Press Release
April 14, 2007
Kurtz Named to Small College All-Philadelphia Area Team
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's basketball player Bill Kurtz (Shawnee High School/Shamong, N.J.) was named to the Small College All-Philadelphia Area Team by the Herb Good Basketball Club. The team will be honored at the club's 62nd annual banquet on April 23, 2007 at Colleen's (22nd Street and the Parkway).
Joining Kurtz on the All-Area team are Christian Burns of Philadelphia University, Raheem Scott of Holy Family University, Isaac Greer of Chestnut Hill College, Nick Shattuck of Ursinus College, Thomas Baker of Rowan University and Sami Wylie of Lincoln University. Burns was named the Area Player of the Year. Earlier this month, Kurtz was named the South Jersey Small College Player of the Year by the Albert J. Carino Basketball Club.
Kurtz, a senior guard, enjoyed his best offensive season since joining the Devils in 2003-04, averaging 13.9 points/game to finish second on the team in scoring. Bill led the team in free throw percentage (84.2%); three-point field goals made (74) and three-point field goal percentage (39.2%) and finished second on the team in assists with 71.
Bill led the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. (CACC) in free throw percentage, connecting on 84.2% of his shots. Kurtz was also second in the CACC in three-point field goals made per game (3.08), and ranked 36th nationally. The senior guard also ranked seventh in the league in three-point field goal percentage (61st nationally), tenth in the league in assists and 15th in the league in scoring.
During the 2006-07 season, Kurtz became the 34th player in the 105-year history of men's basketball at the institution to score 1,000 points for their career. Bill finished his career with 1,268 points to rank 20th on the Devils all time list. In February, Kurtz became the Devils all-time leader in three-point field goals made; surpassing the mark of 253 set by Joe Miller (1991-95), finishing his career with 273. His 115 career steals ranks ninth on the Devils all-time list and his 276 career assists ranks 13th.
The former Shawnee High School athlete recently completed his fourth and final season of play for the Devils. Kurtz will graduate in May with a degree in Pharmaceutical Marketing/Management.
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