Men's Basketball Release - Jan. 12, 2006
Overall 9-4: Home 6-0, Road 3-4 / NWC 3-2: Home 2-0, Road 1-2
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Go 1-2 in First Three NWC Road Games
* Coming Up: One NWC Game and Final Non-League Game This Weekend
* Schmick HM for NWC "Player of the Week" for Jan. 2-8
* Bruins 3 Wins Away from Historic 1,000th in 102 Seasons
* Schmick Sets Single-Game Free Throw Pct. Record
* Career Lists: Schmick 16th in All-Time Points after Three 20+ Games
* NWC Stats: Bruins Have League's Top 4 in 3-Pt Field Goal Accuracy
* NCAA Stats: Bruins 4th Among National Leaders in 3-Pt Sharpshooting
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Continues to Build Toward 1,000 Games
RECENT GAMES: 1-2 (Click score for link to stories and box scores):
Jan. 6 - at Puget Sound 106, George Fox 97
Jan. 7 - George Fox 70, at Pacific 67
Jan. 10 - at Linfield 81, George Fox 71
COMING UP:
* Fri., Jan. 13, 8:00 pm - at Lewis & Clark University (4-8, 0-4), Portland, Ore.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... NWC doubleheader (women's game at 6:00 p.m.) â?¦ Fourth straight Northwest Conference road game for the Bruins â?¦ Series record: GFU trails 19-31 since 1965 (9-12 home, 10-19 road) â?¦ The Bruins took both games last year, 67-65 in Portland and 86-72 in Newberg, giving them three straight wins in the series â?¦ The last win for the Pioneers was 73-67 in Portland on Jan. 16, 2004 â?¦ Lewis & Clark dropped its two NWC games last weekend, 103-95 in overtime at Whitman and 89-61 at Whitworth â?¦ The Pioneers rely heavily on their outside shooting, taking 56.9% of their shots from three-point range (415-729) â?¦ The Pios are lead the NWC and are 5th nationally in 3-point field goals per game (12.9) â?¦ David Berggren is 1st in the NWC and 10th nationally (4.0), and Ryan Wells is 2nd and 17th (3.7) in threes â?¦ Wells is 47th nationally in 3-point field goal pct. (.427) â?¦ The Pios have three double-figure scorers in Berggren (14.1), Wells (12.6), and Thomas Tillery (10.8) â?¦ Next game for L&C after the Bruins is Jan. 14 vs. Pacific at home at 8 p.m. â?¦
* Sat., Jan. 14, 7:30 pm - vs. Walla Walla College (13-8), Newberg, Ore.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... Final non-conference game for the Bruins â?¦ The Wolves are members of both the National Christian College Athletic Association and the United State Collegiate Athletic Association â?¦ Series record: GFU trails 0-1 (0-1 road) â?¦ The two teams met for the first time last year, the Wolves taking a 71-68 decision in Walla Walla on Jan. 5 â?¦ The Wolves have won their lat four in a row, including a 95-85 win over Whitman on Jan. 10 â?¦ Walla Walla averages 82.5 points a game while shooting 51.1% from the field and 45.1% from three-point range â?¦ The Wolves, like the Bruins, feature five double-figure scorers: Jeremy Claridge (18.2), Ryan Wilson (12.6), Alan Krause (11.1), Ashton Bartlett (11.0), and Clay Cuny (10.7) â?¦ Wilson is the top rebounder (8.9) â?¦ Next game for Walla Walla after the Bruins is Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. vs. Northwest Indian College at home â?¦
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST
Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89), the 2005-06 Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, is 54-83 (.394) to date in his 6th season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. He picked up his 50th win on Dec. 6 when the Bruins rallied from 15 down to defeat Corban College 87-82. He coached the boys' programs at Woodburn (Ore.) High for two years and at Newberg (Ore.) High for one year before joining the Bruins. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Sundquist.
Sundquist vs. upcoming opponents:
Lewis & Clark - 3-7 (2-3 home, 1-4 road)
Walla Walla - 0-1 (0-1 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Schmick HM for NWC "Player of the Week" for Jan. 2-8
Senior wing Aaron Schmick led the Bruins in scoring in both their games last week, earning him honorable mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Jan. 2-8. In a 106-97 loss at Puget Sound, he scored 21 points on 8-15 from the floor (4-7 on threes) and 1-2 from the line, with 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block. In a 70-67 win at Pacific, he had 21 points on 7-13 from the field (3-8 on threes) and 4-6 from the line, with 3 rebounds and an assist. For the week, he scored 42 points (21.0 ppg) on 15-28 (.536) from the field, including 7-15 (.467) on threes, and 5-8 (.625) from the line, with 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and a blocked shot.
* 2005-06 Honors:
Phil Heu-Weller - NWC "Player of the Week" (Nov. 14-20)
* Double-Doubles:
Scott Szalay: Career 12, season 5 - 14 pts/13 reb vs. Northwest, 11/19; 14 pts/12 reb at Corban, 11/22; 10 pts/13 reb vs. Northwest Christian, 11/29; 17 pts/19 reb vs. Whitworth, 12/2; 20 pts/12 reb at Puget Sound, 1/6
Brent Satern: Career 1, season 1 - 13 pts/10 ast vs. Northwest, 11/19
* Bruins 3 Wins Away from Historic 1,000th in 102 Seasons
With an 9-4 record this year, the George Fox Bruins now have an all-time record of 997-1,018-1 (.495) in their 102nd season of competition. Needing 3 more wins to reach 1,000 in their history, the Bruins are certainly hopeful of reaching that goal this season!
* Schmick Sets Single-Game Free Throw Pct. Record
With a perfect 16-16 night of free-throw shooting at Linfield on Jan. 10, Aaron Schmick established a new George Fox record for best free throw percentage (1.000) in a game. While there are many who have had perfect nights from the line, the most free throws without a miss by a Bruin player prior to Schmick's game was 13-13 by Justin Paola vs. Western Oregon on Feb. 12, 1994. Schmick also tied the record for most free throws made in one game, matching the 16 (in 19 attempts) by Kenny Stone vs. the College of Idaho (now Albertson College) on an. 28, 1987. Schmick's 16-16 is the third-best perfect night in Division III this year; Gian Paul Gonzales of Montclair State University has a 22-22 game vs. Rowan University and an 18-18 game vs. New Jersey City College.
* Career Lists: Schmick 16th in All-Time Points after Three 20+ Games
Aaron Schmick scored 67 points in the Bruins' last three games, giving him 1,240 for his career and moving him past Gary Chenault (1,187, 1976-79), Gary Blackmar (1,215, 1964-68), and Mike Faber (1,222, 1995-99) into 16th place on the all-time list. Ahead are Jeff Hoffman (1,264, 1990-92) and Travis Melvin (1,268, 1998-2002) ... He entered the season with the 11th-best career free throw pct. (.815, 234-287). After going 21-24, he is at .816 (289-354), ranking 10th ...
Phil Heu-Weller began the season with the 2nd-best free throw pct. in Bruin history (.868, 66-76). He was 5-6 in the last three games and is now at .856 (107-125), 3rd behind Dave Morgan's .857 (84-98, 1970-72) and leader Gary Chenault's .870 (195-224, 1976-79) â?¦
Scott Szalay had 6 blocked shots in the last three games and has 86 in his career, 5th on the all-time list. In 4th is Hille van der Kooy (121, 1979-81) ...
Chris Parker entered the season 8th in career free throw pct. (.821, 87-106). He was 9-14 in the last three games and is now at .798 (138-173), 11th on the chart ...
* NWC Stats: Bruins Have League's Top 4 in 3-Pt Field Goal Accuracy
Where the Bruins ranks in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Jan. 11):
Scoring Offense - 2nd (83.1)
Scoring Defense - 5th (79.8)
Scoring Margin - 4th (+3.3)
Field Goal Pct. - 2nd (.482)
3-Pt Field Goals - 3rd (8.46)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 1st (.431)
Free Throw Pct. - 2nd (.757)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 4th (.465)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 3rd (.353)
Rebounding Offense - 7th (32.8)
Rebounding Defense - 6th (36.2)
Rebounding Margin - 6th (-3.4)
Assists - 1st (16.62)
Blocked Shots - 1st (3.54)
Steals - 8th (5.38)
Turnover Margin - 6th (+0.08)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (1.31:1)
--- Aaron Schmick is 1st in assist/turnover ratio (2.58:1), 4th in scoring (16.2), assists (3.77), 5th in free throw pct. (.821), 9th in 3-pt field goals (2.31) â?¦ --- Phil Heu-Weller is 3rd in free throw pct. (.837), 7th in scoring (15.2), 3-pt field goal pct. (.446), 3-pt field goals (2.54), 10th in blocked shots (2.54), 14th in rebounding (4.7) ...
--- Scott Szalay is 1st in rebounding (9.2), blocked shots (1.85), 10th in field goal pct. (.513), 21st in scoring (10.9) ...
--- Ben Melvin is 5th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.452), 13th in free throw pct. (.737), 25th in scoring (10.5) ...
--- Brent Satern is 1st in 3-pt field goal pct. (.560), 2nd in assists (5.62), 3rd in assist/turnover ratio (2.35:1), 6th in steals (1.69, T), 14th in field goal pct. (.500) ...
--- Chris Parker is 2nd in field goal pct. (.636), 10th in free throw pct. (.761), 17th in scoring (12.5) ...
--- Brady Strutz is 6th in blocked shots (0.75, T) ...
--- Nate Mansfield is 2nd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.516) ...
For the latest NWC statistics, go to www.nwcsports.com.
* NCAA Stats: Bruins 4th Among National Leaders in 3-Pt Sharpshooting
In the latest NCAA national statistics (thru games of Jan. 8), George Fox was ranked 4th in 3-point field goal pct. (.444), 25th in free throw pct. (742), 29th in field goal pct. (.494), 32nd in scoring (84.1) and 3-point field goals per game (8.7) â?¦ Individually, Phil Heu-Weller was 19th in 3-point field goal pct. (.470) â?¦
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Continues to Build Toward 1,000 Games
After 13 games this season, Mike "Biggs" Wirta, George Fox's statistical guru, has stretched his string of keeping statistics at George Fox men's basketball contests, home and road, to 576 in a row, and to 421 in a row at home. The last home game he missed was in 1972. He has now seen 988 men's games altogether (49.0% of all 2,016 GFU games ever played) and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, should observe his 1,000th game on the last day of the regular season, vs. Willamette at home on Feb. 18 ...