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Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Looming was West Virginia and Jerry West, who averaged He was the real deal. Newell, who died Nov. His teams were well-conditioned, disciplined and defensive-minded. The players revere him still, but as college kids they gleaned great confidence from their coach. In , they lost in overtime to Elgin Baylor and Seattle University in the regional final.
By , they knew they could win it all. The team was captained by the late Al Buch, a guard who averaged 9. Imhoff, originally a walk-on, contributed Fitzpatrick was the top scorer at Defense and teamwork were the true stars. The Bears allowed 51 points per game — still a school record — and held 12 opponents below 50 points.
Fifty years later, the players give credit to assistant coach Rene Herrerias, who provided detailed scouting reports on each opponent.
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