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Skidmore College Athletics

2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

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Ed Burke

10 Edvinas Rupkus

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Naujoji Akmene, Lithuania
  • Highschool Westtown (PA)

Biography

2018-19:
Liberty League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
NABC Division III All-America First Team
CoSIDA/Google Cloud Division III Academic All-America First Team
CoSIDA Division III Academic All-District Team
NABC All-East District Player of the Year
NABC All-East District First Team
D3hoops.com East Region Player of the Year
D3hoops.com All-East Region First Team
Liberty League Player of the Year
All-Liberty League First Team
Liberty League All-Academic Team
Liberty League Performer of the Week (1-28)
Liberty League Honor Roll (11-19, 1-7, 2-18)

Finished a brilliant Skidmore career … started in all 27 contests … became the program’s first two-time All-American … third in the Liberty League at 17.5 points per game … 28th in the country in 3-point percentage (44.2 percent) … led the conference in free throw percentage (87.4 percent) … also averaged 6.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.0 steals per game … became Skidmore’s all-time leading scorer, after scoring 22 points at Plattsburgh … scored 20 or more points 10 times … four double-doubles … season-high 31 points in the Liberty League Semifinal against Ithaca … scored 23 points at Union … corralled 10 rebounds at Plattsburgh, at Clarkson, vs. Hartwick, and against MIT in the NCAA Tournament … tallied four steals in a road win at Hobart … finishes his career as the Liberty League’s all-time leading scorer (2,128 points) … is the program’s all-time leader in scoring average (19.8 ppg) and free throw percentage (83.2 percent) … second all-time in games played (110) … third all-time in rebounds (701) and 3-point field goals made (186).

2017-18:
NABC All-America Second Team
CoSIDA/Google Cloud Division III Academic All-America First Team
CoSIDA Division III Academic All-District Team
D3hoops.com All-East Region First Team
NABC All-East District First Team
D3hoops.com Preseason All-American (Second Team)
Liberty League Player of the Year
All-Liberty League First Team
Liberty League All-Tournament Team
Liberty League All-Academic Team
Liberty League Performer of the Week (11-20, 12-4, 1-2, 1-15)
Liberty League Honor Roll (11-27, 1-22, 2-5, 2-26)

Was one of the most efficient scorers in the country ... led the team as a co-captain ... Led the Liberty League in scoring for the second straight year with 22.0 points per game ... broke his own season scoring record with 594 points ... led the team in rebounds (6.5), field goal percentage (.505), 3-point percentage (.420), and free throw percentage (.826) ... scored in double figures in all 27 games ... scored 20 or more points in 16 contests ... scored 30 or more points four times ... tallied a season-high 39 points against Ithaca in the Liberty League Quarterfinal (2/20) ... tallied five double-doubles ... added 29 steals and 10 blocked shots ... tallied his 1,500th career point against Vassar (2/6) ... third in the league with 31.7 minutes per game ... he enters his senior season third all-time in scoring with 1,655 points, just 34 points shy of Skidmore's all-time scoring record.

2016-17:
NABC All-District Second Team
CoSIDA Division III Academic All-American
CoSIDA Division III Academic All-District Team
D3hoops.com All-East Region Second Team
BCANY Division III All-Upstate Team
All-Liberty League First Team
Liberty League All-Academic Team
D3Hoops.com Team of the Week (2-21)
Liberty League Performer of the Week (12-5, 1-3, 2-20)
Liberty League Honor Roll (12-12, 1-16, 2-6, 3-6)

Thoroughbred Society (Fall '16)
Exploded as a go-to scorer for the Thoroughbreds … Started in all 28 contests … second in the nation in free throws made (181) … led the Liberty League, breaking the Skidmore single-season record for points scored (580) … also led the league in free throw percentage (.883) … second in scoring (20.7) and field goal percentage (.560) … led the team in rebounds (7.4) … added 24 steals and 15 blocks … scored his 1,000th point on Feb. 18 against Clarkson, becoming the first sophomore and 18th player overall to do so … tallied seven double-doubles … scored 20 or more points 13 times … broke the Skidmore single-game record with 42 points at St. Lawrence on Feb. 17 … also went a perfect 14-for-14 from the free throw line in that game … shot .767 and averaged 34.7 points during a three game stretch (2/11-2/19) … corralled a career-high 14 rebounds against Vassar … averaged 21.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists while shooting 56.5 percent from the field and 88.8 percent from the charity stripe in conference play … averaged 32 minutes per game.

2015-16:
D3Hoops.com East Region Rookie of the Year
Liberty League Rookie of the Year
All-Liberty League First Team
Liberty League Tournament Most Valuable Player
Liberty League Performer of the Week (1-25)
Liberty League Rookie of the Week (12-7, 1-4, 1-11, 2-1)
Thoroughbred Society (Fall ’15)
Played in all 28 contests, starting the final 23 games of the season … led the team in scoring with 17.2 points per game … his 17.2 points led all Liberty League rookies, and was ninth nationally among all freshmen … was second in the conference with a .552 field goal percentage, and fifth with 1.4 steals per contest … second in the league averaging 2.0 steals in 16 Liberty League contests … averaged 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game … scored in double figures in 25 of 28 contests … scored his first career basket against Ithaca, ending up with 14 points … scored a season-high 28 points twice, first against Union, and second against No. 20 Tufts in the second round of the Division III NCAA Tournament … scored 20 or more points 11 times … averaged 20 points, 7.5 rebounds, and shot 55 percent (11-for-20) from the field in the Liberty League Tournament … second on the team averaging 28.5 minutes per game.

Personal/High School: Earned two varsity letters in basketball...Won twp FSL championships...All-League Honorable Mention junior year and All-League First Team senior year...Dean's List student every semester in high school...an avid stock market watcher ... worked as an intern at McLagan Partners Operations ... Majoring in Business and Economics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2015-16Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 205 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2016-17Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 205 lbs
    10
  • 10
    C

    2017-18Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 205 lbs
    10
    C
  • 10
    C

    2018-19Senior

    Guard
    6'4" 205 lbs
    10
    C