CAMDEN, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Despite just one day of practice under his belt since joining the New Jersey City University men's basketball roster as a mid-year transfer, the Gothic Knights may have found an emerging scoring leader in freshman guard RONDRE KELLY (Union, NJ/Malcolm X. Shabazz). The 6-foot-4 rookie came off the bench to score a team-high 13 points in 20 minutes in his collegiate debut and the Gothic Knights snapped their longest conference losing streak to open a season in program history on January 9 as NJCU cruised to a 58-48 road win over Rutgers University-Camden at the RUC Athletic & Fitness Center.
Kelly, a talented high school player from the class of 2009 who attended Seward County Community College in Kansas before being injured without playing, shot 6-of-14 overall for 13 points and grabbed four rebounds as NJCU moved to 5-9 overall and 1-7 in the NJAC. NJCU has dominated the series, winning 53 of 57 meetings all-time, 43 of the last 44, and 15 in a row. The Raptors fell to 5-9 (3-5 NJAC) with the setback.
Sixth-year head coach Marc Brown was very pleased with the effort of his newcomer in limited minutes.
"Obviously I knew the kind of talent [Rondre] Kelly had and he proved it, especially for a guy who really didn't practice much yet. He's a talented basketball player and we're lucky to have him. I was surprised by his conditioning. He said he was working out on his own and it's pretty clear that he really was."
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