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1955-56 Men's Ohio Valley Conference Player Stats

1954-55 OVC 1956-57 OVC

Record: 79-70, .530 W-L% (6th of 18) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 2.74 (6th of 18)

SOS: 2.72 (4th of 18)

Regular Season Champion: Morehead State, Tennessee Tech and Western Kentucky

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Morehead State)

Ranked in First AP Poll: None

Ranked in Final AP Poll: None

56 Players

56 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	Forest Able	SR	F	Western Kentucky	26		158					102	470	.388			.809	18.1	6.1
2	Jack Adams	SR	F	Eastern Kentucky	25		352					99	568	.414			.722	22.7	14.1
3	Eric Back		G	Western Kentucky	24		86					58	278	.419			.785	11.6	3.6
4	Charlie Boardman			Tennessee Tech	16		17					17	20	.357			.625	1.3	1.1
5	J.D. Brock			Eastern Kentucky	23		153					60	196	.429			.702	8.5	6.7
6	Gene Carroll	SO		Morehead State	20		23					19	41	.429			.455	2.1	1.2
7	Jim Carter			Murray State	11		9					10	9	.333			.600	0.8	0.8
8	Bill Case	SO	F	Western Kentucky	21		80					51	107	.389			.578	5.1	3.8
9	Ronnie Clark	JR	G	Western Kentucky	24		58					34	193	.440			.702	8.0	2.4
10	Howie Crittendon	SR	G	Murray State	25		145					74	530	.367			.739	21.2	5.8
11	Dick Culbertson	SR		Eastern Kentucky	24		121					74	256	.338			.612	10.7	5.0
12	Bob Daniels	JR	F	Western Kentucky	28		418					92	467	.427			.753	16.7	14.9
13	Tom Darnell			Murray State	25		98					49	166	.424			.741	6.6	3.9
14	Kenny Davis			Eastern Kentucky	22		109					51	152	.333			.622	6.9	5.0
15	Bobby Erwin			Murray State	6		1					2	8	.286			.800	1.3	0.2
16	Omar Fannin			Morehead State	3		7					8	14	.300			.800	4.7	2.3
17	Bill Florence			Eastern Kentucky	9		94					17	105	.298			.712	11.7	10.4
18	_ Fraley			Eastern Kentucky	13								25					1.9
19	Jim Gainey			Murray State	3		29					5	31	.360			.722	10.3	9.7
20	Don Gaunce			Morehead State	28		155					74	482	.402			.705	17.2	5.5
					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	Jimmy Godwin			Tennessee Tech	12		9					13	36	.348			.625	3.0	0.8
22	Steve Hamilton	SO		Morehead State	28		395					98	449	.407			.812	16.0	14.1
23	Bruce Harris			Tennessee Tech	20		196					52	303	.457			.675	15.2	9.8
24	Monty Holland		F	Western Kentucky	28		256					82	171	.375			.600	6.1	9.1
25	Bill Huffstetler			Tennessee Tech	1		1					0	0	.000				0.0	1.0
26	Jim Jewell			Morehead State	29		229					77	283	.360			.653	9.8	7.9
27	Dave Keleher	SO		Morehead State	26		92					55	111	.400			.576	4.3	3.5
28	Dick Kinder			Murray State	25		82					74	459	.425			.798	18.4	3.3
29	Jim Kiser			Eastern Kentucky	24		136					47	193	.382			.633	8.0	5.7
30	Bill Klein			Tennessee Tech	2		1					1	0	.000			.000	0.0	0.5
31	Owen Lawson	SO	G	Western Kentucky	28		101					102	468	.368			.618	16.7	3.6
32	Sherrill Marginet			Murray State	23		19					32	58	.355			.700	2.5	0.8
33	Jess Mayabb			Morehead State	13		60					27	154	.398			.800	11.8	4.6
34	Henry McCarley			Tennessee Tech	3		3					2	0	.000			.000	0.0	1.0
35	Herbie Merritt			Tennessee Tech	21		268					47	394	.412			.607	18.8	12.8
36	Joe Mikez			Murray State	25		221					72	272	.391			.765	10.9	8.8
37	_ Mitchell			Eastern Kentucky	13								28					2.2
38	Noble Patton			Tennessee Tech	19		93					46	166	.348			.718	8.7	4.9
39	Ronnie Pellegrinon	SR	G	Eastern Kentucky	22		113					71	249	.436			.750	11.3	5.1
40	John Powless			Murray State	25		124					69	195	.459			.803	7.8	5.0
					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	_ Ratlff			Eastern Kentucky	15								44					2.9
42	Marvin Reed			Tennessee Tech	13		14					11	20	.286			.533	1.5	1.1
43	Bob Richards			Morehead State	21		101					41	97	.340			.658	4.6	4.8
44	Bernie Schimfessel	SO		Morehead State	14		46					22	51	.429			.529	3.6	3.3
45	Don Sexton			Tennessee Tech	21		111					45	113	.357			.633	5.4	5.3
46	Kenny Sidwell	SO	G	Tennessee Tech	21		43					50	393	.391			.808	18.7	2.0
47	Clayton Stivers			Eastern Kentucky	21		144					57	130	.329			.694	6.2	6.9
48	Quitman Sullins			Murray State	25		161					69	155	.367			.600	6.2	6.4
49	Dan Swartz	SR		Morehead State	29		397					105	828	.442			.767	28.6	13.7
50	Jim Talbott			Murray State	14		12					16	16	.233			.286	1.1	0.9
51	Ken Thompson	SO		Morehead State	12		28					10	21	.346			.273	1.8	2.3
52	Tom Thurman			Tennessee Tech	12		22					12	22	.162			.667	1.8	1.8
53	Harlan Tolle	JR		Morehead State	27		66					66	251	.345			.699	9.3	2.4
54	Bobby Wall			Tennessee Tech	21		154					52	210	.390			.652	10.0	7.3
55	Fran Watrous			Murray State	25		171					71	213	.551			.803	8.5	6.8
56	Carl Wright			Eastern Kentucky	16		69					31	79	.345			.677	4.9	4.3

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