Daemen University Athletics

CAREER NOTES: Appeared in 112 of a possible 121 games, helping Daemen to an 89-32 record ... 26th member of Daemen's 1,000 Point Club ... finished 21st in program history with 1,070 points ... one of five players in program history with 1,000+ points and 300+ assists ... finished fifth in team history with 336 assists ... finished six in team history with 200 three-pointers ... also fifth in three-point percentage (42.9) and fourth in free throw percentage (79.5).

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2019-20): Appeared in and started 30 of the team's 32 games ... averaged 8.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game ... named to the ECC-CACC Challenge All-Tournament Team after helping Daemen to wins over Felician & Nyack ... recorded 11 points, eight assists, six rebounds and three steals in a win over Salem on Dec. 4 ... scored 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting in a win over Roberts Wesleyan on Dec. 7 ... hit four three-pointers and totaled 20 points in a Jan. 24 home win over Molloy ... scored his 1,000th career point on Feb. 14 vs. St. Thomas Aquinas ... shot 8-for-12 from the field and 6-for-10 from three-point range en route to a season-high 22 points vs. Mercy on Feb. 16 ... scored 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting in the ECC tournament semifinals vs. St. Thomas Aquinas.

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2018-19): Appeared in 23 games and made 20 starts ... averaged 8.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and a team-high 3.1 assists per game ... suffered an injury in the team's season-opening game vs. Caldwell on Nov. 9, keeping him out until Dec. 29 ... totaled nine points off the bench in his return to the court vs. Saint Michael's ... made his return to the starting lineup vs. #4/#4 Saint Anselm on Jan. 2, helping Daemen to a 78-72 win by logging 35 minutes and totaling 13 points and six rebounds ... made a season-high five three-pointers and totaled a season-high 19 points in a neutral-site win vs. regionally-ranked Dallas Baptist on Jan. 4 ... helped Daemen avenge an earlier loss by scoring 13 points at Molloy on Feb. 8 ... notched 15 points in the regular season finale vs. Bridgeport on Mar. 3 ... made his NCAA tournament debut Mar. 16 vs. New Haven, scoring six points in 34 minutes. 

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Third-team All-ECC ... returned from injury to appear in and start all 30 contests ... led the team and ranked third among the ECC leaders with 106 total assists, becoming the first Daemen player with 100+ since Supreme Hannah (109) in 2014-15 ...  also finished third on the team and 15th in the ECC in scoring, averaging 12.4 points per game ... also finished fourth in free throw percentage (.843) and three-point field goals (68) among the ECC leaders ... made at least one three-pointer in 27 games, and multiple three-pointers 22 times ... recorded the first 20-point game of his career in a win over Wilmington on Nov. 18 ... scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting in a road win at Saint Rose on Dec. 31 ... scored 20 points in a home win over NYIT on Jan. 14 ... dished a season-high 11 assists in a road win at Queens on Jan. 21, becoming the first Daemen player with at least 10 assists in a game since Hannah (Dec. 17, 2014 vs. St. Thomas) ... scored a season-high 24 points in wins at District of Columbia (2/4) and NYIT (2/25) ... scored 18 points in Daemen's ECC Championships opening round win over Roberts Wesleyan on Feb. 28. 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Suffered an injury during a preseason workout that kept him out for the entire season ... medical redshirt.  

AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16): Four-time ECC Rookie of the Week selection, the most of any player in the conference ... appeared in all 29 games and made 26 starts ... averaged 8.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game ... finished second on the team and 20th in the ECC with 68 total assists ... made his collegiate debut Nov. 13 vs. Wilmington, scoring five points and dishing two assists in 11 minutes ... recorded his first double-figure scoring game with 11 points in a home loss to Mercyhurst on Nov. 24 ... made his first career start Dec. 1 at Slippery Rock ... reached double figures in four straight games from Jan. 24 through Feb. 7, including a season-high 19 points at District of Columbia (1/29) ... also scored 19 points against NYIT on Feb. 21 ... made five three-pointers for the second straight game, and totaled 17 points at Molloy on Feb. 26 ... scored the go-ahead basket with 35 seconds left in overtime, and totaled 13 points to help Daemen past Mercy 103-102 in the ECC Championships semifinals on Mar. 5. 

AT GREECE ATHENA HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity player for the Greece Athena Trojans and coach Jim Johnson ... set new school records for assists in a career and three-pointers in a game ... led the Trojans to three consecutive Section V championships ... three-time first-team All-Greater Rochester and first-team All-County selection ... 12th-team All-State as a junior, seventh-team All-State as a senior ... scholar athlete and high honor roll student ... also active on the AAU circuit with RAP Elite. 

PERSONAL: Born Jay Sakis on Oct. 31, 1996 in Rochester, N.Y. ... son of Thomas and Janine Sarkis ... has two brothers - Nick and Cody Sarkis ... hobbies include poker, racquetball, volleyball and swimming ... majoring in Marketing.