Mark McCloskey stepped into collegiate ball last season by playing in 24 of the Scarlet Raptors’ 25 games. He dished off 22 assists, averaged 3.0 points and added 12 steals for Rutgers-Camden.
        McCloskey played a key role in the Raptors’ first victory of the season, hitting a pair of foul shots with 44 seconds remaining to lift Rutgers-Camden over Curry College, 53-51, in the consolation game of the Tom Masano/Sheraton Reading Tip-Off Tournament Nov. 18. He finished with a career-high 10 points in that game, helping the Raptors cap a furious comeback in which they scored the final 12 points of the game. That win sparked Rutgers-Camden to an early-season four-game winning streak.
        Later in the season, McCloskey chipped in with eight points against the College of New Jersey (Jan. 17) and Kean University (Feb. 17).
        McCloskey had one of his finest games against Rowan University (Feb. 7) when he tied his career high of two steals and set a career high of three assists. His career high of three rebounds came against Richard Stockton College (Jan. 31), when he also added five points.
        McCloskey eight varsity letters while playing basketball and soccer at Camden Catholic High School. During his scholastic basketball career under Head Coach Jim Crawford, McCloskey was honored with the Duke Murtin Award, given annually to the player who best exemplifies the Irish program both on and off the court. McCloskey led Camden Catholic in assists as a senior, helping the Irish complete a two-year run of 44-10. He also was an Honor Roll and National Honor Society student at Camden Catholic, who earned Second Honors.
        An Accounting major at Rutgers-Camden, Mark is the son of Mark and Margie McCloskey of Pennsauken.