BLOOMSBURG

STATE COLLEGE
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Information
on the

''HUSKIES''

GENERAL INFORMATION

Dr. Robert J. Nossen
President, Bloomsburg State College
Russell Houk, Lock Haven S. C. '52
Athletic Director
Boyd F. Buckingham, Bloomsburg S. C. '43
Director of Development
Bruce "Nick" Dietterick, Penn State '47
Sports Information Director
Lee Sitler, Bloomsburg S. C. '72
Student Statistician

ATHLETIC INFORMATION
Membsr ....... N.C.A.A., P.S.C.A.C., N.A.I.A.
Maroon and Gold
Colors
................... Huskies
Team Name ..
Centennial Gymnasium
Home Court
.... 1200
Capacity .
Press Table .. Accommodations for 12 persons
Radio Facilities are available.
Telephone, Sports Publicity
.. 784-4660
Ext. 218

COLLEGE INFORMATION
Denomination

Non-Denominational

Conducted by
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Year Founded .
.......... ....... 1839
Enrollment

. 3950

TEAM OUTLOOK
Coach Earl Voss has repeatedly said, "With the
amount of competition in the Pennsylvania Conference, it is difficult to make any solid predictions
about your own team." Voss feels that last year's
15-8 record and a 92-90 loss in double overtime to
Mansfield in the District 19 playoffs, will be difficult
to top because of the many outstanding ballplayers
returning throughout the Pennsylvania and NAIA
Conferences.
Any hope the Huskies have for a good season
will depend on how well they use the best height
advantage they have had in recent years and how
well they play defense. Lost through graduation were
Mark Yanchek, who averaged 16.7 p.p.g. and was
the team's third leading rebounder; captain Bob
Snyder, who led the team in scoring with 17.0 p.p.g.
and was an outstanding leader and playmaker; Larry
Monaghan, standout long distance sharpshooter and
ballhandler; and Bill Mastropietro, the team's defensive specialist.
The leading veterans from last year's squad are:
6'3" Jim Platukis, who was the leading rebounder
with 11.8 per game and third in scoring with 13.3
p.p.g.; 6'5" Howard Johnson, second in rebounding
with a 10.4 average and the fourth in scoring with
12.7 p.p.g.; 6'3" Paul Kuhn, who should improve
vastly on his 7.9 p.p.g. average; 6' Tom Wilson, a
dribbling master who should take over the reins as
playmaker; 6' Dennis Mummey, a long range sharpshooter who was on the injured list last year; and
6'5" Dave Suda, an excellent rebounder. Also returning after sitting out last year with an injury is
6'3" Bob Consorti. Ted Lawson and Bob Walsh, both
6'1", will be available for inside and side duty,
respectively.
Sophomores expected to aid Voss are: 6'5" Dennis
Mealy, 6'6" Gary Beatty, 6' Bill Schemeck, 5'11"
Dave Dickens, 6'3" Bob Fadden, 5'9" Art Luptowski,
and 6' Mike Schwartz. Mealy led last year's
frosh in scoring with a 13.7 p.p.g. average,
and was followed by Beatty (12.4), Schemeck (11.6),
Fadden(ll.1), and Dickens (10.9). Beatty led in rebounding with 10 a game with Fadden averaging 9
and Mealy 8.
Voss hopes to be able to mesh the above material
into a winning combination to open against the
strong Rams at West ChestE'r State College on
December 2.

BLOOMSBURG

COLLEGE VARSITY

STATE

BASKETBALL

SQUAD

No.

w

M

32
50
14
22
44
12
42
20
4
54
30
10
40
24
52
34

33
51
15
23
45
13
43
21
5
55
31
11
41
25
53
35

Name

Class

Age

Ht.

Wt.

High School

Hometown

Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
So.
So.
So.
So.
So.
So.

21
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19

6'
6'3"
6'
6'1"
6'5"
6'3"
6'5"
6'1"
6'3"
6'6"
6'3"
5'9"
6'5"
6'
5'11"
6'

175
220
150
170
195
175
185
167
175
186
195
140
178
170
160
160

West Hazleton
West Hazleton
Cardinal Dougherty
Chester
William Penn
Lebanon Catholic
Meyers
Holy Rosary
St. James
William Tennent
William Penn
Ridley
Woodrow Wilson
Cumberland Valley
St. James
Woodrow Wilson

Weston
West Hazleton
Elkins Park
Chester
New Castle, Del.
Lebanon
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Chester
Southampton
New Castle, Del.
Ridley Park
Levittown
Mechanicsburg
Chester
Levittown

*Mummey, Dennis
*Platukis, Jim
*Wilson, Tom
Lawson, Ted
*Johnson, Howard
*Kuhn, Paul
*Suda, Dave
*Walsh, Bob
Consorti, Bob
Beatty, Gary
Fadden, Bob
Luptowski, Art
Mealy, Dennis
Schemeck, Bill
Dickens, Dave
Schwartz, Mike

*Letterman

BLOOMSBURG STATE

COLLEGE FRESHMEN

BASKETBALL SQUAD

No.

w

M

Name

Class

Age

Ht.

Wt.

High School

Hometown

Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.

18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18

6'5"
5'10"
5'11"
5'10"
6'
6'3"
5'8"
5'10"
6'4"
5'11"
5'11"
5'11"
6'2"

185
150
150
160
158
150
140
150
177
160
155
165
175

Governor Mifflin
Central Dauphin
Woodrow Wilson
Allentown Cen. Cath.
Methacton
Dallas
Hopewell Valley
Quak'town Community
Saint Rose
William Tennet
Notre Dame
Wyalusing Valley
Holy Name

Mohnton
Harrisburg
Levittown
Allentown
Audubon
Shavertown
Pennington
Quakertown
Carbondale
Warminster
Easton
Wyalusing
Reading

Bockelman, Gary
Boyd, Keith
Cox, Kevin
Dare, Tony
Fritz, Bill
Jones, David
Kastrinos, Glenn
Kipp, Henry
Petuavich, Gary
Prosser, Wayne
Weber, Craig
Welles, Linc
Zuber, Mike

1970-71
West Chester .
12/ 2
East Stroudsburg ...
12/ 5
Cheyney
12/ 9
12/ 15 Kutztown
12/ 19 Millersville
12/ 21 Southampton
12/ 29 & 30 Berwick Tournament

A
H

H
A
A
H
A

SCHEDULE

Mansfield
1/9
A
1/ 28 Baptist Bible .
A
1/ 30 Shippensburg .
.. A
2/ 3 • West Chester .
... .... ..... . H
A
2/ 6 _East Stroudsburg
A
2/ 10 Cheyney

2/ 17
2/ 20
2/ 23
2/ 25
2/ 27
3/ 1-3

.. H
Mansfield .
H
Kutztown
.H
Lock Haven
Shippensburg . . . ... ... .... H
Penna. Conf. Tourn. - East
NAIA District 19 Playoff

EARL VOSS
HEAD BASKETBALL

COACH

Earl Voss is in his fifth
year as head coach at BSC
and has led his Husky teams
to 52 wins, 33 losses, and 3
Highspire Tournament championships. As freshman coach
during the 1965-66 season, his
team had a 17-4 record.
A native of Wilmington,
Del., Voss captained his West
Chester State College basketball team during his senior
year and served as the baseball team's captain for two
seasons. During his sophomore year at West Chester,
the Ram team established a record of 17 wins and 2
losses ( the best basketball record in the history of
the school).
Voss earned his Master's degree at Temple University in 1958. He has served as president of the
Delaware Basketball Association and is currently a
board. member of the recently formed Pennsylvania
Basketball Coaches Association. In addition to conducting successful summer basketball camps, he has
also been an instructor in many such camps throughout the East.
A member of the Physical Education Department
at BSC, Voss, a keen student of the game and coaching, truly lives the game of basketball and instills
this enthusiasm in the players.

BURTON REESE
FRESHMAN BASKETBALL

COACH

Burton Reese took over
the reins of the frosh cagers
at mid-season of 1968-69 when
he joined the BSC Department of Physical Education
in January. His charges won
eight of the remaining eleven
games and finished the season
with a 12-5 record. Last year
his team posted 12 victories
against 7 losses.
A native of Taylor, Pa., he
received both his Bachelor of Science and his Master
of Education degrees at East Stroudsburg State College. At ESSC he assisted in the basketball and tennis
programs as a graduate assistant.
After leaving ESSC, he joined the faculty of Old
Forge (Pa.) High School where he was assistant
basketball and football coach. He was next Athletic
Director, tennis, and JV basketball coach at Abington
Heights High School, Clarks Summit (Pa.) for 3½
years. A former star athlete at Taylor High School
and ESSC, Reese has remained active in amateur
circles of both tennis and basketball.
He has also served as tennis coach at BSC for
the past two seasons.