Historical Association #4

[Wayne23]

1/1/1947: 14-0, 2-0. Beat #8 by 21 at our place. #2, RPI #1. We beat Duke by 12 a month ago, and they are STILL ranked ahead of us.

We got 73 RBs (+46) in our last game. I never remember that happening before. Oh, it was on the road.

1/15: 18-0, 6-0, #2, RPI #1. Beat #5 away, then #7 away, and we’re still only #2?

1/29: 22-0, 10-0, #2, RPI #2. 2 game lead in the Big 10. +22.2 PPG, +23.8 RBs, +1.0 TOs. Rod Olds is #6 on the Norton list, Luis Hays #15, Eric Bent #23.

2/12: 26-0, 14-0, #2, RPI #2, 3 game lead over #4 Iowa.

Rod Olds is #9, Luis Hays #15 on the Norton list.

2/26: We end the regular season at 30-0, 18-0, #2, #2, 4 up on 2nd place in the Big 10. +23.0 PPG, +24.1 RBs, +1.3 TOs. #1 in PPG, RBs, Assists. #3 in Blocks. #6 in Steals Allowed. #14 in TOs.

I can’t imagine anyone other than our team or Duke will win the national title this season.

“Voice of America” propaganda broadcasts begin being beamed to Eastern Europe.

3/5: Rod Olds is #10 on the Norton list.

Chiang Kai-Chek has thousands of rioting Taiwanese murdered. War seems imminent between his forces and those of Mao Zedong.

[Wayne23]

3/7: We play #9 seed Purdue, 16-12, 8-10, in the quarter finals. Beat them by 13 there.

3/8: 88-58. 22, 11 for Olds, all 5 starters had 10 or more, three of them also had 10 or more RBs. +30 RBs, 7 TOs.

#4 seed Illinois, 19-9, 11-7, in the semifinals. We won by 15 there.

3/9: 108-82. It was never close. 33, 11 for Olds, 18, 11, 8 for Puro, 18, 13 for Bent, 22, 6, 7, 3, 4 for Hays, 12 assists for Wynn. +18 RBs, 4 TOs.

#2 seed, #5 ranked Iowa, 26-5, 14-4, for the title. We won by 20 there, 15 here.

3/10: 67-66. Great game! We were down 10 twice, 8 at the half. Hays, hit a 15 footer for the win. He had 21, 16. 18, 7 for Puro, 9, 14 for Olds. +23 RBs, -7 TOs (13).

33-0, 18-0, #2, RPI #2.

3/12: #1 overall. We play #16, Northern Colorado. Not a bad bracket, surprisingly. Duke is #1 Midwest.

3/16: 79-44. 20, 11 for Olds, 17, 9, 3 for Puro, 10, 16 for Bent. +28 RBs, +9 TOs.

#9 seed Utah, 19-13, in round 2.

3/18: 68-42. We held them to 13 in the 1st half. 33, 19 for Hays. +20 RBs, +11 TOs.

#5 seed, #21 ranked UCLA, 22-12, in the Sweet Sixteen.

3/23: 73-60. 16, 17 for Olds, 16, 9 for Puro, 8, 14, 4 for Hays. +24 RBs.

It’s #2 seed, #5 ranked Iowa, 29-6, for the 4th time, in the Elite Eight. We’ve beaten them by 20, 15, then only 1.

3/25: 70-62. Down 14 with 7 minutes left and we finally woke up! 20, 9 for Puro, 14, 16 for Hays, 12, 10 for Olds, 9, 13 for Bent. The issue was TOs- 18, but none in
the last 7 minutes, and we caused 6. +20 RBs.

First ever trip for me to the Final Four!

The virtual title game is next. We play #1 ranked Duke, 36-1, in the national semifinal. We beat them by 12 but that was on 12/2, a LONG time ago. We did it with great D, holding them to 30.4% shooting. And Ike Puro had 38. We’ll need to take better care of the ball this time, and that game was the only one all season where we were out rebounded. So it won’t be easy!

4/1: 92-87! Down 17 with 18:49 to go and then we ran with it. Built a 10 point lead and it never got to be a one possession game again. 25, 9 for Puro, 20, 12 for Olds, 17, 11 for Hays, 12, 6 for Bent, 9, 5 for 6th man Addy Gain. -7 TOs, only +1 RB, but we held them to 32.3% shooting.

The only thing that can beat us is overconfidence as we play #20 ranked North Carolina, 26-10, for the title. We beat them by 19 there in November, and it wasn’t that close.

4/3: 92-75, the national title, and an undefeated season- 39-0. WOO!!! 21, 15, 5 for Puro, 20, 10, 3 for Hays, 11, 13 for Bent, 9, 14 for Olds. 61 RBS (+15), 9 TOs. It was never close. What a thrill!

4/4: Awards: Luis Hays was Final Four MOP. Rod Olds made 2nd team All American. I was named national COY. In conf., Rod Olds was POY, Frosh OY, and 1st team with
Ike Puro and Luis Hays. Eric Bent made 2nd team.

4/9: Oklahoma wants us. Not a chance.

4/23: We ask for a facilities upgrade. B- to B+!

Undefeated season, national title. What a year. Everyone is back and we are bringing in #1, 3, and 4! 436-161, .730.

Jackie Robinson becomes the first Negro to play in a major league baseball game. Robinson is immediately called “nigger” and harassed, in what will be a continuing pattern of racist abuse.

Anti-Communist hysteria begins to be a serious force in the U. S.

The phrase “cold war” is coined.

[Wayne23]

5/1: National Gold, International Basic.

#1 preseason.

6/5: No one of interest in the transfer pool.

The Marshall Plan to assist Europe in recovering from WW II is proposed. It will eventually lead to 12 billion in U. S. aid.

6/26: 4 scholarships. We want 2 and 2.

Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley, but the neo-fascist Congress overrides his veto.

8/7: 8 on the Norton list: SF Luis Hays is #5, C Rod Olds #10, PG Cory Posy #11, C Joe Bock #12, PF John Daws #45.

8/21: We offer to a PG, an SG, 2 Cs.

9/18: Got 2, lost one. Got the SG, #1, a C, #4.

No in season tournament but a challenging schedule.

Arab League Secretary Azzam Pasha rejects a Jewish plan for partition, saying. "Nations never concede, they fight." About the Jews fighting for partition he says "We shall try to defeat you. I am not sure we'll succeed, but we'll try. We were able to drive out the Crusaders, but on the other hand we lost Spain and Persia. It may be that we shall lose Palestine. But it's too late to talk of peaceful solutions."

9/25: We lose 2.

10/2: Struggling to get those last 2 recruits. I NEED a PG! May not get one though- not a top flight one, anyway.

1st day of practice. I think the odds are very good for us to repeat as champs.

14,000 television sets are now in use in the U.S.

10/9: Got an SF, #17. Lost another PG.

10/27: Film stars who belong to the Committee for the First Amendment arrive in Washington D.C. They include John Huston, William Wyler, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Danny Kaye and Gene Kelly. They are unhappy with the committee's investigation of communism in the film industry. They are for letting artists work free of government interference. Danny Kaye claims that the motion picture industry has not been putting propaganda into its work. Gene Kelly follows, saying: "As Mr. Kaye has remarked, its pretty hard to find any propaganda in pictures." All of this is in reaction to the neo-fascist “red scare.”

11/6: 9 man rotation:

Frosh Cory Posy starts at PG, subs at SG, and soph Ike Puro is back at SG. Senior Kell Wynn and junior Lon Reed sub at PG.

Senior Luis Hays is back at SF, with frosh Dave more subbing there and at PF.

PF is wide open. Frosh Joe Bock starts, but More and soph Eric Bent get lots of minutes. Bent also subs at C.

Soph Rod Olds is back starting at C.

Great mix of veterans and new guys!

[Wayne23]

11/20: 2-0, #3. Dave More needs additional minutes. He may be our best player.

All three recruits sign.

12/4: 6-0, #1, RPI #4. More is now starting at SF, with Hays shifted to PF. Wynn is starting at PG.

12/25: 9-0, #1, RPI #1. +21.8 PPG, +23.3 RBs, +3.4 TOs (#1 in all 3). More leads us with 18.7, 7.2, followed closely by Puro with 17.3, 9.1. Olds gets 11.2, 9.6, Hays 9.6, 13.0.

The transistor is invented.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1948: 11-0, 2-0. #1, #1. 50 wins in a row.

1/15: 15-0, 6-0, #1, #1. We got 115 the other day.

1/29: 19-0, 10-0, #1, #1. Only 1 up on #11 Iowa.

Gandhi is assassinated, by a fellow Hindu.

2/12: 23-0, 14-0, ,#1, RPI #1. 2 up on2nd place Iowa, 3 on Michigan ST, 5 or more on the rest.

2/26: 27-0, 18-0, #1, #1. 2 game lead on Iowa in the Big 10, 6 or more on everyone else. +27.3 PPG, +28.0 RBs, +5.1 TOs (#1 in all 3, plus in assists, and in steals allowed).

[Wayne23]

3/7: We play #9 seed Purdue, 13-15, 6-12 first.

3/8: 22, 11 for Olds, 21, 9 for Puro, 11, 8, 10, for Kelly, 10, 12 for More, 10, 10 for Bock. +30 RBs, 8 TOs.

#4 seed, #15 ranked Michigan, 23-8, 12-6, in the semis. We beat them by 37 at our place.

3/9: 84-70. 4 players had double doubles. +25 RBs, 9 TOs.

#2 seed, #9 ranked Iowa, 26-3, 16-2. We beat them by only 11 at our place.

3/10: 97-72. 32, 8 for Puro, 17, 18 for Olds, 24, 5, 4 for More, 11, 12 for Hays. +14 RBs, 9 TOs.

30-0, #1, #1.

3/12: #1 overall. We play 13-18 Denver.

3/16: 83-50. 22, 8 for Hays, 18, 13 for Olds, 13, 8 for Puro, 13 assists for Wynn, 12, 7, 5 for Reed. +26 RBs, 4 TOs.

#9 seed Ohio ST, 21-11, in round 2.

3/18: 70-37. Best defensive performance of the season. 19, 12 for Puro, 4 guys with double doubles. +30 RBs.

#4 seed, #12 ranked Syracuse, 27-7, in the Sweet Sixteen. We beat them by 24 in December.

3/23: 66-60. Close all the way. 20, 7 for Puro, 11, 16 for Olds. We shot very poorly, 25%. +15 RBs, +6 TOs.

#2 seed, #6 ranked Florida, 28-7, in the Elite Eight.

3/25: 76-57. 20, 9, 5 for Puro, 17, 10 for Olds, 15, 13 for Hays, 13, 10, 5 for More. +18 RBs, +8 TOs.

Back in the Final Four vs. #2 seed, #7 ranked Cincinnati, 31-5.

On the other side it’s #2 seed, #9 ranked UCLA, 29-6, vs. #3 seed, #4 ranked Georgetown, 33-3.

4/1: 89-68. Never close. 36, 9, 4 for Puro, 17, 18 for More. +25 RBs, 8 TOs.

#9 ranked UCLA, 30-6, for the title.

Blockade of Berlin by the USSR. Truman breaks it.

4/3: 71-57. 17, 15 for Hays, 20, 13 for Olds, 18, 11 for Puro, 11, 13 for More. +29 RBs.

Back to back undefeated seasons, 75 wins in a row.

4/4: Awards: Ike Puro was Final Four MOP. I was named national COY. In Conf., Dave More was Frosh OY, and 2nd team. Ike Puro was 1st team. Rod Olds was 2nd team.

The Marshall Plan is approved.

4/9: I’m a Midwest guy. Accepted the job at Iowa.

UN World Health Organization is founded.

4/16: As always, I can’t hire decent assistants.

4/23: I ask for a facilities upgrade. No.

Back to back undefeated seasons made it difficult to leave Maryland, but let’s see what we can do at Iowa! Overall record is 472-161, .746.

The OAS is founded so that the U. S. can better control most of the countries in the Western Hemisphere.

[Wayne23]

5/1: National Gold, International Basic.

#7 preseason.

5/14: The state of Israel is established.

5/15: 5 Arab countries begin war against Israel.

6/5: No one of interest in the transfer pool.

6/24: A complete blockade of Berlin begins.

6/25: The U. S. begins daily flights to Berlin to alleviate the blockade.

6/26: 5 scholarships. We need 4 bigs.

7/5: Britain begins national health care.

7/26: Pres. Truman ends segregation in the military.

8/7: PG Ron Ward is #34, and PG Art Jory #49 on the Norton list.

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs, an SF, 2 Cs.

9/18: We get 2, lose 2. We get a C, #11, and a PG, #16.

No in season tournament but a challenging schedule.

9/25: We get 2, lose 1. We get a C, #4, and an SF, #7.

10/2: Lost a C.

1st day of practice.

11/2: In a huge upset, Truman is re-elected.

11/6: 8 man rotation:

Soph Art Jory and frosh Ron Ward start. They share time equally at both guard spots. Senior Eric Howe and frosh Alex Book sub at SG.

Senior John Cone is at SF, backed by frosh Sean Fero, who also subs at PF.

Soph Rob Kedd is at PF, subbing at C.

Soph Stan Bayn is at C.

[Wayne23]

11/20: 2-0. #9. We beat 2 ranked teams. Cone gets 39, 16 in the 2nd game.

All 4 recruits sign.

12/4: 6-0, #4, RPI #1. SF John Cone leads the nation in scoring with 30.8.

12/25: 8-1, #11, RPI #1. +10.9 PPG, +6.9 RBs, +3.8 TOs. Cone is 2nd in the nation in scoring, 26.6, 11.8 RBs. 16.1, 9.8 for Stan Bayn.

Alger Hiss is indicted for perjury.

The Muslim Brotherhood assassinates the Prime Minister of Egypt.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1949: 10-1, 2-0. #11, RPI #1.

Maryland’s win streak ended at 88.

1/15: 13-2, 5-1, #10, RPI #1. Tied for 2nd in conf.

The 45 RPM record debuts.

1/29: 17-2, 9-1, #7, RPI #1. +13.3 PPG, +5.6 RBs, +6.4 TOs. In a 3 way tie for 1st in the Big 10.

The Chinese Communist army, under Mao Zedong, seems to be on the verge of victory over Chiang Kai-Chek.

2/12: 21-2, 13-1, #7, RPI #1. In a 2 way tie for 1st, 2 up on 3rd.

2/26: We end the regular season 24-3, 16-2, tied for 1st, #2 seed. #7, RPI #1. +12.8 PPG, +5.5 RBs, +6.4 TOs. Cone leads us with 21.8, 10.9, and Stan Bayn gets 16.9, 9.3.

3/1: Boxing great Joe Louis retires.

[Wayne23]

3/7: We play #10 seed Rutgers, 13-15, 7-11 first in the Big 10 Tournament.

3/8: 63-45. 36-15 at the half. I rested my starters for much of the 2nd half. 15, 14 for Bayn. 45 RBs, 6 TOs.

#6 seed, #25 ranked Michigan ST, 22-9, 11-7, in the semifinals. We beat them by 16 there.

3/9: 85-72. 24, 9 for Bayn, 20, 12 for Cone, 14, 8, 5, 3 for PG Ron Ward.

It’s #1 seed, #1 ranked Maryland, 30-2, 16-2, for the title. They beat us by 17 there.

3/10: 52-70. Great team! Their D was stifling. 13, 13 for Cone, 17 for SG Art Jory. They shut Bayn down completely (4 and 4).

26-4, 16-2, #7, RPI #1. Hoping for a #1 seed based upon our RPI.

3/12: #2 East. TOUGH bracket! We start with #15 Wagner, 19-11.

3/16: 75-49. 21, 12 for Cone, 18, 5 for Bayn. +11 RBs, +11 TOs, good bench play.

#10 seed Rhode Island, 22-11, in the 2nd round.

3/18: 86-66. 27,1 2 for Cone, 12, 13 for sub Rob Kedd. Very good bench play again.

#3 seed, #10 Ranked Oregon, 27-7, in the Sweet Sixteen. Their starting PG is hobbled with a sprained toe.

3/23: 80-91. We blew a 14 point lead. They out scored us 33-52 in the 2nd half. 26, 10 for Bayn, 16, 13 for Cone.

We lose our best player, John Cone, but no one else.

4/3: Maryland threepeats as national champs.

4/4: Awards: John Cone makes the Big 10 1st team. Stan Bayn makes 2nd.

NATO is formed.

4/9: Some very good schools want us. We’re staying.

4/23: I ask for a budget increase. No.

28-5, 16-2, Sweet Sixteen. Overall, I’m 500-166, .751, for 20 seasons.