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Hesia ready to set scoring mark
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| H&N photo by Todd E. Swenson Levell Hesia needs eight points to become Oregon Tech’s career scoring leader. |
November 23, 2006
The question, now, is - in which half of Friday's game against Dominican University will senior Levell Hesia become Oregon Tech's career scoring leader.
The 5-foot-5 Mazama High School graduate needs eight points to pass Herb McEachin as the highest scoring basketball player in school history.
The diminutive dynamo had struggled with his shooting, and entered the Midland Empire Classic with a 1-for-8 effort behind the three-point line.
In three tournament games, he made 7-of-14 shots from behind the arc as he upped his career scoring total to 1,671 points. McEachin had 1,678 points in his OIT career from 1973-77.
He had wanted to set the record at Danny Miles Court.
Instead, with the Owls also scheduled to play Simpson University Saturday in a two-game set of the Flagship Inn Classic at Southern Oregon, he will set the record in Ashland.
“How ironic is that, after all of the recruiting stuff between OIT and Southern,” the affable Hesia said after winning Most Valuable Player honors at the OIT tournament.
The irony goes beyond setting the record at SOU.
McEachin, who recently was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Australia's National Basketball League, dated Hesia's mother, Brenda, when he attend OIT.
And, while the focus early this season has been on the scoring record, Hesia has an outside chance to become OIT's career leader in three-point goals and could move up to as high as third place on the career assist chart.
He 211 career three-point goals. Onlye Bob Townsend (272) and Kevin Baker (232) made more.
Hesia also now has 450 career assists. Immediately ahead of him is Delmas Green with 477 assists. Hesia also could possibly pass Stacy Turnbull (566) and Willie Hall (582).
The irony to moving into third place on the assist list - Hall is Hesia's uncle.
- Steve Matthies
The question, now, is - in which half of Friday's game against Dominican University will senior Levell Hesia become Oregon Tech's career scoring leader.
The 5-foot-5 Mazama High School graduate needs eight points to pass Herb McEachin as the highest scoring basketball player in school history.
The diminutive dynamo had struggled with his shooting, and entered the Midland Empire Classic with a 1-for-8 effort behind the three-point line.
In three tournament games, he made 7-of-14 shots from behind the arc as he upped his career scoring total to 1,671 points. McEachin had 1,678 points in his OIT career from 1973-77.
He had wanted to set the record at Danny Miles Court.
Instead, with the Owls also scheduled to play Simpson University Saturday in a two-game set of the Flagship Inn Classic at Southern Oregon, he will set the record in Ashland.
“How ironic is that, after all of the recruiting stuff between OIT and Southern,” the affable Hesia said after winning Most Valuable Player honors at the OIT tournament.
The irony goes beyond setting the record at SOU.
McEachin, who recently was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Australia's National Basketball League, dated Hesia's mother, Brenda, when he attend OIT.
And, while the focus early this season has been on the scoring record, Hesia has an outside chance to become OIT's career leader in three-point goals and could move up to as high as third place on the career assist chart.
He 211 career three-point goals. Onlye Bob Townsend (272) and Kevin Baker (232) made more.
Hesia also now has 450 career assists. Immediately ahead of him is Delmas Green with 477 assists. Hesia also could possibly pass Stacy Turnbull (566) and Willie Hall (582).
The irony to moving into third place on the assist list - Hall is Hesia's uncle.
- Steve Matthies
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