Dan Stonkus - Men's Basketball - New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

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Position C
Height 6-9
Weight 245
Class Senior
Hometown Monmouth Junction, NJ
High School South Brunswick

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2009-10: Only player to be on all four NJIT Division I teams. ... A three-year starter, he injured his knee in a September accident at his home and underwent major knee surgery. Initially expected to be out until at least February, he worked hard on his post-surgery rehabilitation and returned to game action a month ahead of projections on December 28. ...started the last 10 games and appeared in 20 total. He closed his career with 107 games played, 94 starts, 371 points, 482 rebounds and 144 blocked shots. The 482 rebounds and 145 blocks are the most in NJIT’s Division I era and his blocks total ranks fourth in the program’s overall history.

2008-09: Was out for last two games due to concussion sustained at Utah Valley 2/28. ... 8 rebounds vs. Wagner 12/28. ... 9 rebs, 2 blks at Rutgers 12/23.

2007-08: Played all 29 games (27 starts) … ranked 3rd among Division I Independents with 1.7 blocks per game on a team-leading 49 total blocks, raising his career total to 90 (4th on the NJIT career list) ... blocked at least one shot in 24 games, with a high of 5 (three times, 11/24 vs. American; 12/31 vs. Texas-Pan American; 2/13 vs. La Salle) ... career-high 15 points against American (11/24) … first career double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds, plus 4 blocks vs. Loyola, MD; 1/29) … scored 13 vs. Texas-Pan Am (12/31).

2006-07: Second among Division I Independents with 1.4 blocks per game on a team-leading 41 total blocked shots. ... played all 29 games (28 starts, only exception was Senior Night) … season-high 14 points vs. North Dakota State (2/10) and 5 blocks against Longwood (1/10). … season-high 3 steals in the season-opening upset at defending MAAC regular season champion Manhattan (11/11) … scored at least 8 points in eight of the last 17 after reaching 8 points just twice in the first 12 contests … made 16 of his last 22 free throws (.727) after starting out 13-30 (.433).

2005-06: Redshirted to preserve four years of Division I playing eligibility.

Prior to NJIT: First-team all-Red Division and second-team all-conference for coach Dave Turco at South Brunswick HS ... school career blocked shots leader playing on teams that won two division titles.

Personal: Daniel A. Stonkus … son of Alex and Lisa Stonkus ... mechanical engineering major … born 2/25/87 in New Brunswick, NJ.

Stonkus's Game-by-Game Stats