College: Niagara
Height: 6-3
Weight: 182 pounds
Position: Guard
Age: 23
(Nov. 12, 1975)
Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Career highlights
The leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball as a senior with 25.1 ppg, nearly a full point ahead of Ray Minlend of St. Francis (NY), who averaged 24.3 ppg
At Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, named to all-consolation team after averaging 14.7 points and 3.3 assists per game
At Nike Desert Classic, averaged 7.3 ppg
Did not play high school basketball
College highlights
Senior
Named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year and was an All-MAAC First Team selection
Scored a career-high 44 points and added nine rebounds, five assists and four steals in an 86-82 win at Siena
Had 32 points in MAAC semifinal loss to St. Peter's
Scored 31 points and grabbed five rebounds vs. St. Bonaventure
Had 33 points, six rebounds and six steals in win over Marist
Recorded 34 points, 11 rebounds and nine steals in 106-103 2OT loss to St. Peter's
Scored 26 of 33 points vs. Loyola in second half
Led the team with 65 3-point field goals
Scored in double figures in all 29 games and 15 or more in 28 of 29 games played
Named to Capital City Classic All-Tournament team
Named MAAC Player of the Week three times
Junior
Named to the All-MAAC Third Team
Reached double figures in 23 of 27 games played
Led team in scoring with 15.7 ppg
Scored 26 points in win over St. John's at Madison Square Garden
Scored 22 points (13-for-15 FT) in win over Manhattan
Had 22 points and 10 rebounds against LaSalle
Scored 21 points, including all 11 during a decisive 11-2 run over Canisius
At Mitchell College
Sophomore
Named to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II All-America team while playing for Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut
Led team to a seventh-place finish at the NJCAA Division II Tournament and a school-record 27-4 mark
After losing its first game of the tournament, scored 54 and 48 points, respectively, to lead Mitchell to consecutive wins
Averaged a record 43.6 ppg in the tournament and a team-high 28.9 ppg during the season
Averaged 5.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game
Freshman
Led NJCAA Division II in scoring at 29.4 ppg
College statistics
| SEASON |
G |
FGM |
FGA |
PCT |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT |
REB |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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Mitchell College (CT)
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| SEASON | G | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | REB | AST | PTS | AVG
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| 1995-96 | 25 | 281 | N/A | N/A | 146 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 735 | 29.4
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| 1996-97 | 29 | 329 | 660 | .498 | 145 | 208 | .697 | 166 | 101 | 837 | 28.9
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| TOTALS | 54 | 610 | N/A | N/A | 291 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1572 | 29.1
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| Three-point field goals: 1995-96, 27-for-N/A (.N/A); 1996-97, 34-for-104 (.327).
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| Niagara
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| SEASON | G | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | REB | AST | PTS | AVG
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| 1997-98 | 27 | 141 | 295 | .478 | 123 | 155 | .794 | 139 | 65 | 424 | 15.7
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| 1998-99 | 29 | 253 | 535 | .473 | 157 | 199 | .789 | 167 | 65 | 728 | 25.1
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| TOTALS | 56 | 394 | 830 | .473 | 280 | 354 | .791 | 306 | 130 | 1152 | 20.6
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| Three-point field goals: 1997-98, 19-for-52 (.365); 1998-99, 65-for-160 (.406). Totals, 84-for-212 (.396).
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