Lewis & Clark College

Coached by Jim Goddard, the men’s basketball team went to the NAIA National Championship, winning two games before falling to Western Carolina; 23-6 overall record, 13-2 in league play, first place in Conference; the .793 win percentage is one of the best in the history of the sport in Palatine Hill; team featured first team All-American Jim Boutin who led the team in scoring, averaging 19.3 points per game. 

Bud Smith, Coach Jim Goddard, Ron Hergert, Jim Boutin, Mike Vermillion, Al Leake, Bob Fox, Bill Hasslen, Paul Bishop, Dennis Ferguson, Dick Montgomery, Vic Ellis, Bill Maurer.