1942-43 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
It was another dominant season from New York University as the Violets topped the polls and were chasing their second straight and 3rd NCAA Tournament Title in 5 years. Freshman center George Mikan was outstanding right from his first game when he scored 23 points and added 9 rebounds in a 71-26 thumping of Creighton. On the season Mikan would led the Violets with 12.7 ppg and his 9.0 rpg was second highest in the nation. It was not just the fabulous freshman who led NYU as there were plenty of holdovers from last season's title team including sophomre forward Bob Synnott, who also averaged in double digits for points.
There were plenty of other contenders for the top ranking but perhaps none had a stronger claiming than Iowa State which finished with an NCAA best 28-1 record but had to settle for 4th in the final AP Poll before the tournament. The Cyclones, who lost to NYU in last season's championship game, started four seniors led by Pete Lalick (11.2 ppg), Willard Helwig (11.1) and Donald Smith (10.1). They were so strong, especially with Helwig at center, that prize recruit Bob Kurland averaged just 13 minutes a game off of the bench. Iowa State's only loss came to rival Iowa in late November.
Alabama Poly and Washington also received first place votes in the AP Poll. The Tigers were 24-5 and won the SEC on a tiebreaker with Mississippi. It looks like Alabama Poly will only get better as their top three players were a pair of sophomores in Chet Strumilo and Bob Doll along with freshman Hank Biasatti. Washington won it's 7th Pacific Coast Conference title in the past 10 years and was 25-4 on the season entering the tournament.
Here are the rankings as of the final AP Poll of the regular season.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP TWENTY-FIVE
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
1. New York University (31) 25-4 1732 1 Metro New York Conference
2. Alabama Polytechnic Insti (12) 24-5 1715 4 Southeastern Conference
3. Washington (10) 25-4 1650 2 Pacific Coast Conference
4. Iowa State (19) 28-1 1643 3 Big Six
5. Mississippi State 24-5 1538 6 Southeastern Conference
6. North Carolina 24-5 1442 5 Southern Conference
7. Georgia Tech 23-6 1368 8 Southeastern Conference
8. Tulane 22-7 1292 7 Southeastern Conference
9. California 22-7 1134 12 Pacific Coast Conference
10. Dartmouth 23-6 1105 11 Ivy Group
11. South Carolina 22-7 1065 9 Southern Conference
12. Columbia 21-8 1052 10 Ivy Group
13. Texas 22-7 1040 13 Southwest Conference
14. Clemson 21-8 842 15 Southern Conference
15. Wisconsin 22-7 811 14 Western
16. Kentucky 20-9 720 16 Southeastern Conference
17. Rice 20-9 618 22 Southwest Conference
18. Notre Dame 20-9 530 17 Independent
19. Navy 21-8 488 21 Independent
20. Army 19-10 375 24 Independent
21. Southern California 18-11 304 20 Pacific Coast Conference
22. Kansas State 19-10 287 NR Big Six
23. Ohio State 20-9 249 19 Western
24. Virginia 20-9 160 25 Independent
25. Maryland 19-10 107 NR Southern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Citadel 19-10 72 Southern Conference
St. John's 18-11 31 Metro New York Conference
Georgia 17-12 13 Southeastern Conference
Butler 19-10 10 Independent
Louisiana State 18-11 4 Southeastern Conference
Southern Methodist 19-10 3 Southwest Conference
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1942-43 CONFERENCE STANDINGS
WESTERN PACIFIC COAST
CONF OVER CONF OVER
Ohio State 11-3 20-9 Washington 13-3 25-4
Indiana 9-5 15-14 California 12-4 22-7
Michigan 8-6 15-14 Southern Cal 10-6 18-11
Illinois 8-6 16-13 Oregon 9-7 17-12
Wisconsin 8-6 22-7 Idaho 8-8 15-14
Purdue 7-7 12-17 Washington State 6-10 14-15
Chicago 7-7 15-14 Stanford 6-10 13-16
Minnesota 5-9 11-18 Oregon State 5-11 11-18
Iowa 5-9 11-18 UCLA 3-13 10-19
Northwestern 2-12 6-23
SOUTHERN SOUTHEASTERN
CONF OVER CONF OVER
South Carolina 11-2 22-7 Alabama Poly 9-2 24-5
Citadel 10-3 19-10 Mississippi St 9-2 24-5
North Carolina 8-5 24-5 Georgia Tech 9-2 23-6
Clemson 8-5 21-8 Kentucky 7-4 20-9
Furman 7-6 14-15 Tulane 6-5 22-7
Duke 7-6 11-18 LSU 5-6 18-11
William & Mary 7-6 16-13 Georgia 5-6 17-12
Virginia Tech 6-7 16-13 Mississippi 4-7 16-13
Maryland 6-7 19-10 Florida 4-7 15-14
Richmond 5-8 14-15 Alabama 4-7 13-16
N Carolina State 5-8 11-18 Tennessee 2-9 10-19
Davidson 4-9 13-16 Vanderbilt 2-9 14-15
Wake Forest 4-9 14-15
VMI 3-10 9-20
METRO NY SOUTHWEST
CONF OVER CONF OVER
New York Univ 13-1 25-4 Texas 10-2 22-7
Brooklyn 10-4 18-12 Rice 7-5 20-9
Manhattan 7-7 17-12 Baylor 7-5 15-14
St John's 7-7 17-12 SMU 7-5 19-10
St Francis(NY) 6-8 18-11 Texas A&M 5-7 14-15
Fordham 5-9 13-16 Texas Christian 4-8 12-17
CCNY 5-9 10-19 Arkansas 2-10 10-19
Long Island 4-10 13-16
BIG SIX BORDER
CONF OVER CONF OVER
Iowa State 10-0 28-1 New Mexico 11-3 19-10
Missouri 6-4 16-13 New Mexico A&M 9-5 10-19
Kansas State 4-6 19-10 Arizona 9-5 13-16
Oklahoma 4-6 14-15 Arizona State 8-6 11-18
Nebraska 3-7 16-13 Northern Ariz. 7-7 10-19
Kansas 3-7 14-15 Texas Western 6-8 14-15
Texas Tech 6-8 11-18
Hardin-Simmons 0-14 3-27
IVY GROUP EASTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE
CONF OVER CONF OVER
Dartmouth 10-2 23-6 Georgetown 9-3 18-11
Columbia 8-4 21-8 Temple 8-4 16-13
Cornell 7-5 16-13 Pitt 6-6 16-13
Yale 6-6 13-16 Penn State 4-8 8-21
Princeton 5-7 16-13 West Virginia 3-9 7-22
Harvard 4-8 10-19
Penn 2-10 11-18
MISSOURI VALLEY MOUNTAIN STATES
CONF OVER CONF OVER
Creighton 10-2 15-14 Colorado 9-3 18-11
Saint Louis 7-5 15-14 Utah State 9-3 16-13
Drake 5-7 10-19 Colorado A&M 6-6 9-20
Oklahoma A&M 5-7 8-21 BYU 6-6 12-17
Tulsa 3-9 7-22 Wyoming 6-6 10-19
Denver 4-8 10-19
Utah 2-10 8-21
INDEPENDANTS YANKEE LEAGUE
OVER CONF OVER
Navy 21-8 Rhode Island 5-1 17-12
Notre Dame 20-9 Maine 4-2 16-14
Virginia 20-9 New Hampshire 3-3 9-30
Butler 19-10 Connecticut 0-6 6-23
Marquette 19-10
Army 19-10 INDEPENDANTS (CONT) OVER
DePaul 19-10 Cansius 13-16
Westrn Michigan 18-11 Wichita State 13-16
Syracuse 18-11 Layfayette 13-16
Montana 18-11 Seton Hall 12-17
Michigan State 17-12 Northern Col. 12-17
Muhlenburg 17-12 Colgate 12-17
San Francisco 17-12 Bowling GreenSt 11-18
Dayton 17-12 Marshall 11-18
Cincinnati 17-12 Western Kentkyy 11-18
Holy Cross 16-13 Santa Clara 10-19
Rutgers 16-13 Villanova 10-19
West Texas St 16-13 Miami(Oh) 10-19
Toledo 16-13 Bradley 10-19
Brown 15-14 Duquesne 10-19
Boston College 15-14 Louisville 9-20
Detroit Mercy 15-14 Sienna 8-21
Ohio 15-14 Niagara 8-21
St Bonaventure 15-14 Lehigh 8-21
Xavier 15-14 Saint Mary's 7-22
Providence 15-14 LaSalle 7-22
G. Washington 14-15 Loyala (Ill) 6-23
Saint Joseph's 14-15 Bucknell 6-23
Montana State 14-15 Loyola (La) 5-24
Kent State 14-15
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Despite being ranked #1 in the nation at the conclusion of the season, New York University was only granted a 2 seed from the tournament selection committee. The four #1 seeds had a decidedly southern bent as Mississippi State, Alabama Poly and Georgia Tech each were awarded one with Iowa State earning the final top seed. Defending National Champion New York University, which also won the tournament 3 years ago, may have used that snub for motivation.
EAST REGION
NYU, behind 19 points from freshman of the year George Mikan, took care of business in their opening game with a 48-44 win over Maryland. On the other side of the bracket, Mississippi State senior guard Frankie Baumholtz - the future major league baseball player - put on a clinic in the Maroons opener, scoring 25 points in a 53-40 win over 8th seed Rhode Island. Mikan was held to just 6 points in NYU's second round game but the Violets still had little trouble with Clemson, downing the Tigers 42-32 after Clemson had beaten SMU in their opening game of the tournament.
5th seed Ohio State upset 4th seed Columbia in their opener and then proceeded to knock out Mississippi State with a 60-57 overtime win in the second round. The fifth seeded Buckeyes had visions of another upset against NYU and they led by 7 at the half. However, the final 20 minutes was a completely different story as the Violets kept their hopes for a repeat title alive with a 64-49 win to advance to the Final Four.
SOUTH REGION
Top seeded Alabama Poly had little trouble beating Creighton 39-24 in their opening game setting up a rematch with SEC rival LSU in the second round. The 5th seeded Tigers needed a late rally to eliminate 4th seed Texas 49-45 in the opening round. Alabama Poly beat LSU by 16 points in their SEC meeting so perhaps the these Tigers were just a little over confidant in facing the yellow and purple Tiger squad. Freshman Hank Biasatti hit a jump shot as regulation ended to give Alabama Poly the tie but LSU would prevail, upsetting the top seed 51-50 in double overtime.
There was a surprise team on the other side of the bracket as well as 6th seed Notre Dame, which had not reached a Final Four since 1914-15, got things started with a 54-40 upset of #3 North Carolina. Next up for the Irish was Dartmouth as the #2 seeded Indians got by St. John's 52-43 in their opener. Notre Dame guard Hamilton DiSalvo scored 10 points and added 5 assists to lead Notre Dame to a 41-31 upset of Dartmouth.
So it was 5 vs 6 in the South Regional Final and LSU, which had only advanced to the Final Four once before and that was in 1903, punched their ticket with a 48-37 victory over the Irish.
MIDWEST REGION
It was a big month for the state of Louisiana as Tulane would join LSU in the Final Four. It would be the first trip ever for the Green Wave who were the Cardiac Kids of this tournament. Tulane needed overtime in each of it's first two games as they nipped 6th seed Butler 42-41 in their opener before beating 2nd seed South Carolina 45-44 in their second game. The Gamecocks had little trouble beating Georgetown by 21 points in the opener.
The biggest upset of the tournament occurred on the other side of the bracket as #1 seed Iowa State, a team that reached the National Title game a year ago and entered the tournament with a 28-1 record, was shocked by Border Conference champion and 8th seed New Mexico 50-41 in the opener. #4 Kentucky would beat Rice 53-48 and then ended New Mexico's hopes with a 43-34 win in the second round. The two SEC teams, Kentucky and Tulane, met in the regional final, a game the Green Wave won 50-44 as they upended the Wildcats for the second time this season.
WEST REGION
The number one seed did win in the West Region and it was a fairly easy path for Georgia Tech - yet another SEC school. It was quite a tournament for the conference with 4 teams making the Elite Eight and 3 schools, Georgia Tech, LSU and Tulane reaching the Final Four. Surprisingly it was the two SEC powers - Mississippi State and Alabama Poly - that did not advance.
As for the Yellow Jackets they breezed past 8th seeded Colorado 59-38 in their opener and then topped 5th seed Navy 62-50 in the second round. Navy, which you may recall made a shocking trip to the Final Four just 4 seasons ago, has been very strong in recent years but was no match for Georgia Tech this time around. Navy did upset Western Conference power Wisconsin 64-45 in the opening round. Meanwhile long time Pacific Coast Conference rivals Washington and Cal were squaring off on the other side of the bracket. The Huskies, a 2 seed, beat Virginia 49-42 in their opener while the 3rd seeded Bears downed The Citadel 49-34. Washington and Cal had split their two conference games this season and the Huskies claimed the conference title by 1 game over the Bears. Washington would also win the rubber match between the two schools this season with a 55-42 win in their Sweet 16 game. The regional final saw Wilfred Doerner, who was having an outstanding tournament for Georgia Tech, score 17 points to lead the Yellow Jackets past the Huskies quite convincingly with a 59-37 win.
FINAL FOUR
The Final Four featured the defending champion and regular season top ranked New York University along with 3 SEC schools. Georgia Tech had not reached the Final Four since 1929-30 but they did win their only National Title that season. Tulane had only advanced as far as the Elite Eight (in 1933-34) and was in the tournament for just the 8th time in school history while LSU did make the Final Four once before, but that was in 1902-03. The Tigers, like the Green Wave, were playing in their 8th NCAA tournament.
LSU would draw Georgia Tech in the semi-final game. The Yellow Jackets had won their regular season meeting by 7 points and at 9-2 shared the SEC's best record with Mississippi State and Alabama Poly although the Tigers were declared champion by a tiebreaker. Meanwhile the LSU Tigers were just 5-6 in conference play and 22-11 overall. It was LSU that got off to a great start and led by 10 at the half. The Tigers would not let up and claimed a 51-41 victory behind a 15 point effort from junior forward Bill Carlile.
Could the National Title be an all-Louisiana affair. Tulane was a heavy underdog against the powerful NYU offense but the Green Wave only trailed by a point at the break. NYU would turn it on in the second half as freshman George Mikan scored 9 of his game high 14 points and led the Violets to a 55-47 victory.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
The two schools in the finals were a study in contrast. First you had mighty New York University which had won 5 National Championships including 2 in the past 3 years, was making it's 34th tournament appearance, had a 963-349 all-time record and won 8 Metro NY Conference titles in the past ten years. Then you had LSU. The Tigers have never won a conference title, had just 5 twenty-win seasons in 42 years and were 631-606 overall with just one Final Four appearance prior to this year and that occurred in 1902-03.
Each school did have a star player as NYU was led by freshman All-American centre George Mikan while LSU had a third team All-American selection in junior forward Bill Carlile, a fictional player who was among the nations leaders with 14.6 points per game.
Unfortunately for the upstart Tigers the game was over very quickly. NYU jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the first 5 minutes and went to the locker room ahead 26-14 at the half. LSU did have a better showing in the second half but the Tigers were no match for the NYU depth. Mikan dominated the boards with 9 rebounds and while LSU did focus on limiting his scoring opportunities, Mikan did get 12 points with sophomore forwards Bob Synnott and Howie Rader taking advantage of open looks to each hit double figures in a 49-41 NYU victory.
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NCAA TITLE GAME RESULT
New York University 49, Louisiana State 41
New York University (30-4, 13-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
George *Mikan C 34 4-7 4-4 3 9 1 1 12
Bob *Synnott PF 31 4-10 5-6 2 4 1 1 13
Howie *Rader SF 35 5-6 0-0 0 3 3 2 10
Bob *Schwartz SG 31 0-4 2-2 0 0 0 1 2
John Markle PG 34 3-5 0-0 0 3 3 3 6
Cozy Niles SG 13 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Bill Stephens C 11 2-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 4
Bill *Evans PF 4 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Rube Lowery SG 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Turnovers: 11 (G.*Mikan 3, B.*Synnott 1, H.*Rader 3,
B.*Schwartz 3, J.Markle 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (G.*Mikan 2, B.*Synnott 1)
Steals: 5 (B.*Synnott 2, H.*Rader 1, B.*Schwartz 1,
B.Stephens 1)
Louisiana State (22-12, 5-6):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bill Romine C 35 2-4 2-2 1 2 2 1 6
Frank Sabatino PF 35 3-6 0-0 0 5 0 2 6
Bill Carlile SF 35 4-9 3-4 0 6 0 2 11
Jim Overstreet SG 35 3-10 0-0 0 0 2 2 6
Lou Brashears PG 36 2-4 2-2 0 1 7 0 6
Solomon Rowan PF 7 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 2 0
Gilly Robertson C 3 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Marty Mick SF 10 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 2
Bill Walker PG 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Turnovers: 13 (B.Romine 2, F.Sabatino 1, B.Carlile 3,
J.Overstreet 2, L.Brashears 3, M.Mick 1, B.Walker 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (B.Romine 3, F.Sabatino 2)
Steals: 3 (F.Sabatino 1, S.Rowan 1, M.Mick 1)
Player of Game: C George *Mikan (NYU)
Are we in the middle of a dynasty? With back to back titles and 3 in the last four seasons is this just the beginning for New York University? Their top three scorers this season were all underclassmen in freshman center George Mikan(12.5 ppg) and sophomore forwards Bob Synnott (10.2 ppg) and Howie Rader (7.4 ppg). Their two starting guards in John Markle (6.6 ppg) and Bob Schwartz (6.4 ppg) both graduate so there is a need there and it was not addressed in recruiting this season. However, freshmen Steve Sharkey, Del Rice and fictional player Rube Lowery may be ready to step in to starting roles next season. Sharkey was a 4 star recruit ranked 20th in his class. Rice, a future MLB player was ranked 22nd and Lowery was #60 in the recruiting class. NYU did add a pair of top 30 recruits this season but both Luther Harris and Art Spector are forwards.
Here is a list of NCAA champions by year
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BY YEAR
Season Team Record Opponent Score
1942 New York University Violets 30-4 Louisiana State Tigers 49-41
1941 New York University Violets 28-6 Iowa State Cyclones 39-25
1940 Wisconsin Badgers 28-6 Dartmouth Indians 40-27
1939 New York University Violets 26-8 Drake Bulldogs 48-30
1938 Columbia Lions 33-1 Illinois Fighting Illini 56-43
1937 Washington Huskies 30-4 Illinois Fighting Illini 60-52
1936 Ohio State Buckeyes 27-7 California Golden Bears 76-47
1935 Indiana Hoosiers 31-3 Columbia Lions 55-45
1934 Southern California Trojans 29-5 Ohio State Buckeyes 57-34
1933 California Golden Bears 26-8 Washington Huskies 54-40
1932 Washington Huskies 31-3 Southern California Trojans 48-41
1931 Wisconsin Badgers 28-6 Yale Bulldogs 46-39
1930 Illinois Fighting Illini 24-10 California Golden Bears 49-45
1929 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 25-9 Columbia Lions 52-45
1928 Southern California Trojans 25-9 Columbia Lions 34-26
1927 Purdue Boilermakers 30-4 Columbia Lions 25-16
1926 Dartmouth Indians 28-6 Indiana Hoosiers 28-18
1925 Wisconsin Badgers 29-6 California Golden Bears 30-23
1924 Mississippi State Maroons 30-4 California Golden Bears 28-20
1923 Wisconsin Badgers 29-5 Dartmouth Indians 27-26
1922 Columbia Lions 26-8 Illinois Fighting Illini 29-22
1921 Illinois Fighting Illini 27-7 Indiana Hoosiers 32-25
1920 Illinois Fighting Illini 27-7 Northwestern Wildcats 29-24
1919 Alabama Polytechnic Insti Tigers 25-9 Dartmouth Indians 45-34
1918 Florida Gators 29-5 Dartmouth Indians 29-23
1917 Indiana Hoosiers 29-5 Columbia Lions 44-35
1916 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 30-4 Dayton Flyers 45-37
1915 Indiana Hoosiers 30-4 Syracuse Orangemen 34-26
1914 Dartmouth Indians 31-3 New York University Violets 33-31
1913 St. John's Redmen 29-5 New York University Violets 36-25
1912 Indiana Hoosiers 32-2 Northwestern Wildcats 40-32
1911 Dartmouth Indians 25-9 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 24-23
1910 Wisconsin Badgers 23-12 Florida Gators 42-30
1909 New York University Violets 32-2 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 27-24
1908 Wisconsin Badgers 28-7 Indiana Hoosiers 20-19
1907 Northwestern Wildcats 25-9 Indiana Hoosiers 34-32
1906 Ohio State Buckeyes 23-11 Georgia Bulldogs 38-30
1905 New York University Violets 26-8 Yale Bulldogs 22-18
1904 New York University Violets 24-10 Georgia Bulldogs 37-26
1903 Kentucky Wildcats 28-6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 48-29
1902 Dartmouth Indians 19-15 Mississippi State Maroons 41-34
1901 Florida Gators 30-4 Georgetown Hoyas 41-29
STATS LEADERS AND AWARDS
Junior center Johnny Wilkerson of Richmond was the National Player of the Year but it seemed unlikely he would repeat as another big man, New York University freshman George Mikan, appeared to be in a league of his own. Mikan played a key role in leading NYU to it's third National Title in the past four season and was named not only National Freshman of the Year but also a second team All-American. The expectation's are Mikan will claim at least a couple of more All-American awards and has to be the favourite to win Player of the Year next season.
That is not to be a knock on Wilkerson, a fictional player who finished 3rd in the nation averaging 15.1 points per game, but rather to emphasize the dominance that Mikan displayed as a freshman. The 6'10" pivot was the first star of the Lakers franchise -although still based in Minneapolis at the time - in real life after an outstanding collegiate career at DePaul. In this sim he finished second in the nation with 8.9 rebounds per game in his debut season while also leading a talented New York University club in scoring with 12.5 ppg as a freshman.
This season also brought an end to the outstanding college career of Mississippi State guard Frankie Baumholtz. Baumholtz, who also played professional baseball as well as basketball in real life, looks to be a sure bet to be selected in this summer's National Basketball League draft. He was a two-time First Team All-American who finished in the top ten in the nation in steals each of his four seasons including first overall twice. He was also among the top ten in assists twice including this year when he led the nation in steals, and finished 10th in both assists and points per game.
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1942-43 ALL-AMERICANS
1st Team:
C JR Johnny Wilkerson Richmond 15.1 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.2 SPG, 1.9 BPG
PF SR Clifton *McNeeley Baylor 11.5 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.4 SPG, 1.4 BPG
SF SR Frankie Chatterton George Washington 14.6 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 1.7 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SG SR Mitch Lang Santa Clara 14.3 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SR Frankie *Baumholtz Mississippi State 14.3 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 4.1 APG, 2.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG
2nd Team:
C FR George *Mikan New York University 12.5 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 1.4 BPG
PF SR George Mitchell Mississippi State 8.6 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.5 SPG, 2.2 BPG
SF SO Chet *Strumillo Alabama Polytechnic Insti 11.9 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SG SR Roosevelt *Hudson Mississippi 15.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG SR Wyatt *Boswell Dartmouth 6.4 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 5.5 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG
3rd Team:
C SR Joey York DePaul 12.7 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.4 SPG, 1.2 BPG
PF SR Greasy Monteith California 10.6 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.5 BPG
SF JR Bill Carlile Louisiana State 14.6 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.5 BPG
SG SR Marty Roberts Maryland 13.7 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.2 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG
PG SO Chuck *Shanklin Washington 7.3 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 4.5 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG
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1942-43 NCAA SCORING LEADERS
# PLAYER POS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO TEAM
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1 Roosevelt *Hudson SG 34.7 15.9 5.3 2.0 1.2 0.2 2.8 Mississippi
2 Robert *Regh SG 32.6 15.6 2.0 1.9 1.0 0.0 2.0 Southern California
3 Johnny Wilkerson C 34.4 15.1 7.6 1.3 0.2 1.9 1.8 Richmond
4 Bill Carlile SF 32.3 14.6 3.5 1.4 0.7 0.5 2.3 Louisiana State
5 Frankie Chatterton SF 35.1 14.6 5.2 1.7 0.6 0.1 1.5 George Washington
6 Johnny Breece SG 33.9 14.4 4.0 1.9 0.6 0.2 2.7 Nebraska
7 Art Gaffney PF 32.2 14.4 5.7 1.0 0.2 0.2 1.3 Rutgers
8 Butch England SF 32.1 14.4 3.0 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.2 Mississippi
9 Mitch Lang SG 34.1 14.3 4.6 2.0 1.6 0.1 1.6 Santa Clara
10 Frankie *Baumholtz PG 31.9 14.3 1.5 4.1 2.2 0.1 1.7 Mississippi State
11 Ken Stryker SF 30.0 13.9 3.6 1.8 0.6 0.3 2.1 Georgia
12 Marty Roberts SG 33.2 13.7 3.1 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.2 Maryland
13 Elden Mathis SG 32.9 13.6 3.5 2.3 1.4 0.2 3.0 Alabama
14 Johnny Hagar SF 30.7 13.5 3.4 1.9 1.0 0.2 1.7 Southern Methodist
15 Lee Brick SF 33.8 13.5 2.9 1.6 0.7 0.3 1.5 San Francisco
16 Rufe Miller SG 33.1 13.4 4.8 2.1 0.8 0.2 3.1 Oregon State
17 Babe Fitzsimmons SF 31.1 13.4 3.2 1.2 0.6 0.1 2.0 Mercy College of Detroit
18 Davey Lytle PG 33.4 13.4 2.3 2.2 1.3 0.1 1.9 Kansas State
19 Howard Ott SG 32.7 13.4 4.6 1.6 0.3 0.2 2.8 Boston College
20 George Yoho SG 35.6 13.0 3.3 2.4 0.7 0.1 2.3 Saint Mary's
1940-41 REBOUND LEADERS
# PLAYER POS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO TEAM
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1 Rance Rager C 34.2 5.9 9.1 1.1 0.3 1.2 1.2 Nebraska
2 George *Mikan C 34.5 12.5 8.9 1.5 0.7 1.4 1.7 New York University
3 Pip Nelson PF 30.6 5.0 8.4 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.9 Georgia
4 Howie Carruth PF 32.8 6.8 8.0 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.9 Santa Clara
5 Doc Sullivan C 34.1 5.4 7.9 1.0 0.3 1.8 1.2 Arizona
6 Amby McKenzie C 32.4 5.5 7.9 0.8 0.2 0.7 1.0 Colorado
7 Joey York C 33.8 12.7 7.9 1.5 0.4 1.2 1.6 DePaul
8 Steve Morgan C 32.0 5.6 7.8 1.3 0.3 1.7 1.0 William & Mary
9 Oliver Cheshire C 33.9 6.9 7.8 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.1 Texas Western
10 Dain Duck PF 33.3 7.5 7.8 1.9 0.3 1.2 1.0 San Francisco
1940-41 ASSIST LEADERS
# PLAYER POS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO TEAM
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1 Lou Brashears PG 33.6 6.9 3.3 5.6 0.6 0.1 1.9 Louisiana State
2 Wyatt *Boswell PG 32.0 6.4 2.1 5.5 1.6 0.1 1.5 Dartmouth
3 Johnny Alderson PG 30.5 6.0 2.3 5.0 0.4 0.2 2.6 Northwestern
4 Scat Kunkel PG 35.8 6.0 3.3 4.9 1.0 0.1 1.9 VMI
5 Robert *Sullivan SG 31.8 6.2 2.7 4.5 0.8 0.0 1.8 Mississippi State
6 Chuck *Shanklin PG 30.3 7.3 2.2 4.5 0.8 0.3 1.4 Washington
7 Mandy Neal PG 32.1 7.6 1.6 4.5 0.6 0.2 2.8 Richmond
8 Abe Huhn PG 30.0 7.2 2.2 4.2 0.5 0.1 1.9 St. Bonaventure
9 Ray Hales SG 31.5 7.6 3.1 4.1 1.5 0.0 2.2 Oklahoma
10 Frankie *Baumholtz PG 31.9 14.3 1.5 4.1 2.2 0.1 1.7 Mississippi State
1940-41 STEALS LEADERS
# PLAYER POS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO TEAM
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1 Frankie *Baumholtz PG 31.9 14.3 1.5 4.1 2.2 0.1 1.7 Mississippi State
2 Lyn Riley PG 34.9 6.0 3.1 2.9 2.0 0.2 1.2 Montana
3 Zeke Pease SG 33.5 8.0 1.7 1.8 1.9 0.0 2.2 Brooklyn
4 Luther Nowicki SG 30.6 8.4 3.6 1.6 1.8 0.2 1.6 South Carolina
5 Wyatt *Boswell PG 32.0 6.4 2.1 5.5 1.6 0.1 1.5 Dartmouth
6 Dom Hickman PG 28.6 4.4 2.2 1.9 1.6 0.1 1.5 California
7 Mitch Lang SG 34.1 14.3 4.6 2.0 1.6 0.1 1.6 Santa Clara
8 John *Stanton PG 33.2 8.9 3.2 3.6 1.5 0.1 2.7 South Carolina
9 Ray Hales SG 31.5 7.6 3.1 4.1 1.5 0.0 2.2 Oklahoma
10 Brad Stoltz PG 28.8 8.2 2.0 1.6 1.5 0.2 1.5 Texas
RECRUITING
We are now fully into the phase where many of the top college recruits are players who go on to be the early stars of the NBA. It was a pretty good class this season highlighted by Joe Fulks. Listed 11th in his recruiting class the forward would sign with Iowa State. The real life Joe Fulks is a basketball Hall of Famer who played his college ball at Murray State before going on to become the NBA's first scoring leader.
The top ranked recruit in this class was Fred Scolari who committed to North Carolina. In real life Scolari played his college ball at San Francisco before a 9 year NBA career. Here is where the top thirty recruits ended up.
Next up the 1942-43 National Basketball League season.