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BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY

Bloomsburg University is a multi-purpose institution of higher education serving the citizens of Pennsylvania as one of the 14
Commonwealth-owned universities. With a commitment to provide a
quality, affordable education for all qualified students, Bloomsburg
combines the tradition of an institution founded in 1839 with modern
learning, living, and recreational programs and facilities. Commonwealth funding provides 55 percent of Bloomsburg's annual operating
budget.
Undergraduate students may enroll in degree programs in 64 areas
of study in the arts and sciences, business, teacher education,
nursing, and health sciences. A program in engineering is offered in
conjunction with the Pennsylvania State University, and preparation
for post-baccalaureate study at professional schools is offered. Unique
educational opportunities are available through advanced placement,
study abroad, professional practicum, internships, independent study,
and the Department of Developmental Instruction programs.
At the graduate level, the master's degree is offered in 25 areas of
study, and there are 10 supervisory certification programs in the field
of teacher education.
Extended program offerings provide continuing, life-long learning
opportunities for people of all ages and educational interest through
non-degree courses, non-credit mini-courses offered at off-campus
locations, and by public service television and credit for work experience.
Enrollment fort he fall semester 1987 totalled 6,936 students. There
were 5,452 full-time and 900 part-time undergraduates and 122 fulltime and 462 part-time graduate students. Instruction is provided by a
367-member faculty.
The university's 173-acre campus overlooks the Town of Bloomsburg and the scenic Susquehanna Valley. Carver Hall, built in 1867,
provides a contrast with the modern facilities that include seven
residence halls, a library, a 2,000-seat auditorium, student union,
dining hall, gymnasium, administration building, five classroom buildings, athletic fields, and recreational areas on the lower campus.
An athletic complex and recreational area occupy the school's 1 00acre upper campus. In addition, the James H. McCormick Center for
Human Services is the newest building on the lower campus and was
used for the first time in the fall of 1985.
Located less than two miles from an Interstate 80 interchange and
22 miles from Interstate 81, Bloomsburg is within one hour's driving
time from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Hazleton, and Williamsport, 1 ½
hours from Harrisburg, 2½ hours from Philadelphia, and three hours
from New York City. The community is 45 miles from the Avoca
International Airport and is serviced by major bus lines.
Bloomsburg has an enviable placement record. Of the 1,104 who
graduated in the 1984-85 academic year, 81.4% have meaningful
employment or were in graduate school one year later.
Active files of over 25,000 living alumni are kept by the university.
Graduates of BU have distinguished themselves in areas including
law, medicine (one is a Nobel Laureate), science, architecture, education, industry, and research.
Bloomsburg University is fully accredited by the Middle States
Association of Colleges and Schools, the National Council for the
Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the Pennsylvania Board of
Education.
Bloomsburg University is committed to Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity. Minorities, women, and other protected class members are urged to pursue educational and
employment opportunities at Bloomsburg University.

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Table of Contents -

Bloomsburg University ..... ......... . . . .. . .. .. ... Inside Front Cover
To The Media, Quick Facts and Contacts at Bloomsburg . ... .. ... . 2
President Harry Ausprich ..... .. ... . ..... . ...... . .. ....... ... .. .... 2
Athletic Director. .. ....... .. . .... . . ... ..... . . .. .. ...... . ...... . ..... 2
Associate Athletic Director ... .. ... . . . . .. . ............ . .... .. .. .. .. . 2
Head Coach Charles Chronister ..... . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .... 3
The Bloomsburg Staff . .. ......... . ................. . .... .. ... . ... . . 4
1987-88 Pre-season Outlook . ... . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . .... 5
1987-88 Pre-season Roster. . . . . . . .. .. ... . .... . ... .. ... .. .. .. ... . .. 6
1987-88 Player Profiles ........... ... ... .. .. . . . .. ... . ............ 7-9
1987-88 Opponent Quick Facts ........ .. . .. ... ... . .. . . . . . ... . 10-1 3
Records Against 1987-88 Opponents ... ... . .. . .. .... .. , ... . .. ... 13
1986-87 Season Review.... .. .. . ...... ... .. . . . . ...... . ........... 14
1986-87 Season Results ..... . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . .. .. 1 5
1986-87 Season Statistics . ... . .............. . .. . .. . .. .. .. ... . ... 16
1986-87 Season High Marks ... .. ... .. ... . . . . . .... .. . .. .. . . . . .... 17
Basketball's Birth at Bloomsburg .. .... . .. .. ... . .
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Bloomsburg Basketball - A Winning Tradition .... . . ... .. .. ....... . 19
Bloomsburg Basketball - Over the Years . ...
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Bloomsburg's Top Twenty Scorers ........ .... . .. ... . . . . .. . ... . ... 22
Bloomsburg's Individual and Team Records . . . .. . . . .... . . . . . .. 22-23
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference .. . .. . .. .. ... ........ 24
Bloomsburg's Area Media Outlets ............... . Inside Back Cover

To The Media
For furthur information concerning Bloomsburg Basketball, contact
Sports Information Director Jim Hollister, Waller Administration Building , Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. (Phone: 717389-4413, office; 717-784-7756, home)

Quick Facts and Contacts at Bloomsburg
Location: Bloomsburg, PA 1781 5
Enrollment: 6,936
General Information: 71 7-389-4000
President: Dr. Harry Ausprich
Athletic Director: Roger Sanders
Associate Athletic Director: Mary Gardner
Athletic Department: 717-389-4354
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Niclmame: Huskies
Home Court: Nelson Fieldhouse (3000)
Pressbox: 717-389-4353
Trainer: Art Hopkins (phone: 717-389-4401)
Conference: Pennsylvania (Eastern Division)
1986-87 Record: 17-11
1986-87 Division Record: 11-3 (2nd)

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President
Hany Ausprich
Dr. Harry Ausprich began his tenure July
15, 1985, as the 16th president of Bloomsburg
University. His appointment follows that of
former President James H. McCormick, who
is currently serving as the Chancellor for the
State System of Higher Education, and Dr.
Larry W. Jones, who served as President for
two years on an acting and interim basis.
Prior to coming to Bloomsburg, Ausprich served at Kent State University as dean
of the College of Fine and Professional Arts from 1978 to 1985. While there, he was
instrumental in implementing a program in fashion design and merchandising that
has gained a national reputation. In addition, he served as dean of the Blossom
Festival School Program in cooperation wit ht he Cleveland Orchestra. In previous
years, he served as dean of the Faculty of Arts and later as Dean of the Faculty.of
Arts and Humanities, both at SUNY Buffalo. While at Buffalo, he developed a
proposal for a program in dance and for a series of interdisciplinary seminars in the
arts. In the early 1970s he worked at the University of Northern Iowa as dean of the
College of Humanities and Fine Arts. Classroom teaching experiences and departmental chairperson responsibilities comprised his major assignments at Indiana
State University and Memphis State University.
His academic background includes a bachelor of science degree from New York
University, College at Buffalo, a master of science degree from the University of
Wisconsin in theater and broadcasting, and a doctorate from Michigan State
University in communications and theater.

Athletic Director
Roger Sanders
Roger Sanders assumed his duties as Bloomsburg's director of athletics in June 1982. In
addition, Sanders has served as head coach
of the Huskies' highly successful Division I
wrestling program for the past 15 years compiling an enviable 175-72-3 record. During
his tenure, BU has captured five Pennsylvania
Conference championships and an Eastern
Wrestling League title. He has coached 37
PC champions and numerous all-americans including six national championships.
Under his direction, many new projects have developed in the Athletic Department including the construction of nine new athletic practice fields and an addition
to the Redman Stadium pressbox. He has also spent numerous hours working on a
program to build a general athletic scholarship fund through the Husky ClubAlumni Association to aid Bloomsburg in its efforts to maintain a highly competitive
program in the Pennsylvania Conference and NCAA Divisions I and II.
A native of Fairless Hills, PA, Sanders graduated from West Chester where he
won three Middle Atlantic University Division championships and a NCAA College
Division crown. During his four years of collegiate wrestling, he never lost a dual
match.
Before coming to Bloomsburg, he served as head coach at New York University
where he had a five-year record of 50-18-1.

Associate Athletic Director
Mary Gardner
Mary Gardner is in her second year as
Associate Athletic Director for Bloomsburo.
Before assuming her athletic administration
duties she was head coach of the women's
swimming and diving team for twelve seasons.
Her teams posted an overall record of 88-28
in dual meet action and finished as the Pennsylvania Conference runner-up six years in a
row from 1981 to 1986. She coached 44
performers to multiple All-American honors as the Huskies' coach. Her new duties
include primary responsibilities for overseeing the Bloomsburg women's athletic
program as well as scheduling of events and fundraising to aid the general athletic
scholarship fund.
Gardner joined the Bloomsburg athletic deprtment in 1974 and initiated the
women's swimming and diving program that winter. In just herfifth season as coach
she led the team to its lone undefeated campaign as the Huskies posted a record of
10-0. She has also served as Bloomsburg's head field hockey coach and recorded
a 20-1 2-9 mark.
She also serves as the university's Director of Equal Opportunity in Sports
(DEOS).
The Hatboro, PA native earned her bachelor's and master's degrees at East
Stroudsburg where she was a four-year letterwinner in field hockey and swimming.
She was a three-time national champion in the breaststroke.

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Head Coach
Charles Chronister
Head coach Charles Chronister is
entering his 17th season in charge of
the Huskies' basketball program. The
veteran mentor has directed his teams
to an enviable record of 282-149 and
16 consecutive winning campaigns.
He is the winningest coach in Blooms·
burg history and has led his units into
10 post season tournaments, including
four NCAA championship tourneys.
His teams have enjoyed several outstanding seasons and have won
15 or more contests in a season on 12 occasions. Five of those years
produced records including more than 20 victories and his 1973-74
and 1982-83 teams reached the national quarterfinals. Other national
tournament teams were in 1980-81 and 1981-82. Chronister-coached
teams have established almost every Bloomsburg single game, sea·
son and career record.
Chronister also coached the Huskies to their first ever title in the
tough Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) during the
1980-81 season. The Huskies have also won three PSAC Eastern
Division crowns during his tenure as coach. The Huskies posted their
first 20-win season in 1972-73 posting a mark of 20-5. During
Bloomsburg's stretch of three straight NCAA post season tournament
appearances between 1980-83 the Huskies recorded a 70-24 log,
including a school-record 24 wins in 1981-82.
Last season the team, which did not have a senior on the roster, got
off to a slow start winning just six of its first 14 games but came on
strong in the months of January and February to win 11 of its final 14
games to finish at 17-11. Included among those 17 victories was an
11-3 mark in the PSAC Eastern Division which secured second place
nd a spot in the conference's championship tournament. The Huskies
lost to eventual champion Millersville in the semifinals.
During his first 16 seasons Chronister's teams have been trademarked as well-coached, well-disciplined squads at both ends of the
floor. In the 16 seasons his clubs have only allowed the opposition
more than 100 points in a game on one occasion and conversely have
only been limited to less than 50 points in a contest 11 times, winning
six of those games.
He has coached three All-Americans
since taking over the Bloomsburg program in 1971-72. Center John Willis,
the school's second all-time leading
rebounder and fourth best scorer; for·
ward Jerry Radocha, the all-time lead·
ing scorer, and Jon Bardsley, the school's
career assist leader and eighth-leading
scorer all earned the top honor while
performing for the Huskies and help·
ing the team into the national tournament. Chronister has coached the
school's top five all-time scorers and
nine of the school's top 11 on the
scoring Iist.
The Huskies' coach is a 1963 grad·
uate of East Stroudsburg with a bach·
elor's degree in health and physical
education and earned his master's de·
gree from the school as well. He ser·
ved as an assistant coach at Gettysburg College under Bob Hulton for four
seasons prior to accepting the job at
Bloomsburg. He was also the head
coach at Hanover (PA) High School in
south central Pennsylvania where his
teams compiled a record of 59-8 while
winning numerous county champion·
ships and participating in the PIAA
District 111 playoffs.

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Assistant Coach Burt Reese
Burt Reese enters his 20th season as an
assistant coach for the Huskies. For seven
of those years, Reese coached the freshman
basketball teams, compiling an 83-27 mark.
For the past ten seasons, he has worked
directly with the varsity program. His most
important duty with the Huskies for the past
several years has been coordinating the staff's
recruiting efforts. In addition, Reese serves
as the head coach of Bloomsburg's nationally
ranked men's tennis team. He received his
bachelor's and master's degrees from East
Stroudsburg University.

Assistant Coach Dr. Michael Herbert
"Doc" Herbert enters his twenty-third season
with Bloomsburg's basketball program. He
has served in numerous capacities over the
past 22 years, including a three-year stint in
charge of the freshman team. He also serves
as coach of the BU women's tennis squad and
has led his team to three Pennsylvania Conference championships. His Huskies set a
new conference record for points in a PC
championship tournament with 27 points in
1985. Herbert received his bachelor's degree
at the University of Maryland and his master's
and doctorate degrees from Lehigh University.

Assistant Coach Ray Ricketts
Ray Ricketts begins his third season as an
assistant coach at Bloomsburg. Ricketts came
to BU from a highly successful program at
Springfield College where he was an assistant
for five seasons. Prior to that he was an
assistant at the University of Massachusetts
for four years. Ricketts is a 197 4 graduate of
Albright College where he still ranks as the
school's seventh all-time leading scorer with
1558 career points. Ricketts was a four-year
starter and served as captain for two seasons.
He also earned his master's degree at Springfield.

Art Hopkins

Rolene Wagner

Ron Morgan

Head Trainer

Assistant Trainer

Equipment Manager

Dr. Jim Peny

Dr. Kathy Kopach

Team Physician

Team Physician

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1987-88 Pre-Season Outlook
The Huskies would like to pick up this season right where they left off a year ago
after winning 11 of their final 14 games in 1986-87 to post an overall record of 1711. The young unit made steady progression as the season developed, and with
five regulars returning this year, along with an experienced bench and a good
recruiting class, Bloomsburg will seek its 22nd consecutive winning seasor, with a
confidence that could carry the Huskies into post-season action for the sixth time
in the last eight seasons.
Among the final 11 wins last season, nine came against Pennsylvania Conference Eastern Division opposition giving coach Charlie Chronister's squad
second place with an 11-3 division mark and a spot in the conference's playoffs
where they dropped a tough semifinal decision at Millersville, an eventual national
tournament participant.
"Last season, we started with a lot of pieces of a good team ," said Chronister,
who is entering his 17th season with a record of 282-149. " I was very pleased with
the way we came together and finished as a team. The maturity we gained for our
young people can only be a help to us, and we feel real good right now about the
entire picture and our chance to continue the success we have had."
This year's team may boast the most balance in several seasons with solid
performers to fill every role. Starting point guard Joe Stepanski , off guard John
Williams, and forward Alex Nelcha all averaged in double figures, while forward
Dave Carpenter and center Matt Wilson provided scoring when needed and
ranked right behind Nelcha in the rebounding department. In addition, Steve
Melchoir and Dallas Wilson saw time in almost every game a year ago, and Greg
Thomas returns after rehabilitation work on an injured knee during the 1986-87
campaign.
Ne Icha is the top returning scorer and rebounder after averaging 13.3 p.p.g. and
9.1 rebounds. He was selected as last year's team Most Valuable Player and is
developing into one of the conference's leading inside players. His increasing
strength is helping him develop into an outstanding rebounder and shot blocker.
Stepanski and Williams gave the Huskies a solid duo at the guard positions,
averaging 11.6 and 10.4 p.p.g., respectively. Stepanski ran the club from his point
guard slot and handed out 84 assists last season. He is one of the team's top
defensive performers and is the one key player the Huskies need on the floor at
crucial times. He shoots the ball well and is a solid three-point threat. Williams'
explosive offensive ability made an immediate impact on the club a year ago. His
constant improvement paralleled the team's progress throughout the season. He
also is looked to on defense to be the Huskies "stopper."
Along with Williams, Carpenter also made a big impression in his first season of
collegiate basketball. A tough front line player, he averaged 6.2 p.p.g. and 6.6
rebounds while providing the Huskies with the needed strength to improve their
rebounding by an average of more than seven per contest. With the year of
experience, he figures to be a key to the squad's inside success.
Matt Wilson is the biggest player to perform at Bloomsburg in several seasons
and gives the Huskies the size they possibly need to make another run at the
national playoffs. He contributed 7.2 p.p.g. and 5.6 rebounds and might be the
most improved player since last season.
Melchoir and Dallas Wilson saw action as role players last season and are in the
process of making the transition from inside to the wing position. Melchoir
averaged 3.4 p.p.g. and 2.6 rebounds while Wilson added 2.8 p.p.g. and 1.7
rebounds. Both players should see considerable playing time throughout the
season.
Thomas' status will depend on his health and how well he overcomes missing
almost the entire season a year ago. He participated in only four games before
being sidelined and averaged 4.0 p.p.g. In 1985, he averaged 4.2 p.p.g. and 1.7
rebounds in the role as the sixth man and played in all 26 games that season.
Another player who saw very limited action in his freshman season appears to
have made vast improvement in the off-season and could earn playing time on the
front line. Sophomore Kyle Miller has the potential to score and rebound and
should improve upon his 1.2 p.p.g . and 1.2 rebounding averages with more playing
time.
" We return good overall size and possess great quickness and explosiveness at
the wings," said Chronister. "In addition, I feel very good about our point guard
position. We have a proven leader in whom I hT,e a lot of confidence."
Two key areas were the priority in Chronister's recruiting efforts, and the Huskies
appear to have picked up talented performers at both the wing and point spots.
Newcomers Bob Coppolino, the outstanding player in the Northern Division of
Philadelphia's Catholic League, and Kevin Reynolds, one of the top guards in the
Lehigh Valley, should provide more than adequate depth at the point behind
Stepanski. The addition of the duo also affords the Huskies the opportunity to put
either in the lineup while moving Stepanski to a wing position.
Craig Phillips, an All-Metro Washington, D.C. second team selection, and Kelvin
Morris, an all-city high school Division I choice in New York City, give the Huskies
two additional quality performers at the wing.
"Very simply, we got what we wanted in our recruiting efforts," said Chronister.
"Our intentions were to pick up talented people who can help us at the wings and
add some depth at the point. The new people are the type of players who should fit
our program quite well. "
The Huskies open the regular campaign against perennial Division II power Mt.
St. Mary's in the Gettysburg tournament following an exhibition with a touring team
sponsored by Marathon Oil Company in early November. Action in the PC Eastern
Division begins after the start of the second semester.

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1987-88 Pre-Season Roster

Dave Carpenter
Bob Coppolino

So.
Fr.

F
G

6-7
5-11

wt.
225
160

Jim Higgins
Steve Melchoir
Kyle Miller
Kelvin Morris
Alex Nelc ha

Jr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.

G
F
F
G
F/ C

6-2
6-6
6-6
6-0
6-7

175
190
215
150
205

Craig Phillips
Kevin Reynolds

Fr.
Fr.

G
G

6-2
5-11

180
160

Joe Stepanski
Greg Thomas
John Williams
Dallas Wilson
Matt Wilson

Sr.
Sr.
So.
So.
Sr.

G
G
G
F
C

6-0
6-3
6-2
6-4
6-10

160
175
178
185
240

Name

Class Pos.

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Hometown (High School)

Oreland (Upper Dublin)
(Cardinal
Philadelphia
Dougherty)
Phoenixville (Phoenixville)
Lansdale (North Penn)
East Stroudsburg (Sparta N.J.)
Bronx, N.Y (Rice)
Caracas, Venezuela (Luis
Ezpelosin Liceo)
Washington, D.C. (Eastern)
(Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Catholic)
Shickshinny (Northwest)
Carlisle (Carlisle)
Detroit, Mich. (Detroit North)
Wyandanch, N.Y. (Wyandanch)
Setauket, N.Y. (Ward Melville)

1987-88 Player Profiles
Dave Carpenter
6'5" 214lbs. Sophomore
Oreland, Pa. Upper Dublin H.S.

Enjoyed a very good freshman season for
the Huskies and should top that due to added
size and strength. His imrroved consistency
makes him one of the club's top three big
men, and he figures to be one of the keys to
the success of the inside game. A solid ballhandler who works extremely well within the
offense and is a good rebounder. A year ago
he performed well, especially defensively,
but must continue to improve his quickness
and shooting range. Averaged 6.2 p.p.g. and6.6 rebounds while missing ju stone of
the team's 28 games last year, that due to injury. A good free throw shooter who
made 62 of 83 (7 4%) and had the fewest turnovers among the regulars last season.

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Bob Coppolino
5'11" 160 lbs. Freshman
Phlladelphla, Pa. Cardinal Dougherty H.S.

A good athlete who competed in several
sports in high school and was the outstanding
player in the Northern Division of Philadelphia's Catholic League last season. Has a
"point guard personality" and helps fill the
Huskies' most pressing recruiting need. Pos·
sesses very good skills in break situations
and has a knack for delivering the ball to the
right person in the right place. Showed good
leadership abilities in high school and allows
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the coaching staff the option of moving veteran Joe Stepanski to the off gaurd slot
on occasion. His court awareness is a definite strength, and if he can make the
adjustment in the early going, he could see a lot of action this season.
Jim Higgins
6'2" 175 lbs. Junior
Phoenixville, Pa. Phoenixville H.S.

Is a pleasant surprise who should provide
some experienced depth at the wing position.
He is a transfer from a solid program at
Keystone (Pa.) Junior College and was a two·
year starter at the school. Has a very good
understanding of the game and is a good
passer. Doesn't appear to have any outstanding qualities but possesses a good overall
game and should provide stability when he is
on the court. He is not eligible until the
second semester which should give him ample time to adjust to the new system.

Steve Melchoir
6'6" 190 lbs. Junior
Lansdale, Pa. North Penn H.S.

Has performed as a role player over the
past two seasons and will probably be asked
to change positions this season moving from
the inside to a wing position. His transition to
the new surroundings wil determine his play·
ing time early in the campaign, but his ex·
perience should assist the move. Excellent
shooting touch for a big man from the 15'· 18'
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range. He will definitely provide good exper·
ience and depth of the bench no matter
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•where he plays. Needs to improve his mobility and gain a feel for facing the basket
more than in the past. Averaged 3.4 p.p.g. and 2.6 rebounds as he played in 20
games in 198687, which were similar to his numbers of 3.0 p.p.g. and 1.8 rebounds
in his first year.

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Kyle Miller
6'6" 215 lbs. Sophomore
East Stroudsburg, Pa. Sparta (N.J.) H.S.

Made great improvement during the off
season and could press for playing time on
the inside. He uses his body very well to es·
tablish position and has :he capability to
score in the basket area. If there is a "blue·
collar" worker on the squad, he has to be it. A
solid player who understands his limitations
and doesn't try to do things that aren't expected of him on the floor. He needs to work
on his foot speed and limited shooting range
but has made strides in those areas as well. Averaged 1.2 p.p.g. and 1.2 rebounds
while seeing limited action in 11 games a year ago.

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Kelvin Monis
6'0" 150 lbs. Freshman
Bronx, N.Y. Rice H.S.

Was a pleasant surprise in the recruiting
efforts. A good high school player from a
tough, competitive area. Should provide good
depth at the wing position. another area
where the coaching staff looked for additional help. A very explosive offensive player who
also has good three-point shooting range. He
also takes the ball to the basket very well and
is the type of player for the position, although
his size could be a limiting factor. Was an all·
city high school Division I selection last
season.
Alex Nelcha
6'6" 205 lbs. Junior
Caracas, Venezuela, Luis Ezpelosin Llceo H.S.

Last season's team Most Valuable Player
for the Huskies. Has come back with improved slrength and should be one of the
Pennsylvania Conference's top big men. Has
really developed into an excellent rebounder
and shot blocker with the experience he has
gained in lhe past two seasons. A good
athlete and tough competitor who wil be
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looked loas the Huskies' inside scorer. When
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he is "on", the Huskies will be very tough to
handle at both ends of the floor. He needs to continue to improve his strength but
has all the other necessary tools to be one of the best Bloomsburg has had at the
position. Averaged 7.4 p.p.g. and 5.1 rebounds as a freshman and improve those
tremendously a year ago with averages of 13.3 p.p.g. and 9.1 rebounds.

Craig Phillips
6'2 180 lbs. Freshman
Washington, D.C. Eastern H.S.

He was a second team All-Metro selection
in Washington last season and should be one
of those rare players to enter the program
and make an immediate impact as a fresh·
man. His background of playing against out·
standing competition in high school should
make his transition period an easy one. He is
a good athlete who likes to go to the basket
and create the three-point play opportunity.
Has great court awareness and is a solid
passer. His defensive skills will allow the Huskies to extend their defense when he
is on the floor. Needs some improvement on his perimeter shooting but is almost
perfectly molded for the wing position he'll play.
Kevin Reynolds
5' 11" 160 lbs. Freshman
Bethlehem, Pa. Bethlehem Catholic

Was possibly the best point guard to come
out of the Lehigh Valley last year and will be a
real bonus for the Huskies at the position.
Sees the entire court very well and is a solid
ball handler and passer. A smart player with
good leadership skills who has the necessary
tools to be a good college point guard. He
must work on his physical strength but will be
in a real battle for the backup point guard role
on this year's unit. He was an All-East Penn
Conference choice as well as a Lehigh Valley all-star selection.
Joe Stepanski
6'0" 160 lbs. Senior
Shickshinny, Pa. Northwest H.S.

Probably the one player the Huskies cannot
play without this season. He is a proven
leader who has the complete confidence of
the coaching staff as well as his teammates.
One of the team's top defensive players who
has the versatility togo to the wing position in
certain situations. He is a serious scoring
threat, especially from three-point range. A
player with very few weaknesses and is extremely t0ugh both mentally and physically.
Averaged 11.6 p.p.g. and 2.8 rebounds. Led the team in assists with 84 and free
throw percent (80) on a 89 of 111 performance at the line. He was 47 of 107 from
beyond the three-point line and started all 28 games last season.

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Greg Thomas
6'2'" 175 lbs. Senior
Carlisle, Pa. Carlisle H.S.

Suffered a severe knee injury last season
which sidelined him afteronlyfourgames. He
is a major question mark for this season
depending on his response to the extensive
rehabilitation efforts he is undergoing He
has a tremendous amount of court savvy and
will play at the wing position. He is a good onthe-court leader and has three-point jump
shooting range. His mobility and foot speed
are his biggest deterrents. Averaged 4.0 p.p.g.
last year before being forced from the lineup. The previous season, he played in all 26
games, averaging 4.2 p.p.g. and 1.7 rebounds.

John Williams
6'2" 178 lbs. Sophomore
Detroit, Mich. Detroit Northern H.S.

A very explosive offensive player who improved tremendously as last season progressed. Runs the court well and has the
capability to put points on the board quickly.
lallr - ,
He has tremendous offensive instincts but
could be the squad's top defensive player as
well. Takes a lot of pride in defending the
opponent's top outside threat. He is one of
the Huskies' best athletes and excels at the
end of the break. His continued improvement
will be instrumental in the team's success this season. Must improve his shot
selection but averaged a solid 10.4 p.p.g. and 4.0 rebounds. Earned a starting role as
a first-year player and rapidly became a player others looked up to for making
something positive happen at a crucial time.

Dallas Wilson
6'3" 185 lbs. Sophomore
Wyandanch, N.Y. Wyandanch H.S.
Made good progress last year as he made
the transition from playing inside in high
school to a wing position at Bloomsburg.
Needs to continue to become more comfortable facing the basket and playing from the
perimeter. Runs the floor well and likes to get
out on the break. Has a good shooting technique and must rebound from the new posilion. He must continue to improve his ball• .•
handling skills and defense away from the
basket. He saw action in all but two games last season, averaging 2.8 p.p.g and 1. 7
rebounds.

fjj

Matt Wilson
6'10" 240 lbs. Senior
Setauket, N.Y. Ward Melvilee H.S.

May be the key to just how far the team
carries out its playoff aspirations this season.
One of the most improved players since last
season and has the size a winning team
needs at the starting center position. Has
surprisingly quick moves for a big man in the
low post area and a good shooting touch as
,
he moves away from the basket. Huskies
must get him the ball more in scoring posi.JI - . • .• }J \\
lions, because he is capable of having big
DI
.
/J \\
games. Seems to have more intensity had competitiveness and must maintain it as
the season progresses. Still needs to keep improving his quickness. Averaged 7.2
p.p.g. and 5.6 rebounds. Shot better than 50 percent from the floor a year ago.

9

QUICK FACTS
on
1987-88 Opponents
"Wolves"

Cheyney CJniversity
Cheyney, PA 191319
Jan. 25, Away; Feb. 13, Home
Head Coach: Charlie Songster (6th)
Office Phone: (215) 399-2267
Home Phone: (215) 593-7073
1986-87 Overall Record: 1 9-8
1986-87 PC East Record: 8-6

Conference: Pennsylvania (East)
SID: George Heaslip
Office Phone: (215) 399-2025
Home Phone: (215) 593-6764
A.D.: Andy Hinson

"Clippers"

Concordia College
Bronxville, NY 10708

Feb.26,Away
Conference: lndependant
Head Coach: Howie Frajberg (1st)
Office Phone: (914) 337-9300 Ext . 222 SID: Kevin Cook
Office Phone: (9 14) 337-9300
Home Phone: (718) 428-0286
Home Phone: N /A
1986-87 Overall Record: 1 6-14
A.D.: Kathy Hardigan

"Pioneers"

UU-C.W. Post Campus
Greenvale, NY 11548

Jan. 13, Home
Head Coach: Tom Galeazzi (7th)
Conference: Big Apple
Office Phone: (5 16) 299-2289
SID: Bill Huffman
Home Phone: (516) 421-1891
Office Phone: (516) 299-2333
1986-87 Overall Record: 25-5
Home Phone: (516) 629-1093
1986-87 Conference Record: 8-0
A.D.: Vin Salamone

"Warriors"

East Stroudsburg University
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Feb.3,Home:Feb. 24, Away
Head Coach: Sal Mentesana (1st)
Office Phone: (717) 424-3317
Home Phone: N/A
1986-87 Overall Record: 3-23
1986-87 Conference Record: 2-12

Conference: Pennsylvania (East)
SID: Pete Nevins
Office Phone: (717) 424·3312
Home Phone: (717) 421-4246
A.D.: Dr. Louis M. Marciani

"Blue Jays"

Elizabethtown CoUege
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Husky Invitational: Jan. 9-10

Head Coach: Don P. Smith
Conference: Middle Atlantic
Office Phone: (717) 367-1151 (Ext. 141)SID: Art George
Home Phone: (717) 566-9639
Office Phone: (717) 367-1151
1986-87 Overall Record: 16·11
Home Phone: (717) 367-4579
1986-87 Conference Record: 10·6
A.D.: D. Kenneth Ober

"Colonials"

George Washlngton University
Washington, D.C. 20052
Dec. 2, Away
Head Coach: John Kuester (3rd)
Office Phone: (202) 676-6656
Home Phone: N/A
1986-87 Overall Record: 10·19
1986-87 Conference Record: 6-12

Conference: Atlantic 10
SID: Doug Gould
Office Phone: (202) 994-6654
Home Phone: (301) 493-4574
A.D.: Steve Bilsky

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"Bullets"

Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Gettysburg Tournament; Nov. 20-21
Head Coach: Donald Anderson (3rd)
Office Phone: (717) 337-6406
Home Phone: (717) 334-2828
1986-87 Overall Record: 13-13
1986-87 Conference Record: 8-4

Conference: Middle Atlantic
SID: Robert B. Kenworthy
Office Phone: (717) 337-6804
Home Phone: (717) 334-2881
A.D.: Robert T. Hulton

"Monarchs"

King's College
Wilkes-Barre, PA 19530
Dec. 12, Home
Head Coach: Ken Atkins (5th)
Office Phone: (717) 825-5900
Home Phone: (717) 829-0598
1986-87 Overall Record: 20-5
1986-87 Conference Record: 13-3

Conference: Middle Atlantic
SID: John Engel
Office Phone: (717) 826-5900
Home Phone: (717) 822-3564
A.D.: John Dorish

'·Golden Bears"

Kutztown University
Kutztown, PA 19530

Jan.23,Home;Feb. 10,Away
Conference: Pennsylvania (East)
SID: Pete Katsafanas
Office Phone: (215) 683-4113
Home Phone: (215) 683-3846
A.D.: Irv Hess

Head Coach: Rick Binder (4th)
Office Phone: (215) 683-4064
Home Phone: (215) 373-7037
1986-87 Overall Record: 1 6-11
1986-87 PC East Record: 9-5

"Lions"

Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA 19352
Gettysburg Tournament; Nov. 20-21
Head Coach: Robert Byars (2nd)
Office Phone: Robert Byars (2nd)
Home Phone: (215) 623-5289
1986-87 Overall Record: 14-12

Conference: Eastern States Athletic
SID: Sam Pressley
Office Phone: (215) 932-8300
A.D.: Cyrus D. Jones

Lock Haven University
Lock Haven, PA 17745

"Bald Eagles"

Dec. 9, Away
Head Coach: Kurt Kanaskie (3rd)
Conference: Pennsylvania (West)
Office Phone: (717) 893-2097
SID: Buck O'Reilly
Home Phone: (717) 7 48-64 73
Office Phone: (717) 893-2350
1986-878 Overall Record: 22-9
Home Phone: (717) 748-2676
1986-87 PC West Record: 8-2
A.D.: Dr. Charles A. " Tod" Eberle

"Mounties"

Mansfield University
Mansfield, PA 16933

Jan. 30, Away; Feb. 20, Home
Head Coach: Roger Maisner (2nd)
Conference: Pennsylvania (East)
Office Phone: (717) 662-4636
SID: Jamie Butsko
Home Phone: (717) 662-7268
Office Phone: (717) 662-4585
1986-87 Overall Record: 12-13
Home Phone: N/A
1986-87 PC East Record: 7-7
A.D.: Roger Maisner

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"Marauders"

Millersville University
Millersville, PA 17551

Jan.20,Away, Feb.8, Home
Head Coach: John Kochan (5th)
Office Phone: (717) 872·3509
Home Phone: (717) 872-7191
1986-87 Overall Record: 27-4
1986-87 PC East Record: 13-1

Conference: Pennsylvania (East)
SID: Greg Wright
Office Phone: (717) 872-3100
Home Phone: (717) 872-1081
A.D.: Gene A. Carpenter

f

"Mountaineers"

Mount Saint Mary's College
Emmitsburg, l'ID 21727

Gettysburg Tournament; Nov. 20-21
Head Coach: Jim Phelan (34th)
Conference: Mason Dixon
Office Phone: (301) 447-6122 Ext. 474 SID: Tim Leber
Home Phone: (301) 447-2198
Office Phone: (301) 447-5364
1986-87 Overall Record: 26-5
Home Phone: (717) 848-1704
1986-87 Conference Record: 7-1
A.D.: Jim Phelan

"Bears"

New York Institute of Technology
Oki Westbury, NY 11568

Dec. 6, Home
Head Coach: Robert DeBonis (4th)
Conference: Big Apple
Office Phone: (516) 686-7626
Athletics: (516) 686-7626
Home Phone: N/A
A.D.: Dr. William T. Lai
1986-87 Overall Record: 5-21
Conference Record: 1-7

"Rams"

Philadelphia Textile
Philadelphia, PA 19144

Feb. 1, Away
Head Coach: Herb Magee (21st)
Conference: Mideast
Office Phone: (215) 951-2724
SID: Mike Kleiner
Home Phone: (215) 265-2829
Office Phone: (215) 951-2852
1986-87 Overall Record: 16-14
Home Phone: (215) 848-0459
1986-87 Conference Record: 4-6
A.D.: Harry Pure

"Knights"

Queen• s College
Flushing, NY 11367

Jan. 16, Home
Conference: Big Apple
SID: Steve Balsan
Office Phone: (718) 520-7775
Home Phone: (718) 478-2582
A.D.: Dr. Richard Wettan

Head Coach: Don Lizak (5th)
Office Phone: (718) 520-7775
Home Phone: N/A
1986-87 Overall Record: 18-11
1986-87 Conference Record: 5-3

"Red Raiders"

Shippensburg University
Shippensburg, PA 17257

J

Jan. 18,Away
Head Coach: Roger Goodling (11th)
Office Phone: (717) 532-1449
Home Phone: (717) 243-1542
Home Phone: ((717) 243-1542
1986-87 Overall Record: 8-18
1986-87 PC West Record: 3-11

Conference: Pennsylvania (West)
SID: John Alesi
Office Phone: (717) 532
Office Phone: (717) 532-1201
Home Phone: (717) 532-4435
A.D.: Dr. James Pribula

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j

"Crusaders"

Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA 17870

Nov. 30, Away
Head Coach, Daniel Perna (1st)
Conference: Middle Atlantic
Office Phone: (7 17) 374-0 10 1 (Est. 272) SID: TBA
Home Phone: (717) 694-34 79
Office Phone: (717) 372·4432
1986-87 Overall Record: 10· 1 5
Home Phone: N/ A
1986-87 Conference Record: 8·8
A.O.: Conn ie Delbaug h

"Vikings"

Upsala College
East Orange, NJ 07026
Husky Invitational; Jan. 9-10
Head Coach: Russ Thompson (4th)
Office Phone: (201) 266-7 16 1
Home Phone: N/ A
1986-87 Overall Record: 1 8· 7
A.O.: Ed Lyons

Conference: Independent
SID: Frank Ce ntore
Office Phone: (201) 266-7164
Home Phone: (201) 334-3450

"Golden Rams"

West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383

Jan. 27, Home; Feb. 17, Away
Head Coach: Earl Voss i 15th)
Office Phone: (2 15) 436-2 136
Home Phone: (215) 692-9286
1986-87 Overall Record: 7-20
1986-87 PC East Record: 3· 11

Conference: Penn sylva nia (East)
SID: Jeff Brewe r
Office Phone: (2 15) 436-33 16
Home Phone: (2 15) 431 -3517
A.O.: Richard B. Yoder

"Spartans"

Yori< College
Yori<, PA 17405

Nov. 23, Home; Husky Invitational, Jan. 9 -10
Head Coach: Jeff Gamber (11th)
Office Phone: (717) 846-7788
Home Phone: (717) 24 4·9620
1986-87 Overall Record: 1 4· 1 2

Conference: Indepe ndent
SID: Contact Ga mber
A.O.: Jeff Ga mber

Records Against 1987-88 Opponents

i

Cheyney
Concordia (N.Y.)
c.w. Post
East Stroudsbu rg
El izabethtown
George Washington
Gettysburg
Ki ng's (Pa.)
Ku tztown
Lincoln
Lock Have n
Mansfiel d
Mill ersvi ll e
Mt. St. Mary's
New York Tech.
Phi ladelphia Textile
Queen's
Shippe nsburg
Susquehanna
Upsala
West Chest er
York (Pa.)
Total

.480

36-39
First Meeting
0-2
59-4 4
3-2
First Meeti ng
3-1
19- 15
75-26
First Meet ing
73-26
69-47
5 2-60
1-6
1-1
4-14
3-1
8 1-47
17-11
First Meet ing
43-26
13-0

.623
1.000

552-368

.600

13

.000
.573
.600
.750
.559
.743
.737
.595
.464
.143
.500
222
.750
.633
.607

1986-87 Season Review
The preseason prospectus said the Huskies could be dangerous once they
became accustomed to each other and, according to coach Charlie Chrcnister,
"get all the talent we have going in the same direction." It was a slow start, but the
more mature the young club became, the more dangerous it got as evidenced by
the Huskies' late-season win over Millersville, the club eventually ranked number
one in the final regular-season Division II poll.
Bloomsburg won 10 of its final 12 games in the regular season to overcome a 6-8
start and went on to post a 17-11 mark, the school's 21st-consecutive winning
campaign. Included in that record was an 11-3 record against Pennsylvania
Conference Eastern Division competition, giving the Huskies a second-place finish
in the division and a spot in the conference tournament where they dropped a
semifinal decision to Millersville, to eventual titlist.
The campaign opened at the Longwood tournament, and the Huskies split a pair
of ciames, losing the opening night to Queen's, 74-67, but rebounding for third
place with a 79-70 overtime win over Newport News in the comsolation game. Wins
in their first two PC East contests over Shippensburg (69-62) and Kutztown (69-66)
got the Huskies off to a good start in divisional play, but back-to-back losses to
Millersville (79-67) and Mansfield (64-62) evened the PC East mark and began a
stretch in which the club would lose five of its next six outings to fall two games
below the .500 level.
A team-high point total of 107 helped the club rout visiting East Stroudsburg
(107-63) to raise the Huskies to 3-2 in the division, but a pair of losses at the
Scranton holiday tournament to Cabrini (79-7 4) and Binghamton (92-77) had to t,e
the low point of the young season. A veteran King's club ovrecame an early deficit
to hand Bloomsburg its third loss in a row prior to the Huskies' own tournament.
After a split of four games; which included wins over Bloomfield (78-57) and New
York Tech (67-53) and losses to California (73-70) and national tournament
participant Lock Haven (94-85), plus a runnerup showing in the invitational to start
the second semester, Bloomsburg finally appeared to turn the corner in midJanuary with a five-game winning streak. Teams break out of slumps in different
ways, and for the Huskies, it was at the offensive end of the floor where they
averaged 89.8 p.p.g. while defeating Queen's (85-78) on the road to avenge the
season-opening loss, West Chester (89-77), Cheyney (95-72), York(101-85), and
Shippensburg (79-58).
A loss to a hot-shooting Philadelphia Textile club (95-84) ended the streak, and
the Huskies dropped their second contest in a row when Kutztown made a foul shot
after time had expired to down the Huskies 75-74.
Another five-game winning skein helped the Huskies end the regular season in
style. The big upset of highly ranked Millersville (60-55) started the streak, which
included three wins on the road at Mansfield (86-80), East Stroudsburg (98-75),
and Cheyney (7 4-72). The latter two away victories sandwiched a win over West
Chester (94-75) in the Nelson Fieldhouse.
The solid play in the second half of the season earned the Huskies a spot in the
Pennsylvania Conference tournament for the first time in three seasons. Continuing the type of performance that had gotten them to post-season action, the
Huskies rolled over Kutztown (70-62) in the championship's first round. It was the
third meeting of the season between the teams and set up a semifinal confrontation with Millersville.
The Marauders took advantage of the chance to get revenge for the loss they
suffered at Bloomsburg just two weeks prior to the playoffs and handed the
Huskies an 87-73 setback, which ended the season fora young team that grew a lot
during the season.
Without a senior on the roster, the Huskies had several goals at the beginning of
the season. Foremost was to improve as the season progressed, and although the
squad struggled early in the campaign, once the pieces began to fit, Bloomsburg
basketball returned to its familiar place among the elite in the conference.

•

D
C@

14

1986-87 SEASON RESULTS

DATE
,J

11-21/22

9

HIGH

HIGH

SCORER

REBCXINDER

OPPONENT

SCORE

at Longwood Tourn.
Queen's

67-74

Carpenter-16
Connelly-16

Carpenter· 13

Newport News

79-70

Stepanski· 14

M. Wilson-9

(ot)
12· 1

at Shippensburg

69-62

Connelly-18

Nelcha-14

12·3

KUTZTOWN

69-66

Connelly-20
Stepanski-20

M. Wilson-10

12·6

at Millersville

67-79

Connelly-22

M. Wilson-9

12-10

MANSFIE LD

62-64

Nelcha-12
M. Wilson -12

Nelcha-7

12-13

EAST STROUDSBURG 107-63

Williams-17

Nelcha-11

12-19/20

at Scranton T ourn.

74-79
77-92

Nelcha-20
Connelly-18

Nelcha-9
Nelcha-7

Cabrini
Binghamton
1-7

at King's

65-77

Nelcha-19
Stepanski· 19

Nelcha-15

1·9/10

HUSKY INVITATIONAL
Bloomfield
California (Pa.)

78-57
70-73

Nelcha-22
Connelly-20

Carpenter-10
Nelcha-9

"1 . Wilson-20

..

,

.

1-12

at New York Tech.

67-53

Connelly-16

1·14

LOCK HAVEN

85-94

Williams-16

Nelcha-10

1 17

at Queen's

85-78

Connelly-21

Carpenter-17

M . Wilson-15

1·21

at West Chester

89·77

Connelly-20

M. Wilson-11

1-24

CHEYNEY

95-72

Stepans,i-21

M . Wllson-9

1-26

at York (Pa.)

101-85

Connelly-29

Carpenter-9
Nelcha-9

1-31

SHIPPENSBURG

79-58

Williams-17

W1lliams-10

2-2

PHIL. TEXTILE

84-95

Connelly-21
Nelcha-21

Carpenter-10

2-4

at Kutztown

74-75

Simpkins-23

Carpenter-?

2-7

M ILL ERSVI LL E

60-55

Williarns-19

Carpenter-16

2· 11

at Mansfield

86-80

Connelly-26

Carpenter·?

2-14

At East Stroudsburg

98-75

Connelly-25

Nelcha-15

2-18

WEST CH ESTER

94-75

Stepanski· 15
Connelly-15

Nelcha-8

2-21

at Cheyney

74-72

Connelly-20

Nelcha-12

2-23

•KUTZTOWN

70-62

Connelly-26

Nelcha-16

2-25

•at Mille rsville

73-87

Nelcha-19

Nelcha-9

• Pennsylvania Confe rence Playoff Contest

15

"

1986
p layer

#

Games

1987 Season Statistics
3-Pt. FG

Field Goals
Att.

Sc'd

Pct.

AtL

Sc'd

Free Throws
Pct.

Att.

Sc'd

Pct.

Points
#

Avg.

Rebounds
#

Avg.

Pers.
Fouls

TO ~csists

Dave Carpenter
Bill Connelly
Jim Lavelle
Steve Melchoir
Kyle Miller
Alex Nelcha
Steve Ross
Mike Simpkins
Joe Stepanski

27
28
7
20
11
28
8
27
28

118
148
13
56
14
268
10
156
206

53
146
5
22
5
147
5
66
95

44.9
41.9
38.0
39.3
35.7
54.9
50.0
42.3
46.1

0
84
1
4
0
0
0
50
107

0
37
0
2
0
0
0
22
47

0.0
44.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
44.0
43.9

83
171
6
29
5
132
5
67
111

62
130
2
17
3
78
1
42
89

74.7
76.0
33.3
58.6
60.0
59.1
20.0
62.6
80.2

168
459
12
67
13
372
11
196
326

6.2
16.3
1.7
3.4
1.2
13.3
1.4
7.3
11.6

186
103
4
51
13
254
7
57
77

6.6
3.7
0.6
2.6
1.2
9.1
0.9
2.1
2.8

80/3
73/1
7
19
5
61
5
56
86/2

35
80
8
8
2
52
5
44
91

8
49
11
7
0
11
2
44
84

Greg Thomas
John Williams
Dallas Wilson
Matt Wilson

4
28
26
27

15
273
75
149

6
113
31
75

40.0
41.4
41.3
50.3

1
65
0
0

0
22
0
0

0.0
33.8
0.0
0.0

4
65
24
70

4
43
11
44

100.0
66.2
45.8
62.9

16
291
73
194

4.0
10.4
2.8
7.2

1
113
43
150

0.3
4.0
1.7
5.6

3
41
25
78/4

6
76
40
38

6
32
8
16

Bloomsburg Totals

28
28

1703
1813

771
773

45.3
42.6

Jl2
268

130
106

41.7
39.6

772
612

526
396

68.1
64.7

2198
2048

78.5
73.1

1059
985

37.8
35.2

539
664

486
470

278
281

Opponent Totals

(!)

1986-87 Season High Marl TEAM:
Points:
Rebounds:
Assists:

•

Blocked Shots:
Steals:
Aeld Goals:
Aeld Goals Attempted:
3-Pt. Aeld Goals:
3-Pt. Aeld Goals Attempted:
Free Throws:
Free Throws Attempted:
Highest Aeld Goal %:
Highest 3-Pt. Aeld Goal %:
Highest Free Throw %:

107
63
16
9
16
44
81
11
25
34
42
55.7
80.0
87.2

vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.

29
17
7
5
5
10
20
4

Bill Connelly vs. York (Pa.)
Dave Carpenter vs. Queen's
Joe Stepanski vs. Binghamton
Dave Carpenter vs. Millersville
John Williams vs. Mansfield
Bill Connelly vs. York (Pa.)
Bill Connelly vs. West Chester
Mike Simpkins vs. Phil. Textile

East Stroudsburg
Cheyney
Mansfield
Millersville
East Stroudsburg
East Stroudsburg
East Stoudsburg
Philadelphia Textile
Philadelphia Textile
Queen's
Cheyney
West Chester (34-61)
Kutztown (4-5)
Queen's (34-39)

Dec. 13
Jan. 24
Feb. 11
Feb. 7
Dec. 13
Dec. 13
Dec. 13
Feb. 2
Feb. 2
Jan. 17
Jan. 24
Feb. 18
Dec. 3
Jan. 17

INDMD
Points:
Rebounds:
Assists:

Blocked Shots:
Steals:
Field Goals:
Aeld Goals Attempted:
3-Pt. Aeld Goals:

3-Pt. Aeld Goals Attempted:
Free Throws:
Free Throws Attempted:
Highest Aeld Goal %:
( min. 5 atts.)
Highest 3-Pt. Aeld Goal %
(Min. 5 atts.)
Highest Free Throw %:
(Min. 10 atts.)

8
12
15

Jan. 26
Jan. 17
Dec. 20
Feb. 7
Feb. 11
Jan. 26
Jan. 21
Feb. 2

Joe Stepanski vs. West Chester Feb. 18
Joe Stepanski vs. Phil. Textile Feb. 2
Jan. 17
Bill Connelly vs. Queen's
Jan. 17
Bill Connelly vs. Queen's

88.9

Alex Nelcha vs. Cheyney (8-9)

Jan. 24

66.7

Mike Simpkins vs. Phil. Textile
(4-6)

Feb. 2

91.7

Joe Stepanski vs. Kutztown
(11-12)

Dec. 3

..
Nelson Fieldhouse
The Nelson Fieldhouse, located on Bloomsburg University's upper campus,
serves as home for most of the university's indoor athletic events. The facility has
all the necessary ingredients as it holds a 3000-seat arena for all home wrestling
and basketball events, an indoor track, two tennis courts, an olympic size
swimming pool, and two handball/ racquetball courts. The building has classrooms
and office for use by the health/physical education and athletic staffs. Nelson also
houses the wrestling practice room, which is a fully padded area located on the
second floor. A totally-equipped Nautilus room adds tot he strength and conditioning area of the program, and Nelson also offers a training room staffed by two fulltime physical therapists and no less than six student assistants. Also located in the
facility is an equipment manager who handles the needs of most of Bloomsburg's
18 varsity athletic teams.

17

Basketball's Birth At Bloomsburg
The game of basketball was invented by James Naismith in
December of 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Just over two years
later, the game of basketball was played for the first time at Blooms·
burg in what was then the "new" gymnasium. This gymnasium was
located directly behind Carver Hall, near the site of the present-day
Kehr Union Building. The exerpt that follows was taken out of The
Columbian, a Bloomsburg newspaper, from Friday March 2, 1894. It
describes, to the best of the University's knowledge, the first organized
basketball game ever played on the campus:

"The new gymnasium at the Normal School was
opened with appropriate ceremonies last week Thursday. After the clos<; of the exercises incident to the
presentation of the large flag by the P.O.S. of A., the
audience went from the auditorium to the gymnasium,
and filled every available space. The running track
was crowded, and the sides of the first floor was
thickly lined with spectators ... The most exciting part
of the program was the game of basketball between
members of the Philogian and Calliepian Societies. A
bushel basket was hung at either end of the hall
about ten feet from the floor. Every time that either
side gets the ball in the basket at the opposite end of
the hall it counts three. The game is nearly as
exciting as football, though not quite as rough and
dangerous. The Philos were the first to land the ball
in the Callies' basket and a great shout went up from
the spectators. But the Callies put the ball in the
Philo basket twice, and this with fouls made the
score 9 to 5 at the end of the third inning, in favor of
the former and then the Callies and theirfriends went
wild and everybody shouted."

This exhibition was just the beginning of a tradition of success in the
sport of basketball at Bloomsburg which has lasted right from the first
game ever played on campus to the present-day Huskies of 1986-87.
The picture below shows the 1894-95 Bloomsburg Normal School
basketball team. This was the school's first varsity basketball team.

18

Bloomsburg Basketball - A Winning Tradition
Since the inception of competitive basketball at Bloomsburg near
the turn of the century, the men's basketball team has been a dominant
force compiling a record of 865-541 for a winning percentage of .615.
From the very first coach, A.K. Aldinger, to the present coach, Charles
Chronister, Bloomsburg basketball teams have performed at a level of
excellence which is reflective of champions.
Competitive basketball at Bloomsburg began in the late 1890's
under the direction of coach Aldinger. However, because a fire
destroyed all records of the games played in those initial years, the first
year for which records are available is 1901, when Bloomsburg was 43 under Aldinger. Since that time Aldinger and 17 other coaches have
hel'ped build the "winning tradition" in basketball at Bloomsburg.
From 1901 to 1932, ten different men took their turn at the helm of
the Huskies with five of those men coaching for only one year. During
the 1919-20 and 1920-21 seasons, T.W. Pownal (13-6, .684) and R.H.
Diedrich (12·2, .857) turned in the best single-season marks. However,
in terms of those coaches who coached for longer than one year,
George M. Mead from 1921-25 (42-17, .712) and Thornley W. Booth
from 1926-32 (59-25, .702) were the most successful coaches in the
early years of Blo,omsburg basketball.
Following Booth's first year in 1926-27, the school changed its name
from the Bloomsburg Normal School to the Bloomsburg State Teacher's
College. It would be known by this name until 1960 when the school
became Bloomsburg State College.
In 1932, upon the departure of Booth, George Buckheit took over
the reigns of the Huskies and guided them to a 95-71 mark(.572) over
12 years. He coached from 1932-43, before taking a year off in 1943-44
during which Jack Llewellyn guided the Huskies to an 11-4 mark.
Buckheit then returned to coach Bloomsburg during the period of
1944-46. Pete Wisher took over for Buckheit in 1946, and during his
three-year stint at Bloomsburg, he guided the Huskies to a 25-27
record (.480).
The year of 1949 marked the first year Bloomsburg competed in the
Pennsylvania Conference and also marked the arrival of new head
coach Harold Shelly who coached from 1949-60. Shelly guided
Bloomsburg to an 11-year mark of 112-74 and a PC record of 81-53.
Bill Foster then led the Huskies to three consecutive second place
conference finishes from 1960-63, and a 45·11 overall mark. Foster's
.807 winning percentage leads all Bloomsburg coaches who have
coached for more than one year. Foster is currently the head coach at
Northwestern University.
From 1966· 71 Earl Voss guided the Huskies to a 63-42 record
(.600), before handing the reigns over to present-day coach Charles
Chronister. Chronister, who has coached fort he past 15 seasons at BU,
has accumulated an overall record of 282-149,.654) and is the most
accomplished coach in Bloomsburg's long basketball history. He has
guided the Huskies to four NCAA Division II tournament appearances,
won 20 or more games five times, and has coached thetopfourscorers
in Bloomsburg history. In addition, he has coached three All-Americans
at BU· John Willis (1972-74), Jerry Radocha (1973-77), and most
recently, Jon Bardsley (1978-82).

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Coaches' Records at Bloomsburg
(1901-1986)
Years

Coach

Wins

Losses Pct.

1901-05(4)
1905-06 (1)
1906-10 (4)
1910-11 (1)
1911-19 (8)
1919-20 (1)
1920-21 (1)
1921-25 (4)
1925-26 (1)
1926-32 (6)
1932-42 & 1944-46 (12)
1943-44 (1)
1946-49 (3)
1949-60 (11)
1960-63 (3)
1966-71 (5)
1971-87 (16)

Aldinger, A. K.
Westphal, Alfred
Bryant, B. F.
Barrier, Prof.
Weimer, John W.
Pownall, T.W.
Diedrich, R.H.
Mead, George M.
Jackson, A.K.
Booth, Thornley W.
Buckheit, George
Llwellyn, Jack
Wisher, Pete
Shelly, Harold
Foster, William
Voss, Earl
Chronister, Charles

17
2
21
6
40
13
12
42
7
59
95
11
25
112
45
63
282

12
3
27
7
39
6
2
17
6
25
71
4
27
74
11
42
149

.613
.400
.438
.461
.506
.684
.857
.712
.538
.702
.572
.733
.480
.602
.807
.600
.654

Bloomsburg Basketball - Over The Years
Year

Coach

*1901-02
1902-03
*1903-04
*1904-05
*1905-06
1906-07
1907-08
1908-09
1909-10
1910-11
1911-12

A.K. Aldinger
Aldinger
Aldinger
Aldinger
Alfred F. Westphal
B.F. Bryant
Bryant
Bryant
Bryant
Prof. Barrier
John Weimer

1912-13

Weimer

1913-14
1914-15
1915-16
1916-17
1917-18
1918-19
1919-20
1920-21
1921-22
1922-23
1923·24
1924-25

W!)imer
Weimer
Weimer
Weimer
Weimer
Weimer
T.W. Downall
R.H. Diedrich
George M. Mead
Mead
Mead
Mead

20

Wins
4

6
6
3
2
6
2
6
7
6

Losses Pct.

3
4

4
3
8
9
5
5
7
No records
available

No records
available
10
6
9
3
8
8
11
5
8
4
4
3
13
6
12
2
5
6
8
5
18
1
11
5

.571
.600
.857
.429
.400
.429
.182
.545
.583
.462

.375
.750
.500
.313
.667
.57 1
.684
.857
.455
.615
.947
.688

Year
1925·26
1926·27
1927·28
1928·29
1929·30
1930·31
1931·32
1932·33
1933·34
1934·35
1935·36
1936·37
1937·38
1938-39
1939-40
1940-41
1941-42
1942-43
1943-44
1944-45
1945-46
1946-47
1947-48
1948-49
1949-50
1950-51
1951-52
1952-53
1953-54
1954-55
1955-56
1956-57
1957-58
1958-59
1959-60
1960-61
1961-62
1962-63
1963-64
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1872-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87

Wins

Coach

Losses

A.K. Jackson
7
T.W Booth
6
T.W Booth
13
T.W Booth
11
T.W Booth
9
T.W.. Booth
17
T.W.. Booth
3
Buckheit, George C.
6
Buckheit
8
Buckheit
6
Buckheit
9
Buckheit
9
Buckheit
6
Buckheit
8
Buckheit
10
Buckheit
10
Buckheit
8
No Sports Scheduled During This Year
Uwellyn , Jack
11
Buckheit, George C.
10
Buckheit
4
Wisher, Pete
7
Wisher
10
Wisher
8
Shelly, Harold S.
12
Shelly
9
Shelly
12
Shelly
11
Shelly
9
Shelly
13
Shelly
11
Shelly
9
Shelly
10
Shelly
9
Shelly
7
Foster, William
12
Foster
16
Foster
17
Norton, Robert
13
Norton
7
Norton
8
Voss, Earl
12
Voss
13
Voss
13
Voss
15
Voss
11
Chronister, Charles
18
Chronister
20
Chronister
22
Chronister
15
Chron•ster
13
Chronister
17
Chronister
14
Chronister
13
Chronister
14
Chronister
23
Chronister
24
Chronister
23
Chronister
19
Chronister
15
Chronister
15
Chronister
17

21

Pct.

6
6
6
2
4
1
6
8
4
9
5
7
9
3
4
4
4

.538
.500
.684
.846
.692
.944
.333
.428
.666
.400
.642
.562
.400
.72 7
.7 14
.7 14
.666

3
3
9
10
9
8
7
7
4
6
7
4
6
8
7
8
10
4
3
4
6
13
11
8
7
9
9
9
7
5
6
10
10
7
10
12
13
7
7
10
11
12
11
11

.785
.761
.307
.411
.526
.500
.630
.562
.750
.647
.562
.764
.647
.529
.588
.529
.411
.750
.842
.809
.684
.350
.421
.600
.650
.590
.625
.550
.720
.800
.786
.600
.565
.708
.583
.520
.519
.766
.774
.697
.633
.555
.577
.607

Conference
Record

7-4
6-7
8-4
10-2
7-4
8-3
8-3
7-6
8-5
6-7
6-9
9-3
12-2
11-3
9-5
4-10
6-8
9-5
8-6
7-7
9-5
5-9
11·3
10-4
11·3
8-6
6-6
8-4
6-6
6-6
7-5
9-3
10-2
11-3
11-3
7-7
7-7
11·3

Bloomsburg's Top Twenty
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

1778*
1504*
1479*
1467
1397
1362*
1339*
1252*
1173*
1081 *
1026*
1014*
955*
946
930*
926*
878
859
851
789*

Jerry Radocha
Glenn Noack
Barry Francisco
John Willis
Mike Wenrich
Robert Herzig
Richard Lloyd
Jon Bardsley
Al Williams
Terry Conrad
Steve Bright
William Swisher
James Gustave
Howard Johnson
Shane Planutis
Len Kozick
James Platukis
Robert Snyder
Paul Kuhn
Bill Tillman

1973-77
1982-86
1980-84
1971-74
1979-82
1961-65
1958-62
1978-82
1975-78
1979-83
1975-78
1955-59
1954-58
1969-72
1982-86
1953-57
1968-71
1967-70
1969-72
1977-81

*Indicates Four-Year Total

Individual and Team Records
Team Records

Points

1 Game

Points
Rebounds
Rebounds
Field Goal Attempts
Field Goals
Field Goals
Field Goal Percentage
Field Goal Percentage
Least Field Goals
by Opponent
Free Throws Attempted
Free Throws Attempted
Free Throws
Free Throw Percentage
Free Throw Percentage

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Year
Game
Year
Year
Year
Game
Year
Game

1
1
1
1
1
1

Game
Year
Year
Game
Year
Game

144-vs. Shippensburg State
2/6/57 (Centennial Gym Record)
2307-1982-83 69.9 per game
76-vs Rochester I.T.. 11 /30/62
1253-1973-74 (44.8 per game)
1853-1982-83
902-1982-83
56-vs. Baptist Bible 2/9/73
49.8%-1971-72
70% vs. Cheyney (21-30) 12/1 0/66
14 vs. Lock Haven , 1/23/74
772-1986-87
526, 1986-87
44 vs. Quinnipiac, 12 /29/75
77%- 1984-85
100% vs. West Chester, 2/4/67
vs. Cheyney, 2/1/84, (18-18)
vs. Shippe·nsburg, 1/31 /85

Least Free Throws
by Opponent
Assists
Assists
Conference Points
Average Winning Margin
Consecutive Victories
Victories in One Season
Conference Champions
Conference Eastern
Divisional Champions

1 Game
1 Game
1 Year
1 Year
1 Year
1972-73
1981-82
1980-81
1973-74
1980-81
1983-84
N.C.A.A. Mid-East Regional 1973-74
N.C.A.A. East Regional
Champions
1982-83
Best Conference Record
1961-62
Best Overall Record
1961-62

22

2-vs. Denison, 12/29/73
35-vs. York, 2/26/74
595-1973-74
1268, 1986-87 (79.3 per game)
15.5 points per game, 1961-62
14-Coach Charles Chronister
24-Coach Charles Chronister
Coach Charles Chronister
Coach Charles Chronister (11-3)
Coach Charles Chronister (9-3)
Coach Charles Chronister (11-3)
Coach Charles Chronister
Coach Charles Chronister
Coach William Foster (12-2)
Coach William Foster (16-3, .842)

Individual Records
Single Game Records
Points
Field Goals
Field Goals Attempted
Free Throws Attempted
Free Throw Percentage
Rebounds
Assists

48
20
39
21
14·14
33
18

John Willis, 2/26/74
Jerry Radocha, 1/7 /77
Jerry Radocha, 1/7 /77
Rick Fertig, 2/17 /68
Jeff Slocum, 2/25/78
Mike Morrow, 1966·67
Art Luptowski, 2/12/72

Season Records

Points
598
Per Game Average
24.9%
Field Goals Attempted
456
Field Goals
233
Field Goal Percentage
56.7%
Free Throws Attempted
171
Free Throws Made
132
Consecutive Free
Throws Made
33
Consecutive Games Started121 •
124•
Games Played
Assists
589·
Free Throw Percentage
89.0
(25 or more attempts)
88.3
88.1
87.7
86.7
86.2
85.4
85.2
Rebounds
389
Rebound Average
18.4
Assists
180
Conference Average
25.3
Conference Points
404
Points by Freshman
443

Jerry Radocha, 1976· 77
Jerry Radocha, 1976· 77
Jerry Radocha, 1976· 77
Jerry Radocha, 1976· 77
Bob Herzig, 1961·62
Bill Connelly, 1986·87
Jerry Radocha, 1976· 77
Glenn Noack, 1983·84
Barry Francisco, 1980·84
Barry Francisco, 1980·84
Jon Bardsley, 1978·82
Greg Thomas (49·55), 1984·85
Glenn Noack (98· 111), 1984·85
Rick Fertig (59·67), 1966·67
George Foering (29·33), 1966·67
Al Willialms (39·45), 1974·75
Jeff Slocum (56·65) , 1977· 78
Dave Ogden (70·82), 1979·80
Glenn Noack (104·122), 1985·86
John Willis, 1973·74
Bob Herzig, 1 963·64
Jon Bardsley, 1980·81
Richard Lloyd, 1961 ·62
Richard Lloyd, 1961 ·62
Mike Wenrich, 1979·80

Career Records

1178'
Points Scored
Average Points per Game 19.4
Conference Career Points 1144•
19.4•
Conference Average
Field Goals Attempted
1408'
692·
Field Goals Scored
Field Goal Percentage
54.4
Free Throws Attempted
497'
Free Throws Made
384·
Free Throw Percentage
84.6
1041'
Rebounds
Average Rebounds per Game14.5•

23

Jerry Radocha, 1976·77
Richard Lloyd, 1958·59
Richard Lloyd, 1958·62
Richard Lloyd, 1958·62
Jerry Radocha, 1973·77
Jerry Radocha, 1973·77
John Willis, 1971·74
Jerry Radocha, 1973·77
Jerry Radocha, 1973· 77
Glenn Noack, 1982·86
Robert Herzig, 1961·65
Norm Shutovich, 1957·61

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (Pennsylvania Conference) is comprised of 14 schools in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. This
new governing body took over from the Department of Education on July 1, 1983,
and the change was also reflected in the granting of university status to all
members institutions formerly known as "state colleges". Dr. James McCormick is
the chancellor of the Pennsylvania SSHE.
The programs in the Pennsylvania Conference are under the leadership of a
Board of Directors, which consists of the 14 university presidents. The organization of the conference, through its separate divisions of men's and women's
athletics, is unique because it enables both programs to develop independently
while sharing common goals. One of the largest conferences in the nation, the
Pennsylvania Conference sponsors championship competition in 1O sports for
men and 10 for women as follows: Fall Season: MEN - cross country, football,
soccer, WOMEN - cross country, field hockey, tennis and volleyball. Winter
Season: MEN • basketball, swimming and diving, and wrestling; WOMEN •
basketball, gymnastics, swimming and diving. Spring Season: MEN- baseball, golf,
tennis, and track and field; WOMEN • lacrosse, softball and track and field.
All 14 schools are members of Division II of the Natinal Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA). In individual sports, however, some schools have elected to
compete in either NCAA Divisions I or Ill.
Athletes and teams have won numerous honors in national competition and have
helped the PSAC become one of the most respected "small college" conferences
in the nation.

EDINBORO

MANSFIELD

CLARION
LOCK HAVEN
SLIPPERY
ROCK

tNDIANA

CALIFORNIA.

SHIPPENSBURG
MILLERSVILLE

MEMBER SCHOOLS
Eastern Division
Bloomsburg
Cheyney
East Stroudsburg
Kutztown
Mansfield
Millersville
West Chester

Western Division
California
Clarion
Edinboro
Indiana
Lock Haven
Shippensburg
Slippery Rock

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necessary information concerning Bloomsburg basketball. Members
of the media are always welcome on the Bloomsburg University
campus. It would be appreciated if those who plan to cover any of the
Huskies' home or away contests would contact the sports information
office so that we can make every effort to accommodate your needs
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Huskies' 1987-88 Schedule
November
4 MARATHON OIL (exhibition) 7:30 p.m.
6 & 8:00 p.m.
20-21 at Gettysburg Tournament
(Gettysburg, Lincoln, Mt. Saint
Mary's)
7:30 p.m.
23 YORK (Pa.)
8:00 p.m.
30 at Susquehanna
December
7:30 p.m.
2 at George Washington
2:00 p.m.
6 NEW YORK TECH
8:00 p.m.
9 at Lock Haven
7:30 p.m.
12 KING'S (Pa.)
January
9-10

13
16
18
20
23
25
27
30

6 & 8:00 p.m.

HUSKY INVITATIONAL
(Elizabethtown, Upsala,
York Pa.)
C. W. POST
QUEEN'S
at Shippensburg
at Millersville
KUTZTOWN
at Cheyney
WEST CHESTER
at Mansfield

7:30
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
7:30
8:00
8:00

at Philadelphia Textile

8:00 p.m.

EAST STROUDSBURG
MILLERSVILLE
at Kutztown
CHEYNEY
at West Chester
MANSFIELD
at East Stroudsburg
at Concordia (N.Y.)

8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
7:30

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