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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

21. WVU Basketball Coach Bucky Waters Instructs His Team

22. WVU Basketball Coach Bucky Waters Instructs His Team

23. WVU Basketball Coach Bucky Waters

24. WVU Basketball Player, Guard, Dave McCardle

25. WVU Basketball Player, Forward, Tom Roberts

26. WVU Basketball Player, Forward, Stan Boskovitch

27. WVU Basketball Player, Forward and Center, Warren Baker

West Virginia University Basketball Trainer Whitey Gwynne is handing out towels to players sitting on the bench. 'Taylor Publishing Company, Job Number 07206, Picture Number 2, page 209.'

28. WVU Basketball Trainer Whitey Gwynne

29. WVU Basketball Player, Forward and Captain, Scotty Hamilton

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

30. WVU Basketball Team

Portrait of John Lesher, member of the West Virginia University Basketball Team. 'Taylor Publishing Company, Job Number 07206, Picture Number 1, Page Number 223. Copyright 1963 by Laughead Photographers, Dallas, Texas. Reproduction permitted by all processes except photography.'

31. WVU Basketball Player John Lesher

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.

32. 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).

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34. 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.

35. WVU Freshmen Basketball Team

Players in the photo include Carrey Bailey, 52, Jim Lewis, 33, and Greg Ludwig.

36. WVU Basketball Team vs. St. Johns

37. WVU Basketball Players Carl Head (22) Jim Lewis (33) and Norman Holmes (12) in Action

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.

38. WVU Basketball Team

39. WVU Basketball Players Bill Maphis (23) and Bob Camp (31) vs. Virginia Tech

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

40. 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!'

41. WVU Prep Basketball Team

42. WVU Basketball Player Ronnie Retton with Rudy LaRousso

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

43. WVU Sophomore Basketball Team

44. WVU Basketball Player Bob Camp

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.'

45. WVU Basketball Team

46. WVU Freshmen Basketball Team, 'Little Mountaineers'

47. WVU Basketball Players Will Robinson (14) and Curt Price (12) vs. Maryland

48. WVU Basketball Team

49. WVU Basketball Player Ron Williams (21) vs. GWU

50. WVU Basketball Coaches Sonny Moran, Bucky Waters, and George Krajack

51. WVU Basketball Coach Bucky Waters

52. WVU Basketball Players Ron Williams (21) and Carl Head (22) in Action vs. Syracuse

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.

53. National Champions West Virginia University Basketball Team Accepts Trophy

54. WVU Basketball Fans Flood the Court after a Victory

West was an outstanding player for the Mountaineers and is a member of Pro Basketball's Hall of Fame.

55. West Virginia University Basketball Player Jerry West of Chelyan, W. Va.

'West Virginia's Mr. Everything, Jerry West (44) slips by a Virginia Military (Institute) defender on his way to scoring one of the 12 field goals he scored 12/14. West was outscored by VMI's Joe Gedro (53) who tallied 30. WVU won, 91-76. UPI Telephoto.'

56. WVU 's Jerry West Powers to Basket, Morgantown, W. Va.

57. WVU Basketball Player Jerry West

Portrait of West Virginia University Basketball Coach, Bucky Waters.

58. WVU Basketball Coach Bucky Waters

West Virginia University Basketball Coach Bucky Waters is signaling plays to his players, while Assistant Coach Sonny Moran, an unidentified coach, and Whitey Gwynne, the trainer looks on from the bench.

59. WVU Basketball Coach Bucky Waters

Copied from 1906 Monticola Yearbook.

60. WVU Basketball Team

"Taylor Publishing Co. Job # 07206. Picture # 1. Page # 205. West Virginia University. Morgantown, W. Va."

61. WVU Basketball Player Gary Shaffer (30)

One of the first African American players to play for WVU.

62. WVU Basketball Player Ron Williams with Trophy

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.

63. WVU Basketball Team

64. WVU Cadets Basketball Team

65. WVU Basketball Team

"Taylor Publishing Co. Job # 07206. Picture # 1. Page # 200. West Virginia University. Morgantown, W. Va."

66. WVU Basketball Players Dick Penrod (34), Gary Shaffer (30) and Bill Ryczaj (35) vs. Pittsburgh

Cheerleaders and the Mountaineer perform.

67. WVU Basketball Team in Action

68. WVU Basketball Player Jim Lewis (33) vs. Virginia Military Institute

69. WVU Basketball Player Will Robinson (14) Drives the Lane

70. WVU Basketball Player Corey Bailey Drives the Lane

71. WVU Basketball Players Gary Ludwig (35), Bob Hummell (20) and Carey Bailey (2) vs. Virginia Tech

The men all prepare to get the rebound.

72. WVU Basketball Players Ron Williams (21), Bob Hummell (20) and John Lesher (32) vs. Pittsburgh

73. WVU Basketball Players Carl Head (22) and Greg Ludwig (35) vs. Richmond

74. WVU Basketball Players Carl Head (22) Dave Reaser (23) Bob Benfield (5) and Norman Holmes (12) vs. East Carolina

Greg Ludwig '35' is in the background.

75. WVU Basketball Player Dave Reaser (23) Lays one in vs. Detroit

76. WVU Basketball Team vs. Davidson

Bob Benfield '25' is in the background.

77. WVU Basketball Player Ron Williams (21) Goes for the Ball vs. Penn State

78. WVU Basketball Players Skip Kintz (15) and Larry Seafert (31) vs. Maryland

79. WVU Basketball Player Dick Ramsey (24) and Skip Kintz (15) vs. Maryland

80. WVU Basketball Player Dave Reaser (23) Lays one in vs. Virginia Military Institute

81. WVU Basketball Player Wayne Grimm (11) Drives the Lane vs. Virginia Military Institute, the Keydets

82. WVU Basketball Player John Cavacinni (11) in Action vs. Syracuse

83. WVU Basketball Player Ron Williams (21) Grabs a Rebound vs. Syracuse

84. WVU Basketball Players Greg Ludwig (35) and Bob Benfield (25) vs. Penn State

85. WVU Basketball Team vs. Richmond

86. WVU Basketball Player Gary Shaffer (30) Tips One in vs. Richmond

87. WVU Basketball Player John Lesher (20) on Defense vs. St. Johns

88. WVU Basketball Player Carl Head (22) Rebounds while Dave Reaser (23) Looks on

89. WVU Basketball Player Dave Reaser (23) Prepares to Pass, Ron Williams (21) is in the Background

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

91. WVU Basketball Player Dave Reaser (23) rebounds as John Lesher (20) turns to Head Down Court vs. East Carolina

Left to right- Dick Symons, Will Robinson, Curt Price 'White'.

92. WVU Basketball Team in Action vs. the Indians

Also in the picture is Jim Lewis '33'.

93. WVU Basketball Player Ron Williams Drives toward the Basket vs. Syracuse

94. WVU Basketball Team vs. VMI

95. WVU Basketball Player Carl Head (22) Dunks One vs. St. Johns

96. WVU Basketball Players Bob Benfield (25) and David Reaser (23) Go for a Rebound vs. Pitt