Florida State Men's Basketball - 1955-56 Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff J.K. "Bud" Kennedy, Head Coach Mike Long, Assistant Coach Ham Wernke, Freshman ![]() Click here to see indivual mug shots |
![]() Basketball Guard Jim Oler |
Warren Allen, 6-3, 180, F, Tallahassee
Lee Corso, 6-0, 175, G, Miami
Tom Feamster, 6-7, 250, C, Warwick, VA
Stu Gregory, 6-5, 175, F, Jacksonville
Vernon Mathias, 6-2, 180, G, Dubois, IN
Bill Payne, 6-0, 165, G, Jacksonville
John Wood, F, Pompano Beach
EOY Stats from the Tallahassee Democrat
1956 Roster - By Name
From the 1955-56 FSU Winter Sports Media Guide, page 3.
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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32 Don Alford F 6-2 175 Jr Naperville, IL (Naperville)
Warren Allen F 6-3 180 So Tallahassee (Leon)
* 11 Dick Artmeier F 6-1 185 Sr ** Clarksburg, IN (Clarksburg)
Lee Corso G 6-0 175 Jr Miami (Jackson)
22 Tom Feamster C 6-7 250 Sr Warwick, VA (Warwick/William and Mary)
* 10 Tom Garcia G 5-8 165 So Fort Myers (Fort Myers)
* 22 Stu Gregory F 6-5 175 So Jacksonville (Bolles/Jacksonville JC)
* 43 Darryll Mahoney G 6-1 170 So Campbellsburg, KY (Campbellsburg)
Vernon Mathias G 6-2 180 So Dubois, IN (Dubois)
* 21 Jim Oler G 5-10 185 Sr *** Economy, IN (Economy)
* 14 Wayne Patton G 5-11 185 Sr * Saint Louis, MO (Saint Mary's)
Bill Payne G 6-0 165 So Jacksonville (Lee)
* 24 Fred Twomey F 6-2 200 Jr * Gloucester, MA (Gloucester)
* 12 Bobby Waits G 6-0 160 Jr * Jacksonville (Lee)
* 33 Bob Ward F 6-3 175 Jr Lynette, AL (Lynette)
* 15 Bob Williams C 6-8 205 Jr * Covington, IN (Covington)
* 13 Gary Wold C 6-7 215 Sr *** Madison, WI (Madison East)
John Wood F Pompano Beach
* 34 Ed Wursbach F 6-4 180 Sr * Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
1956 Roster - By Number
From the 1955-56 FSU Winter Sports Media Guide, page 3.
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Warren Allen F 6-3 180 So Tallahassee (Leon)
Lee Corso G 6-0 175 Jr Miami (Jackson)
Vernon Mathias G 6-2 180 So Dubois, IN (Dubois)
Bill Payne G 6-0 165 So Jacksonville (Lee)
John Wood F Pompano Beach
* 10 Tom Garcia G 5-8 165 So Fort Myers (Fort Myers)
* 11 Dick Artmeier F 6-1 185 Sr ** Clarksburg, IN (Clarksburg)
* 12 Bobby Waits G 6-0 160 Jr * Jacksonville (Lee)
* 13 Gary Wold C 6-7 215 Sr *** Madison, WI (Madison East)
* 14 Wayne Patton G 5-11 185 Sr * Saint Louis, MO (Saint Mary's)
* 15 Bob Williams C 6-8 205 Jr * Covington, IN (Covington)
* 21 Jim Oler G 5-10 185 Sr *** Economy, IN (Economy)
22 Tom Feamster C 6-7 250 Sr Warwick, VA (Warwick/William and Mary)
* 22 Stu Gregory F 6-5 175 So Jacksonville (Bolles/Jacksonville JC)
* 24 Fred Twomey F 6-2 200 Jr * Gloucester, MA (Gloucester)
32 Don Alford F 6-2 175 Jr Naperville, IL (Naperville)
* 33 Bob Ward F 6-3 175 Jr Lynette, AL (Lynette)
* 34 Ed Wursbach F 6-4 180 Sr * Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
* 43 Darryll Mahoney G 6-1 170 So Campbellsburg, KY (Campbellsburg)
Lettermen from the 2000-01 FSU Men's Basketball Media Guide, Page 206 and Florida Times Union, March 9, 1956 & November 4, 1956
Florida Intercollegiate Conference Champion
1955-56 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Jim Oler Converse - All-American - Honorable Mention
All-Americans - 1
1956 Schedule and Results
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UPI |
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| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | L 63-88 | ||||||||||
| EAST TENNESSEE STATE | L 54-79 | ||||||||||
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | W 101-67 | ||||||||||
| STETSON | W 91-78 | ||||||||||
| TAMPA | W 89-67 | ||||||||||
| MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE | W 104-83 | ||||||||||
| CLEMSON Carousel Classic, Charlotte, NC |
L 76-94 | ||||||||||
| BOSTON Carousel Classic, Charlotte, NC |
W 86-52 | ||||||||||
| MISSISSIPPI STATE OT, Carousel Classic, Charlotte, NC |
L 71-79 | ||||||||||
| WEST VIRGINIA Orange Bowl Tournament, Miami, Fl |
L 69-78 | ||||||||||
| SANTA CLARA Orange Bowl Tournament, Miami, Fl |
L 59-61 | ||||||||||
| NEW YORK Orange Bowl Tournament, Miami, Fl |
W 85-83 | ||||||||||
| MIAMI | W 78-76 | ||||||||||
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | W 71-70 | ||||||||||
| GEORGIA | W 79-76 | ||||||||||
| GEORGIA TEACHERS | L 81-90 | ||||||||||
| LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS | W 85-75 | ||||||||||
| TROY STATE | W 90-65 | ||||||||||
| TAMPA | W 88-73 | ||||||||||
| FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL | W 92-74 | ||||||||||
| FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL | W 85-81 | ||||||||||
| STETSON | W 89-83 | ||||||||||
| MIAMI Florida Intercollegiate Conference Champ |
L 85-91 | ||||||||||
| LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS | L 72-75 | ||||||||||
| GEORGIA | W 80-75 | ||||||||||
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 16- 9 9- 0 5- 5 2- 4
VS FL CONF 9- 1 5- 0 4- 1 0- 0
AGAINST TOP 25 0- 1 0- 0 0- 1 0- 0
1955-56 - 30 Point Club
Name Date Opponent FGM FTM FTA PTS
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Jim Oler 12/16/1955 MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE 10 22 30 42
Jim Oler 01/14/1956 GEORGIA TEACHERS 12 17 23 41
Jim Oler 02/06/1956 TROY STATE 12 14 17 38
Jim Oler 12/19/1955 CLEMSON 12 13 37
Jim Oler 02/18/1956 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL 10 15 19 35
Jim Oler 12/13/1955 TAMPA 12 10 11 34
Jim Oler 01/09/1956 ROLLINS COLLEGE 11 12 13 34
Jim Oler 03/05/1956 GEORGIA 10 14 16 34
Jim Oler 01/07/1956 MIAMI 8 17 22 33
Jim Oler 02/07/1956 TAMPA 8 17 21 33
Jim Oler 02/13/1956 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL 6 20 23 32
1955-56 - 15 Rebound Club
Name Date Opponent TOTAL
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None
1955-56 - 10 Assist Club
Name Date Opponent Assists
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None
1955-56 EOY Stats
Name GP FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG REB AVG PF
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Jim Oler 25 216 470 .460 310 380 .816 742 29.7 136 5.4 61
Gary Wold 25 116 241 .481 129 181 .713 361 14.4 237 9.5 91
Dick Artmeier 25 98 261 .375 80 116 .690 276 11.0 167 6.7 90
Stu Gregory 25 66 163 .405 30 54 .556 162 6.5 121 4.8 67
Tom Garcia 22 44 145 .303 45 61 .738 133 6.0 49 2.2 40
Bob Ward 22 45 135 .333 29 43 .674 119 5.4 82 3.7 21
Bob Williams 20 34 98 .347 35 53 .660 103 5.2 176 8.8 51
Fred Twomey 20 16 46 .348 6 20 .300 38 1.9 39 2.0 24
Wayne Patton 13 9 28 .321 11 16 .688 29 2.2 17 1.3 19
Bobby Waits 16 10 34 .294 6 16 .375 26 1.6 24 1.5 14
Ed Wursbach 16 8 15 .533 4 8 .500 20 1.3 18 1.1 11
Darryll Mahoney 9 6 12 .500 2 3 .667 14 1.6 8 0.9 8
Lee Corso 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0.0 0 0.0 0
John Wood 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0.0 0 0.0 0
Team 55
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FSU 25 668 1648 .405 687 951 .722 2023 80.9 1129 45.2 497
Opp 25 710 1703 .417 493 799 .617 1913 76.5 1188 47.5 554
1955-56 Game Stats
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 88, FLORIDA STATE 63
12/01/1955, RALEIGH, NC
NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS
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Jim Oler 8 10 11 26
Gary Wold 2 7 12 11
Tom Garcia 1 5 8 7
Bob Williams 1 3 5 5
Dick Artmeier 0 4 5 4
Bobby Waits 2 0 0 4
Stu Gregory 1 2 2 4
Fred Twomey 1 0 0 2
Wayne Patton 0 0 0 0
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FSU 16 31 43 63
Opp 33 22 27 88
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| EAST TENNESSEE STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| STETSON | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| TAMPA |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| CLEMSON |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| BOSTON |
| 1 | 2 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | ||||
| MISSISSIPPI STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| WEST VIRGINIA |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| SANTA CLARA |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| NEW YORK |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIAMI | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| GEORGIA |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TROY STATE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAMPA | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| MIAMI |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGIA | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |