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Jersey Number 1
Iverson Molinar
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Panama City, Panama
- High School/Previous School:
- Veritas Prep [Calif.]
Bio
HONORS & AWARDS
2021-22 NABC All-District 20 First Team
2021-22 USBWA All-District IV First Team
2021-22 Bailey Howell Trophy Recipient
2021-22 All-SEC First Team • Coaches
2021-22 All-SEC Second Team • Media
2021-22 Wooden Award Top 50 Preseason Watch List
2021-22 All-SEC Preseason First Team • Coaches & Media
2021-22 SEC Player of the Week • Jan. 17, 2022
2021 All-NIT Tournament Team
2020-21 SEC Player of the Week • Jan. 11, 2021
2020-21 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
Molinar played in 95 career games with 71 starts … Started in 63 of 64 games over the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons which included 43 consecutive starts (Feb. 27, 2021-March 16, 2022) to conclude his career … Registered 1,279 points, 248 rebounds, 231 assists and 76 steals … Hit on 46.8 percent of his field goal attempts (205-of-452), 34.6 percent from three-point territory (84-of-243) and 83.1 percent at the foul line (291-of-350) … The 1,279 points ranked 23rd, while the 83.1 free throw percentage ranks fifth in program history … The 28th player overall and fifth player during the Coach Howland era to eclipse 1,200 career points … Ripped off 60 of his 65 career outings in double figures over his last two seasons … Was MSU’s leading scorer 34 times during his career … Amassed 19 career games of 20-plus points where MSU posted a 14-5 record … Surpassed 500 points during his 50th career game against Vanderbilt (Feb. 13, 2021) … Joined the 1,000-point club in his 79th career game versus Ole Miss (Jan. 22, 2022) on a layup with 2:27 left of State’s 78-60 win … Collected five-plus assists in 15 games and multiple steals on 21 occasions.
2021-22 • JUNIOR
Molinar and Garrison Brooks were the only Bulldogs to start all 34 games … The third MSU player (Quinndary Weatherspoon • 2018-19 and Reggie Perry • 2019-20) over the last four seasons to secure All-SEC First-Team, NABC All-District and USBWA All-District honors … The seventh MSU player in program history to win the Bailey Howell Trophy … Racked up 595 points, the eighth-best total in program history for a single-season … Reached double figures in all 34 games, one of two Power 5 players (E.J. Liddell • Ohio State) to accomplish the feat in 2021-22 … The 34-game run is the longest streak for a MSU player for an entire season … The previous mark was held by the program’s all-time leading scorer Jeff Malone in 1982-83 (29 games) … One of three Power 5 players (Kofi Cockburn • Illinois and Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis) to score over 500 points in each of the last two seasons … One of three SEC players (J.D. Notae • Arkansas and Scotty Pippen Jr. • Vanderbilt) and one of 11 Power 5 players to finish the 2021-22 season with over 500 points and 100 assists … Scored or assisted on 36.8 percent of State’s points … Drained 45.4 percent from the floor (205-of-452), 25.2 percent on three-pointers (27-of-107) and 86.8 percent at the foul line (158-of-182) … Spent a majority of the season ranked inside the SEC’s top 10 in points (17.5 – 3rd), free throw percentage (86.8 – 3rd), field goal percentage (45.4 – 6th), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.53 – 7th) and assists (3.6 – 12th) … The 86.8 free throw clip is second-best for a single-season behind W.D. Stroud’s 87.0 percentage in 1962-63.
2021-22 • BEST GAMES
Molinar secured 16 points, a season’s best seven rebounds and six assists versus Montana (Nov. 13) … Added 15 points, a season-high tying seven rebounds, six assists and two steals against Morehead State (Nov. 21) … Notched 15 points and a career-high seven assists versus Richmond (Nov. 27) in The Bahamas … Provided a non-conference season’s best 26 points coupled with six assists and five rebounds against Minnesota (Dec. 5) … Fired in 28 points on 11-of-18 shooting and dished out a career-best equaling seven assists versus Georgia (Jan. 12) … Finished with 24 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in win over No. 24 Alabama (Jan. 15) … Picked up SEC Player of the Week honors (Jan. 17) for second time in career … Exploded for 22 of his career-high 30 points during second half and overtime at No. 12 Kentucky (Jan. 25) … Registered 10 straight points over the final 3:45 of regulation as State erased a 16-point second-half deficit to force OT … Pumped home 26 points at LSU (Feb. 12) aided by a 10-for-10 mark at the charity stripe … Turned in 22 points, four assists and three steals at No. 25 Alabama (Feb. 16) … Tallied 20 points and three steals against Vanderbilt (Feb. 26) … Notched 19 points versus South Carolina (March 10) during SEC Tournament victory … Totaled 13 points and four assists at Virginia (March 16) in NIT.
2020-21 • SOPHOMORE
Molinar started in 29 of 30 games after he missed the first three games of the season (Nov. 25-30) … Earned All-NIT Tournament Team honors and the SEC’s Player of the Week award (Jan. 11) … Buried 47.8 percent from the floor (183-of-383), 43.6 percent on three-pointers (44-of-101) and 80.4 percent (90-of-112) at the free throw line … His 16.7 points per game (4th), 47.8 field goal clip (5th), seven games of 20-plus points (T-7th) and 80.4 foul line mark (12th) were ranked among the SEC’s top 15 … Piled up 500 points, which was eighth-highest for a sophomore in program history … Molinar and D.J. Stewart Jr. are the third combo to each have 500-plus points during same season in program history … The other two duos are Jim Ashmore and Bailey Howell (1956-57) along with Jamont Gordon and Charles Rhodes (2007-08) … One of 12 SEC combos to score 500-plus points with both members being sophomores or younger during the 2000s … Improved his scoring average by 10.8 PPG between his freshman and sophomore seasons, the seventh-largest jump in the SEC over the last decade … The 26 games of 10-plus points were tied for the team lead with Stewart Jr. … Teamed with Tolu Smith and Stewart Jr. to average 45.3 points per game, which was second-best in the SEC and only behind LSU’s Cameron Thomas, Trendon Watford and Javonte Smart (55.3 PPG) .. The 45.3 PPG was MSU’s highest scoring trio since Dee Bost, Ravern Johnson and Renardo Sidney at 47.1 PPG in 2010-11 … State won 10 of 12 games when Molinar, Smith and Stewart Jr. each reached double figures during the same game … Paired with Stewart Jr. to average 32.7 points per game, which was fourth-best in the SEC … The 32.7 PPG was MSU’s highest scoring duo since Dee Bost and Ravern Johnson at 32.9 PPG in 2010-11 … Molinar and Stewart Jr. started the season with nine straight games in double figures, the ninth set of MSU teammates to accomplish the feat since the 1958-59 season, and the first since Cameron Burns and Greg Carter in 1990-91.
2020-21 • BEST GAMES
Molinar began the season with 11 straight games in double figures (Dec. 4-Jan. 16) … Pumped home 21 points aided by a career-best five treys versus Jackson State (Dec. 8) … Provided 20 points on 10-of-23 shooting and a career-high seven assists against Dayton (Dec. 12) … Hit game-tying shot in the lane at the buzzer to force overtime … Fired in a SEC season’s best 24 points at Georgia (Dec. 30) during SEC opener … Garnered 17 points, five assists and five rebounds versus Kentucky (Jan. 2) … Came away with 16 of his 20 points during the second half of State’s 78-63 win over No. 13 Missouri (Jan. 5) … Teamed with D.J. Stewart to outscore Missouri, 36-24, after halftime … Equaled SEC season-high with another 24-point performance coupled with career-bests of eight rebounds and four steals at Vanderbilt (Jan. 9) … Captured SEC Player of the Week honors (Jan. 11) … Tallied 19 points at No. 18 Alabama (Jan. 23) … Secured 19 points on 9-of-13 from the field and grabbed six rebounds against Vanderbilt (Feb. 13) … Scored eight of his 21 points over the last 3:07, fueled by a pair of three-pointers and two free throws with 7.1 seconds left during State’s 74-73 win over Kentucky (March 11) at SEC Tournament … Managed 19 points versus Saint Louis (March 20) in NIT Round of 16 … Turned in 18 points and seven rebounds against Richmond (March 25) during NIT Quarterfinals … Exploded for a career-high 25 points and drained a career-best tying five triples versus Louisiana Tech (March 27) in NIT Semifinals.
2019-20 • FRESHMAN
Molinar provided 5.9 points, 1.3 assists and 1.0 rebounds per game … Sank 48.9 percent from the field (64-of-131), 37.1 percent on three-pointers (13-of-35) and 76.8 percent at the foul line (43-of-56) … One of six players to appear in all 31 games … Started MSU’s first eight games of the season (Nov. 5-Dec. 5) … Scored double figures in four of his first five games (Nov. 5-21) … Secured his top 5 scoring performances during non-conference action … MSU was an unblemished 5-0 when Molinar tallied 10-plus points … Teamed with Tyson Carter and D.J. Stewart Jr. to score 433 of the team’s 520 points (83.3 percent) when coming off bench.
2019-20 • BEST GAMES
Molinar ripped off 14 points of 5-of-10 shooting and added two assists against Florida International (Nov. 5) during his career debut … Scored his first career points and MSU’s first points of the season on a layup with 18:50 remaining in first half … Became third freshman starter joining teammates Tyson Carter and Nick Weatherspoon to amass double figures on opening night under Ben Howland … Distributed season’s best five assists versus Sam Houston State (Nov. 9) … Added a pair of 10-point performances during the Louisiana-Monroe (Nov. 14) and New Orleans (Nov. 17) games … Exploded for a season-high 21 points aided by a season’s best four treys and dished out a season-high tying five assists against Tulane (Nov. 21) … Chipped in nine points and three assists versus No. 17 Villanova (Nov. 22) … Provided eight points off the bench against Kansas State (Dec. 14) … Amassed 16 points on a flawless 5-of-5 shooting with four assists and three rebounds versus Kent State (Dec. 30) … Pumped in a SEC season’s best eight points in the Arkansas games (Jan. 22, Feb. 16) … Garnered seven points during the Alabama (Jan. 8, Feb. 25) games … Notched five points and a season-high three steals at Texas A&M (Feb. 22).
HIGH SCHOOL
An explosive combo guard who is a talented shooter, passer and slasher who can get to the rim … Prepped at Veritas Prep in Calabasas, California as a senior and Covenant Christian Ministries Academy in Marietta, Georgia as a junior … Scored 24 points versus Elias King’s Lincoln Academy team at Governor’s Challenge in December 2018 … Poured in 21.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in his junior season … Possesses a big time motor and toughness … Tabbed a four-star prospect by ESPN.com … Family moved to the United States when Molinar was 14-years old … Represented his native Panama at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup played throughout Argentina, Columbia and Uruguay in South America ... Played the AAU circuit for Team Why Not, Russell Westbrook’s program, in the Nike EYBL … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Georgia, Kansas State and Virginia Commonwealth … Joined by Devin Butts, Elias King, Quinton Post and Isaac Stansbury as MSU’s true freshmen class in 2019-20.
PERSONAL
Born on December 3, 1999.
2021-22 NABC All-District 20 First Team
2021-22 USBWA All-District IV First Team
2021-22 Bailey Howell Trophy Recipient
2021-22 All-SEC First Team • Coaches
2021-22 All-SEC Second Team • Media
2021-22 Wooden Award Top 50 Preseason Watch List
2021-22 All-SEC Preseason First Team • Coaches & Media
2021-22 SEC Player of the Week • Jan. 17, 2022
2021 All-NIT Tournament Team
2020-21 SEC Player of the Week • Jan. 11, 2021
2020-21 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
Molinar played in 95 career games with 71 starts … Started in 63 of 64 games over the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons which included 43 consecutive starts (Feb. 27, 2021-March 16, 2022) to conclude his career … Registered 1,279 points, 248 rebounds, 231 assists and 76 steals … Hit on 46.8 percent of his field goal attempts (205-of-452), 34.6 percent from three-point territory (84-of-243) and 83.1 percent at the foul line (291-of-350) … The 1,279 points ranked 23rd, while the 83.1 free throw percentage ranks fifth in program history … The 28th player overall and fifth player during the Coach Howland era to eclipse 1,200 career points … Ripped off 60 of his 65 career outings in double figures over his last two seasons … Was MSU’s leading scorer 34 times during his career … Amassed 19 career games of 20-plus points where MSU posted a 14-5 record … Surpassed 500 points during his 50th career game against Vanderbilt (Feb. 13, 2021) … Joined the 1,000-point club in his 79th career game versus Ole Miss (Jan. 22, 2022) on a layup with 2:27 left of State’s 78-60 win … Collected five-plus assists in 15 games and multiple steals on 21 occasions.
2021-22 • JUNIOR
Molinar and Garrison Brooks were the only Bulldogs to start all 34 games … The third MSU player (Quinndary Weatherspoon • 2018-19 and Reggie Perry • 2019-20) over the last four seasons to secure All-SEC First-Team, NABC All-District and USBWA All-District honors … The seventh MSU player in program history to win the Bailey Howell Trophy … Racked up 595 points, the eighth-best total in program history for a single-season … Reached double figures in all 34 games, one of two Power 5 players (E.J. Liddell • Ohio State) to accomplish the feat in 2021-22 … The 34-game run is the longest streak for a MSU player for an entire season … The previous mark was held by the program’s all-time leading scorer Jeff Malone in 1982-83 (29 games) … One of three Power 5 players (Kofi Cockburn • Illinois and Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis) to score over 500 points in each of the last two seasons … One of three SEC players (J.D. Notae • Arkansas and Scotty Pippen Jr. • Vanderbilt) and one of 11 Power 5 players to finish the 2021-22 season with over 500 points and 100 assists … Scored or assisted on 36.8 percent of State’s points … Drained 45.4 percent from the floor (205-of-452), 25.2 percent on three-pointers (27-of-107) and 86.8 percent at the foul line (158-of-182) … Spent a majority of the season ranked inside the SEC’s top 10 in points (17.5 – 3rd), free throw percentage (86.8 – 3rd), field goal percentage (45.4 – 6th), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.53 – 7th) and assists (3.6 – 12th) … The 86.8 free throw clip is second-best for a single-season behind W.D. Stroud’s 87.0 percentage in 1962-63.
2021-22 • BEST GAMES
Molinar secured 16 points, a season’s best seven rebounds and six assists versus Montana (Nov. 13) … Added 15 points, a season-high tying seven rebounds, six assists and two steals against Morehead State (Nov. 21) … Notched 15 points and a career-high seven assists versus Richmond (Nov. 27) in The Bahamas … Provided a non-conference season’s best 26 points coupled with six assists and five rebounds against Minnesota (Dec. 5) … Fired in 28 points on 11-of-18 shooting and dished out a career-best equaling seven assists versus Georgia (Jan. 12) … Finished with 24 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in win over No. 24 Alabama (Jan. 15) … Picked up SEC Player of the Week honors (Jan. 17) for second time in career … Exploded for 22 of his career-high 30 points during second half and overtime at No. 12 Kentucky (Jan. 25) … Registered 10 straight points over the final 3:45 of regulation as State erased a 16-point second-half deficit to force OT … Pumped home 26 points at LSU (Feb. 12) aided by a 10-for-10 mark at the charity stripe … Turned in 22 points, four assists and three steals at No. 25 Alabama (Feb. 16) … Tallied 20 points and three steals against Vanderbilt (Feb. 26) … Notched 19 points versus South Carolina (March 10) during SEC Tournament victory … Totaled 13 points and four assists at Virginia (March 16) in NIT.
2020-21 • SOPHOMORE
Molinar started in 29 of 30 games after he missed the first three games of the season (Nov. 25-30) … Earned All-NIT Tournament Team honors and the SEC’s Player of the Week award (Jan. 11) … Buried 47.8 percent from the floor (183-of-383), 43.6 percent on three-pointers (44-of-101) and 80.4 percent (90-of-112) at the free throw line … His 16.7 points per game (4th), 47.8 field goal clip (5th), seven games of 20-plus points (T-7th) and 80.4 foul line mark (12th) were ranked among the SEC’s top 15 … Piled up 500 points, which was eighth-highest for a sophomore in program history … Molinar and D.J. Stewart Jr. are the third combo to each have 500-plus points during same season in program history … The other two duos are Jim Ashmore and Bailey Howell (1956-57) along with Jamont Gordon and Charles Rhodes (2007-08) … One of 12 SEC combos to score 500-plus points with both members being sophomores or younger during the 2000s … Improved his scoring average by 10.8 PPG between his freshman and sophomore seasons, the seventh-largest jump in the SEC over the last decade … The 26 games of 10-plus points were tied for the team lead with Stewart Jr. … Teamed with Tolu Smith and Stewart Jr. to average 45.3 points per game, which was second-best in the SEC and only behind LSU’s Cameron Thomas, Trendon Watford and Javonte Smart (55.3 PPG) .. The 45.3 PPG was MSU’s highest scoring trio since Dee Bost, Ravern Johnson and Renardo Sidney at 47.1 PPG in 2010-11 … State won 10 of 12 games when Molinar, Smith and Stewart Jr. each reached double figures during the same game … Paired with Stewart Jr. to average 32.7 points per game, which was fourth-best in the SEC … The 32.7 PPG was MSU’s highest scoring duo since Dee Bost and Ravern Johnson at 32.9 PPG in 2010-11 … Molinar and Stewart Jr. started the season with nine straight games in double figures, the ninth set of MSU teammates to accomplish the feat since the 1958-59 season, and the first since Cameron Burns and Greg Carter in 1990-91.
2020-21 • BEST GAMES
Molinar began the season with 11 straight games in double figures (Dec. 4-Jan. 16) … Pumped home 21 points aided by a career-best five treys versus Jackson State (Dec. 8) … Provided 20 points on 10-of-23 shooting and a career-high seven assists against Dayton (Dec. 12) … Hit game-tying shot in the lane at the buzzer to force overtime … Fired in a SEC season’s best 24 points at Georgia (Dec. 30) during SEC opener … Garnered 17 points, five assists and five rebounds versus Kentucky (Jan. 2) … Came away with 16 of his 20 points during the second half of State’s 78-63 win over No. 13 Missouri (Jan. 5) … Teamed with D.J. Stewart to outscore Missouri, 36-24, after halftime … Equaled SEC season-high with another 24-point performance coupled with career-bests of eight rebounds and four steals at Vanderbilt (Jan. 9) … Captured SEC Player of the Week honors (Jan. 11) … Tallied 19 points at No. 18 Alabama (Jan. 23) … Secured 19 points on 9-of-13 from the field and grabbed six rebounds against Vanderbilt (Feb. 13) … Scored eight of his 21 points over the last 3:07, fueled by a pair of three-pointers and two free throws with 7.1 seconds left during State’s 74-73 win over Kentucky (March 11) at SEC Tournament … Managed 19 points versus Saint Louis (March 20) in NIT Round of 16 … Turned in 18 points and seven rebounds against Richmond (March 25) during NIT Quarterfinals … Exploded for a career-high 25 points and drained a career-best tying five triples versus Louisiana Tech (March 27) in NIT Semifinals.
2019-20 • FRESHMAN
Molinar provided 5.9 points, 1.3 assists and 1.0 rebounds per game … Sank 48.9 percent from the field (64-of-131), 37.1 percent on three-pointers (13-of-35) and 76.8 percent at the foul line (43-of-56) … One of six players to appear in all 31 games … Started MSU’s first eight games of the season (Nov. 5-Dec. 5) … Scored double figures in four of his first five games (Nov. 5-21) … Secured his top 5 scoring performances during non-conference action … MSU was an unblemished 5-0 when Molinar tallied 10-plus points … Teamed with Tyson Carter and D.J. Stewart Jr. to score 433 of the team’s 520 points (83.3 percent) when coming off bench.
2019-20 • BEST GAMES
Molinar ripped off 14 points of 5-of-10 shooting and added two assists against Florida International (Nov. 5) during his career debut … Scored his first career points and MSU’s first points of the season on a layup with 18:50 remaining in first half … Became third freshman starter joining teammates Tyson Carter and Nick Weatherspoon to amass double figures on opening night under Ben Howland … Distributed season’s best five assists versus Sam Houston State (Nov. 9) … Added a pair of 10-point performances during the Louisiana-Monroe (Nov. 14) and New Orleans (Nov. 17) games … Exploded for a season-high 21 points aided by a season’s best four treys and dished out a season-high tying five assists against Tulane (Nov. 21) … Chipped in nine points and three assists versus No. 17 Villanova (Nov. 22) … Provided eight points off the bench against Kansas State (Dec. 14) … Amassed 16 points on a flawless 5-of-5 shooting with four assists and three rebounds versus Kent State (Dec. 30) … Pumped in a SEC season’s best eight points in the Arkansas games (Jan. 22, Feb. 16) … Garnered seven points during the Alabama (Jan. 8, Feb. 25) games … Notched five points and a season-high three steals at Texas A&M (Feb. 22).
HIGH SCHOOL
An explosive combo guard who is a talented shooter, passer and slasher who can get to the rim … Prepped at Veritas Prep in Calabasas, California as a senior and Covenant Christian Ministries Academy in Marietta, Georgia as a junior … Scored 24 points versus Elias King’s Lincoln Academy team at Governor’s Challenge in December 2018 … Poured in 21.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in his junior season … Possesses a big time motor and toughness … Tabbed a four-star prospect by ESPN.com … Family moved to the United States when Molinar was 14-years old … Represented his native Panama at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup played throughout Argentina, Columbia and Uruguay in South America ... Played the AAU circuit for Team Why Not, Russell Westbrook’s program, in the Nike EYBL … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Georgia, Kansas State and Virginia Commonwealth … Joined by Devin Butts, Elias King, Quinton Post and Isaac Stansbury as MSU’s true freshmen class in 2019-20.
PERSONAL
Born on December 3, 1999.
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