| Brian Ross |
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NOTES
- Finished his schoolboy career as North Quincy High School's career scoring leader with 1,520 points in three seasons.
- Has a fine shooting touch from the perimeter; a good passer.
- Fractured the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot just weeks after the end of the 2000-01 season; underwent successful surgery on April 17.
AS A JUNIOR
- Played in 29 games.
- Averaged 2.9 points and 1.7 rebounds in 9.0 minutes per game.
- Scored in double figures in two games.
- Scored a season-high 12 points (5-for-7 FG, 2-for-2 treys) in a home win over Virginia Tech (1/31).
- Netted 10 points (4-for-6 FG, 2-for-2 treys) in a non-league victory over Quinnipiac (12/23).
- Recorded nine points -- on three three-point field goals -- in a home win over Morris Brown (2/26).
- Registered a season-high four rebounds in each of four games -- against Brown (11/25), Marist (11/28), Vanderbilt (12/30) and Villanova (2/4).
- Tallied seven points and four rebounds in a season-high 18 minutes of action against Vanderbilt (12/30).
AS A SOPHOMORE
- Played in 27 games, making 18 starts.
- Averaged 3.4 points and 3.5 rebounds in 17.1 minutes per game.
- Led the team in rebounding six times; registered five or more rebounds in eight games.
- Scored in double figures three times.
- Scored a season-high 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Vermont (11/23).
- Enjoyed back-to-back double-figure efforts - against Hartford (11 points; 11/29) and Massachusetts (10 points; 12/4).
- Registered a career-high 11 rebounds against St. Francis (12/11).
- Gave a solid six-point, seven-rebound effort at Miami (1/22).
AS A FRESHMAN
- Played in 26 games, making 20 starts; came off the bench in his first six games, before earning the starting job; missed the Fairfield game (11/28) because of a left eye injury.
- Averaged 8.5 points and a team-high 4.9 rebounds in 26.8 minutes per game.
- Shot a team-high 46.5 percent from the field.
- Led the team in scoring three times and in rebounding nine times.
- Scored in double figures 10 times, including two games with 20 points.
- Enjoyed back-to-back 20-point efforts - against West Virginia (2/6) and at Connecticut (2/10); shot 14-for-26 from the field, including 6-for-13 from three-point range, in these games.
- Registered two double-doubles; tallied 20 points and 10 rebounds at Connecticut (2/10), and 16 points and 10 rebounds against Pittsburgh (2/20).
HIGH SCHOOL
- Was Massachusetts' top scorer with a 36.7 ppg average; also averaged 18.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.
- Earned Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic honors as a junior and senior.
- Captured McDonald's All-America honorable mention honors.
- Was a three-time Old Colony League all-star selection; captured league MVP honors as a senior.
- Scored 40 or more points in six games; scored a school-record 54 points in a game against South Boston.
- Made 31 three-point field goals in his senior season.
- Served as team captain as a senior.
- Played for head coach Ted Stevenson.
- Played for the Greater Boston AAU team that won five consecutive state titles.
PERSONAL
- Enrolled in the Carroll School of Management.
- Served as a coach for the Greater Boston AAU youth basketball team.
- Brian is the youngest of Jennie and Charles Ross' four children.
- Born on November 30, 1979.
CAREER HIGHS
- Points: 20 - twice
- Rebounds: 11 vs. St. Francis (12/11/99)
- Assists: 3 vs. Miami (1/24/99)
- Steals: 5 vs. Marquette (11/14/98)
- Blocked Shots: 2 - three times
ROSS' CAREER STATISTICS
| Overall | GP-ST | MIN | FGM-FGA | PCT | 3FG-FGA | PCT | FTM-FTA | PCT | REB-AV | PF-D | PTS | AVG | A | TO | B | S |
| 98-99 | 26-20 | 698 | 86-185 | .465 | 19-56 | .339 | 29-44 | .659 | 128-4.9 | 86-5 | 220 | 8.5 | 17 | 36 | 12 | 29 |
| 99-00 | 27-18 | 461 | 37-98 | .378 | 4-22 | .182 | 13-15 | .867 | 94-3.5 | 57-0 | 91 | 3.4 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 14 |
| 00-01 | 29-0 | 262 | 32-61 | .525 | 14-24 | .583 | 6-13 | .462 | 49-1.7 | 54-1 | 84 | 2.9 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 10 |
| 01-02 | 32-0 | 495 | 35-91 | .385 | 16-45 | .356 | 28-47 | .596 | 69-2.2 | 81-2 | 114 | 3.6 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 14 |
| CAREER | 114-38 | 1916 | 190-435 | .437 | 53-147 | .361 | 76-119 | .639 | 340-3.0 | 278-8 | 509 | 4.5 | 60 | 101 | 32 | 67 |