Bear Talk The newsletter for athletics at Southwest Missouri State University

Volume 17, Number 6 , May 1999 Coach Barry Hinson takes over basketball helm he 30-day search is coach at Oral Roberts in 1997 over. Barry Hinson, after spending four years as an T head basketball coach at assistant coach to Bill Self. Oral Roberts University in Hinson transferred into the Tulsa, Okla., for the past two college ranks in 1993 after seasons of a six-year tenure at eight years as a high school ORU, has been named the new coach, including six seasons as head men's basketball coach. head coach at Tulsa Bishop Hinson, a 37-year-old native of Kelley High. Hinson was Marlow, Okla., makes his first named Metro Lakes coaching venture outside his Conference Coach of the Year home state after having held six three seasons in a row from coaching positions in 1989-91 and was named Oklahoma since his 1983 grad­ Oklahoma District 7 Coach of uation from Oklahoma State the Year in 1989 and 1991 by University. the Tulsa Tribune and the At SMS, Hinson succeeds Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Steve Alford, who resigned to Association. become the head coach at the "SMS is getting a great University of Iowa after com­ coach," says Alford. "I've piling a 78-48 record in four known Barry for nearly three years at SMS. years from the recruiting cir­ The new SMS mentor cuit, and he's a terrific guy." becomes only the 15th head Hinson will inherit three coach at Oral coach in the 87-year history of returning starters among eight Roberts SMS basketball. lettermen expected back from Uni versity, for­ mally accepts "When Bill Rowe (director this year's ballclub. the position of of athletics) called and offered Additionally, the SMS pro­ head basket­ me the job, I didn't say gram has received commit­ ball coach at 'Maybe'; I didn't say, 'I'll ments from four high school SMS at the seniors who will be freshmen press conference Apri/ 21. He replaces four-year Head Coach Steve Alford, who think about it'; I said, 'Yes!'" is now at the University of Iowa. Above right, Hinson is pictured with his wife, says Hinson. on the SMS basketball roster Angela (middle), and daughters, Tiffany, 18 (jar left) , and Ashley, 15. Hinson moved up as head next season. BT Bears celebrate their dance at postseason banquet ans throughout the nation are well The Bears caught Duke in the East Their special year carried forward to the aware that it was a season to savor for Regional semis. By Duke's own admission, postseason banquet held April 22, where a F the basketball Bears. As the clock the Bears outplayed the No. 1 ranked team crowd of 550, including Alford, who edged toward midnight, the Cinderella Bears in the first half before falling back late to accepted the head coaching job at the were one of only 16 teams throughout the trail 39-30 at midpoint. Although SMS lost University of Iowa, and his successor, nation still dancing in "The Big Dance." 78-61, the Bears clearly gave the Blue Barry Hinson, paid homage to, in Alford's The Bears earned the trip to the Sweet Devils their toughest test up to that point in words, "a very special group of guys who 16 and the East Regional semifinals by the tourney. gave an effort none of us will forget. " shocking the nation with a 43-32 victory It was an incredible year that saw the A highlight of the evening came when over Wisconsin and a 81-51 win over Bears finish with a 22-11 record. No, they senior center Danny Moore received the Tennessee. didn't win the tough MVC, which sent SMS Coors Player of the Year award. "I've never seen a team guard better than three teams to the Big Dance. And no, they The 6'11" Moore averaged 16.5 points a our guys did in the 80 minutes against didn't win the MVC tourney. game, leading the team in scoring for a Wisconsin and Tennessee," said then-Head "But these guys, all season long, have third straight year. He also led the team in Coach Steve Alford. been so resilient," says Alford. "They kept rebounds, blocked shots and minutes bouncing played. He's the first player in SMS history back. They to lead the Bears in scoring and rebounding lost two three years and the only player to top 500 games in a points three straight seasons. row only Moore also received the Guy Thompson once during Award, presented annually to the outstanding the season." graduating scholar-athlete. Moore and four other seniors - Ryan Bettenhausen, Ken Stringer, Paul Murans and Butch Tshomba - were given framed repli­ cas of their jerseys. Three other Bears averaged double figures for the season: juniors Kevin Ault, 11.7; William Above, senior center Danny Moore (center) was presented the Coors Player of the Fontleroy, 10.8; and Year Award by Steve Alford (right) and Jim Ferguson, president of Coors of the Allen Phillips, 10.4. BT Ozarks. At right, new Head Basketball Coach Barry Hinson (far right) greets fans during the postseason banquet Apri/22.

1 Lady Bears say goodbye to seniors, relive season t the postseason awards banquet points with 1,540; in rebounds, with 861 career) and to standout sophomore guard April 6, senior forward Roshonda and in rebound average, with 7.9. She is Jackie Stiles for field goal percentage A Reed, a four-year Lady Bear sixth in steals, with 179. (52.9) and free throw percentage (83.8). standout, received the team's top honor, During her standout senior year, Reed Meanwhile, Stiles swept honor after the Prestige Award. The recipient is chosen also scaled the single-season statistical lad­ honor throughout the year as she scored each year by the players and is based on der. She tied for second in minutes played point after point. She was named to a the three big D's - desire, determination with 1,058; shared third in rebound aver­ number of All-America lists, was the and dedication. age with 10.0 and tied for eighth in field MVC Most Valuable Player, led the "Words cannot express how the coach­ goals made, with 203. league in scoring and was second in es, myself included, feel about Roshonda," To say Reed had an outstanding career scoring in the final NCAA stats with a says Head Coach Cheryl Burnett. is an understatement. During the past 25 .7 average. Reed was named to the all-MVC first season, she averaged a team-high 33 Stiles followed her incredible rookie team and to the all-league defensive team, mintues a game and a Missouri Valley season with the best sophomore campaign leading the Lady Bears in steals with 54. Conference-high 10 rebounds. She averaged in SMS or MVC history. Her 823 points Her 320 rebounds this year were an 15.4 points a game as SMS put together a broke her own SMS single-season record SMS record. She finished fourth in career glittering 25-7 record, won the MVC of 618. She set the SMS individual game championship scoring record with 52 points and 19 field with a goals at Baylor in December. sparkling 15-3 Reed and guard Yen Quach were the record and team's only seniors. advanced to the Quach played in all 32 games, averag­ second round ing 16.6 minutes per game, with a field of the NCAA. goal percentage of .581. At the post­ "Our future is bright," says Burnett. s~ason banqu~t, "But we hate-to think we have to go on Reed also without Roshonda and Yen." received the Reed, by the way, attended a WNBA Fast Break Club pre-draft camp in April. Award for Junior-to-be center Kimberly rebounding and McDowell announced in April she doesn't shared with plan to continue her playing career but junior guard will remain in school. Sarah Singer Freshman center Ann Cavey, who the top defen­ played in all 32 games and started eight of sive award. the final 10, has undergone foot surgery ...J Other awards that will sideline her five or six months . ~ went to Singer It's expected she'll be ready for practice in z I for academics mid-October. BT 0..., Roshonda Reed (left) and Ye 11 Quach, the only seniors on the Lady Bears team (4.0 during her this season, were presented framed replicas of their jerseys during the postseason banquet April 6. Highlight Videotapes "Homer" Bears wind down Now On Sale season, look toward NCAA Both the Lady Bears and Bears Basketball Highlight Videos are now available for $15 each, t's been a record-setting season for Coach Keith Gutton's hard­ plus $2 shipping &handling ($17 total). hitting baseball Bears. SMS concluded the April portion of its To order your tape(s), send check or money order I Missouri Valley Conference schedule by ringing up a pair of payable to SMSU to the following address: milestones. Highlight Video In a 13-7 victory over Northern Iowa, freshman Matt Gardner SMSU Foundation slammed the team's 104th home-run of the season, breaking a record 901 5. National set by the 1995 Bears. The homer-~ Bears went on to hit three ~- Sptingfield-M0-658().4_ -- - more "taters" against NIU, one byjunior Matt Cepicky with the bases To order by phone, have your credit card ready loaded, one by freshman Ryan Howard and one by junior Nick Kays. and call (417) 836·•1143. The victory gave Guttin a milestone 600th coaching victory, Please specify whether you would like bringing his record to 600-313 in 17 seasons. the men's or women's video or both. "Right now, all I'm thinking about is getting 601," Guttin said The deadline for ordering is June 4. after the game. The Bears, by winning, reached the coveted 30-win plateau for the season, upping their record to 30-11. At one juncture in early April, Bear batters were virtually unstoppable. In a double-header sweep of Indiana State, they scored 50 runs and hit 14 homers, winning 27-6 and 23-6. In the opening game, they tied a school record with 10 home runs (by nine different Bears). Senior Micah Holst and junior Brian Fuess each hit grand slam homers in the nightcap. The Bears led the conference much of the way before drop­ ping three of four games at Creighton in mid-April. At Creighton, their bats fell silent for the first time this year. They scored only 20 runs in the four-game set as they fell from No. 1 in the league to No. 3. As the season winds down, the Bears' main goal is to again make the NCAA tournament. Last year, they finished third in the league tourney and missed an NCAA appearance for the first time in four years. In eight MVC campaigns, the Bears have been a solid first division factor. They have finished second three times, third three times and fourth twice. This marks their ninth year in MVC competition. BT Safe! Junior rightfielder Nick Kays, who played 40 oj41 games this season, is batting .336, has 19 homeruns and is tied for second in RB!s, with 48. 2 SMS Schedules

Baseball Outdoor Track (Men & women) May 4 Ark. State U. 3:30p.m. May 1 SMS QUEEN CITY INVITATIONAL 3 p.m. s Jonesboro, Ark. Springfield 7 *Wichita State U. 4p.m. 15-18 MVC CHAMPIONSHIPS 10 a.m . Springfield Carbondale, Ill. .f!jl 8 *Wichita State U. (DH) 1 p.m. 22 GEORGIA TECH. Springfield REEBOK CLASSIC 9 a.m. 9 *Wichita State U. 1 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. f "'...... Springfield June 2-5 NCAA DIVISION I Junior pitcher 11 Ark. State U. 3:30p.m. Junior sprinter CHAMPIONSHIPS noon Dustin Tignor Springfield Todd Smith has Boise, Idaho has a 3-2 record, 14 *U. of Evansville 3 p.m. the team's sec­ including a win Evansville, Ind. ond fastest time over Arkansas, a 15 *U. of Evansville (DH) 1 p.m. in the 100-meter team ranked in Evansville, Ind. dash at 10.96 the nation's top 16 *U. of Evansville 1 p.m. seconds. 30 by Baseball Evansville, Ind. America. 19-22 MVC TOURNAMENT Wichita, Kan. Softball May 1 *Wichita State U. (DH) noon Golf (Men & Women) Springfield MEN 5-8 MVC TOURNAMENT May 20-22 NCAA DIVISION I CENTRAL REGIONAL Wichita, Kan . Columbus, Ohio 21-23 NCAA DIVISION I REGIONALS June 2-5 NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP Campus Sites Chaska, Minn. 27-31 NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Oklahoma City, Okla. WOMEN Junior outfielder May 6-8 NCAA DIVISION I EAST REGIONAL Sarah Madden, Junior David Columbia, S.C. who has a team­ Hemstad, who June 2-5 NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP high batting average of .370, Bold =home events has a stroke aver­ Tulsa, Okla. also leads the * = conference play age of 75.28, team with 54 hits I tied for 12th in and is second with the MVC. I 6 runs scored.

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Moore signs pro contract- Two-time basketball Player of ed as the new strength and conditioning coach for SMS intercolle­ the Year senior Danny Moore has signed a giate athletics. He replaces Bob Boyce, who resigned to accept a professional contract with the Kansas Cagerz sales position in Springfield. of the United States Basketball League. The Salina-based Cagerz, one of 13 franchis­ Reed attends pre-draft camp - Senior Lady Bear Roshonda es in the USBL, compete in the Southern Reed attended the 1999 Women's National Division of the league, along with the Atlanta Basketba!J Association Pre-Draft Camp, April Trojans, Gulf Coast Sun Dogs and Tampa Bay 15-18, in Chicago, lll. Wind jammers. Reed joined approximately 80 other college, international and former professional players from New members added to cage staff - The first two new the American Basketball League for the tryouts. A r71~-- total of 50 players will be taken in the WNBA ... , members of Coach Barry Hinson's basketba!J staff have come [)os /z onda D on aboard: assistant coach Tommy Deffenbaugh and administrative Draft on a date to be determined. assistant Brian Dolan, who both fill similiar positions they held for Hinson at ORU. 1998-99 men's swimming season review- The Bears, Deffenbaugh played and coached at Drury College and was who were looking to dethrone Southern illinois and win their first inducted into the Drury Athletic HaJJ of Fame in 1997. MVC championship since the league reinstated swimming in Dolan played basketba!J for Hinson in high school at Tulsa 1994-95, finished second to the Salukis for the fifth straight season. Bishop Kelley, where Dolan gained all-conference honors. His duties with SMS basketba!J will include film exchange, team trav­ 1998-99 women's swimming season review- A fourth el, facilities, practice schedules and equipment. place finish in the MVC and a 4-9 dual meet record doesn 't sound like an extremely successful season. But considering the SMS Cagwin breaks strikeout record- Senior pitcher Nora women's swimming team was in its inaugural campaign and faced Cagwin broke the MVC career strikeout established programs throughout the season, the Bears and Head record with her 703rd career fan April 221- Coach Jack Steck were quite pleased with the results. BT versus Creighton. She now has 715 career strik­ outs. The old record of

702 was held by Beth The Bears Fund donors support the university's athletic program by Hawkins of Bradley contributing at any of these levels- Hall of Fame Club, $10,000 or (1984-87). Bear Talk Vol. 17, No. 6 more; All-American Club, $5,000 or more; Champions Club, $2,500 or more; Diamond Bears Club, $1 ,250 or more; Gold Bears Club, $600 or more; Silver Bears Club, $300 or more; Bruin Club, $150 or Howard named to scholar-athlete Selected for the more; Cub Club, $50 or more. For information concerning The team- Junior Katie Howard has been John Templeton Foundation Bears Fund, contact Brent Dunn, director ol athletics development, SMSU, (417) 836-4143. named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Women 's Honor Roll for

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Maroon and-W.hite ganie displays grid team's strengths andy Ball was pleased by what he Ball, named Bear grid head coach last he's indeed capable of making the big play, saw in this year's Maroon and December, says, "I saw a lot of good connecting with junior wide receiver Jeff R White intrasquad game that con­ things. We made some mistakes, and there Hewitt on a 65-yard TD play. cluded spring football practice. were some penalties that concerned me, Ball is pleased with the quarterback but I think we've got a depth. Sophomore Casey O'Donnell is list­ chance to be a really bal­ ed as the No. 2 quarterback, with sopho­ anced football team." more Ron Oliver No. 3. In the Maroon and What is the next order of White outing, O'Donnell completed 11 of business? "Work hard in the 17 passes for 139 yards. summer and become more "All of our quarterbacks are doing a nice consistent with the little job," says Ball. things," he says. Hewitt led the receivers with five catches He was pleased with the for 141 yards and two TDs. Sean Adams showing of new quarterback and Robert Rose each caught four passes, Jay Rodgers, who completed Chance Thurman and Josh Napier caught nine of 10 passes for 187 three each, and Carlos Honore caught two. yards and two TDs. Rodgers Matt White, Griff Creed and Ron Oliver transferred to SMS from each had a catch. Indiana where he started as a Honore, a sophomore transfer tailback sophomore and passed for from Iowa, led rushers with 42 yards in more than 2,000 yards. 14 carries. Jason Ringena, a sophomore "He's not only strong phys­ tailback, carried 12 times for 34 yards. ically, but also he's a really Beau Jackson, a freshman from Branson, good listener," says Ball. was impressive, picking up 25 yards in Head SMS Swim Coach Jack Steck (left) and pro golfer Payne Since the first day of five tries. Stewart were two of the inductees into the 1999 Springfield practice, Ball has empha­ Senior kicker/punter Travis Brawner took Area Sports Hall of Fame. sized the importance of a up where he left off a year ago, booting No. 1 quarterback. field goals of 24, 28 and 57 yards. "It's more of a leadership Offensively, SMS returns starters at every Jack Steck inducted situation," he says. "You need position but quarterback, tailback and one someone who everybody guard. Defensively, everyone is back. into Hall of Fame looks to, a guy to make a By the way, the Bears open the season in ack Steck, head swimming coach at SMS play when you need it." the year 2000 with a game at Arkansas for the past 16 years and at Drury College As early as the opening University. BT for the preceding 15 years, was inducted snap, Rodgers showed that Jduring the 13th annual Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame ceremonies April 19. A two-time National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Coach of the Year, Steck also was named to the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1993. "This is a lasting memory for me and my fami­ ly," said Steck in his acceptance speech. Adding, "I can't believe I've been coaching for 31 years. After that many years, you kind of quit counting." Steck added a women's team to the swimming program at SMS this year. His men's team finished second at the Missouri Valley Conference champi­ onships the past four years. Prior to joining the MVC in 1994, the Bears won the Mid-Continent Conference five times. Since joining the MVC, Steck has coached 14 ...J ~ MVC individuals champions and 33 all-confer­ z I ence performers. BT ....,0 New Head Football Coach Randy Ball (right) talks with his players before the Maroon and White game April 23 . 4