44 John Kresse
44 - John Kresse
Birth Date: Oct. 11, 1986
Height: 6-1
Weight: 175
Year: So.
Hometown: Charleston, SC
High School: Porter-Gaud
Previous College: Brown
Position: Guard
Major: English
Parents: John & Sue Kresse

Career
Concluded his three-year Emory career in the No. 6 position on the school's all-time list in assists (218) ... Played in a total of 73 contests, 51 in a starting capacity ... Averaged 3.0 assists per outing, good for fifth place on the Eagles' all-time chart ... Scored in double figures on 10 occasions.

Senior (2008-09)
Was the lone Emory player to draw starting assignments in all 25 contests ... Averaged 23.4 minutes per playing stint ... Averaged a team-high 3.6 assists per game (13th on the school's seasonal ladder), good for fifth place among UAA performers ... Total of 91 assists represented the 14th-highest mark in school history ... Ranked third in the UAA in assist/turnover ratio (2.67) ... Tied for third on the club with 20 steals ... Recorded a pair of double-figure scoring contests including a season-high 11 points vs. Case Western (Jan. 9) ... Either led or tied for the team high in assists on 15 occasions ... Solid effort in a 77-70 win over Huntingdon (Jan. 3) with a season-best eight assists, eight points and two steals in 26 minutes of action ... Totaled eight points and dished out seven assists while committing just one turnover in 23 minutes vs. LaGrange (Dec. 3) in a 91-72 triumph ...  Six games of two or more steals ... A second-team selection to the CoSIDA District 3 All-Academic Team.

Junior (2007-08)
Emerged as a key contributor at point guard ... Played in all 25 games, 24 as a starter ... Doled out a team-high 4.40 assists per game, good for the No. 2 spot among UAA players ... Led or shared for the team's lead in assists in 16 contests ... His 110 assists placed him fifth on the school's seasonal list ... Finished third among UAA players in assist/turnover ratio (2.16) ... Averaged 27.6 minutes and 7.1 points per game ... Registered double-figure scoring in six games ... Came through with a pair of a season-high 14-point contests (vs. Washington & Lee, Nov. 20 & vs. Maryville, Dec. 8) ... Dished out eight assists and chipped in nine points in helping the Eagles to a 99-92 victory against Case Western (Jan. 12) ... During a five-game stretch during UAA play (Jan. 27 thru Feb. 10), he racked up 31 assists while turning the ball over just six times ... Connected on 81.8 percent (45-of-55) from the charity stripe ... Sank all five of his field goal attempts and two-of-three from the line and notched 12 points in an 82-77 win over Birmingham Southern (Jan. 2) ... Career-high nine assists and five rebounds against New York University (Feb. 1) ... CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-District.

Sophomore (2006-07)
Saw considerable action in first season as an Eagle following his transfer from Brown University ... Played in 23 games and averaged 16.0 minutes per stint ... Started back-to-back contests against Hood College (Dec. 29), where his season-high six boards highlighted a season-long 38 minutes outing, and Washington & Lee (Dec. 30) ... Shot a blistering 82.3 percent (14-of-16) from the floor while averaging 15.0 points in back-to-back contests vs. LaGrange (Dec. 2) and University of the South (Dec. 6) ... Hit seven-of-nine of his field goal attempts against the Panthers of LaGrange and posted 15 points in 17 minutes ... Went a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor and totaled 15 points against South ... Concluded the year averaging 3.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game ... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds, second high on the squad, in a road game vs. the University of the South (Nov. 30) ... Played 20 minutes (high for a UAA game) and totaled six points vs. Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 4).

Prior to Emory:
Played for Brown University during the 2005-06 season ... Saw action as a reserve in four games for the Bears.

High School: Four-year member of the basketball program at Porter-Guard High School ... Played for Randy Clark ... His team won three straight South Carolina Independent High School Association State Championships ... Two-time All-State selection ... Averaged 16 points, 3.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game as a senior ... Named as the South Carolina Independent high School Player of the Year.

Personal: Born October 11, 1986 ... His father, John, is the former head basketball coach at the College of Charleston ... Twin brother of current Eagle, Ryan.

Emory Career Stats

Year GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3pt
FG-FGA
PCT FT-FTA PTS AVG REB AVG
2006-07 23-2 28-66 .424 4-17 .235 11-18 71 3.1 55 2.4
2007-08 25-24 61-125 .488 11-29 .379 45-55 178 7.1 68 2.7
2008-09 25-25 55-138 .399 14-44 .318 19-27 143 5.7 55 2.2
TOTAL 73-51 144-329 .438 29-90 .322 75-100 392 5.4 178 2.4


Career Highs

Points 15 University of the South, Dec. 6, 2006
  15 at LaGrange College, Dec. 2, 2006
Rebounds 7 at the University of the South, Nov. 30, 2006
Steals 3 on two occasions
Assists 9 New York University, Feb. 1, 2008
Blocks 1 vs. Hood, Dec. 29, 2006