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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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13 Jo'el Emanuel

13 Jo'el Emanuel

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Suffern, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Suffern
  • Previous:
    Millbrook

Summary

Biography

 
2024-25
  • Started in all but one of FDU's 33 games as a junior 
  • Averaged a career best 11.0 points per game 
  • Recorded two double-doubles (at Minnesota/vs. Saint Francis) 
  • Scored a season high 24 points against Saint Francis on 1/12
  • Finished 12th in the NEC in rebounding at 5.1 rebounds per game 
  • Named to 2025 NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
2023-24
  • Started all but one of FDU's 32 games as a sophomore
  • Named NEC Player of the Week on Nov. 13, 2023
  • Set a new career-best against Stonehill with 29 points on Jan. 13, 2024
  • Had a career evening at Buffalo in the season opener (11/6/23) with 11 rebounds, 11 field goals for 24 points in 37 minutes
  • Averaged 10.6 points per game
  • Hit the national airwaves with a SportsCenter Top 10 play with an endline out of bounds dunk from DeVante Jamison at Merrimack (No. 6 - 1/5/24)
2022-23
  • Made 37 appearances with two starts in his rookie campaign
  • Contributed career-high nine points twice in games against NJIT and Saint Francis U (12/11/22 and 1/26/23)
  • Grabbed seven rebounds vs. Queens and Merrimack (12/22/22 and 1/28/23)
  • Made four assists at Saint Joseph's (12/3/22)... also etched four steals in the box score vs. Sacred Heart and Saint Francis U (1/20/23 and 1/26/23)
  • Earned national recognition as part of ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown following his massive dunk off the inbound in FDU's Dec. 11 matchup against NJIT as part of the "You Got Mossed!" segment
  • Named to the NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll (min. 3.20 GPA)

 
Prior to FDU
  • Three-sport athlete in high school participating in basketball, track and field and volleyball at Suffern
  • Completed a post-graduate year at Millbrook before joining FDU
  • During his basketball career Emanuel earned All-Section, All-NEPSAC and Honorable Mention All-State recognition, in addition to being named Most Outstanding Player and recipient of the Coach's Award
  • A two-year captain of the basketball team at Suffern, Emanuel averaged 14.0 points per game
  • On the volleyball court he was a three-year varsity player, earning All-State Recognition
  • A jumper for Suffern's track and field team, Emanuel qualified for the state championship meet and placed fourth in high jump, in addition to winning the county title (Rockland) in both high jump and triple jump
Personal
  • Parents are David and Emma Emanuel
  • Born in Israel and grew up in the United Kingdom before moving to the U.S.
  • His brother, Nathan, played basketball at Nyack (NCAA Division II - CACC) and Westchester (NJCAA - MHC)... He has three other siblings: Naomi, Shai and Tamar
  • Earned honor roll status in his junior and senior years of high school along with his post-graduate year
  • Has played the saxophone for more than seven years (alto, tenor and baritone)
  • Emanuel also serves as a youth leader at his church
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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2022-23Freshman

    Forward
    6'6" 196 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2023-24Sophomore

    Forward
    6'6" 196 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2024-25Junior

    Forward
    6'6" 205 lbs
    13
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