1954-55 Men's Basketball - Year In Review

1954-55 Men's Basketball - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
J.K. "Bud" Kennedy, Head Coach
Lou Fischer, Assistant Coach
Mike Long, Assistant Coach

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1954-55 Winter Sports


From the Florida Times Union, 10/4/1954, page 20

MIMAI, FL, October 3, 1954 - Six Florida colleges have agreed to form a basketball and baseball league and will start playing for championships in the coming basketball season, Athletic Director Jack Harding of the University of Miami has announced.

Harding, who led the move to organize the league, said favorable responses had been received from Florida State, Rollins, Stetson, Florida Southern and Tampa.

An invitation to join the circuit will be sent to the University of Florida, but Harding said it was doubtful that the Gators, with their Southeastern Conference commitments, would be able to schedule enough games with the state teams.

A general meeting will be held soon to complete formal organization of the league, Harding said.

Round robin schedules are planned in both sports.

"A league type competition should increase interest in both basketball and baseball," Harding said.


1955 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Don Alford, 6-2, 175, F, Naperville, Ill.

Tom Garcia, 5-8, 165, G, Fort Myers

Darryll Mahoney, 6-1, 170, G, Campbellsburg, Ky.

Bobby Waits, 6-0, 160, G, Jacksonville

Bob Ward, 6-3, 175, G, Lynette, Ala.


1955 Roster - By Name

L
T                                                  PY
R No Name                  Pos     Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  35 Don Alford            F       6-2   175  So        Naperville, Ill. (Naperville)
* 22 Dick Artmeier         F       6-1   185  Jr   *    Clarksburg, Ind. (Clarksburg)
* 15 Rick Benson           C       6-7   215  Sr   ***  Maitland (Winter Park)
* 12 Tom Burst             F       6-0   175  Sr   ***  Batesville, Ind. (Batesville)
N 34 Tom Garcia            G       5-8   165  Fr        Fort Myers (Fort Myers)
N 14 Darryll Mahoney       G       6-1   170  Fr        Campbellsburg, Ky. (Campbellsburg)
* 23 Jim Oler              G       5-11  180  Jr   **   Economy, Ind. (Economy)
* 25 Wayne Patton          G       5-11  185  Jr   *    Saint Louis, Mo. (Saint Mary's)
* 43 Fred Twomey           F       6-1   175  So        Gloucester, Mass. (Gloucester)
* 13 Bobby Waits           G       6-0   160  So        Jacksonville (Lee)
  32 Bob Ward              G       6-3   175  So        Lynette, Ala. (Lynette)
* 10 Ham Wernke            G       6-0   170  Sr   ***  Batesville, Ind. (Batesville)
* 21 Bob Williams          C       6-8   205  So        Covington, Ind. (Covington)
* 44 Gary Wold             C       6-7   215  Jr   *    Madison, Wis. (Madison East)
* 33 Ed Wursbach           F       6-4   185  Jr        Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)

1955 Roster - By Number

L
T                                                  PY
R No Name                  Pos     Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 10 Ham Wernke            G       6-0   170  Sr   ***  Batesville, Ind. (Batesville)
* 12 Tom Burst             F       6-0   175  Sr   ***  Batesville, Ind. (Batesville)
* 13 Bobby Waits           G       6-0   160  So        Jacksonville (Lee)
N 14 Darryll Mahoney       G       6-1   170  Fr        Campbellsburg, Ky. (Campbellsburg)
* 15 Rick Benson           C       6-7   215  Sr   ***  Maitland (Winter Park)
* 21 Bob Williams          C       6-8   205  So        Covington, Ind. (Covington)
* 22 Dick Artmeier         F       6-1   185  Jr   *    Clarksburg, Ind. (Clarksburg)
* 23 Jim Oler              G       5-11  180  Jr   **   Economy, Ind. (Economy)
* 25 Wayne Patton          G       5-11  185  Jr   *    Saint Louis, Mo. (Saint Mary's)
  32 Bob Ward              G       6-3   175  So        Lynette, Ala. (Lynette)
* 33 Ed Wursbach           F       6-4   185  Jr        Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
N 34 Tom Garcia            G       5-8   165  Fr        Fort Myers (Fort Myers)
  35 Don Alford            F       6-2   175  So        Naperville, Ill. (Naperville)
* 43 Fred Twomey           F       6-1   175  So        Gloucester, Mass. (Gloucester)
* 44 Gary Wold             C       6-7   215  Jr   *    Madison, Wis. (Madison East)
Lettermen listed in the Tallahassee Democrat, April 27, 1955, page 10.
From the 1955-56 FSU Winter Sports Guide, page 3
Ham Wernke, FSU's new freshman cage coach, should provide this year's edition of the Baby Seminoles with plenty of inspiration.

Wernke, a three-time Helms Foundation All-America choice, finished his great career only last year in a blaze of glory. Ham's total points for a career - 1,409 - is an all-time Tribe record.

Ham is 22 years old and is married.


Florida Intercollegiate Basketball First-Team All-Conference Selections
Rick Benson, FSU
Dick Bezemer, Rollins
Ham Wernke, FSU
Jimmy Oler, FSU
Howie Bernstein, Tampa

1954-55 Conference Awards

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rick Benson              Florida Intercollegiate Conference - All-Conference

Jim Oler                 Florida Intercollegiate Conference - All-Conference

Ham Wernke               Florida Intercollegiate Conference - All-Conference

All-Conference -  3

1954-55 All-Americans

Name                     Organization
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ham Wernke               Helms Foundation - 3rd Team NAIA 

All-Americans -  1

1955 Schedule and Results

               
GAME DAY
OPP EOY
DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
NCAA
NIT
FSU
AP
FSU
UPI
OPP
AP
OPP
UPI
AP
UPI
12/04
Postgame
Box
H
Jacksonville State
W 103-76
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/06
Postgame
Box
H
Georgia Teachers
W 75-67
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/14
Postgame
Box
H
Tampa
W 90-62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/18
Postgame
Box
H
Stetson
W 94-79
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/20
Postgame
Box
H
Miami
W 71-66
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/27
Postgame
Box
N
Florida
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville
L 79-82
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/28
Postgame
Box
N
Georgia
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville
W 97-87
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/03
Postgame
Box
A
Duke
L 75-97
 
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
01/07
Postgame
Box
A
Florida Southern Col
W 73-69
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/08
Postgame
Box
N
Tampa
Clearwater
W 96-61
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/15
Postgame
Box
H
Georgia
W 90-81
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/18
Postgame
Box
A
Spring Hill College
W 81-72
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/19
Postgame
Box
A
Mississippi State
W 91-76
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/29
Postgame
Box
A
Stetson
W 84-73
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/31
Postgame
Box
H
Rollins College
W 86-74
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/07
Postgame
Box
H
Florida Southern Col
W 84-63
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/14
Postgame
Box
A
Georgia
OT
W 88-79
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/16
Postgame
Box
A
Rollins College
W 110-82
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/19
Postgame
Box
A
Loyola-New Orleans
L 95-101
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/21
Postgame
Box
H
Mississippi State
W 102-86
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/23
Postgame
Box
H
Loyola-New Orleans
W 87-84
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/25
Postgame
Box
A
Miami
Florida Intercollegiate Conference Champ, Miami
W 86-80
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/28
Postgame
Box
H
Stetson
NAIB District 25
W 86-77
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/01
Postgame
Box
H
Georgia Teachers
NAIB District 25 Championship
W 91-83
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/07
Postgame
Box
N
Montana State
NAIB Nationals, Kansas City, Mo.
W 93-84
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/09
Postgame
Box
N
Beloit College
NAIB Nationals, Kansas City, Mo.
L 88-110
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EOY Stats Ref

Conference games in bold

                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
------------------------------------------------
FSU record is    22- 4   12- 0    7- 2    3- 2
vs FL Conf       10- 0    5- 0    4- 0    1- 0
Against Top 25    0- 1    0- 0    0- 1    0- 0

1954-55 Florida Intercollegiate Conference Results
 1  Florida State        10- 0    22- 4 
 2  Miami                 7- 3     9-11 
 3  Stetson               6- 4    11- 9 
 4  Rollins College       3- 7    14-12 
 5t Florida Southern Col  2- 8     6-14 
 5t Tampa                 2- 8     2-16 

1954-55 - 30 Point Club

Name Date Opponent FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ham Wernke 03/07/1955 Montana State 13 26 9 11 35 Jim Oler 01/31/1955 Rollins College 6 22 22 29 34 Ham Wernke 12/28/1954 Georgia 12 23 8 10 32 Ham Wernke 01/08/1955 Tampa 11 19 8 8 30

1954-55 - 15 Rebound Club

Name Date Opponent O-REB D-REB TOTAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rick Benson 02/07/1955 Florida Southern Col 32 Rick Benson 12/20/1954 Miami 25 Rick Benson 03/07/1955 Montana State 24 Rick Benson 01/07/1955 Florida Southern Col 22 Dick Artmeier 12/06/1954 Georgia Teachers 21 Rick Benson 02/28/1955 Stetson 21 Rick Benson 03/09/1955 Beloit College 21 Rick Benson 01/31/1955 Rollins College 20 Rick Benson 02/16/1955 Rollins College 20 Rick Benson 12/14/1954 Tampa 19 Rick Benson 01/29/1955 Stetson 19 Rick Benson 12/06/1954 Georgia Teachers 18 Bob Williams 12/06/1954 Georgia Teachers 18 Rick Benson 01/08/1955 Tampa 18 Rick Benson 03/01/1955 Georgia Teachers 18 Rick Benson 12/18/1954 Stetson 17 Rick Benson 01/19/1955 Mississippi State 17 Rick Benson 02/14/1955 Georgia 17 Rick Benson 12/04/1954 Jacksonville State 16 Dick Artmeier 01/15/1955 Georgia 16 Rick Benson 01/15/1955 Georgia 16 Gary Wold 01/18/1955 Spring Hill College 16 Bob Williams 02/14/1955 Georgia 16 Rick Benson 02/23/1955 Loyola-New Orleans 16 Gary Wold 02/28/1955 Stetson 16 Dick Artmeier 03/07/1955 Montana State 16 Dick Artmeier 12/14/1954 Tampa 15 Bob Williams 01/29/1955 Stetson 15 Dick Artmeier 03/01/1955 Georgia Teachers 15 Dick Artmeier 03/09/1955 Beloit College 15

1954-55 - 10 Assist Club

Name Date Opponent Assists ------------------------------------------------------------------ None

1954-55 EOY Stats

Game Stats and EOY Stats are copied from the official score sheets located in FSU's Sports Information Department.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   


Name                 GP GS  FGM  FGA  PCT  FTM FTA  PCT  PTS  AVG    REB  AVG  PF DQ
====================================================================================
Jim Oler             26  4  164  414 .396  221 289 .765  549 21.1     76  2.9  65  1  
Ham Wernke           26  4  190  461 .412  132 169 .781  512 19.7    130  5.0  81  4  
Rick Benson          26  4  170  471 .361   92 147 .626  432 16.6    451 17.3  83  4  
Dick Artmeier        26  4  121  397 .305   97 127 .764  339 13.0    275 10.6  88  4  
Gary Wold            25  4   59  156 .378   90 124 .726  208  8.3    214  8.6  81  4  
Bob Williams         26      49  112 .438   23  45 .511  121  4.7    194  7.5  64  2  
Tom Burst            14      12   56 .214   17  24 .708   41  2.9     14  1.0  18     
Fred Twomey          15      10   34 .294   17  30 .567   37  2.5     28  1.9  13     
Bobby Waits          15       9   28 .321   10  11 .909   28  1.9     22  1.5   9     
Ed Wursbach          11       6   18 .333    5   7 .714   17  1.5     12  1.1  10     
Wayne Patton         12       3   11 .273    2   6 .333    8  0.7      3  0.3   7     
Tom Garcia            2       1    4 .250    1   4 .250    3  1.5      1  0.5   1     
Don Alford            2       0    1 .000    0   0 .000    0  0.0      0  0.0   0     
====================================================================================
FSU                  26     794 2163 .367  707 983 .719 2295 88.3   1420 54.6 520 19  
Opp                  26     756 2059 .367  539 826 .653 2051 78.9   1061 40.8 578     

1954-55 Game Stats

Florida State 103, Jacksonville State 76
12/04/1954, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    5  16   9  11  19     5  3               
12 Tom Burst                     3   8   7   7  13     0  2               
13 Bobby Waits                   1   2   0   0   2     1  1               
15 Rick Benson                   6  19   3   5  15    16  2               
21 Bob Williams                  1   4   2   2   4     2  5               
22 Dick Artmeier                 4  14   4   5  12    10  3               
23 Jim Oler                      8  23  10  12  26     4  2               
25 Wayne Patton                  0   1   0   0   0     1  1               
33 Ed Wursbach                   2   4   3   3   7     1  2               
35 Don Alford                    0   1   0   0   0     0  0               
43 Fred Twomey                   1   4   2   7   4     5  1               
44 Gary Wold                     0   1   1   2   1     2  3               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  31  97  41  54 103    47 25   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  25  80  26  43  76       30               


  1 2 Total
Jacksonville State
35
41
76
Florida State
48
55
103

Florida State 75, Georgia Teachers 67
12/06/1954, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke            g       3  16   4   5  10     6  4               
15 Rick Benson           f       7  23   9  11  23    18  2               
22 Dick Artmeier         f       4  19   5   8  13    21  4               
23 Jim Oler              g       5  14   4   8  14     3  3               
44 Gary Wold             c       2   4   7  10  11     4  4               
21 Bob Williams                  2   8   0   2   4    18  3               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   5   0  23  84  29  44  75    70 20   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  20  77  27  34  67       26               


  1 2 Total
Georgia Teachers
34
33
67
Florida State
46
29
75

Florida State 90, Tampa 62
12/14/1954, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                   12  26   3   3  27     1  2               
12 Tom Burst                     0   1   1   2   1     2  2               
13 Bobby Waits                   0   3   0   0   0     3  1               
15 Rick Benson                   6  17   3   7  15    19  3               
21 Bob Williams                  0   0   2   2   2     3  2               
22 Dick Artmeier                 7  17   2   2  16    15  3               
23 Jim Oler                      5  13   7   9  17     2  1               
25 Wayne Patton                  1   1   0   0   2     1  0               
33 Ed Wursbach                   2   3   0   2   4     3  2               
34 Tom Garcia                    1   4   0   0   2     1  1               
44 Gary Wold                     2   5   0   0   4     7  1               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  36  90  18  27  90    57 18   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  23  81  16  28  62       15               


  1 2 Total
Tampa
27
35
62
Florida State
48
42
90

Florida State 94, Stetson 79
12/18/1954, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                   12  23   4   4  28     5  2               
12 Tom Burst                     1   5   0   0   2     0  3               
13 Bobby Waits                   1   1   4   5   6     2  0               
15 Rick Benson                   4  17   5   9  13    17  3               
21 Bob Williams                  3   6   0   0   6    10  4               
22 Dick Artmeier                 7  18   4   4  18     7  5               
23 Jim Oler                      6  13   9  12  21     1  3               
25 Wayne Patton                  0   0   0   0   0     0  0               
33 Ed Wursbach                   0   0   0   0   0     0  0               
43 Fred Twomey                   0   1   0   0   0     0  0               
44 Gary Wold                     0   3   0   0   0     7  2               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  34  87  26  34  94    49 22   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  26  83  27  36  79       21               


  1 2 Total
Stetson
33
46
79
Florida State
44
50
94

Florida State 71, Miami 66
12/20/1954, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke            g       4  23   2   3  10     3  3               
15 Rick Benson           f       8  23   3   7  19    25  0               
22 Dick Artmeier         f       3  17   7   8  13    10  3               
23 Jim Oler              g       4  15  12  17  20    11  2               
44 Gary Wold             c       0   3   3   4   3     6  5               
21 Bob Williams                  2   4   2   3   6     5  2               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   5   0  21  85  29  42  71    60 15   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  26  83  14  23  66       26               


  1 2 Total
Miami
36
30
66
Florida State
39
32
71

Florida 82, Florida State 79
12/27/1954, Gator Bowl, Jacksonville

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    6  12   4   5  16     8  3               
13 Bobby Waits                   0   2   0   0   0     1  0               
15 Rick Benson                   7  11   4   8  18     5  4               
21 Bob Williams                  0   0   0   0   0     0  1               
22 Dick Artmeier                 5  12   2   4  12     6  3               
23 Jim Oler                      6   9   2   4  14     3  5               
33 Ed Wursbach                   0   4   2   2   2     0  0               
43 Fred Twomey                   1   1   1   2   3     0  0               
44 Gary Wold                     2   5  10  10  14     7  5               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  27  56  25  35  79    30 21   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  29  63  24  36  82    35 22               


  1 2 Total
Florida State
45
34
79
Florida
36
46
82

Florida State 97, Georgia 87
12/28/1954, Gator Bowl, Jacksonville

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                   12  23   8  10  32     9  4               
13 Bobby Waits                   1   3   2   2   4     0  0               
15 Rick Benson                   6  22   2   2  14    11  4               
21 Bob Williams                  3   7   2   4   8     5  0               
22 Dick Artmeier                 3  16   0   1   6     9  2               
23 Jim Oler                     11  24   7  11  29     4  1               
44 Gary Wold                     1   6   2   3   4     7  4               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  37 101  23  33  97    45 15   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  34  77  19  24  87    39 19               


  1 2 Total
Florida State
46
51
97
Georgia
49
38
87

Duke 97, Florida State 75
01/03/1955, Durham, N.C.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    3   9   6   6  12     3  5               
12 Tom Burst                     1   3   0   0   2     0  0               
13 Bobby Waits                   2   3   0   0   4     1  0               
15 Rick Benson                   8  12   0   1  16    13  2               
21 Bob Williams                  1   2   0   0   2     1  2               
22 Dick Artmeier                 3   9   4   6  10    10  4               
23 Jim Oler                      5  16  10  15  20     2  3               
25 Wayne Patton                  1   3   1   1   3     0  0               
33 Ed Wursbach                   0   1   0   0   0     0  0               
43 Fred Twomey                   2   8   2   2   6     9  3               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  26  66  23  31  75    39 19   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  40  93  17  29  97       20               


  1 2 Total
Florida State
35
40
75
Duke
53
44
97

Florida State 73, Florida Southern Col 69
01/07/1955, Lakeland

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    2   6   3   6   7     6  2               
12 Tom Burst                     3  11   4   4  10     4  0               
13 Bobby Waits                   0   1   0   0   0     2  1               
15 Rick Benson                   4   8   4   4  12    22  3               
21 Bob Williams                  4   5   0   0   8     4  1               
22 Dick Artmeier                 5  25   2   2  12     8  2               
23 Jim Oler                      3   8   7   9  13     2  3               
25 Wayne Patton                  0   0   1   3   1     1  1               
33 Ed Wursbach                   0   0   0   0   0     4  1               
43 Fred Twomey                   1   5   0   0   2     4  1               
44 Gary Wold                     4   8   0   2   8     8  2               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  26  77  21  30  73    65 17   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  25  56  19  29  69       17               


  1 2 Total
Florida State
36
37
73
Florida Southern Col
22
47
69

Florida State 96, Tampa 61
01/08/1955, Clearwater

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                   11  19   8   8  30     3  2               
12 Tom Burst                     1   7   0   0   2     3  3               
13 Bobby Waits                   4   8   1   1   9     5  3               
15 Rick Benson                   3  11   4   5  10    18  3               
21 Bob Williams                  4   7   0   0   8    11  4               
22 Dick Artmeier                 2  15   4   4   8    10  1               
23 Jim Oler                      8  18   7   7  23     1  3               
25 Wayne Patton                  0   1   0   2   0     0  2               
33 Ed Wursbach                   1   3   0   0   2     4  1               
43 Fred Twomey                   1   4   2   3   4     2  1               
44 Gary Wold                     0   0   0   0   0     2  0               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  35  93  26  30  96    59 23   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  24  83  13  18  61       21               


  1 1 Total
Florida State
53
43
96
Tampa
21
40
61

Florida State 90, Georgia 81
01/15/1955, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    6   8  11  14  23     4  4               
12 Tom Burst                     0   0   0   0   0     1  0               
13 Bobby Waits                   0   0   0   0   0     0  0               
15 Rick Benson                   5  22   2   2  12    16  4               
21 Bob Williams                  2   3   2   2   6     3  2               
22 Dick Artmeier                 1  14   5   6   7    16  4               
23 Jim Oler                     11  19   4   4  26     3  1               
25 Wayne Patton                  0   0   0   0   0     0  2               
33 Ed Wursbach                   0   0   0   0   0     0  0               
34 Tom Garcia                    0   0   1   4   1     0  0               
43 Fred Twomey                   0   0   2   2   2     0  1               
44 Gary Wold                     3   6   7   9  13     6  5               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  28  72  34  43  90    49 23   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  31  80  19  37  81       24               


  1 2 Total
Georgia
36
45
81
Florida State
51
39
90

Florida State 81, Spring Hill College 72
01/18/1955, Mobile, Ala.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    9  18   4   4  22     4  4               
15 Rick Benson                   2  11   3   5   7    14  4               
21 Bob Williams                  0   0   0   0   0     2  0               
22 Dick Artmeier                 6  11   1   2  13     6  3               
23 Jim Oler                      4  12  13  15  21     2  2               
44 Gary Wold                     6  10   6   8  18    16  4               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  27  62  27  34  81    44 17   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  27  79  18  28  72       18               


  1 2 Total
Florida State
42
39
81
Spring Hill College
41
31
72

Florida State 91, Mississippi State 76
01/19/1955, Starkville, Miss.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke            g       9  19   5   7  23     3  2               
15 Rick Benson           f       5  17   4   6  14    17  5               
22 Dick Artmeier         f       5  16   2   2  12    12  1               
23 Jim Oler              g       8  18  11  12  27     4  1               
44 Gary Wold             c       6  11   3   4  15    10  4               
21 Bob Williams                  0   2   0   0   0     4  3               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   5   0  33  83  25  31  91    50 16   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  30  80  16  25  76    41 18               


  1 2 Total
Florida State
43
48
91
Mississippi State
40
36
76

Florida State 84, Stetson 73
01/29/1955, DeLand

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke            g       9  20   5   6  23     6  3               
15 Rick Benson           f      10  17   2   4  22    19  5               
22 Dick Artmeier         f       3   9   9  11  15    12  4               
23 Jim Oler              g       5   8   9  18  19     1  4               
44 Gary Wold             c       0   2   2   4   2     8  4               
21 Bob Williams                  1   4   1   2   3    15  3               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   5   0  28  60  28  45  84    61 23   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  25  74  23  35  73       29               


  1 2 Total
Florida State
38
46
84
Stetson
31
42
73

Florida State 86, Rollins College 74
01/31/1955, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    5  15   3   7  13     6  4               
12 Tom Burst                     0   0   0   0   0     1  0               
15 Rick Benson                  10  22   2   5  22    20  5               
21 Bob Williams                  1   7   3   3   5    12  5               
22 Dick Artmeier                 4  16   2   2  10    14  3               
23 Jim Oler                      6  22  22  29  34     4  2               
44 Gary Wold                     1   5   0   1   2     7  4               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  27  87  32  47  86    64 23   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  27  89  20  37  74       28               


  1 2 Total
Rollins College
34
40
74
Florida State
45
41
86

Florida State 84, Florida Southern Col 63
02/07/1955, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    3  12   2   4   8     9  3               
12 Tom Burst                     2   4   2   3   6     1  2               
13 Bobby Waits                   0   2   0   0   0     3  0               
15 Rick Benson                   9  22   1   3  19    32  4               
21 Bob Williams                  2   2   0   0   4     5  2               
22 Dick Artmeier                 7  20   1   2  15     4  4               
23 Jim Oler                      8  11   7   8  23     2  2               
25 Wayne Patton                  0   1   0   0   0     0  0               
33 Ed Wursbach                   0   1   0   0   0     0  2               
43 Fred Twomey                   0   0   1   4   1     4  1               
44 Gary Wold                     2  10   4   5   8     6  2               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  33  85  18  29  84    66 22   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  22  52  19  35  63       17               


  1 1 Total
Florida Southern Col
23
40
63
Florida State
35
49
84

Florida State 88, Georgia 79
02/14/1955, OT, Athens, Ga.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                   12  21   4   4  28     4  5               
15 Rick Benson                   5  18   2   2  12    17  3               
21 Bob Williams                  5  12   1   1  11    16  2               
22 Dick Artmeier                 5  12   2   2  12    11  4               
23 Jim Oler                      8  20   3   4  19     4  3               
43 Fred Twomey                   1   1   0   0   2     0  1               
44 Gary Wold                     1   3   2   3   4     7  2               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  37  87  14  16  88    59 20   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  30  82  19  30  79        9               


  1 2 OT Total
Florida State
39
37
12
88
Georgia
47
29
3
79

Florida State 110, Rollins College 82
02/16/1955, Winter Park

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    9  24   3   3  21     4  4               
13 Bobby Waits                   0   1   3   3   3     1  0               
15 Rick Benson                   8  17   5   5  21    20  2               
21 Bob Williams                  3   4   1   2   7    13  3               
22 Dick Artmeier                 6  12   0   0  12     8  4               
23 Jim Oler                      8  15  11  12  27     6  3               
25 Wayne Patton                  1   3   0   0   2     0  0               
33 Ed Wursbach                   0   0   0   0   0     0  1               
35 Don Alford                    0   0   0   0   0     0  0               
43 Fred Twomey                   1   1   2   2   4     0  0               
44 Gary Wold                     3   5   7   8  13     8  5               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  39  82  32  35 110    60 22   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  29  87  24  34  82       22               


  1 2 Total
Florida State
59
51
110
Rollins College
40
42
82

Loyola-New Orleans 101, Florida State 95
02/19/1955, New Orleans, La.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    7  17   7  10  21     4  4               
15 Rick Benson                   9  15   2   5  20     6  3               
21 Bob Williams                  3   4   0   0   6     4  4               
22 Dick Artmeier                 6  15   8   8  20     7  4               
23 Jim Oler                      8  16   8   9  24     5  3               
44 Gary Wold                     1   9   2   3   4     6  3               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  34  76  27  35  95    32 21   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  39  91  23  35 101    53 19               


  1 2 Total
Florida State
52
43
95
Loyola-New Orleans
51
50
101

Florida State 102, Mississippi State 86
02/21/1955, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    6  12   2   2  14     6  2               
12 Tom Burst                     1   7   1   2   3     1  2               
13 Bobby Waits                   0   2   0   0   0     3  2               
15 Rick Benson                   6  14   2   4  14    12  3               
21 Bob Williams                  0   1   2   4   2     6  0               
22 Dick Artmeier                 9  18   6   8  24     6  3               
23 Jim Oler                      9  15   6   8  24     0  2               
25 Wayne Patton                  0   2   0   0   0     0  1               
33 Ed Wursbach                   1   2   0   0   2     0  1               
43 Fred Twomey                   1   2   0   0   2     2  1               
44 Gary Wold                     5   9   7   9  17    14  2               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  38  84  26  37 102    50 19   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  30  78  26  33  86       21               


  1 2 Total
Mississippi State
47
39
86
Florida State
58
44
102

Florida State 87, Loyola-New Orleans 84
02/23/1955, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    8  23   8  14  24     4  0               
15 Rick Benson                   6  16   7   8  19    16  1               
21 Bob Williams                  3   5   2   3   8     7  3               
22 Dick Artmeier                 2  17   2   3   6     8  3               
23 Jim Oler                      7  15  10  12  24     1  2               
44 Gary Wold                     1   7   4   4   6    12  0               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  27  83  33  44  87    48  9   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  37  88  10  15  84       25               


  1 2 Total
Loyola-New Orleans
38
46
84
Florida State
42
45
87
Attendance: 1,000

Florida State 86, Miami 80
02/25/1955, Florida Intercollegiate Conference Champ, Miami

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    6  16   5   7  17     4  3               
12 Tom Burst                     0   1   0   2   0     1  0               
15 Rick Benson                   6  19   4   7  16    14  2               
21 Bob Williams                  2   4   2   6   6    11  3               
22 Dick Artmeier                 5  17   5   9  15     9  5               
23 Jim Oler                      7  20   7  10  21     4  2               
44 Gary Wold                     4   9   3   5  11    12  5               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  30  86  26  46  86    55 20   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  31  78  18  29  80       29               


  1 2 Total
Florida State
47
39
86
Miami
43
37
80

Florida State 86, Stetson 77
02/28/1955, NAIB District 25, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    6  17   5   5  17     5  5               
13 Bobby Waits                   0   0   0   0   0     0  0               
15 Rick Benson                   4  12   5  13  13    21  4               
21 Bob Williams                  2   4   1   3   5     9  2               
22 Dick Artmeier                 3  11   2   4   8    10  5               
23 Jim Oler                      5  16   8  11  18     0  2               
43 Fred Twomey                   1   1   1   2   3     0  0               
44 Gary Wold                     7  11   8  10  22    16  5               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  28  72  30  48  86    61 23   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  26  92  25  39  77       27               


  1 2 Total
Stetson
38
39
77
Florida State
50
36
86

Florida State 91, Georgia Teachers 83
03/01/1955, NAIB District 25 Championship, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    5  23   6   6  16     7  1               
12 Tom Burst                     0   1   0   0   0     0  1               
15 Rick Benson                   9  28  11  15  29    18  3               
21 Bob Williams                  0   2   0   0   0     6  3               
22 Dick Artmeier                 8  15   6   8  22    15  5               
23 Jim Oler                      3  20   7  11  13     4  2               
43 Fred Twomey                   0   0   2   2   2     2  0               
44 Gary Wold                     3   4   3   5   9    14  3               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  28  93  35  47  91    66 18   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  33  84  17  27  83       27               


  1 2 Total
Georgia Teachers
40
43
83
Florida State
48
43
91

Florida State 93, Montana State 84
03/07/1955, NAIB Nationals, Kansas City, Mo.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                   13  26   9  11  35     7  2               
12 Tom Burst                     0   0   0   0   0     0  0               
13 Bobby Waits                   0   0   0   0   0     0  0               
15 Rick Benson                   8  26   0   0  16    24  5               
21 Bob Williams                  1   2   0   2   2     9  2               
22 Dick Artmeier                 2  15   6   8  10    16  3               
23 Jim Oler                      2  18  16  17  20     2  3               
25 Wayne Patton                  0   0   0   0   0     0  0               
43 Fred Twomey                   0   1   1   2   1     0  1               
44 Gary Wold                     2   9   5   8   9    12  4               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  28  97  37  48  93    70 20   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  28  81  28  37  84       27               


  1 2 Total
Florida State
43
50
93
Montana State
37
47
84

Beloit College 110, Florida State 88
03/09/1955, NAIB Nationals, Kansas City, Mo.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === === === ===   === == === == === ===
10 Ham Wernke                    7  17   2   4  16     4  5               
12 Tom Burst                     0   8   2   4   2     0  3               
13 Bobby Waits                   0   0   0   0   0     0  1               
15 Rick Benson                   9  32   3   4  21    21  4               
21 Bob Williams                  4  13   0   4   8    13  3               
22 Dick Artmeier                 6  17   6   8  18    15  3               
23 Jim Oler                      4  16   4   5  12     1  5               
25 Wayne Patton                  0   1   0   0   0     0  0               
43 Fred Twomey                   0   5   1   2   1     0  2               
44 Gary Wold                     3  11   4   7  10    10  3               
                     =====================================================
   FSU                   0   0  33 120  22  38  88    64 29   0  0   0   0
   Opp                       0  39  68  32  50 110       21               


  1 2 Total
Florida State
43
45
88
Beloit College
59
51
110