As we begin to wind down the centennial project we would like to share some of the information we found while researching the Men’s Basketball team and talk about the overall process. As a group we decided to choose to research the history of the men’s basketball team because we are all avid fans of the game and wanted to learn more about the history of the team at our school. The time periods we focused on ranged from the 1951 team to the more modern teams in men’s basketball history. A difficulty when trying to find information about the history about Bowling Green’s men’s basketball team was that the best years were in the late 1940’s to 1950’s. With the “glory” years being so long ago there weren’t as many media sources to find information about the individuals on these teams.
We were able to interview some very interesting and important individuals in the history of the men’s basketball program. Austin Hunt was able to interview Dr. Crystal “Boo” Ellis (Above Right, shown with Mac Otten) who played during the 1950’s. During that time we learned that Bowling Green was a division one powerhouse who played a schedule across the entire country. Christopher Binckley interviewed former assistant coach Jim Lessig who coached from 1966-68 before moving on to the Cleveland Cavaliers. We learned that Mr. Lessig’s most memorable moment was almost defeating Marquette University in our last NCAA tournament appearance. Mark Chipperfield was able to interview former head coach Jim Larranaga (Below) who coached from 1986-1997 before later leading George Mason to a final four appearance. We learned that during the time he coached the MAC conference as a whole had its greatest success in producing consistent NBA talent.
Members of this group include: Chris Binckley, Mark Chipperfield, and Austin Hunt
We were able to interview some very interesting and important individuals in the history of the men’s basketball program. Austin Hunt was able to interview Dr. Crystal “Boo” Ellis (Above Right, shown with Mac Otten) who played during the 1950’s. During that time we learned that Bowling Green was a division one powerhouse who played a schedule across the entire country. Christopher Binckley interviewed former assistant coach Jim Lessig who coached from 1966-68 before moving on to the Cleveland Cavaliers. We learned that Mr. Lessig’s most memorable moment was almost defeating Marquette University in our last NCAA tournament appearance. Mark Chipperfield was able to interview former head coach Jim Larranaga (Below) who coached from 1986-1997 before later leading George Mason to a final four appearance. We learned that during the time he coached the MAC conference as a whole had its greatest success in producing consistent NBA talent.
Members of this group include: Chris Binckley, Mark Chipperfield, and Austin Hunt
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