Eral Penn - 2018-19 Men's Basketball - LIU Brooklyn


#11 Eral Penn

Position: Forward
Height: 6-7
Weight: 185
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Previous School: St. Francis Academy (Md.)

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2018-19: Played in 29 games for the Blackbirds, earning a starting spot in the last seven games of the season… Averaged 6.1 points per game, 4.5 rebounds per game, and 1.3 blocks per game… Finished second on the team with 39 blocks, and ranked seventh in the NEC in blocks per game (1.38)… Had a career-high 15 points at Sacred Heart in LIU’s first round win of the NEC Tournament… Also had nine rebounds and three blocks against the Pioneers… Started the season with back-to-back 10 point games, against New Rochelle and Brown… Had 12 points against FDU… Had 11 points, nine rebounds and two blocks in the regular season finale against Bryant… Had a season-high 10 rebounds at Robert Morris, along with eight points and three blocks… Had a career-high four blocks three times in the season, against CCSU, Mount St. Mary’s and St. Francis Brooklyn.

2017-18: Came off the bench in 32 of LIU’s 35 games in his freshman season… Finished the season seventh in the NEC in blocked shots... Had his breakout game against New Rochelle, scoring seven points and grabbing a career-high 13 rebounds… Scored a career-high 10 points for LIU twice, against Brown and Mount St. Mary’s… Finished the year with a 2.4 points per game average, and 2.8 rebounds per game… Had a career-high four blocks again St. Francis Brooklyn, along with four points and five rebounds…. Had three blocks twice that season, against Saint Peter’s and FDU.

Background: Played for Catholic League powerhouse St. Francis Academy in Baltimore... All-Metro team honoree...  Was one of his team’s leading scorers as they advanced to the league semifinals... Was awarded the league’s Dave Kropfelder “Never, Never Quit” Award in his senior season.

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