Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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IUMPING and height are important for the success of a basketball team. This year the Eagles had both with 6-9 Bob McCann and others with the ability to jump for shots otherwise impossible. DESTINED for the NBA, Bob McCann was named OVC Player of the Year and led the MSU Eagles in scoring and rebounding. McCann, known for his crowd-pleas- ing dunks, holds the school record for most dunks in a season with 54. tHoopfuI' Thinking The MSU Eagles ended the season with an overall record of 14-14, being 8-6 in the Ohio Valley Conference tOVQ. Leading the team this season was Bob McCann, a 6-9 senior from Morristown, N.J., destined for the NBA. McCann was named OVC Player of the Year. He led the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 18.6 points a game and 11.3 rebounds. He finished sixth in the nation in rebounding, and eleventh in the nation in blocked shots t3 per game; He also holds the MSU record for the most dunks in a season with 54. McCann was not the only successful player this season, however. Tony Curry, a 6-1 freshman from Louisville, KY, was named to the AII-OVC Freshman Team. Curry averaged 10.1 points per game and was second on the team in assists with 80. Jeff Griffin, a 6-5 freshman from Propect, KY, was the leader in assists on the team with 105. Bo Rivers, 3 6-3 sophomore from Haines City, FL, led the team in steals with 53. The Eagles travelled to Bloomington, N, to play the Indiana University Hoosiers, the 1987 NCAA champions, on December 20. The Hoosiers beat the Eagles 80-37 in 1978 and defeated them again by only 22 points in one of the Eagles' most popular games of the season. According to Assistant Coach Randy Mc- Coy, the win over Eastern Kentucky Univer- sity on January 31 was one of the most outstanding games of the season. 11The ri- valry has never left the MSU-EKU series for me, said Head Coach Wayne Martin. Other highlights included the victory over Youngstown State on January 10 and continued to p. 126

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ABOVE the rim is where a lot of the action takes place in a basketball game. Bo Rivers, a 6-3 sophomore, shows his ability to go up for the ball Rivers led the team in steals with 53. SHOOTERS were a big plus to this year's team Derek Davis played most games and had a good shooting record. Ton y Curry was also the leading scorer for this year: team. 124 Men's Basketball

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STUFFING the ball against his agressor, senior Bob McCann led the MSU Eagles in slam-dunks, McCann went first round in the NBA draft this year. SAVING the ball from escaping the bounds, Bo Rivers plays the position of forward for the Eagle basketball team.