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1. Boys Playing Basketball in Morgantown, W. Va.

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

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

3. 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.

4. WVU Basketball Player Busts through the Hoop

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. 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.

14. WVU Basketball Player Leland Byrd

15. WVU Basketball Coach Bucky Waters Instructs the Team

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

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

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

18. WVU Basketball Player Leland Byrd

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

19. WVU Basketball Player Maurice Robinson, West Virginia University

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

20. WVU Basketball Player Russell Chapman, West Virginia University