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2008-09 Men's Basketball

4 John Kresse

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Charleston, SC
  • Highschool Porter-Gaud

Biography

Career
Concluded his three-year Emory career in the No. 6position on the school's all-time list in assists (218) ... Playedin a total of 73 contests, 51 in a starting capacity ... Averaged3.0 assists per outing, good for fifth place on the Eagles'all-time chart ... Scored in double figures on 10occasions.

Senior (2008-09)
Was the lone Emory player to draw starting assignments inall 25 contests ... Averaged 23.4 minutes per playing stint ...Averaged a team-high 3.6 assists per game (13th on the school'sseasonal ladder), good for fifth place among UAA performers ...Total of 91 assists represented the 14th-highest mark in schoolhistory ... Ranked third in the UAA in assist/turnover ratio (2.67)... Tied for third on the club with 20 steals ... Recorded a pairof double-figure scoring contests including a season-high 11 pointsvs. Case Western (Jan. 9) ... Either led or tied for the team highin assists on 15 occasions ... Solid effort in a 77-70 win overHuntingdon (Jan. 3) with a season-best eight assists, eight pointsand two steals in 26 minutes of action ... Totaled eight points anddished out seven assists while committing just one turnover in23 minutes vs. LaGrange (Dec. 3) in a 91-72 triumph...  Six games of two or more steals ... A second-teamselection to the CoSIDA District 3 All-Academic Team.

Junior (2007-08)
Emerged as a key contributor at point guard ... Played in all 25games, 24 as a starter ... Doled out a team-high 4.40 assists pergame, good for the No. 2 spot among UAA players ... Led or sharedfor the team's lead in assists in 16 contests ... His 110 assistsplaced him fifth on the school's seasonal list ... Finished thirdamong UAA players in assist/turnover ratio (2.16) ... Averaged 27.6minutes and 7.1 points per game ... Registered double-figurescoring in six games ... Came through with a pair of a season-high14-point contests (vs. Washington & Lee, Nov. 20 & vs.Maryville, Dec. 8) ... Dished out eight assists and chipped in ninepoints in helping the Eagles to a 99-92 victory against CaseWestern (Jan. 12) ... During a five-game stretch during UAA play(Jan. 27 thru Feb. 10), he racked up 31 assists while turning theball over just six times ... Connected on 81.8 percent (45-of-55)from the charity stripe ... Sank all five of his field goalattempts and two-of-three from the line and notched 12 points in an82-77 win over Birmingham Southern (Jan. 2) ... Career-high nineassists and five rebounds against New York University (Feb. 1) ...CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-District.

Sophomore (2006-07)
Saw considerable action in first season as an Eaglefollowing his transfer from Brown University ... Played in 23 gamesand averaged 16.0 minutes per stint ... Started back-to-backcontests against Hood College (Dec. 29), where his season-high sixboards highlighted a season-long 38 minutes outing, and Washington& Lee (Dec. 30) ... Shot a blistering 82.3 percent (14-of-16)from the floor while averaging 15.0 points in back-to-back contestsvs. LaGrange (Dec. 2) and University of the South (Dec. 6) ... Hitseven-of-nine of his field goal attempts against the Panthers ofLaGrange and posted 15 points in 17 minutes ... Went a perfect7-of-7 from the floor and totaled 15 points against South ...Concluded the year averaging 3.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds, second high on the squad,in a road game vs. the University of the South (Nov. 30) ... Played20 minutes (high for a UAA game) and totaled six points vs.Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 4).

Prior to Emory:
Played for Brown University during the2005-06 season ... Saw action as a reserve in four games for theBears.

High School: Four-year member of the basketballprogram at Porter-Guard High School ... Played for Randy Clark ...His team won three straight South Carolina Independent High SchoolAssociation State Championships ... Two-time All-State selection... Averaged 16 points, 3.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game as asenior ... Named as the South Carolina Independent high SchoolPlayer of the Year.

Personal: Born October 11, 1986 ... His father,John, is the former head basketball coach at the College ofCharleston ... Twin brother of current Eagle, Ryan.

Emory Career Stats

YearGP-GSFG-FGAPCT3pt
FG-FGA
PCTFT-FTAPTSAVGREBAVG
2006-0723-228-66.4244-17.23511-18713.1552.4
2007-0825-2461-125.48811-29.37945-551787.1682.7
2008-0925-2555-138.39914-44.31819-271435.7552.2
TOTAL73-51144-329.43829-90.32275-1003925.41782.4


Career Highs

Points15University of the South, Dec. 6, 2006
 15at LaGrange College, Dec. 2, 2006
Rebounds7at the University of the South, Nov. 30, 2006
Steals3on two occasions
Assists9New York University, Feb. 1, 2008
Blocks1vs. Hood, Dec. 29, 2006

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2006-07Sophomore

    Guard
    6'1" 175 lbs
    44
  • 4

    2007-08Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 175 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2008-09Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 175 lbs
    4
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