WCU's Waginger ranked #1 in the SOCON in steals.

TPAA · Post by **TPAA** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:27 pm

Western Carolinas Brigham Waginger is currently leading the Southern Conference in steals, averaging 2.3 picks per game. (Davidsons Stephen Curry is ranked #2 @ 2.0).
Brig is currently ranked 29th in the nation in D1.

http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncb/leader ... nYear=2008

He tied a Ramsey Center record with 7 swipes against Elon University Thur. night tying his own record set last year and two other former Catamounts.

The career steals leader @ Western is Henry Logan with 221 swipes.

On a side note, sporting a 4.0 GPA, Brig has been nominated for the NCAA Leadership Developement Conference being held in Orlando, Fla. (MAY 25-29).
This conference provides NCAA student-athletes with a forum to openly discuss issues that may affect them on their campuses and communities, while providing them with the opportunity to enhance their leadership, communication, decision-making and problem solving skills.

Congrats to Brigham and keep up the good work!!

Tartanblue · Post by **Tartanblue** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:01 pm

Good to hear he is doing well at WCU

Focused · Post by **Focused** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:08 pm

Congratulations to Brigham on his accomplishments...... a very deserving young man..

Burg_Grad_77 · Post by **Burg_Grad_77** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:57 am

Congrats to a fine young man and a great ballplayer.

RiverRatRay · Post by **RiverRatRay** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:40 am

TPAA none of this surprises me about Brig. A great young man from and equally fine family. Congrats Brig and pick a few more pockets.

IronTigerMum · Post by **IronTigerMum** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:08 am

You have that right RRR. I've always loved watching him! Great job Brig, keep it up!

Pocket Aces · Post by **Pocket Aces** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:35 am

Congrats to the young man for the stellar accomplishments on and off the court, especially considering all the drama from his selfish former "teammates" this season.

That 4.0 is something to take mega-pride in, that's for sure.

Keep up the good work and good luck regarding the nomination for the conference....yo, that'd be a nice resume booster!

Mouth's Better Half · Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:40 am

Congratulations to Brigham --- what a fine young man--- on and off the court !

favabeans · Post by **favabeans** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:49 am

Congrat Brig on not only your success in the court, but more importantly, in the class room. It can't be easy playing D1 ball and sporting a 4.0.

tubby · Post by **tubby** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:30 pm

He shows what hard work can do for a person.

What is he majoring in? Anyone know?

TrojanXplosion · Post by **TrojanXplosion** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:54 pm

Nice to know that someone from the area is doing fine at WCU. The other two that left the team where just bad news anyway.

henrysteele · Post by **henrysteele** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:10 pm

Thanks for the update TPAA. I was on the Western Carolina Web site the other day and noticed that Brig was the team leader in steals and assists. No player on the WCU team was even close to Brig's numbers in those two categories.

The 4.0 GPA is a fantastic achievement considering the time requirements involved with 1A hoops.

ItownHosscat · Post by **ItownHosscat** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:41 pm

Congrats to another one of my all time favorites!
For those who know him,its not a surprise to ya.
For those that don't,you have missed out on knowing a great,well mannered young man,not a bad basketball player either ;-)

The stats are great but its that 4.0 that makes me smile the most.

Mom,Dad and family should be very proud.
And I will get a chance to see ya play!

Again great job Brig!

Raiderball · Post by **Raiderball** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:29 pm

Good to see Brig is having success at WCU. On the court and in the classroom.

waydowntown · Post by **waydowntown** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:54 pm

None of this surprises me at all. Brig has always been the kind of person to work his hardest to succeed in not only basketball, but in the classroom. Stealing the ball and leading his team has always been his specialty. I remember a game his senior year with the Jeeps when the played Oak Hill, and he had around 13 steals in only 3 quarters of play. I was amazed, and he is truly gifted with that talent. Keep up the good work, Brig. You are one deserving individual of everything good that comes into your life!

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:57 am

Brig has always been one of my favorite thieves....... :lol:

nice job Brig, keep up the good work on the court as well as in the classroom......