St. John's University Athletics
2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Rutherford, Nick
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Jersey Number 24
Nick Rutherford
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- High School:
- Allen High School
- Prev School:
- Monmouth
Bio
2019-20
Played in all 32 games, making 23 starts… averaged 5.5 points, 3.1 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game… ranked second on the team and 14th in the BIG EAST in assists per game… tallied 1.8 steals per contest, good enough for second on the squad and third in the conference… finished sixth in the BIG EAST with a 1.9-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio… scored in double figures five times… registered 14 points and a season-high eight assists in his St. John’s debut against Mercer (Nov. 6)… scored 11 points and came away with five steals in the Red Storm’s win over West Virginia at MSG (Dec. 7)… registered 15 points, a career-high six steals and five assists against No. 11/10 Butler (Dec. 31)… finished with 16 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals against Xavier (Feb. 17)… scored a career-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting to go along with six assists on Senior Day against Marquette (March 7).
2018-19 (Monmouth)
Played in all 35 games and made 15 starts for a Hawks squad that reached the title game of the MAAC Tournament… averaged 5.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals in 24.7 minutes per game… ranked fifth in the conference in steals per game, recording a season-high five steals on two separate occasions… one of those five-steal efforts came in a game against West Virginia where he also tallied nine points and seven assists… reached double figures three times, all of which came either on the road or at neutral sites.
2017-18 (Monmouth)
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
2016-17 (Florida Atlantic)
Started all 30 of the games in which he appeared… ranked third on the team with 9.0 points per game while leading the Owls in both assists (4.3 apg) and steals (1.3 spg)… ranked fifth in Conference USA in assists while his 1.8-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio was good enough for eighth… ranked ninth in the league in steals per game.
2015-16 (Florida Atlantic)
Played and started all 33 games for the Owls as a freshman… averaged 7.2 points and 3.5 assists per game while ranking fifth in the league with 1.5 steals per contest… his 49 steals were the highest single-season total by an FAU player in more than a decade.
Before College
Played his prep ball at Allen High School in Allen, Texas.
Played in all 32 games, making 23 starts… averaged 5.5 points, 3.1 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game… ranked second on the team and 14th in the BIG EAST in assists per game… tallied 1.8 steals per contest, good enough for second on the squad and third in the conference… finished sixth in the BIG EAST with a 1.9-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio… scored in double figures five times… registered 14 points and a season-high eight assists in his St. John’s debut against Mercer (Nov. 6)… scored 11 points and came away with five steals in the Red Storm’s win over West Virginia at MSG (Dec. 7)… registered 15 points, a career-high six steals and five assists against No. 11/10 Butler (Dec. 31)… finished with 16 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals against Xavier (Feb. 17)… scored a career-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting to go along with six assists on Senior Day against Marquette (March 7).
2018-19 (Monmouth)
Played in all 35 games and made 15 starts for a Hawks squad that reached the title game of the MAAC Tournament… averaged 5.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals in 24.7 minutes per game… ranked fifth in the conference in steals per game, recording a season-high five steals on two separate occasions… one of those five-steal efforts came in a game against West Virginia where he also tallied nine points and seven assists… reached double figures three times, all of which came either on the road or at neutral sites.
2017-18 (Monmouth)
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
2016-17 (Florida Atlantic)
Started all 30 of the games in which he appeared… ranked third on the team with 9.0 points per game while leading the Owls in both assists (4.3 apg) and steals (1.3 spg)… ranked fifth in Conference USA in assists while his 1.8-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio was good enough for eighth… ranked ninth in the league in steals per game.
2015-16 (Florida Atlantic)
Played and started all 33 games for the Owls as a freshman… averaged 7.2 points and 3.5 assists per game while ranking fifth in the league with 1.5 steals per contest… his 49 steals were the highest single-season total by an FAU player in more than a decade.
Before College
Played his prep ball at Allen High School in Allen, Texas.