2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

1 Nyk King

  • Position G
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Harlem, N.Y.
  • Highschool Manhattan Center for Science and Math

Biography

2016-17: Appeared in and started 29 games as a post player … third on team with 10.6 points per game and second with 5.6 rebounds … had career-highs of 88 assists and 44 steals … shot career-best 71 percent (74-of-105) from the free throw line … finished sixth in MAC Commonwealth in assists (3.0), fourth in assist-turnover ratio (1.4) and sixth in steals (1.5) … scored in double figures 17 times and had 20 points twice, including a season-high 21 in the MAC Commonwealth Championship game against Albright … named MAC Commonwealth Championship MVP after averaging 14.5 points, six rebounds and 4.5 assists in the two-game tournament … had 13 points, four rebounds and three steals in NCAA Tournament First Round win over Cabrini … posted double-doubles against Western Connecticut State and at Lebanon Valley … had seven games with at least five assists, posting a career-high seven against Nazareth and Western Connecticut State …had four steal efforts against Western Connecticut State and Fredonia … earned Dutch Burch Tip-Off All-Tournament Team honors … finished four-year career with a record 74 wins as a Warrior … 12th in school history with 116 career steals, 13th with 211 assists and 23rd with 507 rebounds … finished with 986 career points.

Summer 2016: Helped USA East Coast All Stars post 3-1 record during a tour of Italy … scored 22 points (5.5), eight rebounds (2.0), 12 assists (3.0) and five steals (1.3) per game … started the tour with nine points, five rebounds and two assists in a 93-68 win over Altavilla's B team before posting two points, six assists and a steal in a 75-73 win over Altavilla A … followed that with five points, three assists and three steals in a 94-75 win over Euro Select and wrapped the tour with six points, two rebounds and a steal in an 88-81 win over Italia Select.
2015-16: Second Team All-MAC Commonwealth ... appeared in 27 games and started 25 as a post player ... led team with 12.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game ... also added 56 assists and 35 steals ... finished ninth in league in rebounding, 12th in steals (1.3) and 14th in points per game ... had three double-doubles, against Gordon, Albright and in NCAA Tournament against Christopher Newport .... scored in double figures 20 times with three 20-point games ... notched season-high 22 points against Lebanon Valley ... posted an offensive rebound and putback with 22 seconds left to clinch a 78-73 win over Arcadia in MAC Commonwealth Championship game.

2014-15: Second Team All-MAC Commonwealth selection … played in 25 games and started 20 … averaged team-highs of 11.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game … also averaged 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game … shot 49 percent (104-of-212) from the field … posted 16 double-digit scoring efforts, including 11 in conference play … scored a season-high 21 points to go along with 10 rebounds in an overtime win against Albright … had four double-doubles on the season … had a game-winning tip-in at the buzzer against Stevenson, capping an 18-point, five-assist performance … his tomahawk dunk against Widener was one of 25 nominees for the GEICO Best of College Basketball Play of the Year … named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week after averaging 20.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two wins against Albright and Arcadia.

2013-14: Played in 17 games … averaged 2.3 points and 1.4 rebounds per game … had a season-high 11 points and five assists against Alvernia … totaled 24 rebounds, 10 assists, and five steals.

Personal: Son of Keysha Santiago and Theo King ... has a brother, Theo King, and a sister, Bryanna Brown ... a business management major ... favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2013-14First Year

    G
    6'1" 172 lbs
    11
  • 1

    2014-15Sophomore

    G
    6'1" 172 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2015-16Junior

    G
    6'2" 170 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2016-17Senior

    G
    6'2" 170 lbs
    1