1975-1976 Men's Basketball Media Guide

              ATHLETIC DIRECTORY
ADMINISTRATION HEAD COACHES
C. Donald Cook
Fred Barakat
Tamma O'Mara
Patrick Leahy
Ron Kwasnik
Randall Shrout
Gary Marzolla
Mary Rowe
Director of Athletics/ Recreation
Assistant Director of Athletics
Assistant Director of Recreation
Director of lntramurals
Sports Information Director I
Season Tickets
Business Manager/ Single Game Tickets
Trainer/ Equipment Manager
Graduate Assistant of Intramurals
Secretary to Athletic Office
C. Donald Cook
Gary Dittrich
Nick Giaquinto
Patrick Leahy
Dr. John McCarthy
Jim Kuhlmann
Dr. Joseph Grassi
Tamma O'Mara
Baseball
Wom::ln's Basketball
Track/ Cross Country
Golf
Ice Hockey
Soccer
Men's Tennis
Women's Tennis/
Cheerleaders
BASKETBALL
Fred Barakat
Brendan Suhr
Bob Hustek
George Thompson
Head Basketball Coach
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach
ATHLETIC DEPT. TELEPHONE:
Area Code: 203
255-5411, Ext. 207
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CREDITS
C o v e r Photography: Steve
Johns
Inside Photography: Steve
Johns, Paul Giangara, Bob
Gurecki, Dennis Kelly
On the cover: Captain Danny
Odums, the Stags' All
American candidate, and
head coach Fred Barakat.
Special Thanks:
Mary Rowe
Marge Waldron
Don Harrison, author of the
only definitive book on
Fairfield basketball
"25 YEARS PLUS ONE"
Printer: Morrissey Printing
Company, Waterbury, Ct.
CONTENTS
Press, Scout, Ticket
Information M ......... M ..... _ 2
University Profile ............ 3
Fred Barakat ........................ 4-5
C. Donald Cook .................. 6
Brendan Suhr ..................... 7
Bob Hustek,
Randy Shrout .................. 8
George Thompson,
Prelim Schedule ....... MM··· 9
Player Profiles --.... M .... 1().20
Season Outlook - ............... 21
Varsity Roster ..................... 22
Team Picture ........................ 23
Player Profiles ..................... 24-26
Opponents .............................. 27-36
Television Games ............ 37
Radio-Cheerleaders ......... 38
Newspapers, Radio, TV 39
Record Book ........................ 40-44
1975-76 Schedule-
Back Cover
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CAREER G
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
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29
27
27
Brooklyn, N. Y. (Erasmus Hall)
Guard 6-3 174 Senior
Team captain and leader ... bona fide All East and All
American Candidate ... definite pro prospect ... the
Stags' most improved player last season ... one of two
Stags to play in all 27 games last season ... has played
in 83 consecutive games over his three year career ...
a starter in all 83 games ... despite his unselfish play,
scored in double figures in 20 contests last season . . .
possesses take charge attitude . . . Stags• top playmaker
with 6.5 assist per game . . . had season highs of 23
points against St. Francis, N. Y. and 13 assists against
Cornell . .. scored a career high of 26 against Western
Kentucky . . . transfer from Austin Peay in Clarksville,
Tenn ... . helped the Governors to their first ever Ohio
Valley Conference championships and NCAA tournament
berths in both 1973 and 1974 ... the Govemors posted a
22·7 record in 1972-73 and a 17-10 recot·d in 1973-74 ... his
three years of play have produced 964 career points and
452 career assists . . . he is a career 49.8% FG and
75.5% FT shooter ... member of 1972 New England
Prep School champion, St. Thomas More . . . averaged
18 ppg . . . named to All New England Prep School
team . . . a sociology major at Fairfield.
FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AVG PTS AVG
124
141
135
247
280
276
.502
.504
.489
45
53
66
57
69
91
.789
.768
.725
95
91
93
3.3
3.4
3.5
293
335
336
10.1
12.4
12.5
Press, Scout. Ticket Information
PRESS row at the Fairfield U gymnasium is for members
of the working press and is only for valid media and press
row personnel. Arrangements for press seating should
be made well in advance of a home game. Kindly put in
requests for telephone and telecopier services well in
advance of a home game. Half time statistics and a play
by play sheet will be provided at all regular season
games. After the game a final play by play and complete
statistics sheet and box score will be furnished.
SCOUTS are asked to make their requests for admission
and seating at a Fairfield home game well in advance
of the game. Scouts of upcoming Stag opponents will
have priority to seating at the scouting tables. Complete
play by play and statistical information will be provided.
PRESS and SCOUT seating is normally at the courtside
tables on the East side of the gym, opposite the com·
petitors' benches and the scorer's table.
TICKET INFORMATION for the Stags 1975-76 season is
as follows: Season tickets $30.00, Reserved seat (home
game) $4.00, Unreserved seat (home game) $2.50, Unre­served
for children under 12 (home game) $1.25. Tickets
for most away games will be on sale at Fairfield. The
Madison Square Garden price structure is as follows:
$6.50, $5.50, $4.00, and $2.00 for students. Fairfield season
ticket subscribers are entitled to special group rates on
tickets for the Stags' MSG appearances if purchased
before Nov. 14, 1975. Tickets for the Hall of Fame Classic
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priced at $4.00 and $3.50 will be on sale at Fairfield
when they become available.
SEASON TICKET REQUESTS should be directed to
Patrick Leahy, Sports Information Director and Season
Ticket Coordinator.
All OTHER TICKET REQUESTS should be directed to
Ron Kwasnik, Business Manager.
1975-76 FAIRFIELD BASKETBALL GUIDE is now on sale
to the public. A limited number of copies are still avail·
able priced at $1.00. The book will be sold prior to Stags'
home games or by contacting Patrick Leahy, Sports Infor·
mation Director.
Muy Rowe Ron Quasnik Tamma O'Mara
University Profile
Fairfield University, estab­lished
in December, 1941, by
the Jesuit Fathers, is situ·
ated on 210 acres in the
quaint town of Fairfield in
e a stern Fairfield County,
among t h e rolling hills
of southeastern Connecticut
overlooking L o n g Island
Sound.
Coeducational since 1970,
the University has a full­time
undergraduate enroll­ment
of 2710 in its College
of Arts and Sciences and School of Nursing and 1891
students in its Graduate School of Education and Graduate
School of Corporate and Political Communication. There
are also 822 men and women enrolled part-time in the
Center for Lifetime Learning program, with studies lead·
ing to the B.A. and B.S. degrees. There are 550 students
enrolled in the Conn. Center of Continuing Education. In
addition, 780 students are enrolled at Fairfield College
Preparatory School, which is also located on the campus.
Fairfield is an institution of higher learning whose
primary objective is the development of the creative
intellectual, social and physical potential of its students
in a context of religious commitment. Students are ad­mitted
without regard to race, color, creed, r eligion,
national origin or sex.
Since its inception the University has pursued a course
of continued expansion of both its physical and academic
PRESIDENT
REV. THOMAS R. FITZGERALD, S.J.
facilities in harmony with its philosophy of educational
excellence.
Harmoniously blended with the natural beauty of the
Fairfield campus are the modern architectural structures
which provide academic, recreational and residence
quarters for the University community.
The Rev. Thomas R. Fitzgerald, S.J., became the seventh
president of the University on February 17, 1973. The
president brought to Fairfield solid educational and ad­ministrative
experience, a keen awareness of the challenge
facing higher education and the independent colleges
today, and a strong commitment to continuing the Uni­versity's
involvement in worthy community affairs.
He studied at Georgetown University in 1938·39 before
entering the Society of J esus Novitiate at Wernerville,
Pa. Fr. Fitzgerald entered Woodstock College in 1943 and
received a B.A. in 1945 and an M.A. in 1949. He was
subsequently awarded a Ph.D. in Classical Languages in
1957 by the University of Chicago.
Prior to coming to Fairfield, he served as academic
vice president at Georgetown University, a position he
had held since 1966, and has served as chairman of the
Board of Trustees at St. Peter's College since 1969.
CAMPUS FACTS Colors: Cardinal Red/ White
Nickname: Stags
Location: Fairfield, Ct. 06430 Conference: Independent
Founded: 1941 (Div. I)
President: Rev. Thomas R. Fitzgerald, S.J.
Enrollment 2710
Home Court Capacity: Fairfield Gymnasium: 3600
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Freel Barakat: Head Basketball Coach
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A fou.rth straight post­season
tournament is on
coach Fred Barakat's mind as
he enters his sixth season as
the architect of the Fairfield
basketball program.
Barakat took over the head
coaching job in 1970 and
Fairfields' basketball situa·
tion has been rising steadily
ever since. Jn just two years
he managed to turn around
the program. Although post·
ing modest 9·15 and 12·13
ledgers during that period, those teams produced John
Ryan, Ray Kelly, Ralph Rehn and Craig Moorer who
would be vital parts of the Stags' NIT picture in 1973
and 1974.
In 1974 when the NIT was just a dream to every Fair·
field booster, Barakat guided the Stags to an 18-9 record
and a quarter-final finish in lhe NIT. "Stag Mania"
crystallized and U1e thousands of well-wishers who jammed
Madison Square Garden helped Ule nation's oldest post·
season tournament to record its highest attendance figures
in recent years.
The surprising Stags dumped tourney favorite, Marshall,
80-76, in the first round before dropping a 77-76 heart·
breaker in the quarter finals to eventual champ, Virginia
Tech.
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For an encore Barakat brought his talented squad t~
a 17-9 record in 1974 and the distinction of being the
first university in Connecticut ever to participate in two
consecutive NIT's. Hawaii took a tough 66-65 decision
from the Stags in a first round contest.
Last season the Stags' slow start almost ruined any
opportunity for a third straight post-season tournament.
A late·season 8-2 surge garnered the Stags the oppor·
tunity to extend Uleir season for the third straight year.
The Stags dropped a 78-73 decision to St. Bonaventure, a
game that was decided in tile final minute, in Ule ECAC
at BuffaJo, N. Y.
Success has followed Barakat for years. The Union
City, N. J. native came to Fairfield following a year as
an assistant under Dee Rowe at the University of Con­necticut.
While at UConn, the Huskies registered a 14-9
record and captured the Yankee Conference championship.
He first gained notoriety in the New England area in
1957 when he cracked the starting lineup at Assumption
College as a !reshman. In four years with the Greyhounds
he paced Ulem to an NAJA and three NCAA College
Divi.sion tournament berths. While tossing in 912 points
in his four years, Barakat earned mention on two All·
American teams in addition to being honored on the
NCAA Regional AU-Star and All-New England squads.
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He later served as coach at Hasbrouck Heights (N.J.)
High School following a tryout with the New York Knicks
and was an assistant at Assumption for three years before
going to UConn.
In addition to his coaching and lecturing on basketball,
Barakat is director of the Fairfield County Basketball
School, a two-week summer camp which makes available
to over 250 youngsters instruction in the fundamentals
of basketball. In addition Barakat runs the Fred Barakat
Coaches' and Players' Basketball Clinic at Fairfield. He
will also join the Medalist Sports Education Staff in the
Spring.
Barakat is a member of the Board of Directors for the
Fairfield Junior Pro Basketball Association and regional
director for the National Junior Basketball Association.
He is member of the National Association of Basketball
Coaches of the United States and the Metropolitan
Basketball Coaches Association.
A history and government major at Assumption,
Barakat earned his master's degree in personnel and
guidance at Montclair (N.J.) St. in 1966. The Stags' head
coach and his wife, Florence, reside in Fairfield with
their four children, Nancy, Christie, Amy and Fred, Jr.
Barakat also serves as assistant athletic director at
Fairfield.
For a closer look at the 1975-76 basketball season, here
are comments from Barakat taken in an interview several
days before the start of the season.
Q: How would you characterize the 1975-76 team?
BARAKAT: This team is very young and inexperi·
enced. We have very good players with excellent reputa·
tions but I do not know how well we will play until we
go against some outside competition. This is as deter·
General Analysis
mined, dedicated, willing and talented a group of players
as I have ever worked with.
Q: What do you see as the strong points of the team?
BARAKAT: These players will score a lot of points.
This will be a very fastbreak-oriented team. It should
also be a better team defensively. Since we will score a
lot of points, how well we can neutralize the other team
will be one key to a successful season. Our offensive and
defensive rebounding will be much better. H we im­proved
in just this one area, rebounding, we would win
more games than last year.
Q: What is the main difference betwean the 1974-75
team and the present team?
BARAKAT: Last year's team lacked mental and phy­sical
toughness. They were extremely inconsistent. Even
though this year's club is young, I believe that they will
show greater maturity and stability than last year's team.
Q: How do you rate your 1975-76 schedule?
BARAKAT: It is one of the best overall schedules
we have ever played. The first month is a real head
knocker with Niagara, UMass, possibly Ohio U, Army,
Wagner, Boston College and Seton HalL The schedule
builds after that with teams such as Georgetown, St.
Bonaventure, UConn, St. Peter's, Hofstra, Canisius, Man­hattan,
St. Joseph's, etc.
Q: In summary, what do you feel will be the key
to a successful season?
BARAKAT: With such a young squad, our success
will be based upon how quickly we mature as a team.
We will play our best basketball in late January and
February.
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Don Cook: Director of Athletics
C. Donald Cook enters his
fourteenth year at Fairfield
University - as a stude.nt,
coach and director of ath­letics
and recreation.
A 1963 graduate of Fair­field,
Cook became A.D. in
July of 1971 and since then
the athletic philosophy at
Fairfield has taken several
strides forward to include
an improved intramural and
club sport situation, the rais­ing
of ice hockey to varsity
status and the introduction of varsity sports for women,
while at the same time maintaining the highly competitive
level of the established varsity sports - basketball,
baseball, soccer, golf, cross country, tennis, and track.
One of Cook's first moves as A.D. in 1971 was to bring
basketball back to the campus gymnasium after the Stags
for years had played many of their games 25 miles up
the road at the New Haven Arena. A renovated campus
gym pushed the capacity to 3600 with portable bleachers
sections being added to accommodate the overflow
crowds.
Under Cook's guidance the intramural program has
been expanded to include an independent program for
Fairfield's more than 1,000 women students. Innovations
in athletics at Fairfield include the development of inter­collegiate
basketball and tennis teams for women.
In addition to his duties as A. D., Cook has served as
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Stag baseball coach since returning to his alma mater
in 1966. Since that time he has succeeded in upgrading
the program to the major college ranks. His 1970 and
1971 squads posted 13 -9 and 15- 8 records, respectively,
while narrowly missing bids to the NCAA District I
tournament. His 1975 team recorded 99 stolen bases,
eclipsing the New England record of 87 set by Harvard
in both 1927 and 1974.
Cook was a standout on the diamond for the Stags in
his collegiate days. As a catcher he was selected to the
All-ECAC team as a junior in 1962 and was captain of
the Fairfield nine in his senior year while being the
recipient of the Senior Athletic Award of the class of
1963. He has been named to the Outstanding Young Men
of America for 1975.
He bas served on the Fairfield Recreation Center Build­ing
Committee since 1973. He was a member of the Con­stitution
Committee of the ECAC for the 1973-74 and
1974-75 school years. He is an adviser to the ECAC New
York State-Conn Basketball Tournament Selection Com­mittee.
He serves on the ECAC Baseball Playoff Selection
Committee and was the chairman of the 1975 NCAA
Northeast Regional Baseball Tournament.
A native of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., Cook earned his M.S.
degree in guidance and counseling from Fairfield in 1967.
Following extensive graduate work toward an M.B.A. at
UConn., be is currently preparing his thesis for an M.A.
degree in the Graduate School of Corporate and Political
Communications at Fairfield. Don and his wife, Donna,
reside in Fairfield with their children, Christopher and
Courtney.
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Brendan Suhr:
Brendan Suhr is in his
second year as assistant
coach at Fairfield University
and, at a relatively young
age, has brought to the Fair­field
University program a
great deal of coaching ex­perience
at the major college
level.
As chief aide to coach
Barakat, Suhr, a 24 year old
native of Fairlawn, New Jer­sey,
is responsible for a great
portion of the scouting and
recruiting in addition to his regular coaching duties.
He is a key factor in coach Barakat's extensive recruiting
program of high school seniors which has netted as a
result such outstanding high school All Americans as
Joe DeSantis and Mark Young.
Suhr starred at Fairlawn High School for four years,
playing under Hubie Brown, now coach of the Kentucky
Colonels, the current ABA Champions; Bob Gottlieb,
coach at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; and
Jim Brangan, a former Princeton University star. Upon
graduation in 1969 he went to Montclair (N. J.) St.
where, under coach Ollie Gelston, he started for two
years as the playmaking guard and, while serving as the
team captain in his senior year, led the team in assists
and free throw pet. and earned recognition as the team's
Assistant Coach
Most Valuable Player. He was awarded his Bachelor of
Arts degree in Physical Education in June, 1973, gra­duating
with honors while serving as president of Phi
Epsilon Kappa, an academic fraternity.
Following graduation he was named an assistant basket­ball
coach at the University of Detroit. There, workini
with coach Dick Vitale, he helped guide the Titans to a
17-9 season, including a 73-65 win over Fairfield in the
finals of the Motor City Classic.
Suhr has coached and instructed at over 30 basketball
camps, including the Five Star Basketball Camp in Hones­dale,
Pennsylvania, and is the assistant director of the
Fairfield County Basketball Camp and the Fred Barakat
Coaches' and Players' Clinic. A much sought-after speaker
and clinician, he spends a considerable amount of time
lecturing and giving clinics on the fundamentals of basket­ball.
Suhr is the director of coach and player development
and a member of the Board of Directors for the Fairfield
Junior Pro Basketball Association. He is a member of the
National Association of Basketball Coaches of the United
States and the Metropolitan Basketball Coaches Asso­ciation.
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Bob Hustek: Assistant Coach
Bob Hustek, a veteran
coach with over 17 years ex­perience
at the trade, re­turned
to Fairfield as sub­varsity
coach before the
1973-74 season after begin­ning
his coaching career
here in a similar capacity in
the eat·ly 1950's.
A native of Bridgeport,
Connecticut, Hustek set out
on his successful coaching
ueer during the 1952-53
season when he directed the
Fairfield freshman team to an undefeated season.
In between his stays at Fairfield, Hustek compiled a
won-lost record of 135-76 while coaching at two Bridge­port
high schools, Bassick and Central. More recently he
had guided Central H.S. to two state tournament berths
in 1972 and 1973 and to the :\1BIAC title in 1973. He
coached at his alma mater, Bassick, for nine seasons from
1956 to 1965 and enjoyed winning seasons eight of those
nine years.
Hustek starred as a player at Bassick and later at
Dartmouth College, where he captained the varsity team
in his senior year. Also included in his vast background
is scouting experience for Yale, West Virginia, Dartmouth
and Providence. He is currently a social studies teacher
at Central H.S.
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Randy Shrout: Trainer
Randy Shrout has been the
head athletic trainer at Fair­field
University since July,
1974. He attended the Uni­versity
of l\Iaine and then
later Indiana Slate Univer­sity
in Terra Haute where he
was a member of the football
team. While pursuing a Ba­chelor
of Science degree in
physical education and ath­letic
training which he re­ceived
in 1973, the 25 year
old native of Rockland,
Maine, served as a student
trainer. Shrout was responsible for the Indiana State
gymnastics team which finished third in the nation.
Upon entering the University of Connecticut to pursue
a Masters of Science degt·ee in special physical education
which he received in 1974, he served as assistant trainer
for the soccer team which earned an NCAA post-season
tournament bid. In the winter months he served with the
freshmen ice hockey and basketball teams, and in the
spring as assistant trainer for varsity baseball.
The past two summers Shrout has spent as a trainer
with the New York Football Giants at their summer
training camp. His wife Sally is involved professionally
with retarded children at the Bridgeport Regional Center.
The Shrouts reside in Fairfield.
George Thompson: Assistant Coach
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George Thompson is entering his fi rst
year as an assistant coach at Fairfield. In
addition to his coaching duties, he will be
involved mainly with the Fairfield recruit­ing
program.
"We are pleased to have a young man of
George's caliber on our staff. He will be a
valuable addition to our recruiting pro­gram",
according to coach Barakat. Also,
he has playing experience on the major
college level and his expertise in rebound­ing
and in offensive and defensive moves
around the basket will help our team which
has so many big players."
After a stellar career at Bassick High School in Bridgeport, he attended Leicester
Jr. College in Massachusetts where his teams competed 27-5 and 23-7 records from
1970 to 1972. He earned All New England and All Regional #3 tournament honors
while he averaged 18.0 ppg. and 15 rebounds for 1970-71 and 27.0 ppg. and 23
rebounds for 1971-72. He earned an Associate Degree in liberal arts in 1972.
Following graduation, he played two seasons at Southern ntinois on teams
which posted 11-15 and 19-7 records. As a star ter, he averaged 11.0 ppg. and nine
rebounds. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in criminology and pre-law
in 1974.
He had a tryout with the New York Nets this fall. At present he is a manager
with Howard Johnson's restaurants and he and his wife Debra are living in
Bridgeport.
1975-76 MEN'S JV SCHEDULE
Dec. 1
Dec. 8
Feb. 3
Feb. 7
Feb. 12
Feb. 14
Feb. 17
Feb. 19
Feb. 21
Feb. 25
Norwalk C.C. (A)
sese (Hl
Post J.C. (H)
Manhattan (A)
St. J ohn's (H)
Housatonic C.C. (H)
L.I.U. (H)
Tunxis C.C. (H)
Worcester Ind.
Tech (H)
Norwalk C.C. (H)
7:30
5:45•
8:00
2:30
7:30
5:45 '
5:45 ·
7:30
5:45.
7:30
JV Managers: Therese Marra, Ellen
Shine
Equipment: Tim Hempfling, Ed Bowler
1975-76 WOMEN'S VARSITY
SCHEDULE
Jan. 19 St. Francis
N.Y. (H) 5:30"
Jan. 22 Sacred Heart (H) 7:30
Jan. 24 Bridgeport (H) 5:30'
Jan. 28 Conn. College (A) 7:00
Jan. 30 ECSC (H) 7:00
Feb. 5 WCSC (A) 7:30
Feb. 10 Yale (A) 7:00
Feb. 12 Bridgeport (A) 6:30
Feb. 17 Fordham (A) 7:00
Feb. 21 Sacred Heart (A) 6:30
Feb. 24 lona (H) 5:30•
Feb. 27 Queens (H) 7:00
Mar. 2 Connecticut (H) 5:30"
Coach: Gary Dittrick
Asst. Coach: Charlie Moses
•Games preceding Men's Varsity Contests
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AUSTIN PEAY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Member of Ohio Va lley Conf. Champs (1 972·73 & 1973-74)
NCAA contestant in 1973 and 1974
1st team Ohio Va lley Conference (1974)
2nd team Ohio Valley Conference (1973)
Led Governors in FT% with 76.8% (1973-74)
2nd leading scorer with 12.4 avg. (1973-74)
School record for assists (12) in a single game vs Ga. Southern (1972)
School record for assists (173) in a single season (1972-73)
School record for assists (277) in a career (1 972·74)
BARAKAT'S COMMENT: "Danny is the heart and soul
of our team. As Danny goes so will the Stags this season.
He is the only player we have with considerable playing
experience. Danny is a tremendous leader both on and
off the court. He is always working to improve his game.
Danny is our main outside scoring threat."
FAIRFIELD
Team Captain (1975·76)
Recipient of Stags' Booster Club Award (1975)
ECAC Weekly honor roll (1975)
ECAC tournament contestant with Fairfield (1975)
Stags' top assist man in 22 of 27 games (1974·75)
Stags' assist leader in 13 consecutive games (1974-75)
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40 Leo Nolan Forw•nl 6-5 196 Junior
Cnnforcl, N. J. (Roselle Catholic)
Stags' most experienced front line reserve . . . south­paw
. . . received the 1975 Jerry Lademan Award ...
bidding for a starting role as a small forward . . . pro­vides
instant offense with his ability to come off the bench
and score quickly ... hit first field goal attempt in each
of the first five games last season . . . sustained broken
finger in St. Mary's game midway through last season . . .
sidelined f~r 25 days . . . scored a personal high of 12
points against St. Peter's . . . member of the Stags'
1973-74 NIT club . . . once scored 55 points in a high
school game while at Roselle Catholic ... another time
he converted 15 consecutive field goal attempts . .. as a
senior he was successful on 60.7% of his field goal
attempts for the entire season . . . averaged 17.8 ppg
and 11.6 rebounds . . . named to All Parochial and All
Union County teams . . . marketing major.
BARAKAT'S COMMENT: "Leo is a small forward who can be a great outside
scoring threat for us. If he continues to improve on his
rebounding, he would be a serious contender for a
start ing berth."
CAREER G
1973-74
1974-75
12
21
22
FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AVG PTS AVG
13
53
30
114
.433
.465
7
12
13
20
.538
.600
30
52
1.4
2.4
33
118
1.6
5.4
44 Joe Finn
Vying for a star ting position after two seasons as a re­serve
center ... usually plays his best ball during the
!ale season tournament drives ... shedding 15 pounds
should help his mobility around the basket ... turned in
clutch performances in 1974 NIT drive against the likes
of St. Bonaventure, Iona and Fai r leigh Dickinson . . . in
1975 drive for an ECAC tournament bid, he produced
some key rebounds and assists in wins over Villanova,
UMass and Canisius ... gave his best performance as a
collegian in the final game of the 1974-75 regu lar season
scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, both career
highs, against L.l.U ... . the lone remaining Stag who
had logged time in an NIT game ... played in the 1974
NIT game against Hawaii ... should come into his own
this season . . . developing into a fine shooter and re­boundcr
. . . business major.
BARAKAT'S COMMENT: "Joe is probably our most improved player. He now
realizes that with his size and strength he can be very aggressive. He has the best
inside moves of any big man on the !quad. With game experience, he could become
a great player."
CAREER G
1973-74
1974-75
18
19
FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AVG PTS AVG
16
15
31
37
.516
.405
4
2
8
10
.500
.200
33
34
1.8
1.8
36
32
2.0
1.7
Center 6-10 222 Junior
Syosset, N.Y. (Holy Trinity)
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23 Pete Holland Guard 6-3 176 Junior
Rumson, N.J. (Christian Brothers)
Top reserve guard for the Stags last season . .. candidate
for the starting spot vacated by Ray Kelly . .. excellent
long range shooter . . . tough defensive player .. . has
improved in all phases of the game .. . had one of his
best games against Cleveland St. handing off nine assists
after coming off the bench to replace an injured Danny
Odums . . . best point production came in Stags' final
game against Niagara in the ECAC consolation round ...
hit for 12 points on six for nine shooting ... hails from
Christian Brothers Academy which also produced former
Stag Captain Ray Kelly . . . in three varsity years at
CBA, his teams compiled a 74-10 record including a 28·0
mark in his senior year . . . a member of the Stags
1973-74 NIT club . .. at CBA was named to Daily News
All-Shore team, Asbury Park Press All-Shore team and
the All County team ... economics major.
BARAKAT'S COMMENT: "Pete has improved his overall game and is much more
confident t his year. He is an outstanding outside shooter, can run the offense and
will play tough defense aga inst the opposing team's guards."
CAREER G
1973-74 13
1974-75 26
14
FGM
5
20
FGA
13
44
PCT
.385
.455
FTM FTA
3 4
16 20
PCT
.750
.800
REB
4
16
A VG
0.3
0.6
PTS
13
56
AVG
1.0
2.2
21 Ken Brown Guard 6-3 119 Junior
N.w York, N.Y. (Hor~~a Mltnn)
·.
"Lefty" ... Stags' only southpaw-shooting guard ... spent
most of last season on the JV team . . . devastating
shooter ... very aggressive driver to the basket ... has
adapted his individualistic style to the team concept ...
has improved all phases of his game ... members of Stags•
1973-74 NIT club ... played in seven of the 12 JV games
last season . .. scored 94 points for a 13.4 average ... his
best outings were 25 against the Sacred Heart JV and
18 against Milford Academy ... scored 1121 career points
at Horace Mann H.S. in New York City ... averaged
21.7 ppg for a 19·1 Mann team in his junior year ...
came back with 18.6 ppg in his senior campaign as the
team compiled a 13-7 mark ... also played at St. Thomas
More Prep . . . average 15.3 ppg ... economics major.
BARAKAT'S COMMENT: "Ken has improved so much that he is vying for a starting
guard spot. If teamed with Odums, he would give us great balance in the backcourt.
He is a great offensive player but must continue to work on his defensive game."
CAREER G
1973-74
1974-75
8
5
FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AVG PTS AVG
3
3
6
9
.500
.333
1
0
2
0
.500 3
3
0.4
0.6
7
6
0.9
1.2
15
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30 Steve Balkun Center · Forward 6-9 214 Sophomore
West Hartford, Ct. (N W Catholic)
One of the Stags' best all around players . . .one of two
returning starters . . . played in 25 of 27 games despite
severe ankle injury which sidelined him the entire pre­season
.. . posted single game scoring high of 16 against
Seton Hall in the Garden . .. pulled down personal high
of 13 rebounds in same contest ... led Stag regulars in
field goal shooting with 51.8% . . . Stags' leading re­bounder
in 12 of the 25 games he played ... scored 14
in both St. Francis, Pa. and Cleveland St. games ... had
1111 points in a brilliant scholastic career . .. averaged
24.5 ppg and 18 rebounds as a senior ... posted single
game highs of 44 points and 32 rebounds ... as a junior
led the Indians to a 22-2 record and the Conn. Class M
title . .. honors earned include All State Class M second
team, All Hartford County Conference and Hartford Times
Player of the Week . . . National Honor Society student
. .. honor student majoring in mathematics.
BARAKAT'S COMMENT: "Steve is a tremendous inside scoring threat and should
have a g reat year barring the in ju ries which have hindered him thus far. He has
the potential to be our best rebounder. He should be an intimidating force on defense
because of his shot blocking ability."
CAREER G
1974-75
16
25
FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AVG PTS AVG
70 135 .518 21 38 .553 171 6.8 161 6.4
20 Mark Plefka Forward 6-9 196 Sophomore
last Hartford, Ct. (East Hartford)
Very quick and an excellent outside shooter . . . perhaps
the best leaper on the squad . .. can fi ll the small for-ward
role despite 6·9 stature ... spent the first part of
last season mainly on the JV squad before being elevated
to the varsity full-time . . . JV team was 6·1 while he
was a member ... scored 161 pts. in seven games, <1
23.0 average ... scored 30, 26, 24, 24 and 21 in five of the
JV contests .. . on the varsity, scored a personal high
of 12 against St. Francis, Pa .... started one game against
Buffalo when Owen Mahorn was injured . .. also scored
10 in a reserve role against Ohio U ... hit 81.8% of his
free throw attempts . .. led East Hartford to 16·6 season.
best in the school's history . . . scored 498 pts as <1
senior while averaging 21 ppg and 24 rebounds ... once
had 44 rebounds against Glastonbury .. . best all around
night was 35 points and 30 rebounds against Newington
... scored 1020 career points .. . named to Conn. All
State Class L second team.
BARAKAT'S COMMENT: "Ma rk has the greatest shooting range of any of our big
men. He has the quickness and mobility necessary to play the fo rward position.
He is the best lea per on the squad. We need his outside shooting."
CAREER G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AVG PTS AVG
1974-75 20 26 62 .419 9 11 .818 42 2.1 61 3.1
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34 Karl Luechau Forward • Center 6-8 212 Sophmore
Franklin Square, N.Y. (H. Frank Carey)
Very physical player ... vying for a starting position ...
cast into starting role last season for several games when
Steve Balkun was injured . . . responded with some ex­cellent
efforts ... J 4 pts and 11 rebs vs. St. Peter's ...
10 pts and 10 rebs vs. St. Joseph's ... averaged 12.3 ppg
in three games with the JV team ... scored 17 in 118·92
win over Sacred Heart JV . . . gained valuable ex­perience
last season ... at Carey H.S., set school records
for most points (1105) and most rebounds (903) in a three
year career ... team captain in high school . . . team
MVP two straight years ... averaged 24.8 ppg and 19.6
rebounds in his senior yea1· . . . earned several honors
for his play ... named to Daily News All Nassau County
team, All South Shore Division III team and All South
Shore League team ... majoring in business management.
BARAKAT'S COMMENT: " Karl is the best pure rebounder on the team. He is
agile, mobile and hostile, the three ingredients of a great rebounder. On offense,
he will have to work on improving his shot selection."
CAREER G
1974-75
18
25
FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AVG PTS AVG
35 82 .427 17 27 .629 95 3.8 87 3.5
42 Don Poster Guard 6-3 192 Sophomore
Bridgeport, Ct. (Fairfield Prep)
First Fairfield Prep player ever to accept a basketball
grant-in-aid to the University ... second leading scorer
in Prep history behind Jim Fitzsimmons with 1367 career
points ... deadly shooter ... played in 11 varsity games
last season .. . made some key plays and assists in Stags'
impressive win over Yankee Conference Champ UMass in
the Garden ... also saw considerable action on the JV
team ... scored 89 pts in seven games for a 12.7 average
best effort as a JV performer was 28 against Sacred Heart
in the 118-92 win ... at Prep he averaged 21.6 ppg as a
senior ... personal high was 31 against arch rival Notre
Dame ... led Prep in FG shooting with 50.3%, free throw
accuracy with 75% and was the team's leading reboundcr
(8.5) . . . earned All MBIAC two straight years, second
team All State Class L honors and the Daily News All
Fairfield County learn ... business major.
BARAKAT'S COMMENT: "Don is perhaps our best outside shooting guard and
should be very effective against zone defenses. He needs to improve his ball handling
and quickness. He has a great attitude and is a very hard nosed competitor."
CAREER G
1974-75 11
FGM
3
FGA
6
PCT
.500
FTM FTA
0 1
PCT REB
.000
AVG
0.1
PTS
6
AVG
0.6
19
One of six guards vying for playing time this season ...
spent most of last season on the JV team ... scored 113
pts in 10 games for an 11.3 average ... injured through
the early part of last season . . . best efforts as a JV
performer were 27 vs. St. Francis, N.Y., and 21 vs. Milford
Academy . . . came to Fairfield following brilliant high
school career at Notre Dame of Bridgeport .. . hit 1018
career points for the Lancers ... leading scorer in the
MBIAC his senior year with 23 ppg ... scored 37 in games
against O'Brien Tech and Bunnell H.S .... earned All
State Class M second team honors, All MBIAC and the
Daily News All Fairfield Country team ... married during
the summer to the former Barbara Bisacca . . . honors
student, he is majoring in mathematics.
BARAKAT'S COMMENT: "Dave is still making the transition from high school for­ward
to college guard. He is a much improved shoote r. He needs to work harder on
his ball handling and quickness on defense."
CAREER G
1974-75
20
3
FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AVG PTS AVG
1 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0.7
The Stags earned their third straight post-season tourna­ment
bid last season despite numerous injuries, inex·
perience at key positions and a gruelling road schedule.
Hopefully, the 1975-76 edition can find a more direct
route to its fourth straight post-season tournament. The
talent that head coach Fred Barakat has assembled for
this season is young and inexperienced for the most part.
The pre-season was not without its injuries to several
key personnel. However, should the team stay healthy
and the younger players mature with the added confidence
that game experience generates, Fairfield fans might find
themselves gathering to support their favorite team well
into the month of March.
What Barakat and assistant Brendan Suhr have done is
assemble the tallest and one of the most talented squads
in Fairfield history.
Heading the list of returnees is 6-3 captain Danny
Odums who is a bona fide All American candidate and
pro prospect.
Joining him in the backcourt is 6-3 Pete Holland, a
defensive whiz and excellent long range shooter who will
be vying for a starting berth with a trio of returning
veterans, all 6-3, in Don Poster, Ken Brown and Dave
Lehn. Joe DeSantis a 6·1 high school All American, could
also put in an early claim to one of the starting guard
spots.
The Stags boast enormous size and strength on the
front line averaging about 6-9 and 215 pounds per man.
The Stags most experienced big man is 6·9 Steve Balkun.
Competition for the other starting spots revolves around
6-9 Mark Plefka, 6-10 Joe Finn, 6·8 Karl Luechau, 6·5
Leo Nolan, 6-10 high school All American Mark Young
and 6-7 Steve Huzar.
An imposing 26 game schedule, probably the toughest
all around schedule in the Stags' 12 years of major
college basketball, should provide plenty of obstacles for
the tourney-hopeful Stags.
The home schedule includes teams with tournament
aspirations of their own such as UConn, St. Bonaventure,
Rider, Seton Hall and St. Joseph's. In the much improved
category will be Army, Buffalo, St. Francis, N. Y. and
Iona. Long Island U downed the Stags last season while
Division I upstarts Wagner and Stonehill, with veteran
teams, will be primed to upset the Stags.
If anything can be tougher than last year's road
schedule, it has to be this year's road schedule. The
Stags have road games with Boston College, Canisius,
Holy Cross, Georgetown, UMass, Manhattan, Hofstra, St.
Peter's, Boston U and Penn State plus the Hall of Fame
Classic and the Madison Square Garden Classic.
The Stags should be in a tight race for a berth in the
ECAC Tournament at Syracuse, N.Y., March 5-6, 1976.
Once again they are in a division race which includes
Syracuse, NCAA semifinalists at San Diego, St. Bona­venture,
Niagara, Buffalo, Army and Colgate. Canlsius is
ineligimle this season. Four teams will advance to be
playoffs at Manley Field House. The playoff winner will
be invited to the fi rst round of the NCAA tournament.
In summary, the Stags will have to stay healthy - a
major problem last season. How quickly also this young
and inexperienced team matures will dictate the level of
success achieved by the 1975-76 Fairfield basketball team.
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1975-76 Varsity Roster
No. Name Class Ht. Wt. Ht. High School Hometown
30 Steve Balkun So 6-9 214 19 Northwest Catholic West Hartford, Ct.
21 Ken Brown Jr. 6-3 189 21 Horace Mann New York, N.Y.
14 Joe DeSantis Fr. 6-1 177 18 Tolentine Bronx, N.Y.
44 Joe Finn J r. 6-10 222 20 Holy Trinity Syosset, N.Y.
23 Pete Holland Jr. 6-3 176 21 Christian Bros. Rumson, N.J.
22 Steve Huz:ar Fr. 6-7 216 19 Branford Branford, Ct.
32 David Lehn So. 6-3 195 20 Notre Dame CBpt.) Fairfield, Ct.
34 Karl Luechau So. 6-8 212 19 H. Frank Carey Franklin Sq., N.Y.
40 Leo Nolan Jr. 6-5 196 20 Roselle Catholic Cranford, N.J.
25 Danny Odums Sr. 6-3 174 22 Erasmus Hall Brooklyn, N.Y.
20 Mark Plefka So. 6-9 196 19 East Hartford East Hartford, Ct.
42 Don Poster So. 6-3 192 19 Fairfield Prep Bridgeport, Ct.
53 Mark Young Fr. 6-10 226 19 Brookline Brookline, Ct.
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MEET THE 1975-76 STAGS: Front Row L-R, Ken Brown. Leo Nolan, Pete Holland, Ca ptain Danny Odums,
Karl Luechau, Steve Balkun, Don Poster.
Second Row L-R, Mark Young, Joe Finn, Steve Huzar, Joe DeSantis, Mark Plefka, Dave Lehn.
Third Row L-R, manager Dan O'Brien, assistant coach George Thompson, head coach Fred Barakat, assistant
coach Brendan Suhr, trainer Randy Shrout.
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53 Mark Young
Associated Press high school AIJ American . . . New
England's leading scorer (30.9) and rebounder (18.0) last
season ... New England Schoolboy Athlete of the Year
... scored 774 pts and pulJed in 445 rebounds last year ...
his Brookline teams posted 13·7 and 224 records in his
junior and senior years respectively . . . scored 1518
career points ... once scored 31 in a half and 19 in a
quarter ... single game highs are 42 points and 27 re-bounds
... great shooter ... capable of dominating the
backboards . . . MVP in the Suburban League . . .
ironically opens college career in home state of Massa­chusetts
Nov. 28-29 in the HalJ of Fame Classic ... first
round opponent, Niagara ... returns to Bay State three
other times for games with Boston College, Holy Cross
and Boston U. . . . contacted by over 400 schools . . .
earned several honors for his outstanding scholastic
career including both the Boston Globe and Boston Herald
Traveler All Scholastic teams . . . liberal arts major·.
BARAKAT'S COMMENT: "Mark is a st rong, agile player and a very, very tough
rebounde r. A very good shoote r, he is vying for the starting center position. He
must continue to work on his ins ide power moves and with added confidence will
become a great player."
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Center 6-10 226 Freshm11n
Brookline, Mau. (Brookline)
,j
High School All American . . NPw York City's leading
scorer with 29.0 ppg last season . . . also averaged eight
assists per game . . . led Tolentine to an 18·3 record in
the CHSAA ... in his junio1· year averaged 23 ppg and
led Tolentine to a 14·6 record ... scored 1062 career
points and posted career marks of 52 '1<• on field goal
attempts and 80'7. on free throws .. . scored 607 points
as a senior . . . hit a career high of 40 points on three
occasions .. . very dedicated player ... superb shooter
. . . outstanding scorer and playmaker . . . called by
Tolentine coach Bob Austin "another Ernie D!" . . .
following last season, spent 14 days in Europe playing
in various exhibition and all star contests with a group
sponsored by Riverside Church . . . earned numerous
honors for his spectacular play ... first team All CHSAA
(two years), All New York City (Daily News) and All
American (Scholastic Coach Magazine) . . . should de­velop
into one of the premier guards in the East . . .
liberal arts major.
BARAKAT'S COMMENT: "Joe has the potential to be the best guard we've had at
Fairfield. He possesses tremendous ball handling and shooting skills. He should be
one of our top guards as a freshman."
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Steve Huzar
I
forward 6-7 216
. .::"•nford, Ct. (Branford)
Late developer . . . received a lot of attention from
college scouts only in his senior year ... southpaw ...
scored 14 ppg and grabbed 12 rebounds per game for
Branford High School . . . led the Hornets to a 20-2
record in his senior year . . . team captured the Housa­tonic
League Championship ... his development at Fair­field
has been hampered by a foot injury which has
sidelined him the entire pre-season ... will be brought
along slowly . . . showed great potential when he was
playing . . . earned several honors in his senior year . . .
named to the New Haven Tap Off Club All County team
... also selected to the 1975 New Haven Journal-Courier
All Housatonic League team . . . wanted to attend a
school in Connecticut . . . business major.
BARAKAT'S COMMENT: "Steve is a very talented and agile player. He is an
extremely aggressive and hard knocking forward. With game experience he will
become more knowledgeable about shot selection and will also improve in the area
of defense positioning."
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Freshman
November 28-29, 1975 et Hell of Feme
Homecourt: NF Convention C e n t e r
(9,000); NF Student Center (3,500)
Layden's Record: 7 years, 102-85
Nickname: Purple Eagles
Colors: Purple and White
Conference: Independent
AD: Frank Layden
SID: Tom Hohensee
Phone: (716) 285-1212
1974-75 Record 13-14 (ECAC Tournament)
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
Andy Walker Sr G 6-4 190 19.8
Bruce Watson Sr F 6-8 210 11.9
OllJe Harper So F 6-5 175 11.5
Vern Allen So c 6-8 195 10.0
Roy Beekman Jr F 6-4 165 9.6
Chico Singleton Jr G 6·1 170 7.5
OUTLOOK: Rated best Niagara team
since 1972 NIT finalists . . . redshirt 6-9
Mike Hanley should add strength up
front ... Stags' season opening opponent
November 28 in the Hall of Fame Classic
at 6:45 P.M .... Stags dropped a 72-67
decision to the Purple Eagles in the con­solation
round of the ECAC Tourney at
Buffalo, N.Y.
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November 28-29, 1975 et Hell of Feme
Homecourt: Convocation Center
(13,080)
Bandy's Record: 1 year, 12-14
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Green and White
Conference: Mid American
AD: Bill Rohr
SID: Frank Morgan
Phone: (614) 594-5031
1974-75 Record: 12-14
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS
Scott Love Sr F
Mike Corde Sr G
Dave Terek Sr F
Darnell Irby Jr c
HT
6-7
6-0
6-5
6·8
WT PPG
195 12.3
155 6.8
185 4.5
215
OUTLOOK: All American W a 1 t e r
Luckett (25.2) is gone . . . burden falls
to Scott Love and Mike Corde, the only
returning starters . . . relatively inex­perienced
team . . . guard help should
come from 6-3 veteran Phil Miller, 6-0
freshman Greg Cobb and 6-2 freshman
Bucky Walden from Bridgeport (Ct.)
Central. . . Stags lost last season 80-61
at Athens.
November 28-29, 1975 et Hell of Feme
December 6, 1975 et Medlson Squere
Gerden, 2:00 P.M.
Location: Amherst, Mass.
Homecourt: Curry Hicks Cage (4,200)
Leaman's Record: 9 years, 156-74
Nickname: Minutemen
Colors: Maroon and White
AD: Frank Mcinerney
SID: Richard Page
Phone: (413) 545-2439
1974-75 Record: 18-8 (NIT)
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
Jlm Town Jr F 6-7 215 12.2
Ml.ke Pyatt So F 6-5 186 9.2
Alex Eldridge So G 6-2 190 8.8
Derrick Claiborn So G 6·1 165 2.8
Mark Donoghue Jr c 6-8 212
OUTLOOK: Leaman looking for fourth
straight Yankee title ... team lacks
depth and experience . . . count on
Leaman to get a lot of mileage out
of Town, Pyatt and Eldridge . . . 6-8
newcomer Mark Donoghue, a transfer
from Dartmouth should help ... Stags
posted impressive 78-67 win at MSG last
February.
WAGNER
Couh: John Goodwin
December 8, 1975 at Fairfield, 8:00 P.M.
Homecourt: Sutter Gymnasium (1,600)
Goodwin's Record: 3 years, 23-51
Nickname: Seahawks
Colors: Green & White
Conference: Independent
AD: Larry Geriacioti
SID: Larry Ambrosino
Phone: (212) 390-3033
1974-75 Record: 9-16
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
Earl Rose Jr G 6-4 180 12.4
Tom Timmons Sr F 6-3 185 10.0
Jim Garceau Sr F 6-7 180 9.4
Tony Bonk Jr F 6-5 195 8.0
Henry Dillard Fr G 5-10 165
OUTLOOK: The Seahawks are optimis­tic
with four starters returning and
some high touted newcomers . . . 6·6 JC
transfer Kim Pastushok will help bolster
the rebounding effort . . . teams have
met once previously . . . Stags prevailed
105-89 during 1963-64 season . . . Sea­hawks
making the jump from Division
ill to Division I.
ARMY
C011ch: Mike Kl'lrYZtiWI•kll
December 10, 1975 at Fairfield, 8:00 P.M.
Homecourt: Army Field House (4,600)
Krzyzewski's Record: First Year
Nickname: Cadets
Colors: Black, Gold and Gray
Conference: Independent
AD: Col. Jack Schuder
SID: Bob Kinney
Phone: (914) 938·3303
1974-75 Record: 3-22
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT
Gary Winton So F 6-5
Bobby Jones Jr G 6·0
Rich Crump Jr F 6-5
Greg Fountain Sr c 6·7
John Moro Jr G 6-2
WT PPG
215 19.7
165 12.4
185 4.1
210
175 3.6
OUTLOOK: Season will revolve around
Gary Winton, the ECAC Rookie of the
Year for 74-75 . . . Winton was the top
rebounding freshman in the nation (13.1)
. . . Cadets have a quick guard in Bobby
Jones ... return of Greg Fountain after
a year's absence should help the front
line . . . first meeting ever between the
Stags and the Cadets.
BOSTON COLLIGE
Coach: Bob Zuffeleto
December 13, 1975 at Chestnut Hill,
7:30 P.M.
Location: Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Homecourt: Roberts Center (4,000)
Zuffelato's Record: 4 years, 66-45
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Conference: Independent
AD: William J. Flynn
SID: Reid Oslin
Phone: (617) 969-0100
1974-75 Record: 21-9 (NCAA East Re­gional,
ECAC N.E. Champs)
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
Bob Carrington Sr F 6·6 190 20.9
Will Morrison Sr F 6-6 190 -17.6
Bill Colllns Sr c 6-10 200 13.4
J eff Bailey so G 6·5 185 7.2
OUTLOOK: Eagles will miss Mel Wel·
don, his 171 assists and 9.9 scoring but
have the nucleus of the 21-9 club intact
. . . Carrington, Morrison and Collins
form one of the best front lines in the
East . . . Carrington was named to the
Stags' 1974-75 All Opponent team
Stags stunned the Eagles 80-74 last
season at Fairfield.
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December 21, 1975 at Fairfield, 2:00 P.M.,
January 29 and 31, 1976 at Madison
Square Garden Classic
Homecourt: Walsh Auditorium (3,500)
Raftery's Record: 5 years, 61-69
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Blue and White
Conference: Big 7
AD: Richard Regan
SID: Larry Keefe
Phone: (201) 762-9000
1974-75 Record: 16·11 (ECAC Tourna­ment)
LEADING PLAYERS
YR PDS HT WT PPG
Glenn Mosley Jr C 6-8 188 16.2
Tom Flaherty Sr G 6-3 169 14.5
Greg Tynes So G 6·1 153 13.5
Frank Zazzaro Jr F 6·5 205 3.5
Mike Buescher Sr C 6-9 249
OUTLOOK: Mosley will not be eligible
until the eighth game of the season ...
upon his return, Pirates must contend
with Southwest Louisiana, the Maryland
Invitational, Hawaii, Providence, George­town,
St. John's, etc .... Mosley plus a
solid backcourt with Flaherty and Tynes
are the team strengths ... the Setonians
nipped the Stags 89-87 in the first round
of Garden Classic.
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January 3, 1976 at Buffalo, N.Y., 8:30
P.M.
January 29 and 31, 1976 at Madison
Square Garden Class ic
Homecourt: B u f f a I o Memorial Audi-torium
(16,103)
McCarthy's Record: 1 year, 15-10
Nickname: Golden Griffins
Colors: Old Gold and Navy Blue
Conference: Independent
AD: Daniel Starr
SID: Dan Hurley
Phone: (716) 883-7000
1974-75 Record: 15-10
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT
Craig Prosser Sr F 6-6 195
Tim Stokes Sr G 6·5 185
Ken Kee Sr F 6·6 190
Bill Leonard Sr G 6·3 170
PPG
7.1
11.9
11.2
2.8
OUTLOOK: Griffins will be without the
services of Larry Fogle (24.9) . . . in­eligible
for post-season play and tele­VISion
appearances . . . McCarthy will
count on Prosser, Stokes and Kee to
carry the Griffins to another winning
season . . . Stags coasted to a 95-77 win
at Fairfield last February.
January 6, 1976 at Fairfield, 8:00 P.M.
Homecourt: Alumni Gymnasium (2,200)
Carpenter's Record: 9 years, 123-106
Nickname: Broncs, Roughriders
Colors: Purple and Gold
Conference: East Coast
AD: John Carpenter
SID: Earle Rommel
Phone: (609) 896-0800
1974-75 Record: 16-11
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
Russ Stroemel Sr F 6·4 195 13.0
Chuck Simon Jr c 6-9 225 8.8
Steve McGalr Jr F 6·7 200 7.1
Mark Hlatky Sr G 6·3 195 6.7
Norm Hobble Jr G 6·1 180 2.1
OUTLOOK: Guard situation wide open
... Hlatky and Hobbie are being pushed
by newcomers, 6·0 Don Boughrum and
6·2 Bob Przybylowski . . . serious con­tenders
in ECC West race ... Stags
took the last game 74-67 back in the
1967-68 season.
GIORGITOWN
CN ch: John ThiiiiiiiKOid
Jan. 10, 1976 at Washington, D.C., 8:00
Homecourt: McDonough Gymnasium
(3,200)
Thompson's Record: 3 years, 43·37
Nickname: Hoyas Colors: Blue/ Gray
Conference: Independent
AD: Francis Rien.zo
SID: Fran Connors
Phone: (202) 625-4182
1974-75 Record: 18-10 (NCAA Mideast
Regional, ECAC Southern Champs)
YR POS HT WT PPG
LEADING PLAYERS
Merlin Wilson Sr C 6·9 215 9.5
Larry Long Jr F 6-7 200 9.4
J onathan Smith Sr G 6·1 185 10.9
Bill Lynn Sr C 6·9 200 10.3
Ed Hopkins So F 6-9 225 9.7
Derrick Jackson So G 6.0 180 10.1
OUTLOOK: Every player is back plus
two high school All Americans, 6-7 AI
Dutch and 6·5 Steve Martin . . . Hoyas
loom as strong candidates again for the
NCAA . . . won 11 of their last 13
games . . . Wilson named to Stags'
1974-75 All Opponent team . . . Stags
built up 25 point lead and coasted to an
easy 76-65 win but it should be a much
tougher game down in D.C.
STONIHILL
Coach: Harry Hart
Janua ry 14, 1976 at Fairfield, 8:00 P.M.
Homecourt: College Gymnasium (2,000)
Hart's Record: First year
Nickname: Chieftains
Colors: Blue and Gold
Conference: Independent
AD: Harry Hart
SID: Dave Dalferro
Phone: (617) 238-2052
1974-75 Record: 13-11
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
Tom Lavan Jr F 6-4 200 13.6
Chuck McKeon Jr c 6·11 215 8.6
Rich Torkelson Sr F 6·6 201 6.9
Charlie Simonds Jr F 6-6 218 12.7
Kevin <YBoy So G 6.() 185 9.0
OUTLOOK: Face uphill climb against
tough schedule which includes the Stags,
Providence, Syracuse, URI, Georgetown,
Assumption and St. Peter's . . . added
rebounding strength comes from 6-5 Mike
Daley . . . newcomers Andy Toma and
Bill Callahan should help ... Stags lead
series between schools 15-1, but the last
meeting was during the 1971-72 season
when Stonehill prevailed 110-106.
BOSTON UNIVIR
Coach: Roy Sigler
January 17, 1976 at Boston, Mass., 7:30
P.M.
Homecourt: Case Physical Ed Center
(2,800)
Sigler's Record: 1 year, 12-13
Nickname: Terriers
Colors: Scarlet and White
Conference: Yankee
AD: John Simpson
SID: Terry Engdahl
Phone: (617) 353-2740
1974-75 Record: 12-13
LEADING PLAY ERS
Nell Bums
Curtis
YR POS HT
Sr F 6·5
WT PPG
195 16.0
Vanlandingham So C 6-7 205 12.3
Walt Chesley Sr F 6-4 190 10.6
Tom Hayes Jr G 6-4 190 4.8
OUTLOOK: Terriers feature fast break
and pressing defense . . . front court of
Chesley, Burns and Vanlandingham re­turns
intact ... Newcomers who should
help are JC transfers, 6-7 Phil Andrews
and 6-0 Brian Cullinane ... Steve Jones,
who averaged 8.8 ppg two years ago has
returned . . . Terriers last appeared on
Stags' schedule in 1972-73 . . . Stags
prevailed 86-78.
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ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.)
CHCh: Lou Rossini
January 19, 1976 at Fairfleld, 8:00 P.M.
Homecourt: Physical Education Center
(2,000)
Rossini's Record: First year
Nickname: Terriers
Colors: Red and Blue
Conference: Independent
AD: Daniel Lynch
SID: Andy Furman
Phone: (212) 522-2300
1974-75 Record: 7-19
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS
Jerome WLlllams Sr c
Gerard Trapp Jr G
Robert Hannalin Jr G
Demus Kwiecinski Jr F
Duncan Blalr Jr F
HT
6·8
6-4
6-3
6-5
6·5
WT PPG
204 18.5
180 13.3
190 13.9
202 6.4
205 4.2
OUTLOOK: Led by Lou Rossini who
coached at N.Y.U. for 13 years . . .
Starting lineup of Williams, Trapp,
Hannafin, Blair and Kwiecinski gives the
Terriers their strongest team in years.
Stags r olled to a 110-87 win last season
at Brooklyn setting a school record for
team FG percentage in a game (68.6%).
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HOLY CROSS
CHCh: 0eorge Bleney
January 22, 1976 at Worcester, 8:00 P.M.
Homecourt: Hart Recreational Center
(4,000)
Blaney's Record: 3 years, 37-43
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Purple and White
Conference: Independent
AD: Ron Perry
SID: Richard Lewis
Phone: (617) 793-2571
1974-75 Record: 20-8 (ECAC, NIT)
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT
Chris Potter So F 6·7 200
Michael Vlcens So G 6·5 185
Marty Halsey Sr c 6-9 210
Bill Doran Jl' F 6-5 190
Kevin McAuley Jr G 6·2 170
PPG
14.6
14.6
13.2
13.1
6.0
OUTLOOK: Top four scorers return
plus floor general McAuley . . . Cru­saders
were most improved team in
the nation ... No. 1 team in N.E., said
UPI ... Stags and Crusaders last played
in the regular season finale of 1973-74
campaign .. . Stags prevailed 95-75.
BUffALO
Coach: L• Rlclller.illold
January 24, 1976 at Fairfleld, 8:00 P.M.
Homecourt: Buffalo Memorial Audi-torium
(16,103)
Richardson's Record: 2 years, 13·37
Nickname: Bulls
Colors: Buffalo Blue
Conference: Independent
AD: Harry Frit2y
SID: Dick Baldwin
Phone: (716) 831-2934
1974-75 Record: 8-17
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
Otis Horne Sr F 6·3 178 17.3
Sam Pellom So c 6·7 210 11.5
Mike Jones Jr F 6·6 210 8.9
Gary Domzalski Sr G 6-1 180 11.3
Jeff Baker So F 6·5 180 9.0
OUTLOOK: Top five scorers and five
JC transfers should make the Bulls very
competitive this season . . . Pellom is
developing into a bona fide major college
center . . . 6-7 Eric Spence is most
touted of the JC transfers . . . Richard­son
says that ten players will play . ..
Bulls fighting for a spot in the ECAC
playoffs . . . Stags whipped Bulls 86·69
at Buffalo.
January 29 and 31, 1976 at Madison
Square Garden Classic
February 7, 1976 at Madison Square
Garden, 7:00 P.M.
Homecourt: Madison Square Garden
(19,691)
Power's Record: 7 years, 103-72
Nickname: Jaspers
Colors: Kelly Green and White
Conference: Big 7
AD: Ken Norton
SID: Michael Cohen
Phone: (212) 548-1400
1974-75 Record: 14-12 (NIT)
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
Tom Lockhart Sr F 6·6 205 14.1
Ron Carrington Jr F 6-5 180 3.7
Steve Grant So C 6-7 205 2.8
Ricky Marsh Jr G 6·3 185
OUTLOOK: Jaspers lost five starters in­cluding
All Americans Bill Campion and
George Bucci . . . rebuilding year . . .
Powers will have a smaller, quicker
team than in recent years . . . team
lacks the rebounding strength of the last
three years ... Jaspers posted two vic­tories
over the Stags last season, 86-74
and 86-79.
HOPSTIA
COICft: .... , ... cldtHI
February 4, 1976 at Hempstead, 8:00P.M.
Homecourt: Hofstra Gymnasium (4000)
Nassau Coliseum (15,500)
Gaeckler's Record: 7 years, 78-66
Nickname: Flying Dutchmen
Colors: Blue and Gold
Conference: East Coast
AD: Bob Getchell
SID: John Frew
Phone: (516) 560-3466
1974-75 Record: 11-13
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
John Irving Jr C 6-9 230 13.4
Bernie Tomlin Sr G 6·2 185 19.8
Rich Laurel Jr F 6·6 190 13.2
Ken Rood Jr G 6-2 175 8.2
Bob Bush Sr F 6·5 185 4.2
Pat Kammerer Jr C 618 220 5.3
OUTLOOK: Dutchmen are very optimis­tic
... loaded with some of the best in·
dividual talent the Stags will face all
season . . . All American John Irving
led the nation in rebounding with 15.4
per game and shot 52.9% from the field
. . . Dutchmen plagued by injuries to
many key players last season . . . team
was 8-5 after injured players returned
. .. Stags prevailed 91-64 at Fairfield.
ST. PITIR'S
Coach: Dick McDo•~•l4'1
February 9, 1975 at Jersey City, 8:00P.M.
Homecourt: Yanitelli Center (3,400)
McDonald's Record: 1 year, 15-12
Nickname: Peacocks
Colors: Blue and White
Conference: Independent
AD: John Wilson
SID: Fred Cranwell
Phone: (201) 333-4400
1974-75 Record: 15-12 (ECAC, NIT)
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
Bob Fazio Jr F 6-5 190 17.5
Adam Solomon So c 6-7 183 16.2
Steve Richardson Jr G 6-1 170 12.0
Ken Slappy Jr G 6-3 170 11.5
Bennie Allen Jr G 6-1 164 4.2
OUTLOOK: Six of the top seven play­ers
return joined by six promising fresh­men
. . . excellent shooting team . . .
Solomon hit 58.4%, Fazio 51.5% and
Slappy is top assist man with 4.7 avg ...
top notch frosh in 6-4 John Siglee, 6-9
John Demby and 6-0 Kevin Bannon ...
Zazio was named to Stags• 1974-75 All
Opponent team ... Stags split two games
last season, winning at home 90-78 and
losing 73-72 in the VCU Classic.
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ST. 80NAVINTURI
Coach: Jim htelln
February 14, 1976 at Fairfield, 8:00 P.M.
Homecourt: Reilly Center (6,200)
Satalin's Record: 2 years, 31-22
Nickname: Bonnies
Colors: Brown and White
Conference: Independent
AD: Larry Weise
SID: Jack Ritzenthaler
Phone: (716) 375-2304
1974-75 Record: 14-13 (ECAC N.Y. State
Finalists)
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
Bob Rozyczko Sr c 6-7 215 18.5
Greg Sanders So ).<· 6·6 190 17.5
Essie HoiiJs Jr F 6-6 19S 13.9
Glenn Hagan So G S·ll ISS 8.7
OUTLOOK: Four starters returning ...
starti.ng guard Jerry Beckles (6.4) did
not return to school ... 6-2 Jim Baron
adds depth at guard, 6-4 Tom Harrison
at forward . . . Rozyczko named to
Stags' 1974-75 All Opponent team . . .
Bonnies halted Stags twice last season
80-74 and 78·73, the latter in the ECAC
tournament.
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LONO IILAND U.
Coach: Peul LIDO
February 17, 1976 at Fairfield, 8:00P.M.
Homecourt: Founders Hall (1,700)
Lizzo's Record: First year
Nickname: Blackbirds
Colors: Blue and White
Conference: Independent
AD: Jerry Donner
SID: Bob Gesslein
Phone: (212) 834-6090
1974-75 Records: 13-12
LEADING PLAY ERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
Ernie Douse Sr F 6-S 200 IS.4
Nate Devels Sr F 6·4 180 14.6
Earl McCain Sr G 6·2 180 5.2
Keith WiiUams Sr G 6-1 170 4.8
Greg Winston So c 6·8 210
OUTLOOK: Ruben Rodriquez (21.8) and
Louis Brignone (10.8) have graduated ..
team needs a big man, perhaps 6-8 JV
performer Greg Winston . . .Blackbirds
dumped the Stags 87-72 at Brooklyn in
the regular season finale.
IT. JOIIPH'I
Coach: Merry llootlt
February 21, 1976 at Fairfield, 8:00 P.M.
Home Court: Palestra (9,200)
Booth's Record: 1 year, 8-17
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Crimson and Gray
Conference: East Coast
AD: Rev. Michael Blee, S.J.
SID: Andy Dougherty
Phone: (215) 879-7447
1974-75 Record: 8-17
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT
Mike Thomas So F 6·5
Steve Vassalottl Jr c 6·1
Lee Scott Sr F 6·6
Dennis Cakert Sr G 6·0
WT PPG
190 9.2
200 9.4
200
165 6.1
OUTLOOK: Second year of a rebuild­ing
program . . . Mike Thomas and
Steve Vassalotti have a lock on two
starting spots ... last season the Hawks
stopped the Stags 63-56 in OT at the
Palestra.
IONA
CNCh: J im Valvano
February 24, 1976 at Fa irfield, 8:00 P.M.
Homecourt: Mulcahy C a m p u s Center
(3,000)
Valvano's Record: First Year
Nickname: Gaels
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Conference: Independent
AD: Jim McDermott
SID: Peter Maneri
Phone: (914) 636-2100
1974-75 Record: 4-19
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS
Kevin Bass Jr F
Dennis Bange Sr G
Dave Budd Jr F
Jeff Lytwyn So F
Kevin Mandervllle So c
HT
6·4
5·11
6·4
6-5
6·6
WT PPG
195 23.7
155 3.1
175 7.5
185 6.8.
165 6.4
OUTLOOK: Reason for optimism at the
New Rochelle campus . . . Kevin Bass,
the Gaels' AU American candidate re­turns
... Valvano inherits a large group
of returning veterans ... Stags squeezed
out a 71-70 OT win last season on a last
second shot by Danny Odums.
"INN STATI
CoKh: John BKh
February 28, 1976 at Madison Square
Garden, 2:00 P.M.
Homecourt: Recreation Building (7,200)
Bach's Record: 7 years, 93-72
Nickname: Nittany Lions
Colors: Blue and White
Conference: Independent
AD: . Edward Czekaj
SID: John Morris
Phone: (814) 865-1757
1974-75 Record: 11-12
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
Jim Ouderkirk Sr G 6-2 182 12.8
Chris Ericksen J t• F 6·6 198 8.9
Tom Doaty Sr G 6-1 187 6.7
Dave Angstadt Sr F 6·8 200 7.7
OUTLOOK: Returning veterans being
pushed hard by a highly touted trio of
freshmen . . . the freshmen are 6-8
Carvin Jefferson, 6-5 Bob Kinzer and
6-8 Harvey Wooten ... Nittany Lions
are loaded at the guard position but
need help on the boards . . . middle
game of a MSG tripleheader marks the
first meeting ever between the two
schools.
CONNECTICUT
Coach: Dee Rowe
March 2, 1976 at Fairfield, 8:00 P.M.
Homecourt: UConn Fieldhouse (4,460)
Rowe's Record: 6 years, 84-68
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: National Flag Blue and White
Conference: Yankee
AD: John Toner
SID: Joe Soltys
Phone: (203) 486-3531
1974-75 Record: 18-10 (ECAC, NIT)
LEADING PLAYERS
YR POS HT WT PPG
Tony Ranson Jr F 6-4 190 16.7
AI Weston Sr G 5-10 175 12.0
John Thomas S•· c 6·8 225 8.5
Joe Whelton So G 5·10 165 8.1
Larry Kelly Sr F 6-7 195 3.3
OUTLOOK: Very strong starting lineup
... Huskies must develop bench strength
. .. seek their third straight post-season
tournament ... Tony Hanson named to
Stags' 1974-75 All Opponent team . . .
UConn halted Stags 87-78 behind Han­sons
36 points.
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ECAC TOURNAMENT
Fri • Sat March 5 • 6, 1976
Manley Field House (7,800)ffi m
Syracuse, N.Y.
Upstate N.Y. • Conn. Division
(1974-75 Records in parentheses)
Syracuse (23·9)
St. Bonaventure (14·13)
Niagara (13-14)
Fairfield (13-14)
Canisius (15-10)*
Buffalo (8-17)
Colgate (8-16)
Army (3-22)
March 7-1, 1975 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
First Round St. Bonaventure ........................ 78
Fairfield ............................................. 73
Syracuse ........................................ 90
Niagara ................................ ..... 72
Championship Syracuse ...... _ .................... - ....... 100
St. Bonaventure ....................... 81
Consolation Niagara ........................................... 72
Fairfield ............................................ 67
*ineligible for 1976 tournament
SWEDEN: The Fairfield University basketball program
will reach another milestone this season as they cross
the Atlantic to play in an international basketball tourna­ment
in Solna, Sweden, Dec. 27-31, 1975.
The Macarvid International Basketball Tournament will
feature the Stags and five of the best teams in European
basketball. Slated to appear are teams from the Soviet
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EXHIBITION CONTESTS
CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM: Jack Donohue, the
former Holy Cross and Power Memorial coach, has as­sembled
a very talented team, talented enough to beat
the Russians, Notre Dame, Niagara and other highly re­garded
clubs. Donohue, who is also the Commissioner of
the Canadian Amateur Basketball Association, bas 6-0
guard Bill Robinson, an all star player in the World
Championships in Puerto Rico in 1974 and the third high
scorer in the Pan-Am games in Mexico in 1975. Also on
the club is rugged 6-7 Jamie Russell, 6-5 John Cassidy,
6-0 Martin Riley and 6·5 Rozert Town. The Canadians
played Fordham as part of the much publicized MSG
doubleheader which featured a match between the Rus­sians
and Notre Dame.
Union, Finland, Sweden and either Yugoslavia or Czechos­lovakia.
The host team is the Solna Sun Jets, the 1975 Swedish
champions. The Stags are scheduled to fly to Stockholm
on Christmas night. They will return to the United States
on New Year's Day and then fly on to Buffalo for a
January 3 contest with Canisius.
C P T .V
Ken Coleman
F o u r Fairfield University
home basketball games are
slated to be carried by Con­necticut
Pub I i c Television
(CPTV) this season.
The Stags' 1975-76 CPTV schedule is as follows:
Sun., Dec. 21-Seton Hall ...................................................... 2:00 P.M.
Sat., Feb. 14-St. Bonaventure .......................................... 8:00 P.M.
Sat., Feb. 21-St. Joseph's ...................................................... 8:00 P.M.
Tues., 1\IIar. 2-UConn .................................................................. 8:00 P.M.
The CPTV games will be broadcast on the five CPTV
stations: Hartford (24), Bridgeport (49), Norwich (53),
Waterbury (61) and New Haven (65).
Ken Coleman, a veteran sports announcer-(Boston Red
Sox, ECAC Game of the Week, etc.), will be handling
the play by play for the broadcasts. Ken Horseman is
the producer-director for the CPTV telecasts.
Met Basketb~all WOR TV9
Met College Basketball is
back on New York television
and WOR TV9 and Rheingold
Beer have it.
Starting Jan. 5, 1976, WOR
TV9 will present the best in
Metropolitan College Basket­ball.
The games will be
broadcast e v e r y Monday
night live from the various John Andariese
campus gymnasiums around
the Metropolitan NY-NJ area. tor of the Channel 9 series.
John Andariese, a veteran Merle Harmon, a veteran
sports commentator, is the sports announcer, will do the
executive producer and Joe play by play.
Gallagher, an Em my A ward The series is sponsored by
winner, is the producer-direc- Rheingold Beer.
1976 Met College Basketball
Monday Night Series:
Jan. 5 - Fordham vs Holy
Cross
Jan. 12 - Hawaii vs St.
John's
Jan. 19 - Niagara vs St.
Peters
Jan. 26 - Columbia vs
Fordham
Feb. 2 - Rutgers vs Prince­ton
Feb. 9 - Fairfield vs St.
Peter's
Feb. 16 - Seton Hall vs St.
John's
Feb. 23 - Holy Cross vs St.
John's
March 1 - Manhattan vs
Seton Hall
All games start at 8:00 P.M.
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RADIO
The Fairfield University Stags'
Basketball Network will handle the
coverage of all 26 basketball
games this season. Radio station
WNAB 1450 AM in Bridgeport will
be the flagship station on this net­work.
Bob Picozzi will do the play
by play.
The network will give the Stags
a wide range of coverage including
all Connecticut, Eastern New York
and Long Island.
STAGS' BOOSTER CLUB
The Fairfield Stags' Booster Club
was organized in 1969 to support
the Fairfield basketball program.
In a short period of time its mem­bership
has grown to nearly 200
members.
The Booster Club will sponsor
an exhibition game by the Harlem
Globetrotters December 19, 1975
at Fairfield. Persons interested in
joining the Booster Club should
contact Bob Brennan at 336-3816.
The officers for 1975-76 are Bob
Brennan - President, Tony Coper­tino
- Vice President, Charles
Hemenway - Secretary, and Paul
Barnes - Treasurer.
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THE 1975 - 76 CHEERLEADING SQUAD: Front row L-R, Cyndi Nemetz,
a sophomore chemist ry major (East Hanover, N.J.); captain Mona Lisa
Valentino, a senior psychology major (Simsbury, Ct.); Deirdre O'Connor,
a freshman nursing ma jor (Huntington, N.Y.). Back row L-R, Mary Beth
Fallon, a f reshman history ma jor (Westport, Ct.); Jean Ma rie McGuire,
a freshman nursing ma jor (Greenlawn, N.Y.); Ginger Savastano, a junior
psychology major (Branfo rd, Ct.). Missing frorn the photo is the " Stag",
Spider Simpson, a senior psychology major (Brooklyn, N.Y.). Tamma
O'Mara is the cheerleader coach.
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Hartford, Ct. 06106, (203) 278-5310
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Ct. 06510, (203) 777-3611 or 787-3042
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New York, N.Y., 10018 (212) 764-7151
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1974· 75 Varsity Statistics Summary
1974 .75 Record: 13 . 14 (7. 2 Home, 5 - 6 Away, 1 ·Neutral)
NAME G FG FGA % FT FTA % REB-AVG ASST PF-DQ PTS AVG
Ray Kelly -· .. ····--·-· .. ··-... ·····-··· .. ····- 27 161 329 .489 111 142 .782 84-3.1 87 80-6 433 16.0
Ralph Rehn --· .. ·············-·····--·-··· 26 170 338 .503 80 114 .702 185-7.1 48 74-2 420 16.2
Danny Odums - ·----·------·- 27 135 276 .489 66 91 .725 93-3.5 175 77-4 336 12.5
Owen Mahom -·······-···--···- 26 138 281 .491 58 93 .624 180-7.0 54 78.4 334 12.8
Steve Balkun ··- ····- -····--··--······· 25 70 135 .518 21 38 .553 171-6.8 15 62-1 161 6.4
Leo Nolan -·······--······-·-···-·-····- 22 53 114 .465 12 20 .600 52-2.4 19 30-0 118 5.4
Karl Luechau ---·-·--·--·-·- 25 35 82 .427 17 27 .629 95-3.8 10 44-2 87 3.5
Mark Plefka -····- -····-·- -····-·· ... ··- 20 26 62 .419 9 11 .818 42-2.1 6 24-1 61 3.1
Pete Holland ··----·- ····---·-··· 26 20 44 .455 16 20 .800 16-0.6 26 15-{) 56 2.2
Joe Finn -·--······--···--·-··· 19 15 37 .405 2 10 .200 34-1.8 4 27-0 32 1.7
Ken Brown --···-·-·-···-····- 5 3 9 .333 0 0 3-0.6 2 1..() 6 1.2
Don Poster ------. -----·-··· 11 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 1..0.1 6 3..() 6 0.6
Dave Lehn -·····-···.. - -·····--··- 3 1 1 1.000 0 0 0-0.0 0 1..() 2 0.7
Herb Rhabum -·----·-·-···-···· 10 10 22 .454 8 9 .888 5-0.5 6 7-0 28 2.8
Greg Scott - ···- ···--·· ........ _.. ......... 7 0 2 .000 2 4 .500 2..0.3 0 0-0 2 0.3
TEAM 164-6.1
Fairfield - ······----··-·····--·-·······--····- 27 840 1738 .483 402 580 .692 1127-41.7 458 523-20 2082 77.1
Opponents ········-··········-········-·········-··· 27 845 1820 .484 334 490 .682 1080-40.0 398 558-23 2024 74.9
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Ray Kelly --····--····- .. 8 19 9 20 19 17 19 14 20 18 10 13 31 19 21 24 24 21 16 8 17 14 7 18 5 14 8
Ralph Rehn .. - ·······- 6 14 23 10 27 3 6 25 18 24 10 27 10 17 14 10 15 20 27 5 18 24 27 21 12 7
Owen Mahorn ·········- ···17 20 6 16 18 15 8 10 10 6 10 6 10 13 21 6 17 8 24 16 11 18 13 14 13 8
Danny Odums .. ........... .10 6 10 14 23 12 18 8 13 14 9 18 8 15 15 15 11 15 13 17 4 8 16 12 8 14 10
Steve Balkun .................. 8 0 6 1 2 4 4 9 5 12 16 3 9 6 3 14 5 5 2 14 6 12 9 9 5
Leo Nolan .. ........................ 5 11 8 12 10 2 10 0 8 5 6 0 4 8 4 6 6 4 2 6 1
Karl Luechau ...... .. _ 8 2 0 14 4 0 6 9 7 6 10 2 11 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6
Mark Plefka ...... --....... - 0 2 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0 10 4 4 4 6 8
Peter Holland ---- ... 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2 0 2 12
Joe Finn ------ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 17 2 4
Don Poster ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
Dave Lehn ---- 0 0 2
Ken Brown ----- 4 0 2 0 0
Herb Rhaburn ... ....... - 0 4 4 4 8 4 2 2 0 0
Greg Scott ...... - ....... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS ........................ 61 74 67 90 110 57 72 86 76 86 56 78 87 79 91 71 74 76 80 81 61 84 78 95 72 73 67
41
Stags at Madison Square Garden
OPPONENT
St. Peter's
St. Bonaventure
St. Peter's
Manhattan
Manhattan
Detroit
Marshall (NIT)
Va. Tech (NIT)
Manhattan
Fairleigh Dickinson
Marshall
Hawaii (NIT)
Seton Hall (MSG CL.)
Manhattan (MSG CL.)
Massachusetts
DATE
Feb. 26, 1964
Feb. 15, 1967
Feb. 22, 1969
Feb. 21, 1970
Feb. 12, 1972
Feb. 1, 1973
Mar. 18, 1973
Mar. 22, 1973
Feb. 9, 1974
Feb. 14, 1974
Feb. 23, 1974
Mar. 16, 1974
Jan. 30, 1975
Feb. ,1, 1975
Feb. 22, 1975
Coaching Records
COACH YEARS WON LOST
.loe Dunn 1948-49 9 14
Robert Noonan 1949-50 5 16
Jim Hanrahan 1950.57 83 79
George Blucca 1957-68 151 87
J im Lynam 1968-70 23 29
Fred Barakat 1970.75 69 60
TOTALS: 340 285
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DECISION
PCT.
.391
.312
.512
.634
.442
.535
.544
L
L
L
w
L
w
w
L
L
w
w
L
L
L
w
SCORE
86-90
9().92
80-82 OT
71-69
75-92
67-63 20T
80-76
76-77
68-81
62-44
86-63
65-66
87-89
79-86
78-67
Stags 1000 Point Club
George Groom (1970.73) ....................................... 1486
Frank Magaletta (1967-70) .................................... 1399
Bob Hutter (1960-63) ................................... _ ....... 1315
Nick Macarchuk (1960-63) ................................. 1217
Jim Brown (1964-66, 68-69) ................................. 1199
Ray Kelly (1971-74) _, .................... ......................... 1167
Pat Burke (1963-66) ......................... ........................ 1140
Mike Branch (1963-66) ............................................. 1113
Ed Ciskowski (1955-58) .......................................... 1063
Bob Gerwein (1952-55) .......................................... 1062
Joe Kehoe (1948-52) .................. _ .......... _ ................ 1050
Ralph Rehn (1971-74) ............................................. 1023
Jack O'Connell (1952-55) .................................... 1016
Wayne Gibbons (1967-70) .................................... 1016
Richie O'Connor (1970-74) ................................. 1001*
• 550 points at Duke (1970.72)
451 points at Fairfield (1973-74)
1964-65 Won 14 Lost 7
Coach: George Blsacca
Captain: Joel Pascale
" st. Joseph's 95
73 Fordham 70
93 Seton Hall 13
72 LIU 76
" Holy Cross H
65 Providence 72
II Rider 77
63 lona 51
110 Bridgeport 75
69 F.D.U. 60
61 St. Bonaventure II
II Boston college 96
14 canlslus 67
13 St. Peter's 77
t7 Stonehlll 69
93 Southern Conn. 49
II Georgetown 14
51 St. Anselm's 71
10 Bridgeport 71
95 Assumption 91
1965-66 Won 19 Lost 5
Coach: George BISICCI
Co..Captalns: Mike Branch and
Pat Burke
74 St. Joseph's 100
100 Boston College 93
" St. Peter's 12
76 St. Anselm's 61
to Xavier (Ohio) 11
61 Duquesne 65
100 St. Francis (Pa.) 94
100 Massachusetts 12
14 Arcadia 43
12 F.D.U. 65
12 Holy Cross 61
101 Stonehlll 66
to Southern conn. 5I
12 Niagara 65
STAGs• MODERN ERA
55 VIllanova
tt Assumption
62 Providence
17 Bridgeport
100 American u.
65 St. Bonaventure
14 canlslus
75 Georgetown
75 Rider
111 Bridgeport
1966-67 Won 12
61
72
74
II
11
52
78
77
72
60
Lost 9
COICh: George BlsiCCI
co-capt1lns: Bill Prln 1nd
Charles Phillips
82 Nl1g1r1 IS
76 Boston College 93
II St. Joseph's 61
16 Loyola (New Orl11ns) 61
66 C1nlslus• 87
72 Holy cross 61
65 Mtssachusetts 60
10 Cl nls lus 77
76 St. Peter's 71
70 Bridgeport 63
75 F.D.U. 67
93 Georgetown 12
71 Providence "
79 Rider 63
to St. Bon1venture H
75 American U. 94
87 Stonehlll 65
16 Bridgeport 65
to E1st cuollna 67
75 st. Frtncls (P1.) 85
13 Assumption "
•Queen City Tourn1ment
1967-68 Won 16 Lost 10
coach: George Blsacc1
C1pt1tn: Bill Jones
65 Cl nlslus 54
96 Stonehlll 60
65 St. Peter's 88
76 Boston College 96
63 VllllnOVI 62
79 St. Mtry's (CII,) 60
61 Georgetown 71
72 American U. 13
55 Fordhlm 62
65 Holy Cross 63
66 Bridgeport 5I
83 Mlnhattan 79
II Nllgtra 85
76 Houston 101
74 Rider 67
14 F.D.U. 78
70 Dayton 95
74 Xlvler (Ohio) 60
108 Southem Conn. 72
76 Bridgeport 74
17 St. Frtncls (Pl.) 12
78 St. Jose ph's 12
67 Duquet.ne to
74 Providence 61
74 Assumption 61
69 St. Bon1venture 70
1968-69 Won 10 Lost 16
CCNch: J im Lyn1m
Captain: Jim Brown
76 Stonehlll 63
87 F.D.U. 88
77 St. JOSI'Ph's 69
70 King's (Pa.) 65
91 St. Francis (Pl.) 92
69 Boston College 81
85 Vermont 66
79 Holy c ross 102
84 tone 76
71 Bridgeport 77
93 AmeriCin U. 73
75 St. Leo's 7t
70 Fordham 12
54 Vlllanov1 66
72 Georgetown 76
75 Duquesne 85
80 St. Bonaventure 105
" Manhattan 71
77 E1st Ctrollnl 93
75 Assumption to
99 Southern Conn. 14
10 St. Peter's 12
94 Bridgeport II
75 Nl1g1ra 99
90 C1nlslus 71
63 Providence H
1969·70 Won 13 Lost 13
CoiCh: Jim Lynam
Co-c1ptalns: Frank Magaletta
& Jim Hessel
69 Southern Conn. 77
64 Connecticut 65
74 Boston College 69
74 Hofstra 58
71 St. Peter's 58
88 King's (Pa.) 65
H Bridgeport 72
85 Vermont 70
70 Canlslus 13
12 Tulane 10
56 Providence 76
59 VIllanova 87
76 Bridge port 63
18 tone 82
88 Stonehlll 73
69 St. Joseph's 71
65 Niagara 71
49 F.D.U. 47
62 Duquesne 101
54 Holy c ross 69
69 St. Francis (Pa.) 75
71 Ma nhattan 69
70 Georgetown 95
76 Canlslus 73
76 Assumption 101
59 St. Bon1ve nture 16
43
All Time Stag Records
INDIVIDUAL (GAME)
MOST POINTS - 41 George Groom vs As~mption (1972)
MOST FG'S - 18 George Groom vs HC & Assumption
(1972)
MOST FT'S - 15 Wayne Gibbons vs Iona (1969); 15 Jim
Pavel vs Merrimack (1956)
MOST REB'S - 28 Art Crawford vs A.I.C. (1960)
MOST ASSISTS - 301 John Ryan (1973-74)
BEST SCORING A VG. - 21.2 Mike Branch (1£63 64):
21.2 George Groom (1971-72)
BEST REB. A VG. - 18.2 Art Crawford (1959-60)
BEST ASSIST A VG. - 11.6 John Ryan (1973-74)
INDIVIDUAL (CAREER)
MOST POINTS - 1486 George Groom (1970-73)
MOST FG'S - 634 George Groom (1970-73)
MOST FGA - 1394 George Groom (1970-73)
BEST FG PCT. - .509 Ralph Rehn (1972-75)
MOST FT'S - 360 Wayne Gibbons (1967-70)
MOST FTA - 480 Wayne Gibbons (1967-70)
BEST FT PCT - .785 Bill Pritz (1964-67); .785 Larry
Cirina (1965-{)8)
MOST REB'S - 978 Mike Branch (1963-86)
MOST ASSISTS - 675 John Ryan (1971-74)
BEST SCORING A VG - 19.8 George Groom (1970-73)
BEST REB. AVG. - 16.3 Mike Branch (1963-66)
TEAM (GAME)
MOST POINTS - 111 vs Bridgeport (1966)
FEWEST POINTS - 32 vs Providence (1959)
MOST FG'S - 49 vs. Merrimack (1958)
l\IOST FT'S - 42 vs Merrimack (1956)
BEST FG PCT - 68.6% St. Francis, N.Y. (46-67) (1975)
MOST REBOUNDS - 88 vs Bridgeport (1966)
BEST FT PCT. - 100% vs Providence (11-11) (1965)
OPPONENT (GAME)
MOST POINTS (TEAM) - 122 Holy Crots (1961)
FEWEST POINTS (TEAM) - 37 Hillyer (1948, 51); 37
Concordia (1950)
MOST FG'S (TEAM) - 49 Holy Cross (1950)
MOST FT'S (TEAM) - 37 East Carolina (1969)
MOST REB'S (TEAM) - 65 St. Bonaventure (1969)
MOST POINTS (fND) - 48 Elvin Hayes, Houston (1968)
MOST FG'S (IND) - 18 Elvin Hayes, Houston (1968); 18
Ed Siudut, Holy Cross (1968)
MOST FT'S (IND) 16 Bob Singer, Brklyn (1960)
MOST REB'S (IND) - 28 Marvin Barnes, Providence (1972)
MOST ASSISTS (rND) - 14 Jim Schofield, Canisius (1974)
TWO TEAM (SINGLE GAME)
MOST POINTS - 228 Stags (107) vs Assumption (121)
(1972)
MOST POlNTS (HALF) - 121 Assumption (1972) 2nd Half
MOST FG'S - 90 Assumption (1972)
MOST FT'S - 66 Southern Conn. (1971)
MOST REB'S - 110 Canisius (1972)
LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 13 Games (1965-66)
LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 10 Games (1956·57)
1975 • 76 Fairfield University Schedule
DATE
Fri., Nov. 28
Sat., Nov. 29
Sat., Dec. 6
Mon., Dec. 8
Wed., Dec. 10
Sat., Dec. 13
Sun., Dec. 21
Dec. 27-31
Sat., Jan. 3
Tues., Jan. 6
Sat., Jan. 10
Wed., Jan. 14
Sat., Jan. 17
Mon., Jan. 19
Thur., Jan. 22
Sat., Jan. 24
Thur., Jan. 29
Sat., Jan. 31
Wed., Feb. 4
Sat., Feb. 7
Mon., Feb. 9
Sat., Feb. 14
Tues., Feb. 17
Sat., Feb. 21
Tues., Feb. 24
Sat., Feb. 28
Tues., Mar. 2
OPPONENT
Hall of Fame Classic
(Niagara, Ohio U., UMass)
Massachusetts•
WAGNER
ARMY
Boston College
SETON HALL
Macarvid Int'l Tournament
Canisius
RIDER
Georgetown
STONEHll..L
Boston U
ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.)
Holy Cross
BUFFALO
Madison Square Garden Classic
Canisius Manhattan, Seton Hall
Hofstra
Manhattan••
St. Peter's
ST. BONAVENTURE
LONG ISLAND U.
ST. JOSEPH'S
IONA
Penn State•••
CONNECTICUT
HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS
• 2nd Game Providence vs. Alabama - 4:00
•• 2nd Game St. John's vs. Fordham - 9:00
SITE
Springfield Civic Center
Madison Square Garden
FAffiFIELD
FAmFIELD
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
FAffiFIELD
Stockholm, Sweden
Buffalo, N.Y.
FAffiFIELD
Washington, D.C.
FAffiFIELD
Boston, Mass.
FAmFIELD
Worcester, Mass.
FAmFIELD
Madison Square Garden
Hempstead, N.Y.
Madison Square Garden
Jersey City, N. J.
FAffiFIELD
FAffiFIELD
FAffiFIELD
FAffiFIELD
Madison Square Garden
FAffiFIELD
TIME
6:45 & 8:30
2:00
8:00
8:00
7:30
2:00
8:30
8:00
8:00
8:00
7:30
8:00
8:00
8:00
7:00 & 9:00
2:00 & 4:00
8:00
7:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
2:00
8:00
••• 1st Game Immaculata vs. Southern. Conn. - 12 Noon
3rd Game Rutgers vs. L.I.U. - 4:00