Historical Association #5

[Wayne23]

11/20: 2-0 start. Center Mick Evan looks very good so far.

All 3 recruits sign. Expect cuts and more recruiting in March.

One more at home then we head for the Palmetto Shootoit. We’re the #5 seed, and face #4 California.

11/25: 64-48. 12, 13, 5 for Evan, 14, 5 for SF Shon Mora, 12, 4 for SG Cam Wyte. +14 RBs.

Little used PF/C Jeff Bant tears a calf muscle. Out a week.

#1 seed Arizona, 3-0, in the semifinal round.

11/26: 77-72. We played really well against a good team. 12, 13, 4 for Wyte, 16 for Evan, 13, 6 for sub PF Josh Star, 11, 5 for sub guard Ken Carr.

#2 seed Georgia, 3-0, for the title.

11/27: 61-51 and we win the tournament! 14, 16 for Vaka, 12, 7 for Evan, 11, 6 for #3 guard Ken Carr.

12/4: 8-0, #8, RPI #4. We have exceeded expectations by a wide margin. I didn’t expect this at all. The 3 we played in the Shootout were all good teams. The rest, not so much, but no terrible teams.

Mick Evan gets 16.0, 9.0. 13.1 for Cam Wyte. 5 others with 7.1 or more. We could take better care of the ball.

12/25: 11-0, #13, RPI #8, going to conf. play. +15.6 PPG, +9.8 RBs, +2.3 TOs. 15.8, 8.8 for Evan, 13.8 for Wyte.

There are now 385,000 U. S. troops in Vietnam.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1967: 13-0, 2-0, #13, RPI #6.

1/15: 16-1, 5-1, #13, RPI #8. In a 3 way tie for 1st. We lost at Cal on a night when the shots wouldn’t drop.

Green Bay Packers win the 1st Super Bowl.

“Be in” at SF Golden Gate Bridge. “Turn on, tune in, drop out.”

1/29: 18-3, 7-3, #16, RPI #12. +9.4 PPG, +6.3 RBs, +0.7 TOs. Tied for 3rd. It’s a tough conference and 4 of our last 8 are against. 3 of the last 4 are road games vs. ranked
teams. Hoping to finish in the top ½ of the conf.

2/12: 21-4, 10-4, #15, RPI #14. Alone in 3rd.

2/26: we end the regular season at 22-7, 11-7, 5th place. #19, RPI #18. +5.5 PPG, +4.1 RBs, +0.2 TOs.

3/6: Draft lottery proposed.

[Wayne23]

3/9: We play #12 seed Washington ST, 9-18 first.

85-71. 18, 6 for Evan, 19 for #3 guard Ken Carr, 14, 5 for More, 12, 5 for 6th man Josh Star.

#4 seed, #25 ranked Arizona, 19-9, 12-6 in the quarter finals. We won by 3 at our place, lost by 19 there.

3/10: 59-71. We were never in it; trailed by as many as 27. 21 TOs.

23-8, 11-7.

Stalin’s daughter defects to the U. S.

3/12: #5 South. We play #12 seed Gonzaga, 22-10.

3/17: 75-68. 23, 7, 4 for SG Cam Wyte, 16, 5, 5 for SF Shon Mora, 11, 6 for 6ht man Josh Star.

#4 seed, #12 ranked Georgetown, 26-7, in the 2nd round.

3/19: 57-88. Not tonight. We were never in it. Great first season at USC, though.

4/3: #4 North Carolina wins it all.

4/4: Awards: Mick Evan makes the PAC 12 1st team. I get Conf. COY.

4/23: I ask for a budget increase. We get #12,000.

24-9, 11-7. Overall, 182-74, .711.

4/28: Muhammed Ali refuses induction into the Army and is stripped of his heavyweight title- before any legal proceedings even begin.

Protests against the war in Vietnam are widespread.

[Wayne23]

5/1: National, international basic.

6/5: Transfer pool is empty.

Israel completely destroys the Egyptian air force in a morning attack. The 6 day war is an overwhelming victory for Israel.

6/26: 4 scholarships. We’d like to get 2 and 2.

Major race riots in many cities across the U. S.

8/3: 45,000 more U. S. troops will go to Vietnam.

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs and 2 PFs.

Race riots continue in cities all across the U. S.

9/18: Got a PG, #108. Lost a big and a guard.

WS Midwest vs. UNCW.

9/25: We lose 3.

10/2: We get a 2nd PG, #126. We lose another big.

1st day of practice.

We’re picked to finish 5th in the PAC 12.

Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first black SCOTUS judge.

10/9: We get a PF, #133.

Che Guevara is captured and executed in Bolivia.

11/6: 10 man rotation to start:

Soph John Seat returns at PG with frosh Bid Suth subbing.

Soph Ken Carr starts at SG but senior Cam Wyte gets equal time there.

Soph Tors Rahm, a transfer from Colorado, starts at SF, subs at PF. Junior Mick Evan, and fosh Hugh Fine and Leon Tate sub at SF.

Juco junior Jay Barr starts at PF, subs at C. Frosh Ryan Simm starts at C.

[Wayne23]

11/20: 1-1. Lost to a really weak team on the road.

2 recruits sign but the PF doesn’t.

Off to the WS Midwest. We’re the #2 seed and we’;; play NC-Wilmington.

11/21: 82-61. 20, 8 for C Ryan Simm, 17, 5, 7 for PG John Seat. 3 others with 10 or more. 8 TOs.

#6 seed East Tennessee ST shocked Miami. They’re next.

11/22: 94-68. 24 for Cam Wyte, who now starts at SG. 15, 5, 11 for Seat, 18, 7 for PF Jay Barr, 17, 9 for Simm, 13 for SF Tors Rahm. +12 TOs.

#4 seed Hawaii, 4-0, for the title.

11/23: 105-82. 29 for Wyte, 20, 3, 8 for Seat, but 8 TOs, 16, 15 for Barr. +20 RBs.

12/4: 6-2, #23, RPI #35.

12/25: 9-2, RPI #17. +14.9 PPG, +9.1 RBs (#1 in RB Def.), +3.2 TOs. Simm leads us with 16.1, 8.0.

475,000 American troops are in Vietnam.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1968: 10-3, 1-1.

1/15: 12-5, 3-3, RPI #17. Tied for 6th in the PAC 12.

1/23: USS Pueblo violates North Korean waters and is captured.

1/29: 16-5, 7-3, RPI #13. In a 3 way tied for 2nd. +10.0 PPG, +8.4 RBs, +0.9 TOs.

6th man Mick sprained a toe. Out for 2 weeks.

As expected one recruit did not hit our SAT score.

1/31: Tet offensive is successful for the North Vietnamese.

2/1: Counter attack by U. S. troops results in heavy losses for North Bietnamese.

2/12: 19-6, 10-4, #23, RPI #14. We lost a road game we should have won, so we’re in 4th place.

2/26: We end the regular season 22-7, 13-5, #22, RPI #15. Alone in 3rd. +8.9 PPG, +10.5 RBs, -1.6 TOs. Simm leads us with 16.1, 10.0.

2/27: Very influential CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite visits Vietnam and returns to come out against the war.

3/1: LBJ’s popularity drops to 26%.

[Wayne23]

3/9: We play #6 seed Oregon ST, 15-13, 7-11, in the 1st game. We won by 15 there.

3/10: 86-91 in OT. 2 starters fouled out. They made their free throws and we didn’t (1-4 in the last minute of regulation). They made 9 threes we hit 4.

This will hurt our seeding. 22-8, 13-5, #23, RPI #20.

3/12: #5 West. We play #12 Kansas ST. We beat them by 17 in the regular season.

3/17: 74-70. We were down 13 early in the 2nd half. 22, 14 for Simm, 12, 7 for Rahm. Poor free throw shooting again.

#4 seed, #16 ranked St. John’s, 24-9.

My Lai massacre.

3/19: 79-74 and our first trip to the Sweet Sixteen! 16, 15 for Barr, 17, 3, 5 for #3 guard Bid Suth, 12, 10 for Simm, 12 for 6th man Mick Evan. The bench won this one for us. +19 RBs.

#1 seed, #7 ranked Oregon, 30-4. Beat them by 2 at home, lost by 8 there.

3/24: 62-90. We were awful.

3/31: LBJ announces that he will not stand for re-election.

4/3: #4 Maryland is the national champ.

4/4: Awards: Ryan Simm makes PAC 12 1st team. Jay Barr makes 2nd team. I am Conf. COY.

4/4: Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated.

4/11: Civil Rights Act of 1968 is signed by LBJ.

4/23: I ask for a budget increase. We spent a lot on assistant coaches. We get $12,500.

24-9, 13-5, Sweet sixteen. Overall, 206-83, .713.

Protests against the war in Vietnam take place all over the U.S.

Great turmoil in Eastern Europe, particularly in Czechoslovakia and Poland.

[Wayne23]

5/1: The usual reports.

U. S. Senator and Presidential candidate Robert “Bobby” Kennedy is assassinated.

5/15: Major demonstrations and riots in France continue.

5/29: The Paris peace talks are getting nowhere.

6/5: We’re going after some transfers.

6/10: Inept, lying William Westmoreland is replaced as military commander in Vietnam.

6/12: No luck.

6/26: 5 scholarships. We want three bigs.

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs, 2 PFs, and a C.

The Czech Spring is put down by Soviet arms and tanks. Dubcek is taken to Moscow.

9/18: Got 2, lost 1. Got a PF, #54, and a PG, #72.

Golden ST Classic vs. Kansas ST.

9/25: We get 2, lose 1. We get a PG, #42, and a PF, #71. We should have quite a team next year!

10/2: We get the 5th and last recruit, a C, #86.

1st day of practice. We’re picked to finish 6th in the PAC 12.

10/11: With help from the U. S. a military coup topples the elected government of Panama.

Tommie Smith and Juan Carlos courageously raise their fists on the victory stand during the

U. S. national anthem.

11/6: 9 man rotation:

Soph Bid Suth starts at PG, subs at SG. Junior Ken Carr starts at SG.

Junior John Seat and frosh Gary Baro sub at PG.

Senior Jay Barr starts at SF.

Senior Mick Evan and junior Tors Rahm sub at SF, and Rahm subs at PF.

Soph Hugh Fine starts at PF, subs at C.

Soph Ryan Simm starts at C.

Richard Nixon is elected POTUS.

[Wayne23]

11/20: 2-0 start. Center Ryan Simm leads us, but guards Ken Carr and Bid Suth also played well.

4 of 5 recruits sign. The C did not.

12/4: 5-0, RPI #19. Simm gets 23.2 and 12.8.

12/9: 74-71 over Kansas ST in the 1st round of the Golden ST Classic. We’re the #2 seed. They did a great job of shutting our front court down. 1st time starter Tony Rahm at SF, and our guards pulled us through, and the big guys were terrific on the boards, +24 RBs.

#6 seed Cal in the semifinals.

12/10: 72-63. 16, 9 for Simm, 14, 7 for Rahm, 11, 7 for Mick Evan. +13 RBs.

#1 seed Georgia, 6-1, in the title game.

12/11: 86-73. 34, 15 for Simm, 17 for Fine, 14 for Carr. +11 TOs. We were in control all the way.

Ranked! #24.

12/25: 11-0, #20, RPI #7. +15.3 PPG, +13.4 RBs, +4.3 TOs. Simm leads us with 21.2, 11.5.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1969: 1-1, #21, RPI #12. A home loss, which is never good. 22 TOs (-15).

1/15: 15-2, 4-2, #22, RPI #14. In a 3 way tie for 3rd.

1/29: 17-4, 6-4, tied for 5th. #25, RPI #19. We should be able to go 6-2 from here on. +9.7 PPG, +11.4 RBs, +1.1 TOs.

As expected, 1 recruit did not hit our score. We offer to a PF.

2/12: 20-5, 9-5, #23, RPI #19. Tied for 4th. 4 to play, 3 on the road. We’re hoping for 3-1, but 2-2 is more realistic.

2/26: We end the regular season at 22-7, 11-7, #24, RPI #23. +7.0 PPG, +9.3 RBs, +0.7 TOs. Alone in 5th.