The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-12-04
Many Fine Catholic
College Teams
BY LOU FABR0
TIMES SPORTS Editor

Each year, there usually are a fair number of
Catholic college basketball teams which are good
enough to attract national attention and to be ranked
among the top cage squads IN the country.
THIS, INCIDENTALLY, is in direct contrast to
football where Notre Dame usually'is the sole Catholic
representative among the ranking grid teams.
In its annual basketball issue, Dell Sports Maya
zine figures at least five Catholic college cage squads
will make it in the country'S top 20.
Four of these teams are in the basketbalI-eon-
scious East. They are: ST. Joseph's PAL Providence
tR.I.), ViIianova (PaJ and St. Bonaventure N.Y. The
only non-eastern team is Marquette, located in Mil
waukee, Wis.
ONE BIG left out was st. Johns of New
York, winner of last seasons National lnvitational
Tournament title. Main reason for leaving out st.
Johns is that this seasons squad may have as many
as four sophomores in the lineup.
However, the fifth man is Tony Jackson. a ga
junior forward who was named the most valuable
player in the NIT last year and who is picked to be-
come a first team All-American this season.
Because of Jacksons return and due to the fact
that Coach Joe Lapchick's sophomores come from last
years freshman team which won a record "a games
in a row, St. Johns might break in there with the
other college powers.
Picked TO be the best Catholic cage team in the
country is ST. Joseph's, also rated as the best team in
the East and best in the Middle Atlantic Conference.
St. ~Joseph's, which forged a 22-5 record last sea-
son, has five returning veterans, including SO Bob
Clarke and 6-8 Vince kempton. Also back is 81 Bobby
Mcneil, named Player Of the Year In the conference
last season. Other returnees include 6-2 Joe Gallo, 65
Jack Egan and 6-3 Frank Majewski.
Other Catholic college teams figured to be strong
In the East are Holy Cross and LaSalle.
GETTING CLOSER to home, Marquette is tapped
to be the best independent team in the Midwest as it
was last season when it posted a 1856 record and won
a berth In the NCAA tournament.
Coach Ed Hickey, who revived Marquette's sag
ging cage fortunes, has three veterans back from last
years team. He also has a batch of talented sopho.
mcres who are destined TO develop into top-noteh com.
petitors.
Ranked second best in the Midwest is Dayton
which had a $3.50 14-12 record last. season. The Flyers
have a veteran team composed Of 81 Bob Jones, 68
Joe Kennedy, 63 Terry Bockhorn and 60 Frank Case.
Expected to break into the lineup is Go sophomore
Gary Roggenburk, who Coach Tom Blackburn feels
may become an All-American. 4
n MIDWESTERN Catholic teams, including
DePaul, Detroit, Loyola, Notre Dame and Xavier,
aren't expected to be world-beaters but should i'm
prove over last season. None of the teams was particu-
larly impressive last year.
AMONG THE LITTLE" teams to watch is the
College of Steubenville which had an 1877 record last
year. The Barons lost only one player and should inn
prove last seasons mark.
ST. Louis, a perennial "~toughie" In The Missouri
Valley Conference, is expected TO earn that name
again this season. The BiIiikens have most of their
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