April 16, 2008
Bronx, N.Y. -
Fordham University senior forward Bryant Dunston enjoyed a productive appearance at the 2008 Portsmouth Invitational last weekend, averaging 11.0 ppg and 8.7 rpg for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard team.
In three games, Dunston scored 33 points while grabbing 26 rebounds and blocking eight shots. He led the team in rebounding and was second in blocked shots and shot a team-best 66.7% (14-21) from the field. Dunston enjoyed his best game in a 94-91 loss to the Tidewater Sealants, scoring 17 points and adding a game-high 12 rebounds while also blocking three shots.
The Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (P.I.T.) is the nation's oldest amateur basketball tournament. It is recognized by NBA and European scouts as the premier showcase for future professional players. The P.I.T. is the only tournament for college seniors to participate in and be evaluated by the National Basketball Association prior to the NBA's pre-draft camp in Orlando.
On the season, Dunston 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.
