2007 Miracle Yearbook

r he 2006-2007 Cedarville Men's Varsity Basketball team had an eventful and exciting year. They had a successful season ending with a 23-8 record and a nationwide placing of 13th in the official NAIA Division II rankings. They played over 30games during their season from November to March,and they averaged a total of83 points per game against difficult opponents such as MountVernon,Shawnee State,and Urbana. With six incoming freshman players, there were many new faces on theteam this year, butone thing that made Cedarville's basketball team so unique was the personal interest thatthe coaches and players had for each other,which led to the quick building ofteam unity. Freshman Haddon Anderson said,"I enjoyed being a part of the team this year because ofthe relationships. It was a great group ofguys who became really close and sincerely cared for each other. It was unlike any otherteam I've ever played on because of how close we were." The five graduating seniors this year were Maicol Venter,Tyler Yoder,Guy Rathmell,Eric Leininger,and Josh Greve. Junior Ryan Reep said/'This season was very special to me,and was unlike anyteam I've ever been a part of. For one,I'm grateful to be a part ofa team thatso selflessly cared for each other. This wasdue in a large partto the exceptional leadership ofour seniors. They led by example, showing us how to glorify God through both the wins and more importantly the losses. I really do believe that it was because ofthe unselfish attitude ofeach member ofour team thatthe Lord chose to bless us as He did,allowing us to win the South Division ofthe AMCand advance to the elite eight ofthe national tournament:'All in all, Cedarville not only had a successful year but also built valuable relationships among the players. Seetete441 A Daniel Rose wins the tip-off with determination and exceptionally long arms. Lindsey Wilson Miami- Middletown Bryant Daemen+ Wilberforce* Cincinnati Christian Urbana* Ohio Dominican* Wittenberg Walsh* Wooster Huntington Mt.Vernon Nazerene* Tiffin* Shawnee State* Central State Ohio Dominican* Malone* Rio Grande* Season Results W(84-81) W(104-80) W(84-74) W(76-63) W(98-79) W(89-65) W(76-67) W(63-60) L (61-66) W(87-76 ot) L (95-104) L (88-94) L (77-84) L (71-78) W(93-90 ot) W(89-85 ot) W(77-72) W(86-79) W(96-72) Mount Vernon* Walsh* Wilberforce* Shawnee State* Urbana* Tiffin* Rio Grande* Malone* Point Park** Evangel. Warner Pacific'' Mayville State- W(90-67) L (70-77) W(60-57) W(97-74) W(88-73) W(88-61) W(73-70) W(86-83) L (83-89) W(97-83) W(86-75) L (81-82) 23-8(.742)Overall 15-3(.833)American MideastConf.S Division* *Conference South Division +29th Annual Cedarville Invitational **AMC Championship Game;Pittsburgh,PA "16th Annual NAIA Division II National Tournament Point Lookout,MO