Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 2-17-1968 UA19/17/1/2 Basketball Program - WKU vs Morehead State University WKU Athletic Media Relations Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Recommended Citation WKU Athletic Media Relations, "UA19/17/1/2 Basketball Program - WKU vs Morehead State University" (1968). WKU Archives Records. Paper 1877. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/1877 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. RICH HENDRICK TALLIES TWO IN H1LLTOPPER VICTORY Western vs. Morehead State University FEBRUARY 17, 1968 E. A. DIDDLE ARENA 7:30 P.M. You'll Always Find AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS NAME BRANDS AT I S The foshi()n Center ()f Svuthern ~entu(~r .too EAST MAIN ST. BOII'LI:-IC, GREEN, KY . r FELIX E. ROBERT C. HILLTOPP~R What's Your ALLEN MOTOR COMPANY BASK~TBALL Fav()rite? Your Basket ball CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH­ VALIANT ... Dealer ~. ~~ 416 11th ,.,'- ~"" ..... .. ' Phone 843-4387 • • MOST DEPENDABLE NAME IN THE BUS INESS PROGRAM CONTENTS Page Western in Review , ................... .. 2 Basketball Coaching Starr .................. .. 3 "QUALITY TESTED" Mcct the HiJltoppcrs .......................... .. 4·5 Hilltoppcr Hot Line .................................. 7 Hilltopper Scoreboard ..... ........ 8 Or Visitor's Roster & Scorecard ....... ........ 9 Football Freshman Roster & Scorecard 10 PURE MILK Freshman Picture & Schedule II COMPANY Basketball in Review ............. 12 HiIlloppcr 100 Club ................. .. .. ... 13 Basketball Records ................................ 14 Supreme Ice Cream Western Team Picture .......................... 15 Athletics Looks to the Future .. ........ 16 Past AlI·Americans ........... Ins ide Back Covcr Wlltopper Schedule ........ ................... Outside Back Cover Always Shop IULLTOPPER TIP-OFF ILLUSTRAT. No Matter What L€On'S ED is the orricial souvenir program for You May Prefer all 1967·1968 home basketball games at Western Kentucky University: P repared It Will Be Covered by the Otrice of Public Affairs and Pub· YoU,. Fash ion Store lic Relations, Robert G. Cochran , Dean; On Our Sports Pages Written by AJlen W. Stilley; Distribution, L.-UTY Dykes. DailY.~News - Everything Photographic for Bowling Green and Western THE ('lTY * * * \\,HH.'II HACKS CAMERAS EDUCATION FOR LEADERSHIP THETEAl\1 KODAK FILM WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY TII.'\'T lIAS THE * ... I~ located in Do\\"ling (;reen . ... \\'AS founded in 1906. MOVIE & SL1I>E ... !fAS a student bod,' of 10,197. PROJECTORS ... IS a !1nliti-pul'pose llni\'el'sit~, offering curricula in teacher, POW E R liberal arts and sciences, pro­ fessional and pre-professional Nlu cati on. ...OFFEHS a joint dodoral pro­ * g-ram in cooperation \\"ith the ,'niversil)" of Kentucky and (~O FAMILY Ceorge Peabod" Collog-e for Teachers. PORTRAITS ...OFFERS 8 :llaster's degrees . HILLTOPPERS ... OFFF.TIS 32 academic majors, :l7 academic minors, and ] 3 SENIOR PICfURES areas of concentration in its undergraduate program . ...OFFE I:S 10 special t\\"o-year pl·()~!I·ams . • ... 1IAS served the educational * * * interests of the Common­ \\"ea lth of Kentuckv and the nalion for the past '60 years. CHES ... HA S a focus on the future. JOHNSON Electric Plant Photo Center Board 928 State Street Dr. Kelly Thompson Ted lIornhack 2 Official Basketball Program Oldham, Sydnor Form Solid Coaching Nucleus Head Basketball Coach JOHN OLDHAM In three seasons as head coach at Western, John Oldham has posted an impressive 66·15 record anci has guided the Hilltoppers to a post-season louma· ment berth every season. Oldham. who coached ninc seasonS at Tennessee Tech. has an enviable 12-yea r coaching record of 184-98. Now in his 13th season as a collegiate coach. Oldham is recop: nized as onc of the nation's top basketball strategists. Oldham graduated from Western in 1949 after a spectacular aLhletic career, before playing profes­ sional basketball, and coaching on the high school STAY TUNED 1'0 level before reaching the collegiate level. Oldham succeeded E . A. Diddle rollowing the 1963-64 season. Royal Crown Assistant Basketball Coach BUCK SYDNOR Diet Rite Wallace B. (Buck ) Sydnor was a veteran or 15 years of high school coaching before returning to Western in the fall of 1964. Sydnor's main responsi­ Sports Network bility is to develop the potential of the HiUtoppcr with freshmen in addition to his usual coaching, scouting, and r ecruiting duties. ~e was an outstanding guard WES STRADER on the first two Western teams to play in the NlT in 1943 and 1944. He is a well-versed instructor in for the fundamentals oC ba sketball. HILLTOPPER SPORTS-IN-ACTION Assistant Basketball Coach Graduate Assistant on JERRY L. PARKER MIKE KITCHENS University oC Tennessee, 1963 Western Kentucky University. 196,1) WKCT For All Your Drug Needs 930 KC PLAZA ,~ • ALL WESTERN GAMES PHARMACY • PRE-GAME SHOW FOLLOW THE CALL • PLAY-BY-PLAY OF PLAZA SHOPPING • POST GAME SHOW CENTER MUSTANG • 10 FRESHMAN GAMES 3l-W By-Pass Nearest Western Campus WALLACE • MOTORS FREE PARKING INCORPORATED • 901 LEHMAN AYE. Owned and Operated By A. RAY DOUGLAS New and Used Cars and lOHN HENRY Western Kentucky University 3 lU-WAYNE CIIAP.\lAi\ Senior . fi-6 ... J86 - · .. 22 ... O'\('n ... b~ru , Ky. Top n·turning S('orer on squ:ld. h;Is impro\"(·d !-oIl !II f1"( r Insl two yt:<-lrs " h:ls play,·r! Illllst or \'3rsit~· 1';11'('(,'1' nt g:uard. but moved to rfJr\'.':1I't1 at tnid-s('(lSfm last YL':lr and die! solid job h:s h(:ight make:; him particularly (·ffcC'tivc on dt,ft'!l<:\' at guard position. t:sl>t:<.:ially in zone a li gn_ nwnts IWNIs to imprm(' orr('n~i\'c rchoundin g if he' S~:I~'S :\1 fOI'\\:lrd post this Sf':lson has good jtll!)P shOl. is particularly c·rrective s('eJ)'cr on fasl hrpuk hrls h('(·o something of ~\ " strC'n1(" shooter, but shmn'd mon- ('onsistC'nc:v in Jat:c'r hnlf of 1966-67 r:lmpaign I I-CHARLES SELVY ... Sophomore ... fi - I . liS · .. 19 ... Corbin, Ky. Lt'd scorinf! fol' last YC''lr's fl'('shman duh has grent shooting touch f!'Om out­ side good !'p(.·C'd. Imll-hnndling ability , should be valunhlt, n~!)et on('e he· h('comes aC'customed to playing with varsity I('ammat<'s "nd fits his piny into ()\,C'rall team patt('rns is quick l·nour.h to become outstnndint! d(·fl'ndl'r younl!('st m('mlll'r of fumed S('l\'~' fnmil~' of hasl;('thallC'l's . ('ld('l' hroth('r Frank s<.>l NCAA singlc-twmc scoring (({ord with 100 points in 19:;·1 <It Furm.'\I1, \\'1H'1'(' he's no\\ head <'oarh :lnothN brotlwi Mrtrvin ('uITf'nily pb\'ing with Uni. 1--((IIlo,," Fol' Italian \'I'r~'it~, of Louis\'i!lC', ),"j-RICH HENDRICK, , . Junior . ' , G-I . , , 180 ' , and '!U • ' • Bristow. Ky. Should be: battling fo r starting guard berth this s .... ason after year of sl'asoning A merirnn Fonds great shooter from almost nny distance . quick re­ f]C'Xl'S, goood h:tnd~ led n il Kentucky prep players n scoring his junior nnd senior years, earning All­ State and All-America honors at Bristow High, same school which producC'd former Western All·American Darel Carrier, now playing for Louisville Colonels of ABA, , paced scoring for Hilltopper freshmen two • .\"('ars iHZO with 20,1 nv('ra~.!(' , one of reasonS he chosf' W('st('rn for collegiate C:lrccl' was to nllo\\" him to help out on famil.\· fa!'m during spare tim(> 20-JOHNNY RUSSELL , , , Junior , . , 6-2 , , . 180 . , . 20 ,. lIard)"\·ilJo. Ky. Playcd all l:1sl season as FOR FAST DELlVElty res(>J'\'(> guard after playing both the back and front ('ouns as fn'shn!;ln good sct'appel', hustler improving st<'adi" in hull ('ontrol and passing docs good joh on defen~c should improve in ahility to dri\"(.· and start offensive pattcrns as h e Complete Car.,--Out Service gains exp<'ri<'nf'(' has good shooting touch from outside. 842-9834 :!1-llUTCH hAUFMAN ' , . Senior ••. 5-10 ..• 163 · ' , 2:! . , , Louisville, Ky. PrUnC example of what desire and determination can accomplish came to West<.>rn "on his own," earnt.'d grant-in-aid wit.h fine play during freshman year, It'ading yearlings in scor­ Ing with 17,M nverage, ' played as key reserve dur­ • ing: sophomore year, th£'n earned spot on starting five bst st'Uson good ball-handler, clever playmaker always willing to gi\'t' up his own shot to get the hall to ll'Clmmatt> nearer basket. , . , extremely con­ sistent outside shooter .. dependable at. foul line offsets ind( of size on defense with aggressive play, MARIO'S continually hounding opponents ' 2'!-WALKER BANKS. , . Sophomore, .. 6-9 ... 205 Italian , • , 19 .•• Clifton Forge. Vu. More consistency and drive in his pl'rformancC's could make him one of top "big mC'n" for Hilltoppers in recent years , , , was Restaurant something of nn "in-and-out." player for frosh last senson , hut hns all physicnl ability for front-liner good shooter from short and middle distnnces ' surprising quiC'Kness and agility for size, , has good :l1-W By-Pnss jumping power to go with height . more aggressive­ ness could make h im real fnctor on boards, , , Virginia high school AU-Stater, , nms well enough to fit into WcstC'l'n running game, . , should be contender for regular fm nt-Iine role. 4 Official Baskethall Program 2.&.-NORMAN WEAVER ... Seni or ... G-:'} •.• 205 · .. 22 .. Scottsville. Ky. Extremely valuable last two years as lront-line reserve. should make big push this season to become regular . was particu- larly effective last season in relief roles l't LaSalle ( 12 points.