Mercy University Athletics

Before Mercy: Played basketball for four yearsat Oyster Bay, where he was a captain for three years … histeam was ranked No. 3 (Class C) in the country … averaged26.4 points per game during his junior year … shot 90% fromthe free throw line in his senior season … during his senioryear, the team won the Nassau County Championship, the Long IslandChampionship, South East Regional Championship and reached theFinal Four in New York State, with the last three accomplishmentscoming as the first in school history … Van Cott during hissophomore season was named to the All-conference team …during his junior campaign was tabbed to the All-county, All-LongIsland and All-state squads … during his senior year wasnamed to the All-county, All-Long Island and All-class teams.

Personal: Born Bryan Austin Van Cott … theson of Jayne Van Cott and Clement Snell … a sportsmanagement and accounting double-major … wants to work onWall Street and become a basketball coach … enjoys playingbasketball, working out and dancing.

Off The Court
Favorite Book: “Slam” by Walter DeanMyers.
Favorite TV Show: “Fresh Prince ofBel-Air.”
Favorite Movie: “Love andBasketball.”
Favorite Food: Chicken and rice
Favorite Song: “This Is How We Do It”by Montell Jordan
Favorite Collegiate Team: University of NorthCarolina.