It was a close game that came down to the end with the ODD years defeating the EVEN years. Brad Williamson ’85 drained several 3-pointers, Ashley Watson ’93 is still jumping out the gym (yes, he can still dunk) and Dan Shomo ’97 showed off some nice post moves on the right block for a few points. Jay Strotman ’06 dropped a few “dimes”, Kris “Bulldog” Cecil ’09 was running the point for his squad and Michael Oblitey ’10 got two dunks on the fastbreak off of the VERTICAL (wow)!
Also, I want to thank coach Alvin Green, coach Tim Meyers and my wife Stephanie for all of their help behind the scenes to make this event successful.
We had a GREAT turnout that included Coach Leatherman and Coach Bobby Stevens ’74 (still Top 5 in assists at BC with 342), Lindsay Woolfolk '59, Jim Ellis ’67, Jim Upperman ’68 (BC's all-time leading scorer with 2,237 points), Wes Allen ’76, Tom Wright ’76 (BC's all-time leading rebounder with 1,112 boards), Brad Archer ’89, Craig Shoemaker ’90, Derek Hodge ’92, Matt Stevens ’02 and Matt Ross ’10.
Former players who played included Brad Williamson ’85, Ashley Watson ’93, David Brimmer ’94, Dan Shomo ’97, Jay Strotman ’08, Kris Cecil ’09, Rob Rice ’09, Matt Drewer ’09, Andrew Cathlin ’09, Segar Jordan ’10, Dominic Trawick ’10, Michael Oblitey ’10, Drew Maynard ’11, Mark Gibbs ’11, Justin Brake ’11 , Rick Maloney ’11 and Kyle Hammond ’11.
Next year please mark your calendar as we will have our second (Even vs Odd) Alumni game during the Homecoming weekend following the football game. I hope for this event to evolve for ALL of our BC former basketball players and their families to participate in some capacity. This is YOUR and OUR program!
Below you will see a couple photos from the event. Teammates and families had an opportunity to catch up on old times. We also had old uniforms, yearbooks and media guides on display. It was a sight to see how the game shorts have changed over the years.
Go EAGLES!
Coach Burgess
