Stockton College - El Recuerdo Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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COP Basketball . . . Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific S c o r i n g PLAYER GAMES FG FT Howie Pearce, c 22 8I 78 Hank Pfisfer, f 22 88 6l Jim Denfon, g 22 6I 33 Phil Orfez, f I3 46 I8 Jim Enos, g 2I 39 2l Bill Wirf, f-C 8 37 I5 Bril' Smifh, f 2I 25 28 Don Noffoli, g I7 I2 I0 Doug Scovil, g I4 I2 4 Don lv1ifchIer,f 20 I I 6 Len DefricIc,c I4 6 O John McCandIess, g I2 3 I S e a s o n R e Sfanford Universify 75 Pacific Sfoclcfon Amblers 48 Pacific Y. M. I. 5 I Pacific California 68 Pacific San Francisco Sfafe 66 loverfimel Pacific Sacramenfo Sfafe 49 Pacific Sfewarf Chevrolef 59 Pacific Hamline 49 Pacific Olympic Club 52 Pacific Nevada 69 Pacific Nevada 55 Pacific POINTS 240 237 I55 I I0 99 89 78 34 28 28 I2 7 cord AVERAGE IO.9 I0.8 7.0 8.5 4.7 I I.I 3.7 2.0 2.0 I.4 .9 .6 Sf. lv1ary's Fresno Sfafe Sfewari Chevrolef Olympic Clulo Sacramenfo Sfafe Chico Sfafe San Francisco Sfafe Fresno Sfaie X Sf. Mary's San Jose Sfafe San Jose Sfafe I Hank Pfisfer l28I a++empfs fo drive around Buddie Burly Jim Enos l43l drives in fo score aqainsf San Jose Proulx f4l, ex-Tiger in fhe Amblers' game as anofher ex- Sfafe as Hanlc Pfisfer ll3l sefs a block on San Jose s vaunf Bengal, Bob Klinger lI2l looks on. ed Sfu Inman lI3i'

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College of the Paeifie Basketball Coach Chris Kjeldsen's varsiTy cage squad, hampered by injuries all season long, wound up Their I949-50 campaign wiTh a noT Too impressive seven won and TiTTeen losT record. AT The beginning of The year iT looked as Though Kieldsen would produce one of The Top noTch ball clubs on The CoasT, buT Then CenTer Howie Pearce sprained an ankle ThaT laid him up badly Tor seven weeks, and slowed him down all during The Tirsl' parT of The campaign. ThaT shoT The double-posT sysTem ThaT They had been working on so hard during The early pracTice sessions. NexT came Bill WirT. high-scoring Torwarcl, and The oTher halT oT The double-posT, who broke a leg during ChrisTmas vacaTion while vacaTioning in The snow. As iT This weren'T enough, BriT SmiTh suTTered a broken bone in'his hand aT The same Time which leTT The club minus The regulars and wiTh no reserve sTrengTh whaTsoever. All buT one of The wins were aT home, ThaT one being The 6l To 54 deTeaT of ST Mary's in The Cow Palace aT which Time STicks Pearce joined The selecT 2l club by regisTering 24 markers againsT The Gaels. Shining lighfs oT The quinTeT were Pearce, who was The Team's high scorer: Henry Bones PTisTer who was always here. There and everywhere husTling his way in Tor lay-ups, sTealing The ball, and hiTTing Trom all over The courT: Phil OrTez, big Tiger forward who always ToughT his way Tor rebounds and hiT Those long one-handed push shoTs from The side of The courTg Team CapTain and The defensive sTalward of The club, Jim Enos: Jim DenTon, sopho- more guard who showed greaT improvemenT during The season buT also losT his greaTesT asseT in The double-posT offense: Bill WirT, hurT righT aTTer he played Tremendous ball againsT The Hamline Pipers, several Times NaTional ln- +ercoIlegia+e BaskeTbaII AssociaTion champions: BriT SmiTh, Don NoTToli, John McCanaIIess, Doug Scovil, Don Mifchler, and Len DeTrick, all oT whom ably assisTed when called upon. Chris Kieldsen Head Coach WalT JeTlord Manager

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COP Basleetbdll . . . Forward Don Milchler l24l fires a shoi' againsi' Sacramenfo il Jim Denfon lI4l Takes a defensive rebound off The boards Slafe while Brif Smiih lI5l looks for a possible rebound. againsl Nevada as Howie Pearce l33l and John lv1cCand- less l25l help clear 'rhe ball. Howard Pearce slruggles wi'l'h Dean Giles l8l and Junior Bill Wir+ l44l drives in for +wo againsi 'rhe San Francisco MorEan U41 of San Jose Slale while Brif Smoih looks Y.lv1.l. as his opponenl fries desperaiely 'ro sfop Jrhe sho+. shoc ed abouf The whole Thing. Don Mirchler l24l and Len De+riclc l45l wafch in+en+ly.