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30th Anniversary Game

Feb. 7, 2008

Alma, Mi.- The 1977-78 Alma College MIAA Championship Men's Basketball Team will be returning to campus Saturday, Feb. 9 for their 30th reunion. The team, which won the first MIAA Championship in men's basketball for the Scots since 1942, was also elected into the Alma  College Hall of Fame in 1996.

 

The team will be honored at the halftime of the Scots Vs. Tri-State Men's Basketball game that is scheduled to tip-off at 3 p.m.

As part of the festivities, in honor of the 1977-78 team, anyone who comes to the game dressed from the 70's will receive free admission and a can of pop courtesy of Coca-Cola.

The famed Alma College Faculty Pep Band will also be in attendance to help cheer on the Scots against the Thunder. 

Come help the Scots celebrate their past, cheer on their present, and look forward to the future as they play in their first home game since the announcement of the Hogan Center Renovation Project. 

Posted: Thu, February 7th, 2008 at 9:55PM

 

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Coach Profile

Terry Smith

Terry Smith

Smith graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in Physical Education in 1984. After graduating, Smith got his start in coaching when he was the boy’s basketball coach at Fulton High School while working as a teacher at Ithaca High School. From there he moved to Cedar Springs High School were he coached and taught and won his first district championship in 1987.

The following year, Coach Smith got his first taste of coaching in the college ranks when he was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Ferris State University and was part of the team that won a GLIAC Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA DII Tournament.

After a year at FSU, Coach Smith left for Lake Superior State University where he served for three years as an assistant coach before being promoted to the head coach position in 1991. In five years time, Coach Smith had turned around the LSSU program. In 1996 his team won the first League Championship for LSSU since joining the GLIAC in 1978. During this time, Coach Smith also earned his M.A. in Physical Education from Central Michigan University.

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