College of Saint Rose Athletics

ABOUT LIPINSKI: Talented frontcourt player who can score inside and outside.
 
AS A SENIOR: Named the Northeast-10 Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year…Also named the NE10 Sport Excellence Award Winner…Chosen to the NE10 Academic All-Conference Team for the second consecutive year in recognition of superior athletic and academic performance…Tabbed an NE10 first-team All-Conference pick…Named a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American®…Selected a CoSIDA Academic All-District® pick for the second straight season…Named a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) second-team All-East honoree…Garnered The College of Saint Rose of Lima Award that is bestowed to a four-year student in recognition of highest academic achievement during study at the College…Also earned the Huether School of Business Outstanding Senior Award, Finance…Senior Class Scholar-Athlete Award honoree…Named to the NE10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters in recognition of superior academic performance…Named to the NE10 weekly honor roll (11/13/17, 11/20/17, 12/11/17, 1/2/18, 1/8/18, 1/22/18, 1/29/18)…One of three players (Mical-Ryan Boyd and Jack Jones) on the 2017-18 squad that finished with more than 1,0000 (1,166) career points…Wound up 24^th all-time in scoring in program annals…Also finished as the 16^th all-time leading rebounder (556)…Finished second on the team 13.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game…Finished 12^th in the NE10 in with a 51.5 field goal percentage (170-for-330)…Was second in the NE10 with 42 blocks…Had five “double-doubles” on the year…Scored a career-high 25 points in a 96-83 triumph versus league rival Saint Michael’s (1/3/18) and hauled in a career-best 13 rebounds during a 68-60 non-conference setback vs. Daemen (12/31/17)…Tossed in 20-plus points on five occasions…Was in twin-figures throughout 25 games, including the final nine of the season.
 
AS A JUNIOR: One of three Golden Knights who were among a mere three student-athletes that were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District® Team…Chosen to the NE10 Academic All-League Team for the winter sports season…Named to the NABC Honors Court for superior academic performance…Selected to the NE10 weekly honor roll (2/13/17)…Started all of the team’s 34 games…Averaged 11.2 points and 5.0 rebounds…Wound up fifth among the NE10 leaders with 35 blocks on the year…Finished 13^th  in the NE10 with a 52.7 field goal percentage (156-for-296)…Scored in double-figures on 21 occasions.
 
AS A SOPHOMORE: Named to NE10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in recognition of superior academic performance for both the fall and spring semesters…Played in 24 games and started 21…Finished sixth in the NE-10 behind a 55.4 field goal percentage…Averaged 9.5 points and 4.3 rpg.
 
AS A FRESHMAN: Named to the NE10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Appeared in 26 games and made seven starts…Averaged 4.9 ppg and 3.1 rpg throughout 16.9 minutes of playing time.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Team captain…Led Whitefriars to an Associated Catholic Colleges championship and was subsequently named the league Most Valuable Player…Captain of the Victorian Schoolboys State basketball team…Named Junior Player of the Year in 2012 by the Eltham Basketball club…Honored with academic excellence awards in English and religion & society at Whitefriars where he was Vice Captain and graduated third in his class…Chosen as an emergency player for the U20 Victorian Basketball team that won a National Championship in 2014…Nominated for the Big V U23 State Youth Championship Men’s Rookie of the Year Award…Played Australian rules football, volleyball and tennis in addition to basketball.
 
GENERAL: Former Treasurer of the Saint Rose Huether School of Business Association…Was the runner up in the Federal Reserve Bank of N.Y. College "Fed Challenge"… Took part in and was the Team Leader of the Adirondack Cup Investment Competition…Completed a summer financial advisor internship with Ayco…Said that his parents are the people who have had the greatest influence on him…Mentioned that Roger Federer is the athlete he most admires…Plays both the piano and guitar…Enjoys playing FIFA and NBA 2K video games…Aspires to have a career in financial services following his graduation from Saint Rose.

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CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 25 vs. Saint Michael’s (1/3/18)
Rebounds: 13 vs. Daemen (12/31/17)
Assists: 5 vs. Franklin Pierce (1/14/17)
Blocks: 5, 2 Times (Latest 12/19/17 at East Stroudsburg)
Steals: 3, 2 Times (Latest 11/13/16 vs. Concordia)
Minutes: 37, 2 Times (Latest 2/17/18 vs. Le Moyne)
FGM: 10 vs. Adelphi (2/8/17)
FGA: 18 vs. Adelphi (2/8/17)
3FGM: 3 vs. Molloy (11/12/17)
3FGA: 4 vs. Bentley (2/25/18)
FTM: 7 vs. Saint Michael’s (1/3/18)
FTA: 10 vs. Saint Michael’s (1/3/18)