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...center, no longer fouls out of important games. Lanky (6 ft. 6 in.) Forward Fred Dierking prides himself on possessing the sharpest elbows in the college game. Forward Dale Heidotting (6 ft. 8 in.). Guards Tom Thacker and Tony Yates are all juniors. Besides, says Head Coach Ed Jucker, "I like to have a good bench...
...sturdy (6 ft. 5 in., 200 lbs.) Ron Bonham, Coach Jucker has the best benchman in the business-a cool-headed righthander whose delicate push shot barely ruffles the basket's netting. Although he plays only about 20 min. a game (v. Center Hogue's 32 min.), Bonham is averaging 12 points a night, is the man Jucker calls on when Cincinnati needs a quick clutch of baskets. Fortnight ago, in Manhattan's Holiday Festival, Cincinnati was trailing St. John's, 30-33, in the final moments of the first half, when Jucker beckoned to Bonham...
...methodical Ed Jucker, popping baskets is only half the game, and Sophomore Bonham still has a lot to learn about ball handling and defense before he earns a regular starting position on the solid Bearcat ball club. Explains Bonham: "In high school, the coach always put me on the weakest player we faced. He didn't want to take a chance on my fouling out; he just wanted me to shoot. It hurt me in college." Determined to improve, Bonham often staggers away from Jucker's two-hour daily practice sessions so exhausted that he collapses...