Juskin Named February 2 Centennial Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week

by Sports Information
2/2/04

LANCASTER, PA -- Franklin & Marshall College center Steve Juskin (Sr., East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park) has been named the February 2 Centennial Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week.

The honor marks the second straight for F&M as forward Bob Lynch (Jr., Richboro, PA/Council Rock) was named the January 26 Centennial Conference Player of the Week.

In a 2-0 week, Juskin averaged 19.5 points, 7.5 rebound, 5.5 assists and 3.5 blocks as the Diplomats knocked off Johns Hopkins (81-60 W) and Swarthmore (97-54 W) to improve to 16-2 on the year, and remain perfect in Centennial Conference play with an 11-0 record.

Against John Hopkins at home in the Mayser Center, he flirted with a quadruple-double recording 23 points, seven rebounds, nine assists and six blocked shots before notching six points on six-of-seven shooting at Swarthmore.

In addition, the 6-6 center shot 65.2 percent (15-of-23) from the field as the Diplomats are now 11-0 in 2004 since returning from the holiday break.

For his career, he ranks 10th in Centennial Conference history in rebounds (661) and 13th in scoring (1,283) and holds the Conference record in blocked shots with 286.

In the latest Centennial Conference statistics, he ranks among the CC leaders in scoring (14.6 ppg, 12th), rebounding (6.7 rpg, fifth), field goal percentage (.534, eighth), assists (3.83 apg, fourth), blocked shots (3.89 bpg, first), assist/turnover ratio (1.30, seventh), offensive rebounds (2.17 rpg, sixth) and defensive rebounds (4.56 rpg, eighth).

Individually the Diplomats starting "five" rank a top the conference as point guard Duran Searles (Sr., Camden, NJ/Peddie School) in scoring (12.1 ppg, 18th), field goal percentage (.497, 12th), assists (3.39 apg, fifth), steals (1.78 spg, fourth), three-point field goal percentage (.391, 10th), three point field goals (1.89 pg, 10th) and assist/turnover ratio (1.56, fourth).

Guard Jackiem Wright (Sr., Sicklerville, NJ/Moorestown Friends) ranks in scoring (11.8 ppg, 21st), steals (1.44 spg, 12th) and three point field goals (2.44 pg, third).

Down low, forward/guard Brandon Smith (So., Reading, PA/Governor Mifflin) ranks in scoring (11.9 ppg, 20th), rebounding (6.1 rpg, 13th), steals (2.00 spg, second), three point field goals (1.50 pg, 14th), blocked shots (0.67, 15th), offensive rebounds (2.00 rpg, ninth) and defensive rebounds (4.06 rpg, 12th), while Lynch ranks in scoring (16.3 ppg, fifth), rebounding (6.7 rpg, sixth), field goal percentage (.607, second), free throw percentage (.771, 15th), blocked shots (0.94 bpg, fifth), offensive rebounds (3.06 rpg, second) and defensive rebounds (3.61 rpg, 14th).

Off the bench, reserve guard Logan Outerbridge (Fr., Glen Rock, NJ/Glen Rock) ranks in steals (1.40, 14th) and three-point field goal percentage (.455, second).

Ranked #15 in the January 27 D3hoops.com poll, Franklin & Marshall ranks among the CC team leaders in scoring offense (82.2 ppg, first), scoring margin (+18.6, first), field goal percentage (.500, first), field goal percentage defense (.406, first), home attendance (959 pg, first), total attendance (718 pg, first), blocked shots (6.28 bpg, first), assists (17.56 apg, first), turnover margin (+4.83, first), assist/turnover ratio (1.22, first), offensive rebounds (13.56 rpg, first), scoring defense (63.6 ppg, second), three point field goal percentage (.373, second), rebounding offense (38.4 rpg, second), rebounding margin (+7.9 rpg, second), rebounding defense (30.6 rpg, third), steals (9.00 spg, third), defensive rebounds (24.89 rpg, fourth) and three point field goals (7.11 pg, fourth)

The Diplomats will return to action on February 4 at Gettysburg College. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.