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Overall 12-13: Home 7-3, Road 4-8, Neutral 1-2 / NWC 7-9 (5th): Home 5-3, Road 2-6
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: Season Over, Bruins Look Ahead to 2007-08
* Recent Games: Bruins Drop Final Pair on Homecoming Weekend
* Parker Honorable Mention for NWC Player of the Week
* Bruins Honor Seniors Parker and Heu-Weller at Final Home Game
* NCAA Stats: Satern 35th Among National Assist Leaders
* NWC Stats: Bruins Place Six in Final Regular-Season Report
* Career Lists: Parker Finishes 11th in FG and FT Pct.
RECENT GAMES: 0-2 (Click score for link to stories and box scores):
Feb. 16 - Pacific Lutheran 78, at George Fox 66
Feb. 17 - Lewis & Clark 75, at George Fox 63
COMING UP: Season Over, Bruins Look Ahead to 2007-08
Aiming for their 3rd straight winning season, the Bruins instead dropped under .500 for the first time this season and ended up at 12-13 after a pair of home-court losses to Pacific Lutheran and Northwest Conference co-champion Lewis & Clark. The Bruins finished 5th in the NWC at 7-9. Nevertheless, the team posted some impressive victories this season, including wins over Holy Names (ranked 9th in the NAIA at the time) and Puget Sound (ranked 13th in the NCAA Division III) by out-scoring the high-powered Loggers 34-5 over the final 12 minutes. The Bruins lose two players to graduation in post Chris Parker and wing Phil Heu-Weller, but will return starting point guard Brent Satern and forwards Brady Strutz and Taylor Martin in 2007-08 in an effort to return to the plus side of the ledger.
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COACH MARK SUNDQUIST
Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89) is 73-101 (.420) after seven seasons as a college head coach, all at George Fox. In the past three years, he has guided the Bruins to a 46-31 record (.613). He was the NWC Coach of the Year in 2004-05 for leading the Bruins to an 18-7 record and 2nd place in the conference. 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.
BRUIN BITS:
* Parker Honorable Mention for NWC Player of the Week
Chris Parker received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Men's Player of the Week for Feb. 12-18, the sixth time this season he was nominated for the award. In an 78-66 loss to Pacific Lutheran Friday, he scored 14 points on 4-10 field goals and 6-10 free throws, with 5 rebounds, an assist and a steal. In a 75-63 loss to NWC co-champion Lewis & Clark Saturday, he had 22 points on 7-14 field goals and 8-10 free throws, with 5 rebounds and an assist. For the week, he scored 36 points (18.0 ppg) on 11-24 (.458) field goals and 14-20 (.700) free throws, with 10 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. He is a five-time winner of the Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week award, and was NWC Men's Player of the Week the first week of the season (Nov. 13-19). He is 4th in the NWC in scoring (16.1), 6th in free throw pct. (.805), 10th in field goal pct. (.517), and 18th in rebounding (4.8).
* 2006-07 Honors:
- Chris Parker - Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 13-19, Dec. 4-10, Jan. 1-7, Jan. 15-21, Jan. 29-Feb. 4); NWC Player of the Week (Nov. 13-19, HM-Dec. 4-10, HM-Jan. 1-7, HM-Jan. 15-21, HM-Jan. 29-Feb. 4, HM-Feb. 12-18); ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Men's Basketball Academic All-District VIII College Division First Team
- Phil Heu-Weller - Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 20-26); NWC Player of the Week (HM-Nov. 20-26); ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Men's Basketball Academic All-District VIII College Division First Team
- Brent Satern - Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 27-Dec. 3, Jan. 8-14, Feb. 5-11); NWC Player of the Week (HM-Nov. 27-Dec. 3, HM-Jan. 8-14, HM-Feb. 5-11)
- Brady Strutz - Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Dec. 11-21, Jan. 22-28); NWC Player of the Week (HM-Dec. 11-21, HM-Jan. 22-28)
* Bruins Honor Seniors Parker and Heu-Weller at Final Home Game <<br>
The George Fox Bruins honored their two graduating seniors, Chris Parker and Phil Heu-Weller, before the final home game against Lewis & Clark on Homecoming Night Feb. 17.
Parker completed his four-year George Fox career with 988 points, 12 short of becoming the 33rd Bruin to reach 1,000 points, but he did not become a starter until the final 10 games of his junior year. This season, he ranks 4th in the Northwest Conference in scoring (16.1), 6th in free throw pct. (.805), 10th in field goal pct. (.517), and 18th in rebounding (4.8). He was a six-time winner of the Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week. He was named the NWC Men's Player of the Week for Nov. 13-19, and was honorable mention for NWC Men's Player of the Week five times. He was also named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Men's Basketball Academic All-District VIII College Division First Team this year. In his career, he ranks 11th in field goal pct. (.543) and 11th in free throw pct. (.805) at George Fox. A political science major from Aloha, Oregon, he is the son of Mike and Kristin Parker.
Heu-Weller transferred to George Fox after a season at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and became an instant standout, earning honorable mention All-Northwest Conference honors two years in a row. This season, he is 8th in the NWC in 3-pt field goals (2.20, T), 10th in 3-pt pct. (.379), and 13th in scoring (13.7). He was named Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week once, and was honorable mention for NWC Men's Player of the Week once. He was named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Men's Basketball Academic All-District VIII College Division First Team for the second straight year. He ended with 867 points in his three season with the Bruins, and ranks 12th in career free throw pct. (.804) at George Fox. A Business administration major from Olympia, Washington, he is the son of Glen Weller and Edith Heu.
* NCAA Stats: Satern 35th Among National Assist Leaders
In the latest NCAA national statistics (thru Feb. 18), Brent Satern is 35th in assists (5.3) â?¦
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* NWC Stats: Bruins Place Six in Final Regular-Season Report
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Feb. 18):
Scoring Offense - 8th (70.0
Scoring Defense - 4th (71.8)
Scoring Margin - 5th (-1.8)
Field Goal Pct. - 7th (.442)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 3rd (.436)
3-Pt Field Goals - 9th (5.76)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 7th (.344)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 7th (.363)
Free Throw Pct. - 3rd (.711)
Rebounding Offense - 7th (33.7)
Rebounding Defense - 4th (35.3)
Rebounding Margin - 6th (-1.6)
Assists - 7th (13.16)
Blocked Shots - 6th (2.16)
Steals - 7th (5.72)
Turnover Margin - 6th (-0.76)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 6th (0.90:1)
- Chris Parker is 4th in scoring (16.1), 6th in free throw pct. (.805), 10th in field goal pct. (.517), 18th in rebounding (4.8) â?¦
- Phil Heu-Weller is 8th in 3-pt field goals (2.20, T), 10th in 3-pt pct. (.379), 13th in scoring (13.7) ...
- Brent Satern is 2nd in steals (2.08), 3rd in assists (5.28), 8th in assist/turnover ratio (1.32:1), 14th in scoring (13.5) â?¦
- Brady Strutz is 5th in blocked shots (1.04), 6th in assists (3.46), rebounding (6.6) ...
- Mark Metzler is 11th in steals (1.28) ...
- Evan Atwater is 15th 3-pt field goal pct. (.357) ...
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* Double-Doubles:
Brent Satern: Career 2, season 1 - 14 pts/10 ast vs. Corban, 11/17
Chris Parker: Career 1, season 1 - 18 pts/10 reb vs. Holy Names, 11/18
Phil Heu-Weller: Career 1, season 1 - 13 pts/10 reb at St. Martin's, 12/20
Brady Strutz: Career 1, season 1 - 18 pts/10 reb vs. Puget Sound, 1/27
* Records Set or Tied in 2006-07:
- Most Turnovers, Player, Game - 12 by Brent Satern vs. Concordia-Irvine at Pukulani, Hawaii (old record was 11 by Gary Chenault at Portland State, 1/13/78)
* Bruins vs. Ranked Teams (2-4):
Nov. 18 - defeated NAIA D-II #9 Holy Names 85-65 in Newberg, Ore.
Dec. 2 - lost to NCAA D-III #22 Puget Sound 79-92 in Tacoma, Wash.
Dec. 8 - lost to NAIA D-II #2 Oregon Tech 73-84 in Salem, Ore.
Jan. 6 - lost to NCAA D-III #6 Whitworth 53-83 in Newberg, Ore.
Jan. 27 - defeated NCAA D-III #13 Puget Sound 75-63 in Newberg, Ore.
Feb. 3 - lost to NCAA D-III #13 Whitworth 90-64 in Spokane, Wash.
* Career Lists: Parker Finishes 11th in FG and FT Pct.
- Chris Parker scored 36 points in the final two games of the season, ending just short of becoming the 33rd player in George Fox history to reach 1,000 for a career. Although he did not become a starter until the final 10 games of his junior year, he ended his four-year career with 988 points ... He entered the season with the 6th-best field goal pct. in Bruin history (.559, 208-372). He was 11-24 in the last two games and finished at .543 (331-610), ranking 11th ... He entered the season with the 12th-best free throw pct. (.805, 169-210). He was 14-20 in the last two games and finished at is now at .805 (326-405), ranking 11th ...
- Phil Heu-Weller began the season with the 4th-best free throw pct. in Bruin history (.847, 138-163). He was 0-0 in the last two games and finished at .803 (196-244), ranking 12th â?¦
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Up to 613 Straight Bruin Men's Games
Mike "Biggs" Wirta, George Fox's statistical guru who saw his 1,000th Bruin men's basketball game on the final day of last season vs. Willamette on Feb. 18, stretched his streak of consecutive GFU men's basketball games seen to 613 with the final two games of the season. He has now seen 1,025 GFU men's games (49.9% of all 2,053 games in the team's 103 seasons of competition). He has worked 438 in a row at home, not missing a home game since 1972 when he was in military service.