| 1000 for White January 14, 2009 |
| With a simple foul shot, one of the many talents Bard fans have had the chance to see Justin White exhibit, the electric junior point guard became just the seventh player in Raptors history to reach the 1,000 point milestone Wednesday night against Polytechnic University. White went on to score 30 points, continuing a career that no less an authority than all-time Bard leading scorer Adam Turner has called the finest in school history. While it may seem a strange thing to point out about White on a night when he made history for his scoring, Raptormania! chooses to highlight in addition his eight rebounds-a team high. He dished out four assists and turned the ball over just two times. The season has been difficult to date for the Bard Raptors, filled with injuries and some close losses, but it would be foolish to ignore the reality-that each game offers fans the chance to watch the finest all-around player in Raptor history. Though many of his supporting players have missed time, and defenses have keyed on him, White has continued to get his points, find his teammates, grab rebounds over taller men. His name joins six others in Bard history- Adam Turner, Price Mason, Jamell Kendrick, Sean Alford, William Purdom, and Josef Woldense. Raptormania! has now been privileged enough to see three of them: Turner, Woldense and now White. Turner and Woldense gave the program hope- White's game provides Raptor faithful with simple delight in basketball. Here's hoping the next milestone-and there will be many more- is celebrated in victory. White deserves it. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO MONTAGE |