January 18, 2008

JACKSON – After posting consecutive double-doubles en route to averaging 25 points and 14 rebounds per game in road wins over Colorado and Austin College, senior forward Edrick Montgomery became the 24th player in the history of the SCAC and just the sixth in Millsaps history to amass 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds.

Montgomery entered the three-game road swing with 967 career points and had already surpassed the rebound mark two weeks ago. With a 28-point night on Friday in a 94-83 victory over Colorado College, the senior entered Sunday's game at Austin needing just six points to reach the milestone.

Montgomery scored the first six points for the Majors to give them an early 6-2 lead, hitting a jumper at the 17:33 mark in the first half off an assist from junior Chad Songy, to hit 1,001 points in just a three-year span. He finished the night with a game-high 22 points and 15 rebounds to pace Millsaps in a 85-54 win.

Senior teammate Rodney Rogan became the 66th player in SCAC history to reach 1,000 career points in the Majors' conference-opener on the road at Hendrix College on Dec. 1. Rogan tied a career-high with 26 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor and 8-of-12 shooting from the charity stripe. He also had eight rebounds and two assists in the win.

Sitting out the previous two games while nursing an injury suffered in a 73-67 win over Trinity at home, Rogan currently has 1,125 career points and 471 career rebounds. He needs just 29 more boards with 11 regular season games left to become the 26th player in SCAC history and seventh in Millsaps history to accomplish the feat.

Rounding out the list of 1,000-point scorers, senior Lorenzo Bailey sits at 979 points after scoring a combined 46 points and knocking down 10-of-20 3-pointers in the three-game road trip. He became the school's career leader in 3-pointers made, passing Brad Price, and is a huge reason why the Majors have the third-longest active streak in Division III in consecutive games with a 3-point basket (414).

Millsaps 1,000+ Point, 500+ Rebound Performers:
John Garber (1993-97) – 1,275 points, 760 rebounds
Thomas Adams (1999-2003) – 1,450 points, 741 rebounds
Billy Waits (1983-86) – 1,527 points, 691 rebounds
Dan Waguespack (1998-2002) – 1,626 points, 609 rebounds
Johnny Brunini (1992-96) – 1,213 points, 600 rebounds
Edrick Montgomery (2005-pr) – 1,031 points, 553 rebounds