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Dakota State University's Sal Raphael is rapidly becoming less of a
secret weapon for the Trojans on the basketball court.
Raphael has
played -- and leaped -- his way into the top five rebounders' list
in all of NAIA Division II men's basketball.
His 165 rebounds in just 15 games has given him an
11-rebounds-per-game average, good enough for third place, just
behind Northwestern Iowa's Jeff VerSteeg, who has 11.08-rpg, and
top-rated Noble Anthony of Montreat College, who has 11.59 rpg.
Raphael's feat is rare, considering that he is just 6-foot-1 and
plays the two guard position in basketball.
"Sal is unique because he is such a great rebounder from that
position," says Trojan head coach Tim Schuring. "Most two guards
display great perimeter play, and their rebounding is secondary.
With Sal, the rest of his game feeds off his rebounding." |
