Quinnipiac University - Brave Yearbook (Hamden, CT)

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BASKETBALL BASKETBALL TEAM Front row, left to right: Coach Kahn, A. Beckstein, J. Potter, N. DeMaio, L. Evans, and R. Diamond. Second row: A. DiNapoli, J. Logan, C. Schneider, J. Edwards, and J. McManus. Back row: Asst. Mgr. A. Russo, D. Tuthill, D. Brampos, Capt. J. Reilly, and Mgr. R. Wilson. The never-say-die Quinnipiac College Braves gave undefeated NAIA District 32 Champs, Central Connecticut, a run for Kansas City, as they battled the Blue Devils neck and neck for thirty minutes in the champion- ship game. Big Joe Reilly and Chuck Schneider led the Quins in the tourney and were both unanimous choices for the All-Tournament Squad. After upsetting Gorham State of Maine 72-64 in the semi-finals, the Braves had a big wall to climb in order to beat Central. However, Coach Butt Kahn's cagers played their hearts out and gave Blue Devil mentor Bill 94

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Dietrick something to worry about. Staying with the first five of Central's two platoon systemf' the Braves tied the game up 29-29 with five minutes remaining in the half. Then Central worked some fast breaks and the half ended with the Blue Devils leading 45-35. If any thought the Braves were out of the running, they quickly changed their minds. The Quins outscored Central 16-10 in the first ten minutes of the second half to come within four, 55-51. Then with approximately nine minutes left, Reilly committed his fifth personal foul and left the game to a standing ovation. With the Braves' top rebounder gone, Central began to control the boards and opened up the lead. The Blue Devils were glad to hear the final buzzer. They knew they had been in a game. If Coach Kahn was pessimistic at the start of the 1962-63 season, he certainly had a right to be. With the loss of Dave Tuthill for one semester, he had his captain, Reilly, as the only returning veteran. In the first ten games the Braves played only .500 ball. If they wanted to go anywhere a 5-5 slate would not do it. Then the Quins began to jell. They won eleven out of their final fifteen games and captured the Western Division Championship of the Southern New England Con- ference. On March 2, Stonehill, winners of the Eastern Division, shot a 62W and beat the Braves for the Conference title, 101-90. Schneider, however, was the bright spot in the game as he threw in 41 points on eighteen field goals and five fouls. Chuck has been rated by many coaches and sports writers as one of the best college ballplayers they have ever seen. He was a valuable asset all season for the Quins. Another standout has been field general Nick DeMaio who directed the Quinnipiac attack. His dribbling and getting the ball over the ten second line was excellent. Always potent john Logan kept the Braves going with his long one- handers, while the rebounding and shooting of Tuthill rounded out the starting five. In the reserve role, Fred NiNapoli, Jay McManus, Dino Btampos, joe Edwards, Bob Diamond, and Lorin Evans gave the Quins an added boost. A successful season means winning over half the games, but it also means victory over your arch-rivals. Quinnipiac did just this. In regular season games, they posted a 4-0 record against New Haven College and Southern Connecticut. The Braves won two thrillers in beating the Chargers 70-68 and 66-60. SCSC went down to defeat by the scores of 84-72 and 69-63. Now that the season is completed, Captain Joe Reilly has played his last game for Quinnipiac. Joe left many people with a high regard for his ability and perception on the basketball court. In joels two tourna- ment games he scored a total of thirty-eight points, boosted his four year total to 1,034 points, by pulling in thirty rebounds. 95