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:mwm· ~ '"::)- 1972-73 BASKETBALL SCHED ULE I rt Nov 27 At No. Carohna-Charlolle -- 29 MORRIS HARVEY ~ Dec. 2 MERCER 5 VA. COMMONWEAL TH 11 • At Eastern Ky ~ 18-19 At M1ch19an lnv11a11onal 22 At Marshall Jan. 6 A 1 0 ral Roberts 8 At 111,no,s State 13 ' AUSTIN PEAY 15 ' MURRAY STATE 20 'At Middle Tenn 22 • At Western Ky. 24 MARSHJ\LL 27 'At Tennessee Tech 29 ' EAST TENNESSEE Feb. 3 At St. Joseph's (Pa.) 10 'At Murray State 12 ·AI Austin Peay 17 'WESTERN KENTUCKY 19 'MIDDLE TENNESSEE 24 •At East Tennessee 26 'TENNESSEE TECH Mar. 3 'EASTERN KENTUCKY • OVC Games Home T ipoff 7 30 p.m TO NEWS MEDIA: This 1972-73 edition of the Morehead S tate University Basketball Media Guide has been prepared to aid you in covering the Eagles and to provide information about our athletes, coaches and Un1ver sit y. If additional material 1s needed, please write or call the Sports Information Director at any time Black-and-while photographs are available with news· paper releases. Color slides, 16mm movie film and tape recordings are supplied to radio and television 1972-1973 OVC BASKETBALL SCHEDULE MONDAY ~SD,;y-WEDNESDAY::'.!HURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1• outlets. l7 ll l9 3~ I 2 fl lo.c,tl ft (I l ,,., S1 W: ••"- ,_, ,,. t ..., ,..,... NOV 11 1 c...," "'' "'t .,. /111 0 , .,.., 'lltlt ""'•" • MO CONT ENTS ~ s-,....., ..., • !::..... " WI: • ., 28 s 6 9 The University ...... 2 The Oppos1t1on "" ···;,, ...... -.. "• • o • U .,,..._.,,bJi '•- 4 T he Series Results ... , .... c- 0 The Admin1strat1on . . ... 46 w .,__ ., - r IC -•I f \ The Out look . . . 7 The Coaching Records .. 47 0 ...... Leu,,~,1-. $·-· .. M,,iov,1 So MU The Coaches ...... The Record Book ... 48 DECEMBER M•''!"_'._1:i . . . . 8 M' ..... '~ The I nformat,on Staff .. 11 T ne St atist ,cs ...... 53 .... c.- ·-,·, . • I ' ,. .... Ca,I • 0 ,. " .. 1l -..c . .... 13 . _, I .,, ..., The Eagles ...... 12 The Scores ...... 55 Ii . ., " .. . .. 1 T he Roster ...... 25 The Media ...... 68 11 19 lO ll l2j" ·~·13 .. ,. 0- . The J V Schedule .... - . 26 The OVC Schedule .... RC .: ... ·- " 25 l6 27 - 30' C .....2rl- c-•• The OVC ...... 27 T he MSU Schedule .... RC s...... Go • · .... 1o • '0 • b,,c ,,' I ' ... "' PRESS INFORMATION .. 3 5 _ ,...... 1...... , w " ,. 0-.M• ..... ,.... - ,.,_ ...... c.--. PRESS PASSES Passes for the working press ...... "MO 0..1,...,,. should be requested at least two weeks in advance JANUARY "".. ' c...... from the Sports Information Director. Press person "• U nel attending as guests are entitled to general adm1s 9 10 11 12 ' ,, ..,.till .,.,.. , Iii) ..... 1 ., MO sion seats outside the press row area Passes must be ' ,...... MU . [( 131 w, " claimed 1n person at the main ticket windows. ..,., er n :6 II 19 • O .,,Ml lO ., Ga \ IOI• ,. 11 ,., BROADCAST Perm1ss1on for broadcast rights rt. Alli 23 l4 lS 16 .. l7 must be secured from the Sport I nformat1on .,...... ~ .. Director. Line installations are ordered by 1nd1v1dual •
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NEWSPAPERS COURIER-JOURNAL (AM Sunday) Lou1sv1lle, Ky. 40202 (Dean Eagle, Tom Patterson). LEXINGTON HERALD (AMSunday) Lexington, Ky. GENERAL INFORMATION 40507 (Tom Easterling, Rick Batley). LOCATION- Morehead, K y. (40351), Rowan County, on LEXINGTON LEADER (PM) Lexington, Ky. 40507. Interstat e 64, equtd1stant from Ashland and Lexington in (Tom Easterling, D . G. F1tzmaur1ce). the foothills of Daniel Boone Nattonal Forest. ASHLAND DAILY INDEPENDENT (PM.Sunday) ENROLLMENT 6,455 (Fall, 1972). Ashland, Ky. 41101 (Mike Reliford, Billy Mord,ca). FOUNDED 1922 (Observing Golden Anniversary in 1972). HERALD D ISPATCH (AM-Sunday) Huntington, W. Va. PRESIDENT- Dr. Adron Doran, since 1954. 25720 (Ernie Salvatore, Mike Brown). ATHLETIC COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN-Dr. Roscoe H. LEDGER- INDEPENDENT (AM) Maysville, Ky. 41056 Playforth, Dean, School of Soc,al Sciences. (Sports Editor) ATHLETIC D I RECTOR- Robert G. Laughlin, Morehead St ., TAAi L BLAZER (W) Morehead State University, ' 37. Morehead, Ky. 40351 (D1ck1e Farmer). Office Phone· 606-783-3335 MOREHEAD NEWS (WI Morehead, Ky. 40351 (W. E. Home Phone: 606-784-5149 Crutcher) HEAD BASKETBALL COACH- B,11 H arrell, Kentucky Wesleyan, '52 (3 yrs., 37-39). Office Phone 606-783-3353 RADIO/TELEVISION Home Phone: 606-784-7452 WMKY, Morehead State University, Morehead, Ky. 40351 ASSISTANT COACHES: ( Larry Netherton) Jack Bldck, Campbellsville '61. WMOR Morehead, Ky. 40351 (Mark Jordan). Eddie Conley, Morehead St. '72. WAMX: Ashland. Ky. 41101 (Dick Martin). Ron Reed, Morehead St. '66. WSAZ-TV, Huntington, W. Va. 25721 (Bob Bowen). HEAD TRAINER- R.G. (Ray) Mullins. WHTN TV, Huntington, W. Va. 25701 (Sports D trectorl. SCHOOL COLORS-Royal Blue and Gold. WKYT TV, Box 655 Lexington, Ky. 40501 (Denny NICKNAME- Eagles. T rease). CONFERENCE Oht0 Valley (NCAA University Division). WBLG-TV, Box 1748, Lexmgton, Ky. 40501 (Hoot GYMNASIUM-Wetherby Fieldhouse, (5,000). Combs). SPORTS INFO. DIRECTOR- Keith Kappes. WLEX TV, Box 1457, Lexington, Ky. 40501 (Tom Office Phone: 606-783-3325 Hammond). Home Phone: 606-784-9894 WAVE TV, Box 1000, Lo u,sv,lle, Ky 40201 (Ed Kallay). PRESS ROW PHONE- 606•783•3281 WHAS TV, Lou1sv1lle, Ky. 40202 (Cawood Ledford, Van 1971 72 RECORD- 16-11 (OVC, 9-5). Vance). LETTERMEN LOST, RETU RNING- 2 , 9. WFTM, Maysville, Ky. 41056 (Don Stahl, Lew Ktlgusl. HOME TIPOFF TIME-7:30 p.m. EST. WMST, Mt. Sterling, Ky. 40353 (Ron Boone). BASKETBALL ADDRESS-UPO 741, MSU, Morehead, K Y . WKKS, Vanceburg, Ky. 41179 (Bud Boyd). 40351. WL KS, West Liberty, Ky. (Glenn Woodward). OFF ICE LOCA Tl ON- Wetherby F teld house. WGOH , Grayson, Ky. 41143 (J,m Phillips). 1972 73 MEDIA GUIDE- Published by Morehead State University under the dtrect,on of Dr. Ray Hornback, Vice President for University Affatrs. Wrttten and edited by Keit h WIRE SERVICES Kappes, Sports Information Dtrector. Photography by ASSOCIATED PRESS, Herald-Leader Bldg., Lexington, George Burgess, Dtrector of Photography, and Phil Benton, Ky. 40507 (Bob Cooper). Student Photographer. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL, 152 Market St., COVERS Lexington, Ky. 40507 (Herb Sparrow). FRONT Co·captJtns Wallen and Coulter. REAR- Coaches Harrell and Black w,ch che cop six returnees: Wallen (10), Dorson (12), N,cholson (20), Coulter (35), Lyons (40) and Abell (24). 2 67
THE UNIVERSITY 1969-70 OPP MSU 1970 71 OPP n,v of F loroda 73 99 Berea 90 63 Jacksonville 117 88 Moms Harvey 78 84 Sou1hern Moss. 55 97 St Peter's 109 77 Camphellsv,lle 58 66 Seton Hall 91 79 Eastern Ky. 87 70 Marshall 73 77 Marshall 85 69 Niagara 74 72 Murray 79 74 Can1s1us 83 95 Auston Peay 100 86 Marshall 96 90 Cleveland State 68 84 Auston Peay 90 83 Western Ky. 86 66 Murray 68 81 Tenn Tech 75 69 Middle Tenn 71 63 East Tenn. 75 63 Western Ky. 85 75 88 Middle Tenn 67 69 Tenn. Tech 71 88 Marshall 78 64 East Tenn. 78 79 Pan American 67 90 West Texas St 76 M,am, (Fla.l 75 68 Lamar Tech 66 89 Southern MISS. 91 69 Eastern Ky. 70 90 64 Middle Tenn 80 62 Eastern Ky. 89 97 Murray 93 78 Murray 77 84 Auston Peay 77 103 Auston Peay 89 74 Western Ky 98 70 Western Ky 55 70 Cleveland State 68 70 Middle Tenn. 79 83 Tenn Tech 79 85 Tenn. Tech 76 East Tenn 80 59 East Tenn. 56 74 Eastern Ky. 76 Since its founding in 1922 as a state-assisted insti· Record 1311 Head Coach 8111 Harrell Record 8-17 tution, Morehead State University has developed Head Coach 8111 Harrell through the years to stand today in its Golden Anni versary Year as a dynamic, multi purpose university situated on a beautiful 500 acre campus where the Bluegrass meets Appalachia in the foothills of Daniel Boone National Forest. Under the farsighted and energetic leadership of 1971-72 Dr Adron Doran, the school's seventh chief executive, Morehead State has grown from a tiny state college MSU OPP 101 Tennessee Tech 90 to an expanding regional university reaching out to 63 Duquesne 76 94 Eastern Kentucky 93 serve Kentucky and the nation. From 698 students 103 Oral Robens 105 87 Indiana State 79 at the time of Dr Doran's inauguration in 1954, the 131 St Pe1er s 92 88 Toledo 105 105 100 Auston Peay 97 enrollment has increased nearly 1,000 per cent to 82 Marshall 85 Winona State 72 89 Murray State 80 more than 6,500 98 St Joseph's Ind. 90 71 Middle Tennessee 68 Physically, the University consists of more th,m 89 I nd,ana State 95 97 Western Kentuc~y 103 50 major structures on the campus proper with a 103 Marshall 98 98 Tennessee Tech 96 total value of more than S70 mrllion. Additionally, a 104 Illinois State 94 124 East Tennessee 99 212 acre experimental farm Is being developed near 81 Murray State 65 91 Eastern Kentucky 121 104 Austin Peay 11 3 OVCPLAYOF-F Morehead in rural Rowan County. Almost all of the 74 Western Kentucky 77 82 Western Ken1ucky 79 maior construction has occurred since Dr. Doran 64 Middle Tennessee 63 86 Eastern Kentucky 98 became president Work is currently underway on 8 1 East Tennessee 83 Record 16 11 the $3.8 million Appalachian Technical Institute, a five-story classroom, office and parking structure which will dominate the western edge of the campus. Academically, the University is fully accredited and Is composed of six schools - Applied Sciences 66 3
MSU 1966-67 OPP MSU 1967-68 OPP and Technology, Business and Economics, Education, 98 Cumberland 69 Humanities, Sciences and Mathematics and Social OVC Tournament 119 Aro Grande 98 Sciences and a graduate d1vis1on. Degrees are 63 Tenn. Tech 71 84 Marshall 77 offered on the graduate, undergraduate and associate 78 Marshall OVC Tournament 79 levels and add1t1onal credit may be earned beyond 111 Kentucky State 82 74 Tenn. Tech 73 the master's degree. The faculty numbers more than 84 Canrsius 54 77 Western Ky. 80 83 Marshall 82 350 and about 13,500 persons are MSU alumni. 83 La. Tech 65 67 Murray 83 Admin1strat1vely, the University operates under a 80 East Tenn. 83 81 Austin Peay 77 10 member Board of Regents with eight members 88 Kentucky State 85 84 Mrddle Tenn. 69 appointed by the governor of Kentucky. The two 108 Murray 93 88 Western Ky. 72 other seats are held by elected faculty and student 81 Austin Peay 71 74 Tenn. Tech 81 91 Middle Tenn. 67 76 East Tenn. 81 representatives. The administrative structure consists Western Ky. 69 100 89 Eastern Ky. 80 of five bureaus - academic affairs, fiscal affairs, 63 Canrsrus 62 87 Austrn Peay 66 research and development, student affairs and univer· 79 Tenn. Tech 83 101 Murray 80 s1ty affairs. Each 1s headed by a vice president. 80 East Tenn. 70 76 Western Ky. 80 91 Eastern Ky. Athletically, the University 1s a member in good 75 88 Middle Tenn. 92 112 Marshall 98 109 Kentucky State 7 1 standing of the National Collegiate Athletic Associa 77 Austrn Peay 86 83 Tenn. Tech 72 tion (NCAA) and is a charter member of the Ohio 65 Western Ky. 86 85 East Tenn. 79 Valley ConferencP (OVC). The University sponsors 89 Murray 99 73 LaSalle 81 intercollegiate competition in 10 sports football, 87 Mrddle Tenn. 62 83 Eastern Ky. 94 basketbal I, cross country, soccer, wrest I ing, swimming, 103 Tenn. Tech 95 Record 12-9 76 East Tenn. 86 Head Coach: Bob Wright baseball, golf, track and tennis. In addition, students 90 Eastern Ky. 77 may part1c1pate in almost 30 intramural activities. Record: 16 8 The University's athletic facilities include a 10,000-seat Head Coach· Bob Wr,ght stadium with an eight lane, quarter-mile oval track, a 5,000-seat gymnasium, a nine-hole golf course, an indoor swimming pool, eight all weather tennis courts, a baseball park and a lighted soccer field. A five-mile cross country course is located at the University farm.
THE NICKNAME It was in the fall of 1926 when J. M. Clayton, a Morehead businessman, announced he would sponsor 1968-69 a contest to select a nickname for the athletic teams at the town's new state college. 96 Carson Newman 69 85 Southern M rss. 93 Miss Peaches Ellis, now Mrs. Jack Cecil of More 119 Pan American 75 91 Mrami Unrv. 92 head, submitted "Bald Eagles" as a name suggestion 82 Marshall 85 77 Eastern Ky. 65 and won the S10 first prize. 116 Kentucky State 86 106 Middle Tenn. 74 73 Eastern Ky. 60 79 Kentucky State 72 "Bald Eagles" was used for a few years but it 89 Marshall 92 90 Austin Peay 75 eventually gave way to just "Eagles" for the sake of 109 Western Mrch. 9 1 93 89 Murray convenience. 82 Pan American 74 78 Western Ky. 77 111 Murray 78 63 Dayton 75 A beautiful painting of the Morehead State Univer 97 Austin Peay 79 84 Tenn. Tech 64 sity Bald Eagle was commissioned in 1970 and more 88 Mrddle Tenn. 93 77 East Tenn. 67 than $30,000 worth of prints have been so ld to 86 Western Ky. 87 OVC Playoff finance scholarships. 93 Tenn. Tech 84 76 Murray 94 63 East Tenn. 59 Record 18-9 A popular attraction at home football and basket· 92 Morris Harvey 78 Head Coach: Bob Wright ball games 1s the "MSU Fighting Eagle," a man-S1Zed mascot resplendent in a colorful and detailed costume. 4 65
MS U 196364 OPP MSU 1964 65 OPP 109 Cumberland 102 83 Cumberland 76 84 Ohoo Unov. 105 11 3 Frank Ion 86 96 Middle T enn, 91 58 Idaho State 56 108 Georgetown 95 96 Georgetown 87 103 Marshall 83 86 Ky Wesleyan 84 85 Loyola o f Chicago 127 OVC Tou rnament 94 Ten n Tech 87 82 Murray 85 Auston Peay 76 89 74 Western Ky 80 77 Eastern Ky. 82 89 Murray 102 96 Moddoe Tenn. 73 85 Middle Tenn. 92 83 Auston Peay 71 77 Eastern Ky. 73 74 Can,sous 93 68 East Tenn. 70 65 Western Ky. 93 102 Western Ky. 95 84 Marshall 82 98 Tenn Tech 105 77 Tenn Tech 90 11 0 Marshall 102 80 East Tenn 91 83 Auston Peay 88 103 Marshall 94 67 Ohoo Unov 85 73 Auston Peay 81 86 East Ten n. 78 82 MuJcJle Tenn. 87 66 Eastern Ky 71 66 Western Ky. 55 84 Mu rray 89 78 Murray 69 Record 10 11 90 Tenn. Tech 74 Head Coach Bobby Laugh lon 96 East Tenn. 75 85 Eastern Ky 100 75 Murray 84 Recorrf 13 10 Head Coach Bobby Laughlin F IRST FAMI LY - MSU Presodent and Mrs. Adron Do ra n have been partne rs on lofe and educatio n sonce the or college days. The or teamwork has been concentrated o n bu old 1ng More head S tate Un,versoty for th e past 19 years.
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Morehead State U n1vers1ty President Adron Do ran, the dean of Kentucky college presidents, Is a graduate of two universities and both have recognized him as a 196566 "D1st1ngu 1shed Alumnus." Murray State University, where he earned his 92 Cumberland 65 78 East Tenn 63 85 bachelor's and master's degrees, afforded him the Ky Wesleyan 100 70 Teo•n Tech 61 101 Can,s,us 71 94 Marshall honor last spring. The Un1vers1 ty of Kentucky, site of 79 82 Kentucky State 87 79 Eastern Ky 81 his doctoral study, bestowed the d 1stinct1on in 1965 11 7 Idaho State 98 93 Austin Peay 83 But honors are not new to the seventh president of 63 Utah State 90 94 Middle I enn. 76 MSU and the man who has se1ved It longer than any 91 Unov. of Utah 128 53 Western Ky. 78 94 othe, now well into his 19th year It was the spring OVCTourn~ Murray 83 83 Marshall of 1971 when Dr. Doran, a native of Graves County, 55 Western Ky 80 86 81 East Tenn. 70 Ky., Joined a select group o f about 200 Americans 64 Eastern Ky 74 73 Tenn. Tech 96 chosen as recIpIents of Horat io Alger Awards. He 78 Middle Tenn. 64 72 Auston Peay 68 became the fourt h Kentuckian so honored and the 79 Murray 86 Record 12 12 only ed ucator of that year 35 Western Ky 45 Head Coach Bob Wright 64 5
1960--61 Horatio Alger Awards are sponsored by the Amert· MSU OPP MSU OPP can Schools and Colle!Jes Assoc1at1on, a non-profit 89 F rankltn 82 103 St. Francis 77 ('.Orpo,atton committed to education and American 103 Berea 73 9 1 Murray 88 80 Ohio Univ. 81 78 Marshall 74 trad11tons of equ<1lity of opportunity, industry and 85 Tenn. Tech 84 100 Western Ky. 94 achievement The awards were created to honor 84 Tenn. Tech 74 70 M1am1 (Fla.) 85 business and professional leaders, who, in the spirit of 85 Middle Tenn. 75 87 Jacksonvtlle 96 Ho1at10 Alger. have overcome humble circumstances 77 Western Ky. 83 90 Eastern Kv. 73 to attatn unquestioned success. 88 St. Bonaventure 106 54 Eastern Ky. 67 64 St. Francis 68 ave Playoff Dr. Doran hils risen from a two room farmhouse 81 Villa Madonna 71 55 Eastern Ky. 54 1n Western Kentucky to national prominence as a 88 East Tenn. 82 80 Western Ky. 72 co llege aclm1nistrator. He has led MSU to more than 69 Tenn. Tech 64 NCAA Tournament 30 precedents 111 dealing with ethnic minority groups 71 Ohio Univ. 87 71 Xavier 66 106 East Tenn. 89 64 Kentucky 71 and rcce,vecl the Lincoln Key of the Kentucky 70 Marshall 68 6 1 Louisville 83 Education Assoc1at1on for "integration w ithout fan 80 Middle Tenn. 66 Record 19 12 fare." 80 Murray 85 He.;d Coach Bobby Laughlin From il tiny teachers college little known outside 78 Murray 95 the state. MSU since has won recogn1t1on for its service to Eastern Kentucky, Appalachia. and the nation Enrollment has tncreased almost 900 per cent s111ce Dr. Doran's inaugu1at1on ,n 1954 and upwards of S70 m,11,on has been expended in campus con struct1on Befo,e assuming the MSU presidency, this life long public servant served Kentucky in the public schools as a coach, teacher and principal, in the Kentucky General Assembly as a four term legislator MSU 1961 62 OPP MSU 1962-63 OPP ,md Speaker of the House and as an administrator in 87 Anderson 74 88 Hanover 49 the Kentucky Department of Education. In addition 107 M1am1 (Fla.I 81 81 Marshall 69 to his earned doctorate from UK, he also holds 11 3 Berea 57 103 Middle Tenn 59 56 Ohio Univ. 60 81 St Bonaventure 80 hono,ary doctorates from three other institutions 71 Tenn. Tech 63 67 Ohio Univ. 76 The Kentucky Press Association named him "Ken 88 Villa Madonna 85 80 Marshall 66 tuckian of the Year" in 1959 and Gov. Edward T. 69 East Tenn 67 74 Tenn Teclt 76 Breathitt selected him for the "Distinguished Ken 89 Tenn. Tec'1 69 87 Wesct!rn Ky 71 tuck,an Award" in 1966. 79 West1•111 i MSU ROBERT G. LAUGHLIN 1957-58 OPP MSU 1958-59 OPP 97 Villa Madonna Director of Athletics 77 11 8 Morns Harvey 104 77 Marshall 85 70 Tenn. Tech 78 78 Ohio Unov. 60 86 Now on hos eighth year as Davod Lipscomb 8 1 8 1 Bellarm,ne 71 full tune athletic director, former 86 Western Ky. 78 70 Western Ky. 101 75 head baske t ball coac h Bobby Ohoo Unov. 73 98 Alabama 9 1 63 Laughlin has had a colorful career M,ss,ss,ppi State 87 41 M1ss1ss1ppi State 46 67 on sports In 12 years as Eagle Sellarmone 64 103 Washington & Lee 59 76 cage mentor, he guided MSU to a East T enn. 85 68 Middle Tenn. 71 77 166 120 record and three trops to St. Fra:ic,s 89 93 Marshall 83 the NCAA Tournament and four 80 East Tenn. 77 79 T enn. Tech 69 94 Ohoo Valley Con ference basketball Middle Tenn 8 1 83 Eastern Ky. 73 67 titles. H e w as namecJ OVC "coach Eastern Ky. 86 68 Murray 62 77 of the year" on 1961 Laughlin Oh,o Unov. 88 57 Oh,o Unov. 71 83 Marshall came to Morehead on 1935 as 86 99 Middle Tenn 79 101 Middle Tenn basketball coach at Breckonrodge 78 85 Ky Wesleyan 101 83 Murray Tr,Hnong Sr hool, now Unrversrty Breckonrrdge. He guided 76 89 Tampa 64 77 Eastern Ky. Bn ~ to the Kent,ic~ y hogh school crown on 1946 and 95 75 Western Ky. 60 74 Western Ky. became Msu·s h~ad l>aske thall coach and athletic director 88 73 Murray 68 68 Murray on 1953 The Mt Sterling, Ky native retired from active 73 72 Eastern Ky. 91 66 Tenn. Tech coachonq on 1965 to devote full tome to the unoversrty's 90 63 T enn. Tech 66 11 7 Tampa expand,119 athlet oc program w hich involves 10 sports. "Coach" 86 64 St Vincent 93 Moam, (Fla.) La119hl111, a, he ,s Stoll called, al so os a full professor of hea lth, 68 102 86 LaSalle 89 92 Marshall physwal ed11ra11on anct recreation. He os a graduate o f MSU 9 1 Record 13-10 and 1h1• Un,versrty of Kentucky Aecard 11 . 12 Head Coach Bobby Laughlin Head Coach Bobby Laughlin R. G. (R AY) MULLINS Head Trainer Mullins, a native o f Hazard, came to MSU on 1970 to be head athletoc trainer on all 10sports. Pre viously, he had four years as an assistant trainer at Tennessee Tech As head trainer, he os responsible for the physical heal th o f all MSU athletes In add111on to super v1s1ng pre-game and post game trarnong procedures, the 24 year· old Mullins also conducts varrous therapy programs for 1n1urt~l players He rs a graduate of Tennessee Tech, has a master 's degree from MSU and rs a part-tome faculty member. 1959 60 M11ll1ns rs marrrecl to the former Jane Smith of Byrdstown, 88 K,ngs Tenn 55 75 Florrda State 78 70 Villa Madonna 64 82 Middle T enn. 89 65 Oh,o Unov 76 96 Murray 87 67 Tenn. Tech 94 73 Moss,ss,pp, State 75 68 Western Ky. 70 72 Eastern Ky 89 55 St F ranc,s 58 72 Western Ky 85 58 LaSalle 63 89 East Tenn. 85 84 East Tenn 94 69 St F ranc,s 94 83 Middle Tenn 82 66 Ohoo Unov. 96 80 Eastern Ky. 106 Record 5 14 Head Coach Hobby Laughlin 62 7 THE OUTLOOK MSU 1954-55 OPP MSU 1955-56 OPP 83 Georgetown 89 138 Centre 70 MSU Head Coach Boll Harrell is in an enviable 89 Western Ky. 79 95 Middle Tenn. 78 position for his fourth season in t he Ohio Valley 111 Memphis State 90 87 Eastern Ky. 81 Conference. 64 Murray 72 92 Washington & Lee 87 He has all five starters and none of 11 lettermen 93 Colorado State 73 83 Tenn. Tech 65 returning from last year's young team which won a 76 Union 75 102 Marshall 89 103 Tenn. Tech 73 97 Murray 106 share of the OVC title and compiled a 16-11 record. 93 Eastern Ky. 97 111 Bowling Green 79 In addition, the Eagles will have at least seven 75 Conconnat, 116 9 1 Oh,o Univ. 97 promising newcomers reporting to the varsity. 98 Middle Tenn. 79 94 Louisville 112 Heading the returnees are AII-OVC picks Leonard 62 Lou,sv,lle 99 93 Middle Tenn. 70 130 Furman 117 90 Eastern Ky. 68 Coulter, a 6-5 forward, and Howard Wallen. a 6-2 75 Tenn. Tech 86 80 Tenn. Tech 101 guard. Coult er won All-America honors after leading 97 Middle Tenn. 96 98 Murray 82 the OVC in rebounding (14.2) and finishing second in 95 Georgetown 77 122 Union 70 scoring (24.1 ppg.). He was named the league's 105 Murray 78 80 Western Ky. 86 "sophomore of the year." Wallen broke the school 73 Eastern 81 103 Bellarmine 81 105 Transylvania 72 108 Marshall 103 record for assists with 169 and was the team's No. 2 103 Centre 58 73 Murray 75 scorer, averaging 16.1. Both are juniors. 107 8ellarm,ne 80 110 Ohio Univ. 67 Other starters back on harness are juniors Eugene 75 Western Ky. 96 11 3 Cincinnati 11 9 Lyons, a 6-5 forward, Bill Dotson, a 6-4 guard, and 82 Oh,o University SO 79 Georgetown 84 Senior Ron Nicholson, a 6-8 center. Both of the OVC Tournament 102 M,am, (Fla.) 89 123 Middle Tenn. 68 99 Ohio Univ. 11 3 squad's top reserves are returning, namely 6-2 senior 76 Eastern Ky. 91 73 Western Ky. 72 Bubba Abel I, a utility man who plays guard or R~cord: 14-10 OVC Playoff forward, and 6-3 junior Lowell Ashby, a forward. Head Coach: Bobby Laughlin 84 Western Ky. 80 Up from last year's frosh unit are 6-10 Mark NCAA Tournament Hudson, 6-5 Arch Johnson. 6-5 Gene Frye, 6-2 Glenn 107 Marshall 92 83 Iowa 97 Turner and 6- 1 James Washington. Also available will 95 Wayne Univ. 84 be 6-7 sophomore Eddie Scott. (Conso.) The freshmen are 6-8 Terry Hay, who plays center Record: 19-10 or forward, and Mike Wallen, Howard's younger Head Coach: Bobby Laughlin brother. Harrell rates hos own Eagles, Murray State and Eastern Kentucky as the best of the OVC in 1972-73. 1956-57 68 Lou,svollc 81 67 Dayton 80 EAGLES AT A GLANCE 107 V,lla Madonna 49 104 Murray 90 1972-73 VARSITY RECORD: 16-11 (9-5 in OVC) 95 M ,ddle Tenn. 72 85 Louisvi lle 74 LETTERMEN LOST : 2 (Eddie Conley, 6-0; Ken Noll, 8 1 Marshall 79 98 Tenn. Tech 77 95 Bellarm,ne 72 89 Ky. Wesleyan 64 L ETTERMEN RETURNING: 9 (Leonard Coulter, 85 Tenn. Tech 82 81 Western K y. 97 6-5; Howard Wallen, 6-2; Eugene Lyons, 6-5; Ron 95 Transylvania 47 87 Western Ky. 8 1 Nicholson, 6-S; Bill D otson, 6-4; Bubba Abell, 6-2; 97 Florida State 75 100 Eastern Ky. 95 L owell Ashby, 6-3; Ike Unseld, 6-3; Joe Stallworth, 79 Sprong Holl 83 92 Eastern Ky. 75 6-1). 119 Oh,oUn,v. 88 78 Cincinnati 70 1971-72 FROSH RECORD: 12-6. 62 St. Bonaventure 79 NCAA Tournament UPCOMI NG SOPHOMORES: Arch Johnson, 6-5; 74 Niagara 97 85 Pittsburgh 86 Eddie Scott, 6-7; Gene Frye, 6-5; Mark Hudson, 8 1 Marshall 77 Record: 19-8 6 -10 ; James Moorman, 6-6; Glenn Turner, 6-2; 68 Murray 65 Head Coach: Bobby Laughlon James Washington, 6-1. 59 Oh1G Unov. 66 OVC Champs SCHOLARSHIP FROSH: Terry Hay, 6-S; Moke 70 Middle Tenn. 6 1 Wallen, 6-0 . CO-CAPTAINS: Howard Wa llen and Leonard Coulter. 8 61 THE COACHES MSU 1951-52 OPP MSU 1952-53 OPP 50 Ft. Knox 6 1 92 Union 83 62 Ky. Wesleyan 78 47 Lou isville 65 86 Union 79 33 Western Ky. 56 5 1 M urray 86 75 Georgetown 58 55 Western 65 66 Western Ky. 79 70 Murray 74 106 High Point N.C. 71 84 Citadel 44 94 Middle Tenn. 74 76 Evansville 78 62 Marshall 77 50 Eastern Ky. 80 73 Eastern Ky. 83 71 Evansville 59 56 Murray 8 1 69 Marshall 75 89 Tenn. T ech 94 68 Centre 60 88 M1clclle T enn. 83 47 Tenn. T ech 63 69 Murray 81 67 Georgetown 69 76 Transylvania 70 63 Louisville 83 101 Tenn. T ech 89 78 Tenn. Tech 66 95 Centre 77 64 Eastern Ky. 58 74 Berea 49 68 Berea 62 69 Eastern Ky 95 72 Western Ky. 80 97 Union 86 71 Ky. Wesleyan 67 72 Marshall 62 54 Marshall 5:! 75 T ransylvan 1a 84 70 Georgetown 50 82 Georgetown 89 70 Union 82 96 Berea 71 BILL HARRELL 68 Berea 48 ave- T-ournament--- Head Coach OVC Tournament 70 Tenn. T ech 61 62 Marshall 74 65 Western Ky. 76 BIRTHDATE: July 11 , 1928. Record: 11-14 Record 13-12 COLLEGE: Kentucky Wesleyan, 1952. Head Coach . Ellis T . Johnson Head Coach: Ellos T Johnson YEARS COACHI NG: 17. YEAR AT MSU : 4th. CO LLEGE RECORD: 37-39. Bill Harrell turned out to be a bad prophet last year but no one seemed to mind. The Eagl e head coach guided his young squad to a 16-11 record and a share of the Ohio Valley Conference cha mpionship. When named to the MSU post in May, 1969, Harrell predicted privately that he would win an OVC t itle in four years. He was wrong. It took only three seasons. 1953-54 The 44-year-old native of Pi ke County has devel 90 Georgetown 83 83 Middle Tenn. 72 oped a reputation as a super recruiter and last year's 89 Union 59 79 East T enn. 75 championship team was composed of players lured to 93 M iddle Tenn. 80 75 Western Ky. 88 75 Lou isville 92 101 Eastern Ky. 88 the MSU ca mpus in the second and third recruiting 69 Murray 65 7 1 Tenn. Tech 84 campaigns. 86 Centre 53 76 Murray 87 "People talk about a lot of things that it takes to 69 Memphis State 59 80 Transylvania 77 be successful in college coaching," Harrell says. "But 77 Western Ky. 98 81 Quantico Mannes 95 96 Eastern Ky. it all boils down to one essential. You have to have 94 ave Tournament 80 Georgetown 71 92 Tenn. Tech 55 the pla yers who can do the job." Pressu re def ense and 90 Transylvania 65 79 Western Ky. 97 the fast break are t he mainstays of Harrell's coaching 83 Union 77 Record· 16-8 philosophy and he finds quick, agile and good 61 East Tenn. 64 Head Coach: Bobby Laughlin shooting personnel to ca rry out his orders. 96 Tenn. T ech 79 60 9 MSU 1948-49 OPP MSU 1949-50 OPP The two-time Kentucky "High School Coach of 54 Berea 44 6 1 Cedarville 52 the Year" came to MSU after two years as an 65 Cedarville 64 47 Western Ky. 58 51 Western Ky. 66 65 Glenville 62 assistant coach at Nebraska. Earlier, he compiled a 54 Union 52 48 Louisville 82 244-82 record in 11 years as a high school coach at 61 Evansville 7 1 65 Murray 63 three Kentucky schools. 64 Ohio Univ. 48 64 Evansville 60 His Shelby County team won the Kentucky state 68 Georgetown 52 65 Marshall 105 championship in 1966 and he coached the U.S. 31 Eastern Ky. 65 43 Eastern Ky. 50 70 Murray 54 59 Tenn. Tech 57 All-Stars in the Dapper Dan Classic at Pittsburgh the 64 Marshall 62 79 Union 63 same year. 64 Cedarville 59 59 Marshall 62 Harrell's coaching career began 20 years ago at 59 Murray 86 46 Murray 75 Belfry High School in the mountains of Eastern 64 Georgetown 49 71 Lou 1sv1lle 82 Kentucky. He moved to Berea in and left 70 Ohio Unov 61 80 Tenn. Tech 59 1954 50 Eastern Ky. 62 74 Cedarville 68 coaching in 1956 to become director of campus 78 Glenville 51 57 Eastern Ky. 56 activities at the Methodist Home 1n Versailles. But his 44 Marshall 77 71 George•own 61 heart was still in basketball and he returned to 74 Union 62 65 Western Ky. 77 coaching in 1960 at Shelby County. 48 Western 69 84 Berea 67 A graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan and the Univer 52 Evansville 76 63 Georgetown 67 55 Be1ea 53 77 Union 58 sity of Kentucky, Harrell is the author of "Champion OVC Tournament OVC Tournament ship Tested Offensive and Defensive Basketball 57 Evansville 54 60 Murray 75 Strategy," published in 1967 by Prentice-Hall. 5.1! Lou ,sville 76 Record 12 10 William David Harrell is married to the former Record. 14-9 Head Coach· Ellis T. Johnson Gloria Jean Seale of Ravenna. They have an Head Coach: Ell,s T. Johnson 18-year-old daughter, Peggy Lynn, a freshman at MSU and the first runner-up 1n this year's Miss National Teenager Pageant. She earlier was named Miss Kentucky Teenager. 1950-51 52 Un,on 55 59 Xavier 65 85 Cc larv1lle 56 86 Berea 71 90 Villa Madonna 39 66 Georgetown 68 90 Ky. Wesleyan 74 84 Ky. Wesleyan 72 70 Western Ky. 64 72 Marshall 68 49 Eastern Ky. 55 57 Evansville 91 88 Tenn. Tech. 90 75 Davidson 63 54 Georgetown 39 73 Western Ky. 95 78 Union 58 66 Centre 63 49 Marshall 60 ave Tournament 62 M,ssiss1pp1 Southern56 57 Evansville 66 75 Murray 93 NAIB Tournament 62 Tenn. Tech 58 62 Southwest Texas St. 70 73 Murray 80 Record 14-12 84 Eastern Ky. 74 Head Coach, Ell1sT. Johnson 59 10 1945-46 OPP MSU 1946-47 OPP JACK BLACK MSU 6 1 Georgetown 3 1 60 Southern Baptist 39 Assistant Coach 41 Louisville 55 67 W. Liberty St. 41 59 57 Ky. Wesleyan 35 55 Texas A&M 54 60 Georgetown 35 50 Marshall 53 Ky. Wesleyan 44 56 Baldwin Wallace 51 BIRTHDATE: Jan 25, 1940. 39 Louisville 44 57 St. Ambrose 41 COLLEGE: Campbellsville, 1961. 47 Murray 50 63 Central 56 55 Berea 37 52 Duquesne 53 YEARS COACHING: 12. 46 Marshall 41 63 Arizona 64 YEAR AT MSU: 4th. 75 Georgetown 44 65 Creighton 58 62 Eastern Ky. 63 60 Moms Harvey 25 40 Western Ky. 62 67 Ky. Wesleyan 59 Jack Black's name and his accomplishments are 60 Murray 53 46 Murray 66 7 1 Union 40 48 Eastern Ky. 59 high on the list whenever Head Coach Bill Harrell is BO Berea 49 56 M1am1 61 asked to comment on the success of his basketball 48 Marshall 53 44 Georgetown 54 program at MSU. 50 Louisville 6 1 76 Ky. Wesleyan 62 Black, who came to Eagle Country shortly after 53 Western 49 65 Marshall 69 57 Eastern Ky. 75 Han ell, also has had a ma jor role in the recruiting of KIAC Tournament 44 Georgetown 38 53 Murray 58 topflight players to wear the Blue and Gold. 58 Berea 32 41 Western Ky. 69 Black produced a 42-11 record in three seasons as 43 Eastern Ky. 45 62 Morris Harvey 73 MSU's frosh coach and now has turned his attentions Record: 13-8 44 Indiana St. 61 37 Western Ky. 50 full time to the va rsity. Head Coach E llis T. Johnson 56 Georgetown 55 A native of Washington County, Ky., he came to 60 Loyola 59 MSU after five years at Frankfort High School where KIAC Tournament his teams compiled an 85-41 mark, including t he 35 Eastern Ky. 60 school's first two conference championships and Record 11 -16 Head Coach. Ellis Johnson three district titles. T 11 e 3 2 ye ar•old coach has degrees from Campbellsville and Morehead State. He is married to the former Louise Claywell of Campbellsville. They have a daughter, Janice Lynn, and a son, John Kevin. EDDI E CONLEY Graduate Assistant 1947-48 47 60 Murray 70 BIRTHDATE: Nov. 23, 1950. 67 Cedarville 70 53 West Texas State 62 53 Murray COLLEGE: Morehead St., 1972. 52 West Texas State 54 80 Berea 54 57 YEARS COACHING: 1. 55 Marshall 62 66 Ky. Wesleyan YEAR AT MSU : 1st. 40 Western Ky. 78 7 1 Union 53 54 Ky. Wesleyan 55 57 Georgetown 56 61 Wheaton 70 53 Eastern Ky. 72 Conley, 22, earned three varsity letters at MSU 47 Evansville 67 57 Duquesne 60 65 60 Marshall 66 and was voted the team's senior award last year. A 56 Sou th Dakota 60 Furman 78 40 Western Ky. 43 former All-Stater at Jenkins High School, he is the 67 Georgetown 45 70 Ohio Wesleyan 46 younger brother of former Eagle great Jerry Conley. 42 Hamlone 74 71 Cedarville 56 Assigned pnmanly to scouting, Conley al so wi ll work 7 1 Union 55 Record . 10-17 Head Coach· E llos T . Johnson with the Junior varsity. He is pursuing a master's 6 1 Evansvolle 37 53 degree in health, physical education and recreation. 48 Eastern 58 11 MSl.i 1941-42 OPP MSU 1943-44 OPP RON REED 40 Rio Grande R,o Grande 33 72 13 Graduate Assistant 27 Xavier 43 77 Georgetown 26 38 C,ncinnat, 47 54 Berea 47 41 WIimington 40 61 Murray 47 49 Wichita 33 56 Berea 49 BIRTHDATE Jan 16, 1945. 68 Centre 20 34 Western Ky. 29 COLLEGE: Morehead St., 1966. 59 Marshall 60 77 R,o Grande 26 YEARS COACHING. 7. Eastern Ky 35 Western Ky 41 56 37 YEAR AT MSU . 1st. 60 Mexico 49 67 Lou1sv1lle 55 56 Western Ky. 49 41 Marshall 43 91 Cedarville 37 55 Marshall 30 55 Moms Harvey 54 57 Lou,sv,lle 38 A former high school coach at Raceland, Ky., 59 Berea 61 30 Murray 34 South Shore, Ky. and Minford, Ohio, Reed compiled 43 Murray 56 65 Ft. Knox A .R.T.C. 44 a 60 per cent won -loss record. He Is working toward a 40 Murray 44 80 Georgetown 26 master's degree in secondary education. The 31 Western Ky. 64 Record 12 3 27-year-old coach 1s married to the former Joan 49 Eastern Ky 52 Head Coach Len Moller 70 Wolm,ngton 46 Lewis of South Shore. 69 R,o Grande 47 43 Marshall 40 MSU 1944-45 OPP K IAC Tournament 41 Lou,sv,lle 55 44 Eastern Ky. 47 44 M,am, 35 THE INFORMATION STAFF NAIB Tournament 51 Georgetown 26 29 Warrensburg 53 54 LaSalle 47 Keith Kappes, Sports Information Director Record : 12-1 0 47 Mitchell F oeld 52 Head Coach Ellis T. Johnson 65 Central Indiana 42 A former writer for daily newspapers and the AP, Kappes 58 Berea 40 was named SID at Morehead State on July, 1969. An MSU MSU 1942-43 OPP 57 Murray 50 graduate and a nat,ve o f neighboring Carter County, he ,s 55 Lincoln Memorial 42 48 Eastern Ky. 30 married to the former Janet Hobbs of Ogden, Utah. They 53 Salem 51 62 Georgetown 45 have one child. The Eagle SID ,s a member of the College 47 Marshall 45 72 Western Ky 58 Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the 31 Berea 30 48 Eastern Ky 44 Football Writers Association of America. the U .S Basketball 40 R,o Grande 34 76 Berea 53 Writers Assoc,at,on and ,s the 1972 73 president o f the OVC 19 Lexington S,gnal 32 58 Lou,sv ,lle 63 Sports Information D,rec:tors Association. Depot 34 Western Ky 36 29 Eastern Ky 54 Murray 39 46 R,o Granc!1 32 39 Marshall 52 Gene Murray, Associate 45 Sered 33 57 Marshall 37 41 Georgetown 42 A graduate of Murray State and Ohio unIversI1Ies, Murray 50 Lou,sv,lle 38 69 MJrshall 46 ,s primarily responsible for MSU's public 1nforma1,on duties. 74 Eastern Ky. 53 52 Eastern Ky 55 He ,s married 10 the formP.r Leslye Mercer of M,am,, Fla. 35 C1nconna11 24 40 Murray 54 They have two children A native of Eddyville, Ky. Murray 8 1 R,o Grande 15 37 Murray 56 served one year as the Eagle SID before starting a two-year Record. 16-6 52 Georgetown 42 A rmy hitch. He ,s a part-tome member .> f the MSU journalism Head Coach Len Moller 53 Lexington Signal 37 facu lty and ,s commander of the Morehead Army Reserve Depot unit. KIAC Tournamen t 28 Ky. Wesleyan 20 Fred Hensley, Radio-TV A ssistant 66 Eastern Ky. 64 35 Western Ky. 46 The newest staff member In MSU's public and sports Record 12-7 1nforma11on offoce, Hensley ,s a 1972 graduate o f MSU on Head Coach rad10-1elev1s1on He has been the "Voice of the Eagles" for Ellis T . Johnson the past two years on the MSU Sports Network and w,II handle play-by-play again 1h1s year whole pursu ong a master's degree on higher education. A na11ve o f Huntington, W. Va., he Is married to the former Mary Jane Reed of Russell. 12 57 MSU 1939.39 OPP MSU 1939 40 OPP THE EAGLES 42 Allred Holbrook 24 38 Alfred Holbrook 43 36 Wolmongton 43 29 Wolm,ngton 36 38 Lawrence Tech 41 15 Transylvania 26 19 Cincinnati 40 27 Central Moch,gan 40 37 Transylvania 35 48 Cedarville 43 43 Un,on 41 39 Eastern 46 64 Ky. Wesleyan 34 53 Centre 21 50 Eastern Ky. 39 35 Eastern Ky 41 46 Centre 41 32 Transylvania 24 41 Transylvania 30 25 Murray 35 43 Concord 51 34 Western Ky 44 36 Union 38 49 Union 43 43 Berea 26 50 New Rover State 21 37 Centre 28 27 Wolmongton 29 34 Wolmongton 33 41 Union 43 30 Eastern Ky. 48 31 Mdrshall 42 43 Ky. Wesleyan 35 29 Allred Holbrook 3 1 51 Allred Holbrook 27 40 Marshall 51 KIAC Tournament KIAC Tournament 42 Centre 21 41 Murray 39 36 Union 23 46 Eastern Ky 30 44 Murray 37 33 Western Ky 36 33 Western Ky. 37 Record 7.14 SIAA Tournament Head Coach 30 Erskine 27 E llos T. Johnson 40 Jacksonvolle 53 Record: 16·8 Head Coach . Ellis T . Johnson LEONARD COULTER, 6-5, Forward, Junior, One Letter, Danville, Ky. A former high sch ool All·American, Leonard was named the Ohio Valley Conference "Sophomore of the Year" last season. The leading sophomore scorer in MSU history, he was an All OVC se lection and was 1940•41 named to two All-America Teams. The stocky stand• out will serve as co captain of the Eagles this season 34 All red Holbrook 23 37 Un,on 35 Leonard led the OVC in rebounding (14.2) and 43 Un,on 28 44 Eastern Ky. 57 39 Central Mochogan 48 finished second in scoring (24 1) last yea1. Ball 35 Marshall 46 50 Cedarville 44 46 Wolmongton handling and quickness accent his play on the boards 37 42 R,o Grande 45 47 Roo Grande 44 and his excellent shooting touch. 39 Wolmongton 47 KIAC Tournament 45 Centre 33 60 Lou1sv1lle 44 CAR EER STATISTICS 38 Eastern Ky. 37 40 Un,on 50 35 Allred Holbrook 25 Record 11.7 Yr. § FG Pct. FT Pct. Reb ~ TP ~ 57 Berea 40 Head Coach 11.72 27 276•533 .517 99-155 .638 385 14.2 651 24.1 45 Marshall 61 E 11,s T . Johnson 56 13 MSU 1934-35 OPP MSU 1936-37 OPP 20 Alfred Holbrook 17 58 A l fred Holbrook 26 34 Union 38 55 Morris Harvey 37 13 Georgetown 26 38 A lfred Holbrook 24 24 Transylvania 18 34 Georgetown 25 30 K y. Wesleyan 35 43 Union 34 25 Louisvil le 34 35 Ky. Wesleyan 30 44 Eastern K y. 20 41 Centre 39 22 Berea 45 35 T ransylvania 29 37 Union 29 44 Lou1svtlle 46 19 Georgetown 28 43 Mex,co Ctty YMCA 28 3 1 Berea 28 48 Georgetown 20 15 Ky. Wesleyan 32 38 Eastern Ky. 40 40 Lou1svtlle 32 42 T ransylvania 24 18 Eastern Ky. 22 53 Berea 37 KI AC Tournament 46 Union 40 32 Eastern Ky 2,: 38 Ky. Wesleyan 29 4 Western Ky 12 KIAC Tourn;,ment Record 7-9 26 Un,on 29 Head Coach : Record 14 3 George D . Downing Head Coach Ellis T Johnson MSU 1935-36 OPP MSU 1937 38 OPP 34 Alfred Holbrook 16 3 1 Alfred Holbrook 28 28 Union 26 3 1 Ky. Wesleya;i 37 24 Georgetown 29 45 Al fred Holbrook 40 34 Centre 37 34 Transylvania 24 21 K y . Wesleyan 17 44 Louisville 40 31 Transy lvallla 40 30 Ky. Wesleyan 38 26 Eastern Ky. 15 33 Eastern Ky 36 HOWARD WALLEN, 6-2, Guard, Junior, One 36 Georgetown 25 39 Union 28 Letter, Williamsport, Ky. 40 Berea 58 53 Berea 31 37 T ransylvania 48 27 Murray 54 Another former high school All-American, Howard 17 Mu rray 33 25 Western Ky. 42 1s the quarterback of the Eagle attack. The for mer 47 Eastern K y . 45 30 Western Ky. 38 Johnson Central High School star set a school record 35 Centre 36 20 Union 21 last season by drshing out 169 assrsts. He wrll serve as 40 Louisville 35 30 Transylvania 3 1 a co-captain of the Eagles this season. He was the 23 K y . Wesleyan 35 18 Murray 24 KIAC Tournament 38 Ky. Wesleyan 44 team's second leading scorer and was an AII-OVC 34 Union 32 KIAC Tournament pick. A steady performer, " Howdy" is an excellent 36 Western Ky. 74 25 Western Ky. 46 ballhandler and has a good shooting touch. He 1s a Record:8-9 Record 6 11 def111 ite candidate for AII -OVC honors again and 1s Head Coach: Head Coach George D. Downing E lits T. Johnson the best free throw shooter on the team. CARE ER STATISTICS Yr. G FG Pct. FT Pct . Reb ~ TP ~ 71-72 27 175-382 .458 85-117 .726 97 3.5 435 16.1 14 55 THE SCORES MSU 1929-30 OPP MSU 1932-33 OPP 25 Sue Bennett 37 53 Sue Bennett 10 37 Cumberland 25 23 New River St. 34 32 New R 1ver St. 21 31 Union 39 29 Moms Harvey 52 42 Sue Bennett 32 61 Campbellsville 17 22 Eastern 53 38 Bliss 26 70 Armstrong 16 31 Lee 22 36 Louisville 33 23 Morns Harvey 15 29 Ky We,leyan 4.3 39 Cumberland 32 35 UrHon 34 15 Sue Bennett 34 39 Ky Wesleyan '>l 29 Pikeville 22 42 Eastern 48 48 P1kev1l le 18 33 T ransylvan1a 32 Record 9-3 39 Louisville 24 Head Coach Record 8 5 George D Downing Head Coach George D Downing MSU 1930-31 OPP 21 Ky Wesleyan 33 19 Ky. Wesleyan 37 29 Lee 23 32 Moms Harvey 25 30 T ransylvania "B" 19 38 Rio Grande 20 MSU 1933 34 OPP 20 Eastern 32 26 Eastern Ky. 40 23 Lincoln Memorial 28 29 Union 28 34 Sue Bennett 37 36 Berea 37 30 Moms Harvey 26 35 Louisville 3!! Record 5-5 49 Centre 21 Head Coach 36 Transylvania 39 George D Downing 37 Eastern Ky. 45 32 Union 33 22 Murray 46 MSU 1931-32 OPP 30 Centre 28 43 Sue Bennett 14 6-4 , 34 Georgetown 27 BILL DOTSON, Guard, Junior, One 60 Lee 22 Letter, London, Ky. 27 Transylvania 2J 27 Ky. Wesleyan 30 40 Lo,11sv1lle 35 24 Lou1sv1lle 30 Bill 1s a tenacious compet itor who makes the big !i!_A A T Ol rndrnt>nt 19 Eastern Ky 32 pla y on d efense and hits fro m outside A product o f 39 Transylvania 24 36 Rio Grande 20 30 Western Ky. 32 Hazel Green High School, he prides himself o n h is 47 Bluefield 20 Record '8 d efensive abilities. He averaged 12.5 points per game, 34 Cedarville 23 Head Coach mostly from long range. This hardnosed guard usually 24 Lou1sv1lle 30 George D Downing 40 draws the toughest o ffensive opPQnent. He was T enn. Wesleyan 30 36 Sue Bennett 40 second on the team in assists last season and exerts 26 Eastern Ky. 40 strong leadersh1p on the court. 44 Morns Harvey 42 Record 7 6 CAREER STATISTICS Head Coach George D Do11'.ming Yr. _Q_ FG Pct. FT Pct. Reb ~ I!' ~ 71 -72 27 136-312 .435 66-93 .709 96 3.5 338 12.5 1971-72 FRESHMAN BASKETBALL STATISTICS ~ (Final Record: 12-6) PLAYER g FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT REB fil-9 8 PF-Dg TP Avg Hi Arch Johnson 18 152-268 .568 170-206 .818 187 7.5 31 49-2 474 25.2 37 Mark Hudson 18 150-253 .566 56-75 .746 194 10.7 10 65-4 356 19.8 39 Glenn Turner 18 110-224 .491 25-39 .641 59 3.0 36 40-0 245 13.4 24 James Washington 18 96-198 .485 40-62 .645 55 3.2 32 47-0 232 12.8 23 Eugene Frye 16 69-177 .385 27-42 .643 178 11 .4 44 43-1 165 10.3 18 Larry Brown 18 36-88 .409 16-28 .536 55 3.2 39 41-2 88 4.8 16 Pat Lynch 9 14-26 .538 4-6 .666 19 2.1 2 4-0 32 3.5 16 Charles Stevenson 9 12-23 .522 6-10 .600 12 1.3 4 9-0 30 3.3 8 Tony Gullion 10 11 -28 .393 5-6 .833 10 1.0 4 8-1 27 2.7 18 John Domoney 6 3-7 .428 0-0 .000 19 3.3 1 4-0 6 1.0 2 Mike Turner 7 3-19 .158 7-12 .583 5 0.7 8 10-1 13 1.8 4 (Team Rebounds) 158 LITTLE EAGLES 18 656-1326 .493 357-489 .724 951 52.9 316-11 1667 92.6 119 OPPONENTS 18 616-1360 .452 298-425 .701 715 39.7 316-10 1527 84.2 102 - ::r 5- m m .:...""~ I.<~ EAGLES 27 995-2094 .475 480-700 .685 1309 48.4 482-12 2470 91.4 131 OPPONENTS 27 996-2099 .474 444-640 .693 1309 48.4 520-21 2436 90.2 121 ... C:'->Q,}::;;~~t~ g>I.., Q) o"'«> I m.c-c.c: <(j.,; t:: V'l~a. --n:>"'~ Q) ~ ~ Cl-45 ~~~8.- I-a.. 1M 1961-62 Granny Williams. G; Ed Noe, C. 1962-63 Harold Sergent, G; Norm Pokley, C; Roy Ware, G. 1963-64 Harold Sergent, G; H enry Akin, C. 1964-65 Harold Sergent, G; H enry Akin, C. 1966-67 Jim Sandfoss, G. 1967-68 Jerry Conley, G; Lam ar G reen, F. 1968-69 Jerry Conley, G; Lamar Green, F . 1969-70 Jim Day, F. 1970-71 Jim Day, F. 1971 -72 Leonard Coulter, F; Howard Wallen, G. OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (Began in 1963) 1962-63 Harold Sergent, A shland, guard. OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR (Bega n on 1961 ) 1960-61 Bobby Laughlin. BUBBA ABELL, 6-2, Guard, Senior, Two Letters, Lebanon, Ky. Bubba sparked the Eagles to victory n umerous times last season with his hustle and exciting play after coming off the bench. Co1 1s1dered MSU's si xth man, he has good speed and 1s a better than average shooter. Bubba came off the bench to score 18 points 111 t he second half against East Tennessee in the game which gave the Eagles a share of the OVC title. A crowd pleaser who turns on the speed, he 1s a solid man in clutch situations. CAREER STATISTICS Yr. G FG Pct . FT ~ Reb ~ TP ~ 70-71 22 57-143 .399 24-40 .600 64 2.9 138 6.2 71-72 24 54-109 .495 30-43 .698 44 1.8 138 5 .7 18 51 TOP SINGLE-GAME SCORERS 52 Harold Sergent vs. Middle Tenn., 1964-65. 51 Steve Hamilton Vs. Ohio U .• 1956-57. 48 Granny Williams vs. Moam, (Fla.I, 1961-62. 47 Dan Swartz vs. Middle T enn., 1954-55. 44 Dan Swartz vs. Eastern Ky., 1953-54. 42 Leonard Coulter vs. Tenn. Tech, 1971-72. 41 Sonny Allen vs. Berea, 1949-50. 41 Granny Williams vs. Western Ky., 1960-61. 40 Dan Swartz vs. Centre, 1955-56. 40 Donnie Gaunce vs. Marshall, 1955-56. 40 Jorn Day vs. St. Peter's, 1970-7 1. 40 Leonard Coulter vs. East Tenn., 1971-72. LOWE LL ASH BY, 6-3, Forward, Junior, One Letter, NCAA TOURNAMENT Shelbyville, Ky. 1956 MSU 107, Marshall 92 A jumping-jack from Shelby County High School, Iowa 97, MSU 83 Lowell 1s tough to keep off the boards. He 1s a good MSU 95, Wayne St. 84 1957 Pittsburgh 86, MSU 85 shooter from the comers and hustles on defense. A 1961 MSU71,Xavier66 consistent performer coming off the bench last Kentucky 71 , MSU 64 season, he provides depth at the forward post. Louisville 83, MSU 61 NAIB TOURNAMENT 1942 Warrensburg 53, MSU 29 1951 SW Texas St. 70, MSU 62 ALL-AMERICANS 1943 Earl Duncan, Georgetown, forward. 1945 Warren Cooper, Brooksville, center. 1950 Sonny Allen, Morehead, guard. 1955 Dan Swartz, Owingsville, center. & 56 1957 Steve Hamilton, Charlestown, Ind., forward. 1972 Leonard Coulter, Danville, forward. ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE 1948-49 Sonny Allen, G. 1949-50 Sonny Allen, G; Boll Marton, C. 1950-51 Jack Baker, F; Don Moller, G. 1951-52 Elza Whalen, F. 1952-53 Lindie Castle, G; Elza Whalen, F. 1953-54 Dan Swartz, C. I KE UNSELD, 6-3, Forward, Senior, Two Letters. 1954-55 Dan Swartz, C; Steve Hamilton, F. Louisville, KY. 1957-58 Steve Hamilton, F. 1958-59 Thornton Hill, C; Herbie Triplett, G. A dependable replacement 1n the front court, Ike 1959-60 H erbie Triplett, G. has continued to improve, especially as a shooter. 1960-61 Granny Williams, G; Hecky Thompson, G; Hampered by his lack of size as a forward, he relies Ed Noe, C. on position more than muscle. A determined compet itor, this Lou1sv1lle senior is a good defensive specialist. 19 50 MISCELLANEOUS Most Wins· 19 in '55 56, '56 '57, '60 '61. Longest Wonning Streak 8 IO '36-'37, '44 '45 Most Losses· 17 on '47 '48, '70 '7 1 Longest Losing Streak 1210 197071 . Widest Winning Marg,n 68 vs. Centre, 1955 56 (138 70). Widest Losong Mar9111 54 vs. Jacksonville, 1969 70 (63 117). Most Poonts By Opposing Player. JOE STALLWORTH, 6 -1, Guard , Junior, One Letter, 67, D,1rrell Floyd of Furt11dn, 1955 56. Dan vi ll e, KY. 1,000 POINT CLUB (Career) Career One of the most dedicated athletes on the team, Total Pts. Yrs. Games ~ this jump shooting gua1 d can connect from long 1. 1,925 Dan SwJrt,, 1953 56 3 69 27.5 range. Joe also has good speed and quickness. He will 4 92 20 .8 2. 1,923 Sonny All~n 1946 50 se! action as a reserve in the backcourt. 3. 1,829 Steve H,1111111011. 1954 58 4 102 17.8 4. 1,637 Granny w,11,,,ms, 1959-62 3 76 21 .5 5. 1,469 Harold Sergent, 1962 65 3 63 23.2 6. 1,430 EJrl Duncan, 1939 43 4 74 19.3 7. 1,158 Jorn Day, 1968 71 3 59 16.1 8. 1,049 w,11,e Jackson, 1966-69 3 70 14.8 18.5 9. 1,011 Warren Cooper 1942 45 3 54 10. 1 ,001 Hecky Thompson, 1958-61 3 67 14.9 800 POINT OR BETTER CLUB 828 Dan Swartz, 1955 56. 700 POINT OR BETTER CLUB 828 Dan Swartz, 1955-56. 705 Granny Wolloams, 1960-61. 600 POINT OR BETTER CLUB 828 Dan Swartz, 1955 56. 705 Granny Wolloams, 1960-6 1. 654 Steve Hamilton, 1956-57. 651 Dan Swartz, 1954 55. 651 Leonard Coulter, 1971-72. 609 Jorn Day, 197071. ARCH JOHNSON, 6-5 , Forward, Sophomore, No TOP S INGLE SEASON SCORERS BY CLASS Letter, Boonevill e, Ky. Freshman 400 Sonny Allen, 19 46-47. Sophomore 651 Leonard Coulter, 1971-72. A former first team All-S tater at Breathitt County, Junior 705 Granny Wol loams, 1960 61. Arch 1s a threat to break into the starting lineup. An Senior 828 Dan Swartz, 1955-56. excellent shooter from anywhere, he led the freshman team in scoring with 25.2 points a game. Arch is considered one of the top prospects 1n the OVC this season. 49 20 TEAM Most Points: Half-82 vs. St. Peter's, 1971-72 (131-92). Game-138 vs. Centre, 1955-56 (138-70). Season-2,782 in 1955-56. Most Points in First Half: 70 vs. Furman, 1954-55 (130-117). Most Points in Second Half: 82 vs. St. Peter's, 1971-72 (131-92). Most Points by Two Teams: 247, (MSU 130, Furman 117), 1954-55 Most Points By Opponent: 128, Utah, 1965-66 (Utah 128, MSU 91). Highest Scoring Average: GENE FRYE, 6-5, Guard, Sophomore, No Letter, 95.9 ,n 1955-56. Luray, Va. Most Field Goal Attempts: Game-108 vs. St. Peter's, 1971-72. A former V1rgin1a "Player of the Year," Gene Season- 2,434 in 1955-56. could develop into a great collegiate player. This 6-5 Most Field Goals: guard-forward averaged 10 points and 11 rebounds as Game-55 vs. Centre, 1955-56. a forward for the frosh last season. His natural 55 vs. St. Peter's, 1971-72. Season-995 in 1971-72. position 1s guard and he shows good ball handling Best Field Goal Accuracy: abilities. Season-47.5 ,n 1971-72. Most Free Throws Attempted: Game-67 vs. Georgetown, 1952-53. 67 vs. Cincinnati, 1955-56. Season- 1, 165 in 1955-56. Most Free Throws Made: Game-53 vs. Cincinnati, 1955-56. Season-838 in 1955-56. Most Free Throws Attempted By Two Teams: 123 in 1952-53 (MSU 67, Georgetown 56) Most Free Throws Made By Two Teams: 88 ,n 1955-56 (MSU 53, Cincinnati 35). Best Free Throw Accuracy: 79.5 in 1964-65. Most Rebounds: Game-88 vs. Centre, 1955-56. 88 vs. Middle Tenn., 1968-69. Season- 1,735 in 1956-57. \ l Highest Rebounding Average: EDDIE SCOTT, 6 -7, Forward, Sophomore, No 64.2 in 1956-57. Letter, Vanceburg, Ky. Most Free Throws Per Game: 28.9 in 1955-56 (838 in 29). After sitting out his freshman season due to academic difficulties, Eddie figures to help the Eagles on the front line this season. A good leaper and shooter, this former Lewis County High School star likes to mix 1t up underneath. A bruising rebounder and a quick jumper, he will add depth 1n the corners. 48 21 THE RECORD BOOK INDIVIDUAL Most Points. Game-52, Harold Sergent vs. Middle Tenn., 1964-65. Season- 828, Dan Swartz, 1955 56. Career- 1,925, Dan Swartz, 1953-56 (3 yrs.). 1,923, Sonny Allen, 1946-50 (4 yrs.). H oghest Scoring Average Season- 28.6, Dan Swartz, 1955-56. Career- 27 .5, Dan Swartz, 1953-56. Most Field Goal Attempts Game-37. Granny Wolloams vs. Moam, (Fla.l. 1961-62. Season- 638, Dan Swartz, 1955-56. Career-1,524, Steve Hamilton, 1954-58 (4 yrs.l. 1,453, Granny Wolloams, 1958 59, 60-62 (3 yrs.) Most Field Goals: Game- 22, Granny Wolloams vs. Moamo (Fla.), 1961-62. GLENN TURNER, 6-2, Guard , Sophomore, No Season- 282, Dan Swartz, 1955 56. Letter, McDowell, Ky. Career- 647, Granny W,11,ams, 1958-59, 60-62. Best Foeld Goal Accuracy. (Regulars Only) Glenn 1s a yood shooter who could press for a Season- 52.2, Jerry Hueseman, 1969-70. sta1 ting spot He averaged 13 points per game as a Career- 50.3, Henry Akon, 1963-65. fres hman las t season . The McDowell High School Most Consecutive Field Goals: 13, Leonard Coulter vs. Tenn. Tech, 1971-72. product is a deadly shooter from long range. Most Free Throws Attempted: Game-29, Don Whitehouse vs. Georgetown, 1952-53. Season- 344, Dan Swartz, 1955 56. Career- 929, Dan Swartz, 1953 56. Most Free Throws Made: Game- 21 , Don Whitehouse vs. Georgetown, 1952-53. Season- 264, Dan Swartz, 1955-56. Career- 685, Dan Swartz, 1953 56. Best Free Throw Accuracy· Season- 90.6, Jorn Sandfoss, 1966 67 (106-117). Career- 87.2, Jorn Sandfoss, 1964-67 (232-2731. Most Consecutive Free Throws: Game- 17, Hecky Thompson vs. Eastern Ky., 1960-61. 17, Jorn Sandfoss vs. Marshall, 1966-67. Season- 42, Harold Sergent, 1964-65. Most Rebounds: Game- 38, Steve Hamilton vs. Florida St., 1956-57. Season- 543, Steve Hamilton, 1956-57. Career- 1,675, Steve Hamilton, 1954-58 (4 yrs.). MARK HUDSON. 6-10. Center. Sophomore, No 1,046, Norm Pokley, 1960-63 (3 yrs.I. Letter, New Richmond, Ohio. Best Rebounding Average Season- 20.1, Steve Hamilton, 1956-57. Mark averaged 10 rebounds and nearly 20 points Career-16.4, Steve Hamilton, 1954-58. per game as a freshman . This product of New Most Assists, Richmond High School has the si ze and ability to Game- 13, Bobby Holes vs. Auston Peay, 1969-70. Season-169, Howard Wallen, 1971-72. become an outstanding big man 1n the OVC. How Career- 276, Bobby Holes, 1967-70. ever, he has had weight problems which have Most Blocked Shots· hindered his progress . He is an excellent shooter from Game-12, Ron Nicholson vs. Toledo, 1971-72. 1n close and f ights on the boards. Season- 104, Ron Nicholson, 1971 -72. 22 47 THE COACHING RECORDS Year Head Coach Won -----Lost Titles 1929-30 George D . Downing 9 3 1930-31 5 5 1931 -32 7 6 1932-33 8 5 1933-34 7 8 1934-35 7 9 1935-36 8 9 Downing Total, 7 yrs.• 51-45 1936-37 Ellis T. Johnson 14 3 1937-38 6 11 1938-39 16 8 1939-40 7 14 1940-41 11 7 K IAC 1941-42 12 10 JAMES WASHINGTON, 6-1,Guard, Sophomore, No 1942-43 12 7 Letter, Frankfort, KY. 1943-44 Len Miller 12 3 KIAC 1944-45 16 6 A determined athlete, J ames 1s a quick, sure Miller Total, 2 yrs., 28-9 ballhandler. This graduate of Frankfort High School 1945-46 Ellis T. Johnson 13 8 averaged 12 points per game as a freshman last 1946-47 11 16 1947-48 10 season. Speed, quickness and defense are his assets. 17 1948-49 14 9 1949-50 12 10 1950-51 14 12 1951-52 11 14 1952-53 13 12 Johnson T otal, 15 y rs.• 176-158 1953-54 Bobby Laughlin 16 8 1954-55 14 10 1955-56 19 10 OVC lco) 1956-57 19 8 OVC lco) 1957-58 13 10 1958-59 11 12 1959-60 5 14 1960-61 19 12 ovc Itri) 1961-62 14 8 1962-63 13 7 OVC lco) 1963-64 10 11 1964-65 13 10 Laughlin Total, 12 yrs., 166-120 1965-66 Bob Wright 12 12 TERRY HAY, 6-8, Center, Freshman, No Letter, 1966-67 16 8 1967-68 Hanover, Ind. 12 9 1968-69 18 9 OVC lco) This strong, hustling freshman will give more Wright Total, 4 yrs., 58-38 depth to the center spot. Terry was suprisingly strong 1969-70 Bill Harrell 13 11 1970 71 in early drills and may earn a varsity berth. He is 8 17 1971-72 16 11 OVC ltri) tough on the boards. One of two scholarship fresh men, he may well help the Eagles in his first year. 23 46 THE SERIES' RESULTS School, MSU W1ns-MSU Losses Alabama, 1-0 . Lincoln Memorial, 1-1. Anderson, 1-0. Louisiana Tech. 1-0. Anzona, 0 -1. Louisville, 12-19. Armstrong St., 1-0 . Loyola (Chicago), 1-2. Austin Peay, 12-6. Marshall. 33-29. Baldwin-Wallace, 0-1. Memphis St.• 2-0. Bellarmine, 5-0. M1am1 (Fla.). 3 2. Berea, 26 4 . M1am1 (Ohio). 1-2. Bluefield St., 1-0. Middle Tennessee, 33-8. Bowling Green, 1 0 . M1ss1ss1pp1 St.. 0-3. Campbellsville, 2-0 . Moms Harvey, 10 2 . CanlSIUS, 3-2. Murray St., 30-44. Carson Newman. 1-0. Niagara, 0 2. Cedarville. 11-0. Ohio U .• 6 16. JV Central St. (Ohio). 1-0. Ohio Wesleyan. 1-0. MIKE WALLEN, 6-0, Guard, Freshman, No Letter, Central M1ch1gan, 0-2. Oral Roberts, 0-1. Williamsport, Ky. Centre. 16-2. Pan American, 3-0. C1nc1nnat1, 2-3. P1kev1lle, 2-0. The younger brother of guard Howard Wallen, Citadel, 1-0. Pittsburgh, 0-1. Mike also 1s a product of Johnson Central High Cleveland St., 2-0. Rio Grande. 11-1. School. An excellent ball handler and a good shooter, Concord, 0-1. Salem. 1-0. Colorado St., 1 0. Seton Hall, 0-1. he has potential as a shooter and ball handler. Mike is Creighton. 1-0. South Dakota, 0-1 . a scholarship player. Cumberland, 6-0. So. M1ss1ss1pp1, 2-2. David Lipscomb. 1-0. Southwest Texas, 0-1. Davidson, 1 0 . Spring Hill, 1-0. Dayton, 0-2. St. Ambrose. 1-0. Duquesne, 0-3. St. Bonaventure. 1-2 . Eastern Ky., 32-55. St. Francis (Pa.l. 1-4. East Tennessee, 17- 13. St. Joseph's (Ind.), 1-0. Erskine, 1-0. St. Peter's (N.J.l, 1-1. Evansville, 4 6. St. Vincent, 0-1. Florida, 1-0. Tampa, 20. Franklin, 2-0. Tennessee Tech, 31-20. Furma n, 1-1. Tennessee Wesleyan, 1-0. Georgetown, 26-11 . Texas A&M . 1-0. Glenville St., 2-0. Thomas More. 6-0 . Hamhne. 0-1. Toledo, 0 1. Hanover, 1 -0. Transylvania, 16-6. High Point. 1-0. Union, 30-9. Idaho St., 2-0. Utah, 0-1. Indiana Central. 1-0. Utah St., 0 -1. Indiana St., 1-2. Washington & Lee, 2-0. JAMES MOORMAN, 6-6, Forward, Sophomore, No I llino1s St.• 1-0. Wayne St.• 1-0 . Letter, Louis vi lie, KY. Iowa. 0-1 . Western Ky., 20-57 . Jacksonville. 1-3. West Liberty, 1-0. A walk-on this fall, James has the size to play on Kentucky, 0-1 . Western M1ch1gan, 1-0. the front line The Louisvi lle male product must Kentucky St., 5-1. West Texas St., 1-2. progress if he 1s to play much this season. However, Kentucky Wesleyan, 13-14. Wheaton. 0-1. the coaches feel James has potential. King's College, 1-0 . W1ch1ta St., 1-0. Lamar St., 1-0. Wilmington (Ohio), 4-4. LaSalle, 1-3. Winona St.• 1-0. Lawrence Tech. 0-1 . Xavier. 1 2. 45 24 Feb 3 Philadelphia, Pa ST. JOSEPH'S (Pa) McKinney LOCATION: Ph1ladelph1a, Pa. 19131 ENROLLMENT· 7,100 FOUNDED· 1851 PRESIDENT. Rev. Terrence Toland, S J. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. Jack McKmney HEAD COACH: Jack McKmney Office Phone. 215 879 1000 RICK STULTZ, 5-9, Guard, Junior, No Letter, Home Phone. 215 789 9064 Scottsburg, Ind. ASSISTANTS James Lynam, Harry Booth, Mike A transfer from Alabama Chnst1an College, this Kempskt little guard could help against pressure defenses NICKNAME · Hawks Another "walk on" candidate, Rick 1s hampered by COLORS Crimson and Gray his lack of size CONFERENCE Middle Atlantic GYMNASIUM (Ca1x1c1ty) · Palestra (9,200) SID : Andy Dougherty Office Phone· 215 879 1000 Home Phone. 2153521184 1971-72 RECORD· 19 9 LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING. 1,10 TOP RETURNEES Mike Bantom, 6 9 ; Pt1t McFarland, 6 5; Bob Sabol, 6 0 PROMISING NEWCOMERS Joe Neal, 6 2, Fran Rafferty, 6·0, Steve MacZmko, 6 7 HOME TIPOFF TIME· 8 pm SERIES RESULTS First meeting 1972 73 OUTLOOK Only one pldyc1 will I)() m1sst1HJ ft orn last \Cd \ Jan. 29 Morehead, Ky. 1972-73 ROSTER Name, Position Ht. Class Home town EAST TENNESSEE · Bubba Abell, G 6-2 Sr. Lebanon, Ky. • Lowell Ashby, F 6-3 Jr. Shelbyville, Ky. • Leonard Coulter, F 6-5 Jr. Danville, Ky. Brooks ' Bill Dotson, G 6-4 Jr. London, Ky. Feb. 24 Johnson City, Tenn. Gene Frye, G-F 6-5 So. Luray, Va. LOCATION: Johnson City, Tenn. 37601 Terry Hay, F-C 6-8 Fr. Hanover, Ind. ENROLLMENT: 9,545 Mark Hudson, C 6-10 So. New Richmond, 0. FOUNDED: 1911 Arch Johnson, F 6-5 So. Booneville, Ky. PRESIDENT: Dr. D. P. Culp Eugene Lyons, F 6-5 Jr. Pikevi lle, Ky. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR : John R. Bell James Moorman, F 6-6 So. Louis vi lie, Ky. HEAD COACH : Madison Brooks • Ron Nicholson, C 6-8 Sr. W. Palm Beach, Fla . ASSISTANTS: Ernie Sims, Leroy Fisher Eddie Scott, F-C 6-7 So. Vanceburg, Ky. NICKNAME : Buccaneers Joe Stallworth, G 6·1 Jr. Danville, Ky. COLORS: Blue and Gold Rick Stult z 5-9 Jr. Scottsburg, Ind. CONFERENCE: Ohio Valley Glenn Turner, G 6-2 So. McDowell, Ky. GYMNASIUM (Capacity) : Memorial (4,000) • Ike Unseld, F 6-3 Sr. Louisville, Ky. SID : John Cathey Mike Wallen, G 6-0 Fr. Williamsport, Ky. Office Phone: 615-929-4220 ' Howard Wallen, G 6-2 Jr. Wi lliamsport, K y. Home Phone: 615-926-5302 James Washington, G 6- 1 So. Frank fort, K y. 1971-72 RECORD: 11 -14 . ret urning lettermen LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING: 4,7 TOP RETURNEES: Ron Mitchell, 6-7; Henry White, 6-2; Ron Hardin, 6·6 PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Ron Jones, 6-5; Nat Majors, 6-0; Barry Dyer, 6-5 HOME TIPOFF TIME : 8 p.m. SERIES RESULTS: MSU leads, 17-13 THE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1972-73 OUTLOOK Bubba Abell (Able) Leonard Coulter (COLE-tur) Ret urning for another campaign are four highly Ike Unseld (UN-sell) ca pable performers who should combine with some junior co llege t ransfers and upcoming sophomores to better the 11 -14 mark o f last year . Henry White, the team's top scorer of a year ago wit h an 18.4 average, is back . Also back 1s Ron Mitchell, a 6-7 forward, who was coming along well toward the end of the campa ign. John Barrett and 6-6 Ron Hardin, the team's co-captains, are t he t op defensive performers coming back . Rich Halbrook and Jerry Wilkerson are also back and they both show promise. Ron Jones, 6-5, and Nat Major, 6-0, are junior college t ransfers who cou ld very well earn starting jobs. 26 43 " YOUNG EAGLES" REPLACE FROSH Jan. 27 Cookeville, Tenn. This season, for the first time since becoming a "major" bas ketball school in 1955-56, MSU will not have a freshman team. The NCAA has made freshmen el1g1ble for varsity play In both the unIversIty and TENNESSEE TECH college divisions. As a result, the Un1vers1ty will have a junior varsity squad known as the "Young Eagles." There is no Inman Feb. 26 Morehead, Ky. restriction by the NCAA or the OVC on who may play on a jayvee squad. However, no player may LOCATION: Cookeville, Tenn. 38501 appear In more than 26 regular season games in any ENROLLMENT: 6,500 comb1natt0n of varsity and junior varsity. FOUNDED: 1916 MSU's "Young Eagles" have a 15-game schedule PRESIDENT: Dr. Everett Derryberry this year with the opposition provided by two-year ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Hooper Eblen colleges and jayvee squads from other four-year HEAD COACH: Connie Inman schools. All eight home games will start at 5 :30 p.m. Office Phone: 615-528-3314 as preliminaries to MSU varstty games. Office Phone: 615-858-4990 Head Coach Bill Harrell indicated In pre-season ASSISTANTS: Bill Hodges, Jim Bradbury that he will choose a 12-man varsi ty and put the NICKNAME: Golden Eagl es other eight players on the junior vars ity. Certain COLORS: Purple and Gold players are expect ed to see action on both teams. CONFERENCE: Ohio V alley Graduate ass istant coaches Eddie Conley and Ron GYMNASIUM (Capacity) : Memorial Gym (4,750) Reed will do the bulk of the jayvee coaching. SID : Doug Stone "We're hopeful the junior varsi ty program will give Office Phone: 615-528-3214 us a better chance to develop young players who need Home Phone: 615-537-6484 more than one year to get ready for the varsity," 1971-72 RECORD: 14-11 Harrell said. LETTERMEN LOST, Returning: 2,9 TOP RETURNEES: Rich Stone, 6-4; Wayne Pack, 1972-73 JUNIOR VARSITY SCHEDULE 6-0; Al Lewis, 6-2 Date Opponent Site PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Geoff Shuck, 6-7; Stan Nov. 29 Morns Harvey JV Morehead, Ky. Cox, 6-5 Dec. 2 Lees College Morehead, Ky. HOME TIPOFF TIME: 7 :30 p.m. 4 Sue Bennett London, Ky. SERIES RESULTS: MSU leads, 31 -20 7 Somerset CC Somerset, Ky. 1972-73 OUTLOOK 9 Georgetown JV Georgetown, Ky. Three all-conference players return to rank Tech a 22 Marshall JV Huntingt on, W. Va. top contender in the OVC. Three of the five starters Jan. 15 Altce Lloyd Morehead, Ky. last year are back In 6-4 Rich Stone, 6-2 Al Lewis, 24 Marshall JV Morehead, Ky. and 6-0 Wayne Pack 29 Somerset CC Morehead, Ky. Top prospects off a fine freshman squad are 6-7 Feb. 6 Transylvania JV Lexington, Ky. Geoff Shuck and 6-5 Stan Cox. Also, 6-6 Randy 7 Altce Lloyd Hindman, Ky. Mehlon and 6 -7 Alton Roark are two more sopho 15 Lees College Jackson, Ky. 17 Sue Bennett Morehead, Ky. mores set to vie for the inside posttIon. Reserves from 19 Georgetown JV Morehead, Ky. last year who may play are 6 7 center Howard Miller 26 Transylvania JV Morehead, Ky. and guards Jim Clemens and Mark Bray. T1 m Hams, a 6-4 Junior college transfer, will give the Eagles depth Home Games Start at 5:30 p.m. at forward. 42 27 Jan. 22 Bowling Green, Ky. OHIO VALLEY WESTERN KENTUCKY CONFERENCE Richards Feb. 17 Morehead, Ky. LOCATION: Bowling Green, Ky. 42101 ENROLLMENT: 11,535 In 1948 five \chools Morehead State, Western Kentucky. Eastern Kentucky, Mun ay State, and FOUNDED: 1906 Louisville withdrew fiom the K entucky Inter PRESIDENT: Dr. Dero G. Downing collegiate Athletic Conference (KI AC) and were joined ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: John Oldham by Evansville in forming the original membersh ip of HEAD COACH: Jim Richards the Ohio Valley Conference They were 1omed shortly Office Phone: 502-745-3542 thereafter hy Tennessee Tech and Marshall Home Phone: 502-843-1220 The memhersh1p has changed over the years. ASSISTANTS: Benny Dees, Ralph Baker Middle T ennessee 101ncd the league in 1952, East NICKNAME: Hilltoppers Tennessee 111 195 7 and Austin Peay in 1962. Louis COLORS: Red and White ville became an independent in 1949 and Marshall CONFERENCE: Ohio Valley and Evansville departe(J in 1952. Gymnasium (Capacity): E. A . Diddle Arena (13,508) In 1955 the National Collegiate Athletic Asso SID: Ed Given c1at1on formally recogr11led the OVC as a ma1or basket Office Phone: 502-745-4295 ball conference, giving the league's champion an auto Home Phone: 502-842-4661 matic bid to the post season NCAA Tournament. At 1971-72 RECORD: 15-11 the time, the OVC was only the second six-team con LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING : 7,6 ference to obtain ma1or status from the NCAA TOP RETURNEES: Granville Bunton, 6-6; Tony For many years the OVC has been represen ted in Stroud, 6-2; Chuck Witt, 6-6 the nation's top holiday and post-season basketball PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Kent Allison, 6-6; Mike tournaments. The league has also won recognition for Smith, 5-11 its football program, having had representatives in HOME TIPOFF TIME: 7:30 p.m. such post season classics for college d1v1s1on teams as SERIES RESULTS: Western leads, 57-20 the Refrigerator Bowl, the Tangerine Bowl and the 1972-73 OUTLOOK Grantland Rrce Bowl Coach Jim Richards thinks his 1972-73 Hilltoppers OVC champions have also been prominent 1n may be stronger than last year's 15-11 team which national minor sports tournaments in recent years, tied for the OVC title. Returning pivotmen are 6-6 evidencing the strength of its programs in baseball, Granville Bunton and 6-8 Ray Bowerman. track. golf, tennis and cross country. Chuck Witt, a 6-6 senior, 1s the top candidate at This fal l marks the 25th year of 1ntercolleg1ate forward. Bunton may be used as a forward and the compet111 on in the OVC corner pos1t1ons will also be strengthened by the Dr Aclron Doran, president of Morehead State addition of sophomores Ken Allison, 6-6. Mike University, 1s the 1972 73 p1es1dent of the conference. Larson, 6-6, Larry Arrington, 6-6, Bobby Caylor, 6-5, Arthur L. Guepe, former head football coach at and Jerry Bundy, 6-7. T ony Stroud, a 6-2 work horse, Virginia and Vanclerb1lt, became the OVC's first leads the Hilltoppers' backcourt prospects. WKU also full 11mecomrn1ss1oner in 1963 The conference main· has 6-3 senior Ray Kleykamp and 6-4 junior Dennis tams offices in Nashville. Smith returning from last year's varsity. 28 41 Nov. 27 Charlotte, N.C. Jan. 20 Murfreesboro, Tenn. N. CAROLINA-CHARLOTTE MIDDLE TENNESSEE Foster Earle Feb. 19 Morehead, Ky. LOCATION: Charlotte, N .C. 28213 LOCATION: Murfreesboro, Tenn. 37130 ENROLLMENT: 5,600 ENROLLMENT: 9,200 FOUNDED: 1946 FOUNDED: 1911 CHANCELLOR: Dr. D. W. Colvard PRESIDENT: Dr. M. G. Scarlett ATHLETIC DIRECTOR : Harvey Murphy ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Charles M. Murphy HEAD COACH: Bill Foster HEAD COACH: Jimmy Earle Office Phone: 704-597-2354 Office Phone: 615-898-2571 ASSISTANTS: Joe Kingery, Bill Moore, Dwight Home Phone: 615-896-4739 Rainey ASSIST ANTS: Ken Brackett, Stanley Simpson, Ray NICKNAME: 49ers Rich, John Ferguson COLORS: Green and White NICKNAME: Blue Raiders CONFER ENCE: Independent COLORS:Blue and White GYMNASIUM (Capacity) : 3,000 CONFERENCE: Ohio Valley SID: Roy Beatty Gymnasium (Capacity); Convocation Center (1 1,650) Office Phor.e: 704-597-2271 SID: Jim Freeman Home Phone: 704-536-2173 Office Phone: 615-898-2450 1971-72 RECORD: 14-11 Home Phone: 615-893-7344 LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING: 7,5 1971-72 RECORD: 15-11 LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING: 5,7 TOP RETURNEES: Robert Earl Blue, 6-6 TOP RETURNEES: Chester Brown, 6-10; Jim Drew, PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Geoff Bommer, 6-7; 6-3; Mason Bonner, 5 -11 Ri ck Haneberg, 6-10 PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Jimmy Martin, 6-5; HOME TIPOFF TIME: 8 p.m. Steve Peeler, 6-7; Steve Dixon, 6-11 SERIES RESULTS: First meeting HOME TIPOFF TIME: 7 :30 p.m. SERIES RESULTS: MSU leads, 33-8 1972-73 OUTLOOK 1972-73 OUTLOOK The 49ers lost five seniors, including t hree starters, but return their hot shooting junior forward, Robert Three starters return from last year's club-6-1O Earl Blue, who averaged 21.6 points to lead the squad senior center Chester Brown, 6-3 senior guard Jim in scoring and in rebounding. A lso ba ck are quarter Drew and 5-11 junior guard Mason Bonner. Brown backing junior guard Rick Dobson and three was the leading rebounder last season, Drew has been reserves-6-7 center Derek Jones, 6-5 forward moved back to guard where he led the tea m in scoring Marshall Thaxton and 6-2 guard Lee Wilson. Trans fer as a sophomore, and Bonner 1s the floor general. Mike Roberts will add depth on the front line. Up T hree all-star candidates are up from last season's from an outstanding fros h squad are 6-7 forward frosh. T hey are 6-5 guard Jimmy Martin, 6-7 forward Geoff Bommer, guard Wi ll Barnes, 6-10 center Rick Steve Peeler and 6-11 center Steve Dixon. A 6-5 Haneberg, 6-7 forward Ben Ansley and 6-5 forward forward, Jimmy Powell, will be eligible after sitting Dave Poling. out last season. Several incoming freshmen could see a lot of action. 40 29 Jan. 15 Morehead, Ky. Nov. 29 Morehead, Ky. MURRAY STATE MORRIS HARVEY Luther Feb. 10 Murray, Ky. Meckfessel LOCATION: Murray, Ky. 42071 LOCATION: Charleston, W. V a. 25302 ENROLLMENT: 7,000 ENROLLMENT: 1,750 FOUNDED: 1922 FOUNDED: 1888. PRESIDENT: Dr. Harry M. Sparks PRESIDENT: Dr. Marshall Buckalew. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Cal Luther ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Richard Meckfessel. HEAD COACH: Cal Luther HEAD COACH : Richard Meckfessel. Office Phone: 502-762-6184 Office Phone: 304-346-9471 Ho me Phone: 502-753-368 3 Home Phone: 304-342-8332 ASSISTANTS: Fred Overton, Kayo Willis ASSISTANTS: Carl Bradford, Steve Quinn. NICKNAME: Racers NICKNAME: Golden Eagles. COLORS: Blue and Gold COLORS: Maroon and Gold. CONFERENCE: Ohio V alley CONFERENCE: West Virginia. GYMNASIUM (Capacit y): Sports Arena (7,000) GYMNASIUM (Capacity): Charlest on Ci vic Center SID: Joe Tom Erwin (7,500) Office Phone: 502-762-4270 SID: Mike Parsons Home Phone: 502-492-8794 Office Phone: 304-346-9471 1971 -72 RECORD: 15-11 Home Phone: 304-342-4846 LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING; 2,5 1971-72 RECORD: 23-7 TOP RETURNEES: Les T aylor, 63; Marcelous LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING: 2,5. Starks, 6-8; Steve Bar rett, 5 -9 TOP RETURNEES: Dale Angle, 6-4; Henry PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Mike Col eman, 6-6; Dickerson, 6-4; Steve Licklit er, 5 -9; Shan Phillips, Darnell Adell, 5-11 ; T . C. Jamison, 6-6 5-6; and Tom Neal, 6-6. HOME TIPOFF TIME: 7 :30 p.m. PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Raymond Jordan, 6-2; SERIES RESULTS : Murray leads, 44-30 Ezra Chambers, 6-4; John Smot hers, 6-7; and Max Simmons, 6-4. 1972-73 OUTLOOK HOME TIPOFF TIME: 8 p.m. SER IES RESULTS: MSU leads, 0-2. If 6-3 Les Taylor, the player of the year in the OVC last season, stays healthy this year, Murray State 1972-73 OUTLOOK could be in t he thick of the OVC race. Taylor Depth-wise, this should be the best Moms Harvey averaged 25.6 points and 8.3 rebounds. Two other basketball team ever. Heading the list of returning starters return for the Racers, 6-8 center Marcelous lettermen is 6·4 senior forward Henry Dickerson, a Starks, who averaged 14.3 points and 10.9 rebounds, three time AII-WVIAC selection and leading MH and 5-9 guard Steve Barrett. Three f ine sophomores, scorer. Dickerson paced t he Golden Eagles with a 6-6 Mike Coleman, 6-6 T . C. Jamison and 5-11 15.8 scoring average and also led the squad in Darnell Adell, will join t he squad. rebounding, bringing down 11 . 7 per game. Senior The Racers may get some help from two freshmen, sharpshooter Steve Lickliter, will be re turning t o 6-6 Jesse Williams and 6-4 Greg Carrington. anchor the MH backcourt. 30 39 Dec. 2 Morehead, Ky. Jan. 13 Morehead, Ky. MERCER UNIVERSITY AUSTIN PEAY Morrison Kelly Feb. 12 Clarksville, Tenn. LOCATION: Macon, Ga. 31207 LOCATION: Clarksville, Tenn. 37040 ENROLLMENT: 2,100 ENROLLMENT: 4,000 FOUNDED: 1833 FOUNDED: 1927 PRESIDENT: Dr. Rufus C. Harris PRESIDENT: Dr. Joe Morgan ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: J . Gerald Store, Jr. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: George Fisher HEAD COACH: Dwane A . Morrison HEAD COACH: Lake Kelly ASSISTANTS: Jay Nidiffer Office Phone : 615-648-7656 NICKNAME: Bears Home Phone: 615-647-6148 COLORS: Orange and Black ASSIST ANTS: Colin Stewart, Leonard Hamilton CONFERENCE: Independent NICKNAME: Governors GYMNASIUM (Capacity): Mason Coliseum (9,000) COLORS: Red and White SID: Julian Gordy CONFERENCE: Ohio Valley Office Phone: 912-743-1511 GYMNASIUM (Capacity) . Memorial (2,300) 1971 -72 RECORD: 19-7 SID: John Martin LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING: 2,9 Office Phone: 615-648-7561 TOP RETURNEES: Jack Scott, 6-2; Leonard Hardin, Home Phone : 615-645-2892 6-5; and Billy Smith, 6-5 1971 -72 RECORD: 10-14 PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Terry Garrett, 6-1; LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING: 4,6 Lindsey Orr, 6-8 TOP RETURNEES: Howard Jackson, 6-7; Greg SERIES RESULTS: First meeting. Kinman, 6-9 PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Fly Williams, 6-2; Percy 1972-73 OUTLOOK Howard, 6-4, Richard Jimmerson, 6-5 HOME TIPOFF TIME. 7:30 p.m. Mercer begins a new era in basketball this season SERIES RESULTS: MSU leads, 12-6 by moving into Un1vers1ty Division competition. Head Coach Dwane A. Morrison welcomes nine 1972 73 OUTLOOK lettermen and four starters back from last year's 19-7 The Gove1nors have six lettermen returning, four team which played in the NCAA South Atlantic sophomores and three transfers with good size. Regional College D1vis1on Tournament. Leonard The re turning lettermen include first-team Hardin, 6-5 forward, and Billy Smith, 6-5 center, AII-OVC performer Howard Jackson, 6-7, the team's return on the front line with Jack Scott, a 6-2 guard, leading scorer and rebounder last year. Joining returning in the backcourt. Newcomers Terry Garrett, Jackson for another year will be 6-9 Greg Kinman, a 6-1 guard, and Lindsey Orr, a 6-8 center, are the No. 2 scorer and rebounder. Other returning expected to provide extra punch. lettermen are Eddie Childress, John Reid, Robert Last year the Bears set a school record averaging Turner, Jerry Wanstrath and Jack Pack. The four 85.5 points per game. With nine lettermen returning, upcoming sophomores include 6-5 Richard Morrison will be trying to improve his 33-14 career Jimmerson, 6 5 Kemp Hampton, 6-1 Gary Sewell and record. 6-0 David Shelton. 38 31 Jan. 8 Uniondale, N. Y. Dec. 5 Morehead, Ky. ILLINOIS STATE VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH Robinson Noe LOCATION: Normal, 111. 61 761 LOCATION: Richmond, Va. 23220 ENROLLMENT: 18,000 ENROLLMENT: 16,000 FOUNDED: 1857 FOUNDED: 1838 PRESIDENT: Dr. David Berlo PRESIDENT: Dr. Warren Brandt ATHLETIC DIRECTOR : Milt Weisbecker ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Chuck Noe HEAD COACH : Will Robinson HEAD COACH: Chuck Noe Office Phone: 309-438-8531 Office Phone : 703-770-6774 Home Phone : 309-452-4808 Home Phone : 703-358-8503 ASSISTANTS: Warren Crews, John Parker, Gene ASSISTANTS: Charles Booker, Dick Grubar Smithson NICKNAME: Rams NICKNAME: Redbirds COLORS : Black and Gold COLORS: Red and White CONFERENCE: Independent CONFERENCE: Independent GYMNASIUM (Capacity) : Richmond Coliseum Gymnasium (Capacity): Horton Field House (8,300) (11 ,000) SID: Roger Cushman SID : Dave Allen Office Phone: 309-438-5631 Home Phone: 703-355-7558 Home Phone: 309-452-5170 1971 -72 RECORD: 15-4 1971-72 RECORD: 16-10 LETTERMEN LOST, Returning: 4,6 LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING: 3,5 TOP RETURNEES: Jesse Dark, 6-4; Bernard Harris, TOP RETURNEES: Doug Collins, 6-6; Stepney 6-10 Bacon, 6-9; Ron de Vries, 6-11 ; Clarence Weaver, PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Tom Motley, 6-6; Jett 6-8 Hudgins, 6-4 PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Calvin Harper, 6-7 HOME TIPOFF TIME: 8 p.m. HOME TIPOFF TIME: 7 :30 p.m. SERIES RESULTS: First meeting SERIES RESULTS: MSU leads, 1-0 1972-73 OUTLOOK 1972 73 OUTLOOK The Redbirds have one of the nation's finest Sophomore Richard Jones, l -3, and junior Jesse players in 6-6 All-American guard Doug Collins, one Dark, 6-4, return at the forward slots. Jones led the of the standouts on the U.S. Olympic Team. Collins team in rebounding last year with 13.1 per game. was third among college scorers last season with a Dark led the team 1n scoring last season with 22.1 per 32.6 average. Prep All-Americans Roger Powell and game. Center Bernard Hams, 6-10, was second 1n Robert (Bubbles) Hawkins are freshmen who can both scoring and rebounding last year. He led the play. Sophomore Rick Whitlow had a 55-point game team in field goal percentage with a mark of 60.8 per for the ISU frosh last season. Board power looks cen t. Team captain Dave Edwards, a 6-1 guard, leads 1mpress1ve, with 6-7 muscleman Calvin Harper joining the fast break and 1s the team's best defensive player. experienced juniors Rod deVnes, 6-11, Stepney The other two returning lettermen, Reggie Cain and Bacon, 6-9, and Clarence Weaver, 6-8. Howie Robertson, shared the other guard pos1 ti on. 32 37 Dec. 11 Richmond, Ky. Jan. 6 Tulsa, Okla. EASTERN KENTUCKY ORAL ROBERTS Strong March 3 Morehead, Ky. Trickey LOCATION: Richmond, KY. 40475 ENROLLMENT: 10,500 LOCATION: Tulsa, Okla. 74136 FOUNDED: 1906 ENROLLMENT: 2,000 PRESIDENT: Dr. Robert R. Martin FOUNDED: 1963 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Donald Combs PRESIDENT: G. Oral Roberts HEAD COACH: Guy Strong ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Ken Trickey Office Phone: 606-622-3736 HEAD COACH: Ken Trickey Home Phone: 606-623-9108 Ottice Phone: 918-743-6161 ASSISTANTS: Tommy Harper, Jack Hissom. ASSISTANTS: Jack Sutter, Dwayne Roe, Art Polk NICKNAME : Colonels NICKNAME: Titans COLORS: Maroon and White COLORS: Blue/White/ Gold CONFERENCE: Ohio Valley CONFERENCE: Independent GYMNASIUM (Capacity) : Alumni Coliseum (7,500) GYMNASIUM (Capacity) : Mabee Center (11,000) SID: Karl Park SID: Mal Elliott Office Phone: 606-622-2301 Office Phone: 918-743-6161 Home Phone: 606-623-3961 Home Phone: 918-835-2865 1971 -72 RECORD: 15-11 1971-72 RECORD: 26-2 LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING: 6,6 LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING: 5,8 TOP RETURNEES: Charlie Mitchell 6-3; Dan TOP RETURNEES: Richard Fuqua, 6-4; Eddie Argabright, 6-10; Robert Brooks, 6-5 Woods, 6-7; Ingram Montgomery, 6-6 PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Bob Watkins, 6-5; Ron PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Greg McDougald, 6-8; Smith, 6-0 Kenny Cooper, 6-3; David Vaughn, 7-0 HOME TIPOFF TIME: 7 :30 p.m. EST HOME TIPOFF TIME: 7:30 p.m. SERIES RESULTS: Eastern leads, 55-32 SERIES RESULTS: Oral Roberts leads, 1-0 1972-73 OUTLOOK 1972-73 OUTLOOK Coach Guy Strong returns only two starters from A 7-foot sophomore named David Vaughn, who was last season's Ohio Valley Conference co-champions one of the most-sought-after high school prospects in and NCAA representative. AII-OVC forward Charlie America, moves into the pivot. Switching to forward Mitchell, a 6-3 senior, heads a list of six returning is 6-7 Eddie Woods. At the other forward will be 6-8 lettermen. He averaged 22.7 points and 8.3 rebounds All-America junior college product Greg McDougald. last season. Returning at the pivot position is 6-10 Also on hand will be returning starter Ingram Dan Argabright. Reserves Robert Brooks and Rick (Slim) Montgomery. At the guard position is 6-4 Stansel, both 6-5 juniors, will be the top can didates Richard Fuqua, the na tion's No. 2 scorer last year for the vacated forward slots. Wade Upchurch, a 6-0 with a 35.9 average. T he T itans lost starting guard senior from Monticello, and Bobby Newell, a 6-3 Eldon Lawyer but avai lable are Greg Davis and Jesse junior from Winchester, round out the returning Traylor. Up from the freshmen team are 6-3 Kenny lettermen. Cooper and 6-3 Vincent Banks. 36 33 Dec. 22 Huntington, W. Va. Dec. 18-19 Michigan lnvit. MARSHALL MICHIGAN Daniels Jan. 24 Morehead, Ky. Orr LOCATION : Huntington, W. Va. 25715 LOCATION. Ann Arbor, Mi ch. 48104 ENROLLMENT: 10,000 ENROLLMENT. 34,537 FOUNDED: 1837 FOUNDED: 1817 PRESIDENT: Dr. John G. Barker PRESIDENT· Ro bben W. Fleming ATHLETIC DIRECTOR : Joe McMullen ATHLETIC DIRECTOR : Donald B. Canham HEAD COACH : Bob Daniels HEAD COACH Johnny Orr Office Phone: 304-696-6460 Office Phone. 313 663-2411 Home Phone : 304-523-7506 Home Phone. 313-971-5 026 ASSISTANTS: Stewart Way, Mike Grebe, Gerald Martin ASSISTANTS. Jim Dutcher, Dick Honig and Richard NICKNAME: Thundering Herd Carter COLORS: Kelly Green and White NICKNAME : Wolverines CONFERENCE: Independent COLORS: Maize and Blue GYMNASIUM (Capacity): Memorial Field House (6,500) CONFERENCE. 819 Ten SID : Jack Yager GYMNASIUM (Capacity) : Crisler Arena (13,609) Office Phone: 304-696-3190 SID: Will Perry Home Phone: 304-736-5821 Office Phone. 313-763 1381 1971-72 RECORD: 23-4 Home Phone· 313 971 6438 LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING : 4,5 1971 -72 RECORD: 14 10 TOP RETURNEES: Mike D'Antoni, 6-3; Randy Noll, LETTERMEN LOST , RETURNING : 2,7 6-8; Ty Collins, 6-3; Bill James, 6-4 TOP RETURNEES: Henry Wi lmore, 6-3; Ken Brady, PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Wayne Smith, 6-8; Eric 6 10; John Lockard, 6-5 Bachelor, 6-3; Chuck Jackson, 6-7 PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Campy Russe ll , 6-7; Joe HOME TIPOFF TIME: 8 p.m. Johnson, 5-10; John Kantner, 6-2 SERIES RESULTS: MSU leads, 33-29 HOME TIPOFF TIME . 8 p.m. 1972 73 OUTLOOK SERIES RESULTS : First meeting. Coach Bob Daniels takes over a team with four of the top six players returning from last season's 23-4 NCAA squad. Top returnees, all seniors, are guards 1972-73 OUTLOOK Mike D'Anton1 and Ty Collins, forward Randy Noll M1ch1gan should take one of its strongest teams and swingman Bill James. Finding a center to replace ever into the 1972-73 basketball campaign with four Rus~ell Lee will be the main worry. returning starters complemented by five strong Top candidates for the varsity from last year's sophomores. Leading the way will be the greatest pair freshmen crew are 6 7 Chuck Jackson, 14.9 points of forwards 1n M1ch1gan history, 6-3 Henry Wilmore and 13.6 rebounds, and 6-6 Dave Mastropaolo, 16.3 and 6-7 Campy Russell. Wilmore is a two-time points and 10.3 rebounds. All American. Russell proved himself as a freshman Junior college transfers Wayne Smith, 6-8, and last year by breaking every Michigan scoring and Eric Bachelor, 6-3, will be trying to break into the rebounding record. lineup as will freshmen 8111 Mannefeld, 6-6, Pete Polo , 6-5, and Joe Hi ckman, 6 0. 35 34 Michigan lnvit. Dec. 18-19 Michigan lnvit. Dec. 18-19 TOLEDO WEST ERN M ICHIGAN Moller N ichols LOCATION: Toledo, Ohio 43606 LOCATION. K alamazoo, Mich. 49001 ENROLLMENT: 14,900 ENROLLMENT 21 ,148 FOUNDED: 1872 FOUNDED· 1903 PRESIDENT: Dr. Glenn R . Driscoll PRESIDENT: Dr James W. Miller ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Vern Smith ATH LETIC DI RECTOR : D r. Joseph T . Hoy HEAD COACH: Robert J. Nichols HEAD COACH. Eldon Miller Office Phone: 419-531 -5711 Office Phone. 616-383-1930 Home Phone: 419-479-3368 Home Phone 616-375-2330 ASS ISTANTS: Robert J. Conroy, Jim McDonald ASSISTANTS. Dick Shilt s, A1ac Triplett NICKNAME: Rockets NICKNAME : Broncos COLORS : Midnight Blue and Gold CO LORS: Brown and Gold CONFERENCE: Mid-American CON FERENCE Mid A merican Gymnasium (Capacity) : Toledo Field House (4,100) GYMNASIUM (Capacity): Read Fieldhouse (9,500) SID: Max E. Gerber SID : John Beatty Office Phone: 419-531 -5711 Office Phone: 616-383-1930 Home Phone: 419-479-3538 Home Phone: 616-349-8932 1971 -72 RECORD: 18-7 1971 72 RECORD : 10-14 LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING: 3,7 LETTERMEN LOST, RETURNING: 5,5 TOP RETURNEES: Tom Kozelko, 6-8; John Hodak, TOP RETURNEES: Mike Steele, 6-5; Charlie Sidwell, 6-0 ; Mac Otten, 6-5 ; Bob Conroy, 6-0 6-4 PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Steve Cooper, 6-2; Jim PROMISING NEWCOMERS. Charles Milliner, 6-7 Brown, 6-8 SERI ES RESULTS: MSU leads, 1-0 HOME TIPOFF TIME: 7:30 p.m. SERIES RESULTS: Toledo leads, 1-0 1972 73 OUT LOOK Last yea , 's leading scorer, center Tom Kozelko. 1972 73 OUTLOOK returns and will be a candidate for All-America Top returnees are second team All MA C 6 5 center honors after averaging 24.3 points a game and being Mike Steele and 6-4 forward Charlie Sidwell They named as the Mid-American Conference " Player-of had sco ring marks of 15.0 and 10.0 as sophomores the-Y ear " The best position as far as depth 1s and captured 8.6 and 6.4 rebounds. res pectively. concerned should be the forward spots where three of Another junior. 6 4 Bob Sent z, progressed rapidly at the four regulars are back . The top scoring forward 1s t he end of last year and made 58% of his floor sho ts. junior Mike Parker w ho was used as a si xt h man most Providing the needed height are sophomores Chuck of last year The other forwards are senior Mac Otten Milliner, 6-7. Don Brown. 6-6, and Frank Ayers, 6-6. and junior Bob Repp. With the addit ion of sopho The other starters on the frosh contingent were 6-3 mores Jrm Brown, Russell Frost , and Bill Brown, guard Scott Penhorwood and Steve Rhodin. forward should be an extremely st rnng positron