Rookies of the Year

Despite losing records, there was good news at the end of the season for both the Dartmouth College men's and women's basketball squads.

Freshmen Bryan Randall and Bev Hagerdon received Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors in balloting by the Ivy League coaches.

An indication of the type of season Randall had can be found in Dartmouth's rebounding statistics. Even as the team's point guard, he was still the leading rebounder, pulling down 4.2 boards per game. Randall, from Buffalo, N.Y., also led the Big Green in assists and steals. He was second behind another '88, John Mackay, in scoring. Mackay averaged 10.7 points per game to Randall's 10.3. Randall was also named to an honorable mention spot on the all-Ivy team by the League's coaches. He was the only Dartmouth player to receive any postseason honors.

"Bryan is a very exciting player and one who fits very well into the up-tempo system we're trying to instill," says head coach Paul Cormier. "We feel he was very deserving of the award. It gives us a real boost of encouragement toward the rebuilding process we've started at Dartmouth." Randall was also selected by the Dartmouth coaching staff as the team's most valuable player. Senior guard Derek Sells received the Alvin "Doggie" Julian Award for his contributions to the team. "Derek not only did a lot on the court, but he added intangibles off the court," says Cormier.

Meanwhile, Hagerdon bounced back from an early-season foot injury to become the sixth Dartmouth woman in seven years to win Ivy Rookie of the Year honors. Hagerdon, a forward, sat out nine games with her injury and didn't start till January. She seemed to get better with every game, finishing as the team's second-leading scorer with a 13.9 per-game average and third in rebounds with a 6.2 per-game average.

Hagerdon, a native of Warwick, N.Y., was the fourth-leading scorer in the Ivy League, averaging 17.2 points per game.

Junior center Jayne Daigle of Lebanon, N.H., was a unanimous choice for first-team all-Ivy. She was the League's third-leading scorer at 17.7 points per game. It was the third straight year Daigle was named to the all-Ivy first team.