New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2013-14: Out for last 8 games following shoulder surgery (last played 1/25) … Came off bench at NC Central (1/16) and started at NC A&T (1/18) after resting nagging injury vs. CCNY (1/13) … 7 pts (3-5 FG) at Hofstra (12/30) … 8 pts, 6 rebs at Butler (12/28) … 9 pts (3-6 FG, 2-3 3FG) at St. Francis Brooklyn … 7 pts, 2 assts, 2 stls vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12) … 8 pts (3-4 FG, 2-2 3 FG) at Seton Hall … 9 pts vs. UAlbany (12/1) … 13 pts at Maine (11/19) … at Tulane (8 pts, 7 rebs), at Army (10 pts)

2012-13: Scored 8 -- all in the 1st half -- on 3-for-4 shooting (2-for-3 from downtown) at Chicago State (2/9)... Had one his best games with career-highs in points (14), rebounds (7) and assists (6) vs. Fisher College (1/30)... Totaled 8 points in 21 minutes in 2nd straight game at Lafayette (1/2)... Scored 8 (3-5 FG) before fouling out in 21 minutes vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (12/30)... Finished with 7 points – including tying the score twice late in the 2nd half – with 3 rebounds and 2 assists at Villanova (12/28)... Made 1st career NCAA start vs. CCNY (12/22) ... Netted 9 points and a steal vs. Army (12/11)... Tied career high with 12 points (6-10 FG) in 20 minutes vs. Lyndon State (11/27)... Netted D-I season-high 12 points in just 13 minutes at South Carolina St. (11/18)... Scored his first 5 NCAA points along with 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in 20 minutes vs. Eastern Nazarene. (11/13) ... Played 7 minutes in his NCAA debut at Providence (11/10).

Prior to NJIT: Spent 2011-12 at Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, CT. ... averaged 20 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds for Marianapolis, which lost to Vermont Academy in the 1st round of the New England Preparatory Schools Athletic Conference playoffs. ... High School: Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Player of the Year at St. Paul's School for Boys. ... MIAA B Conference Championship and an all-conference selection as a junior (lost in the semifinals in his senior year). ... two-time All-MIAA performer (09-10, 10-11). ... 1,000-point scorer and 500 rebounds.

Personal: Nigel Montre Sydnor ... son of Monica Virgin and Ray Sydnor ... business major. ... born 10/26/92 in Baltimore, MD. ... father (Ray) played football and basketball at University of Wisconsin and was taken in the 1980 NFL draft to the Pittsburgh Steelers.