News Release

CAMDEN, NJ — Freshman guard Aaron Desir (Hillside, NJ/Hillside) scored 23 points and notched eight rebounds to lead four New Jersey City University men’s basketball players in double figures as the Gothic Knights rolled past Rutgers University-Camden, 110-59, here Wednesday night to clinch a berth in the upcoming New Jersey Athletic Conference playoffs.
The Gothic Knights, who improve to 16-8 overall and 11-6 in the NJAC with their fifth straight win, raised their all-time record to 77-0 when they scored 100 or more points in a game. Rutgers-Camden, which has lost 19 straight games, falls to 1-22 overall and 0-17 in the NJAC.
NJCU, which has won eight straight games against Rutgers-Camden and 36 of its last 37 games in the rivalry, now holds a 46-4 lead in the all-time series.
The Gothic Knights raced to a 52-27 halftime lead and were never threatened in scoring over 100 points against the Scarlet Raptors for the second time this year. They posted a 112-82 win in Jersey City Jan. 11.
Junior forward Devin Davis (Red Bank, NJ/Red Bank Regional) notched 16 points and eight rebounds for NJCU, while freshman forward Dana John (Hillside, NJ/Pocono Mountain, PA) added 15 points and seven rebounds.
Senior guard/forward Mark Washington (East Orange, NJ/West Side) added 13 points to move into sixth place on the all-time NJCU scoring list. Washington, who entered the contest with 1,502 points, raised his career total to 1,515 as he passed current assistant coach Samar Battle (1,507 points from 2000-04) and Andy Kemp (1,513 points from 1976-80) on the program’s career list.
Rutgers-Camden received a career-high 28 points from freshman center Antoine Miller (Camden, NJ/Medical Arts). He passed his old high of 25 points against Ramapo College Jan. 25.
Senior guard Timothy Harris (Burlington, NJ/Burlington Township) tied his career high of 11 rebounds for the Raptors, while sophomore guard Amir Fantroyal (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) notched 15 points.
NJCU shot 54.3 percent from the floor (44-for-81) and held a 62-28 advantage in rebounding. They held the Raptors to 31.8 percent shooting (21-for-66).
Both teams close the regular season with NJAC games Saturday. NJCU visits The College of New Jersey for a 1 p.m. game, while Rutgers-Camden hosts William Paterson University in a 3 p.m. Senior Day contest.

NEW JERSEY CITY (16-8/11-6)
Aaron Desir 10-16 0-1 23; Devin Davis 8-11 0-0 16; Dana John 5-7 4-4 15; Mark Washington 5-11 2-2 13; Ben Balcom 4-8 1-1 9; Charles Coles 3-5 0-0 7; Jamal Slappy 2-5 2-2 7; Abraham Williams 1-2 4-6 6; James Kaiser 2-5 1-2 5; Dashan Martin 2-3 0-0 4; Alex Mirabel 1-1 0-0 3; Arshen Hunter 1-3 0-0 2; Sanni Ojibara 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 44-81 14-18 110. 
RUTGERS-CAMDEN (1-22/0-17)
Antoine Miller 11-18 6-9 28; Amir Fantroyal 4-13 6-8 15; Drew Bernier 3-8 0-0 7; Wayne Smalls 1-14 2-2 4; Dane Nicholson 1-3 0-0 2; Timothy Harris 1-6 0-0 2; Eric Richardson 0-4 1-4 1. Totals 21-66 15-23 59.
New Jersey City...............   52   58  -  110
Rutgers-Camden................   27   32  -   59
3-point goals-New Jersey City 8-22 (Aaron Desir 3-6; Alex Mirabel 1-1; Charles Coles 1-2; Dana John 1-2; Mark Washington 1-4; Jamal Slappy 1-2; Sanni Ojibara 0-1; Ben Balcom 0-4), Rutgers-Camden 2-15 (Amir Fantroyal 1-3; Drew Bernier 1-4; Dane Nicholson 0-1; Timothy Harris 0-1; Eric Richardson 0-3; Wayne Smalls 0-3). Fouled out--New Jersey City-None, Rutgers-Camden-None. Rebounds-New Jersey City 62 (Devin Davis 8; James
Kaiser 8; Aaron Desir 8), Rutgers-Camden 28 (Timothy Harris 11). Assists-New Jersey City 34 (Arshen Hunter 5), Rutgers-Camden 5 (Wayne Smalls 2; Amir Fantroyal 2). Total fouls-New Jersey City 15, Rutgers-Camden 16. A-125