Men's Basketball Release - Dec. 14, 2005
Overall 6-1: Home 6-0, Road 0-1 / NWC 2-0: Home 200-0, Road 0-0
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins End 5-0 Homestand with Win over Claremont
* Coming Up: Three-Game Road Swing to Southern California
* Melvin HM for NWC "Player of the Week" for Dec. 5-11
* Bruins 6 Wins Away from Historic 1,000th in 102 Seasons
* Career Lists: Schmick 12 Points Away from Bruins' All-Time Top 20
* NWC Stats: Bruins Have League's Top 4 in 3-Pt Field Goal Accuracy
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Has Seen 48.9% of All GFU Men's Games Ever
RECENT GAMES: 1-0 (Click score for link to stories and box scores):
Dec. 9 - at George Fox 79, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 69
COMING UP:
* Mon., Dec. 19, 7:30 pm - at Whittier College (2-3), Whittier, Calif.
No radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... Non-conference game and the first of a three-game trip to southern California â?¦ The Poets are members of the NCAA Division III and the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference â?¦ Series record: First meeting â?¦ Whittier is off to a 2-3 start, with a 69-66 win over Chapman in its last game that handed the Panthers their first loss of the season â?¦ Top scorer for the Poets is guard Matt Mesaros at 16.4 ppg, while forward Raphael Farlough averages 13.8 ppg and 7.8 rpg â?¦ The Poets host La Sierra on Dec. 17 before playing the Bruins â?¦ Next game for the Poets is Dec. 30 at home vs. Willamette at 7:30 p.m. â?¦
* Tues., Dec. 20, 7:30 pm - vs. University of La Verne (2-3) at Claremont, Calif. (CMS)
No radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... Non-conference game and the second of a three-game trip to southern California â?¦ The Leopards of La Verne, Calif., are members of the NCAA Division III and the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference â?¦ Series record: GFU leads 2-0 (1-0 home, 1-0 road) â?¦ The Bruins defeated the Leopards 76-74 in Newberg in 1970-71 and 76-75 in La Verne on Dec. 30, 1998 â?¦ The Leopards are off to a 2-3 start, with wins over Life Pacific and La Sierra and a 77-74 loss at Chapman in their last outing â?¦ Guard Jason Greenlee leads the Leopards in scoring at 13.6 ppg, followed by forward Bryan Mallon at 11.2, guard Jake Franzen at 11.0, and forward Tyrone Marshall at 10.0 â?¦ Next game for the Leopards is at Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont, Calif., on Dec. 29 at 7:30 p.m. â?¦
* Thur., Dec. 22, 7:00 pm - at Chapman University (8-1), Orange, Calif.
No radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... Non-conference game and the last of a three-game trip to southern California â?¦ The Panthers are members of the NCAA Division III and an independent â?¦ Series record: GFU leads 1-0 (1-0 neutral) â?¦ The Bruins took a 78-75 overtime win on Dec. 6, 2002, in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif. â?¦ The Panthers started the season 8-0, scoring over 100 points three times, before falling 69-66 at Whittier in their last game â?¦ Against common opponents, Chapman defeated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 60-53 on a neutral court in Redlands, Calif., while the Bruins downed the Stags 79-69 in Newberg in their last game â?¦ Guard Patrick Carney paces the Panthers with 20.3 ppg, while 6-6 guard Zach Wheatley is at 13.7 and guard Josh Flynn-Brown is at 12.0 â?¦ Forward Rob Selway pulls down 8.4 rpg and Wheatley grabs 7.7 rpg â?¦ The Panthers host Occidental on Dec. 17 and go to Biola on Dec. 19 before meeting the Bruins â?¦ Next game for the Panthers is at Chaminade in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 30 at 7:30 p.m. â?¦
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST
Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89), the 2005-06 Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, is 51-80 (.389) 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:
Whittier - 0-0
La Verne - 0-0
Chapman - 1-0 (1-0 neutral)
BRUIN BITS:
* Melvin HM for NWC "Player of the Week" for Nov. 28-Dec. 4
Senior wing Ben Melvin had a career high in one game and a perfect shooting night in another as the Bruins went 2-0, receiving honorable mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Dec. 5-11. In an 87-82 comeback win over Corban, he scored an all-time high of 24 points on 8-16 field goals, including 3-6 on threes, and 5-5 free throws, with 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. In a 79-69 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, he had 12 points, hitting 4-4 field goals (2-2 on threes) and 2-2 free throws, with 1 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal. For the week, he scored 36 points (18.0 ppg) on 12-20 (.600) from the field, including 5-8 (.625) on threes, and 7-7 (1.000) from the line, with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals.
* 2005-06 Honors:
Phil Heu-Weller - NWC "Player of the Week" (Nov. 14-20)
* Double-Doubles:
Scott Szalay: Career 11, season 4 - 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
Brent Satern: Career 1, season 1 - 13 pts/10 ast vs. Northwest, 11/19
* Bruins 6 Wins Away from Historic 1,000th in 102 Seasons
With a 6-1 record in their first seven games this year, the George Fox Bruins now have an all-time record of 994-1,015-1 (.495) in their 102nd season of competition. Needing 6 more wins to reach 1,000 in their history, the Bruins are certainly hopeful of reaching that goal this season!
* Career Lists: Schmick 12 Points Away from Bruins' All-Time Top 20
Aaron Schmick: With 20 points in the Bruins' last game, Schmick now has 1,133 for his career and has passed Eric Swanson (1,132, 1986-88) for 21st on the GFU all-time list. Ahead are Ron Willcuts (1,145, 1958-61), Hille van der Kooy (1,170, 1979-81), and Gary Chenault (1,187, 1976-79) ... He entered the season with the 11th-best career free throw pct. (.815, 234-287). After going 9-10 in the last game, he is at .815 (264-324), still 11th ...
Phil Heu-Weller began the season with the 2nd-best free throw pct. in Bruin history (.868, 66-76). He was 4-6 in the last game and is now at .856 (89-104), now 3rd behind Gary Chenault's .870 (195-224, 1976-79) and Dave Morgan's .857 84-98, 1970-72) ...
Scott Szalay had no blocked shots in the last game, the first time this season he has gone without at least one block, and remains 5th on the all-time GFU blocks list with 76. 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 3-4 in the last game and is now at .830 (122-144), 6th 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 Dec. 11):
Scoring Offense - 2nd (87.0)
Scoring Defense - 5th (78.6)
Scoring Margin - 2nd (+8.4)
Field Goal Pct. - 2nd (.491)
3-Pt Field Goals - 2nd (9.43)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 1st (.489)
Free Throw Pct. - 2nd (.750)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 4th (.455)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 4th (.361)
Rebounding Offense - 5th (34.0)
Rebounding Defense - 6th (36.3)
Rebounding Margin - 5th (-2.3)
Assists - 1st (17.71)
Blocked Shots - 1st (3.14)
Steals - 8th (5.71)
Turnover Margin - 5th (+1.14)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (1.44/1)
--- Phil Heu-Weller is 2nd in scoring (18.4), 3-pt field goal pct. (.537), 5th in 3-pt field goals (3.14), 8th in free throw pct. (.821), 11th in blocked shots (0.43, T), 13th in steals (1.29, T), 17th in rebounding (4.4,T) ...
--- Aaron Schmick is 2nd in assists/turnover ratio (2.33/1), 7th in 3-pt field goals (2.29), assists (3.00), 9th in free throw pct. (.811), 10th in scoring (14.9), 14th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.400) â?¦
--- Scott Szalay is 1st in rebounding (10.9), blocked shots (1.86), 9th in field goal pct. (.517), 25th in scoring (10.9) ...
--- Ben Melvin is 1st in 3-pt field goal pct. (.625), 11th in assists (2.57), 12th in field goal pct. (.500, T), 13th in 3-pt field goals (1.43, T), 22nd in scoring (11.1) ...
--- Brent Satern is 1st in assist/turnover ratio (3.07/1), 2nd in assists (6.14), 4th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.500, T), 12th in field goal pct. (.500, T), 13th in steals (1.29, T), 30th in scoring (9.7) ...
--- Chris Parker is 4th in free throw pct. (.854), 5th in field goal pct. (.625), 15th in scoring (13.6) ...
--- Brady Strutz is 6th in blocked shots (0.71, T) ...
--- Nate Mansfield is 3rd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.526), 13th in 3-pt field goals (1.43, T) ...
For the latest NWC statistics, go to www.nwcsports.com.
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Has Seen 48.9% of All GFU Men's Games Ever
With the Bruins' first seven games of the 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 570 in a row, and to 421 in a row at home. The last home game he missed was in 1972. He has now seen 982 men's games altogether (48.9% of all 2,010 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 ...