Rutgers Newark Athletics

2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster


Phil Barnes
Phil Barnes
#30
Phil Barnes
Forward / Junior / 6-6
Middlesex, NJ
Middlesex High School

JUNIOR (2008-09): Led R-N in rebounding (8.2 rpg), field goal percentage (52.9%) and blocked shots (15) as Scarlet Raiders (17-13) reached the NJAC Championship Tournament title game for the first time in program history... No. 2 in the NJAC in offensive (2.79), defensive (5.38) and overall rebounding... was seventh in field goal percentage in the NJAC... posted four double-doubles, scoring in double digits 11 times while grabbing 10 or more rebounds nine times... averaged 8.3 points per game while totaling 32 steals and 19 assists... started in 16 games including the final 13 contests of thes season... poured in a career-high 24 oints and snared nine rebounds in a double-overtime loss to New Jersey City (1/28/09)... equalled his career high in rebounds with 16 while adding 19 points, four assists, two steals and a blocked shot in a 91-89 win over Stevens (3/4/09) in the opening round of the ECAC Metro Championship... capped season by hitting on seven of 11 field goal tries on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds in an ECAC Metro Championship semifinal loss to NYU (3/7/09)... pulled down 14 rebounds and netted 11 points in an NJAC semifinal loss to eventual NCAA D-III runner up Richard Stockton (2/27/09)... had an 11-point, 9-rebound effort in a win over Rowan (1/24/09)... pulled down a dozen rebounds and scored 10 opints in an 82-80 win over Ramapo (12/3/08)... picked up a career-high four steals while posting an 11-rebound, 10-point double-double in a win over York NY (12/13/08). 

SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Enjoyed a breakout season, averaging 7.6 points and 6.5 rebounds when injuries to Scarlet Raider big men forced him into action... earned starting duty in 12 of the Raiders’ final 13 games... netted double figures in scoring nine times and pulled down 10 or more rebounds seven times... recorded a team-high five double-doubles, including a 12-point, career-high 16-rebound outburst in an 87-79 loss to Brooklyn (3/5/08) in the opening round of the ECAC Metro Championship... netted 17 points, hitting seven of nine shots from the floor, and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 70-52 win over New Jersey City (2/13/08)... came off the bench to tally 16 points and haul down a dozen rebounds in a 78-61 win over Ramapo (1/19/08)... first double-double was an unexpected 13-rebound, 11-point, 2-assist, 2-block explosion in a 74-46 win over Medgar Evers (11/28/07)... notched a dozen rebounds and 10 points in a 44-43 win over Rutgers-Camden (1/26/08). 

FRESHMAN (2006-07): Saw action in a dozen games, scoring a field goal and snaring a rebound in the Raiders’ 82-73 ECAC Metro tournament win over Farmingdale State (2/28/07)… collected a rebound in six games, getting two boards against NYC Tech (1/15/07) in a 73-66 victory… logged a season-high 13 minutes at William Paterson (2/15/07).

HIGH SCHOOL: All-Middlesex County performer as a senior at Middlesex HS... three-year letterwinner for the Blue Jays.



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