Released on = January 20, 2007, 5:28 pm

Press Release Author = Ed Anderson

Industry = Internet & Online

Press Release Summary = Former Indiana Hoosier Cem Dinc playing basketball at a
junior college

Press Release Body = (Bloomington, Ind.) Former Indiana Hoosier Cem Dinc, playing
his first college basketball game since December 31, 2005, registered a
double-double in leading the Marshalltown Community College Tigers to a 74-65
overtime win over the Iowa Community College Tritons Wednesday night in
Marshalltown, Iowa. Dinc, a 6'10" 250 pound center scored 16 points, yanked down 13
rebounds and blocked 5 shots in helping the Tigers improve their record to 12-5 on
the season. The Tigers, playing before a packed house, outscored the Tritons 18-9 in
the extra period.

Dinc was the key to Marshalltown's victory. The Tigers started out playing their
characteristic run and gun brand of basketball, but, after a long holiday break,
their perimeter shooting was as cold as the chilly January air. At the end of the
first half, Marshalltown had managed only 24 points, far off the pace of their 113
points per game average. In the second half, Marshalltown Coach Brynjar Brynjarsson
opted to slow the pace and run more half court sets to get higher percentage shots.
That decision paid dividends. Dinc, instead of trailing the break as he did in the
first stanza, set up in the post and the Tigers rewarded his hard work in getting
open by feeding him for several inside baskets, including two monstrous dunks that
left the stanchion shaking. Dinc also also scored six of the Tigers' 18 overtime
points.

For Dinc it was a breakout performance, but one he took in stride. "It felt good to
be on the court again and I'm just happy we won," he said. "Our team is improving
day by day and we're ready for conference play. We want to give Coach Brynjarsson
his first conference win Saturday." If the Tigers are to do so, they\'ll have to do
it on the road against the powerful Iowa Western Community College Reivers. The
Reviers are 17-3 on the season and edging their way into the national rankings.

--Ed Anderson 1/20/7

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