Wright State NCAA Division II Great Lakes Tournament Basketball Team 1980-81
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Wright State University CORE Scholar Athletics Publications Athletics 3-1-1980 Wright State NCAA Division II Great Lakes Tournament Basketball Team 1980-81 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 (1980). Wright State NCAA Division II Great Lakes Tournament Basketball Team 1980-81. : 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]. -i ,, ~ s::: :I: G> 0 IJJ gi Raider Profiles c: c: ~ Ill ~ gi Raider Coaches 3 ~ ::r ::I 3 ::I ::I ~ a 1980-81 0 ~ ::I i~ #43 T.C. Johneon, guard, fresh11111n, IMI, 170, Sidney ... Perhaps the 3 ::r <D <D IC g 8' <D ~ i 5· ~ c5 ::I quickest player on the team, he has shown steady improvement throughout the 3 IC ::I Ill ~ season. Even in his limited appearances, he has shown excellent scoring Ill potential. He was the Class AAA Southwest District Player-of-the-Year as a ::I Wright State University senior at Sidney as well as a first team all-Ohio selection. I SealOll G FG Pct. FT Pct. Ast. Rbs. Avg. Pia. Avg. ... ... ... ... 1980-81 16 12-19 .632 3-6 .500 9 4 0.3 27 1.7 I\) 0 I\) ..... m I\) ..... CX> m ..... ..... ID CX> Wilberforce NCAA Division II I\) I\) ... #40 Leon Manning, forward-cent9r, Mnlor, M, 205, lndlanapolls, lndlana I\) CX> . m CX> I\) 0 ... 0 m ..... 01 0 Miami Tournament Team (Northw•t) ... Known as the "Bull" because Of his aggressive play under the ... ... ... I\) 0 ..... I\) ..... 0 CX> 0 0 m ..... 0 Bowlina Green basket. Scores many points with a wide variety Of shots near the basket. A ... ... ... ... strong rebounder and good defensive player inside. He scored 10 points I\) C.:> 0 I\) CX> ' I\) ..... I\) 01 ..... ..... ... Wayne State against Northern Kentucky, but his 18 against St. Joe's last year is his top ... ... ..... ~ ..... m C.:> m I\) CX> 0 CX> ~ CX> St. Leo effort. ... ' ... ... ... ... Media Guide FG Pct. I\) ..... 0 C.:> I\) 0 ID ..... Bellarmine Seaaon G FT Pct. Ast. Rbs. Avg. Pis. Avg. ... ' ..... m 1979-80 26 78-134 .582 25-51 .490 23 111 4.3 181 7 .. 0 ... ... ... I\) 0 I\) I\) m 0 ... 01 CX> I\) District of Columbia 1980-81 25 36-61 .590 20-30 .667 14 69 2.8 92 3.7 . ' ... ... ... I\) Career 51 114-195 .585 45-61 .556 37 180 3.5 273 5.4 I\) C.:> 0 ...I\) ...I\) C.:> . 01... 0 0... ...CX> I\) ..... Eastern Illinois #20 Keith Miller, guard, aanlor, 8-2, 180, Loulsvllle, Kentucky (lroquols) ..... ' 0 01 0 ..... 0 0 0 m I\) ' ..... IUPUI ... ... C.:> ... Has started all but one game this season at the second guard position. 0 I\) 0 I\) I\) ..... 0 Indiana Central ' ..... ... ' While he is not shooting as well as last year, he is scoring slightly better as the ... I\) ... I\) ID I\) I\) I\) Marian season progresses. His shooting percentage dropped below 50 percent in the ..... ' ..... ..... ..... ..... m ... ... I\) final weeks of the season. A good rebounder for a guard, he takes the ball ID I\) I\) I\) CX> ..... Central State ' ' . m co ' inside well for a guard and is one of the best free-throw shooters on the team. C.:> Left to right: Bob Grote, Ralph Underhill, Jim Brown I\) ID C.:> 0 I\) St. Joseph's He scored 14 points in a kay victory over Bowing Green. ' ..... CX> . CX> CX> m ' ... ... ... I\) S..IOl1 G FG Pct. FT Pct. Aat. Rbs. Avg. Pia. Avg. I\) ..... I\) C.:> CX> 0 0 I\) ID m 0 ... Northern Kentucky 1979-80 26 46-93 .495 37-52 .712 32 41 1.6 129 5.0 ... ' ... ... ... ... 1980-81 27 58-133 .436 42-49 .857 80 59 2.2 158 5.9 0 ..... ' 0 0 0 . I\) ' ID m CX> 01 Bellarmine Career 53 104·226 .460 n.101 .782 112 100 1.9 287 5.4 ... ... I\) Leading Wright State to its third straight NCAA tournament is head I\) ..... 01 m ..... 0 I\) I\) ..... I\) C.:> ... SIU-Edwardsville ... I\) ... ... ... coach Ralph Underhill and his assistants, Jim Brown and Bob Grote. #35 Steve Purcell, forward, fNshmsn, 8-4, 180, Kokomo, lndlana ... One 0 ..... I\) ..... CX> Ol I\) ..... ..... I\) ... ..... St. Joseph's Of the more promising freshmen, Steve has steadily increased his playing time ... ... ... ... ... Underhill is in his third year at the helm after spending six years as an ..... 01 I\) 0 w I\) CX> ..... ..... 0 Northern Kentucky throughout the season. He is an outstanding leaper who positions well for m ' ' assistant at Tennessee-Chattanooga. ... ... I\) rebounding. He also is a good ball handler around the perimeter. He increased I\) I\) I\) C.:> m 0 m ..... ... Youngstown State Underhill was instrumental in leading UT-Chattanooga to the NCAA his scoring late in the season, including 14 points against Siena Heights and 15 ' ... ' ... ... ' against Spring Arbor. 0 CX> ' I\) 01 0 . I\) . C.:> ..... ID 0 Eastern Illinois Division II national championship in 1976-77 with a 23-5 record. That ... ... I\) came on the heels of a runnerup team in 1975-76 which finished with Season G FG Pct. FT Pct. Ast. Rbs. Avg. Pia. Avg. I\) 01 CX> ..... ... ' ..... 0 I\) CX> 0 Central State 1980-81 27 50-90 .556 27-38 .711 27 73 2.7 127 4.7 ... ' ... ' ... a 23-9 record. 0 I\) I\) I\) Kentucky Wesleyan ..... CX> ' ..... 0 0 0 . ~ #22 Bany Tumer, guard, freshman, IMI, 185, Wilmington ... One Of the I\) ... ... A graduate of Tennessee Tech and Western Kentucky, Ralph spent I\) I\) I\) Indiana Central stronger players on the team. Coming back after knee surgery last year, Barry ..... m . ..... ..... CX> ..... m ..... m one year as the head coach at Louisville Manual High School after a I\) ... ... I\) has played in only eight games. He lakes the ball to the basket well. 0 ..... I\) I\) C.:> I\) 0 Siena Heights highly-successful stint as head coach at Ohio County High School in ..... ' . ..... ' Seaeon G FG Pct. FT Pct. Ast. Rbs. Avg. Pia. Avg. ... ... ... ... ... Kentucky. I\) ..... I\) Spring Arbor 1980-81 9 4-18 .222 2-2 1.000 2 12 1.3 10 1.1 0 ..... 01 01 m 0 0 CX> m ... ... I\) While at Ohio County, Underhill led the team to a 126-30 record from ..... ..... I\) I\) 0 0 m ..... ..... New York Tech #44 ROllllln Welch, forward, senior, 8-8, 205, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (S. ' . ' ' I\) ... ... 1965-71 and finished as the state runnerup in 1968-69. His team at C.:> ..... I\) 0 ~ 0 Kentucky Wesleyan Plam.tlon) ... Will finish his career as the second leading average scorer C.:> 0 0 ..... ... ..... ..... Manual High School finished with a 24-6 record and advanced to the behind Rodney Benson. After leading the team in scoring (17.9) and rebound· state tournament. Ing (8.3) last year, he was named to Basketball Week/y's third team all Opponent Score FieldGoale FreeThrowa Rebounds America Division II squad. His offensive output has fallen slightly this season, Wilbertorce (H) w (111-72) .474 (47-99) .708 (17·24) 52 A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes since his days at but his defense and passing have improved. He has nearly doubled his assist Miami(H) w ( 92-84J .543 (38-70) .696 (16-23) 36 Tennessee Tech, Underhill has earned numerous coaching honors output Of last year, but his shooting percentage is below 50 percent after his Bowling Green (H) w ( 81-68J .500 (36-72J .600( 9-15) 42 Wayne State (H) w ( 86-65J .468 (37-79J .750(12-16J 54 since his first job in 1965. He was the Western Kentucky High School 55.0 percent last season. Games ike Miami (28 points) and Indiana Central St. Leo (A) w (124-77) .625 (55-88J .778(14-18J 40 Coach of the Year in 1969 and the Louisville Quarterback Club High (26 points) show his potential to score points quickly. A strong inside player. Bellarmine (AJ w ( 85-76J .584 (38-65J .750( 9-12J 32 School Coach of the Year in 1972. Season G FG Pct. FT Pct. Ast. Rba. Avg. Pia. Avg. District of Columbia (H) w ( 7fl.03) .446 (33-74) .667(10-15) 31 1979-80 27 215-384 .550 54-97 .557 48 225 8.3 484 17.9 Eastern llHnois (HJ w ( 81-73) .397 (25-63J .816(31-38) 40 Wright State is making its third straight trip to the NCAA tournament IUPUl(H) w ( 81-61J .493 (34-69) .722 (13-18) 43 1980-81 26 181-381 .475 44-75 .587 66 175 6.7 406 15.6 under the tutelage of Underhill. The Raiders have rolled off three Career 53 396-765 .518 98-172 .570 114 400 7.5 890 16.8 Indiana Central (A) w ( 68-61J .462 (30-65J .615( 8-13) 39 Marian(HJ w ( 87-67) 609 (39-64J .529( 9-17) 40 straight 20-victory seasons and have been among the top-ranked #32 Mike Zimmerman, guard, a.llor, 8-1, 170, Kettering (Aller) ... The Central State (UO) w ( 72-58) .467 (29-62J .700 ( 14-20) 40 teams in Division II, including the No. 1 spot most of this season. In best defensive guard on the team, his efforts were rewarded with his first start St.