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  Gaston Moliva

Gaston Moliva

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Yaounde, Cameroon

High School:
Ryan Academy

Height / Weight:
6-7 / 240

Position:
Forward

  • UPDATED CAREER STATS

    GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

  • 2007-08
  • 2006-07
  • 2005-06
  • 2004-05
  • 2003-04

    2007-08 (Senior):
    Missed the first seven games of the season due to a broken foot...led the team with a 56.6 shooting percentage (43-of-76)...made 4-of-7 field goals for eight points in the win over Fordham...scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds against GW on Feb. 23...eight points, seven rebounds, two blocks and one steal vs. Charlotte (2/20)...scored a season-high 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting, had five rebounds, two assists and two blocks in the win over Charlotte on Feb. 2...had six points (3-of-3 FGs) and four rebounds vs. Rhode Island on Jan. 30...scored four points (2-for-2 FGs) and had two assists in win over No. 16 Dayton...scored eight points, grabbed six rebounds and had three blocks in the triple overtime victory over La Salle on Jan. 9. His fastbreak dunk with 21 seconds left in the third overtime gave the Spiders the win and was the No. 8 Top 10 Play of the day on ESPN's Sportscenter....had seven points, grabbed seven rebounds and had three blocks vs. VMI...scored seven points and grabbing three rebounds vs. USF on Dec. 5...after missing all but one game last year due to a stress fracture in his left foot, missed the first seven games of 2007-08 due to a stress fracture in his right foot.

    2006-07 (Senior):
    Played in only one game due to an injury ... received medical hardship waiver and will return for his senior year in 2007-08 ... missed the first 13 games of the season due to injury .... made season debut Jan. 6 against Fordham, scoring nine points and grabbing eight rebounds ... aggravated the injury and missed the remaining 15 games of the season ... had not missed a game due to injury prior to the 2006-07 season.

    2005-06 (Junior):
    Finished year with 103 career blocks, which is fifth on Richmond's all-time career list ... scored in double figures five times in 2005-06, and 13 times in his career ... was 5-for-5 from the field, scoring a season-high 14 points, one short of his career high, and had eight rebounds vs. La Salle on Jan. 7 ... scored eight points, including a 3-pointer in the win over St. Bonaventure on March 4 ... scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the win over UMass on March 1 ... scored nine points in 20 foul-plagued minutes against Charlotte on Feb. 15 ... dropped 10 points, making 4-of-7 shots from the floor vs. Xavier on Feb. 8 ... scored 10 points and had seven rebounds against No. 10 ranked George Washington ... made first start of the season against Duquesne on Jan. 11, scoring in double figures for the second-straight game with 11 points, including his first career 3-pointer ... had seven points and grabbed seven rebounds in win over William & Mary including a key putback of his own miss in the final minute to help seal the win ... grabbed a season-high eight rebounds and made 2-of-5 field goals vs. No. 22 Wake Forest ... made all three of his field goal attempts to score six points and grabbed six rebounds against VCU Dec. 20 ... scored five points, including a thunderous dunk, grabbed six rebounds and blocked two shots in 25 minutes against No. 5 Louisville on Dec. 5 ... made 3-of-4 field goals for six points to go with three rebounds and two steals in the win over Seton Hall on Dec. 1.

    2004-05 (Sophomore):
    One of four Spiders to play in all 29 games ... finished second on the team with 30 blocks ... had two blocks in each game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament ... led team and tied season high with eight rebounds vs. Xavier on March 2 ... matched career high with four blocks at Duquesne, including three in one sequence ... posted a season high with 10 points and equaled career highs in rebounds (8) and blocks (4) at Fordham on Jan. 8 ... swiped season-high three steals against Massachusetts (Jan. 29) and Rhode Island (Jan. 15).

    2003-04 (Freshman):
    First Spider to earn Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team honors ... played in all 33 games, starting five ... led team and ranked fourth in the Atlantic 10 with 1.45 blocked shots per game ... 48 blocks ranks fifth all-time on Richmond's single-season list ... Richmond was 7-3 when he blocked three or more shots ... second on team with 3.9 rebounds per game and fourth in scoring (5.4 ppg) ... earned A-10 Rookie of the Week on Feb. 11 after averaging 10.0 points and 5.5 rebounds against Duquesne and Xavier ... reached double figures seven times ... missed first double-double by only one rebound at Colorado (Dec. 31) ... also notched season-high five steals against Colorado ... scored season-high 15 points, on 7-for-8 shooting, against Saint Joseph's (Jan. 6) ... scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds at George Washington (Feb. 28).

    High School:
    Earned most valuable player at Ryan Academy ... played two years of varsity basketball ... averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds as a senior.

    Personal:
    Son of Gaston Moliva and Jacqueline Olissa Bolomick of Yaounde, Cameroon ... has three siblings, Aristide, Yues and Diane ... born February 7, 1985 ... enjoys listening to music, reading, watching television and shopping ... majoring in French.

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