2005 Miracle Yearbook

Men's Basketball The Cedarville University men's basketball team demonstrated why they are one ofthe dominantteams in their division asthey wrapped up yet another stel- lar season with their third consecutive trip to the NAIA national tournament and first-ever appearance in the Final Four. Led by junior forward Mugabe Thomas and senior guard Jason Weakley,the Yellow Jackets started their season strong by winning 10 of their first 11 games and throughout the course of the season outscored their opponents 3,129 to 2,864. Coach Slagle, in his fifth season as the head men's basketball coach, guided his team to a fourth straight season with at least 20 wins. The Yellow Jackets began the season ranked 4th nationally in the NAIA and finished with a 28-10 overall record. Thomas,who averaged a team high 16.8 points and 10.8 rebounds,was named to the NAIA Division ll All-America Second Team. Weakley,who received All-America honorable mention,said,"We started out the season very well, but then we started losing our'flow' the second half of the year. However, it was great to see the guys uplift and encourage one another down the stretch. We were only able to do this through selfless team- work and by the grace of God,to whom we give all the glory for everything that happened this year." A three year starter and three-time All-AMC South Division FirstTeam selec- tion, Weakley wrapped up his career as the school's all-time assist leader with 565, as well as 1, 618 career points. The team also said goodbye to seniors Anthony Delimpo, who was the third leading scorer with (430) and Josh Zar- ( A 176 Athletics Mugabe Thomas stretches for the _ball. Thomas was known across the tie us for his basketball skill.