Sf.'nior A11cfraz Kavus posts up and looks to the husket uguinst ct S011then1 Nazurene U11iversity player 011 Dec. 3. Kavas boasts u heiyht of 6 feet 10 inches. muking him the tol/est Bison busketboll player. I Pholu lHJ Owen Brown Sophomol'e Reqgie Anthony driucs to the basket ayai11st Oklahoma Baptist Univel'sity on Dec. 5. Anthony scored 13 points uncl hud six rebou11cls ond seuen assists agoinst Oklalwmc1 Huptist Univel'sity .for the Bisons' third victory this S<'asun. I Photo by Korn F11jisuwa With hopes ofcontinuing his education and basketball career, senior Andraz Kavas crossed the Atlantic to join the Harding men's basketball team. Kavas was from Slovenia, a small country located in the southern part of central Europe, and lived in the capital city called Ljubljana. After graduating high school, Kavas looked into ways he could continue to play basketball while furthering his education. After he spoke with Jeff Morgan, men's basketball coach, and Ray Woods, assistant men's basketball coach, he headed to Harding. As a 6-foot-10-inch forward, Kavas had his fair shared of success at Harding. Throughout his years on the team, he received multiple awards and recognition from the Great American Conference including Preseason Favorite and Daktronics 2nd All-Central Region. "As seniors, we try to give 100 percent at every game and practice," Kavas said. "We t1y to be great leaders and motivators for younger guys, who will hopefully learn as much as possible and do an even better job when they will be in our shoes." Kavas was the 11th Harding player to lead a conference in scoring and the first since alumnus Matt Hall led the Gulf South Conference in 2007-2008 with 20.7 points per game. Kavas' teammate senior Jacob Gibson said although Kavas led the team on the scoreboard, he also led through his overall leadership role on the team. "AK has been a leader by his example on the court," Gibson said. "When you see a teammate playing at that level he does, then it makes you want to elevate your game and therefore elevates the team." Morgan said his goal was to put them in a position to win the conference and advance to National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament play. "They have worked ve1y hard in the weight room and on the court to prepare mentally and physically," Morgan said. "I know regardless of outcomes they will finish with nothing left when the season is over, that is just a testament to the kind of guys that make up this team." .\l E :"\ 'S BASKETBALL 2 '• ,"i SCOREBOARD ,frko11sos Tech I ""'9-"'6 It Ouuchita Bctptist I "'5--9 L AT"kansas Monticello ! 82-78 W Oklahoma Baptist I 78-86 L Southern Nazurene I 87-93 L ~outhu·estenz Oklahoma I 84-59 I W Nol'thwestern Oklahoma I 8../-6-1 11' Southern Al'kansas I 82-67 i-F Ilendel'son State I 76-5../ 11' Arkansas Tech I 102-83 W Ouachita Buptist I 58-62 L Ark.-Monticello I 78-6../ W Southeastern Oklahoma I 82-70 W East Centred I 96-93 vi' Tex. A&M-Commerce I 79-85 L Tex. A&M-Co1111nerce I 87-89 L Oklahoma Baptist I 79-65 W Southern .Vuzal'ene I 86-57 M' Christian Brothers I 73-6- W Southwestl'rn Oklahoma I -6-81 I, Northwestern Oklnhoma I 82-63 \t\1 Northern State I 67-73 L Minn. SI. Moorhrocl I 81-83 L •
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