Te'Jon Sawyer

Photo by: Jackson Wagner

Photo by: Tommy Martino/University of Montana

Class:
Junior
Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-8 / 252

2024-25 (Senior): Academic All-Big Sky selection… Appeared in 34 games, starting 33 of them… averaged 24.0 minutes per game… averaged career highs in points (9.4 PPG) and rebounds (4.1 RPG)… shot 57.7 percent from the floor, 40.4 percent from three, and 73.1 percent from the free throw line… scored in double figures 13 times, including the final five games of the regular season… scored a co-team-high 15 points in Montana’s NCAA Tournament game against Wisconsin… had a season high of 19 points, recorded on two separate occasions… had 19 points and 7 rebounds in a win over Northwest Indian (11/10)… had 19 points and 5 rebounds in a win over Eastern Washington (3/3) to help clinch the regular season Big Sky title… went perfect from the floor (6-for-6) in the EWU game… scored 17 points with 7 rebounds in a win at Weber State (1/16)… scored 17 points with 4 rebounds and 3 assists in a home win over Weber State (2/15)… had a season-high 8 rebounds on three separate occasions, including the NCAA Tournament game vs. Wisconsin… also had 8 rebounds in a win over Northern Arizona (1/9) in the regular season and a Big Sky quarterfinal win over the Lumberjacks (3/9)… had a rebound in every game, and multiple rebounds in 28 of the 34 games he appeared in… shot perfect from the floor in two different games… shot over 50 percent from the floor in 25 games… had a streak of six straight games shooting better than 50 percent entering the NCAA Tournament, and did so in 16 of the final 17 games… made 21 three pointers… eclipsed 500 points at Montana in the win at Northern Colorado (2/6)… had 10 points and 7 rebounds in a win over Hawaii Hilo (11/4)… Montana went 9-4 when Sawyer scored in double figures… scored in double figures in back-to-back games at Northern Iowa and San Francisco… Scored 11 points on perfect 4-of-4 shooting in a win over Portland State (1/30)… had 15 points and 7 rebounds in a season-altering win over then-No. 1 Northern Colorado (2/6)… ranked 6^th in the Big Sky in blocks per game with 0.83… had a season-high three blocks on two occasions, at Portland State (3/1) and against CSUN (11/27)… had 21 total blocks and 18 steals… shot 40.4 percent from three-point range, entered year 16-of-63 (.254) in his career.

2023-24 (Junior): Appeared in 36 games, starting two but playing primarily as Montana’s sixth-man… averaged 16.3 minutes per game… had season averages of 8.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 0.8 assists… shot 57.0 percent from the floor, 26.3 percent from three, and 79.1 percent from the free throw line… had 16 blocks and 8 steals… scored a season-high 17 points in a road win at Idaho State, starting in place of an injured Laolu Oke and playing a season-high 32 minutes… shot 8-for-14 (.571) in the performance at Idaho State (12/30)… scored in double-figures 16 times on the season… had three-straight games in double figures to end non-conference and start Big Sky play, scoring 13 at UC Davis and Weber State before the 17-point performance at Idaho State… scored in double-figures three straight times from Jan. 11-20, going for 15 vs. Northern Colorado, 10 vs. Northern Arizona, and 16 in a rivalry win over Montana State… scored in double-figures in three consecutive games from Feb. 1-8, and seven out of nine games from Feb. 1-March 2… scored in double-figures four straight times from Feb. 22-March 2, averaging 12.8 points per game during a 3-1 stretch for Montana.. had season-high 9 rebounds in win over MSU-Northern (12/5)… had 8 rebounds and 10 points in the CBI win over Presbyterian (3/24)… scored in double-figures in 12 conference games after doing so just three times in the non-conference… averaged 10.6 points per game in Big Sky play… averaged 21.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per 40 minutes played.

SAN FRANCISCO CITY COLLEGE: California JuCo All-American in his lone season… started 31 games and averaged 15.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game… recorded 68 assists, 23 steals, and 19 blocks… shot 42.9 percent from three on 126 attempts… shot 53.3 percent from the floor.

CAL BAPTIST: Appeared in 32 games for the Lancers… averaged 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in two seasons… scored a career-high 12 points against La Verne (12/28/21)… also grabbed 10 rebounds in the game for only career double-double.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of Salesian College Prep… Tri-County Rock League MVP in 2019-20… member of the California All-State team… high school coach was Bill Mellis.

PERSONAL: Parents are Thomasina Tagaloa and Dante Sawyer… has one brother, Dante Jr., and three younger sisters Janiya and Jamia Sawyer and Jaylah McNeiley… major is Communications.