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2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster

33 Chris Gaston

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 231
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Union City, N.J.
  • Highschool St. Anthony (New Hampton)

Biography

Closed out career eighth on the Fordham all-time scoring list with 1,672 career points and third on the all-time rebounding list with 1,038 career rebounds... Also fourth on Fordham's career blocks list with 160... Had 56 career double-doubles in 101 career games... Was invited to tryout for the Puerto Rican National Team in the summer of 2012... Named 2011 Second Team All-Atlantic 10 and Second Team All-Met... Led the team in both scoring and rebounding for the third straight year in 2011-12... Named Second Team All-Met and Honorable Mention All-Atlantic 10 in 2010-11... Led Atlantic 10 in rebounding and in defensive rebounding in 2010-11... Fourth in the NCAA in rebounding as a sophomore... Had one of the most prolific freshman campaigns in Fordham men's basketball history... Named to the CollegeInsiders.com Freshman All-America Team... Named the 2010 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year as well as the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Rookie of the Year and the Sporting News Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year... Also earned Second Team All-Met and Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team honors... Led all NCAA freshmen in rebounding and was second among all NCAA freshmen in scoring and doubles-doubles... Led the Atlantic 10 in rebounding and finished fourth in scoring... Scored a Fordham freshman-record 504 points and grabbed 314 rebounds, second most for any freshman in school history... Recorded 19 double-doubles.

As a Senior (2012-13): Named First Team Preseason All-Atlantic 10... Appeared in 17 games at forward for the Rams, starting 15 (missed 14 games with an injury/illness)... Averaged a team-high 14.4 ppg and 7.5 rpg on the year... Second on team with 23 blocks... Shot 47.1% (96-204) from the field... Returned to action after missing seven games to score 21 points and grab six rebounds against Butler (2/16/13)... Scored a season-high 25 points and added eight rebounds and three assists in the win over Siena (12/23/12)... Closed out season and his collegiate career with 22 points and nine rebounds in a win at St. Bonaventure (3/9/13)... Netted 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the year vs. UMass (1/13/13)... Added a season-high five blocks against UMass... Opened season with 19 points and 14 rebounds at Texas State (11/9/12), his 53rd career double-double... Notched his 54th career double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds in the win over Monmouth (12/31/12)... Registered his 55th career double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds in the win over Duquesne (1/9/130)... Finished with 16 points and eight rebounds at Georgia Tech (12/29/12)... Netted eleven points and added six rebounds against Robert Morris (11/13/12).... Returned from injury to score 16 points and pull down five rebounds in win over Princeton (12/15/12)... Netted eleven points and added six rebounds at UConn (12/21/12).

As a Junior (2011-12): Named Second Team All-Atlantic 10 and Second Team All-Met... Appeared in 28 games at forward for the Rams in 2011-12, starting 25... Finished season in eleventh place on the Fordham all-time scoring list with 1,428 points... Also sixth on the all-time rebounding list with 911 career rebounds...... Led team in scoring (17.1 ppg) and rebounding (9.9 rpg) for third straight year... Led Atlantic 10 in offensive rebounding, defensive rebounding and total rebounding... Ranked fifth in the conference in scoring and seventh in blocks... Had 16 doubles-doubles to bring his career total to 52... Led Atlantic 10 and ranked 18th in the NCAA in double-doubles... Also ranked 24th in the NCAA in rebounding and 72nd in blocks... Second on team with 46 blocks... Led team in scoring in a game 15 times and in rebounding 16 times... Scored in double figures in 25 games, including eight 20-point games and two 30-point games... Grabbed double figures in rebounds 16 times... Netted a career-high 35 points and added 15 rebounds in the win over Texas State (12/22/11) to earn A-10 Co-Player of the Week honors... Also scored 35 points, hitting a career-high 16 field goals, and added 16 rebounds and four blocks in the win over La Salle (2/25/12)... Followed the Texas State game with a 23-point, season-high 17-rebound effort in the win over Georgia Tech (12/29/11)... Recorded his eleventh double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds in the win over Harvard (1/3/12)... Followed that with his 12th double-double of the year with 16 points and 18 rebounds at Massachusetts (1/5/12)... Picked up his 13th double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds at Richmond (1/25/12)... Netted his 14th double-double with 25 points and 14 rebounds against Charlotte (2/4/12)... Notched his 15th double-double with 23 points and eleven rebounds at Duquesne (2/15/12)... Scored 15 points and grabbed eleven rebounds against Binghamton (11/18/11) for his first double-double of the year... Recorded his second double-double at Loyola (11/26/11) with 19 points and ten rebounds... Also blocked a career-high six shots at Loyola... Followed the Loyola game with his third double-double of the year with 15 points and eleven rebounds against Colgate (11/29/11)... Picked up his fourth straight double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds in Lehigh game (12/1/11)... Recorded his fifth straight double-double with ten points and ten rebounds in the win over Hampton (12/5/11)... Registered his sixth double-double with a season-high 21 points and ten rebounds at Monmouth (12/10/11)...Notched his seventh double-double with 16 points and a season-high 15 rebounds at Siena (12/12/11)... Recorded his eighth double-double of the year with eleven points and 14 rebounds at St. John's (12/17/11)... Opened season with 13 points, five boards and four assists at Syracuse (11/12/11)... Finished with 23 points and eight rebounds against Dayton (2/11/12)... Netted 16 points and added six rebounds in the win over George Washington (1/28/12).

As a Sophomore (2010-11): Appeared in all 28 games at forward for the Rams in 2010-11, starting 25...Averaged 15.9 ppg and 11.3 rpg, both team highs...Led the Atlantic 10 and fourth in the NCAA in rebounding...Also led A-10 in defensive rebounding (7.9/game)...Led all Atlantic 10 players with 18 double-doubles on the year...Was ninth in the A-10 in scoring, seventh in blocks and third in offensive rebounding...Also had 41 blocks, second on the team, along with a team-high 26 steals and 38 assists...Recorded a double-double in each of the first four games, and 17 of the 28 games...Netted a season-high 27 points, shooting 11-for-19 from the field, and grabbed nine rebounds at Temple (2/9/11)... Recorded 26 points and 15 rebounds at Xavier (2/19/11)... Finished with 24 points and grabbed ten rebounds for his tenth double of the season in the Saint Louis game (1/19/11)...Scored 21 points and added 17 rebounds and two blocks in the opening night loss to Brown (11/12/10)... Followed that with 12 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks in the win over Sacred Heart (1/15/10)... Netted 19 points and pulled down 17 rebounds at La Salle (3/2/11)... Finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds in the Hampton game (11/19/10) and 15 points and 11 rebounds against LIU (11/23/10)...Netted 14 points and added ten rebounds and two steals at Harvard (12/1/10)...Pulled down a career-high 20 rebounds and scored 18 points in the win at Lehigh (12/4/10)... Netted 20 points and added eleven rebounds and three blocks in the Kennesaw State win (12/22/10)...Scored 13 points and added eight rebounds in the win over Manhattan (12/8/10)...Finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds in the win over St. John's (12/11/10)... Scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds at Santa Clara (12/30/10)...Finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals at George Washington (1/12/11)...Netted 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds at Dayton (1/22/11)...Finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds against Duquesne for his eleventh double-double of the year... Followed that with eleven points and eleven rebounds against St. Bonaventure (1/29/11)...Scored 18 points and added seven rebounds and two blocks at Rhode Island (2/2/11)...Followed that with a double-double against Richmond with 18 points and 13 rebounds (2/5/11)...Finished with 14 points and ten rebounds versus Saint Joseph's (2/13/11).

As a Freshman (2009-10): Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team selection... Appeared in all 28 games at forward for the Rams in 2009-10, starting 27...Averaged 18.0 ppg and 11.4 rpg, both team-highs...Also had a team-high 50 blocks along with 26 steals and 43 assists...Scored a Fordham freshman record 504 points, surpassing Bevon Robin's former mark of 495 points (1997-99)...Pulled down 319 rebounds, the second best total for a Fordham rookie, four shy of Ed Conlin's freshman record of 323 set in 1951-52... His point total was the most for a Ram since Ken Charles netted 607 points in 28 games in 1972-73 while his rebound total is the best for a Fordham player since Damon Lopez pulled down 328 in 32 games in 1989-90...Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week four times (12/13/09, 1/3/10, 1/31/10 and 2/7/10)...Led the Atlantic 10 in rebounding and defensive rebounding (7.3/game), was ranked second in offensive rebounding (4.1/game), fourth in scoring, sixth in blocked shots (1.8/game) and tenth in field goal percentage (44.9%)...Also led the A-10 with three 30-point performances and pulled down at least 10 rebounds on 20 different occasions...Ranked fifth in the NCAA in rebounding and tied for ninth in double-doubles while tying for 66th in scoring and ranking 72nd in blocked shots...Averaged 17.7 ppg and 12.1 rpg in Atlantic 10 play...Recorded 19 doubles-doubles, the most doubles-doubles for a Fordham player over the past 40 years...Exploded for 32 points and added 15 rebounds at St. John's (12/13/09)...Matched that season-high with 32 points while also adding 12 rebounds and a season-best six assists against Charlotte (2/6/10)...Also finished with 32 points and ten rebounds at Rhode Island (2/20/10)...Netted 29 points and tied his season-high with 16 rebounds while also adding four assists against Rhode Island (1/16/10)...Scored 25 points and added a season-best five assists to go with eleven rebounds and two blocks in the win over Stony Brook (12/8/09)...Finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds at Kennesaw State (12/2/9/09)...Netted 24 points and added eight rebounds and two assists at James Madison (12/23/09)...Recorded 23 points and added nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks at Xavier (1/31/10)...Finished with 22 points and added 13 rebounds in the win over Sacred Heart (11/18/09)...Followed that game with 17 points and ten rebounds at Hartford (11/21/09)...Also had five blocks and two steals against Sacred Heart...Scored 21 points and pulled down 15 rebounds against La Salle (1/27/10)...Closed out season with 21 points, 18 rebounds and three blocks at Duquesne (3/5/10)...Finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds while also blocking three shots at Massachusetts (1/6/10)...Netted 16 points, grabbed ten rebounds and blocked three shots against Temple (1/23/10)...Scored 15 points and added a season-high 16 rebounds along with four steals at Manhattan (11/28/09)...Netted 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, while also blocking five shots, against Bowling Green (12/5/09)...Netted 18 points and added 13 rebounds and two blocks against St. Bonaventure (2/24/10)...Opened collegiate career with 15 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks against Maine (11/13/09)...Scored 15 points and pulled down 13 rebounds against Xavier (3/3/10)...Netted 14 points and added 14 rebounds and two blocks at Richmond (2/17/10)...Finished with 12 points and four rebounds against Villanova (12/19/09)...Scored ten points and grabbed six rebounds against Dayton (1/13/10)...Finished with ten points and seven rebounds at Saint Louis (1/20/10)...Recorded ten points and 14 rebounds, along with five blocks, at St. Bonaventure (2/10/10)...Netted nine points and added ten rebounds at Saint Joseph's (1/9/10)...Scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds at Fairfield (11/15/09).

Before Fordham: Attended New Hampton Prep School in New Hampton, New Hampshire, in 2008-09 where he averaged over 17.0 ppg and 12 rpg... Scored 20 points and added 20 rebounds at the Prep National Showcase against Lee Academy...Graduated from St. Anthony (N.J.) High School where he played alongside current Fordham teammate Alberto Estwick...Led the 2006-07 St. Anthony squad to a 28-1 record, averaging over 10.0 ppg...Led the New Jersey Playaz Seniors to a 96-81 win over the Juice All-Stars, a team which featured Lance Stephenson, in the famed IS8 Fall Classic...Scored 26 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and added three blocks in the title game to earn MVP honors of the tournament...Led the New Jersey ShoreShots to the Triple S Harley Davidson Shootout at West Virginia, garnering MVP honors in the process, in the summer of 2008...Attended St. Benedict's (N.J) Prep in 2007-08.

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2009-10Freshman

    Forward
    6'7" 225 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2010-11Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 235 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2011-12Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 231 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2012-13Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 231 lbs
    33