It was a record 25 years in the making.
Long considered one of the best, if not the best point guard in NEC history, Marist’s Drafton Davis hung on to the league’s career assist record for a quarter century. And for the first 20 or so years, there were no challengers for his crown. His 804 assists were 201 more than the next player on the list, Mount St. Mary’s legend Jeremy Goode, who graduated in 2010 with 603 dimes.
As Goode moved on to the professional ranks, in stepped LIU Brooklyn’s Jason Brickman (San Antonio, TX/Clark), the Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week. The soft-spoken native of San Antonio began to turn some heads in his very first collegiate game on November 12, 2010, coming off the bench to dish for seven assists in just 15 minutes of play.
Fast forward 37 months to December 12, 2013 when a new king was crowned.
Read more in this week's NEC News & Notes, including a reflection on the first six weeks on non-conference play.