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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 , Utah Member institutions in order of their admittance to the MSAC (Skyline Eight) include: Colorado A&M—Fort Collins, Colorado —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 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. As for the rest of the Skyline teams I think it will be a real scramble for the crown with any of the clubs cap­ able of turning the trick.” Numerical Roster 5 Russ Sheriff 6 Al Dunham 7 Rudy Rhoades 8 Darroll Dunham 9 Duane Divich 10 Jim Powell 11 Ray Howard 12 Frosty Cox Jr. 13 Tom McEacheron 14 Gordon Hunt 15 Hal Erickson 16 Clancy Waters 18 Dick Trinastich

— 5 — Montana University Basketball Team Records 1 Team making the most points in one game: 1946—103 points against Gonzaga in Missoula—January 25, 1946. 2. Team making the highest point average per game: 1949-50—77.4 points per game for 31 games (3rd high­ est in nation for 1949-50). 3. Total points for one year: 1949-50—2400 points in 31 games. 4. Toom h a v i n g the most wins in one year: 1949-50—27 games won. 5. Most games won in succession: 1942—13 games. 6. Team foul shooting record by percentage: 1953—848 attempts—561 conversions—percentage .662 7. Team making the most free throws in one season: 1952-53—580 free throws made. 8. Team having the best win percentage record: 1949-50—won 27, lost 4, percentage .871. 9. Team making most free throws in one game: 1952-53—34 against Wyoming—February 16, 1953. 10. Highest score made by one team on the Montana University floor: 1946—103 points against Gonzaga in Missoula, Jan. 25. (Note: THE 1949-50 BASKETBALL SQUAD BROKE 12 OF 20 EXISTING RECORDS. Montana combined a high-powered offense with an attentive defense to pile up a 19.7 point-per-game margin over its opposition, highest in college circles for 1949-50. The Grizzlies gave only 57.7 per evening while collecting their own 77.4 points per game.

Grizzly Basketball Hall of Fame The Montana University Athletic Hall of Fame group has been elected. Twenty-two former Grizzly basketball stars have been nominated and selected by alumni, towns­ men, and faculty who have followed the Grizzly Hoop Clubs over the past 45 years. Men elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame and the years they played are: Roy McPhail------1905-1906-1907-1908 Ed W enger------1905-1906-1907-1908 Arthur B ishop______1907-1908-1909 Ray Hamilton ------1907-1908-1909 Edward Cummins ...... 1913-1914-1915-1916 Ernest P rescott______1914-1916-1917 William Larkin------1917-1918-1920-1921 George Dahlberg ______1923-1924-1925 Edward Illm an______1924-1925-1926 4Sam Kain ______1926-1927-1928 Edward Chinske ______1928-1929-1930 Billy Leroy R oh lffs______1929-1930-1931 William Lazetich______1937-1938-1939 Bernard Ryan ______1938-1939-1940 A. William DeGroot______1940-1941-1942 William J on es______1940-1941-1942 Louis R ocheleau______,___1946-1947-1948-1949 Richard Carstensen ...... 1947-1948-1949-1950 Robert Cope :------1947-1948-1949-1950 John E aheart------1948-1949-1950 Robert Sparks______1950-1951-1952 Harold Snerbeck______1951-1952 Nominating committees have been divided into three groups: First committee nominated men who played from 1904 to 1915. Second group covered the middle period lf)16 to 1930. The third committee covered the last twenty years. The nomination list is perpetual and the committees will vote on the standing nominations. Several former players narrowly missed securing enough votes and may be elected in the future. Basketball letter winners are added to the list of elig­ ible candidates and if they receive sufficient votes are placed on the nominating list. They reach the Hall of Fame when they poll the required three-fourths majority A player cannot qualify for the Hall of Fame until he has completed his varsity competition.

— 6 — Montana University All-Time Basketball Record (49 Years of Basketball with Coaches and Captains) fear W L Pet Coach Captain 1904- 05 (No Rec.) Fred W. Schule (No Record) 1905- 06 4 2 .667 Fred W. Schule Roy McPhail 1906- 07 2 2 .500 Fred W. Schule T. J. Farrell, Jr. 1907- 08 6 3 .667 Albion G. Findley Ewing Montgomery 1908- 09 1 0 1.000 Albion G. Findley Ray Hamilton 1909- 10 No Team 1910- 11 ” 1911- 12 1 5 .167 N. Whitlock Pat McCarthy 1912- 13 5 3 .625 W. H. Mustaine Fred Whistler 1913- 14 2 9 .182 W. H. Mustaine Edwin Cummins 1914- 15 4 6 .400 Sam Crawford 1915- 16 6 4 .600 Jerry Nissen Alfred Robertson 1916- 17 4 11 .257 Jerry Nissen Lawson Sanderson 1917- 18 6 6 .500 Jerry Nissen Ernest Prescott 1918- 19 War 1919- 20 7 9 .437 Bernard Bierman William Larkin 1920- 21 12 8 .600 Bernard Bierman Stephen Sullivan 1921- 22 14 7 .667 Bernard Bierman Ronald Ahern 1922- 23 7 14 .333 J. W. Stewart Harold Baird 1923- 24 7 8 .467 J. W. Stewart Gordon Tanner 1924- 25 9 10 .474 J. W. Stewart George Dahlberg 1925- 26 5 10 .333 J. W. Stewart Ted Illman 1926- 27 5 11 .311 J. W. Stewart Clarence Coyle 1927- 28 6 8 .428 J. W. Stewart *Cloyce Overturf- Sam Kain 1928- 29 9 11 .450 J. W. Stewart Louis Wendt 1929- 30 13 9 .591 J. W. Stewart Carl Rankin 1930- 31 10 12 .455 J. W. Stewart Billy Rohlffs 1931- 32 6 14 .300 J. W. Stewart Glen Lockwood 1932- 33 8 11 .421 J. J. Lewandowski No Season Capt. 1933- 34 16 10 .615 A. J. Lewandowski *A1 Dahlberg- Bill Erickson 1934- 35 6 18 .250 A. J. Lewandowski Albert Heller 1935- 36 13 11 .542 A. J. Lewandowski Henry Blastic 1936- 37 14 12 .539 A. J. Lewandowski *Paul Chumrau- Charlie Miller 1937- 38 10 19 .345 George Dahlberg Robert Thompson 1938- 39 17 13 .567 George Dahlberg James Seyler 1939- 40 17 8 .680 George Dahlberg Bernard Ryan 1940- 41 14 14 .500 George Dahlberg *Rae Greene- Bill HaU 1941- 42 14 10 .583 George Dahlberg *BillJones- Willie DeGroot 1942- 43 15 9 .625 C. Carpenter- Charles Burgess E. Chinske 1943- 44 2 10 .167 E. Buzzetti No Season Capt. 1944- 45 7 23 .233 George Dahlberg No Season Capt. 1945- 46 13 16 .450 George Dahlberg No Season Capt. 1946- 47 12 16 .429 George Dahlberg Charles Moses 1947- 48 21 11 .656 George Dahlberg John Cheek 1948- 49 12 13 .480 George Dahlberg Louis Rocheleau 1949- 50 27 4 .871 George Dahlberg * Jim Graham 1950- 51 13 18 .420 George Dahlberg *Bob Sparks Bob Hasquet 1951- 52 12 14 .462 George Dahlberg Harold Sherbeck 1952- 53 14 11 .560 George Dahlberg *Chuck Davis- Jack Luckman 1953- 54 7 20 .259 George Dahlberg *Eddie Anderson Ritch Johnson 1954- 55 12 14 .462 George Dahlberg *Dave Adams- Ed Fine 1955- 56 14 12 .538 Forrest Cox *Ed Argenbright Ed Bergquist 1956- 57 ...... Forrest Cox Game Captains *Co-Captains Ttls. 461 499 Montana’s 1955-56 Record 70 Idaho 63 72 St. Francis (Pa.) 56 65 Whitworth 67 54 Montana State 55 70 Idaho 65 69 Montana State 57 73 Washington State 54 69 Wyoming 93 85 Gonzaga 69 76 Colorado A&M 96 60 Whitworth 46 78 Gonzaga 73 56 Utah 71 89 Denver 72 64 Brigham Young 73 74 Montana State 66 79 New Mexico 92 68 Montana State 58 50 New Mexico 73 67 Utah State 73 51 Denver 65 73 Brigham Young 95 60 Utah 89 59 Wyoming 56 62 Utah State 60 63 Colorado A&M 62 Won 14 —Lost 12 "Frosty" This season marks the second year as Montana University’s head basketball coach for Forrest B. (Frosty) Cox. Frosty, who returned to the coaching field last year after a five year stint in the cattle business, formerly coached at the University of Kansas and the Uni­ versity of Colorado. In his first season as head man for the Griz­ zlies his club finished the season with a 14 won- 12 loss record. Featuring the use of a pattern offense with plenty of screens, the Silvertips showed plenty of promise for the future. A graduate of the Coach Cox University of Kansas in 1931, he became assistant basketball coach under Dr. Forrest C. (Phog) Allen that same year. In 1935 he took the head coaching assignment at Colo­ rado and was there 15 years. During his tour at Colorado his teams won three Mountain States Athletic Conference (Skyline Eight) championships, tied for the title once, won the National Invitational Tournament in 1940, and were in contention for national honors five years during 1938-1946—before Colorado entered the Big Seven conference. Frosty was noted nationally as a basketball au­ thority and was much in demand as a clinical strategist for coaching schools. He was also a member of the national rules committee. He is married and has a son Frosty Jr., a mem­ ber of this year’s varsity, and a daughter, Judy, an eighth grade student.

S u g g ested N ews So u rces HAY ROCENE, Daily Missoulian, Missoula, Mont DON WESTON, Station KGVO, Missoula, Mont. JOHN CAMPBELL, Station KXLL, Missoula, Mont. SPORTS EDITOR, Kaimin, Montana State Univer­ sity, Missoula, Mont. BILL BONI, Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. TOM MADDOX, Associated Press, Helena, Mont. VAN SHUMWAY, United Press, Helena, Mont. DOC BOWLER, Independent-Record, Helena, Mont. ROY ANDERSON, Billings Gazette, Billings, Mont. DON PLARSKI, Daily Int r-Lake, Kalispell, Mont. JEAN JORDAN, Montana Standard, Butte, Mont. RON RICE, Great Falls Tribune, Great Falls, Mont. GORDIE SPEAR, Miles City Daily Star, Miles City, Mont.

— 8 — Freshman Coach Serving his first year as frosh basketball and foot­ ball mentor is HAL SHERBECK, former out­ standing Grizzly football, basketball and baseball performer. Sherbeck moved up to the University last spring after a highly successful coaching record at the Missoula County High School and piloted the Grizzly varsity baseball team to a fine season. After graduating from Montana State University in 1952, Hal took over as head foot­ ball coach at MCHS. Sherbeck His Spartan grid teams won the State Class AA championship three of four years he coached from 1952-1955. Sherbeck was named Montana’s Coach of the Year after his first championship season. At the University he was captain of the 1951-52 Grizzly basketball team and was elected to the Montana Basketball Hall of Fame for his fine play. Athletic Trainer NASEBY RHINEHART took over the injury treating duties as a part-time job back in 1935 and has constantly improved methods and training fa­ cilities to the point where Montana’s athletes get the best of care. His know-how and his training tech­ niques make him one of the most respected among the training fraternity around the nation today. “Nase” was honored for his 20 years of service to the Univer­ sity last basketball season when Naseby Rhinehart Night was held. He was pre­ sented with gifts from the M-Club and a Rhinehart plaque from the local Jaycees for his outstanding contribution to ath­ letics at Montana University. ‘‘Nase” also handles classes in the care and pre­ vention of injuries for the department of health and physical education. He came to the University from Milwaukee and was an outstanding football, basket­ ball and track star in ’32, ’33, and ’34 and still rates a berth as end on the All-Time Grizzly football team.

— 9 — Ticket Manager The important but some­ times trying job of handl­ ing all details of ticket sales for varsity athletic events in the Field House is entrusted with ROBERT (BOB) DUNDAS, Auditor of Student and Auxiliary Organizations. Bob graduated from the University in 1953 with a B.A. degree in Business Administration. He be­ came student auditor upon graduation and was as­ signed the ticket manager Dundas duties August 1, 1955. He attended high school in Watford City, North Dakota and served as a bombardier with the Air Force during World War II. In addition to the athletic events he is also in charge of tickets for the various other shows staged in the Field House.

Montana University Basketball Individual Records 1. Most ooints scored in one game: Robert Cope—40 points against Gonzaga at Missoula, February 20, 1948. 2. Total points for one season: Robert Cope—701 points in 31 games—1949-50 season. 3. Individual game average record: Robert Cope—22.6 points per game for 31 games— 1949-50 season. 4. Total individual scoring records made while repre­ senting the University in Varsity Play: Robert Cope—1946-47 175 points 1947- 48 509 1948- 49 423 1949- 50 761 Total 1808 points 5. Total points made from free throws in one season: Chuck Davis—1952-53—159 points. 6. Most points made from free throws during Varsity competition: Robert Cope—1946-47 53 1947- 48 139 1948- 49 111 1949- 50 149 452 7. Best percentage of free throws made in entire Varsity competition: Ed Argenbright—1953-1954 109-75 .688 1954- 1955 145-109 .775 1955- 1956 144-118 .819 Total ...... 398-302 .759 8. Individual free throw record—best percentage: Ed Argenbright—1956, attempts 144, conversions 118, percentage .819. 9. Individual scoring most points by free throws in one game: Robert Cope—14 against Gonzaga—Feb. 20, 1948. James Graham—14 against Nevada—Jan. 14, 1948. 10. University Floor individual scoring record: Robert Cope—40 points against Gonzaga in Missoula —February 20, 1948.

10 — Skyline Final Standings — 1956 — Team W L Pet. Utah ______12 2 .857 Brigham Young ...... 10 4 .714 Utah State „...... 7 7 .500 Colorado A&M ______7 7 .500 Denver ______6 8 .429 Wyoming ______5 9 .357 New Mexico ...... 5 9 .357 Montana 4 10 .286

11 MONTANI Basketball Fn

No. Name Pos. Age Ht. V 12 Cox, Frosty, Jr. ._ ..... G 21 6’0” 1 9 Divich, Duane ..._ G 19 6’2” i 6**Dunham, A1 .... __ F 21 6’5” i 8 Dunham, Darroll ....___F 19 6’5” i 15 *Erickson, Hal ...... G 20 6’1” i ll**Howard, Ray .....C 21 6’6” i 14 Hunt, Gordon ... G 18 5’11” t 13 McEacheron, Tom .... G 20 6’2” i 10 Powell, Jim __G 20 6’3” t 7**Rhoades, Rudy ...... G 22 6’3” i 5 * Sheriff, Russ ..... C 21 6’7” 2 18**Trinastich, Dick .... C 25 6’6” l 16 Waters, Clancy .....F 22 6’ 1” l

Coach: Forrest B. (Frosty) Cox, Kansas ’31 Holmes, Larry, Manager______Missoula ^Denotes Letters Earned.

Grizzly (i

No. Name Ht. Wt. 37 Anderson, Bill ...... 5’9” 150 9 Balko, Dan ... ______..... 5’10” 163 7 Burchard, Jim ____ ..... 6’2” 175 27 Erickson, Dave ...... 6’2” 170 11 Fisher, D ale______..... 6’2” 170 39 Franson, Hugh ...... 6’2” 175 31 Hansen, Howard ___ ... 6’1” 170 { 5 Merwin, R a y ...... ___5’10” 170 33 O’Brien, Ralph ____ .....6’2” 185 40 Owens, Jim ...... 5’10” 165 3 Roth, Harley ______..... 5’8” 158 ! 21 Templeman, Brad ...... 6’2” 180 Coach: Hal Sherbeck, Montana ’52

12 — I NIVERSITY i;ter - 1956-57

R. Year Hometown High School Coach |) Jr. Missoula Bruce Conway 1) So. Doland, S.D. Bruce Canatsy |) Sr. Shelby Jess LaBuff 1) So. Shelby Jess LaBuff |) Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. Wally Diehl I? Sr. Helena Lloyd Skor I ) So. Missoula Lou Rocheleau [) So. Santa Maria, Calif. Bob McCutcheon j > So. Missoula Lou Rocheleau }j Sr. Kalispell Frank Little h Jr. Helena Lloyd Skor [) Jr. Great Falls Bill Swarthout i) Jr. Newton, Kan. John Ravensroft

I GAME CAPTAINS ELECTED I Traveling Jerseys—Gold with Silver Numerals | Home Jerseys—Silver with Gold Numerals

ibs Roster ige Hometown High School Coach 18 Poison Royal Morrison 18 Great Falls Bob McKay 19 Bigfork Kedric Flint 18 Williston, N.D. Cliff Hendrickson 18 Fort Benton Les Curry 18 Great Falls Bob McKay 17 Dutton Glenn Hansen 18 Missoula Lou Rocheleau 18 Saco A1 Kober 18 Wibaux Don Kinger 18 Alberton Jack LeClaire 18 Anaconda John Cheek

13 12 - Lost - Lost 14 14 Season Record: Won Record: Season 10 10 Lost Lost 4 4 - 12 12 46 18 .391 6 3 .500 2.2 10 39 3.3 26 26 26 440 26 155 260 .330 108 313 .419 110 144 .351 200 118 .819 120 119 .595 84 4.2 .700 9.1 50 428 97 5.2 335 16.5 72 12.9 304 11.7 26 26 247 109 .441 131 78 .595 11.5 59 296 11.4 26 26 189 48 26 .254 26 60 1711 149 601 14 .351 98 .223 .658 848 19 561 7.6 .662 94 14 .737 194 45.4 473 1763 7.5 — 67.8 25 39 — 26 26 1790 644 .360 768 511 .665 44.0 491 1799 69.2 24 24 156 37 .238 79 44 .557 1.9 41 118 5.0 ...... Grizzlies' 1955-56 Individual Statistics ------Conference Record: Won Record: Conference V T R E B Name Name G FGA FGM PCT FTA FTM PCT AVE PF PTS AVE Ed Ed Argenbright (Sr.) Ed Bergquist (Sr.) Rudy Rhoades Russ Sheriff A1 A1 Dunham Bob Powell (nr) Hal Erickson Own Team Totals Opponents' Totals Opponents' OTHERS

14 1955-56 Skyline Team Statistics (Conference Games Only) Legend: FGA: Field Goals Attempted; FGM: Field Goals Made; FTA: Free Throws Attempted; FTM: Free Throws Made- Reb: Rebounds; PF: Personal Fouls; TP: Total Points; Avg: Average per Game School Games FGA FGM PCT. FTA FTM PCT. REB. PF TP AVG. Utah------14 1160 436 .376 351 246 .702 822 232 1118 79 9

— Opponents------1027 319 .311 391 273 .698 662 204 911 65 1 Brigham Young------14 1111 393 .357 397 281 .678 794 230 1067 76 2 15 Opponents------1057 327 .310 402 279 .694 682 232 933 66*6 — Utah State------14 1033 341 .330 415 292 .704 670 261 974 69 6 Opponents------1056 372 .353 442 296 .670 817 240 1040 74^3 Colorado A&M------14 903 333 .369 398 267 .671 659 186 933 66 6 Opponents------1014 364 .359 316 217 .687 695 235 945 67*5 Denver------14 1038 379 .365 436 268 .615 814 252 1026 73 3 Opponents------1055 389 .369 417 269 .645 707 265 1047 74*8 Wyoming------14 1014 339 .334 394 247 .627 729 250 925 66 1 Opponents------899 324 .361 414 272 .657 687 236 920 65.7 New Mexico------14 951 319 .336 415 299 .720 651 244 937 66 9 Opponents------1071 371 .346 423 290 .686 772 249 1032 73> Montana------14 971 313 .322 426 292 .681 638 254 918 65 6 Opponents...... 1002 387 .386 427 296 .693 733 248 1070 76^4 300 300 21.4 25 25 48 48 .716 91 36 158 11.3 67 67 (Conference Games Only) Games (Conference 1955-56 Skyline Individual Statistics Ed Argenbright Argenbright Ed Montana 14 Rhoades Rudy 264 Montana Gary Bergen 87 AlbertStan 14 Utah Sheriff Russ .329 188 Montana Colo. A&M 69 14 64 14 14 52 .341 184 137 131 .754 61 69 55 57 54 48 .375 .401 .435 19 .786 61 79 226 69 35 44 16.1 41 .574 .557 176 168 172 12.6 38 50 173 158 12.4 11.3 Gary Hibbard Terry Tebbs Colo. A&M Ted Smith BYU Jim Powell 14 Herschel Pedersen Boyd BYU Grant Utah 247 State Denver 14 Curtis Jenson Colo. 14 A&M 95 ErnieUthgenannt 14 Denver 248 14 14 Utah 214 .384 John Teel 192 90 198 187 14 75 86 67 .363 14 New 74 83 175 .351 61 Mexico .349 13 80 172 .374 .444 84 .709 61 77 192 64 68 47 58 61 189 .349 57 .800 53 33 .395 39 30 .726 64 .740 .276 29 58 .702 .672 251 112 36 164 17.9 59 25 36 148 31 92 .563 47 41 244 47 .862 211 37 29 191 17.4 15.1 205 .695 181 41 13.6 20 14.6 144 12.9 33 158 24 161 11.3 147 11.5 11.3 JoeCapua ArtBunte DunnPat Wyoming DickBrott Utah Utah 14 State 14 341 Denver 14 Jack Bryant 297 129 287 102 14 .379 Colo. A&M 109 175 .344 206 14 .380 122 91 163 82 102 .697 68 .398 61 82 112 .747 87 .374 .804 31 83 51 69 126 380 38 54 .586 27.1 272 154 .783 19.4 37 52 215 25 15.3 176 12.6 Toby Roybal New Mexico 14 288 98 .340 163 130 .798 107 47 326 23.3 Name Name School Games FGA FGM PCT. FTA FTM PCT. REB. PF TP AVG.

16 Silvertip Lettermen

RUDY (ZIP) RHOADES . .. Letterman Senior . . . Height 6’3” . . . Weight 170 . . . Age 22 Rhoades is back for his third season with the Grizzlies and is a definite All-Skyline candidate. He is a clever ball handler and has a fine jump shot from out. Has good speed and can drive if Dressed by the defense. Zip was Montana's third leading scorer with 304 points in 26 games for an 11.7 g-'me average last year. Has shown marked improve­ ment on defense this season and is rebounding better. He is a former Montana high school All- Stater from Flathead County High and holds the present state tourna­ ment scoring record. Rhoades will be starting at guard for the Silvertips this year.

RAY HOWARD . . . Letterman Senior . . . Height 6’6” . . . Weight 197 . . . Age 21 The big “ if” on the Griz­ zly squad this year be­ cause of two knee injuries that sidelined him for most of last season. Missed the entire conference slate last year after turning in an outstanding sophomore year when he set a new Montana University scor­ ing record. Had knee operations performed dur­ ing the summer and will be slow reaching his peak this season. Ray has one of the finest hook shots in the conference and is a top rebounder. Has fine speed for a big man. Another former Montana All-Stater from Helena High. Will rank with the best in the conference if his knees hold up.

RUSS SHERIFF . . . Letterman Junior . . . Height 6’7” . . . Weight 208 . . . Age 21 Russ was the most im­ proved player on the Grizzly club last year after turning in a fair season with the Frosh. The tallest man on the club he placed second in rebounding in the confer­ ence last year with 172 sweeps. Had the best per­ centage in shots from the field with 109 of 247 for 44 percent to lead the Grizzlies in that depart­ ment. Took over the start­ ing center berth for the injured Howard. Will start at center this season with Howard moving to forward. Has good speed and shows a fine nook shot. Will rank with the best big men in the con­ ference this season.

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HAL ERICKSON . . . Letterman Junior . . . Height 6’1” . . . Weight 185 . . . Age 20 Has been a pleasant sur­ prise for Coach Frosty Cox this season with his fine scoring punch. Is very accurate with a jump shot and has shown much improvement on defense. Played in only 12 games as a sophomore b u t showed potential which he has developed this year. Played guard on the foot­ ball team in 1955 but gave up the gridiron for the court this fall. Hal is a former All-Stater at Washington High in Sioux Falls, S. Dak. where he never played on a losing team. Will be starting at guard this season where he also gets more than his share of rebounds for his size. A real “ comer” in the conference.

AL DUNHAM . . . Letterman Senior . . . Height 6’5” . . . Weight 190 . . . Age 21 A1 is the elder of the Dunham brothers on the team this year. A two- year letterman who was a starter most of last season. He is a good rebounder and likes his basketball when it is the roughest. Has good speed and will be used at both guard and forward this season. Was an All-Stater at Shelby High where he led his team to the State Class B championship. Dunham scored 194 points during the 1956 season and averaged 7.6 rebounds per game. Will be pressing hard for a regular berth.

DICK TRINASTICH . . . Letterman Junior . . . Height 6’6” . . . Weight 180 . . . Age 25 Trinastich is a returning ex-serviceman who let­ tered at Montana in 1951 and 1952. Lettered as a freshman in 1951 under the freshman eligibility rule. "Trin” apeared in 9 games as a freshman and scored 33 points and dur­ ing his sophomore year saw action in 25 games and tallied 131 markers. His heighth will give the Grizzlies more Board strength this season. Will be slow reaching his peak due to layoff although played service ball in Japan. Will add needed bench strength at the pivot for the Silvertips.

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CLANCY WATERS Junior . . . Height 6' 1" . . . Weight 170 . . . Age 22 Waters is a junior college transfer from Dodge City (Kansas) Junior College where he played for two years after graduation from Newton (Kansas) High School. Clancy is a jump shot specialist who can also drive if the oc­ casion arises. Has fair speed but needs defensive polish. Was an All-Stater in high school and placed on the Western Junior College Conference All- Star team two years. Shot 91 per cent in foul tries ana was nominated twice for Junior College All- American. Waters will be Dressing for a starting guard berth with the Grizzlies this season. FROSTY COX JR. Junior . . . Height 6’ . . . Weight 170 . . . Age 21 Frosty is the son of Mon­ tana’s head coach and is a transfer from the Uni­ versity of Kansas.. Cox and Cox make up Mon­ tana’s first Father-Son duo in the University’s history. Frosty is an ag­ gressive type ball player who can hit from out. Is a fine defensive performer and if he can’t beat you he will out hustle you. Will give the Grizzlies a strong reserve at the guard post and could move into a starting berth.

Silvertip Sophomores JIM POWELL Sophomore . . . Height 6’3” Wt. 185 . . . Age 20 The most sought after prep hoopster in Montana after his graduation from Missoula County High in 1955. Was an All-Stater two years running for the Spartans and was the out­ standing player on the Frosh team last season. Is a definite candidate for honors in the Skyline in the next two years. Pow­ ell has a variety of shots and can hit from any spot on the floor. Has a good sense of timing that en­ ables him to get many re­ bounds for nis size. Is the younger brother of Bob who played for Mon­ tana last year. Could be the outstanding sopho­ more in the Skyline this season and with some ex­ perience will be a big as­ set to the Grizzlies this season.

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DARROLL DUNHAM Sophomore . . . Height 6’5” . . . Weight 170 . . . Age 19 Darroll is the younger brother of A1 and is another outstanding soph up from last year's fine Frosh team. His high school career parallels Al’s as he also led Shelby High to a State Class B champ­ ionship and placed on the All-State team. Darroll has a good hook shot but needs more experience before becoming a con­ sistent scorer. Will give Coach Cox needed depth at the pivot slot this season and could see a lot of action if Howard’s knees fail to hold up. GORDON HUNT Sophomore . . . Height 5’H” . . . wt. 172 . . . Age 18 “ Gordie” is the shortest man on the 1957 team but has fine speed and is a real scrapper on defense. Has shown the ability to score but like most sophs needs experience to blossom. Hunt is another Missoula product and per­ formed for Missoula County High School. Will be used as a “spot” player for the Grizzlies this season and will give depth to the guard slot.

DUANE DIVICH Sophomore . . . Height 6’2” . . . Weight 170 . . . Age 19 Duane is another out­ standing hoopster from last season’s Frosh club. Was a top performer in high school at Doland, South Dakota High. “ Div” is accurate with his favo­ rite shot—a jump from around the key. With more experience will make his mark with the Grizzlies in the next two years.

TOM McEACHERON Sophomore . . . Height 6’2” . . . Weight 180 . . . Age 20 McEacheron is a former All-Conference performer at Santa Rosa (California) High School. He is the fifth sophomore up from last year’s Grizzly Cub team. Tom is a fine shooter who needs work on defense and that old sophomore must — exper­ ience. Will give Montana bench strength at the guard spot.

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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Dec. 1 at Missoula. Dec. 8 at Moscow. Team Name—Vandals Location—Moscow, Idaho Coach—Harlan Hodges Conference—Pacific Coast Colors—Silver and Gold Last Year’s Record—Wo" 6, lost 20 Athletic Publicity—Ken Hunter.

WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE Dec. 7 at Pullman. Dec. 14-15 at Missoula Team Name—Cougars Location—Pullman, Wash. Coach—Jack Friel Conference—Pacific Coast Colors—Crimson and Gray Last Year’s Record—Won 4, Lost 22 Athletic Publicity—Unannounced

NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE Dec. 27 at Missoula Team Name—Bisons Location—Fargo, North Dakota Coach—B. C. Bentson Conference—North Central Colors—Green and Yellow 1958 Record—Won 12, lost 11 Athletic Publicity—Unannounced

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Jan. 4 at Provo. Feb. 23 at Missoula Team Name—Cougars Location—Provo, Utah Coach—Stan Watts Conference—Skyline Colors—Blue and White Last Year’s Record—Won 18, lost 8 Athletic Publicity—Dave Schulthess.

UTAH STATE COLLEGE Jan. 5 at Logan. Feb. 21 at Missoula Team Name—Aggies Location—Logan, Utah Coach—H. Cecil Baker Conference—Skyline Colors—Navy Blue and White Last Year’s Record—Won 13, lost 13 Athletic Publicity—Paul Olson

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO Jan. 10 at Missoula. Feb. 16 at Albuquerque Team Name—Lobos Location, Albuquerque, New Mexico Coach—Bill Stockton Conference—Skyline Colors—Cherry and Silver Last Year’s Record—Won 6, lost 16 Athletic Publicity—Bob Woods

DENVER UNIVERSITY Jan. 12 at Missoula. Feb. 14 at Denver Team Name—Pioneers Location—Denver, Colorado Coach—Hoyt Brawner Conference—Skyline Colors—Red ana Gold Last Year’s Record—Won 13, lost 12 Athletic Publicity—Don Smith

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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Jan. 19 at Missoula. Feb. 7 at Salt Lake City Team Name—Redskins Location—Salt Lake City, Utah Coach—Jack Gardner Conference—Skyline (Champs 1955-56) Colors—Crimson and White Last Year’s Record—Won 22, lost 6 Athletic Publicity—Harry James.

MONTANA STATE COLLEGE Jan. 26 at Missoula. Feb. 26 at Bozeman Team Name—Bobcats Location—Bozeman, Montana Coach—Keith L. Lambert Conference—Rocky Mountain Colors—Blue and Bright Gold Last Year’s Record—Won 15, lost 14 Athletic Publicity—Max Davidson.

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Jan. 31 at Missoula. March 1 at Laramie Team Name—Cowboys Location—Laramie, Wyo. Coach—Ev Shelton Conference—Skyline Colors—Brown and Yellow Last Year’s Record—Won 7, lost 19 Athletic Publicity—Wiles Hallock.

COLORADO A&M Feb. 2 at Missoula. Mar. 2 at Ft. Collins Team Name—Rams, Aggies Location—Fort Collins, Colorado Coach—Jim Williams Conference—Skyline Colors—Dark Green and Orange Last Year’s Record—Won 12, lost 13 Athletic Publicity—J. R. Allred.

Skyline Conference Schedule Jan. 3—Utah at Utah State Jan. 4—Montana at BYU. Wyoming at New Mexico. Jan. 5—Montana at Utah State. Colorado A&M at New Mexico Jan. 7—Wyoming at Denver Jan. 10—New Mexico at Montana. Denver at Utah. Jan. 11—Utah State at Wyoming. BYU at Colorado A&M. Jan. 12—Denver at Montana. New Mexico at Utah. Utah State at Colorado A&M. BYU at Wyoming. Jan. 18—BYU at Utah State. Colorado A&M at Denver. Jan. 19—Utah at Montana. New Mexico at Denver. Jan. 25—Utah State at BYU. Wyoming at Colorado A&M. Jan. 31—Wyoming at Montana. Colorado A&M at Utah. Utah State at Denver. Feb. 2—Colorado A&M at Montana. Utah State at New Mexico. BYU at Denver. Wyoming at Utah. Feb. 4—BYU at New Mexico. Feb. 7—Montana at Utah. Feb. 9—Utah at BYU. Colorado A&M at Wyoming. Den­ ver at New Mexico. Feb. 14—Montana at Denver. Utah at New Mexico. Feb. 15—Colorado A&M at BYU. Wyoming at Utah State. Feb. 16—Montana at New Mexico. Utah at Denver. Colo­ rado A&M at Utah State. Wyoming at Utah. Feb. 21—Utah State at Montana. BYU at Utah. Feb. 22—Denver at Colorado A&M. New Mexico at Wyoming. Feb. 23—BYU at Montana. Utah State at Utah. New Mexico at Colorado A&M. Denver at Wyoming. Mar. 1—Montana at Wyoming. Denver at Utah State. Utah at Colorado A&M. New Mexico at BYU. Mar. 2—Montana at Colorado A&M. Utah at Wyoming. New Mexico at Utah State. Denver at BYU.

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1957 /icubkethall Schedule

Dec 1 University of Idaho Missoula Dec. 7 Wash. State College...... Pullman Dec. 8 University of Idaho ...... Moscow Dec. 14 Wash. State College Missoula Dec. 15 Wash. State College ...... Missoula Dec. 27 North Dakota State ...... Missoula *Jan. 4 Brigham Young University—Provo ♦Jan. 5 Utah State College ----- Logan ♦Jan. 10 U. of New M exico______Missoula ♦Jan. 12 Denver University____ Missoula ♦Jan. 19 Utah University — ...... Missoula ♦Jan. 26 Montana State College .... Missoula ♦Jan. 31 University of Wyoming .. Missoula ♦Feb. 2 Colorado A.&M...... Missoula ♦Feb. 7 Utah University...... Salt Lake City ♦Feb. 14 Denver University ...... — Denver ♦Feb. 16 U. of New Mexico Albuquerque ♦Feb. 21 Utah State College —— Missoula ♦Feb. 23 Brigham Young ______Missoula Feb. 26 Montana State College___Bozeman ♦Mar. 1 University of Wyoming.... Laramie ♦Mar. 2 Colorado A. & M. .... Fort Collins ♦Skyline Conference Games.

All Home Games Start at 8:05 p.m.

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