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BUCK FREDRICK NAMED TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMER...
...by his hometown newspaper.
Today we kick off our look back with the top five individual performers from the T&D region this past year. All five of these athletes performed above and beyond the call of duty in giving us some of the best highlights of 2004.
n 1. Zam "Buck" Fredrick (Calhoun County basketball)
Fredrick finished his career at Calhoun County with three state basketball titles in five years including one in 2004. His 3,481 points are the most ever by any player in South Carolina High School League History.
He was named T&D Region Player of the Year for the third year in a row, and named Mr. Basketball at South Carolina.
Fredrick averaged 34 points per game and scored 30 or more in 15 games during the season.
Fredrick signed with Georgia Tech, and is a freshman on the Yellow Jackets basketball team.
NO.3 JACKETS UNZIPPED
ILLINOIS WATCHES GT/ZAGS GAME, CONCLUDES...
that Illinois really is good.
The time off also allowed Illinois to watch other games. Weber said he took in No. 22 Gonzaga's 85-73 upset of No. 3 Georgia Tech on Saturday, and said it made him feel even better about his team. The Illini routed Gonzaga 89-72 Nov. 27 in Indianapolis.
"You never know if you're there (at the top) just because we beat Wake Forest," Weber said, referring to the Illini's 91-73 win over Wake on Dec. 1. "But when you watch, we're as good as those (teams). We are a legitimate Top 5 team."