Jan. 9, 2012

Bronx, N.Y. - Fordham University freshman guard Bryan Smith (Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood) was named Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week it was announced by the conference office today. The honor is the second weekly award for a Fordham player this season (Chris Gaston was named Co-Player of the Week on December 26th) and the first in Smith's Fordham career. He shares this week's award with Rhode Island's Mike Powell.

In three games on the week, Smith averaged 16.0 ppg, shooting over 50% from behind the arc (11-21) while also recording five steals. His best game of the week came on Tuesday when the Rams upended #22/21 Harvard University, 60-54, in the Rose Hill Gym. Against the Crimson, Smith scored a season-high 22 points, shooting 7-for-11 from the field and 5-for-8 from long distance, and he recorded two steals.

In the other two games last week, Smith netted 14 points and had two assists and one steal in an 80-76 conference loss at Massachusetts on Thursday and 12 points and two steals in a 67-59 home A-10 setback to Xavier on Saturday.

On the year, Smith is averaging 10.5 ppg, third best on the team, and 2.5 rpg. He is tied for the team lead with 23 steals and is third with 23 assists.

The Rams will next be in action on Wednesday, January 11th, as they travel to Philadelphia to face the Saint Joseph's University Hawks in an Atlantic 10 game at 7:00 p.m. The game can be heard live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and www.wfuv.org.