Rundles ready to lead the Riders
Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders have signed 6 foot 1 inch guard Cameron Rundles to replace retired point guard J R Blount for the 2011/12 season. Rundles is a highly rated ball handler who has just graduated from Wofford College in the US, where he averaged 14 points, 2.5 assists and just over a steal a game, helping the University to a 21 wins against 13 losses, and to make the NCAA playoffs 2 years in a row.
Rundles originally went to the University of Montana where he played for 2 years alongside an ex-Rider Matt Martin, and was Rookie of the Year in their Conference, in his first year there, before transferring to Wofford for his final two years.
A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rundles finished his career with 706 points in only two seasons. During his senior season he was eleventh in the Southern Conference in scoring, tenth in minutes played and fifth in three pointers made. He was voted third team All-Southern Conference by the media. He also earned spots on the 2010 and 2011 Conference All-Tournament Teams. The Wofford team won the Southern Conference Tournament Championship in both 2010 and 2011, reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
Riders Head Coach Rob Paternostro was very pleased to get his man for a whole number of reasons, “Cameron is someone I have been tracking for a while and he comes to us as a very highly rated, talented and versatile combo guard, who will give us lots of options. I have talked to many of my contacts who have seen him play, and the verdicts were unanimous – we are getting a quality guy and a winner. Cameron is particularly strong on leadership and doing all the little things that can make a team better, and that kind of leadership is just what we need at the guard position. He shoots the ball very well, can defend a number of positions, and is just one of those guys you want to have in your team. I can’t wait to see him here and I am very confident he can adjust to the demands of the BBL.”
For further information, please contact:
Russell Levenston – General Manager
0116 255 8635
