Bears Celebrate Their Dance at Postseason Banquet
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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.