News Release

CAMDEN, NJ — Kean University senior forward BJ Hamby (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) and sophomore forward Jonathan Oliver (Galloway, NJ/Holy Spirit) sparked the Cougars to an early 21-15 lead and the visitors went on to defeat Rutgers University-Camden, 92-70, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Saturday afternoon.
Hamby had eight points and Oliver had seven as Kean took the lead for good during that early run. Oliver’s jumper gave the Cougars the lead for good at 6-5, and they went on to improve their record to 5-8 overall and 3-5 in the conference with their third straight NJAC win.
The Scarlet Raptors, who have lost 10 straight games, fall to 1-13 overall and 0-8 in the NJAC.
Kean, which has won three straight games against Rutgers-Camden, leads the all-time series, 37-19.
Hamby led four Cougars in double figures with 15 points, while Oliver and senior forward Armet Coles Jr. (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter’s) each scored 14. Sophomore guard Lamar Wright (Galloway, NJ/Absegami) had 12 points for the Cougars, who opened up a 45-39 halftime lead and ended up placing 10 players in the scoring column.
Kean also received a game-high nine rebounds from Hamby, while sophomore forward Bryan Keller (Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway) had a game-high nine assists.
Kean shot 54.4 percent from the field (37-for-68), while Rutgers-Camden shot 35.6 (26-for-73). The Cougars also held a 51-36 advantage off the boards.
Rutgers-Camden junior guard Dane Nicholson (Pleasantville, NJ/Holy Spirit) canned a game-high 23 points and finished second on his team with six rebounds. Freshman forward Antoine Miller (Camden, NJ/Medical Arts) notched 13 points, while freshman guard Wayne Smalls (Camden, NJ/Medical Arts) added 12 points. Sophomore guard Amir Fantroyal (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) had 10 points and team-high totals of seven rebounds and four assists.
Both teams return to NJAC action with road games Wednesday, Jan. 18. Rutgers-Camden plays a 6 p.m. contest at William Paterson University, while Kean visits Montclair State University for an 8 p.m. game.

KEAN (5-8/3-5)
BJ Hamby 6-8 2-3 15; Armet Coles, Jr. 7-10 0-0 14; Jonathan Oliver 4-6 5-8 14; Lamar Wright 3-10 4-6 12; Keith Mills 4-6 0-1 8; Bryan Miller 3-3 2-2 8; Brett Wyatt 4-7 0-0 8; Bryan Keller 3-7 0-0 7; Kerry Foderingham 2-4 0-0 4;
Rich Laurent 1-2 0-0 2; Danny Del Valle 0-1 0-0 0; Allen Brooks 0-0 0-0 0; Steve Koenigstein 0-1 0-0 0; Hakan Erol 0-1 0-0 0; Chris Rothenburger 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-68 13-20 92.
RUTGERS-CAMDEN (1-13/0-8)
Dane Nicholson 7-16 6-7 23; Antoine Miller 4-10 5-10 13; Wayne Smalls 6-21 0-0 12; Amir Fantroyal 3-12 3-3 10; Timothy Harris 2-5 0-2 4; Michael Clay 2-3 0-0 4; Drew Bernier 1-4 0-2 2; Chris Crenshaw 1-2 0-0 2; Khalil
Alwan-Bowe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-73 14-24 70.
KEAN..........................   45   47  -   92
Rutgers-Camden................   39   31  -   70
3-point goals-KEAN 5-12 (Lamar Wright 2-5; Jonathan Oliver 1-1; BJ Hamby 1-1; Bryan Keller 1-3; Steve Koenigstein 0-1; Chris Rothenburger 0-1), Rutgers-Camden 4-11 (Dane Nicholson 3-4; Amir Fantroyal 1-3; Wayne Smalls 0-2; Timothy Harris 0-1; Drew Bernier 0-1). Fouled out--KEAN-None, Rutgers-Camden-None. Rebounds-KEAN 51 (BJ Hamby 9), Rutgers-Camden 36 (Amir Fantroyal 7). Assists-KEAN 27 (Bryan Keller 9), Rutgers-Camden 11 (Amir Fantroyal 4). Total fouls-KEAN 18, Rutgers-Camden 11. A-150