Shapiro cracks 1000 point mark for career

Senior co-captain Brian Shapiro's basketball career started off with a bang after he earned the honor of NESCAC rookie of the year. Three years later, Shapiro achieved a major milestone by scoring over 1,000 points in his career. After coming off the bench and scoring 25 points last Friday again Connecticut College, Shapiro found himself seven points shy of the career century mark.

"It was definitely in the back in my mind because in high school I sat out most of my senior year with a broken wrist and never made it to 1,000," Shapiro said. "It's nice to get it out of the way so I can have nothing in the back of my mind."

After struggling from the field against Wesleyan the following day, he still stood seven points away heading into Tuesday night's game against Wheaton. On this occasion he would not be denied as he totaled 13 points, pushing him above the career mark of 1,000 points.

"It definitely felt good," Shapiro said. "My mother was at the away game; it was nice to have her there. It was also a relief to get it out the way."

Shapiro has been consistent throughout his career, starting off his Tufts career averaging seven points per game, 1.7 rebounds and .7 assists. Shapiro scored over 300 points in his sophomore and junior seasons, averaging 15 and 13.7 points per game respectively. Junior season marked his highs in rebounds with 3.6 per game and assists with 3.5 per game. Recently Shapiro's role on team was shifted to sixth man. He has been effective in this capacity, averaging 12.8 points so far this season.

Shapiro joins fellow senior teammate Mike McGlynn as the only two current basketball players to score 1,000 points in their career.