Marinkovic Joins 1,000-Point Club

February 7, 2006

Feb. 7, 2006

QUINCY, MA - Endicott College junior forward Nemanja Marinkovic (Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro/Second Baptist School, TX) became the second men's basketball player this season to enter the Gulls' 1,000-point club.

Marinkovic joins senior co-captain Matt George (Dover, NH/Dover) and eight former Endicott men's basketball stars in the elite group. Marinkovic has played in every game for the Gulls and put up some impressive numbers in the process. He stood at 999 points entering Tuesday night's Commonwealth Coast Conference game at Eastern Nazarene College and left little doubt about reaching the magic number. He dropped in 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the Gulls' 80-63 victory.

"It's quite an honor for any player, and it's exciting to see it happen. But to do in your junior season is really special," said Endicott head coach Chris Millette. "Nemanja is a mature and unselfish person who plays the game the right way.

"Having two players reach 1,000 points in the same season is an example of the high level this program has maintained over the last few seasons."

The 6-foot-4 power forward is averaging 12.9 points per game in his illustrious career with 602 rebounds (7.8 per game), 168 assists and 96 steals. Marinkovic has only fouled out of three contests - all in his freshman season - and he's a .506 shooter from the floor in 76 career games.

Marinkovic is eighth in the CCC this season in scoring (13.4), field goal percentage (.527) and free throw percentage (.776). He is also fourth in rebounding per game (8.1), second in defensive rebounding per game (6.25) and 14th in offensive rebounding per game (1.80).

Marinkovic is the fourth player in the past three seasons to reach the 1,000-point plateau, joining George, Josh Oxton (2001-2005) and Jeremy Currier (2000-2004). Other EC players with 1,000 points or more include Jon D'Orlando (1994-1998), Eric Simonelli (1998-2001), Andy Kirk (1998-2002), and Jason Diaz (1998-2002).

Melissa Tarpy (1994-1998), Heidi Stevens (1996-2000) and Sarah Dunfey (1997-2001) are the women's basketball players in Endicott's 1,000-point club.

George and Marinkovic will be honored before Endicott's home contest versus Curry College Saturday afternoon at MacDonald Gymnasium. The Gulls are 14-7 overall and their 11-1 conference record puts them in a first place in the CCC North Division with Gordon.