Syracuse Basketball 1911-1912

1911-1912 Syracuse Orangemen

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Coach: Ed Dollard


Player	Cl	Pos	G	GS	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	Fls	DQ	Pts	Ppg
Walt Davey	Sr	G	+9	+9	+14	0		0	0		0	0	+28	0.0
Bill Rugg	Sr	G	+9	+9	+11	0		0	0		0	0	+22	0.0
Sol Bloom	Jr	F	+9	+9	+12	0		+43	0		0	0	+67	0.0
Lew Ryan	Jr	F	+6	+6	+8	0		+9	0		0	0	+25	0.0
Lew Castle	So	C	+9	+9	+30	0		0	0		0	0	+60	0.0
Dutch Notman	So	F	+8	+4	+17	0		+1	0		0	0	+35	0.0
Albert Riehl	Jr	G	+7	0	+4	0		0	0		0	0	+8	0.0
Clarence Giles	Jr	F	+2	0	+4	0		0	0		0	0	+8	0.0
William Grimes	So	G	+1	0	+1	0		0	0		0	0	+2	0.0
Jesse Kingsley	So	C	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0.0
Jim Toomey	So	G	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0.0
Donnelly	Fr		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0.0

Syracuse had an experienced team, with two seniors at the guard position, including team captain Walt Davey, a speedy guard, and Bill Rugg. Sol Bloom was a solid offensive player and the team's designated free through shooter, and Lew Ryan was back from last year's starters. The addition of the talented Lew Castle made the Syracuse five a tough group. A few other talented sophomores joined the group in Dutch Notman and Jim Toomey.

There was a change in college basketball rules which required players to use only one hand when dribbling the ball. Initially there was concern how Syracuse's veteran team would adjust, but they ended up handling it well. The team possessed good ball handling skills, and strong offensive abilities.

They would go 8-0 at home, 3-3 on the road. All three losses were close games that the Orangemen remained competitive until the end. Bloom and Castle would be the team's two leading scorers for the season. Against Oswego Normal on January 26th, the game was very physical and a riot almost broke out among the fans (averted by the police on hand).

[Statistics missing for five games indicated by the +]