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Members of the boys' basketball teams, Seneca and Chestnut Ridge, wait to grab possession of the ball.

1. Heads-Up Basketball Game, Morgantown, W. Va.

2. Morgantown Junior High School Basketball Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

3. WVU Basketball Team

Back row left to right- Clyde Green, Dave Wilson, Curtis Thompson, Ivam Repass, Coach Patton, Fred Schauss, Edward Beach, Loland Byrd.  Front row left to right- Joe Duff, Bob Miller, Bob Jackson, Bob Carroll.  Absent is Edward Sidaras

4. WVU Basketball Team

Row one- Bill Ryczaj, Ricky Ray, Bill Maphis, Marty Lentz, Bob Camp, Buddy Quertinmont, Rudy Zatezalo, Perry Polinsky, Bob Benfield.  Row two- Asst. Coaches Bob Lochmueller and Quentin Barnette, Equipment Mgr. Carl Roberts, Dave Palmer, Jerry Meadows, John Lesher, John Cavacini, Gary Shaffer, Mgr. Lance Kauf, Trainer Whitey Gwynne, Coach George King.

5. WVU Basketball Team

Kneeling- Norman Holmes, Dave Palmer, Ed Harvard, Gary Shaffer, Lewis Hale.  Sitting- Mike Caryl (manager), Carl Roberts (equipment custodian), Dick Penrod, Perry Polinsky, John Lesher, Bob Benfield, George Krajack (assistant coach), Whitey Gwynne (trainer).  Standing- Bucky Waters (coach), John Cavacini, Ron Williams, Dave Reaser, Bill Ryczaj, Carl Head, Jim Lewis, Letcher Humphries, Sonny Moran (assistant coach).

6. WVU Basketball Team

7. WVU Freshmen Basketball Team

Kneeling left to right- Dave Cicci, Ike Harris, Larry Pugh.  Sitting left to right- Larry Harris, Gary Reichembecher, Mike Carson, Larry Campbell.  Standing left to right- Greg Zimm, _, Rick Davis, Levi Phillips, Harold Black, Joe Chrzaszcz, Buo Henderson, Coach Chuck Wimsor.

8. WVU Freshmen Basketball Team

Babes of the Wood who won 12 of 17 games during the season and a place in the National Invitation Tournament at New York.  Left to right- Bob Carroll of Wheeling, Jack Dial of Huntington, Jim Walthall of Princeton, Leland Byrd of Matoaka, Dave Wilson of Huntington.

9. WVU Basketball Team

Cole (Captain), Strickler, Hart, Gronninger, MacCormick, Taylor, Cathers, Purinton, Taylor.

10. WVU Basketball Team

For full identification see p. 182 '09 Monticola

11. WVU Basketball Team

Line up: Manager, J. B. Wyatt; Captain, P. B. Naylor; J. H. Riddle; J. M. Burns; H. H. Baumgartner; F. M. Bailey; and Quintero. Dells: 'Rah! Rah! Ru! W. V. U. Sis boom bah! Tiger!!!' 'Che he! Che ha! Che ha, ha, ha! West Virginia! Rah! Rah! Rah!' Chew terbacher! Chew terbacher! Chaw, Chaw, Chaw! Eat terbacher, eat terbacher! Rah, Rah, Rah! Drink a large, Drink a large, Drink a large beer. West Virginia Varsity! We're all here!'

12. WVU Prep Basketball Team

John T. Morgan, manager; Point, forward; Estill, forward; Gould, guard; Eckman, guard; Vandale, center; and Billingslea, substitute.

13. WVU Sophomore Basketball Team

Group portrait of the West Virginia University Basketball Team, 1921: 'Standing: Coach Stadsvold, Russell Meredith, Clem Kiger, Robert Hawkins, Douglas Bowers, Manager Harry Watkins. Seated: David Graham, George Hill, Captain Homer Martin, Pierre Hill, Fred White.'

14. WVU Basketball Team

15. WVU Freshmen Basketball Team, 'Little Mountaineers'

16. WVU Basketball Team

Before the NCAA Tournament the winner of the NIT was recognized as the official College Basketball National Champions. In 1942 the Mountaineers won the NIT Tournament claiming the National title.

17. National Champions West Virginia University Basketball Team Accepts Trophy

Copied from 1906 Monticola Yearbook.

18. WVU Basketball Team

Pictured in the first row, left to right: Price, Yeager, Whitham, Meade and Burke.  Second row, left to right: Hinton, Krebs, Swallow, Long and Runnencutter.  Third row, left to right: McWhorter, Barbe and Eakin.  Last row is Printz.  Senior and Sophomores were: Krebs ('99 R Forward), Barbe ('99 L Forward), Whitham ('99 Center), Eakin ('01 Guard) and Long ('01 Guard).  Juniors and Freshmen were: Yeager ('00 Forward), Swallow ('02 L Forward), Hinton ('02 Center), Burke ('02 R Guard) and Meade ('00 L Guard).  Substitutes were McWhorter ('01), Price ('02) and Ruttencutter ('02).  Final game's score 10 to 6 in favor of Junior-Freshmen team.  Score 12 to 6 in favor of Senior-Sophomore team.

19. WVU Basketball Team

20. WVU Cadets Basketball Team

21. WVU Basketball Team

Cheerleaders and the Mountaineer perform.

22. WVU Basketball Team in Action

23. WVU Basketball Coach George King Instructs the Team

Kneeling- Bob Hummell, Mark Dawson, Wayne Porter, Tom Turner.  Sitting-  Larry Woods, Greg Ludwig, Mike Truell, Bob Lowe, Carey Bailey.  Standing- Dick Ramsey, Skip Kintz, Dennis Peterson, Dick Symons, Larry Seafert, Wayne Grimm

24. WVU Basketball Team

First row seated-  Assistant Coach, Gary McPherson, Larry Woods, Mark Dawson, Bob Lowe, Mike Heitz, John Wooton, Mike Truell, Assistant Coach, Chuck Windsor.  Second row standing-  Coach Sonny Moran, Wil Robinson, Dick Ramsey, Skip Kintz, Dick Symons, Curt Price, Bob Hummell, Trainer, Whitey Gwynne.

25. WVU Basketball Team

Mountaineer Freshmen Basketball Team front row- Bernart Pasternak, Mike Jones, Mark Dawson, Lou Pelliccioni, Ken Boyles.  Second row-  Charles Stalnaker, Dick Ramsey, Skip Kintz, Bob Lowe, Dick Symons, Larry Mazza, Jeff Taylor, Tom Turner.

26. WVU Freshmen Basketball Team

27. WVU Basketball Team Bench

28. WVU Basketball Team vs. William and Mary

James H. Riddle, Captain; Beryl Crowl, Manager; Grigg- forward, Riddle- forward, Gaskins- center, Crowl- guard, Tobin- guard.  Substitutes- Naylor, Pritchard and T. Starbuck.  1908 Season

29. WVU Freshmen Basketball Team

30. WVU Basketball Team

31. WVU Basketball Player Skip Kintz (15) in Action vs. Maryland

A group portrait of basketball squad taken in studio.

32. WVU Basketball Team

'Top Row: Left to Right: Ralph Earl Taylor; Herman Russell Long; J. Kenneth Risky; Joe Baxter Heller; Robert L. Stewart, (Manager); Lower Row: Left to Right: Charles Edwin Baily; Delmar Church; Nelson Gene Livengood, was the high scorer of the team, but was out of town at the time the picture was taken.'

33. Basketball Team, Athens Knights of Pythias Lodge Number 36, Morgantown, W. Va.

34. Conner Basketball Team

Mountaineers' basketball game.

35. WVU Basketball Team vs. South Carolina, West Virginia University

Moutanineers play against Wesleyan.

36. WVU Basketball Team vs. Wesleyan, West Virginia University

Team portrait of a little league basketball team coached by George DeAntonis

37. Little League Basketball Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

Group portrait of unidentified members of the Trojans' team.

38. St. Francis Catholic School Basketball Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

Group portrait of unidentified players, Coach Glen Ellis, standing back row, far right.

39. Morgantown Junior High School Basketball Team

All persons are unidentified.

40. University High School Basketball Team, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Print number 814.

41. Johnson's Basketball Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

West, left, flies past Louisville's John Turner during the 1959 NCAA Semi-Finals. The Mountaineers won this game 93-78, with 38 points scored by West alone.

42. Mountaineer Jerry West Unstoppable Against Louisville in NCAA Tournament

West, right and Akers played for West Virginia University from 1956-1960 leading theMountaineers to two Southern Conference and three NCAA tournament appearances which includes the 1959 Championship game.

43. Jerry West and Teammate Willie Akers Pictured in West Virginia University Letter Sweaters, Morgantown, W. Va.

West's jersey number 44 was officially retired prior to the Mountaineers' basketball game against LSU.

44. Jerry West's Jersey Number is Retired by West Virginia University at the Coliseum, Morgantown, W. Va.

West, right, is pictured with Willie Akers, left, and Coach Fred Schaus, center. West played for West Virginia University's basketball team from 1956-1960, before he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers.

45. Jerry West with West Virginia University Coach and Teammate, Morgantown, W. Va.

West, left, and Schaus, right, are pictured together smiling.

46. Jerry West with West Virginia University Basketball Coach Fred Schaus, Morgantown, W. Va.

The crowd gathered on the East Bank High School lawn to welcome home the state champions.  The State Champions Basketball Game was played at Mountaineer Field House in Morgantown, W. Va.

47. Crowd Gathers to Welcome Home High School State Champions, East Bank, W. Va.

West, No. 44 pictured in the forefront, poses with teammate Willie Akers.

48. Jerry West with Teammate Willie Akers, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

West, right, poses with West Virginia University Basketball Coach Fred Schaus, center, and teammate Willie Akers, left, while holding a basketball. West played for West Virginia University before he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers.

49. Jerry West with Fred Schaus and Willie Akers, Morgantown, W. Va.

Sitting, from left to right, is Manager Ronald Lewellen, Jerry Turner, Butch Goode, Jim Reiss, Jim Warren, Jay Jacobs, and Manager Jim Cook.Standing, from left to right, is Assistant Coach Jim Sottile, Jerry West, Jim Ritchie, Joe Posch, Pat Duffy, Willie Akers, and Coach Quentin Barnette.

50. West Virginia University Basketball Team Freshmen, Morgantown, W. Va.

East Bank High School's Gary Stover, No. 17, and Morgantown's Jay Jacobs, No. 3, jump for a rebound during the championship game. Jerry West, not pictured, was also playing at this game as the team's starting small forward.West led East Bank High School to victory at this game, scoring 43 of the 71 points against Morgantown. The final score was 71-56. It was the first time East Bank High School won the state championship title.

51. High School Basketball Players Fight for Rebound at Championship Game, Morgantown, W. Va.

West (No. 44) poses on the right with West Virginia University basketball coach Fred Schaus (center) and Willie Akers (left).

52. Jerry West with WVU Basketball Coach and Teammate, Morgantown, W. Va.

West (No. 44) is pictured midair as he prepares to shoot two of his overall thirty-nine points at the game against VMI. The Mountaineers won with a 101-71 victory.

53. Jerry West (44) Leaps to Score Two Points in Southern Conference Game

West, left, and Akers, right, pose with an unidentified young girl.

54. Jerry West and Willie Akers Pose with a Young Fan, Morgantown, W. Va.

A group of men are gathered at a spring banquet held at Hotel Morgan after the West Virginia University basketball team was ranked No. 1 in the United States.In the front row, from left to right, is unidentified, Jerry West, Bobby Joe Smith, Ronnie Retton, Bucky Bolyard, Butch Gude, Jim Warren, and possibly Willie Akers.In the second row, from left to right, is athletic director Red Brown, basketball referee Red Mahalic, Jody Gardner, Loyd Sherer, Don Vincent, Whitie Guyme, team physician Dr. Sam Morris, Golf-pro Reggie Spencer, and Father Scott.In the third row, from left to right, is University of Pittsburgh basketball coach Doc Cartson, WVU head coach Fred Schaus, unidentified, the team's general manager Mr. Gwair, and unidentified.

55. Morgantown Touchdown Club Spring Banquet, Morgantown, W. Va.

In the front row, left to right, are Coach Tony Gentile (Williamson), Butch Goode (Pineville), George Ritchey (Chattaroy), Jay Jacobs (Morgantown), Mickey Neal (Williamson), Ed Christie (Clarksburg-Washington Irving), Coach Tony Folio (Clarksburg-Washington Irving).  In the back row, left to right, are Jim Warren (Clarksburg-Washington Irving), Jerry West (East Bank), Howard Hurt (Beckley), Jim McDonald (Bridgeport), Carl Johnson (Williamson), Willie Akers (Mullens), Larry Brothers (Parkersburg), and an unidentified manager.

56. West Virginia All-Star High School Basketball Team

In the top row, from left to right, is Turk Sine, Kenny Mikes, unidentified, Jerry West, unidentified, Frank Knight, and Walter Nook Smittle, Jr.In the bottom row, from left to right, is Larry Sine, Bucky Bolyard, unidentified, and Jon Huffman.

57. Jerry West with Teammates in an Unidentified Location

In the front row is Jim Warren, Paul Miller, Willie Akers, Jerry West, Joe Posch, Jim Ritchie, and Lee Patrone.In the middle row is Coach Fred Schaus, Asst. George King, Ed Bode, Nick Serdich, Kenny Ward, Butch Goode, freshman coach Quentin Barnette, and trainer Whitey Gwynne.In the back row is manager Tony Minard, Dick DuBois, Nick Visnic, Paul Popovich, and equipment custodian Carl Roberts.

58. West Virginia University Basketball Team Portrait, Morgantown, W. Va.

West, the "tallest player in basketball" at 6'3" keeps Smith from successfully making a shot. At this game, West Virginia University handed Kentucky their fifth home defeat in 15 years.Both West and Smith made the United States Olympic team two years later in 1960.

59. Jerry West Foils a Lay-Up by University of Kentucky's Adrian Smith, Lexington, Ky.

Jerry West swept past Bev Vaughan (25) of William and Mary and scored a total of 38 points against William and Mary. WVU won 85-82 in the semi-finals of the 1959 Southern Conference Tournament.

60. Jerry West Drives Through William & Mary Defense, Morgantown, W. Va.

Jerry West and an opponent from GWU both jump toward the basket

61. Jerry West Jumps to Score Against George Washington University, Morgantown, W. Va.

West and opponent chase after the ball as it rolls out of bounds during a game

62. Jerry West and Opponent, Morgantown, W. Va.

West shoots the ball while opponents attempt to block him during a home WVU game

63. Jerry West Shoots Basketball During Game as Crowd Watches at Stansbury Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.

64. Jerry West During a Basketball Game at Stansburry Hall, WVU, Morgantown, W. Va.

Jerry West appears to be preparing to either make a basket or pass the ball to a teammate in this image.

65. Jerry West Mid-Action During a Basketball Game at WVU, Morgantown, W. Va.

Jerry West played basketball for WVU from 1956-1960 during which time he had a number of achievements in the sport with the team.  He later played for the LA Lakers in the NBA before becoming a coach and manager.

66. Jerry West Passing the Ball During a Basketball Game at WVU, Morgantown, W. Va.

West jumps to block GW's George Marshall and his layup shot during this 1958 game.  WVU won 93 to 66.

67. Jerry West Blocks George Washington University Opponent, Morgantown, W. Va.

WVU had one of the most elite college teams in the country during the West - Smith Era

68. WVU Basketball Players, Bob Smith and Jerry West

West scores against Canisius's Greg Britz with a back-handed field goal. WVU won the pictured game, 86 - 66.

69. Jerry West Jumps to Make a Field Goal Against Canisius College, Morgantown, W. Va.

West scores a rebound in a Southern Conference tournament against The Citadel. WVU won this game 85-66.

70. Jerry West Scores Against The Citadel, Morgantown, W. Va.

Freshman TeamFront row left to right: Mike Link, Dave Rogers, Dave Horton, Harold "Swifty" Shaver, Bob SollyBack row left to right: Coach Tom Kurczak, Robert Thompkins, Doug Hostetler, Bob Bond, Gaylord Stump, Dale Davenport, Steve McKay12-2 Record

71. Morgantown Junior High Dragons Basketball Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

Freshman Team14-0 RecordFront Row left to right Willie Barker, Duane Lewis, Harold "Swifty" Shaver, Rick "Mouse" Morris, Robert Thompkins, Tim Thorn.Back row: Stanley Slavinsky (Manager), Steve Bowden, Jim Tallman, Ken Ryan, Brad Rushford, Lynn Jaddot, Coach Tom Kurczak.

72. Morgantown Junior High Dragons Basketball Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

Coach Tom Kurczak seated in frontStanding left to right Willie Barker, Duane Lewis, Rick "Mouse" Morris, Harold "Swifty" Shaver, Robert Thompkins, and Tim Thorn

73. Morgantown Junior High Dragons Starting Line Up, Morgantown, W. Va.