Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Senior forward Cameron Downs continued his climb up the career scoring chart for the men’s basketball program last week, pouring in 48 points in his two games as he surged past four players on the all-time list. Downs hiked his career total to 1,345 points, passing Cetshwayo Byrd (1,300 points from 1900-94), Isaac Destin (1,302, 2015-18 and 2019-20), Marvin Young (1,325, 1977-81) and Joe Bretschneider (1,333, 1955-59). He is only 14 points shy of tying third-place Brian O’Donnell (1986-90). In a win over Penn State-Abington on Tuesday, Downs scored 19 points, while adding four rebounds, two blocks, two steals and one assist. He produced 29 points in a win over Immaculata on Saturday, while adding four steals and one rebound. For the week, Downs shot 21-for-37 from the floor and 5-for-5 from the foul line. In addition to ranking fourth on the all-time scoring list, Downs’ 324 free throws rank third on the all-time list, only one shy of second-place Reggie Owens (1981-85). This season Downs leads the 5-1 Scarlet Raptors in scoring (23.2 ppg), steals (15) and blocked shots (6), while ranking second in rebounds (5.7 rpg).