PRO ALUMNI:
- 2nd Round NBA Draft with Miami Heat
- More than a dozen players playing professionally
COLLEGE ALUMNI:
- 89 Metro players played college basketball
31 Metro players played in the following d-I conferences:
- America East
- Big South
- Big Sky
- Big West
- Great West
- Mountain West
- Ohio Valley
- Pac 12
- Patriot
- Southland
- West Coast
- Western Athletic
31 Metro players attended d-I schools in the following states:
- California
- Hawaii
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
Metro players received the following d-I all conference honors
- Great West Conference Player of the Year
- 1st Team All West Coast
- 2nd Team All Pac 12
Metro players were among the following NCAA top twenty statistical leaders:
- 2nd Rebounds
- 2nd Assists
- 3rd Assist/Turnover Ratio
- 7th Scoring
- 11th Double Doubles
- 17th Free Throw Percentage
Metro players finished in their conference top ten statistical leaders:
Scoring:
- 1st West Coast
- 2nd Great West
- 6th Pac 12
- 8th Mountain West
Rebounding
- 1st Great West
Field Goal Percentage
- 4th Great West
- 9th West Coast
Assists
- 1st Big West
- 1st West Coast
- 3rd Great West
Free Throw Percentage
- 2nd Great West
- 2nd West Coast
- 4th Mountain West
- 6th Pac 12
Steals
- 4th Patriot
- 4th West Coast
3-Point Field Goal Percentage
- 3rd Patriot
- 4th West Coast
3-Point Field Goals Made
- 2nd Pac 12
- 3rd West Coast
- 4th Mountain West
- 6th Patriot
Blocked Shots
- 7th Great West
- 8th Great West
Assist/Turnover Ratio
- 1st West Coast
- 5th Big West
Offensive Rebounds
- 3rd Great West
- 9th West Coast
Defensive Rebounds
- 1st Great West
Minutes
- 1st Great West
- 1st West Coast
- 3rd West Coast
- 7th Pac 12
- 8th Great West
- 8th Patriot
Metro players are among top ten career stat leaders at the following schools:
- Air Force
- Army
- BYU
- Nevada
- Portland State
- Southern Utah
- UNLV
- Utah
- Utah State
- Utah Valley
- Washington
Achievement / Moving on to the next level
41 Metro players will be moving on to play in college in 2013.
11 Metro players will be moving on to play in the following d-I conferences:
- Big Sky
- Big West
- Mountain West
- Pac 12
- Western Athletic
- West Coast
ACHIEVEMENT: * Men’s since 1995 Women since 2005.
| 2013-2014 COLLEGE SEASON | MEN | WOMEN | TOTAL |
| On Current D-I Roster | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Current College Players | 37 | 42 | 79 |
| Played/Signed D-I | 101 | 40 | 141 |
| Played/Signed College Basketball | 205 | 130 | 335 |
* There are currently 27 Men’s/Women’s players serving LDS missions not included in the current numbers.
It is estimated that Salt Lake Metro players have received in excess of over $ 9 million in collegiate scholarships.
Basketball players that have trained and competed for Salt Lake Metro have won the following awards:
- One Parade Girls All American
- Five Boys Utah Gatorade Player of the Year
- Two Boys Wyoming Gatorade Player of the Year
- Three Girls Utah Gatorade Player of the Year
- Twelve Deseret News Utah Mr. Basketball
- One Deseret News Utah Ms. Basketball
As you can see Salt Lake Metro is a dominant force in having its players participate collegiately and being successful.
MORE INFORMATION:
Club Director/Head Coach Dave Hammer
Email: saltlakemetrohoops@comcast.net
Office (801) 410-4130
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