1949–50 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
August 31, 2023
The 1949–50 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball season is considered one of the greatest in the school's history.[citation needed]The Sycamore's were led by NAIB All-American Lenny Len Rzeszewski. He led them to the national title game versus East Central Oklahoma and ended the season as the National Champion with a record of 27–8. This season was Indiana State's 4th NAIA Final Four, its 3rd National Title game and its 1st National Championship.
During the 1949–50 season, Indiana State finished the regular season 20–8, 7–2 in the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference. They won on average by over 10 points per game, dropping a hard fought battle to the national ranked (# 2) Duquesne Dukes on the road.
They won 4 of 5 during their Christmas vacation road-trip before kicking off the conference schedule.
They won the NAIA Regional Championship by downing Hanover and Evansville and qualified for the NAIA tournament.
Once in Kansas City they ran the table winning their first NAIA National title (after twice finishing 2nd.) Len Rzeszewski received several honors at the end of regular season including the Chuck Taylor Award as the Most Valuable Player of the Year in the NAIA. He was also selected to the NAIA All-American team.
RosterEdit
The Sycamores were led by Rzeszewski, the NAIA Player of the Year and his 13.4 average. He was followed by Don McDonald’s 13.2 average. The starting lineup also included Jim Powers, Bob Gilbert and Clarence Walker. The remainder of the roster consisted of Dan Dimich, Bill Jagodzinski, Jim Berger, Jim Hans, and Jerry Kunkel.
SENIORS
#76 Dan Dimich – Forward (South Bend, Indiana)
#55 Bill Jagodzinski - Guard (South Bend, Indiana)
^. Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
^. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
August 31, 2023
1949, indiana, state, sycamores, basketball, team, 1949, indiana, state, sycamores, basketball, season, considered, greatest, school, history, citation, needed, sycamore, were, naib, american, lenny, rzeszewski, them, national, title, game, versus, east, centr. The 1949 50 Indiana State Sycamores men s basketball season is considered one of the greatest in the school s history citation needed The Sycamore s were led by NAIB All American Lenny Len Rzeszewski He led them to the national title game versus East Central Oklahoma and ended the season as the National Champion with a record of 27 8 This season was Indiana State s 4th NAIA Final Four its 3rd National Title game and its 1st National Championship 1949 50 Indiana State Sycamores men s basketballIndiana Intercollegiate Conference championsNAIA Men s Division I Tournament ChampionConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate ConferenceRecord27 8 7 2 IIC Head coachJohn LongfellowHome arenaIndiana State Teacher s College GymnasiumSeasons 1948 491950 51 Contents 1 Regular season 2 Roster 3 NAIA basketball tournament 4 Awards and honors 5 ReferencesRegular season EditDuring the 1949 50 season Indiana State finished the regular season 20 8 7 2 in the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference They won on average by over 10 points per game dropping a hard fought battle to the national ranked 2 Duquesne Dukes on the road They won 4 of 5 during their Christmas vacation road trip before kicking off the conference schedule They won the NAIA Regional Championship by downing Hanover and Evansville and qualified for the NAIA tournament Once in Kansas City they ran the table winning their first NAIA National title after twice finishing 2nd Len Rzeszewski received several honors at the end of regular season including the Chuck Taylor Award as the Most Valuable Player of the Year in the NAIA He was also selected to the NAIA All American team Roster EditThe Sycamores were led by Rzeszewski the NAIA Player of the Year and his 13 4 average He was followed by Don McDonald s 13 2 average The starting lineup also included Jim Powers Bob Gilbert and Clarence Walker The remainder of the roster consisted of Dan Dimich Bill Jagodzinski Jim Berger Jim Hans and Jerry Kunkel SENIORS 76 Dan Dimich Forward South Bend Indiana 55 Bill Jagodzinski Guard South Bend Indiana 75 Jerry Kunkel Forward Jasper Indiana 34 Ed Longfellow Center Terre Haute Indiana 69 Len Rzeszewski Guard South Bend Indiana 74 Don McDonald Center Fontanet Indiana 72 Jim Powers Forward South Bend Indiana 32 Clarence Walker Guard East Chicago Indiana JUNIORS 92 Jim Berger Guard Jasper Indiana 58 Richard Blondie Campbell Guard Elkhart Indiana 1 73 Bob Gilbert Center 82 Buren Hooper Forward Bruceville Indiana 54 Max Hungerford Guard 56 Dick Pattengale Forward 57 Jack Reece Forward 77 John Scott ForwardSOPHOMORES 33 Gene Lambdin GuardFRESHMEN 81 Jim Hans Guard South Bend Indiana NAIA basketball tournament EditTerre Haute Regionals Indiana State 85 Hanover 66 Indiana State 73 Evansville 61 Kansas City National Quarter finals Indiana State 65 Delta State Miss 59 Indiana State 87 Arkansas Tech 79 National Semi finals Indiana State 61 Baldwin Wallace 39 Indiana State 73 Tampa 69 National Championship Indiana State 61 East Central 57Awards and honors EditLenny Rzeszewski Consensus NAIA All American teams Lenny Rzeszewski 1950 Chuck Taylor Award 2 Dan Dimich 1950 NAIA All Tournament Team Don McDonald 1950 NAIA All Tournament Team John L Longfellow Indiana College Coach of the Year 3 References Edit Dick Blondie Campbell Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Lenny Rzeszewski Archived from the original on September 12 2011 Retrieved July 1 2010 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame John L Longfellow Archived from the original on August 16 2011 Retrieved May 10 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1949 50 Indiana State Sycamores men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1170766302, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
