.... Coach Dean Nicholson A Winning Tradition (25\ ~ 1988-89 WOMEN'S VARSITY SCHEDULE Cwu ATHLETIC STAFF NOVEMBER Site Time ATHLETIC OFFICE ( 509)963-1911 5 Alumni Ellensburg 6:00 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OFFICE HOME Helena, Mont. 7:30 17 Carroll Gary Frederick/Athletic Director 963-1911 925-4027 18 Whitworth Invitational Spokane 5:oon:3o John Gregor/P.E. Department Chairman 963-1911 925-5222 (Lewis Clark State, Montana Tech, CWU, Whitworth) Bonnie Petersen/Secretary 963-1911 968-3328 19 Whitworth Invitational Spokane 5:00/7:30 Paula Romeo/Secretary 963-1911 925-2752 29 Idaho Moscow 5:15 Gary Smith/Athletic Trainer 963-3238 925-3887 963-1491 962-2575 30 Gonzaga Spokane 7:30 Bob Guptill/Sports Information Director MEN'S BASKETBALL DECEMBER Dean Nicholson/Head Coach 963-1041 925-5254 2 Northwest College* Kirkland 7:00 Jack Miller/Assistant Coach 963-1911 962-6312 9 Seattle Pacific* Seattle 7:30 10 Eastern Oregon Ellensburg 5:00 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Gary Frederick/Head Coach 963-1911 925-4027 11 Eastern Oregon La Grande 5:00 16 St. Martin's* Lacey 5:30 WRESTLING 17 Alaska Pacific* Anchorage 6:00 Hedj Nelson/Head Coach 963-1911 968-3240 18 Alaska Pacific* Anchorage 6:00 29 Puget Sound Invitational Tacoma 2:00/4:00 SWIMMING (Alaska Pacific, Concordia, CWU, Puget Sound) Lori Clark/Head Coach 963-3672 925-3816 30 Puget Sound Invitational Tacoma 2:00/6:00 OTHER SPORTS Mike Dunbar/Head Football Coach 963-1911 925-9118 JANUARY Spike Arlt/Men's Track & Field & CC 963-2746 925-2761 6 St. Martin's* Ellensburg 7:30 Pete Steiner/Women's Cross Country 963-1911 925-4163 7 Western Washington* Ellensburg 7:30 John Pearson/Volleyball 963-1051 925-1747 11 Seattle* Seattle 7:00 Doug Adkins/Women's Track & Field 963-1758 962-1963 13 Pacific Lutheran* Ellensburg 7:30 Dennis Roberts/Men's & Women's Tennis 925-4025 962-6161 14 Northwest College* Ellensburg 5:00 Frank Crimp/Golf 962-2984 925-1864 Swimming Pool 963-1851 17 Simon Fraser* Ellensburg 5:00 20 Puget Sound* Ellensburg 5:00 For information regarding any phase of Central Washington University athletics, contact Bob Guptill (Sports Information Director, University 21 Lewis Clark State* Ellensburg 7:30 Relations, Ellensburg, Wa . 98926). Athletic department offices are in 24 Whitworth* Ellensburg 5:00 Nicholson Pavilion and the SID office is in 214 Bouillon Hall. · 31 Seattle Pacific* Ellensburg 5:00 TABLE OF CONTENTS Men's Section Alumni 35 FEBRUARY 1988-89 Schedule Inside Front Award Winners & All-Stars 36 3 Western Washington* Bellingham 5:15 Coaching Staff 2-4 1988-89 Rosters Back 4 Simon Fraser* Burnaby 3:00 CWU Trainer 5 Women's Section 7 Puget Sound* Tacoma 5:15 1988-89 Basketball Preview 6 Coaching Staff 38-39 40 11 Lewis Clark State* Lewiston 7:30 Player Profiles 7-10 1988-89 Preview 1988-89 Wildcat Opponents 11-19 Player Profiles 41-44 15 Seattle* Ellensburg 5:00 1987-88 District 1 Review 20 1987-88 District 1 Review 45 21 Whitman* Walla Walla 7:30 1987-88 Statistics 21 1987-88 Statistics 46 24 Pacific Lutheran* Tacoma 7:30 CWU Record Book 22-31 About The University 47 *District 1 Game Year-by-Year Records 32 University President 44 All-Time vs. Opponents 33 1988-89 Rosters 48 1988-89 Schedule Inside Back NAIA District 1 Playoffs: The playoffs begin with a preliminary round Tuesday, The Past 34 Feb. 28. The semifinals are Mar. 2. The best- of-three championship series is sched­ Press book edited by Bob Guptill. Produced by Susan Monahan and Tami Schrank. Cover Photo by Siacey uled for Mar. 4, 6 and 7. The Bi-District playoff game will be hosted by the District Bradshaw. Cover page designed by Brenda Berube. 2 winner, Thursday, Mar. 9. NAIA Nationals: Mar. 16-20 at Kansas City, Mo. the CWU Hall-of-Fame, he was inducted into the years, winning five Puget Sound titles and com­ CWU MEN'S COACHING STAFF NAIA Hall-of-Fame in 1986, joining his father in piling a record of 188-100. that illustrious institution. In the fall of 1964 he returned to Ellensburg DEAN NICHOLSON (Head Coach, 25th Year, His 1970 squad won 31 games, including a Nicholson and bis father Leo are the win­ after being named to succeed his father as head 546-204) school-record 25 straight, and he was voted N AIA ningest father-son coaching combination in the basketball coach. In addition to coaching basket­ Coach-of-the-Year. In 1987, the 'Cats posted a history of collegiate basketball with 1,051 victo­ ball, he was the school's baseball coach in 1967 Dean Nicholson, school-record 32 wins and Dean was selected ries. Leo won 505 games from the fall of 1929 and tennis coach in 1965 and 1966 and from 1968 until 1978. nationally recognized · Northwest Small-College Coach-of-the-Year for before retiring in 1964. as one of America's the second time in his career. On seven different Nicholson, 62, also enjoyed a great playing Nicholson, a professor of physical education, outstanding basketball . occasions he has been voted NAIA District I career at CWU. He earned all-conference honors earned his masters degree from CWU in 1957. He coaches, begins his Coach-of-the-Year. four straight seasons in basketball, leading the also attended the University of Washington, 25th season at Central Nicholson has received numerous other honors Wildcats to a conference title in 1947 and their Oregon State University, Seattle Pacific Univer­ sity and Western Washington University. In 1983 Washington Univer- during his illustrious coaching career. In 1970 he first NAIA national tournament berth in 1950. sity this winter. coached at the USA - Pan American Develop- He scored 1377 points which still ranks fifth on he was honored with CWU's Distinguished Nicholson has won the school's all-time list. In 1950, he made 83 Teacher award. mental Camp. He was the NAIA representative to 546 games in his illus- the U.S. Olympic Basketball Committee and percent of his free throws, the sixth best single­ Nicholson was born June 28, 1926 in Seattle. trious career. He joined coached at the Olympic camp and trials in 1971 season mark in school history. He graduated from Ellensburg High School in the 500-victory club iil Dec., 1986. and 1972. Nicholson also lettered in tennis and baseball. 1944 where he earned all-state honors in basket­ Nicholson has qualified teams for the NAIA He was the head coach for AAU teams which He led the Evergreen Conference in hitting in ball and was a Yakima Valley tennis champion. basketball tournament in Kansas City a record 20 toured South America in 1972 and 1973 and for 1950. Off the field, he was elected president of the He and his wife, Charlene, were married June times. the NAIA All-Star team in the Cup of Nations student body. 18, 1948. They have two grown sons, Joel and Only twice in 24 years has he failed to win at tournament in Colombia in 1974. After earning a bachelor of arts degree in 1950, Gary. Joel and his wife, Guille', made Dean and least 20 games. (In 1983, CWU won 26 games, He was an assistant coach for the West team in he taught mathematics and served as the head Charlene grandparents for the first time when son but later forfeited 19 of those). Five times he has basketball coach at Puyallup High School for 14 Christian was born Sept. 20, 1985. the 1982 National Sports Festival in Indianapolis, guided teams into the NAIA Final Four, placing Ind., and currently is a member of the NABC's second in 1970, third in 1967, 1969 and 1987 and Hall-of-Fame committee. A charter member of Assistant Varsity Coaches fourth in 1985. JACK MILLER (Assistant Coach, Eighth Idaho College and was the most inspirational Nicholson's Coaching Record Year) award winner on the track team before Jack Miller, 35, will transferring to Idaho. Overall Conference Home Away Neutral serve as Dean During the off-season, Miller works for the YEAR w L PF PA w L Finish L L L w w w Nicholson's top assis­ United States Forest Service.He is the father of 1965 20 6 2I08 1863 9 1 !st 12 3 6 2 2 1 tant this winter for the two boys, J.D., 8, and Devon, 6. 1966 21 8 2260 2026 9 3 2nd 7 2 IO 4 4 2 eighth year. Miller is a 1967 27 4 2552 2I07 8 1 !st 11 0 11 2 5 2 valuable assistant for REESE RADLIFF (Assistant Coach, First 1968 22 8 2380 2046 IO 2 !st 11 3 7 3 4 2 Nicholson, handling Year) 1969 24 9 2500 2206 8 4 !st 11 2 6 5 7 2 scouting duties in ad­ Central's all-time 1970 31 2 2432 2141 12 0 !st IO 0 16 0 5 2 dition to helping on the single game assist 1971 24 9 2569 2243 11 3 lst-T 12 8 5 4 3 court. leader, Reese Radliff 1972 17 9 2121 1978 9 3 2nd-T IO I 5 6 2 2 In Miller's first will serve as an assis­ 1973 20 9 1842 1711 11 I 1st 12 1 6 7 2 1 seven seasons at CWU, the 'Cats have won 168 tant basketball coach 1974 17 IO 2095 2031 8 4 lst-T 12 0 4 7 1 3 games and lost just 58, a 74.3 winning percentage.