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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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1 Joe Octave

  • Class Senior
  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown Gardena, Calif.
  • High School Mary Star of the Sea

Biography

• Scored in double-figures 43 times during his Holy Cross career
 
AS A SENIOR IN 2023-2024: 
• Selected third team All-Patriot League
• Twice named the Patriot League PenFed Credit Union Player of the Week (Nov. 13 and Dec. 26)
• Earned Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week honors (Nov. 13)
• Played in 31 games on the season, starting 29 times
• Averaged a team-best 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest
• Made 43.0 percent (153 of 356) of his field goal attempts and 72.1 percent (111 of 154) of his foul shots
• Ranked sixth in the Patriot League in scoring, eighth in free throw percentage, 10th in rebounding and 14th in field goal percentage
• Scored in double-figures 23 times, including 10 20-point games and three double-doubles
• Led the team in scoring 17 times, rebounding 12 times, steals nine times, assists five times and blocks once
• Had a career high with 33 points, 11 rebounds and two assists in the victory at Georgetown on Nov. 11, including the game-winning three-pointer with less than a minute to play
• Totaled a team-high 28 points, six rebounds and four assists in the victory at Army in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament on March 5
• Recorded a team-best 25 points, eight rebounds and two assists at Harvard on Dec. 21
• Led the team with 24 points and six rebounds at Central Connecticut on Dec. 2
• Tallied a team-high 23 points and nine rebounds at American on Jan. 24
• Posted 22 points and four rebounds in the win over IUPUI on Nov. 19
• Totaled 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists at Colgate in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament on March 7
• Recorded 20 points, six rebounds and three steals against Lehigh on Jan. 27
• Led the team with 20 points and nine rebounds against Navy on Jan. 10
• Totaled 20 points, seven rebounds and two assists against Sacred Heart on Nov. 14
• Tallied 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists at Boston University on March 2
• Recorded 17 points, three rebounds and three assists at Navy on Feb. 25
• Posted 17 points, four rebounds and two assists at Bucknell on Jan. 3
• Led the team with 16 points and eight rebounds against Elon on Nov. 18
• Recorded 14 points, two assists and two steals in the win over Loyola (Md.) on Jan. 20
• Totaled 14 points, nine rebounds and three assists in the victory at Lehigh on Jan. 13
• Tallied 14 points, 14 rebounds and three assists against Maine on Nov. 29
• Had 13 points and five rebounds at Colgate on Feb. 14
• Posted 13 points, six rebounds and two blocks against Quinnipiac on Dec. 18
• Recorded 12 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals against Lafayette on Jan. 17

AS A JUNIOR IN 2022-2023:
• Named Holy Cross’ Turnpike Trophy Top Performer for the 2022-2023 school year
• Earned Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week honors on Dec. 26
• Played in 29 games on the year, starting 19 times
• Averaged 11.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest
• Knocked down 34.6 percent of his three-point field goal attempts
• Ranked 16th in the Patriot League in scoring
• Led the team in scoring seven times, steals six times, rebounding three times, blocks twice and assists once
• Scored in double figures 20 times, with one 20-point game
• Totaled 27 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals in the victory at Boston University on Feb. 1, while hitting seven of 10 shots from three-point range
• His seven made three-pointers at Boston University tied for the second-most ever by a Holy Cross player in a single game
• Totaled 19 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists at Loyola (Md.) on Feb. 22
• Led the team with 19 points and five rebounds at New Hampshire on Dec. 19
• Had a team-high 18 points, seven rebounds and two assists in the victory over Boston University on Feb. 15
• Recorded 17 points and three rebounds at Army on Jan. 28
• Totaled 17 points, five rebounds and three assists in the win at Navy on Jan. 2
• Scored 17 points on eight of 14 shooting at Sacred Heart on Dec. 22
• Posted 16 points, seven rebounds and two assists against Siena in the season opener on Nov. 7
• Tallied 14 points, and five rebounds in the win at American on Feb. 11
• Recorded 13 points and seven rebounds against Army West Point on Feb. 25
• Had 13 points and five rebounds against Lafayette on Feb. 6
• Finished with 13 points and four rebounds against Colgate on Jan. 18
• Posted 13 points, three rebounds and two steals in the victory over Colby-Sawyer on Nov. 27
• Tallied 13 points and seven rebounds against Illinois-Chicago on Nov. 22
• Totaled 12 points and five rebounds at Colgate on Feb. 18
• Scored 12 points against Lehigh on Jan. 25
• Posted 12 points and nine rebounds against American on Jan. 5

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021-2022:
• Played in 25 games with 24 starts for Air Force
• Selected to the All-Tournament Team at the Sunshine Slam
• Averaged 8.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game on the season
• Hit 45.8 percent of his field goal attempts and 37.0 percent of his three-pointers on the year
• Ranked fourth on the team in scoring and fifth in rebounding
• Posted his first career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds against Utah State in the Mountain West Conference Tournament on March 9
• Tallied 18 points and four rebounds at New Mexico on Feb. 26
• Scored 17 points against Texas Southern on Nov. 17
• Had 14 points and six rebounds against Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 21

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020-2021:
• Played in 16 games for the Falcons
• Averaged 3.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game
• Shot 50.0 percent from the field
• Totaled 18 points and five rebounds against New Mexico on Feb. 24, hitting seven of nine field goal attempts
• Recorded seven points and six rebounds at Colorado State on March 1

HIGH SCHOOL:
• A 2019 graduate of Mary Star of the Sea High School in San Pedro, Calif., where he played for head coach Mike Sestich
• Totaled a program-record 2,768 points, 791 rebounds, 233 assists and 193 steals during his high school career
• Averaged 24.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game over his four years in high school 
• A three-time All-State and All-Area selection
• Earned first team All-Santa Fe League honors four years in a row
• Two-time Santa Fe League Most Valuable Player
• Scored a school single-game record 50 points against Fremont in 2018
• Played AAU ball for Russell Westbrook’s Team Why Not
• Attended the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School in 2019-2020

PERSONAL:
• Father, Ro Octave, played basketball at Biola University
• Majored in Economics

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Historical Player Information

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    2022-23Junior

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    6'4" 207 lbs
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    2023-24Senior

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    6'4" 205 lbs
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