Newspaper clipping on back of photograph reads: "Rudy Baric receives national invitation tournament championship trophy for West Virginia University at Garden last night after Mountaineers, seeded last in field of eight, beat Western Kentucky 47-45, in final. Jack Coffey, Fordham athletic director, makes the presentation. Baric, voted outstanding player of the tournament, is West Virginia's captain and center. Left to right kneeling are: Dick Kesling, Scotty Hamilton and Roger Hicks (behind trophy). Left to right standing are Walter Rollins, Lou Kalmar (with arm around coach's shoulder), Coach Dyke Raese, Baric, Neil Montone, George Rickey, Don Raese and Coffey."

West Virginia University N.I.T. Championship Winning Team Receiving Trophy

Identifier:: 046839
Title:: West Virginia University N.I.T. Championship Winning Team Receiving Trophy
Date:: 1942/03/26
Description:: Newspaper clipping on back of photograph reads: "Rudy Baric receives national invitation tournament championship trophy for West Virginia University at Garden last night after Mountaineers, seeded last in field of eight, beat Western Kentucky 47-45, in final. Jack Coffey, Fordham athletic director, makes the presentation. Baric, voted outstanding player of the tournament, is West Virginia's captain and center. Left to right kneeling are: Dick Kesling, Scotty Hamilton and Roger Hicks (behind trophy). Left to right standing are Walter Rollins, Lou Kalmar (with arm around coach's shoulder), Coach Dyke Raese, Baric, Neil Montone, George Rickey, Don Raese and Coffey."
Subjects:: WVU--Athletics--Basketball.
Acquisition Source:: Kent, Gordon and Barbara
Acquisition Method:: Gift
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView