Hall of Fame
Jim Berger, Richard Campbell, Dan Dimich, Bob Gilbert, Jim Hans, Buren Hooper, Max Hungerford, Bill Jagodzinski, Jerry Kunkel, Gene Lambdin, Ed Longfellow, Don McDonald, Dick Pattengale, Jim Powers, Jack Reece, Len Rzeszewski, John Scott, Clarence Walker. Managers: Stan Jacobs, John Sweet. Head Coach: John Longfellow. Assistant Coach: Max Andress.
The Indiana State Teachers College 1949-50 men's basketball team, coached by John Longfellow, compiled a 27-8 overall record en route to defeating East Central Oklahoma by the score of 61-57 to capture the 1950 NAIB (National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball) National Championship.
In doing so, the squad became Indiana State's first and only National Championship basketball team. As a result of that championship victory, seven Sycamores were selected for the 1951 Pan American Games basketball team. However, due to the expiration of collegiate eligibility, only one member of the 1949-50 team competed in South America - Bob Gilbert. The remaining six Indiana State players named to the 1951 Pan American team were members of the 1950-51 Sycamore squad.
PICTURE CAPTION:
First row, left to right: Dick Pattengale, Jack Reece, Ed Longfellow, Richard Campbell, Gene Lambdin, Max Hungerford; second row, Jerry Kunkel, Jim Berger, Buren Hooper, Dan Dimich, John Scott, Bob Gilbert, Jim Hans, Len Rzeszewski; third row, Coach John Longfellow, assistant coach Max Andress, Bill Jagodzinski, Jim Powers, Don McDonald, Clarence Walker, and managers John Sweet and Stan Jacobs.
