After winning the national title, many more accolades were bestowed on the 1975 Kashmere Rams team. Coach Weldon Drew was named ESPN National Coach of the Year. Karl Godine, the State Championship MVP, and Jarvis Williams were both named to the All-America team. Karl Godine, Jarvis Williams, Carl Byrd, and Madison Lane were all named to the All-State Team. For Williams and Godine this was a repeat selection, after being named as juniors. Henry Small, Carl Byrd, and Jarvis Williams’ three year career record was 120 wins and 13 losses, with 11 of those losses coming as sophomores. The team through the two championship years had a whopping 92 wins against only 2 losses. The nine seniors on the team all received athletic scholarships to play collegiate basketball. The team’s two sophomore players also received athletic scholarships after their graduation in 1977. Six players from the team earned scholarships to play major collegiate basketball, with one university making an offer to the entire starting five! The two championship teams combined were awarded 16 scholarships.
1974 and 1975 Rams State Championship Roster
Karl Godine—24
Carl Byrd—21
Jarvis Williams—25
Madison Lane—12
Henry Small—11
Carl Belcher—22
Charlie Ross—30
Craig Reggins—14
Stephen Mitchell—15
Edwin Miles—31
James Howard—20
Floyd Patterson—10, 13*
Kerwin Brooks—14*
Ervy Cormier—31
Russell Sublet—10*
Lanis Hayes—20
Michael Stanton—13
Harry Lewis—31
Nathaniel Smith—23
*1975 Jersey number
