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Rams will need Bethel to be a major offensive threat in 2008-09 as well as a defensive presence in the front court...Appeared in 29 games as a sophomore...Gives the Rams an offensive threat at forward...Needs to become a stronger defender...Joined the team in December of 2005 and made an immediate impact, appearing in 16 games as a freshman...Shot over 50% from the field in 2005-06...The first CHSAA AA level player to sign with the Rams since Bevon Robin (Rice High School) committed to Fordham in 1996. As a Junior (2007-08): Appeared in eleven games for the Rams in 2007-08, all off the bench...Averaged 3.1 ppg and 1.5 rpg...Netted a game-high 15 points and added five rebounds and two blocks in 15 minutes of play at Manhattan (11/28/07)...Finished with 10 points, shooting 4-for-6 from the field, in the win over Hofstra (12/5/07)...Scored three points and added three rebounds in the loss at Syracuse (11/16/07). As a Sophomore (2006-07): Appeared in 29 games as a sophomore in 2006-07, starting three...Made first collegiate start at Charlotte (2/10/07)...Averaged 4.7 ppg and 2.2 rpg...Also had eleven blocks and eleven steals...Netted a career-high 16 points and tied a career best with six rebounds and two blocks in the win over Saint Louis (1/20/07)...Opened season with a then career-high 15 points along with a career-best six rebounds in the win over Sacred Heart (11/10/06)...Added two blocks and a steal in the Sacred Heart game...Finished with 13 points, hitting a career-high three three-pointers, in the loss at Charleston (12/23/06)...Netted 11 points and added five rebounds at Charlotte (2/10/07) in his first collegiate start...Scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds in the Belmont loss (11/14/06)...Finished with nine points, four rebounds and two blocks in the St. Bonaventure win (1/31/07)...Netted seven points and grabbed three rebounds in the win over Fairfield (12/28/06)...Scored seven points in the loss at Dayton (2/7/07)...Finished with six points and three rebounds in the St. Francis win (11/26/06)...Netted five points and added four rebounds in win at Penn (12/9/06). As a Freshman (2005-06): Appeared in 16 games, averaging 2.6 ppg and 0.6 rpg, after joining the team on December 22nd...Shot 53.1% (17-32) from the field and 41.7% (5-12) from three-point land...Finished with 11 points, hitting all five of his field goals including one three-pointer, in eight minutes in the win over Duquesne (1/15/06)...Netted nine points and added three rebounds in five minutes of action in the Atlantic 10 tournament win over La Salle (3/9/06)...Was a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor in the La Salle game...Scored six points, hitting two three-pointers, in the win at Duquesne (2/4/06)...Netted four points in two minutes in the win over Lafayette (12/31/05)...Scored a point and added a rebound in his collegiate debut at Manhattan (12/23/05)...Finished with three points in the loss at Saint Louis (1/28/06)...Netted two points at Notre Dame (12/28/05) and two more in the loss at Saint Joseph's (2/22/06). Before Fordham: A graduate of St. Raymond's High School in the Bronx, where he played basketball for coach Oliver Antiqua...Played in the Jordan Classic Game in Madison Square Garden in the spring of 2005...Scored four points and added three rebounds in the Classic...Also attended ABCD Top 200 Camp in 2005...Averaged 14.0 ppg, tenth best in the CHSAA AA, and 10.0 rpg as a senior...Named First Team All-City...Started off his senior year on fire, scoring 18 points and adding seven rebounds in an IS8 pool game in October, leading St. Raymond's to a 78-53 victory over the Shooting Stars...Was also named one of the Top 20 High School Players in New York by Newsday...Averaged 8.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg as junior for the Ravens, leading the team in rebounding...Helped St. Raymond's win the New York City Catholic High Schools' Athletic Association Championship as a sophomore and a junior, compiling a 22-8 overall record in 2003-04, 10-3 in the CHSAA...Wrote a diary column that appeared in the New York Daily News when he attended the 2004 ABCD Camp...A native of the Bronx, Bethel resides just a short bus ride from the Fordham campus...Prior to committing to the Rams, he also considered Kent State, Rhode Island and Saint Joseph's...The first CHSAA AA level player to sign with the Rams since Bevon Robin (Rice High School) committed to Fordham in 1996. |
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