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Herb Courtney
Senior
Forward
Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham

As A Blue Hen
Athletic swingman with a good outside shot and strong moves to the basket • CAA Preseason First Team selection • tied for 10th in school history with 72 blocks, tied for 19th with 194 three-point field goal attempts, 33rd with 457 rebounds, and 37th with 854 points.

2006-07 Season: Named second team All-Colonial Athletic Association • earned Blue Hen Basketball Club Outstanding Achievement Award and Colonel C.B. Shaffer UD Alumni Association Team MVP Award • started all 31 games on the season • led the team with 18.1 points per game, 8.0 rebounds per game, 54 blocks and 45 steals • ranked second in a single season at Delaware with 1,139 minutes played, fifth with 54 blocks and with 451 field goal attempts, seventh with 562 points and with 196 free throws attempted, ninth with 139 free throws made, and tied for 11th with 194 field goals made • ranked 61st in Division I with 18.1 points per game, 66th with 1.7 blocked shots per game, and 67th with 8.0 rebounds per game • led the conference with 10 double-doubles • scored in double figures in 28 of 31 games including the final 15 contests • reached the 20-point mark 13 times • led the Blue Hens in scoring in 17 games and in rebounding 20 times • led the CAA with 6.32 defensive rebounds, ranked second with 8.0 rebounds, fourth with 18.1 points and 1.74 blocks, fifth with 36.74 minutes played, and eighth with 1.45 steals • scored 27 points against Marist (11/14) • led the team with 18 points and 10 rebounds at Albany (11/17) • scored 13 points and pulled down six rebounds versus Rider (11/21) • scored 15 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds at Loyola (11/29) • scored a team-high 25 points and grabbed five rebounds at Virginia Commonwealth (12/20) • scored a team-high 21 points and had five rebounds at UNC Greensboro (12/23) • led UD with 22 points and had a career-high four assists vs. Niagara (12/28) • scored a team-high 14 points at La Salle and went 8-for-8 from the foul line (12/29) • posted game-highs of 24 points and 11 rebounds against Holy Cross (12/30) • led Delaware with 25 points, seven rebounds and three steals at James Madison (1/3) • scored a team-high 17 points and had a career-high five blocks at Hofstra (1/6) • scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed a team-best nine rebounds versus Towson (1/8) • scored a game-high 27 points and added 11 rebounds against William & Mary (1/13) • tied career-high with 14 rebounds and had 10 points versus Georgia State (1/17) • scored 20 points and had a career-high six steals versus Drexel (1/20) • had team-highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds at Towson (1/24) • led the team with 24 points and nine rebounds at Northeastern (1/27) • scored 22 points and pulled down a team-best 11 rebounds versus Hofstra (1/29) • posted team-highs of 16 points and nine rebounds at George Mason (1/31) • scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds against James Madison (2/3) • had 10 points and a team-high 10 rebounds at Drexel (2/10) • scored 17 points and pulled a career-high 15 rebounds vs. Iona (2/17) • scored 18 points and grabbed a team-best 14 rebounds vs. Northeastern (2/21) • scored 16 points while adding six rebounds and four blocks at UNC Wilmington (2/24) • scored a team-high 20 points in the CAA First Round loss to Northeastern (3/2).

2005-06 Season: Appeared in all 30 games and made 24 starts • ranked second on the team with 4.8 rebounds per game and was sixth with 6.3 points per game • ranked 10th in the CAA with 2.33 offensive rebounds per game • scored 10 points and added a career-high 14 rebounds to post his second career double-double at Marist (11/26) • also blocked a career-high three shots against the Red Foxes • scored 12 points and added two steals at Rider (12/10) • had 13 points and three assists vs. Central Connecticut (12/29) • scored a season-high 14 points against UNC Wilmington (1/5) • notched his third career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds against James Madison (1/19) • posted second consecutive double-double with 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds at Drexel (1/21) • also tied a career-high with three blocked shots and had a career-high three steals versus the Dragons • scored nine points and tied for the team lead with six rebounds against Hofstra (2/4) • tied a season-high with 14 points and grabbed six rebounds against UNC Wilmington in the CAA Tournament Quarterfinals (3/4).

2004-05 Season: Missed the entire year with a knee injury and redshirted the season.

2003-04 Season: Appeared in 21 games • averaged 4.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game • was 24-of-29 from the free throw line • exploded for career-highs of 20 points, hitting 8-of-9 shots from the field including all three from three-point range, and 10 rebounds in the 93-82 overtime win over William & Mary (1/21) • followed a miss by Mike Slattery just before the buzzer in the 63-61 win at James Madison (1/12) • had 13 points and nine rebounds in that win over the Dukes • scored nine points at Rider (12/13) • scored eight points in just five minutes of action against 10th-ranked Saint Joseph’s (12/30) • grabbed nine rebounds at UNC Wilmington (1/24).

High School
Montgomery County Player of the Year as a senior at Hatboro-Horsham • earned All-Suburban One League honors his junior and senior seasons • earned third team all-state honors as a senior, averaging 23.0 points per game • Hoop Scoop rated him one of the Top 20 players in the Delaware Valley prior to his senior season • averaged 16.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as a junior • family moved from New York state prior to his junior season • played his first two years at Williamsville South High School • also played football at Williamsville South.

Personal
Herbert Tyrone "Herb" Courtney • born in Buffalo, NY • son of Herbert, Sr. and Sandra Courtney • father, Herbert, Sr., played basketball at Canisius • middle child of three • hotel restaurant and institutional management major at Delaware.

Year GP/GS FG-FGA Pct. 3PT-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Ast. Stl.
2003-04 21/0 35-76 .461 8-23 .348 24-29 .828 5 5
2005-06 30/24 69-181 .381 10-42 .238 42-68 .618 21 21
2006-07 31/31 191-451 .424 41-129 .318 139-196 .709 39 45
Totals 82/55 295-708 .417 59-194 .304 205-293 .700 65 71

Year BLK REB RPG PTS PPG Min. Avg.
2003-04 5 65 3.1 102 4.9 214 10.2
2005-06 15 144 4.8 190 6.3 680 22.7
2006-07 54 248 8.0 562 18.1 1139 36.7
Totals 74 457 5.6 854 10.4 2033 24.8
 
 
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