History

History: 1957 Championship

1957 National AAU Tournament
March 25-30 in Denver, Colorado
Final Standings
  1. Air Force All Stars
  2. Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif.
  3. Peoria Cats, Peoria, Ill.
  4. Buchan Bakers, Seattle, Wash.

Box Score, Championship Game
Air Force All Stars (87)

Player FG FT PF TP
Dick Boushka 5 5 4 15
Don Bragg 0 2 4 2
Jim Coshow 2 7 1 11
Max Hooper 0 0 0 0
Allen Kelley 2 0 0 4
Henry McDonald 0 0 0 0
Ron Tomsic 6 14 1 26
Ray Warren 4 2 4 10
Richard Welsh 5 3 4 13
Ed White 1 4 1 6
Total 25 37 19 87


Olympic Club (74) San Francisco, California

Player FG FT PF TP
Barry Brown 2 3 3 7
George McLoughlin 0 0 0 0
Russ Lawler 6 3 1 15
Carl Boldt 2 2 4 6
Phil Vukiecevich 3 0 3 6
Tom Meschery 6 6 3 18
Ramon Bell 0 0 0 0
Ed Romanoff 0 0 1 0
James Young 0 2 1 2
Al Lavin 8 4 5 20
Totals 27 20 21 74


Box Score, Consolation Game
Buchan Bakers (71) Seattle, Washington

Player FG FT PF TP
Doyle Perkins 4 0 1 8
Ron Patnoe 2 0 2 4
R.C. Owens 5 3 1 13
Marv Adams 1 0 1 2
Les Whittles 3 0 2 6
Warren Moyles 3 0 2 6
Dick Stricklin 4 2 3 10
Charlie Koon 0 0 1 0
Ed Halberg 7 1 3 15
Dean Parsons 2 3 3 7
Totals 31 9 19 71


Peoria Cats (76) Peoria, Illinois

Player FG FT PF TP
John Prudhoe 1 1 3 3
James Bingham 1 1 1 3
William Johnson 5 2 0 12
Howard Crittenden 1 5 4 7
David Plunkett 2 3 1 7
Allen Kelley 3 0 0 6
Edward Solomon 4 0 0 8
Charles Wolfe 6 1 1 13
B.H. Born 8 1 3 17
Totals 31 14 13 76


Box Score, Semifinal Game
Buchan Bakers (63) Seattle, Washington

Player FG FT PF TP
Doyle Perkins 3 2 1 8
Ron Patnoe 4 5 2 13
R.C. Owens 3 0 1 6
Marv Adams 1 1 1 3
Les Whittles 0 0 1 0
Warren Moyles 0 0 1 0
Dick Stricklin 1 3 2 5
Charlie Koon 6 0 4 12
Ed Halberg 2 5 5 9
Dean Parsons 2 3 1 7
Totals 22 19 19 63


Air Force All Stars (84)

Player FG FT PF TP
Dick Boushka 7 8 3 22
Don Bragg 2 1 0 5
Jim Coshow 3 3 2 9
Max Hooper 1 0 1 2
Allen Kelley 1 2 1 4
Henry McDonald 1 0 1 2
Ron Tomsic 6 8 3 20
Ray Warren 3 4 3 10
Richard Welsh 4 2 0 10
Ed White 0 0 0 0
Total 28 28 14 84

Box Score, Quarterfinal Game
Buchan Bakers (67) Seattle, Washington

Player FG FT PF TP
Doyle Perkins 4 1 1 9
Ron Patnoe 1 0 0 2
R.C. Owens 2 0 3 4
Marv Adams 1 0 3 2
Les Whittles 0 2 0 2
Warren Moyles 2 1 0 5
Dick Stricklin 5 1 2 11
Charlie Koon 7 5 4 19
Ed Halberg 1 5 1 7
Dean Parsons 3 0 3 6
Totals 26 15 17 67

Vickers Oilers (63) Wichita, Kansas

Player FG FT PF TP
Cleo Littleton 4 4 2 12
Art Helms 1 2 3 4
Dan Swartz 2 1 3 5
Nick Romanoff 1 2 0 4
Swede Halbrook 4 2 1 10
Don Boldebuck 3 0 0 6
Lester Lane 3 5 2 11
Oscar Ziemba 3 0 1 6
Nick Revon 2 1 1 5
Don Laswell 0 0 0 0
Totals 23 17 13 63

Box Score, First Round
Buchan Bakers (79) Seattle, Washington

Player FG FT PF TP
Doyle Perkins 2 0 1 4
Ron Patnoe 1 2 1 4
R.C. Owens 3 0 2 6
Marv Adams 3 7 3 13
Les Whittles 4 2 1 10
Warren Moyles 2 0 1 4
Dick Stricklin 2 0 4 4
Charlie Koon 6 0 1 12
Ed Halberg 6 0 4 12
Dean Parsons 3 4 5 10
Totals 32 15 23 79


Milford Chiefs (66) Milford, Connecticut

Player FG FT PF TP
Harry Bosley 0 0 1 0
James Callaway 3 3 2 9
Ronald Harris 5 9 4 19
Jack Katrick 0 4 2 4
Clarence Thomas 7 5 3 19
Robert Osborne 5 5 3 15
Gus Seaman 0 0 1 0
Totals 20 26 16 66


AAU All-Americans (all-tournament team) for 1957

R.C. Owens, Buchan Bakers
Dick Boushka, Air Force All Stars
Ron Tomsic, Air Force All Stars
Dick Welsh, Air Force All Stars
Barry Brown, San Francisco Olympic Club
Russ Lawler, San Francisco Olympic Club
B. H Born, Peoria Cats
Howie Crittendon, Peoria Cats
Bill Reigel, Lake Charles, La., McDonald Scots
Carroll Williams, Army All Stars

First Round (Monday and Tuesday)


Westside Ford, Seattle, Wa., 82, Sanitary Dairy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 69 (replay of disputed game won by Westside 81-53)
Navy All-Stars, 75, Locker Markets, Long Beach, Calif., 63
Milford Chiefs, Milford, Conn., 79, Allen-Bradley, Milwaukee, Wisc., 77
Becker’s, Ogden, Ut., 61, Aldom-Harsch Lumber, Sterling, Colo., 52
Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif., 71, Dreger Stars, Philadelphia, Pa., 65
McDonald Scots, Lake Charles, La., 2, Boeing Bombers, Wichita, Kans., 0 (forfeit)
Joliet 7-Up, Joliet, Ill., 63, Gibbs Vikings, Jacksonville, Fla., 54
Marion Kay, Brownstown, Ind., 67, Marines All-Stars, 63
Air Force All Stars, 94, M-C Wine, Columbus, Ohio, 64
Army All Stars, 107, Quachita Baptist College, Arkadelphia, Ark., 76

First round byes: –
Phillips 66ers, Buchan Bakers, Peoria Cats, Wichita Vickers, Akron Goodyears. Denver D-C Truckers

Second Round (Wednesday)

Buchan Bakers 79, Milford Chiefs 66
Wichita Vickers 102, Navy All Stars 69
Air Force All Stars 100, Joliet 7-Up 76
McDonald Scots 78, Denver D-C Truckers 72
Peoria Cats 87, Westside Ford 73
Army All Stars 86, Goodyear Wingfoots 66
Olympic Club 82, Marion Kay 66
Phillips Oilers 92, Ogden Beckers 69

Quarterfinals (Thursday)

Buchan Bakers 67, Wichita Vickers 63
Olympic Club 82, Phillips Oilers 61
Peoria Cats 82, Army All Stars 67
Air Force All Stars 79, McDonald Scots 68

Semifinals (Friday)

Air Force All Stars 84, Buchan Bakers 63
Olympic Club 70, Peoria Cats 61

Consolation (Saturday)

Peoria Cats 76, Buchan Bakers 71

Championship (Saturday)

Air Force All Stars 87, Olympic Club 74