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By Kent Larsen
Subscriber Identifies Additional Mormon Athletes
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- Mormon News subscriber Brent Romney noticed
another Mormon athlete in the NBA, and was able to confirm another
Mormon player in the XFL. The Milwaukee Bucs' Mark Pope was once
recruited by BYU, but instead chose to play at the University of
Kentucky. Romney was also able to get a confirmation that the San
Francisco Demon's Juan Johnson is Mormon.
In the NBA, Mormon players Shawn Bradley and Scot Pollard continue to
perform well, playing more than 20 minutes per game and scoring 5 to
10 points per game. The other Mormons in the NBA aren't performing as
well, including Pope, who played only about 10 minutes per game and
scored just five points during the week.
In Golf, it was an off week for most of the Mormon golfers. Jay Don
Blake played in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, tieing for 30th place
and Senior PGA player Bruce Summerhays played in the Verizon Classic,
tieing for 20th place.
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 68 10/ 13 14 27 9.0
Year to date 53 1316 141/284 385 375 7.1
Knight, Travis Center New York Knicks
This Week 1 1 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 3 25 0/ 1 6 2 0.7
Year to date 39 352 31/ 61 95 75 1.9
Pollard, Scot Forward Sacramento Kings
This Week 4 103 9/ 26 31 23 5.8
Year to date 45 872 98/212 230 260 5.8
Pope, Mark Center Milwaukee Bucs
This Week 3 35 2/ 7 8 5 1.7
Year to date 39 611 38/ 97 98 93 2.4
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: Bob Hope Chrysler Classic T30 66-75-66-68-66 earned $20,343.75
Year to date: Entered 6 events, made cut 5 times, earned $181,637.66
Keith Clearwater
This Week: Idle
Year to date: Entered 3 events, made cut 0 times, earned $0
Dan Forsman
This Week: Idle
Year to date: Entered 3 events, made cut 2 times, earned $20,187
Mike Reid
This Week: Idle
Year to date: Entered 2 events, made cut 1 times, earned $15,566.66
Mike Weir
This Week: Idle
Year to date: Entered 4 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: Verizon Classic T20 71-71-71 earned $16,870.00
Year to date: Entered 3 events, made cut 3 times, earned $46,690.00
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