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Digital Commons @ George Fox University Men's Basketball George Fox University Athletics 2001 2001 Media Guide George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/athletics_menbasketball Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "2001 Media Guide" (2001). Men's Basketball. 79. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/athletics_menbasketball/79 This Media Guide is brought to you for free and open access by the George Fox University Athletics at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Men's Basketball by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY T HE UNIVERSITY T HE AR E N A THE UNIVERSITY schools in the West with "Pacific" in their title, plex is the University's largest building. It con George Fox University, an evangelical the name was changed to George Fox College, tains the James and Lila Miller Gymnasium, the Christian liberal arts college, is expanding, honoring the founder of the Friends (Quaker) Bruins' home court. The center features a 116- both in size and in reputation. Enrollment has Church. by 174-foot gymnasium with three full-length more than quadrupled in the last 15 years, In 1996, with the addition of Western basketball courts, three volleyball courts, and increasing from 549 in 1986 to 2,648 in the fall Evangelical Seminary, George Fox became a 10 badminton courts. The ceilings are 32 feet of 2001. university, offering students a Christ-centered over the hardwood maple floor. The total seat Sincel986, George Fox has been named education and the choice of 35 undergraduate ing capacity is 2,750. one of "America's Best Colleges" 12 times by majors and nine graduate degrees. On Jan. 1, Contained on the upper level are a staff US. News & World Report. In 1999, the school 2000, the seminary was renamed George Fox room, multipurpose room, classrooms, and ranked second overall and third in academic Evangelical Seminary. athletics administration and faculty offices. A reputation among Western regional liberal arts George Fox University is located in 1,500-square-foot weight room was remodeled colleges. The magazine also named the Newberg, Oregon (pop. 18,064), 24 miles in the summer of 1993. The lower level con University one of the region's best values southwest of Portland, the state's largest metro tains a concession area, dressing rooms, team among schools in its category. politan center of 1.7 million, and 32 miles rooms, laundry, equipment-issuing room, and George Fox offers unique programs to its north of Salem, the state capital. storage space. An east wing of the building students. Every incoming freshman is given a houses two racquetball courts. computer to use and keep upon graduation. WHEELERSPORTSCENTER The building may be entered on two levels. When students reach their third year, they are Entered by crossing a wooded canyon on a The east-side ground level is accessible from eligible for the Juniors Abroad program, in 200-foot bridge, the Coleman Wheeler Sports the parking lot by crossing the footbridge. The 2001-02 MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM. Back row (1-r): Assistant coach Mitch Ratzlaff, Woodley Polynice, Brett Yeager, Mark Gayman, Bryan Wadlow, which the University pays transportation costs Center, home of the George Fox Bruins' volley on-campus community enters on the west-side Jered Gritters, Zach Hollin, Steve Leasure,John Macy, Head coach Mark Sundquist. Front row (1-r): Assistant coach Justin Sherwood, Nathan Mansfield, for an overseas study tour. ball and men's and women's basketball teams, second floor. Kenny Macy, Tony Walther, Travis Melvin, James Macy,Jeff Greene, Sean Linder, Mark Johnson. The school opened in 1885 when is a natural place to play sports of all sorts. The building is named for longtime Willamette Valley Quaker settlers established The sports center was designed by noted Oregon lumberman Coleman H. Wheeler, for Pacific Academy. It was during those early days architect Pietro Belluschi to sit unpretentiously mer chairman of the board of Willamette that George Fox's most prominent alumnus alongside tree-shaded Hess Creek canyon. Industries. The gymnasium is named for for attended - Herbert Hoover, later the 31st Built using gifts from prominent lumbermen, mer George Fox board member James Miller, president of the United States. The college the building features a two-level oak parquet the former president of Cascadia Lumber Co., division was organized in 1891 to provide more lobby and a large window area overlooking the and his wife, Lila. advanced instruction and the name became adjacent natural terrain. Completed in June Pacific College. 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He served as a guard for Portland Adventist Academy before Heidi Rueck ........................... 13 1.000 (5-5) ....... vs. Lewis & Clark, 11/27/90 In just five short years, Scott women's assistant under George Fox head coach graduating in 1989. He went on to play two sea Most Points: vs. Northwest Nazarene, 2/19/93 Most Free Throws: Sherri Murrell (1993-95), and coached the sons at Walla Walla College. He coached the Melody Groeneveld-McMaster . 37 Rueck has established himself as 32 (32-47) ... vs. Central Washington, 11/19/93 one of the brightest new lights women's tennis team (1995-96). When Murrell boys' team at Portland Adventist Academy for vs. Willamette, 2/04/82 Most Steals: Becky Thompson ....................... 9 on the horizon of college coach left, Rueck WdS named interim head coach for a three seasons (1991-1994), and was head men's Most Field Goals: Most FT Attempts: ing - at any level. In that time, year, then permanent head coach after a national coach at Walla Walla College for a year (1994-95) vs. Whitworth, 1/26/01 Tammy Lewis . 14 47 (32-47) .. vs. Central Washington, 11/19/93 he has guided the George Fox search that yielded four finalists. The Bruins have before coming to George Fox. (14-19), vs. Southern Oregon, 2/15/86 Most Blocked Shots: University women's basketball posted winning records in each of his five years as In addition to coaching, Warmanen is an ath Shawna Chandler . 10 Highest FT% (min. 6 fta): .961 (25-26) .......... vs. W!llamette, 1/23/87 team to a 95-33 record (a .742 head coach, with their record improving each letic goods salesman for Al!Team Image in Most FG Attempts: vs. Western Oregon, 1/11/83 winning percentage), four postseason playoff year. Rueck's players have earned four NAIA All Portland, Ore., where he also lives. Debby Wiggers : . 35 appearances, and national recognition in the America awards, two NCAA All-America awards, Most Rebounds: (12-35), vs. Whitman, 1/22/82 72 .................... vs. Linfield, 2/02/82 NCAA Division III top 20. and 13 All-Northwest Conference awards. KERRYRUECK TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Rueck's 2001-02 Bruins put together another Rueck also teaches in the Department of Assistant Coach Highest FG% (min. 10 fga): Most Assists: out~tanding season, posting a 23-3 record to set a Health and Human Performance, and directs the Kerry (Aillaud) Rueck, who Katie Lacey . .900 Most Points: new record winning percentage (.885). The team Victory Hoop Camp for Portland youth. A gradu married head coach Scott (9-10), vs. Menlo, ll/27/99 105 (W 105-39) .. vs. Western Baptist, 11/20/92 27 ......... vs. Columbia Christian, 1/30/93 tied records for wins in a season (23) and consec ate of Glencoe High in Hillsboro, Ore., he earned Rueck in 1996, is in her fourth utive wins (11), captured its first outright his bachelor's degree in exercise and sports sci season as an assistant coach for Most 3-Pt Field Goals: Most Points Allowed: Most Steals: Northwest Conference title with a 15-1 league ence in 1991 and a master of arts in physical edu the George Fox women's bas Christy Brock . 7 105 (L 64-105) ... vs. Western Oregon, 2/26/87 29 .............