Bio

First-year player with excellent playmaking skills ... Should see time at the shooting guard position this season ... Standout prep season at St. Benedict’s in Newark, New Jersey.

Personal: Jonathan C. Ezeokoli, born Feb. 4, 1986 in Orange, N.J. ... Son of Donna and Jonathan Sr. Ezeokoli ... 2004 graduate of St. Benedict’s where he led the Graybees to a pair of state prep championships ... Third-team all-state selection ... Essex County vs. Hudson County All-Star game participant ... Team captain and McDonald’s All-America nominee ... Section leader and President of Urban Youth Programs at St. Benedict’s ... Recruited by Rider, Monmouth, Quinnipiac, and Saint Peter’s ... Chose Bryant for academics, coaches, facility and location ... Majors in financial studies.