FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                                     FEB. 12, 2002

 

SHEARER CLOSING IN ON BEING FIFTH PLAYER IN CLARION HISTORY WITH 1,200 CAREER POINTS & 700 CAREER REBOUNDS

David Shearer (Sr., Greensburg/Hempfield) is seven points shy of becoming only the fifth player in school history to record 1,200 career points and 700 career rebounds.

Shearer, who has scored 137 points while grabbing 116 rebounds this season, has 1,193 career points and 758 career rebounds. He would join Terry Roseto, Reggie Wells Sr., Chris Roosevelt and Jack Derlink as the only players in school history to reach the 1,200 points-700 rebounds mark. Shearer is currently 16th in school history in scoring and 7th in rebounding.

Shearer’s first opportunity at the mark will be Wednesday when the Golden Eagles host Slippery Rock at 8 p.m.

GOLDEN EAGLES WITH 1,200 CAREER POINTS & 700 CAREER REBOUNDS

Current rank in school history is in parenthesis next to each category
PLAYER  YEARS  PTS  REB
Terry Roseto  1973-77  1614 (4th)  1245 (1st)
Reggie Wells Sr.  1975-79  2011 (2nd)  1120 (2nd)
Chris Roosevelt  1979-83  1588 (5th)  867 (5th)
Jack Derlink  1962-66  1400*(9th)  840*(6th)

*Estimated

 

DAVID SHEARER CAREER POINTS AND REBOUNDS BY YEAR

YEAR

 PTS

 REB

2001-02*

 137

 116

2000-01

 363

 259

1999-00

 434

 215

1998-99

 259

 168
TOTALS  1193  758

*Through Feb. 11