Rider University Athletics

Rider All-Time Rankings (at end of Rider career, following 2021-22 season):
Points: 1,652 (9^th)
Rebounds: 811 (5^th)
Steals: 228 (1^st)
Blocks: 85 (8^th)
Field Goals Made: 579 (10^th)
Free Throws Made: 373 (10^th)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: 121 (20^th)
Rebounds Per Game: 6.34 (14^th)
Games Played: 128 (T-5^th)
Games Started: 101 (T-12^th)

2021-22:
- All-MAAC Third Team selection
- Easily led the MAAC with 63 steals for 1.9 steals per game and became Rider’s all-time leader in steals with 228 for his Broncs career
- Averaged 12.5 points (2^nd-Team, 13^th-MAAC) and a team-high 7.5 rebounds per game (4^th-MAAC)
- Ranked 13^th in the league with a team-leading 22 blocked shots
- Ranked 13^th in the league at 31.2 minutes per game
- Ranked 14^th in the MAAC with a 74.8 free-throw percentage and 22^nd in the league with a 42.4 field-goal percentage
- Posted a team-best six double-doubles
- Scored a season-high 28 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and made three steals vs. Marist (Dec. 5)
- Scored 20 points or more five times
- Made a season-high five steals at Quinnipiac (Jan. 19) and vs. Siena (Feb. 13)
- Grabbed double-digit rebounds 10 times, with all 10 occasions featuring either 10 or 11 boards
- Dished out a season-high five assists vs. Quinnipiac (Jan. 14)
- Scored 24 points on 8-of-16 shooting in Rider’s first road win at Siena (Feb. 4) in over nine years

2020-21 (at Ole Miss):
- Played in 16 games off the bench, averaging 6.8 minutes per game
- Averaged 1.7 ppg and 1.5 rpg
- Shot 35.7 percent (10 of 28) from the floor, 16.7 percent (2 of 12) from beyond the arc and 38.5 percent (5 of 13) from the free throw line
- Scored in seven games, including a season-high seven in the win at rival Mississippi State (Jan. 19)
- Recorded five points in consecutive SEC contests against LSU (Jan. 9) and Florida (Jan. 12)

2019-20:
- All-MAAC First Team pick for the second time in his career (2017-18)
- NABC All-District 1 First Team selection
- Led the Broncs at 14.8 points, 1.8 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, while finishing second in rebounds (6.6) and assists (1.9) per game
- Shot 48.4 percent from the floor (3^rd-team), including 39.3 percent from long range (2^nd-team)
- Got to the free-throw line for a team-high 142 attempts, hitting at 67.6 percent
- Made 35 three-point field goals (3^rd-team)
- Averaged 31.6 minutes per game (2^nd-team)
- Started 29 of 30 games played, scoring in double figures a team-high 22 times
- His five double-doubles were second-most on the team
- Eclipsed 20 points six times, second-most on the team
- Named MAAC Player of the Week on Feb. 3
- Became the 38^th Rider player all-time to score 1,000 points with a 21-point, 13-rebound performance (tied career high) at Marist (Jan. 12)
- Scored a season-high 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting at Monmouth (Feb. 2)
- Went for 20 points, a career-high nine assists and seven rebounds in a win over Quinnipiac (Feb. 16)
- Made three or more steals on 10 occasions, including a season-high and career-high-tying five in a win over Saint Peter’s (Jan. 24)
- Tied his career-high in blocks with three against Vermont (Nov. 24) and at Saint Peter’s (Feb. 23)

2018-19:
- Averaged 10.6 points (24^th – MAAC), 5.2 rebounds (16^th – MAAC) and 1.8 steals (4^th – MAAC) per game in 27 games played, including 17 starts
- Scored in double figures in 17 games, fourth-most on the team
- Opened the season with six-straight double-figures performances
- Earned MAAC Player of the Week on Nov. 26 after scoring 19 points in consecutive wins over Coppin State (Nov. 19) and Wagner (Nov. 24)
- Scored a season-high 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting at Manhattan (Feb. 5)
- His 111 steals through the end of the season rank 24^th in program history
- Grabbed nine rebounds twice, narrowly missing double-doubles against Manhattan (Jan. 19) and at Monmouth (Feb. 2)
- Made five steals twice to match his career high, against Norfolk State (Dec. 12) and at Monmouth (Feb. 2)

2017-18:

- All-MAAC First Team

- NABC All-District 1 Second Team

- Two-time MAAC Player of the Week (Feb. 12, 19)

- Started the last 22 games, while seeing action in the last 29

- Scored in double figures in 24-of-29 games, the most on the team

- Averaged a team-high 16.1 points (8th-MAAC), 6.7 rebounds (6th-MAAC) and 1.8 steals (2nd-MAAC) per game

- Third on the team in field-goal percentage (.508, 8th-MAAC), while shooting 35.1 percent (27-77) from long range

- Shot 76.4 percent from the free throw line, good for 10th in the MAAC

- Blocked 0.7 shots per game (12th-MAAC)

- Posted three double-doubles

- Scored 20 points or more eight times

- His 2.6 offensive rebounds per game ranked third in the MAAC

- Ranked 11th in the MAAC in free-throw percentage (.764)

- Averaged 27.7 minutes per game, good for 27th in the MAAC

- Posted a career-high 34 points on 13-of-18 shooting (5-of-6 3ptFG) at Saint Peter’s (Jan. 18)

- Had the game-winning tip-in with 8.5 seconds left as part of a 20-point, career-high 13-rebound double-double at Fairfield (Jan. 23)

- Made four steals on three occasions – vs. Wagner (Dec. 16), at Quinnipiac (Feb. 4) and vs. Canisius (Feb. 18) – to match his career high

- Blocked a career-high three shots against Saint Peter’s (Jan. 26), Manhattan (Feb. 8) and Oregon (Mar. 13)

- Erupted for 28 points and 12 rebounds to propel the Broncs past Marist (Feb. 10), despite trailing by 21 points with less than 11 minutes remaining

- Made 11 field goals in two of his final three games – vs. Iona (Feb. 25) and at Oregon (Mar. 13)

2016-17:

- Saw action in the first nine games of the year before suffering a season-ending injury.

- Averaged 4.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.

- Had a season-high 15 points and four steals and was 6-of-9 from the floor in a road victory at Hartford.

- Posted his first-career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in a comeback victory at Wagner on Nov. 26.

Before Rider:

Averaged 24 points and 8.5 rebounds in 2015-16 as a post-grad at The Masters School... Played at Callaway High School in 2014-15... Averaged 23.6 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in 2013-14 at Thurgood Marshall Academy, helping his team to a 13-2 record.

Personal:

The son of Sarah Perez... sister Kia Vaughn has played more than a decade in the WNBA following a decorated collegiate career at Rutgers, earning multiple All-Big East and All-Met honors... graduated with a degree in film making, tv and radio.