Historical Association #4

[Wayne23]

3/7: We play #7 seed Michigan, 15-13, 8-10, in the quarter finals. Beat them by 21 at our place then lost by 16 there. Their starting SF is out with a broken foot.

3/8: 75-66. 26, 6 for Wilk, 12, 5 for Reed, 11, 3, 3 for Atly, who has made a real difference.

#3 seed, #4 ranked Maryland, 25-6, 14-4, in the semifinals. Their 1st big man off the bench is out with an ACL. We won by 17 at our place but this is an elite team that will be looking for payback.

3/9: 69-77. We trailed all the way. Got it to 4 three times, but never got it to one possession. 15, 5, 4 for Atly, 11, 6, 3 for Wilk. -15 RBs. Not many teams outplay our inside guys but Maryland did.

23-8, 14-4, #12, RPI #10. Hoping for a #2, but #3 is more likely.

3/12: #3 South. We’ll play #14 Air Force, 16-15.

3/17: 76-55. Never a contest. 28, 22 for Dane, possibly his best college game ever. 19, 9 for Mill. +18 RBs, 10 TOs.

#6 seed, #24 ranked Weber ST, 26-6 in Round 2.

3/19: 86-88 in OT. The O was fine. The D sucked. 17 TOs didn’t help, and -11 RBs killed us. 22, 5, 7 for Atly, but 8 TOs.

We knew we were a year away. Next year we go for the title!

4/3: #3 UCLA beats #2 Iowa for the title.

4/4: Awards: Lon Dane made Big 10 1st team. Tori Mill made 2nd. Both are seniors.

4/9: President Truman seizes the steel mills in an attempt to avert a national strike/lockout. This is ruled unconstitutional and reversed.

Fulgencio Batista, a right wing extremist, leads a military coup and seizes power in Cuba.

Television becomes extremely popular in the U. S. Millions have 13 inch, black and white TV sets.

4/23: I ask for a budget increase. Got $25,000.

24-9, 14-4. Great first season! Overall, I’m 596-179, .769.

Running at the title next season!

[Wayne23]

11/20: 2-0. All 7 in the rotation played well in both games. #6.

All 4 recruits sign. Still chasing a guard.

11/27: We lose the PG recruit. Not sure we’ll fill that last spot. One prospect at this point and we are not offering to him.

12/1: Christine Jorgensen becomes the first person to have gender reassignment surgery.

12/2: A coup in Venezuala. Perez Jimenez comes to power.

12/4: 6-0, #4, RPI #2.

12/23: A killer fog in London kills at least 4,000.

12/25: 9-0, #5, RPI #1. +15.4 PPG, +13.9 RBs, +1.3 TOs.

It’s still about the 7 player rotation. Vido is our leader with 15.0, 11.9, 3.3 blocks, but the other 6 all make valuable contributions and all average at least 20.8 MPG.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1953: 11-0, 2-0. #3, RPI #1.

1/15: 15-0, 6-0, #3, RPI #2. Our 7 continue to do the job!

1/29: 19-0, 10-0, #4, RPI #2. No idea why we dropped a spot. +17.9 PPG, +13.4 RBs, +2.8 TOs.

2/12: 22-1, 13-1, #4, RPI #2. Tied for 1st in the Big 10.

No undefeated teams in Div. I. Only #1 Kentucky and us have 1 loss, and only #5 New Mexico has 2.

2/26: We end the regular season at 26-1, 17-1, #4, RPI #1. We should be ranked 2nd or 3rd. Tied for 1st in the Big 10, #2 seed. +16.6 PPG, +12.2 RBs, +3.2 TOs. Vido still leads us with 16.0, 11.7, 2.4 blocks.

3/5: Stalin dies after suffering a stroke, or perhaps being poisoned.

[Wayne23]

3/7: #10 seed Illinois, 13-16, 7-11, in the quarters. We won by only 7 at home.

3/8: 92-59. 19, 12 for PF Ben Sikh, 18, 15 for C Ben Vido, 14, 4, 10 for Atly, 14 for guard Cam Paul, , 10, 9 for forward Cal Cook. 58 RBs, 7 TOs.

#3 seed, #13 ranked Maryland, 22-7, in the semis. We beat them by 25 and 12.

3/9: 57-75. We were awful. Cal Cook had 17 and 15 and no one else did a thing. We shot 29.8%, were only +1 on the boards, and were -6 in TOs. The officials didn’t help, but we stunk the place out.

The chance for a #1 seed may be gone.

27-2, 17-1.

3/12: #1 West! We like the bracket. We start with Cal-Riverside, 16-15.

3/17: 80-54. 16, 15, 5 blocks for Vido, 13, 17 for Cook, 11, 10 for Sikh, 11, 5, 4 for Atly. 55 RBs, 3 TOs.

#9 seed LSU, 18-12, in Round 2.

3/19: 84-72, but we were never threatened. 20, 14 for Sikh, 15, 12 for Vido, 17, 7, 3 for Atly, 15, 4, 3 for Paul. 50 RBs, 11 TOs.

#5 seed, #23 ranked UConn, 21-11, in the Sweet Sixteen.

3/24: 89-76. 29, 9 for Vido, 26 for Sikh, 3, 8, 11 for Atly. 7 TOs.

#2 seed, #11 ranked Cincinnati, 30-4, in the Elite Eight.

3/26: 71-58, and we’re in the Final Four! It stayed close for almost 35 minutes. A 19-4 run got us home. 14, 17 for Cook, 16, 11 for Sikh, 17, 3, 4 for Atly.

#1 ranked Iowa, 34-3, in the national semifinal. They won by 10 there. We need our A game tonight!

4/1: 67-74. They exploded out to a 20 point lead early. It was 15 at the half. We got it to 4 three times, but no closer. 16, 10 for Vido, 14 for Sikh, 12 each for Cook and Atly.

Oh well, next year.

4/3: #3 UCLA upset Iowa for the title.

4/4: Awards: Cal Cook is Big 10 Frosh OY. Ben Vido made 2nd team. We were disrespected. We finished tied for 1st.

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

31-3, 17-1, Final Four. Overall, I’m 627-182, .775.

Crick, Watson, and Wilkins describe the double helix DNA molecule.

Turmoil in the Soviet Union, and a battle for power.

[Wayne23]

5/1: Gold.

Ben Sikh transfers out. There was no indication of that whatsoever.

Preseason #1.

6/5: No one in the transfer pool.

6/19: The Rosenbergs are executed.

6/26: 2 scholarships. Looking for 1 guard and 2 bigs.

Top Soviet officials rebel against Beria’s rule and he is killed. Some say Khrushschev shot him. Georgi Malenkov assumes power, but his power base is shaky.

7/27: Ceasefire in Korea.

Rebel troops in Cuba, headed by Fidel and Raul Castro, attack a military arsenal.

8/7: PG Cam Paul is #7, C Cal Cook #29, and PG Lou Jonn #32 on the Norton list.

8/21: We offer to a PG, a PF, and a C.

The CIA overthrows Mossadegh in Iran and establishes Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi as all powerful dictator.

9/7: Nikita Khrushchez is elected 1st Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.

9/18: Got 2, A C, #4, and a PG, #10. Chasing a PF.

No in season tournament.

9/25: Got the PF, #2.

10/2: 1st day of practice. Great team. We can win it all with a little luck!

11/6: 8 man rotation, and it’s still pretty unsettled. Let’s see who will fight for minutes and get them:

Soph Cam Paul starts at PG, subs at SG.

Frosh Tom Haze is at SG. Soph Lou Jonn subs at PG.

Frosh Adam Gare starts at SF, backed by soph Arlo Clip.

Frosh Brad Hill starts at PF, subs at C.

Junior Ben Vido is at C. Soph Cal Cook subs at PF.

[Wayne23]

11/20: 2-0. We crushed #4 Arizona and then did the same to Utah.

All 3 recruits signed.

12/4: 6-0, #1, RPI #1. Vido leads us with 15.3, 12.5, 3.2 blocks, 3.2 steals. Guards Cam Paul and Tom Haze are also scoring points. We look good!

12/9: Cambodia gains full independence.

12/25: 8-1, #2, RPI #1. +12.8 PPG, +13.1 RBs,+2.6 TOs. Arizona is #1. We beat them by 35. Makes no sense.

Vido, Haze, and Paul continue to lead the O.

The first color televisions go on sale.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1954: 10-1, 2-0, #2, RPI #1.

1/15: 14-1, 6-0, #2, RPI #1. Alone in 1st in the Big 10 with 3 teams one game back. Haze is now leading us in PPG, Vido in RBs, blocks, and steals. Ball handling could be better.

1/21: 1st atomic submarine, the Nautilus, is launched.

1/29: 18-1, 10-0, #1, RPI #1. 1 up on Iowa in the Big 0, 2 on Wisconsin. +14.7 PPG, +14.4 RBs, +2.8 TOs. 15.9, 6.8 for Haze, 15.5, 12.1 for Vido, 12.4 for Paul.

2/12: 22-1, 14-0, #1, RPI #1. 2 game lead in the Big 10 with 4 to play.

2/26: We end the regular season at 25-2, 17-1, #1, RPI #1. 2 up on Maryland, 3 on Iowa, 4 on Michigan. +15.7 PPG, +15.4 RBs, +2.2 TOs.

First large scale polio vaccination takes place in Pennsylvania.

[Wayne23]

3/7: We ply #8 seed Minnesota, 17-12, 8-10, in the quarter finals.

3/8: 6-55. 19, 10 for Vido, 22 for PG Cam Paul, 14, 6, 3 for SG Tom Haze. +17 RBs, +7 TOs.

#4 seed, #21 ranked Michigan, 22-8, 13-5, in the semifinals. We won by 12 here, then lost by 12 in the regular season finale.

3/9: 79-50. All 5 starters get 10 or more with three getting double doubles. +16 RBs, +7 TOs.

#3 seed, #11 ranked Iowa, 22-7, 14-4, for the title. We won by 22 at our place.

3/10: 83-65. 24, 16 for Vido, 26, 12 for Haze, 11, 14 for Cook. 22 RBs, +11 TOs.

28-2, 17-1, #1, RI #1. #1 overall? We should be!

3/12: #1 overall. We start with 16-15 North Dakota ST.

3/16: 74-59. 21 for Paul. We were sluggish. They’ll pay at practice. I need to wake them up.

#9 seed Georgetown, 20-9, in Round 2.

3/18: 83-60. Better. 24 for Paul, 16 each for Haze and Vido. +12 TOs.

#4 seed, #17 ranked UConn, 26-6, in the Sweet Sixteen.

3/23: 85-62. 25 for Paul, who has been on fire. 17, 13, 5 for Vido, 16, 7 for Haze, 9, 14 for Cook, 10, 7 for Hill, 8, 9, 3 for Gare. +25 RBs, 7 TOs.

#2 seed, #5 ranked Gonzaga, 33-1, in the Elite Eight.

3/25: 85-78. We led by as many as 23, and the final was the closest they got in the 2nd half. 21, 7, 7, 5 for Paul, 18, 10 for Vido, 14 each for Cook and Haze. Too many
TOs but we’re back to the Final Four.

We play #2 ranked Kentucky, 32-2. They are very much an outside team. If Paul plays the way he has we’ll beat them. We have 3 outstanding guards, and we’re better inside. BUT… you have to do it!

4/1: No. 72-88. We were awful on D. Their SG had 34 and 10, and two other guards lit us up. I’m disappointed. I thought this was our year.

On the other side it’s #6 ranked Stanford, 34-3, vs. #11 Iowa, 26-8.

4/3: Kentucky crushed Iowa by 28 for the title, with their guards doing it again. Their PG had 20, 14, 13, and their SG had 30.

4/4: Awards: Tom Haze is Big 10 Frosh OY, and ben Vido Def. POY. Vido made the 1st team, Haze the 2nd.

4/23: I ask for a facilities upgrade again. No. I’m NOT happy!

32-3, 17-1, Final Four. Overall, I’m 659-185, .781, for 25 seasons.

Sen. Joseph McCarthy begins his televised communist witch hunt. Edward R. Murrow immediately begins attacking McCarthy.

First ever report that smoking may be a contributing factor in lung cancer.

[Wayne23]

5/1: 2 transfer out, Tom Haze and Brad Hill.

Preseason #1.

5/7: Brown vs. Board of Education declares segregated schools unconstitutional.

The Vietnamese rout the French at Dien Bien Phu.

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

6/14: In a move designed to placate the fascist right the words “under god” are added to the Pledge of Allegiance.

6/26: 3 scholarships. We want 1 guard.

7/12: Ike proposes a major national highway renovation program.

Vietnam is “temporarily” divided into North and South.

8/7: PG Cam Paul is #1 on the Norton list, PG Lou Jonn is #11, C Cal Cook #16, PG Pat Bank #21, and PF Arlo Clip #36.

8/21: We offer to a PG, an SF, and a C.

9/18: Got all three, a C, #1, an SF, #6, a PG, #8.

3rd year in a row without an in season tournament.

10/2: 1st day of practice.

11/6: 9 man rotation:

Frosh Pat Bank starts at PG but junior Lou Jonn and soph Tom Colt get time there, too. Jonn also subs at SG.

Junior Cam Paul starts at SG.

Junior Arlo Clip starts at SF, backed by frosh Ben Irvy, and soph Adam Gare, who also subs at PF.

Junior Cal Cook starts at PF, subs at C.

Senior Ben Vido starts at C, subs at PF.

[Wayne23]

11/20: 2-0. Paul gets 29, then 25.

All 3 recruits sign.

Gamal Abdul Nasser becomes President of Egypt.

12/4: 6-0, #1, RPI #1. A couple of lineup changes, more minutes for Jonn at PG, and for Gare at SF. We are looking VERY good! Paul gets 22.7 PPG.

Sen. Joseph McCarthy is censured by the Senate.

12/25: 9-0, +27.6 PPG, +15.8 RBs, +6.7 TOs. #1, RPI #1. #1 in 5 statistical categories, #2 in another.