OVC CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS 1955-56 OVC Regular Season Champions 14-7 Overall • 7-3 OVC (T-1st) Head Coach: John Oldham
From left: Marvin Reed, Kenny Sidwell, Carl Hensley, Don Sexton, Henry McCarley, Bill Klein, Herbie Merritt, Bruce Harris, Bill Huffstettler, Bobby Wall, Tom Thurman, Charles Boan, Noble Patton. Name G FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Reb. PF Pts. Avg. Herbie Merritt 21 153 371 .412 88 145 .607 268 47 394 18.8 Kenny Sidwell 21 125 320 .390 143 177 .801 43 50 393 18.7 Bruce Harris 20 113 247 .458 77 114 .675 196 52 303 15.2 Bobby Wall 21 76 195 .390 58 89 .652 154 52 210 10.0 Noble Patton 19 55 158 .348 56 78 .718 93 46 166 8.7 Don Sexton 21 41 115 .357 31 49 .633 111 45 113 5.4 Jimmy Godwin 12 8 23 .348 20 32 .625 9 13 36 3.0 Tommy Thurman 12 6 37 .162 10 15 .667 22 12 22 1.8 Marvin Reed 13 6 21 .286 8 15 .533 14 11 20 1.5 Charles Boardman 16 5 14 .357 10 16 .625 17 17 20 1.3 Henry McCarley 3 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 3 2 0 0.0 Bill Klein 2 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 1 1 0 0.0 Bill Huffstetler 1 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0.0 Team 45 Tech 21 588 1,505 .391 501 733 .684 978 348 1,677 79.9 Opponent 21 603 1,603 .375 420 659 .637 978 427 1,626 77.5
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