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Kentucky Wesleyan, a consensus preseason No. 2 selection, continues as the No. 2 choice in the season's first National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)/Division II Bulletin weekly top 25 poll for men.

Florida Southern (2-0) was first followed by Great Lakes Valley Conference members No. 2 Kentucky Wesleyan, No. 3 Southern Indiana (2-0) and No. 4 Northern Kentucky (6-0). Rounding out the top ten were No. 5 Washburn, defending NCAA Champions No. 6 Metropolitan State, No. 7 Missouri Southern, No. 8 Adelphia, No. 9 South Dakota and No. 10 Wingate.

The Panthers are 2-0 and will open their 23rd season in the Great Lakes Valley Conference this weekend by playing host to Missouri St. Louis (2-0) on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. CT and Quincy (1-1) on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 3:30 p.m. CT.

Here is the Top 25 for the week of Nov. 27, 2000:

Rk., Record

1. Florida Southern 2-0

2. Kentucky Wesleyan 2-0

3. Southern Indiana 2-0

4. Northern Kentucky 5-0

5. Washburn (Kan.) 2-1

6. Metro State (Colo.) 2-1

7. Missouri Southern 2-1

8. Adelphia (NY) 2-0

9. South Dakota 4-0

10. Wingate (NC) 2-0

11. Tampa (Fla.) 5-0

12. West Chester 2-0

13. Salem International 2-1

14. Pfeiffer (NC) 1-0

15. Cal State San Bernadino 3-0

16. American International (Mass.) 1-0

17. North Alabama 5-0

18. Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 2-1

19. Northwest Missouri 4-0

20. Cal State Los Angeles 1-1

21. Regis (Colo.) 4-0

22. Gannon (Pa.) 3-1

23. Henderson State (Ark.) 2-1

24. Bowie State (NC) 3-0

25 UC Davis 1-0

Others Receiving Consideration: Augustana (SD) 4-0; Minnesota State Mankato 4-0; Edinboro (Pa.) 2-0; Fort Hays (Kan.) 3-0; Mesa State (Colo.) 3-0; Massachusetts Lowell 2-0; St. Michael's (Vt.) 2-0; New Hampshire College 1-0; Johnson C. Smith (NC) 4-0; St. Augustine's (NC) 4-0; and Hillsdale (Mich.) 3-0.

FOOTBALL BANQUET AWARD WINNERS (November 19, 1998)

Kentucky Wesleyan capped off the 2000 football season with their annual awards banquet on Saturday, November 18, at the Health and Recreation Center on KWC's campus. The Panthers finished with a 4-6 record where the Panthers broke 28 records and tied one. The award winners:

Julian Cunningham Offensive Most Valuable Player: 

    Brian Hoffmann, Sr., QB, Orlando, Fla.

Talmadge Hocker Defensive Most Valuable Player: 

    Tony Black, DE, So., College Park, Ga.

Most Improved Offensive Player: 

    Justin Kramer, WR, So., Georgetown, Ohio

    Nic Vasilchek, FB, Jr., Evansville, Ind.

Most Improved Defensive Player: Tommy Oglesby, DT, So., Gallatin, Tenn.

Offensive Newcomer of the Year: Brian Hoffmann, QB, Sr., Orlando, Fla

Defensive Newcomer of the Year: Ricky Searcy, DB, Clarksville, Tenn.

Offensive Coaches Award: Adam Fossett, T, Jr., Barnesville, Ga.

Defensive Coaches Award: Jason Indestad, DE, Sr., Burlington, Ia.

Panther Offensive Award: 

    Shaun Logsdon, TE, Sr., Leitchfield, Ky.

    Anthony Melvin, WR, Sr., Radcliff, Ky.

Panther Defensive Award: Pat Mobley, LB, So., Bloomington, Ind.

Offensive Teammate Award: Marty Montgomery, C, So., Fort Branch, Ind.

Defensive Teammate Award: 

    J. D. Wargel, LB, So., Evansville, Ind. 

    Kris Wood, LB, So., Kingston, Ga.

Position Awards:

    Best Running Back: Drew Hall, TB, Jr., Owensboro, Ky.

    Best Wide Receiver: Corey Jordan, Jr., Barnesville, Ga.

    Best Offensive Lineman: 

        Mark Howell, C, Sr., Hardinsburg, Ky. 

        Joe Nelson, G, Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio

    Best Defensive Lineman: Tony Black, DE, So., College Park, Ga.

    Best Linebacker: Frank Wintrich, So., Seminole, Fla.

    Best Defensive Back: Nick Land, SS, So., French Lick, Ind.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TO PLAY EXHIBITION GAME SUNDAY (November 7, 2000) 

The Kentucky Wesleyan College women's basketball team, under new head coach Tandy Bradford, will play an exhibition game against the Queen City Hoopstars from Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. at KWC's Health & Recreation Center. The exhibition game is free and open to the public.

HOFFMANN NAMED NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR SECOND TIME (November 1, 2000) 

For the second-time this season Football Gazette named Kentucky Wesleyan's senior quarterback Brian Hoffmann as their NCAA Division II National co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance last Saturday.

Hoffmann, a 6-foot-2-inch, 210 pounder from Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland HS, set four KWC single game records with 491 yards passing, 31 pass completions, six touchdown passes and 517 yards in total offense in leading the Panthers to a come-from-behind 49-42 victory over visiting Quincy University.

He also had 48 pass attempts and rushed for 26 yards on 10 carries for the day.

"I said prior to the game with one of our athletic staff members that I would like to have 500 yards in passing before finishing my college career," said Hoffmann. "To come within nine yards of reaching my dream on the day I said it is unbelievable."

Hoffmann's 517 yards in total offense and 491 passing yards are the second-best single-game performances in NCAA Division II this season. He currently ranks No. 9 in the nation in total offense with 262.1 yards per game.

Hoffmann is the second KWC player in history to earn National Player of the Week honors twice in one season. Former Panther quarterback J. D. Meyers accomplished the feat in 1997.

Kentucky Wesleyan (3-5) will play the Morehead State University Eagles (4-2) at Jayne Stadium (10,000) in Morehead, Ky. for a 12:30 p.m. CT kickoff on Saturday.

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