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NATIONAL INVITATION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT The 16th Annual National Invitation Tournament

ELCOM E to the 16th annual National Invitation Tourna­ Wment, oldest of the post-season collegiate court classics. The NIT is sponsored and conducted by the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association, which is affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference. The MIBA has seven member colleges and universities in the Greater Metropolitan area. They are Fordham, Hofstra, Man­ hattan, Wagner, , Pratt and St. John's. For the 14th straight year, Mr. Asa S. Bushnell, Commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference, is serving as tournament chairman. Asa S. Bushnell Mr. Bushnell's associates on the committee are: Mr. Walter T. Walter McLaughlin McLaughlin, of St. John's; Mr. Josh Cody, Temple; Mr. Herbert Sutter, Wagner, nd Mr. Harry J. Rockafeller, holding Novak scoreless from the floor as the Rutgers. For the first time the tournament commit­ Blackbirds rolled to a 44-32 triumph. Oklahoma A. tee includes members whose schools are not mem­ and M. reached the Garden with 25 straight for bers of the MIBA. They are Mr. Cody and Mr. the 1940 NIT, but was beaten by Duquesne in the Rockafeller. The latter is acting athletic director at semi-finals. The Dukes, in turn, bowed to Colorado Rutgers. Messrs. McLaughlin, Cody and Sutter are in the finals, 52-37. athletic directors of their respective institutions. Seton Hall, with the great Bobby Davies, was a All details of the NIT, including the selection of national power in the 1941 field, but the Jersey Pirates were eliminated in the semi-finals by LIU, 49-26. In the finals, LIU defeated Ohio University, led by Frankie Baumholtz, now a star outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, 56-42. West Virginia, last to be selected for the 1942 NIT, sprang a big surprise by going all the way, beating Western Kentucky Continued on next page

16TH ANNUAL NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE INVITATION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Josh Cody Harry Rockafeller Herbert Sutter Sponsored by competing teams, seeding and pairings, are under METROPOLITAN INTERCOLLEGIATE the sole jurisdiction of this committee. The Invita­ BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION tion was inaugurated in 1938. The field for the first (Affiliated with Eastern College Athletic Conference) three was limited to six teams. In 1941 the number Walter T. McLaughlin, St. John's ...... President was raised to eight and in 1949 to its present 12. John B. MacDonald, New York U...... Treasurer The present field includes four former champions Asa S. Bushnell, E C A C ...... Secretary — St. John's in 1943 and 1944, the only school to win in successive years; St. Louis, in 1948; Brigham MEMBER COLLEGES Young in 1951 and LaSalle in 1952. The competing Wagner St. John's teams for the first NIT, in 1938, were NYU, Bradley, New York University Fordham Temple, LIU, Oklahoma A. and M. and Colorado. Pratt Manhattan Hofstra Temple won the finals from Oklahoma, 64-36. Tem­ TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE ple's Don Shields was named the most valuable Asa S. Bushnell...... Eastern College Athletic player. Conference, Chairman The succeeding champions were: LIU, 1939; Walter T. McLaughlin ...... St. John's Colorado, 1940; LIU, 1941; West Virginia, 1942; Herbert Sutter ...... Wagner St. John's in 1943 and 1944; DePaul, 1945; Ken­ Josh C o d y ...... Temple tucky, 1946; Utah, 1947; St. Louis, 1948; San Fran­ Harry J. Rockafeller ...... Rutgers cisco, 1949; C C N Y , 1950; Brigham Young, 1951, and LaSalle, 1952. OUTSTANDING PLAYER AWARD COMMITTEE In 1939 two standout rivals reached the finals. ____ U. S. Military Academy Loyola of Chicago, featuring 6-9 Mike Novak, had Morris Raskin ...... Brooklyn College a string of 21 straight and LIU had taken 23 in a Arthur Meinhold ...... Brooklyn Poly row. rigged a special defense to stop big James McDermott ...... Iona Novak and LIU carried out instructions perfectly, Venty Leib ...... Pratt 3 Facts, Figures About 16th Annual National Niagara's Key Players Invitation Tournament Continued from page 3 in the championship game, 47-45. The Mountaineer stars were Scotty Hamilton and Rudy Baric. A meeting of basketball's two great "giants," , DePaul, and , Okla­ homa A. and M., took place in the semi-finals of 1944. But Mikan fouled out after 24 minutes with only nine points. Kurland collected only 14. The Aggies lost four others via personal fouls and fin­ ished with only four players on the court as DePaul prevailed, 41-38. St. John's beat DePaul in the finals, 47-39, the Redmen holding Mikan to 13 points before he fouled out. However, there was no stopping Mikan in the 1945 classic as DePaul rolled to the title. In three games George totalled 120 points with a tourna­ ment record of 53 against Rhode Island. "The shot heard around the world" was contributed by Rhode Island's sensational Ernie Calverley in the 1946 NIT. He scored a goal from mid-court in the final seconds to tie Bowling Green in regulation time and in the extra period Rhode Island won, but the Rams were beaten by Kentucky in the finals, 46-45, on Ralph Beard's foul shot in the last 40 seconds. Utah's historic "Cinderella Team" took the 1947 crown, upsetting Kentucky, 49-45, when little held Ralph Beard scoreless from the floor. John McMahon Larry Costello In 1948 Easy led the St. Louis Billi- Niagara kens to top laurels, beating NYU, with Adolph Schayes, 65-52. San Francisco was the surprise JOHN McMAHON— Captain of team and a package in 1949, beating Manhattan, Utah, Bowl­ resident of Long Island. Stands 6-0. Only senior on ing Green and Loyola of Chicago. Don Lofgran entire squad. Talented ball handler and team player. and Joe McNamee excelled for the West Coast Popular student with excellent scholastic record. five. C C N Y was unseeded in 1950, but the Beavers Reserve last two years. pulled the Big Double by capturing both the Invi­ LARRY COSTELLO— The Purple Eagles’ heralded tation and the N CA A . scorer, who is averaging 17.9 . Roland Minson and Mel Hutchins combined bril­ Lives in Mineola. His 34 points against Panzer in liantly as Brigham Young swept through the 1951 the second game of the season was a new all-time fielding, downing Dayton in the finals, 62-43. Last Niagara high. Led Eagles in scoring last year with year LaSalle, unseeded, beat Seton Hall in the first 320. Junior, stands 6-0. Fine all-around courtman. round, 80-76, and followed up by eliminating St. John's, Duquesne and Dayton. Norm Grekin and EDDIE FLEMING— A 6-21/2 sophomore starter , of the Explorers, shared the most valu­ from Pittsburgh and runner-up to Costello in scor­ able player award. ing with 13.0 average. Also second to Costello in scoring last season with 314 points. CHARLES HOXIE— A New York City resident GERRY KENNEDY— One of three Brooklyn boys and third Eagle in scoring with 12.9 average. on squad and fourth in scoring with 8.9 average. Stands 6-4, very strong and durable. Sophomore. Junior, 6-3, 181 pounds. Collected 232 points last Made 202 points last season. Good rebounder and winter, played in every game. hustler. BALTICO ERIAS— Lives in Astroia, 6- 2 1/2 junior. JIM McCONNELL— Sophomore star from Belle­ Steady rebounder and scorer. Third in team scoring ville, N. J. Played briefly last season. He's 6-0, 153 last year with 278 points. Good hands, fine re­ pounds, very fast. bounder. 4 scores another for 1953 !

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NIT- Scorers Louisville LaSalle Manhattan Gs. Pts. Avg. Gs. Pts. Avg. Gs. Pts. Avg. Noble...... 26 454 17.4 G o la ...... 27 502 18.5 O'Connor ...... 23 286 12.0 Gastevich ...... 26 292 1 1.2 lehle ...... 27 425 15.7 McGowan ...... 23 261 1 1.3 Cox ...... 26 283 10.9 Grekin ...... 27 421 15.6 ...... 21 240 1 1.4 Rollins ...... 26 251 9.7 Moore ...... 27 319 1 1.8 Kellogg _____ Beam ______...... 24 185 7.7 O'Hara ____ ..... 27 171 6.3 Cahill ...... 23 205 8.9 Russak ______..... 23 165 7.3 Katheder ___ ...... 27 167 6.1 Doran ...... 23 197 8.6 8 SOMETHING WONDERFUL

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CHUCK NOBLE— Junior, 21, 6-4, 200. The Cardinals' best scorer and playmaker, Chuck has been the key to Louisville's success this year. His scoring average is 17.2, as compared to his 12.3 average as a soph last winter. Has a deadly one- hander, but is a real steady sort. VLAD GASTEVICH — Sophomore, 19, 6-5, 205. Comes from Gary, Indiana, and has the toughness associated with products of the steel city. Has tremendous all-around ability being a driver, outside shooter, capable feeder and a great rebounder. Likes to shoot best with a left-hand hook. Will play at forward and . Averaged I 1.4. CO R K Y C O X — Junior, 21, 5-11, 160. This scrappy junior was the third best scorer with a 10.6 average per contest. Tops at playing a pressing game. Extremely good driver. PHIL ROLLINS— Freshman, 18, 6-1, 175. This frosh cracked the starting lineup before the season was long advanced. Terrific long set and a speed­ ster in the mold of his famous brother, Kenny, who starred at Kentucky and is now with the Boston A L RU SSAK Celtics. CHUCK NOBEL

ALEX RUSSAK— Sophomore, 19, 6-7, 200. Espe­ cially effective from the pivot with left and right hand hooks. Feeds well from the post and also makes good use of his left in struggles. Saw action in all but three games this winter, averaging 7.4 per game.

CHESTER BEAM— Junior, 21, 6-4, 180. Though hampered by a minor heart ailment, Chet has been an important cog in the Cardinal attack. An ideal forward type, he hits well with stationary and run­ ning one-handers and is a good boardman.

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13 NICK MATELJAN— Sophomore, 19, 6-4, center. Facts, Figures About Judged by many critics as the Skyline's top frosh of last year. Mateljan has the court form of a vet­ Brigham Young Aces eran. Although he had a late start, Nick handled 105 rebounds and averaged 6.6 points per game. His height and crisp ball handling are a definite asset to Wattsmen. Mateljan's hook shots and tailing shots kept the Cougars in the running in tight spots last year. A Californian, Nick looms as the most promising player in the loop. Averaged II.0 this season. HAROLD CHRISTENSEN — Senior, 21, 6-1, guard. Here's one of the smartest court generals to come through the Watts' hoop school. A sopho­ more regular with NIT team of two years ago, Harold has developed a respectful following throughoutout the Skyline Conference. As floor captain, Chris feels out the opposition and sets up Y plays. He can drop them through the netting from deep court, and can drive in from either side. Averaged 9.7 this year.

INVITATION'S MOST VALUABLE 1952—Tom Gola, Norm Grekin, LaSalle 1951— Roland Minson, Brigham Young 1950— Ed Warner, CCNY 1949— Don Lofgran, San Francisco 1948— Ed Macauley, St. Louis U 1947— , Utah 1946— Ernie Calverley, Rhode Island 1945— George Mikan, DePaul 1944— Bill Kotsores, St. John's 1943— Harry Boykoff, St. John's 1942— Rudy Baric, West Virginia 1941— Frank Baumholtz, Ohio Univ. JO E R IC H E Y of Brigham Young 1940— Bob Doll, Colorado Univ. 1939— Bill Lloyd, St. John's JOE RICHEY— Senior, 21, 6-1. One of the Y's 1938— Don Shields, Temple all-time greats, Joe has been one of the mainstays on Cougar squad for the last three seasons. As a NIAGARA BRIGHAM YOUNG sophomore on the Y's NIT championship squad of Niagara O p p . B. Y. O p p . two years ago, Richey played veteran ball against 81 Brockport 50 W 69 Idaho State 44 W some of the country's greatest. A relentless scorer 130 Panzer 73 W 65 Idaho State 47 W 95 Toronto 54 W 82 Los Angeles St. 49 W with jet speed. Has a variety of shots. All-Confer­ 76 LaSalle 87 L 56 Los Angeles St. 37 W ence. A tenacious defensive man, Joe is likeable, 65 bowling Green 55 W 53 San Francisco 52 W 70 LeMoyne 67 W 64 Washington St. 44 W pleasant personality who keeps team spirits high. 67 Springfield 53 W 69 Oregon State 66 W Averaged 17.5 points this season. 65 Syracuse 45 W 65 Oregon State 67* L 57 Toledo 66 L 86 St. Louis U. 69 W BOYD JARMAN — Senior, 21, 6-5, center. Third 69 Rochester 64 W 67 Eastern Ky. 69* L 76 Loyola of L. A. 57 W 69 Duke 68 W and final year on the Cougar varsity, Jarman took 51 St. Bonaventure 46 W 84 Wake Forest 58 W over the center post held formerly by Mel Hutchins, 57 buffalo 46 W 59 N. C. State 75* L and he's been doing a creditable job since then. A 55 Lawrence Tech 53 W 72 Utah St. 66 W 66 Canisius 63 W 55 Denver 54 W good-natured chap, Jarman shines with hook shot 74 Scranton 60 W 73 New Mexico 57 W and ball hawking. Is good rebounder. 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BRIGHAM YOUNG No. Player Cl ass Ht. Wt. Home Town 17 Ralph Bonham '55 6-3 190 Pomona, Calif. 4 Van Burgess '55 6-1 169 American Fork, Ut. 8 Harold Christensen '53 6-2 175 Provo, Ut. 1 1 Stan Collins '54 6-3 178 Provo, Ut. 10 Sherman Crump '54 6-2 170 Sandy. Ut. 16 Loren Dunn '53 6-6 190 Tooele, Ut. 15 Boyd Jarman '53 6-5 200 Lyman, Wyo. 13 Tom Karren '54 6-2 175 Alberta, Canada 7 Dean Larsen '54 6-2 172 Mesa, Ariz. 14 Nick Mateljan '55 6-4 200 Redlands, Calif. 18 Morris Peterson '55 6-4 175 Sandy, Ut. 6 Joe Richey '53 6-1 178 St. Johns, Ariz. 3 Neil Stephens '55 6-2 170 Nampa, Ida. 9 John Taylor '54 6-2 180 Spanish Fork, Ut. PAST INVITATION WINNERS 1952— LA SA LLE— Defeated Seton Hall, 80-76; St. John's 51-45; Duquesne, 59-46; Dayton, 75-64. 1951—BRIGHAM YOUNG — Defeated St. Louis, 75-58; Seton Hall, 69-59; Dayton, 62-43. 1950— C C N Y — Defeated San Francisco, 65-46; Kentucky, 89- 50; Duquesne, 62-52; Bradley, 69-61. TOM GOLA, LaSalle 1949—SAN FRANCISCO — Defeated Manhattan, 68-43; Utah, 64-63; Bowling Green, 62-52; Loyola, 48-47. TOM G O LA — 19, 6-6, 190. Unanimous All- 1948— ST. LO U IS UNIVERSITY— Defeated Bowling Green, 69- American selection and, perhaps, the greatest soph­ 53; Western Kentucky, 60-53; NYU, 65-52. 1947— UTAH— Defeated Duquesne, 45-44; West Virginia, 64- omore player ever. Extremely cool, capable in all 62; Kentucky, 49-45. phases of play and from every court area. Abso­ 1946— KENTUCKY— Defeated Arizona, 77-53; West Virginia, lutely nothing he can't do. As Coach 59-51; Rhode Island, 46-45. says: "He's my catalytic agent, I just give him the 1945— DE PAUL— Defeated West Virginia, 76-52; Rhode Is­ land, 97-53; Bowling Green, 71-54. ball. He does the rest." Shared last year's N. I. T. 1944— ST. JO H N 'S — Defeated Bowling Green, 44-40; Ken­ Most Valuable Player Award with teammate Norm tucky, 48-45; DePaul, 47-39. Grekin. This year averaged 18.5 points per game. 1943— ST. JO H N 'S — Defeated Rice, 51-49; Fordham, 69-43; NORM GREKIN— 21, 6-5, 185. Very competitive Toledo, 48-27. 1942—WEST VIRGINIA— Defeated LIU, 58-49; Toledo, 51-39; and a clever player, Norm is one of the vital spokes Western Kentucky, 47-45. in the great Explorer machine. Like most of his 1941— LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY— Defeated Westminster, mates, works well from inside and outside. Possesses 48-36; Seton Hall, 49-26; Ohio U., 56-42. best set shot on team and is a very good rebounder. 1940—COLORADO UNIVERSITY— Defeated DePaul, 52-37; Duquesne University, 51-40. Averaged 15.6 points per game this season. 1939— LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY— Defeated New Mexico FRED IEHLE— 21, 6-3, 178. Has been second to Aggies, 52-45; Bradley Tech, 36-32; Loyola University, Gola in scoring for two seasons, averaging 15.7 44-32. this campaign. Great jump shooter. Navy Coach 1938—TEMPLE UNIVERSITY— Defeated Bradley Tech, 53-40; thinks he's best shot on the Explorers. Oklahoma A. & M., 56-44; Colorado University, 60-36. Coach Loeffler refers to Fred as a "stab shooter," thinks this accurately describes his novel shooting JACKIE MOORE— 19, 6-5, 192. There's not method. much doubt that LaSalle would have been the col­ FRANK O'HARA — 19, 5-9, 150. Has been used lege representative in the Olympics last summer if as the team's mover in the backcourt, a role occu­ Jackie's mother hadn't died the morning of the pied last year by Bud Donnelly. Coach Loeffler has Olympic tourney clash with Kansas here. Without found his backcourt genius of great aid. It's a fact their top rebounder LaSalle succumbed to Kansas. the Explorers weren't doing as well until Frank took Has coil-like spring which makes him great under over the playmaking duties, which made him the both boards. Swift and agile, too. Jump shot from court director of the LaSalle giants. in close his best. 16 ROSTERS After the Game MANHATTAN COLLEGE No. Player Class Ht. Wt. Home Town 55 Tom Carroll '53 6-2 185 Albany, N. Y. 50 Gerry Cahill '54 6-2 185 Providence, R. 1. 54 Bill Claire '54 6-3 170 Middle Vil'ge, N. Y. 47 Willard Doran '54 6-4 205 Troy, N. Y. 49 Tom Hunt '53 5-1 1 150 Bronx, N. Y. 35 Al Kawa+ers '55 6-2 165 Union City, N. J. 48 Junius Kellogg '53 6-8 210 Portsmouth, Va. 34 Jim Lake '55 6-0 165 Woodbridge, N. J. 37 Andy McGowan '53 6-1 165 Providence, R. 1. 39 George Miller ’54 6-2 175 Yonkers, N. Y. 53 Ed O'Connor '55 6-6 195 Ft. Montgo'ry, N. Y. 38 Ed O 'H a ire '53 6-0 170 Troy, N. Y. 42 Bob Often '55 6-4 196 Glendale, N. Y. 45 Jack Pascal '54 6-4 180 Glendale, N. Y. LOUISVILLE No. Player Class Ht. Wt. Home Town 17 Chester Beam '52 6-4 180 Jeffersonville, Ind. 3 Cort Cox '54 5-1 1 160 Valley, Ky 8 Bob Davis '54 6-2 185 Lebanon, Ky. 22 Bob Dunbar '53 6-5 195 Jamestown, Ky. 13 Vladimir Gastevich '55 6-5 205 Gary, Ind. 4 Herb Harrah '56 6-4 180 Bloomfield, 1 nd. 21 Harry Hinton '55 6-5 180 Jeffersonville, Ind. 7 Dick Keffer '56 6-1 160 Hazard, Ky. 20 Bill Kidd '53 6-6 180 Louisville, Ky. 18 Frank Lentz '52 6-5 220 Limona, Fla. 15 Bill Newkirk '55 6-3 170 Louisville, Ky. 16 Chuck Noble '54 6-4 200 Akron, Ohio make it cheering 14 Bill Powell '54 6-5 180 Sebree, Ky. 9 Phil Rollins '56 6-2 175 Wickliffe, Ky. 19 Al Russak '55 6-7 200 Brooklyn, N. Y. 6 Bill Sullivan '53 5-1 1 165 Louisville, Ky. make it CERTAIN 1 1 Cliff York '55 6-4 195 Cincinnati, Ohio — make it — LA SALLE No. Player Class Ht. Wt. High School 12 Ed Altieri '54 6-2 190 South Philadelphia 16 Dick Breen '53 6-1 170 St. Joseph's 4 Jack Finegan '55 6-0 170 Roman Catholic 14 Jack French '53 6-7 225 LaSalle 6 Joe Gilson '55 6-4 187 Lincoln AND 15 Tom Gola '55 6-6 202 LaSalle 17 John Grauer '54 6-6 180 LaSalle 7 Norm Grekin '53 6-5 180 West Philadelphia 1 1 Fred lehle '53 6-3 178 Olney 9 Bill Katheder '55 6-5 180 North Catholic 8 Jackie Moore '54 6-5 192 Overbrook 5 Frank O'Hara '54 5-9 150 LaSalle 3 Robert Smith '55 6-3 169 West Catholic 10 Jim Warrington '55 6-1 165 West Catholic No matter how the score comes out, it will call for Gallagher & Burton! ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY That’s “traditional.” This grand old No. Player Class Ht. Wt. High School brand has cheered fans, both win­ 15 Bill Aldridge '54 6-2l/2 170 St. John's Prep 25 Ed Cunningham '55 6-4 210 Manhattan Prep ners and losers, for 75 years. 30 Jim Davis '54 6-7 225 Manhattan Prep 16 Dick Duckett '55 6-0 180 St. Francis Prep 12 Frank Giancontieri '53 5-10 184 Bishop Loughlin 26 Jim McMorrow '54 6-2 205 St. Michael's Since 1877 14 Ed Nolan '54 6-1 185 St. Ann's 21 Carl Peterson '54 6-6 210 Bullard Havens 23 Bill Rasmussen '55 5-1 1 185 Staten Island 1 1 Bob Romano '55 6-4 190 Dickinson 22 Phil Sagona '55 6-1 178 St. John's Pr?p For the "Carriage Trade" 10 Marty Satalino '55 5-1 1 185 Newtown 20 Solly Walker '54 6-3/2 195 Boys 27 Jim Walsh '54 6-5 230 St. John's Prep BLENDED WHISKEY. 86 PROOF. 721/2% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS> GALLAGHER & BURTON. INC., BRISTOL, PA. 17 ANDY McGOWAN— When Andy came to Man­ Facts, Figures About hattan from Providence three years ago, the word was that the Jaspers were receiving one of their Manhattan Jaspers greatest players. The dope wasn't wrong, as the aggressive McGowan has been one of the area s top stars for three years. Fine defensive player, floorman and left-handed driver Andy rates with the best backcourtman around. Also excellent base­ ball outfielder with major league potential. Led team in scoring. JUNIUS KELLOGG— J nius started playing his best ball in this his last season up at Spuyten Duyvil. 6-9 Junie filled the big man role adequately, scoring well and rebounding capably. Second best scorer on team. Willard Doran Bill Claire Gerry Cahill TOM CARROLL— Poppi ng Tom is a senior with two years starting experience behind him. Relies ED O 'CO N N O R — A six-six soph, Ed alternated mainly on a two-hand set. Comes from Albany and with Kellogg in the pivot and they represented 22 attended Christian Brothers Academy there. points per game at the center position. Best re­ TOM HUNT— Like McGowan, Kellogg, and Car- sults using him as a reserve for Kellogg. With two roll, he's a senior. Specialty is also two-hand set. more years, big things are expected of him. Coach Norton relied on him when a steadying in­ GERRY CAHILL— A Providence product like fluence was needed. McGowan, Gerry is Manhattan's best driver. A WILLARD DORAN— J ump-shooting, set-shooting sparkplug type, he fitted well into the Manhattan Will took over a starting job this season after one attack, supplying the speed with McGowan in the year as a reserve. Also uses his 6-4, 200-pound heft backcourt. to good use under the boards.

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