SCC's Avery Scharer Named All-Tournament at NWAACC Championship

Avery Scharer,
All-Tournament

Shoreline Community College’s sophomore point guard, Avery Scharer, was named 2nd Team All-Tournament at the NWAACC Men's Basketball Tournament over the weekend. SCC went 3-1 at the event and finished 7th out of 16 teams.

Scharer scored 64 points in 4 games (16 points per game average), had 29 rebounds, 36 assists, 9 steals and 1 blocked shot. He hit the winning basket with 0.5 seconds left against Walla Walla CC to start the three game winning streak through the Consolation Bracket.

Scharer led the NWAACC in assists, with a 9.73 average per game in 2011-12. He was 13th in steals with 56 (while missing the first 8 games of the year due to transfer rules) and he was 24th in scoring with a 16.36 average.

SCC finished the season 19-12 on the year while averaging 101.58 points a game.