La Salle University La Salle University Digital Commons La Salle Basketball Media Guides University Publications 1960 La Salle Basketball 1960-61 La Salle University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/basketball_media_guides Recommended Citation La Salle University, "La Salle Basketball 1960-61" (1960). La Salle Basketball Media Guides. 4. http://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/basketball_media_guides/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at La Salle University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in La Salle Basketball Media Guides by an authorized administrator of La Salle University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LA JhU£ 1960-61 1960-61 LA SALLE COLLEGE BASKETBALL BROCHURE Prepared for members o2 the press, radio, and television corps by La Salle College's News Bureau, with the co-operation of the college's Department of Athletics. For further information call, write, or wire: Ralph W. Howard Director, News Bureau La Salle College Philadelphia 41, Penna. OFFICE PHONE: Victor 8-8300, Ext. 301 HOME PHONE: BAldwin 9-3874 CONTENTS Section I - The 1960-61 Season Varsity Schedule 3 Season at a Glance 4 James J. Henry, Athletic Director 5 Donald W. Moore, Head Coach 6 Prospects for the Season 7-9 Varsity Roster 10 Varsity Sketches 11-13 1960-61 Opponents 14-19 Freshman Schedule 20 Freshman Roster 21 Freshman Sketches 22-23 Section II - The Records 1959-60 Team Record 25 1959-60 Varsity Statistics 25-26 1959-60 Freshman Statistics 26-27 All-Time Records With 1960-61 Opponents 27 Game-by Game Records With 1960-61 Opponents 28-31 All-Time Won-Lost Records by Opponents 32-35 All-Time Team & Individual Records 35-41 Complete Modern Records 42 Sports Assistants: Frank Bilovsky, ' bl Bob Lyons, '60 Cover Photo by Mike Maicher Art by Arthur Dorn Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://archive.org/details/lasallebasket60unse SECTION I - THE 1960-61 SEASON 3. 1960-61 Varsity Basketball Schedule December 1 Millersville Palestra (7:30 P.M.) 3 Albright Away 7 * Rutgers Away 10 Niagara Away 14 * Bucknell Palestra (7:30 P.M.) 16 * Muhlenberg Lincoln High 21 North Carolina state Palestra (7:30 P.M.) January 7 University of Miami (Fla. ) Palestra (9:15 P.M.) 10 * Lehigh Lincoln High 13 Manhattan Palestra (9:15 P.M.) 21 Pennsylvania Palestra (9:15 P.M.) 23 West Chester Awoy 27 * Temple Palestra (8:30 P.M.) 31 Western Kentucky Away February 4 * St. Joseph Palestra (9:15 P.M.) 8 • Gettysburg Palestra (9:15 P.M.) 11 • Muhlenberg Avay 15 Syracuse Away 18 Bos'.oii Univers ity Palestra (7:30 P.M.) 22 * Lafayette Av» ay 25 Canisius Away March 4 Villsnova Palestra (9:15 P.M.) 8 Duques M Palestra (9:15 P.M.) 11 City Series Palestra Indicates Middle Atlantic Conference game (University Division) " HOME GAMES: La Salle, like Philadelphia's other "Big Five" schooi , | iyi the majority of its basketball grimes at the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania * hone court, Tj.o p Lestra. it is the "home- away- from-home" for the Sxplorers, wno play 12 contests there this year. La Salle College 1960-61 Basketball season At A Glance LOCATION? 20th St. and Clney Ave., Philadelphia 41, Penna. HOME COURT: The Palestra, University of Pennsylvania, 34th and spruce Sts. (Cap. 9,200) COLORS: Blue and Gold TEAM NICKNAME: The Explorers Middle Atlantic; 1960 ENROLLMENT : 4,500 CONFERENCE: "Big Five" (Phila.) FOUNDED: 1863 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: James J. Henry PUBLICITY DIRECTOR: Ralph W. Howard HEAD BASKETBALL COACH: Donald W. "Dudey" Moore (Duquesne, '34) LIFETIME RECORD: W-223, L-83 (.7 29 pet.) in 12 seasons LA SALLE RECORD: W-33, l-13 (.717 pet.) in two seasons ASST. COACH: Charley Greenberg (La Salle, '55) 1959-60 TEAM RECORD: W-16, L-6 HIGHEST 1959-60 HONOR: 2nd Place M.A.C. Lettermen Lost (preceded by height) : 6-6 Bob Alden; 5-11 Ralph Bantavoglio,- 6-2 Hugh Brolly; 6-1 Joe Heyer; 6-4 Bela Kerecz, and 6-3 Jack McKeaney. Lettermen Returning (preceded by height) : 6-5 Joe Carey; 6-5 George Friedrich; 6-0 Bob McAtcer, and 6-4 Tim Welsh. Replacements (preceded by height) : 5-10 Tony Abbott; 6-0 John Beck; 6-7 Vince Berry; 6-3 Ed Bowler; 6-6 Larry Chilson; 6-3 Gene Park; 6-4 Bill Raftcry, c.nd 6-6 Dennis Murphy. Hew Opponents for 1960-61 : Rutgers, Boston University, Gettysburg and Miami (Fla.) 1960-61 TEAM CAPTAIN: Bob McAteer, '62 James J. Henry Director of Athletics It might be considered somewhat ironic that James J. Henry should be Director of Athletics at LaSalle College, a school that has not had a football team since 1941, for football has played a great part in Jim Henry's life. Before being graduated from Villanova in 1930, Henry received All-American honorable mention as end, and when he came to La Salle in 1930 he was soon named line coach, then head coach in 1940 and 1941. This year, he is president of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Officials Association, and still offi- ciates many of the nation's top grid contests, .i.e_., Navy-Notre Dame, Princeton-Harvard, Army-Navy. Football, however, is only part of the story of Jim Henry, for he is a man devoted not merely to a single sport, but to athletics and what college athletics stand for. In his 31 years at La Salle, he has given of his time and energy equally for all sports; he coached the 1931 Explorer basketball team to a 15-4 record and started La Salle's crew, the first Catholic college crew in the nation. He also serves on the executive committee of the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Conference. La Salle's athletic director since 1934, Henry received the honorary degree of doctor of law from the college in 1955 and is now professor of Finance on the faculty. He and his wife haVe four adult children, one of whom is a member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, the teaching order that conducts La S a lle. ' 6. Donald W. "Dudey" Moore Head Basketball Coach In ten years of outstanding coaching at Duquesne University, his alma inater (Class of '34), Coach Moore racked- up a 191-70 won- lost record, produced seven tournament teams, and developed three Ail-Americans — Chuck Cooper, Sihugo Green, and Dick Ricketts. In his initial two seasons at La Salle, "Dudey" has posted an impressive 33 won, 13 lost record, bringing his life- time record to 223 won, 83 lost — an amazing .729 percentage that places him 13th among the nations major college basket- ball coaches. A star guard on Duquesne ' s legendary "Iron Dukes" from 1930 to 1934, Moore was a "work-horse' — missing only one game in four years — and a key member of the Chick Davies- coached squad that compiled a 23-game victory skein in 1933-34. Twice (1952 and 1954) named college Coach of the Year by United Press (International), Coach Moore has had only one losing season in 26 years of high school and college coaching. At Duquesne, his "Dukes' squads won the N.I.T. title in 1955, the Holiday Festival laurels in 1953 and 1954 , and racked-up winning streaks of 16 (1950), 18 (1952), and 22 (1954) Last year signed to a four-year La Salle contract, Moore has on several occasions been named coach of the Ail- American team. He was the New York Basketball Writer's "Coach of the Year' in 1952 and was voted by the Philadelphia Basketball Writer's "Coach of the Year" (1955). He, his wife, and two children — son Donald is a junior at La Salle — live in suburban Meadowbrook. -30- 7. PROSPECTS FOR TKE SEASON By Head Coach Donald W. (Dudey) Moore It is unwise to ask a coach about his prospects for the coming season, for you inevitably receive a lot of doubletalk. When he has a good, tall, veteran team returning and everyone ex- pects a great year, he must try to curb overconf idence . He will point out weaknesses — real or imagined — to try to remove the pressure from the team and himself. When prospects are dim, he doesn't like to be too pessimistic or he will discourage his team before the season starts. All of this is part of coaching and you must forgive the poor, harassed mentor who often doesn't dare to be outspoken. It is foolhardy to predict great seasons, and disasterous to say we won't win a game. I can hear the reader by this time saying, "Yes, yes, but what about La Salle's 1960-61 basketball team?" But, remember, I warned you about doubletalk! We, of course, can't be optimistic. We have had heavy losses and limited replacements. We will be lacking in the two primeelements of a successful basketball team -- height and ex- perience. This isn't a pessimistic outlook merely a realistic one. ( More ) 8, 1st Add — Prospects for the Season We could stop there and get out the crying towel, but let's look a little closer and see if there isn't some silver lining. In junior Bobby McAteer, our 6 ft. captain, who played some great ball in his sophomore year, we have a solid backcourt performer. He can hit from outside, drive well and make the plays Bobby will take charge with poise and confidence. George Friedrich, our 6-5 junior center, gained a lot of experience last season and gave us some good defensive re- bounding.