Wright State University Basketball Press Book 1977-1978
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Wright State University CORE Scholar Athletics Publications Athletics 11-25-1977 Wright State University Basketball Press Book 1977-1978 Wright State University Athletics Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/athletics_publications Part of the Public Relations and Advertising Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Athletics (1977). Wright State University Basketball Press Book 1977-1978. : Wright State University. This Media Guide is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Athletics Publications by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. -ca · .c . ' ...G) ~ 0 ca m G) ' ...ca l liS .c... C) ■I.-■ 3: To the Press, Radio, and TV This brochure is designed to assist in your cover Parking Arrangements: A parking area is re age of the 1977-78 Wright State University basket served for press , radio-TV, and scouts im ball team . For information not found in this mediately adjacent to the PE Building. Reques ts brochure, direct your requests to: Sports Informa for parking passes should accompany requests tion Office , Room 110, Physical Education Build for working press passes. When issued , the park ing, Wright State University, Dayton , Ohio 45435, ing pass will indicate the appropriate lot in which or call area code 513/873-2771. space is reserved . If you plan to cover a Wright State home game in Services: Prog rams , line-ups , and game the Physical Education Building , please take the background information wi ll be available in the following matters into consideration. press row prior to the game. At halftime , you will receive a play-by-play of the first half along with Press Box: Working space for writers and scouts "quickie" stats. After the game, you will receive is located on the floor opposite the team benches second half play-by-play and complete final stati s and scoring table. Working space for radio and tics . Refreshments wi ll be available in the press television stations is located on the same side of room located in the Athletic Department confer the floor, but prior notice is necessary to set up ence room . A Xerox telecopier wi ll be available for adequate space. Your press credentials will be use as time permits during and after the game. marked with the proper seat numbers when you receive them. Your host in the press box for the fifth year will be David Stahl , Sports Information Director at Wright Working Press Tickets: All requests for working State . Stahl joined the WSU staff in May 1973, after press tickets should be placed with the Sports In fou r years as Assistant Sports Information Director fo rmation Office. This inc ludes requests from at The University of Toledo. scouts. Requests received at least four days in advance of the game will be mai led. Requests for A native of Toledo, Ohio, Stahl holds a Bachelor of tickets thereafter will be held at the "Will Call" gate Arts degree from The University of Toledo. Be in the PE Building . Priority will be given to those sides his work at UT, he was a part-time sports writers requesting available space first. Newsmen writer for the Toledo Blade and spent six months will always be given preference over scouts if a as managing editor of Sports Digest of Toledo. In shortage of space occurs. addition to his work in public relations. Stahl is a commercial pilot and a certified instrument flight Working Radio and TV Tickets: All requests for instructor with a mul ti-engine rating . working radio or TV tickets should be placed with the Sports Information Office. Space will be as Wright State's basketball program, written and signed and tickets mailed after receipt of rights edited by Stahl , has been awarded honors four fees (if applicable) and completed contracts . straight years , including the nation's best twice. Three tickets will be al lotted for each station , but He was a member of the organization committee additional tickets may be obtained with prior per under chairman Dave Young of Miami University mission. All telephone orders should be placed for the 1976 CoSIDA Convention in Cincinnati . He with the Sports Information Office. is a member of CoSIDA, Basketball Writers of Important: Nonworking guests are not allowed in America and College Baseball Writers of America. the working press area. Photographers: Still cameramen may work be neath either basket. Requests for floor passes should be placed with the Sports Information Of fice. Motion picture cameramen needing platforms must make arrangements at least three weeks prior to the game. Contents Director of Athletics 3 The Raider Roster 18 Head Coach4 Raider Opponents 20 Assistant Coaches 5 Raider Records 28 Behind the Scenes 6 Campus Map 33 Raiders in the News 7 Game-by-Game 1977-78 Outlook 8 Scoring , 76- 77 34 Meet Our Raiders 10 Publicity Outlets 35 About Wright State 16 77-78 Schedules 36 Quick Facts About Wright State Location: Dayton , Ohio (city population , 205,986; metropolitan area population, 835,708) Enrollment: 13,559, fall 1977, including full-and part-time students Founded: 1964; independent university status, 1967 Conference: NCAA Division II , Independent Field House: Physical Education Building; capacity , 2,800 School Colors: Hunter green and gold Nickname: Raiders Board of Trustees: Albert H. Sealy, chairman; Ray F. Ross, vice-chairman; Armistead W. Gilliam, Jr.; Helen H. James; R. Cyrus Laughter; George W. Lucas; John E. Keto; Frederick R. Mcconnaughey; John F. Tarley Athletic Council: Anni Whissen, chairman; Bambi Barth ; Carl Benner; Michael Cleary; Charles Giles; Sam Ling ; Don Mohr; Tom Motycka; Tom Matczynski; Gordon Wise Athletic Department Staff Women's Tennis and Volleyball Coach Peggy Wynkoop, 2771 (434-1217) The main athletic department office phone is 513/ Swimming Coach 873-2771. This is a direct centrex line into the Lee Dexter, 2771 (426-7910) Physical Education Building. The numbers listed after each coach's name are either the four num Assistant Swimming and Diving Coach bers of a university extension or the coach's busi Harold Miller, 294-0458 (434-5320) ness number. The numbers listed in parentheses 'Assistant Swimming Coach are the department member's home phone Jim Dock, 2771 (879-1544) number. Director of Athletics and lntramurals Men's Tennis Coach Don Mohr, 2771 (885-2976) Tom Davis, 434-6602 (429-2736) Head Basketball Coach Wrestling Coach Marcus Jackson, 2771 (426-8087) Stamatis Bulugaris, 445-4185 (429-1380) Assistant Basketball Coach Assistant Wrestling Coach Jim Brown, 2771 (252-0135) Jim Cox, 2218 (294-861 0) Assistant Basketball Coach Sports Information Director Jerry Holbrook, 2771 (879-3420) David L Stahl, 2771 (296-1005) Baseball Coach Assistant Sports Information Director Ron Nischwitz, 223-1285 (890-3606) Steve Kelly, 2771 (836-6171) Assistant Baseball Coach Assistant Director of PE Building Operation Al Burger (426-6164) John Ross , 2771 (848-4471) Assistant Baseball Coach Director of Physical Education Mark Bilinski , 2771 (254-7742) Cliff McPeak, 3222 (837-5757) Women's Basketball Coach and Softball Coach Assistant Director of lntramurals Pat Davis, 296-7787 (426-9941) Ken Knight, 2771 (845-4941) Cross Country Coach Trainer Bob Schul, 339-2605 (339-5291) David Shon , 2771 (253-0884) Golf Coach Equipment Manager Chuck Licher, 372-7434 (878-6730) Tom Roush , 2527 (256-6524) 2 Director of Athletics Don Mohr Collegiate athletics are undergoing some major He was appointed principal at Reading in 1956. changes and even more are on the horizon . He remained head baseball coach until 1963 and Economics is the major factor forcing many col left Reading in 1965. While at Reading, he also leges and universities throughout the country to received a Master of Education degree from curtail their athletic programs. Xavier University in 1961 . Wright State is fortunate to have an athletic direc Then came the move to Wright State in 1966 as tor who saw the "handwriting on the wall. " When head of financial aid, placement, and the veterans Mohr was planning the WSU athletic program, he office. He was asked to initiate an athletic pro included a women's program which equalled that gram , which he did during the 1968-69 school year of the men . Sports which receive grant-in-aid when he started a soccer team. In April 1971 , he money at the present time are men's and women's was named Director of Athletics. basketball and swimmi ng, women's volleyball , Since soccer started on campus , thirteen other and wrestling. varsity sports, including five for women, have been These decisions formulated by Mohr and the WSU started and soccer has been dropped temporarily. administration have put the Raider athletic pro Mohr spent three seasons as baseball coach , later gram in much better financial shape than at other leaving the position to devote his time to his duties schools. Instead of having to cut back, WSU is as athletic director, intramural director, and PE able to continue its steady growth and improve Building director. ment in the world of athletics. The man with the burly laugh proved his bound Mohr has been associated with the world of sports less energy with his involvement in the construc since his days at Cincinnati North College Hill High tion of the Physical Education Building, housing School where he played football , baseball , and the university's first basketball court, as well as a basketball for four years , and ran track for two swimming pool with a seating capacity of 500. years . His success in football and baseball Since Mohr's most important action of gaining ad brought many offers of athletic grants, but World mission for the school in the NCAA , WSU has War II ended all of that.