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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Scots' Season Ends at the Hands of the Dutchmen, 75-51

Feb. 27, 2008

The Alma College Men's Basketball Team (3-21. 3-11) was faced with the task of playing the top team in the MIAA, Hope College (22-3. 13-1), in the opening round of the MIAA Tournament and was defeated by the talented Dutchmen by the score of 75-51.

The Scots kept the game close in the first half, going into the break trailing 28-18 and closed the gap even more in the second half, pulling within eight points with 15:00 left in the game. However, the Dutchmen took their game to the next level and pulled away to get the win and the right to keep playing in the MIAA Tournament.

Junior Matt Brown (Midland) stepped up and played on of his best games of the years as he led the Maroon and Cream with 22 points and eight rebounds while shooting five of six from downtown. Freshman Jordan Redditt (Detroit) put together a decent performance despite a poor shooting night and added nine points in the loss. Seniors Venias Jordan (Detroit/Cody) and Josh Shattuck (Spring Lake) chipped in nine points and four rebounds while both playing 30+ minutes in their final game for Alma.

With tonight's loss, the Scots finish their first season under Head Coach Terry Smith with an overall record of 3-21. While the record may not reflect it, many close to the program would consider this year a positive step in the right direction. The Scots only won three games, but lost five games by five points or less and were competitive in almost every game they played. The Scots, players and coaches, now turn their sites to off-season training and recruiting in hopes of continuing the turn around that was started under Coach Smith in the 2007-08 season.

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Posted: Wed, February 27th, 2008 at 9:58PM

 

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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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