By Kristin Griffith, The Whetstone

The men’s basketball team finished the season with 23 wins and only four loses. Their record is only one part of the list of accomplishments the team achieved this past winter.

“We were able to come together as a group and have the best season in school history record wise,” said freshman Samuel Frain.

Despite breaking the school record for the most wins, they did not reach their ultimate goal.

“While we did not finish where we wanted to be with a national championship, looking back, it was a very successful season,” said head coach Jerry Kobasa.

The team lost 79-74 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Virginia Wesleyan on March 8. Their first round victory was the first time Wesley won in the NCAA tournament.

Coach Jerry Kobasa with basketball team

Coach Jerry Kobasa with basketball team

Kobasa said players, including junior Quincy Pettiford, sophomore Wayne Lennon, sophomore AJ Tilghman, and sophomore, Anthony Bowers had good seasons. But there were two other players who stood out from the rest.

“David Langan and Eric Selby were just a step above,” Kobasa said. “Both players received All-Conference honors with David being the Player of The Year. David also received All Regional and All American honors and was selected to play in The Reese’s National All Star Game.”
Langan said this season was better because the team achieved much more. This was his last basketball season.

“The thing I’m going to miss the most is competing everyday whether in practice or games,” Langan said.
Langan gives credit to his teammates and coaches.

“I feel like I had some great teammates, not just this year but over the course of my career and the memories I made with them I will remember forever,” Langan said. “I feel like we have good coaches here. They do everything they can to get us ready for games, whether it’s getting us scouting reports or the things we do in practice to prepare.”

“I really liked my coaches all 4 of them were great and were easy to talk to, so my coaches were a blessing this year,” Frain said.

Kobasa earned some accomplishments of his own. He was named CAC Coach of the Year as well as NABC Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. He was also named one of 12 finalists for the Glenn Robinson Division III Coach of the Year Award.