Rutgers-Newark Athletics

PROFILE OF THE WEEK

CAREER: Two-year 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… became 11th Raider to reach the 1,000-point plateau (1,085)… most decorated Raider in cornerstone class of six seniors… averaged 10.5 points and 5.1 rebounds in 103 career games.

SENIOR (2009-10): National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-Atlantic Region second team… All-Met second team… All-NJAC second team… No. 2 scorer (11.9 ppg) and rebounder (5.3 rpg) for R-N’s first ever NCAA Championship Tournament team which won a school-record 20 games… led team with 22 blocked shots… connected on 46.5% of his field goal tries… led R-N in scoring in seven times, reaching double-digits in 16 games… led the team in rebounding in six games, notching a double-double (16 points & 10 rebounds) in his career finale, a 72-60 loss to Rhode Island College in the NCAA Regionals (3/5/10)… made a team season-high 10 free throws on his way to a personal season-high 22 points in a 77-61 win at New Jersey City (1/6/10)… posted 21 points, hitting eight of 14 from the floor, in a 61-44 win over Kean (2/20/10) in the NJAC tournament opening round… made nine of 12 field goals in an 18-point, 7-rebound performance in a 98-71 win over Ramapo (1/27/10)… named MVP of the Marymount Holiday Classic after totaling 33 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots as Raiders took tournament title… netted 18 points with seven rebounds and three blocked shots in 85-59 win over Hiram (1/2/10) in MHC opening round… had 15 points, four rebounds and four assists in 86-57 win over Goucher (1/3/10) in MHC title game.

JUNIOR (2008-09): 2009 Rutgers-Newark Male Athlete of the Year... NABC All-Atlantic first team... All-NJAC first team... All-Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association second team... Sig Makofski All-Tournament Team... leading scorer (14.9 ppg) and second-leading rebounder (5.9 rpg) for 17-13 Raider squad which reached the NJAC Championship Tournament title game for the first time in program history... top offensive rebounding in the NJAC (3.11) while ranking 10th in overall rebounding... No. 4 scorer in the NJAC... led team in field goals made (159), field goal attempts (329), free throws made (99) and free throw attempts (150)... was second on the team with 14 blocked shots while dishing out 40 assists and making 24 steals... posted four double-doubles... reached double figures in scoring 21 times, reaching the 20-point plateau eight times... netted a career-high 27 points in a win over Medgar Evers (1/3/09)... opened the season with 16 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, a block and two steals against Medgar Evers (11/15/08) in the opening game of the John K. Adams Tip-Off Classic... named the JKA All-Classic team after getting 11 points and four rebounds in a win over Fredonia State (11/16/08) in the title game... had a 26-point, 10-rebound, 3-assist, 2-block effort in a win over TCNJ (1/17/09)... registered 25 points and 10 rebounds in a road win over Hunter (12/30/08)... hauled down a season-high 11 rebounds, netted 20 points and blocked two shots in a regular-season loss to Montclair State (2/14/09)... had 21 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals in NJAC semifinal win over Montclair State (2/24/09)... posted 21-point, 8-rebound effort in 76-74 win over John Carroll (11/21/08)... burned Stevens (3/4/09) for 20 points and six rebounds in ECAC Metro Championship opening-round win... netted 23 points in win over City Tech (1/5/09)... dished out a career-high six assists to go along with 15 points and seven rebounds in a loss to Ramapo (2/4/09).

SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Averaged 7.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game while shooting a team-best 55.1 per cent from the floor... battled through injury to play in 20 games, earning eight starting assignments... capped season by hitting six of seven shots from the floor and four of five from the free throw line on his way to a 16-point, 7-rebound, 2-steal performance in an 87-79 loss to Brooklyn (3/5/08) in the opening round of the ECAC Metro Championship... also equaled his season high with 16 points to go along with six rebounds and two assists in a 78-61 win over Ramapo (1/19/08)... scored in double figures seven times, starting the season with a 14-point, 7-rebound night in a 73-70 loss to North Carolina Wesleyan (11/16/07)... posted a double-double with a dozen points and 10 rebounds in a 76-55 win over Montclair State (2/6/08)... also collared 10 rebounds while scoring seven points and blocking two shots in a 66-61 loss to Newport News Apprentice School (11/17/07)... posted 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists in a 77-71 overtime loss at New Jersey City (1/16/08)... hit six of eight shots from the floor to tally 13 points in a 60-59 win over Rowan (1/12/08).

FRESHMAN (2006-07): Three-time NJAC Rookie of the Week, including being selected for the honor in each of the final two weeks of the award… averaged 7.0 points and 4.3 rebounds while starting in eight of the 28 games in which he appeared… started the final seven games of the season, filling in for injured starter Afolabi Ajumobi… connected on 49.7 percent of his field goal tries… scored in double digits nine times topped by a 25-point, 7-rebound, 3-block explosion in a 95-93 overtime win over Kean (2/3/07)… collected at least one rebound in 27 games, getting five or more rebounds a dozen times… twice hauled down nine rebounds against Farmingdale State – once during the regular season (12/14/06) and again in the opening round of the ECAC Metro tournament (2/28/07)… scored 16 points in the first meeting with Farmingdale and added 13 points in the rematch… snared nine rebounds to go along with 10 points in a 77-72 win over New Jersey City (12/6/06) before totaling 12 points and eight rebounds against the Gothic Knights in the NJAC tournament semifinal round (2/21/07)… equaled career-high nine rebounds and added 12 points in an 84-76 win over Richard Stockton (2/19/07) in the NJAC tournament opening round.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-sport all-star at Passaic HS, earning all-state honors in football as well as All-North Jersey laurels in basketball... all-county as senior for 22-6 NNJIL and state champs... Passaic went 19-6 and won county title during his junior season, reaching state semifinal round... four-year basketball letterwinner.