Duke's Art Heyman Named 1963 College Player of the Year
Art Heyman of Duke, a 6 5 senior from Rockville Centre New York, was chosen as the 1963 college basketball player of the year by the Associated Press. He led Duke to an unbeaten ACC regular season and topped the All-America voting with 744 points, earning a first team berth alongside Ron Bonham Jerry Harkness Gary Bradds and Barry Kramer. The AP All America selections also list second and third teams with notable players from Princeton Cincinnati UCLA Kentucky Seton Hall and others.
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Duke
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Heyman
Ron Bonham
Cincinnati
Jerry Harkness
Chicago Loyola
Gary Bradds
Barry Kramer
New York University
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Harkness
Bradds
Kramer
Bill Bradley
Princeton
Tom Thacker
Rod Thorn
West Virginia
Cotton Nash
Kentucky
Walt Hazzard
UCLA
Bill Green
Colorado State University
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Seattle
Tony Yates
Jimmy Rayl
Indiana
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Seton Hall
Rockville Centre
Muncie
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Jamestown
Ohio
Scheinectady
Tommy Boyer
Arkansas
Baylor
Dave Ricketts
Duquesne
Honorable Mention Players For Cager Of The Year
The list includes Mel Counts Oregon State Ken Charlton Colorado Jeff Mullins Duke Paul Silas Creighton Joe Caldwell Arizona State Mack Herndon Bradley Dave Stallworth Wichita Dave Downey Illinois W D Stroud Mississippi State Nate Thurmond Bowling Green Bill Cunningham North Carolina George Wilson Cincinnati Lyle Harger Houston Gus Johnson Idaho Flynn Robinson Wyoming Terry Baker Oregon State Vinnie Ernst Providence Willie Murrell Kansas State To Dose Stanford Rick Barry Miami Layton Johns Auburn Don Kessinger Mississippi Ira Harge New Mexico Mel Garland Purdue Bill Buntin Michigan Jim Kerwin Tulsa Fred Hetzel Davidson.
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Oregon State
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Colorado
Jeff Mullins
Duke
Paul Silas
Creighton
Joe Caldwell
Arizona State
Mack Herndon
Bradley
Dave Stallworth
Wichita
Dave Downey
Illinois
W. D. Stroud
Mississippi State
Nate Thurmond
Bowling Green
Bill Cunningham
North Carolina
George Wilson
Cincinnati
Bradds Earns Top All America Honor at Ohio State
Gary Bradds of Jamestown Ohio State earned the AP first team All America honor. The 6-8 junior leads the Big Ten with a 32.2 scoring average and has piled up 586 points in 21 games. Bradds joined three other Buckeyes on the AP first team as coach Fred Taylor praised the sudden rise from understudy to star.
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Eppa Rixey Dies at 71 Hall of Fame Lefty
Cincinnati mourns Eppa Rixey 71 longtime NL left hander and Hall of Fame newcomer died after a heart attack at his Milford home. Survived by wife Dorothy Meyers, son Eppa Rixey III, and daughter Mrs. Jay Ogden Sikes. Funeral set for St Thomas Church.
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Milwaukee
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Athens County Tournament Prep Schedule at Multiple Venues
Tonight at Gerover Center 7 p.m. Rome Canaan faces Albany region action follows The Plains versus Ames Gallia County Tourney at North Gallia High 7 30 finals 8 15 finals Southwestern Vinton County at Wellston High 8 59 p.m Hamden meets Zaleski 9 p.m McArthur vs Wilton Class AA at Oak Hill 7 p.m South Point v Rock Hill 8 15 p.m Pomeroy vs Jackson 30 po 15 SATURDAY Athens County Tourney Third place finals to Finals Winton County p.m Reserve p.m Varsity championship p.m Trenton vs Coal Grove p.m Gallipolis vs Wellsat Buchtel 15 p.m New Lexington vs Belpre 7 30 p.m Marietta vs Logan 145 p.m Athens vs Warren Syracuse New York 132 Detroit 112 Chicago 104
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Port Huron Invades Bird Arena For International Rules Match
Port Huron visits Bird Arena on Saturday night at 7 30 to clash with Ohio University Icers under international Olympic style rules. Ohio coach John McComb notes consent due to rule differences and cites Port Huron’s 1 4 1 record and a prior 6 5 overtime loss to the Bobcats as context for a likely close game. Captain Mike L Heureux is highlighted as a key Ohio opponent to watch in a contest billed as a strong test for both teams.
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Duke Faces NC State In ACC Semi Final
Duke ranked second and 16 straight wins meets North Carolina State in a Raleigh ACC semi final while West Virginia and Furman play in the Southern Conference semis in Richmond. Duke routed Virginia 89 70. Heyman 21 Mullins 29 led the win.
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West Virginia
North Carolina State
Raleigh
N. C
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Richmond
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Art Heyman
Jeff Mullins
Virginia
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Mullins
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Clemson
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Mike Wolfe
Virginia Tech
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William and Mary
Fred Hetzel
Virginia Military
Wichita
Denton
Tex
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ACL Cage Coaches Pick All Tournament Team
Athens County League basketball coaches will name an all tournament team at Grover Center during halftime of the championship game. Coaches must submit a five member selection to Messenger Sports Editor Jim Zentmeyer by end of the first period. Ballots may be submitted at press row anytime before the title game.
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