UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SPORTS NEWS SERVICE ROTHWELL GYMNASIUM, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI NOTE TO HDITORS: Here is complete information about the 1942-43 University of Missouri basketball squad. Keep this in- formation for your future reference, This information is as of the date of the first game and will probably be supplemented during the season as changes in the personnel of the team demand. if you desire any additional information we will be glad to sup- ply it. GINERAL FACTS Location -= Columbia, Missouri Population -- 18,339 University Enrollment -= 4,600 Field House Capacity -- 6,000 (Reduced to 3,000 by U.eSe Navy Accommodations) Colors -- Old Gold and Black Team Nickname -- Tigers Captain -- Karl Stark, St. Joseph, Mo. Member of Big Six Conference BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH -- GEORGE R. EDWARDS FRESHMAN COACH -- HERBERT GREGG ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Executive Secretary -- V. L. Spurling Chairman of Coaching Staff -- Don Faurot Director of Sports Publicity -- George R. Edwards Wed. Sat o Mone Tues. Sate Wed. Trt ~ Sate Pris Fri. sat. Sat. Mone sate Mone Sate THU. Sat. “2~ UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Columbia Varsity Basketball Schedule = 1942-1943 Feb. Feb. Feb. Mare Mare Meare Le 14 29 16 2a 29 30 13 20 2a a7 Varsity vs Freshmen at Columbia Missouri Valley College at Columbia Illinois at Champaign Olathe Air Base at Columbia Fort’ Leonard Wood at Columbia Kenan at Lawrence Olathe Air Base at Kansas City *Nebraska at Columbia *Towa State at Columbia ~ Great Lakes at Kansas City Olathe Air Base at Kansas City *Kansas State at Columbia *Oklahoma at Columbia Picvrasica at Lincoln *Iowa State at Ames *Kansas State at Manhattan *Kansas at Columbia Varsity vs Freshmen at Columbia *Oklahoma at Norman *Indicates Big Six Conference games. nae 1941-42 LETTERMEN LOST (6) Co-Captain Loren Mills, guard; co-captain Herb Gregg, forward; George Evans, guard; Keith Bangert, forward; Don Harvey, forward; Ross heres. center. 1941-42 LETTERMEN RETURNING (4) Capt. Harl Stark, guard; Lee Roy Storm, center; Ralph Carter, forward; Edward Matheny, forward. 1941-42 BIG SIX CONFERENCE RESULTS CONFERZL:CE SCORING FULL SEASON SCORING TEAM Wide BOls FaGe Beals FOR ACT. WL POT FoR AGT Kansas So £ 4000 ela 97 we, O0@- 17 5 «776. 1056 S66 Oklahoma S £ 800 174 98 440 O90 12 7 4631 758 669 Lowa State 2 © e000 154 87 ooo 22 .20 7 4560 YES. 657 Nebraska 4 6 .400 138 29 S75 423 6 13.3516 699 814 Kansas State o + -ou0 L45 78 468 400 68 10.444 676 703 Missouri & @ 4200 154 ah S79 466 GS ifs500 676 786 MISSOURI ALL-TiMi RECORDS WITH OPPONENTS KANSAS Missouri Won Ov Lost 65 NEBRASKA Missouri Won 32 Least 41 Missouri is meeting Missouri Valley College and OKLAHOMA Missouri Won 22 Lost 27 KANSAS STATE Missouri Won 40 Lost 29 IOWA STATE Missouri Won 47 iost «| 6S). ILLINOIS Missouri Won 0 Lost 2 the various service teams for the first time, ee PROSPECTUS Lack of material, both in size and quality, the past two seasons found Missouri finishing up in the Big Six cellar for the only times in Coach George R. Edwardst sixteen years as Headman. This year the material which Edwards is working with, as he prepares for the seven- teenth campaign, is definitely top grade, both in size and quality. But there is one qualifying factor to consider before tabbing Missouri as a potential championship-contender. That factor is spelled inex- perience. : Seventy per cent of the Missouri basketball team this season will be made up of men who have never competed in Intercollegiate Athletics © before. Only one member of the Tiger squad has had two years. of col- lege varsity experience, that playsr being center Lee Roy Storm. Only two other members of the team have had one year of varsity play behind them, Capt. Harl Stark, a guard; and Ed Matheny, a forward. The rest of the first ten men Coach Edwards believes will carry the brunt of the seasonal play are comparatively untried sophomores in eligibility. There is gold, however, in those hills. For the last year Mis-~ souri was blessed with what probably was ths greatest freshman basket- ball team in the school's history. As a matter of fact, the yearling cagemen twice played the Varsity and both times walked off the court victoriously. The way these newcomers go, so will go Missouri. Naturally, Coach Edwerds is hopeful of the squad developing into & powerful aggregation. Ue believes there is every possibility that such will be the case. But hs cautions against over-optimism, espe- cially in the early season contests, when the players will be orienta- ting themselves to the’Missouri style of play and to big-time competi- tion. The Tigers of 1942-'43 will be big and fast, bigger than they have been in a good many years and perhaps as fast as the championship tzams of 1939 and 1940. If ths sophomores come through, the Bengals may again scale the heights. If not, the team still will be stronger than last year's and can bes considered a fine choice to wind up in the first division of the Conference. The Missouri chances for getting off to a good early start are further handicapped by ths fact that three good ball players will not be in shape for immediate competition because of football duties. They are Ralph Carter, a two-time lettsrwinner, and Jim Austin and Wilbur Volz, a pair of sophomores who starred on last winter's great freshman quintet. Austin and Volz, mors than Carter, are expected to give the team a decided lift when they are ready for duty. It is very likely that only one letterman, Capt. Earl Stark, will be in the starting linsup this winter and early.spring, unless senior center Roy Storm continues to beat off the challengs of sophomore Or- rel Hahn, who has yet to display the outstanding form of his freshman days. At the other guard, Pleasant Smith, a lanky sophomore, appears to have the inside track, although stocky Walter Robinson may make trouble for him. At forward, letterman Ed Matheny will have to bsat off the challenges of Thornton Jenkins and Bob Garwitz to land a start- wiv int position, but his only hope is to hsad. off Garwitz. if any man on the team is certain of his post it is Jenkins, who may turn out to bs the standout playsr in the conference this yeare H2 has everything, including an uncanny repertoires of under-the-basket shotse PLAYER Austin, James Bentley, Leon unter, Ralph Clare, Bill Joe Finlayson, Stewart Garwitz, Robert Yoestoen. Wayne Bahn. Orrel ee Jackson Janine: Thornton ian. Gunard Fred *Matheny, Edward Netlien. Walter Smith, Pleasant *Stark, Earl (Capt.) *Storm, Lee Roy Teel, Robert Volz, Wilbur Z7urheide, Charles 9 1942-43 MISSOURI BASKETBALL ROSTER FOS. F > & & M@ & 6 Mw &. Ge Se & « G2 eo ee OO OG YEAR 4 i o Ae a 1 a A dL s 4 g s 1 2 } 4 i i -6=— HT. eran 5t1o" 5tion stim 6t4 6te"’ 6t3" et gin 51113" 6 tor 6° 1" 5'11" stl" er gin gt gan etait eran 6t ete" WI. 190 170 155 175 175 158 187 178 160 200 185 "167 175 187 165 185 168 185 215 HOME TOWN Trenton Glasgow Boonville Trenton Akron, O« Houston Rhineland Farmington haQusln, tiie Advance Albany Kansas City Bonne Terres Union St. Joseph - Columbia Webb City Edwardsville, Liss St. Louis ates SKETCHES OF SQUAD MEMBERS AUSTIN, JAMES --Trenton, Mo., plays forward, sophomore in College of Arts and Science. Age 20. Weight 190. Height 6'2", Prep record: Lettered in football and basketball at Trenton High School. Missouri record: was numeral winner in football anc basketball his freshman year, and won a varsity let- ter in football this year. Large rugged player, particularly effective under the basket. Member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. BENTLEY, LEON --Glasgow, Mo., plays guard, sophomore in the College of Agriculture. Age 19. Weight 170. Height 5*1lo". Prep record: Lettered three years in basketball at Glasgow High School. Missouri record: Did not compete in freshman ball. Member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. CARTER, RALPH --Boonville, Mo., plays forward, senior in College of Arts and Science. Age 21. Weight 155. Height 5°10", Prep record: Lettered four years in basketball and three years in football during three years of compe- tition at Ssnior High School of Springfield.Picked up extra basketball award by enough last semester of first year and first semester of last season. Missouri record: Freshman numeral in feotbali, 1959; varsity letters in football, 1940, 1941, 1942. Varsity letters in basketball past two seasons.Very fast and great ball-handler. Member of Sigma Nu. CLARK, BILL JOE --Trenton, Mo., plays guard, Junior in School of Busi- ness and Public Administration. Age 20. Weight 175. Height 5'10*, ‘ Prep record: Lettered two years in basketball at Trenton High School and two years at Trenton Jr. College. Missouri record: numeral winner in basketball last sar. Steady player. Good passer and has good long shot. FINLAYSON, STEWART-Akron, O., plays center, junior in College of Edu- cation. Age 19. Weight 175. Height 6'4", Prep record: did not play basketball in high school but sarned letters in baseball. Missouri record: Received numeral in baskstball and baseball freshman year. Won varsity letter in baseball last ysar. Was member of varsity basket- ball team, but did not play enough to letter. Has strong possibilities, but still lacks experience. Member of Beta Theta Pi. GARWITZ, ROBERT --Houston, Mo., plays forward, sophomore in College 7 of Agriculture. Ags 19. Weight 158. Height 6'2". Prep record: Lettered three years in basketball, three years in baseball, three years in tennis and two years in track at Houston High School. ~Bu Missouri record: Numsraled in basksatball and track last year. Uncanny ability to be at right place at right time. Versatile. Excellent shot. HAGEDORN, WAYNE --Rhineland, Mo., plays forward, sophomore in College of Engineering. Age 18. Weight 187. Height 6°35", Prep record: Lettered one year in basketball at Hermann High School, Hermann, Mo. Missouri record: Numsraled in basketball last year. Tall. Good prospect. HAHN, ORREL --Farmington, Mo., Junior in School of Business and Public Administration. Age 21. Weight 178. Hsight 6tSs". Prep record: Lettersd three years in basketball at Farmington H. S., two ysars at Flat River Junior Col- lege e Missouri record: WNumeraled in bask3tball and base- ball last year. Great feod-off man on double post system and fins rzsbounder,. HOUSE, JACKSON --DuQuoin, I1l., plays guard, sophomores in Collegs of Arts and Science, Age 19. Weight 160. Height 5! siz ° 3 Prep record: Lettered two years at DuQuoin High School in baskstball. fissouri record: WNumeraled in basketball last year. JENKINS, THRONTON--Advance, Mo., plays forward, sophomore in College of , Arts and Science. Ag: 19. Weight 200. Height 6'2", Prep record: Lettered three years in basketball, bassball, and track at Advance High School. Missouri record: numeraled in basketball and base- ball last year. Was high scoring star of great freshman teame Brilliant rebounder with uncanny repertoire of one-handed shots around the basket. Will be heard from this winter. KLING, GUNARD FRED-Albany, Mo., plays guerd, sophomore in College of Arts and Scisnce. Age 19. Weight 185. Height 6t1", Prep record: Lettared three years in football an basketball at Albany High School. : Missouri record: WNum3raled in football and basket- ball last year. Shows fine possibilitiss and is vory Fast. MATHENY, EDWARD --Kansas City, Moe, plays forward, junior in Collsge of Arts and Seience. ge 19. Weight 167. Height oF 11%), Prep record: Lettered two years in baskstball, one in football and track at Southwest High School. Missouri record: Freshman numsral in basketball in 1941, Varsity lstter in basketball last year. Southpaw forward, with fine one-handed shot. Good student and is Hditor-in-Chief of Savitar, Univer- sity Yearbook. Msmber of Sigma Chi. ROBINSON, WALTER SMITH, PLEASANT STARK, EARL STORM, LEE ROY TEEL, ROBERT VOLZ, WILBUR --Bonne Terre, Mo., plays guard, senior in School of Business and Public Administration. Age 20. Weight 175. Heieht S*'ii"*,. Prep record: Lettered three years in basketball at Bonne Terre High School and one year at Flat River Junior Colleges. Missouri record: Freshman numeral in basketball last year. Hustling, aggressive ball player. Fine ball retriever. Good defensive player. -~-Union, Mo., plays guard, sophomore in College of Arts and Science. Age 19. Weight 187. Height 6 "32" ® Prep record: Lettered three years in basketball at Union High School. Missouri record: Freshman numeral in basketball last year. Rangy, good all-around ball player. Considered one of best prospects on team. --St. Joseph, Mo., plays guard, junior in College of Arts and Science. Age 20. Wesight 165. Height 6% S” ° Prep record: Lettered in basketball at Central High School, St. Joseph. Missouri record: Freshman numeral in basketball in 1941. Varsity letter in basketball in 1942. Elected team captain at end of last season. Best passer on team. Steady ball player. Member of Phi Ganma Delta. --Columbia, Moe, plays center, senior in College of Enginsering.e. Age 21. Weight 185. sight 6f4", Prep record: Letter in basketball at Hickman High School, Columbia. fissouri record: Varsity letters in basketball in 1941 and '42,. First attracted attention of Coach Edwards by great scoring record in Columbia Recre- ation Lsagues.e Tall pivot man and has been im- proving steadily. This may be his year. --Webb City, Mo., plays forward, sophomore in College of Arts and Science. Ags 19. Weight 168. Height Bt gt, Prep record: Lettsred three years at Webb City High School and in senior year established new state high school scoring record. Missouri record: Did not play freshman ball, but was star of Intramural basketball leagues. Good ball handler, with dead shot from any position. -~-Edwardsville, Ill., plays guard, sophomore in College of Arts and Science. Age 19. Weight 185. sight 6°. Prep record: Lettered three years in basketball and two years in football at Edwardsville High School. ZURHELDE, wite Missouri record: Freshman numerals in football, baseball, and baskstball last year. Varsity let- ter in football this season. Great reboundcr. Hard drivers Makes up with determination what he lacks in finesse. CHARLES --St. Louis, Mo., plays center, sophomore in College of Engineering. Age 20. Weight 215. Height 6°6*, Prep record: Lettered two years in basketball and football at Beaumont High School, St. Louis. Missouri record: Freshman numeral in basketball . last yoar. A big, rugged youngster, but lacks polish. ol in SKETCH OF COACH GEORGE EDWARDS As he begins his seventeenth year as coach of basketball at the University of Missouri, George R. Edwards is attaining nationwide re- cognition as one of the ablest administrators in the game. For the past two years he has besn director of the Western NeCe A.A. playoffs in Kansas City and also directed the national finals in Kansas City. His work has besn so satisfactory in that respect that he has been named to dirsct the Western and National N.C.A.A. finals agein in 1943. Edwards is also a member of th: National Basketball Committee of the United States and Canada, representing the Fifth District. This committee has complete control over the rules under which collegiate basketball is playsd. He is also a member of the research committee of the National Basketball Coaches Association now working on game administration and gamc equipment. Coach Edwards was president of the National Basketball Coaches Association in 1938. At Missouri, Hdwardst record has been blighted by periods of poor material, but he has usually kept his club in the first division of the Big Six Conference, which is high in basketball prestige. Last year, the team finished in last place for the second time in Edwards’ coaching career. In 1930, Missouri won ths Big Six titie and finished in first place ties in both 1939 and 1940. Only Kansas, the dominant power in ths league since its organization, has won more titles than the Missouri Tigerse . ‘Edwards was a basketball star at Missouri back in 1911, 1912, and 1913, and captained the team in his senior year.’ He played high schoo- basketball at Central High School in Kansas City, where he also par- ticipated in other sports. Upon graduation from Missouri, Edwards im- mediately went into coaching and has been following it ever since. He first coached ail sports at Salina, Kansas, High School, and after three years there, became a college coach, taking’ over Kansas Wesleyan at Salinae In 1918, he moved back to his home, Kansas City, Moe, and became coach of all sports at Westport High Schoole His re-~ cord there was outstanding, and in 1926 he was made coach of basket- ball at the University of Missouri. Edwards has directed both good-teams and bad, as is the case with most coaches over a osriod of years, but always he’has commanded the respect of his players. He is a prograssive coach, one of the first to acclaim the fan-shapad backboards put into use two years ago. His coaching policy is to give every player a complete chances and then try to develop what ability is shown, SKETCH OF FRESHMAN COACH HERBERT GREGG Like Coach Edwards, Herbert Gregg was a former Tiger star in the cage:game. Gregg, who will not get his degree in Education until June, and is coaching for the first tims, played under Edwards in’ 1940, 1941, and 1942. Last yoar Gregg was co-captain of the team, along with Loren Millse mie Gregg is probably one of the smallest men ever to star in college basketball. He stands barely over five feet, eight inches. But.he was able to make his lack of size an asset rather than a liability. Ona floor with nine other big men, Gregg would scurry about the court to the confusion of the taller men guarding him. He had an effective ileft-handed shot. ol Sn 1941 - 1942 RESULTS GAMES PLAYED Deo, Y at St. Louis Missouri 5e St. Louis v. 29 Dec. 16 at Spokane, Wash. - 55 Gonzaga U, 46 Dec. 17 at Moscow, Idaho " 28 Univ. of idans 40 Dec. 19 at Seattle, Wash. . 23 Washington St. 62 Dec. 20 at Seattle, Wash. | " oa U. of Washington 52 Dec. 22 at Berkeley, Calif. , oT U. of California 354 Jan. 6 at Columbia " 39 St, souls VU, 24 Jane 10 at Ames, Iowa " 25 Iowa State 34% Jan. 12 at Lincoln, Neb.) " 45 Nebraska 5)* Jan. 14 at Columbia ” 34 Kansas 48* Jan. 19 at Columbia " 31. Oklahoma 46* Jan. 29 at Columbia " 45 Iowa State 41* Feb. 4 at Columbia " 34 Washington U. aD Feb. 7 at Norman, Okla. * 36 Oklahoma 60* Feb. 14 at Columbia . 4.4, Kansas State 36” Feb. 21 at Manhattan, Kansas 35 Kansas State 42* Feb. 28 at Columbia * 40 Nebraska 41* Mar. 6 at Lawrence, Kan. : 44, Kansas 67* Total Points 678 778 Average 57 666 42.11 *.-Conference Games Non-League--Missouri won 4, lost 4. Mo. points 299, Opp. 322. Conference--Missouri won 2, lost & Mo. points 386, Op». 459. Games Summaries: Field Goals Free Throws Fouls Total Points Missouri 276 Lee cut of 23) 204 678 Individual Records: Min. of .. Fieic Total rlayer Games Play Goals Free Throws Fouls Points Bangert, Keith 6 110 7 O out of 3S 8 Ae Burns, Ross 18 o6e 19 15 out oF 26 20 OO Carter, Ralph 7 94 3 e out of S 7 8 Constantz, George 12 209 16 © OUt Of 15 24 39 Evans, George 15 og? 25 7 OUD Of 1c 24 a7 Finlayson, Stewart 7 oo i i, OUD Of c 8 3 Gregg, Herbert 6 152 Be Li out of 16 BO 55 Harvey, Donald ie 423 56 SO Ou, of 355 oo 146 ‘Matheny, itd 18 457 or 8 out of 14 14 82 Mills, Loren 18 568 48 19 out of 34 27 ii5 Stabler, John 3 29 0 e OOG cl 6 3 2 Stark, Harl 18 on? Li 10 out of 14 22 44, Stoner, Melvin 2 6 i O Out OF 0 0 e Storm, Lee Roy 16 51.0 19 9 out of 25 395 4.7 Teague, Lynn 9 o4 2 5 out of 4 5 7 Vansandt, Lyle 1 3 0 QO Out of i E O Westhoff, Robert 6 30 2 2. Out Gi 7 3 8 Totals 276 126 OUt OF Zol £04 678 Possible individual playing time -- 720 minutes. olde BIG SIX CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Y=@AR CHAMPION W L PCT. AVE. PTS. OPP. AVE. MARGIN 1929 Oklahoma 10 O d.6800 36,0 20.0 10. 1930 Missouri 8 e e800 Se<6 cael 749 1v5. Kansas " 2 “UU cnmeo bose Tet 1932 Kansas 7 3} 700 ol 25 2644 764 1933 Kansas Se. =& 2800 DLic Bos Te? 1934 Kansas 9 2 2900 BVal Pouo O66 1935 Iowa State 8 5 2300 Geen Ae 4,8 1936 Kansas 10 O' 1,000 42 2 2650 15.4 1937 Kansas ; 8 3 9800 BO ee 27,0 See Saracen (*88).6 2 4800 37.7 30.4 7.3 1938 Kansas 9 2 »900 40,6 Obae Ve 1939 Missouri (tie) 7 3 «700 45,0 Olen Teo Oklahoma 7 5 ~7O0 46 62 “£56 4.6 1940 Missouri (tie) 8 2 »800 4066 oLeo Gel Oklahoma 8 2 e800 a 35.4 Ted Kansas 8 z »o00 39.9 - Saa9 Dot 1941 Iowa State,. 7 3 2700 40,7 So.0 54 Kansas tie) » 3 3700 41.9 41,3 0.8 1942 Kansas +3 8 2 » 800 Ge. 39.4 12.7 OMiahoms ‘"*8' & 2 800 44,6 39.0 5.6 BIG SIX CONFERENCE STATISTICS YEAR OFFENSIVE AVE. DEFZNSIVE AVE. LEADING SCORER FG FT TP AVE. 1929 Oklahoma 38.0 Oklahoma ©6.0 Churchill, Ok. 53 16 124 12.4 1930 Nebraska 35.9 Missouri £4.7 Machlay, Neb. 48 16 112 ll.e 1931 Kansas | 32.6 Missouri 24.4 Roudcer, 1.6. 47 5 99. Vee 1932 Kansas 31.26 Missouri 24.4 O'Leary, Kean. 44 22 110 11,9 Cooper, Mo. 40 30 110 11,0 1933 Oklahoma See Kansas 23.6 Wagner, Mo. 45 24 114 11.4 1934 Oklahoma 08.1 Kansas 23.5. Boling, Kaus 44 36 164 12,4 1935 Kansas 234.6 Lowa State 27.4 Ebling, Kan. 67 54.188 15.4 1936 Kansas 42,2 Kansas 26.8 Hbling,. Kan. 56] GY 141 14.14 1937 Kansas State 38.5 Kansas 27.0 Groves, K.S5t5. 64 26 154 15.4 1938 Oklahoma 45.6 Kansas 32.9 Pralle, Kan. AS 2) lek ikel 1939 Oklahoma 46.2 Missouri S72 Weeache, KsGt. Se 47 152 15.1 1940 Oklahoma 42.5 Missouri S1,.5 MeNett, Okla. 56 10 126 12.6 1941 Kansas 41.9 Iowa State 35.5 Engleman, Kan. 63 39 165 16.0 1942 Kansas 52.1 Oklahoma 39.0 Miller, Kan. 61 “44 152 15.2 BIG SIX CONFERENCE RECORDS Team: Highest total one game, 68, Oklahoma, against Kansas State, 1934. Best offense average one year, 52.1, Kansas, 1942. Best defense average one year, 23.5, Kansas, 1954. Best margin, offense-defense, 15.4, Kansas, 1936. Best free throw percentage one game, 1.000, Okla- homa against Iowa State, 1940, (10-10). Individual: Highest total one game, 30, Jimmy McNatt, Oklahoma, against Nebraska, 1940. Highest average one season, 16.5, Howard Engleman, Kansas, 1941. Highest average three seasons, 12,6, Ray Holi. Kansas, 1934-35-36. Highest field goal average one season, 6.7, Ebling Kansas, 1935. Highest free throw average one Season, §.8, Jack Flemming, Iowa State, 1937