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1937 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The consensus 1937 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams. p.137. Accessed 2010-09-26. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the , , the Omaha World Newspaper, and |
Helms Athletic Foundation
The Helms Athletic Foundation, founded in 1936, was a Los Angeles-based organization dedicated to the promotion of athletics and sportsmanship. Paul H. Helms was the organization's founder and benefactor, funding the foundation via his ownership of Helms Bakery. Bill Schroeder founded the organization with Helms and served as its managing director. The men were united in a love of amateur athletic competition. The organization became well known for presenting awards and trophies for local, national, and international competition, naming the Southern California Player of the Month and Year, national championships in college basketball and college football, Rose Bowl Player of the Game, Coach of the Year, and other such awards for athletic achievement. The organization dedicated Helms Hall in 1948, which housed a museum for sporting artifacts as well as the Helms Hall of Fame. Following the death of Paul Helms in 1957 and the eventual closure of Helms Bakery in 1969, Schroeder so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Pralle
Fred J. Pralle (April 10, 1916 – November 6, 1998) was an American college basketball standout at the University of Kansas from 1935–36 to 1937–38. In his three varsity seasons, Kansas won all three Big Six Conference regular season championships. Pralle led the Jayhawks in scoring in each of his last two seasons, and as a senior he also led the conference in scoring with a 10.7 points per game average. He was twice named an NCAA All-American (1937, 1938), and in 1938 he became Kansas' first ever play to be honored as a consensus All-American. After his collegiate career, Pralle played in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) with the national AAU power Phillips 66ers. During his seven-year career with the team, the 66ers won three national championships (1940, 1943–44) and were runners-up in two others (1939, 1942). Pralle sustained a knee injury just before the 1945 AAU Tournament derailed his basketball career. He eventually played baseball in the Kansas–Oklahoma– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USC Trojans Men's Basketball
The USC Trojans men's basketball program is a college basketball team that competes in the Pac-12 Conference men's basketball, Pac-12 Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I, representing the University of Southern California. The Trojans' Head Coach is Andy Enfield. History The USC Trojans are 1,500–1,097 (.578) all-time in intercollegiate basketball games. They boast 25 All-Americans, 14 league championships, one conference tournament title, 16 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, NCAA tournament appearances, five Sweet Sixteen appearances, four Elite Eight appearances, and two Final Four appearances. Sam Barry and four of his USC players (Jack Gardner (basketball), Jack Gardner, Alex Hannum, Tex Winter and Bill Sharman) have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches. (Sharman was also inducted as a player.) The early years (1906–28) On December 7, 1906 the Los Angeles Heral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Oram
Edwin C. Oram (October 5, 1914 – December 18, 2004) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at the University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ... and an early professional in the National Basketball League (NBL). In 42 NBL contests, Oram averaged 3.8 points per game. References 1914 births 2004 deaths All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Chicago Bruins players Forwards (basketball) Guards (basketball) Syracuse Nationals players USC Trojans men's basketball players {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canisius Golden Griffins Men's Basketball
: ''For information on all Canisius College sports, see Canisius Golden Griffins'' The Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team, or the Griffs, represent Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, United States. Canisius is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and play their home games at Koessler Center. The head coach is Reggie Witherspoon. Golden Griffins in the ABA/NBA * Andrew Anderson, drafted by the Boston Celtics (1967) * Leroy Chollet, played for the Syracuse Nationals (1949–51) *Larry Fogle, played for the New York Knicks (1975–76) * Herm Hedderick, played for the New York Knicks (1955–56) * Charles Jordan, played for Indiana Pacers (1975–76) * Mike Macaluso, played for Buffalo Braves (1973–74) *Anthony Masiello, drafted by the Indiana Pacers (1969). Masiello instead made his name in politics, where he served three terms as mayor of Buffalo (1993–2005). * Bob MacKinnon, played for Syracuse Nationals (1949–50) *Al Masino, played for four t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Cavanaugh (basketball)
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyola Ramblers Men's Basketball
The Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The Ramblers participate as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Ramblers joined the Missouri Valley Conference from 2013 to 2022, ending a 34-season tenure as charter members of the Horizon League. In 1963, Loyola won the 1963 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (then the "NCAA University Division") men's basketball national championship under the leadership of All-American Jerry Harkness, defeating two-time defending champion 1962–63 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Cincinnati 60–58 in overtime in the 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game, title game. All five starters for the Ramblers played the entire championship game without substitution. Surviving team members were honored on July 11, 2013, at the White House to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their victory. The entire team was inducted in November of that year in the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marv Colen
Marvin Wilmer Colen (March 8, 1915 – May 14, 1989) was an American professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ... player. He played for the Chicago Bruins (one game) and Sheboygan Red Skins (five games) in the National Basketball League during the 1939–40 season and averaged 1.0 points per game. References 1915 births 1989 deaths All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Chicago Chicago Bruins players Guards (basketball) Loyola Ramblers men's basketball players Sheboygan Red Skins players United States Army personnel of World War II {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denver Pioneers Men's Basketball
The Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represents the University of Denver and competes in the NCAA Division I men's college basketball in Denver, Colorado. They are led by head coach Jeff Wulbrun and are members of the Summit League. They play their home games at Magness Arena. The Pioneers are one of 35 eligible Division I programs to have never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. History Denver began intercollegiate basketball in 1904 and played at the regional level prior to World War II. After the war, DU became an NCAA Division I level program between the 1950s and 1979, playing in the Mountain States and old Skyline conferences before becoming an NCAA Division I independent in 1962. In 1979, DU's declining finances forced the program to drop down to the Division II and NAIA levels until 1998. DU moved back up to Division I status in 1998 and joined the Sun Belt Conference in 1999. In 2012, the Pioneers moved from the Sun Belt to the West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Babcock (basketball)
James Fairchild Babcock ( – ) was an American journalist, politician, and judge. Born on in New Haven, Connecticut, James F. Babcock began newspaper work at an early age, and in 1830 became editor of the ''New-Haven Palladium'', which soon began to issue a daily edition and which he conducted for thirty-one years. He controlled the nominations of the Whig Party for many years, and, though hostile to the Free-Soil Party at its inception, he finally gave it a hearty welcome in 1854. He retained his prestige with the Republican Party for some years, took an active part in furthering the national cause during the American Civil War, and, shortly after his resignation as editor of the ''Palladium'', was appointed, by President Abraham Lincoln, collector of the port of New Haven. He retained that office under President Andrew Johnson, whose policy he supported; and, after the rupture between the president and the Republicans, Babcock acted with the Democratic Party, and, after an an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington And Lee Generals Men's Basketball
The Washington and Lee Generals are the athletic teams that represent Washington and Lee University, located in Lexington, Virginia, in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports. The Generals compete as members of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference for all sports except wrestling, which competes in the Centennial Conference. All together, Washington and Lee sponsors 25 sports: 13 for men and 12 for women. Washington and Lee was one of the founding members of the Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1900, as well as the Division I Southern Conference in 1921. The Generals remained members of the SoCon until 1958. During this time, they played alongside other Virginia universities like Virginia, Virginia Tech, VMI (also located in Lexington), and William & Mary. Generals basketball won the Southern Conference twice: 1934 and 1937. The football team even made an appearance in the 1951 Gator Bowl against Wyoming. After leaving the Southern Conference, the Generals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Spessard
Robert Woods Spessard (December 11, 1915 – July 26, 1989) was an American basketball player known for his collegiate career at Washington and Lee University in the 1930s. He was a two-time NCAA All-American in 1937 and 1938 as well as a three-time first-team all-Southern Conference The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly k ... choice from 1936 to 1938. He also coached his alma mater for the 1948–49 season, compiling a 10–12 record in his lone season. References 1915 births 1989 deaths All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Virginia Basketball players from Virginia Centers (basketball) Sportspeople from Roanoke, Virginia Washington and Lee Generals football players Washington and Lee Generals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
