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Jimmer Fredette2011 College Basketball Player of the YearCareer Highlights: Jimmer Fredette was the most decorated collegiate player in 2011 as a senior at Brigham Young University…A prolific scorer, Fredette is a hard-nosed competitor who was the 2011 leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball averaging 35.8 points per game…He earned several 2011 National Player of the Year honors and awards including: the John Wooden Award, the Naismith Award, the Adolph Rupp Trophy, and the Oscar Robertson Trophy...He also was named National Player of the Year by the Associated Press, Basketball Times, CBSSports.com, SI.com, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, Athlon Sports and The Sporting News…As the 2011 National Player of the Year, he was also the Mountain West Conference (MWC) Player of the Year while being named the MWC Player of the Week 15 times…Fredette earned numerous other All-America honors during his storied BYU career…In the 2011 NCAA tournament, he led BYU all the way to the Sweet 16 where they eventually lost to the University of Florida…Fredette gained pop culture notoriety throughout his senior season, as his name became a verb – opponents on whom he scored a lot of points were considered “Jimmered”…Fredette finished his career as the leading scorer in BYU history with 2,599 points…He holds numerous other BYU records including most points scored in game (52), most points in season (1,068), most free throws made in game (23), most free throws in season (252), most free throws career (627), most field goals made in game (9), most field goals made in season (346), most three-point field goals made in game (9), most three-point field goals made in season (124), most three-point field goals made in career (296), most 30-point games in career (24), and most 40-point games in career (6)…In addition, Fredette holds numerous Mountain West Conference records in points scored, field goals made and three-point field goals made…During his career he was a four-time Tournament MVP at tournaments including: 2011 MWC Championship, 2010 South Padre Island Invitational, 2009 Las Vegas Classic and 2009 Fiesta Bowl Classic...A native of Glens Falls (NY) High School, Fredette set the league scoring record with 2,404 points. Grant FuhrNHL Hall of Fame GoaltenderCareer Highlights:Recognized as one of the NHL’s all-time great goaltenders, Grant Fuhr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003…Fuhr played 19 seasons in the NHL from 1981-2000 with six different teams (Edmonton, Toronto, Buffalo, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Calgary)…Drafted by Edmonton, he had his best seasons while playing for the Oilers from 1981 to 1991…While with the Oilers, he earned five Stanley Cup Championships…A six-time NHL All-Star, he was also named the game’s MVP in 1986 and to the NHL All-Star Game First All-Star Team in 1988 and the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1982…Fuhr also won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s best goaltender in 1988 and finished as runner-up several times…Also in 1988, he finished second to teammate Wayne Gretzky for the Hart Trophy (MVP honor)…In his illustrious career, Fuhr played in 868 games and compiled 403 wins, 295 losses,114 ties, 25 shutouts and a 3.38 goals against average…During the playoffs, Fuhr posted a 92-50 record and six shutouts in 150 career playoff games…Only Patrick Roy has more playoff wins than Fuhr’s 92…During the 1995-96 season while with St. Louis, he set a new NHL record for games played in one season by a goaltender, playing in 79 of 82 games…He started an amazing 76 games setting an NHL record for consecutive starts in a season by a goalie...Fuhr spent several years with the Phoenix Coyotes as recently the Director of Goaltender Development after serving as the Coyotes Goaltending Coach since July 2004….Prior to joining the Coyotes, Fuhr spent two years in a similar role with the Calgary Flames…An avid golfer, Fuhr tied for third in both the 2007 and 2008 American Celebrity Golf Championships, including five top-six finishes in the past seven years. Tom Glavine - DELETEFormer MLB All-Star PitcherCareer Highlights: Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tom Glavine is one of baseball’s most prolific pitchers…A five-time 20-game winner, he is one of 24 pitchers in major league history to earn 300 career wins...A 10-time All-Star, he was also a two-time National League TSN Pitcher of the year…Glavine finished his career with a 305-203 record with a 3.54 ERA and 2,607 strikeouts…A hockey and baseball standout in high school, Glavine was drafted by the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and the Atlanta Braves of major league baseball…He chose baseball and made his debut with the Braves in August 1987…Atlanta, a perennial cellar dweller, were lifted in the 1990s into one of the most successful franchises in the game on the strength of its stellar pitching staff and solid hitting...Glavine, Greg Maddux, and John Smoltz formed one of the best pitching rotations in baseball history…Among them, they won seven Cy Young Awards during the period of 1991 to 1998…Glavine won his first Cy Young Award in 1991 and his second in 1998, going 20–6 with a 2.47 ERA….The Braves won the 1995 World Series when they defeated the Cleveland Indians in 6 games…Glavine was named the World Series MVP as he won two games: Game 2 and Game 6 where he pitched eight innings of one-hit shutout baseball…In addition to the 1995 title, Glavine also went to four other World Series with the team (in 1991, 1992, 1996 and 1999)….Glavine spent the first 16 years of his career in Atlanta before spending five seasons with the New York Mets (2003-2007) before finishing his career back with the Braves for the 2008 season…Glavine was one of the better-hitting pitchers of his generation, earning four Silver Slugger Awards, ranking him second all-time for pitchers behind Mike Hampton…The Braves retired Glavine's #47 on August 6, 2010. Goose GossageBaseball Hall of Fame PitcherCareer Highlights: Hall of Fame pitcher Goose Gossage was one of the earliest versions of the dominating modern closer with his blistering fastball, tough demeanor and wild facial hair…Goosage played 21 seasons in the majors for nine different teams, spending his best years with the New York Yankees (1978-1983) and San Diego Padres (1984-87)….Gossage pitched in 1,002 games and finished 681 of them earning 310 saves…A nine-time All-Star, he pitched in three World Series…. He led the American League in saves in 1975 (26), 1978 (27) and 1980 (33) and was runner-up twice...From 1977 through 1983, he never recorded an earned run average over 2.62, including a mark of 0.77 in 1981 while with the Yankees…In 1980 he finished third in American League voting for both the MVP Award and Cy Young Award as the Yankees won a division title...He holds the New York Yankees career record for ERA (2.14) and hits per nine innings (6.59)...Respected for his impact in crucial games, he recorded the final out to clinch a division, league or World Series title seven times…His eight All-Star selections as a reliever were a record until Marian Rivera passed him in 2008…He was also selected once as a starting pitcher...One difference between Gossage and more recent closers is that Gossage often pitched as many as three innings to finish a game, while modern closers typically pitch the ninth inning only…Goosage was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008…A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, he is active in the community promoting and sponsoring youth sports…In 1995, the city of Colorado Springs dedicated the Rich “Goose” Gossage Youth Sports Complex, which features five fields for youth baseball and softball…His nickname “Goose” is a play on his surname...Goosage wrote an autobiography in 2000 titled “The Goose is Loose.” Directory: files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Integer programming and game theory files -> 4 Integer Programming files -> Bpa vehicle Window Repair Scenario #1 task: Procure vehicle window relacement. 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