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John Miller (basketball)
John Miller was an American basketball coach who served as the head coach of the Murray State Teachers College men's basketball team from 1942 to 1947. Miller played basketball and football at Morley High School in Morley, Missouri and Murray State Teachers College and was captain of the 1928 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team. He coached basketball Diehlstadt High School in Diehlstadt, Missouri and was the freshman basketball coach at Murray State before becoming Murray State's varsity coach in 1942. In his first season as head coach, Miller coached the Thoroughbreds, led by future Basketball Hall of Famer Joe Fulks, to a fourth-place finish in the 1943 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament. This would be the school's only postseason appearance under Miller. He resigned three games into the 1947–48 season and was replaced by the school's first basketball coach Carlisle Cutchin Carlisle Cutchin (February 11, 1885 – August 20, 1953) was an American football, ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray State University
Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, and Henderson. History Murray State University was founded after passage of Senate Bill 14 by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which created two normal schools in the early 20th century to address the growing demand for professional teachers. One was to be located in the western part of the state, and many cities and towns bid for the new normal school. Rainey T. Wells spoke on behalf of the city of Murray to convince the Normal School Commission to choose his city. On September 2, 1922, Murray was chosen as the site of the western normal school, while Morehead was chosen for the eastern normal school. On November 26, 1922, John Wesley Carr was elected the first president of the Murray St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray State Racers Men's Basketball
The Murray State Racers men's basketball program represents Murray State University in intercollegiate men's basketball. Murray State completed a 74-season run in the Ohio Valley Conference, a part of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), in 2021–22, and moved to the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2022. The Racers have played home games at the CFSB Center on their campus in Murray, Kentucky since 1998. Murray State made its 18th appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2022. Five times the Racers advanced in the tournament, most recently by defeating the University of San Francisco in 2022. In 1988, Murray State defeated NC State in the first round but lost to eventual national champion Kansas in the second round. In 2010, 22 years to the date of the 1988 win, the Racers beat Vanderbilt and lost to eventual runner-up Butler in the second round. Venues Murray State's first basketball venues were Wilson Hall (1926–27); Lovett Auditorium (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray State Racers
The Murray State Racers are the athletic teams that represent Murray State University (MSU), located in Murray, Kentucky, United States, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks (for football, the Football Championship Subdivision), primarily competing in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) since the 2022–23 academic year. The Racers previously competed in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) from 1948–49 to 2021–22; and in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC; now currently known as the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2016–17 school year) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1933–34 to 1947–48. Mascot and colors The costumed racehorse mascot is named Dunker, the live racehorse football mascot is Racer-One, and the school colors are navy blue and gold. Varsity teams Murray State competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morley, Missouri
Morley is a city in Scott County, Missouri, United States. The population was 697 at the 2010 census. History Morley was platted in 1868. The community has the name of J. H. Morley, a railroad official. A post office called Morley has been in operation since 1869. Geography Morley is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 697 people, 284 households, and 195 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 323 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.98% White, 1.15% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, and 3.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.72% of the population. There were 284 households, of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Murray State Thoroughbreds Football Team
The 1928 Murray State Thoroughbreds team represented Murray State Normal School and Teachers College—now known as Murray State University—as a member of the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Carlisle Cutchin, the Thoroughbreds compiled an overall record of 9–0–1 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the MVC title. Schedule References Murray State Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, ... Murray State Racers football seasons Mississippi Valley Conference (college) football champion seasons Murray State Thoroughbreds football {{collegefootball-1928-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diehlstadt, Missouri
Diehlstadt is a village in Scott County, Missouri, United States. The population was 161 at the 2010 census. Diehlstadt was founded by John Kirkpatrick. History Diehlstadt was platted in 1868. The original plat of Dielstadt filed on June 15, 1870, consisted of 40 acres. The community of Diehlstadt was founded by Tennessee-born John Kirkpatrick (1829-1903) who was one of the community's first merchants and served as Diehlstadt's postmaster between May 11, 1876 and July 30, 1890. The community was named after one H. J. Deal (also spelled Diehl), a German merchant, with the German-language suffix "stadt" meaning ''town''. A post office called Diehlstadt was established in 1870, and remained in operation until 1977. Geography The village is in southeast Scott County, approximately six miles southeast of the Mississippi River and nine miles northeast of Sikeston. It is located on Missouri Route 77, 2.5 miles north of U.S. Route 62.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Southeast Missourian
''The Southeast Missourian'' is a 3 day per week newspaper published in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and serves (as the name implies) the southeastern portion of Missouri. History The paper began publication on October 3, 1904 as ''The Daily Republican''. Brothers George (b. May 14, 1869, d. 1956) and Fred Naeter (b. Jan. 8, 1874, d. Sept. 18, 1965) of St. Louis purchased a defunct paper of that name after visiting the town in September 1904 and revived it.Blackwell, Sam.A mission to lead and better the community ''Southeast Missourian'', October 3, 2004 The paper changed its name to the ''Southeast Missourian'' in 1918.Sullivan, R. Joe100 Years and Countless Reasons to Celebrate ''Southeast Missourian'', October 3, 2004 When Fred Naeter died in 1965, the Naeters' nephew, Harry A. Naeter, Jr. (b. June 9, 1917, d. Feb. 16, 1994) (whose father had also worked with the Naeter brothers on the paper but died in 1918—it was Harry Sr. that championed the 1918 name change before his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Hall Of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and preserving the history of basketball. Dedicated to Canadian-American physician James Naismith, who invented the sport in Springfield, the Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 1959, before opening its first facility on February 17, 1968. As of the Class of 2019, the Hall has formally inducted 401 basketball individuals. The Boston Celtics have the most inductees, with 40. History of the Springfield building The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was established in 1959, without a physical location by Lee Williams, a former athletic director at Colby College. In the 1960s, the Hall of Fame struggled to raise enough money for the construction of its first facility. However, the necessary amount was soon raised, and the building ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Fulks
Joseph Franklin "Jumping Joe" Fulks (October 26, 1921 – March 21, 1976) was an American professional basketball player, sometimes called "the first of the high-scoring forwards". He was posthumously enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978. Early life Fulks was born in Birmingham, Kentucky, a small town in the state's far-western Purchase region that was inundated in the 1940s after the Tennessee Valley Authority dammed the Tennessee River to create Kentucky Lake. He played college ball at Murray State University (then known as Murray State Teachers College) for two years before leaving school to join the Marines in May 1942. He served with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines during World War II, and was discharged as a corporal in May 1946. His number 26 hangs in the rafters at Murray State's CFSB Center. Professional career Fulks joined the BAA's Philadelphia Warriors in 1946, at age 25, and as a rookie won the league's first scoring title with a 23.2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1943 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 7th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The championship game featured Southeast Missouri State defeating Northwest Missouri State 34–32. This was the first tournament to feature a championship game between two teams from the same state, Missouri, playing in Missouri. The 3rd place game featured the first overtime in the NAIA Final Four history when North Texas State defeated Murray State 59–55 in one overtime. Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1943 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later: *Leading scorer est. 1963 *Leading rebounder est. 1963 *Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958 *Coach of the Year est. 1954 *Player of the Year est. 1994 Bracket * * denotes overtime. See also * 1943 NCAA basketball tournament * 1943 National Invitation Tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlisle Cutchin
Carlisle Cutchin (February 11, 1885 – August 20, 1953) was an American football, baseball, and basketball coach and college athletics administrator at Murray State University—then known as Murray State Normal School, Murray State Normal School and Teachers College, and Murray State Teachers College. After serving as football coach at Mayfield High School in Mayfield, Kentucky, Cutchin joined Murray State in 1925 as the school's football and basketball coach. From 1925 to 1941 he led the basketball team to a 296–96 record and three appearances in the NAIA Men's Basketball Championships The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics men's basketball national championship has been held annually since 1937 (with the exception of 1944 and 2020). The tournament was established by James Naismith to crown a national champion for ..., where the Thoroughbreds finished third in 1938 and second in 1941. As head football coach, Cutchin coached Murray State to a 37–11–4 re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School Basketball Coaches In Missouri
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