UA19/17/1/2 Basketball Program - WKU Vs Eastern Kentucky University WKU Athletic Media Relations
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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 2-19-1968 UA19/17/1/2 Basketball Program - WKU vs Eastern Kentucky University WKU Athletic Media Relations Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Recommended Citation WKU Athletic Media Relations, "UA19/17/1/2 Basketball Program - WKU vs Eastern Kentucky University" (1968). WKU Archives Records. Paper 1878. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/1878 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CHAPMAN PENETRATES DEFENSE FOR TWO MORE Western vs. Eastern Kentucky University FEBRUARY 19, 1968 E. A. DIDDLE ARENA 7:30 P.M. You'll Always Find AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS NAME BRANDS AT , s The fashi()n Center ()f Suuthern ~entu(~r 400 EAST MAIN ST, BO II'LING GREEN, KY, FELIX E. ROBERT G. I-IILL TOPP~R What's Your ALLEN MOTOR COMPANY BASK~TBALL Favorite? Your Basket ball CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH VALIANT DenIer 41611th Phone 843-4387 • MOST DEPENDABLE NAME IN THE BUSINESS PROGRAM CONTENTS Page Western in Review ............ .. 2 Bas ketball Coaching Staff ................... 3 "QUALITY TESTED" Meet the Hilltoppcrs ... ... 4·5 Hilltopper Hol Line . 7 Hilltopper Scoreboard .. ................. 8 Or Visitor's Roster & Scorecard .. .. .... 9 Football Freshman Roster & Scorecard . 10 PURE MILK Freshman Picture & Schedule ...... 11 COMPANY Basketball in Review 12 Hilltopper 100 Club ............ ........ 13 Basketball Records .... ....... 14 Supreme Ice Cream Western Team Picture 15 Athletics Looks to the Future . 16 Past All· Americans ........................... Inside Back Cover Hilltopper Schedule ........................... Outside Back Cover Always Shop JULLTOPPER TIP·OFF ILLUSTRAT· No Matter What L€On'S ED is the official souvenir program for You May Prefer aU 1967-1968 home basket.ball games at Western Kentucky University: Prepared It Will Be Covered by the Office of Public Affairs and Pub· Your Fashion Store lic Relations, Robert. G. Cochra n, Dean; On Our Sports Pages Written by Allen W. Stilley; Distribution, Larry Dykes. Everything P"o t o~raphic for Bowlin~ Green and Western THE ClTY * * * \\'HlCH BACKS CAl\IER AS EDUCATION FOR LEADERSlllP THE TEAl\J KOJ) AK FILM WESTERN KENTUCKY * lTNIVERSITY THAT tL\ S THE ... I~ ]o('atl'ci in l10wling Cireen . MOVlE & SLIJ)E ... \\"AS founded in 1906. ... 11.-\'; a slurient boriy of 10,197. PROJECTORS ... IS a l11ulti-pul'pose university offering curricula in teacher, POW E R libel'al al'ts and sciences, pl'O fessional and pl'e-pl'ofessional ('{iucation. * ... OFFEIlS a joint doctoral PI'O )('1'''111 in coopel'ation with the t·nivel'sit,· of Kentuckv and FAMILY Ceol'!!e Pcahori,' ('oll ege fo ,' Tcaehel's. PORTRAITS ... OFFEl:S R :lIastel"s degrees . HILL TOPPEHS ... OFFEl1S :12 academic majors, :n academic minors, and ]3 SENIOR PICr URES areas of' concentration in its undergraduate program . ... OFFEIlS 10 special t\\'o-,'eal' pl'()g'l'ams . • .. lIAS sel'ved the educational * * * intel'ests of the Common wealth of Kentucky and the nation fol' the past 60 yeal's. CHES ... lIAS a focus on the future. JOHNSON Electri(' Plant Photo Center Board 928 State Street Or. Kelly Thompson Ted lIornhaek 2 Official Basketball P"ogl'am Oldham, Sydnor Form Solid Coaching Nucleus Head Basketball Coach JOHN OLDHAM In three seasons as head coach at Weslern. John Oldham has posted an impressive 66·15 record and has guided the Hilltoppcrs to a post-season touma ment berth evcry season. Oldham. who coached nine seasons at Tennessee Tech. has an enviable 12-year coaching record of 184-98. Now in hi s 13th Season as a collegiate coach. Oldham is recognized as onc of the nation's top basketball strategists. Oldham graduated from Western in 1949 after a spectacular athletic career, before playing profes sional basketball, and coaching on the high sc hool STAY TliN ED TO level before reaching the co llegiate level. Oldham 5ucc<.-'Cdcd E. A. Diddle following the 1963-64 season . Royal Crown Assistant Basketball Coach BUCK SYDNOR Diet Rite Wallace B. (Buck) Sydnor was a veteran of 15 years of high school coaching before returning to Western in the fall of 1964. Sydnor's main responsi Sports Network bility is to develop the potential of the HiUtoppcr with freshmen in addition to his usual coaching, scouting. and recruiling duties. ~e was an outstanding guard WES STRADER on the first two Western learns to play in the NlT in 1943 and 1944. He is a well-versed instructor in for the fundamentals of basketball. HILLTOI'PER SPORTS-IN-ACTION Assistant Basketball Coach Graduate Assistant on JERRY L. PARKER MIKE KITCHENS University of Tennessee, 1963 Western Kentucky University, 1965 WKCT For All Your Drug Needs 930 KC PLAZA ,~ • ALL WESTERN GAMES PHARMACY • PRE-GAME SHOW FOLLOW THE CALL • PLAY-B Y-PLAY OF PLAZA SHOPPING • POST GAME SHOW CENTER MUSTANG • 10 FRESHMAN GAMES 31-W By-Pass Nearest Western Campus WALLACE • MOTORS FREE PARKING INCORPORATED • 901 LEHMAN AVE. Owned and Operated By A. RAY DOUGLAS New and Used Cars and JOHN HENRY Western Kentucky University 3 IO-\\'AYNE CHAPMAN Senior . 6-6 ... 186 . 22 ... OwC'n" bnl'o. I":y. Top rdurning !';('orer on ~quad, h:ls impron·d 1'1I"u!i!'; (j\"C)' past two yenrs has plaYI'c! nw,.;t or \"lu!:>ity ('arcer at guard. hut mo\"cd to ffJI'Wanl at mid-seasun last y('.u· and did solid job h~ .. hC'ighl makes him particularly effective on dt:f .. 'n,<v at g:uard position. cSJ)l·dally in zone align nwnls 11('('d5 to impro\'c orr('n~i\'C rebounding if h(, ~ta\"<; at fon\'nrd post this S('flson hns g-ood jUI~lP shot. is particularly cIT('cti\"(' sCOl'cr on fast hrC'ilk has bc('n something of n "streak" shooter. but showed nv))"(' ('onsistC'nry in laltt'" hnlf of 1966-67 (,Ilmpaign 11 -CHARLES SELVY .. Sophomore " li-l .. 178 , , . 19 . , , Corbin, Ky, LC'd scoring for I""l YC'1),'S f)'C'shman club . hns great shooting touch from out side good spl'('d, bull-handling ability should be vuluublC' WiS(:t. onn.' h(' becomes accustomed to playing with \·;\I·sil.\, t(>nmmnt('s :1nd fits hi!> piny into overall team patterns is quick C'noug"h to become outstanding ddl.'ndcl' youngC'st mt'mU('I' of famed S('I\':" fnmil\' of hHsiH'thaliers ('Ider hrother Frank sct NCAA single-g'<lm(' scoring rcw)'d with JOO points in ln5·1 al. Funn.'1Il. wher(' he's now h('ad ('oarh anoth('1' broth(·r Marvin, rurrentl.\· pl;wing wilh Uni_ Famous F01' Italian \'{'l':;it~, of Louisville. I.-__ RICH HENDRICK. , , Junior' , ' , 6-1 , , , 180 . and 20 , , , Bristow, Ky. Should be battling for starting guard berth this !:ic:.\son after year of seasoning i\ nl,rrirnn Foods great shooter from almost nny distnnce , quick re flexes, good hnnds led all Kentucky prep players 'n scorin g his junior and senior years, earning All State a nd All-America honors at Bristow High, same school which produced former Western All-Amel'ican Darel Carrier, now playing for Louisville Colonels of ABA, paced scoring for Hilltopper freshmen two • y('ur~ ~H.!O with 26.1 aVl'I'CJg(' one of reasons h(' cho~(' V\-'esll:rn for collegiate career was to allow him to ht'Jp out on family farm during sparf' time, 2O-JOHNNY RUSSELL ., Junior .. , 6-2 ' , , 180 , , , 20 ' , , Hardyville, Ky, Played all last season as FOR FAST DEL!V!'; RY res(>J'\'c guard after playing both the back and front courts as frC'!o;hman good scrapper, hustler Improving steadily 111 ball control and passing docs good joh on defense should improve in ability to driH' and start offensive patterns as he Complete Carry-Out Service gains experiencc has good shooting touch from outside. 842-9834 21-BUTCH KAUFMAN, , , Senior. , , 5-10 , , , 163 , , , 22 , , , Louisville, Ky. Prime example of what desire and dctcrmination can accomplish came to W('stcrn "on his own," earned grant-in-aid with fine play during freshman year, leading yearlings in scor ing: with 17.8 average . played as key reserve dur • ing sophomore yea I', then earn('d spot on starting five last sen son good ball~handler. cle\'cr playmaker always willing to givc up his own shot to get the hnll to teammat(' nearcr basket, , . extremely con "ist('nt outsidl' shooter ,dependable at foul line offsets lad o f size on defense with aggressive play, MARIO'S continually hounding opponents , 22-WALKER BANKS, , . Sophomore, ' , 6-9 ' , , 205 Italian , , , 19 , .. Clifton Forge, Va. More consistency and dri\'e ill his p('J'formanc('s could mai<c him one of top "big mC'n" for Hilltoppers in recent years" was Restaurant something of an "in-and~out" player for frosh last s('<\son. hut has all ph:..'sical ability for front-liner good shootel' from short and middle distances .. surprising- quickness <lnd ngility for size. has good 31 -W By-Pass jumping power to go with height. ,more aggressive_ ness could make him r('al factor o n bonrds. Virginia high school AIl~Stater ' runs well enough to fit into Western running gnme "should be contender for regular front-line role. 4 OI'I'",i:l1 na5ketiJaii Program 24-NORMAN WEAVER ... Senior ... G-ii ... 205 · .. 22 ... Scottsville. Ky. Extremely vuluable last two years as front-line reserve .. should make big push this season to become regular ... was particu la rly effective last senson in relief roles tt t LaSalle ( 12 points, 4 rebounds) and at Austin Peay (12 points, Complete 8 rebounds) when other Hilltoppcr front-liners got into foul trouble .