University of Minnesota Crookston Athletics

2020-21 (Junior): Channel started eight games during his initial season with UMN Crookston...He appeared in eight games before a season-ending injury...Channel averaged 25.9 minutes per game...He shot 49.3 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from beyond the arc...He was a 70.0 percent free throw shooter...Channel notched 10.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game...He had a season-high 19 points against Minot State University Jan. 22...He was 8-of-12 from the field and 2-of-4 from behind the three-point line...Channel had 18 points and seven boards versus Northern State...He was 7-of-13 from the field and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc...Channel tallied 17 points against MSU Moorhead...He had a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds against MSU Moorhead Jan. 8.

Prior to Minnesota Crookston: Channel comes to Minnesota Crookston from Portland Community College in Portland, Ore., where he played his sophomore season...Channel was named a 2019-20 NWAC Southern Region Second Team selection after a strong sophomore season...He was the team's second-leading scorer with 18.2 points per game...Channel shot 34.9 percent from beyond the arc and tallied 77.7 percent from the charity stripe...Added 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game for the Panthers...Notched a season-high 35 points on 13-of-19 from the field in a win over Southwestern Oregon Community College...Channel averaged 26.6 points per game in the last seven tilts of the season...He helped Portland Community College to a 15-10 record...As a freshman in 2017-18, Channel competed for Mt. Hood Community College, where he was a teammate of fellow signee Leonard Dixon...Tallied 12.2 points per game and shot 39.3 percent from behind the three-point line. Channel shot 77.9 percent from the foul line as a freshman...He added 3.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game...Channel competed as a prep for Aloha High School in Beaverton, Ore...He was named 2017 NWAC Crossover All-Tournament, while at Mount Hood Community College.

Personal: Channel is the son of Heather and Thomas Channel...He plans to major in marketing at Minnesota Crookston...Channel was born March 16, 1999...His father Thomas Channel played at Mount Hood Community College and Boston University...His father was drafted in the third round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the San Diego Clippers, and played overseas for basketball...His father also played minor league baseball as an outfielder from 1975-77 in the Minnesota Twins minor league system... Thomas Channel was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 38^th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft...His dad averaged 19.3 points per game during the 1978-79 season for Boston University...His aunt Lisa Channel was a student-athlete at Oregon State University.