Nov. 14, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill.--Northwestern University men's basketball coach Bill Carmody announced the signing of seniors Jimmy Maley (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township) and Evan Seacat (Paoli, Ind./Paoli) to National Letters of Intent. Both players will be eligible to join the Wildcat program for the 2002-03 season.
"We're really excited about getting Jimmy and Evan," said Carmody. "They are both fundamentally sound-they dribble well, pass well, and shoot well. They are also the kind of players who will improve quickly as they gain strength and experience.
"We saw them play a lot this summer against excellent competition, and they more than held their own."
The following is biographical information on Maley and Seacat:
JIMMY MALEY
Forward, 6-7, 180
Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township
Rated as 88th-best player nationally by Fox Sports ... Nike All-American ... One-on-one champion and All-Star at 2001 Five-Star Basketball Camp in Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School: Will letter for the third time this winter in basketball and serve as captain ... IHSA All-State in 2000-01 ... 2000-01 West Suburban Silver Conference Player of the Year ... 1999-2000 all-conference selection ... Pioneer Press All-Area ... Led team in scoring (17 ppg) and rebounding (5 rpg) as a junior, when team went 28-5 and finished fourth in IHSA state tournament ... 2001 IHSA All-Tournament Team pick after scoring 36 points in sectional championship vs. Proviso East, 26 points in state semifinal vs. eventual state champion Schaumburg ... All-tournament as a junior at York Christmas Tournament ... Led team in scoring (12 ppg) as a sophomore ... Has already been nominated for 2002 Wendy's All-Star Shootout in April ... High school coach is Conte Stamas ... National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society member ... Ranked in the Top 10 percent of his class academically.
Personal: Born James Joseph Maley on 4/19/84 ... Son of Jim and Pat Maley ... Sister, Kelly, played volleyball at Miami (Ohio) ... Attended same high school as NBA veteran Jeff Hornacek ... AAU team, Illinois Show, qualified for nationals each year he played ... Chose Northwestern over Penn State, Xavier, Davidson and Rice.
EVAN SEACAT
Guard, 6-3, 187
Paoli, Ind./Paoli
Named Indiana Player of the Summer for 2001 ... Attended Nike All-American Camp in 2001 ... Hoosier Basketball Magazine Preseason All-State for 2001-02 ... Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Tremendous 26 for 2001-02 ... Indiana Hoops 2A Preseason All-State for 2001-02
High School: Letterwinner since his freshman year ... Three-time captain ... Enters his senior year with 1,268 career points, which is third on Paoli's all-time list ... 181 career three-pointers, 275 career rebounds, 159 career assists, 158 career steals ... Holds seven school records including points in a game (50) and three-pointers in a game (8) and season (91, 1999-2000) ... Led team in scoring (23.4 ppg), assists and steals in 2000-01 ... Hoosier Basketball Magazine All-State in 2000-01 ... Bloomington Herald-Times Junior All-State in 2000-01 ... Indiana Junior All-Star 2000-01 ... Indiana Hoops 2A All-State 2000-01 ... Honorable mention all-state by Associated Press and Louisville Courier Journal in 2000-01 ... Two-time all-conference (Patoka Lake Athletic Conference) ... MVP of Paoli Inc.-OCB Holiday Classic in 1999 and 2000 ... Won J&B Trophy as top scorer in the area in 1999-2000 and 2000-01 ... Team went 22-5 and was Indiana 2A runner-up his freshman year, 20-8 and reached 2A Semi-State final his sophomore year, and went 15-10 his junior year ... High school basketball coach is Mike Brown ... Also lettered in tennis (28-8 career singles record) and golf (member of three-time conference championship team, runner-up at sectionals in 2001) ... National Honor Society member ... Academic Honors Program and honor roll member every year of high school.
Personal: Born Evan Farlow Seacat on 6/5/83 ... Son of Eldon and Kathy Seacat ... AAU team, Ohio Valley AAU, won Indiana Grade 9 state title in 1999 ... Chose Northwestern over UAB, Austin Peay, Central Florida, Samford and Marist.