OCU's 1991 NAIA men's basketball champion

Men's Basketball 3/7/2012 4:13:00 PM

Four from OCU on NAIA's Division I Tournament 75th-anniversary all-star team

Case, Chambers, Garrett and Gray each left impact on OCU's basketball tradition

Win Case and Mark Chambers were selected to the NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 75th anniversary all-star team after helping OCU win the 1991 national championship.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three former Oklahoma City University players and a coach were selected for the NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 75th anniversary all-star team as announced recently.
Mark Chambers, Reggie Garrett and Kameron Gray were among the 60 athletes chosen for the honor, while Win Case was included among the 15 coaches.
OCU's representatives on the team had a hand in each of the six NAIA Division I men's basketball championships OCU has won in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2007 and 2008.
Chambers played on OCU's 1991 national championship team. Chambers, who played for OCU from 1989-91, still holds the school records with 411 rebounds and 11.1 rebounds a game as a senior and 714 rebounds and 10.3 rebounds a game in his career.
From Fort Worth, Texas, Chambers also holds records for steals in a game (eight vs. Oklahoma Baptist on Feb. 14, 1991) and free-throw attempts in a season (204 in 1990-91). Other records he set were free throws made in a season (131 in 1990-91) and career free-throw attempts (352).
As a senior, Chambers registered 17.1 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.32 steals a game while shooting 58.8 percent from the field for the 35-3 Chiefs.
Garrett earned NAIA Tournament most valuable player honors while leading OCU to the 1996 national championship. He scored 30 points as the Chiefs knocked off top-ranked Georgetown (Ky.) 86-80 on March 18, 1996 at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Okla. Garrett, from Brandon, Miss., tallied 31 points in OCU's 108-85 second-round national-tournament win over The Master's (Calif.).
As a senior, Garrett posted 19.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.58 steals a game. He led the 32-6 squad with 81 3-pointers made.
Gray became the sixth player ever to be named NAIA Tournament most valuable player twice, pulling off the feat during the Stars' 2007 and 2008 national championship drives.
As a senior, Gray was named honorable-mention NAIA all-American, Basketball Times second-team all-American as well as all-tournament. Gray, who was from Oakland, Calif., recorded 14.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.04 steals per game. As a junior, Gray averaged 11.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.11 steals a game.
His career numbers were 747 points, 220 rebounds, 316 assists and 125 steals for averages of 12.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.08 steals per contest.
Case guided OCU to national titles two of his first four years as head coach in 1994 and 1996 and as assistant coach, aided head coach Darrel Johnson in bringing OCU the 1991 and 1992 national crowns.
As OCU coach, Case went 315-96 in 13 seasons from 1992-2005. Case led OCU to 12 national-tournament appearances, five Sooner Athletic Conference regular-season championships and six SAC Tournament titles, including the first two tournament titles awarded by the league in 1994 and 1995.
Those individuals were chosen based on the following criteria and in no particular order: performance at a national tournament, game statistics, involvement in a national championship-winning team; status on all-tournament team and/or tournament most valuable player.
This year's NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament marks the 75th anniversary of the longest continuous national basketball tournament in any sport in the country. To commemorate this celebration of basketball, the NAIA announced the 75 members on the 75th anniversary all-star team. The national tournament plays out March 14-20 at Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City, Mo.
A special committee of current and former coaches, tournament staff, dedicated media and long-time supporters was created to help with the selection process. After fans voted on a web site ballot, this committee followed several criteria to select the 75th anniversary all-star team.
The NAIA is proud of its 75-year history and the advancement of character-driven intercollegiate athletics. From the origins in 1937 when Central Missouri State Teacher's College (now University of Central Missouri) won the first title game to the creation of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in 1952, the NAIA has evolved into a membership-driven association. Icons such as John Wooden, Dr. James Naismith, Emil Liston, Travis Grant and Terry Porter have all been an integral part of the history.

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