1985 Miracle Yearbook

#c 4144- 6 + + Dave Yeager 4 Freshmen Excel In Rebuilding Year esr feelings of sympathy arise for the men's basketball team's ever-so-close but nonetheless losing record of 14-15, let it be known that the ream actually gained more than it lost. Due to an extensive recruiting cam- paign, the team had an abundance of fresh- men,three of whomjoined the starring line-up for a good portion of the season. Freshmen Chris Reese, Tony Ewing, and Mike Freeman led the ream in scoring respectively, gaining priceless experience whose value will be real- ized in future seasons. Upper clossmen like seniors Tom Greve and John Srnis provided the leadership for the young Jackets so rhor, according to Mark Wo- mack,"the rookies could adequately learn the college game." MVP Greve graduates as Ce- darville's all time assist leader and a member of the honored 1000 point club despite a nagging thigh injury. Several other players including Da- vid Yeager, Kirk Fairhurst, and Mike Campbell also received a fair share of playing time to round our the scoring effort. In conference play the Jackets faced formi- dable opposition in almost every team they played. The combined efforts of the novice and experienced players enabled rhe ream to defeatfive of their foes in what head coach Dr. Don Callan labeled "a balanced league." High- lighting the season, Dr. Callan also reached his 350th career win. With the experience gained along the way,the Jackets hope to convert a restructuring year into future winning seasons. 100 Men's Basketball