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By Kent Larsen
Pollard Explodes, Weir Gets Cut and Knight Doesn't Get to Try
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- The Sacramento King's Scot Pollard exploded for
46 points over 4 games this past week, solidifying his spot as the
best performing Mormon basketball player so far this season.
Meanwhile, the best performing Mormon golfer, Mike Weir, was cut
after the second round of the Nissan Open, the first time that he has
missed the cut so far this year.
At least some of the reason Scot Pollard is the best performing
Mormon in the NBA comes because other players don't get as much
playing time. Pollard played for 169 minutes over four games, while
Mark Pope, who had the next highest number of minutes, managed 66
over 3 games. The Mormon player that suffers the most because of this
at the moment is Travis Knight, who is currently not getting any
playing time for the New York Knicks, after being traded to the
Knicks earlier this year.
Two other Mormon golfers also played in the Nissan Open, and both
finished in the money. Jay Don Blake tied for 57th place, while Dan
Forsman tied for 66th. And on the senior tour, Bruce Summerhays tied
for 10th, his best finish so far this year.
Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball's 2000 season has ended.
The MLB's preseason starts March 1st
The regular season begins April 1st.
Basketball
NBA
G Min FG/FGA Reb Pts Ppg
Bradley, Shawn Center Dallas Mavericks
This Week 3 59 10/ 19 13 22 7.3
Year to date 56 1375 151/303 398 397 7.1
Knight, Travis Center New York Knicks
This Week 0 0 0/ 0 0 0 0.0
Year to date 33 178 5/ 34 35 17 0.6
Madsen, Mark Forward Los Angeles Lakers
This Week 4 29 3/ 3 9 8 2.0
Year to date 43 381 34/ 64 104 83 1.9
Pollard, Scot Forward Sacramento Kings
This Week 4 169 20/ 42 55 46 11.5
Year to date 49 1041 118/254 285 306 6.2
Pope, Mark Center Milwaukee Bucs
This Week 3 66 6/ 8 11 15 5.0
Year to date 42 677 44/105 109 108 2.6
WNBA
The WNBA's season begins May 28.
Football
NFL
While the NFL season has ended.
CFL
Wide receiver Ben Cahoon of the Montreal Alouettes is LDS, but I don't
yet have a source for statistics on him.
XFL
Offensive Line
Eric Bateman - Las Vegas Outlaws
Juan Johnson - San Francisco Demons
[No statistics available]
We have also identified the following possible Mormon players and
would appreciate if anyone can confirm either that they are or are
not Mormon. Letting us know if any other player is Mormon is also
appreciated.
Blaine Berger - Las Vegas Outlaws - Played for Utah, from Idaho Falls
Richard O'Donnell - San Francisco Demons - Played for Weber State
Golf
PGA Tour
Jay Don Blake
This Week: Nissan Open T57 71-68-74-72 earned $ 7,514.00
Year to date: Entered 7 events, made cut 6 times, earned $181,637.66
Keith Clearwater
This Week: Nissan Open CUT 73-72
Year to date: Entered 4 events, made cut 0 times, earned $0
Dan Forsman
This Week: Nissan Open T66 72-70-70-75 earned $ 7,038.00
Year to date: Entered 4 events, made cut 3 times, earned $27,224.66
Mike Reid
This Week: Idle
Year to date: Entered 2 events, made cut 1 times, earned $15,566.66
Mike Weir
This Week: Nissan Open CUT 69-74
Year to date: Entered 5 events, made cut 4 times, earned $354,400
Richard Zokol
This Week: Idle
Year to date: Entered 1 events, made cut 0 times, earned $0
Senior PGA Tour
Billy Casper
This Week: Idle
Year to date: Idle
Johnny Miller
This Week: Idle
Year to date: Idle
Bruce Summerhays
This Week: Mexico Senior Classic T10 70-70-71 earned $34,500.00
Year to date: Entered 4 events, made cut 4 times, earned $81,190.00
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