Orange Coast College - Log Yearbook (Costa Mesa, CA)

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Coach Miles Eaton, |. Roberts, G. Barbel, I. lolly, I. Steinborn, D. Carter, D. McCarlet, N. Denhart, G. Sutterfield, R. Winlerburn, J. Peterson, B. Wetzel, B. Starr, H. White, P. Pruehan, manager. A lack of all-important height and a critical injury put the Coast cagers off to a weak start at the beginning of their 1953-54 campaign, but the Pirates came back to break even in their con- ference schedule (6 wins, 6 losses) and post a 10-11 season record. Averaging an even 5 ft. 11 ' 2 in., the smallest squad in the Eastern Conference, the Bucs had to depend from the beginning on their scoring punch and their floor game. Freshman Dick McCarter, the leading team scorer after eight games, pulled an ankle tendon early in the season. Letterman forward Don Carter and guard Bob Wetzel moved up to pace the individual scoring. All-Southern Cal footballer John Steinborn switched from guard to fill the other forward vacancy, and Ron Winterburn and Gordon Sutterfield shared the center assignments. Hub White, Gayle Herbel, and Jim Roberts alternated in the remaining guard slot. Individually, the Pirates placed two men on the all-conference squads and wrote in a new EC one-game scoring record. Carter, selected to the all-league second team and elected as the Bucs ' honorary captain, tossed in 48 points February 9 at Riverside to set a new loop standard. Wetzel was listed on the conference third team and took the OCC ' s most valuable award. Both men were chosen to play in the annual All-Star game at Fullerton against the champion Hornets Feb. 25.

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I irate ( a acierA f Up and Over with Carter BASKETBALL 1954 Eastern Conference Standings W L Pts. Opp. Fullerton - 12 995 647 San Bernardino 9 3 901 671 Mt. San Antonio 8 4 890 717 ORANGE COAST .6 6 764 767 Chaffey 5 7 864 867 Santa Ana 2 10 607 850 Riverside 12 566 1024

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Steinbom Makes It Again Long Arms Carter