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Montana Grizzlies 1957 BASKETBALL INFORMATION Table of Contents Athletic S taff__________________________ _______ 2 Conference Affiliation_______________ ____ ____ 2 General Information _________________________ 3 Grizzly Outlook, 1957 ______________ ______ ___ 4 Numerical Roster _________ __________ ___ ____ _ 5 Scoring Records, University Team _____________ 6 Grizzly Hall of Fam e___________________ ______ 6 Montana’s All-Time Records__________ 7 (Coaches & Captains) 1955-56 Results _________________ 7 Coach Cox _______ _______ _______ ...___________ 8 News Sources ________________________________ 8 Frosh Coach, Athletic Trainer__________ 9 Ticket Manager ____________________ 10 Skyline Final Standings, 1956 __ 11 Grizzly Roster, Frosh Roster__________________ 12 Player Statistics, 1955-56 ______ 14 Skyline Team Statistics, 1955-56 ___ 15 Skyline Individual Statistics, 1955-56 ................. 16 Thumbnail Sketches _____________________ 17 Grizzly Opponents ......... 21 Skyline Schedule— 1957 ____ 22 Montana’s ’57 Schedule ______________ Back Cover 1 Athletic Staff Director of Athletics_______G. P. (Jiggs) Dahlberg Assistant Athletic Director and Head Track C oach_____________ Harry F. Adams Faculty Athletic Representative ___ Dr. Earl Lory Field House Ticket Manager_______Robert Dundas Head Football Coach ..................Jerry R. Williams Head Basketball Coach___ Forrest B. (Frosty) Cox Freshman Basketball C oach__T______Hal Sherbeck Swimming Coach ____________ _______ Bud Wallace Trainer _______ -__________-Naseby Rhinehart Department Secretary____ ___ __Betty Ridnour Equipment Manager ...____ ^____ Carl O’Loughlin Conference Affiliation MOUNTAIN STATES ATHLETIC CONFERENCE E. L. (Dick) Romney, Commissioner Rooms 1006-1007, Hotel Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Member institutions in order of their admittance to the MSAC (Skyline Eight) include: Colorado A&M—Fort Collins, Colorado University of Utah—Salt Lake City, Utah University of Denver—Denver, Colorado Utah State Agricultural College—Logan, Utah Brigham Young University—Provo, Utah University of New Mexico—Albuquerque, N.M. Montana State University—Missoula, Montana Montana University was admitted as a member of. the. MSAC in July, 1950, changing affiliation from the Pacific Coast Conference. The Grizzlies started their first new conference competition with swimming, winter quarter, 1951, and have com­ peted in the full conference sports program since that time. In basketball each member institution plays two games with each other team in the con­ ference. Address requests for press tickets or other information to: MURDO A. CAMPBELL Athletic Publicist Montana University Missoula, Montana — 2 — General Information About Montana University LOCATION—Missoula, Montana, city of more than 30,000 residents on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. Missoula is nicknamed the “ Garden City” and is the hub of five great valleys that reach into surrounding mountains. The city is served by the main lines of the Milwaukee and Northern Pacific railroads as well as by Northwest Airlines and Greyhound and Intermountain bus lines. It is also located at the crossroads of the main east-west and north-south U. S. highways 10 and 93. CHARTERED—On February 17, 1893, by the third Montana Legislature. PRESIDENT—Dr. Carl McFarland. CAMPUS—Consists of 125 acres, located in the heart of the residential area, at the base of 2,000-foot Mt. Sentinel, which adds another 520 acres. The University also has 20,000 acres of experimental forest 40 miles from Mis­ soula, and a 160-acre Biological Station on Flathead Lake, 80 miles north of the University. FIELD HOUSE—University Fieldhouse, capacity 6,500. A million-dollar, laminated arched-roof structure, constructed in 1953 and dedicated December 18, 1953. SCHOOL COLORS—Copper, Silver and Gold. TEAM NAMES— Grizzlies, Silvertips, 'Tips, Tri- Colors. SCHOOLS—There are twenty-three departments at the University and seven separate professional schools — Business Administration, Education, Forestry, Journalism, Law, Music, and Phar­ macy. There is also a Graduate School and a Summer College for both regular and graduate students. UNIVERSITY BAND— 80 members, under direction of James Eversole. — 3 — The Grizzly Outlook To sum up the outlook at Montana State Uni­ versity for the 1957 basketball season one must take into account a few “ifs” to arrive at the proper analysis. The Grizzlies lost their two top scorers from last year’s Skyline cellar club in Ed Argen- bright and Ed Bergquist and “if” some sophomore hopefuls gain the vital experience to ready them for the conference slate then Montana will be stronger. Ray Howard, senior center, who injured both knees last year and missed almost the entire season, will make the Silvertips stronger “ if” his knees hold up after two operations performed this summer. The Grizzlies dropped their first three non-conference games this year but won the next two and “if” they have found the winning combi­ nation of late they may be on their way. “ If” the sophomores jell and Howard|s. knees hold up and the right combination has been found the 1957 Mon­ tana Grizzlies will be bucking hard for a spot in the first division for the first time since Montana joined the Skyline Conference. The Grizzlies have five returning lettermen from last year’s team and an ex-service man who lettered at Montana in 1951 and 1952. Two transfers and five sophomores make up the rest of the 13-man club. Montana will be taller this year with a 6’2^ ” team average and will have a stronger bench. Top candidate among the returning lettermen is Rudy (Zip) Rhoades, senior forward, playing his third year at Montana. Rhoades was the third leading team scorer last year and is showing up very well in the non-conference games so far this season. The 6r3 Zip is one of the cleverest ball- handlers in the conference and a fine shot who is a definite All-Conference candidate. Backing up Rhoades will be Howard and Russ Sheriff at the pivot spot. Howard, who set a University, sophomore scoring record, and Sheriff, 6-7 center, who took over after Howard was in­ jured last season, will give the Grizzlies good heighth and power on the boards. Sheriff, a junior, was the most improved player on the club last year and placed second in the conference in rebounds with 172. Coach Cox will use both Howard and Sheriff in the starting lineup this season. Junior H al: Erickson, senior A1 Dunham, and junior Dick Trinastich round out the lettermen list for Montana. Erickson, 6-1 guard, has been a pleas­ ant surprise to Cox with his fine play in the early games. The South Dakota lad has shown fine scor­ ing punch with a jump shot and is one of the top defensive men on the club. Erickson has earned a starting spot at one of the guard slots. Dunham, a two-year letterman, will be used at both guard and forward this season. The 6-5 scrapper started most of the games last year and helps the Grizzly cause with his rebounding. He will be pressing hard this 4 — season for a starting role. Trinastich, 6-6 center, is a returning ex-service man who saw a lot of action for the Grizzlies in 1951 and 1952. He is a good re­ bounder but will be slow to reach his peak after a two-year layoff in the service. Clancy Waters and Frosty Cox Jr. are the two transfers on this year’s club. Waters, from Dodge City (Kansas) Junior College, has been alternating at a starting guard slot. The 6-1 junior is very accurate on a jump shot and is a former Kansas All-Stater and junior college conference All-Star. Cox, son of Montana’s coach, is a transfer from the University of Kansas and a junior in school. He is an aggressive ball player who will be pressing hard for a starting berth. The two top sophomore candidates are two Mon­ tana prep greats, Jim Powell of Missoula and Dar- roll Dunham of Shelby. Both were outstanding per­ formers on the Grizzly Cub team last season. Powell, one of the most sought after high school players, is a very fine all-around basketball player. He has been alternating with Waters at the guard post and with some experience will become one of the finest players in the conference. Dunham, younger brother of Al, stands 6-5 and also has a promising future ahead. He is a strong rebounder and is accurate with a hook shot. Other fine sophomore prospects are Duane Divich, Gordon Hunt and Tom McEacheron, all of whom played on the Frosh team last season. Divich, another South Dakota lad, is a fine shot and a fair rebounder. Hunt, a local Missoula lad, is the shortest man on the team at 5-11 but is a fine de­ fensive performer. McEacheron, a former Cali­ fornia prep star, has a fine shot and is a fair re­ bounder. Coach Cox isn’t making any predictions about the Grizzlies chances in the conference this year but adds, “ We will play each game as they come but won’t know our real strength until we meet some conference foes.” The veterans have been doing a good job so far but we have to bring along the new boys to balance up our club.