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Jersey Number 21
Niko Ruffin
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cresskill, N.J.
- High School:
- Paramus Catholic
Junior Year:
Ruffin made his first collegiate 3-pointer in a win against CHAMINADE ... He saw court time and logged one rebound at NORTH CAROLINA.
Sophomore Year:
Ruffin saw court time when the Orange defeated OAKLAND ... He played a career-high five minutes ... Ruffin swiped a steal in a loss to DUKE in the Dome ... The sophomore saw action in a road loss to PITTSBURGH ... He set a career-highs with two points and one rebound when the Orange fell to GEORGIA TECH at home.
Freshman Year:
An ankle injury kept him out of the two exhibition games ... Ruffin saw action when the Orange triumphed over LOUISVILLE at the Dome.
Paramus Catholic:
Ruffin played in both the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons for Paramus Catholic … He was coached by Mike Doto … He was a team captain in his junior and senior seasons … He helped the Paladins to a 19-9 record during his junior year … His highest scoring performance came against Westwood, a game in which he scored 24 points while leading Paramus Catholic to an 85-57 win … He was named Second Team All-Big North United Division for his senior season.
Personal:
Niko Tamir Ruffin was born in June 2003 in New York City … He is the son of Angelo Martinez and Oronde Garrett … Niko has two brothers, Jordan Ruffin and Christian Garrett.
Ruffin made his first collegiate 3-pointer in a win against CHAMINADE ... He saw court time and logged one rebound at NORTH CAROLINA.
Sophomore Year:
Ruffin saw court time when the Orange defeated OAKLAND ... He played a career-high five minutes ... Ruffin swiped a steal in a loss to DUKE in the Dome ... The sophomore saw action in a road loss to PITTSBURGH ... He set a career-highs with two points and one rebound when the Orange fell to GEORGIA TECH at home.
Freshman Year:
An ankle injury kept him out of the two exhibition games ... Ruffin saw action when the Orange triumphed over LOUISVILLE at the Dome.
Paramus Catholic:
Ruffin played in both the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons for Paramus Catholic … He was coached by Mike Doto … He was a team captain in his junior and senior seasons … He helped the Paladins to a 19-9 record during his junior year … His highest scoring performance came against Westwood, a game in which he scored 24 points while leading Paramus Catholic to an 85-57 win … He was named Second Team All-Big North United Division for his senior season.
Personal:
Niko Tamir Ruffin was born in June 2003 in New York City … He is the son of Angelo Martinez and Oronde Garrett … Niko has two brothers, Jordan Ruffin and Christian Garrett.
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