Met Writers Release
 
April 23, 2014 (Tarrytown, N.Y.) – Fordham University freshman Jon Severe was named the 2014 Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Rookie of the Year and senior Branden Frazier was named Second Team All-Met it was announced Tuesday evening at the 81st NIT/MBWA Haggerty Awards dinner at the Westchester Marriott.
 
Additionally, former director of athletics and current Associate Vice President of Student Affairs for Athletic Alumni Relations and External Affairs/Athletic Director Emeritus Frank McLaughlin received the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Distinguished Service Award.
 
Severe, the fourth Ram to win Met Rookie of the Year honors, enjoyed one of the most successful rookie seasons in Fordham men's basketball history, breaking the school's freshman scoring record with 536 points, surpassing the former mark of 504 set by Chris Gaston in 2009-10. He averaged 17.3 ppg, second best on the team and fourth best in the Atlantic 10, along with 2.8 rpg. He also had 63 assists, second on the squad, along with 29 steals and six blocks. He led the Rams and was third in the Atlantic 10 with 79  three-pointers made this season, the fifth best single season total in school history. Severe also set a school mark by scoring 28 points in his collegiate debut, breaking the former record of 24 set by Trey Blue in 2008.
 Among the NCAA Division I freshmen, Severe, who was also named to the 2014 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team, was fifth in scoring with his 17.3 ppg average.
 
Severe joins Gaston (2010), Bryant Dunston (2005) and Joe Paterno (1986) in winning Met Writers Rookie of the Year honors.
 
Frazier concluded his Fordham career this year with 1,642 points, placing him ninth on the Fordham career scoring list. He also closed out his career with 495 assists, second all time in school history, and with 186 career three-pointers, sixth on the Fordham career list.
 
Frazier started all 31 games this past season, averaging a team-high 18.2 ppg, third best in the Atlantic 10, and 5.1 rpg. He scored in double figures 27 times, including posting 20 or more points on 17 occasions. In his collegiate finale, a second round A-10 tournament matchup with the Dayton Flyers, Frazier scored a game-high 30 points, his fourth 30-point game of the year. He also registered a team-best 133 assists, fifth most in the conference.