St. Bonaventure

HONORS
Wooden Award National Player of the Year Watch List - 2021-22
Cousy Award Point Guard of the Year Watch List - 2021-22
Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference - 2019-20; 2020-21
Atlantic 10 Third Team All-Conference - 2021-22
NABC All-District First Team - 2019-20; 2020-21
Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team - 2019, 2021
Big 4 Player of the Week - Jan. 5, 2021; Jan. 19, 2021
Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team - 2018-19
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week - Feb. 18, 2019; Jan. 28, 2019
Charleston Classic MVP - 2021
Boca Beach Classic All-Tournament Team - 2019

As A Senior (2021-22) | Game-by-Game Stats

• Finished Bonnies career ranking third in school history for career assists (604), seventh in steals (181) and 13th in scoring (1,613 points)
• Earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference honors for the fourth time, being named to the Third Team despite battling an ankle injury for much of the season
• One of just seven players in program history to receive All-Conference accolades in at least three straight years
• Handed out seven or more assists in 28 career games and at least five assists in 67 career contests and started every game played (116)
• Ranked second among all A-10 players in assists (5.9 apg) and steals (2.2 spg) as well as third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2) as a senior
• Stood ninth nationally in assists and 23rd in steals during the year
• Averaged 12.8 ppg, 5.9 apg, 3.6 rpg in 38.4 minutes per game
• Scored in double figures 22 out of 30 games during senior season
• Set the program postseason single-game assists record with 11 in Bona's NIT semifinal game vs Xaiver, also finishing with 15 points and five rebounds (3/29)
• Knocked down the game-winning free throws in an NIT quarterfinal win at Virginia (3/22)
• Logged 15 points and eight assists in NIT first round win at Colorado (3/15)
• Recorded the school record for single-game assists with 17 in a victory over UMass, adding 11 points for a double-double (2/16)
• Finished with 16 points and eight assists in a key victory at Saint Louis (2/14)
• Made a run at a triple-double, finishing with 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists vs. Davidson (2/1)
• Earned Charleston Classic MVP honors after averaging 17 points and five assists in three victories over Marquette, Clemson and Boise State (11/21)
• Poured in season-high 22 points and went 4-for-5 from deep in a victory over Clemson (11/19)
• Drained 17 points and handed out seven assists in a win over Boise State (11/18)

As A Junior (2020-21) | Game-by-Game Stats

• Earned Atlantic 10 and NABC All-District First Team honors for the second consecutive season after averaging 14.4 points, 5.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds in 38.4 minutes per game
• Started all 21 games and scored in double figures 17 times, handing out five or more assists 16 times while shooting over 41 percent from the floor and 81 percent from the foul line
• Led the Bonnies to an Atlantic 10 Championship victory over VCU with a game-high 23 points, adding six assists and a season-high four three-pointers (3/14)
• Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds in the Atlantic 10 semifinal win over Saint Louis (3/6)
• Matched a career-high with 11 assists, also hauling in a career-best eight rebounds, in a win over Saint Joseph's (1/6)
• Drilled the game-winning shot with less than three seconds to play, a three-pointer from the top of the key, to send the Bonnies past preseason A-10 favorite Richmond on the road as part of a 16-point effort (1/2)
• Poured in 17 points with five assists in a victory over Akron (12/15)

As A Sophomore (2019-20) | Game-by-Game Stats

• Earned First Team All-Conference and All-District honors after leading the team in scoring (14.1 ppg) with an Atlantic 10-best 6.0 assists per game while leading the nation in minutes played at 38.4
• Started all 31 games at point guard and scored in double figures 25 times
• Shot 45 percent from the floor including 41 percent from long range in A-10 games
• Handed out 186 total assists, ranking third in program single season history
• Poured in 21 points with seven assists in a win at Duquesne (2/8)
• Delivered 17 points and seven assists in a victory over George Mason (2/1)
• Matched career-high with 32 points on 15 made field goals, adding eight assists at Buffalo (12/30)
• Became first SBU player to hand out double digit assists in three straight games since 2003
• First two career double-doubles in back-to-back games - vs. Gannon (14 points, 11 assists) and vs. Niagara (12 points, 11 assists) 
• Finished with 14 points and drilled the clinching three-pointer in Boca Beach Classic Championship Game win at FAU (12/2)
• Posted 18 points vs. Canisius (11/23)

As A Freshman (2018-19) | Game-by-Game Stats

• Was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• Was named to the A-10 All-Tournament Team after he averaged 16.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists over three games in the Championship
• Was twice named the A-10 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 26 and Feb. 17)
• Ranked 14^th in the A-10 in scoring at 14.4 points per game
• Ranked eighth in the A-10 in assists (3.7 per game), ninth in steals (1.4), fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0), sixth in free throw percentage (.838) and second in minutes played (37.4)
• Scored in double figures in 27 of 34 games with eight games of 20-plus points
• Missed only 19 free throws in 117 attempts
• Shot .330 (38-115) from three-point range
• His 127 assists were only 16 shy of Shandue McNeill’s freshman team record
• Scored 23 points with five assists in A-10 semifinal win over Rhode Island 3/18/19
• In quarterfinal win over George Mason, scored 20 points and also handed out five assists
• Scored a season-high 32 points, going 7-8 from three-point range, in win over George Mason 2/17/19
• In his college debut, scored 18 points and had four assists in OT loss to Bucknell 11/7/18
• Scored 13 points and handed out a season-high nine assists in win over Canisius 11/28/18
• His 18 points against La Salle 2/20/19 included the game-winning shot on a pull-up jumper with four seconds left in regulation
• Scored 23 points at Vermont 12/18/18

Prep School
Helped Putnam Science Academy win the first national prep championship in school history as the team's point guard ... in the title game, a 74-66 overtime win over Northfield Mount Hermon, he had 10 points, four assists and four steals ...  the Mustangs finished the 2017-18 season with a record of 38-4, including a school record 24-game win streak ... led Putnam in minutes and averaged 10 points, six assists and three rebounds per game ... made 48 percent of his shots overall and 40 percent from behind the three-point line ... was coached by Tom Espinosa ... was ranked third in the state of Connecticut by New England Recruiting Report in the spring of 2018, which also named him one of 10 players in its 2017-18 All-New England first team.

High School
Attended Union Catholic (N.J.) High School, graduating in 2017 … his senior season, averaged 13 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game as Union finished 17-11, falling in the second round of the state playoffs … three of his Union teammates went on to Division I schools – Jordan Pierce (Dayton), Isaiah Still (Iona) and George Pappas (Monmouth) … was coached by Jim Regan.

Major: Sociology
Family: Parents Kim and Calvin Lofton; he is the youngest of four children with brothers Calvin Jr., Zarah and Ashton … his father is a teacher and Rec Center leader and his mother is a counselor
AAU Teams: The Firm
Noteworthy: Is a fan of Carmelo Anthony, the Baltimore Ravens and Ray Lewis … pre-game ritual is eating Swedish fish … long-term career interest is sports medicine and athletic training