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2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster

42 Niko Scott

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Weight 200
  • Hometown New York, N.Y.
  • Previous School Christ the King

Biography

2009-10: Co-captain ... made 49 three-pointers, second on  the team and seventh in the Ivy League ... hit 45 percent of his shots from beyond the arc, which led the team and was fourth in the league ... finished his career at Columbia ranked eighth all-time in career threes (138) ... finished his career eighth all-time in steals (85) ... scored in double figures 13 times ... scored at least 20 points twice ... poured in a career-high 29 points on 10-of-14 shooting and seven-of-nine from downtown in win at Penn ... led team with 22 points in season-ending victory at Brown ... scored in double figures in five of his last seven games ... had 12 points and three assists in home win vs. Penn ... scored 12 in win vs. Bucknell ... had 14 points in win vs. Lehigh ... scored 10 points at home vs. Cornell.

2008-09: Played in 24 games, starting 19 ... hampered by injuries late in the season ... still was named team's defensive MVP ... hit 42.2 percent of his shots from three-point range ... had season-best 21 points with eight rebounds at home vs. Cornell ... made 4-of-5 from the field, and 3-of-4 three-pointers for 15 points in home win vs. NJIT ... had 12 points and two rebounds in home win vs. Brown ... his 10 points and four assists came in win at Penn, where he hit 3-of-4 from downtown, including a three that gave Columbia the lead at the end of the first half ... had 11 points and five rebounds in Lions' win over Marist at Madison Square Garden.

2007-08: Started 19 of 29 games played ... with 7.7 ppg, is the Lions’ leading returning scorer ... scored in double figures nine times, including a career-high 24 points vs. Brown ... scored 19 points at Sacred Heart ... played 31 minutes and scored 15 points at NJIT ... had 19 points in the win vs. Penn ... went 7-of-15 for 20 points at Princeton ... scored in every Ivy League contest ... scored in all but four games. 

2006-07: Started 18 of 26 games played ... scored in double digits six times ... scored 12 points in the win vs. Kennesaw State... scored eight points at Duke ... had 11 points vs. Stony Brook ... had nine points and four steals vs. Lafayette ... scored nine points vs. Lehigh, but was 7-of-7 from the line, including two free throws with 0.4 seconds on the clock to tie and then win the game for Columbia ... scored a career-high 16 points vs. Sacred Heart on 6-of-9 shooting, and 4-of-5 shooting from behind the three-point line ... totaled 13 points in the win at Harvard ... scored 14 points at Penn on 4-of-6 shooting ... averaged 6.8 ppg and 1.8 rpg ... had 12 points vs. Harvard ... had two or more three-pointers in 10 games ... scored in all but two games in which he played ... had a career-high four assists in the season-finale vs. Harvard. 

At Christ the King and Brewster: Played four years of basketball at Christ the King and one year at Brewster Academy ... played for the Nike Battleground team NYC and captained the squad to the championship ... Daily News Defensive Player of the Year 2004 ... Daily News Apple vs. Empire all-star ... 2002 team won the NYC championship ... averaged 16 ppg and 4 apg in 2005 ... named a top 20 all-star at Eastern Invitational in 2004.

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2006-07First Year

    Guard
    6'3" 200 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2007-08Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 200 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2008-09Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 200 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2009-10Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 200 lbs
    42