Rutgers-Newark Athletics

PROFILE OF THE WEEK

CAREER: Senior starter and four-year letterwinner for Scarlet Raider teams which amassed a 68-45 record with three NJAC Tournament appearances, three ECAC Metro Championship Playoff berths and an NCAA Tournament bid… piled up 859 points (8.8 ppg)… made 128 3-point shots in 314 career attempts (40.8%)… also made 76.2% of his free throws.

SENIOR (2009-10): NABC All-Atlantic and All-NJAC second team and All-Met third team pick after leading R-N’s first-ever NCAA Tournament team to a 20-8 record… led Raiders in scoring (14.9 ppg), 3-point field goals (61), 3-point field goal percentage (42.4%), free throw percentage (79.2%) and minutes played average (25.9)… was second on squad with 31 steals and third on roster with 41 assists while pulling down 3.5 rebounds per game… led Raiders in scoring on nine occasions with five 20-point plus efforts… netted double digit points in 22 of the 27 games in which he played… ranked second in NJAC in 3-point field goal percentage, fifth in 3-point field goals made, sixth in scoring and eighth in free throw percentage… capped his career by netting a team-high 20 points, hitting seven of eight free throws, grabbing five rebounds and making three steals in R-N’s 72-60 loss to Rhode Island College (3/5/09) in the NCAA Regionals… named NJAC Player of the Week (2/10/10) and ECAC Metro Player of the Week (2/11/10) after averaging 26.5 points in a pair of crucial league wins over Montclair State and New Jersey City… strung together three consecutive 20-point outbursts in NJAC play starting with a 24-point, five rebound effort in a 73-66 win at Montclair State (2/3/10) in which he drained five of nine 3-point shots… followed that with a career-high 29 points, connecting on nine of 16 shots from the floor, in a 57-39 win over New Jersey City (2/6/10)… poured in 25 points with two assists and two steals in a 55-46 win over William Paterson (2/15/10)… nailed five of nine 3-point attempts on his way to 21 points and four assists in an 81-58 romp over SUNY Cobleskill (1/20/10)… made five of seven 3-point shots while tallying 18 points in 61-57 loss at William Paterson (1/13/10)… pulled down a career-high seven rebounds and scored nine points in a 71-67 loss at Montclair State (12/2/09)… snared a rebound in all but one game, collecting four or more 14 times… posted a dozen multiple-assist games and nine multiple steal totals… helped Raiders to Marymount Holiday Classic title by netting 16 points with six rebounds and four assists in an 85-59 win over Hiram (1/2/10) before chipping in 13 points in an 86-57 title game victory over Goucher (1/3/10)… tallied 17 points and grabbed six rebounds in NJAC Tournament opening round win over Kean (2/20/10).

JUNIOR (2008-09): Averaged 10.2 points while knocking down a team-high 42 treys for the Raiders (17-13) who reached the first NJAC Championship title game in program history... drained 42 of 104 (40.4%) shots from beyond the arc...ranked third in the NJAC in 3-point field goal percentage and seventh in treys made... piled up 35 assists and 27 steals which starting in nine of the 27 games that he played in... named NJAC Player of the Week after netting 19 points in a regular-season ending victory over New Jersey City (2/18/09) followed by 17 points in an NJAC opening round win at TCNJ (2/21/09)... posted 14 double-digit scoring efforts highlighted by 25 points – hitting eight of nine shots from the floor (four of five from 3-point range) and five of six from the free throw line – before fouling out of a double-overtime loss to New Jersey City (1/28/09)... hit seven of 11 shots from the floor on his way to 20 points, five rebounds and three assists in a 91-89 ECAC Metro Championship opening round win over Stevens (3/4/09)... capped the season with a 19-point, 4-rebound, 3-assist, 2-steal effort in an ECAC Metro semifinal loss to NYU (3/7/09)... named to the All-Buffalo State Coles Classic team after scoring 14 points against both John Carroll (11/21/08) and Thomas More (11/22/08)... hit four of seven shots from 3-point range on his way to 18 points in a 62-61 loss to Montclair State (1/14/09)... pulled down a season-high six rebounds in a win over CCNY (11/25/08)...dished off a career-high four assists in a win over York NY (12/13/08)... made three steals in win over John Carroll (11/21/08).

SOPHOMORE (2007-08): First guard off the bench who connected on a team-best 39.3 per cent of his 3-point jumpers to average 6.8 points per game... totaled 26 assists and 17 steals while earning three starting assignments with 23 game appearances... second on the team in 3-point field goals made (22) while ranking fifth in assists and steals... had six multiple-assist and six multiple-steal efforts... scored in double figures seven times, highlighted by 15 points in a 75-69 loss to Farmingdale (12/15/07)... opened the season with a career-high seven rebounds to go along with seven points and two steals in a 73-70 loss to North Carolina Wesleyan (11/16/07)... chalked up 14 points in a 76-55 win over Montclair State (2/6/08)... connected on three of five 3-pointers during a 13-point, 4-rebound, two assist effort in a 59-53 win over TCNJ (12/8/07)... had 13 points, four rebounds and two steals in a 70-34 win over Albany Pharmacy (1/4/08)... made five of seven free throw attempts on his way to a dozen points in an 86-68 loss to Richard Stockton (2/2/08)... tallied 10 points with a pair of assists in a 66-61 loss to Newport News Apprentice (11/17/08)... dished off three assists in a 44-43 win over Rutgers-Camden (1/26/08)... also had three assists to go along with seven points in a 70-52 win over New Jersey City (2/13/08).

FRESHMAN (2006-07): Grew into the top reserve at point guard, expanding his playing time as the season wore on… finished with a 1.2 scoring average while distributing 11 assists and making eight steals in 21 appearances… averaged 17 minutes of playing time during the final five games of the season… had seven points and 24 minutes played in the 79-69 NJAC tournament semifinal loss at New Jersey City (2/21/07)… had three points, three rebounds and a steal in 84-76 NJAC tournament win at Richard Stockton (2/19/07)... opened his career with five points, two rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot in a 79-73 win over Penn State Abington (11/17/07) in the John K. Adams Tip-Off Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-sport all-star at Summit HS... first-team All-Iron Hills Conference and all-area as well as second-team all-county as a senior in basketball... second-team all-conference in football as a senior... helped basketball team to three-year record of 62-21, including back-to-back Group 2 Section 2 championships in his sophomore and junior years.