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On this date in area sports history…
On this date in area sports history, Jan. 11, 1993, the Urbana University men’s basketball squad was ranked in NAIA Division II for the first time in school history.
Published in the Jan. 12, 1993 edition of the Springfield News-Sun:
Despite losing to Cedarville College, 104-93, Saturday night, Urbana University was ranked for the first time in school history in the initial NAIA Division I basketball poll, released Monday.
The Blue Knights, 14-2, are ranked eighth, while the Yellow Jackets, 15-2, are 17th. Urbana was unranked all of last season despite going 26-9 and advancing to the NAIA national tournament.
NAIA statistics released Monday show Urbana guard Wade Goins leading the nation in assists, with an 11.3 per game. Cedarville’s Ken Rucker is first in rebounding (12.9) and eighth in scoring (25.4).
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