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Games Played Minutes Played CAREER CAREER

KEITH WADE CRAIG 119 THAMES 1987-91 3,947 1992-96

Keith Wade, 1987-91 ...... 119 Craig Thames, 1992-96 ...... 3,947 Jay Lehman, 1977-81 ...... 116 Tim Reiser, 1980-84 ...... 3,941 Harvey Knuckles, 1977-81 ...... 115 Keith Wade, 1987-91 ...... 3,900 Bob Borcherdt, 1982-86 ...... 115 Ken Epperson, 1981-85 ...... 3,801 Andy Fisher, 1985-89 ...... 115 Greg Stempin, 1997-2001 ...... 3,763 Greg Stempin, 1997-2001 ...... 115 Jay Lehman, 1977-81 ...... 3,565 Tim Reiser, 1980-84 ...... 114 Casey Shaw, 1994-98 ...... 3,543 Casey Shaw, 1994-98 ...... 113 Jay Gast, 1981-85 ...... 3,514 Brett Fedak, 1995-99 ...... 113 Andy Fisher, 1985-89 ...... 3,413 Robert Kizer, 1995-99 ...... 113 Robert Kizer, 1995-99 ...... 3,208 Craig Thames, 1992-96 ...... 112 SEASON Ken Epperson, 1981-85 ...... 112 Keith Wade, 1990-91 ...... 1,182 Chad Kamstra, 1996-2000 ...... 111 Greg Stempin, 2000-01 ...... 1,180 SEASON Nick Moore, 2000-01 ...... 1,173 Craig Thames, 1995-96 ...... 1,152 Robierre Cullars, 2000-01 ...... 33 Ken Epperson, 1983-84 ...... 1,102 Rory Jones, 2000-01 ...... 33 Terry Reynolds, 2000-01 ...... 1,066 Milo Kirsh, 2000-01 ...... 33 Mitch Adamek, 1980-81...... 1,047 Nick Moore, 2000-01 ...... 33 Keith Wade, 1988-89 ...... 1,041 Craig Rodgers, 2000-01 ...... 33 Fred King, 1988-89 ...... 1,024 Greg Stempin, 2000-01 ...... 33 Tim Selgo, 1979-80 ...... 1,023 Albert Wilson, 2000-01 ...... 33 Keith Wade, 1990-91 ...... 33 GAME Tom Best, 1990-91 ...... 33 Tim Selgo, vs. CMU, 3-4-78 ...... 61 Kent Murphree, 1990-91 ...... 33 Ted Williams, vs. CMU, 3-4-78 ...... 55 J. C. Harris, 1990-91 ...... 33 Jay Lehman, vs. CMU, 3-4-78 ...... 49 Corey Martin, 1990-91 ...... 33 Ken Epperson, vs. EMU, 2-4-84 ...... 49 Craig Thames, 1995-96 ...... 32 Craig Thames, vs. CMU, 2-28-96 ...... 48 Joel Howard, 1995-96 ...... 32 Terry Reynolds, vs. Auburn, 11-25-00 ...... 48 Casey Shaw, 1995-96 ...... 32 Nick Moore, vs. Samford, 12-20-00 ...... 48 Brett Fedak, 1995-96 ...... 32 Chad Kamstra, 1999-2000 ...... 31 Justin Hall, 1999-2000 ...... 31 Robierre Cullars, 1999-2000 ...... 31 Nick Moore, 1999-2000 ...... 31 Craig Rodgers, 1999-2000 ...... 31 Albert Wilson , 1999-2000 ...... 31 Robert Kizer, 1995-96 ...... 31 Andy Fisher, 1988-89 ...... 31 Keith Wade, 1988-89 ...... 31 Fred King, 1988-89 ...... 31 Bobby Taylor, 1988-89 ...... 31 Scott Riley, 1988-89 ...... 31 Mitch Adamek, 1980-81 ...... 31 Dan Boyle, 1980-81 ...... 31 Tim Reiser, 1980-81 ...... 31 Dave Rieker, 1980-81 ...... 31 Phil Martin, 1950-51 ...... 31 Bob Nichols, 1950-51 ...... 31 John Pazdzior, 1950-51 ...... 31 Burt Spice, 1950-51 ...... 31 Harry Nicholson, 1950-51 ...... 31 Phil Morton, 1950-51 ...... 31 Keith Wade holds the Rockets’ all-time record for most games played with 119 from 1987-91. Basketball111 TEAMRECORDS

SCORING Opponent Points In One Game Game Field Goal Percentage 3-Pt. Field Goal Attempts In One Game (MAC) (MAC) vs. Eastern Michigan, 1999-2000 ... 33 Points In One Season 1977-78, Central Michigan ...... 109 1985-86, (38/53) vs. Ohio ...... 717 vs. Coppin State, 1990-91 ...... 32 1990-91 ...... 2,439 1992-93, Central Michigan ...... 109 1982-83, (42/61) vs. Kent State .... .689 vs. Ohio State, 1997-98 ...... 31 2000-01 ...... 2,388 1987-88, Ohio ...... 106 1979-80, (39/57) vs. BGSU ...... 684 vs. Tennessee State, 1990-91 ...... 31 1980-81 ...... 2,372 1995-96, Central Michigan ...... 102 1953-54, (26/38) vs. Marshall ...... 684 vs. Xavier, 2000-01 ...... 30 1995-96 ...... 2,356 1997-98, Eastern Michigan ...... 98 1982-83, (36/53) vs. BGSU ...... 679 vs. Marshall, 1999-2000 ...... 30 1979-80 ...... 2,261 1985-86, Ohio ...... 98 1965-66, (52/78) vs. Kent State .... .667 vs. Central Michigan, 1988-89 ...... 29 1968-69, Ohio ...... 98 Season Scoring Average Game 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 1966-67 ...... 87.0 3-PT. FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS 3-Pt. Field Goals In One Season (Min. 8 attempts) 1967-68 ...... 85.6 vs. N. Illinois, 1986-87 (7-8) ...... 875 Field Goals In One Season 1968-69 ...... 80.7 1999-2000 ...... 225 vs. Sacramento St., 1993-94 (8-10) .. .800 1965-66 ...... 79.4 1980-81 ...... 959 2000-01 ...... 210 vs. Akron, 1992-93 (11-14) ...... 786 1971-72 ...... 78.2 1979-80 ...... 923 1990-91 ...... 201 vs. Chicago State, 1992-93 (7-9) ... .778 1977-78 ...... 883 1997-98 ...... 170 vs. George Mason, 2000-01 (13-19) .. .684 Season Defensive Scoring Avg. 1990-91 ...... 873 1996-97 ...... 167 vs. 4 teams (last vs. Akron, 2000-01 (10-15) .667 1949-50 ...... 51.4 1978-79 ...... 869 1951-52 ...... 56.1 3-Pt. FG Attempts In One Season 3-Pt. Field Goals In One Game Season Field Goal Percentage 1950-51 ...... 57.5 1999-2000 ...... 646 (MAC) 1959-60 ...... 58.1 1983-84 ...... 535 1990-91 ...... 611 vs. Marshall, 1999-2000 ...... 16 1976-77 ...... 59.4 1979-80 ...... 535 2000-01 ...... 598 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1999-2000 ...... 13 1975-76 ...... 512 1997-98 ...... 515 vs. Central Michigan, 1997-98 ...... 13 1980-81 ...... 503 1998-99 ...... 469 Points In One Season (MAC) vs. Buffalo, 1998-99 ...... 12 1978-79 ...... 499 1982-83 ...... 1,450 vs. Central Michigan, 1988-89 ...... 12 1979-80 ...... 1,442 Season 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. vs. Central Michigan, 1992-93 ...... 11 1983-84 ...... 1,429 Field Goals In One Season 1986-87 ...... 418 vs. Akron, 1992-93 ...... 11 1985-86 ...... 1,411 (MAC) 1992-93 ...... 398 vs. Ohio, 1992-93 ...... 11 1980-81 ...... 1,408 1979-80 ...... 594 1989-90 ...... 395 vs. Central Michigan, 1996-97 ...... 11 1980-81 ...... 581 1993-94 ...... 386 Season Scoring Average (MAC) 1983-84 ...... 559 1995-96 ...... 383 3-Pt. FG Attempts In One Game 1966-67 ...... 87.4 1985-86 ...... 556 (MAC) 1982-83 ...... 578 3-Pt. FG In One Season (MAC) 1967-68 ...... 81.8 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1999-2000 ...... 33 1975-76 ...... 80.7 1999-2000 ...... 145 vs. Marshall, 1999-2000 ...... 30 1979-80 ...... 80.1 Season Field Goal Pct. (MAC) 1997-98 ...... 117 vs. Central Michigan, 1988-89 ...... 29 1968-69 ...... 78.1 1979-80 ...... 544 1996-97 ...... 114 at Ball State, 1999-2000 ...... 27 1983-84 ...... 538 1992-93 ...... 113 vs. Akron, 1998-99 ...... 27 Season Defensive Scoring Avg. 1975-76 ...... 523 2000-01 ...... 110 vs. Ohio, 1998-99 ...... 26 (MAC) 1978-79 ...... 517 1959-60 ...... 58.5 1966-67 ...... 517 3-Pt. FG Attempts In One Season Game 3-Pt. FG Percentage (MAC) 1962-63 ...... 58.6 (MAC) (Min. 8 attempts) 1978-79 ...... 60.9 Field Goals In One Game 1999-2000 ...... 384 vs. Akron, 1992-93 (11-14) ...... 786 1976-77 ...... 61.9 1967-68, vs. Hillsdale ...... 58 1997-98 ...... 342 vs. Ohio, 1992-93 (11-16) ...... 688 1952-53 ...... 62.9 1977-78, vs. Central Michigan ...... 52 2000-01 ...... 318 vs. W. Michigan, 1996-97 (10-15) ... .667 1965-66, vs. Kent State ...... 52 1998-99 ...... 310 vs. Akron, 2000-01 (10-15) ...... 667 Points In One Game 1979-80, vs. Central Michigan ...... 46 1996-97 ...... 292 vs. C. Michigan, 1992-93 (11-17) .... .647 1967-68, vs. Hillsdale ...... 136 1966-67, vs. Bowling Green ...... 46 vs. C. Michigan, 1997-98 (13-21) .... .619 1990-91, vs. Prairie View A & M .. 119 Season 3-Pt. FG Percentage 1965-66, vs. Kent State ...... 117 Game Field Goal Percentage (MAC) 1979-80, vs. Central Michigan ...... 115 1985-86, (38/53) vs. Ohio ...... 717 1992-93 ...... 414 1992-93, vs. Central Michigan ...... 115 1989-90, (31/45) vs. Cincinnati .... .689 1989-90 ...... 393 FREE THROWS 1982-83, (42/61) vs. Kent State .... .689 1996-97 ...... 390 Consecutive Free Throws Made Opponent Points In One Game 1979-80, (39/57) vs. BGSU ...... 684 1999-2000 ...... 378 vs. Old Dominion, 1995-96 ...... 31 1964-65, Notre Dame ...... 113 1953-54, (26/38) vs. Marshall ...... 684 1995-96 ...... 374 at Western Michigan, 1967-68 ...... 20 1977-78, Central Michigan ...... 109 vs. Miami, 1995-96 ...... 19 1992-93, Central Michigan ...... 109 Field Goals In One Game (MAC) 3-Pt. Field Goals In One Game vs. IU-Evansville, 1976-77 ...... 19 1969-70, Villanova ...... 107 1977-78, vs. Central Michigan ...... 52 vs. Marshall, 1999-2000 ...... 16 vs. Massachusetts, 1961-62 ...... 19 1987-88, Ohio ...... 106 1965-66, vs. Kent State ...... 52 vs. Chaminade, 1990-91 ...... 14 1979-80, vs. Central Michigan ...... 46 vs. George Mason, 2000-01 ...... 13 Consecutive Free Throws Made (MAC) Points In One Game (MAC) 1966-67, vs. Bowling Green ...... 46 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1999-2000 ...... 13 at Western Michigan, 1967-68 ...... 20 1965-66, vs. Kent ...... 117 1982-83, vs. Kent State ...... 42 vs. Central Michigan, 1997-98 ...... 13 vs. Miami, 1995-96 ...... 19 1979-80, vs. Central Michigan ...... 115 vs. Auburn, 2000-01 ...... 13 at Ohio, 1974-75 ...... 17 1992-93, vs. Central Michigan ...... 115 vs. Buffalo, 1998-99 ...... 12 vs. Ohio, 1979-80 ...... 16 1963-64, vs. Marshall ...... 112 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1995-96 ...... 12 at Kent State, 1980-81 ...... 16 1965-66, vs. Northern Illinois ...... 110 vs. Central Michigan, 1988-89 ...... 12 at Ohio State, 1999-2000 ...... 12

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Free Throws In One Season 1978-79, (12/13) vs. Villanova ...... 923 1961-62 (+7.8 avg.) ...... 93 WINS-WINNING PCT. 2000-01 ...... 572 1986-87, (12/13) vs. Ohio ...... 923 1999-2000 (+5.1 avg.) ...... 91 1995-96 ...... 563 1996-97 (+5.0 avg.) ...... 89 Wins In One Season 1955-56 ...... 536 1939-40 ...... 24 Free Throws In One Game (MAC) 1941-42 ...... 23 1951-52 ...... 496 vs. Ohio, 1996-97 ...... 41 *rebounds first recorded in 1950-51 1990-91 ...... 494 1979-80 ...... 23 vs. Western Reserve, 1954-55 ...... 39 1966-67 ...... 23 Free Throw Attempts In One Season vs. Ohio, 1974-75 ...... 38 BLOCKED SHOTS 2000-01 ...... 22 vs. Ball State, 1986-87 ...... 38 Blocked Shots In One Season 1978-79 ...... 22 2000-01 ...... 855 vs. Northern Illinois, 1986-87 ...... 38 1990-91 ...... 107 1950-51 ...... 22 1955-56 ...... 791 1989-90 ...... 85 1949-50 ...... 22 1990-91 ...... 787 FT Attempts In One Game (MAC) 1994-95 ...... 81 1995-96 ...... 755 at Miami, 1989-90 ...... 58 1988-89 ...... 78 1951-52 ...... 754 Season Winning Percentage vs. Kent State, 1953-54 ...... 54 1979-80 ...... 75 1966-67 (23-2) ...... 920 Season Free Throw Percentage vs. Kent State, 1956-57 ...... 48 1991-92 ...... 75 1940-41 (21-3) ...... 875 vs. Bowling Green, 1955-56 ...... 48 1941-42 (23-5) ...... 822 1983-84 ...... 750 at Central Michigan, 1992-93 ...... 48 Blocked Shots In One Season 1936-37 (18-4) ...... 818 1995-96 ...... 746 (MAC) 1934-35 (13-3) ...... 813 1975-76 ...... 733 Game Free Throw Pct. (MAC) 1994-95 ...... 52 1976-77 ...... 730 (min. 10 attempts) 1988-89 ...... 49 Wins In One Season (MAC) 1980-81 ...... 721 1999-2000 (11-11) at BGSU ...... 1.000 1989-90 ...... 47 1979-80 ...... 14 1980-81, (10-10) vs. CMU ...... 1.000 1990-91 ...... 46 1978-79 ...... 13 Free Throws In One Season 1983-84, (20-21) vs. BGSU ...... 952 1982-83 ...... 44 1975-76 ...... 13 (MAC) 1968-69, (13-14) vs. W. Michigan ...... 929 2000-01 ...... 12 1995-96 ...... 330 1974-75, (12-13) vs. Ball State ...... 923 Blocked Shots In One Game 1976-77 ...... 12 1994-95 ...... 315 1986-87, (12-13) vs. Ohio ...... 923 vs. Detroit Mercy, 1991-92 ...... 10 1999-2000, 1998-99, 1988-89 ...... 11 1998-99 ...... 311 vs. Ohio, 1977 ...... 9 1983, 84, 1977-78, 1966-67 ...... 11 1983-84 ...... 311 REBOUNDING* vs. Western Michigan, 1984-85 ...... 9 1993-94 ...... 309 vs. Chicago State, 1990-91 ...... 9 Season Winning Pct. (MAC) Rebounds In One Season vs. Eastern Michigan, 1988-89 ...... 8 1966-67 (11-1) ...... 917 Free Throw Attempts One Season 1990-91 ...... 1,295 1979-80 (16-2) ...... 889 (MAC) 1967-68 ...... 1,205 Blocked Shots In One Game 1953-54 (10-2) ...... 833 1993-94 ...... 510 1950-51 ...... 1,197 (MAC) 1978-79 (14-3) ...... 824 1992-93 ...... 472 1999-2000 ...... 1,191 vs. Ohio, 1976-77 ...... 9 1975-76 (13-3) ...... 813 1994-95 ...... 467 1971-72 ...... 1,170 vs. Western Michigan, 1984-85 ...... 9 1998-99 ...... 447 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1988-89 ...... 8 Home Winning Percentage 2000-01 ...... 443 Rebounds In One Game* vs. Ohio, 1992-93 ...... 7 1940-41 (16-0) ...... 1.000 1941-42 (16-0) ...... 1.000 vs. Morehead State, 1971-72 ...... 81 vs. Ohio, 1993-94 ...... 7 Season Free Throw Pct. (MAC) 1966-67 (14-0) ...... 1.000 vs. Hillsdale, 1967-68 ...... 81 1981-82 ...... 772 1949-50 (16-1) ...... 941 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1973-74 ...... 72 1967-68 ...... 752 1976-77 (15-1) ...... 938 vs. Loyola (IL), 1970-71 ...... 68 1995-96 ...... 750 STEALS 1978-79 (15-1) ...... 938 vs. Colgate, 1969-70 ...... 68 1983-84 ...... 744 Steals In One Season vs. Detroit, 1966-67 ...... 68 1957-58 ...... 741 1998-99 ...... 253 Road Winning Percentage Season Rebounding Margin* 1988-89 ...... 252 (min. 8 games) Free Throws In One Game 2000-01 ...... 226 1977-78 (10-1) ...... 909 vs. Ohio, 1996-97 ...... 41 1951-52 (+11.4 avg.) ...... 352 1977-78 ...... 224 1947-48 (7-1) ...... 875 vs. Howard, 1991-92 ...... 40 1959-60 (+8.6 avg.) ...... 207 1978-79 ...... 224 1966-67 (9-2) ...... 818 vs. Western Reserve, 1954-55 ...... 39 1967-68 (+8.5 avg.) ...... 205 1942-43 (8-3) ...... 727 vs. Ohio, 1974-75 ...... 38 1996-97 (+6.3 avg.) ...... 170 Steals In One Season (MAC) 1952-53 (7-4) ...... 636 vs. Ball State, 1986-87 ...... 38 1971-72 (+6.0 avg.) ...... 149 1998-99 ...... 159 2000-01 ...... 124 vs. Northern Illinois, 1986-87 ...... 38 Rebounds In One Season (MAC)* Games In One Season 1993-94 ...... 122 2000-01 ...... 33 Free Throw Attempts In One 1982-83 ...... 726 1978-79 ...... 121 1990-91 ...... 33 Game 1997-98 ...... 725 1997-98 ...... 117 1995-96 ...... 32 vs. Howard, 1991-92 ...... 65 1985-86 ...... 685 1988-89 ...... 31 at Miami, 1989-90 ...... 58 1999-2000 ...... 682 Steals In One Game 1980-81 ...... 31 vs. Western Reserve, 1954-55 ...... 57 1994-95 ...... 665 vs. Oakland, 1977 ...... 21 1951-52 ...... 31 vs. Kent State, 1953-54 ...... 54 vs. Grand Valley State, 1998-99 ...... 19 1999-2000 ...... 31 five occasions ...... 48 Rebounds In One Game (MAC)* vs. Ashland, 1974 ...... 19 vs. Kent State, 1965-66 ...... 65 vs. Buffalo, 1998-99 ...... 18 PERSONAL FOULS Game Free Throw Percentage vs. Ohio, 1968-69 ...... 62 vs. Prairie View A&M, 1990-91 ...... 17 vs. Kent State, 1969-70 ...... 59 Most Personal Fouls-Season (min. 13 att.) vs. Bowling Green, 1966-67 ...... 59 Steals In One Game (MAC) 1951-52 ...... 671 1995-96, (32/33) vs. Old Dominion .... .970 1990-91 ...... 665 vs. Western Michigan, 1962-63 ...... 57 vs. Buffalo, 1998-99 ...... 18 1953-54, (23/24) vs. West. Reserve . .958 1980-81 ...... 610 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1975-76 ...... 16 1983-84, (20/21) vs. BGSU ...... 952 1999-2000 ...... 602 Season Rebounding Margin (MAC)* vs. Western Michigan, 1974-75 ...... 15 1968-69, (13/14) vs. W. Michigan ...... 929 1995-96 ...... 580 1974-75, (12/13) vs. Ball State ...... 923 1959-60 (+9.6 avg.) ...... 115 vs. Northern Illinois, 2000-01 ...... 14 1951-52 (+9.3 avg.) ...... 111

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Fewest Personal Fouls-Season Fewest Disqualifications-Season 1962-63 ...... 372 (MAC) 1967-68 ...... 386 1971-72 ...... 2 1954-55 ...... 404 1988-89 ...... 3 1971-72 ...... 406 1952-53 ...... 3 1959-60 ...... 407 STREAKS-STARTS Most Personal Fouls-Season (MAC) 1998-99 ...... 372 Best Starts In History 1999-2000 ...... 357 Year Start Final Record 1996-97 ...... 355 1966-67 14-0 23-2 1983-84 ...... 344 1940-41 12-0 21-3 1979-80 ...... 341 1998-99 10-0 19-9 1941-42 10-0 23-5 Fewest Personal Fouls-Season (MAC) 1938-39 9-0 17-10 1947-48 9-0 21-5 1971-72 ...... 148 1969-70 ...... 171 1973-74 ...... 171 Worst Starts In History 1970-71 ...... 176 Year Start Final Record 1972-73 ...... 180 1920-21 0-6 1-12 1954-55 1-10 5-17 Most Personal Fouls-Game 1956-57 1-9 5-19 1932-33 1-6 3-13 at Dayton, 1950-51 ...... 39 1989-90 1-5 12-16 vs. Central Michigan, 1977-78 ...... 34 at Niagara, 1949-50 ...... 32 vs. Bowling Green, 1950-51 ...... 32 Consecutive Wins vs. Kent State, 1956-57 ...... 32 1939-40/1940-41 ...... 17 1946-47/1947-48 ...... 16 Fewest Personal Fouls-Game 1966-67 ...... 14 1942-43 ...... 12 vs. Marshall, 1954-55 ...... 5 1977-78 ...... 12 vs. Bradley, 1985-86 ...... 7 vs. Arizona State, 1973-74 ...... 8 Consecutive Losses vs. San Francisco State, 1995-96 ...... 8 Greg Stempin finished his Rocket career as only the fourth 1930-31 ...... 10 UT player to ever score more than 1,500 points and haul Most Personal Fouls-Game 1954-55 ...... 9 1956-57 ...... 8 down over 800 rebounds in his career. He ranks third on (MAC) 1925-26/1926-27 ...... 7 Toledo’s all-time scoring list (1,705 points) and is tied for vs. Central Michigan, 1977-78 ...... 34 1927-28/1928-29 ...... 7 sixth on the all-time rebounding list (836 rebounds). vs. Bowling Green, 1950-51 ...... 32 1943-44 ...... 7 vs. Kent State, 1956-57 ...... 32 at Kent State, 1955-56 ...... 31 Consecutive Wins - Home vs. Miami, 1956-57 ...... 31 1939-40/1942-43 ...... 40 at Kent State, 1979-80 ...... 31 1946-47/1947-48 ...... 18 1939-40 ...... 16 Fewest Personal Fouls-Game 1960-61/1961-62 ...... 15 (MAC) 1966-67/1967-68 ...... 15 vs. Marshall, 1954-55 ...... 5 1978-79/1979-80 ...... 15 six occasions ...... 9 Consecutive Losses - Home Disqualifications-Season 1986-87 ...... 7 1951-52 ...... 33 1956-57 ...... 6 1950-51 ...... 32 1933-34 ...... 5 1974-75 ...... 31 1954-55 ...... 5 1955-56 ...... 27 1957-58 ...... 27

Fewest Disqualifications-Season 2000-01 ...... 6 1973-74 ...... 8 1988-89 ...... 9 1994-95 ...... 9

Most Disqualifications-Season (MAC) 1955-56 ...... 20 1956-57 ...... 17 1957-58 ...... 15 1976-77 ...... 15 J.C. Harris (1989-92) holds Rocket records for blocked shots in a game (9), season (60) and career (138). 114 Basketball SAVAGEHALLTOPINDIVIDUALPERFORMANCES

POINTS J.C. Harris, UT (vs. Chicago St.), 1990-91 ...... 5 FREE THROW ATTEMPTS J.C. Harris, UT (vs. Idaho), 1991-92 ...... 5 Ron Harper, Miami (vs. BSU), 1984-85 ...... 45 Rick Rightnowar, UT (vs. Kent State), 1991-92 . 23 Matt Van Abbema, WMU (vs. UT), 1993-94 ...... 5 Bubba Wells, Austin Peay (vs. Air Force), 1995-96 ... 42 Craig Sutters, UT (vs. Chicago St.), 1990-91 ...... 22 Theron Wilson, EMU (vs. UT), 1992-93 ...... 5 Melvin McLaughlin, CMU (vs. UT), 1982-83 .... 42 Ron Carter, VMI (vs. Long Beach St.), 1977-78 ..... 20 Allen Rayhorn, NIU (vs. UT), 1981-82 ...... 5 Ron Carter, VMI (vs. Long Beach St.), 1977-78 42 Craig Sutters, UT (vs. Ohio), 1990-91 ...... 19 Charles Smith, BSU (vs. UT), 1986-87 ...... 5 Ron Harper, Miami (vs. UT), 1985-86 ...... 41 Jay Lehman, UT (vs. Wyoming), 1977-78 ...... 17 Lonnie Jones, BSU (vs. UT), 1999-2000 ...... 5 Tim Taylor, Chico State (vs. UT), 1982-83 ...... 39 Tim Schirra, UT (vs. E. Carolina), 1992-93 ...... 17 George Evans, George Mason (vs. UT), 1999-2000 ..... 38 Rod Parker, Chicago St. (vs. UT), 1990-91 ...... 17 Allen Rayhorn, NIU (vs. UT), 1980-81 ...... 37 FIELD GOALS Craig Sutters, UT (vs. Ohio), 1990-91 ...... 36 Ron Harper, Miami (vs. UT), 1985-86 ...... 19 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Dan Majerle, CMU (vs. EMU), 1986-87 ...... 36 Tim Taylor, Chico St. (vs. UT), 1982-83 ...... 18 (Min. 10 FTM) Paul Graham, Ohio (vs. UT), 1987-88 ...... 36 Melvin McLaughlin, CMU (vs. UT), 1982-83 .... 18 Ron Harper, Miami (vs. BSU), 1984-85, 13-13 ...... 100.0 Greg Guy, Texas Pan-Am (vs. UT), 1992-93 ...... 35 George Evans, George Mason (vs. UT), 1999-2000 .. 17 Brett Fedak, UT (vs. CMU), 1998-99, 12-12 ..... 100.0 Greg Guy, Texas Pan-Am (vs. SE La.), 1992-93 ..... 35 Ron Harper, Miami (vs. BSU), 1984-85 ...... 16 Craig Thames, UT (vs. ODU), 1995-96, 12-12 ...... 100.0 Mitch Adamek, UT (vs. CMU), 1981-82...... 35 Mitch Adamek, UT (vs. CMU), 1981-82...... 15 Craig Thames, UT (vs. A. Peay), 1995-96, 12-12 .. 100.0 Tim Selgo, UT (vs. CMU), 1977-78 ...... 15 Blake Burnham, UT (vs. NIU), 1986-87, 11-11 ..... 100.0 REBOUNDS Ted Williams, UT (vs. CMU), 1977-78 ...... 15 Lorenzo Neely, EMU (vs. UT), 1987-88, 11-11 ..... 100.0 Clinton Hinton, NC-Charlotte (vs. Idaho), 1984-85 .... 15 Jim Havrilla, WMU (vs. UT), 1989-90, 11-11 ...... 100.0 Tim Schirra, UT (vs. E. Carolina), 1992-93) ...... 22 Mitch Adamek, UT (vs. Kent State), 1982-83 ..... 14 Chad Kamstra, UT (vs. WMU), 1999-2000, 10-10 100.0 Nico Childs, Tennessee St. (vs. UT), 1990-91 .... 20 Ted Williams, UT (vs. CMU), 1976-77 ...... 14 Earl Boykins, EMU (vs. UT), 1995-96, 10-10 ...... 100.0 Mitch Adamek, UT (vs. Loyola, Ill.), 1981-82 ... 19 Paul Graham, Ohio (vs. UT), 1987-88 ...... 14 Ken Epperson, UT (vs. Loyola, Ill.), 1981-82, 10-10 .... 100.0 Gary Trent, Ohio (vs. UT), 1992-93 ...... 19 Carl Golston, Loyola, Ill. (vs. UT), 1985-86 ...... 14 Darren Fowlkes, Butler (vs. Iowa St.), 1987-88, 10-10 ... 100.0 Craig Sutters, UT (vs. Ohio), 1990-91 ...... 18 Mike Kanieski, Dayton (vs. UT), 1981-82 ...... 14 Wayne Sappleton, Loyola, Ill. (vs. UT), 1981-82 .... 18 Grant Long, EMU (vs. WMU), 1987-88 ...... 14 3-POINT FIELD GOALS Ron Harper, Miami (vs. BSU), 1984-85 ...... 18 Mark Stevenson, Duquesne (vs. UT), 1989-90 ... 14 Mark German, UT (vs. Wright St.), 1986-87 ...... 8 Larry Stewart, Coppin St. (vs. UT), 1990-91 ...... 18 Myke Thome, Oakland (vs. UT), 1998-99 ...... 7 Leon Guydon, CMU (vs. UT), 1977-78 ...... 18 Scott Riley, UT (vs. Coppin St.), 1990-91 ...... 7 Matt Fish, NC-Wilmington (vs. Duquesne), 1988-89 . 18 FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Kent Murphree, UT (vs. Prairie View A&M), 1990-91 ..... 7 Ted Willliams, UT (vs. CMU), 1977-78 ...... 31 Greg Guy, Texas Pan-American (vs. UT), 1992-93 ... 7 ASSISTS George Evans, George Mason (vs. UT), 1999-2000 .. 30 Mark Alberts, Akron (vs. UT), 1992-93 ...... 7 Ted Williams, UT (vs. CMU), 1976-77 ...... 29 Tim Reiser, UT (vs. Detroit), 1982-83 ...... 13 Mike Martinho, Buffalo (vs. Georgia So.), 1996-97 ...... 7 Tim Selgo, UT (vs. CMU), 1977-78 ...... 29 Kenny Mitchell, Dartmouth (vs. UT), 1996-97 ... 13 Chad Kamstra, UT (vs. NIU), 1999-2000 ...... 6 DaJuane Anderson, Grambling (vs. UT), 1990-91 ...... 29 Darius Clemons, Loyola, Ill. (vs. UT), 1981-82 ...... 13 Chad Kamstra, UT (vs. EMU), 1999-2000 ...... 6 Ron Harper, Miami (vs. UT), 1985-86 ...... 29 Stan Joplin, UT (vs. BGSU), 1976-77 ...... 12 Nick Moore, UT (vs. Marshall), 1999-2000 ...... 6 Mark Stevenson, Duquesne (vs. UT), 1989-90 ... 28 Tim Reiser, UT (vs. Kent State), 1982-83 ...... 12 Nick Moore, UT (vs. George Mason), 2000-01 ...6 Ron Carter, VMI (vs. Long Beach St.), 1977-78 ..... 27 Kevin McAdoo, Detroit (vs. Houston), 1984-85 ...... 12 Archie Fuller, UT (vs. Akron), 1992-93 ...... 6 Donald Petties, WMU (vs. UT), 1984-85 ...... 27 Alvin Franklin, Houston (vs. Detroit), 1984-85 ...... 12 Scott Riley, UT (vs. CMU), 1988-89 ...... 6 Greg Guy, Texas Pan-Am (vs. UT), 1992-93 ...... 26 Brian Miller, BGSU (vs. UT), 1983-84 ...... 12 Carl Golston, Loyola, Ill. (vs. UT), 1985-86 ...... 26 Jim Les, Bradley (vs. UT), 1984-85 ...... 12 Gary Trent, Ohio (vs. EMU), 1994-95 ...... 26 3-PT. FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Carl Armato, NIU (vs. UT), 1982-83 ...... 12 Chad Kamstra, UT (vs. NIU), 1999-2000 ...... 17 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Mark Alberts, Akron (vs. UT), 1992-93 ...... 15 STEALS Mark German, UT (vs. Butler), 1987-88 ...... 13 (Min. 10 FGA) Hank Washington, SE La. (vs. UTPA), 1992-93 ...9 Kent Murphree, UT (vs. St. Mary’s), 1990-91 .... 13 Greg Anderson, Houston (vs. UT), 1985-86, 10-11 ...... 90.9 Gary Campbell, UT (vs. Florida Int’l), 1986-87 ....7 Chad Kamstra, UT (vs. E. Michigan), 1999-2000 .. 13 Shon Smith, UT (vs. Alcorn St.), 1984-85, 9-10 ...... 90.0 Dick Miller, UT (vs. Michigan), 1979-80 ...... 7 Greg Guy, Texas Pan-Am (vs. UT), 1992-93 ...... 13 J.C. Harris, UT (vs. Buffalo), 1991-92, 9-10 .... 90.0 Ted Williams, UT (vs. VMI), 1977-78 ...... 7 Mike Martinho, Buffalo (vs. Georgia So.), 1996-97 ... 13 Lamont Hanna, Miami (vs. UT), 1988-89, 9-10 ...... 90.0 Dennis Whitaker, Ohio (vs. EMU), 1987-88 ...... 7 Mark German, UT (vs. Wright St.), 1986-87 ...... 12 Tom Cutter, WMU (vs. UT), 1976-77, 9-10 .... 90.0 Ken Epperson, UT (vs. NIU), 1981-82 ...... 6 Chad Kamstra, UT (vs. Xavier, NIT), 1998-99 ... 11 Jim Swaney, UT (vs. Miami), 1977-78, 11-13 ..... 84.6 Tom Best, UT (vs. Prairie View A&M), 1990-91 ..6 Archie Fuller, UT (vs. BGSU), 1992-93 ...... 11 John Groud, Mississippi (vs. UT), 1976-77, 11-13 .. 84.6 Tom Best, UT (vs. Samford), 1990-91 ...... 6 Mark Brown, WMU (vs. UT), 1989-90 ...... 11 Ronnie Harris, Rollins (vs. UT), 1982-83, 11-13 ..... 84.6 Andre Blackett, Brooklyn (vs. UT), 1985-86 ...... 6 P. J. Halas, Dartmouth (vs. Buffalo), 1996-97 .... 11 Brett Fedak, UT (vs. Xavier, NIT), 1998-99, 10-12 .... 83.3 Lorenzo Neeley, EMU (vs. UT), 1987-88 ...... 6 Mitch Adamek, UT (vs. CMU), 1981-82, 15-18 ...... 83.3 Doug Bessert, Wyoming (vs. Long Beach St.), 1977-78 .... 6 3-PT. FIELD GOAL PCT. Blake Burnham, UT (vs. BGSU), 1983-84, 10-12 .... 83.3 Paul Baron, Ohio (vs. UT), 1984-85 ...... 6 (min. 4 FGM) George Milhouse, Lamar (vs. EMU), 1983-84 ...... 6 Myke Thome, Oakland (vs. UT). 1998-99, 7-7 ...... 100.0 Nick Moore, UT (vs. George Mason), 2000-01, 6-6 .. 100.0 Grant Long, EMU (vs. WMU), 1987-88 ...... 6 FREE THROWS Brannon Lancaster, NC-Wilmington (vs. UTA), 1988-89, 5-5 ..... 100.0 Brett Larrick, Charleston So. (vs. UT), 1996-97 ....6 Rick Rightnowar, UT (vs. Kent State), 1991-92 . 22 James Heck, UT (vs. Chicago State), 1992-93, 4-4 ..... 100.0 Jay Lehman, UT (vs. Wyoming), 1977-78 ...... 16 Demar Moore, BGSU (vs. UT), 1996-97 ...... 6 James Heck, UT (vs. Detroit), 1991-92, 4-4 ... 100.0 Bruce Jones, E. Kentucky (vs. UT), 1978-79 ...... 6 Ron Carter, VMI (vs. Long Beach St.), 1977-78 ..... 16 Sam Brown, UT (vs. Akron), 1992-93, 4-4 .... 100.0 Craig Sutters, UT (vs. Chicago St.), 1990-91 ...... 15 Ben Johnson, UWGB (vs. UT), 1991-92, 4-4 ...... 100.0 BLOCKED SHOTS Ken Epperson, UT (vs. Kent State), 1983-84 ...... 14 Matt Otto, BGSU (vs. UT), 1991-92, 4-4 ...... 100.0 Craig Sutters, UT (vs. Ohio), 1990-91 ...... 14 J.C. Harris, UT (vs. Detroit), 1991-92 ...... 9 Archie Fuller, UT (vs. Akron), 1992-93, 6-7 ... 85.7 Jeff Haar, UT (vs. NIU), 1986-87 ...... 13 Robierre Cullars, UT (vs. Marshall), 1999-2000, 5-6 ...... 83.3 Barry Sonnenberg, UT (vs. WMU), 1984-85 ...... 8 Ron Harper, Miami (vs. BSU), 1984-85 ...... 13 Clayton Burch, UT (vs. OSU), 1998-99, 5-6 .... 83.3 Craig Sutters, UT (vs. Miami), 1990-91 ...... 7 Darian McKinney, CMU (vs. UT), 1991-92...... 13 Faragi Phillips, Miss. Valley St. (vs. UT), 1998-99, 5-6 .... 83.3 Jason Terry, Ohio (vs. UT), 1993-94 ...... 7 Rod Parker, Chicago St. (vs. UT), 1990-91 ...... 13 Archie Fuller, UT (vs. Kent State), 1993-94, 5-6 .. 83.3 Barry Sonnenberg, UT (vs. Detroit), 1982-83 ...... 6 Allen Rayhorn, NIU (vs. UT), 1980-81 ...... 13 Kent Murphree, UT (vs. Ohio), 1991-92, 5-6 ... 83.3 J.C. Harris, UT (vs. Prairie View A&M), 1990-91 ...... 6 Fred King, UT (vs. Butler), 1987-88, 5-6 ...... 83.3 Herb Williams, Ohio State (vs. UT), 1978-79 ...... 6 Marcus Norris, BSU (vs. EMU), 1994-95, 5-6 .... 83.3 Basketball115 SAVAGEHALLTOPTEAMPERFORMANCES

MOST POINTS REBOUNDS FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS UT (vs. Prairie View A&M), 1990-91 ...... 119 CMU (vs. UT), 1977-78 ...... 77 UT (vs. CMU), 1977-78 ...... 118 UT (vs. Chicago St.), 1990-91 ...... 109 UT (vs. Tennessee St.), 1990-91 ...... 63 Tennessee State (vs. UT), 1990-91 ...... 96 CMU (vs. UT), 1977-78 ...... 109 UT (vs. CCNY), 1981-82 ...... 63 Prairie View A&M (vs. UT), 1990-91 ...... 90 UT (vs. Grand Valley State), 1998-99 ...... 108 Prairie View A&M (vs. UT), 1990-91 ...... 61 EMU (vs. UT), 1981-82 ...... 87 UT (vs. CMU), 1977-78 ...... 107 UT (vs. Florida International), 1986-87 ...... 60 UT (vs. Prairie View A&M), 1990-91 ...... 85 Long Beach St. (vs. VMI), 1977-78 ...... 106 Tennessee St. (vs. UT), 1990-91 ...... 60 St. Mary’s (vs. UT), 1990-91 ...... 85 Ohio (vs. UT), 1987-88 ...... 106 UT (vs. Loyola, Ill.), 1981-82 ...... 59 Michigan (vs. Oklahoma State), 1982-83 ...... 85 UT (vs. Buffalo), 1998-99 ...... 103 Oakland (vs. UT), 1993-94 ...... 57 Loyola (vs. UT), 1981-82 ...... 82 UT (vs. NIU), 1986-87 ...... 103 UT (vs. Akron), 1977-78 ...... 57 UT (vs. Tennessee State), 1990-91 ...... 80 UT (vs. Tennessee St.), 1990-91 ...... 102 UT (vs. Eastern Kentucky), 1978-79 ...... 57 Long Beach State (vs. VMI), 1977-78 ...... 80 Wyoming (vs. Long Beach State), 1977-78 ...... 80 MOST POINTS (HALF) ASSISTS UT (vs. CMU), 1977-78 ...... 78 UT (vs. CMU), 1977-78 ...... 34 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE CMU (vs. UT), 1977-78 ...... 74 Purdue (vs. UT), 1986-87 ...... 31 Kent (vs. UT), 1986-87, 34-49 ...... 69.4 UT (vs. Prairie View A&M), 1990-91 ...... 68 UT (vs. Ball State), 1977-78 ...... 29 UT (vs. Cincinnati), 1989-90, 31-45 ...... 68.9 Ohio (vs. UT), 1987-88 ...... 62 UT (vs. Oakland), 1977-78 ...... 28 UT (vs. Kent), 1982-83, 42-61 ...... 68.9 UT (vs. Grand Valley State), 1998-99 ...... 61 UT (vs. BGSU), 1983-84 ...... 28 UT (vs. BGSU), 1982-83, 36-53 ...... 67.9 UT (vs. WMU), 1984-85 ...... 61 UT (vs. EMU), 1981-82 ...... 28 UT (vs. CMU), 1989-90, 30-45 ...... 66.7 UT (vs. BSU), 1995-96...... 59 UT (vs. EMU), 1978-79 ...... 27 UT (vs. Cleveland State), 1996-97, 28-42 ...... 66.7 UT (vs. Chicago State), 1990-91 ...... 58 UT (vs. WMU), 1979-80 ...... 27 Ohio (vs. UT), 1987-88, 36-55 ...... 65.5 UT (vs. Buffalo), 1998-99 ...... 56 UT (vs. Rollins), 1982-83 ...... 27 Miami (vs. UT), 1977-78, 34-52 ...... 65.4 UT (vs. Heidelberg), 1996-97 ...... 56 UT (vs. Baldwin-Wallace), 1977-78 ...... 26 EMU (vs. UT), 1985-86, 32-49 ...... 65.3 UT (vs. Kent State), 1982-83 ...... 56 CMU (vs. UT), 1977-78 ...... 26 BGSU (vs. UT), 1986-87, 37-57 ...... 64.9 Bradley (vs. UT), 1984-85 ...... 26 FEWEST PTS. ALLOWED FREE THROWS by UT (vs. Cornell), 1976-77 ...... 35 STEALS UT (vs. Ohio), 1996-97 ...... 41 by Miami (vs. UT), 1991-92 ...... 39 UT (vs. Oakland), 1977-78 ...... 21 UT (vs. Howard), 1991-92 ...... 40 by UT (vs. CCNY), 1981-82 ...... 40 Wyoming (vs. Long Beach St.), 1977-78 ...... 20 CMU (vs. UT), 1977-78 ...... 35 by UT (vs. Albany), 1998-99 ...... 42 UT (vs. Grand Valley State), 1998-99 ...... 19 UT (vs. NIU), 1986-87 ...... 34 by UT (vs. Oakland), 1977-78 ...... 43 UT (vs. Buffalo), 1998-99 ...... 18 UT (vs. Akron), 1993-94 ...... 34 by UT (vs. EMU), 1978-79 ...... 43 George Mason (vs. UT), 1999-2000 ...... 17 UT (vs. Akron), 1992-93 ...... 34 by Kent State (vs. UT), 1988-89 ...... 43 UT (vs. Prairie View A&M), 1990-91 ...... 17 Ohio (vs. Miami), 1984-85 ...... 32 by UT (vs. EMU), 2000-01 ...... 43 6 tied at (last by: Murray St. vs. Columbia, 1993-94) .. 16 UT (vs. Old Dominion), 1995-96 ...... 32 by UT (vs. Navy), 1987-88 ...... 44 UT (vs. Murray State), 1993-94 ...... 32 by UT (vs. Miss. Valley State), 1991-92 ...... 44 BLOCKED SHOTS UT (vs. St. Louis), 1978-79 ...... 32 by Dartmouth (vs. Buffalo), 1996-97 ...... 44 Ohio (vs. UT), 1993-94 ...... 12 UT (vs. Detroit), 1991-92 ...... 10 FREE THROW ATTEMPTS FEWEST PTS. ALLOWED - HALF Michigan (vs. Vermont), 1982-83 ...... 10 UT (vs. Howard), 1991-92 ...... 65 by UT (vs. Cornell), 1976-77 ...... 15 UT (vs. WMU), 1984-85 ...... 9 CMU (vs. UT), 1977-78 ...... 50 by UT (vs. Navy), 1987-88 ...... 15 UT (vs. Miami), 1990-91 ...... 9 UT (vs. Chicago State), 1990-91 ...... 48 by UT (vs. Colorado State), 1987-88 ...... 15 UT (vs. Tennessee St.), 1990-91 ...... 8 UT (vs. Xavier), 1998-99 ...... 47 by UT (vs. Indiana State), 1976-77 ...... 15 UT (vs. Chicago St.), 1990-91 ...... 8 UT (vs. Ohio), 1996-97 ...... 47 by UT (vs. Texas-Arlington), 1989-90 ...... 15 UT (vs. EMU), 1988-89 ...... 8 UT (vs. Murray State), 1993-94 ...... 46 by UT (vs. NW Louisiana), 1978-79 ...... 15 CMU (vs. Kent State), 1986-87 ...... 8 UT (vs. Akron), 1992-93 ...... 45 by UT (vs. Army), 1983-84 ...... 16 Evansville (vs. UT), 1988-89 ...... 8 UT (vs. Ohio), 2000-01 ...... 45 by Butler (vs. UT), 1987-88 ...... 16 UT (vs. BSU), 1995-96...... 44 by UT (vs. WMU), 1982-83 ...... 16 FEWEST TURNOVERS UT (vs. Akron), 1993-94 ...... 44 by Michigan (vs. Vermont), 1982-83 ...... 16 UT (vs. Miss. Valley State), 1998-99 ...... 42 UT (vs. Idaho), 1991-92 ...... 4 UT (vs. CMU), 1992-93 ...... 42 BSU (vs. EMU), 1994-95 ...... 4 MARGIN OF VICTORY UT (vs. Wittenberg), 1984-85 ...... 5 UT 98, Oakland 43, 1977-78 ...... 55 Miami (vs. UT), 1994-95 ...... 5 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE UT 103, Buffalo 51, 1998-99 ...... 52 Buffalo (vs. Georgia Southern), 1996-97 ...... 5 (Min. 10 FTM) UT 91, CCNY 40, 1981-82 ...... 51 Temple (vs. UT), 1986-87 ...... 6 WMU (vs. UT), 1989-90, 17-17 ...... 100.0 UT 108, Grand Valley State 58, 1998-99 ...... 50 BGSU (vs. Kent State), 1986-87 ...... 6 BSU (vs. Kent State), 1988-89, 15-15 ...... 100.0 Kent State 88, UT 43, 1988-89 ...... 45 BSU (vs. Ohio), 1988-89 ...... 6 Miami (vs. UT), 1988-89, 11-11 ...... 100.0 UT 91, Baldwin-Wallace 48, 1977-78 ...... 43 14 tied at (last: UT [vs. Marshall], 1999-2000) ...... 7 UT (vs. CMU), 1980-81, 10-10 ...... 100.0 UT 92, Central Florida 51, 1988-89 ...... 41 UT (vs. Navy), 1987-88, 10-10 ...... 100.0 UT 87, NIU 46, 1978-79 ...... 41 FIELD GOALS UT (vs. Old Dominion), 1995-96, 32-33 ...... 97.0 UT 79, Albany 37, 1998-99 ...... 37 UT (vs. BGSU), 1983-84, 20-21 ...... 95.2 UT (vs. CMU), 1977-78 ...... 52 UT 98, Kent State 61, 1982-83 ...... 37 Indiana (vs. UT), 1976-77, 17-18...... 94.4 UT (vs. Prairie View A&M), 1990-91 ...... 47 UT 89, Baldwin-Wallace 52, 1995-96 ...... 37 St. Bonaventure (vs.Texas So.), 1993-94, 15-16 ...... 93.8 UT (vs. Butler), 1978-79 ...... 44 UT 90, Mississippi Valley State 53, 1989-90 ...... 37 UT (vs. Lamar), 1983-84, 14-15 ...... 93.3 Loyola, Ill. (vs. UT), 1985-86 ...... 43 UT 85, Akron 48, 1977-78 ...... 37 WMU (vs. UT), 1979-80, 14-15 ...... 93.3 Miami (vs. UT), 1985-86 ...... 43 UT (vs. Kent State), 1982-83 ...... 42 UT (vs. Baldwin-Wallace), 1977-78 ...... 41 UT (vs. Kent State), 1981-82 ...... 41 Purdue (vs. UT), 1986-87 ...... 41 116 Basketball SAVAGEHALLTOPPERFORMANCES

UT 28, Miami 43, 1985-86 ...... 71 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MOST POINTS (HALF) - TWO TEAMS UT 35, Ohio 36, 1987-88 ...... 71 UT (vs. Marshall), 1999-2000 ...... 16 UT 78, CMU 74, 1977-78 ...... 152 UT (vs. Eastern Michigan), 1999-2000 ...... 13 UT 68, Prairie View A&M 53, 1990-91 ...... 121 FREE THROWS - TWO TEAMS UT 53, Ohio 62, 1987-88 ...... 115 Iowa State (vs. Butler), 1987-88 ...... 13 UT 41, Ohio 15, 1996-97 ...... 56 UT (vs. George Mason), 2000-01 ...... 13 UT 58, Chicago State 49, 1990-91 ...... 107 UT 61, WMU 51, 1984-85 ...... 112 UT 27, CMU 28, 1998-99 ...... 55 UT (vs. CMU), 1988-89 ...... 12 UT 30, Xavier 24, 1998-99 ...... 54 Oakland (vs. UT), 1993-94 ...... 12 UT 32, Old Dominion 22, 1995-96 ...... 54 9 others tied at ...... 11 REBOUNDS - TWO TEAMS UT 40, Howard 14, 1991-92 ...... 52 UT 56, CMU 77, 1977-78 ...... 133 UT 27, Chicago State 25, 1990-91 ...... 52 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS UT 63, Tennessee State 60, 1990-91 ...... 123 UT 32, St. Louis 19, 1978-79 ...... 51 Oakland (vs. UT), 1993-94 ...... 35 UT 63, CCNY 55, 1981-82 ...... 118 VMI 25, Long Beach State 26, 1977-78 ...... 51 UT (vs. Eastern Michigan), 1999-2000 ...... 33 UT 53, Prairie View A&M 61, 1990-91 ...... 114 UT 19, Ohio 31, 1987-88 ...... 50 Texas Southern (vs. Stetson), 1994-95 ...... 33 UT 57, Akron 51, 1977-78 ...... 108 UT 27, Akron 22, 1994-95 ...... 49 UT (vs. Coppin State), 1990-91 ...... 32 UT 60, Florida International 45, 1986-87 ...... 105 UT (vs. Tennessee State), 1993-94 ...... 31 UT 59, Loyola (Ill.), 44, 1981-82 ...... 103 3-PT. FIELD GOALS - TWO TEAMS Miami (vs. UT), 1989-90 ...... 31 Oklahoma State 55, Michigan 47, 1982-83 ...... 102 UT 16, Marshall 11, 1999-2000 ...... 27 UT (vs. Xavier), 2000-01 ...... 30 UT 10, Prairie View A&M 11, 1990-91 ...... 21 UT (vs. Marshall), 1999-2000 ...... 30 ASSISTS - TWO TEAMS UT 11, Akron 9, 1992-93 ...... 20 UT (vs. CMU), 1988-89 ...... 29 UT 34, CMU 26, 1977-78 ...... 60 UT 13, George Mason 7, 2000-01 ...... 20 CMU (vs. UT), 1989-90 ...... 29 UT 28, BGSU 21, 1983-84 ...... 49 UT 10, Georgia Southern 9, 1996-97 ...... 19 Tennessee State (vs. UT), 1990-91 ...... 29 UT 29, BSU 18, 1977-78 ...... 47 UT 11, Baldwin-Wallace 8, 1995-96 ...... 19 Prairie View A&M (vs. UT), 1990-91 ...... 29 UT 21, Bradley 26, 1984-85 ...... 47 UT 23, Ohio 23, 1983-84 ...... 46 FIELD GOAL PCT. - TWO TEAMS 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT. UT 23, UMass 22, 1979-80 ...... 45 UT (29-47), EMU (34-54), 1983-84 ...... 62.4 (min. 5 FGM) UT 28, EMU 17, 1981-82 ...... 45 UT (29-46), BGSU (33-54), 1996-97 ...... 62.0 UT (vs. NIU), 1986-87, 7-8 ...... 87.5 UT (32-57), Lamar (34-53), 1983-84...... 60.0 UT (vs. Akron), 1992-93, 11-14 ...... 78.6 STEALS - TWO TEAMS UT (35-60), EMU (37-60), 1984-85 ...... 60.0 UT (vs. Chicago State), 1992-93, 7-9 ...... 77.8 UT 21, Oakland 9, 1977-78 ...... 30 UT (31-54), Austin Peay (30-48), 1995-96 ...... 59.8 UT (vs. Ohio), 1991-92, 9-12 ...... 75.0 UT 16, Akron 13, 1977-78 ...... 29 UT (30-52), Charleston (28-45), 1981-82 ...... 59.8 UT (vs. Detroit), 1991-92, 6-8 ...... 75.0 UT 15, Florida International 11, 1986-87 ...... 26 UT (31-52), UMass (33-56), 1979-80 ...... 59.2 BSU (vs. EMU), 1994-95, 6-8 ...... 75.0 UT 11, EMU 15, 1987-88 ...... 26 UT (35-67), Ohio (36-55), 1987-88 ...... 58.2 BSU (vs. Kent State), 1988-89, 6-8 ...... 75.0 UT 17, Prairie View A&M 9, 1990-91 ...... 26 UT (31-49), EMU (30-56), 1989-90 ...... 58.1 BSU (vs. UT), 1987-88, 5-7 ...... 71.4 Michigan 15, Vermont 11, 1982-83 ...... 26 UT (32-62), NIU (35-54), 1981-82 ...... 57.8 EMU (vs. UT), 1996-97, 5-7 ...... 71.4 Wyoming 20, Long Beach State 6, 1977-78 ...... 26 Nebraska (vs. UT), 1991-92, 5-7 ...... 71.4 FREE THROW PCT. - TWO TEAMS Air Force (vs. Austin Peay), 1995-96, 5-7 ...... 71.4 BLOCKED SHOTS - TWO TEAMS (min. 15 FTM) UT 7, Ohio 12, 1993-94 ...... 19 UT (10-11), Miami (11-11), 1988-89 ...... 95.4 FIELD GOAL PCT. DEFENSE UT 10, Detroit 6, 1991-92 ...... 16 UT (20-21), BGSU (8-10), 1983-84 ...... 90.3 UT (24-28), Dartmouth (7-7), 1996-97 ...... 89.1 by UT (vs. CCNY, 15-75), 1981-82 ...... 20.0 Murray State 7, Columbia 6, 1993-94 ...... 13 UT (8-8), WMU (12-15), 1995-96 ...... 89.0 by BSU (vs. Ohio, 9-43), 1988-89 ...... 20.9 UT 7, Northern Illinois 5, 1999-2000 ...... 12 UT (9-11), CMU (7-7), 1976-77 ...... 88.9 by Kent State (vs. UT, 13-53), 1988-89...... 24.5 UT 5, Akron 7, 1999-2000 ...... 12 BSU (15-15), Kent State (15-19), 1988-89...... 88.2 by UT (vs. Akron, 17-68), 1977-78 ...... 25.0 UT 5, EMU 7, 1996-97 ...... 12 UT (32-33), Old Dominion (22-29), 1995-96... 87.1 by UT (vs. Tennessee State, 26-96), 1990-91 .. 27.1 UT 9, WMU 3, 1984-85 ...... 12 UT (19-23), WMU (14-15), 1979-80 ...... 86.8 by UT (vs. Buffalo, 16-57), 1998-99 ...... 28.1 UT 5, Ohio 6, 1979-80 ...... 11 UT (41-47), Ohio (15-18), 1996-97 ...... 86.1 by Dartmouth (vs. Buffalo, 15-52), 1996-97 .... 28.8 UT 4, Kentucky State 7, 1982-83 ...... 11 UT (25-28), Idaho (4-6), 1991-92 ...... 85.3 by UT (vs. Ohio, 19-65), 2000-01 ...... 29.2 EMU 6, CMU 5, 1986-87 ...... 11 by UT (vs. Navy, 12-41), 1987-88 ...... 29.3 by Ohio (vs. UT, 17-57), 1990-91...... 29.8 FEWEST TURNOVERS - TWO TEAMS 3-PT. FG PCT. - TWO TEAMS UT 7, Marshall 8, 1999-2000 ...... 15 (min. 10 FGM) MOST POINTS - TWO TEAMS UT 7, Ohio 8, 1991-92 ...... 15 UT (7-9), Chicago State (8-13), 1992-93 ...... 68.2 UT (10-15), WMU (3-5), 1996-97 ...... 65.0 CMU 109, UT 107, 1977-78 ...... 216 UT 8, EMU 7, 1990-91 ...... 15 Kent (6-11), BSU (6-8), 1988-89 ...... 63.2 UT 119, Prairie View A&M 92, 1990-91 ...... 211 Ohio 9, Ball State 6, 1988-89 ...... 15 UT (9-14), NIU (3-6), 1987-88 ...... 60.0 Long Beach St. 106, VMI 97, 1977-78 ...... 203 UT 10, Temple 6, 1986-87 ...... 16 UT (6-8), Detroit (7-14), 1991-92 ...... 59.9 Ohio 106, UT 95, 1987-88 ...... 201 UT 8, BSU 8, 1995-96 ...... 16 UT (6-12), Temple (4-5), 1986-87 ...... 59.0 UT 109, Chicago State 89, 1990-91 ...... 198 UT 11, Miami 5, 1994-95 ...... 16 UT (11-16), Ohio (3-9), 1992-93 ...... 56.0 UT 103, NIU 91, 1986-87 ...... 194 UT 4, Idaho 12, 1991-92 ...... 16 UT (13-19), George Mason (7-17), 2000-01... 55.6 UT 95, WMU 89, 1984-85 ...... 184 UT (8-13), EMU (7-14), 1989-90 ...... 55.5 UT 96, BSU 88, 1986-87 ...... 184 FIELD GOALS - TWO TEAMS UT (9-17), Wright State (3-5), 1986-87...... 54.5 EMU 95, WMU 88, 1987-88 ...... 183 UT 52, CMU 37, 1977-78 ...... 89 UT (11-14), Akron (9-23), 1992-93 ...... 54.1 UT 47, Prairie View A&M 31, 1990-91 ...... 78 FEWEST POINTS - TWO TEAMS UT 37, BGSU 40, 1983-84 ...... 77 UT 58, Cornell 35, 1976-77 ...... 93 UT 41, Kent State 35, 1981-82 ...... 76 Air Force 48, Auburn 46, 1980-81 ...... 94 VMI 36, Long Beach State 40, 1977-78 ...... 76 UT 50, BGSU 49, 1992-93 ...... 99 UT 37, BGSU 35, 1981-82 ...... 72 UT 60, Navy 42, 1987-88 ...... 102 UT 44, Butler 28, 1978-79 ...... 72 UT 52, Butler 50, 1987-88 ...... 102 UT 36, BGSU 35, 1982-83 ...... 71 Army 52, EMU 50, 1983-84...... 102 UT 28, Loyola (Ill.) 43, 1985-86 ...... 71 Basketball117 LETTERMEN1915-2001

GGG ALL-TIME CAPTAINS Galicki, Jerry, 59-60-61 1916-17-Fred Starkey 1945-46-Charles Feistkorn 1973-74-Mike Parker Gallagher, Joe, 40 1918-19-Clark (Pinky) Pittinger 1946-47-Unknown 1974-75-Jim Brown/Jim Kindle Gardner, Joe, 93-94-95-96 1919-20-Norm Beck 1947-48-Dal Zuber/Charles Harmon 1975-76-Larry Cole/Mike Larsen Garner, Donald, 30-33 1920-21-Carl Brand 1948-49-Dal Zuber/Charles Harmon 1976-77-Dave Speicher 1921-22-Carl Brand 1949-50-George Bush 1977-78-Kevin Appel/Ted Williams Garwood, John, 79 1922-23-Gib Stick 1950-51-Bill Walker/Carl Muzi 1978-79-Kevin Appel/Stan Joplin Gast, Jay, 82-83-84-85 1923-24-Gib Stick 1951-52-Phil Morton 1979-80-Dick Miller/Tim Selgo Gast, Les, 36-37-38 1924-25-Manny Weisberg 1952-53-Bob Nichols/Harry Nicholson 1980-81-Jay Lehman/Harvey Gauthier, Eugene, 30 1925-26-Howard Carson 1953-54-Phil Martin/John Padzior 1981-82-Mitch Adamek 1926-27-Austin Campbell 1954-55-Jim Ray 1982-83-Mitch Adamek/Brad Rieger Geer, Paul, 35 1927-28-Irvin Siewert 1955-56-Jim Ray 1983-84-Tim Reiser/John Green Geistler, Dale, 69-70 1928-29-William Walker 1956-57-Murray Guttman 1984-85-Jay Gast Gerber, Robert, 40-41-42 1929-30-William Walker 1957-58-Joe Kiefer 1985-86-Gary Campbell 1930-31-Arnold Straka 1958-59-John Arkebauer 1986-87-Gary Campbell/Blake Burnham Gelber, Ward, 44 1931-32-Arnold Straka 1959-60-Ned Miklovic/Willie Newsome 1987-88-Mark German/Jeff Haar German, Mark, 85-86-87-88 1932-33-Joe Shank 1960-61-Bob Pawlak/George Patterson 1988-89-Andy Fisher/John Vandecaveye Gher, Jeff, 87-88 1933-34-Joe Shank 1961-62-Ralph Lewis/Larry Jones 1989-90-Chad Keller/Bobby Taylor Gilhooley, Thomas, 33 1934-35-Roland McDermott 1962-63-Marv Odesky 1990-91-Craig Sutters/Keith Wade 1935-36-John Rapparlie 1963-64-Larry Jones 1991-92-J.C. Harris/Kent Murphree Gladieux, Alton, 44-45 1936-37-Charlie Cupp 1964-65-Ken Miller/Bill Drenser 1992-93-Rick Rightnowar Gladieux, Matt, 96-97 1937-38-Dale Crowe 1965-66-Jim Cox/Bob Aston 1993-94-James Heck Glass, James, 43 1938-39-Chuck Chuckovits 1966-67-Bill Backensto 1994-95-Scoop Williams/Craig Thames 1939-40-Pat Hintz 1967-68-Willie Babione/Don White 1995-96-Darrell Sizemore/Craig Thames Gleason, Bill, 76-77-78 1940-41-Marshall Carson 1968-69-Steve Mix/John Rudley 1996-97-Casey Shaw/Joel Howard Goedde, Sylvester, 44-46 1941-42-Bob Gerber/Bart Quinn 1969-70-Larry Smith 1997-98-Casey Shaw/Joel Howard Gosline, Robert, 33 1942-43-Bob Bolyard 1970-71-Tim Harman 1998-99-Robert Kizer/Brett Fedak Gould, Mike, 77 1943-44-Unknown 1971-72-Tim Harman/Bill Chapman 1999-00-Greg Stempin 1944-45-Charles Feistkorn 1972-73-Tom Kozelko/Mac Otten 2000-01-Greg Stempin Grailer, George, 41-42 Grant, James, 40-41-42 ——AAA——AAA——AAA——AAA——AAA Brisker, John, 67-68 DDD Graves, Arthur, 20 Adelsberg, Dave, 93 Brown, Ellis, 46 Dallas, Rhett, 91 Graves, Raymond, 21 Adamek, Mitch, 80-81-82-83 Brown, Jim, 73-74-75 Davie, Rich, 72 Grove, Arthur, 43 Alexander, William, 23-24-26 Brown, Sam, 93 Davis, Gene, 37-38-39 Green, John, 81-82-83-84 Alvarez, Al, 37-38-39 Buneta, Joe, 55-56-57 Defoe, John, 94-95 Guth, Joel, 89-90 Appel, Kevin, 77-78-79 Burch, Clayton, 97-98-99 Dietrich, Douglas, 51 Guttman, Murray, 55-56-57 Arent, Walter, 47 Burnham, Blake, 84-85-86-87 Donley, Deane, 28 HHH Arkebauer, John, 57-58-59 Bush, George, 47-48-49-50 Dorell, Robert, 37 HHH Aston, Robert, 64-65-66 Butz, George, 22-23 Dowd, John, 32-33-34 Haffelder, William, 42 Ayers, Frank, 53 Dowling, Carl, 21-22 Hall, Justin, 99-00 Ayling, John, 64-65-66 CCC Drake, LaVerne, 33 Hamlar, David, 46 Cabey, Bernie, 58-59-60 Drenser, William, 63-65 Harman, Tim, 70-71-72 BBB Campbell, Austin, 25-26-27 Duncan, Doug, 65 Harmon, Charles, 43-47-48 Babione, William, 66-67-68 Campbell, Gary, 84-85-86-87 Harr, Jeff, 85-86-87-88 Bacino, Sammy, 99-00 Carlson, Marshall, 39-40-41 EEE Harris, J.C., 90-91-92 Backensto, William, 65-66-67 Carroll, Ralph, 51-52 Early, William, 42-46 Hayes, Robert, 39-40-41 Bail, Jay, 62-63-64 Carson, Charles, 27 Eitzman, Perry, 56-57 Heck, James, 91-92-93-94 Baker, Kevin, 95-96 Carson, Clarence, 31 Ely, Gilbert, 19 Heiny, Robert, 43 Ballmer, Perry, 19-20 Carson, Howard, 24-25-26 Ely, Roger, 47 Herman, Mike, 93 Bame, Harry, 22 Chapman, Bill, 70-71-72 Epperson, Ken, 82-83-84-85 Hess, Douglas, 68-70-71 Beard, Charles, 21-22 Charles, Robert, 38-39 Ezersky, Alex, 50 Hintz, Harold, 38-39-40 Beck, Norman, 19-20 Christensen, Cal, 47-48-49-50 Hires, Don, 48 Beglin, John, 48 Chuckovits, Charles, 37-38-39 FFF Hodak, John, 72-73 Bellush, Robert, 44 Clemons, Frank, 40-41-42 Fedak, Brett, 96-97-98-99 Hollaway, Lloyd, 37 Berg, Ryan, 97-98 Coil, Jeff, 85-86-87-88 Feeman, Jack, 51 Hosfeld, Al, 39-41 Berry, Ralph, 27 Cole, Larry, 74-75-76 Feistkorn, Charles, 44-45-46 Howard, Tyrone, 92 Best, Tom, 90-91 Concannon, William, 44 Felhaber, Charles, 56-57 Howard, Joel, 95-96-97-98 Bicanic, Mike, 46-47-48 Conroy, Bob, 72-73-74 Field, Norman, 25-26 Hromika, Dennis, 66 Biehl, Robert, 34-35-36 Cook, Gene, 56-57-58 Fisher, Andy, 86-87-88-89 Hummel, Roy, 33 Bierly, Russ, 55-56-57 Cooper, Steve, 73 Friberg, Harry, 23 III Bindas, Steve, 44 Cox, James, 63-64-66 Fromkin, Irving, 32 III Bolyard, Robert, 43 Crow, Dale, 36-37-38 Frost, Russ, 73-74-75 Innes, Arland, 23-24 Borcherdt, Robert, 83-84-85-86 Cullars, Robierre, 99-00-01 Fuller, Archie, 93-94 JJJ Boyle, Dan, 80-81-82-83 Cupp, Charles, 35-36-37 JJJ Branch, Tyrone, 88 Jacoby, John, 94-95 Brand, Carl, 20-21-22-23 Jones, Larry, 61-62-64 Jones, Rory, 00-01

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Jones, William, 37-38 McLaughlin, Guy, 33-34 QQQ Sparvero, John, 57 Joplin, Stan, 76-77-78-79 Meffley, Robert, 21-22 Quinn, Bart, 40-41-42 Speicher, Dave, 75-76-77 Jordan, Julian, 41 Meikle, Calvin, 97-98 Spice, Burton, 52-53-54 Jordan, Quenton, 90-91-92 Merkle, Ernie, 20 RRR Starkey, Fred, 17 Meyerhoffer, Henry, 31-32 Rapparlie, John, 34-35-36 Stefko, George, 44 KKK Miklovic, Ned, 57-58-60 Ray, James, 54-55-56 Steinberg, A. H., 27-28-29 Kaiser, Earl, 34-35-36 Miller, Brooks, 00 Reading, George, 21-22 Stempin, Greg, 98-99-00-01 Kamstra, Chad, 97-98-99-00 Miller, Dick, 77-78-79-80 Reason, Clair, 54 Stephens, Lincoln, 29 Kartholl, John, 46-47-48-49 Miller, Gene, 42 Reddish, Max, 35-36 Stick, Gib, 22-23-24-25 Keifer, Joe, 55-56-58 Miller, Jack, 52-53-54 Regez, Jeff, 90-91 Stokes, William, 40 Keller, Chad, 87-88-89-90 Miller, James, 60-62 Reiser, Tim, 81-82-83-84 Stonebrunner, Chalmer, 55-56 Keller, Kenneth, 17 Miller, Jim, 69-70 Repp, Bob, 72-73-74 Straka, Arnold, 30-31-32 Kindle, Jim, 74-75 Miller, Kenneth, 63-64-65 Reynolds, Terry, 01 Sutkus, Daniel, 49-50 King, Edward, 27 Miller, Robert, 67-68 Rhodes, Leonard, 47-48-49-50 Sutters, Craig, 89-90-91 King, Fred, 87-88-89 Miller, Wayne, 54 Richardson, William, 33 Swaney, Jim, 77-78-79-80 King, Raymond, 32 Minor, Davage, 43 Rieger, Brad, 80-81-82-83 Swihart, William, 37-38 Kirsh, Milo, 01 Mix, Robert, 65-66 Rieker, Dave, 80-81-82-83 Kizer, Robert, 96-97-98-99 Mix, Steven, 67-68-69 Righetto, Fernando, 91-92 TTT Klein, Sidney, 24-25-26 Monnier, Lawrence, 61-62-63 Rightnowar, Rick, 89-90-92-93 Taylor, Bobby, 89-90 Knauss, Gene, 56-57 Montague, Ken, 79-80 Riley, Scott, 89-90-91-92 Tenney, Harold, 30 Kozelko, Tom, 71-72-73 Moore, Charles, 51 Riskey, Earl, 20 Thames, Craig, 93-94-95-96 Knuckles, Harvey, 79-80-81 Moore, Nick, 00-01 Ritzenthaler, Raymond, 54 Thomas, William, 36 Krack, Robert, 43 Morton, Greg, 71 Rodgers, Craig, 98-99-00-01 Thompson, Deon, 88 Krahulik, Bobby, 95-96 Morton, Phil, 50-51-52 Rose, Richard, 53-54 Tubiolo, Joseph, 51 Kreidel, Ralph, 62-63 Mostov, David, 34-35-36 Rosenberg, Jack, 29 Tunnell, Emlen, 43 Kucer, John, 43 Murnen, Micheal, 68-69-70 Roth, Bryan, 81-82 Kumpe, Carl, 32 Murphree, Kent, 91-92 Rousch, Frank, 20 UUU Kunkle, Paul, 25-26 Muzi, Carlo, 48-49-50-51 Rudley, John, 67-68-69 Utz, Carl, 65 Kynard, Mark, 88 Russell, William, 51-52-53 NNN VVV LLL Naperstick, William, 45 SSS Vandecaveye, John, 86-87-88-89 Lange, Jim, 83-84-85 Nash, Robert, 40-41-42 Sampson, Paul, 23 Van Gorder, William, 19-20-21 Lanier, Jerry, 92 Newson, Willie, 58-59-60 Santii, Carl, 40-41 Vann, Al, 57-58 Larsen, Mike, 74-75-76 Nichols, Robert, 51-52-53 Saunders, John, 71 Laskey, James, 28-29 Nichols, Thomas, 54-55-56 Schall, Ben, 37 WWW Lawshe, Calvin, 66-67 Nicholson, Harry, 51-52-53 Schaller, Lester, 23-24 Wade, Keith, 88-89-90-91 Leeper, Max, 39 Norman, Art, 98-99 Schelling, Ernest, 19 Walker, William, 27-28-29-30 Lehman, Dan, 87-88 Northrup, Reeves, 82-83 Schirra, Tim, 93-94 Walker, William, 49-50-51 Lehman, Jay, 78-79-80-81 Nugent, Edward, 46 Schmuhl, Carl, 33-34 Wallace, Paul, 47-48 LePla, Leonard, 66-67 Scott, Bernard, 98-99 Ward, Kenneth, 22-23 Lew, Robert, 44-45-46 OOO Scott, Max, 95 Weber, Karl, 19 Lewis, Ralph, 60-61-62 Odesky, Marvin, 62-63 Scrutchins, Sean, 94-95 Weisberg, Manuel, 22-23-24-25 Lindeman, George, 49-50 Oranski, Ronald, 58-59 Seemann, Jeff, 77 Wendt, Paul, 42 Lyle, William, 84-85-86 Otten, Mac, 71-72-73 Seemann, Mitch, 79-80-81 Werner, Richard, 48 Selgo, Tim, 77-78-79-80 White, Donald, 66-67-68 MMM PPP Seymour, Paul, 46 White, Kalvin, 94-95 Macy, Paul, 61 Paluszak, Mark, 67 Shank, Joseph, 32-33-34 Willeman, Russell, 28 Maher, James, 54 Papcun, John, 58-59-60 Shay, Steve, 69-71 Williams, Scoop, 94-95 Markey, Larry, 89-90 Parker, Mike, 72-73-74 Shaw, Casey, 95-96-97-98 Williams, Robert, 64 Martin, Corey, 91-93 Patterson, Garwin, 01 Shellabarger, A.J., 00 Williams, Ted, 75-76-77-78 Wilson, Albert, 99-00-01 Martin, Lewis, 45 Patterson, George, 59-60-61 Shenefield, Eugene, 30 Wisniewski, Ted, 54-55 Martin, Phil, 52-53-54 Pawlak, Robert, 59-60-61 Shull, Karl, 29-30-31 Wolf, Harold, 22 Mathis, Dennis, 79 Pawlecki, Dennis, 62-63 Siewart, Irvin, 25-27-28 Wolford, Ray, 62-63-64 Mathis, Monte, 88-89 Pazdzior, John, 52-53-54 Sirois, Raymond, 52 Matuszek, Len, 75-76 Perzynski, Dennis, 66-67 Sizemore, Darell, 93-94-95-96 YYY McClain, William, 42 Pittenger, Clark, 19 Sloan, Frank, 46 Young, Frank, 20 McDermott, Roland, 34-35 Pocotte, Robert, 27-28-29 Smith, Maynard, 28-29-30-31 McDonald, Robert, 50-51 Powell, Lynn, 37 Smith, Larry, 68-69-70 ZZZ McDougle, Leon, 83 Price, George, 22 Smith, Randy, 70 Zimmerman, Arnold, 55 McHale, William, 62 Provo, Phil, 69-70 Smith, Shon, 85 Zuber, Dallas, 43-47-48-49 McInnes, John, 24-25 Snyder, Mac, 41 McInnes, Malcolm, 22 Sonnenberg, Barry, 82-83-84-85 Active players in bold Basketball119 DRAFTSELECTIONS/ALL-TIMESTARS Rockets’ Draft Selections George Bush 1950 Baltimore (NBA)

Cal Christensen 1950 Tri-Cities (NBA)

Phil Martin 1954 Milwaukee (NBA)

Jim Ray 1956 Syracuse (NBA)

George Patterson 1961 Cincinnati (NBA) 12th Round

Larry Jones 1963 Los Angeles (NBA) 5th Round 1964 Philadelphia (NBA) 3rd Round

Steve Mix 1969 Detroit (NBA) 3rd Round

Doug Hess 1970 Buffalo (NBA) 6th Round 1970 Kentucky (ABA) 3rd five rounds

Tom Kozelko 1973 Washington (NBA) 3rd Round

Dave Speicher 1977 New Orleans (NBA) 8th Round Rocket standout Larry Jones enjoyed an excellent career in pro basketball, becom- Dick Miller 1980 Indiana (NBA) 2nd Round ing the first player in the old ABA to score 5,000 points. Jim Swaney 1980 Philadelphia (NBA) 5th Round

Harvey Knuckles 1981 Los Angeles (NBA) 2nd Round

Casey Shaw 1998 Philadelphia (NBA) 2nd Round All-Time Stars BOB ASTON BOB GERBER MIKE PARKER (1964-66); All-MAC (1966); played with Harlem Globetrotters. (1940-42); All-American (1941-42); played professionally in (1972-74); All-MAC (1974). forerunners of the NBA. WILLIE BABIONE JIM RAY (1966-68); All-MAC (1967). LARRY JONES (1954-56); All-MAC (1957, 1958); played professionally in (1961-62, 64); All-MAC (1961, 1962); played professionally NBA with Syracuse. BILL BACKENSTO with Denver, Miami, Utah and Dallas in ABA and with Phila- (1965-67); All-MAC (1967); Academic All-America (1967). delphia in the NBA; coached with Detroit in NBA and in CASEY SHAW European League in Munich, Germany. (1994-98); All-MAC (1996-97, 1997-98); GTE Academic All- JOHN BRISKER American (1997-98); selected by Philadelphia in 1998 NBA (1966-69); played three seasons with Seattle in NBA; formerly TOM KOZELKO draft played with Pittsburgh in the ABA, finishing second in 1969- (1971-73); All-MAC (1971, 1972, 1973); MAC Player of the 70 Rookie-of-the-Year balloting and second in ABA scoring in Year (1972, 1973); 3rd round NBA draft choice; played three DAVE SPEICHER 1970-71. years with Washington in NBA. (1975-77); Academic All-America (1977); 8th round NBA draft choice of New Orleans, played professionally in European CAL CHRISTENSEN HARVEY KNUCKLES League with Italy, Belgium and Switzerland. (1948-51); played in NBA with Tri-Cities, Milwaukee and (1979-81); All-MAC (1981); MAC Player of the Year (1981); Rochester. 2nd round NBA draft choice of Los Angeles. Played profes- GREG STEMPIN sionally in Europe for 12 seasons. (1997-2001); All-MAC (1999, 2000, 2001); Academic All- CHUCK CHUCKOVITS MAC (1999, 2000); playing professionally in ???. (1937-39); All-America (1937-38); played professionally in PHIL MARTIN forerunners of NBA. (1952-54); All-MAC (1952, 1953, 1954); NBA draft choice JIM SWANEY and played professionally with Milwaukee. (1977-80); All-MAC (1979, 1980); MAC Player of the Year LARRY COLE (1980); 5th NBA draft choice of Philadelphia; played profes- (1974-76); All-MAC (1975-76) DICK MILLER sionally in European League in England. (1977-80); All-MAC (1980); Academic All-America (1980); JIM COX U.S. Pan American Games and Olympic Games trial teams CRAIG THAMES (1963-64, 66); All-MAC (1966). (1980); 2nd round NBA draft choice of Indiana; played in NBA (1993-96); All-MAC (1995, 1996); second in UT history in at Indiana and Utah; also played professionally in Europe with scoring; played professionally in Europe. KEN EPPERSON Spain and Italy. (1982-85); All-MAC (1984, 1985), played professionally in RAY WOLFORD Australia; UT career scoring leader. STEVE MIX (1962-64); All-MAC (1963-1964). (1967-69); All-MAC (1967, 1968, 1969); All-America (1969); ANDY FISHER MAC Player of the Year (1969); 3rd round NBA draft choice of (1986-89); All-MAC (1989); Academic All-MAC (1987-89). Detroit; 14-year veteran of the NBA with Detroit, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Los Angeles.

120 Basketball ALL-AMERICANS/ALL-MAC All-Americans All-MAC First-Team Selections

STEVE MIX GREG STEMPIN CASEY SHAW CRAIG THAMES ANDY FISHER KEN EPPERSON 1969 Converse & Helms 1999-2000-2001 1996-1997 1995-1996 1989 1984-1985

BOB GERBER HARVEY KNUCKLES JIM SWANEY DICK MILLER LARRY COLE MIKE PARKER 1941-42 Chicago 1981 1979-1980 1980 1975-1976 1974 Tribune, NY Writers, Converse

TOM KOZELKO STEVE MIX BOB ASTON JIM COX RAY WOLFORD CHUCK CHUKOVITS 1971-1972-1973 1967-1968-1969 1966 1966 1963 1938-39 Converse

LARRY JONES JIM RAY PHIL MARTIN 1962 1956 1952-1953-1954 ACADEMIC ALL-MAC ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA Craig Rodgers, 2001 Jay Lehman, 1981 Casey Shaw, 1997-98 (3rd team) Greg Stempin, 1999-2000 Mitch Seemann, 1981 Bob Borcherdt, 1986 (2nd team) Chad Kamstra, 1998-99-2000 Tim Selgo, 1978-79-80 Mitch Adamek, 1982 Casey Shaw, 1997-98 Dick Miller, 1980 Dick Miller, 1980 (2nd team) Kevin Baker, 1995-96 Dave Speicher, 1976-77 Dave Speicher, 1977 (3rd team) John Defoe, 1995 Jeff Seemann, 1977 James Heck, 1994 Stan Joplin, 1977 Kent Murphree, 1992 Mike Larsen, 1974 Andy Fisher, 1987-88-89 Mac Otten, 1971-72-73 Andy Fisher earned Jim Lange, 1985 Tim Harman, 1970-71-72 first-team Academic Bob Borcherdt, 1985-86 Doug Hess, 1968-69-80 All-MAC honors three Mitch Adamek, 1981-82-83 Don White, 1967-68 straight years. Tim Reiser, 1982-83-84 Bill Backensto, 1966-67 Basketball121 TOLEDOHIGHLIGHTS

THE ROCKETS’ 1,000 POINT CLUB 100-POINT Player Fr. So. Jr. Sr. G TP Avg. *Ken Epperson, 1981-85 420 526 593 477 112 2,016 18.0 GAMES Craig Thames, 1992-96 342 415 508 699 114 1,964 17.5 Greg Stempin, 1997-2001 249 427 425 604 115 1,705 14.8 UT has been involved in 48 100- *Steve Mix, 1966-69 576 522 578 73 1,676 22.9 point games in its basketball Casey Shaw, 1994-1998 276 462 441 383 113 1,562 13.8 history. The Rockets have a 40-8 *Tom Kozelko, 1970-73 394 608 559 75 1,561 20.8 record in those games, losing only *Harvey Knuckles, 1977-81 111 316 402 659 115 1,488 12.9 Ted Williams, 1974-78 111 304 447 493 101 1,355 13.4 once when reaching the century *Larry Cole, 1973-76 74 404 422 452 96 1,352 14.1 mark themselves. On Dec. 2, 1967, *Jim Swaney, 1976-80 70 266 478 516 108 1,328 12.3 the Rockets pounded Hillsdale 136- Jay Gast, 1981-85 210 280 353 478 112 1,321 11.7 88, the most points ever scored in a *Bob Gerber, 1939-42 359 428 532 75 1,319 17.6 *Ray Wolford, 1961-64 334 507 447 69 1,288 18.6 game by a MAC team. *Larry Jones, 1960-62, 64 423 508 349 63 1,280 20.3 1954-55 vs. Western Reserve, 100-74 Mitch Adamek, 1979-83 45 424 439 368 111 1,276 11.5 1956-57 vs. Louisville, 70-103 Andy Fisher, 1985-89 228 378 266 401 115 1,273 12.9 1957-58 vs. Muskingum, 108-57 *Dick Miller, 1976-80 323 258 266 419 103 1,266 12.3 1957-58 vs. Western Michigan, 102-87 *Phil Martin, 1951-54 447 349 444 77 1,240 16.1 1958-59 vs. Western Michigan, 106-84 *Tim Reiser, 1980-84 299 338 291 288 114 1,216 10.7 1963-64 vs. Marshall, 112-83 *Chuck Chuckovits, 1936-39 352 388 449 69 1,189 17.2 1964-65 vs. Notre Dame, 65-113 Chad Kamstra, 1996-2000 250 265 228 428 111 1,171 10.6 1965-66 vs. Baldwin-Wallace, 108-77 Keith Wade, 1987-91 242 231 226 449 119 1,148 9.6 1965-66 vs. Osh Kosh State, 105-64 *Jim Ray, 1953-56 198 383 563 67 1,144 17.1 1965-66 vs. Northern Illinois, 110-88 *Jim Cox, 1962-64, 66 389 361 392 72 1,142 15.8 1965-66 vs. Kent , 117-86 *Dallas Zuber, 1943, 47-49 147 458 322 187 94 1,141 12.1 1966-67 vs. Marshall, 102-91 Craig Sutters, 1988-91 220 372 535 75 1,127 15.0 1966-67 vs. Evansville, 100-90 Blake Burnham, 1983-87 185 74 483 383 101 1,125 11.1 1966-67 vs. Bowling Green, 103-83 *Bill Backensto, 1964-67 439 352 313 69 1,104 15.1 1966-67 vs. Detroit, 110-81 Chad Keller, 1986-90 139 314 311 322 106 1,086 10.2 1967-68 vs. Hillsdale, 136-88 Mike Parker, 1971-74 266 358 423 79 1,057 13.4 1967-68 vs. Marshall, 101-87 *Jay Lehman, 1977-81 207 263 292 293 116 1,055 9.1 1967-68 vs. St. Joseph’s, 102-73 Mike Larsen, 1973-76 8 256 308 448 84 1,020 12.1 1968-69 vs. Virginia Tech, 105-76 *Varsity ‘T’ Hall of Fame member 1969-70 vs. Fullerton State, 100-86 1969-70 vs. Morris Harvey, 102-81 Harvey Knuckles (left) and Jay 1969-70 vs. Villanova, 82-107 Lehman (right) are the only two 1971-72 vs. Morehead State, 105-88 players in Rocket basketball his- 1972-73 vs. Michigan, 65-101 tory to play on three consecu- 1972-73 vs. St. Francis (PA), 102-75 1974-75 vs. Western Carolina, 101-73 tive MAC championship teams 1977-78 vs. Wyoming, 100-79 (1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81) 1977-78 vs. Central Michigan, 107-109 and finish their careers as mem- 1978-79 vs. Butler, 101-71 bers of the 1,000-point club. 1979-80 vs. Central Michigan, 115-88 They helped lead the Rockets to 1979-80 vs. Ball State, 102-73 a three-year record of 66-24 1980-81 vs. Ashland, 110-68 (.733) and three consecutive 1981-82 vs. Rollins, 105-83 1985-86 vs. Ohio, 100-98 post-season appearances. 1986-87 vs. Northern Illinois, 102-91 1987-88 vs. Ohio, 95-106 MAC Championships 1989-90 vs. Miami, 80-108 League Overall 1990-91 vs. Chaminade, 108-100 Year W L W L 1990-91 vs. Prairie View A&M, 119-92 The 20-Win Years At UT 1990-91 vs. Nebraska, 68-105 1953-54 10 2 13 10 Year W L Pct. Year W L Pct. 1990-91 vs. Tennessee State, 102-77 1966-67 11 1 23 2 1990-91 vs. Chicago State, 109-89 1939-40 24 6 .800 1951-52 20 11 .645 1971-72 7 3 18 7 1992-93 vs. Central Michigan, 115-109 1978-79 13 3 22 8 1940-41 21 3 .875 1966-67 23 2 .920 1995-96 vs. Hawaii-Hilo, 108-75 1979-80 14 2 23 6 1941-42 23 5 .821 1976-77 21 6 .777 1995-96 vs. Central Michigan, 103-102 1980-81 10 6 21 10 1997-98 at Central Michigan, 101-79 1998-99* 11 7 19 9 1942-43 22 4 .846 1977-78 21 6 .777 1998-99 vs. Grand Valley State, 108-58 1999-00# 11 7 18 13 1945-46 20 7 .741 1978-79 22 8 .733 1998-99 vs. Buffalo, 103-51

*MAC West title #MAC West title-tie 1947-48 21 5 .808 1979-80 23 6 .793 6 MAC Titles 6 MAC Players of the Year 1949-50 22 6 .785 2 MAC West Titles 1980-81 21 10 .677 27 All-MAC first-team selections 1950-51 23 8 .742 2000-01 22 11 .667 122 Basketball MARGINS&LEADERS

MARGINS OF VICTORY MARGINS OF VICTORY ANNUAL LEADERS (MODERN ERA, POST WWII) (1916-1945) 57 — Toledo 95, Adrian 38 (1950-51) 68 — Toledo 97, Defiance 29 (1942-43) 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT. 67 — Toledo 80, Cleve. Navy 13 (1918-19) Year Player (Min. 25 FGM) FGM/FGA Pct. 55 — Toledo 98, Oakland 43 (1977-78) 2000-01 Nick Moore ...... 72/167 .431 54 — Toledo 84, Cedarville 30 (1947-48) 65 — Toledo 83, Lima G. A. C. 18 (1918-19) 1999-00 Nick Moore ...... 28/60 .467 53 — Toledo 92, Defiance 39 (1948-49) 66 — Toledo 84, Adrian 18 (1937-38) 1998-99 Chad Kamstra ...... 45/133 .338 52 — Toledo 103, Buffalo 51 (1998-99) 60 — Toledo 71, Bryan 11 (1918-19) 1997-98 Greg Stempin ...... 29/73 .397 1996-97 Clayton Burch ...... 55/129 .426 51 — Toledo 91, CCNY 40 (1981-82) 58 — Toledo 70, Adrian 12 (1936-37) 1995-96 Craig Thames ...... 59/146 .404 51 — Toledo 108, Muskingum 57 (1957-58) 56 — Toledo 88, Youngstown 32 (1941-42) 1994-95 Bobby Krahulik ...... 48/121 .397 50 — Toledo 96, Ashland 46 (1974-75) 52 — Toledo 77, Bluffton 25 (1918-19) 1993-94 Archie Fuller ...... 57/125 .456 51 — Toledo 77, Bluffton 26 (1941-42) 1992-93 Sam Brown ...... 68/141 .482 50 — Toledo 108, Grand Valley 58 (1998-99) 1991-92 James Heck ...... 28/66 .424 49 — Toledo 75, Assumption 26 (1947-48) 47 — Toledo 69, Marietta 22 (1941-42) 1990-91 Kent Murphree ...... 45/118 .381 48 — Toledo 136, Hillsdale 88 (1968-69) 44 — Toledo 66, Findlay 22 (1918-19) 1989-90 Chad Keller ...... 37/87 .425 47 — Toledo 83, C. Michigan 36 (1947-48) 41 — Toledo 60, Bluffton 19 (1918-19) 1988-89 Fred King ...... 61/158 .386 1987-88 Fred King ...... 50/100 .500 46 — Toledo 81, Adrian 35 (1951-52) 38 — Toledo 61, Heidelberg 23 (1918-19) 1986-87 John Vandecayve ...... 21/44 .477 44 — Toledo 98, Kentucky St. 54 (1997-98) 38 — Toledo 61, Bluffton 23 (1937-38) 43 — Toledo 91, Baldwin-Wallace 48 (1977-78) 37 — Toledo 70, Findlay 33 (1936-37) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 43 — Toledo 77, Bluffton 34 (1947-48) 37 — Toledo 80, Youngstown 43 (1941-42) Year Player (Min. 75 FTA) FTM/FTA Pct. 36 — Toledo 42, St. Mary’s 6 (1918-19) 2000-01 Terry Reynolds ...... 104/136 .765 42 — Toledo 87, Defiance 45 (1947-48) 1999-00 Chad Kamstra ...... 79/91 .868 42 — Toledo 110, Ashland 68 (1980-81) 36 — Toledo 70, Dayton 34 (1940-41) 1998-99 Justin Hall ...... 86/113 .761 41 — Toledo 87, N. Illinois 46 (1978-79) 36 — Toledo 57, Defiance 21 (1938-39) 1997-98 Art Norman ...... 67/78 .761 41 — Toledo 79, W. Ontario 38 (1957-58) 35 — Toledo 51, Defiance 16 (1939-40) 1996-97 Casey Shaw ...... 117/204 .574 1995-96 Craig Thames ...... 208/245 .849 41 — Toledo 92, Central Florida 51 (1988-89) 34 — Toledo 60, Heidelberg 26 (1944-45) 1994-95 Craig Thames ...... 142/183 .776 41 — Toledo 88, Coast Guard 47 (1967-68) 33 — Toledo 62, Tri-State 29 (1942-43) 1993-94 Craig Thames ...... 108/162 .667 41 — Toledo 105, Oshkosh State 64 (1965-66) 31 — Toledo 61, Kent State 30 (1942-43) 1992-93 Rick Rightnowar ...... 107/141 .759 31 — Toledo 58, Kent State 27 (1941-42) 1991-92 Rick Rightnowar ...... 136/164 .829 39 — Toledo 97, San Fran. State 58 (1968-69) 1990-91 Keith Wade ...... 91/132 .689 39 — Toledo 78, Bluffton 39 (1950-51) 31 — Toledo 74, Hillsdale 43 (1940-41) 1989-90 Craig Sutters ...... 99/160 .619 39 — Toledo 79, Adrian 40 (1949-50) 30 — Toledo 44, Ashland 14 (1935-36) 1988-89 Andy Fisher ...... 82/98 .837 38 — Toledo 96, The Citadel 58 (1961-62) 1987-88 Jeff Haar ...... 90/128 .703 1986-87 Blake Burnham ...... 85/105 .810 37 — Toledo 85, Akron 48 (1977-78) MARGINS OF DEFEAT 1985-86 Blake Burnham ...... 105/163 .686 37 — Toledo 79, Loyola-Chicago 42 (1974-75) 1984-85 Ken Epperson ...... 101/130 .777 54 — Ohio State 64, Toledo 10 (1932-33) 37 — Toledo 79, Albany 42 (1998-99) 1983-84 Ken Epperson ...... 127/164 .774 48 — Notre Dame 113, Toledo 65 (1964-65) 1982-83 Ken Epperson ...... 112/147 .762 37 — Toledo 98, Kent State 61 (1982-83) 48 — Great Lakes 77, Toledo 29 (1943-44) 1981-82 Ken Epperson ...... 104/125 .832 37 — Toledo 91, Mississippi College 54 (1950-51) 47 — Miami 84, Toledo 37 (1943-44) 1980-81 information not available 37 — Toledo 90, Mississippi Valley St. 53 (1989-90) 1979-80 Jay Lehman ...... 88/109 .807 45 — Michigan St. 78, Toledo 33 (1999-2000) 37 — Toledo 95, San Fran. State 58 (1963-64) 1978-79 Jay Lehman ...... 89/107 .832 45 — Kent State 88, Toledo 43 (1988-89) 1977-78 Jay Lehman ...... 67/81 .827 36 — Toledo 98, Catholic 62 (1978-79) 43 — Dayton 90, Toledo 47 (1956-57) 1976-77 Dave Speicher ...... 65/85 .765 36 — Toledo 97, Cal State-Hayward 61 (1974-75) 1975-76 Dave Speicher ...... 65/85 .765 39 — Marshall 92, Toledo 53 (1955-56) 36 — Toledo 79, E. Michigan 43 (1978-79) 1974-75 Larry Cole ...... 70/80 .831 39 — Ohio Northern 54, Toledo 15 (1920-21) 1973-74 Mike Parker ...... 79/98 .806 36 — Toledo 87, Wayne State 51 (1975-76) 38 — W. Michigan 74, Toledo 36 (1943-44) 1972-73 Mike Parker ...... 66/84 .786 36 — Toledo 96, Tulane 60 (1963-64) 37 — Nebraska 105, Toledo 68 (1990-91) 1971-72 Tom Kozelko ...... 172/207 .831 36 — Toledo 80, W. Michigan 44 (1962-63) 1970-71 Doug Hess ...... 61/85 .718 36 — S. Illinois 96, Toledo 60 (1964-65) 35 -- Toledo 70, UW-Milwaukee 35 (1997-98) 1969-70 Tom Kozelko ...... 74/97 .763 36 — Michigan 101, Toledo 65 (1972-73) 1968-69 Steve Mix ...... 152/205 .741 35 — Toledo 82, Findlay 47 (1959-60) 35 — Louisville 91, Toledo 56 (1956-57) 1967-68 John Rudley ...... 55/81 .679 35 — Toledo 89, John Carroll 54 (1957-58) 1966-67 John Brisker ...... 75/88 .852 35 — Villanova 95, Toledo 60 (1964-65) 34 — Toledo 74, W. Ontario 40 (1959-60) 1965-66 Jim Cox ...... 80/98 .816 35 — Dayton 98, Toledo 63 (1954-55) 34 — Toledo 76, E. Michigan 42 (1978-79) 33 — Louisville 103, Toledo 70 (1956-57) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 34 — Toledo 95, W. Michigan 61 (1983-84) 33 — Michigan “B” 45, Toledo 12 (1928-29) Year Player (Min. 75 FGA) FGM/FGA Pct. 34 — Toledo 96, Cal Poly Pomona 62 (1980-81) 32 — Ohio 77, Toledo 45 (1938-39) 2000-01 Craig Rodgers ...... 83/140 .593 34 — Toledo 91, Loyola (Cal.) 57 (1968-69) 1999-00 Craig Rodgers ...... 60/104 .577 32 — Duquesne 98, Toledo 66 (1963-64) 33 — Toledo 108, Hawaii Hilo 75 (1995-96) 1998-99 Brett Fedak ...... 82/137 .599 32 — Dayton 90, Toledo 58 (1952-53) 1997-98 Casey Shaw ...... 138/261 .529 33 — Toledo 74, San Fran. State 41 (1974-75) 32 — Bowling Green 80, Toledo 48 (1962-63) 1996-97 Casey Shaw ...... 162/275 .589 33 — Toledo 99, Cleveland State 66 (1971-72) 1995-96 Joel Howard ...... 84/154 .545 31 — Detroit 97, Toledo 66 (1964-65) 33 — Toledo 79, VMI 46 (1970-71) 1994-95 Casey Shaw ...... 109/196 .586 1993-94 Scoop Williams ...... 153/259 .591 33 — Toledo 89, Rollins College 56 (1982-83) 1992-93 Craig Thames ...... 114/212 .538 33 — Toledo 94, Baldwin-Wallace 61 (1967-68) 1991-92 J.C. Harris ...... 155/295 .525 32 — Toledo 99, Tennessee Tech 67 (1967-68) 1990-91 Craig Sutters ...... 192/351 .547 32 — Toledo 76, Yale 44 (1976-77) 1989-90 J.C. Harris ...... 80/148 .541 1988-89 Craig Sutters ...... 84/149 .564 32 — Toledo 89, Austin Peay 57 (1988-89) 1987-88 Chad Keller ...... 121/188 .644 32 — Toledo 85, Miss. Valley 53 (1998-99) 1986-87 Andy Fisher ...... 151/214 .557 1985-86 Bob Borcherdt ...... 151/281 .537 1984-85 Ken Epperson ...... 191/324 .589 Basketball123 ANNUALLEADERS

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (cont.) REBOUNDS PER GAME BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME Year Player (Min. 75 FGA) FGM/FGA Pct. YEAR PLAYER G TOT RPG YEAR PLAYER G TOT BPG 1983-84 Jay Gast ...... 147/245 .600 2000-01 Greg Stempin ...... 33 272 8.2 2000-01 Milo Kirsh ...... 33 23 0.7 1982-83 Ken Epperson ...... 207/386 .536 1999-00 Greg Stempin ...... 27 220 8.1 1999-00 Greg Stempin ...... 27 15 0.6 1981-82 Ken Epperson ...... 158/292 .541 1998-99 Greg Stempin ...... 28 208 7.4 1998-99 Greg Stempin ...... 28 20 0.7 1980-81 Harvey Knuckles ...... 270/489 .552 1997-98 Casey Shaw...... 27 270 10.0 1997-98 Casey Shaw ...... 27 41 1.4 1979-80 Jim Swaney ...... 218/354 .616 1996-97 Casey Shaw ...... 27 242 9.0 1996-97 Casey Shaw ...... 27 30 1.1 1978-79 Jim Swaney ...... 208/378 .550 1995-96 Craig Thames...... 32 196 6.1 1995-96 Casey Shaw ...... 32 20 0.6 1977-78 Tim Selgo ...... 77/130 .592 1994-95 Scoop Williams ...... 27 231 8.6 1994-95 Craig Thames ...... 27 23 0.9 1976-77 Dick Miller ...... 133/253 .523 1993-94 Scoop Williams ...... 27 213 7.9 1993-94 Craig Thames ...... 27 10 0.4 1975-76 Dave Speicher ...... 111/192 .578 1992-93 Tim Schirra ...... 28 234 8.4 Archie Fuller ...... 27 10 0.4 1974-75 Jim Brown ...... 117/213 .549 1991-92 J.C. Harris ...... 27 213 7.9 1992-93 Tim Schirra ...... 28 28 1.0 1973-74 Jim Brown ...... 127/230 .552 1990-91 Tom Best ...... 33 295 8.9 1991-92 J.C. Harris ...... 27 60 2.2 1972-73 Jim Brown ...... 81/137 .591 1989-90 Craig Sutters ...... 27 234 8.7 1990-91 J.C. Harris ...... 33 45 1.4 1971-72 Tom Kozelko ...... 218/400 .545 1988-89 Craig Sutters ...... 17 132 7.8 1989-90 J.C. Harris ...... 28 33 1.2 1970-71 Tom Kozelko ...... 149/327 .456 1987-88 Chad Keller ...... 27 161 6.0 1988-89 Craig Sutters ...... 17 21 1.2 1969-70 Tom Kozelko ...... 74/131 .565 1986-87 Andy Fisher ...... 28 167 6.0 1987-88 Chad Keller ...... 27 10 0.4 1968-69 Steve Mix ...... 213/403 .528 1985-86 Blake Burnham ...... 29 190 6.6 Andy Fisher ...... 27 10 0.4 1967-68 Doug Hess ...... 72/127 .567 1984-85 Ken Epperson ...... 28 233 8.0 1986-87 Fred King ...... 23 5 0.2 1966-67 Steve Mix ...... 227/403 .563 1983-84 Ken Epperson ...... 29 272 9.4 1985-86 Andy Fisher ...... 29 6 0.2 1965-66 Bob Aston ...... 178/342 .520 1982-83 Mitch Adamek ...... 29 260 9.0 Jeff Haar ...... 29 6 0.2 1964-65 John Ayling ...... 129/272 .474 1981-82 Mitch Adamek ...... 26 250 9.6 1984-85 Barry Sonnenberg ...... 13 13 1.0 1963-64 John Ayling ...... 57/101 .564 1980-81 Mitch Adamek ...... 31 271 8.7 1983-84 Barry Sonnenberg ...... 22 17 0.8 1962-63 Jim Cox ...... 161/346 .465 1979-80 Dick Miller ...... 29 287 9.9 1982-83 Barry Sonnenberg ...... 24 27 1.1 1961-62 Ralph Lewis ...... 111/246 .451 1978-79 Dick Miller ...... 23 187 8.1 1981-82 Mitch Adamek ...... 26 12 0.5 1960-61 Jerry Galicki ...... 120/245 .489 1977-78 Dick Miller ...... 24 184 7.7 1980-81 Harvey Knuckles ...... 30 34 1.1 1959-60 Bernie Cabey ...... 64/127 .504 1976-77 Dick Miller ...... 27 227 8.4 1979-80 Harvey Knuckles ...... 29 19 0.7 1975-76 Dave Speicher ...... 25 222 8.9 POINTS PER GAME 1974-75 Jim Brown ...... 25 270 10.8 ASSISTS PER GAME YEAR PLAYER G TOT PPG 1973-74 Jim Brown ...... 28 349 12.5 YEAR PLAYER G TOT APG 2000-01 Greg Stempin ...... 33 604 18.3 1972-73 Tom Kozelko ...... 26 257 9.9 2000-01 Terry Reynolds ...... 31 144 4.6 1999-00 Greg Stempin ...... 27 425 15.7 1971-72 Tom Kozelko ...... 25 287 11.5 1999-00 Justin Hall ...... 31 96 3.1 1998-99 Greg Stempin ...... 28 427 15.3 1970-71 Doug Hess ...... 24 332 13.8 1998-99 Justin Hall ...... 25 56 2.2 1997-98 Casey Shaw...... 27 383 14.2 1969-70 Doug Hess ...... 24 371 15.4 1997-98 Clayton Burch ...... 27 85 3.1 1996-97 Casey Shaw ...... 27 441 16.3 1968-69 Steve Mix ...... 24 290 12.1 1996-97 Clayton Burch ...... 27 90 3.3 1995-96 Craig Thames ...... 32 699 21.8 1967-68 Steve Mix ...... 24 244 10.2 1995-96 Craig Thames ...... 32 128 4.0 1994-95 Craig Thames ...... 27 508 18.8 1966-67 Steve Mix ...... 25 338 13.5 1994-95 Craig Thames ...... 27 101 3.7 1993-94 Craig Thames ...... 27 415 15.4 1965-66 Bob Aston ...... 24 316 13.2 Bobby Krahulik ...... 27 101 3.7 1992-93 Archie Fuller ...... 27 388 14.4 1964-65 Bob Aston ...... 24 301 12.5 1993-94 Craig Thames ...... 27 98 3.6 1991-92 J.C. Harris ...... 27 399 14.8 1963-64 Ray Wolford ...... 24 256 10.6 1992-93 Sam Brown ...... 28 76 2.7 1990-91 Craig Sutters ...... 31 535 17.3 1962-63 Ray Wolford ...... 24 313 13.0 Rick Rightnowar ...... 28 76 2.7 1989-90 Craig Sutters ...... 27 372 13.8 1961-62 Ray Wolford ...... 21 208 9.9 1991-92 Rick Rightnowar ...... 26 59 2.3 1988-89 Andy Fisher ...... 31 401 12.9 1960-61 George Patterson ...... 23 267 11.6 1990-91 Keith Wade ...... 33 199 6.0 Craig Sutters ...... 17 220 12.9 1959-60 George Patterson ...... 24 239 10.0 1989-90 Keith Wade ...... 28 141 5.0 1987-88 Fred King ...... 27 319 11.8 1958-59 George Patterson ...... 24 249 10.4 1988-89 Keith Wade ...... 31 159 5.1 1986-87 Blake Burnham ...... 26 383 14.7 1957-58 Ned Miklovic ...... 23 233 10.1 1987-88 Tyrone Branch ...... 27 123 4.6 1985-86 Blake Burnham ...... 29 483 16.7 1956-57 Ned Miklovic ...... 23 206 9.8 1986-87 Gary Campbell ...... 28 62 2.2 1984-85 Jay Gast ...... 28 478 17.1 1955-56 Joe Buneta ...... 22 240 10.9 1985-86 Gary Campbell ...... 27 107 4.0 1983-84 Ken Epperson ...... 29 593 20.4 1954-55 Russ Bierly ...... 22 143 6.5 1984-85 Jay Gast ...... 28 120 4.3 1982-83 Ken Epperson ...... 29 526 18.1 1983-84 Tim Reiser ...... 29 184 6.3 1981-82 Mitch Adamek ...... 26 439 16.9 STEALS PER GAME 1982-83 Tim Reiser ...... 28 186 6.6 1980-81 Harvey Knuckles ...... 30 659 22.0 YEAR PLAYER G TOT SPG 1981-82 Tim Reiser ...... 26 196 7.5 1979-80 Jim Swaney ...... 27 516 19.1 2000-01 Terry Reynolds ...... 31 57 1.7 1980-81 Tim Reiser ...... 31 196 6.3 1978-79 Jim Swaney ...... 30 478 15.9 1999-00 Chad Kamstra ...... 31 37 1.2 1979-80 Tim Selgo ...... 29 172 5.9 1977-78 Ted Williams ...... 27 493 18.3 1998-99 Robert Kizer ...... 28 54 1.9 1978-79 Jay Lehman ...... 30 112 3.7 1976-77 Ted Williams ...... 26 447 17.2 1997-98 Robert Kizer ...... 27 59 2.1 1977-78 Stan Joplin ...... 27 175 6.5 1975-76 Larry Cole ...... 25 452 18.1 1996-97 Robert Kizer ...... 27 37 1.4 1976-77 Stan Joplin ...... 27 107 4.0 1974-75 Larry Cole ...... 25 396 15.8 1995-96 Craig Thames...... 32 82 2.4 1975-76 Dave Speicher ...... 25 135 5.4 1973-74 Mike Parker ...... 26 393 15.1 1994-95 Craig Thames...... 27 46 1.7 1974-75 Jim Kindle ...... 25 95 3.8 1972-73 Tom Kozelko ...... 26 559 21.5 1993-94 Craig Thames...... 27 44 1.6 1973-74 Jim Kindle ...... 26 92 3.5 1971-72 Tom Kozelko ...... 25 608 24.3 1992-93 Sam Brown ...... 28 51 1.8 1970-71 Tom Kozelko ...... 24 394 16.4 1991-92 James Heck ...... 27 19 0.7 3-POINT FIELD GOALS 1969-70 Mike Murnen ...... 24 359 15.0 1990-91 Tom Best ...... 33 49 1.5 Year Player 3FGM 1968-69 Steve Mix ...... 24 578 24.1 1989-90 Keith Wade ...... 28 47 1.7 2000-01 Nick Moore ...... 72 1967-68 Steve Mix ...... 24 522 21.8 1988-89 Andy Fisher ...... 31 58 1.9 1999-00 Chad Kamstra ...... 86 1966-67 Steve Mix ...... 25 576 23.0 1987-88 Tyrone Branch ...... 27 36 1.3 1998-99 Chad Kamstra ...... 45 1965-66 Bob Aston ...... 24 439 18.3 1986-87 Gary Campbell ...... 28 33 1.2 1996-97 Clayton Burch ...... 55 1964-65 Bill Backensto ...... 24 439 18.3 1985-86 Gary Campbell ...... 27 34 1.3 1995-96 Craig Thames ...... 59 1963-64 Larry Jones ...... 15 349 23.3 1984-85 Jay Gast ...... 28 50 1.8 1994-95 Bobby Krahulik ...... 48 1962-63 Ray Wolford ...... 24 507 21.1 1983-84 Jay Gast ...... 29 42 1.4 1993-94 James Heck ...... 32 1961-62 Larry Jones ...... 24 508 21.1 1982-83 Jay Gast ...... 29 40 1.4 1992-93 Sam Brown ...... 68 1960-61 Larry Jones ...... 23 423 18.3 1981-82 Tim Reiser ...... 26 39 1.5 1991-92 James Heck/Kent Murphree ...... 28 1959-60 John Papcun ...... 24 274 11.4 1980-81 Harvey Knuckles ...... 30 45 1.5 1990-91 Scott Riley ...... 60 1958-59 Jerry Galicki ...... 23 277 12.0 Tim Reiser ...... 31 46 1.5 1989-90 Chad Keller ...... 37 1957-58 Joe Keifer ...... 22 363 16.5 1979-80 Dick Miller ...... 29 44 1.5 1988-89 Fred King ...... 61 1956-57 Murray Guttman ...... 24 424 17.7 1978-79 Dick Miller ...... 23 45 2.0 1987-88 Fred King ...... 50 1955-56 Jim Ray ...... 22 563 25.6 1977-78 Ted Williams ...... 27 46 1.7 1986-87 Mark German ...... 42 1954-55 Jim Ray ...... 22 383 17.4

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WEST VIRGINIA TOLEDO vs. vs. TOLEDO WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON 1942 NIT SEMIFINALS 1943 NIT SEMIFINALS

New York, NY - Heading into the National New York, NY - The University of Toledo Invitational Tournament semifinals, it looked basketball team took the lead with two min- as though the favorites, Toledo and Creighton, utes remaining in the game and defeated Wash- would meet in the finals. However, it was ington and Jefferson, 46-39, at Madison Square quite the contrary. Garden on March 27, 1943. West Virginia upset the Rockets, 51-39, The Rockets then advanced to the final and Kentucky State Teachers College downed round of the sixth annual National Invitational Creighton in the semis. Tournament and went on to meet St. John’s in The Mountaineers managed to tame the the championship battle. powerful Rockets, who featured one of the The game attracted a record throng of more most feared players in the NCAA in Bob than 18,500. Gerber. Maybe Toledo wasn’t exactly lucky to win UT's Bart Quinn takes a shot over a West Vir- Gerber, who was a two-time All-American, but the Rockets definitely didn’t play their ginia player as Rocket Bob Gerber (15) looks was held in check by West Virginia, scoring best ball of the season, or even their best ball on in UT's 51-39 loss to the Mountaineers in the 1942 NIT semifinals. just 14 points, while the Mountaineers had on the Garden Court. two players in double figures. The Presidents raced to a 24-18 halftime the complete masters of the game. In the game, Gerber tied the record for most lead paced by big Harry Zellers, who tossed in A six-point spree by the Rockets in the first points in the tournament when he hit four field six of Washington and Jefferson’s first seven five minutes of the second half brought To- goals in the first half. However, he went on to points. ledo into a 22-all tie for the first time in the break the record in the consolation game, a 48- The Rockets, however, recovered in the game after they were trailing by 12 points at 46 loss to Creighton. second half and went on a 28-15 run in the one time. But then St. John’s more than made second half paced by Dallas Zuber and Davage up for that rally with a drive of its own that TOLEDO — 39 Minor. Zuber led the Rockets with 18 points buried the hopes of the Rockets with 13 min- West Virginia — 51 and Minor added 11 points. utes remaining in the half. From that point on St. John’s scored almost at will to win the national tournament for the TOLEDO 18 28 — 46 first time in the school’s history. Davage Mi- Wash. & Jeff. 24 15 — 39 nor, Toledo’s sensational ace who paced the Rockets to their fine record, went scoreless for ST. JOHN’S the contest, missing all three free throws and vs. nine shots from the field. Robert Heiny and Dallas Zuber paced the TOLEDO Rockets with nine points each. 1943 NIT FINALS TOLEDO — 27 New York, NY - Powerful St. John’s Uni- St. John’s — 48 versity basketball team won the sixth annual National Invitational Tournament March 29, 1943, at Madison Square Garden by over- whelming the University of Toledo, 48-27, before a capacity crowd of 18,233. Scoring in clusters of eight, seven and six points, the Redmen, except for one brief flurry George Grailer (8) and Robert Nash of Toledo late in the opening half and another with the try to block the shot of Creighton’s Ed Beisser in the consolation game of the 1942 NIT at start of the second half by the Rockets, were Madison Square Garden. Basketball125 POSTSEASONACTION PENN STATE vs. TOLEDO 1954 NCAA FIRST ROUND

Fort Wayne, Ind. -Appearing in its first-ever NCAA Tournament game, the University of Toledo men’s basketball team opened up a 30- 27 halftime lead but couldn’t hold on and fell to Penn State, 62-50, before 6,173 fans in Fort Wayne, Ind. Over 1,500 fans from Toledo made the trip west to cheer on the Rockets. Toledo’s three-point cushion slipped away at the end of the third quarter as Penn State’s zone defense stifled the Rockets and forced them to shoot from outside. The score was knotted at 43 following the third stanza. In the final period, the Rockets couldn’t buy a Pandemonium erupted in UT’s Field House following the Rockets’ clinching of the 1967 MAC bucket and were outscored by the Lions, 19-7. Championship. The Rockets annually have taken a strong contingent of fans on the road for Penn State was able to control the boards at both NCAA Tournament games, including over 1,500 that traveled in 1954 to watch them take on ends of the court as UT’s bomb squad had an off Penn State. game. Phil Martin paced the Rockets with 26 points, while Burt Spice added 11. VIRGINIA TECH TOLEDO 15 15 13 7 — 50 vs. Penn State 18 9 16 19 — 62 TOLEDO 1967 NCAA FIRST ROUND Penn State: Rohland 2-7 2-3 6, Sherry 2-11 1-2 5, Arnelle 4-19 5-5 13, Widenhammer 4-12 2-2 10, Haag 3-7 2-2 8, Lexington, Ken.-Appearing in an NCAA Brewer 4-14 3-7 11, Blocker 2-5 0-0 4, Fields 1-4 3-4 5. Totals 22-79 18-25 62. Tournament game for the first time in 13 Toledo: Martin 9-21 8-9 26, Maher 1-5 1-5 3, Spice 2-4 seasons, the Rockets stormed to a 46-43 half- 7-10 11, Pazdzior 1-9 1-1 3, Ray 1-9 5-6 7. Totals 14-48 time lead over Virginia Tech. The Gobblers, 22-31 50. however, held the one-two punch of Steve Mix and John Brisker in check and pulled out an 82-76 victory before 11,500 patrons in Memorial Coliseum. Mix had 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Brisker recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds. Bob Miller paced the Rockets with 19 points and seven rebounds and John Rudley had 13 Steve Mix averaged 23.0 points and 13.5 re- points and three rebounds. bounds as a sophomore as Toledo posted a 23- The Gobblers hit at a torrid 62 percent clip 2 mark during the 1966-67 season. from the field in the second half (18 of 29), while the Rockets went cold, connecting on just 13 of 38 shots for 34 percent. Toledo did, TOLEDO 46 30 — 76 however, hold the advantage at the free throw Virginia Tech 43 39 — 82 line, hitting six more charity tosses. Ken Talley had a monster game for Virginia Toledo: Backensto 1-6 1-2 3, Brisker 7-17 1-1 15, Mix 5-16 Tech, scoring 24 points and pulling down 19 8-11 18, Babione 4-9 0-0 8, Rudley 6-9 1-4 13, Miller 6-15 7- 9 19, White 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 29-76 18-27 76. rebounds. Glen Combs had 18 points, fol- Virginia Tech: Perry 5-12 2-2 12, Talley 10-15 4-7 24, Ware lowed by Ted Ware with 17 and Ron Perry 8-11 1-2 17, Combs 7-20 4-5 18, Ellis 2-6 1-3 5, Brown 3-7 with 12. 0-0 6, Mallard 0-2 0-0 0, Alauder 0-0 0-0 0. Phil Martin was on fire in UT’s 1954 NCAA Rebounds-UT 45 (Mix 14), VA Tech 51 (Talley 19); Assists- game against Penn State, scoring 26 of the UT 5 (Backensto 2), VA Tech 10 (Perry 5); Total Fouls-UT Rockets’ 50 points. 14, VA Tech 20; Fouled Out-None. Attendance: 11,500. 126 Basketball POSTSEASONACTION

guards in the nation in Ronnie Lester along rebounds and four assists, while Jim Swaney TOLEDO with a strong supporting cast. chipped in with 12 points and four rebounds vs. Right from the get go it looked as if the and Lehman added 10 points and three assists. IOWA Rockets were going to be victims of the Lester did shine for Iowa as he hit 9 of 13 1979 NCAA 1st Round Hawkeyes, as Iowa pulled to a 41-29 halftime shots from the field, was 5 for 6 from the line lead. for 23 points and added six assists, two steals Bloomington, Ind.— When a young boy After the intermission the Rockets came out and four rebounds. grows up playing basketball he envisions him- and dominated the second half, outscoring the self taking a pass in the waning moments of Hawkeyes, 45-31, and hitting a blistering 63 the NCAA Tournament and drilling it for the TOLEDO 29 45 — 74 percent from the field. UT hit 12 of 19 shots in game-winning shot as time expires. In March Iowa 41 31 — 72 the the second stanza and was even hotter of 1979, the fantasy became reality for Rocket from the free throw line in the half, connecting guard Stan Joplin. Iowa: Mayfield 8-11 3-8 19, Boyle 2-9 3-6 7, Waite 1-2 0-0 2, on 21 of 25. Lester 9-13 5-6 23, Peth 1-3 1-2 3; Kraecisin 2-4 2-5 6, After Jay Lehman broke a double team and, Norman 4-8 0-0 8, Brookins 2-3 0-0 4, Arnold 0-2 0-0 0. Miller paced the Rockets with 18 points, 14 passed the ball to Dick Miller, who drove Totals 29-55 14-27 72. Toledo: Swaney 5-12 2-2 12, Appel 2-4 0-0 4, Miller 5-8 8-17 across half court, the ball was given to Joplin 18, Joplin 3-7 9-11 15, Lehman 2-4 6-8 10, Selgo 2-4 2-2 6, who nailed the 20-footer just prior to the Knuckles 3-4 1-1 7, Garwood 0-0 0-0 0, Montague 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-45 28-41 74. buzzer. After that, the shot goes down in the Rebounds-Iowa 33 (Kraecisin 6), UT 41 (Miller 14); Assists- Missing Iowa 15 (Lester 6), UT 13 (Miller 4); Steals-Iowa 5 (Lester 2), annals of Rocket basketball as one of the UT 5 (Joplin 3); Turnovers-Iowa 12, UT 19; Total Fouls: greatest in history. Iowa 31, UT 24. Fouled Out: Iowa Peth, Kraecisin; UT Selgo. Attendance: 8,500. Joplin hit just two other shots from the field that evening and was 3 for 7 from the floor, but connected on 9 of 11 attempts from the charity stripe for 15 points. Stan Joplin’s winning jump shot was set up The Rockets were an underdog against Big by Jay Lehman (43), who broke a double team Ten power Iowa, who fielded one of the best in the backcourt and got the ball ahead to Dick Miller, who made the assist to Joplin.

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Jim Swaney lays in two of his 12 points against Iowa in the 1979 Mideast NCAA Tournament game. Stan Joplin launched his famous 20-foot jumper with just two seconds remaining as the Rock- ets upset Big Ten power Iowa, 74-72, in the second round of the 1979 Mideast Regional.

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Though Tim Selgo (20) stood just 6-2, it didn’t stop him from crashing the boards against the much taller Kelly Tripucka. Notre Dame: Woolridge 5-11 1-2 11, Tripucka 8-12 8- 8 24, Laimbeer 3-5 2-2 8, Branning 4-9 6-8 14, Hanzlik 4-6 6-8 14, Jackson 2-6 0-2 4, Flowers 1-1 4- 4 6, Wilcox 0-1 0-0 0, Mitchell 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 28-52 23-29 79. Toledo: Swaney 10-14 6-6 26, Appel 2-3 0-0 4, Miller 8-15 2-4 18, Joplin 0-5 0-2 0, Lehman 4-8 0-0 8, Selgo 4-6 0-0 8, Montague 0-0 0-0 0, Knuckles 3-10 1-2 7; Mathis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-61 9-14 71. Rebounds-ND 34 (Woolridge, Jackson 6), UT 28 Jim Swaney lays in two against a high-powered Notre Dame team that featured several future (Miller 10); Assists-ND 15 (Mitchell 4), UT 18 (Miller, NBA players in Bill Laimbeer (52), Kelly Tripucka (44), Bill Hanzlik (42) and Orlando Wooridge Lehman 5); Steals-ND 3 (Hanzlik 2), UT 6 (Miller 2); (not shown in photo). Turnovers-ND 13, UT 10; Total Fouls-ND 12, UT 18. Fouled Out-ND none, UT Knuckles. Attendance: 9,500. NOTRE DAME tallied 26 points on a 10 for 14 performance from the field and Miller scored 18 points and FLORIDA STATE vs. pulled down a game-high 10 boards. vs. TOLEDO Stan Joplin, the hero against Iowa just days before, couldn’t buy buy a bucket going 0 for TOLEDO 1979 NCAA 2nd Round 5 from the field and 0 for 2 from the line. 1980 NCAA 1st Round Toledo’s other point production came from Indianapolis, Ind. - For the second straight guards Jay Lehman and Tim Selgo, each with Bowling Green, Ky. - It was an old-fash- game, David was again staring Goliath in the eight points each, and from sophomore for- ioned southern shootout as the Rockets took face. This time Goliath featured a team that ward Harvey Knuckles with seven. on the high-flying Florida State Seminoles in would eventually send four of its prominent Notre Dame was well balanced, led by the first round of the 1980 NCAA Tourna- players onto brilliant NBA careers. sharp-shooting Kelly Tripucka, who tallied ment. The players were: Orlando Woolridge (New 24 points. Hanzlik added 14 points four re- Both teams were blistering from the field Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pis- bounds and two assists, Woolridge tallied 11 right from the beginning as Toledo shot 55 tons, plus several other teams), Kelly Tripucka points and six rebounds and Laimbeer chipped percent from the floor and 80 percent from the (Detroit Pistons), Bill Laimbeer (Detroit Pis- in with eight points and five boards. line in the first half and the Seminoles hit on 57 tons) and Bill Hanzlik (Denver Nuggets). Notre Dame would lose in the next round to percent of their field goals and 82 percent of Despite these giants, the Rockets were up the sensational sophomore Earvin “Magic” their charity stripes. for the challenge. Johnson and eventual NCAA Champion The Rockets led 48-43 at the intermission Notre Dame raced to a 43-33 first-half lead Michigan State Spartans. and no one thought that both teams could keep and proved to be just too much for the Rockets up their torrid pace of the first half. But it who only cut into the Fighting Irish lead by TOLEDO 33 38 — 71 would continue. two for the final margin. FSU hit 54 percent from the field (22-41) in Notre Dame 43 36 — 79 Jim Swaney and Dick Miller were once the second stanza and the Rockets bettered again the backbone for the Rockets as Swaney 128 Basketball POSTSEASONACTION that, hitting 19 of 33 from the floor for 58 points and 10 boards, while freshman Tim Toledo: Knuckles 12-20 3-4 27, Boyle 3-9 2-2 8, Adamek 8- 15 3-5 19, Reiser 3-8 0-0 6, Green 1-2 0-0 2, Reiker 2-3 0-0 percent. For the game, Toledo hit on 56 per- Reiser added 19 points, 11 assists and three 4, Lehman 0-3 0-0 0, Seeman 0-0 0-0 0, Reiger 0-0 2-2 2. cent of its shots and the Seminoles hit at a 55 steals in his first tournament contest. Totals 29-60 10-13 68. percent clip. Florida State outscored the Rock- Michigan: McGee 11-22 3-5 25, Garner 6-9 0-0 12, Heuerman TOLEDO 39 52 — 91 1-3 4-4 6, Johnson 11-16 0-0 22, Marty Bodnar 5-10 0-1 10, ets, 51-43, in the second half en route to a 94- McCormik 2-3 1-2 5, Person 0-1 0-0 0, Mark Bodnar 0-1 0- 91 come-from-behind win. American 29 54 — 83 0 0, Burton 0-0 0-0 0, Pelekoudas 0-0 0-0 0, James 0-1 0-0 0, Toledo had all five starters in double fig- Antonides 0-0 0-0 0, Hopson 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. American: Ross 1-6 0-0 2, Nickens 10-22 3-5 23, Jones 1-2 1- Totals 36-67 8-12 80. ures, paced by Jim Swaney with 22. He hit on Rebounds-UT 28 (Knuckles, Adamek 7), UM 32 (Heuerman 10 of 17 shots from the floor, was 2 for 4 from 2 3, Hoey 5-10 2-2 12, Sloane 9-14 6-7 24, Auston 2-7 4-7 8, Aunon 3-3 1-2 7, Bowers 2-9 0-1 4. Totals 33-73 17-26 83. 7); Assists-UT 10 (Reiser 6), UM 17 (Johnson 4); Steals-UT the line and hauled down eight boards. Dick Toledo: Knuckles 11-20 7-10 29, Boyle 2-9 3-5 7, Adamek 10- 1 (Knuckles 1), UM 6 (McGee, Marty Bodnar 2); Turnovers- Miller recorded 21 points, eight rebounds and 14 0-0 20, Reiser 5-9 9-10 19, Green 0-3 0-0 0, Parker 2-7 3- UT 10, UM 6; Total Fouls-UT 14, UM 16. Fouled Out-None. Atten: 13,609. six assists, Harvey Knuckles had 20 points, 4 7, Reiger 1-1 1-2 3, Lehman 3-4 0-0 6, Roth 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-67 23-31 91. and Tim Selgo added 18 points and seven Rebounds-AU 43 (Ross, Nickens 10), UT 47 (Knuckles, TOLEDO assists to go along with backcourt mate Jay Adamek 10); Assists-AU 16 (Austin 9), UT 19 (Reiser 11); vs. Lehman, who had 10 points and 13 assists. Steals-AU 7 (Nickens, Sloane 2), UT 7 (Reiser 3); Turnovers- AU 18, UT 22 Total Fouls-AU 23, UT 25. Fouled Out-AU The Seminoles had three players with 20 or Jones, Hoey, UT Adamek. Attendance: 8,193. XAVIER more points, led by Rodney Arnold, who 1999 NIT tallied 29. Murray Brown added 26 points and MICHIGAN Mickey Dillard recorded 22 points. Tony Jack- Toledo, OH - Toledo’s most successful sea- son dished out eight assists. vs. son in 18 years came to an end with an 86-84 TOLEDO loss to Xavier in the first round of the NIT. TOLEDO 48 43 — 91 1981 NIT Both offenses were clicking in what was Florida State 43 51 — 94 perhaps the most exciting game of the season Ann Arbor, Mich. - The Rockets had reached in Savage Hall. Toledo was led by Greg Toledo: Miller 9-16 3-5 21, Swaney 10-17 2-4 22, Knuckles the “Sweet 16” of the NIT before they ran into Stempin and Brett Fedak, who each scored 23 10-14 0-0 26, Selgo 9-14 0-0 18, Lehman 3-7 4-4 10, Montague a buzz-saw named Michigan. points. Art Norman added 17 points. 0-1 0-0 0, Seeman 0-0 0-0 0, Adamek 0-3 0-0 0, Boyle 0-1 0- The Rockets rallied from a 12-point defi- 0 0. Totals 41-73 9-13 91. The Wolverines were looking for a little Florida State: Arnold 10-17 9-10 29, Brown 12-16 2-2 26, revenge against the Rockets, who had de- cit late in the game, pulling to within three Rolle 7-11 1-2 15, Dillard 9-16 4-5 22, Jackson 1-5 0-0 2, feated them during the previous season, 67- points, 85-82, with 16 seconds left. A Norman Tookes 0-5 0-0 0, Parks 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 39-71 16-20 4. three-point attempt would have tied the score, Attendance: 8,500 64, in Centennial Hall. And Michigan would get that revenge with an 80-68 win over To- but the shot rattled out. Robert Kizer put in AMERICAN ledo in the second round of the NIT at Crisler the rebound to make the score, 85-84. A free Arena. throw by Xavier gave the Musketeers a two- vs. The two teams played to a stalemate in the point lead with less than two seconds left. UT’s TOLEDO first half, heading to the locker room dead- desperation inbounds pass was then intercepted locked at 40. The Rockets had pretty much by Xavier, finishing off the Rockets for good. 1981 NIT held All-American Mike McGee in check, as The loss made Toledo’s final record 19- the senior forward hit on just 3 of 9 from the 9, and ended UT’s most successful season since Toledo, Ohio - Appearing in a post-season field and was 1 of 2 from the line for seven the 1980-81 team went 21-10. The game also tournament for the third straight year, UT points in the first half. marked the final appearance for seniors Fedak, continued its success in March with a 91-83 The Rockets’ Harvey Knuckles was more Norman and Kizer. victory over American University in the first than holding his own against the Big Ten’s all- round of the NIT in Centennial Hall. time leading scorer with 17 points and four TOLEDO 37 47 — 84 The first half was more like a heavyweight rebounds in the first half. Xavier 36 50 — 86 fight with both sides feeling each other out McGee, however, proved to be too much and going back and forth. Toledo led 39-29 at for the Rockets as he hit 8 of 15 shots from the Toledo: Norman 7-10 3-5 17, Stempin 8-13 7-8 23, Fedak 10- the intermission, hitting at a 50 percent clip, field in the second half and finished with 25 while American hit on just 38 percent of its 12 2-3 23, Kizer 2-6 0-0 4, Kamstra 3-15 1-2 10, Scott 0-1 1- for the game. Guard Johnny Johnson also 2 1, Cullars 0-2 0-0 0, Wilson 1-4 4-4 6. Totals 31-63 15-19 shots. finished strong for the Wolverines with 22 84. Xavier: Frey 4-8 4-5 13, Posey 7-11 2-2 20, Turner 5-5 2-6 12, But fireworks went off in the second half as points and four assists. Knuckles finished the the two teams combined for 106 points in the Brown 5-11 3-4 15, Lumpkin 2-7 4-4 9, McAfee 4-9 2-4 13, game with 27 points and seven rebounds, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Price 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 29-56 17-25 86. final 20 minutes of the game. American while Mitch Adamek added 19 points and Rebounds-UT 31 (Stempin 10), XU 34 (Turner 7); Assists-UT outscored Toledo, 54-52, during the final pe- 19 (Fedak, Kamstra 5), XU 13 (Lumpkin 6); Steals-UT seven rebounds. 7(Stempin 3), XU 9 (Posey 3); Turnovers-UT 13, XU 14; Total riod, but it wasn’t enough as the Rockets came Fouls-UT 21, XU 17. Fouled Out-None. Atten: 3,000. away with the victory. TOLEDO 40 28 — 68 Senior Harvey Knuckles broke the school Michigan 40 40 — 80 single-season scoring mark in the contest with 29 points and also pulled down 10 rebounds. Center Mitch Adamek chipped in with 20

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Toledo, OH - Senior forward Stempin scored a career-high 29 points to lead the Rockets to a 76-67 overtime victory over South Alabama in the first round of the NIT. The victory allowed the Rockets to advance Greg Stempin (right) drives to a second-round date with Alabama and was past a Jaguar defender in UT’s first postseason win in 20 years the Rockets’ first-round The Rockets dominated the overtime af- NIT contest vs. South Ala- ter letting the Jaguars tie the contest at the bama at Savage Hall. buzzer on a layup by Demetrice Williams, who Stempin finished his illus- caught Emmett Thomas' errant 3-point attempt trious career as one of four and scored on a putback. Rocket players to ever Freshman Terry Reynolds scored UT’s reach the 1,500-point and first four points of the extra session and sopho- 800-rebound mark in his more Nick Moore nailed a three-pointer to career. give the Rockets a five-point cushion. Toledo then sank five of six free throws to clinch the win. Stempin’s thunderous dunk early in the second half gave Toledo a 34-32 lead and ig- nited a 13-4 spurt that put the Rockets up 40- 32. Also scoring in double figures for the Rockets were the backcourt tandem of Reynolds (13 points) and Moore (10 points). TOLEDO TOLEDO 27 35 14 — 76 vs. South Alabama 28 34 5 — 67 ALABAMA Toledo: Cullars 4-8 0-0 8, Stempin 10-18 8-12 29, Rodgers 2001 NIT SECOND ROUND 3-3 4-6 10, Reynolds 3-6 6-6 13, Moore 3-8 2-2 10, Kirsh 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 2-4 0-0 4, Patterson 1-1 0-0 2, Wilson 0-1 0- 0 0. Totals 26-49 20-26 76. Tuscaloosa, AL - Toledo saw its first 20- the Rockets had given up more than 70 points. South Alabama: H. Williams 6-10 0-0 12, Stanescu 5-9 5-8 15, win season in 20 years come to a close with a Greg Stempin closed out his impressive Beck 1-6 0-0 2, Dantzler 6-15 2-2 18, Gravitt 2-6 0-2 5, D. Williams 1-1 0-0 2, Thomas 4-8 1-1 11, Bollman 1-2 0-0 2. 79-69 setback to Alabama in the second round Toledo career with team highs in both points Forget 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 26-57 8-13 67. of the 2001 NIT Tournament. (17) and rebounds (8). Senior guard Rory Jones Rebounds-UT 28 (Stempin 8, Rodgers 8), USA 32 (Stanescu The Rockets fell behind early and never added 15 points and Moore had 12. 10); Assists-UT 13 (Moore 4), USA 14 (Stanescu 3, Beck 3); really recovered as the Crimson Tide jumped Steals-UT 11 (Stempin 4), USA 4 (Beck 2); Turnovers-UT 16, USA 20; Total Fouls-UT 23, USA 15. Fouled Out-Thomas. out to a 50-33 halftime advantage. TOLEDO 33 36 — 69 Attendance: 3,898. UT did make a run in the second half and Alabama 50 29 — 79 closed to within 66-56 on a three-pointer by sophomore Nick Moore with just under seven Toledo: Cullars 2-6 2-2 7, Stempin 7-18 2-5 17, Rodgers 3-6 minutes to play. 2-2 8, Reynolds 3-9 0-0 8, Moore 4-12 0-0 12, Kirsh 0-0 0-0 The Crimson Tide answered though with 0, Jones 5-8 5-8 15, Patterson 1-1 0-0 2, Wilson 0-2 0-0 0. an 8-1 run to secure the win, sparked by a pair Totals 25-62 11-17 69. Alabama: Dudley 4-8 2-2 10, Walker 3-5 1-2 7, Meade 3-10 of three-pointers by Doc Martin and Travis 2-3 9, Grizzard 8-14 4-7 22, Stinnett 3-6 3-3 11, Wallace 4-8 Stinnett. 4-4 13, London 0-3 0-0 0, Martin 1-3 0-0 3, Moss 0-0 0-0 0, Alabama shot 47 percent from the floor Haginas 0-0 2-2 2, Pettway 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 27-58 18-23 79. Rebounds-UT 32 (Stempin 8), UA 42 (Grizzard 12); Assists- to Toledo's 40 percent, and dominated the UT 13 (Reynolds 5), UA 14 (Stinnett 4); Steals-UT 6 (Jones 2, boards by a 42-32 margin. Moore 2, Reynolds 2), UA 4 (four with one); Turnovers-UT It was the first time in their last 13 games 10, UA 14; Total Fouls-UT 22, UA 20. Fouled Out-None. Attendance: 6,849. 130 Basketball UTHALLOFFAME

Cal Christensen Charles (Chuck) Harmon Inducted in 1977 Inducted in 1977 1948-50 1943, 47-49 Cal Christensen was a three-time basketball Chuck Harmon lettered three times in base- letter winner, 1948-50. At 6-4, he was considered ball, 1943, 1947-48, and three in basketball, a “big man.” Christensen scored 511 points in his 1947-49. He was the second leading scorer in career, including 313 his senior year when he led basketball for three years on teams that were 52- the team with an average of 11.2 per game. He was 23. Harmon hit .429 in baseball and played pro- chosen in the 4th round of the NBA draft and fessionally with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis played five seasons in the league. Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG YR G PTS AVG 1947-48 26 75 34 .453 107 4.1 1942-43 26 247 9.5 1948-49 24 176 62 .352 190 7.9 1946-47 25 321 12.9 1949-50 28 261 113 .434 313 11.2 1947-48 26 228 8.8 Totals 78 512 209 .408 610 7.8 1948-49 9 61 6.8 Totals 86 857 10.0

Larry Jones Inducted in 1977 Charles (Chuck) Chuckovits 1961-62, 64 Inducted in 1977 Larry Jones was a three-time basketball 1937-39 letterwinner, three-time baseball letterwinner, Chuck Chuckovits was the first Rocket bas- and won two letters in track. An All-MAC selec- ketball All-American, winning the honor in 1938 tion in 1962, Jones ranks among UT’s career and again in 1939. He scored 1,189 points in his leaders in scoring. He scored 1,280 points in his career for an average of 17.2 per game, an incred- career, finishing with an average of 20.3 points ible feat for his era. per game, one of the best figures in school his- Chuckovits played on teams that were a tory. He broke the UT record for a points by a combined 49-20 during his career. He later played sophomore when he tallied 423 points (18.3 per professionally in the early days of the NBA. game) and for points by a junior when he poured in 508 (21.1 per game). His YR G PTS AVG final season, Jones played in just 15 of the team’s 24 games, but averaged 23.3 1936-37 22 352 16.0 points per game. 1937-38 20 388 19.4 Jones enjoyed a long pro career in the ABA, becoming the league’s first 1938-39 27 449 16.6 player to total 5,000 and then 10,000 points. He then concluded playing with Totals 69 1189 17.2 Philadelphia of the NBA. Jones coached Munich, Germany, in the European pro league and was also an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons. YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG 1960-61 23 337 153 .454 423 18.3 226 9.8 Bob Nash 1961-62 24 396 171 .431 508 21.1 210 8.7 Inducted in 1977 1963-64 15 266 134 .504 349 23.3 120 8.5 Totals 62 999 458 .459 1280 20.7 556 9.0 1940-42 Bob Nash starred as a football back, 1939-41, on teams that were 20-10, and as a starting guard on some of UT’s greatest basketball teams, 1939-42, that Charles (Charlie) Cupp were 68-14 and finished fourth in the NIT. Nash was also an all-time great Inducted in 1977 pitcher on the baseball teams of 1940-42. Nash also threw the javelin on the 1935-37 track team. He still stands fifth in UT history in touchdowns scored and holds six baseball records, including the most no-hitters (three), most strikeouts in Charlie Cupp won three varsity letters in a single game (24), and most strikeouts per inning in a career (1.31). basketball and three in baseball, 1935-37. Cupp was runner-up to Chuck Chuckovits in team YR G FG FT PTS AVG scoring in 1937 and led in scoring in 1935. 1939-40 26 50 22 122 4.7 1940-41 20 34 16 84 4.2 YR G PTS AVG Totals 46 84 38 206 4.5 1934-35 16 151 9.4 1935-36 16 140 8.8 1936-37 22 166 7.6 Totals 54 457 8.5

Gilbert (Gib) Stick Inducted in 1977 1922-25 Gib Stick lettered three times in football, 1922-24, four times in basketball, 1922-25, and also in track. Stick captained the 1924 football team and the 1924- 25 basketball team. He also enjoyed an outstanding career in semi-pro football prior to the founding of the NFL.

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Steve Mix Arnold Straka Inducted in 1977 Inducted in 1978 1967-69 1930-32 Steve Mix was a three-time All-MAC selec- Arnold Straka lettered three times as a start- tion, (1967-69), UT’s first MAC “Player of the ing guard in basketball (1930-32) and twice as a Year” award winner, and a Helms Foundation baseball infielder (1931-32). All-American in 1969. He finished his career as Straka played his basketball in a different UT’s all-time scoring leader, scoring 1,676 points era when statistics were not kept and it was in just three seasons. His career average of 22.9 remarkable for anyone to score in double fig- points per game is best in school history. ures. The most points ever scored by his entire As a sophomore (1966-67), Mix averaged team in one game was 42. 23.0 points per game and led UT to a 23-2 record, a MAC championship and As a sophomore, Straka scored 11 percent of his teams’s points, as a junior, a berth in the NCAA postseason tournament. 23 percent and as a senior, 27 percent. Those percentages, if applied to the He averaged 21.1 points per game as a junior and 24.1 per game as a senior. scoring pace of today’s game, would rank him among the Rockets’ exclusive In addition to scoring, Mix ranks among Toledo career leaders in rebounds 1,000-point club. (872), rebounds per game (11.9), free throws (396) and attempts (562), field After leading the Ohio Conference in scoring, Straka went into professional goals (640) and field goal percentage (.533). basketball locally with a team known as Redman Tobacco, playing in leagues He played professionally with the Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers for that were the forerunners of the present day NBA. 13 years following his stellar UT career. Mix also was a member of the 1974- 75 NBA All-Star team. YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG 1966-67 25 403 227 .563 576 23.0 338 13.5 Gene Cook 1967-68 24 395 200 .506 522 21.8 244 10.2 Inducted in 1979 1968-69 24 403 213 .528 578 24.1 290 12.1 Totals 73 1201 640 .533 1676 23.0 872 12.0 1956-58 Gene Cook was a three-sport star and once even competed in a fourth varsity sport. Harold Anderson Cook won nine varsity letters in the sports of Inducted in 1978 football, basketball, and baseball and even wrestled once to help UT win a match against Coach, 1934-42 Ohio University. Harold Anderson was the coach who first Cook starred in football from 1955-1957. He put collegiate basketball on a big-time basis at had a possible career with the Detroit Lions cut UT. short by an injury, and in later years played professionally with the Toledo It was under “Andy” that Rocket teams Tornados. began playing intersectional opponents that In basketball, Cook lettered in 1955-56, 1956-57 and 1957-58. He averaged placed Toledo’s name among the national elite 4.3 rebounds and 4.5 points per game on Toledo teams that emphasized defense of college basketball. His very first team was a more that offense. winning one—13 wins, only three losses—and As a baseball Rocket, Gene Cook played second base, the outfield and even Andy knew no other kind of teams. His record at Toledo ended at 142 wins pitched briefly from 1956-58. As a senior he enjoyed one of the highest batting and only 41 defeats. His winning percentage of .776 is still the best record of averages in UT history, hitting .361. any UT coach who led the program for more than one year. YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG His teams were viturally unbeatable at home, as the Rockets posted a 110- 1955-56 22 141 54 .383 135 6.1 121 5.5 13 (.894) mark in the Field House under Anderson. 1956-57 18 103 36 .350 101 5.6 83 4.6 Mr. Anderson’s 1940-41 team made the first ever Rocket appearance in the 1957-58 18 70 21 .330 57 3.1 42 2.3 Totals 58 314 111 .354 293 5.1 246 4.2 Big Apple, New York City at Old Madison Square Garden. The following season (after Anderson had departed) the Rockets returned to New York to play in the National Invitational Tournament, finishing as the national runnerup. After leaving Toledo, Andy launched a distinguished career as coach and athletic director at Bowling Green State University. He is a member of the Robert Hayes BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame and the National Basketball Hall of Fame in Inducted in 1979 Springfield, Massachusetts. YR W L PCT 1939-41 1934-35 13 3 .813 Robert Hayes was a multiple-sport star for 1935-36 12 4 .750 1936-37 18 4 .818 three years. He lettered and started as an end in 1937-38 14 6 .700 football in 1938, 1939, and 1940. Although he 1938-39 17 10 .630 got most of his headlines for blocking and catch- 1939-40 24 6 .800 ing passes, he also was an outstanding punter 1940-41 21 3 .875 and for a few games even played quarterback. 1941-42 23 5 .821 Totals 142 41 .776 The teams he played on had a combined record of 19 wins, only 9 losses, and one tie. Hayes also lettered three times on some of the most successful basketball teams in Rocket history. He played for UT teams that were a combined 62-19 from 1939-41. Hayes also was a track letterman twice and for a number of years held the UT record for the discus throw. Following service in the United States Army during World War II, he returned to the UT campus as an assistant coach in football, basketball and track. 132 Basketball UTHALLOFFAME

Jim Ray Frank Clemons Inducted in 1981 Inducted in 1981 1954-56 1940-42 Jim Ray lettered and started on the basketball Frank Clemons lettered in football, basket- teams of 1953-54, 1954-55, and 1955-56. ball and track. It’s debatable whether he was As a sophomore in 1953-54, he helped UT greater in football or basketball, but because of win its first ever Mid-American Conference Bas- the basketball success in 1939-40, 1940-41, and ketball title and NCAA Tournament berth. 1941-42 he’s probably remembered mostly for As a senior (1955-56) he won first-team All- that sport. MAC Honors. His Rocket teams compiled seasons of 24-6, Ray is a member of the UT 1,000-point club, 21-3, and 23-5 and won national acclaim in the tallying 1,144 in his career. His career scoring average (17.1 points per game) NIT in Old Madison Square Garden. is among the best in school history, as is his 563 points in one season. Clemons made Converse magazine’s Madison Square Garden All-Amercian An excellent free throw shooter with a career mark of .766, Ray twice had Team following UT’s 1942 NIT appearance. perfect games at the charity stripe in his career, accomplishing the feat against The Philadelphia Eagles tried to interest Clemons in a pro football career, Kent (15-15) in 1956 and versus Ohio (12-12) that same year. His 22 free but World War II was going on when he left UT and he enlisted in the United throws against the Bobcats are a UT single-game record. States Army. He eventually rose to the rank of major and in August of 1945 Ray still holds the UT record for single-season scoring average, with a mark received the Bronze Star “for meritorious achievement” in connection with of 25.6. After leaving Toledo, he played one season of professional basketball military operations against the enemy at Jolo, Philippines Islands. with Syracuse of the NBA. YR G FG FT PTS AVG YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG 1939-40 20 50 37 137 6.9 1953-54 23 193 75 .389 198 8.6 91 3.9 1940-41 21 41 34 116 5.5 1954-55 22 329 138 .419 383 17.4 110 5.0 Totals 41 91 71 253 6.2 1955-56 22 410 171 .417 563 25.6 96 4.4 Totals 67 932 384 .412 1144 17.1 297 4.4 Phil Martin Bill Backensto Inducted in 1980 Inducted in 1981 1952-54 1965-67 Phil Martin starred as a forward on basket- ball teams that were 49-28 during the seasons of Bill Backensto was a starting guard on the 1951-52, 1952-53 and 1953-54. He was All- basketball teams of 1964-65, 1965-66 and 1966- MAC and All-Ohio in 1951-52 and led the 67. He captained the 1966-67 MAC champion- league in scoring with an average of 11.4 points ship team whose 23-2 record stands as the best in per game. In 1952-53 he again was all-league UT history. and All-Ohio and averaged 11.2 points per He finished with 1,104 career points, an contest. In 1953-54 he led Toledo to its first average of 15.1 per game during his career. He ever Mid-American Conference basketball championship and NCAA Tour- also pitched baseball in 1965, 1966 and 1967. nament appearance. He was team co-captain and averaged 19.3 points per Backensto compiled an earned run average of 2.82 and still stands high among game. pitching record holders in many categories. Martin finished his career with 1,240 points (an average of 16.1 per game), An Academic All-MAC selection in both 1966 and 1967, Backensto was a among the best on the UT career scoring list. He played professionally with summa cum laude graduate in engineering physics. St. Louis in the National Basketball Association. YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG 1964-65 24 334 149 .446 439 18.2 133 5.5 YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG 1965-66 24 285 132 .446 352 14.7 145 6.3 1951-52 31 414 174 .420 447 14.0 231 7.5 1966-67 25 233 118 .506 313 12.5 115 4.6 1952-53 23 317 122 .384 349 15.2 145 6.3 Totals 73 852 399 .468 1104 15.1 372 5.1 1953-54 23 399 157 .393 444 19.3 112 4.9 Totals 77 1130 453 .400 1240 16.1 488 6.3

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Tom Kozelko Bart Quinn Inducted in 1983 Inducted in 1985 1971-73 missing 1940-42 Known as “Tom Terrific,” lettered in 1971, Bart Quinn was one of the most outstanding 1972, and 1973 and scored 1,561 career points. players on Rocket basketball teams that were 68- Had freshman been eligible, he undoubtedly would 14 from 1940 to 1942 and for two straight years have lettered and probably would be the greatest won national attention in the NIT Tournament at scorer in UT history. He played on the 1971-72 Madison Square Garden. Mid-American Conference championship team, Quinn played both guard and forward on and is one of few players in league history to earn those basketball teams and scored 702 points as first team All-MAC and “Player of the Year” well as leading the team in rebounding and honors twice. playing excellent defense. He was first team All-Ohio in 1942 and in the same Kozelko has the highest single season scoring average in UT history by a year set a Philadelphia Convention Hall record of 28 points to lead UT to a win junior, at 24.3 points per game. He also ranks among leaders in career scoring over Lasalle on a night when Rocket All-American Bob Gerber was hospital- average (20.8), single-season average (24.3), points in one season (608) and ized. He made the All-NIT team and the Madison Square Garden All-Star field goal percentage for a single season (.532). Team in 1942. YR G FG FT PTS AVG Kozelko’s talents were appreciated outside the MAC, too. He was named 1939-40 22 58 20 136 6.2 most valuable player and All-Tournament in the Sugar Bowl Classic as a 1940-41 21 88 35 211 10.0 sophomore. As a junior he was the MVP and All-Tournament in the Michigan Totals 43 146 55 347 8.1 Invitational, an honor he repeated as a senior. Following the 1972 season he was one of 66 players chosen to compete for the U.S. Olympic Team and was finally chosen as an alternate for the team that went to Munich, Germany. He was drafted by the NBA and played professionally from 1973 to 1976 for the Len Matuszek Washington Bullets. In 1977 and 1978 he played professionally in Italy until Inducted in 1985 a back injury forced his retirement from the game. 1975-76 YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG Len Matuszek was a two-sport star at UT, 1970-71 24 327 149 .456 394 16.4 235 9.8 1971-72 25 400 218 .545 608 24.3 287 11.5 winning letters in basketball (1975-76) and base- 1972-73 26 421 222 .527 559 21.5 257 9.9 ball (1973-76). He was a starter on the 1975-76 Totals 75 1148 589 .513 1561 20.8 779 10.4 cage squad that finished 18-7. He averaged 7.4 points per game that year, shooting .506 from the field, and was second on the team in assists. It was in baseball, however, where Matuszek Bill Orwig excelled. He still ranks among UT career leaders Inducted in 1984 in base hits, home runs, runs scored, runs batted in, base on balls and triples. Coach, 1946-47 Following his UT career, Matuszek enjoyed a successful career with the Philadelphia Phillies, eventually taking over first-base duties from Pete Rose. Graduated from Scott High School in To- ledo where he was twice named to the all-city YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG cage squad, Bill Orwig went on to star at the 1973-74 9 3 1 .333 4 0.4 2 0.2 University of Michigan. At Toledo Libbey High, 1974-75 26 109 47 .431 134 5.1 21 0.8 Orwig coached both basketball and football, win- 1975-76 25 160 81 .506 185 7.4 53 2.1 Totals 60 272 129 .474 323 5.4 76 1.3 ning the city cage title three times and guiding the 1941-44 grid team to a 36-3 mark. He became head football coach at UT with no previous uni- versity experience, and was faced with the task of Earl Kaiser reviving the football program after the war. Inducted in 1986 Orwig ushered in modern era of athletics of UT — the first team to fly to a game, first to play under the lights. They wore new uniforms, and had their 1934-36 touchdowns tallied on a new Glass Bowl scoreboard. In his first season, Orwig Earl Kaiser lettered in basketball as a starting went 6-2-2, with a win over Bates College in the first ever Glass Bowl game, guard on the teams of 1934, 1935 and 1936 and outscoring opponents 200-132. His next team went 9-2 defeating previously also lettered as a champion in track and field each unbeaten New Hampshire in the second Glass Bowl game. Orwig served as of those seasons. interim basketball coach for the 1946-47 season as a favor to athletic director While few statistics are available from that Dave Connelly, and led team to an 18-6 mark, which still ranks among the best era, it is known that Kaiser won All-Ohio Confer- seasons in winning percentage. He left UT for an assistant coaching job at his ence honors in 1936. alma mater, later became the A.D. at Nebraska, then at Indiana, retiring in In track and field he competed in the 220-yard 1975. dash, the 440, hurdles and the long jump. He was the Ohio High School 220 champion prior to coming to UT, and while here he became the conference 440 YR W L PCT champion. 1946-47 18 6 .750 The most enduring memory he has, one which he is reluctant to talk about publicly is of a 100-yard dash in high school, one in which he defeated the legendary Jesse Owens at the Mansfield Relays. After graduation from UT and a few years in industry, Earl went into teaching and coaching in Toledo Public Schools and eventually was elected to the Ohio High School Athletic Directors Hall of Fame. As a collegiate official, he worked games in the Big Ten, the SEC, the MAC, and the MVC for 32 years.

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Jerry Bush Ray Wolford Inducted in 1986 Inducted in 1987 1947-54 1962-64 Ray Wolford was the starting center on bas- Jerry Bush was the head basketball coach at ketball teams of 1961-62, 1962-63, and 1963-64. the University of Toledo from 1947 to 1954. He He won first-team All-Mid-American Confer- was born in Brooklyn, New York, and a graduate ence honors in 1963. He twice scored 38 points of St. John’s Universtity. Jerry won All-Amerca in a single game and concluded his career with honors as a collegiate player and played profes- 1,288 points, among the best marks in UT his- sional basketball until 1946. He was on five tory. national pro-league championship teams and was In a game against No. 1 New York Univer- all-league five times. sity at Madison Square Garden in 1963, Wolford scored 16 points and pulled From his first season, when the Rockets won 21 games and lost only five, down 12 rebounds as the Rockets stunned NYU, 87-74. That same season to his last season in 1953-54, Jerry Bush was extremely popular with his (1963-64), Wolford scored a career-high 38 points against Detroit, sinking 14 players and with the UT fans. He won 127 games and lost 58 for a winning of a UT record 34 field goal attempts. percentage of .686, the best mark in Mid-American Conference history. Only He ranks among the top 10 players in UT history in points scored per game Harold (Andy) Anderson, had a better winning percentage as a Toledo coach. (18.6), rebounds (777), rebounds per game (11.3), field goals made (504), and Several of Jerry’s Rocket teams were nationally ranked — as high as 17th free throws attempts (410). in 1949-50, 12th in 1950-51 when Toledo was invited to the eight-team National Campus Tournament, 20th in 1951-52, and 18th in 1952-53. His YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG 1961-62 21 298 131 .439 334 15.9 208 9.9 1953-54 team won UT’s first ever Mid-American Conference championship 1962-63 24 499 198 .396 507 21.1 313 13.0 and won the first ever bid to the NCAA Tournament. 1963-64 24 385 175 .454 447 18.6 256 10.6 Many of UT’s greatest individual players were Jerry Bush’s boys, including Totals 69 1182 504 .426 1288 18.7 777 11.3 Hall of Famers Cal Christensen, Chuck Harmon, Phil Martin, and several more who are considered for Hall of Fame membership each year. Jerry Bush left Toledo to become head coach at the University of Nebraska. YR W L PCT 1947-48 21 5 .808 Eddie Melvin 1948-49 13 12 .520 Inducted in 1987 1949-50 22 6 .786 1950-51 22 7 .759 Coach, 1954-1965 1951-52 20 11 .645 Nicknamed the “Iron Duke” from his days 1952-53 16 7 .696 as an All-American cager at Duquesne, Eddie 1953-54 13 10 .565 Melvin coached basketball at UT from 1954-55 Totals 127 58 .686 through the 1964-65 season. He won 125 games to rank fourth on UT's all-time win list. He began UT’s string of 26 consecutive winning George Patterson seasons in 1959-60. Known for his fiery courtside manner, Inducted in 1986 Melvin came to UT from St. Bonaventure, a program he had built into a power 1959-61 in the east. Following his career as a coach, Melvin served UT with distinction George Patterson, known as “Big George,” as director of intramurals and recreation. was the starting center on the UT Basketball YR W L PCT YR W L PCT teams of 1958-59, 1959-60 and 1960-61. 1954-55 5 17 .227 1960-61 15 8 .652 Those three Rocket teams, under the direc- 1955-56 9 13 .409 1961-62 14 10 .583 tion of Eddie Melvin, won 44 games and lost 1956-57 5 19 .208 1962-63 13 11 .542 1957-58 9 14 .391 1963-64 13 11 .542 only 27. They began a string of consecutive 1958-59 11 13 .458 1964-65 13 11 .542 winning seasons that lasted for 26 years. 1959-60 18 6 .750 Totals 125 133 .484 One of the persons who nominated George for the Hall of Fame did so with these words: “Very aggressive and a good rebounder. One of the best big men I have ever seen at UT and I’ve been watching Rocket games since 1945.” George was a good shooter, hitting 44 percent from the field and 65 percent Al Alvarez from the foul line for his career. He was an even greater rebounder, with 755 Inducted in 1988 career rebounds, an average of almost 11 per game. At the same time George had 774 career points, an average of just under 11 per game. 1937-39 After leaving UT, George played basketball for both the Milwaukee Bucks Al Alvarez lettered in basketball in 1937, and the Detroit Pistons of the NBA and also with his hometown Pittsburgh 1938 and 1939 on teams that finished 18-4, 14- Rens of the old American Basketball Association. 6, and 17-10. He also lettered in baseball in 1938 YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG and 1939 as a catcher. 1958-59 24 198 85 .430 217 9.0 249 10.4 He scored 301 points in his UT career, was 1959-60 24 226 102 .451 266 11.1 239 10.0 his team’s third-leading scorer as a junior and 1960-61 23 242 109 .450 291 12.6 267 11.6 second-leading scorer as a senior. He starred on Totals 71 666 296 .444 774 10.9 755 10.6 the same team with All-American Chuck Chuckovits. Alvarez was a high school coach at Bradner, Bellevue (where in 1946 his team won the state championship), and at Toledo Whitmer High. He also was a professional baseball umpire in the old International League.

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Dick Miller Jim Swaney Inducted in 1988 Inducted in 1990 1977-80 1977-80 Dick Miller was a four-year starter, playing Jim Swaney lettered in basketball from 1976- on two MAC championship teams and in two 80. He was MAC “Player of the Year” in 1980 NCAA tournaments. and first team all-MAC in 1979 and 1980, play- He played on teams with a combined record ing on teams that recorded a .770 percent win- of 87-26 and was co-captain of the 1979-80 team ning mark and a combined record of 87-26 (21- that reached the NCAA “Sweet Sixteen.” At the 6, 21-6, 22-8, 23-6 from 1976-80). conclusion of his career, he stood second in UT He scored 1,328 points in his career, and his history in steals, third in minutes played, third in field goal percentage (.572) and field goals made rebounds, eighth in assists, eighth in field goal percentage, ninth in games (339) are also among the best UT career marks. played, and 12th in scoring (1,266 points). He also had superlative season numbers for field goal percentage (.616) and He was first-team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC in 1980, and also field goals (218). earned Academic All-America second-team honors that same year. Miller was Swaney played on MAC champonship teams in 1979 and 1980 that an alternate on the U.S. Pan-American Games team in 1979 and made the U.S. advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The 1978-79 team defeated Big-Ten Olympic trials in 1980. Drafted by Indiana, Miller played in the NBA with the champion Iowa, 74-72, in the first round of the NCAA tourney. That win Pacers and Utah in 1980 and 1981 and later played professionally in Spain and advanced UT to the regional semifinals, the “Sweet Sixteen,”against Notre England. Dame. Toledo lost to the Irish, 79-71, with Swaney scoring 26 points and YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG earning a spot on the Mideast All-Tournament team. 1976-77 27 253 133 .523 323 12.0 227 8.4 In 1980, he was selected MVP in the MAC’s first post-season tournament 1977-78 24 229 107 .467 258 10.7 184 7.7 and led Toledo to its second straight league title. Another MVP honor came 1978-79 23 223 111 .498 266 11.6 187 8.1 1979-80 29 370 170 .554 419 14.4 287 9.9 that year in the Indianapolis All-Star game, which included many Big Ten Totals 103 1075 521 .485 1266 12.3 885 8.6 stars. In 1980, he was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers and also played professionally in Europe. YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG 1976-77 24 52 26 .500 70 2.9 39 1.6 Lenny Rhodes 1977-78 27 215 118 .549 266 9.8 149 5.5 missing Inducted in 1988 1978-79 30 378 208 .550 478 15.9 241 8.0 1979-80 27 354 218 .616 516 19.1 235 8.7 1947-50 Totals 98 999 570 .570 1330 13.6 664 6.8 Lenny Rhodes lettered in basketball in 1947- 48-49-50, starting on teams that were 18-6, 21-5, 13-12, and 23-6. He scored 811 career points, but was best known for his rugged rebounding and Ken Keller defense. Rhodes once held Bowling Green 6-11 All- Inducted in 1990 American Charley Share to six points in spite of 1917 giving up seven inches in size. He played the Ken Keller lettered just one season (1917), pivot at only 6-4 and at other times played for- but was associated with the University of Toledo ward and guard as well. Rhodes later played professionally with the Baltimore for 51 years, from 1916 to 1967. He is one of the Bullets of the Basketball Association of America. founding fathers of the Rocket athletic program YR G PTS AVG and his support spanned more than six decades. 1946-47 25 197 7.9 As a student, Mr. Keller played basketball and 1947-48 26 196 7.5 1948-49 25 221 8.8 football in 1916 and 1917 and was the University 1949-50 28 204 7.2 of Toledo’s first quarterback and team captain. Totals 104 818 7.9 In 1919, he was appointed to the first Ath- letic Board of Control. As president, he drew up the first set of rules and regulations for the department of athletics and also was responsible for the budget until 1929. In 1930, he was appointed to the UT Board of Trustees where he served 37 years. While on the Board, he continued to direct the athletic budget until 1967. His 51 years of service are the longest of any UT employee.

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Bob Gerber Roy Hummel Inducted in 1990 Inducted in 1991 1940-42 1933 Bob Gerber lettered during the 1940, 1941, Roy Hummel lettered in basketball in 1933 and 1942 seasons. He is one of only two UT but is known most prominently for his five de- players named to an All-America team twice cades of service to UT, having served as the (1941 and 1942). Varsity ‘T’ Club’s secretary since 1948. In 1942, he scored 532 points, setting a He received the Blue ‘T’ Award in 1966, national scoring record. In 1941, he was voted which is given by the UT Alumni Association for All-Western in the Herald-American Honor Cage outstanding service to the University. In 1969 selections and second-team All-American in and 1979 he received the Varsity ‘T’ Club Out- Collier’s All-American Cage selections. standing Service Award. During the 1941-42 season, he captained the UT squad and was also voted He served on the University of Toledo’s Hole-in-One Tournament Commitee the “best basketball player in the United States” by many national publications. from 1953 to 1992. Millions of dollars for UT scholarships were raised through Gerber was selected as an All-American by the Chicago Tribune, New York this event, benefitting over 8,000 students. Sports Writers Association, and Converse in 1941 and 1942. Hummel was the “12th Man” Award Winner for the 1976 Bowling Green- He led Toledo in scoring all three of his varsity seasons with averages of Toledo football game, and in 1989 the Varsity ‘T’ Club established the 14.4, 17.8 and 20.5 points per game, while playing for teams that posted a Hummel-Allen award, which is given annually to the outstanding senior combined record of 68-14. In the 1942 NIT, he set Madison Square Garden athlete. He served on the university’s alumni board from 1964-66, and is a college game records with 17 field goals and 37 points. He also led the 1942 charter member of the Tower Club and Rocket Club. In addition, he was the NIT in scoring with a tourney-record 65 points in three games. During that leading alumni football season-ticket seller for over 20 years. year, he played in the Nation’s Cage Aces All-Star Classic and made the PIC Magazine All-America Basketball Team. A member of the Rockets’ 1,000-point club, Gerber tallied 1,319 points in 75 games. His 17.6 career scoring average ranks sixth among all former UT greats. One publication shows that Gerber averaged 15.7 rebounds per game John Papcun throughout his 1936-42 career but UT records can neither prove nor disprove Inducted in 1992 this statistic. 1958-60 John Papcun lettered in 1958, 1959 and 1960. YR G PTS AVG 1939-40 25 359 14.4 In his career, he appeared in 58 games averaging 1940-41 22 428 20.3 10.6 points per game. An outstanding shooter, his 1941-42 28 532 19.0 specialty high-arc set shot paced him to score in Totals 75 1319 17.6 double figures all three years at UT. Papcun’s shooting percentage from the field (.450) and the charity stripe (.710) helped lead to his 615 total career points. Bill Jones A fierce competitor in clutch situations, Inducted in 1991 Papcun used quickness to lead his squad in rebounds each year. Averaging 6.7 boards per game led to his career total of 389 and a spot in Rocket history. 1934, 1937-38 During the 1958-59 season, Papcun led the Rockets in field goal percentage Before the term “point guard” was used in (.461) and was named honorable mention all-conference for his efforts. college basketball, that was Bill Jones’ role on However, his best showing was during the 1959-60 season when he aver- the UT squad. The 1937 team started the season aged 11.4 points per game. That same year he was named first team all-MAC with a 10-0 record and Jones was a key member, and led his squad to an 18-6 record and a national ranking of 11th. He finished supplying outstanding passing, ball handling, second in the MAC in rebounding, 17th in scoring, fifth in field goal percent- and long-range shooting. age and first in free throw percentage. His all-time free throw percentage (.854) He was the player responsible for feeding placed him tied for 10th in UT history at the end of his career. the ball inside to two-time All-American Chuck Chuckovits. If assists had been kept in those YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG days, Jones would certainly be among UT leaders in that category. 1957-58 10 90 33 .367 87 8.7 53 5.3 At a time when reserve tickets to UT basketball games were 75 cents and 1958-59 24 241 111 .461 254 10.6 177 7.4 1959-60 24 222 105 .473 274 11.4 159 6.7 general admission tickets were 50 cents, Jones was a “ticket seller,” in today’s Totals 58 553 249 .450 615 10.6 389 6.7 terms. His long-range shooting ability often ignited Rocket rallies, as an excerpt from the March 7, 1938, Toledo Times explained. “Jones opened the scoring with a long basket, and then, with the score knotted 8-8, he broke the tie with another shot which put the Toledoans ahead.” Jones’ shots were usually taken from outside 25 feet, making him one of the early long-range specialists. He averaged eight points a game and “quarterbacked” the Rockets to an 18-4 record in 1936-37 and a 14-6 mark in 1937-38. He played under two UT coaching legends, Dave Connelly in 1933-34 and Harold Anderson from 1936-38.

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Dale Crow Ned Miklovic Inducted in 1992 Inducted in 1993 1936-38 1957-1958, 1960 During the 1930s, Dale Crow was one of the Ned Miklovic, who co-captained both the most versatile athletes to participate in varsity football and basketball teams, is one of few sports at UT. He lettered in basketball and base- players in Rocket history to start in both sports ball three times each and participated in track. for three seasons. Crow played the forward position in 1936 for At 6-4 and 210 pounds, Miklovic was one the Rockets, while stepping in at guard and cen- of the bigger UT athletes of his time. As a ter in 1937 and 1938. His versatility provided head member of the football team, he was the start- coach Harold Anderson with a steady and deter- ing punter and right defensive end, and a mined playmaker and floor leader at whatever receiver on offense. He lettered in 1956, 1957 position he played. and 1958, serving as co-captain his final season. In his career, Miklovic He was not a high scorer, averaging eight points per game during his three averaged 36.0 yards per punt and caught three touchdown passes, while seasons. Better known as a defensive specialist, Crow would be assigned to the averaging over 30 minutes per game. top scorer for the opposing team. However, his best sport proved to be basketball. His first year (1956-57), Crow often came through in close games. A successful free throw in triple he was the team’s leading rebounder (9.0) and third-leading scorer (7.4). overtime secured a win over Western Reserve and a clutch field goal against Miklovic’s play surged during the latter part of the 1957-58 season, as he Detroit ended the Titans’ undefeated season. Efforts like these made him team finished with an average of 9.8 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. In a game captain in 1938, as he helped lead his team to three winning seasons and a against Ohio University that season, he pulled down 27 rebounds, a school national ranking. record and the ninth-best mark in the conference history. Crow compiled a .360 batting average for the baseball team and was known Sidelined by a shoulder injury during the 1958-59 season, he returned to as one of the best defensive outfielders in Rocket history. He also participated co-captain the 1959-60 squad. The Rockets were ranked as high as 11th in as a pole vaulter during his junior and senior years. the AP poll, finished with an 18-6 record and ranked 12th in the nation in Lieutenant Crow was a fighter pilot attached to the U.S.S. Yorktown in the scoring defense (58.1). Miklovic is among the leaders in Rocket history with Pacific theatre. He was reported missing in action on Oct. 6, 1943 never to be 371 career rebounds in MAC games, an average of 8.1 per contest. found. YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG 1956-57 23 209 62 .297 178 7.7 206 9.0 1957-58 23 216 97 .449 226 9.8 233 10.1 1959-60 23 111 41 .369 113 4.9 112 4.9 Jim Cox Totals 69 536 200 .373 517 7.5 551 8.0 Inducted in 1993 1963-64, 1966 Jim Cox played forward for the UT basket- Harvey Knuckles ball team, lettering in 1963, 1964 and 1966. He Inducted in 1993 led the freshman team in scoring (21.4), re- bounding (10.5) and free throw percentage (.807), 1979-1981 and by the end of his sophomore season was Harvey Knuckles, a UT forward who let- hailed as one of the best UT basketball players tered from 1979-81, was one of the most domi- since All-American Chuck Chuckovits (1937- nating players in the Mid-American Conference 1939). His top single-game effort also came that during that period. season when he scored 29 points in a victory over His name can be found more than 30 times Western Michigan. Cox sat out his junior season after getting married, but in the UT record book. Knuckles played in 115 came back his senior year and played his strongest season of basketball. career games and is one of only three Rockets to He was a co-captain and a first-team All-MAC selection in 1966, scoring play on three consecutive MAC championship 17.9 points per game as Toledo finished second in the conference with an 8- teams (1979-81). He helped lead Toledo to a 66-24 record and three consecu- 4 record. He completed his career as a member of the Rocket 1,000-point club, tive post-season appearances, with two bids to the NCAA Tournament and scoring 1,142 career points and averaging 15.8 points per game. After gradu- one appearance in the NIT. Excellent field goal (.519) and free throw ation, Cox spent two years touring professionally throughout Europe and the percentages (.759) helped him score 1,488 points, an average of 12.9 per game Middle East with the Harlem Globetrotters. during his career. Knuckles is most remembered for his final season (1980-81), arguably the YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG best senior year in school history. As the team’s co-captain, he posted a single- 1962-63 24 346 161 .465 389 16.2 177 7.3 season record 659 points (22.0 per game), while shooting over 55 percent from 1963-64 24 327 151 .465 361 15.0 128 5.3 the field and 83 percent from the foul line, grabbing 208 rebounds (6.7 per 1965-66 24 362 156 .431 392 16.3 196 8.2 game), and recording 45 steals and 34 blocked shots. To no one’s surprise, he Totals 72 1035 468 .452 1142 15.9 501 8.2 was named MAC Player of the Year. Knuckles was a second-round NBA draft pick of the Los Angeles Lakers. He played professionally in Europe from 1981-1993. YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG 1977-78 26 105 49 .467 111 4.3 66 2.5 1978-79 30 265 129 .487 316 10.5 130 4.3 1979-80 29 334 174 .521 402 13.9 161 5.5 1980-81 30 489 270 .552 659 22.0 218 7.3 Totals 115 1193 622 .521 1488 12.9 575 5.0

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John Rapparlie Pat Hintz Inducted in 1993 Inducted in 1994 1934-36 1938-1940 Harold “Pat” Hintz lettered in basketball Playing for Hall of Fame coach Harold Ander- from 1938-40. He was an excellent ballhandler son, John Rapparlie was one of Toledo’s premier and a great defender, playing on some of the most players of the 1930s and is still heralded as one of successful cage squads in Toledo history. the greatest defenders in UT history. He played on teams that went 55-22 during It was not for prolific offense that Rapparlie his career and featured nine other Varsity ‘T’ is highly regarded; rather, he was an excellent Hall of Famers. Hintz was the team’s second- defender, called upon to shut down the opponent’s leading scorer each of his three seasons, finishing scoring leader. He was named to the United Press behind only Rocket greats Chuck Chuckovits All-Ohio Conference first team after his junior and Bob Gerber. He captained the 1940 squad that won 24 games, the most in and senior seasons. a season by any Toledo team. As a junior, Rapparlie helped lead the team to a 13-3 record, one game out of first place in the Ohio Conference and the best finish to date in Rocket history. During his senior year, he captained the squad, leading the Rockets to a 12-4 record and a third-place finish in the conference. In a letter of recommendation to the dean of graduate studies at Ohio State University, where Rapparlie had applied, Coach Anderson wrote, “He is one of Stan Joplin the most unselfish, self-sacrificing boys I have ever known. The winning of the Inducted in 1995 game was always uppermost in his mind and the scoring of the points the last.” 1976-1979 Rapparlie also pitched for the Rocket baseball team in 1934 and 1935, Stan Joplin was a four-year letterwinner for helping lead the squad to 8-4 and 8-5 seasons, respectively. the Rockets from 1976-1979. Joplin became a starter as a sophmore and led the team to three consecutive 20-win seasons and a share of the Bob Nichols MAC championship in 1979. He finished his Inducted in 1994 career as the UT record holder for career assists 1951-1953 (428), assists in one season (175) and games Coach, 1965-1987 played (109). An all-around player, Joplin saw time at Bob Nichols’ 376 victories easily make him point guard, off-guard, and small forward for teams that went 82-27 during his the winningest basketball coach in the history of career. The work ethic that made him a threat to opposing teams extended into the Mid-American Conference. His teams re- the classroom, as he was named Academic All-MAC in 1977. corded winning records in 20 of his 22 seasons, Joplin played a key role in several memorable UT victories, two of which including five consecutive 20-win campaigns are among the greatest in Rocket history. He scored a career-high 21 points in (1977-81) and five MAC Championships. the first game ever played in Centennial Hall, a 59-57 upset of defending Nichols was named MAC Coach of the Year national champion Indiana and later culminated a four-year career in a single three times (1974, 1979, 1980) and is the only four-time winner of the Ohio glorious shot. As a senior, Joplin led the Rockets to the NCAA tournament and College “Coach of the Year” award (1967, 1972,1979, 1980). sank a top-of-the-key jumper at the buzzer to lift the Rockets to a 74-72 upset His 376-212 record gives Nichols the third-best winning percentage (.639) of Big Ten co-champion Iowa. in MAC history. Nichols’ teams often defeated nationally regarded opposition. Topping the YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG A AVG list was the victory over Big Ten champion Iowa in the opening round of the 1975-76 25 95 46 .484 110 4.4 43 1.7 NCAA Tournament in 1979. During his tenure, Nichols’ teams had several 1976-77 27 234 109 .466 286 10.6 107 4.0 other wins over Big Ten teams, including the inaugural game in Savage Hall 1977-78 27 227 106 .467 278 10.3 175 6.5 in 1976. In front of a standing room only crowd in excess of 9,000, Toledo 1978-79 30 191 99 .518 258 8.6 103 3.4 Totals 109 747 360 .482 932 8.6 428 3.9 defeated defending national champion Indiana, 59-57, snapping the Hoosiers’ 33-game winning streak. Nichols won his first MAC championship in 1966-67, as the Rockets posted a 23-2 record, best in school history. Titles followed in 1971-72, 1978-79, 1979-80, and 1980-81. He coached 12 All-MAC stars, including five players of the year. Nichols also lettered three years in basketball as a player (1951-53) and was co-captain of the 1952-53 team. He played on squads that were 23-8, 20-11 and 16-7.

YEAR W L PCT YEAR W L PCT 1965-66 13 11 .541 1977-78 21 6 .777 1966-67 23 2 .920 1978-79 22 8 .733 1967-68 16 8 .667 1979-80 23 6 .793 1968-69 13 11 .541 1980-81 21 10 .677 1969-70 13 11 .541 1981-82 15 11 .577 1970-71 13 11 .541 1982-83 17 12 .586 1971-72 19 6 .760 1983-84 18 11 .621 1972-73 15 11 .577 1984-85 16 12 .571 1973-74 19 9 .678 1985-86 12 17 .413 1974-75 17 9 .654 1986-87 11 17 .393 1975-76 18 7 .720 Totals 376 212 .639 1976-77 21 6 .777

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John Pazdzior Dallas Zuber Inducted in 1995 Inducted in 1997 1952-1954 1943, 1947-49 Known during his basketball career for ex- Dallas Zuber (1943, 1947-49) is regarded as traordinary shooting, passing, faking, and ball one of the University of Toledo’s greatest bas- handling, John Pazdzior lettered in basketball ketball players of the 1940s. A four-year starter from 1952-1954, and also as a second baseman in for the Rockets, Zuber was co-captain of his baseball from 1952-53. He starred on basketball team both his junior and senior years. He played teams that went 49-28 during his three seasons, on teams that posted an impressive 74-27 (.733) including the 1953-54 squad which captured record during his four seasons and played in the UT’s first-ever MAC championship and played postseason National Invitational Tournament. in the NCAA tournament. Playing on a team that featured mostly fresh- Pazdzior was second-team all-MAC in 1953-54 and the Toledo Times men, Zuber led the Rockets to a second-place “Athlete of the Year” in 1954. His career-high in scoring came against Eastern finish in the NIT in 1943, the most prestigious tournament of the time and to date Kentucky when he netted 32 points. He led the team in assists during his first UT’s highest finish in a national championship. His game-high 18 points in the year and finished his career as the second best free-throw shooter in UT history semifinal game against Washington & Jefferson propelled Toledo to a 56-39 with an accuracy of .765. As co-captain of the 1953-54 team, Pazdzior was victory and a berth in the title game. third in scoring and also contributed 4.6 rebounds per game. In the championship game, played before a Madison Square Garden crowd of 18,233, powerful St. John’s defeated the upstart Rockets, 48-27, to win the national championship. Zuber again led his team in scoring, tallying nine points. Zuber was the third Rocket in history to reach the 1,000-point plateau, Larry Cole finishing his career with 1,141 points and an average of 12.1 points per game. As a sophomore, he led his team in scoring with 458 points, an average of 18.3 Inducted in 1996 per game. He tallied 322 points his junior season for an average of 13.4 per 1974-1976 game, including a career-high 26 points versus Western Michigan. Larry Cole lettered in basketball from 1974- 76, playing on Rocket teams that may have been the best never to win a MAC title. Toledo went 54-25 during his three seasons yet finished sec- ond twice and third once. Marshall Carlson An unselfish player, Cole’s dead-eye shoot- Inducted in 1999 ing nonetheless made him a standout scorer. He finished his career fourth on the all-time scoring 1939-1941 list at UT with 1,352 points, a career scoring Marshall Carlson is possibly one of the University of Toledo’s most average of 14.1 points per game. He still holds the record for the most field goals sucessful two-sport athletes in history. He was a captain of basketball teams in a MAC game with 16 versus Miami his junior year. that defined Rocket basketball success. From 1939-1941, the Rockets went an Cole served as team captain for the 1975-76 season. He received first-team amazing 62-19, including the 1940 season of 24-6. The team’s 24 wins in 1940 MAC honors in 1975, repeating the feat in 1976. is the school record which has lasted more than 55 years. Carlson was the captain of the 1941 squad that went 21-3 and was regarded YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG nationally by coaches and sportswriters in Chicago, New York and Detroit as 1972-73 15 91 32 .352 74 4.9 1973-74 28 376 177 .471 404 14.4 one of the top programs in the country. One publication raved about Carlson’s 1974-75 28 350 176 .503 422 15.1 behind-the-back passes when the Rockets played Long Island University at 1975-76 25 373 198 .531 452 18.7 Madison Square Garden in 1939. Totals 96 1190 583 .490 1352 14.1 As a golfer, Carlson was equally successful. He was the Ohio Intercollegiate Champion in 1940. He also held several course records including a (-7) 64 at Heatherdown and a (-6) 66 at Highland Meadows. Carlson also was co-holder of the amateur record at the Ohio State University Golf Course. With his accomplishments in both baseball and golf, Marshall Carlson established himself as an athlete ahead of his time.

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Tim Reiser Jay Lehman Inducted in 1999 Inducted in 2000 1980-1984 1978-1981 Tim Reiser began his Rocket basketball ca- Lehman was the starting point guard for UT reer in grand fashion. He was named MAC “Fresh- as a freshman in 1977-78 through his senior year man of the Year” in 1980 and was ranked 15th in in 1980-81. In Lehman's four seasons at UT, the the country in assists with 6.32 apg. Rockets won three MAC championships, made Reiser, who did not become a starter until the the NCAA Tournament twice and the NIT once. 15th game of his freshman year, ended that im- Lehman was a 1981 Academic All-MAC pressive rookie campaign with over 1,000 min- honoree and is a member of UT's 1,000-point utes played (third all-time in UT history to that club with 1055 points in 116 games played, the point). Not slowing down, Reiser went on to second-most games ever played by a Toledo men's basketball player. Lehman become one of the most prolific passers and shooters in Rocket history. also is third at UT in career assists (525), second in career MAC assists (297) He helped lead the Rockets to a 71-43 record over his four years, including and holds the record for most MAC assists in a season (138 in 1978-79). 53-12 at home. He led the Rockets in assists (762) and career minutes played Lehman is second all-time in career free throw percentage (.814) and once hit (3.941). In addition, Reiser hold the UT single game record for assists (14) and 16 free throws in a game. was the 21st player in UT history to join the 1,000 point club, finishing his After his time at UT as a player, Lehman, along with Stan Joplin, served as career with 1,216 points. an assistant coach under Head Coach Bob Nichols. In his final season, Reiser was remembered most for hitting the game- winning shot in a home, double-overtime victory over Eastern Michigan from YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG AST AVG half court with one second left in the game. 1977-78 27 140 70 .500 207 7.7 138 5.1 1978-79 30 169 87 .515 263 8.8 112 3.7 1979-80 29 202 102 .505 292 10.1 160 5.5 YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG AST AVG 1980-81 30 127 67 .527 169 19.3 115 3.8 1980-81 31 263 122 .463 299 9.6 196 6.3 Totals 116 638 326 .511 931 8.0 525 4.5 1981-82 26 324 143 .441 338 13.0 196 7.5 1982-83 28 247 115 .466 291 10.4 186 6.6 1983-84 29 218 116 .532 288 7.9 184 6.3 Totals 114 1052 496 .471 1216 10.7 762 6.7 Bob Graney Inducted in 2000 Ken Epperson Basketball Manager, 1978-1999 Inducted in 2000 For 21 years, Graney served as "Head Ball 1981-1985 Boy" for the men's basketball team, and could always be found in "his" seat at the end of the Epperson is UT's all-time leader in points scorer's table next to the Rocket bench at every (2,016), rebounds (960), career field goals (786) home basketball game. He also worked with the and career field goals attempted (1415) and is football and women's basketball teams since 1989. third in field goal percentage (.555). Bobby, who suffers from Down's Syndrome, re- A unanimous first team All-MAC selection tired to Florida after the 2000 basketball season his junior and senior years, Epperson led the where the climate is better suited to his condition. Rockets in scoring in 1982-83 (18.1 ppg) and 1983-84 (20.4 ppg), and in rebounding in 1983- 84 (9.4 rpg) and 1984-85 (8.0 rpg). Tim Selgo Epperson became a starter his freshman year, averaging 16.2 ppg and 8.5 rpg. He scored the most points ever by a UT frosh, earning the MAC Freshman Inducted in 2001 of the Year award in 1982. As a sophomore, Epperson was the only MAC player 1976-1980 to rank in the league’s Top 10 for scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and Selgo is undoubtedly the best free throw free throw percentage. shooter in Toledo history. He holds school records YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG for career free throw percentage in MAC games 1981-82 26 289 158 .547 420 16.2 224 8.5 (62-of-72/.861) and season free throw percent- 1982-83 29 386 207 .536 526 18.1 238 8.1 age in MAC games (31-of-33/.939). For his ca- 1983-84 29 413 233 .564 593 20.4 274 9.4 reer, Selgo hit 99-of-118 free throws, a percent- 1984-85 28 327 188 .590 477 17.0 226 8.0 Totals 112 1415 786 .555 2016 7.5 960 8.6 age of .839. This would be the best career mark in UT history, but his total of 118 attempts is short of the minimum number of attempts required to hold the record (150). Selgo, a three-time Academic All-MAC selection, played on Rocket teams that went 87-26 in four years, won two MAC titles and twice went to the NCAA Tournament. He finished his career with 372 assists, sixth all-time at UT, and had a career-high 172 assists in the 1979-80 season. Selgo later became UT’s head women's basketball coach for three seasons (1985-88). He also served as associate athletic director at UT from 1988-96, and has been athletic director at Grand Valley State since 1996. YR G FGA FG PCT PTS AVG REB AVG 1981-82 26 289 158 .547 420 16.2 224 8.5 1982-83 29 386 207 .536 526 18.1 238 8.1 1983-84 29 413 233 .564 593 20.4 274 9.4 1984-85 28 327 188 .590 477 17.0 226 8.0 Totals 112 1415 786 .555 2016 7.5 960 8.6

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Varsity ‘T’ Athletic Hall of Fame

1977 Class 1986 Class 1994 Class Tom Beutler, football Jerry Bush, men’s basketball coach Jim Day, football Cal Christensen, men’s basketball Mike Ducey, men’s tennis Pat Hintz, men’s basketball Chuck Chuckovits, men’s basketball Paul Elzey, football/wrestling Mike Kennedy, football Charlie Cupp, men’s basketball/baseball Earl Kaiser, men’s basketball/track Bob Nichols, men’s basketball/coach Dean Eisner, men’s tennis George Patterson, men’s basketball Mike Rachuba, baseball Chuck Harmon, men’s basketball/baseball Lee Pete, football/baseball Julius Taormina, football Dick Huston, football/baseball Curtis Johnson, football 1987 Class 1995 Class Larry Jones, men’s basketball/baseball/track Don Fair, football Bob Caverly, football Harry Lanzi, football/wrestling Eddie Melvin, men’s basketball coach Tom Duncan, football Steve Mix, basketball Merrill Solowin, wrestling Stan Joplin, men’s basketball Bob Nash, football/men’s basketball/baseball Gene Swick, football Don Kotnik, men’s golf/golf coach/football James Pierce, football/men’s track Jerry Welling, football John Pazdzior, men’s basketball Joe Scalzo, wrestling Ray Wolford, men’s basketball Paul Peer, baseball Gib Stick, football/men’s basketball Gene Stauber, football/asst. football coach 1988 Class 1978 Class Al Alvarez, men’s basketball/baseball 1996 Class Harold Anderson, men’s basketball coach Chuck Hardy, football/men’s track Patty Barrett, softball/women’s volleyball Chuck Ealey, football Dick Miller, men’s basketball Larry Cole, men’s basketball Francis Maher, football Jim Nicholson, football coach David Hardy, football/assistant football coach Arnold Straka, men’s basketball/baseball Lenny Rhodes, men’s basketball Max Gerber, sports information director Greg Wojciechowski, wrestling Jim Thibert, football Dan Simrell, football/head football coach Vern Smith, assistant football coach/AD 1979 Class 1989 Class Bill Buss, men’s golf Dick Bonacci, wrestling 1997 Class Mike Carman, football Richard Gordon, football Mark Brandon, football Gene Cook, men’s basketball/baseball/football Tim Hirt, men’s golf Dan Bukovich, football Bob Hayes, football/men’s basketball/track John Pilewski, baseball Stan Clarke, baseball Dick Torio, football/wrestling Dr. Robert Pocotte, baseball Jack Murphy, football coach John F. Savage, administrator Adam Najarian, football 1980 Class Clarence Spears, football coach Kelly Savage, women’s basketball Dick Craig, football/men’s track Dallas Zuber, men’s basketball Pete Kramer, football/men’s tennis 1990 Class Phil Martin, men’s basketball Bob Gerber, men’s basketball 1998 Class Frank Pizza, football Linda Janicki, women’s basketball Al Baker, football Dick Wilson, wrestling Ken Keller, football/men’s basketball Robert Dixon, football Steve Kerlin, wrestling Rhonda King-Randolph, softball 1981 Class Jim Nice, head athletic trainer Clarence “Red” Palm, football Dodge Alexander, football/men’s track Jim Swaney, men’s basketball Stan Sanders, baseball coach Bill Backensto, men’s basketball/baseball Don Wyper, football/wrestling Haru Kimura Thompson, secretary Frank Clemons, men’s basketball/football/track Jim Ray, men’s basketball 1991 Class 1999 Class John Allen, men’s cross country Frank Baker, football 1982 Class Roy Hummel, men’s basketball Marshall Carlson, men’s basketball/golf Warren Densmore, football/men’s track Bill Jones, men’s basketball Gary Hinkson, football Harold Dunn, football/men’s track Roland Moss, football Tim Reiser, men’s basketball Mel Long, football Joe Schwartz, football A.J. Sager, football/baseball John Schneider, football Don Wem, wrestling Kim Sekulski, women’s basketball

1983 Class 1992 Class 2000 Class Tom Kozelko, men’s basketball Roger Coe, baseball Ken Epperson, men’s basketball Frank X. Lauterbur, football coach/AD Ken Crots, football Bob Graney, equipment manager Dick Leffler, wrestling T. Dale Crow, men’s basketball Latoja Harris, women’s basketball Mel Triplett, football Barney J. Hein, baseball/team physician Jay Lehman, men’s basketball Ted Zuchowski, football Ned Hein, team physician Ken Moyer, football Tami Johnston, softball Myron Shapiro, wrestling 1984 Class John Muenzer, men’s swimming Dan Williams, football Emerson Cole, football John Papcun, men’s basketball Dave Connelly, coach/athletic director 2001 Class Bill Orwig, football/men’s basketball coach 1993 Class Jim Blanchard, men's swimming George Machoukas, football Jim Cox, men’s basketball Dana Drew-Shaw, women's basketball Ken Swartz, men’s tennis Brian Eisner, tennis coach Jim Gray, football/men's track Roland Gandy, team physician A.C. Jenkins, football 1985 Class Harvey Knuckles, men’s basketball Frank Kralik, football/UT historian Dave Hamler, football/men’s track John Meier, men’s golf Leigh Ross, softball Aaron Hopkins, men’s track Ned Miklovic, men’s basketball/football Tim Selgo, men's basketball Len Matuszek, baseball/men’s basketball John Rapparlie, men’s basketball/baseball John Niezgoda, football Bart Quinn, men’s basketball Marty Slovak, football Dennis Spencer, men’s golf

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