Sean Sutherlin

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
New Brighton, Minn.
High School:
Irondale

PRONUNCIATION

2021-22 SEASON: Played in 28 games for the Gophers, missing just two due to injury or illness • sixth person off the bench for the Gophers and started in four games • averaged 7.2 points per game and had 10 double-digit point games • recorded 102 rebounds off the bench to average 3.6 per game • had eight points and five rebounds in the win over Kansas City (11/9) • played 20 minutes in the win against Princeton and scored 14 points and six rebounds (11/14) • scored 19 points off the bench when he went 7-of-7 from the field and had a team-high seven rebounds in the win over Purdue Fort Wayne (11/19) • saw action in 21 minutes and scored four points and four rebounds in the Pittsburgh win (11/30) • had eight points against Michigan State (12/8) • produced 12 points against Green Bay (12/22) • played 37 minutes and had four rebounds and five points vs. Rutgers (1/22) • had 12 points against Ohio State (1/27) • added 11 points and went 4-of-5 at Nebraska (2/9) • had seven rebounds and five points against Penn State (2/17) • started in the game against Northwestern and had 11 points, five assists and four steals • scored 11 points vs. Wisconsin (2/23) • had 13 points, five rebounds and two assists vs. Indiana (2/27) • played 30 minutes against Maryland (3/2) • started in the Big Ten Tournament game vs Penn State and had 10 points, four assists and six rebounds (3/9).

PRIOR TO MINNESOTA: Spent two seasons at New Hampshire (2019-20 and 2020-21) and two at Sheridan College (2017-18 and 2018-19) after a standout prep career at Irondale High School in Mounds View, Minn….sat out the 2020-21 season at New Hampshire as he recovered from injury • started all 28 games in which he played in 2019-20 and averaged 12.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 33.9 minutes per game • ended season ranked No. 14 in the nation in defensive rebounding (7.64 per game)…led America East in double-doubles (12) and defensive rebounding (7.6 per game) • finished second in the conference in overall rebounding (9.3 rpg), No. 9 in assists (2.6 apg), No. 9 in field goal percentage (43.4%), No. 9 in minutes (33.9 mpg), 14th in offensive rebounding (1.6 rpg) and 16th in scoring (12.8 ppg) • led team in double-doubles (12), rebounds (260), rebounding (9.3 rpg), defensive rebounds (214), defensive rebounding (7.6 rpg), made free throws (69), attempted free throws (122), minutes (948) and minutes per game (33.9) • finished second on the team in scoring (12.8 ppg), assists per game (2.7) and field goal percentage (43.4%)…America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (2020) • two-year letterwinner at Sheridan College (Sheridan, Wyoming) • scored 646 points in two years at Sheridan and helped lead the Generals to a pair of Region IX regular-season titles and 55-9 overall record • started 32 games as a sophomore, when he averaged 10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game • that year, the Generals were runner-up in the Region IX tournament, advanced to the NJCAA national tournament and ended with a 31-4 record.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of Irondale High Schoo • ranks third on Irondale’s all-time scoring list with 1,135 points • as a senior, averaged 23.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 5.0 apg • three-time all-conference selection and two-time team MVP.