Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ORIGINAL LAYOUT

SAVE THIS COPY. IT WILL HELP YOU KEEP BASKETBALL IN FOCUS ALL SEASON LONG

THE AMERICAN GAME 26
Exciting basketball is here. By ROY TERRELL

THE BATTLEGROUNDS 30
Three of the newest campus field houses IN COLOR

ART ON THE COURT 35
The skills and strategy that enliven the game

NOTHING COULD BE FINER... 72
The national champions IN COLOR

DIXIE'S YANKEE HERO 75
New Yorker Frank McGuire. By GERALD HOLLAND

BASKETBALL'S MOODS 86
The men and the game, painted by RUSSELL HOBAN

THE FIGURES TELL A STORY 93
Which conference plays the best ball?

THE 24-SECOND RULE 96
Should colleges use it? A debate by two coaches

SCOUTING REPORTS OF EVERY MAJOR COLLEGE CONFERENCE 43-70

BY CONFERENCES

IVY LEAGUE 44
MID-AMERICAN 44
ATLANTIC COAST 46
BIG EIGHT 49
SKYLINE 50
SOUTHERN 50
WEST COAST 52
ROCKY MOUNTAIN 52
YANKEE 54
BORDER 54
MISSOURI VALLEY 56
SOUTHEASTERN 59
OHIO VALLEY 60
MIDDLE ATLANTIC 60
PACIFIC COAST 62
SOUTHWEST 65
BIG TEN 66
INDEPENDENTS 68

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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

NEWS FROM THE FOOTBALL FRONT AND THE DAVIS CUP TASK FORCE 16-21

PRO PARADE 6
PIGSKIN PANORAMA 8
SCOREBOARD 10
FISHERMAN'S CALENDAR 12
FROM THE FLYWAYS 12
COMING EVENTS 13
EVENTS & DISCOVERIES 22
BONNIE PRUDDEN 99
CARDS ON THE TABLE 101
HOTBOX 102
THE 19TH HOLE 103
PAT ON THE BACK 104

Acknowledgments on page 8

TWO PHOTOS

EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS

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