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1956-57 Men's Missouri Valley Conference Player Stats

1955-56 MVC 1957-58 MVC

Record: 110-100, .524 W-L% (12th of 18) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 2.71 (5th of 18)

SOS: 3.29 (3rd of 18)

Regular Season Champion: Saint Louis

Coach of the Year: Eddie Hickey

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Saint Louis)

Ranked in First AP Poll: 1 teams (Oklahoma State)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 teams (Bradley, Oklahoma State and Saint Louis)

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108 Players

108 Players Table
					Totals									Shooting				Per Game					Advanced
Rk	Player	Class	Pos	School	G	MP	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PER	WS	BPM
1	Jerry Adair	SO	G	Oklahoma State	26		126					64	252	.354			.839	9.7	4.8
2	Harold Alcorn	SR		Saint Louis	28		115					89	564	.435			.833	20.1	4.1
3	Frank Anderson			Drake	17		22					11	23	.227			.500	1.4	1.3
4	Jimmie Ash	SR		Houston	20		70					15	66	.361			.618	3.3	3.5
5	John Belohlavek		F	Detroit Mercy	11		37					39	68	.356			.634	6.2	3.4
6	Dale Bennett			Drake	6		5					8	4	.167			.000	0.7	0.8
7	Bill Bolen	JR		Drake	14		20					6	27	.357			.500	1.9	1.4
8	Russell Boone			Houston	26		218					62	354	.421			.756	13.6	8.4
9	Junior Born	SR	G	Tulsa	17		44					27	128	.340			.703	7.5	2.6
10	_ Bradford			Saint Louis	6		3					0	7	.500			.750	1.2	0.5
11	Cal Burnett	SO	F	Saint Louis	28		416					77	258	.372			.692	9.2	14.9
12	Bob Butka		F	Detroit Mercy	24		79					64	79	.296			.484	3.3	3.3
13	Larry Byrd	JR		Houston	22		35					47	93	.410			.587	4.2	1.6
14	Barney Cable	JR		Bradley	28		370					73	506	.461			.667	18.1	13.2
15	Dan Callahan			Drake	24		87					79	328	.330			.733	13.7	3.6
16	Roy Carberry	JR	G	Oklahoma State	24		27					20	51	.351			.694	2.1	1.1
17	Jim Carey	SR		Drake	24		115					80	229	.328			.733	9.5	4.8
18	Don Carothers	JR		Bradley	12		36					10	39	.350			.733	3.3	3.0
19	Arlen Clark	SO	C	Oklahoma State	24		103					35	186	.359			.809	7.8	4.3
20	Herbie Coin		C	Wichita State	26		87					51	103	.381			.630	4.0	3.3
					Totals									Shooting				Per Game					Advanced
Rk	Player	Class	Pos	School	G	MP	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PER	WS	BPM
21	Pete Collier		F	Tulsa	25		142					43	194	.460			.680	7.8	5.7
22	Joe Crutchfield	JR	F	Oklahoma State	26		86					48	62	.276			.625	2.4	3.3
23	Joe Dailey			Detroit Mercy	4		1					6	5	.250			.750	1.3	0.3
24	Joe Davis			Detroit Mercy	4		2					0	2	.125			.000	0.5	0.5
25	Larry Deutschendorf	SO	G	Oklahoma State	10		2					1	3	.000			.600	0.3	0.2
26	Porter DeWitt		F	Tulsa	16		22					16	9	.571			.167	0.6	1.4
27	Dick Dhabalt	JR		Bradley	22		51					22	51	.339			.464	2.3	2.3
28	Don Dolinski			Detroit Mercy	13		32					27	18	.263			.615	1.4	2.5
29	Al Doscher		G	Bradley	4		5					3	4	.250				1.0	1.3
30	Dan Dotson	SR		Houston	25		75					61	383	.367			.822	15.3	3.0
31	Duane Downer		F	Tulsa	15		14					4	15	.333			.556	1.0	0.9
32	Roger Dunn	JR		Bradley	9		13					7	11	.278			.333	1.2	1.4
33	_ Dwyer			Wichita State	8								22					2.8
34	Bill Ebben	SR	F	Detroit Mercy	26		205					66	724	.386			.697	27.8	7.9
35	Marlow Eckhoff			Drake	22		102					42	108	.396			.525	4.9	4.6
36	Dave Emerson	JR		Bradley	24		45					22	47	.370			.500	2.0	1.9
37	Bill Engal			Drake	4		4					6	2	.143				0.5	1.0
38	Dean Evans		F	Houston	25		125					73	222	.365			.752	8.9	5.0
39	Jerry Evans		G	Tulsa	25		103					72	313	.374			.830	12.5	4.1
40	Charles Faulkner	JR	F	Oklahoma State	9		4					5	0	.000				0.0	0.4
					Totals									Shooting				Per Game					Advanced
Rk	Player	Class	Pos	School	G	MP	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PER	WS	BPM
41	Bob Ferry	SO	C	Saint Louis	28		118					47	114	.336			.500	4.1	4.2
42	Ron Fisher	SR		Oklahoma State	10		8					12	10	.000			.588	1.0	0.8
43	Jim Fleming	JR	G	Oklahoma State	10		2					4	4	.400			.000	0.4	0.2
44	Ronald Flood	SO		Saint Louis	23		16					14	15	.160			.583	0.7	0.7
45	Gene Fox			Bradley	3		1					2	4	.400				1.3	0.3
46	John Frangos			Drake	2		1					0	0					0.0	0.5
47	Kent Gear	JR		Drake	17		34					13	31	.220			.619	1.8	2.0
48	Jim Gilboy			Detroit Mercy	25		86					75	127	.397			.684	5.1	3.4
49	Don Gore		G	Tulsa	9		4					7	6	.300			.000	0.7	0.4
50	Gerry Graff			Drake	3		13					5	7	.167			.455	2.3	4.3
51	Don Groves			Bradley	22		30					32	90	.286			.703	4.1	1.4
52	Don Haase	JR		Detroit Mercy	26		292					104	280	.400			.607	10.8	11.2
53	Donald Hake	SO		Saint Louis	22		24					13	18	.250			.462	0.8	1.1
54	Jerry Hale	JR	F	Oklahoma State	26		132					83	227	.365			.742	8.7	5.1
55	Leland Harms		C	Tulsa	25		114					47	82	.389			.619	3.3	4.6
56	Clester Harrington	JR	F	Tulsa	25		250					69	268	.272			.620	10.7	10.0
57	Gene Herberger	JR		Bradley	11		14					12	23	.391			.556	2.1	1.3
58	Billy Hogue		G	Tulsa	22		41					41	46	.304			.444	2.1	1.9
59	Bob Hurlburt			Drake	18		16					21	16	.273			.400	0.9	0.9
60	Lynn Jager			Bradley	8		9					2	9	.286			.385	1.1	1.1
					Totals									Shooting				Per Game					Advanced
Rk	Player	Class	Pos	School	G	MP	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PER	WS	BPM
61	Curley Johnson	JR		Bradley	29		95					63	165	.313			.612	5.7	3.3
62	Doc Jones			Houston	17		25					29	88	.431			.706	5.2	1.5
63	Jim Jones		F	Tulsa	8		1					3	6	.750				0.8	0.1
64	Bernie Kapner	SO		Houston	24		49					37	127	.393			.864	5.3	2.0
65	Bob Kedzo		C	Detroit Mercy	22		131					45	91	.353			.683	4.1	6.0
66	Henry Kemple			Oklahoma State	13		102					47	168	.427			.727	12.9	7.8
67	Bill Linke	JR		Drake	24		135					71	161	.340			.649	6.7	5.6
68	Don Lock	JR	F	Wichita State	26		114					61	182	.440			.600	7.0	4.4
69	Garry Mann	SR	F	Wichita State	26		154					61	238	.346			.716	9.2	5.9
70	Bobby Joe Mason	FR		Bradley	12		63					34	207	.404			.824	17.3	5.3
71	Wes Mason	SO		Bradley	12		5					5	21	.353			.643	1.8	0.4
72	John McCartney	JR		Saint Louis
73	Joe Billy McDade	SO		Bradley	28		155					72	220	.347			.615	7.9	5.5
74	Andy McElveen	SR	G	Houston	25		66					58	183	.538			.612	7.3	2.6
75	Shellie McMillon	JR		Bradley	29		227					92	337	.456			.605	11.6	7.8
76	_ Milner			Wichita State	18								33					1.8
77	Jack Mimlitz	JR		Saint Louis	28		227					70	443	.439			.761	15.8	8.1
78	Jim Mitchell			Tulsa	8		5					3	4	.333			.667	0.5	0.6
79	Gene Morse	SO		Bradley	29		186					62	308	.505			.568	10.6	6.4
80	Red Murrell	JR		Drake	24		294					81	589	.377			.764	24.5	12.3
					Totals									Shooting				Per Game					Advanced
Rk	Player	Class	Pos	School	G	MP	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PER	WS	BPM
81	John Myers	SO		Bradley	23		28					25	67	.358			.409	2.9	1.2
82	Mel Olson			Drake	19		68					29	87	.299			.714	4.6	3.6
83	Ray Patoprsty			Houston	25		184					81	268	.508			.623	10.7	7.4
84	Jack Pontious		F	Tulsa	25		157					71	263	.418			.743	10.5	6.3
85	Steve Redshaw	SO	F	Saint Louis	20		27					11	14	.217			.400	0.7	1.4
86	Bill Rogers	SO		Saint Louis	24		38					23	51	.468			.636	2.1	1.6
87	Sy Rosdeitcher		G	Wichita State	25		26					18	84	.340			.824	3.4	1.0
88	Al Schwartzkopf		F	Wichita State	20		42					19	47	.488			.583	2.4	2.1
89	Cal Schwartzkopf		G	Wichita State	26		42					23	106	.441			.836	4.1	1.6
90	Chuck Sedgwick	JR		Bradley	29		65					69	265	.346			.697	9.1	2.2
91	Sam Sells	JR	G	Houston	23		39					57	92	.382			.678	4.0	1.7
92	Al Serkin	SR		Saint Louis	28		221					80	266	.400			.556	9.5	7.9
93	Travis Slaton	SO		Oklahoma State	12		31					18	40	.190			.711	3.3	2.6
94	Grady Smith	SR		Saint Louis	25		51					26	31	.464			.385	1.2	2.0
95	Herb Sondericker			Detroit Mercy	11		6					7	2	.250			.000	0.2	0.5
96	Joe Stevens	JR	G	Wichita State	26		126					67	470	.395			.838	18.1	4.8
97	Eddie Sutton	JR	F	Oklahoma State	25		71					31	203	.437			.843	8.1	2.8
98	Joe Todd	SR		Saint Louis	28		132					48	377	.414			.660	13.5	4.7
99	Ron Troy			Detroit Mercy	10		12					11	8	.267			.000	0.8	1.2
100	Ronnie Truitt			Houston	6		2					1	14	.462			.667	2.3	0.3
					Totals									Shooting				Per Game					Advanced
Rk	Player	Class	Pos	School	G	MP	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PER	WS	BPM
101	Ralph Uchison			Detroit Mercy	26		169					39	252	.373			.727	9.7	6.5
102	Mike Walsh	JR	G	Detroit Mercy	26		91					77	376	.376			.711	14.5	3.5
103	Jack Welch	SO		Houston	16		11					17	40	.450			.400	2.5	0.7
104	Roger Wendel	SO	G	Tulsa	25		31					55	197	.344			.732	7.9	1.2
105	Bob Werner			Drake	22		64					35	86	.368			.625	3.9	2.9
106	Everett Wessell		C	Wichita State	26		218					84	289	.354			.601	11.1	8.4
107	Don Woodworth	JR	F	Wichita State	26		231					94	314	.378			.573	12.1	8.9
108	Melvin Wright	SR		Oklahoma State	26		107					58	316	.456			.796	12.2	4.1

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