Steve Rossiter

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-7
Weight:
234
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Staten Island, N.Y.
High School:
Monsignor Farrell

2008-09: One of two Wildcats to start all 35 games and averaged 23.7 minutes a contest • Averaged 6.1 points and 5.9 rebounds, the second-most on the team • Ranked 16th in the SoCon in rebounding and tied for 14th in steals (42) • Scored in double figures in seven contests and collected double-figure rebounds five times • Registered two double-doubles • Led the team in rebounds in nine contests and in assists in five games • His 63 assists were the third-most on the team • Shot 50.3 percent from the floor, the second-best on the squad, and canned 68.9 percent of his free throws • Capped the regular season with a season-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Elon (3/2) • Posted 14 points and 13 rebounds at UNC Greensboro (2/5) • Recorded 13 points and six boards vs. Winthrop • Collected 11 points and eight rebounds at College of Charleston (12/29) • Tallied 10 points and 11 rebounds at Furman (2/14) • Posted 12 points and nine rebounds vs. Georgia Southern (2/28) • Recorded 12 rebounds vs. Florida Atlantic and 10 against NC State and Duke.

2007-08: Played in all 36 games and averaged 13.4 minutes a contest • Shot 60.3 percent from the floor and averaged three points and 3.3 rebounds an outing • Posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. North Carolina Central • Tallied eight points and eight boards at Wofford (1/12) • Recorded eight rebounds to go along with four points vs. Georgia Southern (1/3) • Registered seven rebounds in consecutive games against Wofford (3/8) and UNC Greensboro (3/9) in the SoCon Tournament • Had six points and five rebounds in the opener vs. Emory • Recorded four points and four rebounds in 11 minutes vs. Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament.

2006-07: Appeared in all but two of the Wildcats’ 34 contests during the 2006-07 campaign • Took advantage of a season-high 22 minutes versus Colby, scoring eight points, while grabbing the same number of rebounds • Recorded his first career double-figure rebounding performance with 10 boards in Davidson’s 116-55 win over Mount Saint Mary; went 4-of-5 from the floor, matched his season-high with eight points and set up four other Wildcat buckets.

2005-06: Did not see any time as a freshman due to a foot injury.

Before Davidson: As a senior for coach Bob Besignano at Monsignor Farrell, averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds a game, leading the Lions to a record of 22-5 • His team won the Staten Island High School League championship as well as the S.I. Catholic High School title in 2004-05 • Earned the league tournament MVP and was named to the Jordan Classic Regional, Staten Island Advance and the Daily News All-Star teams.

Personal: Born April 27, 1987, in Staten Island, N.Y. • The son of Steve and Pat • Father was an outstanding basketball player for Loyola (Md.) in the early ’80s • His younger brother, Ryan, is a junior on the Siena basketball team (two-time defending Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champs) • Majoring in sociology.