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  Brian Ross
Brian Ross

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
North Quincy, MA

High School:
North Quincy

Height / Weight:
6-8 / 235

Position:
Forward

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

    OverallGP-STMINFGM-FGAPCT3FG-FGAPCTFTM-FTAPCTREB-AVPF-DPTSAVGATOBS
    98-9926-2069886-185.46519-56.33929-44.659128-4.986-52208.517361229
    99-0027-1846137-98.3784-22.18213-15.86794-3.557-0913.41118714
    00-0129-026232-61.52514-24.5836-13.46249-1.754-1842.9919210
    01-0232-049535-91.38516-45.35628-47.59669-2.281-21143.623281114
    CAREER114-381916190-435.43753-147.36176-119.639340-3.0278-85094.5601013267