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3-15-1985 03/15/1985 - Kevin Duckworth University Marketing and Communications

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This is brought to you for free and open access by the Press Releases at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1985 by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. March 15, 1985 P11ntllet Spotll New1 HT 3 EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Charleston, ll 61920 - DAVID KIDWELL, Sports lnforT~UJtion Director OFFICE: {217) 581-2920 HOME: {217) 345-4166 RELEASE CHARLESTON, IL--Kevin Duckworth (Dolton-Thornridge), 7-0 junior for

Eastern Illinois University's team, was the Panthers third leading scorer and top rebounder with 11.8 and 7.3 averages, respectively.

A broken right hand forced him to miss either all or most of the last seven games therefore his season stats dropped significantly the last two weeks.

Duckworth did lead the league and set an EIU record with 44 blocked shots

(1.5 p/game) and established a new single game record with five vs. Illinois Tech.

He ranked fifth in the Mid-Continent with 7.3 rebounds per game, and in the six games prior to his injury was scoring 14.5 points and getting nearly 11 rebounds p/game. Altogether he scored in double figures in 20 games.

In three years he has scored 944 points and with a strong senior season should

crack the Panthers all-time top five career scorers, and needs just 252 rebounds to

set a career mark. It currently is 828.

"Kevin made substantial progress again this season and if he hadn't been hurt

those last seven games would have had some impressive stats," says coach Rick Samuels.

"Up to his injury, he was playing as well as any time in his career ... particularly with his board play as he was consistently in double figures in rebounding.

"I think his progress is best reflected in his increased strength and endurance.

He was fouling out quite a bit prior to this season but only two or three times this year, and led the league in blocks.

"Those kind of things indicate better timing, better mobility and smarter play consequently he was able to play more than 30 minutes a game towards the end of the season. We think he'll really arrive his senior year," Samuels said.

Eastern finished with a 20-10 record, a significant achievement in that it's only the fourth year the Panthers have been a NCAA I tram. EIU concluded the season with a Mid-Continent tournament championship defeating Southwest Missouri, 75-64, in the title game. KEVIN DUCKWORTH ADD 1

YEAR G(GS) FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% REB PTS AVE 1983 30(29) 112 212 .528 64 95 . 674 181 288 9.6 1984 28(25) 132 221 .597 61 89 .685 191 325 11.6 1985 28(17) 133 258 .516 65 99 .657 205 331 11.8

Career 86(71) 377 691 .546 190 283 .671 577 944 11.0

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