Career: Played in 133 games (1st all-time at CU) with 126 starts (2nd)… Finished 2nd on school’s career list for minutes played (4124), 7th in 3-point field goals made (192) and 6th in 3s attempted (518), 9th in steals (141)… 28th Camel to join the 1,000 point club and 62nd player in Big South history with 1,000 points (1,106) and 500 rebounds (574)… 12th on school’s D1 era (since ‘77-78) scoring list, 23rd overall... 3-time Big South Presidential Honor Roll and 3-time Big South All-Academic Team pick...
2019-20: Named Big South Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Averaged career-best 10.7 points (22nd in Big South), while ranking 18th in rebounds (4.7) and 9th in steals (1.4), 12th in blocks (0.6)... Scored at an 11.6 clip vs. Big South with double digits in 15 of 18 outings... Scored in double figures 19 times... Tied career high with 3 blocks at Gardner-Webb (2/22)... 14 points in win at Charleston Southern (2/20)... Led team with 17 points and 8 rebounds in win over Hampton (2/13)... 15-point (5-8 threes) effort at Longwood (2/10)... Season-high 20 points (7-9 FG, 4-8 3FG) vs. Presbyterian (2/8) when he passed the 1,000-point mark on FT in first half... 11 points and career-high 3 blocks at Winthrop (2/6)... Matched season high with 16 points (7-9 FG) at Hampton (1/23)... Had 15 points (3-5 3FG) with 3 steals in win over Longwood (1/18)... Tallied 12 points (5-6 FG) in win at Asheville (1/8)... Had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals in win at Ohio (12/29)... Sat out vs. Johnson & Wales (injury)... 16 points (4-8 threes) + career-high 6 assists in win at Coastal Carolina (11/5)... 15 points at UNCW (11/12)... Season-high 10 rebounds plus 5 assists in win at Citadel (11/16)...Already ranks 10th on school’s career 3-point field goals made (148) list, while ranking 9th (393) in 3s attempted… Only 23 steals away from moving into program’s top-10 list… and just 215 points shy of becoming 28th Camel to join the 1,000 point club…
2018-19: Big South All-Academic Team pick for second-straight year... Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll for 3rd-consecutive season... Named to Jamaica Classic all-tournament team... In starting five for 32 of 33 games - missed Alabama State (12/22) due to injury... Averaged 8.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and committed only 22 turnovers while playing an average of 31.6 minutes... Scored in double figures 9 times... 20 points (4-6 3FG) in Big South semifinal vs. Gardner-Webb (3/8)... Had 8 points and 7 rebounds in Big South quarterfinal win over Hampton (3/7)... 4 assists, 0 turnovers in win over Radford (3/2)... Had 10 points and 0 turnovers in 32 minutes of win at Longwood (2/23)... 8 points, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 4 steals and 0 turnovers in 36 minutes of win vs. High Point (2/21)... Had 19 points (8-12 FG, 3-6 3FG) with 0 turnovers in 37 minutes at Presbyterian (2/16)... 14 points (3-5 threes) in win over Longwood (2/2)... 9 points (3-5 threes) in win at Radford (1/30)... Tallied 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in win at Charleston Southern (1/19)... Dealt career-high 6 assists vs. Allen (1/2)... Had 18 points (4-10 threes) vs. The Citadel (12/18)...10 points, 2 assists and 3 steals in 23 minutes vs. Central Penn (12/13)... 15-point, 7-rebound effort vs. Trinity Baptist (11/29)... Scored career-high 25 points (10-13 FG, 5-7 3FG) in Jamaica Classic win over Austin Peay (11/18)... Season-high 8 rebounds at Georgetown (11/24)...
2017-18: Big South All-Academic Team selection... Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll for second-straight year… Started 33 games, missing only Senior Day start... Averaged 7.3 points and 4.4 rebounds... Scored in double figures 10 times... Knocked down game-winning 15-foot jumper with 0.9 seconds remaining in CBI quarterfinal win over New Orleans (3/19)... Had 9 points, 5 assists (tied career high) and 0 turnovers in 30 minutes of win over Longwood (2/10)... Scored 14 points with 9 rebounds and 0 turnovers in 36 minutes of win over Charleston Southern (1/18)... Had 13 points (3-4 threes), 6 rebounds and 3 assists in win over High Point (1/12)... Matched career high with 19 points (5-10 threes) vs. Allen (12/22)... Had 16 points, 8 rebounds and season-best 4 assists (with 0 turnovers) in win over The Citadel (12/14)... Tallied career-high 19 points (6-7 FG, 5-6 3FG) with 3 assists in win over USC Upstate (11/26)... Had 12 points in win at Stetson (11/30)... 10 points, 11 rebounds (tied career high) and career-best 6 steals with 0 turnovers in 40 minutes at East Carolina (12/4)...
2016-17: Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll member… Averaged 7.2 points in 30.5 minutes over 37 games (31 starts)... Shot 40% from 3-point range... Scored in double figures 14 times... 10th among Big South leaders in steals (1.1)… Played 239 post-season minutes in 7 games and committed only 3 turnovers... Tallied 15 points (7-10 FG) in CIT quarterfinals vs. Furman (3/25)… Scored 10 points with 6 rebounds in CIT 2nd round win over UT Martin (3/20)... Grabbed 9 rebounds (all defensive) in 39 minutes of Big South quarterfinal win over UNC Asheville (3/2)... Season-high 3 blocks in Big South 1st rd. win over Presbyterian (2/28)... Scored 12 points (4-5 threes) with season-high tying 4 steals vs. Radford (2/25)... Scored 11 points with 3 steals while playing all 40 minutes vs. UNC Asheville (2/18)... Had 10 points at Charleston Southern (2/15)... Tallied all 11 of his points in the first half of win at Presbyterian (2/11)... Scored 13 points (5-8 FG, 3-6 3s with 0 turnovers in 29 minutes of win over Longwood (2/9)... Pulled down season-best 11 rebounds in win at Gardner-Webb (1/11)... Grabbed then season-high 9 rebounds at Liberty (1/7)... Had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals in win over Presbyterian (12/31)... Named Big South freshman of the week Dec. 27 after averaging 14 points and going 8-of-8 from 3-point range in 2 wins... Tallied double figures for 4th-straight game with 10 points (2-2 threes) in win over Stetson (12/22)... Hit season highs with 18 points and 4 steals vs. Johnson & Wales (12/19) when he set a Gore Arena record for 3-point FG% (6-6, 100%)... Had 11 points (5-7 FG) and 2 steals vs. UNCW (12/14)... Tallied season highs of 12 points (6-6 FT) and 5 assists in win at The Citadel (12/4)... Came off bench to score 11 points with 5 rebounds in collegiate debut at Oklahoma State (11/11)... Had 10 points with 6 rebounds in first career start vs. Bridgewater (11/15)...
Prep/Personal: Helped lead the East squad to a 118-98 victory in the N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game at the Greensboro Coliseum... Started at small forward and finished with 17 points and nine rebounds... Led Cary to the 2016 North Carolina 4-A championship game… Averaged 17.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.9 steals as a senior when he was chosen 2nd-team all-state by the NC Basketball Coaches Association… Helped lead team to 31-2 record, NC Eastern Regional 4-A championship and runner-up in state title game… Made 42-of-112 (.375) three-pointers, including game-winner against Garner in the 4-A regional final… Scored school-record 1956 points in 107 games (18.3 per outing) and hit 166-of-421 threes (.394) in prep career… 4-time all-conference selection and won Southwest Athletic Conference player of the year recognition as a junior in 2015 when he averaged 24.3 points, 9.1 boards and 3.8 assists... Over his final two seasons, Cary posted a 49-9 record (.844)… Three-year team captain, 4-time team MVP… played for Garner Road AAU program… Son of Paul & Michelle Gensler… Has one brother, Kyle, who plays baseball at Charlotte... Born Sept. 12, 1997 in Cary, N.C.... Business Administration major...
Cory Gensler’s Career Highs
Points
25 vs. Austin Peay (11/18/18)
Rebounds
11 (2X) last at East Carolina (12/4/17)
Assists
6 (2X) last at Coastal Carolina (11/5/19)
Field Goals
10 vs. Austin Peay (11/18/18)
Field Goal Attempts
15 vs. Gardner-Webb (3/8/19)
Three-Point Field Goals
6 vs. Johnson & Wales (12/19/16)
Three-Point Attempts
10 (2X) last vs. The Citadel (12/18/18)
Free Throws
6 at The Citadel (12/4/16)
Free Throw Attempts
6 at The Citadel (12/4/16)
Steals
6 at East Carolina (12/4/17)
Blocked Shots
3 (3X) last at Gardner-Webb (2/22/20)
Minutes Played
41 vs. Gardner-Webb (1/3/18)
