The 2015 induction ceremony will be August 23 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor at noon. Tickets are $50 each and will go on sale on March 1 through the website — www.MaineBasketballHallof- Fame.com.
A native of Scarborough, McFarland was the first Polar Bear to score 1,300 points, graduating with 1,356, and still holding the career scoring average record — 21.9 points per game. A two-time Division III All-East and All-New England performer, McFarland still holds the program’s single seasonscoring average for his 1968-69 season, even without the help of the 3-point shot.
During that season under head basketball coach Ray Bicknell, McFarland led Bowdoin to a school-record 16 wins against just five losses. That magical 1968-69 season saw McFarland average an unprecedented 25.1 points per game — a program mark that stands more than 30 years later. He was honored by United Press International as New England Player of the Year.
McFarland’s records have stood the test of time, as he holds Bowdoin records in career field goals (474) and career free throws (469).
McFarland was inducted into Bowdoin’s Athletic Hall of Honor in 2004.
Also, a fantastic baseball player as well, McFarland has been inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame (1989), the Maine Sports Hall of Fame (1993) and the New England Basketball Hall of Fame (2003).
Women’s squash
The College Squash Association has announced the brackets for the 2015 Women’s Squash Team National Championships.
Bowdoin has been seeded 19th in the nation and will play in the Walker Cup (C-Division) at nationals, featuring the No. 17-24 teams in the country.
The Polar Bears (8-11) will open against Wesleyan (7-11) on Friday at 10 a.m. at Harvard University. The teams met in the regular season on Jan. 18 at Amherst with Bowdoin pulling out a 5-4 win.
The Polar Bears have played in the Walker Cup Division in each of the last six seasons and won the Cup in 2013.
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