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Show T-birds round out successful, 'best ever' Basketball Season Monte Widdison, 6 H junior from Bountiful; Dave Meyer, a 6-8 junior from Marshalltown, Iowan; Pete Keneher, a 6-6 junior from Redman, Ore., and Mike Daniels, a 6-6 sophomore from Moab, should all help the T-Birds T-Birds to continue their winning ways in 1977-78. The 1976-77 basketball season has officially ended for Southern Utah State College, but it will be one of the most memorable in years. Coach Stan Jack's club captured cap-tured Southern Utah State's first NAIA District Seven championship cham-pionship and a trip to the national tournament in Kansas City, Missouri. TheT-Birds lost in the first round to Southwest Oklahoma 99-89 to finish the season with a 21-7 record (SUSC;s best ever as a four-year school). For the T-Birds' performance Coach Jack was named District Seven Coach of the Year. Also, individual honors went to Kerry Rupp and Steve Hixlson; both were named to the all-district all-district team. Rupp, a senior from Magna, led the T-Birds scoring and rebounding attack most of the season. He finished the season with a 16.6 scoring average and pulled down 8.4 - , T rebounds per game. Rupf finished his SUSC career as the third all-time leading scorer with 1,198 points. Hodson, a senior from Orem, was the T-Birds' second leading scorer with a 14.0 average. He hit for 24 points in the Kaasas City game to lead the SU scoring attack. Those two were just part of the effort the T-Birds put together. Four other seniors aided the cause on the trail to Kaasas City : Quinten Davis, Eric Daniels, and Scott Appleby. James, from Henderson, Nev., was one of the best ball handlers and toughest defensive players Southern Utah has ever had. Davis, from Ogden, was one of the most improved players the school has ever had. "Q" came into his own this season and proved himself best in the district championship game when he scored 16 points and had 12 rebounds while holding Mesa's Ed Carter to just six points. Daniels, from Moab, was slowed by injuries some of the season but finished the season scoring in double figures and as one of the squad's top reboun-ders. reboun-ders. Daniels can best be remembered by his slam-dunks. Scott Appleby, a senior from Milwaukee, Wis., . . . What can you say about the sixth man? Appleby started only one game but he was the first man Coach Jack looked to on the bench. Appleby knew what he had to do and he did it well whenever he had to. Five other T-Birds who let their presence be known in 1976-77 1976-77 will be back for the 1977-78 season. Bob King, a 6-5 sophomore guard from Cedar Rapids, Iowa; KEKKY RUPP Senior guard for SUSC has been named to the NAIA District 7 All-Star All-Star team. Kerry was also named to the first team in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. O TV : 1 1' STAN J ACK SUSC Head Basketball mentor has been named "Coach of the Year" by District Seven of NAIA. STEV E HODSON In his last year at SUSC has been named to the NAIA District 7 A1I-Star A1I-Star team and to the second team of the KMAC. AMOS JAMES Senior Guard, has been named j honorable mention in the Rocky I Mountain Athletic Conference. |