2014-15 (M) Basketball Roster
Roster
Gabriel Connealy
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mullen, Neb.
- High School:
- Mullen
• Served as a student manager his first three seasons on The Hilltop.
• Put down a dunk that shattered a backboard at The Championship Center in September, 2014.
• Received a Scott Scholarship from Creighton after writing an essay while applying explaining how he was inspired by LeBron James. Upon sending a thank you letter to his inspiration, James sent him a backpack.
• Dean’s List all six semesters Dean’s Honor Roll for Social Responsibility.
• Sister, Hannah, ran cross country at Creighton.
Mullen High School
• Earned 12 letters in high school, four each in basketball, football and track.
• Helped basketball team to state tournament and 21-4 record as a senior, and a 74-23 mark in four years overall.
• Averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior, with a high of 36 points in one game, while shooting 70 percent from the line.
• Named First Team All-State in basketball and football as a senior, after earning All-State Honorable Mention accolades as a junior in both.
• Averaged 17 points and eight rebounds as a junior, 12 points and six rebounds as a sophomore and five points and three rebounds his first year.
• Two-time state champ in the discus and owns the school and conference record in the event (179 feet, 8.75 inches).
• Coached by Rusty Moore (basketball), Mike Brown (football) and Mitch Pfeiffer (track).
More About Gabriel
Full Name: Gabriel Martin Connealy
Birthday: September 12, 1992
Birthplace: Scottsbluff, Neb.
Parents: Jerry & Sharon Connealy
Siblings: Jed, Ben, Hannah
Major: Financial Services
Clubs: Freshman Leadership Program; Heider College of Business Dean’s Fellows Program; Decurion
Favorite TV Show: Suits
Hobby: Being outdoors
Favorite Meal: Steak and potatoes
One Dinner Guest: LeBron James
Favorite Class: Personal Finance
Favorite Actor: Ashton Kutcher
Occupation If Not Basketball: Become a rancher
Favorite Band: Eric Church
