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  Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier 1999-00 

 Kankakee (McNamara) (20-9)

 School Information
Name: McNamara High School
City: Kankakee
City Population: 35,000
County: Kankakee
Enrollment: 525
Nickname: Fightin' Irish
Colors: Green/White
Conference: Chicago Catholic League
Principal: Fr. Christopher Howe
Boys Athletic Director: Rich Zinanni
Head Coach: Kurt Weigt
Assistant Coaches: Ryan Kemp, Jim Laurenti, Mel Meyer, Mike Boudreau, Rob Wendlick
Captains: Gabe Kirstein, Brian Zirkle, Brett Meyer
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Momence, 53-51, in Regional Semifinal

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  4  *Brian Zirkle            G      5-11       17  Sr.
  5  *Joe English             F      6-2        18  Sr.
 10  Drew Bufford             F      6-2        16  So.
 12  *Brett Meyer             G      6-1        18  Sr.
 14  Tim Keller               G      6-3        15  So.
 20  *David Thompson          G      5-11       17  Sr.
 21  Jonathan Dole            G      6-2        16  Jr.
 22  Adam Cox                 G      6-0        16  Jr.
 23  Jarrod Nowman            G      5-10       17  Jr.
 30  Drew Laurenti            F      6-2        17  Jr.
 34  John Locke               F      6-2        16  So.
 40  Mark Sutherland          F      6-1        17  Jr.
 44  *Gabe Kirstein           F      6-6        18  Sr.
 50  Keith Whittington        G      6-0        16  So.
 Statistics
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast Brian Zirkle 29 83 187 25 63 66 100 257 8.9 117 103 Joe English 29 47 100 4 12 20 37 118 4.1 57 31 Drew Bufford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Brett Meyer 27 112 275 34 101 90 117 348 12.9 143 76 Tim Keller 11 11 24 7 17 8 8 37 3.4 10 1 David Thompson 29 58 131 45 97 20 22 181 6.2 59 48 Jonathan Dole 28 14 46 3 10 3 11 34 1.2 45 11 Adam Cox 20 12 44 4 22 5 11 33 1.7 16 11 Jarrod Nowman 13 4 8 0 0 8 17 16 1.2 4 4 Drew Laurenti 16 0 11 0 2 1 6 1 0.1 21 1 John Locke 29 34 70 0 0 25 39 93 3.2 84 9 Mark Sutherland 9 4 9 0 0 0 0 8 0.9 9 1 Gabe Kirstein 29 185 347 22 54 73 116 465 16.0 229 44 Keith Whittington 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2.0 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 29 568 1266 144 378 321 486 1601 55.2 877 345 OPPONENT TOTALS 29 506 1260 118 382 309 485 1439 49.6 733 241
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb Thanksgiving City Classic *11/24 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) W 54 30 Gabe Kirstein 24 Brett Meyer 7 *11/26 Kankakee (H.S.) L 52 66 Gabe Kirstein 17 Gabe Kirstein 5 *11/27 Herscher W 56 44 Brett Meyer 24 Brett Meyer 9 *12/4 Chicago (DeLaSalle) L 51 57 Brett Meyer 18 Gabe Kirstein 16 Gabe Kirstein 18 12/7 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) L 39 55 Brett Meyer 10 Brian Zirkle 10 12/10 Chicago (Gordon Tech) L 44 64 Gabe Kirstein 19 Gabe Kirstein 6 Brian Zirkle 6 12/14 Wilmette (Loyola) L 57 59 Gabe Kirstein 22 Gabe Kirstein 6 12/17 Chicago (St. Ignatius) L 43 56 Brett Meyer 17 Gabe Kirstein 14 12/21 Momence W 49 42 Gabe Kirstein 19 Gabe Kirstein 9 Kankakee Holiday Tournament *12/27 Clifton (Central) W 69 45 Brian Zirkle 12 Gabe Kirstein 9 Joe English 12 *12/28 Gilman (Iroquois West) W 59 51 Gabe Kirstein 15 Gabe Kirstein 10 *12/29 Herscher W 53 39 Brett Meyer 20 Brett Meyer 6 1/4 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 41 34 Brett Meyer 12 Brett Meyer 11 1/7 Chicago (St. Rita) L 40 41 Gabe Kirstein 19 Brett Meyer 5 John Locke/ Gabe Kirstein 5 1/14 Chicago (Leo) L 48 69 Gabe Kirstein 15 Gabe Kirstein 8 1/21 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 59 54 Brian Zirkle 18 Brett Meyer 7 1/28 New Lenox (Providence) W 62 55 Gabe Kirstein 21 Gabe Kirstein 10 1/29 Braidwood (Reed-Custer) W 65 44 Gabe Kirstein 14 Gabe Kirstein 9 2/4 Chicago (Brother Rice) L 62 66 Brett Meyer 15 Gabe Kirstein 4 David Thompson 4 2/5 Clifton (Central) W 58 46 Gabe Kirstein 14 Gabe Kirstein 8 2/11 St. Anne W 72 49 Brett Meyer 22 Gabe Kirstein 8 Brett Meyer 8 2/12 Chicago (Hales Franciscan) W 63 45 Gabe Kirstein 25 Gabe Kirstein 15 2/15 Crete (C.-Monee) W 51 35 Gabe Kirstein 19 Gabe Kirstein 6 John Locke 6 2/18 Chicago (St. Francis de Sales) W 64 57 Gabe Kirstein 19 Brett Meyer 8 Manteno Regional *2/24 Manteno W 52 35 Gabe Kirstein 14 Gabe Kirstein 8 *2/25 Momence W 58 51 Brian Zirkle 19 Gabe Kirstein 14 Braidwood (Reed-Custer) Sectional *2/29 Newark W 58 51 Gabe Kirstein 19 Gabe Kirstein 12 *3/3 Chicago (St. Francis de Sales) W 58 46 Gabe Kirstein 31 Kankakee (Olivet University) Super-Sectional *3/7 Westmont W 64 53 Brett Meyer 14 Brett Meyer 5
 Head Coach Kurt Weigt
Year W-L Crete (C.-Monee) 1995 16-13 Kankakee (McNamara) 1996 12-14 1997 14-15 1998 13-14 1999 15-11 2000 20-9 5 yrs. 74-63 GRAND TOTAL 6 yrs. 90-76
 Tournament History
1984A 51 81 0-1 (25-6) DNP Jerry Krieg L 51 81 Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) 1988A 48 60 0-1 (13-16) DNP Jerry Krieg L 48 60 Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) 1990A 72 89 0-1 (17-12) DNP Jerry Krieg L 72 89 Aurora (A. Christian) 1997A 56 69 0-1 (14-15) DNP Kurt Weigt L 56 69 Chicago (St. Francis de Sales)


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