After defeating the Memphis State Tigers in the opening round of the 1993 NCAA Tournament, the 20th-ranked Hilltoppers squared off against the 6th-ranked Seton Hall Pirates in Orlando, Fla.

5’8″ point guard Mark Bell led the charge for the Hilltoppers in the game as the Louisville native scored 20 points and hit big shot after big shot in the game. His three-pointer with 3:41 left put the Hilltoppers ahead of Seton Hall for good.

Bell sank 4-of-7 three-point shots on the night. On another occasion he yanked down a rebound near the foul line, drove and lobbed a shot over Seton Hall’s 7’2″ center Luther Wright.

Seton Hall coach P.J. Carlesimo stated, “Bell hurt us with his three-pointers, but he hurt us more with the aggressiveness with which he played the game.”

“I appreciate the fact that the WKU administration values and supports the basketball program and tradition,” Woodward said. “Their support makes me want to support the program as well. I look forward to seeing this investment pay off on the court and in the classroom.”

WKU Coach Ken McDonald stated. “The key to our future financial success is through a scholarship endowment that will allow us to recruit the nation’s finest student-athletes to the WKU campus,” McDonald said. “Terry Woodward certainly understands and endorses that concept through this endowment commitment and by modeling the way for others to follow. This commitment only enhances the tradition of excellence for Hilltopper Basketball, and I am so appreciative of Terry’s willingness to be such a huge part of our program.”

Orlando, Fla. • At 6-foot-10 and weighing in at less than 200 pounds, it would probably be understating things to call Jazz rookie Jeremy Evans skinny.

Rail-thin might be more like it.

Because of that lack of bulk, Evans still really doesn’t have a position. Is he a small forward? A power forward? Nobody knows yet because it will all depend on how the second-round pick fills out.

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Strong showings on the basketball court this summer will undoubtedly go a long way toward fulfilling the dreams of both Jeremy Evans and A.J. Slaughter.

But on top of that, should either make an NBA roster, it could do wonders for their alma mater as well.

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