Jermont Horton
Senior • Forward • 6-6
Irvington, NJ • Irvington H.S.
NOTES: With 1,299 career points, could become the all-time leading scorer for men’s and women’s basketball... has averaged 16.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game while starting in 63 of 77 games... has made 46.4% of his field goals... cornerstone of Rutgers-Newark's resurgence under head coach Joe Loughran ...118 career 3-point baskets attests to his long-range touch to go along with a 6-foot-6 frame... sitting out fall semester under the NCAA’s 10-semester rule and will begin play following fall semester exams.
JUNIOR (2005-06): National Association of Basketball Coaches All-Atlantic District first-team and second-team All-NJAC and All-Met after leading Rutgers-Newark with 16.7 scoring average... also hauled down a team-high 151 rebounds... posted 11 20-point efforts, reaching double figures in 21 of 25 outings... had team individual season-high 30 points against TCNJ (1/14/06)... recorded back-to-back double-doubles with 16 points, 10 rebounds against Medgar Evers (1/16/06) and 21 points, 10 rebounds versus Rowan (1/18/06)... torched Montclair State (1/28/06) for 27 points and nine rebounds... had 26-point, 7-rebound night at Kean (1/11/06)... netted 20 points in NJAC tournament semifinal loss at William Paterson (2/23/06)... poured in 22 points with nine rebounds in ECAC Metro Championship loss at Mt. St. Mary (3/1/06).
SOPHOMORE (2004-05): First team selection for All-NJAC, NABC All-Atlantic District Team and All-Met after averaging 17.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game ...has led Raiders to the first back-to-back winning records in the school's NCAA Division III history ...key factor in R-N's return to post-season play with both an NJAC Tournament berth and an ECAC South Championship invitation ...named the Rutgers-Newark Male Student-Athlete of the Year (2004-05) ...led team in scoring, rebounding and 3-point field goals (50)...posted four double-doubles, including two against TCNJ ...netted double figures in 26 of 29 games, reaching the 20-point plateau 13 times ...poured in a season-high 30 points against Brooklyn College (12/11/04) ...had 29-point, 12-rebounds outburst at TCNJ (1/15/05) ...had a season-high 13 rebounds and 18 points against TCNJ in The Dome (2/12/05) ...25-foot jumper with 3.3 seconds left lifted R-N past Mt. St. Vincent (12/6/04) ...scored 26 points with five rebounds and three steals vs. MSV (12/6/04) ...had 20 points, 12 rebounds and three assists vs. Kean (1/12/05) ...poured in 27 points with eight rebounds against Stevens (12/1/04) ...had a season-high four assists against Hunter (12/14/04) ...hit nine of 15 field goals, including three of five 3-point attempts, for 24 points in ECAC South win at Staten Island (3/2/05).
FRESHMAN (2003-04): 2004 NJAC Rookie of the Year after being named the NJAC Rookie of the Week eight times ...averaged 17.3 points and 8.0 rebounds while hitting 55.2% of his field goals ...led the team in 3-point baskets with 26, hitting 40% of his attempts from long range ...added 30 assists and 29 steals to his totals...in a 64-63 NJAC upset of New Jersey City (1/24/04), he poured in a career-high 35 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and added two assists and two steals, hitting all three of his three point attempts in the contest ...had nine games of 20 points or more among his 17 double-digit scoring efforts ...had seven double-doubles (points-rebounds) ...closed the season with a 28-point outburst at Ramapo (2/18/04) ...against Polytechnic (2/2/04), hit 12 of 13 from the floor (including both 3-point attemtps) to finish with 28 points in just 13 minutes of playing time ...opened his collegiate career with 27 points on 12 of 15 shooting against Wentworth (11/21/03) ...was named to the AIRCAST Tip-Off Classic all-tournament squad the next night after tallying 20 points and nine rebounds in a loss to Washington College (11/22/03) ...had first career double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds against Richard Stockton (12/3/03) ...against Rowan (2/11/04), had 24 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in a 68-64 overtime loss ...had 17 points and 13 rebounds at Kean (1/21/04) ...totalled 14 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Rutgers-Camden (1/17/04).
