Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-15
Bid 10 NIT Awaiting
SelW, Along With
One More Record
BY the Assoeiuted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Fur-
mans fabulous Frank Selvy isn't
through yet. The terror of the
Carolinas-and darling Of the
professional scouts-steps on the
court against Wofford on his
home grounds tomorrow night
and If he scores II points. the
last Of the major records within
his grasp will be his.
Right now, Johnny O'Brien,
the ex-Seattle sharpshooter,
holds the single season scoring
high Of 884 points for major COL
leges. Frank, who dropped 100
points through the hoop against
Newberry Saturday, has 1858
points to show for his seasons
work.
So unless they decide to tie a
blindfold around Selvy, O'Brien
will be an ex-record holder when
the Furman- Wofford game ends.
"A NIg0CS WORK.
With his Hotpoint orgy, Selvy
accomplished the following:
/. Broke the single-game rec
ord Of 70 points for major COL
lege player set by Bill Mlkvy of
Temple in 1851.
2. Established an all-time ca
reer record for a college player
with 2,197 points Tin less than
three years., breaking the stand
ard of 2,154 made by Jim Lacy
of Loyola of Baltimore Gin four
years..
3. Broke the major college
record of 1,540 for two seasons
set by Dick Groat of Duke.
4. Enabled Furman to score
l49 points. seven higher than
the previous one-game record
Get by Baltimore against Lynch
burg earlier this season.
And what did Selvy have to
say about it ALL?
Il didn't have any idea I was
! breaking any records. I knew
was hitting better than ever. I"
! Likely to Go to NIT.
! Franks great show also prob
ably will have long-range conse-
quences. Furman now is very
much in the running for a bid
to the National Invitation Tour
nament in Madison Square Gar
den next month. The team
doesn't have much of a chance
Of winning the Southern Confer
ence championship against the
likes Of George Washington.
which shows a 1911 record. The
winner goes to the NCAA tour
nament.
In fact. despite Saturdays
wave Of upsets in which such
powers as Indiana, Oklahoma A
and M and LaSalle were defeat
ed, the poSt-season picture re-
NAMED about the same.
Thirty-slx teams will play in
the two post-season competitions
pa in the NCAA and IL in the
NIT. DuqueSne, Dayton and
Western Kentucky and Louisville
already are in the NIT. Furman
probably will be invited. as will
Bevo Francis and his Rio Grande
outfit from Ohio. (Bevo scored
only" So points against Salem
Saturday.
Garden Needs Attractions.
The Garden has not been
drawing this year and it needs
whatever spectator attractions it
can get, especially in view of the
fact that there is a good chance
that no New York teams will he
in the NIT. The belief is that
La Sale. Niagara and Holy Cross
all would prefer to play in the
MT than take spots in the
NCAA, which grants conference
champions f1rst-round byes.
The NCAA takes 10 confer
ence champions. plus the TOP
team from the Middle Atlantic
Conference and the New Eng
land Conference, neither of
which operates as a league. That
makes is teams. It is rounded
out by five Eastern and -four
Western at large" teams. HOLY
Cross and La Sale also are out
standing candidates to represent
the New England and Middle
Atlantic Conferences, respec-
lively.
The Eastern at-large teams
probably will be Fordham NAVY
Penn State. Notre Dame and
Bowling Green. Notre Dame
with 1872, has the best record
In the West, the four clubs
(See College Basketball, A-l7D