May 3, 2007

Bronx, N.Y. - The 73rd annual Block F Awards dinner was held last night at the Villa Barone Manor, honoring Fordham University's student-athletes for their accomplishments in the 2006-07 academic year.

Among those honored was Marcus Stout (Southfield, MI/Renaissance) who was named Most Valuable Player of the men's basketball team.

On the year, the junior guard who was an Honorable Mention All-Atlantic 10 selection, averaged a team-high 15.3 ppg, 12th best in the Atlantic 10, and he also led the team in steals (49) and three-pointers made (74), ranking second and eight in the conference, respectively.

Over his three-year career, Stout has scored 1,271 points, 13th on the all-time scoring list. He also is among the all-time leaders in three-pointers made, hitting 186 in his career, good for fourth on the all-time list.

The Rams closed out the 2006-07 season with an 18-12 overall record, 10-6 in the Atlantic 10 which tied them for fourth place. The ten Atlantic 10 wins were the most for a Fordham team since the Rams joined the conference in 1995-96 while the 18 overall wins were the most for Fordham since the 1991-92 squad went 18-13, Fordham's last winning season prior to this year.