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SCOTS MEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO MICHIGAN TECH 66-46

The Alma Men's Basketball team traveled to the snow-bound Upper Peninsula on Friday evening to play the first of two games on the weekend and unfortunately was on the wrong end of a 66-46 score against Michigan Tech University.

The Scots hung in the game in the first half by playing tough defense and shooting 53% and went into the locker room down by just one point, 28-27. The more experienced Michigan Tech team pulled away in the final frame and held the Scots to just 15% shooting en route to the victory.

The leading scorer for the Scots was Jordan Redditt with 11 points, including two three-pointers. Brandon Binkley added eight points and Cory Schneider five for Alma, while Binkley and DeHaan paced the team with four rebounds a piece. For the game, the Scots out-rebounded Michigan Tech by a margin of 38-29.

Alma plays Saturday at Northern Michigan in a game that has a scheduled start time of 1:00 p.m. The Scots' next home game is Tuesday against Concordia, beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Posted: Fri, November 21st, 2008 at 9:48PM

 

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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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