1966 Yearbook
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Title
1966 Yearbook
Description
VARSITY
BASKETBALL
The 1965-66 Varsity Basketball season opened with
many questions to be answered. How will the team do in
the newly-formed Midland Athletic Conference? How
will they do with a comparatively young ball club? Can
they do better than the previous season?
Under the leadership of Coach Robert Duax the Bees
started out on the right foot to answer these questions.
With only four returning lettermen, all underclassmen,
and a good crop of transfer students, Coach Duax
molded together one of the finest teams in years for
St. Ambrose. The team also finished high-up in the
Midland Conference. Other teams in the conference are
Quincy, Loras, Lewis, and St. Norbert's.
The Bees opened this season after the Thanksgiving
Holiday on the right note, with wins over Platteville
(112-102), Dubuque (81-73), Coe (89-67), and William
Penn (65-63). Junior Captain, Lou Kaiser, showing some
of the moves which made him a "Little All-American"
the past season, took scoring honors in all the games.
On the first road trip of the year the Bees were
stopped by Illinois Tech, 68-64, and Lewis, 94-89. They
bounced back with a 92-91 win over Iowa Wesleyan before going into Holiday competition.
While everyone was home for the holidays, the Bees
took part in two tournaments: The William Penn Tournament and The St. Ambrose College Holiday Tournament.
In the William Penn Tournament the Bees opened with
a first round win over Culver Stockton, but lost to
William Penn in the final. They won the St. Ambrose
Holiday Tournament with wins over St. Mary's 67-64,
and Augustana, 76-70. Kaiser was voted the most valuable player in the tournament. Denny Rusk was on the
All-Tournament team.
The last half of the season proved to be hectic for
Coach Duax and his team. They opened with loses to
Augustana, 69-67, and Quincy, 104-72. They came
roaring back with wins over arch-rival Loras, 81-66,
St. Norbert's 104-92, and William Penn, 85-80. The Bees
then turned cold with loses to Dominican, 71-67, Luther,
104-87, Dubuque, 79-78, and Lewis, 111-76, but turned
on power again, to win over 111. Tech, 100-73, and
Augie, 65-60.
Roger Furman leaps over a Platteville Pioneer to score a lay-up.
It was action like this that sparked the start of the season.
BASKETBALL
The 1965-66 Varsity Basketball season opened with
many questions to be answered. How will the team do in
the newly-formed Midland Athletic Conference? How
will they do with a comparatively young ball club? Can
they do better than the previous season?
Under the leadership of Coach Robert Duax the Bees
started out on the right foot to answer these questions.
With only four returning lettermen, all underclassmen,
and a good crop of transfer students, Coach Duax
molded together one of the finest teams in years for
St. Ambrose. The team also finished high-up in the
Midland Conference. Other teams in the conference are
Quincy, Loras, Lewis, and St. Norbert's.
The Bees opened this season after the Thanksgiving
Holiday on the right note, with wins over Platteville
(112-102), Dubuque (81-73), Coe (89-67), and William
Penn (65-63). Junior Captain, Lou Kaiser, showing some
of the moves which made him a "Little All-American"
the past season, took scoring honors in all the games.
On the first road trip of the year the Bees were
stopped by Illinois Tech, 68-64, and Lewis, 94-89. They
bounced back with a 92-91 win over Iowa Wesleyan before going into Holiday competition.
While everyone was home for the holidays, the Bees
took part in two tournaments: The William Penn Tournament and The St. Ambrose College Holiday Tournament.
In the William Penn Tournament the Bees opened with
a first round win over Culver Stockton, but lost to
William Penn in the final. They won the St. Ambrose
Holiday Tournament with wins over St. Mary's 67-64,
and Augustana, 76-70. Kaiser was voted the most valuable player in the tournament. Denny Rusk was on the
All-Tournament team.
The last half of the season proved to be hectic for
Coach Duax and his team. They opened with loses to
Augustana, 69-67, and Quincy, 104-72. They came
roaring back with wins over arch-rival Loras, 81-66,
St. Norbert's 104-92, and William Penn, 85-80. The Bees
then turned cold with loses to Dominican, 71-67, Luther,
104-87, Dubuque, 79-78, and Lewis, 111-76, but turned
on power again, to win over 111. Tech, 100-73, and
Augie, 65-60.
Roger Furman leaps over a Platteville Pioneer to score a lay-up.
It was action like this that sparked the start of the season.
Publisher
The Consolidated Graphic Arts Corporation, Canton, OH
Date
1966
Rights
St. Ambrose University 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
Identifier
http://cdm16810.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16810coll2/id/102