College of Saint Rose Athletics

ABOUT MILKA: Squad’s top returning scorer for the second consecutive year…Also the top returning rebounder…Named a preseason All-American by Division II Bulletin…Should once again have a prominent role in the frontcourt as a viable low post threat…Is only eight points shy of becoming just the 27th player in Golden Knights annals to score 1,000 career points…High school teammate of senior guard Kareem Thomas.

AS A JUNIOR: Garnered numerous accolades both athletically and academically following an exceptional campaign…Named a Division II Bulletin Honorable Mention All-American…Also recognized as a Daktronics Honorable Mention All-America pick…Chosen to the prestigious winter sports edition of the Northeast-10 Conference Academic All-Conference squad in recognition of academic and athletic excellence…Selected to the Capital One Academic All-America® Team as presented by CoSIDA…Chosen to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honor Court for superlative academic performance…Was a Daktronics first-team All-East pick…Named an NABC first-team All-East pick and an NE-10 first-team All-Conference selection as well…Chosen as the NE-10 Player of the Week on three occasions (11/14/12, 1/28/13, and 2/25/13)…Selected to the NE-10 weekly honor roll nine other times…Named to the NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters in recognition of academic excellence…Finished second in the nation with 18 “double-doubles”…Wound up third in the NE-10 in scoring and second in rebounding behind 17.8 points and 11.7 rebounds per-game…Paced the squad’s scoring parade 18 times…Was fourth in the country in rebounding average…Led the NE-10 in field goals made (204) and offensive rebounds (115), was third in free throws made (107), and 13th in blocks per-game (1.0)…Was in double-figures scoring 26 times and had nine 20-plus point performances…Had 23 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in a 64-59 setback at Pace (12/1/12)…Finished with 26 points and nine boards during an 88-78 loss to visiting Saint Anselm (1/9/13)… Tossed in another 26 points and hauled in 14 rebounds in a 71-63 victory versus American International (2/23/13)…Had 19 points and 15 caroms during a workmanlike 47 minutes in a 60-59 double overtime, regular-season finale defeat at New Haven (2/26/13)…Wound up with 24 points, on 9-for-17 shooting from the floor, in an 81-62 NE-10 Championship semifinal setback at Southern New Hampshire (3/6/13).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in all 26 contests and made one start…Averaged 12.0 points and 5.9 rebounds during 22.5 minutes of playing time…Shot 49.8 percent (119-for-239) from the floor, the NE-10’s 16th best mark…His 66 offensive rebounds placed him 10th among the league leaders…Was twice named to the NE-10 weekly honor roll (11/14/11 & 1/9/12)…Finished in double-figures scoring 17 times and twice tossed in 20 or more points…Registered four “double-doubles”…Was the team’s leading scorer on four occasions and its top rebounder nine times…Tossed in a career-high 31 points, behind 12-for-20 shooting from the floor, and hauled in six rebounds in a 97-83 loss to visiting LIU Post (11/13/11)…Finished with 19 points and a then career-high 14 rebounds in a 60-55 setback to visiting Assumption (2/14/12)…Had 15 points and 12 boards during a 74-64 defeat at Saint Anselm (1/3/12)…Named to the NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.

AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in all 31 contests…Was the team’s top reserve scorer…Averaged 5.4 points and 4.3 rebounds throughout 16.1 minutes of playing time…Also averaged 0.6 blocks…Had a season-high 13 points to go with six rebounds in an 86-70 victory versus Concordia (11/21/10)…Tossed in a dozen points in a 90-64 win versus Assumption (11/17/10) and again in an 81-69 triumph at New Haven (12/1/10)…Named to the NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.

HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead the Royals to both the New York State class “AA” federation and state championships as well the CHSAA title four years ago…Named third-team All-City in both 2009 and 2010…Also part of BWI Tournament championship team…The Royals furthermore won both the BQ and the BQ Diocesan championships.

GENERAL: Played AAU for the Metro Hawks and coach Kenny Pretlow…Listed his parents as the people who have had the most influence on him…Favorite movie is “Coach Carter”…Favorite food is stuffed cabbage…Aspires to play professional basketball upon his graduation from Saint Rose.