Milas Barton Carlton (February 6, 1908 – October 12, 1993) was an standout American

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player at Ada Teachers College (later named

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) in

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during the early 1930s. He was a two-time All-American in 1930 and

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while playing with the Ada Tigers. In 1944, the

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also retroactively named Carlton the Helms National Player of the Year for the 1930–31 season despite his having never been a consensus All-American, giving him the odd distinction as the only national player of the year since consensus voting began in the 1928–29 season who was never a consensus All-American. After college, Carlton played for the DX-Oilers in the

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(AAU). He led them to a national championship in 1933 with teammate

Chuck Hyatt Charles D. Hyatt Jr. (February 28, 1908 – May 8, 1978) was a collegiate basketball player in the late 1920s. The Syracuse, New York native played three seasons at University of Pittsburgh under coach Clifford Carlson (1927–30). An exceptiona ...

and helped produce a 26–0 record.

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