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NEW RAM
WHORTON ARRIVES SUNDAY
30 MARCH 2001
By Piet Van Hasselt
The WestpacTrust
Canterbury Rams American restricted player for
the 2001 National League Basketball season will
be arriving in Christchurch on Sunday 1 April.
The powerfully built 2.03m 115kg Whorton will
bring a solid inside presence to the Rams.
"We expect John to provide scoring,
rebounding and solid defence," said Rams'
director John Watson. Whorton will play the
Centre position and will mark the opposing
team’s tallest player.
Whorton completed his University career last year
with the Kent State Golden Flashes in Ohio.
Whorton led the team in rebounds and blocks and
was second in points during his senior year. He
also shot a remarkable 63% from the field. In his
Junior season, Whorton propelled the Golden
Flashes to berths in the season-ending elite NCAA
tournament.
Whorton majored in Sociology at Kent State and
won several Scholar-Athlete awards. He comes from
a large family and is the youngest of seven
children.
His first game action for the Rams will be in an
exhibition encounter in Timaru against the Otago
Nuggets on Friday 6 April.
On an personal note, Whorton will be celebrating
his 23rd birthday on the flight over from the
USA.
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