New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

First name pronounced day-KWAN …

2013-14: Shot 15-20 (.750) from field in last 7 games … Led team in blocked shots (31), appearing in all 29 games as a sub … 8 pts, 5 rebs, 4 blks vs. NAIA Fisher (2/22) …  8 pts (season-high), 5 rebs vs. USCAA UMFK (2/14) … 7 pts, 7 rebs in 15 mins. vs. DIII Wheelock (2/6) … Season-best 7 pts vs. Duquesne (1/29) … 4 blocks, 9 rebs vs. DIII CCNY (1/13) … 2 blocks at Butler (12/29) … 6 rebounds vs. Holy Cross (12/21) … 3 blocks vs. CCSU (11/26) … 11 rebs, 3-4 FG, 2 blocks vs. Lafayette (11/23) … 4 blocks at Maine (11/19) in 12 minutes … Came off the bench in opener at Tulane (6 pts, 9 rebs, 27 mins) … Team-high 5 rebs at UAlbany (11/12/13).
 
2012-13: 2nd in the Great West Conference in blocks (1.5 bpg)... Also 7th in rebounding (4.9 rpg) ... After joining starting lineup (12/28): averaged 6 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 1.5 bpg ... Shot over 60 pct in same span; .574 for the season... Tied his D-I high with 10 points (5-6FG) and had 6 rebounds vs. UTPA (1/26)... Set a career-high with 10 points against a D-I opponent and had a team-high 7 rebounds, a career-high 4 steals and 2 blocks vs. Penn (1/17)... Set a program D-I record with 17 rebounds while adding 7 points and a career-high 7 blocks in a career-high 39 minutes vs. Chicago State (1/12)... Had a game-high and career-high 14 rebounds to go along with 4 points, 2 blocks and a steal in a career-high 31 minutes at Utah Valley (1/5). ... Posted 9 points (3-3 FG) with 2 rebounds and game-high 3 blocks at Lafayette (1/2)... Played 25 minutes in his second start vs. St. Francis Brooklyn; finished with 7 points, 3 rebounds and a block... Earned first career NCAA start at Villanova (12/28), finished with 4 points (2-2 FG), 4 rebounds, 2 blocks and a steal in 20 minutes... Filled stat sheet in 20 minutes vs. CCNY (12/22), recording 8 points, 6 rebounds, a game-high tying 4 blocks, 2 steals and an assist... Finished with 5 points, 6 rebounds and a team-high 4 blocks vs. North Carolina A&T (12/13)... Sat out 26 minutes before sparking comeback vs. Army (12/11) by recording 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in just 11 minutes. … First career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. Lyndon State (11/27). Added both a game-high 4 blocks and 3 steals... Scored 6 points in 8 minutes vs. New Hampshire (11/21)... Started season with a team-high 2 blocks vs. Providence (11/10).
 
2011-12: 6 pts (2-2 FG), 7 rebs in 23 mins at Chicago State (2/4) … 7 pts (5-5 FT), 3 blks in 12 mins vs. Colgate (2/1) … 4 pts, 6 rebs, 3 assts, 2 blks vs. SUNY Cobleskill (1/14/12) … 6 pts, 3 rebs, blk in 7 mins vs. St. Joseph’s, NY (12/22) … 8 pts, 6 rebs, 2 assts, 2 steals in 12 mins vs. Penn State Abington in debut.

Prior to NJIT: Did not play organized basketball until high school. … Was one of two seniors to go Division I off of his team at William Allen HS in Allentown, PA (other was Jalen Cannon to St. Francis Brooklyn) … Averaged 9 ppg and 6 rpg for a team that finished 23-5 and won its District 4 A championship his senior year … Senior scoring high was 19 points vs. Bethlehem Catholic and he had 19 rebounds against Norristown. Blocked 6 shots in consecutive games against Nazareth and Easton.

Personal: Daquan Samuel Holiday. ... son of Samuel Holiday and Alicia Holiday. ... communications major. ... born 3/15/94 in Brooklyn, NY.