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1956-57 Morehead State Eagles Men's Roster and Stats

Record: 19-8 (9-1, 1st in OVC MBB)

Coach: Bobby Laughlin

PS/G: 85.2 (4th of 176)

PA/G: 76.4 (130th of 176)

SRS: 3.83 (45th of 167)

SOS: -0.07 (85th of 167)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost Mideast First Round (86-85) versus Pittsburgh

Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Steve Hamilton	JR		6-7	24.2 Pts, 20.1 Reb
Dave Keleher	JR		6-7	16.1 Pts, 11.2 Reb
Harlan Tolle	SR		5-10	12.4 Pts, 3.3 Reb
Bernie Schimfessel	JR		6-8	11.1 Pts, 11.2 Reb
Ken Thompson	JR		6-1	10.9 Pts, 4.0 Reb
Thornton Hill	SO	F	6-6	5.3 Pts, 7.5 Reb
Gene Carroll	JR		6-3	2.5 Pts, 1.1 Reb
Jim Jewell			6-5	2.5 Pts, 3.1 Reb
Fred Simpson			5-10	1.3 Pts, 0.8 Reb
Claude McGuire			6-1	1.5 Pts, 0.5 Reb
Gerald Yenters	SO		6-5	0.8 Pts, 2.2 Reb
Sam Van Hook		F	6-5	1.0 Pts, 1.2 Reb

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	27		29.8	71.0	.420	25.6	37.2	.688	64.3					18.8	85.2
Opponent	27		27.9	74.8	.373	20.5	32.5	.632	39.3					22.6	76.4

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	10
Opponent	10

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	27		805	1917	.420	691	1005	.688	1735					507	2301
Opponent	27		754	2020	.373	554	877	.632	1061					609	2062

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	10
Opponent	10

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS
1	Steve Hamilton	27	7.7	17.2	.449	8.7	10.7	.819	20.1	3.1	24.2
2	Dave Keleher	27	6.4	15.6	.408	3.4	4.7	.711	11.2	3.3	16.1
3	Harlan Tolle	27	4.3	11.5	.374	3.9	5.4	.712	3.3	1.8	12.4
4	Bernie Schimfessel	27	4.2	8.4	.496	2.7	4.5	.598	11.2	3.2	11.1
5	Ken Thompson	27	3.4	8.1	.423	4.0	6.4	.618	4.0	2.6	10.9
6	Thornton Hill	26	1.9	3.9	.490	1.5	3.0	.494	7.5	2.0	5.3
7	Gene Carroll	24	1.0	2.7	.391	0.4	0.5	.692	1.1	1.8	2.5
8	Jim Jewell	19	0.8	2.7	.294	0.9	1.5	.586	3.1	1.1	2.5
9	Claude McGuire	8	0.5	1.3	.400	0.5	0.6	.800	0.5	0.1	1.5
10	Fred Simpson	10	0.3	2.2	.136	0.7	1.4	.500	0.8	0.6	1.3
11	Sam Van Hook	5	0.4	1.6	.250	0.2	0.4	.500	1.2	0.4	1.0
12	Gerald Yenters	11	0.3	1.3	.214	0.3	0.5	.500	2.2	0.3	0.8

Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS
1	Steve Hamilton	27	209	465	.449	236	288	.819	543	83	654
2	Dave Keleher	27	172	422	.408	91	128	.711	303	90	435
3	Harlan Tolle	27	116	310	.374	104	146	.712	88	49	336
4	Bernie Schimfessel	27	113	228	.496	73	122	.598	303	87	299
5	Ken Thompson	27	93	220	.423	107	173	.618	107	71	293
6	Thornton Hill	26	50	102	.490	39	79	.494	194	51	139
7	Gene Carroll	24	25	64	.391	9	13	.692	27	43	59
8	Jim Jewell	19	15	51	.294	17	29	.586	59	21	47
9	Fred Simpson	10	3	22	.136	7	14	.500	8	6	13
10	Claude McGuire	8	4	10	.400	4	5	.800	4	1	12
11	Gerald Yenters	11	3	14	.214	3	6	.500	24	3	9
12	Sam Van Hook	5	2	8	.250	1	2	.500	6	2	5
	School Totals	27	805	1917	.420	691	1005	.688	1735	507	2301