Men's Basketball 30th Anniversary Team Announced

BALTIMORE, Md. – Goucher College Athletics has announced the  Men's Basketball 30th Anniversary teams. Players named to the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s Men's Basketball All-Decade teams were eligible for the 30th Anniversary Team, and after a week of voting the teams were broken up into first, second, third, and honorable mention teams.

"I think it's great that we can honor the top players in our program's history with this 30th Anniversary team," said Goucher men's basketball head coach Tom Rose. "This team consists of some very talented basketball players. These players along with their teammates have shared many memories while representing Goucher men's basketball in the past 30 years."

30th Anniversary First Team
Guards - Chad Beeten, David Clark, Gerard Garlic
Forwards – Predrag Durkovic, Garrett Smith

30th Anniversary Second Team
Guards – Mike Doyle, Thabo Letsebe, Vince Williams
Forwards – Thurmond Toland, Tavar Witherspoon

30th Anniversary Third Team
Guards – Jonathan Garritt, Pierre Jones, Kevin Miles
Forwards – Pete Manlove, Trevor Quinn

30th Anniversary Honorable Mention
Guards – Tre Galloway III, Corey Garner, Dwayne Morton, Alex Noble, James Russo
Forwards – Cameron Brown, Marcus Cotton, Trae Lindsay, Ed Oliver, Chris Outing

Leonard Trevino started the Gophers program and the squad had its first season in 1990-91. The team had its first winning season in the program's fourth season with a 17-9 mark in 1993-94 to post the squad's first Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Championship. The following season, the team repeated as the CAC Tournament champion, earned its first berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament, and finished the year 19-10. Goucher registered the school's first NCAA Tournament win with a 102-91 decision against Lebanon Valley in that season.

The squad won 20 games for the first time in program history and earned its third CAC Championship in the 1996-97 season, registering a 23-6 record along with its second NCAA Tournament win against Cabrini. The 1996-97 season also started a string of three-consecutive 20-win campaigns. The Gophers would win the CAC crown one last time in 1998-99 with a program-record 23-5 mark. Trevino was named the CAC Coach of the Year in 1993-94 and 1998-99.

In a 12-year span starting in 1993-94, the Blue and Gold registered a non-losing season 11 times and posted a 199-121 record.

"Although we haven't been able to compete on the court this season this process has allowed us to reflect on the three decades of our program," said Rose. "It hopefully will connect our current student-athletes with the tradition of the basketball program and inspire them on how it was built on the commitment and dedication of its alumni."

30th Anniversary First Team
Beeten joined the team in 1992 and finished his career in Baltimore in 1996. He appeared in 96 games with 61 starts, 934 points, 207 assists, and 144 assists for his career. Beeten, whose point total sits 12th in team history, was named to the All-CAC second team in his senior year after posting the best season of his career with 370 points thanks to shooting 122-for-267 from the field, 71 of 159 from behind the arc, and 55 of 76 from the free-throw line.

Clark, who donned the Blue and Gold colors from 1991 to 1995, started all 105 games he played and registered 1,833 points along with 619 rebounds, 413 assists, and 158 steals in his collegiate career. He holds the program's all-time career record for points, scoring average (17.5 ppg.), field goals (619), and assists while ranking in the Top-5 in rebounding and free throws made (350). He recorded a then program-record 38 points in a game against Mary Washington on February 15, 1992, and a then program-record 12 assists in a contest against St. Mary's (Md.) on February 5, 1992, and currently sits in second place in both of those categories. A four-time All-CAC selection, including first-team honors in his final three seasons, Clark was the CAC Player of the Year in 1993-94 and is one of two players on this team inducted into the Goucher Athletics Hall of Fame.

Garlic joined the team as a sophomore and played from 1993 to 1996 for the Gophers. He finished with 797 points, 260 rebounds, 244 steals, and 231 assists in those three years. Garlic is the Gophers' king of the steal after holding the triple-crown record for the category as the all-time leader for steals in a career, thefts in a single-season (111, 1994-95), and steals in a single game with nine swipes against Wesley on December 6, 1994. Garlic, an All-CAC second-team selection as a junior, helped limit the NCAA Division III National Player of the Year defensively in Goucher's 102-91 win against Lebanon Valley in the first round of the national tournament for the school's first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. 

Durkovic played for the Gophers from 1993 to 1997 on the hardwood. He appeared in 107 games, including 105 starts with 1,643 points, 918 rebounds, 182 assists, 79 steals, and 75 blocks in his four seasons. Durkovic holds the program record for career rebounds and rebounds per game (8.4) while ranking second behind Clark in points, field goals (585), along with sitting third in blocks, and fifth in scoring average (15.1 ppg.). He also holds the program record with 19 rebounds in a game against Marymount on February 12, 1996, and against Lycoming on December 20, 1996. A four-time All-CAC selection, Durkovic was a first-team selection in his final two seasons and was a member of the inaugural Goucher Athletics Hall of Fame Class.

Smith only donned the Blue and Gold for two seasons from 2003 to 2005 but is also the only player in the decade to earn a pair of All-CAC honors in the decade along with being named the CAC Player of the Year in 2004-05. He appeared in 53 games including 35 starts with 818 points and 438 rebounds in his two seasons and earned second-team honors in 2002-03 and first-team recognition in 2003-04. Smith has registered three rebounds with at least 16 rebounds, including 17 boards (third-most in program history) against St. Mary's on February 16, 2005. Smith ranks second in program history for career rebounds per game (8.3) and third in points per game (15.4) while holding the single-season record for rebounds (268) and rebounds per game (9.9) for his efforts in the 2004-05 season. 

30th Anniversary Second Team
Doyle played the final three seasons of his career in a Goucher uniform from 1995 to 1999. He appeared in 84 games with 82 starts, 808 points, 461 rebounds, 338 assists, and 190 steals in those three campaigns. Doyle holds the program record with 13 assists against Salisbury on January 17, 1998, and ranks third in both assists and steals on the program's all-time career charts. He earned 1998-99 All-CAC second-team honors. 

Letsebe helped usher in the decade of the 2000s, playing in Baltimore from 1999 to 2003. Letsebe, who is one of two players in the decade to earn All-CAC first-team honors in 2001-02, ended his career with 102 games played, 66 starts, 1,120 points, 621 rebounds, 187 steals, 157 assists, and 69 blocks. He ranks fourth in blocks, fourth in steals, fifth in rebounds per game (6.1), and eighth in points for his career. Letsebe also holds the program's single-season record for field goal percentage (58.2). 

Williams appeared in 109 contests with 97 starts from 1995 to 1999 in Baltimore. He tallied 615 points, 299 rebounds, 244 assists, and 157 steals in his four-year career. Williams was a part of the most successful time in program history, boasting an 81-28 (.743) record, in his four years including a 46-10 league record, with three 20-win seasons and two CAC Tournament titles and NCAA Division III berths.

Toland played his games at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center from 1991 to 1995. He appeared in 102 games with 61 starts, 742 points, and 540 rebounds in his career. Toland helped the Gophers to the 1993-94 CAC title after appearing in 25 games, including 22 starts with a career-best 236 points and 172 rebounds.

Witherspoon played three of his four seasons in a Goucher uniform in the 1990s, finishing with 1,094 points, 508 rebounds, 172 assists, and 126 steals in the decade. An All-CAC second-team selection in his sophomore and junior year, he finished his career as the program's all-time career leader in free throws (384) while ranking fourth in points (1,338). Witherspoon was the first player in program history to haul in 19 boards against Marymount on January 27, 1996, and went a perfect 12-for-12 against Salisbury on January 17, 1996. He scored a career-best 33 points against Stevenson on January 10, 1998, the ninth-best single-game total in team history.  

30th Anniversary Third Team
Garritt, who played for the Gophers from 2002 to 2006, appeared in 103 games with 96 starts, 1,307 points, 442 rebounds, 286 assists, and 167 steals in his four-year career. An All-CAC second-team performer as a junior, Garritt ranks sixth in program history in points, third in 3-pointers made (167), and fourth in field goals made (481).

Jones donned the Blue and Gold from 2002 to 2004 and the 2006-07 season. He appeared in 77 games with 51 starts, 1,129 points, 450 rebounds, 72 assists, and 64 steals in his career. Jones, who was the last player to score 1,000 points before Dwayne Morton joined the club on February 1, 2020, ranks seventh in program history in career points and second in career field goal percentage (51.9). Named to the all-conference second team as a freshman, he scored a career-best 38 points against St. Mary's on January 23, 2007.

Miles, a District Heights, Md., native, appeared in 82 games including 48 starts in the Blue and Gold from 2011 to 2016. He registered 931 points, 288 rebounds, 95 assists, and 43 steals while averaging 11.4 points per game in his four seasons. He posted a career-best 33 points three times in his career, including in an 84-68 win against Rochester Institute of Technology on November 14, 2015, for head coach Tom Rose's first win as the Gophers head coach. He recorded his best season in his only season under Rose, posting a career-best 417 points, 129 rebounds, 54 assists and 23 steals to earn All-Landmark Conference recognition.  

Manlove appeared in 103 games with 42 starts for the Gophers from 1991 to 1995. He tallied 537 points, 440 rebounds, 84 assists, and 84 steals in his career. Manlove hauled in a career-best 16 rebounds against Washington Bible on November 25, 1991, the seventh-best mark in program history.

Quinn appeared for the Gophers from 2001 to 2004 and appeared in 105 games with 82 starts, 1,036 points, 561 rebounds, 402 assists, and 140 steals. Quinn is the only player in program history to register a triple-double after turning the trick with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists against Salisbury on January 12, 2005. He tied the program record for assists in that contest against Salisbury and against Apprentice School on December 11, 2004. Quinn, an all-conference second-team performer in his senior year, holds the program record for career assists and assists in a single season (138, 2004-05) and ranks second in rebounds and fifth in blocks (65) in his career.   

30th Anniversary Honorable Mention
Galloway, a Silver Spring, Md., native, appeared in 87 games including 32 starts from 2013 to 2017 as a guard for the Blue and Gold. He posted 597 points, 190 rebounds, 140 assists, 78 steals, and 51 blocks along with a 6.9 points per game average in his four seasons.

Garner was one of the players that helped start the varsity program at Goucher, playing the first couple of seasons for the Blue and Gold in program history. He appeared in 35 games with 26 starts and posted 513 points, 192 rebounds, and 72 assists in his career. Garner registered 24 points and 11 rebounds in the first-ever NCAA men's basketball competition for Goucher against Western Maryland, and he posted 19 points and nine rebounds in the program's first win against Gwynedd Mercy with a 77-71 decision.

Morton, a Baltimore, Md., native via Waynesville, Mo., appeared in 72 games including 47 starts in the final three seasons in the decade from 2016 to 2019. During the decade, he registered 764 points, 222 rebounds, 135 assists, and 71 steals while averaging 10.6 points per game. He would go on to cross the 1,000-point barrier to start the next decade in a game against Susquehanna on February 1, 2020, to become the 10th player in program history to reach the feat. Morton notched his best season of his career to end the 2010s decade after recording 360 points for 14.4 points per game average including a then career-best 31 points against Drew on February 2, 2019. 

Noble, a Clinton, Md., native, played in 92 contests including 44 starts for the Baltimore program from 2011 to 2016 on the hardwood. He registered 915 points, 379 rebounds, 125 assists, and 107 steals while averaging 9.9 points per game in his four seasons. Just like Miles, Noble has a 33-point game on his resume after posting the total against Bayamon Central in San Juan, Puerto Rico on December 20, 2011. Noble, who boasts the third-best career free-throw percentage (79.5) in program history, registered his best season in a Gopher uniform in his junior campaign after posting career-best numbers of 315 points, 145 rebounds, 56 assists, and 45 steals. Noble had a standout year that season at the foul line, going 99-for-115 from the charity stripe.  

Russo played three seasons on the hardwood from 2004 to 2007 for Goucher. He appeared in 76 games with 70 starts, 1,316 points, 314 rebounds, 111 steals, and 97 assists in his career. Russo ranks second in program history in points per game (17.3) and fifth in points while holding the program record for points per game in a season (21.9) and 3-pointers made (99) for the 2005-06 season. Russo has posted three games of 33 points or more, including a 38-point performance against St. Mary's on February 15, 2006.

Brown played for the Gophers for four years for six seasons (2002-03, 2004-05, 2006-08), appearing in 88 contests with 38 starts, 653 points, 343 rebounds, 83 steals, and 57 assists in his collegiate career. He notched his best season in a Goucher uniform as a junior with 237 points and 141 rebounds in 26 games played with 23 starts. Brown's final two seasons marked the program's final year in the CAC and the inaugural season in the Landmark Conference.

Cotton, a Silver Spring, Md., native, appeared in 89 games including 63 starts from 2007 to 2012 for the Gophers. Cotton recorded 865 points, 475 rebounds, 104 assists, 115 steals, and 25 blocks and averaged 9.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in that span.

Lindsay, a Baltimore, Md., native, helped usher in the 2010s decade playing in 73 contests with 55 starts from 2009 to 2013. He registered 701 points, 557 rebounds, 94 assists, 93 steals, and 143 blocks while averaging 9.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in his time in Baltimore. Lindsay holds the program record with nine blocks in a game against Moravian on January 27, 2012, to narrowly miss a triple-doubles thanks to also producing 23 points and 11 rebounds. He is used to rejections and also holds the program record for blocks in a single season (54, 2011-12) and a career (172). Lindsay averaged 12.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game with 50 blocks, 30 steals, and 18 assists.

Oliver, an Adelphi, Md., native, played in 59 games including 19 starts in a Gopher uniform from 2011 to 2016 as a post player. He posted 247 points, 227 rebounds, 30 assists, 22 steals, and 37 blocks in Baltimore.

Outing, a New Windsor, N.Y., native, appeared in 71 games including 65 starts from 2014 to 2017 for Goucher. He tallied 761 points, 467 rebounds, 98 assists, 50 steals, and 82 blocks in his three seasons. He posted a couple of dominant outings with at least 15 points and 15 rebounds in league play with 24 points and 15 rebounds against Elizabethtown on February 11, 2017, and 19 points and 15 rebounds against Moravian on December 3, 2014. He saved his best season for his last, tallying 322 points, 172 rebounds, 56 assists, 21 steals and 27 blocks in 2016-17 to earn All-Landmark Conference second-team honors.