2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U

12 Preston Boswell

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 180
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown New Martinsville, W.Va.
  • High School Magnolia

Biography

AWARDS/HONORS
• D2ADA Academic Achievement Award – 2020-21, 2021-22
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete – 2020-21, 2021-22
• Cal U AD Honor Roll – Spring 2021, Fall 2021

2021-22 I SENIOR
Started 31 games … averaged 11.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 37.0 minutes per game … tied for second on team with 40 three-pointers made … led team with a .763 free-throw percentage (90-for-118) … paced team and ranked third in PSAC in minutes per game … led team and ranked sixth in league with a 2.14 assist-to-turnover ratio … scored at least 15 points 10 times with a pair of 20-point games … made multiple three-pointers in 11 games … collected at least five assists five times … played all 40 minutes in 12 games … scored 18 points on six-of-eight shooting and five-of-seven from the free-throw line, plus added three rebounds, three assists and two steals, in 40 minutes at Charleston … set a season high with 22 points on 7-of-10 from the field and eight-of-nine from the charity stripe, plus added five rebounds, three assists and one steal, in 40 minutes against Glenville State … registered 11 points, eight rebounds, four assists and one steal in 40 minutes versus Fairmont State … finished with 20 points on six-of-nine from the field and six-of-six from the free-throw line at East Stroudsburg … tallied 11 points, two rebounds, five assists and two steals in 40 minutes against Millersville … collected 16 points behind three-of-five from beyond the arc, two rebounds, four assists and one steal versus Kutztown … recorded 16 points, four rebounds and two steals in 40 minutes against IUP … posted 15 points, six rebounds and one steal at Edinboro … totaled 16 points, four rebounds and six assists versus Gannon … finished with 14 points, three rebounds and four assists against Seton Hill … collected 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one steal in 40 minutes at Slippery Rock … scored 15 points behind three-of-five from long range and added four rebounds and two assists versus Edinboro … tallied 16 points, four rebounds, three assists and one steal at Pitt-Johnstown … posted eight points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals at Seton Hill … finished with 12 points, three rebounds, four assists and one steal against Clarion … set a season high with seven assists and added six points and three rebounds in 40 minutes versus Slippery Rock in first round of PSAC Tournament … collected seven points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals at IUP in quarterfinals of PSAC Tournament … totaled 15 points on six-of-eight shooting, seven rebounds and four assists against Fairmont State in first round of NCAA Tournament … finished with 11 points, four rebounds and three assists at IUP in NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2021-22) … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors (2021-22) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2021)

2020-21 I SENIOR*
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … received D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and PSAC Scholar-Athlete laurels (2020-21) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2021)

The asterisk next to the 2020-21 season indicates the NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the student-athlete’s year of eligibility did not “advance” from 2020-21 to 2021-22 due to this NCAA ruling.

2019-20 I REDSHIRT JUNIOR
Played at West Liberty in NCAA Division II under head coach Ben Howlett … started 21 games … averaged 11.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 23.4 minutes per game … scored in double-digits 15 times … finished with 11 points, two rebounds, four assists and two steals against Mansfield … collected 14 points, four rebounds and four steals in a season-high 31 minutes at Daemen … posted 14 points, two rebounds, six assists and three steals versus Salem … recorded 12 points, five rebounds and four assists at Urbana … scored 16 points on six-of-eight shooting and four-of-four from the free-throw line against Notre Dame … totaled 12 points, four assists and three steals versus West Virginia Wesleyan … established a career high with nine assists and added 10 points, a season-high six rebounds and two steals at Davis & Elkins … registered 17 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks against West Virginia State … scored 19 points on 5-of-11 from the floor and eight-of-eight from the free-throw line at Concord … set a season high with 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including four-of-five from beyond the arc, and added five rebounds and two assists versus Fairmont State … collected 13 points, three rebounds, six assists and two steals against Frostburg State … posted 12 points, four rebounds and four assists versus Urbana … tallied 16 points, two assists and two steals against Davis & Elkins

2018-19 I JUNIOR
Redshirted … featured on MEC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

2017-18 I SOPHOMORE
Played at Wheeling in NCAA Division II under head coach Danny Sancomb … named to All-MEC Second-Team … started all 32 games … averaged 17.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals in 35.1 minutes per game … tied for second on team and seventh in MEC in scoring … registered 12 20-point games … led team in scoring seven times … paced team and ranked seventh in league with .807 free-throw percentage (163-of-202) … finished second in MEC with 163 free-throws made … converted at least eight free-throws nine times … tied for 10th in MEC in steals … finished with a team-high 61 three-pointers made … ranked sixth in the league with 35.1 minutes per game … played at least 40 minutes seven times … chosen to MEC All-Tournament Team … scored 22 points on 7-of-14 shooting and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line against Gannon … finished with 20 points behind eight-of-nine from the charity stripe versus Bowie State … tallied 15 points, three rebounds, seven assists and two steals at West Virginia Wesleyan … posted 21 points on 7-of-16 from the floor, five rebounds and four assists against Glenville State … set a career high with 29 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including six-of-eight from beyond the arc, and seven-of-seven from the free-throw line and added three rebounds and three steals at Notre Dame … posted 24 points behind 12-of-13 from the charity stripe, seven rebounds and three assists at Virginia State … finished with 16 points, four assists and a career-high five steals against Carlow … totaled 23 points behind 11-of-14 from the free-throw line, three rebounds and two assists at Charleston … collected 13 points and four assists at UVa-Wise … recorded 22 points, five assists and two steals versus Notre Dame … scored 26 points behind 16-of-16 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds and two steals versus Fairmont State … totaled 18 points, five rebounds and seven assists against Concord … finished with 20 points, three rebounds and two assists versus UVa-Wise …registered 16 points behind nine-of-nine from the charity stripe, three rebounds and four assists against Charleston … posted 15 points, three rebounds, three assists, one block and two steals at West Virginia State … scored 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting and six-of-eight from the free-throw line at Glenville State … collected 15 points and six assists versus West Virginia Wesleyan … tallied 19 points, three rebounds, three assists and three blocks at West Liberty …  finished with 19 points, a career-high eight rebounds, three assists and two steals against UVa-Wise in quarterfinals of MEC Tournament … posted 23 points behind 10-of-11 from the free-throw line, seven rebounds, two assists and three steals versus Concord in semifinals of MEC Tournament … totaled 20 points, three rebounds, two assists and four steals against West Chester in first round of NCAA Tournament

2016-17 I FRESHMAN
Appeared in all 33 games with three starts … averaged 13.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 23.3 minutes per game … ranked third on the team in scoring … registered at least 20 points in five games … led team with 57 three-pointers made … finished second on team with 109 free-throws made … set season highs with 23 points and seven rebounds and added two assists and two blocks against Point Park … tallied 16 points, three rebounds and five assists at Urbana … finished with 15 points, three rebounds and three assists at Notre Dame … collected 11 points, three assists, one block and two steals at Virginia Union … finished with 18 points and four rebounds at Alderson Broaddus … registered 10 points, two rebounds, three assists, one block and two steals at West Virginia State … scored 22 points behind four-of-six from long range versus Glenville State …posted 21 points, two rebounds and three assists at West Liberty … finished with 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including five-of-eight from beyond the arc, three rebounds and two assists against Urbana … collected 17 points behind eight-of-eight from the free-throw line, three assists and three steals versus West Virginia State … recorded 10 points, two rebounds and five assists at West Virginia Wesleyan … totaled 18 points, three assists, two blocks and four steals versus Notre Dame … collected five assists against West Virginia Wesleyan in quarterfinals of MEC Tournament … posted 18 points on 7-of-13 from the floor, including four-of-seven from long range, three rebounds and three steals versus West Liberty in first round of NCAA Tournament … scored 21 points on seven-of-nine shooting and added three rebounds and two assists against Shippensburg in second round of NCAA Tournament … tallied 13 points and four rebounds at Fairmont State in third round of NCAA Tournament

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Magnolia under head coach Dave Tallman … holds the school's career record with over 2,500 points … earned all-conference, all-valley and all-state honors three times … member of 2015 state championship team

PERSONAL
Son of John Boswell and Becky Ritz … has one sister … father played basketball at Wheeling … played AAU for Team Work … majoring in sport management (strategic sport analysis) (master's)

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2020-21Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 180 lbs
    14
  • 12

    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 180 lbs
    12