Stockton College - El Recuerdo Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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S C Basketball . . man willw his friclcy dribbling and' Ball coniirol FG Rod Defricl I3I Del King 91 Harlan Bernclf 72 Lee Kauplce 70 Gene Sosnick 42 Paul Jacobs 30 Ray Moser 25 Leigh Melleer 23 Geoffrey Thomas I2 Renaldo Raffro Lanvin Peels Dick Hari' 0 Norman I-larris O Bernof and King IO Thar ball is mine, says King AVER I 1.8 7.4 6.8 6.7 9.7 3.5 2.4 2.4 I.2 I.7 .7 .5 .O GAMES 27 27 26 25 I I 26 24 23 22 IO 7 2 . 3

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S C Basketball . . . Wifh expecfafions high for a successful season, Coach Van Sweef opened pracfice in fhe early fall wifh an assem- blege of fop grade baskefball players, composed of former high school cagers from all over fhe sfafe. Known as fhe hard luck ball club, fhis aggregafion losf five of fheir games by one or fhree poinfs, buf neverfheless garnered I5 vicfories ouf of 27 oufings. Losing all buf one conference game on fhe road and winning all buf one af home, fhe Sfockfon College casaba squad complefed fhe season in fhird place in fhe Soufhern Division of fhe NCJCC. Paced by 'rhe feam's high scorer, lengfhy forward Rod Defrick, and liffle Gene Sosnick, ball confrol arfisf and long shof scoring fhreaf af guard, fhe feam qualified for fhe Sacramenfo fournamenf and a chance fo represenf California in fhe nafionals. Placer College puf fhe damper on fhe hopeful fire fhey had kindled as fhey pushed fhrough a baskef in fhe clos- ing seconds of fhe opening nighf of fhe fournamenf fo 'rake fop honors in fhe fhrill-packed fussle, 33-32. Sfock- fon fhen enfered fhe consolafion brackef of fhe fournamenf and came home wifh The firsf place frophy. Del King, fhe only refurning lefferman on fhe feam, manned fhe ofher guard posifion and acfed as capfain, fill- ing his responsibilifies experfly, finishing fhe season as fhe 'ream's second high scorer. Harlan Berndf, who showed considerable worfh as a defensive man and was also quick fo accounf for poinfs when fhey were needed, played one of fhe forward spofs, while Paul Jacobus, who has considerable fufure promise, played good ball af fhe posf posifion. Topping fhe reserve personnel and offen fimes in fhe sfarfing lineup were Lee Kaupke, a home-producf guard wifh driving power and disfance accuracy: Ray Moser, a husfling guard who shows a lof of promise for nexf year, Leigh Meffeer, a rebounding forward fhaf Sweef could always rely on: and Geoffrey Thomas, a ferrific ball handler and passer af fhe guard posifion. Rounding ouf fhe wealfh fhaf Coach Van Sweef had fo call on was Renaldo Rafio, Lanvin Peefs and Norman Harris. The Musfangs capifalized on ball confrol in winning fheir games, which meanf 'rhey had fo make a good per- cenfage of fheir shofs. Sweef is looking opfimisfically forward fo fhis year's feam developing info a fine squad in I950-5I, as mosf of fhe leffermen will be refurning. S c orlng Musfangs Amblers Club 70 Musfangs 33 Harfnell Musfangs Amblers Club 62 Musfangs 48 San Francisco Musfangs Fresno 27 Musfangs 68 Monferey Musfangs Squire Clofhiers 39 Musfangs 62 l-larfnell Musfangs Gram' Tech 45 Musfangs 36 Menlo Musfangs Armsfrong 32 Musfangs 48 San Mafeo Musfangs Placer 51 Musfangs 45 San Francisco Musfangs John Muir 37 Musfangs 36 Modesfo Musfangs Fresno 45 Musfangs 67 Modesfo Musfangs Menlo 48 Musfangs 56 Modesfo Musfangs San Mafeo 58 Musfangs 33 Placer Musfangs Visalia 62 Musfangs 40 Granf Musfangs Armsfrong 40 Musfangs 5l Sanfa Rosa Musfangs Monferey 3 I Mudge E? od Defri high-scoring forward

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S C Basketball . . . A balancing ac+ by Delriclc ll3l, and Dunlap Sosniclc, Moser and Jacobs ll ll, look lol, as They 'fighl for conlrol of l'l1e ball on as lvlocleslo men reach for The ball A Hp-in by Melfeer lI4l, as Kauplce lol, looks on A famed De-'rriclc jump slwol