Shippensburg University Athletics

2013-14 (Junior): Was one of three Raiders to appear in all 26 games during his third season with the team… shot 55-of-133 from the field (41 percent) and averaged 18.2 minutes per game, including at least 20 minutes on 13 occasions…averaged 5.5 points per game, scoring a season-best 14 points at East Stroudsburg…notched double-digit scoring totals in three other games including 12 points at Lock Haven and 11 points at both Mansfield and Bloomsburg…contributed four or more rebounds in seven games…shot 27-of-39 from the free-throw line…totaled 60 rebounds and 20 assists…ranked sixth on the team in scoring.
 
2012-13 (Sophomore): Progressed into the team’s starting shooting guard in his second season at Shippensburg…started in all but two games he played in on the season…fourth on the team in scoring with 8.4 points per game and in minutes with 29.2 per game…averaged 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game…shot an impressive 44.6 percent from the field (75-of-168)…made 10 three-pointers on 38 attempts…shot 50-of-62 from the free-throw line…fourth on the team with 21 steals…scored in double figures on 10 occasions…led the team in scoring in back-to-back games at Kutztown (a career-high 20 points) and at Mansfield (18)…played a career-high 40 minutes at Kutztown…grabbed a career-high seven rebounds vs. Mansfield…was held to fewer than four points on six occasions.
 
2011-12 (Freshman): Served as the team’s top guard as a scoring spark off the bench in his first collegiate season…played in all but one game, averaging 16.4 minutes per contest…averaged 6.0 points and was second on the team in shooting, going 65-of-106 from the field (61.3 percent)…shot 69.0 percent from the free throw line (29-of-42)…was 4-of-8 (50 percent) from three-point range…totaled 34 rebounds and 22 assists…scored in double figures on five occasions, including a career-high 15 points against IUP that led the team in scoring that day…collected a career-high five rebounds in both games against Cheyney…played a career-high 26 minutes at Kutztown and at Cheyney…went 5-of-6 from the field (12 points) against Edinboro and 4-of-4 (nine points) at Bloomsburg.
 
Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School: Earned three letters for the Colonials under head coach Jim Donofrio…named a First Team All League member…averaged 16.5 points, seven rebounds and five assists per game for his career.
 
About Pygatt: Full name is Samuel James Pygatt…is the son of Denise Pygatt…majoring in management while seeking a minor in communication/journalism.