Florida State Men's Basketball - 1954-55 Year In Review

Florida State Men's Basketball - 1954-55 Year In Review
Coaching Staff J.K. "Bud" Kennedy, Head Coach Lou Fischer, Assistant Coach Mike Long, Assistant Coach Click here to see indivual mug shots	1954-55 FSU Winter Sports Press Guide

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, IL

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, AL

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, IL (Naperville)
* 22 Dick Artmeier         F       6-1   185  Jr   *    Clarksburg, IN (Clarksburg)
* 15 Rick Benson           C       6-7   215  Sr   ***  Maitland (Winter Park)
* 12 Tom Burst             F       6-0   175  Sr   **   Batesville, IN (Batesville)
  34 Tom Garcia            G       5-8   165  Fr        Fort Myers (Fort Myers)
  14 Darryll Mahoney       G       6-1   170  Fr        Campbellsburg, KY (Campbellsburg)
* 23 Jim Oler              G       5-11  180  Jr   **   Economy, IN (Economy)
* 25 Wayne Patton          G       5-11  185  Jr        Saint Louis, MO (Saint Mary's)
* 43 Fred Twomey           F       6-1   175  So        Gloucester, MA (Gloucester)
* 13 Bobby Waits           G       6-0   160  So        Jacksonville (Lee)
  32 Bob Ward              G       6-3   175  So        Lynette, AL (Lynette)
* 10 Ham Wernke            G       6-0   170  Sr   ***  Batesville, IN (Batesville)
* 21 Bob Williams          C       6-8   205  So        Covington, IN (Covington)
* 44 Gary Wold             C       6-7   215  Jr   **   Madison, WI (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, IN (Batesville)
* 12 Tom Burst             F       6-0   175  Sr   **   Batesville, IN (Batesville)
* 13 Bobby Waits           G       6-0   160  So        Jacksonville (Lee)
  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, IN (Covington)
* 22 Dick Artmeier         F       6-1   185  Jr   *    Clarksburg, IN (Clarksburg)
* 23 Jim Oler              G       5-11  180  Jr   **   Economy, IN (Economy)
* 25 Wayne Patton          G       5-11  185  Jr        Saint Louis, MO (Saint Mary's)
  32 Bob Ward              G       6-3   175  So        Lynette, AL (Lynette)
* 33 Ed Wursbach           F       6-4   185  Jr        Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
  34 Tom Garcia            G       5-8   165  Fr        Fort Myers (Fort Myers)
  35 Don Alford            F       6-2   175  So        Naperville, IL (Naperville)
* 43 Fred Twomey           F       6-1   175  So        Gloucester, MA (Gloucester)
* 44 Gary Wold             C       6-7   215  Jr   **   Madison, WI (Madison East)

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 All-Americans

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

All-Americans -  1

1955 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	H	JACKSONVILLE STATE	W 103-76
12/06	H	GEORGIA TEACHERS	W 75-67
12/14	H	TAMPA	W 90-62
12/18	H	STETSON	W 94-79
12/20	H	MIAMI	W 71-66
12/27	N	FLORIDA Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fl	L 79-82
12/28	N	GEORGIA Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fl	W 97-87
01/03	A	DUKE	L 75-97					17
01/07	A	FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL	W 73-69
01/08	N	TAMPA Clearwater, Fl	W 96-61
01/15	H	GEORGIA	W 90-81
01/18	A	SPRING HILL COLLEGE	W 81-72
01/19	A	MISSISSIPPI STATE	W 91-76
01/29	A	STETSON	W 84-73
01/31	H	ROLLINS COLLEGE	W 86-74
02/07	H	FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL	W 84-63
02/14	A	GEORGIA OT	W 88-79
02/16	A	ROLLINS COLLEGE	W 110-82
02/19	A	LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS	L 95-101
02/21	H	MISSISSIPPI STATE	W 102-86
02/23	H	LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS	W 87-84
02/25	A	MIAMI Florida Intercollegiate Conference Champ	W 86-80
02/28	H	STETSON NAIB District 25	W 86-77
03/01	H	GEORGIA TEACHERS NAIB District 25 Championship	W 91-83
03/07	N	MONTANA STATE NAIB Nationals, Kansas City, Mo	W 93-84
03/09	N	BELOIT COLLEGE NAIB Nationals, Kansas City, Mo	L 88-110

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


1955 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  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              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, FL

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Jim Oler               8  23  10  12  26     4  2
Ham Wernke             5  16   9  11  19     5  3
Rick Benson            6  19   3   5  15    16  2
Tom Burst              3   8   7   7  13     0  2
Dick Artmeier          4  14   4   5  12    10  3
Ed Wursbach            2   4   3   3   7     1  2
Fred Twomey            1   4   2   7   4     5  1
Bob Williams           1   4   2   2   4     2  5
Bobby Waits            1   2   0   0   2     1  1
Gary Wold              0   1   1   2   1     2  3
Don Alford             0   1   0   0   0     0  0
Wayne Patton           0   1   0   0   0     1  1
                     ============================
FSU                   31  97  41  54 103    47 25
Opp                   25  80  26  43  76       30





FLORIDA STATE 75, GEORGIA TEACHERS 67
12/06/1954, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          GS FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== == === === === === ===   === ==
Rick Benson           f   7  23   9  11  23    18  2
Jim Oler              g   5  14   4   8  14     3  3
Dick Artmeier         f   4  19   5   8  13    21  4
Gary Wold             c   2   4   7  10  11     4  4
Ham Wernke            g   3  16   4   5  10     6  4
Bob Williams              2   8   0   2   4    18  3
                     ===============================
FSU                   5  23  84  29  44  75    70 20
Opp                      20  77  27  34  67       26





 
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2
Total


GEORGIA TEACHERS
34
33
 67


FLORIDA STATE
46
29
 75




FLORIDA STATE 90, TAMPA 62
12/14/1954, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Ham Wernke            12  26   3   3  27     1  2
Jim Oler               5  13   7   9  17     2  1
Dick Artmeier          7  17   2   2  16    15  3
Rick Benson            6  17   3   7  15    19  3
Ed Wursbach            2   3   0   2   4     3  2
Gary Wold              2   5   0   0   4     7  1
Wayne Patton           1   1   0   0   2     1  0
Bob Williams           0   0   2   2   2     3  2
Tom Garcia             1   4   0   0   2     1  1
Tom Burst              0   1   1   2   1     2  2
Bobby Waits            0   3   0   0   0     3  1
                     ============================
FSU                   36  90  18  27  90    57 18
Opp                   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, FL

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Ham Wernke            12  23   4   4  28     5  2
Jim Oler               6  13   9  12  21     1  3
Dick Artmeier          7  18   4   4  18     7  5
Rick Benson            4  17   5   9  13    17  3
Bob Williams           3   6   0   0   6    10  4
Bobby Waits            1   1   4   5   6     2  0
Tom Burst              1   5   0   0   2     0  3
Wayne Patton           0   0   0   0   0     0  0
Gary Wold              0   3   0   0   0     7  2
Ed Wursbach            0   0   0   0   0     0  0
Fred Twomey            0   1   0   0   0     0  0
                     ============================
FSU                   34  87  26  34  94    49 22
Opp                   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, FL

 
       NAME          GS FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== == === === === === ===   === ==
Jim Oler              g   4  15  12  17  20    11  2
Rick Benson           f   8  23   3   7  19    25  0
Dick Artmeier         f   3  17   7   8  13    10  3
Ham Wernke            g   4  23   2   3  10     3  3
Bob Williams              2   4   2   3   6     5  2
Gary Wold             c   0   3   3   4   3     6  5
                     ===============================
FSU                   5  21  85  29  42  71    60 15
Opp                      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, Fl

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Rick Benson            7  11   4   8  18     5  4
Ham Wernke             6  12   4   5  16     8  3
Gary Wold              2   5  10  10  14     7  5
Jim Oler               6   9   2   4  14     3  5
Dick Artmeier          5  12   2   4  12     6  3
Fred Twomey            1   1   1   2   3     0  0
Ed Wursbach            0   4   2   2   2     0  0
Bob Williams           0   0   0   0   0     0  1
Bobby Waits            0   2   0   0   0     1  0
                     ============================
FSU                   27  56  25  35  79    30 21
Opp                   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, Fl

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Ham Wernke            12  23   8  10  32     9  4
Jim Oler              11  24   7  11  29     4  1
Rick Benson            6  22   2   2  14    11  4
Bob Williams           3   7   2   4   8     5  0
Dick Artmeier          3  16   0   1   6     9  2
Gary Wold              1   6   2   3   4     7  4
Bobby Waits            1   3   2   2   4     0  0
                     ============================
FSU                   37 101  23  33  97    45 15
Opp                   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, NC

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Jim Oler               5  16  10  15  20     2  3
Rick Benson            8  12   0   1  16    13  2
Ham Wernke             3   9   6   6  12     3  5
Dick Artmeier          3   9   4   6  10    10  4
Fred Twomey            2   8   2   2   6     9  3
Bobby Waits            2   3   0   0   4     1  0
Wayne Patton           1   3   1   1   3     0  0
Bob Williams           1   2   0   0   2     1  2
Tom Burst              1   3   0   0   2     0  0
Ed Wursbach            0   1   0   0   0     0  0
                     ============================
FSU                   26  66  23  31  75    39 19
Opp                   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, FL

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Jim Oler               3   8   7   9  13     2  3
Dick Artmeier          5  25   2   2  12     8  2
Rick Benson            4   8   4   4  12    22  3
Tom Burst              3  11   4   4  10     4  0
Bob Williams           4   5   0   0   8     4  1
Gary Wold              4   8   0   2   8     8  2
Ham Wernke             2   6   3   6   7     6  2
Fred Twomey            1   5   0   0   2     4  1
Wayne Patton           0   0   1   3   1     1  1
Ed Wursbach            0   0   0   0   0     4  1
Bobby Waits            0   1   0   0   0     2  1
                     ============================
FSU                   26  77  21  30  73    65 17
Opp                   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, Fl

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Ham Wernke            11  19   8   8  30     3  2
Jim Oler               8  18   7   7  23     1  3
Rick Benson            3  11   4   5  10    18  3
Bobby Waits            4   8   1   1   9     5  3
Dick Artmeier          2  15   4   4   8    10  1
Bob Williams           4   7   0   0   8    11  4
Fred Twomey            1   4   2   3   4     2  1
Ed Wursbach            1   3   0   0   2     4  1
Tom Burst              1   7   0   0   2     3  3
Wayne Patton           0   1   0   2   0     0  2
Gary Wold              0   0   0   0   0     2  0
                     ============================
FSU                   35  93  26  30  96    59 23
Opp                   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, FL

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Jim Oler              11  19   4   4  26     3  1
Ham Wernke             6   8  11  14  23     4  4
Gary Wold              3   6   7   9  13     6  5
Rick Benson            5  22   2   2  12    16  4
Dick Artmeier          1  14   5   6   7    16  4
Bob Williams           2   3   2   2   6     3  2
Fred Twomey            0   0   2   2   2     0  1
Tom Garcia             0   0   1   4   1     0  0
Ed Wursbach            0   0   0   0   0     0  0
Wayne Patton           0   0   0   0   0     0  2
Tom Burst              0   0   0   0   0     1  0
Bobby Waits            0   0   0   0   0     0  0
                     ============================
FSU                   28  72  34  43  90    49 23
Opp                   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, AL

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Ham Wernke             9  18   4   4  22     4  4
Jim Oler               4  12  13  15  21     2  2
Gary Wold              6  10   6   8  18    16  4
Dick Artmeier          6  11   1   2  13     6  3
Rick Benson            2  11   3   5   7    14  4
Bob Williams           0   0   0   0   0     2  0
                     ============================
FSU                   27  62  27  34  81    44 17
Opp                   27  79  18  28  72       18





FLORIDA STATE 91, MISSISSIPPI STATE 76
01/19/1955, STARKVILLE, MS

 
       NAME          GS FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== == === === === === ===   === ==
Jim Oler              g   8  18  11  12  27     4  1
Ham Wernke            g   9  19   5   7  23     3  2
Gary Wold             c   6  11   3   4  15    10  4
Rick Benson           f   5  17   4   6  14    17  5
Dick Artmeier         f   5  16   2   2  12    12  1
Bob Williams              0   2   0   0   0     4  3
                     ===============================
FSU                   5  33  83  25  31  91    50 16
Opp                      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, FL

 
       NAME          GS FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== == === === === === ===   === ==
Ham Wernke            g   9  20   5   6  23     6  3
Rick Benson           f  10  17   2   4  22    19  5
Jim Oler              g   5   8   9  18  19     1  4
Dick Artmeier         f   3   9   9  11  15    12  4
Bob Williams              1   4   1   2   3    15  3
Gary Wold             c   0   2   2   4   2     8  4
                     ===============================
FSU                   5  28  60  28  45  84    61 23
Opp                      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, FL

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Jim Oler               6  22  22  29  34     4  2
Rick Benson           10  22   2   5  22    20  5
Ham Wernke             5  15   3   7  13     6  4
Dick Artmeier          4  16   2   2  10    14  3
Bob Williams           1   7   3   3   5    12  5
Gary Wold              1   5   0   1   2     7  4
Tom Burst              0   0   0   0   0     1  0
                     ============================
FSU                   27  87  32  47  86    64 23
Opp                   27  89  20  37  74       28





 
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2
Total


ROLLINS COLLEGE
34
40
 74


FLORIDA STATE
45
41
 86




FLORIDA STATE 84, FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL 63
02/07/1955, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Jim Oler               8  11   7   8  23     2  2
Rick Benson            9  22   1   3  19    32  4
Dick Artmeier          7  20   1   2  15     4  4
Gary Wold              2  10   4   5   8     6  2
Ham Wernke             3  12   2   4   8     9  3
Tom Burst              2   4   2   3   6     1  2
Bob Williams           2   2   0   0   4     5  2
Fred Twomey            0   0   1   4   1     4  1
Ed Wursbach            0   1   0   0   0     0  2
Bobby Waits            0   2   0   0   0     3  0
Wayne Patton           0   1   0   0   0     0  0
                     ============================
FSU                   33  85  18  29  84    66 22
Opp                   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, ATHENS, GA, OT

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Ham Wernke            12  21   4   4  28     4  5
Jim Oler               8  20   3   4  19     4  3
Rick Benson            5  18   2   2  12    17  3
Dick Artmeier          5  12   2   2  12    11  4
Bob Williams           5  12   1   1  11    16  2
Gary Wold              1   3   2   3   4     7  2
Fred Twomey            1   1   0   0   2     0  1
                     ============================
FSU                   37  87  14  16  88    59 20
Opp                   30  82  19  30  79        9





 
1
2
Total


FLORIDA STATE
39
49
 88


GEORGIA
47
32
 79




FLORIDA STATE 110, ROLLINS COLLEGE 82
02/16/1955, WINTER PARK, FL

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Jim Oler               8  15  11  12  27     6  3
Rick Benson            8  17   5   5  21    20  2
Ham Wernke             9  24   3   3  21     4  4
Gary Wold              3   5   7   8  13     8  5
Dick Artmeier          6  12   0   0  12     8  4
Bob Williams           3   4   1   2   7    13  3
Fred Twomey            1   1   2   2   4     0  0
Bobby Waits            0   1   3   3   3     1  0
Wayne Patton           1   3   0   0   2     0  0
Ed Wursbach            0   0   0   0   0     0  1
Don Alford             0   0   0   0   0     0  0
                     ============================
FSU                   39  82  32  35 110    60 22
Opp                   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

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Jim Oler               8  16   8   9  24     5  3
Ham Wernke             7  17   7  10  21     4  4
Dick Artmeier          6  15   8   8  20     7  4
Rick Benson            9  15   2   5  20     6  3
Bob Williams           3   4   0   0   6     4  4
Gary Wold              1   9   2   3   4     6  3
                     ============================
FSU                   34  76  27  35  95    32 21
Opp                   39  91  23  35 101    53 19





 
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2
Total


FLORIDA STATE
52
43
 95


LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS
51
50
101




FLORIDA STATE 102, MISSISSIPPI STATE 86
02/21/1955, TALLAHASSEE, FL

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Dick Artmeier          9  18   6   8  24     6  3
Jim Oler               9  15   6   8  24     0  2
Gary Wold              5   9   7   9  17    14  2
Rick Benson            6  14   2   4  14    12  3
Ham Wernke             6  12   2   2  14     6  2
Tom Burst              1   7   1   2   3     1  2
Fred Twomey            1   2   0   0   2     2  1
Ed Wursbach            1   2   0   0   2     0  1
Bob Williams           0   1   2   4   2     6  0
Bobby Waits            0   2   0   0   0     3  2
Wayne Patton           0   2   0   0   0     0  1
                     ============================
FSU                   38  84  26  37 102    50 19
Opp                   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, FL

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Jim Oler               7  15  10  12  24     1  2
Ham Wernke             8  23   8  14  24     4  0
Rick Benson            6  16   7   8  19    16  1
Bob Williams           3   5   2   3   8     7  3
Dick Artmeier          2  17   2   3   6     8  3
Gary Wold              1   7   4   4   6    12  0
                     ============================
FSU                   27  83  33  44  87    48  9
Opp                   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, CORAL GABLES, FL, Florida Intercollegiate Conference Champ

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Jim Oler               7  20   7  10  21     4  2
Ham Wernke             6  16   5   7  17     4  3
Rick Benson            6  19   4   7  16    14  2
Dick Artmeier          5  17   5   9  15     9  5
Gary Wold              4   9   3   5  11    12  5
Bob Williams           2   4   2   6   6    11  3
Tom Burst              0   1   0   2   0     1  0
                     ============================
FSU                   30  86  26  46  86    55 20
Opp                   31  78  18  29  80       29





FLORIDA STATE 86, STETSON 77
02/28/1955, TALLAHASSEE, FL, NAIB District 25

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Gary Wold              7  11   8  10  22    16  5
Jim Oler               5  16   8  11  18     0  2
Ham Wernke             6  17   5   5  17     5  5
Rick Benson            4  12   5  13  13    21  4
Dick Artmeier          3  11   2   4   8    10  5
Bob Williams           2   4   1   3   5     9  2
Fred Twomey            1   1   1   2   3     0  0
Bobby Waits            0   0   0   0   0     0  0
                     ============================
FSU                   28  72  30  48  86    61 23
Opp                   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, TALLAHASSEE, FL, NAIB District 25 Championship

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Rick Benson            9  28  11  15  29    18  3
Dick Artmeier          8  15   6   8  22    15  5
Ham Wernke             5  23   6   6  16     7  1
Jim Oler               3  20   7  11  13     4  2
Gary Wold              3   4   3   5   9    14  3
Fred Twomey            0   0   2   2   2     2  0
Tom Burst              0   1   0   0   0     0  1
Bob Williams           0   2   0   0   0     6  3
                     ============================
FSU                   28  93  35  47  91    66 18
Opp                   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

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Ham Wernke            13  26   9  11  35     7  2
Jim Oler               2  18  16  17  20     2  3
Rick Benson            8  26   0   0  16    24  5
Dick Artmeier          2  15   6   8  10    16  3
Gary Wold              2   9   5   8   9    12  4
Bob Williams           1   2   0   2   2     9  2
Fred Twomey            0   1   1   2   1     0  1
Wayne Patton           0   0   0   0   0     0  0
Tom Burst              0   0   0   0   0     0  0
Bobby Waits            0   0   0   0   0     0  0
                     ============================
FSU                   28  97  37  48  93    70 20
Opp                   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

 
       NAME          FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS   REB PF
==================== === === === === ===   === ==
Rick Benson            9  32   3   4  21    21  4
Dick Artmeier          6  17   6   8  18    15  3
Ham Wernke             7  17   2   4  16     4  5
Jim Oler               4  16   4   5  12     1  5
Gary Wold              3  11   4   7  10    10  3
Bob Williams           4  13   0   4   8    13  3
Tom Burst              0   8   2   4   2     0  3
Fred Twomey            0   5   1   2   1     0  2
Bobby Waits            0   0   0   0   0     0  1
Wayne Patton           0   1   0   0   0     0  0
                     ============================
FSU                   33 120  22  38  88    64 29
Opp                   39  68  32  50 110       21





 
1
2
Total


FLORIDA STATE
43
45
 88


BELOIT COLLEGE
59
51
110