Brig Waginger with big senior day performance for WCU

[henrysteele]

Senior Brigham Waginger scored 15 points and matched a career-high with seven steals in Saturday's home win.

- Senior Brigham Waginger broke his own WCU school single-season record with seven steals on Saturday to give him 84 for the season, supplanting his school-record 81 thefts from a season ago ... He additionally moved into eighth place on the SoCon's single-season ledger, leaping over Tim Brooks of Chattanooga (83, 1991-92) and both Courtney Eldridge (UNC Greensboro, 2000-01) and Jason Conley (VMI, 2001-02) at 82;


- Waginger remains third on the SoCon's career steals ledger at 279, 14 steals shy of second ... He is vying to become the first SoCon player to lead the league in steals-per-game for three-consecutive seasons - and would be just the second player all-time to pace the league in three of their four years in the conference;


Prior to Saturday's game, Western Carolina honored its five senior players and student manager in a special pre-game ceremony. Among the seniors for WCU this season are two 1,000 point scorers (Giles and Robinson); the program's all-time leader in 3-point shooting (Robinson) and both the single-season and career steals record holder (Waginger).


Source...

http://www.catamountsports.com/sports/m ... 10aaa.html






Way to go Brig!

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Congrats Brig

[BubbleGumTiger]

[TPAA]

Henry....would also like to add...with Brigs 7 steals against Chatt....he currently moved into the #1 position in the country in steals.... according to espn...congrats Brig!

[Burg_Grad_77]

That's awesome. He always has been very adept at taking the ball away.

[The Ghost of Swanker]

One of the funnest high school ballers to ever watch. congrats.

[henrysteele]

Thanks TPAA for that info. Leading the nation in steals is very impressive stuff!!!

steals leaders link:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/leaders?c ... nYear=2010


Brig is listed at 54th in assists- just two slots behind Evan Turner of Ohio State.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/leaders?c ... nYear=2010

[BubbleGumTiger]

Great job Brig..........from Mr and Mrs TTT..................

[Focused]

Congratulations Brig!

[favabeans]

Great to see a local kid do so awesome. I think his academics are just as good.

[kantuckyII]

If Brigham ever goes the other way and decides to be a pick pocket, I'm goin' get me one of those wallets with a chain on it. I can't tell you how many people I've met around the state after the NCH game and the South Webster game that told me he had the fastest hands they've ever seen on a kid before.

I love watching that video of Brigham at Columbus DeSales that year that the principle threatened to kick one of IHS's teachers out for rooting too loud. Seeing him pick them three trips down the road in a row was hilarious!

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Link Kantuckey? Didn't Brig break the all time state record in steals when he was at Webster?

[Malcontent]

One of my favorite pictures of this young man....picking the pocket of OJ

Never knew what hit him!

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Classic. I think OJ went on to pick the pockets of USC didn't he?

[henrysteele]

http://www.catamountsports.com/view.gal?id=64486

There are a couple of nice photos of Brig in the above senior day gallery.

[dimedrop4]

CONGRATS BRIG!!!! AMAZING!!!

[Hoggy]

Way to go Brig

[Rebels on 3]

I played against Brig in highschool the year they won state prob one of the best guys i have ever played against. By the way he had a few steals that game too. lol

[BubbleGumTiger]

Brig has been named co-defensive player of the year for the conference.............

Co-Defensve Player of the Year

Another great honor........

[OZZIEOHIO]

Congrats!!!!