West Is Unanimous Choice On All-SC Team
Tech places two players on the Southern Conference all star squad as West Virginia’s Jerry West is named on every first team ballot. Bobby Ayersman and Chris Smith join George Washington’s Bucky McDonald and Roy Lange of William and Mary on the first team.
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Richmond
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Jerry West
Tech
Bobby Ayersman
Chris Smith
West
George Washington
Bucky McDonald
William and Mary
Roy Lange
Lange
Ayersman
McDonald
Smith
Allstar
Mountaineer
Bob Smith
W&m
Jeff Cohen
Theryl Willis
Bill Telasky
Furman
Dick Wright
Bucky Bolyard
Gene Guarilla
Dag Wil
Jerry West West Virginia
Jr. Cabin Co
Bob Ayersman
Boomer
Charleston
Bucky McDonald Gee
Wash
Sr. Martinsb’g
Chicago
Art Musselman
The
Citadel
Mary Dick Wherry
Citadel Thery
Willis Richmond
Washington
Day Wilson Furman
All-Southern Conference 1959 First Team Selected
All-Southern Conference announces 1959 first team with Jerry West from West Virginia and teammates from Virginia Tech, The Citadel, William and Mary, and George Washington. Second and third teams list West Virginia, The Citadel, Furman, Richmond, VMI, W&M, and The Citadel with honorable mentions across several schools.
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Seri Mintz
Dave Hollingsworth
Davidson
Dick Jones
Ray Graves
The
Citadel
Chuck Cotton
VMI
Butch Lamblette
Richmond
Byron Pinson
Furman
Tom Farrington
Wm. & Mary
Ayersman Nears South Conference Scoring Crown
Virginia Tech star Bob Ayersman extended his scoring lead with a 37 point game against George Washington and a 32 point burst versus VMI while narrowly maintaining a 27.6 PPG average. With tourney action beginning in Richmond, Ayersman trails only in a close race with West Virginia’s Jerry West for the conference scoring title.
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Virginia Tech
Bob Ayersman
Ayersman
George Washington
VMI
Techmen
Washington & Lee
W&l
Generals
Tech
Jerry West
West Virginia
West
Mountaineer
Richmond
Richmond Arena
William & Mary
Davidson
Citadel
Furman
Dave Hollinsworth
Bucky McDonald
Dag Wilson
Chris Smith
Theryl Willis
Roy Lange
W&m
Bill Telasky
Chuck Cotton
West Virginia aims to defend Southern title at tourney
WVU coach Fred Schaus readies the Mountaineers for the Southern Conference Tournament, seeking a fifth straight title. They carry a 22-4 record, 11-0 in the league, after a 89-86 win over George Washington to extend their conference streak to 47 and home run to 33. Jerry West scored 35, with Patrone and Guarilla among double figures. Schaus notes tough field and warns not to overlook Davidson.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Fred Schaus
Schaus
Mountaineers
Davidson
Richmond
Furman
Citadel
Charleston
S. C
George Washington
Jerry West
Mountaineer
WVU
Bucky Bolyard
West
Jerry
Pitt
Bobcats and Eagles Begin NAIA Playoff Series
West Virginia Wesleyan hosts Morris Harvey in the District 28 NAIA opener as the 30-1 Bobcats seek a tourney bid at Kansas City. Morris Harvey, 16-7, aims to upset the league champion after Wesleyan’s December 92-64 win.
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Charleston
Glenville State
Wesleyan
Golden Eagles
Charleston Quint
Morris Harvey
Bobcats
Davis & Elkins
Hank Ellis
Glenville
West Virginia Tech
Big Paul Wilcox
Bluefield State
West Liberty
Concord
Gary Hess
Nate Rohrbough
Wilcox
Hess
Ford and Thomas ink 1959 contracts for big season
Whitey Ford, the Yankees ace, signed a 1959 pact estimated at $35,000 with a diet linked limit on protein and alcohol. Frank Thomas joined Cincinnati Reds for about $25,000 with 35 homers and 109 RBIs last year. Sammy White also agreed to join Boston Red Sox after 1958 at Scottsdale.
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Frank Thomas
Cincinnati
Ford
New York Yankees
New York
George Weiss
Thomas
Reds
Pittsburgh
Sammy White
Boston Red Sox
White
Sox
Scottsdale
Ariz
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