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Division II Great lakes Basketball Regional March 2-3, 1979 Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

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- Division II Basketball Regions WELCOME THE GREAT LAKES REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

Welcome On behalf of the President, Dr. Robert J. Kegerreis, and tournament manager Don Mohr, we would like to welcome you to the campus of Wright State University for the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament. We extend best wishes and invite you to visit our campus and its excellent facilities. Those of you who have been chosen to represent your institution should be very proud of that selection. Our university personnel are always available to you should you require any assistance or informa­ tion. Please do not hesitate to call upon us. As in all championship events, excellenc.e is what all of us strive for. We wish all of you the best of luck and hope that you will perform to the peak of your abilities. To the winner of the regional tournament, may you represent the Great Lakes region well in furthar competition.

Background The National Collegiate Division II Basketball Championships is an out­ growth of the former College Division program of the NCAA. Initiated in 1957 to meet the needs and desires of the Association's smaller institu­ tions, the tournament bracket now calls for a maximum 32 teams. In the tournament's 21-year history, 244 institutions have competed for the National Collegiate Division II Basketball Championship with 15 different institutions winning the crown. Don Mohr, The University of Evansville (15), Assumption College (15), and Toumament Manager College of Textiles and Science (14) have made the most appearances in the tournament. Evansville's five championships give Current members of the committee are: Chairman: Thomas J. Mar­ the Aces the edge over Kentucky Wesleyan's four for most titles. tin, chairman, Department of Education and Physical Education, Cheyney State College won its first National Collegiate Division II Roanoke (Va.) College; Howard Davis, Director of Athletics, Tuskegee Basketball Championship in 1978, with a 47-40 upset over top-rated (Ala.) Institute; Don Leahy, Director of Athletics, University of Nebraska, Wisconsin-Green Bay before 6,458 fans at Southwest Missouri State Omaha; Thomas J. Niland, Jr., Director of Athletics, LeMoyne (N.Y.) University. Eastern Illinois captured third place with a 77-67 victory over College; Paul Rundell, Director of Athletics, San Francisco State Univer­ Florida Tech. sity; Floyd Walker, Director of Athletics, Central Missouri State Univer­ Andrew Fields, the tournament's most outstanding player, scored sity. 11 points and had eight rebounds in the title game; while teammate Charles Murphy tallied 10 points to spark Cheyney State. The all­ Structure NCAA Tournament Records tournament team consisted of Cheyney State's Kenneth Hynson and The Division II Basketball Championship provides for a maximum field of SPORTSMANSHIP CODE Fields, Tom Anderson of Green Bay, Charlie Thomas of Eastern Illinois 32 teams. Eight regional tournaments will be conducted to determine the School Years Won Lost Pct. and Jerry Prather of Florida Tech. eight quarterfinalists. The winners of the four quarterfinals will earn the BE COURTEOUS-to the teams, officials, and Eastern Illinois (1975-76-77-78) 4 10 4 .71 4 The 1979 finals return to Hammons Center on the campus of right to play in the finals at Hammons Center on the campus of South­ visiting fans; they are our guests. Northern Michigan 1st year Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. west Missouri State University in Springfield. BE ENTHUSIASTIC-by "rooting" for your St. Joseph's (1970-74-75-76-78) 5 7 6 .538 The National Collegiate Division II Basketball Championship is one Of the 728 active member institutions of the NCAA, 181 compete in own team(s); not "booing" opponents of the 41 national championships in 18 sports conducted by the NCAA. basketball in Division II. The Division II Basketball Committee may elect Wright State (1976) .500 to conduct a two-, three-, or four-team regional tournament. Only those or officials. Administration teams with outstanding records will be selected, and the committee may BE GOOD SPORTS-by all-out support of The National Collegiate Division II Championship is under the control, assign byes within the bracket as it sees fit. your favorite team before, during and direction and supervision of the six-man Division II Basketball Commit­ If, for unforeseen circumstances, it becomes impossible to play a after games. tee, subject to such requirements, standards and conditions as may be regional tournament game, the committee is authorized to determine Great Lakes Pairings prescribed by the Association's executive regulations and Executive which team or teams shall advance in the bracket. BE FAIR-by having confidence in the honesty and integrity of the game officials. Committee. Membersof the Divisionjll Great Lakes Advisory Committee include: Wright State Matters of the tournament policy and dates and sites of the cham­ Chairman Don Mohr, Wright State University; Paul Amodio, Youngstown Remember, they are neutral; pionship are subject to approval of the NCAA Executive Committee. State University; Lonnie Davis, Northern Kentucky University; Chalmer you are partisan. (19-7) Members of this committee are nominated by the Committee on Hixson, Wayne State University; and Mike Mullally, Eastern Illinois Uni­ BE A COOPERATIVE FAN-by not walking Committees and elected by the annual NCAA Convention. versity. on the court, staying back from the sidelines, keeping your silence during free throws, not smoking in the arena. Northern Michigan BE A GOOD FAN-it's a game with a (18-9) respected opponent, not a fight with a bitter enemy. BE SUPPORTIVE-of your basketball St. Joseph's coaches and other university officials when (18-9) they seek positive crowd control. (Courtesy of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the NCAA) Eastem Illinois (18-9) Great Lakes Field A Well-Balanced One Eastern Illinois Panthers If this four-team field which starts play on Friday night at Wright State Michigan against only Eastern Illinois. St. Joe's split both with Eastern University could be any closer matched, find one somewhere else in the and Wright State while Wright State split with Eastern and St. Joe's. The country. The closeness of competition between Eastern Illinois, North­ lone road victories came in the St. Joe's-Wright State series, trading ern Michigan, St. Joseph's and Wright State is remarkable. road victories. During regular-season competition, Eastern Illinois met all three tournament teams and split with all three. The same goes for Northern

A Look at the Teams

Eastern Illinois Winning on the road has been a key for Coach George Waggoner's Coach Don Eddy is taking his Panther basketball team into its fifth team with an 8-4 markon foreign courts. Included were four straight wins to straight NCAA Division II appearance. Along the way, EIU garnered two close out the road schedule, all against tournament contenders ... Indiana third place finishes (1976 and 1978) along with two regional champion­ State-Evansville, Kentucky Wesleyan, Indiana Central and Wright State. ships. Leading the way for the Pumas has been senior Dave Downey with his A late-season surge almost has become a tradition for Eastern and 17.6 scoring average and 11.7 rebound average, 15th in Division II. The 6-8 Front row: Jeff Butler, Dave LeTourneau, this year was no exception. After being ranked as high as sixth in Divi­ frontliner has been described by many coaches as the best big man in the Mike Pickens, Chuck Turk, James Oldham, sion II in early January, EIU lost four games in seven outings . . . all Great Lakes region and one of the premier men in the nation. His single­ Kurt Lorenzen, Granado Walton, Delbert corning on the road against Northern Iowa, Northern Michigan, Quincy game highs this season were 32 points against both Grace and Butler. Miller, Tony Armstead. Back row: Lance and Wright State. St. Joe's might termed a giant-killer. SJC knocked off Division I teams Jones, Tom Thigpen, Mike Stumpe, Jim From there it was off and running for Eastern, winning four of its in three out of four tries going into the season-finale at Evansville last Williams, Craig DeWitt, Dennis Mumford, Jeff next five games with only a one- loss in overtime at St. Joe's thrown Tuesday. The Rensselaer team looked like a sure-fire tournament team Jacob, Ricky Robinson, Mark Schrnersahl, in. Included in the final four wins were impressive victories over Northern when it rolled off five straight wins to open the season, but losses in four of Leigh Hankins. Michigan (82-64), Northern Iowa (71-67) and Butler (88-74). the next five left the Pumas reeling. Junior Craig DeWitt put together an outstanding season with a 16.3 Most of the problems came about with a shoulder injury to Dave Dow­ scoring average along with 7 .2 rebounds, both team highs. Except for an ney in a 103-85 loss at Eastern Illinois. Although he recovered from the Won 18, Lost 9 early season bout with mononucleosis, DeWitt was the most consistent shoulder injury, he later broke a bone in his left hand, but he continued to Eastern Illinois, 75, Miiiikin 54 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/High School scorer for the Panthers and seta new team record with 35 points against play and maintain his scoring leadership. Eastern Illinois 83, Missouri-St. Louis 69 10-11 Jeff Butler G 6-0 145 Sr. Arcola, Ill ./Parkland C.C. Rose-Hu Iman. Other veteran players for St. Joe's include seniors Kevin Sims (15.1 Southwest Missouri 68, Eastern Illinois 67 42-43 Craig DeWitt** F 6-8 190 Jr. The only other player in double figures for EIU was sophomore ppg.) and Tony Smith (6.3 ppg.) along with sophomores Gerald Kates (12.0 Sterling, Ill. Bellarmine 80, Eastern Illinois 72 Dennis Mumford with a 12.3 average. His 6.3 rebounds were second­ ppg.) and Neil Brown (10.6 ppg.). 30-31 Leigh Hankins F 6-6 170 So. South Beloit, Ill. best. His best game was a 24-point, 12-rebound performance in a 79-72 Strong rebounding has propel led the Pumas to an 18-8 record (with Eastern Illinois 79, WrightState 72 50-51 Jeff Jacob* c 6-7 220 So. Cissna Park, Ill. win over Wright State. one regular-season game left.) They hold a 46.8 to 37.7 margin on the Eastern Illinois 66, Cheyney State 59 44-45 Lance Jones** G 6-4 195 Jr. Normal, 111 ./Cornrnunity The other two probable starters for the Charleston, Illinois team are backboards which would rank as one ofthe best in Division II. Eastern Illinois 52, Chicago Circle 51 12-13 David LeTourneau G 6-2 165 Jr. Batavia, Ill. Mike Pickens at guard and Jim Williams at forward. Coach Eddy has Eastern Illinois 103, St. Joseph's 85 14-15 Kurt Lorenzen G 6-3 190 Fr. Calumet City, 11 1./Crete-Monee used numerous other guard combinations, but Dave LeTourneau has Wright State Northern Kentucky 63, Eastern Illinois 61 54-55 Dennis Mumford* c 6-9 190 So. Canton/Timken An 8-1 start in December, including a 64-63 win over Division I Miami, been a starter most recently. A total of 12 different players have started Eastern Illinois 47, Wisconsin-Green Bay 45 20-21 James Oldham** G 6-3 165 Jr. Decatur, 111 ./Eisenhower for the Panthers this season. earned Wright State the highest ranking ever given a Great Lakes team Eastern Illinois 67, Youngstown State 57 40-41 Mike Pickens* in the Division II poll . .. fourth. G 6-2 205 So. Marion, Ill. Eastern Illinois 95, Akron 75 22-23 Ricky Robinson F 6-6 170 Fr. Montgomery, 111 ./Aurora'East Northern Michigan It was an injury to senior Bob Schaefer in an 89-82 key win over Northern Iowa 81, Eastern Illinois 72 32-33 Mark Schrnersah I Northern Michigan is making its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division Central State which started to put the Raiders in a tailspin. Although he c 6-5 205 So. Columbia, 111./Waterloo-Gibault Northern Michigan 74, Eastern Illinois 73 II basketball tournament. The Wildcats made their presence known in the continued to play most of the time, his scoring output drastically fell off 52-53 Mike Stumpe F 6-5 180 Sr. Alton, Ill. second game of the season when they dropped a two-point overtime game and WSU lost four out of five games. Eastern Illinois 85, Rose Hulman 72 34-35 ChuckTurk G 6-2 175 So. Maple Park, 111./Kaneland to powerful Detroit in the Motor City. A move by first-year Coach to insert junior Bill Wil­ Eastern Illinois 78, Bellarmine 67 24-25 Jim Williams F 6-6 195 Fr. Cisco, 11 1./Monticello son at guard and move senior Bob Cook to forward in place of Schaefer Quincy 83, Eastern Illinois 74 Balanced scoring has been the key to the 'Cats' success this year with *denotes letters won seven different players taking game scoring honors. Junior Randy Jenkins gotthe Raiders off and running. WSU ran off six-straight wins, including Eastern Illinois 81, Western Illinois 80 (14.4 ppg.) and sophomore Mark Mindernan (10.7 ppg.) are the only double key games at Northern Kentucky and Bellarrnine as well as home games Wright State 77, Eastern Illinois 66 with Eastern Illinois and Division I Cleveland State. figure scorers. Five others are 6.0 or above .. . Dave Thorpe, Immanuel Eastern Illinois 60, Akron 49 The game at Northern Kentucky marked one the more remarkable Player G FG Pct. FT Pct. Reb. Avg. PF-0 West, Chuck Vercoe, Gregg Upton and Dave Meinert. Eastern Illinois 80, Youngstown State 64 Ast. Pls. Avg. turnarounds. The Raiders trailed NKU, last year's top team in the Great DeWitt 22 149-312 .477 59-78 .756 A nine-game winning streak earned NMU a #6 ranking in the Division II St. Joseph's 73, Eastern Illinois 72 (at) 160 7.3 59-2 33 357 16.2 poll. Included in those games were wins over Northern Iowa, Eastern Il­ Lakes region, by 13 points at NKU. However, 20 straight points midway Mumford 27 152-302 .503 44-57 .772 180 6.7 86-6 43 348 12.9 through the second half vaulted the Raiders to an easy 80-63 victory in Eastern Illinois 82, Northern Michigan 64 linois, Western Illinois and Wisconsin-Green Bay. As a matter of fact, NMU Pickens 27 95-196 .485 17-27 .630 113 4.2 70-3 96 207 7.7 Regents Hall. Eastern Illinois 71, Northern Iowa 67 took two of three games against UW-Green Bay, a tourney team in the North W illiams 27 96-205 .468 33-46 .717 153 5.7 72-2 30 225 8.3 Central region. After Schaefer's injury, balanced scoring took over with five players Eastern Illinois 88, Butler 74 Thigpen 17 36-107 .336 37-50 .740 61 3.6 34-1 11 109 6.4 One of the hottest scorers during the nine-game winning streak was hitting in double figures. Schaefer, who sprained an ankle late in the Eastern Illinois 83, Missouri-St. Louis 55 Jones 27 67-156 .429 12-20 .600 31 1.1 34-0 146 Mindeman who led the 'Cats in four straight games with an average of 23.3 season, led the learn with a 13.9 average followed by Jimmie Carter Western Illinois 75, Eastern Illinois 74 76 5.4 Robinson 27 54-120 .450 per game. His high was 30 at Youngstown State. (13.1), Eddie Crowe (13.0), Bob Cook (10.2) and Bill Wilson (9.9) 32-49 .653 124 4.6 66-3 19 140 5.2 LeTourneau 27 38-78 .487 33-46 .717 Shooting is a strength for Coach Glenn Brown's team. His charges are Wright State closed out the season as a top 15 team in the Division (home games in bold) 45 1.7 63-3 95 109 4.0 shooting 75.7 percent from the line and 48.8 from the field. Marty II poll, but a few close games could have meant a top five team. The Oldham 25 44-104 .423 28-41 .683 26 1.0 30-1 24 116 4.6 Thallman's 88.8 free throw percentage is among the best in the nation. NMU Raiders dropped three overtime games (WSU had a chance to win all Stumpe 26 34-69 .493 25-34 .735 78 3.0 39-1 26 93 3.6 has been among the national leaders in free throw percentage throughout three with the final shot in regulation time) and another by four on their Jacob 22 13-42 .309 9-11 .818 29 1.3 27-0 16 35 1.6 home court after leading by 19. the season. Turk 23 36-96 .375 15-23 .652 18 0.8 26-0 20 87 3.8 Tournament play is no stranger to Coach Ralph Underhill who was A look down the Wildcat roster indicates that next season could be even Hankins 13 7-16 .437 2-4 .500 15 1.1 4-0 4 16 on the staff at Tennessee-Chattanooga when the Moes were in the 1.2 better with only one senior among the top seven scorers. Butler 3 0-2 championship finals two straight years, winning it all under Coach Ron .000 2-2 1.000 0 0.0 3-0 1 2 0.7 Lorenzen 3 1-1 1.000 St. Joseph's Shumate in 1977. 0-1 .000 0 0.0 1-0 0 2 0.7 Schmersahl 4 0-1 The Pumas are making their second straight appearance in the Great Lakes .000 0-0 .ooo 2 0.5 2-0 0 0.0 Regional and their sixth NCAA appearance overall. team 11 7 E. Illinois 27 836-1836 .450 351-495 .709 1159 42.9 617-22 500 2003 74.2 Opponents 27 701-1517 .462 427-621 .688 897 33.2 526-12 399 1829 67.7 Ratings and Division II Poll St. Joseph's Pumas

Weekly national basketball ratings for National Collegiate Athletic As­ sociation Division II institutions sponsoring intercollegiate basketball Division II Poll were conducted by the NCAA this season for the fourth year. 1 . Puget Sound ...... 21-5 The top teams in the eight regions were ranked by the eight regional voters who included the NCAA Division II committee and the advisory 2. Roanoke ...... 25-1 committee chairmen from the two regions not represented on the com­ 3. Cal.-Riverside ...... 20-4 mittee. Additionally, the voting board was assisted by regional advisory 4. Cheyney State...... 21-6 committees which involved 36 individuals in Division II. Teams were rated according to their won-lost records and strength of schedules. 5. Brdgeport ...... 21-6 "With the assistance of the advisory committees, the voters re­ 6. Md.-Baltimore County ...... 18-7 ceived thorough reports on all teams," said Division II committee chair­ 7. Northeast Missouri ...... 20-6 man, Thomas J. Martin, Roanoke (Va.) College. Members of the Division II voting board included Martin, Don Leahy, 8. Nicholls State ...... 19-6 University of Nebraska-Omaha; Floyd Walker, Central Missouri State 9. Bentley ...... 21 -5 University; Tom Niland, LeMoyne College; Howard Davis, Tuskegee 10. Hartwick ...... :... 21-4 Institute: Paul Rundell, San Francisco State University; and advisory 11 . Nebraska-Onaha...... 19-8 committee chairmen Edward Markey, St. ·Michael's College and Don Mohr, Wright State University. 12. ValdostaState ...... 19-7 National conference calls were conducted every Tuesday to rank the 13. Virginia Union ...... 21-8 teams. The NCAA national office then informed the Associated Press 14. Wright State ...... 19-7 and the United Press International of the ratings which were released on Wednesday. 15. NorthDakota ...... 19-7 The poll was published in the NCAA Statistics Service's weekly Albany State ...... 19-8 basketball statistics releases. These releases were sent to NCAA Divi­ sion II institutions sponsoring basketball, the hometown newspaper Sitting, from the left: Mike Smith , Don Groff, where the institutions are located, and the major newspapers throughout trainer Brad Smith, head coach George the country. Waggoner, assistant coach Dave Smith , "The NCAA goal is to have the ratings accepted in all areas in which student manager Mike Bradford, Gerald there is an interest in Division II basketball," said NCAA Director of Kates, Greg Kapka. Standing, from the left: Events Jerry Miles, "and we believe the polls are providing greater at­ tention and exposure for Division II basketball." Neil Brown , Lyle Meyer, Jim Michels, Dennis Thomas, Dave Downey, Ed Donohoe, Tony Smith , Mark Donohoe, Kevin Sims.

Won 18, Lost 9 St. Joe's 111, Northeastern Illinois n No. Player Ht. Wt. Age Class Hometown/High School St. Joe's 92, Bellannine 89 42 Neil Brown 6-4 185 20 So. Huntington, lnd./North St. Joe's 85, Grace 71 Wright State 20 Ed Donohoe 6-7 190 18 Fr. Cincinnati/McNicholas St. Joe's 90, Milton 86 40 Mark Donohoe 6-4 185 20 So. Cincinnati/McNicholas St. Joe's 88, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 80 30 Dave Downey 6-8 190 22 Sr. Paris, Ky. extends thanks Wright State 73, St. Joe's 65 34 Dan Groff 5-11 160 17 Fr. Russia/Local Eastern Illinois 103, St. Joe's 85 12 Greg Kapka 5-9 150 19 So. Niles, 111./Notre Dame Bellarmine 85, St. Joe's 78 to the 4 Gerald Kates 6-1 170 20 So. Cleveland/Collinwood St. Joe's 70, Tri-State 62 32 Lyle Meyer 6-3 185 21 Jr. Cudahy, Wis. DePauw 80, St. Joe's 74 44 Jim Michels 6-6 225 22 Sr. Hammond, Ind ./Gavit St. Joe's 73, Butler 68 22 Kevin Sims 6-3 185 22 Sr. West Lafayette, lnd./Jefferson Fairborn Holiday Inn St. Joe's78, Indiana Central 69 14 Mike Smith 5-9 145 17 Fr. Fort Wayne, lnd./Bishop Luers St. Joe's 78, Valparaiso 66 ItS 52 Tony Smith 6-5 185 21 Sr. Chicago, 11 1./St. Patrick's St. Joe's 88, Marian 80 10 Dennis Thomas 6-8 200 22 Sr. Cleveland/John Adams and the DePauw 79, St. Joe's 78 Alabama-Birmingham 84, St. Joe's 69 TlieFlavor St. Joe's 82, Indiana State-Evansville Player G FG Pct. FT Pct. Reb. Avg. Fairborn Chamber n PF-0 Ast. Pts. Avg. St. Joe's 78, Kentucky Wesleyan 76 Downey 24 179-339 .528 60-100 .800 286 11.9 83 18 418 17.9 Valparaiso 70, St. Joe's 65 Sins 26 156-343 .454 79-103 .766 65 2.5 56 143 391 15.0 You of Commerce, St. Joe's 80, Butler 70 Kates 25 137-307 .446 22-28 .785 57 2.2 85 55 296 11.8 St. Joe's 73, Eastern Illinois 72 (ot) Brown 26 114-290 .393 49-64 .765 119 4.5 48 49 277 10.6 Remember St. Joe's 67, Indiana Central 65 T.Smith 26 59-137 .430 59-85 .694 112 4.3 53 17 177 6.8 tournament Franklin 72, St. Joe's 71 Thomas 26 56-121 .462 35-47 .744 226 8.6 91 23 147 5.6 St. Joe's 80, KentuckyWesleyan 57 Michels 26 57-11 3 .504 31-44 .704 163 6.2 74 21 145 5.5 Meyer headquarters St. Joe's 79, Wright State 78 (ot) 23 42-102 .411 13-18 .722 45 1.9 30 17 97 4.2 St. Joe's n, Indiana State-Evansville 70 E.Donohoe 16 11-20 .550 3-6 .500 17 1.0 6 5 25 1.5 Evansville 77, St. Joe's72 M. Donohoe 9 2-9 .222 9-10 .900 5 0.5 6 0 13 1.4 Kapka Go all the way Raiders! and host. 20 9-14 .642 8-11 .727 9 0.4 12 21 26 1.3 M. Smith (home games in bold) 10 5-15 .333 3-4 .750 5 0.5 . 3 0 13 1.3 Groff 7 1-4 .250 3-6 .500 7 1.0 0 7 5 0.7 teem 117 4.2 St. Joe 26 828-1814 .456 374-526 .71 1 1223 47.0 549 376 2030 78.0 Opponents 26 759-1664 .456 432-616 .701 982 37.7 525 371 1950 75.0 St. Joseph's Pumas Wright State Raiders

No. Name,Pos. Field Goals Free Throws Fouls Pts No. Name,Pos. Field Goals Free Throws Fouls Pts 4 Gerald Kates, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 20 Jimmie Carter, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 10 Dennis Thomas, C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 22 Bob Cook, G-F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 12 Greg Kapka, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 23 Tom Holzapfel, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 14 MikeSmith,G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 25 Jeff Bragg, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 20 Ed Donohoe, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 30 Bill Wilson, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 22 Kevin Sims, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 32 Mike Zimmerman, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 2 3 4 5 30 Dave Downey, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 33 Dan Huguely, F-C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 32 Lyle Meyer, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 34 Eddie Crowe, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 34 DanGroff,G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 35 Bob Schaefer, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2· 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 40 Mark Donohoe, G-F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 40 Joe Fitzpatrick, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 42 Neil Brown, G-F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 42 Steve Hartings, F-C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 44 Jim Michels, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 43 t Vincent Shively, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 52 Tony Smith, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , , 1 2 3 4 5 44 James Pinkney, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 twears number 21 in Green

Eastern Illinois Panthers Northern Michigan Wildcats

No. Name,Pos. Field Goals Free Throws Fouls Pts No. Name,Pos. Field Goals Free Throws Fouls Pts 10-11 Jeff Butler, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 2 3 4 5 - 4-5 Paul Waldvogel 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 12-13 David LeTourneau, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 10-11 Dave Bucklin 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 14-15 Kurt Lorenzen , G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 14-15 Gregg Upton 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 20-21 James Oldham, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 20-21 Chuck Vercoe 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 22-23 Ricky Robinson, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 22-41 Pete Marana 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 24-25 Jim Williams, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 24-25 Marty Thal Iman 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 30-31 Leigh Hankins, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 30-31 Immanuel West 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 32-33 Mark Schmersahl, C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 32-33 Randy Jenkins 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 34-35 Chuck Turk, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 34-35 Paul Withey 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 40-41 Mike Pickens, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 40-43 Dave Dupart 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 42-43 Craig DeWitt, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 , 2 3 4 5 42-45 Dave Thorpe 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 2 3 4 5 44-45 Lance. Jones, G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 50-51 Mark Mindeman 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 50-51 Jeff Jacob, C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 52-53 Scott Upton 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 52-53 Mike Stumpe, F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 , , 2 3 4 5 54-55 Dave Meinert 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,, , 2 3 4 5 54-55 Dennis Mumford, C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 Wright State Raiders Division II Basketball

Championship Results 1978 Division II Results

Year Champion Score Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place First Round 1957 Wheaton 89-65 Kentucky Wesleyan Mt. St. Mary's Los Angeles St. Cheyney State 78, Adelphi 64 1958 South Dakota 75-53 St. Michael's Evansville Wheaton Philadelphia Textile 73, Hartwick 62 1959 Evansville 83-67 SW Missouri St. No. Carolina A& T Los Angeles St. Merrimack 116, Bryant 91 1960 Evansville 90-69 Chapman Kentucky Wesleyan Cornell, Iowa Sacred Heart 73, Bridgeport 70 1961 Wittenberg 42-38 SE Missouri St. South Dakota St. Mt. St. Mary's Florida Tech 86, Augusta 66 1962 Mt. St. Mary's 58-57* Sacramento State SIU-Carbondale Nebraska Wes. Florida A&M 72, Livingston 69 1963 South Dakota State 44-42 Wittenberg Oglethorpe SIU-Carbondale Northridge State 79, Cal-Davis 73 1964 Evansville 72-59 Akron No. Carolina A&T Northern Iowa San Diego 91 , Puget Sound 85 1965 Evansville 85-82* Si U-Carbondale North Dakota St. Michael's Eastern Illinois 100, St. Joseph's93 1966 Kentucky Wesleyan 54-51 SIU-Carbondale Akron North Dakota Indiana State-Evansville 86, Northern 1967 Winston-Salem 77-74 SW Missouri St. Kentucky Wes. Illinois State Kentucky 78 Sitting ; Eddie Crowe, Mike Zimmerman , Bob 1968 Kentucky Wesleyan 63-52 Indiana State Trinity Ashland Towson State 106, Albany 89 Cook, Dan Huguely, Jimmie Carter, Bob 1969 Kentucky Wesleyan 75-71 SW Missouri St. vacated Ashland Elizabeth City64, New York Tech 62 1970 Philadelphia Textile 76-65 Tennessee State Cal.-Riverside Buffalo State SW Missouri 69, Columbus 67 Schaefer, Bill Wilson 1971 Evansville 97-82 Old Dominion vacated Kentucky Wes. Lincoln 72, Mississippi College 63 Standing : Jim Brown (asst. coach), Joe 1972 Roanoke 84-72 Akron Tennessee State Eastern Michigan Wisconsin-Green Bay 80, South Dakota Fitzpatrick, Tom Holzapfel, Steve Hartings, 1973 Kentucky Wesleyan 78-76* Tennessee State Assumption Brockport State St.57 Jim Pinkney, Jeff Bragg, Vince Shively, Duke 1974 Morgan State 67-52 SW Missouri State Assumption New Orleans Augustana 78, Chapman 66 Donahue (manager), Dr. Bill Donahue (team 1975 Old Dominion 76-74 New Orleans Assumption Tennessee State physician), Ralph Underhill (head coach) 1976 Puget Sound 83-74 UT-Chattanooga Eastern Illinois Old Dominion Regional Consolations 1977 UT-Chattanooga 71-62 Randolph-Macon North Alabama Sacred Heart Hartwick 77, Adelphi 74 1978 Cheyney State 47-40 Wisc.-Green Bay Eastern Illinois Florida Tech. Bridgeport 89, Bryant 85 Won 19, Lost 7 Livingston 91 , Augusta 90 Wright State 103, Wilberforce 73 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/High School *overtime Puget Sound 96, Cal.-Davis 73 25 Bragg , Jeff* F 6-5 180 So . Marion , Indiana St. Joseph's 93, Northan Kentucky 87 Wright State 64, Miami 63 Jackson, Miss./Wingfield Albany State 81, New York Tech 78 Wright State 74, Northern Kentucky 69 (ot) UD 20 Carter, Jimmie* F 6-4 170 Sr. Mississippi College 96, Columbus 75 Arena 22 Cook, Bob** G-F 6-4 185 Sr. Miamisburg South Dakota State 61, Chapman 59 Wright State 72, Indiana Central 70 34 Crowe, Eddie· G 6-1 170 So. Carlisle Eastern Illinois 79, Wright State 72 40 Fitzpatrick, Joe** F 6-6 200 Jr. Cincinnati/Mt. Healthy Year Coach of Team Champion Outstanding Player Award Regional Championships Wright State 73, St. Joseph's 65 42 Hartings, Steve· F-C 6-8 200 Jr. Maria Stein/Marion Local 1957 Lee Pfund, Wheaton Mel Peterson, Wheaton Cheyney State 73, Philadelphia Textile 60 Wright State 112, Otterbein 94 23 Holzapfel, Tom F 6-5 178 Fr. Greenville 1958 Duane Clodfelter, South Dakota Ed Smallwood, Evansville Sacred Heart 84, Merrimack 83, ot Wright State 75, Youngstown State 55 33 Huguely, Dan*** F-C 6-8 195 Sr. Dayton (Roosevelt) Florida Tech 85, Florida A&M 78 1959 Arad McCutchan, Evansville Hugh Ashlaring, Evansville Wright State 85, Capital 81 (ot) 44 Pinkney, James F 6-6 197 Jr. Pompano Beach, Fla./ San Diego 70, North ridge State 67 1960 Arad Mccutchan, Evansville Ed Smallwood, Evansville Akron 76, Wright State 71 Coconut Creek 1961 Ray Mears, Wittenberg Don-Jacobsen, South Dakota State Eastern Illinois 79, Indiana Wright State 133, Northeastern Illinois 86 35 Schaefer, Bob ... F 6-7 215 Sr. Kettering/ Alter 1962 , Mt. St. Mary's Ron Rohrer, Sacramento State State-Evansville 67 Wright State 89, Central State 82 UD Arena 43 t Shively, Vincent G 5-11 180 Fr. Campbellsville, Ky. 1963 , South Dakota State Wayne Rasmussen, South Dakota State Elizabeth City 84, Towson State 73 Wilson, Bill** G 6-2 160 Jr. Columbus/Eastmoor 1964 Arad Mccutchan, Evansville , Evansville Lincoln 84, SW Missouri State 83 Indiana Central 91, Wright State 73 30 Kettering/Alter 1965 Arad McCutchan, Evansville Jerry Sloan, Evansville Wisconsin-Green Bay 72, Augustana 60 Thomas More 82, Wright State 78 32 Zimmerman, Mike* G 6-1 170 So. 1966 Guy Strong, Kentucky Wesleyan Sam Smith, Kentucky Wesleyan Oakland 55, Wright State 54 (ot) twears #21 in green 1967 C.E. Gaines, Winston-Salem St. , Winston-Salem St. Quarterfinals Wright State 96, Elmhurst n *denotes letters won 1968 , Kentucky Wesleyan Jerry Newsom, Indiana State Cheyney State 59, Sacred Heart 57 Missouri-St. Louis 94, Wright State 89 (ot) Florida Tech 77, San Diego 71 Player G FG Pct. FT Pct. Reb. Avg. PF-D Ast. Pts. Avg. 1969 Bob Daniels, Kentucky Wesleyan George Tinsley, Kentucky Wesleyan Wright State 117, IUPUI 64 Eastern Illinois 84, Elizabeth City 71 Schaefer 24 134-265 .506 67-93 .720 111 4.6 68-1 25 335 14.0 1970 , Philadelphia Textile Ted McClain, Tennessee State Wright State 80, Northern Kentucky 63 1971 Arad Mccutchan, Evansville , Evansville Wisconsin-Green Bay 63, Lincoln 61 Carter 26 129-209 .617 78-105 .743 133 5.1 79-3 27 336 12.9 Wright State n, Eastern Illinois 66 UD Arena 1972 , Roanoke Hal Johnston, Roanoke Crowe 23 107-228 .469 80-95 .842 64 2.8 39-0 97 294 12.8 Semifinals Wright State 89, Beilarm ine 83 1973 Bob Jones, Kentucky Wesleyan Mike Williams, Kentucky Wesleyan Cook 26 114-235 .485 37-47 .787 103 4.0 51-0 113 265 10.2 Cheyney State 79, Florida Tech 63 Wright State 70, Cleveland State 64 UD Arena 1974 Nathaniel Frazier, Morgan State Marvin Webster, Morgan State Wilson 26 99-225 .440 64-76 .842 54 2.1 43-0 80 262 10.1 1975 Wisconsin-Green Bay 58, Eastern Illinois 43 Wright State 91, Akron 80 , Old Dominion Wilson Washington, Old Dominion Hartings 24 81-162 .500 51-76 .671 111 4.6 83-5 26 213 8.9 1976 Don Zech, Puget Sound Curt Peterson, Puget Sound St. Joseph's 79, Wright State 78 (ot) Bragg 21 51-95 .537 24-35 .686 58 2.8 33-0 21 126 6.0 1977 Ron Shumate, UT-Chattanooga Wayne Golden, UT-Chattanooga Third Place Wright State 94, Missouri-St. Louis 75 11 23-43 .535 3-4 .750 16 1.5 5-0 7 49 4.5 1978 John Chaney, Cheyney State Andrew Fields, Cheyney State Eastern Illinois 77, Florida Tech 67 Wright State 109, Spring Arbor 75 Holzapfel Shively 15 25-25 .472 13-27 .481 16 1.1 14-0 20 63 4.2 Championship (home games in bold) Zinmerman 26 43-108 .398 13-25 .520 36 1.4 27-0 31 99 3.8 Cheyney State 47, Wisconsin-Green Bay 40 Pinkney 25 37 -79 .468 17-28 .607 84 3.4 51-1 10 91 3.6 Huguely 21 24-57 .421 15-16 .938 38 1.8 32-1 12 63 3.0 Fitzpatrick 8 8-15 .533 6-9 .667 17 2.1 15-1 3 22 2.8 team 105 4.2 Wright State 26 875-1774 .493 .468-636 .736 946 36 .4 540-12 •472 2218 85.3 Opponents 26 781-1577 .495 379-553 .685 937 36.0 577-26 368 1941 74.7 •new school record Northern Michigan Wildcats

Each year the Alumni Association is alumni are buying discount season proud to present the traditional awards tickets through the Association . As the to senior athletes and others for their outstanding participation on our For information about the Alumni Raiders university's intercollegiate teams. Our Association call Alumni Affairs Ofhce, support and recognition of progress is 873-2620. not limited to plaques and handshakes, Grow however. Look for the Game Ball Raffle Ticket Sales. They are paying for the Wright State University Sitting, from the left: Jackie Kinnard, Paul team's . Notice who is Waldvogel, Chuck Varcoe, tri-captain Dave We Glow! sitting around you in the stands. More Alumni Association Bucklin, tri-captain MartyThallman , tri-captain Dave Thorpe, James Cox, Pete Marana, Rob Zylstra. Standing, from the left: assistant coach , head coach Glenn Brown, Randy Jenkins, Scott Upton, Gregg Upton, Paul Withey, Mark Mindeman, Dave Meinert, Tom Brodzik, Immanuel West, manager Melvin Greene and manager Mark Highfield. Good Luck in the Tourney

Won 18, Lost 9 Northern Michigan 66, Wisconsin-Stevens No. Name Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/High School Point 63 10-11 Dave Bucklin 5-10 155 Sr. Marquette, Mich. Detroit 64, Northern Michigan 62 40-43 DaveDupart 6-3 175 Fr. Spalding, Mich./North Central Marquette 80, Northern Michigan 50 32-33 Randy Jenkins 6-3 165 Jr. Muskegon, Mich./Cath. Central Minnesota-Duluth 86, Northern Michigan 77 22-41 Pete Marana 6-3 170 Fr. Ishpeming, Mich. Northern Michigan 84, St. Norbert 56 54-55 Dave Meinert 6-7 200 So. Marshall, Mich . Northern Michigan 118, IUPUI 81 50-51 Mark Mindeman 6-9 215 So. Kalamazoo, Mich./Hackett Northern Michigan 95, Concordia 60 24-25 Marty Thal Iman 6-1 175 Sr. Tiffin, O./Columbian ·Be a Booster Northern Michigan 79, Milton 65 42-45 Dave Thorpe 6-5 205 Jr. Sussex, Wisc./Hamilton Northern Michigan 84, Morris Harvey 71 14-15 Gregg Upton 6-8 195 So. Boyne City, Mich. Wisconsin-Green Bay 59, Northern Michigan 45 52-53 Scott Upton 6-6 185 Jr. Boyne City, Mich. Northern Michigan 64, Michigan Tech 58 20-21 Chuck Varcoe 6-3 190 Jr. Negaunee, Mich. Join the Raider Club Northern Michigan 76, Lake Superior State 72 4-5 Paul Waldvogel 5-11 155 Fr. Wausau, Wisc./Newman Northern Michigan 71, Northam Iowa 62 30-31 Immanuel West 6-4 185 Jr. Milwaukee, Wisc./Custer Northern Michigan 101, Western Illinois 89 34-35 Paul Withey 6-9 210 Sr. Mt. Prospect, 111./Prospect Northern Michigan 74, Eastern Illinois 73 Northern Michigan 71 , Wisconsin-Green Bay 65 Northern Michigan 75, Youngstown State 68 Player G FG Pct. FT Pct. Reb. Avg. PF-D Pts. Avg. Northern Michigan 72, Akron 66 Jenkins 26 150-332 .451 56-76 .736 47 1.8 64-2 356 13.6 Bus trips to Away Games Northern Michigan 76, Lake Superior State 53 Mindeman 26 116-216 .537 50-66 .757 146 5.6 65-2 282 10.8 Northern Iowa 90, Northern Michigan 76 West 21 79-162 .487 12-23 .521 4.7 55-1 170 8.0 Northern Michigan 58, Michigan Tech 54 99 Smorgasbord Dinner before Games Thorpe 21 59-105 .561 48-64 .750 87 4.1 31-1 166 7.9 Northern Michigan 54, Wisconsin-Green Bay 53 Varcoe 25 78-164 .475 19-25 .760 42 1.6 24-0 175 7.0 Eastern Illinois 82, Northern Michigan 64 Meinert 26 51-109 .467 61-72 .847 147 5.6 74-4 163 6.2 Raffle (Proceeds to Athletic Fund) Western Illinois 94, Northern Michigan 84 G. Upton 26 69-148 .466 13-23 .565 114 4.3 151 5.8 Northern Michigan 85, Akron 66 55;1 Thallman 26 44-84 .523 48-54 .888 56 2.1 67-1 135 5.2 Youngstown State 58, Northern Michigan 48 Cox 2 5-6 .833 0-0 .000 0.5 0-0 10 5.0 Illinois State 100, Northern Michigan 83 S. Upton 26 45-104 .432 9-15 .600 49 1.8 27-0 99 3.8 Bucklin 26 22-43 (home games in bold) .511 46-58 .793 26 1.0 19-0 90 3.4 For additional information, Withey 24 28-53 .528 20-28 .714 43 1.7 22-0 76 3.1 Marana 7 5-17 .294 0-0 .000 3 0.4 3-0 10 1.4 please ca/1873-2301 Waldvogel 13 6-17 .352 7-9 .777 6 0.4 10-0 19 1.4 Dupart 6 1-5 .200 4-6 .666 3 0.5 5-0 6 1.0 team 113 N. Michigan 26 758-1565 .484 393-519 .757 982 37.7 531-13 1909 73.4 Opponents 26 720-1557 .462 348-510 .682 950 36.5 534-22 1788 68 .7 Collegiate athletic voice NCAA Great Lakes ResuIts 1962-1978 NCAA serves nation's schools

Progress and growth have become familiar companions for the National Collegiate Athletic Association during its first 73 years as the major govern­ 1962 1971 ing organization for intercollegiate First Round: Concordia 79, Illinois State 61 First Round: Central Michigan 63, Augustana 59 athletics in the United States. Valparaiso 75, Kentucky State 61 Evansville 72, Ashland 64 A call for stricter control of college Championship: Valparaiso 75, Concord ia 72 Championship: Evansville 78, Central Michigan 60 football by President Theodore Roose­ Consolation: Kentucky State 77, Illinois State72 Consolation: Ashland 88, Augustana 65 velt because of the violence in the game brought together 13 institutions 1963 1972 First Round: Evansville 66, Concordia 56 First Round: Eastern Michigan 61 , Kentucky Wesleyan 59 in 1905, formulating the original com­ Washington 71, Augustana 66 Evansville 81, Wittenberg 73 munications base for college athletics. Championship: Evansville 85, Washington 76 Championship: Eastern Michigan 93, Evansville 88 This initial body called itself the Consolation: Concordia 92, Augustana 84 Consolation: Kentucky Wesleyan 68, Wittenberg 64 Intercollegiate Athletic Association Walter Byers and was officially constituted March Wiiiiam J. Flynn James Frank 1964 1973 31, 1906. In 1910, the name was Executive Director President Secretary-Treasurer First Round: Southern Illinois 88, Ball State 81 First Round: Kentucky Wesleyan 93, Wooster 56 changed to the National Collegiate Evansville 97, Jackson State 69 Valparaiso 69, Capital 64 Athletic Association. Acting in the best interests of its giate sports. Members of these and Championship: Evansville64, Southern Illinois 59 Championship: Kentucky Wesleyan 74, Valparaiso 66 Seven progressive decades have membership, the NCAA strives to per­ many other committees are elected by Consolation: Jackson State 92, Ball State 71 Consolation: Capital 75, Wooster 47 molded this original 13-member body form these specific functions amongits representatives of member institu­ 1965 1974 into a membership today ofmore than many other responsibilities: tions at the annual Convention. First Round: Southern Illinois 71, Concordia 70 First Round: St. Joseph's 70, Wisconsin-Green Bay 54 860 colleges, universities, conferences • Conducts 41 annual National • Publishes "Official Guides" an­ Central Michigan 83 , Jackson State 78 Wittenberg 59, Evansville 55, ot and affiliated organizations. Collegiate Championships in 18 sports nually for nine sports through the Championship: Southern Illinois 90, Central Michigan 62 Championship: St. Joe's 75, Wittenberg 60 Administration and rules interpre­ for three separate divisions. Three NCAA Publishing Service. Consolation: Jackson State 90, Concordia 80 Consolation: Evansville87, Wisconsin-Green Bay75 tation occupied early efforts of the championships (Division I, Division II • Collects, compiles and distributes organization. Shortly after World War and Division Ill) are held in baseball, 1966 1975 the official statistics of college foot­ First Round: Evansville 111, Lamar 103 First Round: St. Joseph's 96, Youngstown 78 II, the NCAA adopted legislative and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, ball, basketball and baseball through executive powers, changing its func­ Southern Illinois 85, Indiana State 65 Akron 76, Eastern Illinois 62 swimming, tennis, outdoor track and its NCAA Statistics Service. Championship: Southern Illinois 90, Evansville 77 Championship: Akron 58, St. Joseph's 52 tion into one dealing with virtually all wrestling. Two championships (Divi­ Consolation: Lamar 93, Indiana State 78 Consolation: Eastern Illinois 86, Youngstown 80 issues concerned with intercollegiate sion I and Divisions 11-111) are staged Problem solver athletics. in gymnastics, ice hockey and lacrosse. • Conducts studies as a means of 1967 1976 Service first Fencing, skiing, indoor track, volley­ developing solutions to athletic pro­ First Round: Indiana State 109, Luther88 First Round: Evansville 85, Wright State 75 Many things have become associat­ ball and water polo hold single Na­ grams. Valparaiso 89, Southern Colorado 52 Eastern Illinois 65, St. Joseph's 56 ed with the NCAA during its colorful tional Collegiate Championships, • Represents the membership in le­ Championship: Valparaiso 80, Indiana State 77 Championship: Eastern Illinois 75, Evansville 73 history. Highest priority goes to the while football is contested in Divisions gislative and regulatory matters on Consolation: Luther 99, Southern Colorado 78 Consolation: Wright State 72, St. Joseph's 68 service it provides to more than 860 I-AA, II and III. The National Colle­ the state and Federal levels. 1968 1977 members, acting as the true "voice" of giate Championship dates back to 1883 • Annually selects the College Ath­ First Round: Indiana State 101, South Dakota State 96 First Round: Eastern Illinois 87, Bellarmine 72 college athletics today. in tennis; and during this 76-year his­ letics Top Ten and the Theodore Roose­ Illinois State 93, DePauw 83 Randolph-Macon 71, Youngstown 68, ot Each January the NCAA member­ tory, more than 85,000 student­ velt ("Teddy") Award-the Associa­ Championship: Indiana State 98 , Illinois State 93 Championship: Randolph-Macon 69, Eastern Illinois 66 ship comes together at the annual athletes have competed in these tion's highest honor. Consolation: South Dakota St. 86, DePauw 84 Consolation: Youngstown 71 , Bellarmine 69 events, with more than 10,000 earning Convention to review, propose and • Administers an honors program 1969 1978 amend legislation. The Convention the coveted title of "National Colle­ giate Champion." which annually awards 80 postgradu­ First Round: Illinois State 87, North Park 82 First Round: Eastern Illinois 100, St. Joseph's 93 presents the opportunity for the na­ ate scholarships to recognize out­ Valparaiso 91, Concordia 81 Indiana State-Evansville 86, Northern Kentucky 78 tion's institutions ofhigher learning to • Maintains 13 rules committees to standing senior student-athletes who Championship: Illinois State 103, Valparaiso 87 Championship: Eastern Illinois 79, Indiana State-Evansville 67 speak and act on athletic matters at formulate, copyright and publish rules have excelled in the classroom as well Consolation: North Park 90, Concordia 73 Consolation: St. Joseph's 93, Northern Kentucky 87 the national level. of play for the government of colle­ as athletics. This scholarship was in­ 1970 creased from $1,000 to $1,500 in 1975­ First Round: St. Joseph's 75, Capital 72 76. The program has provided Central Michigan 73,Wayne State 61 $1,144,000 to 1,024 recipients since its Championship: St. Joe's 87, Central Michigan 68 inception in the 1964-65 academic Consolation: Capital 83, Wayne State 80 year. • Promotes and participates in in­ ternational sports planning and com­ petition through membership in the United States Olympic Committee, Amateur Basketball Association of the USA, Track and Field Association of the USA, and the United States Baseball, Gymnastics and Wrestling Federations, as well as through NCAA-sponsored competition with Japan. • Maintains more than 60 full-time staff members at its national head­ quarters in Mission, Kansas, under the supervision of Executive Director NCAA national headquarters building in Mission, Kansas Walter Byers. 1979 National Collegiate Division II Basketball Championship Bracket Regionals Quarterfinals Finals March 1-3 March 9 or 10 March 16-17 Wright State (19-7)

Northern Michigan (18-9) ' I ' Great Lakes Eastern Illinois (18-9) I I I St. Joseph's (18-9)

Bentley (21-5) ' New England l Assumption (16-10) { , Bridgeport (21-5) New England I Quinnipiac (20-5) ' ' Northeast Missouri (20-6) Springfield I Rollins (16-10) ' Nicholls State (19-6) South Central 1 Southeast Missouri (17-8) (

Valdosta State (19-7) South Central I Florida Southern (18-10) ' I North Alabama (17-9) South I I Tuskegee Institute (18-9) {

Puget Sound (21-5) Springfield Third-Place CHAMPION Northridge State (20-7) 'f I Cal.-Riverside (20-4) West 1 I San Diego (18-6) (

Nebraska-Omaha (19-8) North Central I Northern Iowa (17-10) f I North Central Wisc.-Green Bay (20-7) I I I North Dakota (19-7)

Cheyney State (21 -6) ' Springfield Albany State (19-8) ' ' East Hartwick (21 -4) I Philadelphia Textile (20-6) f

Maryland-Bait. County (18-7) East 1 Mt. St. Mary's (17-9) ( I South Atlantic Roanoke ( 25-1) I l Virginia Union (21-8) {

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