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...center Merle McClung scored 23 points, hitting nine of eleven shots and employing his patented over-the-head flip with devastating effectiveness. Keith S edlacek scored 20, although his jump shot was not functioning exceptionally well. Barry Williams had 15 points...
Almost as unusual as a bad Harvard hockey team is a good Harvard basketball team, but that seems to be in the cards for next year too. Back from the best squad in years will be 6-5 All-Ivy center Merle McClung, 6-4 forward Barry Williams, one of the best rebounders in the league, and all four of the top guards. To add to the Crimson's backcourt depth, freshman captain Gene Dressler averaged over 20 points this year...
...League selection was not the only honor for McClung. The Eastern College Athetic Conference named him to its All-East Team of the Week for his 39-point performance against Dartmouth, and his teammates voted him Most Valuable Player for the season...
...McClung's 436 points set a Harvard single-season record, and his 39 points against Dartmouth broke the Harvard record for a single game by six. He also set new Crimson records for most field goals in a season, most field goals in a season of Ivy League play, and highest season average, 19.8 points per game...
Always a consistent shooter, McClung scored most heavily during the start of the Ivy League season. He racked up 30 points in the Crimson's upset over Princeton and only twice during the entire 22-game season did he full to break 15 points in a game...