College of Saint Rose Athletics

ABOUT SAYRE: Selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America® team each of the past two years…Two-time Northeast-10 Conference All-League and Academic All-Conference honoree…Three-time NE10 All-Conference selection…Fifth all-time leading scorer (1,772) in program annals, 34 points shy of moving into fourth place…Did not dress in 2014-15 due to injury.
 
AS A SENIOR (2016-17): Named to the NE10 weekly honor roll (12/5/16, 1/23/17 and 2/20/17)…Scored 1500th career point (12/19/16 vs. Stonehill)…Named to CoSIDA second-team Academic All-America® Team…Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District I Team for the second straight year…Chosen an NE10 second-team All-Conference pick…Averaging a team-leading 13.0 points per game entering the NCAA Championship Tournament…Is also pulling down 4.1 rebounds on a regular basis while shooting 50.2 percent (164-for-327) from the field…Was named to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the fall semester in recognition of superior academic performance.
 
AS A JUNIOR (2015-16): Named CoSIDA third-team Academic All-America…Named NE10 second-team All-Conference…Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District® 1 Squad…Named to NE10 Academic All-Conference Team in recognition of superior academic and athletic achievement…Named to NE10 weekly honor roll (2/8/16)…Named NE10 Player of the Week (2/15/16)…Named to the NE10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for superior academic performance for both the fall and spring semesters…Finished sixth in the NE10 with a 19.6 scoring average and was third behind an 88.2 (142-for-161) free throw percentage…Also averaged 5.8 rebounds per game and shot 51.9 percent (187-for-360) from the floor.
 
AS A SOPHOMORE: Had an outstanding campaign en route to being named a NE10 third-team All-League pick…Was also chosen to the NE10 All-Academic Team for the winter sports season in recognition of superlative athletic and academic performance…He was one of a mere five men’s basketball players throughout the league to be so honored…Was also named to the NE10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the both the fall and spring semesters in recognition of academic excellence…Started all 27 contests and was the Golden Knights second-leading scoring and rebounder, behind only All-American Dominykas Milka…Named the NE10 Player of the Week (1/27/14) and the Co-Player of the Week (11/25/13)…Finished sixth in the conference in scoring and 14th in field goal percentage with an 18.2 point scoring average and a .505 field goal percentage (186-for-368)…Converted .855 (112-for131) of his free throw attempts, the league’s fifth best mark…Also pulled down 5.9 rebounds on a regular basis…Was in double-figures scoring in all but five games…Ascended the 20-pont mark on nine occasions and scored 30 or more points four times…His career-high 38 points in a 98-97 (OT) win versus Upstate Challenge rival Le Moyne (11/23/13) represent the fifth highest single-game scoring output throughout the program’s NCAA era (1991-92)…He also had 37 points and a season-high 10 rebounds during a 110-107 (OT) setback to visiting league rival Southern New Hampshire (1/18/14)…Finished with 32 points four nights later in a 94-92 triumph versus NE10 foe Saint Michael’s (1/22/14)…Had 31 points during a 78-74 (OT) victory versus American International (12/14/13).
 
AS A FRESHMAN: Made an immediate impact by starting all 29 contests…Finished second on the squad to Dominykas Milka with 12.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per-game…Named to the NE10 All-Rookie Team…Chosen as the NE10 Rookie of the Week (11/19/12) after he finished with a season-high 22 points, on 10-for-14 shooting from the field, and six rebounds in an 83-69 league-opening win versus New Haven (11/14/12)…Also named to the NE10 weekly honor roll (2/4/13) after he averaged 9.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals throughout two contests…Named to the NE10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was in double-figures scoring 22 times…Averaged 14.0 points and 5.3 rebounds throughout three postseason games…Recorded a “double-double” behind 20 points, on 8-for-12 shooting from the floor, and a season-high 10 boards during a 71-63 victory versus American International (2/23/13)…Had 19 points behind 7-for-11 shooting in an 84-68 win against visiting Adelphi (11/28/12)…Scored 20 points, via 9-for-12 shooting, and hauled in five boards in a 66-64 loss at UMass Lowell (1/30/13)…Had 18 points and eight rebounds in a 78-65 loss versus Franklin Pierce (2/2/13)…Finished 7-for-8 from the floor en route to 16 points, eight boards and three blocks in an NE-10 Championship first-round 67-57 triumph at Adelphi (3/1/13).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Albertus Magnus to a pair of section I class “B” championships…Twice named MVP of the Section I Tournament…Chosen MVP of the Slam Dunk Tournament…First-team All-State pick and a Journal News Tri-County selection as a senior…Two-time All-Section I honoree…Set school career scoring record with 1,231 points…Averaged 20.4 points and 11.0 rebounds as a senior…Chosen to the section I “Academic Court of Excellence”.
 
GENERAL:  Said that Kobe Bryant and Louisville sophomore forward Luke Hancock are the athletes he most admires…Mentioned that his parents are the people who have had the greatest influence on him…Hobbies include playing golf…Is a New York Jets and Louisville basketball fan…Favorite food is steak…Added that winning back-to-back sectional championships and setting a high school scoring record have been his best sports moment to date…Has a cousin who attended Saint Rose.

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CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 38 vs. Le Moyne (11/23/13)
Rebounds: 11 at Pace (2/17/16)
Assists: 4, 5 Times (Latest 1/21/17 at Saint Michael's)
Blocks: 3 vs. Southern Connecticut State (1/5/13)
Steals: 4, 2 Times (Latest 2/8/14 vs. New Haven)
Minutes: 45 vs. Southern New Hampshire (1/18/14)
FGM: 14 vs. Bloomfield (11/14/15)
FGA: 22 vs. Philadelphia (11/9/13)
3FGM: 3 vs. Southern Connecticut State (2/13/16)
3FGA: 4, 3 Times (Latest 2/3/16 at Southern Connecticut State)
FTM: 14 vs. Le Moyne (11/23/13)
FTA: 17 vs. Le Moyne (11/23/13)