All this talk about best opposing player and most dispised player has inspired me. Lets talk about the scrubs (this was one of my best positions while an athlete, hence my affinity for the topic). We may never have wanted them to touch the court or for that matter the ball, but we loved their energy in warmups, their excitiment on the bench, and by far their determination to keep playing college basketball when they knew that they'd never actually touch the hardwood in their careers.
1. My all-american scrub was Dan Del Vehccio! Yes he did have some pointed moments in his short WSU career, which have earned him lasting fame: Monster Dunks and an assist in the victory over North Carolina, but for the most part Dan was their to yell insults at the opposing players from off the bench and to be a thug when an opposing player was over exerting himself. He may have gotten more minutes, but we will never know since he left after one season.
2. Chris Thomas... If you've ever sat next to him at a Volleyball game, tennis match, or a Men's basketball road game, you'd know why. He is an instant fan favorite with his witty repertoire and abject sarcasm. At a USU game in Logan, he almost got us killed when he started slinging insults into the USU student section. Thankfully we were able to get to the tunnel before the students were able to get to us. Basketball wise, he never had any hope of getting on the floor. At one game, Weber was being killed, yes Cravens was the coach, a group of us started chanting "PUT IN THOMAS" and he was freaking out mouthing at us to shut up. Cravens finally relented and put Thomas into the game for a minute where he threw the ball out-of-bounds.
3. Freddy Daws: He was just good luck. With him on the team, Weber was assured a spot in the Big Sky Championship game. Freddy was, and is, an extremely kind and thoughtful individual. I remember him, when he did get to play, being tough as nails and a tenacious defender, but a classy sportsman. When everyone was celebrating in '98' he was the first player to go shake the hands of the NAU players and Weber alumn Ben Howland.
4. Honorable Mentions (future write ups): The Microwave, Tone Jackson, Tal Eyre, Jared Van Orden, The dude with the 47" vertical and 15" feet (played for Abeggelon, I can't remember his name), and the great Nippera.
1. My all-american scrub was Dan Del Vehccio! Yes he did have some pointed moments in his short WSU career, which have earned him lasting fame: Monster Dunks and an assist in the victory over North Carolina, but for the most part Dan was their to yell insults at the opposing players from off the bench and to be a thug when an opposing player was over exerting himself. He may have gotten more minutes, but we will never know since he left after one season.
2. Chris Thomas... If you've ever sat next to him at a Volleyball game, tennis match, or a Men's basketball road game, you'd know why. He is an instant fan favorite with his witty repertoire and abject sarcasm. At a USU game in Logan, he almost got us killed when he started slinging insults into the USU student section. Thankfully we were able to get to the tunnel before the students were able to get to us. Basketball wise, he never had any hope of getting on the floor. At one game, Weber was being killed, yes Cravens was the coach, a group of us started chanting "PUT IN THOMAS" and he was freaking out mouthing at us to shut up. Cravens finally relented and put Thomas into the game for a minute where he threw the ball out-of-bounds.
3. Freddy Daws: He was just good luck. With him on the team, Weber was assured a spot in the Big Sky Championship game. Freddy was, and is, an extremely kind and thoughtful individual. I remember him, when he did get to play, being tough as nails and a tenacious defender, but a classy sportsman. When everyone was celebrating in '98' he was the first player to go shake the hands of the NAU players and Weber alumn Ben Howland.
4. Honorable Mentions (future write ups): The Microwave, Tone Jackson, Tal Eyre, Jared Van Orden, The dude with the 47" vertical and 15" feet (played for Abeggelon, I can't remember his name), and the great Nippera.