Paul Gause

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Paul Gause


college = Seton Hall University
conference = Big East
sport = Basketball
jersey = 22
position = Point guard
career_start = 2005
career_end = present
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 188
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|2|18
birth_place =
highschool = Arthur P. Schalick High School flagicon|New Jersey Pittsgrove, New Jersey

Paul Gause (b. February 18, 1986) is an American college basketball player for the Seton Hall Pirates. [http://www.shupirates.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12600&ATCLID=669929 SHU Pirates Paul Gause player profile] . Accessed March 27, 2008.]

Arthur P. Schalick High School

Basketball

Paul Gause played prep basketball for Arthur P. Schalick High School in Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey from 2001-2005. A four-year starter, Gause average over 25 points per game as a freshman, 27+ as a sophomore and 30+ per game his junior and senior seasons. He set a school single game scoring record on February 26, 2004 when he dropped 52 points on Overbrook High School in a 94-80 win.

During his senior campaign in 2004-05, Gause led Schalick to a 25-5 record and its first ever boys’ basketball Tri-County Conference and South Jersey Group I championships, as well as its first trip to the state final. Schalick lost, however, 66-69 in overtime to Science Park High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=93752&tclass=Group%20I%2C%20Semis%2FFinals 2005 Boys Basketball – Group I/Semifinals] . Accessed March 28, 2008.] In the loss, he scored 34 points on 8-for-18 shooting on three-point attempts. [ [http://njhoops.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=398205 "NJHoops.com": Science trims Schalick] . Accessed March 28, 2008.] For the season, Gause averaged 33.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.7 steals per game.

Paul finished his high school career near the top of New Jersey’s all-time scoring list. [ [http://prepnation.com/poll/poll.cfm?poll=2&year=2004&week=15 PrepNation Report, March 2005] . “Paul Gause of Pittsgrove, Schalick became the third New Jersey player to score 3,000 points. The feat took place in the Cougars' 87-84 state playoff win over Paulsboro.” Accessed March 28, 2008.] His 3,144 career points rank third in state history and second in South Jersey history. Only Camden High School’s Dajuan Wagner, who also owns the state record of 3,462 points, finished with more. Additionally, Gause and Wagner are the only two South Jersey players to ever score 1,000+ points in a single season.

He was named as an All-State selection by NJSIAA, and also the consensus South Jersey Male Athlete of the Year by the "Philadelphia Inquirer", "Camden Courier-Post" and the "Vineland Daily Journal".

Other sports

Gause excelled at other sports besides basketball. An all-state cornerback and running back in football, he led his high school team to two straight South Jersey Group I championships in 2003 & 2004 (the latter being an undefeated 12-0 season). [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=49990&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I NJSIAA: Group I state football playoffs] . Accessed March 27, 2008.] He drew interest from Rutgers and Ohio State for his quickness and ability to read the opposing quarterbacks [http://bearcatnews.com/recruiting/bio/241 UCincinnati Bearcats recruiting profile] . “Gause is a multi-sport athlete with an impressive list of accomplishments. Outside of his basketball exploits, he is considered to be one of the top cornerbacks in the state of New Jersey in football. Heading into the camp, Paul had received interest from Rutgers, Ohio State…” Accessed March 27, 2008.] , though was never given any offers by the schools. Paul set a South Jersey single season scoring record during his senior year after amassing 236 offensive points, breaking the previous South Jersey mark by 10 points. [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070823/SPECIAL29/708080336/-1/special29 "CourierPost online": State/South Jersey Football Records] . Accessed March 27, 2008.] As of March 2008, this point total ranks fourth all-time in New Jersey history. He also set a South Jersey single season touchdown record, also done in 2004, by reaching the end zone 39 times.

During the springtime, Gause participated in the 100m and 200m dashes, 4x400 relay and the high jump events. He finished in the top 5 in SJ Group I during his junior and senior seasons for the high jump, garnering All-Conference accolades in the process. [ [http://www.monmouth.com/~scullion/2002outd/bso1&3.htm Boys South Group I & III track results] . Accessed March 27, 2008.]

eton Hall University

Paul Gause currently plays for the Seton Hall Pirates men’s basketball team as either the point guard or shooting guard. He made his collegiate debut on November 16, 2005 at Cameron Indoor Stadium when SHU visited the Duke Blue Devils. Gause played 16 minutes, scored three points and grabbed two rebounds in the game. [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/gamelog?playerId=26985&year=2006 "ESPN.com": 2005-06 Paul Gause statistics per game] . Accessed March 28, 2008.] His Big East debut came on January 4, 2006 against St. John's University. Paul scored seven points, snagged four steals and grabbed four rebounds in a 69-61 win. He also hit the game-tying shot at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime.

Gause tied the Seton Hall Pirates’ single game steals record in 2006-07 when he recorded eight steals against St. Mary’s on December 2, 2006. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=263362550 St. Mary’s – Seton Hall box score for December 2, 2006] . Accessed March 28, 2008.] He also totaled 90 steals on the year, a new Seton Hall men’s basketball single season record. Gause averaged 3.10 spg which topped Big East play and ranked second nationally. For his on-the-ball defense he was nominated as a candidate for the Big East Defensive Player of the Year, but did not win.

Paul’s junior year campaign in 2007-08 was hampered by a broken bone in his right hand, and then cut short by a season-ending knee injury on February 6. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/setonhall/Torn_ACL_KOs_Gause_for_season.html "NorthJersey.com": Hall's Gause out for the season] . Accessed March 28, 2008.] Prior to his leave he was averaging a conference-best 2.8 steals per game.

References

External links

* [http://www.shu.edu Seton Hall University official site]
* [http://www.shupirates.com Seton Hall Athletics] :* [http://www.shupirates.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12600&KEY=&SPID=5500&SPSID=52789 Men’s basketball page]
* [http://www.shupirates.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12600&KEY=&SPID=5500&SPSID=52792 Current team roster]