Ear Lee Wins James Naismith Trophy Player of the Year
Butch Lee of Marquette named college basketball Player of the Year for 1977-78 by United Press International. He averaged 17 points and five assists, guiding Marquette to a 24-3 season and NCAA tournament berth. Larry Bird and Phil Ford trailed in the voting.
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New York
UPI
Butch Lee
Marquette
Park Avenue
al McGuire
James Naismith
United Press International
Lee
McGuire
Warriors
New York City
Bronx
DeWitt Clinton
Larry Bird
Indiana State
Phil Ford
North Carolina
Kent State Star McGhee, Miami’s Aldridge Lead All-MAC Team
Kent State junior Burrell McGhee and Miami senior Archie Aldridge repeat on the first team as Central Michigan Jeff Tropf Northern Illinois Paul Dawkins and Ohio Tim Joyce join. Second unit includes Dave Grauzer Steve Skaggs Ted Williams John Shoemaker Randy Ayers. Honorable mentions span Toledo Northern Illinois Kent State Eastern Michigan Central Michigan Bowling Green Ball State.
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Ohio
UPI
Kent State
Burrell McGhee
Miami
Archie Aldridge
Fred Jacoby
Central Michigan
Jeff Tropf
Northern Illinois
Paul Dawkins
Ohio University
Tim Joyce
Dave Grauzer
Steve Skaggs
Toledo
Ted Williams
John Shoemaker
Randy Ayers
McGee
Warren
KSU
Aldridge
Middletown
Joyce
Youngstown
Dawkins
Saginaw
Mich
Tropi
Holt
Jim Swaney
John Harris
Joe McKeown
Gary Green
Ken Harmon
Eastern Michigan
Val Bracey
Duane Gray
Ron Hammye
Bowling Green
Ball State
Robert Sims
Randy Bearden
Merchants win forces playoff in city league
Norwalk Merchants beat Beach Diversified 72 61 to force a playoff in the B division of the Men's City Basketball League. Milan Merchants defeated Huron County Bank 76 64 eliminating them from second place and setting up a potential three team run for runnerup honors. Keith Ridge led Beach with a career high 36 points as the Merchants balanced scoring with 31 field goals and 10 free throws.
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Rec Center
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Merchants
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Huron County Bank
Bankers
Milan
Norwalk
Keith Ridge
Nets
Ridge
Dan Hipp
Rench
Hipp
Mike Sharp
Dean Sweeting
Sweeting
Don Davis
Charley Nardecchia
Ron Schnee
Milan Merchants
Canadiens Nip Caps Rangers Bury Barons
In a 3-2 third period comeback, the Canadiens edged the Capitals while Lafleur netted his 50th after a lucky deflection. Yvan Cournoyer and Doug Risebrough scored for Montreal as Washington led 2-0 after the first period. Other NHL results included New York over Cleveland 6-1 and Pittsburgh 5 Colorado 3.
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Washington Capitals
National Hockey League
Guy Lafleur
Canadiens
Tom McVie
Lafleur
Serge Savard
Yvan Cournoyer
Doug Risebrough
Capitals
Rick Bragnallo
Quebec Nordiques
Indianapolis Racers
Rangers
Barons
Don Murdoch
Pat Hickey
Penguins
Rockies
Jean Pronovost
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Dauch Concrete
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Smiley
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Ray Fannin
Dorr
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Ken Nickols
Smith
Nickoli
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Mike Wasiniak
Greg Alexander
Jim Denes
Jim Wasiniak
Smith-Nickoli
White
Wise
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Crown Motel
Glass Br
L.J. Scheid Sr
Mason's Dept
Steve Holman’s Jewelers
Norwalk Barber Shop
Brady’s Realty
Adria’s Beauty Shop No
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Bob’s Newstand
Bob’s Auto Wrecking
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Norwalk Parts
Dankie’s Steel
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