April 18, 2008
Bronx, N.Y. -
Fordham University senior forward Bryant Dunston and senior guard Marcus Stout were each honored by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers last night at an awards ceremony at The Meadowlands. Dunston was named First Team All-Met while Stout was named Third Team.
Dunston, who was also named Second Team All-Atlantic 10 and Second Team All-Region this year, led the Rams in scoring, averaging 15.5 ppg, and rebounding, averaging an Atlantic 10 best 9.8 rpg. He also led the 2007-08 squad in blocks with 79 and was second in field goal percentage (.252) while recording 57 assists and 29 steals. Besides rebounding, Dunston ranks among the Atlantic 10 leaders in scoring (11th), field goal percentage (second) and blocks (second).
Dunston, who was also named to the 2008 Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team, recorded an Atlantic 10-best 15 doubles-doubles this year, including eight in the last ten games, to bring his career double-double total to 40.
Over his four-year career, Dunston appeared in all 120 career games, starting 118, amassing 1,832 career points, good for second place on the Fordham all-time scoring list. He also pulled down 993 career rebounds, good for third all-time at Rose Hill, and this winter he became Fordham's career blocked shots leader, graduating with 294 career rejections.
Dunston, the 2005 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the year, received All-Atlantic 10 accolades all four years at Fordham, earning First Team honors as a sophomore in 2005-06 and Second Team honors in 2004-05 and in 2006-07, as well as All-Met honors all four years.
Stout was second on the 2007-08 squad in scoring, averaging 15.1 ppg and 2.4 rpg while hitting a team-high 73 three-pointers. He also added a team-best 85 assists and was second on the team with 29 steals. Stout ranked among the Atlantic 10 leaders in scoring (12th), three-pointers made (seventh) and field goal percentage (14th).
Over his four-year career, Stout appeared in all 120 games, starting 96, amassing 1,709 points, good for sixth place on the Fordham all-time scoring list. He also hit 259 three-pointers over his career which is the second most for a Fordham player, 15 behind career leader Jason Harris (1997-2001).
