Syracuse Basketball 1900-1909 |
Team Record | 61-45 0.575 |
Post Season | None |
Style | Lineups differed significantly game to game, and substitutions were very rare. Syracuse played virtually only man to man defense. Positions weren't well defined as the same player easily switched from guard to forward to center. Star players still did virtually all the shooting, and there were designated free throw shooters who took all the penalty shots for a team. There were two to three players on a team who were defensive specialists. Defense was very rugged and physical. |
Player of the Decade | Art Powell. Powell is generally regarded as one of the outstanding basketball players of that era for all schools. |
Best Individual Season | |
Best Team | 1907-08. A more mature schedule and program, the team went 10-3. The 1904-05 team with Art Powell and the Buffalo connection deserve recognition. |
Top Scorer | Probably Art Powell, who scored 299+ points. Possibly George Kirchgasser |
Top Rebounder | n/a |
Top Assists | n/a |
Coach (1) | No Coach 3 years 6-13 .316 |
John A.R. Scott 7 years 55-32 .632 | |
All Decade Team | |
Guard |
Eddie Dollard |
Guard |
George Kirchgasser |
Forward |
Matt Lee |
Forward |
George Redlein |
Center |
Art Powell |
Honorable Mentions | |
Best Shooter | Matt Lee. Solid shooter late in the decade. |
Fan Favorite | Art Powell. He was the team leader, and brought the whole unit together (guys he played AAU basketball with followed him to Syracuse). |
Most Exciting Player | Art Powell |
Best Defensive Player | Eddie Dollard |
Top Competition |
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Team | Games |
Wins |
Losses |
Colgate | 16 |
8 |
8 |
Rochester | 9 |
6 |
3 |
Williams | 7 |
3 |
4 |
Penn | 6 |
2 |
4 |
St. Lawrence | 6 |
3 |
3 |
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