'---- I ~ .J. .... ~ ... ... - BASKETBALL_ Bisons Gain NAIA Playoff [CONTINUED] Operating out front for the Bisons this season were junior Kenny Moorer of Bald Knob and sophomores Bruce Baldwin of Jacksonville, III., and Tim Flatt of Memphis , Tenn. Flatt was the second leading scorer on the squad with a 15.0 pOints per game average. Moorer, who began at forward but became a guard at midseason, led the team in assists with 136. Inside, junior Bruce Binkley of Tulsa, Okla., held down the center spot while sophomore Ricky Treadway of North Little Rock, Ark., saw service at forward along with Eckwood. Providing needed support inside were junior Phil Carter of Florissant, Mo., sophomore Keith Bailey of Potosi, Mo. , and freshman Alan Pearson of Amory, Miss. Facing two of the league's top teams - Southern Arkansas University and Hendrix ColIege - in the final games of the season , the Bisons fought hard , but lost 83-71 to SAU and 85-80 to Hendrix CoIlege . One singlS3 game record was set - Eckwood hit 16 free throws against East Texas Baptist and Central Arkansas to establish a new mark in that department. FoIlowing that arousing second half of the season, the Bisons were seeded eighth in the Disrict 17 Play-offs. In the .lirst round , Harding battled Henderson, but the results of that game were not known as the yearbook went to press. "We had a gradual improvement in almost all phases of our game," Harding CoIlege coach Jess Bucy explained, "We had a change in attitude in that we told ourselves that we could box out our opponents on the boards in spite of our size handicap. " Harding was probably the shortest team in the AIC, averaging 6-3 among their starting line-up . Only one senior - Stan Eckwood of Brinkley, Ark. - was listed on the Bisons' roster this season, and he responded in spectacular fashion. The 6-4 forward , who can also play guard, broke numerous records enroute to AIIAIC and NAJA District 17 honors. Eckwood became the lirst Bison ever to score more than 700 pOints in a single season with a 728 point total during the regular season. He is the second leading scorer in the history of Harding with 1,548 pOints to his credit in four years as a Bison. The AIl-America candidate averaged 26.0 points a game to lead not only the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference, but also rank among the top ten scorers nationally in the NAIA. He averaged 10 rebounds a game. 1. TEAM CAPTAIN Stan Eckwood dunks the ball in a home game against the Universi· ty of Central Arkansas Bears. 2. DOUBLING up on their Arkansas College opponent, Tim Flatt and Alan Pearson play good defense. 3. BISON GUARD Bruce Baldw;n makes a jump shot. 4. DRIBBLING down the court, sophomore Ricky Treadway looks for a chance to score. Basketball ~ 155
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