1970 • 71 BASKETBALL J

MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY

TO NEWS MEDIA:

The 1970-71 edition of the Morehead State Univer­sity Basketball Media Guide has been prepared to aid you in covering the Eagles and to give information about our coaches, athletes and University. If addi­tional material is needed, write or call the Sports Information Director at any time. Black-and-white photographs are provided with newspaper releases. Color slides, 16 mm movie film and tape recordings are supplied to radio and television outlets. Other press data appears on page 24.

GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCATION - Morehead, Ky. (Zip Code 40351) on Interstate 64, equidistant from Ashland and Lex­ington where the Bluegrass meets Appalachia in the foothills of Daniel Boone National Forest.

ENROLLMENT - 6,030 (1970-71). FOUNDED - 1922. PRESIDENT - Dr. Adron Doran, since 1954. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR - Robert G. Laughlin. ATHLETIC BUSINESS MANAGER - Dale C.

Parrish. HEAD BASKETBALL COACH - Bill D. Harrell,

Kentucky Wesleyan '52. (1 yr., 13-11 ). Office Phone: AC606/783-3353 Home Phone: AC606/784·7452

ASSISTANT COACHES: Jack Black, Campbellsville '61. Bobby Hiles, Morehead State '70.

COLORS - Blue and Gold. NICKNAME - Eagles. CONFERENCE - Ohio Valley (NCAA University

Division). GYMNASIUM - Laughlin Fieldhouse (5,000). SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR - Keith

Kappes. Office Phone: AC606/783-3325 Home Phone: AC 606/784·9894

TIPOFF TIME - 7:30 p.m. EST.

COVER : Eagle star Jim Day (35) drives for a basket against Western Kentucky.

The University

The Media Men

The Outlook .

The Head Coach

The Assistants .

The Seniors

The Juniors

The Newcomers Varsity Roster

The Freshmen .

CONTENTS

1969-70 Final Statistics Day Joins All-OVC Eagles

1,000-Point Club .

The Opposition

Eagle Basketball Since 1953

Press Information

Frosh Schedule

Varsity Schedule .

MEDIA GUIDE STAFF

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Rear Cover

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Compiled and printed by the MSU Bureau of Uni­versity Affairs under the direction of Dr. Ray Horn­back, Vice President for University Affairs.

Written by Keith Kappes, Sports Information Director_

Photography by George Burgess, Director of Pho­tography.

Printing by Martin Huffman, Director of Printing.

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THE UNIVERSITY .....

Men's Tower No. 7

Since its founding in 1922 as a state-assisted insti­tution, Morehead State University has developed through the years to stand today as a dynamic, multi· purpose university situated on a beautiful 500-acre campus where the Bluegrass meets Appalachia in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest.

Under the farsighted and energetic leadership of Dr. Adron Doran, the school's seventh chief executive, Morehead State University has grown from a tiny state college to an expanding university reaching out to serve Kentucky and the nation. From 698 students at the time of Dr. Doran's inauguration in 1954, the enrollment has increased almost 900 per cent to more than 6,000.

Physically, the university consists of more than 50 major structures on the campus proper with a total value of more than $60 million. Additionally, a 300-acre experimental farm is being developed six miles north of Morehead in rural Rowan County. Almost all of the major construction has occurred since Dr.

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Doran became president. Recently occupied were a 19-story, 512-bed residence tower for men, a 10-story, 400-bed residence hall for women and a $2.8 million renovation and expansion of the Adron Doran Univer, sity Center. Nearing completion is a $1.8 million modernization of Rader Hall, home of the School of Social Sciences. The project, when completed early in 1971, will have transformed the oldest campus struc­ture into an ultra-modern classroom and office building. Construction starts soon on a $3 million technical institute.

Academically, the university is composed of five schools-Social Sciences, Applied Sciences and Tech­nology, Education, Humanities, and Sciences and Mathematics. Undergraduate, graduate and associate degrees are offered and additional credit may be earned beyond the master's degre.e. The faculty num­bers more than 350 and about 11,300 persons are MSU alumni.

FIRST FAMILY OF FANS-MSU President Adron Doran and his gracious wife, Mignon, are regulars at all Morehead Stale University l10me basketball ga1~es. Mrs. Doran, an accomplished music ian, performs al courtside of all home games with delightful o rgan melodies. Dr. Doran, a former coach and player, fre­quently greets visitors like basketball star Leonard Coulter of Danville who came lo Lhe campus last winter. The youngster laler accepted an MSU scholar­shi_p and is a member of this year's freshman team.

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THE MEDIA MEN ..... NEWSPAPERS

COURIER-JOURNAL (AM - Sunday) Louisville, Ky. 40202 (John Flynn, Dean Eagle).

LEXINGTON HERALD (AM-Sunday) Lexington, Ky. 40507 (David Reed, John· McGill).

ASHLAND DAILY INDEPENDENT (PM-Sunday) Ashland, Ky. 41101 (Jack Thompson, Mike Reliford).

HERALD-DISPATCH (AM-Sunday) Huntington, W. Va. 25720 (Mike Brown, Harry Fisher).

LEXINGTON LEADER (PM) Lexington, Ky. 40507 (Phil Case, Ken Snelling).

TRAIL BLAZER (W) Morehead State University, Morehead, Ky. 40351 (Wally Howard).

MOREHEAD NEWS (W), Morehead, Ky. 4035 (W. E. Crutcher).

RADIO/TELEVISION

WMKY, Morehead State University, Morehead, Ky. 40351 (Larry Netherton).

WMOR, Morehead, Ky. 40351 (Sports Director). WAMX, Ashland, Ky. 41101 (Dick Martin). WSAZ-TV, Huntington, W. Va. 25720 (Bob

Bowen). WHTN-TV, Huntington, W. Va. 25720 (Sports

Director). WKYT-TV, Box 655, Lexington, Ky. 40500

(Bill Sorrell). WBLG-TV. 130 Barr St., Lexington, Ky. 40500

(Hoot Combs). WLEX-TV, Box 1457, Lexington, Ky. 40500

(Tom Hammond). WAVE-TV, Box 1000, Louisville, Ky. 40201 (Ed

Kallay). WAVE, Box 1000, Louisville, Ky. 40201 (Ed

Kallay). WHAS-TV, Louisville, Ky. 40202 (Cawood Led­

ford, Walt Adams, Van Vance). WHAS, Louisville, Ky. 40202 (Cawood Ledford,

Walt Adams, Van Vance). WFTM, Maysville, Ky. 41056 (Don Stahl, Lew

Kilgus).

WIRE SERVICES ASSOCIATED PRESS, Herald-Leader Bldg., Lex­

ington, Ky. 40507 (Bob Cooper). UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL, 152 Market

St., Lexington, Ky. 40507 (Herb Sparrow).

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THE DUTLDDR ..... A demanding schedule and a young but ambitious

squad face Bill D. Harrell in his second year at the Eagle helm.

Gone are six lettermen but returning is last season's great scoring ace, 6-8 Jim Day. The senior forward averaged 22 points and 11 rebounds a game and was a unanimous All-Ohio Valley Conference selection.

Filling the other forward post will be either 6-6 senior Jerry Hueseman, who averaged 8.8 points a game last year, or husky sophomore Alonzo Cole, who stands 6-8 and weighs 220. Cole averaged 16.5 points and 14.5 rebounds per game as he led the Eagle frosh to a 13-5 record.

Manning the center post will be either 6-11 Royce Woolever, a sophomore who did not play last season, or Hueseman, who won the job late last season.

The biggest question mark is at guard. The two experienced lettermen candidates include 6-2 Jerry King, who showed flashes of brilliance last year but is a question mark following off-season knee surgery. Also returning is 6-0 junior Eddie Conley who shoots well and has improved his ball handling and speed.

Expected to provide help at guard are newcomers Ray Wilkerson, a 5-10 junior college transfer, and Gary Cress, a 6-3 junior who came to MSU last year to play base ball.

Three sophomore guards may be hard to keep out of the starting lineup. Moving to the varsity are 6-1 Vic Wharton, 6-3 Ike Unseld and 6-0 Bubba Abell. All are fast and shoot well.

Also on the squad are 6-3 junior Ron Abernathy and 6-5 junior Mike Guiler.

Harrell hopes for an improvement over his sur­prising 1969-70 record of 13-11.

Morehead State helped organize the OVC in 1948. Today the conference consists of four Kentucky state universities-Western, Eastern, Murray State and More­head State- and four Tennessee state universities­East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech. The conference maintains offices at Suite 321, 3716 Hillsboro Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37215. The telephone is AC615/291-2400.

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THE HEAD COACH .. ...

Bill D. Harrell MSU Head Basketball Coach Bill D. Harrell made

the understatement of the year las t spring when he described his first-year record of 13-11 as only a "great" season. Area sports wnters used " fantastic" and "unbelievable" for the winning mark by a team picked to win as few as , even games.

Harrell fur ther strengthened his debut by recruiting eight players described as "probably the best crop of freshmen in Morehead State's illustrious cage history."

Harrell came to MSU after a two-year stint as assistant coach at the University of Nebraska. Earlier, he had 11 years in high school coaching and compiled an envious record of 244 wins and 82 losses. His Shelby County team won the Kentucky state cham­pionship in 1966.

The Pike County, Ky. native has a bachelor's degree from Kentucky Wesleyan and a master's from the University of Kentucky. He began his coaching career at Belfry High School in 1952 and moved to Berea High in 1954. From 1956 to 1960 he was director of campus activities at the Methodist Home in Versailles, and returned to coaching in 1960 at Shelby County.

Harrell is the author of "Championship Tested

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Offensive and Defensive Basketball Strategy," pub­lished in 1967, and he coached the United States All Star team in the 1966 Dapper Dan Classic at Pitts­burgh.

THE ASSISTANTS ..... JACK BLACK, Freshman Coach & Varsity Assistant

Jack Black's 1969-70 freshman team produced a 13 - 5 record but the second-year assistant says MSU fans may forget that squad after this year's fresh­men are through.

Black came to Morehead State last season after five years at Frankfort High

Black School in Kentucky's capi-tal city where he compiled a 85-41 record , including the school's first Central Kentucky Conference title and conference tournament championship. His teams also won three district titles.

The 30-year-old Black, a topnotch recruiter, also had two years as an assistant coach at FHS and one season as head coach at Franklin County Junior High School. He has a bachelor's degree from Campbells­ville College where he lettered three years in basket­ball and baseball. He has a master's degree from More­head State.

BOBBY HILES, Seoul & Assistant

Hiles

In his first year on the Eagle staff is Bobby Hiles, a 1970 MSU graduate who co-captained last season's team and led the squad in assists while averaging 11 points per game.

An All Stater at Mays­ville High School, Hiles transferred to MSU from Kentucky and earned three letters at MSU.

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THE SENIORS .....

Day Hueseman

JIM DAY, 6-8, Forward-Center, Senior, Two Letters, Ashland, Ky.

Eagle fans couldn't believe their eyes and ears last December when forward Jim Day scored 39 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as MSU raced to a stunning, 82-73 win over Florida in the first game of the year. The performance was for real, and Day, who had scored only 20 points the year before, matured in the tough Ohio Valley Conference and won unanimous All-OVC honors after averaging 22 points and 11 rebounds per game. He established single-game team highs during the season of 39 points, 13 field goals, 13 free throws and 20 rebounds.

JERRY HUESEMAN, 6-6, Forward-Center, Senior, Two Lel1ers, Dillsboro, Ind. A healthy Jerry Hueseman is a welcome addition

to the Eagle effor ts this season. The team's other senior, Jerry is a clever, aggressive pivot man with good shooting and rebounding ability. His career has been hampered by numerous illnesses and injuries but the hustling Hoosier appears to have shaken the jinx. Hueseman (pronounced "Hughes-Mun") led the 1969-70 Eagles in field goal percentage.

THE JUNIORS ... ..

King Conley

JERRY KING, 6-2, Guard, Junior, One Letter, Maysville, Ky.

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If his off-season knee surgery proves successful, this 6-2 speedster is destined for greatness at More­head State. Brilliant on offense and defense at times last year, King played with a painful injury and missed six games.

EDDIE CONLEY, 6-0, Guard, Junior, One Letter, Jenkins, Ky. A disappointment in his sophomore season, Conley

apparently is improved this year and may become a regular.

Abernathy Guiler

RON ABERNATHY, 6-3, Forward, Junior, No Letter, LouisviUe, Ky. One of two "walkon" members of the 1970-71

squad, this Male High product may see duty when Coach Harrell needs a quick forward .

MIKE GUILER, 6-5, Forward, Junior, No Letter, Owingsville, Ky. Another non-scholarship performer, Guiler got into

five games last season and did a creditable job. He will be used as a backup forward this year and may play enough to earn a letter.

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THE NEWCOMERS .....

Cress Wilkerson

GARY CRESS, 6-3, Forward , Junior, No Letter, Salisbury, N. C. A junior college transfer who came to MSU to play

baseball last year, Cress led the Ohio Valley Confer­ence in hitting. He also played basketball at Gas­ton Junior College and was recruited for the Eagle hardwood this season.

RAY WILKERSON, 5-10, Guard, Junior, No Leller, Danville, Ky. An All-Stater at Danville before going to Phillips

Junior College in Arkansas, Wilkerson led the PJC Ridgerunners to a 21-8 mark last year as their play­maker. He was recruited by MSU for the same job.

Cole Wharton

ALONZO COLE, 6-8 , Forward-Ccnler, Sophomore, No Letter, Flinl, Mic h. This husky, high-jumping sophomore was named to

the All-OVC freshman team last year after scoring 16.3 per game for the Eagle yearlings.

VIC WHARTON , 6-1, Guard, Sophomore, No Lel1er, River Rouge, Mich. He might be called "Vic the Stick" because of his

slenderness but Wharton's shooting and ball handling made believers out of the freshman oppo ·ition last year .

Abell Unseld

BUBBA ABELL, 6-0, Guard, Sophomore, No Letter, Lebanon, Ky.

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George Leonard (Bubba) Abell is a streaky basket­ball player. He can score, handle the ball and lead the offense expertly at times but sometimes is inconsistent. One of the squad's best shooters, Abell may develop this year in to a regular. He averaged 12 points per game as a freshman.

IKE UNSELD, 6-3, Forward-Guard, Sophomore, No Letter, Louisville, Ky.

Youngest and smallest of Louisville's famed Unseld brothers in basketball, Ike is progressing as a ball handler and shooter. He will see limited action because of his size.

Woolever

b ROYCE WOOLEVER, 6-11, Center, Sophomore, No Letler, Kingston, Ohio

Tallest player tq wear the Blue and Gold of More­head State University in recent years, Woolever could be the key to another surprising season for the Eagles. The 6-11 , 260-pound pivot man is needed for rebounding and defensive play in a league heavy with good, big men. He sat out last year 's freshman season because of academic problems.

THE EAGLES

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KNEELING (L-R) - Conley, Abell , Cress, Coach Harrell, Coach Black, Wilkerson, King and Wharton. STANDING (L-R) - Guiler, Unseld, Cole, Day, Woolever, Hueseman, Popp (no longer on squad) and

Coach Hiles.

1970-71 VARSITY ROSTER No. Name. Position Ht. Wt. Class Home Town

35 Jim Day, F - C 6-8 215 Sr. Ashland, Ky. 30 Jerry Hueseman, F - C 6-6 210 Sr. Dillsboro, Ind. 14 Jerry King, G 6-2 190 Jr. Maysville, Ky. 22 Eddie Conley, G 6-0 \ 180 Jr. Jenkins, Ky. 15 Ray Wilkerson, G 5-10 160 Jr. Danville, Ky. 12 Gary Cress, F - G 6-3 (185 Jr. Salisbury, N. C. 32 Mike Guiler, F 6-5 210 Jr. Owingsville, Ky. 25 Ron Abernathy, F - G 6-3 180 Jr. Louisville, Ky. 23 Alonzo Cole , F - C 6-8 220 So. Flint , Mich. 20 Vic Wharton, G 6-1 165 So. River Rouge, Mich. 24 Bubba Abell, G 6-0 190 So. Lebanon, Ky. 34 Ike Unseld, F - G 6-3 200 So. Louisville, Ky. 33 Royce Woolever, C 6-11 250 So. Kingston, Ohio

HEAD COACH: Bill D. Harrell (1 yr., 13-11). ASSISTANTS: Jack Black, Bobby Hiles.

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Coulter Wallen

Lyons Dotson

Stacy Ashby

Stallworlh Wenning

1970-71 Roster

No. Name, Position Ht. Wt. Home Town

50 Leonard Coulter 6-5 210 Danville, Ky. 24 Eugene Lyons 6-4 190 Pikeville, Ky. 10 Howard Wallen 6-2 165 Williamsport, Ky. 40 John Stacy 6-7 190 Jackson, Ky. 22 Bill Dotson 6-3 165 London, Ky. 30 Joe Stallworth 6-1 190 Danville, Ky. 34 Lowell Ashby 6-2 185 Shelbyvi lle, Ky. 32 Mark Wenning 6-7 200 Greensburg, Ind. 12 *Ken Noll 6·3 185 Bellevue, Ky. 44 *Skip Vencill 6-1 165 Morehead, Ky. 20 * Ral ph Derrickson 5-11 150 Morehead, Ky.

* non-scholarship players

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THE FRESHMEN .. ... "Probably the best crop of freshmen in Morehead

State's illustrious basketball history" is how one sports writer described the eight young men signed to grants-in-aid last spring by MSU Head Coach Bill D. Harrell and Assistant Coach Jack Black.

The group- seven Kentuckians and a Hoosier­represents the first harvest of a full recruiting season for Harrell, now in his second season as Eagle mentor. He signed last season's freshmen in a furious, three­week talent search after being named head coach in late spring.

"We're confident this year's group is the best material recruited by any college in the state last year," Harrell commented. "It will be a pleasure to coach them, " was Black's observation.

Heading the list are high school All Americans Howard Wallen (6-2) of Johnson Central at guard and Leonard Coulter (6-5) of Danville at forward. Wallen scored 1,700 points in his three-year varsity career and was the team's assist leader. Coulter, sought by hundreds of colleges, averaged 15 points per game as a sophomore, 19.5 as a junior and 22 as a senior.

All Stater Eugene Lyons (6-4) of Johns Creek averaged 28.5 points and hauled down almost 23 rebounds per game as a senior. He is rated an excep­tionally good ball handler.

John Stacy (6-7) of Breathitt County, another All Stater, produced 18 points and 15 rebounds per game as a three-year regular in high school. Mark Wenning ( 6-7) of Greensburg, Ind. was an All-Regional selection in Southern Indiana with more than 1,000 points in his varsity career and 13.1 rebounds per game as a senior.

Bill Dotson (6-3) of Hazel Green, a defensive standout who also averaged 14.5 points per game, led his team to a 58-6 record in two seasons as cap­tain and to the state tournament in his senior year. ·Joe Stallworth (6-1) of Danville averaged 14 points and eight rebounds per game as Coulter's teammate. Lowell Ashby (6-2) of Shelby County, a jumping jack with averages of 14 rebounds and 17 points as a senior, paced his squad to a state tournament berth as its tallest player.

1969-70 Final Basketball Statistics ..... °' Record: 13-11 (5-9 in OVC)

PLAYER, POS. ~ FG PCT FT PCT REB AVG PF-DO TP AVG.

Jim Day, F - C 24 194-387 .501 141-188 .750 251 10.5 63-2 529 22.0 Ron Gathright, F 24 122-255 .478 60-87 .690 180 7.5 68-2 304 12.7 Bobby Hiles, G 24 106-228 .465 51 -76 .671 84 3.5 52-1 263 11 .0 Jerry King, G 18 54-132 .409 36-50 .720 50 2.8 29-0 144 8.0 Jerry Hueseman, F 24 72-138 .522 66-94 .702 137 5.7 52-1 210 8.8 Lavon Mann, C 23 41-99 .414 42-70 .600 130 5.7 72-6 124 5.4 Don Byars, F 24 53-109 .486 40-49 .816 91 3.8 47-0 146 6.-1 Terry Sandfoss, G 21 33-108 .306 34-38 .895 33 1.6 39-1 97 4.6 Eddie Conley, G 17 22-60 .367 6-7 .857 10 0.6 11-0· 50 2.9 Jerry Umberger, F 11 3-13 .231 3-4 .750 12 1.1 6-0 9 0.8 Mike Guiler, F 5 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 3 0.6 1-0 1 0.2 John Sewell , G 7 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 3 0.4 3-0 2 0.2 Alan Harne~. F 8 2-7 .286 0-3 .000 2 0.3 2-0 4 0.5 Morehead St. Tots. 24 703-1538 .457 480-669 .717 1113* 46.4 446-13 1886 78.6

O[monent Totals 24 742-1734 .427 397-596 .666 1086 45.3 485-20 1881 78.4

*Includes 130 Team Rebounds

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DAY JOINS ALL-OVC EAGLES The emergence of Jim Day last season as a stand­

out basketballer was told in balloting for the All-Ohio Valley Conference team. In a league respected nation­ally for its basketball talent, the 6-8 product of Ash­land Fairview was a unanimous choice for the honor squad.

Day, who scored only 20 points in 10 games a year earlier as a seldom-used sophomore, pumped in 529 points in 24 games for an average of 22 per game. He also pulled down 251 rebounds for 10.5 per game.

Big Jim, a business major, became the 13th MSU cager to win All-OVC honors since the selections began in 1957-58. If selected this season, he would be the sixth Eagle to be named twice.

Eagles Ron Gathright and Bobby Hiles were given honorable mention last season in the All-OVC voting.

Morehead State's All-OVC honorees have included:

Season Players

1957-58 Steve Hamilton 1958-59 Thornton Hill , Herbie Triplett 1959-60 Herbie Triplett 1960-61 Granny Williams, Hecky Thompson,

Ed Noe 1961-62 Granny Williams, Ed Noe 1962-63 Harold Sergent, Norm Pokley,

Roy Ware 1963-64 Harold Sergent, Henry Akin 1964-65 Harold Sergent, Henry Akin 1966-67 Jim Sandfoss 196 7-68 Jerry Conley, Lamar Green 1968-69 Jerry Conley, Lamar Green 1969-70 Jim Day

MSU's 1,000-Point Club

Player Yrs Seasons Gam es Points

Dan Swartz 3 1953-56 70 1,925 Sonny Allen 4 1946-50 92 1,923 Steve Hamilton 4 1954-58 102 1,830 Granny Williams 3 1959-62 76 1,637 Harold Sergent 3 1962-65 63 1,469 Earl Duncan 4 1939-43 74 1,430 Wil lie Jackson 3 1966-69 70 1,049 Warren Cooper 3 1943-45 54 1,0 11

Career

.&L. 27.5 20.8 18.3 21 .5 23.3 19.3 14.9 18.5

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THE OPPOSITION .. ... BEREA COLLEGE (Berea, Ky.)

At Morehead, Dec. 2

Nickname: Mountaineers Colors : Blue & White. Head Coach: W. C. Sergeant 1-969-70 record: 6-15. Gym : Seabury (2,500) . Enrollment: 1,500. SID: Tom Poore ( 502-986-41 31).

MORRIS HARVEY (Charleston, W. Va.)

At Morehead, Dec. 5

Nickname: Golden Eagles. Colors: Maroon & Gold. Head Coach: Rick Meckfessel 1969-70 record : 25-8. Gym: Charleston (7,200) . Enrollment: 1,800. SID: Rick Meckfessel (304-346-9471).

ST. PETER'S COLLEGE (Jersey City, N. J.)

At Jersey City, Dec. 9

Nickname: Peacocks. Colors: Blue & White. Head Coach: Don Kennedy. 1969-70 record: 13-11. Gym: Armory (7,000) . Enrollment: 2,600. SID : Larry Babich (201 -333-4400) .

SETON HA LL UNIVERSITY (So. Orange, N. J.)

At So. Oran ge, Dec. 11

Nickname: Pirates. Colors: Blue & White. Head Coach: Bill Raftery. 1969-70 record : 10-15. Gym: Walsh (3,100) . Enrollment: 4,200. SID: Larry Keefe (201 -762-9000).

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (Huntington, W. Va.)

At Morehead, Dec. 15 At Huntington, Dec. 30

Nickname: Thundering Herd. Colors: Green & White. Head Coach: Stewart Way. 1969-70 Record: 9-14. Gym: Memorial (6,500) . Enrollment: 9,000. SID : Joe Wortham (304-696-3091 ).

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY (Niagara University, N. Y.)

Queen City Tournament, Dec. 26

Nickname: Purple Eagles. Colors: Purple & White. Head Coach: Frank Layden 1969-70 record : 22-7. Gym : Student Center (3,200) . Enrollment: 2,400. SID : Mike Shaw (716-285-1212) .

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CANISIUS COLLEGE, Buffalo, N. Y .

Queen City Tournament, Dec. 28

Nickname: Golden Griffins. Colors: Blue & Gold. Head Coach: Bob MacKinnon. 1969-70 record: 9-13. Gym: Memorial Aud. (10,700) . Enrollment: 2,600. SID: Gene Krzyzynski (716-883-8203).

DRAKE UNIVERSITY, Des Moines, Iowa

Queen City Tournament. Dec. 28

Nickname: Bulldogs. Colors: Blue & White. Head Coach : Maury Johns. 1969-70 record: 22-7. Gym: Vets Aud. (14,000). Enrollment: 5,300. SID : Dick Dietl (515-271 -3740).

AUSTIN PEAY STATE (Clarksville, Tenn.)

At Morehead, Jan. 2 At Clarksville, Feb. 15

Nickname: Governors. Colors: Scarlet & White. Head Coach: George Fisher. 1969-70 record: 5-21. Gym : Memorial (2,300). Enrollment: 3,800. SID:JohnMartinJr. (615-648-1114).

MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (Murray, Ky.)

At Morehead, Jan. 4 At Murray, Feb. 13

Nickname: Racers. Colors: Blue & Gold. Head Coach: Cal Luther. 1969-70 record: 17-9. Gym: Sports Arena (7,000). Enrollment : 7,300. SID: Joe T. Erwin (502-762-4270).

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)

At Murfreesboro, Jan. 9 At Morehead, Feb. 22

Nickname: Blue Raiders. Colors: Blue & White. Head Coach : Jim Earle. 1969-70 record: 15-11. Gym: Memorial (3,800). Enrollment: 8,100. SID: Jim Freeman (!315-896-0680).

WESTERN KENTUCKY (Bowling Green, Ky.)

At Bowling Green, Jan. 11 At Morehead, Feb. 20

Nickname: Hilltoppers. Colors: Red & White. Head Coach: John Oldham. 1969-70 record: 22-3. Gym: Diddle Arena (12,500). Enrollment: 10,900. SID: Ed Given (502-745-4295) .

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TENNESSEE TECH (Cookeville, Tenn.)

At Cookeville, Jan. 16 At Morehead, Feb. 27

Nickname: Golden Eagles. Colors: Purple & Gold. Head Coach: Connie Inman. 1969-70 record: 10-15.

Gym: Memorial (4,750). Enrollment: 6,000. SID: Doug Stone (615-526-0210).

EAST TENNESSEE (Johnson City, Tenn.)

At Johnson City, Jan. 18 At Morehead, March 1

Nickname: Bucs. Colors: Blue & Gold. Head Coach: Madison Brooks. 1969-70 record: 15-11. Gym: Memorial (4,000). Enrollment: 9,600. SID: John Cathey (615-926-1112).

WEST TEXAS STATE (Canyon, Texas)

At Morehead, Jan. 28

Nickname: Buffaloes. Colors: Maroon & White. Head Coach: Dennis Walling. 1969-70 record : 12-13. Gym: WTSU (3,100) . Enrollment: 8,800. SID: Tommy-Bryant (806-655-7141) .

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (Coral Gables, Fla.)

At Miami - Dade JC, Feb. 1

Nickname: Hurricanes. Colors: Orange, Green, White. Head Coach: Ron Godfrey. 1969-70 record: 9-17. Gym: Miami Beach (8,000). Enrollment: 18,500. SID: George Gallet (305-284-5802).

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (Hattiesburg, Miss.)

At Hattiesburg, Feb. 2

Nickname: Southerners. Colors: Black & Gold. Head Coach: Lee Floyd. 1969-70 record: 15-11. Gym: Reed Green (9,200). Enrollment: 8,000. SID: Ace Cleveland (601 -266-7324).

EASTERN KENTUCKY (Richmond, Ky.)

At Richmond, Feb. 6 At Morehead, March 4

Nickname: Colonels. Colors: Maroon & White. Head Coach: Guy Strong. 1969-70 record: 12-10. Gym: Alumni (7,500). Enrollment: 10,000. SID: Karl Park (606-622-2301 ).

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EAGLE BASKETBALL SINCE 1953 1953-54 1955-56 (continued)

MSU OPPONENT OPP. MSU OPPONENT OPP. 90 Georgetown 83 108 Marshall 103 89 Union 59 73 Murray St. 75 93 Middle Tenn. 80 110 Ohio U. 67 75 Louisville 92 113 Cincinnati 119 69 Murray St. 65 79 Georgetown 84 86 Centre 53 102 Miami (Fla.) 89 69 Memphis St. 59 99 Ohio U. 11::, 77 Western Ky. 98 73 Western Ky. 72 96 Eastern Ky. 94 OVC PLAYOFF 80 Georgetown 71 84 Western KXi; 80 90 T ransylvania 65 NCAA TOURNA ENT 83 Union 77 107 Marshall 92 61 East Tenn. 64 NCAA T OURNAMENT 96 T enn Tech 79 83 Iowa 97

83 Middle Tenn. 72 95 Way ne 84 79 East T enn. 75 1956-57 75 Western Ky. 88 68 Louisvi lle 8 1 101 Eastern Ky. 88 107 Villa Madonna 49 7 1 T enn. Tech 84 95 Middle T enn. 72 76 Murray St. 87 81 Marshall 79 80 Transylvania 77 95 Bellarmine 72 81 Quantico 95 85 T enn. Tech 82 OVC TOURNAMENT 95 Transylvania 47 92 Tenn. T ech 55 97 Florida St. 75 79 Western Ky. 97 79 Spring Hill 83

1954-55 119 Ohio U. 88

83 Georgetown 89 62 St. Bonaventure 79 74 Niagara 97 89 Western Ky. 79 8 1 Marshall 77 111 Memphis St. 90 68 Murray St. 65

64 Murray St. 72 59 Ohio U . 66

93 Colorado St. 73 70 Middle Tenn. 61 76 Union 75

67 Oayton 80 103 Tenn. T ech 73 104 Murray St. 90 93 Eastern Ky. 97 85 Louisvi ll e 74 75 Cincinnati 116

98 Tenn. Tech 77 98 Middle Tenn. 75

89 Ky. Wesleyan 64 62 Louisvil le 99 8 1 Western Ky. 97 130 Furman 117

87 Western Ky. 81 75 Tenn. Tech 86 J~O Eastern Ky. 95 97 Middle Tenn. 96 Eastern Ky. 75 95 Georgetoll)ln 77 87 Cincinnati 80 105 Murray St. 78 NCAA TOURNAMENT 73 Eastern Ky. 81 85 Pittsburgh 86 105 Transylvania 72 1957-58 103 Centre 58 97 Villa Madonna 77 107 Bellarmine 80 77 Marshall 85 75 Western Ky. 96 78 Ohio U. 60 8? Ohio University 90 81 Bellarmine 71 OVC TOURNAMENT 70 Western Ky. 101 123 Middle T enn. 68 98 Alabama 91 76 Eastern Ky. 91 41 Miss. St. 46

1955-56 103 Washington&Lee59

138 Centre 68 Middle T enn. 71

70 93 Marshall 80 95 M iddle T enn. 78 79 T enn. Tech 69 87 Eastern Ky. 8 1 8:J Eastern Ky. 73 92 Washington& Lee 87 68 Murray St. 62 83 Tenn. T ech 65 57 Ohio U. 71 102 Marshall 89 99 Middle Tenn. 79 97 Murray St. 106 85 Ky. Wesleyan 101 111 Bowling Green 79 89 Tampa 64 91 Ohio U. 97 75 Western Ky. 611 94 Louisville 112 73 Murray St. 68 93 Middle Tenn. 70 90 Eastern Ky. 68

72 Eastern Ky. 91 63 Tenn Tech 66 80 Tenn. Tech 101 64 St . Vincent 68

98 Murray St. 82 86 LaSalle 89 122 Union 70 1958-59 80 Western Ky. 86 118 Morris Harvey 104 103 Bellarmine 8 1 70 Tenn. Tech 78

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1958-59 (continued) 1960-61 (continued) MSU OPPONENT OPP. MSU OPPONENT OPP. 86 David Lipscomb 81 NCAA TOURNAMENT 86 Western Ky. 78 71 Xavier 66

64 Kentucky 71 75 Ohio U. 73 61 Louisville 83 63 Miss. St. 87

67 Bellarmine 64 1961-62 76 East Tenn. 85 87 Anderson( I nd.l 74 77 St. Francis 89 107 Miami (Fla.) 81 83 East Tenn. 77 113 Berea 57 94 Middle Tenn. 81 56 Ohio U. 60 67 Eastern Ky. 86 71 Tenn. T ech 63 77 Ohio U. 88 88 Villa Madonna 85 83 Marshall 86 69 East Tenn. 67 101 Middle Tenn. 78 89 Tenn. Tech 69 83 Murray St. 76 79 Western Ky. 80 77 Eastern Ky. 95 89 Murray St. 72 74 Western Ky. 88 70 Middle Tenn. 67 68 Murray St. 73 82 Union 61 66 Tenn. Tech 90 85 Eastern Ky. 93 117 Tampa (Fla.) 86 96 East Tenn. 67 93 Miami (Fla.I 102 73 Ohio U. 87 92 Marshall 91 69 Middle Tenn. 72

1959-60 74 Murray St. 66 88 Kings College 55 51 Western Ky. 77 70 Villa Madonna 64 80 Marshall 75 65 Ohio U. 76 74 Loyola (La.) 79 67 Tenn. Tech 94 85 Marshall 69 68 Western Ky. 70 66 Eastern Ky. 68 55 St. Francis 58 1962-63 68 LaSalle 63 88 Hanover 49 84 East Tenn. 94 81 Marshall 69 83 Middle Tenn. 82 103 Middle Tenn. 59 80 Eastern Ky. 106 81 St. Bonaventure 80 75 Florida St. 78 67 Ohio U. 76 82 Middle Tenn. 89 80 Marshall 66 96 Murray St. 87 74 Tenn. Tech 76 73 Miss. St. 75 87 Western Ky. 71 72 Eastern Ky. 89

90 Murray St. 73 72 Western Ky. 85 87 Eastern Ky. 72 89 East T enn. 85 106 Jacksonville 80 69 St. Francis 84 75 East Tenn. 71 66 Ohio U. 96 81 Western Ky. 71

1960-61 64 Tenn. Tech 68 89 Franklin (Ind.) 82 90 Murray St . 68 103 Berea 73 79 Middle Tenn. 68 80 Ohio U. 81 54 Ohio U. 81 85 Tenn. Tech 84 68 East Tenn. 77 84 T enn. Tech 74 84 Eastern Ky. 101 85 Midole Tenn. 75 OVC PLAYOFF 77 Western Ky. 83 68 Tenn. Tech 80 88 St. Bonaventure 106 1963-64 64 St. Francis 68 109 Cumberland 102 81 Villa Madonna 71 84 Ohio U. 105 88 East Tenn. 82 96 Middle Tenn. 91 69 Tenn. Tech 64 108 Georgetown 95 71 Ohio U. 87 103 Marshall 83 106 East Tenn. 89 85 Loyola(Chicago) 127 70 Marshall 68 94 Tenn. Tech 87 80 Middle T enn. 66 85 Austin Peay 76 80 Murray St. 85 74 Western Ky. 80 78 Murray St. 85 89 Murray Ky. 102 103 St. Francis 77 85 Middle Tenn. 92 91 Murray St. 88 77 Eastern Ky. 73 78 Marshall 74 68 East Tenn. 70 100 Western Ky. 94 102 Western Ky. 95 70 Miami (Fla.) 85 98 Tenn. Tech 105 85 Jacksonville( Fla.I 96 110 Marshall 10:l 90 Eastern Ky. 73 83 Austin Peay 88 54 Eastern Ky. 67 67 Ohio U. 85 OVC PLAYOFF 86 East Tenn. 78 55 Eastern Ky. 54 66 Eastern Ky. 71 80 Western Ky. 72 84 Murray St. 89

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1964-65 1967-68 MSU OPPONENT OPP. MSU OPPONENT OPP.

83 Cumberland 76 63 Tenn. Tech 71 113 Frankl in (Ind.) 86 78 Marshall 79 68 Idaho St. 56 111 Kentucky St. 82 96 Georgetown 87 84 Canisius 54 86 Ky. Wesleyan 84 83 Marshall 82 82 Murray St. 89 67 Murray St. 83 77 Eastern Ky. 82 81 Austin Peay 77 96 Middle Tenn. 73 84 Middle Tenn. 69 83 Austin Peay 71 88 Western Ky. 72 74 Canisius 93 74 Tenn. Tech 8 1 65 Western Ky. 93 76 East Tenn. 81 84 Ma·rshall 82 89 Eastern Ky. 80 77 Tenn. Tech 90 87 Austin Peay 66 80 East Tenn. 91 101 Murray St. 80 103 Marshall 94 76 Western Ky. 80 73 Austin Peay 81 88 Middle Tenn. 92 82 Middle Tenn. 87 109 Kentucky St. 71 66 Western Ky. 55 83 Tenn. Tech 72 78 Murray St. 69 85 East Tenn. 79 90 Tenn. T ech 74 73 LaSalle 81 96 East Tenn. 75 83 Eastern Ky. 94 85 Eastern Ky. 100 1968-69 75 Murray St. 84 96 Carson-Newman 69

1965-66 119 Pan American 75 82 Marshall 85

92 Cumberland 65 116 Kentucky St. 86 85 Ky. Wesleyan 100 73 Eastern Ky. 60 101 Canisius 71 89 Marshall 92 82 Kentucky St. 87 109 Western Mich. 93 117 Idaho St. 90 82 Pan American 74 63 Utah St. 90 111 Murray St. 78 91 Utah 128 97 Austin Peay 79 55 Western Ky. 80 88 Middle T enn. 93 64 Eas!ern Ky. 74 86 Western Ky. 87 78 Middle Tenn. 64 93 Tenn. Tech 84 72 Austin Peay 68 63 East Tenn. 59 79 Murray St. 86 92 Morris Harvey 78 35 Western Ky. 45 85 So. Miss. 93 78 East Tenn. 63 91 Miami (Fla.) 92 70 Tenn. Tech 61 77 Eastern Ky. 65 94 Marshall 79 106 Middle Tenn. 74 79 Eastern Ky. 8 1 79 Kentucky St. 72 93 Austin Peay 83 90 Austin Peay 75 94 Mi,:tdle Tenn. 76 89 Murray St. 91 53 Western Ky 78 78 Western Ky. 77 94 Murray St. 83 63 Dayton 75 83 Marshall 86 84 Tenn. Tech 64 81 East Tenn. 70 77 East T enn. 67 73 Tenn. Tech 96 76 Murray St. 94

1966-67 1969-70 98 Cumberland 69 82 Florida 73 11 9 Rio Grande 98 63 Jacksonville 117 84 Marshall 77 84 So. Miss. 55 88 Kentucky St. 85 77 Campbellsville 58 74 Tenn. Tech 73 79 Eastern Ky. 87 77 Western Ky. 80 77 Marshal l 85 83 La. Tech 65 72 Murray St. 79 80 East Tenn. 83 95 Austin Peay 100 108 Murray s·t. 93 80 Cleveland St. 68 81 Austin Peay 71 88 Middle Tenn. 67 91 Middle Tenn. 67 83 Western Ky. 86 69 Western Kv. 100 81 Tenn. Tech 75 63 Canisius 62 63 East Tenn. 75 79 Tenn. Tech 83 88 Marshall 78 80 East Tenn. 70 79 Pan American 67 91 Eastern Ky. 75 69 Lamar Tech 67 112 Marshall 98 69 Eastern Ky. 70 77 Austin Peay 86 64 Middle Tenn. 80 89 Murray St. 99 84 Austin Peay 77 65 Western Ky. 86 97 Murray St. 93 103 Tenn. Tech 96 74 Western Ky. 98 87 Middle Tenn. 62 70 Cleveland St. 68 76 East Tenn. 86 83 Tenn. Tech 79 90 Eastern Ky. 77 76 East Tenn. 80

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PRESS INFORMATION .....

KEITH KAPPES, Sports Information Director

In his second year as the Eagle SID is Keith Kappes, an MSU graduate who came to the position after almost eight years with daily · newspapers and The Associated Press. His experience involved the Ironton Tribune, Ashland Daily Independent and Huntington (W. Va:) Herald-Dispatch. The 27-year-old publicist is a member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and the College Sports Information Directors of America (COSIDA).

DALE GREER, Radio-Television Assistant

A n·ewsman on leave from WA VE-TV in Louisville, Greer has 10 years of radio/television experience, including s~ints at WLEX-TV, Lexington; WLAP, Lexington; WKLX, Paris; and WMOR, Morehead. Mar­ried and the father of a daughter , he is pursuing a degree in English.

PRESS & SCOUTING PASSES - Passes for the workii:tg press and scouts assigned to MSU basketball games should be requested at least two weeks m advance from the Sports Information Director.

BR,OADCAST - Permission for broadcast rights must be secured from the Sports Information Director as far in ~dvance as possible. Line installations are ordered by individual stations through their local telepncine companies. Each station is assigned two (2) seats:

PRESS ROW SEATING- The Laughlin Fieldhouse press row is limited to working press, radio-television broadcasters, scouts and other officials. Seating is assigned by the Sports Information Director. MSU supplies a play-by-play account of the game at the end of each half and first half and final statistics. Telephones and refreshments are available.

1970-71 FRESHMAN SCHEDULE

DECEMBER

Wed. 2 Berea College JV Morehead, Ky. Fri. 4 UK Dental School West Liberty, Ky. Mon. 7 Sue Bennett College JV London, Ky. Sat. 12 Sullivan Business College Shelbyville, Ky. Tues. 15 Somerset CC Morehead, Ky.

JANUARY

Sat. 2 Alice Lloyd College Morehead, Ky. Mon. 4 Kentucky Christian Morehead, Ky. Sat. 23 Marshall Freshmen Huntington, W. Va. Thurs. 28 Transylvania JV Morehead, Ky. Fri. 29 Centre College JV Danville, Ky. Sat. 30 Berea College JV Berea, Ky.

FEBRUARY

Mon. 8 Maysville CC Tollesboro, Ky. Wed. 10 Pikeville College JV Paintsville, Ky. Tues. 16 Transylvania JV Lexington, Ky. Mon. 22 Maysville CC Morehead, Ky. Thurs. 25 Somerset CC Somerset, Ky. Sat. 27 Marshall Freshmen Morehead, Ky.

Home Games - 5 :30 p.m.

1970-71 VARSITY SCHEDULE DECEMBER

Wed. 2 Berea College Morehead, Ky. Sat. 5 Morris Harvey Morehead, Ky. Wed. 9 St. Peter's Jersey City, N. J. Fri. 11 Seton Hall South Orange,_ N. J. Tues. 15 Marshall Morehead, Ky. Sat. 26 Niagara Buffalo, N. Y.

(Queen City Tournament) Mon. 28 Drake-Canisius Buffalo, N. Y.

(Queen City Tournament) Wed. 30 Marshall Huntington, W. Va.

JANUARY

Sat. 2 Austin Peay Morehead, Ky. Mon. 4 Murray State Morehead, Ky. Sat. 9 Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn. Mon. 11 Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. Sat. 16 Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. Mon. 18 East Tennessee Johnson City, Tenn. Thurs. 28 West Texas State Morehead, Ky.

FEBRUARY

Mon. 1 Miami (Fla.) Coral Gables, Fla. Tues. 2 So. Mississippi Hattiesburg, Miss. Sat. 6 Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. Sat. 13 Murray State Murray, Ky. Mon_ 15 Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. Sat. 20 Western Kentucky Morehead, Ky. Mon. 22 Middle Tennessee Morehead, Ky. Sat. 27 Tennessee Tech Morehead, Ky.

MARCH

Mon. 1 East Tennessee Morehead, Ky. Thurs. 4 Eastern Kentucky Morehead, Ky.

Home Games - 7 :30 p.m.