United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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K 1966-67 Army Basketball Team Kneeling, L to R: Bill Schutsky; Neil Hughes; Dave Kremenak; John Mikula; Captain Dan Schrage; Pete George; Wade Urban; Mike Krsyzewski; Kip Larson Standing: Maj Richard Cardillo, Officer Representative; coach Bob Knight; Ed Jordan; Gary Eiber; Steve Hunt; Mike Noonan; Richard Simmons; Dave Groff; assistant coach Dick Littlefield; assistant coach Gale Daugherty BASKETBALL WON 13 LOST 8 Opp. Army Princeton 67 63 Syracuse 86 63 Cornell 59 52 Lehigh 53 82 Holy Cross 44 65 Purdue 79 69 Ohio State 61 59 Fordham 50 74 Maryland 57 54 Seton Hall 54 63 Colgate 50 74 Dartmouth 44 74 Massachusetts 46 68 Boston Univ 47 91 Fordham 59 61 Penn State 67 57 Manhattan 68 69 St. John ' s 51 45 Rutgers 59 77 New York Univ 55 68 Navy 54 64 rmy cagers got off to a slow start in December, losing to nationally ranked Princeton among others, and beating only Holy Cross and Lehigh. But during Christmas leave, the team caught fire, taking second place in the Charlotte Invitational and going on to win six straight and ten of their last twelve, including Navy. The aggressive ball hawking and rebounding of Dan Schrage, Ed Jordan, and Steve Hunt established the roundballers as the third ranking defensive unit in the nation. Bill Schutsky ' s 21 point average led a well balanced offense which outgunned such squads as Rutgers, N.Y.U., and Fordham enroute to a 13-8 ledger. The cagers travelled to Annapolis in search of their thirteenth and most important victory of the season. After some anxious moments in the early action, the Knight riders solved Navy ' s zone and fought to a 32-28 halftime lead. An aggressive defense wore down the Middies while our de- liberate offense proved too steady to be put down. Schutsky ' s 15 points led the well balanced Army scoring, with Hunt netting 14, and Jordan and Krzyzewski tallying 13 each. Controlling play throughout the second half, the roundballers presented Coach Knight with a 64-54 victory.

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WRESTLING It was another banner year for Coach Alitz and the wrestling team, as they piled up a hard-fought 7-3-1 record. Losses to highly touted Penn State and Lehigh and a strong and spirited Navy team were reconciled by strong wins over Columbia. Iowa, Yale, Springfield, Pitt , Syra- cuse, and West Chester. The tie went to Maryland. Firstclassmen Gary Fowler and Captain Roger Heimann both had good years, but underclassmen Jim Harter, who lost only to Navy, Hugo Croft, Mike Nardotti. and John Dinger often stole the show with consistently outstanding performances. Army ' s wrestlers, handicapped by key injuries, bowed to a strong Navy team, 25-10, at Annapolis. Jim Byrnes, Gary Fowler, Mike Nardotti, and Paul Raglan, consistent winners all season, were all unable to compete. The bout scores were all close, and the meet was not as one-sided as the match score would suggest. Russ Baker scored two with a draw at 152 pounds, Hugo Croft pinned his man at 191, and Chuck Kanvan decisioned his opponent in the unlimited class. 3rd WRESTLING WON 7 LOST 3 Army CGA Tourney Maryland 14 Columbia 35 Iowa 15 Yale 29 Springfield 25 Penn State 9 Pittsburgh 20 Syracuse 23 Lehigh 8 West Chester St 21 Navy 10 Opp 14 3 14 8 6 23 16 16 25 8 25