It was a history-making week for Brickman, who set the NEC career assist mark on Thursday and averaged 15.5 points, 9.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Blackbirds. He shot 53.8 percent from three-point territory, making 7-13 shots from long range, and was a perfect 8-8 from the stripe. In a 76-69 setback at Lehigh on Monday, Brickman posted his NEC-best fourth double-double of the year with 10 points and 12 assists. Three days later, he drilled 5-7 three-point shots and established a new career-high with 21 points as LIU held off NJIT, 96-93, for its first road win of the year. Brickman dished for six assists in the win, and in the process broke the 25-year old NEC assist mark held by Marist’s Drafton Davis. With 808 career helpers, he ranks first among active NCAA players and remains on pace to become the fourth player in NCAA history to reach 1,000 career assists. Brickman, who hails from San Antonio, averages 11.1 ppg and leads the nation with 9.9 apg.