CSR (Veenstra Named MIAA Player of the Week)

From: Jeff Febus (jfebus@calvin.edu)
Date: Sun Dec 16 2001 - 22:36:59 EST

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    December 17, 2001 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Veenstra Named MIAA Men�s Basketball Player of the Week

    GRAND RAPIDS, MI � For the second time this year and for the sixth time
    in his career, Calvin College junior Jeremy Veenstra has been named MIAA
    Player of the Week in men�s basketball.

    A native of Kalamazoo and a graduate of Kalamazoo Christian High School,
    Veenstra led Calvin to its first road win of the year as the Knights
    picked up a 77-73 victory at non-conference rival Defiance Saturday
    afternoon.

    In the Calvin victory, Veensta notched his 19th career double-double as
    he recorded a season-high 28 points and 15 rebounds. The 6-6 forward
    also collected a career-high seven blocked shots in the victory while
    also dishing out five assists and picking up two steals. On the
    afternoon, Veenstra was 12-of-20 from the field including one basket
    from three-point range while hitting three-of-four attempts from the
    free throw line.

    Veenstra leads the MIAA in scoring and rebounding with averages of 21.0
    points and 9.3 rebounds per-game. He is also averaging 3.9
    assists-per-game and shooting 55.9 percent from the floor and 71.9
    percent from the free throw line. Over the course of his three-year
    career, Veenstra has amassed 1,218 points, 376 rebounds and 208 assists.

    Ranked 19th in the latest D3hoops.com national poll, Calvin improved to
    7-3 with Saturday�s victory.

    Calvin returns to action on December 28 when it faces Milwaukee School
    of Engineering at the Palm Beach Atlantic Holiday Classic in West Palm
    Beach, Florida. Calvin�s game against Milwaukee School of Engineering
    will begin at 5:00 pm. The Knights will complete the tournament on
    December 29 when they face Hannibal-LaGrange of Missouri at 1:00 pm.

                                            -end-



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