Rob Andrus Named Willamette Men's Athlete of The Month

Andrus shot 63.4% from the field (26 of 41), including 57.1% on 3-pointers (8 of 14).

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SALEM - Willamette Men's Athlete of the Month:

Rob Andrus, Basketball

Senior

Wing/Post, 6’3”, 200 lbs.

Chimacum, Wash. (Chimacum High School)

Major: Environmental Science

Andrus averaged 11.3 points per game while playing in just 15.1 minutes per contest.

He started in Willamette’s upset of 13th-ranked the University of Puget Sound on Jan. 26th and provided support off the bench in all of the Bearcats’ other games during the month.

Andrus consistently provided an offensive lift when he entered each game and scored in double figures in seven of the eight contests, as the Bearcats went 5-3.

He shot 63.4% from the field (26 of 41), including 57.1% on 3-pointers (8 of 14).

He also converted 30 of 37 free throws (81.1%), helping Willamette shoot 76.1% at the line as a team.

His top scoring effort of the month was against Pacific Lutheran University on Jan. 27th, when he scored 15 points and hit every shot he took (4 for 4 FG, 6 for 6 FT).

For the season, Andrus has averaged 8.9 points per game, while connecting on 51.0% of his field goal attempts.

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