For starters: Returns for his senior season and will be NJCU’s back-up center.
Brown on Slappy: “A cerebral player, who his not as athletic as some, but is a smart, heady player. We are playing him out of position at the 4-5, but he’s really a three. He wasn’t in shape last season but has come back this year much healthier and we’re going to depend on him for inside presence.”
2006-07 Highlights: (11/18 vs. College of Staten Island at Emmanuel College Tip-Off Tournament): Chipped in seven points, contributing to the NJCU victory over CSI...
2005-06: Saw limited action with a knee injury after transferring to NJCU for his junior season…Played in 20 of 29 games, but logged only 153 minutes and reached double figures in minutes in only seven games…Despite the injury, still managed 1.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.4 steals per game with a 1.3 assist/turnover ratio…Tallied 31 points, 39 rebounds, 16 assists and eight steals…A strong free throw shooter at 84.6 percent (11-13)…Converted 4-of-9 three-pointers (44.4%)…8-of-24 from the field (.333)… (02/15/06 at Rutgers-Camden): Scored a season-high seven points with three assists… (03/01/2006 vs. Ramapo College): Grabbed six rebounds in NJCU’s ECAC quarterfinal victory.
Brookdale Community College (2003-05): Played two seasons at BCC…Missed much of the 2004-05 season with a torn ACL.
High School: A June 2002 graduate of Paterson Catholic High School in Paterson, NJ…Graduated with honors and a 3.3 GPA…Played four seasons of varsity basketball for Coach Tommie Patterson…Earned All Passaic County honors as he helped guide the Cougars to the Parochial A and B state finals and the 2002 Passaic County championship.
Personal: Jamal D. Slappy…Born December 16, 1984 in Passaic, NJ…Nickname is Slappy…Parents are Rhonda and Kenneth Slappy…Sisters are Rasheena and Kimyada Slappy…Left-handed…Major at NJCU is History…Career goal is to become a teacher and basketball coach…Transferred to NJCU from Brookdale Community College for the 2005-06 season…Lists his father as his hero…Ken Slappy was a star for Saint Peter’s College from 1973-77 who ranks seventh in SPC history in scoring (1430) and averaged 13.1 points in 109 games…Father was among SPC’s all-time greats, ranking third in assists (404) and field goal attempts (1323), sixth in assists average (3.7), seventh in field goals (593), 10th in games, 11th in free throw percentage (.724), 16th in free throws (244) and free throw attempts (337), 17th in scoring average and 18th in rebounding (467)…Father was drafted by the New York Knicks in the eighth round of the 1977 NBA draft and is current head coach at Passaic High School.
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NJCU Class:
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Women’s Lives
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Hero/Idol:
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Kenneth Slappy
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Jay-Z
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Food:
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What do you like most about NJCU?:
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“The people.”
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What do you like about Coach Brown?:
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“His honesty.”
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