Florida State Men's Basketball - 1961-62 Year In Review

Coaching Staff
J.K. "Bud" Kennedy, Head Coach
Hugh Durham, Assistant Coach
Fred Powers, Graduate Assistant, Freshman

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1961-62 FSU Basketball & Swimming Handbook


1962 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Bobby Ek, 6-3, 170, F, Jacksonville


1962 Roster - By Name

L
T                                                  PY
R No Name                  Pos     Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 23 Rufus Ashworth        G       6-3   175  Sr   **   Coral Gables (Coral Gables)
* 45 Faurest Coogle        F       6-3   184  Jr   *    Louisville, KY (Shawnee)
* 41 Wally Dale            G       6-0   176  So-R      Coral Gables (Coral Gables)
* 11 Jack Davis            G       5-10  155  Sr   **   Hagerstown, IN (Hagerstown)
* 25 Tim Edney             G       6-0   178  Sr   **   Montgomery, AL (Lanier)
* 21 Bobby Ek              F       6-3   170  So-R      Jacksonville (Jackson)
* 43 Dave Fedor            F       6-6   193  Sr   **   Zephyrhills (Zephyrhills)
* 13 Charlie Long          F       6-4   190  Jr   *    Louisville, KY (Eastern)
* 15 Dale Reeves           C       6-7   230  So-R      Louisville, KY (Shawnee)
* 31 Dale Ricketts         G       6-1   170  Jr   *    Versailles, IN (Versailles)
* 33 Ray Swain             C       6-4   181  Sr   **   Jacksonville (Landon)

1962 Roster - By Number

L
T                                                  PY
R No Name                  Pos     Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 11 Jack Davis            G       5-10  155  Sr   **   Hagerstown, IN (Hagerstown)
* 13 Charlie Long          F       6-4   190  Jr   *    Louisville, KY (Eastern)
* 15 Dale Reeves           C       6-7   230  So-R      Louisville, KY (Shawnee)
* 21 Bobby Ek              F       6-3   170  So-R      Jacksonville (Jackson)
* 23 Rufus Ashworth        G       6-3   175  Sr   **   Coral Gables (Coral Gables)
* 25 Tim Edney             G       6-0   178  Sr   **   Montgomery, AL (Lanier)
* 31 Dale Ricketts         G       6-1   170  Jr   *    Versailles, IN (Versailles)
* 33 Ray Swain             C       6-4   181  Sr   **   Jacksonville (Landon)
* 41 Wally Dale            G       6-0   176  So-R      Coral Gables (Coral Gables)
* 43 Dave Fedor            F       6-6   193  Sr   **   Zephyrhills (Zephyrhills)
* 45 Faurest Coogle        F       6-3   184  Jr   *    Louisville, KY (Shawnee)
Lettermen from the 1962-1963 FSU Basketball Brochure, page 12
From the Tallahassee Democrat, March 3, 1962
Florida State had the best field goal percentage in the country.
From the Florida Times Union, March 14, 1962, page 33
Dave Fedor was named honorable mention on the United Press International All-American team.
EOY Stats from the 1962-63 FSU Basketball Brochure, Page 18

1961-62 All-Americans

Name                     Organization
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dave Fedor               United Press International - All-American - Honorable Mention

All-Americans -  1

1962 Schedule and Results

           
GAME DAY
OPP EOY
DATE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
NCAA
NIT
FSU
AP
FSU
UPI
OPP
AP
OPP
UPI
AP
UPI
12/02
A
OHIO STATE L 57-72
2
 
 
 
1
1
1
1
12/04
A
WISCONSIN L 63-64
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/06
H
RICE W 76-66
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/07
A
FLORIDA W 85-71
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/09
A
AUBURN W 56-52
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/14
H
CLEMSON
2 OT
L 77-82
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/16
A
TENNESSEE W 69-62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/30
H
AUBURN L 57-62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/04
H
OKLAHOMA CITY W 99-74
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/06
A
FURMAN L 64-67
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/08
A
CLEMSON L 69-75
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/11
H
ROLLINS COLLEGE W 110-53
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/13
H
MIAMI W 65-60
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/31
A
ALABAMA L 57-72
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/03
A
OKLAHOMA CITY W 81-79
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/05
A
HOUSTON L 76-84
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/08
H
VALDOSTA STATE COLL W 72-42
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/12
H
TAMPA W 91-71
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/15
A
GEORGIA W 71-62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/21
H
FLORIDA W 79-56
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/24
A
MIAMI W 83-80
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/26
A
TAMPA W 123-92
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/02
H
GEORGIA W 101-69
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
------------------------------------------------
FSU RECORD IS    15- 8    8- 2    7- 6    0- 0
AGAINST TOP 25    0- 1    0- 0    0- 1    0- 0

1961-62 - 30 Point Club

Name Date Opponent FGM FTM FTA PTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Fedor 02/26/62 TAMPA 15 8 9 38 Ray Swain 02/26/62 TAMPA 15 5 5 35 Charlie Long 02/03/62 OKLAHOMA CITY 14 6 8 34 Ray Swain 03/02/62 GEORGIA 12 7 7 31

1961-62 - 15 Rebound Club

Name Date Opponent TOTAL ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dave Fedor 12/06/61 RICE 21 Dave Fedor 01/11/62 ROLLINS COLLEGE 19 Dave Fedor 02/12/62 TAMPA 17 Dave Fedor 02/26/62 TAMPA 15

1961-62 - 10 Assist Club

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

1961-62 EOY Stats

Name GP FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG REB AVG PF ============================================================================= Dave Fedor 23 186 356 .522 98 125 .784 470 20.4 233 10.1 53 Ray Swain 23 157 274 .573 62 91 .681 376 16.3 171 7.4 63 Charlie Long 23 128 260 .492 53 74 .716 309 13.4 95 4.1 69 Dale Ricketts 21 62 112 .554 47 72 .653 171 8.1 62 3.0 32 Rufus Ashworth 23 44 109 .404 28 40 .700 116 5.0 54 2.3 45 Jack Davis 22 39 95 .411 25 39 .641 103 4.7 49 2.2 45 Dale Reeves 17 31 57 .544 20 35 .571 82 4.8 46 2.7 16 Bobby Ek 16 22 41 .537 7 12 .583 51 3.2 22 1.4 11 Wally Dale 12 21 46 .457 8 10 .800 50 4.2 11 0.9 25 Faurest Coogle 12 11 22 .500 12 23 .522 34 2.8 13 1.1 15 Tim Edney 9 8 14 .571 3 4 .750 19 2.1 8 0.9 9 Team 134 0.0 ======================================================== FSU 23 709 1386 .512 363 525 .691 1781 77.4 898 39.0 383 Opp 23 615 1458 .422 337 482 .699 1567 68.1 930 40.4 430

1961-62 Game Stats

OHIO STATE 72, FLORIDA STATE 57
12/02/61, COLUMBUS, OH NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS ==================== === === === === Dave Fedor 8 2 3 18 Ray Swain 6 1 5 13 Charlie Long 4 0 0 8 Rufus Ashworth 2 4 4 8 Dale Ricketts 3 2 2 8 Jack Davis 1 0 0 2 Dale Reeves 0 0 0 0 Bobby Ek 0 0 0 0 Faurest Coogle 0 0 0 0 Tim Edney 0 0 0 0 =============== FSU 24 9 14 57 Opp 30 12 18 72


WISCONSIN 64, FLORIDA STATE 63
12/04/61, MADISON, WI NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS ==================== === === === === Dale Ricketts 6 6 8 18 Ray Swain 6 4 5 16 Charlie Long 6 1 1 13 Dave Fedor 5 1 1 11 Rufus Ashworth 2 1 1 5 Dale Reeves 0 0 0 0 =============== FSU 25 13 16 63 Opp 26 12 16 64


FLORIDA STATE 76, RICE 66
12/06/61, TALLAHASSEE, FL NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS REB ==================== === === === === === Ray Swain 10 0 0 20 Dave Fedor 8 1 3 17 21 Dale Ricketts 6 3 7 15 Dale Reeves 2 3 6 7 Rufus Ashworth 3 0 0 6 Jack Davis 2 2 4 6 Charlie Long 1 1 1 3 Tim Edney 0 1 1 1 Bobby Ek 0 1 2 1 =============== FSU 32 12 24 76 Opp 28 10 13 66


FLORIDA STATE 85, FLORIDA 71
12/07/61, GAINESVILLE, FL NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS ==================== === === === === Dave Fedor 11 5 7 27 Charlie Long 4 10 12 18 Ray Swain 7 3 3 17 Dale Ricketts 5 6 7 16 Jack Davis 2 1 1 5 Dale Reeves 1 0 0 2 Rufus Ashworth 0 0 0 0 Faurest Coogle 0 0 0 0 =============== FSU 30 25 30 85 Opp 28 15 22 71


FLORIDA STATE 56, AUBURN 52
12/09/61, AUBURN, AL NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS ==================== === === === === Dave Fedor 9 4 4 22 Ray Swain 4 5 9 13 Charlie Long 4 3 5 11 Dale Ricketts 3 1 5 7 Jack Davis 1 0 0 2 Rufus Ashworth 0 1 1 1 =============== FSU 21 14 24 56 Opp 21 10 17 52


CLEMSON 82, FLORIDA STATE 77
12/14/61, TALLAHASSEE, FL, 2 OT NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS REB ==================== === === === === === Ray Swain 9 0 2 18 14 Dave Fedor 4 6 8 14 8 Dale Reeves 4 3 8 11 Rufus Ashworth 4 1 2 9 Charlie Long 4 0 0 8 Dale Ricketts 1 6 7 8 Jack Davis 3 1 2 7 Bobby Ek 1 0 0 2 =============== FSU 30 17 29 77 Opp 33 16 21 82


FLORIDA STATE 69, TENNESSEE 62
12/16/61, KNOXVILLE, TN NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS ==================== === === === === Charlie Long 7 4 4 18 Ray Swain 6 5 6 17 Dave Fedor 7 1 1 15 Jack Davis 4 3 5 11 Rufus Ashworth 1 2 3 4 Dale Ricketts 1 0 0 2 Dale Reeves 0 2 3 2 =============== FSU 26 17 22 69 Opp 27 8 12 62


AUBURN 62, FLORIDA STATE 57
12/30/61, TALLAHASSEE, FL NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS ==================== === === === === Dave Fedor 11 3 4 25 Dale Ricketts 3 5 6 11 Ray Swain 2 5 5 9 Charlie Long 3 0 1 6 Rufus Ashworth 2 0 0 4 Jack Davis 1 0 2 2 =============== FSU 22 13 18 57 Opp 25 12 14 62


FLORIDA STATE 99, OKLAHOMA CITY 74
01/04/62, TALLAHASSEE, FL NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS REB ==================== === === === === === Dave Fedor 12 4 7 28 10 Ray Swain 8 4 7 20 Charlie Long 8 3 4 19 Rufus Ashworth 6 4 4 16 Faurest Coogle 2 2 4 6 Dale Reeves 2 0 1 4 Dale Ricketts 1 0 0 2 Jack Davis 1 0 2 2 Tim Edney 1 0 0 2 Bobby Ek 0 0 0 0 Wally Dale 0 0 0 0 =============== FSU 41 17 29 99 Opp 28 18 22 74


FURMAN 67, FLORIDA STATE 64
01/06/62, GREENVILLE, SC NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS REB PF ==================== === === === === === == Dave Fedor 10 2 3 22 10 1 Ray Swain 8 3 4 19 8 3 Charlie Long 5 2 2 12 4 Dale Ricketts 3 0 0 6 0 Rufus Ashworth 2 1 1 5 3 Jack Davis 0 0 0 0 6 1 ======================== FSU 28 8 10 64 12 Opp 28 11 15 67 8

  1 2 Total
FLORIDA STATE
31
33
64
FURMAN
28
39
67
Attendance: 3,107

CLEMSON 75, FLORIDA STATE 69
01/08/62, CLEMSON, SC NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS REB ==================== === === === === === Dave Fedor 8 6 6 22 7 Dale Reeves 7 5 8 19 8 Ray Swain 3 4 8 10 Charlie Long 2 1 2 5 Jack Davis 2 1 1 5 Dale Ricketts 1 2 4 4 Rufus Ashworth 2 0 1 4 =============== FSU 25 19 30 69 Opp 30 15 20 75


FLORIDA STATE 110, ROLLINS COLLEGE 53
01/11/62, TALLAHASSEE, FL NAME FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS REB PF ==================== === === === === === === == Dave Fedor 7 15 2 3 16 19 4 Dale Reeves 5 7 5 6 15 2 Charlie Long 6 7 2 3 14 5 Dale Ricketts 5 9 3 5 13 2 Faurest Coogle 5 9 1 2 11 2 Bobby Ek 5 5 1 2 11 2 Wally Dale 5 8 1 1 11 1 Ray Swain 4 8 1 1 9 4 Tim Edney 3 4 0 1 6 1 Jack Davis 1 6 0 0 2 2 Rufus Ashworth 1 5 0 0 2 2 ============================ FSU 47 83 16 24 110 27 Opp 14 43 25 40 53 21

  1 2 Total
ROLLINS COLLEGE
26
27
53
FLORIDA STATE
51
59
110

FLORIDA STATE 65, MIAMI 60
01/13/62, TALLAHASSEE, FL NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS ==================== === === === === Dave Fedor 6 7 7 19 Ray Swain 4 2 2 10 Charlie Long 2 5 6 9 Jack Davis 2 4 4 8 Bobby Ek 2 4 5 8 Wally Dale 3 0 0 6 Rufus Ashworth 2 1 1 5 Dale Reeves 0 0 1 0 Dale Ricketts 0 0 0 0 =============== FSU 21 23 26 65 Opp 24 12 17 60


ALABAMA 72, FLORIDA STATE 57
01/31/62, TUSCALOOSA, AL NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS PF ==================== === === === === == Ray Swain 9 1 2 19 0 Dave Fedor 6 3 3 15 2 Charlie Long 3 1 2 7 4 Wally Dale 2 3 3 7 1 Dale Ricketts 2 0 0 4 2 Jack Davis 1 0 0 2 2 Rufus Ashworth 1 0 0 2 2 Bobby Ek 0 1 1 1 1 Dale Reeves 0 0 0 0 0 Faurest Coogle 0 0 1 0 2 ==================== FSU 24 9 12 57 16 Opp 29 14 18 72 11


FLORIDA STATE 81, OKLAHOMA CITY 79
02/03/62, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS ==================== === === === === Charlie Long 14 6 8 34 Dave Fedor 7 6 6 20 Ray Swain 8 1 1 17 Dale Ricketts 1 3 6 5 Rufus Ashworth 1 1 4 3 Jack Davis 1 0 0 2 Bobby Ek 0 0 0 0 Wally Dale 0 0 0 0 =============== FSU 32 17 25 81 Opp 31 17 23 79


HOUSTON 84, FLORIDA STATE 76
02/05/62, HOUSTON, TX NAME FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS REB PF ==================== === === === === === === == Charlie Long 11 18 3 5 25 5 Dave Fedor 8 16 3 5 19 10 4 Ray Swain 8 13 2 4 18 5 Rufus Ashworth 2 7 5 6 9 2 Jack Davis 1 5 0 0 2 5 Bobby Ek 1 3 0 0 2 0 Faurest Coogle 0 0 1 1 1 0 Dale Ricketts 0 0 0 0 0 0 ============================ FSU 31 62 14 21 76 21 Opp 34 63 16 25 84 17

  1 2 Total
FLORIDA STATE
42
34
76
HOUSTON
36
48
84

FLORIDA STATE 72, VALDOSTA STATE COLL 42
02/08/62, TALLAHASSEE, FL NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS ==================== === === === === Dave Fedor 7 5 8 19 Dale Ricketts 6 1 3 13 Charlie Long 5 0 1 10 Bobby Ek 4 0 1 8 Ray Swain 3 0 0 6 Jack Davis 1 3 4 5 Rufus Ashworth 2 0 0 4 Dale Reeves 2 0 0 4 Faurest Coogle 0 2 2 2 Wally Dale 0 1 2 1 Tim Edney 0 0 0 0 =============== FSU 30 12 21 72 Opp 12 18 25 42


FLORIDA STATE 91, TAMPA 71
02/12/62, TALLAHASSEE, FL NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS REB ==================== === === === === === Charlie Long 8 1 3 17 Dale Ricketts 7 1 1 15 Dave Fedor 5 3 5 13 17 Ray Swain 5 3 3 13 Wally Dale 4 2 2 10 Rufus Ashworth 3 2 3 8 Bobby Ek 4 0 0 8 Dale Reeves 2 0 0 4 Tim Edney 1 0 0 2 Faurest Coogle 0 1 2 1 =============== FSU 39 13 19 91 Opp 27 17 25 71


FLORIDA STATE 71, GEORGIA 62
02/15/62, ATHENS, GA NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS ==================== === === === === Dave Fedor 7 7 8 21 Ray Swain 8 4 5 20 Charlie Long 5 1 1 11 Jack Davis 3 3 4 9 Rufus Ashworth 2 2 5 6 Tim Edney 1 0 0 2 Bobby Ek 1 0 0 2 Wally Dale 0 0 0 0 =============== FSU 27 17 23 71 Opp 25 12 21 62


FLORIDA STATE 79, FLORIDA 56
02/21/62, TALLAHASSEE, FL NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS REB ==================== === === === === === Dave Fedor 8 5 7 21 12 Charlie Long 9 3 4 21 Jack Davis 5 2 4 12 Ray Swain 5 1 3 11 7 Rufus Ashworth 4 2 2 10 Wally Dale 1 0 1 2 Faurest Coogle 1 0 0 2 Bobby Ek 0 0 0 0 Tim Edney 0 0 0 0 Dale Reeves 0 0 0 0 =============== FSU 33 13 21 79 Opp 22 12 16 56


FLORIDA STATE 83, MIAMI 80
02/24/62, CORAL GABLES, FL NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS REB ==================== === === === === === Dave Fedor 7 9 11 23 9 Charlie Long 11 1 3 23 9 Ray Swain 7 1 4 15 8 Dale Ricketts 1 6 7 8 Wally Dale 2 1 1 5 Faurest Coogle 1 3 6 5 Dale Reeves 1 0 0 2 Rufus Ashworth 0 1 1 1 Jack Davis 0 1 2 1 =============== FSU 30 23 35 83 Opp 34 12 21 80


FLORIDA STATE 123, TAMPA 92
02/26/62, TAMPA, FL NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS REB ==================== === === === === === Dave Fedor 15 8 9 38 15 Ray Swain 15 5 5 35 Dale Reeves 4 2 2 10 Bobby Ek 4 0 0 8 Wally Dale 4 0 0 8 Jack Davis 3 0 0 6 Faurest Coogle 2 2 5 6 Charlie Long 2 1 1 5 Dale Ricketts 2 1 2 5 Rufus Ashworth 1 0 0 2 =============== FSU 52 19 24 123 Opp 35 22 29 92


FLORIDA STATE 101, GEORGIA 69
03/02/62, TALLAHASSEE, FL NAME FGM FTM FTA PTS ==================== === === === === Ray Swain 12 7 7 31 Dave Fedor 10 5 6 25 Charlie Long 4 4 5 12 Jack Davis 4 4 4 12 Dale Ricketts 5 1 1 11 Tim Edney 2 2 2 6 Rufus Ashworth 1 0 0 2 Dale Reeves 1 0 0 2 Bobby Ek 0 0 0 0 Wally Dale 0 0 0 0 Faurest Coogle 0 0 0 0 =============== FSU 39 23 25 101 Opp 24 21 32 69