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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Scots Give Albion More Than They Wanted, Fell In the End 84-74

Feb. 23, 2008

In the regular season finale, the Alma College Men's Basketball Team (3-20, 3-11) faced off against the Brits of Albion College (18-5, 12-2), and in a game a lot closer than the final score, fell to the number two team in the MIAA by the score 84-74.

As was seen throughout the Scots' first year under Head Coach Terry Smith, Alma played hard all game and gave themselves a chance late but came up just short against very solid competition.

Freshman Jordan Redditt (Detroit) continued to impress in today's game as he put up a career high 30 points on 11-16 from the field and 5-6 from three point range. Senior Josh Shattuck (Spring Lake) contributed 16 of his own behind four three pointers in the game. Junior Matt Brown (Midland) continued doing work for the Maroon and Cream as he piled up 17 points and led the team with six boards.

The Scots will be back in action on Wednesday for the opening round of the MIAA Tournament. Check back for details. 

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Posted: Sat, February 23rd, 2008 at 5:20PM

 

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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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