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ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN STEVE BRIGHT
INACTION

1977-78 HUSKY
BASKETBALL

COACHING STAFF
Charles Chronister
Head Basketball Coach
After six years as head
coach at Bloomsburg State
College, Charles Chronister
and his 'varsity players have
compiled a 105-45 won-lost
record. During this time his
teams have won numerous
in-season tournaments, established over 30 team and
individual
Bloomsburg
State records, participated
in post-season tournaments and had the first
Bloomsburg State team to win a NCAA Regional
Tournament and go on to •Evansville for the
National Championship Tournament.
Prior to coming to Bloomsburg in 1973, he was
an assistant coach and freshman coach under
Bob Hulton for four years. He previously coached
for three years at Hanover (Pa.) High School
where his JV and varsity teams were 59-9 while
winning county championships and participating
in the PIAA District II play-offs. He also served as
freshman coach at East Stroudsburg and guided
the team to a 17-2 record.
Chronister has been successful in attracting
good basketball talent to Bloomsburg. He has
coached two All-Americans, John Willis (1972-74)
and Jerry Radocha (1974-77).
Active in the National Coaches Association, he
conducts his own BSC basketball school and has
served as a guest lecturer at other schools and
clinics in the East. In 1974 he presented a
two-week clinic to players and coaches in Brazil.
A native of East Berlin, Pa., Chronister earned
both his bachelor's and master's degrees in
health and physical education at East
Stroudsburg State College. He is married to the
former Carol L. Strausbaugh of Hanover. They
have two children Lee Ann, age 10, and Caryn
Lynn 8, and reside at 1214 Pine St., Skyview
Acres.

Burt Reese
Assistant Varsity Coach
After coaching
the
Bloomsburg freshman
teams to 83 victories against
27 defeats over a seven-year
span, Burt Reese moved into a different role two years
ago with the basketball
program.
In addition to working
directly
with
Coach
Chronister and the -varsity
players, he continues to coordinate the
basketball recruiting efforts which have been so

successful at the college. He is considered by
Coach Chronister as "one of the outstanding
assistant coaches in the state".
A native of Taylor, Pennsylvania, he received
both his Bachelor of Science and Master of
Education degrees at East Stroudsburg State
College. At ESSC he assisted in the basketball
and tennis programs as a graduate assistant.
After leaving ESSC, he joined the faculty of Old
Forge (Pa.) High School where he was assistant
basketball coach at Abington Heights High
School, Clarks Summit (Pa.) for three and one
half years.
Reese has also been an extremely successful
tennis coach at BSC having produced some
outstanding teams over the past eight years. He
and his wife Marion and their two year old
daughter Meredith reside in Scenic Knolls near
Bloomsburg.

Michael Herbert
Freshman Coach
During the past 12 years,
Dr. Michael Herbert has
served in numerous capacities on the basketball staff,
and he is in his third season as the freshman coach.·
Along with this added responsibility, "Doc" continues to aid the varsity team
as a practice and game
assistant. His knowledge
and enthusiasm for the game has been a
significant asset to the overall cage program.
A native of Lansford, Pennsylvania, Herbert
received his degrees at the University of Maryland
and Lehigh University. He is a professor of
Biology and also coaches women's tennis. He
previously served as head golf coach and a
number of years ago as head tennis c.oach.
Gary Tyler, a former Husky standout (1972-75),
is in his second year as an assistant JV coach.

PROMISING PERFORMERS
Miles Reitnouer, a 6'3" junior who was also a
top JV last year (18 p.p.g.). The Reading forward
is a good shooter and has good basketball sense.
He'll also see plenty of play.
Jeff Roth, a 6'2" junior from Lansdale who is up
from the JV's. He has quick moves and is capable
of getting a hot hand and is tough on defense.
FRESHMEN
Bill Tillman, a 6' 4" forward from Cranford, N .J.,
who is one of the best prospective recruits in
recent years. Bill has good moves and leaping
ability and is a capable scorer. A future Maroon
and Gold star.

Harry Warren, a 6'3" key bal I
handler in last season's contests, is the team's other cocaptain. He scored an
average of 6.0 p.p.g. while
setting up many scoring
plays for the team. He led the
team last year in assists with
an 8.2 averag·e . He is a
strong rebounder for a guard.

Jim Fertig, a 6'2" guard from Lansdale, is
following in his brother Rick's footsteps (1960's).
He is a good outside shooter, and his overall play
should improve steadily as the season
progresses.
Tim Beish, a 6'5" forward who is another local
Central Columbia product. Tim needs seasoning
and should be helpful in inside shooting and on
the boards.

Al Williams, 6'5", was the
second leading scorer on the
team last season with a total
of 363 points and a 75% free
throw average. An excellent
outside shooter, Al is a senior from Brooklyn, N.Y., who
averaged 15.1 points per
game and pulled down 141
rebounds in his junior year.

RETURNING LETTERMEN
Steve Bright, a 6'5" forward I
center who was named to the
Academic All-American team
last season, returns in hopes
of boosting his average of 9. 7
p. p.g. and 6.9 rebounds per
contest. Steve, a senior cocaptain, was an area high
school standout from Central
Columbia. He's a hard worker under the boards
and is a consecutive shooter from the field and
the foul line.

George Foering, a 5'1 O" sophomore from
Lansdale who performed in 20 ·of the 29 games
last season. A good feeder, he started on
occasion and was third in assists with 64.
Foering needs to improve on outside shooting.
Jeff Slocum, a 6'5" senior from Clarks Summit
who was a good off-the-bench scorer and
rebounder in crucial situations . He could help
inside scoring and possibly earn a starter's berth .

John Bucher, a 6'3" junior who performed chiefly
with the JV's last season (16 p.p.g.). He was
good scoring power and is a rugged rebounder
who will see a lot of action . Hometown is
Ephrata.

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VARSITY ROSTER
No.
Name
34
Beish, Tim
30
**Bright, Steve
24
*Bucher, John
20
Fertig, James
10
*Foering, George
40
Reitnouer, Miles
22
Roth, Jeff
42
*Slocum, Jeff
44
Tillman, Bill
14
**Warren, Harry
32
*Williams, Al
* * Denotes Team Captain
* Denotes Lettermen

Cl.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.

Ht.
6-5
6-5
6-4
6-2
5-10
6-3
6-2
6-5
6-4
6-3
6-5

Wt.
195
215
180
185
165
190
160
190
170
180
170

High School
Central Columbia
Central Columbia
Ephrata
Lansdale Catholic
Lansdale Catholic
Oley
Mccaskey
Abington Heights
Cranford
Sun Valley
Art & Design

Hometown
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Ephrata
Lansdale
Lansdale
Reading
Lancaster
Clarks Summit
Cranford, N .J.
Aston
Brooklyn, N. Y.

JUNIOR VARSITY ROSTER
[H-A]
Fr.
6-9
42-43 Bowlby, Doug
225
6-2
Fr.
165
20-21 Cable, Mark
24-25 Kiersnowski, David
Fr.
6-3
180
Fr.
5-9
155
10-11 Klinger, Brian
14-15 McNaughton, John
So .
6-4
170
22-23 Ogden, David
Fr.
6-3
155
12-13 Mccann, Don
160
Fr.
5-11
Team Managers: Jim Hollister and Mark Raynes

Franklin
Freedom
Lourdes Regional
Cedar Crest
Newport
Central Columbia
Abington Heights

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Franklin, N.J.
Bethlehem
Shamokin
Lebanon
Newport
Bloomsburg
Clarks Summit

OUTLOOK
The 1977-78 cage campaign of Bloomsburg
State College will undoubtedly have a "new look"
on offense that will differ noticeably from
previous Husky teams of Coach Charles
Chronister.
"Our plays and scoring will vary much more
this year," Chronister states. "When we had
All-American Jerry Radocha the last couple of
years and All-American John Willis before that,
we had the type of performer you can build an
offense around. Now we have no particular
standout, but a number of potentially good
shooters, all of whom are capable of contributing
double figures at any given time. We have made
some apparent changes on both offense and
defense. It should be an interesting year."
In addition to Radocha, Chronister lost two
other fine performers through graduation from
last year's 17-7 team-Rich Evans, a good
rebounder who is ninth in career points for SSC
with 755, and Rick Joseph, who contributed 588
points in his career with the Huskies. Radocha is
the college's leader in career points with 1778
after surpassing Willis' three-year career mark of
1467 points.
The bright side of the picture is the return of
four starters-Academic All-American Steve
Bright (9 .7 p.p.g.), forward/center Al Williams
(15.1 p.p.g.), and guards Harry Warren, (6.0
p.p.g.) and George Foering (4.4 p.p.g.). Bright
and Williams were both key rebounders, averaging
about seven per game while Warren led the team
in assists with 173, and Foering also contributed
64 assists. Williams became the tenth all-time
career scorer with 709 points.
Two reserves from last year's squad fighting for
a starting berth are 6-5 Jeff Slocum and 6-4 John
Bucher. Slocum came off of the bench last year to
give the Huskies added rebounding power, and
also contributed vital points in some clutch
situations. Bucher saw limited varsity action and
as a JV averaged 16 p.p.g. He is being converted
to a guard, and his overall strength makes him an
outstanding leaper.
Two others under consideration from last
year's JV team are Miles Reitnouer (18 p.p.g.) and
Jeff Roth (12 p.p.g.). In addition to his scoring
ability, Reitnouer is a good jumper, and Roth at
guard shoots well and plays tough defense.
Several freshmen will be making the big jump
from high school play to a varsity berth. They
include 6-2 Jim Fertig, who was a leading scorer
at Lansdale Catholic; 5-7 Brian Klinger, who is a
good ball handler and was a member of the Cedar
Crest High district championship team of two
years ago; and 6-4 Bill Tillman, one of the better
incoming freshman of recent years. Fertig, a
brother of Rick who was a Husky standout in the
1960's, is a smart player and wiJI be utilized at
guard. Tillman is capable of starting at guard or

forward with his fine shooting and great leaping
abilities.
Another freshman who is receiving strong
consideration is 6-5 Tim Beish, a former standout
at Central Columbia.
BSC faces another of its usually tough
schedules, and the Huskies will be shooting for
their seventh straight winning season under
Chronister.

Leading All-Time Career Scorers
**Jerry Radocha
1778 *
1973-1977
**John Willis
1467
1971-1974
Robert Herzig
1362*
1961-1965
Richard Lloyd
1339*
1958-1962
Howard Johnson
946
1969-1972
James Platukis
878
1968-1971
Robert Snyder
859
1967-1970
851
1969-1972
Paul Kuhn
Rick Evans
755*
1973-1977
Al Williams
709
1974-1977
All Other Figures Represent Three-Year Totals
*Indicates Four-Year Record
**All-American

COLLEGE FACTS
Location: Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815
Enrollment: FTU-2,040 men, 2,685 women
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Athletic Director: H. Cecil Turberville
(Phone: 389-3225)
Associate Athletic Director: Joanne McComb
(Phone: 389-3912)
Coach: Charles Chronister (Phone: 389-3225)
Member: NCAA, ECAC, PC
Home Court: Nelson Fieldhouse
Capacity: 4,000
Director of Public Information and Acting Sports
Information Director: Bruce "Nick" Dietterick
(Phone: 389-3411, Office; 752-7578, Home)
Year Founded: 1939
Nickname: Huskies
President: Dr. James H. McCormick
TITLE IX
Bloomsburg Slate College does not
discriminate on the basis .of sex, race,
color, creed, age, or handicap as required
by Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972 and by other legislation.

1977-78 SCHEDULE
Jan. 6-7

Keystone Invitational
Klassic
(Carnegie-Mellon,
Clarion & Widener)
11 Muhlenberg
14 *Millersville
18 * Kutztown
21 * Mansfield
23 Cheyney
28 *Shippensburg
30 *East Stroudsburg
Feb. 4 LeMoyne
6 King's
8 *Millersville
11 * Kutztown
15 * Mansfield
18 * East Stroudsburg
20 Wilkes
22 * Scranton
25 Conference
Championships
* Denotes JV Game

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8:00
6:15&8
6:00&8
8:15
8:00
6:15&8
6:15&8
6:15&8
6:15&8
8:00
6:15&8

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1976-77 RESULTS
BSC
77
77
57
123
81
68
90
84
93
68
85
88
85
61
70
78
63

Opp.
Lock Haven
68
Bucknell University
72
LeMoyne College
52
East Stroudsburg
93
Shippensburg
79
Cheyney
77
Lynchburg College
97
Roanoke College
81
Muhlenberg
63
Dickinson
66
West Chester
73
York College
76
Millersville
91
Kutztown
60
Mansfield
79
East Stroudsburg
58
Shippensburg
54
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81
Wilkes College
69
77
King's College
83
93
Millersville
71
55
Kutztown
53
66
Mansfield
75
67
Scranton University
77
Overall Record: 17-7
Pa. Cont. Record: 8-4

Chronister's Six-Year Record
Year
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77

Won
18
20
22
15
13
17

Lost
7
5
6
10
10
7