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1. WVU Basketball Team

There is a stamp that says "Taylor Publishing Co. Job # 07206. Picture # 1. Page # 188. West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va." on the back.

2. WVU Basketball Player Busts through the Hoop

3. WVU Basketball Players Ron Williams (21) and Dave Reaser (23) vs. Pitt

Ron Williams is # 21 and Jim Lewis is # 33.

4. WVU Basketball Player Ron Williams (21) vs. Richmond

5. WVU Basketball Players Ron Williams (21), Carl Head (22) and Jim Lewis (33) vs. Illinois

The crowd applauds as the team celebrates.  Carl Head is # 22.

6. WVU Basketball Team Celebrates a Win

There is a stamp that says "Taylor Publishing Co. Job # 07206. Picture # 2. Page # 202. West Virginia University Morgantown, W. Va." on the back.

7. WVU Basketball Players Ron Williams (21) and Bob Benfield (25) Rebounding vs. Virginia Military Institute

8. WVU Basketball Player Dave Reaser (23) Lays One Up against George Washington University

West Virginia University Basketball player, Bob Benfield, number 25, in mid air, reaches for a rebound in a game against St. Johns.

9. WVU Basketball Player Bob Benfield (25) Nabs a Rebound

10. WVU Basketball Players Skip Kintz (15) and Larry Woods (32) in Action

11. WVU Basketball Player Wayne Grimm (11) Goes up against George Washington University

One of the finest players to ever play at WVU, Leland Byrd has achieved a great deal during his outstanding career as both a basketball player and athletic administrator. On the hardwood, the "Hammer" was praised by many as one of the finest left-handed cagers ever. During his four years as a regular while playing for Lee Patton, the Mountaineers posted records of 12-6, 24-3, 19-3 and 17-3 and three straight NIT berths. The 1945-46 team owns the distinction of being the first Mountaineer team to reach the 20-win mark.

12. WVU Basketball Player Leland Byrd

13. WVU Basketball Coach Bucky Waters Instructs the Team

14. WVU Basketball Players Clyde Green, Captain Leland Byrd, Fred Schaus, and Bill Zickel, West Virginia University

15. WVU Basketball Players Tom Leverte, Jimmy Walthall, Eddie Beach, and Bobby Carroll, West Virginia University

The late Lee Patton was an outstanding WVU basketball coach from 1946-50. A Carbon, Texas, native, Patton led the Mountaineers to a 91-26 overall record during his tenure for a .778 winning percentage, still the second best in school history.  Patton led West Virginia to two straight NIT berths in 1946 and 1947. Under his direction, WVU posted a school-record 57-game home winning streak that ended in the final home game of the 1949 season against Pitt.

16. WVU Basketball Coach Lee Patton

Portrait of All American Leland 'Lefty' Byrd, member of the West Virginia University Basketball Team.

17. WVU Basketball Player Leland Byrd

Autographed photograph of Maurice 'Mo' Robinson, a member of the West Virginia University Basketball Team.

18. WVU Basketball Player Maurice Robinson, West Virginia University

Portrait of Russell Chapman, a forward of the West Virginia University Basketball  Team.

19. WVU Basketball Player Russell Chapman, West Virginia University

Autographed photograph of Ernie Hall, guard of the West Virginia University Basketball Team.

20. WVU Basketball Player Ernie Hall