Graduated from Iona with a degree in finance from the Hagan School of Business and a 3.83 GPA... Three-time MAAC All-Academic and Academic Honor Roll selection... Continued his playing career in a professional league in Serbia post-graduation... Shooting guard that missed just two games in his career at Iona... Ranks eighth in school history with 122 career games played... Graduated as the program’s No. 2 all-time three-point scorer with 165, 12 more than the No. 3 performer on the list, Ricky Soliver... Ranked 40th on the Gaels’ all-time scoring list - two points behind former teammate Gary Springer ‘09 - with 823... Appeared in 29 games with three starts... Averaged 3.2 points and 1.1 rebounds in 12.0 minutes... Had four games with 10 or more points including a season-high 15 while tying a career-high with five three-point field goals at Fairleigh Dickinson on Dec. 23... Averaged 5.7 ppg in 13 home games and just 1.7 ppg in 12 road contests this season... Lefty shooter that came to New Rochelle as one of the top players in New York City’s CHSAA league continuing in the tradition of top Catholic school student-athletes at Iona.
AS A SENIOR (2009-10):
Tallied 12 points including three 3-pt FGs in 19 minutes of action in the Gaels win over BU on Nov. 13... Led Iona with five rebounds at Hampton on Nov. 17... Sat out for the first time in his career vs. Siena on Dec. 7 due to a sprained wrist after appearing in his 100th career contest on Dec. 4 vs. Saint Peter’s... Netted seven points and posted three steals in win over Long Island on Dec. 9.... Matched a career-best for the third time with five three-point field goals in Iona’s win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Dec. 23... Scored a team-best 15 points in the contest, four more points than in his last nine appearances combined... Had 11 points with two three-pointers to move into the No. 2 spot at Iona in career three-pointers... Posted nine points off the bench on three trifectas vs. Rider on Jan. 18... Netted 13 points with three three-pointers in a reserve role in win over Fairfield on Jan. 24... Had eight points in win over Marist on Jan. 28.
AS A JUNIOR (2008-09):
Averaged a 6.9 points per game as a junior and shot a career best 40.2% from the field and 38.4% from behind the arc... Attempted 100 fewer field goals than his career-high in his rookie campaign... Was the team’s top deep threat with 53 three point field goals, just three off his career-high with 26 less attempts... Had seven points, five rebounds and three assists in Iona’s season opening win over Hampton on Nov. 14... Held scoreless for just the third time in 67 games vs. Wisconsin on Nov. 21... Tallied a season-high 19 points and tied a career-high with five three pointers in 75-55 win over Valparaiso on Nov. 22... Recorded nine points with three steals vs. Robert Morris on Nov. 29... Sparked Iona’s second-half comeback at Long Island on Dec. 10 with three straight three-point field goals after missing his first seven attempts... Had seven points, three steals, two assists and no turnovers in win over Saint Francis (Pa.)... Posted nine points on three three-point field goals at No. 17/16 Ohio State on Dec. 20... Recorded his second-double digit point effort of the season with 12 vs. Rider on Jan. 1... Had 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting with two three pointers in win over Canisius on Jan. 9... Had eight points with two three pointers at Rider on Jan. 11... Recorded 11 points, all in the first half, in helping Iona to a 71-65 win over Niagara on Jan. 15... Hit all three shots including two three pointers and had eight points vs. Manhattan at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 24... Had 11 points on three trifectas vs. Saint Peter’s on Jan. 31... Pasted a season-high 14 points on four three pointers vs. Niagara on Feb. 2... Had arguably his best all-around effort in Maroon & Gold with 12 points, a game-high six rebounds and career-high five steals and two blocks at Loyola on Feb. 13... Shared the team lead with 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting from behind the arc on Feb. 21..
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08):Averaged 9.2 points per game and connected on a team-best 56 three-point field goals, the No. 3 single-season total in school history in 2007-08... Recorded 16 games with 10 or more points, the second highest total on the team... Led the Gaels with 30.9 minutes per game and his 27 starts was second most on the squad... Had a career-high 21 points in a win vs. Fairfield at home on Jan. 18... Had 13 points and dished out five assists in season opener at Robert Morris on Nov. 10... Added a season-high 16 points at Princeton with the help of a 7-for-8 performance from the free throw line on Nov. 14... Scored 10 points vs. South Carolina State in Las Vegas on Nov. 23... Added 11 points in following game vs. Jackson State on Nov. 24... Had nine points and a season-high six rebounds in win over Delaware in home opener on Nov. 30... Has connected on at least one three pointer in all seven games this season... Scored 16 points in back-to-back games vs. Loyola and at Siena on Dec. 7 and 9... Connected on a season-high four three-pointers while recording three steals in the win over Loyola... Shot a season-best 7-of-10 from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from inside the three point line at Siena... Matched a career-high with 18 points and four three pointers in leading the Gaels to a win at UNH on Dec. 15... Tallied 10 points vs. Western Michigan, his ninth double-digit effort of the season, one shy of his freshman season’s total... Ended a stretch of 13 straight games with a three pointer at Vanderbilt on Dec. 31... Led the team with 10 points and had three assists at Loyola on Jan. 6... Netted a career-high 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting while also setting a career-best with five three-pointers vs. Fairfield on Jan. 18... Had 10 points vs. Marist on Jan. 24... Recorded nine points and matched a season-high with six rebounds in win over Manhattan at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 30... Had 19 points and drained four three pointers vs. Saint Peter’s on Feb. 1... Tallied back-to-back 10+ point efforts with 11 vs. Canisius for the first time in 13 contests on Feb. 8... Has shot 7-for-his-last-13 from behind the arc vs. Saint Peter’s and Canisius... Tallied 11 points with three more three pointers at Fairfield on Feb. 10.
AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07):
Was one of two players and only rookie to appear in all 30 games in 2006-07... Started Iona’s first 26 games before coming off the bench in the last four... Was fourth on the team with 10 double-digit point efforts... Crafty left-handed shooter that is one of Iona’s top deep threats... Fell five three point field goals shy of Iona’s rookie record in the statistic (Steve Burtt, 38, 2002-03), tied for second with Joey Johnson (1987-88)... The 33 trifectas ranked fourth among MAAC rookies (Brett Harvey, Loyola, 36)... Averaged 7.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists... Appeared in 984 total minutes, the most on the squad... Ended the season on a strong note, with 9.4 ppg in last six games... Became the first freshman since Marvin McCullough in 2002-03 to record three double-digit point efforts to start his Maroon & Gold career vs. Winthrop and Sacred Heart and at Buffalo... Led the team with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting vs. the Eagles in Charlotte, NC on Nov. 14... Added 11 points and five rebounds vs. the Pioneers the next night (Nov. 15)... Finished the stretch with 10 in Buffalo on Nov. 12... Had a team-high 15 points with four rebounds and three assists vs. Rider in MAAC opener on Dec. 7... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds at Rutgers on Dec. 16... Had a season-long eight games without 10 or more points from Dec. 10 through Jan. 9... Broke out of slump with 12 points vs. Manhattan on Jan. 12 and 15 vs. Fairfield on Jan. 14... Set his season-high with four assists vs. the Stags... Netted 13 points while matching the four assists in near-miss at Niagara on Jan. 20... Had 12 points and six rebounds vs. Loyola on Jan. 27... One of three players with a team-high 10 points vs. Marist on Feb. 11... Led the team in scoring for the fourth time on the season with a career-high 18 points with four three pointers on Senior Night vs. Saint Peter’s on Feb. 23.
BEFORE IONA (ARCHBISHOP MOLLOY HIGH SCHOOL):
Was named Second Team All-CHSAA as a senior after averaging 15.1 points, 6.1 assists and 4.9 rebounds for legendary high school basketball coach Jack Curran at Molloy... Recorded nine games with 20 points or more including a season-high 30 points vs. Bishop Loughlin... Trained with the Serbia and Montenegro National U-18 National Team last April before International competition but was unable to compete due to school commitments... Averaged 15.8 points and had seven games with 20 or more points as a junior... Named Second Team All-CHSAA for his efforts... The past two summers attended Adidas Superstar Camp in Atlanta, GA with some of the top scholastic basketball players in the country... Played AAU hoops for Team Odom and NY Panthers. Competed with the Panthers in the IS8 Basketball Tournament with UConn’s Curtis Kelly and Duke’s Lance Thomas.
GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10
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CAREER STATS
Year GP-GS Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct Reb Avg A TO Bk St Pts/Avg
2006-07 30-26 984 81 .301 33 .262 29 .763 103 3.4 56 70 6 29 224/7.5
2007-08 32-27 990 93 .375 56 .341 51 .823 90 2.8 53 49 5 37 293/9.2
2008-09 31-28 851 68 .402 53 .384 24 .686 67 2.2 27 22 7 37 213/6.9
2009-10 29-3 348 30 .345 23 .338 10 .833 31 1.1 13 17 0 12 93/3.2
TOTAL 122-84 3173 272 .352 165 .333 114 .776 291 2.4 149 158 18 115 823/6.7
