Profile: A solid player who is a big part of the backcourt rotation... Has improved his strength from a year ago... Has the ability to handle the ball and to find the open teammate.
2008-2009: Played in all 30 games, starting four... Played a season-high 33 minutes with 11 points at Southern N.H. on 1-6-09... Was 5-for-5 at Southern N.H... Had a season-best 12 points on 6-for-8 shooting at Bentley on 3-3-09 in the Northeast-10 quarterfinals... Had 10 rebounds vs. UMass Lowell on 12-3-08... Also had season highs for assists with six and steals with three vs. UMass Lowell.
2007-2008: Appeared in 25 games as a freshman... Made six straight starts from 12-4-07 to 1-2-08... Had his first career field goal on 11-25-07 at Assumption... Had a season-high 11 points on 12-1-07 vs. Le Moyne... Had eight rebounds on two occassions, first vs. Le Moyne on 12-1-07 and also in his next game vs. Southern N.H. on 12-4-07... Had a season-high five assists in a road win at Bridgeport in the ECAC Holiday Tournament... Had three steals vs. Le Moyne on 12-1-07... Scored in double digits on three occassions... Shot 46.5 percent from the field for the year.
Previous: Member of the National Honor Society in high school... Named to the New Haven Register All-State Second Team and was an All-FCIAC Second Team selection.
Coach Dickson on Mariano: "We expect for John to be an integral part of our backcourt and his versatility will be a big plus for this team. John will need to give us some minutes at the point guard position to start the season and also will get playing time on the wing. He can both dribble and pass the ball and should be able to get us organized and into our offense. John is a very physical and tough basketball player who plays the game with a good competitive edge."
Personal: Son of David and Eileen... Has three
brothers, Mike, Dan and Kevin... Undecided on his major.
