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- Sport(s):
- Men's Basketball
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- Years at DCC:
- 1978-1979
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- Year Inducted:
- 2026
Bio
In 1978-1979 they went 31-5 while again winning the Mon-Dak Conference and finished 2nd in the Empire Conference. They also won the North Sub Region Championship that year and made a great run in the Region IX Tournament and reached the Championship Game before losing to by two points on the road to Western Nebraska Community College. They climbed into the national rankings for the first time since the early 1960’s when they were ranked #18 on January 23, 1979. A pair of Indiana natives led the way for Dawson. The 6’3 inside outside threat of Doug Frederick and 5’11 smooth shooting guard, Tim Slabach, were named all-conference and all-region. Mainly because Frederick averaged over 30 points a game in the Region IX Tournament run, he was also named as an NJCAA All-American. The 2nd in Dawson’s history. Davis, Genesee, Godecke and Slabach were returning sophomores that year and were joined by newcomers Frederick, Bob Knapp, Brent Johnson, Chad Babcock, Daryl Weber, David Ruckman, Dean Petrosewicz, Joe Dykman, Kyle Bradford, Terry Eichelberger, Terry Thompson and Tom Payne; along with managers Jeff Savage and Deb Witowski and trainer Dale Diede. For both seasons, Dennis Perryman was the head coach and was assisted by Mike Wilondek.