Bloomsburg
State College

I979·80
MEN'S
BASKETBALL

JON BARDSLEY GOES UP FOR TWO

COACRES-PLA YER PROFILES
Bill Tillman

Jon Bardsley

Starting his third season as a varsity player,
Bill finds himself in the role Co-captain
and one of the "old men" on the team
even though he is only a junior. One of
the most talented players on the team,
Bill will be looked to as a leader by example.

A sophomore point guard that played in
all 24 games as a freshman. Jon possesses
exceptional quickness along with great
ability as a passer. With an improved shot,
it is expected that Jon could double his
scoring average of 5.4 p.p.g. of a year ago.

Mark Cable

Brad Weber

Co-captain of the 79-80 squad, Mark is undoubtedly the most dangerous outside
shooter on the team and will be looked to
against opponents employing zone defenses. Well liked and with a great sense of
humor, Mark's leadership qualities are a
necessity with this young team .

Although sidelined most of last season by
a shoulder injury, Brad did compete in 9
varsity games as a freshman. A strong
player with a nose for the ball, he will see
a great amount of playing time as the small
forward and defending the opponent's
scoring forward.

Terry Conrad

Mike Wenrich

As a senior at Delone Catholic last year,
Terry was an All-Conference player and
Harrisburg Area All-Star MVP. This year
he gives the Huskies the best depth at the
point guard position in modern Bloomsburg State history . Although a great passer,
Terry also has the capabilities of scoring
in double figures.

Because of a knee injury early last year,
Mike sat out the season and has four
years of eligibility remaining. One of the
best athletes on the team, Mike has the
talent to be one of the statistical leaders
this year and to enjoy a career that would
establish him as one of the outstanding
players to wear a Husky uniform.

Doug Greenholt

NEW FACES

Last year's starting center as a freshman.
Although his progress was limited due to
a number of injuries, still averages 7.0 p.p.g.
and 5.0 rebounds as a freshman. Probably
the fastest big man on the team, and may
see considerable action at the forward position when more size is needed in the game.

Dave Kiersnowski
A native of near-by Shamokin, this junior
will be counted on at the second guard
spot and to lend some maturity and competitiveness to a young squad. Dave has
good defensive instincts and gets involved
well with the Husky running game.

Mark Bennett

Mike Campo

Randy Colone

6'6" Mark Bennett - a smooth, good
passing sophomore forward.
6'7" Mike Campo - Freshman center with
size that could play a lot in the near future.

Ed Nichols

\

The 6'7" sophomore played in 22 games
last year and is expected to contribute significantly as a scorer and rebounder this
season. Ed is a quiet and reserved individual that has the tools to create quite a
commotion with opposing teams.

Dave Ogden
Dave has demonstrated more improvement
in his game than any other member of the
team. After a summer of long hours in the
weight room and on the courts, Dave appears to be one of the people who will
provide some of the scoring punch in this
year's attack.

6'6" Randy Colone - could be the hardest
worker on the squad and a name to remember for the future.

Ron Zynel

6'7" Ron Zynel - has a knack for getting
the ball in the basket. An aggressive
rebounder.

TITLE IX
Bloomsburg State College is committee to providing
leadership in taking affirmative action to attain equal
educational and employment rights for al I persons,
without regard to sex, handicap, or other legally protected classification. This policy is placed ,n this document in accordance with state and federal laws including Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972
and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Please direct equal opportunity inquiries to: Ms_
Deborah Ellis, Carver Hall, 389-2523.

I979·80 OUTLOOK
After two good back-to-back recruiting years, Coach Charles
Chronister indicates the Huskies of Bloomsburg State College
should have the best height in the school's history .
"We face a very tough schedule," comments Chronister.
"There are no seniors on the squad so we're a young team with
some inexperience, but we have a lot of talent and potential.
We should develop as the season progresses."
Co-captains are juniors Mark Cable, 4.3 p.p.g. av. last year,
and Bill Tillman, 7.1 p.p.g. and 4.2 rebound av. per game.
Other key returnees include sophomore Jon Bardsley, 5.4
p.p.g. and leader in assists with 87; 6'7" sophomore Doug
Greenholt, 7.0 p.p.g. and 5.0 rebounds per game; 6'7" sophomore Ed Nichols, 3.1 p.p.g. and 2.8 rebounds per game; and
6'3" junior Dave Ogden who saw considerable action late in the
season . Mike Wenrich, a 6'5" sophomore and a good leaper, was
injured early in the season and sat out the balance of the year.
Lost through graduation were last year's co-captains John
Bucher and Miles Reitnouer who led the team to a 13-12
season. Bucher averaged 13.4 p.p.g. and 5.5 rebounds per game
while Reitnouer's average was 11.3 p.p.g. and 6.2 rebounds
per game.
Although the above returnees all saw considerable action
last year, Chronister will still have a very young team, mostly
freshmen and sophomores. During the 1978-79 campaign,
there was a lack of consistent scorers, and this may be a
problem again, particularly early in the season.
Six foot three sophomore Brad Weber saw some varsity
action and up from the JV's are 6'3" junior Dave Kiersnowski
and 6'6" sophomore Mark Bennett. Ron Zynel, a 6'7" sophomore from Wilkes Barre, who was recruited two years ago by
Chronister and decided not to play as a freshman, is back as a
surprise walk-on.
Incoming freshmen include: Terry Conrad, a 5'10", 160
lb. point guard from McSherrystown (Delone Catholic), a
first team South Central League selection, MVP, Harrisburg
area and an all-stater, averaged around 17.0 p.p.g.; Mike
Campo, 6'7", 200 lbs., Moscow (North Pocono H.S.), averaged
around 20.0 p.p.g., an All-Conference and dream team selection;
and Randy Colone, 6'6", 180 lbs. from West Deptford H.S.,
Woodbury, N.J., a regional all-star.
Two transfers with later eligibility are David Heimbach, a
6'5" sophomore from Lycoming College, who joins the team in
January, and Ken Casey, the 6'6" ex-King's College standout,
who will have to wait unitl the 1980-81 season.
Chronister's career record at SSC stands at 132-67. Assistant
coaches are Burt Reese, now in his 12th season, and Mike
Herbert, in his 15th year.
The Huskies will play a 21 game schedule plus participate in
the Clarion State Invitational on November 30 and December
1, conduct their own SSC Keystone Invitational Classic January
4-5, and play in the West Virginia Wesleyan Tournament
January 11-12.

LEADING ALL-TIME CAREER SCORERS
**Jerry Radocha
**John Willis
Robert Herzig
Richard Lloyd
Al Williams
Steve Bright
Howard Johnson
James Platukis
Robert Snyder
Paul Kuhn

1778*
1467
1362*
1339*
1173*
1026*
946
878
859
851

1973-1977
1971-1974
1961-1965
1958-1962
1975-1978
1975-1978
1969-1972
1968-1971
1967-1970
1969-1972

*Indicates Four-Year Record
**All-Americans
All other Figures Represent Three-Year Totals

CHARLES CHRONISTER
HEAD BASKETBALL COACH

Charles Chronister, beginning his ninth year at Bloomsburg
3tate College, can look back on his previous eight years with
:1ride. He and his varsity Huskies had eight consecutive winning
;easons, compiling a 119-55 won-lost record. His teams have
Non numerous in-season tournaments, established over 30
team and individual Bloomsburg State records, participated
in post-season tournaments and had the first Bloomsburg
3tate 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 of
Gettysburg College 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 11 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 degree 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 12 and Caryn Lynn 10 and reside at 1276 Pine
St., Skyview Acres, Bloomsburg. Office phone 717-389-3225.

BURT REESE
ASSIST ANT VARSITY COACH
After coaching the Bloomsburg
freshman teams to 83 victories
against 27 defeats over a sevenyear span, BU RT RE ESE moved
into a different role four 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

VARSITY ROSTER
NAME

NO.

CLASS HT.

Bardsley, Jon *
Bennett, Mark
Cable, Mark**
Campo , Mike
Colone, Randy
Conrad, Terry
Greenholt, Doug*
Kiersnowski, Dave
Nichols, Ed*
Ogden, Dave*
Tillman, Bill**
Weber, Brad*
Wenrich, Mike
Zynel, Ron

10
14
20
41
31
12
42
24
43
22
30
32
32
40

Soph.
Soph.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr .
Soph.
Jr.
Soph.
Jr.
Jr.
Soph .
Fr.
Soph .

5'10"
6'6"
6'2"
6'7"
6'6"
5'1 0"
6'7"
6'3"
6'7"
6'3"
6'5"
6'5"
6'5"
6'7"

WT.

HIGH SCHOOL

HOMETOWN

150
165
170
225
175
165
205
180
185
165
180
210
195
190

Lansdowne-Alden
Pottstown
Freedom
North Pocono
West Deptford
Delone
Delone
Lourdes
Bishop Neumann
Central Columbia
Cranford
Parkland
Wilson
Meyers

Lansdowne
Pottstown
Bethlehem
Moscow
Woodbury, NJ
McSherrystown
New Oxford
Shamokin
Wi 11 iamsport
Bloomsburg
Cranford, NJ
Schnecksville
Reading
Wilkes-Barre

* Denotes Lettermen
**Denotes Team Co-Captains

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 the
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 ten years . He and his wife Marion, their four year old
daughter Meredith and one year old son Burt, Jr. reside at
6945 Hillsdell Drive, Bloomsburg.

MICHAEL HERBERT
ASSISTANT VARSITY COACH
During the past 14 years DR .
MICHAEL HERBERT has served
in numerous capacities in the basketball staff. After serving as freshman coach under Chronister for
three years, last year he aided the
varsity team as a practice and
game assistant and continues in
that capacity. He formerly
coached the men's tennis team
and is currently handling the
BSC netwomen.

A native of Lansford, "Doc" received his BS degree at the
University of Maryland and his masters and doctorate from
Lehigh University . He is a three year veteran of military service
with the U.S. Army .

CHRONISTER'S
EIGHT-YEAR
RECORD
Year
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79

Won
18

20
22
15
13
17
14
13

Lost
7

5
6
10
10

7
10
12

I979·80 SCHEDULE
DATE

OPPONENT

Nov . 30-Dec. 1

Clarion Tournament
(Hunter, Buffalo St.,
Clarion)
Mansfield
8:00
Philadelphia Textile
8:00
Millersville
8:00
Lock Haven
8:00
Kutztown
8:00
Keystone Klassic
(Franklin & Marshall,
Susquehanna, Trenton)
Bucknell
8:00
W. Virginia Wesleyan
Tournament (St.
Vincent, W. Liberty State,
W. Virginia Wesleyan)
East Stroudsburg
8:00
Shippensburg
8:00
LeMoyne
8:00
Cheyney
8:00
York
8:00
Millersville
8:00
Kutztown
8:00
Mansfield
8:00
East Stroudsburg
8:00
Scranton
8:00
Shippensburg
8:00
Cheyney
8:00
Wilkes
8:00
Mt. St. Mary's
8 : 00
Conference Championships

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.

3
5
8
10
12
5

Jan. 9
Jan. 11-12

Jan. 16
Jan. 19
Jan. 21
Jan. 23
Jan. 28
Jan. 30
Feb. 2
Feb.6
Feb. 9
Feb. 11
Feb. 13
Feb. 16
Feb. 18
Feb. 20
Feb. 23

TIME

SITE
Clarion
H
A
H
A
A
H
H

wvw
A
H
A
H
A
A
H
A
H
A
A
A
A
H

I978·79 RESULTS
OPP.

BSC
67
67
71
81
55
90
74
63
72
76
57
75
63
65
52
59
44
62
80
79
69
69
64
58
59

Lock Haven
Cheyney
Bucknell U.
Millersville
Philadelphia Textile
Clarion
Lock Haven
w. Maryland
Mt. St. Mary's
Muhlenberg
Kutztown
Allentown
Mansfield
East Stroudsburg
LeMoyne
Shippensburg
Cheyney
King's
Millersville
York
Kutztown
Mansfield
East Stroudsburg
Shippensburg
Wilkes

Won 13, Lost 12
Pennsylvania Conference : 6-6

COLLEGE FACTS
Location: Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Enrollment: 5,400 U.G.
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Home Court: Nelson Fieldhouse (3500)
Member: NCAA (Div. 11), ECAC, PC
Athletic Director: H. Cecil Turberville
Sports Information: Bruce "Nick" Dietterick
Phone: Office - 717-389-3411
Home - 717-752-7578

53
55
90
67
64
94
62
60
80
81
47
65
76
56
78
66
77
60
76
68
63
82
88
67
50