2010-11 Men's Basketball
Roster
Justin Rutty
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Newburgh, N.Y.
- Previous Team:
- Newburgh Free Academy
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 255
As A Junior In2009-10:
Named Quinnipiac's first-ever Northeast Conference Playerof the Year, earning the honor from both the NEC andCollegeInsider.com ... Earned Connecticut 6 Player of the Year ...Selected to the first team by the NEC and National Association ofBasketball Coaches District 18, as well as Eastern CollegiateAthletic Conference Third Team ... Averaged 15.3 points (8th - NEC)and ranked eighth nationally at 10.9 rebounds per game (1st - NEC),becoming one of just 20 players in NCAA Division I to average adouble-double ... Finished the season with 17 double-doubles topush his career total to 30, most in Quinnipiac Division I history... Ended the season ranked second nationally in offensive reboundsper game for the second straight season at 4.9 per game ... Scoredhis 1,000th career point on 2/11 against St. Francis(N.Y.), and stood 23rd in Quinnipiac history with 1,158 points atthe end of the 2009-10 season ... Became Quinnipiac's Division IRebounding King, passing Bill Romano '02 (580) on 1/9 ... Atseason's end, Rutty had 798 career rebounds, 15th all-time in theNEC ... Finished the season with 505 points, 19th-mostin program single-season history, sixth-most in program Division Ihistory ... Made 205 field goals, third-most in program Division Isingle-season history ... Had double-doubles in five straight games(1/24-2/6), and followed with seven consecutive double-doubles,spanning 2/18 to 3/10 ... Named NEC Player of the Week andConnecticut 6 Player of the Week twice each ... Scored aseason-high 30 points to go along with 15 rebounds at Rhode Island,12/8 ... Had 26 points to go along with 14 rebounds against CentralConnecticut, 1/24 ... Scored 25 points against both Brown (1/11)and Monmouth (2/25) ... Grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds, to goalong with 14 points against Mount St. Mary's, 1/7 ... Corralled acareer-high 11 offensive rebounds at Saint Francis (Pa.), 2/18,besting his previous career-best of 10, established 11/21 at Yale... Scored at least 20 points in nine different games, whilegrabbing at least 10 rebounds 21 times.
As A SophomoreIn 2008-09:
Had a break-out year for the Bobcats, establishing himself as oneof the premier players in the Northeast Conference...Named to theNational Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 18Team...Named to the All-Northeast Conference First Team...Named tothe All-Northeast Conference Tournament Team after averaging 14points and 15 rebounds per game in two tournament games...Named theChoice Hotels NEC Player of the Week on 2/23/09...Became the firstsophomore to be named to the all-conference first team in the lastfive years...Became the second Quinnipiac player in the Bobcats'Division I history to collect 100 offensive rebounds in a season,joining Jeremy Bishop (117 in 2001-02) as the only two Bobcats toreach the mark...Became the 12th player in NortheastConference history to collect 100 offensive rebounds...Became thesecond sophomore in Quinnipiac's Division I history to scored 30points in a game, joining Jared Grasso '02...Became the thirdplayer in Quinnipiac history to scored 20 points and grab 15rebounds in a single game...Led the NEC in rebounding at 9.5 boardsper game, while also ranking 24th in the nation...Had aleague-best 13 double-doubles...Finished second in the nation with4.4 offensive rebounds per game, trailing Pittsburgh's DeJuanBlair...Ranked 10th in the NEC at 14.9 points pergame...Second in the NEC with a .603 field-goal percentage...Rankedfifth in the NEC with 5.07 defensive rebounds per game...Rankedeighth in the NEC with 1.07 blocks per contest...Opened the seasonwith a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds againstHartford on 11/14...Had 10 points, four rebounds and two blocksagainst Marland-Baltimore County on 11/21...Totaled 13 points andfive boards against Bryant on 11/22...Scored a career-high 30points, while also grabbing seven boards, against Maine on11/25...Had 15 points and six rebounds against Binghamton on12/1...In the Bobcats first NEC game of the season, he totaled 20points, 16 rebounds and three blocks against Monmouth on 12/6...Had14 points and nine rebounds against Wagner on 12/13...Had 17 pointsand nine rebounds against Dartmouth on 12/17...Had back-to-back20-point performances against Vermont and Brown...Had 22 points and10 rebounds against Vermont on 12/21...Had 22 points and sevenrebounds against Brown on 12/29...Had 25 points and 10 reboundsagainst Fairleigh Dickinson on 1/3...Totaled 16 points and eightrebounds, as well as a season-high five blocks against RobertMorris on 1/8...Turned in a double-double at Saint Francis (Pa.) on1/10...Followed with a 20-point output against St. Francis (N.Y.)on 1/15...Had nine points and seven rebounds against Monmouth on1/17...Closed out the year with nine double-doubles over theBobcats' final 14 games...Had 22 points and 18 rebounds againstSacred Heart on 1/22...Had 10 points and 14 rebounds againstCentral Connecticut State on 1/24...Had 12 points and 16 reboundsagainst Mount St. Mary's on 1/29...Totaled 16 points, 14 reboundsand a season-high five assists against Long Island on 1/31...Had 13points and 14 rebounds against Bryant on 2/7...Had 23 points and 16rebounds against Long Island on 2/21...Totaled 13 points and ninerebounds against Wagner on 2/26...Had 18 points and 16 reboundsagainst Long Island on 3/5...Finished with 10 points and 14rebounds against Robert Morris on 3/8.
Led the Northeast Conferencein field-goal percentage (.590) and finished ninth in offensiverebounds per game (2.29) ... Started 23 of 28 games played,averaging 7.4 points (5th – team) and 5.1 rebounds(4th – team) ... Named NEC Rookie of the Week onJan. 7, after averaging 9.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and shooting 66.7percent in three games for the Bobcats, Dec. 31-Jan. 5 ... Made thefourth-most field goals on the team (92) ... Scored indouble-figures 10 times, including a career-high 14 points, Jan.31, against Saint Francis (Pa.) ... Grabbed a season-high 12rebounds in the season-opener against Hartford ... blocked aseason-high three shots at Long Island, Feb. 14 ... Made five shotsor more on nine different occasions, including five performances of5-for-6 shooting.
BeforeQuinnipiac:
Four year letterwinner at NewburghFree Academy...Third Team all-state selection...Player of the Yearfor 2005-06 New York State Section 9 Champion...Times-Herald RecordSection 9 Player of the Year.
Personal:
Born in Newburgh, N.Y....Son of MaryAnn and Valentine Rutty ... has three siblings – Jonte andAtcliff Rutty and Joel Quinn ... A sociology major.
Career Highs:
Points - 30, two times
Rebounds - 18 vs. Sacred Heart, 1/22/09
Assists - 5 vs. Long Island, 1/31/09
Blocks - 4 vs. Robert Morris, 1/8/09
Steals - 3 vs. Bryant, 11/22/08
2009-10 Season Highs:
Points - 30 at Rhode Island, 12/8/09
Rebounds - 17 vs. Mount St. Mary's, 1/7/10
Assists - 4 vs. Long Island, 2/13/10
Blocks - 3, two times
Steals - 4 at Rhode Island, 12/8/09
