Jon Ezeokoli
Jon Ezeokoli
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    South Orange, NJ
  • High School:
    St. Benedict's
  • Position:
    F/G
  • Number:
    21
  • Twitter:
    Financial Studies

Bio

2007-08: Third-team all-conference honor as a senior ... Finishes his career with 1,343 career points ... Scored 1,000th career point vs. UMass Lowell at home ... scored season-best 26 points vs. Franklin Pierce ... Had 10 poiitns in win over Post ... 20 points and 10 assists vs. Merrimack .. Made 52 three-point field goals.

2006-07: Third-team all-conference ... Second on the team with 15.1 points per game average and led the team with 5.4 rebounds per game … Played in 30 games, starting in all 30 … Second on the team with 60 three-point field goals … Double figures in scoring in 24 of 30 games including a career-best 30 points in win at C.W. Post on Feb. 11 … Made 12 of 16 (75 percent) from the floor in the game including 3-for-5 from three-point range … Had eight rebounds and two assists in the game … Scored 24 points in the season-opener at Philadelphia … Shot better than 50 percent in 12 games last year … Made 8 of 13 shots for 23 points against Adelphi in NCAA tournament game … Also grabbed 11 rebounds against Adelphi for a double-double … Had 18 points including 8 for 8 from the free throw line in NCAA win over Saint Rose … Finished NCAA tournament making all 14 free throw attempts.

2005-06: Averaged 21.1 minutes per game ... Started in 30 of 31 games as a sophomore ... Tallied a career-high 24 points on 8 of 9 shooting from the floor including a blistering 6-of-7 shooting from three-point range in NE-10 quarterfinal win at UMass Lowell ... Also added 3 steals and pair of assists in the game ... Scored 22 points on 7 of 9 shooting (5 for 7 treys) from the floor vs. Pace at home on Nov. 30 ... Scored 11 points and had nine rebounds in team's win over No. 20 Bentley at home ... Scored 21 points and grabbed 10 boards in win over Assumption ... Double figures in scoring in 18 games.

2004-05: Saw action in 34 games as a freshman, averaging 3.1 points per game and 2.4 rebounds per game ... Season-high 13 points vs. Holy Family ... Career-high eight rebounds vs. Merrimack and had four rebounds to go with three points in national semifinal vs. Tarleton State ... Saw action in eight minutes in NCAA final vs. Virginia Union.

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.