“2 Kneeling (!. to r.): Fred Wappel, Asst. Trainer, Paul Stehr, Dick Jensen, Kent Henson and Tru- man Blackman. Second row: Eddie Richards, Bill Ross, Eddie Ronsick, Chuck Denny, Norm Stewart, Lionel Smith and Redford Reichert. Standing: Coach W. N. ‘“‘Sparky’’ Stalcup, Jim Cotter, Larry Luecke, Rodger Egelhoff, Gene Rooney, Arnold Kaesiner, John Stephens, Jon Paden, Jim Prewitt, Asst. Coach Gerald Hedgepeth and Trainer O. J. DeVictor. ' UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI THUMBNAILS Cotter, James—No. 41—6 ft. 181-pound sophomore from Fos- toria, Ohio . . . aggressive and quick, with a dependable jump-shot . could help this year . . . born at Fostoria on Sept. 11, 1935 . . . his mother now resides in Boonville . . . high-school coach— Art Wilson. Denny, Charles—No. 31—6 ft. 5% 223-pound senior from Fayette . . . two-year letterman is top center candidate, with Bob Reiter gone . . . rugged competitor under the hoop . . . stout re- bounder . . . has developed good hook shot, but is not expected to maintain Reiter’s 19-point average . could be real asset this year if he curbs tendency to over-foul . . . was all-state pick . is Law School student . . . born December 1, 1934 . . . high- school coach—Robert Sears. Egelhoff, Rodger—No. 32—6 ft. 3, 189-pound sophomore from Jerseyville, Ill. . . . a top-flight rookie prospect . . . played center (post) position for under-sized yearling squad . . . a jump-shooter primarily . . . fine hustler, defender and rebounder . . . majoring in Floriculture in Ag School . . . born January 28, 1936... high- school coach—George Havens. Henson, Byron—No. 23—5 ft. 1042, 155-pound senior from Oran ... a three-year squadman, handicapped mostly by small stature . . . smart, resourceful ball-player . . . outstanding student with a 3.6 (4.0 is perfect) scholastic average through junior year . members of Omicron Delta Kappa, national honorary society . an Accounting major . . . born Feb. 25, 1934—high school coach—Gene Dawson. Jensen, Richard—5 ft. 7%, 152-pound senior from Southwest high in Kansas City . . . squad’s smallest operative . . . a hustling scrapper, clever ball-handler . . . dogged last year by bad knee, and early this season by an ankle sprain . . . a Marketing major . . born September 28, 1934. Kaestner, Arnold—No. 33—6 ft. 7, 192-pound junior from Cleveland high in St. Louis . . soft hook-shooter has scoring potential, but needs to develop more consistency and defensive toughness . . . won provisional letter as sophomore . . . first in high-school graduating class . . . born Nov. 16, 1935 .. . high school coach—Earl Jansen. Paden, Jon—No. 34—6 ft. 2, 177-pound sophomore from Wheaton .. . tough in around the hole, good basket-eye . . . needs more confidence to make real contribution this year . . . his father, Virgil Paden, lettered three years on KU’s basketball team under Dr. F. C. Allen . . . his family originally from El Dorado, Kansas . majoring in Geology at Mizzou . . . born November 30, 1936 . . . high school coach—L. D. Clemons. eo ae Reichert, Redford—No. 44—6 ft. 1, 180-pound senior from Calhoun . . . veteran lefty was regular last season—had a 7.8 point average per game .. .. long-armed and quick, a good re- bounder . . . hits oftenest on a southpaw push shot . . . can im- prove this year by correcting occasional ball-handling lapses . . won all-state honors as prep . . . Physical Education major . . . born May 12, 1934... high school coach—James Jageman. Richards, Eddie—No. 21—6 ft. 1, 173-pound junior from West Plains . . . another left-hander, with a low-arching jump shot. . . reliable on defense . . . active and aggressive . . . made letter last year . . . was all-state two years in high school . . . born April 10, 1936 .. . high school coach—Jim Peters. Ronsick, Eddie—No. 52—6 ft. 4, 194-pound junior from Wash- ington . springy jump-shooter moves up to starting job this year, after lettering as a reserve . . . most effective with a soft jump-shot from around the keyhole, and also on tip-ins . . . has fine scoring potential . . . all-stater as prep . . . wears contact lens on the court . . . top-flight student with a 3.0 average ...a Chemistry major . . . born May 14, 1935... high school coach— Randy Pitts. Ross, William—No. 42—6 ft. 2, 183-pound junior from Paseo high in Kansas City . . . close to starting berth at season’s outset . . . has plenty of natural spring and hustle . . . once cleared 6-1 in high jump . . . getting better results this year with a modified jump shot . . . tireless battler . . . born May 23, 1935... high school coach—Larry Bates. Smith, Lionel—No. 25—6 ft. 2, 182-pound junior from Madi- son . . . cracked starting lineup as a rookie, averaged 10.2 points per game over season . . . should hike that figure considerably this winter . . . great hustler, quick hands and reflexes enable him to play a nagging front-line defense . . . owns fine variety of shots, drives often, but relies most on a medium-range push shot .. . won all-state laurels . . . a Marketing major . . . born Nov. 15, 1935... high school coach—Lloyd Smith, his father. Stehr, Paul—No. 24—5 ft. 11, 154-pound sophomore from Cape Girardeau Central . . . slender playmaker is regarded as fine varsity timbre . . . excellent shooter and driver, cool under fire . should move up as season progresses, and as he acquires more game experience . . . enrolled in Arts & Science school . . . born March 30, 1936... high school coach—the late Lou Muegge. (Continued on Page 22)