GEORGE FOX MEN'S BASKETBALL
Overall 7-18: Home 2-8, Road 3-9, Neutral 2-1 / NWC 1-15: Home 1-7, Road 0-8
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Bruins Drop Final Two Games of '03 in Close Encounters
* Gayman Named All-Conference Honorable Mention
* Aaron Schmick Honorable Mention for NWC Player of the Week
* Bruins Honor Seniors Zach Hollin, Kenny Macy
* Bruins in NWC Stats: Person 1st in Assist/Turnover Ratio, 3rd in Assists
THIS WEEK:
No games - end of regular season
LAST WEEK - 0-2:
Feb. 18 - Linfield 90, at George Fox 82
Feb. 21 - Willamette 59, at George Fox 52
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE: George Fox (7-18, NWC 1-15) closed out its season with two close losses at home to Linfield and Willamette. Whitworth, Willamette, and Lewis & Clark finished 1-2-3 and will play in the NWC Tournament for the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National Championships. For the latest NWC standings and stats, go to www.nwcsports.com.
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST (Seattle Pacific '89) is 20-54 (.286) after 3 seasons as a college head coach, all at George Fox.
ALL-CONFERENCE: Gayman Receives Honorable Mention for All-Northwest Conference
An outstanding second season has earned George Fox's Mark Gayman (So., W, Hillsboro, Ore.) an All-Northwest Conference Honorable Mention for the 2002-03 men's basketball season. Click here for the complete story.
BRUIN BITS:
* Aaron Schmick Honorable Mention for NWC Player of the Week:
Aaron Schmick (Fr., W, Hillsboro, Ore.) kept the George Fox Bruins in two close games last week, earning Honorable Mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Feb. 17-23. Ina 90-82 loss to Linfield, he scored 19 points, all in the 2nd half, bringing the Bruins back from a 21-point deficit to a 72-72 tie before losing. He hit 7-12 from the field (2-5 on 3's) and 3-4 from the line, with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. In a 59-52 loss to Willamette, he scored 11 points, hitting 4-10 from the field (1-5 on 3's) and 2-2 from the line, with 3 rebounds and 2 assists. For the week, he scored 30 points (15.0), hitting 11-22 (.500) from the field (3-9 on 3's) and 5-6 (.833) from the line, with 8 rebounds (4.0), 4 assists and 2 steals.
NWC "Player of the Week" honors went to Chase Williams of Whitworth, who had 37 points, 16 rebounds, and 9 assists as the Pirates went 2-0 and clinched the conference title.
* Macy, Hollin Honored at Last Home Game as Bruin Seniors:
Kenny Macy (Sr., W, Culver, Ore.) and Zach Hollin (Jr., P, Salem, Ore.) were honored in pre-game ceremonies before the last George Fox home game against Willamette on Feb. 21 as the Bruins' men's basketball seniors. Hollin, an academic senior, has another year of eligibility but is planning to graduate.
Macy, who along with older brother James and younger brother John are believed to be the only NCAA Division III brothers to play together in the same game as they did twice last year, saved his very best for the last two weeks of his four-year career. Always a constant long-distance threat off the bench, he scored 13 and 14 points in back-to-back games at Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran to earn Honorable Mention for NWC Player of the week two weeks ago, then scored a career-high 18 in his final game against Willamette on Friday. He had 8 games of double-digit scoring this year. He scored 316 points in his career.
Hollin, who battled back from a shoulder injury that sidelined him for all of last season, had a fine senior year, including a great week at Linfield and Willamette, scoring a career-high 21 in the first game and 14 in the second to gain Honorable Mention for NWC "Player of the Week" for Jan. 20-26. He had two other double-figure games this season with 15 at Multnomah Bible and 10 at Puget Sound. He scored 229 points in his career and his .844 career free throw pct. would rank as the 4th-best all-time if he had enough attempts to qualify for the career charts.
| Year | G-S | FG-A | Pct | 3Pt-A | Pct | FT-A | Pct | Reb | Rpg | PF-FO | Ast | TO | Blk | St | Pts | Ppg |
| 99-00 | 15-0 | 3-16 | .188 | 3-12 | .250 | 5-6 | .833 | 10 | 0.7 | 12-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0.9 |
| 00-01 | 22-0 | 18-47 | .383 | 15-40 | .375 | 13-20 | .650 | 13 | 0.6 | 18-0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 2.9 |
| 01-02 | 22-1 | 19-78 | .244 | 17-68 | .250 | 17-17 | 1.000 | 28 | 1.3 | 28-0 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 3.3 |
| 02-03 | 25-2 | 52-125 | .416 | 29-82 | .354 | 33-46 | .717 | 55 | 2.2 | 83-6 | 31 | 34 | 8 | 16 | 166 | 6.6 |
| 4 yrs | 84-3 | 92-266 | .346 | 64-202 | .317 | 68-89 | .764 | 106 | 1.3 | 141-6 | 63 | 54 | 15 | 32 | 316 | 3.8 |
| Points: | 18 (6 fg, 4 3pt, 2 ft) vs. Willamette, 2/24/03 |
| FG: | 6 vs. Willamette, 2/24/03 |
| FGA: | 11 vs. Willamette, 2/24/03 |
| FG % (min. 5 fga): | .667 (4-6) at Puget Sound, 2/14/03 |
| 3-Pt FG: | 4 vs. Willamette, 2/24/03 |
| 3-Pt FGA: | 9 vs. Northwest, 11/24/02; |
| 9 vs. Willamete, 2/24/03 | |
| 3-Pt FG % (min. 2 fga): | 1.000 (2-2) vs. Cascade, 12/5/00 |
| FT: | 5 vs. Northwest Christian, 1/7/03; |
| 5 at Pacific Lutheran, 2/15/03 | |
| FTA: | 8 at Pacific Lutheran, 2/15/03 |
| FT % (min. 3 fta): | 1.000 (4-4) vs. Northwest, 11/24/01 |
| Rebounds: | 6 vs. Whitman, 1/31/03; |
| 6 vs. Linfield, 2/18/03 | |
| Assists: | 4 vs. Dominican IL, 12/7/02 |
| Turnovers: | 5 at Pacific Lutheran, 2/15/03 |
| Blocked Shots: | 4 at Pacific, 2/8/03 |
| Steals: | 2, 4 times, last at Whitworth, 1/4/03 |
| Minutes: | 33 vs. Willamette, 2/24/03 |
| Year | G-S | FG-A | Pct | 3Pt-A | Pct | FT-A | Pct | Reb | Rpg | PF-FO | Ast | TO | Blk | St | Pts | Ppg |
| 99-00 | 13-0 | 17-32 | .531 | 8-17 | .471 | 2-3 | .667 | 19 | 1.5 | 10-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 3.4 |
| 00-01 | 11-0 | 10-22 | .455 | 3-9 | .333 | 10-10 | 1.000 | 8 | 0.7 | 9-0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 3.0 |
| 01-02 | --- did not play; injured --- | |||||||||||||||
| 02-03 | 25-2 | 52-123 | .423 | 6-28 | .214 | 42-51 | .824 | 58 | 2.3 | 42-0 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 152 | 6.1 |
| 3 yrs | 49-1 | 79-177 | .446 | 17-54 | .315 | 54-64 | .844 | 85 | 1.7 | 61-0 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 21 | 229 | 4.7 |
Single Game Career Highs
| Points: | 21 (7 fg, 7 ft) at Linfield, 1/21/03 |
| FG: | 7 at Linfield, 1/21/03 |
| FGA: | 12 at Multnomah Bible, 2/4/03 |
| FG % (min. 5 fga): | .800 (4-5) at Willamette, 1/24/03 |
| 3-Pt FG: | 2 at Cascade, 11/28/00; |
| 2 at Puget Sound, 2/14/03 | |
| 3-Pt FGA: | 4 at Puget Sound Christian, 12/10/02 |
| 3-Pt FG % (min. 2 fga): | .667 (2-3) at Cascade, 11/28/00; |
| .667 (2-3) at Puget Sound, 2/14/03 | |
| FT: | 7 at Linfield, 1/21/03 |
| FTA: | 9 at Linfield, 1/21/03 |
| FT % (min. 3 fta): | 1.000 (6-6) at Willamette, 1/24/03 |
| Rebounds: | 7 vs. Northwest Christian, 1/7/03 |
| Assists: | 3 vs. Whitworth, 2/1/03 |
| Turnovers: | 5 vs. Northwest Christian, 1/7/03 |
| Blocked Shots: | 2 at Puget Sound Christian, 12/10/02; |
| 2 at Whitworth, 1/4/03 | |
| Steals: | 4 at Puget Sound Christian, 12/10/03 |
| Minutes: | 26 vs. Linfield, 2/18/03 |
* Where Bruins Rank in NWC Stats (thru Feb. 23):
Scoring Offense - 5th (73.1)
Scoring Defense - 9th (82.4)
Scoring Margin - 8th (-9.3)
Field Goal Pct. - 6th (.435)
3-Pt FG Made - 5th (6.32)
3-Pt FG Pct. - 7th (.336)
Free Throw Pct. - 5th (.697)
FG Pct. Defense - 9th (.482)
3-Pt FG Defense - 8th (.392)
Rebound Offense - 8th (33.3)
Rebound Defense - 9th (40.1)
Rebound Margin - 9th (-6.8)
Assists - 3rd (15.76)
Turnover Margin - 7th (-0.64)
Assist/TO Ratio - 5th (0.96)
Steals - 3rd (8.28)
Blocks - 4th (2.48)
Mark Gayman - 6th in scoring (15.7), 5th in rebounds (7.1), 15th in FG% (.482), 10th in steals (1.28), 9th in blocks (0.60)
Aaron Schmick - 21st in scoring (10.0), 8th in FG% (.503), 6th in FT% (.782), 6th in 3-pt FG% (.409)
Bryan Wadlow - 30th in scoring (8.6)
Brett Yeager - 15th in assists (2.24, T), 11th in blocks (0.52)
Trevor Person - 3rd in assists (4.44), 1st in A/TO ratio (1.71)
* 2002-03 Bruin Honors:
NWC Player of the Week - Mark Gayman (Dec. 9-15)
* Bruin Records Set This Season:
- Best Free Throw Pct., Team, Game - 1.000 (12-12) at Willamette, 1/24/03 (previous record was 11-11 vs. Western Baptist, 12/7/94)
- Best Free Throw Pct. (with miss) - .947 (18-19) vs. Dominican IL at Redlands, Calif., 12/7/02 (previous record was .929, 13-14, vs. Willamette, 1/16/99)
- Fewest Turnovers, Team, Game - 5 at Whitman, 1/3/03
* The Wirta Streaks:
Mike "Biggs" Wirta, George Fox's statistical guru, is now in his 32nd season of keeping Bruin statistics. He has been courtside for 496 straight Bruin men's basketball games, home and away, and has also worked 394 straight home games. The last home game he missed was in 1972. Altogether, he has seen 926 George Fox men's basketball games.