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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.