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1956-57 Men's Big Seven Conference Player Stats

1955-56 Big 7 1957-58 Big 7

Record: 98-67, .594 W-L% (3rd of 18) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 10.49 (1st of 18)

SOS: 7.84 (1st of 18)

Regular Season Champion: Kansas

Player of the Year: Gary Thompson

Coach of the Year: Sox Walseth

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Kansas)

Ranked in First AP Poll: 3 teams (Iowa State, Kansas and Kansas State)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 teams (Kansas)

98 Players

98 Players Table
					Totals									Shooting				Per Game					Advanced
Rk	Player	Class	Pos	School	G	MP	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PER	WS	BPM
1	Ed Abbey	SR	F	Oklahoma	18		26					12	34	.325			.381	1.9	1.4
2	Hayden Abbott	JR	F	Kansas State	21		81					40	136	.390			.640	6.5	3.9
3	Al Abram	FR		Missouri	8							17	45	.286			.722	5.6
4	Dick Anderson		F	Oklahoma	14		35					12	22	.209			.364	1.6	2.5
5	Jim Arwood		F	Nebraska	19		21					12	22	.147			.324	1.2	1.1
6	Bill Ashcraft	SO	F	Oklahoma	20		22					24	36	.310			.833	1.8	1.1
7	Dick Bass		G	Oklahoma	11		9					17	32	.379			.625	2.9	0.8
8	Ronald Baukol	SO	G	Iowa State	13		3					10	15	.462			.600	1.2	0.2
9	Bob Bennett			Colorado	7		4					2	3	.250			.500	0.4	0.6
10	Bob Billings	SO	G	Kansas	22		19					11	48	.294			.800	2.2	0.9
11	Bob Boozer	SO	F	Kansas State	23		237					75	450	.443			.771	19.6	10.3
12	Fred Boshela		F	Iowa State	7		22					8	17	.375			.455	2.4	3.1
13	Walt Bradley			Colorado	16		20					11	16	.316			.667	1.0	1.3
14	Jim Cadle		F	Colorado	23		122					78	254	.386			.756	11.0	5.3
15	Wilt Chamberlain	SO	C	Kansas	27		510					63	800	.468			.627	29.6	18.9
16	Max Claiborne	JR	G	Oklahoma	32		14					27	45	.281			.591	1.4	0.4
17	John Cleland	JR		Kansas	6		4					3	12	.800			.800	2.0	0.7
18	Jim Cotter			Missouri	14							10	10	.333			.571	0.7
19	John Crawford	JR	F	Iowa State	23		235					71	312	.432			.680	13.6	10.2
20	Eddie Dater	SR		Kansas	15		10					9	24	.379			1.000	1.6	0.7
					Totals									Shooting				Per Game					Advanced
Rk	Player	Class	Pos	School	G	MP	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PER	WS	BPM
21	Gary Davis	SO	F	Iowa State	18		52					39	37	.429			.500	2.1	2.9
22	Dave Day		F	Iowa State	4		2					3	0				.000	0.0	0.5
23	Roy DeWitz	JR	G	Kansas State	23		139					61	250	.339			.612	10.9	6.0
24	Dud Doebele		F	Nebraska	17		19					18	21	.364			.500	1.2	1.1
25	Chuck Duren			Missouri	20							77	120	.286			.636	6.0
26	Rodger Egelhoff	JR		Missouri	23							39	157	.339			.771	6.8
27	Rex Ekwall	SR	F	Nebraska	23		214					73	307	.409			.748	13.3	9.3
28	Gene Elstun	SR		Kansas	26		139					57	293	.425			.652	11.3	5.3
29	Joe Ensley			Kansas	1		2					1	0					0.0	2.0
30	Dick Farwell	JR	G	Iowa State	9		8					4	9	.222			.500	1.0	0.9
31	Larry Fischer	JR	F	Kansas State	15		39					24	32	.205			.667	2.1	2.6
32	Glen Forristall	SO		Missouri	8							20	27	.227			.739	3.4
33	Lyle Frahm	JR	G	Iowa State	23		95					50	254	.436			.622	11.0	4.1
34	Lee Green	SR		Kansas	10		14					7	10	.417			.000	1.0	1.4
35	Gene Gronau		F	Iowa State	7		10					2	6	.333			.667	0.9	1.4
36	Leo Hayward			Colorado	23		146					48	148	.381			.667	6.4	6.3
37	Bob Helzer	SR	F	Colorado	11		68					34	167	.487			.726	15.2	6.2
38	Blaine Hollinger	SR		Kansas	18		14					5	21	.308			.417	1.2	0.8
39	Jim Holwerda	SO	G	Kansas State	16		12					11	35	.326			.714	2.2	0.8
40	Terry Howard		C	Nebraska	16		31					15	31	.258			.600	1.9	1.9
					Totals									Shooting				Per Game					Advanced
Rk	Player	Class	Pos	School	G	MP	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PER	WS	BPM
41	Gene Hudson		G	Oklahoma	23		86					94	202	.319			.714	8.8	3.7
42	Larry Ivan		F	Oklahoma	12		30					26	32	.316			.615	2.7	2.5
43	Harry Jett	SR		Kansas	8		4					3	10	.300			1.000	1.3	0.5
44	Jim Jochems	JR	C	Colorado	10		72					19	75	.447			.750	7.5	7.2
45	Gordie Johnson		G	Colorado	15		7					7	10	.222			.667	0.7	0.5
46	Lew Johnson	SR		Kansas	26		101					47	77	.304			.517	3.0	3.9
47	Monte Johnson	SO	F	Kansas	11		16					8	12	.211			.800	1.1	1.5
48	Ron Johnston	SR		Kansas	12		41					19	51	.340			.680	4.3	3.4
49	Joe Jones		G	Oklahoma	20		37					25	25	.119			.600	1.3	1.9
50	Art Kell		G	Oklahoma	5		3					4	5	.167			.333	1.0	0.6
51	Larry Kelley			Kansas	1		2					0	2	.500				2.0	2.0
52	Jack Kiddoo		G	Kansas State	22		20					17	40	.231			.533	1.8	0.9
53	Lyn Kindred	SO	G	Kansas	16		14					14	4	.071			.400	0.3	0.9
54	Joe King	JR	F	Oklahoma	23		186					78	369	.364			.673	16.0	8.1
55	Maurice King	SR		Kansas	27		122					69	263	.374			.693	9.7	4.5
56	Mike Kirksey	SO		Missouri	18							35	63	.256			.782	3.5
57	John Krocheski	SO	C	Iowa State	23		111					50	118	.476			.615	5.1	4.8
58	Jim Kubacki	JR	G	Nebraska	23		40					45	136	.343			.702	5.9	1.7
59	Ron Loneski	SO	F	Kansas	17		115					34	163	.329			.701	9.6	6.8
60	Al Lowery	JR	G	Iowa State	9		6					8	9	.444			.333	1.0	0.7
					Totals									Shooting				Per Game					Advanced
Rk	Player	Class	Pos	School	G	MP	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PER	WS	BPM
61	Don Matuszak	SO	G	Kansas State	20		64					64	93	.352			.644	4.7	3.2
62	Charles McAfee		G	Nebraska	4		0					2	3	.167			.333	0.8	0.0
63	Bruce Medley		G	Oklahoma	18		31					33	48	.241			.611	2.7	1.7
64	Ronald Medsker	JR	C	Iowa State	23		146					56	167	.365			.639	7.3	6.3
65	Bob Merten		F	Kansas State	9		12					7	14	.368			.000	1.6	1.3
66	Dave Michaelson			Colorado	18		21					9	15	.308			.583	0.8	1.2
67	Dave Mowbray	SR	G	Colorado	23		89					79	273	.385			.735	11.9	3.9
68	Lyle Nannen		G	Nebraska	22		55					43	119	.392			.705	5.4	2.5
69	Dick Nicholson		F	Colorado	23		112					65	175	.327			.713	7.6	4.9
70	Jon Paden	JR		Missouri	17							9	18	.556			.889	1.1
71	John Parker	SR		Kansas	27		53					45	148	.455			.718	5.5	2.0
72	Jack Parr	JR	C	Kansas State	20		290					69	411	.467			.651	20.6	14.5
73	Ron Parsons		C	Nebraska	23		175					68	198	.409			.711	8.6	7.6
74	Dean Plagge		F	Kansas State	9		14					4	13	.333			.375	1.4	1.6
75	George Redhair		G	Colorado	18		8					7	5	.071			.500	0.3	0.4
76	Gary Reimers	JR	G	Nebraska	23		40					54	298	.463			.741	13.0	1.7
77	Don Richards	JR	G	Kansas State	11		7					6	17	.471			.250	1.5	0.6
78	Eddie Richards			Missouri	4							1	1	.000			.250	0.3
79	Eddie Ronsick	SR		Missouri	14							11	11	.125			.625	0.8
80	Bill Ross	SR		Missouri	23							61	280	.402			.621	12.2
					Totals									Shooting				Per Game					Advanced
Rk	Player	Class	Pos	School	G	MP	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PER	WS	BPM
81	Gerry Schroeder	SO	G	Colorado	23		92					51	188	.342			.704	8.2	4.0
82	Don Schwall		F	Oklahoma	23		201					73	367	.343			.688	16.0	8.7
83	Sonny Siebert			Missouri	23							62	308	.382			.785	13.4
84	Monte Simpson	SO	F	Oklahoma	15		15					18	9	.150			.429	0.6	1.0
85	Don Smidt	JR	F	Nebraska	23		185					74	230	.346			.606	10.0	8.0
86	Lionel Smith	SR		Missouri	23							64	469	.399			.783	20.4
87	Paul Stehr			Missouri	12							6	14	.308			.545	1.2
88	John Stephens	JR		Missouri	22							53	59	.197			.625	2.7
89	Bob Stoermer	SO	C	Oklahoma	22		78					46	136	.450			.719	6.2	3.5
90	George Swank		G	Nebraska	7		7					2	6	.000			.667	0.9	1.0
91	Larry Swanson		G	Iowa State	4		1					3	8	.571			.000	2.0	0.3
92	Gary Thompson	SR	G	Iowa State	23		92					51	475	.418			.699	20.7	4.0
93	Gary Thompson	SO	C	Kansas	7		10					2	7	.600			.250	1.0	1.4
94	Chuck Vogt	SR	F	Iowa State	23		159					61	170	.352			.644	7.4	6.9
95	Don Walker	SO	C	Colorado	19		137					60	169	.389			.609	8.9	7.2
96	Eddie Wallace		G	Kansas State	21		92					44	213	.316			.698	10.1	4.4
97	Bill Wells		G	Nebraska	20		19					15	39	.269			.647	2.0	1.0
98	Larry White		G	Nebraska	10		15					6	8	.200			.000	0.8	1.5

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