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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

Brian Foley
Brian Foley
Brian Foley
Brian Foley
Brian Foley
Brian Foley
Brian Foley
Brian Foley
Brian Foley
Brian Foley

1 DeAnte Bruton

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New London, Conn.
  • High School Canterbury Prep

Biography

At Nichols

Career:
Graduates No. 1 in field goals made (863); No. 2 in scoring (2,334 points), steals (214), and games played (113); No. 3 in three-pointers (226); No. 4 in assists (374) and free throws (382); No. 6 in scoring average (20.6 ppg); and No. 7 in free throw pct. (80.6). 

2019-20: Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) First Team ... D3hoops.com All-America Second Team & All-Northeast Region First Team ... National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Northeast First Team ... Worcester Area College Basketball Association (WACBA) Player of the Year & First Team ... National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Northeast First Team ... Ted Coghlin Memorial Tournament MVP ... became fourth student-athlete in program history to score 2,000 points; finished career with 2,334 ... three-time CCC Player of the Week ... averaged 38 points and 11 rebounds in CCC Tournament ... scored 667 points, which is third-highest single-season mark in program history; his 23.0 ppg is No. 9 in program history ... made 247 field goals (No. 3 all-time at NC) and recorded 62 steals (No. 5 all-time at NC) ... scored in double-figures in all but two games he appeared in, including 16 games with 20+ points and eight 30+ point efforts ... poured in career-high 40 points in CCC Semifinal win over Gordon (2/27) - the sixth highest scoring game in program history ... scored 38 points in CCC Championship at Endicott (2/29), including 12-of-14 from the charity stripe; also grabbed season-high 14 rebounds ... canned at least one 3-pointer in 25 of 29 games played, including season-high five in playoffs against Fighting Scots ... knocked down game-winning basket with 2.2 seconds left in NCAA First Round contest at Stevens (3/6); finished with 28 points ... went coast-to-coast for game-winning layup with 1.3 seconds on clock in CCC Quarterfinal win over Roger Williams (2/25).

2018-19: Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) First Team ... Worcester Area College Basketball Association (WACBA) First Team ... D3hoops.com Northeast Region Fourth Team ... Nichols College Outstanding Male Junior Athlete ... second on Bison and seventh in CCC in scoring (19.3 ppg) ... sixth in steals (1.6 spg) and 12th in rebounding (4.4 rpg) in conference ... started all 31 games ... reached double figures in scoring in all but one game ... 14 games with 20+ points and three games with 30+ points: Johnson & Wales (RI) (12/11), Roger Williams (1/16), and CCC Championship against Gordon at the Hart Center (2/23) ... closed season with 22 points and nine rebounds in Elite 8 against Swarthmore (3/9) ... dropped in 27 points (12-of-23 FG) in road win at Gordon (2/13), which secured home court advantage in conference playoffs ... played 158 of a possible 160 minutes in four NCAA Tournament games.

2017-18: Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) First Team ... Worcester Area College Basketball Association (WACBA) First Team ... CCC Player of the Week (2/26) ... WACBA Player of the Week (2/27) ... WACBA Honor Roll (11/21) ... William Horrigan-Bud Sessions Award as the Outstanding Male Sophomore Student-Athlete ... started all 23 games he played in ... averaged 18.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 3.6 apg, 2.1 spg ... shot 48.5 percent (158-326) from the field, 43.1 percent (50-116) from three, and 73.6 percent (64-87) from the charity stripe ... scored in double-figures in 21 games, including eight games of 20+ points and three 30+ point games ... scored a season-high 34 points against Roger Williams in the CCC Semifinals (2/22) ... scored 32 points in the NCAA Tournament at Plattsburgh St. (3/2) ... had three games of 10+ rebounds, including a career-high 11 rebounds at Cardinals (3/2) ... handed out nine assists at Roger Williams (12/5) ... had 10 games of 3+ steals, including a season-high five swipes at Salve Regina (2/8).

2016-17: Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Rookie of the Year ... CCC First Team ... seven-time CCC Rookie of the Week (11/28; 12/5; 12/12; 1/3; 1/17; 1/30; 2/13) ... Worcester Area College Basketball Association (WACBA) Rookie of the Week (11/22; 11/29; 12/6; 1/24; 2/14; 2/20) ... WACBA Honor Roll (1/17; 1/31) ...  started all 30 games ... averaged 21.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.7 spg ... finished second on the team in scoring assists and steals ... 51 three-pointers was second on the team ... 27 games with 10+ points, including six 30+ point games and 10 20+ point games ... poured in a career-high 38 points vs. Endicott (2/8) ... grabbed eight rebounds in three different games: vs. Salve Regina (1/17), at Curry (2/4), vs. Wentworth (2/23) ... handed out a career-best eight assists at Newbury (12/8) and had two games with six assists: at Gordon (1/3) and at U New England (1/7) ... swiped five steals on two occasions: at U New England (1/7) and vs. Western New Eng. (1/31).

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-2019Junior

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    2019-2020Senior

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