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Ray Slagle Assistant Coach
Pat Estepp Assistant Coach
Anthony Pitts Basketball Fact
The 2001-02 Yellow Jackets set NAIA Division II national records for most three-point field goals made (428), attempted (1,219), and attempted per game (32.9).
| Final NAIA Division II National Ranking - No. 10
27-8 (.771) Overall
14-2 (.875) American Mideast Conference South Division Up Next: Season Completed 
Josh Gast | Huntington eliminates Jackets, 80-70
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. (3-14-2003) - Huntington never trailed in defeating Cedarville, 80-70, in the second round of the 12th Annual NAIA Division II National Tournament. The Foresters, who lost in the Athletic Center by 42 points back in December, raced to a 21-6 lead and enjoyed a 46-32 halftime bulge. An 11-1 spurt by the Jackets to open the second half closed the gap to 47-43, but they would get no closer. Josh Gast tallied a team-high 18 points while Drew Borton scored 13 and Barry Chamberlin added 12. Cedarville controlled the boards by a 38-23 margin, but they committed 17 turnovers to just three for Huntington. [STATS]
CU begins NAIA play with 94-84 win over Saint Ambrose
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. (3-13-2003) - Josh Gast scored 24 points and Jason Weakley added 21 to lead Cedarville to a 94-84 victory over Saint Ambrose in the opening round of the 12th Annual NAIA Division II National Tournament. The Yellow Jackets trailed 40-34 at the half, but they proceeded to outscore the Fighting Bees 60-44 over the final 20 minutes by shooting 51 percent from the field and making 18-of-23 free throws. Gast scored 21 of his points in the decisive second half. Drew Borton finished with 18 points while Mugabe Thomas added 12. Cedarville controlled the boards with a 46-36 rebounding edge. Barry Chamberlin pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds. [STATS]
Yellow Jackets beat Saint Vincent to win AMC Championship
LATROBE, Pa. (3-1-2003) - Josh Gast fired in 20 points and NAIA Division II No. 10 Cedarville held on for a 76-71 victory at No. 2 Saint Vincent in the American Mideast Conference Championship Game. The Yellow Jackets bounced back from an early 10-point deficit, trailed 35-34 at halftime, and neither team led by more than seven points the rest of the way. CU hit 7-of-8 free throws in the final two minutes to seal their sixth win in a row. Gast drilled four of the nine treys the Jackets made during the game. Jason Weakley scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and Justin Lower provided a trio of three-pointers off the bench and netted 13 points. Barry Chamberlin pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and Greg Guiler was credited with six assists. [STATS]
Slagle, Thomas recognized by AMC South Division
CEDARVILLE, Ohio (2-28-2003) - Ray Slagle, who guided the NAIA Division II No. 10 Yellow Jackets to their first NAIA national tournament bid in 21 years, was voted American Mideast Conference South Division Coach of the Year while Mugabe Thomas was tabbed Freshman of the Year. Slagle, who has won 46 times at Cedarville over the past two seasons, has had his team rated as high as No. 8 this winter. Thomas averages 11.2 points and 5.9 rebounds in his first season. Josh Gast and Jason Weakley were voted to the All-AMC South Division First Team while Barry Chamberlin earned a spot on the Second Team. Redshirt freshman Drew Borton was honorable mention. [SEE SOUTH DIVISION ALL-AMC TEAM AND ALL-FRESHMEN TEAM]
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