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...week were there because they were not quite up to the N.C.A.A. playoffs. Not the two who met in the finals. Villanova, No. 8 in the nation, had whipped both Princeton and Providence; St. John's had beaten Michigan. St. John's also had incentive: Coach Joe Lapchick was retiring after 20 years, and a victory would give him a record four N.I.T. titles. The Redmen led from the start...
...first time we ever let this guy loose." On the loose again two nights later as his team smashed North Texas State, 127-57, Robertson scored 35 points, squeaked past Chamberlain with a game average of 32.3. The New Yorkers were convinced. Said St. John's Coach Joe Lapchick: "This is the greatest sophomore I've seen...
...those big fingers in operation is so great that Phog has had to rearrange his schedule to put the freshmen on the program before each home varsity game. "Everywhere I go," says Phog, "they ask me about Wilt the Stilt. I've seen them all: Joe Lapchick,* Clyde Lovelette, Hank Luisetti-all the top men, and this kid is the best I've ever seen. For 20 years I've used a twelve-foot basket in my gym; as far as I know, I'm the only coach who does it. Wilt can touch...
Knickerbocker coach Joe Lapchick said he would not bring up another player to replace Smith, but would get along with a ten-man squad...
...across the center line in that time; the old center jump was eliminated. Out of the Midwest and the far West came firehouse basketball and the fast break. The old distinction between forwards and guards was now all but forgotten. As coach of the New York (pro) Knickerbockers, Lapchick now spends most of his time setting up defenses to hold the opposition under 75 points, figuring that if he can hold them to so "low" a score he has a good chance...