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...crown alive. Yale's attack is centered around Kaminsky, a 6-1 forward who is the second leading scorer in the League behind Princeton's Bill Bradley. But unlike Princeton, Yale is not a one-man outfit. Eli guards Denny Lynch and Bob Trupin are one of the classiest backcourt combinations in the League...

Author: By Richard Andrews, | Title: Crimson Five Tops Brown, 73-59, Hosts Tough Yale Squad Tonight | 2/29/1964 | See Source »

Penn is The Team. You name it, the Quakers have it. Their backcourt is absolutely dassting: Ray Caraso and Jeff Neuman are excellent shatters, and Neuman's ball handling is of almost professional caliber. Forward Stan Pawlak can pump in the 20-footers with ease; he is the fourth leading scorer and fourth best rebounder in the League. Height? Center John Hellings stands 6-3 and has pulled down 92 rebounds in Ivy play, second only to whatsisname...

Author: By Richard Andrews, | Title: Penn Should Win Ivy Basketball Title | 2/20/1964 | See Source »

Tonight Harvard collides with Penn at the Palestra in Philadelphia, and the combination of an enervating 300-mile road trip and Penn's brilliant backcourt will probably add up to "broken...

Author: By Richard Andrews, | Title: Hoopsters Journey to Philly Today, Face Do-or-Die Clash with Quakers | 2/14/1964 | See Source »

...Quakers are probably the best quintet in the Ivy League, and there are two reasons for their supremacy: Jeff Neuman and Ramon Carazo. This hustling backcourt combination put on a show last Saturday that almost made the 1000 fans in the IAB forget about Bill Bradley. Carazo punched holes in the Crimson's usually effective zone defense with high, arching 25-foot jumpers, while Neuman left the fans exophthalmic with his ball-handling wizardry...

Author: By Richard Andrews, | Title: Hoopsters Journey to Philly Today, Face Do-or-Die Clash with Quakers | 2/14/1964 | See Source »

...Crimson's offense was ineffective for most of the game--particularly when compared with Friday's brilliant victory over Princeton. But it was really the performance of the best two backcourt men in the Ivy League which throttled Harvard's bid for an upset...

Author: By Richard Andrews, | Title: Quaker Quintet Dumps Cold-Shooting Crimson | 2/10/1964 | See Source »

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