Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Creighton (Exhibition) on October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
7:30 PM
Men's Basketball
Creighton (Exhibition)
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Iowa State University Athletics
2011-12 Basketball (M) Roster
Sledge, Tavon
Jersey Number 5
Tavon Sledge
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Spring Valley, N.Y.
- High School:
- Half Hollow Hills West
Bio
2011-12
Saw action in eight games, averaging 1.0 points...had four points vs. Prairie View A&M.
High School
One of the best players from the New York area...ranked as the third-best player out of New York City behind Jabarie Hinds (West Virginia) and Achraf Yacoubou (Villanova)...named first-team all-New York City by NYHoops.com...HoopScoop ranked him as the 79th-best player in the class of 2011... played in the Mary Kline Classic, an all-star game for the best players in the Mid-Atlantic Region...averaged 25.3 points, 5.2 assists and 3.5 steals as a senior, leading his team to an 18-6 mark and a Class AA state semifinal appearance...exploded nationally when he recorded a career-high 46 points in a double overtime win over Elmont in the state quarterfinals...it set a new Long Island AA scoring mark and earned him national player of the week accolades by ESPNRise...tallied 13 of his team's 17 points in the overtime periods...was a two-time all-state, all-Long Island and all-conference recipient...played two seasons at St. Benedict's High School before transferring to Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills, N.Y.) for his junior and senior seasons...in his first year at Hills West, led his team to the New York state finals (runner-up in Class AA)...former Tennessee star Tobias Harris was his teammate in 2009-10...averaged 18.3 points and 11.1 assists as a junior...was named the team's co-MVP along with Harris...named to the all-tournament team at the 2010 Big Apple Basketball Invitational...chose Iowa State over West Virginia, St. John's, Cincinnati, Seton Hall and Rutgers.
Personal
Born Jan. 18, 1992 in Spring Valley, N.Y....son of Kwame Sledge...undecided on a major.
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