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| At Rice: Transferred to Rice after playing his freshman year at the U.S. Naval Academy... Has to sit out the 2007-08 season and will have three seasons of athletic eligibility remaining, starting with the 2008-09 campaign.
At Navy: Played in all 30 games with 29 starts... Named Patriot League All-Rookie... Ranked third on the team in scoring (8.0 ppg) and second in rebounding (3.9 rpg)... Also led the team in blocked shots (24), which was the most for a Navy freshman since David Robinson blocked 37 shots in 1984... Connected on 35 percent of his 106 three-point attempts and shot 78.4 percent from the free throw line... Scored in double-figures eight times, including five of the first 10 games, and then three of the last seven games... Did not start on senior night against American, the only game of the year he didn't start ... had a dominant season opener, setting the school record for a player appearing in his first career game with a season-high 17 points (tied with teammate T.J. Topercer). Also grabbed a season-high eight rebounds and blocked a shot and recorded no turnovers or fouls in 36 minutes in the win over Loyola (Md.)... Late in the contest with Navy nursing a one-point lead, hit a deep three-pointer as the shot clock was wounding down, then blocked a shot on Loyola's next possession to preserve the four-point margin... Scored 16 points in 23 minutes in a win over Brown... Tallied 15 points in a win over Maryland-Eastern Shore... Dominated Army in the Star Game win, scoring 15 points (4-of-4 shooting, all threes) with a career-high four blocks. Two of the four blocks came on Army's first three shots... Tallied 12 points vs. NCAA Tournament qualifier, Penn, which was preceded by an 11-point, four-rebound showing against Howard. The performances earned him Patriot League Rookie of the Week accolades... Scored 12 points and seven rebounds vs. American... that showing, coupled with a five-point game at Colgate, earned him his second Patriot League Rookie of the Week award... Scored 16 points with two rebounds and a block in the key road win at Lehigh... An outstanding passer, Stanton dished out three assists against Lafayette, American and Holy Cross... had a clutch performance against NJIT when he hit two three-pointers in overtime, including one with 1:08 to play to give Navy a 50-48 lead, blocked a last-second Highlander attempt in regulation and had a dunk with two minutes left in regulation to cut the NJIT lead to 44-42... Recorded at least five rebounds in 10 games.
High School: Lettered twice in basketball at Friendswood High School... Had an outstanding senior season, earning All-Galveston County and All-Gulf Coast Region honors as a senior... Named MVP of the New Caney Tournament... Earned All-Tournament accolades at the Alvin Lion's Club Tournament and was the team MVP during his junior and senior years... Earned the No. 68 spot on the Texas Hoops Top 100 and was ranked the 86th-best player in Texas following his senior year according to TexasHoops.com... McDonald's All-America candidate as a senior... Was 6-3 as a sophomore, but grew six inches over the next two years... Averaged 16.2 ppg, 8.3 rpg and 3.1 bpg as a senior.
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