Jeff Timberlake
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Sport:
Basketball |
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Year
Graduated: 1989 |
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Inducted: 1999 |
One of the supreme compliments you can give an athlete is
that he/she makes those around him/ her better. According
to Mike Jarvis, who coached Jeff Timberlake during his four-year
Terrier career, that's exactly what he did for his teammates.
"Jeff loved making those around him better players,"
Jarvis said of Timberlake. "He gave up the flash and
glitter for the sake ofhte team."
Today, 12 years after he played, Jeff still holds the school
record for assists in a seson wiht 238 in 1988-89 and assists
in a career with 788.
Lest one think that he didn't take a shot or two for himself,
check the fact that he scored 1066 points in his career, which
ranks on the Terriers' all-time list. He was also a tenacious
player on defense, as he is fourth on the Terriers' all-time
list in steaks with 147.
His best season was in 1988-89, when, as a senior, he averaged
13.1 ppg, led the team in steals with 47, and had a record
238 assists, which ranked sixth nationally. He was the team's
co-MVP, was First Team All-Conference, and Second Team UPI
All-New England.
As a junior, he became the first player in school history
to score more than 300 points (313), hand out more than 200
assists (223), and collect over 100 (103) rebounds in a season.
"Jeff was a great competitor who made it easy for us
to coach. He always rose to the challenge," Jarvis said
of Timberlake, who played on teams that had a combined record
of 83-39. The 1987-88 club was 23-9 and lost to Duke in the
NCAA Tournament. Three of Jeff's four teams won over 20 games,
while the fourth won 18.
"He exemplified what B.U. basketball was about during
the late eighties."
