Men's Basketball Release - Jan. 26, 2006
Overall 11-6: Home 8-0, Road 3-6 / NWC 4-4: Home 3-0, Road 1-4
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Top PLU but Fall to NWC Leader Willamette
* Coming Up: Final Two-Game Road Swing to Eastern Washington
* Schmick HM for NWC "Player of the Week" for Jan. 16-22
* Bruins Just 1 Win Away from Historic 1,000th in 102 Seasons
* Career Lists: Schmick Passes Three More for 11th Place in All-Time Points
* NWC Stats: Satern in Assists, Szalay in Rebounds and Blocks Stay on Top
* NCAA Stats: Bruins Ranked in Four National Categories
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" 8 Away for Seeing 1,000th Men's Game
RECENT GAMES: 1-1 (Click score for link to stories and box scores):
Jan. 20 - at George Fox 78, Pacific Lutheran 61
Jan. 21 - at Willamette 86, George Fox 77
COMING UP:
* Fri., Jan. 27, 8:00 pm - at Whitworth College Pirates (11-6, 5-3), Spokane, Wash.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... NWC doubleheader (women's game at 6 p.m.) â?¦ Start of second half of NWC season â?¦ Series record: GFU trails 10-16 (6-7 home, 4-9 road) ... The Bruins took both games last year, 89-78 in Spokane and 61-53 in Newberg before the largest home crowd in team history - 2,400 on Homecoming ... The Bruins won the first meeting this season 77-69 in overtime in Newberg on Dec. 2 behind 20 points from Phil Heu-Weller and Scott Szalay's double-double of 17 points and 19 rebounds. Szalay's tip-in at the buzzer capped a Bruins' comeback from 21 points down and sent the game into overtime. Lance Pecht and Jon Young led the Pirates with 15 points apiece â?¦ Whitworth leads the NWC in free throw pct. and is 4th nationally (.778), while ranking 45th nationally in field goal pct. (.485) â?¦ The Pirates have 5 double-figure scorers in Pecht (16.5, 5th in the NWC), Young (14.5, 10th), George Tucker (13.2, 15th), Kevin Hasenfus (12.1, 19th), and Bryan Williams (10.6, 25th) ... Young is 37th nationally in 3-pt field goals per game (3.2) and 46th in 3-pt pct. (.422) â?¦ Hasenfus is the top rebounder (6.9, 3rd) â?¦ Williams is 2nd in the league and 23rd nationally in assists (5.7) â?¦ Whitworth hosts Linfield in its next game Saturday at 8 p.m. â?¦
* Sat., Jan. 28, 8:00 pm - at Whitman College Missionaries (8-8, 4-4), Walla Walla, Wash.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... NWC doubleheader (women's game at 6 p.m.) â?¦ Series record: GFU leads 19-13 (12-3 home, 7-10 road) ... The Bruins took both games last year, 78-75 in Walla Walla and 79-75 in Newberg ... The Bruins took this season's first meeting 61-48 in Newberg on Dec. 3 as Chris Parker scored a career-high 20 points, with Phil Heu-Weller and Ben Melvin adding 13 apiece. Chris Faidley had 20 points, Erik Kofler 15, and Matt Kelley 14 for the Missionaries â?¦ Whitman, the 2nd-highest scoring team in the NWC (84.7 ppg), is 22nd nationally in scoring and 41st in rebounding margin (+6.4) â?¦ The Missionaries have 3 players in double figures in scoring: Kelly (19.4, 1st in the NWC), Kofler (12.9, 17th), and Faidley (10.3, 27th) â?¦ Kofler is the top rebounder (7.9, 2nd) while Greg Ricker is the assists leader (5.56, 3rd, 29th nationally) â?¦ The Missionaries host Linfield Friday before meeting the Bruins â?¦ Next game for Whitman is Feb. 3 at Lewis & Clark at 8 p.m. â?¦
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST
Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89), the 2005-06 Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, is 56-85 (.397) 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:
Whitworth - 5-6 (3-3 home, 2-3 road)
Whitman - 5-6 (4-2 home, 1-4 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Schmick HM for NWC "Player of the Week" for Jan. 16-22
Senior wing Aaron Schmick led the Bruins in scoring in both games of a 1-1 week, receiving honorable mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Jan. 16-22. In a 78-61 win over Pacific Lutheran, he scored 24 points on 9-15 from the floor (4-8 on threes) and 2-2 from the line, with 3 rebounds, 3 assist, and 3 steals. In an 86-77 loss at Willamette, he had 23 points on 9-13 from the field (3-7 on threes) and 2-2 from the line, with 5 rebounds and a steal. For the week, he scored 47 points (23.5 ppg) on 18-28 (.643) from the field, including 7-15 (.467) on threes, and 4-4 (1.000) from the line, with 8 rebounds (4.0 rpg), 3 assists, and 4 steals. A First Team All-Conference performer last year, it was the third consecutive week for him to receive honorable mention.
* 2005-06 Honors:
Phil Heu-Weller - NWC "Player of the Week" (Nov. 14-20)
* 2005-06 Records:
--- Best Free Throw Pct., Game - 1.000 (16-16) by Aaron Schmick at Linfield, 1/10/06 (previous best was 13-13 by Justin Paola vs. Western Oregon, 2/12/1994)
--- Most Free Throws, Game - 16 by Aaron Schmick at Linfield, 1/10/06 (tied record by Kenny Stone, 16-19 vs. College of Idaho, 1/28/1987)
* Double-Doubles:
Scott Szalay: Career 13, season 6 - 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; 21 pts/10 reb vs. Walla Walla, 1/14
Brent Satern: Career 1, season 1 - 13 pts/10 ast vs. Northwest, 11/19
* Bruins Just 1 Win Away from Historic 1,000th in 102 Seasons
With an 11-6 record this year, the George Fox Bruins now have an all-time record of 999-1,020-1 (.495) in their 102nd season of competition. The Bruins missed out on their first try for No. 1,000 when they fell 86-77 at Northwest Conference-leading Willamette Saturday night, and face a tough challenge trying to get it this weekend as they travel to Whitworth Friday and Whitman Saturday.
* Career Lists: Schmick Passes Three More for 11th Place in All-Time Points
--- Aaron Schmick scored 47 points in the Bruins' last two games over the weekend, giving him 1,326 for his career and moving him past Gordy Loewen (1,300, 1968-72), Dave Adrian (1,307, 1975-78, 79-80), and Jared Gallop (1,323, 1994-96, 97-98) into 11th place on the all-time scoring list at GFU. Ahead are Grant Hartenstein (1,346, 1992-96) and Mike Royer (1,367, 1978-82) ... He entered the season with the 11th-best career free throw pct. (.815, 234-287). After going 4-4, he is at .822 (296-360), ranking 8th ...
--- Phil Heu-Weller began the season with the 2nd-best free throw pct. in Bruin history (.868, 66-76). He was 4-4 in the last two games and is now at .868 (118-136), 2nd behind Gary Chenault's .870 (195-224, 1976-79) â?¦
--- Scott Szalay had 3 blocked shots in the last two games and has 90 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 4-5 in the last two games and is now at .798 (150-188), 11th on the chart ...
* NWC Stats: Satern in Assists, Szalay in Rebounds and Blocks Stay on Top
Where the Bruins ranks in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Jan. 25):
Scoring Offense - 3rd (81.9)
Scoring Defense - 4th (78.1, T)
Scoring Margin - 4th (+3.8)
Field Goal Pct. - 2nd (.486)
3-Pt Field Goals - 4th (7.88)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 2nd (.407)
Free Throw Pct. - 2nd (.766)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 4th (.463)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 6th (.370)
Rebounding Offense - 8th (32.1)
Rebounding Defense - 5th (35.6)
Rebounding Margin - 6th (-3.5)
Assists - 2nd (16.41)
Blocked Shots - 1st (3.06)
Steals - 7th (5.82)
Turnover Margin - 3rd (+0.94)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (1.34:1)
--- Aaron Schmick is 2nd in assist/turnover ratio (2.00:1), 3rd in scoring (17.5), free throw pct. (.838), 7th in assists (3.29), 8th in 3-pt field goals (2.53), 10th in steals (1.24), 11th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.391) â?¦ --- Phil Heu-Weller is 2nd in free throw pct. (.867), 10th in 3-pt field goals (2.24), 3-pt field goal pct. (.4113), 11th in blocked shots (0.47), 14th in scoring (13.8), 20th in rebounding (4.3) ...
--- Scott Szalay is 1st in rebounding (8.7), blocked shots (1.65), 12th in field goal pct. (.510), 23rd in scoring (10.9) ...
--- Brent Satern is 1st in assists (6.18), assist/turnover ratio (2.69:1), 6th in steals (1.82) ...
--- Chris Parker is 3rd in field goal pct. (.611), 9th in free throw pct. (.768), 16th in scoring (13.1) ...
--- Brady Strutz is 7th in blocked shots (0.63, T) ...
--- Nate Mansfield is 2nd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.475) ...
Click here for the latest NWC statistics.
* NCAA Stats: Bruins Ranked in Four National Categories
In the latest NCAA national statistics (thru games of Jan. 22), George Fox was ranked 10th in free throw pct. (.766), 23rd in 3-point field goal pct. (.407), 39th in scoring (81.9), and 42nd in field goal pct. (.486) â?¦ The Bruins' .650 3-pt field goal pct. (13-20) vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps is the 12th-best single-game mark this season â?¦ Brent Satern was 11th in assists per game (6.2) â?¦ Satern's 15 assists vs. Walla Walla on Feb. 14 is tied for the national lead in a game this season â?¦ Phil Heu-Weller was 37th in free throw pct. (.867) â?¦ Aaron Schmick's perfect free throw pct. (16-16) at Linfield on Feb. 10 is the 3rd-best nationally this year â?¦ Click here for the latest NCAA statistics.
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" 8 Away for Seeing 1,000th Men's Game
After 17 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 580 in a row, and to 423 in a row at home. The last home game he missed was in 1972. He has now seen 992 men's games altogether (49.1% of all 2,020 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 ...