2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2008-09 Highlights: (11/15 vs. York College): Had 23 points, eight rebounds and five dunks...Shot 10-of-25 from the floor, adding four steals and three assists...(11/17): Named the first New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week of the 2008-09 season following his debut in the Gothic Knight's 78-74 season-opening victory against York College (NY)...(11/17): Named NJCU Men's co-Athlete of the Week for the first time in his career in a week when he was also named NJAC Rookie of the Week...(11/21 vs. Hood College in the Rinso Marquette Tournament at Lebanon Valley College): Led the team with 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting in 25 minutes...Scored 13 of his points in 16 minutes in the second half after getting into first-half foul trouble...(11/21 vs. Penn State Altoona in the Rinso Marquette Tournament at Lebanon Valley College): First career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds to garner All-Tournament Team honors...(11/24): Named NJCU Men's Athlete of the Week for the second time in as many weeks, following his performance in the Rinso Marquette Tournament...(12/3 at Montclair State University): Led the Knights with 21 points (8-17 FG), nine rebounds (eight defensive), four steals, and three assists...(12/6 vs. Rutgers-Camden): Had 18 points and nine rebounds in only 21 minutes...(12/8 vs. Berkeley College): Scored a game-high 17 points in only 20 minutes on 8-of-15 shooting, and had 12 in the first half...He added seven rebounds, three assists and three steals and evened his personal best with five dunks...(12/9): Is NJCU's Men's Athlete of the Week for the third time this season...(12/10): For the third time in four weeks to open the 2008-09 season, named NJAC Rookie of the Week...Leads the NJAC in scoring and helped lead the Gothic Knights to a 1-1 week...(12/15): Named the NJAC Rookie of the Week for the fourth time in the first five weeks of the season...Also named NJCU Men's Athlete of the Week...(12/16 at Farmingdale State College): Collected 12 points (5-12 FG)...(1/3 at College of Staten Island): Had 15 of his 19 points in the second half, making 7-of-18 overall (5-5 FT) with a game-high nine rebounds...(1/5): Named the NJAC Rookie of the Week for the fifth time in the first seven weeks of the 2008-09 season...Has now won the honor in five of the six weeks in which the Gothic Knights have been active this year....(1/7 vs. William Paterson University): Notched his second career double-double, posting game-highs of 23 points and 10 rebounds in 35 minutes...(1/10 at TCNJ): Got in early foul trouble, resulting in the first game of his NJCU career in which he failed to reach double figures in scoring with only seven points and four rebounds in 15 minutes...(1/12 vs. New York City College of Technology): Scored 16 points (7-22 FG) and a career and team-season high 16 rebounds in 38 minutes...Also had four assist...(1/14 vs. Manhattanville College): Registered a double-double of 20 points and 14 rebounds, along with three dunks, three assists, and three steals...(1/17 vs. Kean University): Had his third double-double in a row and the fifth of his career...Scored 19 points (8-19 FG) and a career-high 17 rebounds in 38 minutes...Shot 3-of-3 from three-point range and had two dunks in the loss...(1/19): Named NJAC Player of the Week after he averaged a double-double of 18.3 points and 15.7 boards in a 2-1 week of action for the Gothic Knights...He is the first NJCU player to receive this honor since Dana John was selected on February 12, 2007...(1/19 vs. Trinity College): Had four points and eight rebounds...(1/21 at Ramapo College): Finished with 17 points (7-16 FG), four rebounds and one dunk...(1/24 vs. Richard Stockton College): Set a new career-high with 24 points and registered his sixth double-double of the year by adding 12 rebounds...Also had three blocks and two dunks...Shot 10-of-20 from the floor and 3-of-6 from three-point range...(2/2 at Lycoming College): Was limited to seven points and 3-of-12 shooting...(2/4 vs. Montclair State University): Poured in his sixth 20-point game of the year, finishing with a game-best 21 points with seven rebounds...He shot 4-of-8 from three-point range but 6-of-15 overall from the floor...(2/11 vs. Ramapo College): Scored 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting with six rebounds, three blocks and three dunks in 30 minutes...He now has 27 slams on the year...(2/16 at St. Joseph's College- Brooklyn):
Registered his eighth double-double of the year, matching a career high with 24 points while grabbing 12 rebounds...Now an eight-time NJAC Rookie of the Week selection, he tallied 24 points in only 19 minutes of action, shooting 10-of-18 from the field and 2-of-4 from three-point range...Eight of his 12 rebounds were defensive...(2/18 vs. Rutgers-Newark): Collected his ninth double-double of the season with 11 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks...
For starters: Will be a candidate for New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year honors and an immediate impact player after returning to school after several years off…An excellent rebounder and finisher…Will wear #21 this season in honor of NJCU star Dana John, who will miss the season with injuries.
Brown on Smalls: “A super athlete who plays with heart the whole time, runs well and is excellent in transition…He’s a monster on the court…Needs to work on his ball handling.”
High School: A June 2005 graduate of Dickinson High School in Jersey City, NJ…Played two seasons of varsity basketball for Coach William Drennan…First-Team All-Hudson County selection, averaging 18 points and 14 rebounds per game…Did not play until his junior year and did not have to try out for the team, playing and starting in every game his final two years…Scored 15 points in the 2005 Hudson vs. Essex Senior All-Star Game.
Personal: Rashawn Smalls…Born June 6, 1987 in Jersey City, NJ…Mother is Vivian Barnett…An only child… Right-handed…Will major in Business Administration or Computer Science…Wants to seek a career that will involve manufacturing computers…Describes himself as playful, respectful and helpful…Lists his mother as his hero…Took three years off after high school before attending college, while working at a construction company with his uncle.
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Favorites:
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Hobbies/interest:
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Relaxing
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NJCU Class:
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Computer classes
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Hero/Idol:
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His mother, Vivian
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Sports Team:
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Basketball teams
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Song:
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Music Artist:
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DMX
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Movie:
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“Set It Off”
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Food:
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All 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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“I like everything about Coach Brown.”
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Statistics
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