BLOOMSBURG
STATE COLLEGE
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1971-72
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CO-CAPTAINS -

Paul Kuhn and Howard Johnson

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''HUSKIES''

HEAD COACH
CHARLES CHRONISTER, former assistant basketball coach at
Gettysburg College, launches his
career as a college head basketball
coach, taking over the reins at BSC
from Earl Voss, who has joined the
Physical Education Department at
West Chester State College as assistant basketball coach.
A native of East Berlin, Pennsylvania, Chronister attended Bermudian Sp_rings High
School where he was a standout athlete. He matriculated at East Stroudsburg State College and played
varsity basketball and baseball for the Warriors. He
earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master of
Science degrees in Health and Physical Education at
ESSC.
During the 1962-63 season at East Stroudsburg, he
served as freshman basketball coach and guided the
team to a 17-2 record. He went to Gettysburg after
three successful years at Hanover (Pa.) High School.
At Hanover, his jayvee and varsity teams were 59-9
while winning county championships and participating in the PIAA District III Class A playoffs.
In addition to coaching the freshmen team at
Gettysburg, one of his chief responsibilities was
recruiting talent for head coach Bob Hulton. This
aspect of his coaching career should enable him to
oversee and participate in the obtaining of future
talent for BSC.
Chronister is married to the former Carol L.
Strausbaugh of Hanover, Pa. They have two daughters, Lee Ann, age 4, and Garyn Lynn, age 2. The
Chronisters reside at 1248 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, Penna.
FRESHMAN COACH
BURTON REESE took over the
reins of the frosh cagers at midseason 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. Over the past two
years he has posted records of 12-5
and 10-8 respectively.
A native of Taylor, Penna., 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 31/4
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.
FACULTY ASSISTANT
DR. MICHAEL HERBERT, a
former tennis and cross country
coach at BSC, has been active assisting in many phases of the basketball program for the past seven
years on a voluntary basJS. A native
of Lansford, Pennsylvania, "Doc"
received his degrees at the University of Maryland and Lehigh University and is a professor of Biology.

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SEASON'S OUTLOOK

New head coach Charles Chronister issued his
initial call for varsity candidates on October 15 and
a week later had selected the 11 varsity team members for this year's squad
Chronister and his assistants, Burt Reese and Doc
Herbert, have been working exceedingly hard in daily
drills, introducing a new system for the Huskies. The
new mentor pointed out that although BSC has been
very successful in recent years in employing a zone
defense, he favors a man-to-man style of defense.
In addition, he is making some changes in the offense
which will be "a new look" for Bloomsburg.
Chronister feels he has ideal co-captains in two
senior returning starters from last year's squad, 6'5"
Howard Johnson, New Castle, Delaware, and 6'3"
Paul Kuhn, Lebanon. Johnson averaged 15.9 points
in 20 games and last year was the team's leading
rebounder with an average of 13.8 rebounds per
contest. Kuhn was the team's third leading scorer,
averaging 14.4 points per game and also was extremely proficient in guarding and playmaking. Another
regular performer from last year is junior Art
Luptowski, Ridley Park, who again will perform his
ball handling magic as the team's No. 1 playmaker.
Two other members from last year's squad, who saw
action as reserves and who should see considerable
action this year, are 6'5" junior Dennis Mealy,
Levittown, and 6'3" senior Bob Consorti, Chester. The
big plus this year will be the tallest player that
Bloomsburg has had in recent years, 6'8" sophomore
John Willis, formerly of Manville, N. J. and now
living in Carbondale. Willis did not participate on
last year's freshman squad but has already performed
well enough to have the inside track as the starting
center.
$~porting_ Luptowski in his playmaking role will
be T~ny DaRe, a 5'10" sophomore from Allentown.
The balance of the squad 18 made up of three other
sophomores, 6'3" Gary Petcavage, Carbondale; 6'4"
Dave Jones, Shavertown; and 6'0" Gary Choyka,
Clarks Summit, plus 6'1" George Hamilton, a junior
from Philadelphia who is a transfer student from
Temple University.
In analyzing the team's prospects at this early
stage, Coach Chronister feels that the Huskies will
be right in there fighting for the top spot in the
tough Pennsylvania Conference. ''We nave the talent
to do the job, providing we can put it all together,"
he stated His main concern in the early practice
sessions is for the players to adapt to his style of play,
and learning the different strengths and attributes of
his players.
Chronister and the Huskies are aiming towards
some pre-season scrimmages with area colleges during
the latter part of November. The regular schedule,
including two holiday tournaments, will open on
December 2.
PAST RESULTS
(5 years)

1970-71 ........................................................................
1969-70 .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... .... ... ... .. .... .... .... .. .. ..... .......
1968-69 ....... .. ................ .... .... .... .... ..... ... .. .. .... .... .... .....
1967-68 ... .. .... .... .... .... ..... ... .... .... .... ............ .... .... ....... ..
1966-67 ... .. ..... ... .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .
64 wins - 42 losses

11-9
15-9
13-9
13-7
12-8

BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE VARSITY BASKETBALL SQUAD
High School

Hometown

Name

Class

Height

Weight

Choyka, Gary

Soph.

6' 0"

170

Abington Heights

Clarks Summit

Consorti, Bob

Senior

6' 3"

175

Saint James

Wallingford

DaRe, Tony

Soph.

5'10"

177

Allentown Central

Allentown

Hamilton, George

Junior

6' 1"

160

Frankford

Philadelphia

Johnson, Howard

Senior

6' 5"

205

William Penn

New Castle, Del.

Jones, David

Soph.

6' 4"

160

Dallas

Shavertown

Kuhn, Paul

Senior

6' 3"

180

Lebanon Catholic

Lebanon

Luptowski, Arthur

Junior

5'10"

155

Ridley

Ridley

Mealey, Dennis

Junior

6' 5"

185

Woodrow Wilson

Levittown

Petcavich, Gary

Soph.

6' 3"

186

Saint Rose

Carbondale

Willis, John

Soph.

6' 8"

230

Manville (N. J.)

Carbondale

BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE FRESHMAN BASKETBALL SQUAD
Name

Age

Donovan, Jerry

18
18

Height
5' 8"
6' O"

Drake, Scott

17

5'11"

Grace, Dick

18

6' 4"

185

Montrose

Montrose

Keller, Ron

18

6' 3"

185

Arlington Heights

Clarks Summit

Kozubal, Leon

18
17

5'11"

145

St. James

Chester

McCloskey, Steve

5'10"

170

Frankfort

Philadelphia

Datres, Lynn

Weight

High School

155

Montoursville

Hometown
Montoursville

165

Seton Catholic

Brackney

145

Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg

Meckley, Wayne

18

5'10"

150

Delone Catholic

Hanover

Mikulsky, John

18

6' 3"

185

Wyomissing

West Reading

Ognosky, Michael

18

5'11"

155

North Pocono

Lake Ariel

Tyler, Gary

18

6' 4"

182

Metbacton

Audubon

Wade, Terry

17

6' 2"

170

Boyertown

Boyertown

Woods, Joe

17

5'11"

150

Northeast Catholic

Philadelphia

1970-71 VARSITY RESULTS

1971-72 VARSITY SCHEDULE
Date

Team

Place

Dec. 2

Baptist Bible

H

Dec. 8

Shippensburg

H
A
A

OPP.

BSC
78
69
88
72

E. Stroudsburg

72

Millersville

75

63

Drexel

60

87

Lycoming

67

88

Southampton

76

72

Mansfield

83

99

Baptist Bible

73

West Chester

72
86

Cheyney

123

Kutztown

87

Baptist Bible

61

Dec. 11
Dec. 14

West Chester
Cheyney

Dec. 16

102

Feb. 16

H
Southampton (N.Y.) Tournament A
Berwick (Pa.) Tournament
A
East Stroudsburg
H
Baptist Bible
A
Kutztown
A
Mansfield
A
H
Cheyney
Shippensburg
A
West Chester
H
York College
H
A
Millersville

78

Millersville

75

Feb. 19

Kutztown

102

Mansfield

94

Feb. 22

81

Kutztown

79

Feb. 24

Lock Haven
East Stroudsburg

93

Lock Haven

Feb. 26

Mansfield

81
74

Feb. 29

Kings

H
A
A
H
A

Dec. 18-19
Dec. 29-30
Jan. 8
Jan. 25
Jan. 29
Feb.

2

Feb.

5

Feb. 9
Feb. 12
Feb. 14

Millersville

74

Shippensburg

78

72

West Chester

83

88

E. Stroudsburg

74

Cheyney

101
Won 11, Lost 9

Shippensburg

122
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Location ..... ...... ... Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
President .... .... ............ Dr. Robert J. Nossen
Acting Chairman of the Department of
Health, Physical Education, and Athletics
Dr. Stephen M. Bresett
Vice President of Student Life
Dr. Jerrold A. Griffis
Associate Vice President for Development
and External Relations
Boyd F. Buckingham
Telephone 784-0655
Information Specialist and Sports
Information Director
Bruce 'Nick' Dietterick
Telephone: Office 784-4660, Ext. 218
Home 752-7578
Member ..... .... .. . NCAA, NAIA, PC, ECAC
Nickname .. ... .... ..... ... ................ .... ..... Huskies
Colors ................. ..... ......... Maroon and Gold
Home court .......... Centennial Gymnasium
Capacity ......... ..... ... .. ........... ... .............. ... 1,200
Press table .. Accommodations for ten persons
Radio facilities are available
Enrollment .............................................. 4,200
Year Founded .......................................... 1839
Conducted by
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Non-Denominational