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A 2007 Preseason First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection...Earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors last winter as well as Second Team All-District and Second Team All-Met...Became the 31st player in Fordham history to surpass the 1,000-point scoring mark...Enters the season ninth on the school's all-time scoring list and ninth on the all-time rebounding list...Also sits in third place on Fordham's all-time blocks list with 142...Has started every game of his Fordham career...Named Preseason First Team All-Atlantic 10 for third straight year...Spent the summer of 2006 at Pete Newell's Big Man Camp...Named First Team All-Atlantic 10 in 2005-06, becoming the first Ram to be named First Team All-A-10...Ranked among the Atlantic 10 leaders in seven statistical categories in 2005-06...Led conference in field goal percentage...Led team in scoring and rebounding his first two years...A career 53.3% shooter from the field...The 2004-05 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-Atlantic 10...Also named 2005 Met Basketball Writers Rookie of the Year...A 2005 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team and Second Team All-Met selection...Spent part of the summer of 2005 traveling to England and Ireland with the NIT All-Stars...Averaged 12.2 ppg and 7.8 rpg with ten blocks as the NIT All-Stars went 7-0 on the trip...Had one of the most successful freshman seasons in Fordham history...Ranked among the Atlantic 10 leaders in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and shooting percentage...Highest scoring freshman in the conference in 2004-05...His 431 points was the second most points scored by a freshman in Fordham history...Represented New York City at the 2004 Wendy's All-Star Shootout Classic...Was an All-America nominee as a senior in high school...Uncle, Shawon Dunston, was drafted in the first round of the 1982 Major League baseball draft by the Chicago Cubs and played for the Cubs, Giants, Pirates, Indians, Cardinals and Mets. As a Junior (2006-07): Earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors in 2007 after being named 2006 First Team Preseason All-Atlantic 10...Also named Second Team All-Region and Second Team All-Metropolitan...A 2006-07 team captain...Became the 31st player in Fordham history to score 1,000 career points...Has 1,382 career points to date, good for eighth place on the Fordham all-time scoring list and 709 career rebounds, placing him in ninth place on the school's all-time rebounding list...Also has 215 career blocks, third best all-time at Fordham...Started all 30 games for the Rams at forward in 2006-07...Has started every game since arriving at Fordham (91 games)...Averaged 14.5 ppg, second best on the team, and a team-high 7.2 rpg as a junior...Shot a team-high 54.5% (146-268) from the field and 50.0% (12-24) from behind the three-point arch...Also led team with 71 blocks...Finished the year ranked 16th in scoring and ninth in rebounding in the Atlantic 10...Third in the conference in blocked shots (2.37/game)...Scored a season-high 29 points and added 13 rebounds for his third double-double of the year in the loss to Rhode Island (2/3/07)...Netted 25 points and added 11 rebounds and three blocks for his fifth double-double of the year at St. Bonaventure (2/28/07)...Scored 21 points, hitting eight of his 11 field goal attempts, and added seven rebounds and three blocks in the win over Richmond in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship (3/7/07)...Finished with 21 points and added eight rebounds in the win at Penn (12/9/06)...Netted 20 points, hitting two three-pointers, and grabbed nine rebounds in the win over Quinnipiac (12/31/06)...Scored 20 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the year in the Temple win (3/3/07)...Finished with 19 points and added eight rebounds in the loss at Maryland (12/6/06)...Netted 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds while also blocking four shots at Charlotte (2/10/07)...Notched his second straight double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds in the home win over Duquesne (2/18/07)...Recorded his first double-double of the year with 14 points and 14 rebounds in the win over St. Francis (11/26/06)...Picked up his second with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the Iona win (12/3/06)...Scored 18 points and added ten rebounds for his fourth double-double of the year against Massachusetts (2/15/07)...Also added five steals and four blocks in the Iona game...Finished with 16 points and seven rebounds in the loss at Charleston (12/23/06)...Netted 16 points and added eight rebounds and three blocks in the win over Saint Joseph's (1/17/07)...Scored 14 points in the season-opening win over Sacred Heart (11/10/06) despite playing only 21 minutes due to foul trouble...Finished with 14 points and five rebounds at Texas A&M (12/12/06)...Scored 14 points and added five boards in the Richmond win (1/6/07)...Finished with 14 points, all in the second half, and four rebounds in the win at Duquesne (1/14/07)...Netted 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the win at Rhode Island (2/24/07)...Scored 12 points, shooting 5-for-6 from the field, in the Saint Louis win (1/20/06)...Netted eleven points and added five rebounds in the loss to Belmont (11/14/06)...Dropped in 11 points and added seven rebounds and three blocks in the loss to Xavier (1/11/07)...Finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and four blocks in the win over Manhattan (11/30/06)...Scored eight points and added a season-high seven rebounds in the La Salle win (1/27/07). As a Sophomore (2005-06): Named First Team All-Atlantic 10...Also named Second Team All-Met and All-Region...Named Preseason First Team All-Atlantic 10...Started all 32 games for the Rams at forward in 2005-06...Has started every game since arriving at Fordham (61 games)...Named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team after averaging 18.7 ppg and 9.0 rpg in the three-game tournament...Led team with a 16.1 ppg average and a 7.6 rpg average...Also led team with 76 blocks, the third best single season total in Fordham history...Shot a conference-best 53.5% (174-325) from the field and 48.7% (19-39) from three-point land...Also ranked among Atlantic 10 leaders in blocks (second), rebounds (tied for fourth), scoring (tied for fifth) and free throw percentage (18th)...Scored a season-high 31 points, hitting 10 of his 15 field goal attempts, and added six rebounds and four assists at Duquesne (2/4/06)...Registered his 18th career double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds in the Atlantic 10 Tournament win over La Salle (3/9/06)...Recorded his 17th career double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds in the loss to Charlotte (2/18/06)...Notched his 16th career double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds to go with a career-high eight blocks in the Rhode Island win (2/12/06)...Registered his 15th career double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds in the St. Bonaventure game (1/21/06) after securing his 14th career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Duquesne (1/15/06) and notching his 13th career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Penn (1/9/06), hitting eight of his nine free throws...Picked up his 12th career double-double with 16 points and eleven rebounds at Fairfield (12/14/05)...Hit 10 of his 12 free throws at Fairfield...Notched his 11th career double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds at Siena (11/28/05)...Notched his tenth career double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds in the season-opening loss to Old Dominion (11/19/05)...Scored 23 points and added nine rebounds in the loss to Georgia (11/20/05)...Closed out the Paradise Jam tournament with 15 points and four rebounds in the win over Norfolk State (11/21/05)...Netted 21 points, shooting 7-for-8 from the field including three three-pointers, and added four blocks in the win at Virginia (12/7/05)...Scored 20 points and added eight rebounds in the win over La Salle (3/1/06)...Finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and four blocks before fouling out at the end of the first overtime at Holy Cross (12/4/05)...Scored 18 points and added six rebounds and three blocks in the loss at UMass (1/18/06)...Finished with 17 points and nine rebounds despite playing only 20 minutes due to foul trouble at St. Bonaventure (2/9/06)...Netted 16 points and added four boards in the loss at Rhode Island (1/7/06)...Also had 16 points, while grabbing six rebounds, in the win at Temple (3/5/06)...Scored 15 points and added four blocks at Manhattan (12/23/05)...Netted 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Xavier (2/15/06)...Recorded 13 points and added eight rebounds and two blocks in the loss at Saint Joseph's (2/22/06)...Finished with 12 points in the win over Lafayette (12/31/05)...Scored 12 points and added eight rebounds and three blocks in the loss at Saint Louis (1/28/06)...Had 11 points, seven rebounds and five blocks against George Washington (2/25/06)...Netted ten points and added three blocks at Notre Dame (12/28/05). As a Freshman (2004-05): The 2005 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year...Started all 29 games for the Rams at forward in 2004-05...Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week six times (weeks ending November 27th, December 5th, January 1st, January 22nd, February 12th and February 27th)...Led team with a 14.9 ppg average, seventh best in the conference...Also averaged a team-high 8.6 rpg, second best in the A-10 and 47th best in the NCAA Division I...Added a team-high 67 blocks along with 44 assists and 32 steals...Shot 52.0% (154-296) from the field, second best in the conference...Had nine double-doubles in 2004-05, including five in the last nine games...Finished third in the Atlantic 10 and 30th in the NCAA Division I with 67 blocks (2.31/game)...Scored in double figures in nine of the last ten games and 14 of the final 17 games...Named to the UCF Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team...The first Fordham freshman to open his collegiate career with four straight double digit scoring games...Set the school record for most points by a freshman in his collegiate debut with 20 points in the season-opening win over St. Francis (11/20/04)...Shot 9-of-15 from the field and added four rebounds in the St. Francis win...Netted a career-high 34 points and added 18 rebounds and four blocks in the win at St. Bonaventure (2/26/05)...Scored 24 points and added nine rebounds in the win over Fairfield (12/11/04)...The 14 free throws in the Fairfield game were the most for a Ram since Fred Herzog made 17 against Lehigh on March 8, 1992...Finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the year in the Xavier win (1/16/05)...Picked up his fifth double-double with 21 points and a season-high 19 rebounds in the St. Bonaventure win (2/9/05)...Followed that with his sixth double-double of the year with 18 points and 11 rebounds in the Massachusetts win (2/12/05)...Followed that with 16 points and 11 rebounds in the loss at George Washington (2/16/05)...Netted 20 points and added nine rebounds in the win at Rhode Island (1/22/05)...Finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds in the season-ending loss to George Washington in the Atlantic 10 Championships (3/10/05)...Scored 15 points and pulled down 16 rebounds in the loss to Charleston Southern (12/28/04) for his first collegiate double-double...Followed that with his second double-double, a 20-point, 10-rebound, four-block game at Central Florida (12/29/04) and then notched his third straight double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds at Western Kentucky (1/1/05)...Scored 15 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the win over Rhode Island (2/20/05)...Netted 15 points and added eight rebounds in the win over Richmond (1/8/05)...Finished with 14 points and five rebounds in the Iona win (12/2/04)...Netted 14 points in the Boston University loss, adding five rebounds and four blocks....Scored 13 points and added seven rebounds and three blocks in the loss to Manhattan (11/27/04)...Scored 13 points and added eight rebounds and two blocks in the loss to Duquesne (3/2/05)...Pumped in 13 points and added six rebounds in the loss at UMass (1/19/05)...Finished with 12 points, six rebounds and three blocks at Temple (1/12/05)...Scored 11 points and added six rebounds and four blocks in the Siena win (12/23/04)...Had ten points and seven rebounds in only 20 minutes at La Salle (2/6/05)...Swatted a season-best four shots and added nine points and two steals at Villanova (12/14/04)...Finished with nine points and nine rebounds in the Saint Joseph's loss (1/5/05)...Pulled down nine rebounds and added seven points in the win over Temple (1/26/05). Before Fordham: A graduate of St. John's Prep High School in Queens...Named First Team All-Queens by Newsday...Also named Third Team All-City by Newsday...Averaged 19.5 ppg and 14.5 rpg and 5.0 blocks per game as a senior...Led St. John's Prep to a 22-5 overall record, 15-1 in the CHSAA, first in the A South Division...Named Most Valuable Player of the Molloy High School Tournament at the beginning of the 2003-04 season, leading St. John's Prep to the championship...Played in the 2004 Wendy's All-Star Shootout Classic in Chicago, helping the New York team to a win over Chicago...Rated the ninth best senior in New York City by HoopScoop Online...Ranked 14th best senior by NYhoops.com...Named Eighth Team All-Metro New York by The HoopScoop Online...Regarded by some recruiting services as the Best Big Man in Queens in 2003-04...Holds the St. John's Prep records for most blocks in a game and most blocks in a career...A Dean's List student. |
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