Juskin Named to February 24 Centennial Conference Men's Basketball Honor Roll

by Sports Information
2/24/03

LANCASTER, PA - Steve Ulrich, Executive Secretary of the Centennial Conference, announced that Franklin & Marshall College center Steve Juskin (Jr., East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park) has been named to the Conference Men's Basketball Honor Roll for the period of February 17-23.

In a 1-1 week for F&M, Juskin averaged 15.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.5 blocks and 3.5 assists as the Diplomats clinched the CC Western Division with a 78-48 win at home versus Dickinson, but fell 68-65 at Johns Hopkins to conclude the regular season at a Centennial Conference best 21-4, 10-3 in Conference play,

Against Dickinson, he chipped in 16 points as the Diplomats clinched the CC Western Division title for the fifth straight season (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003).

In the history of the Centennial Conference, F&M has won the CC West eight times (1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) to tie Muhlenberg's record of eight division titles as the Mules claimed the East in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Against Hopkins, Juskin blocked six shots to raise his season total to 84, 25 more than his previous school record of 59 established in 2002. For his career, Juskin now has 192 blocks, 972 points and 508 rebounds as he is on pace to become the ninth player in F&M men's basketball history to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career.

Overall, he ranks among the Conference leaders in scoring (15.9, seventh), rebounding (7.4, seventh), field goal percentage (.488, 13th), assists (2.40, 14th), blocked shots (3.36, first), offensive rebounds (2.00, 11th) and defensive rebounds (5.44, fifth).

As a team the Diplomats rank among the CC's best in scoring offense (82.2, first), scoring defense (63.2, first), scoring margin (+19.0, first), free throw percentage (.710, third), field goal percentage (.492, first), field goal percentage defense (.398, first), three-point field goal percentage (.408, first), three-point field goals made (6.60, fourth), three-point field goal percentage defense (.310, first), rebounding offense (40.8, second), rebounding defense (32.5, second), rebounding margin (+8.3, second), blocked shots (6.76, first), assists (16.24, second), steals (9.52, first), turnover margin (+2.92, first), assist/turnover ratio (1.06, first), offensive rebounds (13.40, third and defensive rebounds (27.36, second) per game.

F&M will continue the season on Wednesday versus Washington at 7:30 p.m. in the Mayser Center. The game will be a rematch of a 96-86 Shoremen win on February 1 in Chestertown, Maryland.

In addition, the game will mark the first time Washington and Franklin & Marshall have met in the playoffs since the 2000 Centennial Conference semi-finals in which F&M guard Jerome Maiatico '00 hit a last second shot in an 87-85 win to send the Diplomats onto the CC title and the NCAA Final Four.