Florida State Men's Basketball - 1953-54 Year In Review

Florida State Men's Basketball - 1953-54 Year In Review
Coaching Staff J.K. "Bud" Kennedy, Head Coach Lee Benjamin, Graduate Assistant Mike Long, Assistant Coach Click here to see indivual mug shots	1953-54 FSU Winter Sports Press Guide Don Holder, 1952 Olympic gymnast; swimmer Ernie Stock; Howard Gould, All-American volleyballer and Ham Wernke, 1953 Helms Foundation All-American

1954 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Newcomers from the 1953-54 FSU Winter Sports Radio, Press and TV Guide, page 4.

Tom Nissalke, 5-11, 170, G, Madison, WI

Wayne Patton, 5-11, 185, G, Saint Louis, MO

Edwin Reeves, 6-5, 188, F, Fitzgerald, GA

Jim Savage, 6-3, 182, F, Fort Lauderdale

Willis Thompson, 6-4, 180, G, Gonzalez

Fred Twomey, 6-1, 175, F, Gloucester, MA

Bob Williams, 6-8, 190, C, Covington, IN

1954 Roster - By Name

Roster from the 1953-54 FSU Winter Sports Radio, Press and TV Guide, page 4.

L
T                                                  PY
R No Name                  Pos     Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 11 Dick Artmeier         F       6-1   190  So        Clarksburg, IN (Clarksburg)
* 15 Rick Benson           C       6-7   215  Jr   **   Maitland (Winter Park)
* 12 Tom Burst             G       6-0   175  Jr   *    Batesville, IN (Batesville)
* 32 Tom Dellahan          G       6-1   195  So        East Chicago, IN (Roosevelt)
* 24 Duane Gordon          F       6-4   195  Sr   **   Madison, WI (Madison West)
  33 Tom Nissalke          G       5-11  170  So        Madison, WI
* 23 Jim Oler              G       5-11  180  So   *    Economy, IN (Economy)
  25 Wayne Patton          G       5-11  185  So        Saint Louis, MO (Saint Mary's)
  44 Edwin Reeves          F       6-5   188  Sr        Fitzgerald, GA
     Jim Savage            F       6-3   182  Fr        Fort Lauderdale
     Willis Thompson       G       6-4   180  Fr        Gonzalez
     Fred Twomey           F       6-1   175  Fr        Gloucester, MA (Gloucester)
* 10 Ham Wernke            G       6-0   168  Jr   **   Batesville, IN (Batesville)
* 43 Jerry Westhafer       F       6-4   180  Sr   **   Greensburg, IN
     Bob Williams          C       6-8   190  Fr        Covington, IN (Covington)
* 13 Gary Wold             C       6-6   210  So   *    Madison, WI (Madison East)
  34 Ed Wursbach           C       6-4   185  So        Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)

1954 Roster - By Number

Roster from the 1953-54 FSU Winter Sports Radio, Press and TV Guide, page 4.

L
T                                                  PY
R No Name                  Pos     Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Jim Savage            F       6-3   182  Fr        Fort Lauderdale
     Willis Thompson       G       6-4   180  Fr        Gonzalez
     Fred Twomey           F       6-1   175  Fr        Gloucester, MA (Gloucester)
     Bob Williams          C       6-8   190  Fr        Covington, IN (Covington)
* 10 Ham Wernke            G       6-0   168  Jr   **   Batesville, IN (Batesville)
* 11 Dick Artmeier         F       6-1   190  So        Clarksburg, IN (Clarksburg)
* 12 Tom Burst             G       6-0   175  Jr   *    Batesville, IN (Batesville)
* 13 Gary Wold             C       6-6   210  So   *    Madison, WI (Madison East)
* 15 Rick Benson           C       6-7   215  Jr   **   Maitland (Winter Park)
* 23 Jim Oler              G       5-11  180  So   *    Economy, IN (Economy)
* 24 Duane Gordon          F       6-4   195  Sr   **   Madison, WI (Madison West)
  25 Wayne Patton          G       5-11  185  So        Saint Louis, MO (Saint Mary's)
* 32 Tom Dellahan          G       6-1   195  So        East Chicago, IN (Roosevelt)
  33 Tom Nissalke          G       5-11  170  So        Madison, WI
  34 Ed Wursbach           C       6-4   185  So        Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
* 43 Jerry Westhafer       F       6-4   180  Sr   **   Greensburg, IN
  44 Edwin Reeves          F       6-5   188  Sr        Fitzgerald, GA

Freshman numerals went to Don Alford, AJ Jarvis, Don Spier, Fred Twomey, Bobby Waites, Bobby Ward and Bob Williams.
Lettermen listed in the Florida Times Union, 4/16/1954, page 18.

From the Florida Times Union, March 4, 1955, page 26, just before the NAIA Tournament.
Mentions Ham Wernke is a two time Helms Foundation National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-American (1952-53 & 1953-54).

1953-54 All-Americans

Name                     Organization
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ham Wernke               Helms Foundation - NAIA All-American

All-Americans -  1

1954 Schedule and Results

						GAME DAY				OPP EOY
DATE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE	NCAA	NIT	FSU AP	FSU UPI	OPP AP	OPP UPI	AP	UPI
12/04	A	MISSISSIPPI STATE	L 75-87
12/08	H	MERCER	W 72-70
12/11	H	GEORGIA TEACHERS	W 66-58
12/16	H	JACKSONVILLE STATE	W 72-61
12/18	H	STETSON	W 74-71
12/19	H	SPRING HILL COLLEGE	L 60-69
01/06	H	TAMPA	W 74-58
01/07	H	LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS	L 76-80
01/09	A	MIAMI	L 61-78
01/11	A	ROLLINS COLLEGE	W 82-72
01/12	A	TAMPA	W 73-63
01/13	A	FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL	W 98-80
01/16	A	STETSON	L 60-82
01/19	H	ROLLINS COLLEGE	W 85-68
01/21	H	FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL	W 99-71
01/30	A	MERCER	L 63-70
02/05	H	MIAMI	W 76-69
02/13	A	LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS	L 72-88
02/17	A	GEORGIA TEACHERS	W 89-85
02/20	H	ARKANSAS STATE	W 78-68

                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
------------------------------------------------
FSU RECORD IS    13- 7    9- 2    4- 5    0- 0

NOTE: The first Poll of the year was not conducted until the middle of January


1953-54 - 30 Point Club
Name                        Date     Opponent              FGM  FGA  3FGM 3FGA  FTM  FTA  PTS
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ham Wernke               12/04/1953  MISSISSIPPI STATE       8   24              16   20   32
Ham Wernke               01/07/1954  LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS     10                   10   14   30

1953-54 - 15 Rebound Club
Name                        Date     Opponent              O-REB  D-REB  TOTAL
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
None

1953-54 - 10 Assist Club
Name                        Date     Opponent              Assists
------------------------------------------------------------------
None

1953-54 EOY Stats

End of Year Statistics calculated from game boxscores.                                                                                                                                                  


Name                 GP GS  FGM  FGA  PCT  FTM FTA  PCT  PTS  AVG    REB  AVG  PF DQ
====================================================================================
Ham Wernke           20     128  354 .362  113 148 .764  369 18.5         0.0         
Jim Oler             20      96  280 .343  140 188 .745  332 16.6         0.0         
Rick Benson          19      75  342 .219   45           195 10.3         0.0         
Dick Artmeier        19      70             47           187  9.8         0.0         
Jerry Westhafer      14      47             11           105  7.5         0.0         
Tom Burst            19      40             13            93  4.9         0.0         
Tom Dellahan         16      31             18            80  5.0         0.0         
Duane Gordon         19      30             10            70  3.7         0.0         
Gary Wold            13       5             17            27  2.1         0.0         
Edwin Reeves         11       4             13            21  1.9         0.0         
Ed Wursbach           4       4              6            14  3.5         0.0         
Tom Nissalke          7       4              4            12  1.7         0.0         
Wayne Patton          1       0      .000    0     .000    0  0.0         0.0         
====================================================================================
FSU                  20     534  976 .547  437 336      1505 75.3      0  0.0   0  0  
Opp                  20     520            408          1448 72.4         0.0         

1953-54 Game Stats

MISSISSIPPI STATE 87, FLORIDA STATE 75
12/04/1953, STARKVILLE, MS

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Ham Wernke                    8  24  16  20  32     6                 7
Rick Benson                   6  11   1   1  13                        
Jim Oler                      1   6   8  13  10                        
Dick Artmeier                 3   8   3   5   9                        
Tom Burst                     2   4   1   2   5                        
Duane Gordon                  1   6   0   0   2                        
Jerry Westhafer               1   3   0   0   2                        
Edwin Reeves                  1   5   0   0   2                        
Tom Dellahan                  0   1   0   0   0                        
Gary Wold                     0   0   0   0   0                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  23  68  29  41  75     6  0   0  0   0   7
Opp                       0  30      27      87                        



Attendance:  3,500




FLORIDA STATE 72, MERCER 70
12/08/1953, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Jim Oler                      7  13   9  13  23        4               
Rick Benson                   7  21   3   4  17        3               
Ham Wernke                    6  15   4   7  16        3               
Dick Artmeier                 3   9   3   7   9        2               
Duane Gordon                  2   6   0   0   4        2               
Tom Burst                     1   6   0   1   2        5               
Tom Dellahan                  0   1   1   1   1        1               
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  26  71  20  33  72     0 20   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  26      18  34  70       22               





 
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2
Total


MERCER
37
33
 70


FLORIDA STATE
35
37
 72




FLORIDA STATE 66, GEORGIA TEACHERS 58
12/11/1953, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Ham Wernke                    6  16   5   6  17                        
Rick Benson                   4  16   5   6  13                        
Jim Oler                      5  13   3   8  13                        
Dick Artmeier                 4  14   1   2   9                        
Jerry Westhafer               3   8   0   0   6                        
Tom Burst                     2   7   0   0   4                        
Tom Dellahan                  1   2   1   1   3                        
Duane Gordon                  0   3   1   2   1                        
Edwin Reeves                  0   0   0   0   0                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  25  79  16  25  66     0  0   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  24      10  19  58                        





 
1
2
Total


GEORGIA TEACHERS
12
46
 58


FLORIDA STATE
37
29
 66




FLORIDA STATE 72, JACKSONVILLE STATE 61
12/16/1953, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Ham Wernke                    7       5   9  19                        
Jim Oler                      8       2   4  18                        
Dick Artmeier                 3       2   6   8                        
Jerry Westhafer               3       0   2   6                        
Tom Burst                     3       0   0   6                        
Edwin Reeves                  1       2   4   4                        
Duane Gordon                  1       1   2   3                        
Ed Wursbach                   1       0   0   2                        
Rick Benson                   1       0   0   2                        
Gary Wold                     1       0   0   2                        
Tom Nissalke                  0       2   3   2                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  29   0  14  30  72     0  0   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  22      17  31  61                        





 
1
2
Total


JACKSONVILLE STATE
28
33
 61


FLORIDA STATE
38
34
 72




FLORIDA STATE 74, STETSON 71
12/18/1953, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Jim Oler                      7       7   7  21                        
Ham Wernke                    3       9  10  15                        
Tom Burst                     5       2   3  12                        
Duane Gordon                  5       0   0  10                        
Gary Wold                     1       7   9   9                        
Rick Benson                   1       1   3   3                        
Dick Artmeier                 0       2   2   2                        
Jerry Westhafer               1       0   0   2                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  23   0  28  34  74     0  0   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  23      25  43  71                        





 
1
2
Total


STETSON
32
39
 71


FLORIDA STATE
38
36
 74




SPRING HILL COLLEGE 69, FLORIDA STATE 60
12/19/1953, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Jerry Westhafer               8       1   1  17                        
Dick Artmeier                 3       6   9  12                        
Ham Wernke                    4       4   5  12                        
Tom Burst                     2       1   4   5                        
Jim Oler                      1       3   3   5                        
Duane Gordon                  1       1   1   3                        
Rick Benson                   1       1   1   3                        
Edwin Reeves                  0       2   6   2                        
Tom Dellahan                  0       1   1   1                        
Gary Wold                     0       0   0   0                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  20   0  20  31  60     0  0   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  24      21  27  69                        





 
1
2
Total


SPRING HILL COLLEGE
34
35
 69


FLORIDA STATE
27
33
 60




FLORIDA STATE 74, TAMPA 58
01/06/1954, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Jim Oler                      5       9   9  19                        
Ham Wernke                    8       1   3  17                        
Jerry Westhafer               6       0   0  12                        
Tom Dellahan                  4       1   1   9                        
Rick Benson                   2       2   4   6                        
Dick Artmeier                 2       1   1   5                        
Tom Burst                     1       1   1   3                        
Gary Wold                     0       2   3   2                        
Edwin Reeves                  0       1   2   1                        
Duane Gordon                  0       0   0   0                        
Tom Nissalke                  0       0   0   0                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  28   0  18  24  74     0  0   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  23      12  23  58                        





 
1
1
Total


TAMPA
21
37
 58


FLORIDA STATE
36
38
 74




LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS 80, FLORIDA STATE 76
01/07/1954, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Ham Wernke                   10      10  14  30        3               
Tom Burst                     6       2   3  14        2               
Jim Oler                      1      10  16  12        4               
Rick Benson                   3       2   4   8        4               
Jerry Westhafer               3       0   0   6        3               
Duane Gordon                  2       0   0   4        1               
Tom Dellahan                  1       0   0   2        3               
Dick Artmeier                 0       0   0   0        1               
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  26   0  24  37  76     0 21   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  31      18  31  80       20               





 
1
2
Total


LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS
38
42
 80


FLORIDA STATE
35
41
 76




MIAMI 78, FLORIDA STATE 61
01/09/1954, CORAL GABLES, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Jim Oler                      4       6   6  14                        
Dick Artmeier                 4       4   5  12                        
Ham Wernke                    2       6   7  10                        
Ed Wursbach                   3       4   5  10                        
Gary Wold                     1       2   2   4                        
Tom Dellahan                  1       2   2   4                        
Duane Gordon                  1       1   2   3                        
Tom Burst                     1       0   1   2                        
Tom Nissalke                  1       0   0   2                        
Jerry Westhafer               0       0   0   0                        
Edwin Reeves                  0       0   0   0                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  18   0  25  30  61     0  0   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  32      14  23  78                        





 
1
2
Total


FLORIDA STATE
21
40
 61


MIAMI
43
35
 78


Attendance:  1,200




FLORIDA STATE 82, ROLLINS COLLEGE 72
01/11/1954, WINTER PARK, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Dick Artmeier                 9       4   4  22                        
Tom Dellahan                  7       2   4  16                        
Ham Wernke                    6       3   3  15                        
Rick Benson                   6       1   1  13                        
Jim Oler                      2       9  12  13                        
Edwin Reeves                  1       1   1   3                        
Duane Gordon                  0       0   0   0                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  31   0  20  25  82     0  0   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  26      20  27  72                        





 
1
2
Total


FLORIDA STATE
36
46
 82


ROLLINS COLLEGE
37
35
 72




FLORIDA STATE 73, TAMPA 63
01/12/1954, TAMPA, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Ham Wernke                   12       3      27                        
Dick Artmeier                 8       4      20                        
Jim Oler                      1       8      10                        
Rick Benson                   4       0       8                        
Tom Dellahan                  1       3       5                        
Tom Burst                     1       0       2                        
Tom Nissalke                  0       1       1                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  27   0  19   0  73     0  0   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  23      17      63                        





 
1
2
Total


FLORIDA STATE
32
41
 73


TAMPA
29
34
 63




FLORIDA STATE 98, FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL 80
01/13/1954, LAKELAND, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Ham Wernke                   11       5      27                        
Jim Oler                      8       3      19                        
Rick Benson                   7       0      14                        
Tom Dellahan                  5       1      11                        
Dick Artmeier                 3       2       8                        
Gary Wold                     1       4       6                        
Tom Burst                     3       0       6                        
Ed Wursbach                   0       2       2                        
Edwin Reeves                  0       2       2                        
Tom Nissalke                  1       0       2                        
Duane Gordon                  0       1       1                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  39   0  20   0  98     0  0   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  26      28      80                        





 
1
2
Total


FLORIDA STATE
52
46
 98


FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL
41
39
 80




STETSON 82, FLORIDA STATE 60
01/16/1954, DELAND, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Rick Benson                   8       2   5  18        5               
Dick Artmeier                 6       3   6  15        5               
Ham Wernke                    3       3   5   9                        
Jim Oler                      2       5   7   9                        
Tom Burst                     1       1   2   3                        
Tom Nissalke                  1       1   1   3                        
Edwin Reeves                  0       2   2   2                        
Duane Gordon                  0       1   2   1        5               
Tom Dellahan                  0       0   0   0                        
Gary Wold                     0       0   0   0                        
Jerry Westhafer               0       0   0   0                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  21   0  18  30  60     0 15   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  26      30  44  82                        





 
1
2
Total


FLORIDA STATE
30
30
 60


STETSON
37
45
 82




FLORIDA STATE 85, ROLLINS COLLEGE 68
01/19/1954, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Ham Wernke                   10       6   7  26        4               
Jim Oler                      6       4   5  16        2               
Tom Dellahan                  6       0   0  12        4               
Rick Benson                   3       2   3   8        1               
Tom Burst                     3       1   2   7        1               
Dick Artmeier                 2       2   4   6        0               
Duane Gordon                  2       1   2   5        1               
Edwin Reeves                  0       3   4   3        1               
Tom Nissalke                  1       0   0   2        0               
Ed Wursbach                   0       0   0   0        1               
Gary Wold                     0       0   0   0        0               
Wayne Patton                  0       0   0   0        1               
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  33   0  19  27  85     0 16   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  26      16  26  68       16               





 
1
2
Total


ROLLINS COLLEGE
38
30
 68


FLORIDA STATE
39
46
 85




FLORIDA STATE 99, FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL 71
01/21/1954, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Jim Oler              g      11       4   8  26                        
Rick Benson           c       7       7   7  21        5               
Ham Wernke            g       7       3   7  17                        
Dick Artmeier         f       6       2   6  14        5               
Tom Dellahan          f       4       3   5  11                        
Tom Burst                     2       2   3   6                        
Duane Gordon                  1       0   0   2                        
Edwin Reeves                  1       0   0   2                        
Gary Wold                     0       0   0   0                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   5   0  39   0  21  36  99     0 10   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  23      25  46  71                        





MERCER 70, FLORIDA STATE 63
01/30/1954, MACON, GA

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Ham Wernke                    7       3   4  17        5               
Jim Oler                      5       5   6  15                        
Jerry Westhafer               5       1   1  11                        
Dick Artmeier                 3       0   0   6                        
Rick Benson                   2       2   6   6                        
Tom Burst                     2       1   1   5                        
Tom Dellahan                  1       1   2   3                        
Duane Gordon                  0       0   0   0                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  25   0  13  20  63     0  5   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  25      20  30  70                        





 
1
2
Total


FLORIDA STATE
32
31
 63


MERCER
32
38
 70




FLORIDA STATE 76, MIAMI 69
02/05/1954, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Jim Oler                      7      12  15  26        3               
Rick Benson                   4       7   9  15        4               
Ham Wernke                    3       9  11  15        3               
Dick Artmeier                 4       3   4  11        4               
Tom Burst                     2       1   1   5        1               
Tom Dellahan                  0       2   2   2        1               
Gary Wold                     0       2   2   2        2               
Jerry Westhafer               0       0   0   0        1               
Duane Gordon                  0       0   0   0        2               
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  20   0  36  44  76     0 21   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  24      21  34  69       23               





 
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2
Total


MIAMI
39
30
 69


FLORIDA STATE
43
33
 76


Attendance:    800




LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS 88, FLORIDA STATE 72
02/13/1954, NEW ORLEANS, LA

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Jim Oler                      5      13  17  23                        
Jerry Westhafer               5       6   9  16                        
Ham Wernke                    4       4   5  12                        
Rick Benson                   2       2   2   6                        
Dick Artmeier                 2       1   2   5                        
Duane Gordon                  2       0   0   4                        
Tom Burst                     2       0   0   4                        
Gary Wold                     1       0   0   2                        
Tom Dellahan                  0       0   1   0                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  23   0  26  36  72     0  0   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  27      34  45  88                        





 
1
2
Total


FLORIDA STATE
31
41
 72


LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS
35
53
 88




FLORIDA STATE 89, GEORGIA TEACHERS 85
02/17/1954, STATESBORO, GA

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Jim Oler              g       7       9      23                        
Duane Gordon          f      10       2      22                        
Ham Wernke            g       7       7      21                        
Jerry Westhafer       f       6       1      13                        
Rick Benson           c       3       2       8                        
Tom Burst                     1       0       2                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   5   0  34   0  21   0  89     0  0   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  36      13      85                        





FLORIDA STATE 78, ARKANSAS STATE 68
02/20/1954, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
Jim Oler                      3      11  12  17                        
Ham Wernke                    4       7  11  15                        
Jerry Westhafer               6       2   4  14                        
Dick Artmeier                 5       4   6  14                        
Rick Benson                   4       5   6  13                        
Duane Gordon                  2       1   3   5                        
Tom Burst                     0       0   0   0                        
Gary Wold                     0       0   0   0                        
                     ==================================================
FSU                   0   0  24   0  30  42  78     0  0   0  0   0   0
Opp                       0  23      22  34  68                        





 
1
2
Total


ARKANSAS STATE
34
34
 68


FLORIDA STATE
47
31
 78