JERSEY CITY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | After 82 years of men's basketball and 45 years of women's basketball, New Jersey City University fans have witnessed many players reach the 1,000-point plateau. Now, thanks to the generosity of the men's basketball alumni, those players who have reached the coveted milestone will have permanent recognition.
 
In a project steered by two-time NJCU Athletics Hall of Famer and legendary retired men's basketball coach Charlie Brown, NJCU has unveiled its first 1,000-point board for basketball. The display is located across from the Athletics Hall of Fame in the main hallway of the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center, adjacent to the lobby.
 
The board, which features 40 ranked spots for past, present and future men's basketball players and 20 for the women, was designed with a green and gold scheme to match the school colors and as more players are added for both sports, there are embedded, adjustable slots to rearrange the rankings.
 
Currently, the men's program boasts 28 members of the 1,000-point club in its storied history, including incoming senior guard Khalid Muhammad (Orange, NJ/Orange) with 1,048 career points. The women's program has had eight reach the milestone.
 
The 1000-point board was donated by Coach Charlie Brown and men's basketball alumni dating from 1962-2007. Included in that group are seven alumni who made sizeable donations towards the completion of the project.
 
"I'm really thankful and proud we were able to do this," said Brown, while taking photos with several of his alumni that contributed to the project. "I was visiting some other schools while following the basketball team over the last few years and I noticed a lot of colleges had 1,000-point boards. I thought it looked nice and I felt that we had so many of them [1000-point scorers] that we deserved to have the guys have recognition. So we started the [fundraising] process. I went to some of my [former] players and they thought it was a great idea. So they contributed to it and we fundraised and we were able to do this."

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