes (1207), 11th in minutes per game (37:7), 22nd in field goal attempts, 23rd in field goals made, 24th in free throws made, 28th in scoring, 40th in assists, 42nd in free throw percentage, 45th in free throw attempts, 61st in assists per game and 69th in assist/turnover ratio ... led the RMAC in minutes and minutes per game; was second in field goal attempts, third in assists; fourth in assist/turnover ratio and free throw percentage; fifth in scoring, field goals made and points; sixth in assists per game, free throws made and free throws attempts; eighth in field goal percentage; and ninth in rebounds ... scoring average ranked fourth-best in school's single-season record books and points total was fifth ... scored in double figures 30 times and had two double-doubles ... tied teammate Nicholas Kay for the team lead with 18 games of 20+ points ... led the team with two games of 30+ points ... had 22 points, seven assists and four rebounds in a win over Arkansas-Fort Smith on Nov. 15 ... shot 7-of-11 from the floor and 8-of-10 at the free throw line, scoring 24 points with six assists in a win over South Dakota Mines on Nov. 21 ... scored 23 points and had eight rebounds in a win over Armstrong State (Ga.) on Nov. 28 ... made all nine of his free throw attempts and had 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists at No. 6/6 Florida Southern on Nov. 29 ... made 9-of-9 free throws in a win over Regis University on Dec. 6 ... sunk all 10 of his free throw attempts and had 22 points and eight rebounds in a win over Black Hills State on Dec. 19 ... sunk two free throws with 6.5 seconds left and then blocked a 3-point attempt as time expired to give the Roadrunners a 61-59 win at Colorado Christian on Jan. 9 ... scored 27 points and had eight rebounds at No. 8/10 Colorado School of Mines on Jan. 10 ... shot 8-of-13 from the floor and scored 28 points with nine rebounds and seven assists in a win over Adams State on Jan. 16 ... scored 31 points and had five assists, while going 11-for-12 at the line and 4-of-7 from 3-point range in a win over Fort Lewis on Jan. 17 ... named RMAC offensive player of the week on Jan. 19 ... scored 21 points with seven assists in a win at Chadron State on Jan. 30 ... scored 27 points and had 10 rebounds, sinking 3-of-4 shots from the outside, in a win at Black Hills State on Jan. 31, going coast-to-coast as time expired to send the game into double overtime of the 73-71 win ... scored career-high 36 points and had nine rebounds, shooting 11-of-19 from the floor and 12-of-15 at the line in a win over Colorado Christian on Feb. 7 ... named RMAC offensive player of the week on Feb. 9 ... recorded the third triple-double in school history and first since 1993 with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists in a win over Colorado Christian on March 3 in the first round of the RMAC tournament ... scored 23 points and made 9-of-9 free throws in a win over CSU-Pueblo in the semifinals of the RMAC tournament ... had 27 points and four assists against No. 21/20 UCCS in the RMAC championship game ... named to the RMAC all-tournament team after averaging 20.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 7.0 assists in three games ... scored 14 points--all in the second half--in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Midwestern State on March 14.

2013-14: Earned Division II Bulletin honorable mention All-America, NABC first team all-district, Daktronic second team all-South Central Region and first team all-RMAC, leading the Roadrunners to the RMAC regular season and tournament championships and the semifinals at the NCAA tournament ... also earned the NCAA's Elite 89 Award for the top grade point average at the Elite Eight and was named Capital One second team Academic All-America ... averaged 16.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.7 steals ... shot 46.9 percent from the floor, 35.5 percent from 3-point range and 81.2 percent at the free throw line ... totaled 544 points, 256 rebounds, 131 assists, 58 steals and 15 blocked shots, shooting 183-of-390 from the floor, 27-of-76 from the outside and 151-of-186 from the line ... ranked 84th in NCAA Division II in steals per game, 113th in assist/turnover ratio (1.90), 128th in rebounds per game and 147th in assists per game ... in RMAC games, ranked third in the conference in steals per game (1.7), fourth in rebounding (7.2), sixth in minutes per game (33.7), ninth in field goal percentage (.488), free throw percentage (.835) and assist/turnover ratio (1.7) and 10th in scoring (16.8) and assists per game (3.4) ... scored in double figures 29 times and had five double-doubles ... reached 20+ points nine times ... recorded a double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and five steals against West Texas A&M on Nov. 16 ... named RMAC defensive player of the week on Nov. 18 ... aveaged 27.5 points and 9.3 rebounds in four exhibition games against NCAA Division I opponents, helping Metro State go 3-1 at the NIT Season Tip-Off, leading all players in the tournament in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage (.727) ... had 19 points and 12 rebounds against Rhode Island on Nov. 18 and 34 points and 10 rebounds against Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 19 to earn RMAC offensive player of the week honors on Nov. 25 ... scored 29 points at Elon and 28 against Canisius ... scored 22 points with eight assists and seven rebounds against St. Martin's (Wash.) on Nov. 29 ... hit 11-of-19 from the floor and had 27 points and nine rebounds against UC-Colorado Springs on Dec. 13 ... scored 20 points with 12 rebounds, making 12-of-13 at the line against Colorado State-Pueblo on Dec. 14 ... had 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists, burying 3-of-3 from 3-point range at Chadron State on Dec. 21 ... recorded a double-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists at New Mexico Highlands on Jan. 3 ... grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds and had 10 points and six assists against Colorado Christian on Jan. 10 ... scored 20 points with nine rebounds and five assists against No. 11 Colorado Mines on Jan. 11 ... shot 11-of-14 from the floor to scored a season-high 29 points against Western State on Jan. 25 ... made 12-of-13 at the line and scored 24 points against Regis on Feb. 15 ... scored 24 points in the final regular season game at UC-Colorado Springs on March 1, helping Metro State become the third team in RMAC history to finish the regular season undefeated ... shot 8-of-11 and scored 22 points with eight rebounds in the first round of the RMAC Shootout against Colorado Mesa on March 4 ... averaged 17.3 points and 8.7 rebounds in three games at the RMAC Shootout and was named to the all-tournament team ... notched a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the regional championship game against No. 23 Midwestern State (Texas) on March 18 and was named to the South Central Region all-tournament team ... scored 15 points with seven assists and seven rebounds against Tuskegee (Ala.) in the Elite Eigth on March 26 ... eclipsed 1,000 points for his career with 13 points on 11-of-13 shooting at the line against No. 20 Central Missouri in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament on March 27 ... averaged 15.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists in five games at the NCAA tournament, scoring in double figures in each game.

2012-13: Named first team all-RMAC after leading Metro State to the national title game and the RMAC regular season and tournament championships ... started 32 of 35 games and averaged 13.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals ... shot 50.9 percent from the floor, 50.8 percent from 3-point range and 78.1 percent at the free throw line ... in conference games, ranked 11th in the RMAC in free throw percentage (.819), 12th in rebounding (6.1) and 15th in assists per game (2.4) ... scored 20+ points four times and had four double-doubles ... scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and had seven rebounds in the first game of the season against Minot State (N.D.) on Nov. 9 ... scored 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds with four assists in a win at No. 7 Winona State (Minn.) on Nov. 16 ... dished out seven assists and shot 5-of-7 from the floor against Bemidji State (Minn.) the following night ... named RMAC offensive player of the week on Nov. 19 ... scored a season-high 25 points on 8-of-15 shooting with seven rebounds against Black Hills State on Dec. 15 ... recorded a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds on Jan. 4 against New Mexico Highlands, making 7-of-8 at the line in the game ... scored 20 points and had 16 rebounds on 8-of-10 shooting at the line against No. 13 Adams State on Jan. 18 ... scored 17 points and had eight rebounds against No. 23 Fort Lewis the following night ... named RMAC offensive player of the week on Jan. 21 ... made all eight free throw attempts and had 23 points and seven rebounds at Western State on Jan. 26 ... shot 6-of-8 from the floor, including 3-of-3 from the outside, in the RMAC tournament semifinals against Colorado Mesa on March 8 ... scored 16 points and had nine rebounds and four assists on 6-of-9 shooting in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Tarleton State (Texas) on March 16 ... scored 12 points and had nine rebounds, five assists and three steals in the regional championship game against No. 23 St. Mary's (Texas) on March 19 ... scored 16 points in the Elite Eight vs. Franklin Pierce (N.H.) ... pulled down 16 rebounds and scored 14 points in the semifinals vs. No. 1 West Liberty (W.Va.) ... scored 16 points and had eight rebounds, seven steals (MSU Denver NCAA tournament game record) and five assists in the national championship vs. No. 7 Drury (Mo.) ... named to the NCAA South Central Region and Elite Eight all-tournament teams after averaging 14.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in six NCAA tournament games.

2011-12: Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.

High School: 2009 graduate of Genesis Christian College ... coached by Brad Dutney ... member of the Australia U-19 team ... also played on Queensland open school boys and Australia open school boys teams ... averaged 31 points with Genesis Christian College ... also competed in touch football and track & field.

Personal: Born June 30, 1992, in Alice Springs, Australia ... son of Don and Louise McCarron ... has a younger brother, Curtis, and a younger sister, Georgia ... majoring in sports industry operations and minoring in marketing.


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Historical Player Information

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    2011-12Redshirt Freshman

    Guard
    6'3" 210 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2012-13Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 215 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2013-14Junior

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    6'3" 215 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2014-15Senior

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    6'3" 215 lbs
    10