Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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Heartbreakers Ruin Metro Action TWO POINTS-Lloyd Higgins goes up for two points against Pierce College in early season Milk Can game. l28 Sporting a not-too-pleasant record of eight losses against six wins, the Valley College cagers could not put together more than one consecutive win during the entire Metro- politan Conference season. The loss column was a different story, however, as Valley dropped the first four games to East Los An- geles, Long Beach, Harbor and Bakersfield. Several exciting ball games made the season an interesting one, although possibly a bit disappointing. Harbor beat the Lions by one point in an over-time period. Long Beach and San Diego had to hold off the fired-up Mon- archs at the tail end of those ball games and Valley played some games with the con- tenders' nerves. REACHING HIGH-Keith Buchanan reaches up for shot against Santa Monica City College in the Valley gym. Ed Cadis l35l, Barry Rabune l30l and Jazk Hirsch l28l look on.

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Coach Ralph Caldwell's 1959-60 basket- ball squad played what could only be called a weird season. The Lions lost by barely a point to the Metro toughies and then were bombed by teams that did not have as much talent as the Monarchs had. Caldwell was ioined this season by Bruno Cicotti, who entered the coaching ranks at his Alma Mater as assistant basketball coach. The stars were not abundant on the ball club but they were there nonetheless. Jack Hirsch was named to an all-conference honorable mention squad. Keith Buchanan came back as a letterman and did a good iob. OLD ALUM-Bruno Cicotti, an alumnus of Valley College, returned home to help Ralph Caldwell out as assistant basket- ball coach. Cicotti played baseball at Valley and was basketball statistician. Y Baslceiballers Suller Losing Season 1960 MONARCHS-lSeatedl Tom Eggleston, Gaylord Smith, Mike Violette, Bob Avants, Joe McKenna, Roger Marshall, Coach Ralph Caldwell. lStandingl George Penn lmanageri, Carens Melton, Oliver Carter, Steve Runyon, Keith Buchanan, Lloyd Higgins, Al Walsby, Jack Hirsch, Ted Fish, Neil Jensen, Assistant Coach Bruno Cicotti. Ly l ALLEN BUTTONS -Keith Buttons Buchanan, a two- year letterman, played consistently good ball for the 1959-60 cage edition.

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lT'S MINE, GO AWAY-Roger Marshall 1311 appears to be the lost one to touch the ball. Marshall iniured his ankle during the exhibition season and the loss of the promising rookie was felt the remainder of the season. .lack Hirsch, f . Roger Marshall, f . Oliver Carter, g . Lloyd Higgins, c . Allan Walsby, c . Ted Fish, g . . . Keith Buchanan, f . Tom Eggelston, g . Neil Jensen, f . Bob Avants, g . . Mike Violette, g . Gary Gerhardt, g . Steve Runyon, c . Carens Melton, f . Gaylord Smith, g . Valley Totals . Opponents Totals Non-Conference . Conference . Season . . FG 172 31 96 91 71 62 72 62 48 64 24 4 10 1 0 829 756 G 17 14 31 FT 135 20 78 56 25 31 52 13 27 32 8 9 7 2 O 481 614 W 8 5 13 Pts. 464 79 270 233 167 155 126 135 126 160 53 21 22 4 0 2126 2175 L 9 9 18 Avg. 15.0 6.1 9.6 8.3 6.0 5.7 4.5 4.8 4.5 5.3 3.8 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.0 68.4 70.1 Pct. .471 .357 .419 SAMBA ANYONE?-Tom Eggleston 1291 wonders iust what is going on around him. Played in the Monarch gym, this game with El Camino ended in a free-for-all. l29