Pat Forsythe

Height:
6-11
Weight:
245
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Brunswick, Ohio
High School:
Brunswick High School / West Virginia

Will wear jersey #35 for his senior season ... big center that can run the floor ... has outstanding lateral quickness and effective footwork in the post ... originally signed with West Virginia in 2010 and played one season with the Mountaineers ... enters his senior campaign ranked fifth in program history of 100 career blocked shots ... has appeared in eight Mid-American Conference Tournament games (including one title contest), one NCAA Tournament contest and one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament contest.

as a Junior (2014-15): Named Second-Team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and Third-Team All-MAC ... appeared in 33-of-35 games, making 29 starts ... missed two games due to injury ... averaged a team-high 10.0 ppg to go with 4.9 rpg, 1.3 bpg and 1.0 apg ... finished third in the MAC in field goal percentage (55.9 percent), tied for fifth in blocked shots per game (1.3 bpg) and 18th in rebounding (4.9 rpg) ... closed he season with a team-high 20 double-digit scoring performances, including a career-high 20 points at Bowling Green (Jan. 31) ... posted two double-digit rebounding performances, including a career-high 12 boards against Miami (Ohio) on Feb. 21 ... recorded his first-career double-double against Marshall (Dec. 30), posting 13 points and 10 boards ... became just the fifth player is school history to surpass the 100-blocked shots mark, swatting his 100th shot against Kent State in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals (March 12) ... his 42 blocked shots are tied for the second-most by an Akron junior in school history (George Phillips, 1997-98) ... averaged 11.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots per game during MAC play ... ranked fourth in league play with a 54.6 field goal percentage ... missed the road contest at Western Michigan on Jan. 24 due to a head injury ... suffered a turf toe injury just five minutes into the game at Miami (Ohio) on March 3 and would miss the regular-season finale at Kent State on March 6 ... returned to action against Northern Illinois in the opening round of the MAC Tournament on March 9, playing just two minutes.

as a Sophomore (2013-14): Appeared in all 34 games, making 17 starts ...averaged 4.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shot per game ... finished 14th in the MAC in blocked shots per game (1.0 bpg) ... made his first collegiate start in the season opener vs. Coastal Carolina (Nov. 8), the first of 17-straight starts to open the season ... posted seven multi-block games, including four blocks against Detroit (Dec. 18) and Toledo (Jan. 18) ... tied his career high with eight rebounds against Detroit (Dec. 18) ... had 12 games with at least five rebounds ... recorded three double-digit scoring performances, including a season-high of 11 points at Middle Tennessee (Nov. 16) and at Ohio (Jan. 12) ... led the Zips in field goal percentage (.569) ... is the only member of the sophomore class to play in every game over the last two seasons (67 games).

as a Redshirt Freshman (2012-13): Appeared in all 33 games for the Zips as a redshirt freshman, averaging 3.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.8 blocked shots while playing 11.2 minutes per game ... shot 50.6 percent from the field ... helped the Zips rank first in the MAC and ninth nationally in blocked shots per game (5.7 bpg) ... finished 15th in the MAC in blocked shots ... his 5.66 percent block rate was second among MAC freshmen and sixth overall in the league ... his best game of the season came against Western Michigan on Jan. 9, where he posted 12 points, eight boards, one assist and one steal in 23 minutes ... also grabbed eight boards against John Carroll (Nov. 12) ... had a six point, three rebound, four blocked shot performance at Creighton (Dec. 9) ... finished the season with eight multi-block performances.

at West Virginia (2011-12): Appeared in seven games for the Mountaineers, averaging 2.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game ... played a career-high 15 minutes against then-No. 24 Mississippi State (Dec. 3), scoring four points and grabbing four boards ... he grabbed a season-best seven boards against Alcorn State (Nov. 17) ... had a four point, five rebound performance in 12 minutes against the Zips (Nov. 28) ... received a medical redshirt after missing most of the season due to injury.

at Brunswick High School: Averaged 22.5 points, 12.6 rebounds, 6.1 blocks and shot 66 percent from the floor as a senior ... selected First-Team All-Ohio by the Associated Press during his senior season ... unanimous selection for the Northeast Inland District Division I Player of the Year ... scored 79 points in two games vs. Garfield Heights during the 2010-11 season, which finished No. 1 in state poll ... as a junior, he played in the first 12 games of the season in a brace while he recovered from a fractured vertebrae ... ranked the No. 8 player in Ohio by ESPN in the class of 2011.

Personal: Son of Patrick and Carla Forsythe ... his brother, Brad, is in the U.S. Army ... majoring in sport management.