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King's College - 2008 Freedom Conference Champions
The men's varsity basketball team has enjoyed a successful history showered with tradition since its first season in 1946.
From past stars such as Tom McLaughlin, '50; Tom Hamm, '66; George Aldrich, '82; Ed Moyer, '87; Dave Miller, '91; Jeff Thomas, '92; Rich Yanoski, '94; Steve Mayernick, '95, Brian Horgan, '05, and all-time leading scorer Corey Dickerson, '01 (2,059 points), King's men's basketball has produced numerous standouts in its rich past.
Since King's joined the Middle Atlantic Conference in 1978 the Monarchs have produced 33 conference all-stars. Six Monarchs have additionally been named conference most valuable player, including Aldrich (1982), Miller (1990), Yanoski (1994), Mayernick (1995), Dickerson (2000), and Horgan (2005).
The Monarchs enter the 2007-08 season as the defending Freedom Conference champions, having captured the conference crown two of the last three years while earning NCAA Division III national tournament berths both seasons.
King's enjoyed its finest year in 2004-05 when the Monarchs won its second MAC Freedom Conference Championship and advanced to the NCAA Division III National Tournament "Elite Eight" to finish with a 24-6 record. Brian Horgan was named the conference player of the year, the conference tournament most valuable player, and was a third-team NCAA Division III All-American.
King's earned three straight NCAA national tournament berths in 1990-92. In 1991, the team won the "old" MAC Northeast League championship, while the 1990 squad was the overall MAC North champion. King's also won the first-ever MAC Freedom League title in 1994.
In 2000-01, the Monarchs won the Eastern College Athletic Conference Southern Region championship and concluded a 19-9 record. In the process, Corey Dickerson became the program's all-time leading scorer with 2,059 points while signing a professional contract to play in Ireland.
The Monarchs began a new era in 2001-02 with the hiring of J.P. Andrejko as head coach. A former first-team All-American at the University of Scranton, Andrejko led the Royals to the NCAA Division III National Tournament championship game as a senior and had served as the top assistant at Scranton for five years prior to his arrival at King's.
In his first six years at King's, Andrejko has led the team to six consecutive MAC Freedom Conference playoff berths; three 20-win seasons; the 2005 and 2007 MAC Freedom Tournament championship; the 2001-02 MAC Freedom regular-season title; and a second-place finish in the 2002 ECAC Southern Region Championships. Since his first season in 2001-02, Andrejko has produced 13 MAC Freedom Conference all-star performers.
The Monarchs have also done the job in the class room. Since 2000, King's has had 28 players named to the MAC All-Academic team for posting a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade-point average.
King's plays a 25-game regular-season slate and at least two tournaments, including the annual Ramada Inn/Monarch Classic in early January and a tip-off-tournament. King's and cross-town rival Wilkes have also alternated hosting the Wilkes-Barre Challenge where two out-of-town colleges are invited to come to Wilkes-Barre to face King's and Wilkes in round-robin games.
King's plays its home games in Scandlon Gymnasium, a 3,200-seat facility which stands as one of the largest in the MAC.
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