The Tuscarawas Broncos 6-4 Senior Terry Deems accepts the 1955 League "Most Valuable Player Award"
The Gnadenhutten Indians 5-10 Senior Forward Eldon Miller accepts the 1957 "Most Valuable Player Award."
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO - Terry Deems of Tuscarawas and Eldon Miller of Gnadenhutten closed out the basketball season as starters on the Wittenberg Tigers College Team. The Tigers won 19 of 22 games and finished with a 14-1 Ohio Conference record.
Deems paced the squad with 428 points. He established a 3-year Wittenberg scoring mark of 1,238 points. Deems wound up 4th in the nation in field goal percentage, hitting 170 of 288 attempts for 59 percent. He also paced the Conference in scoring and rebounding, finishing with averages of 19.5 and 14.7 respectively.
Miller became a starter midway in the season and held the spot the rest of the campaign. The former All-Ohioan finished the season as the Tiger's 5th leading scorer with 110 points in 19 tilts. Outstanding on defense, Eldon Miller picked off 79 rebounds despite his 5-10 frame.
Terry Deems, a Junior and Miller a Freshman, will be returning to Wittenberg next season to aid former Dover High School player, Head Coach Ray Mears, in his quest for an Ohio Conference Crown. Mears has a 2-year record of 34 wins and 9 losses. He has won 18 straight at home.
Wednesday, March 15, 1958
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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