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1955-1956 Men's Basketball

  • Class
  • Induction
    2004
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
23-6 Season Record
Tied for 1st in the Hoosier College Conference
Hosted and won region to advance to NAIA National Tournament
Defeated Evansville 105-102 and Manchester 96-83
Lost in the first round of the National Tournament to eventual Champion Tennessee A&I
Team members Bob Jewell and Bailey Robertson were inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Bob Jewell and Bailey Robertson were All-Hoosier College Conference selections
featured three 1,000 point club members: Bailey Robertson (2,275), Dick Nyers (1,754), and Bob Jewell (1,028)
Bailey Robertson set record for scoring average in a season (28.7)

Head Coach: Angus Nicoson
Junior Varsity Coach: Seaborn Hillis
Team Members: Dave Bertram, Dave Curts, Charles Denbo, Bill Hampton, Larry Hanni, Bob Jewell, Marv Knoop, Dick Nyers, Richard Reasoner, Bailey Robertson, Bob Theil, Don Henson - Mgr., Von Marshall - Mgr., Phil Kelley - Athletic Publicist
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