SMU Basketball Nostalgia

[WildBillPony]

I lived in Mcelvaney on the 2nd floor on the side also occupied by several of the basketball players in 1970-71. One evening, I once told a scary "spook" story that I had picked up from someone to Clayton Korver and another pretty tall player. We set the mood by keeping the room almost completely dark with a single flashlight on, and those two guys got under the covers in one of their beds. They were literally shaking under the covers. It was the funniest thing. After it was over, Clayton continued to bring "victims" into his room and would have me scare them with the story. I had other episodes with Clayton and his roommate, Rick Fleetwood. Needless to say, I didn't miss too many basketball games in those days

[Bergermeister]

Other than the '63 Cotton Bowl year, was more of a bball fan in the Doc Hayes era. Listened to all the games on radio .

Jay Randolph - voice of the Mustangs. (KLIF I believe)

[arekp01]

Willie Davis ill-advised spin move. Tony Heard corner 3. Jeryl Sasser misses 2 GW FTs. That was my first ever game at Moody. Just the beginning of many in-person buzzer-beater heartbreaks. Markell Humphrey 75-footer in particular comes to mind.

[No Quarter]

The several comments by Arkpony, except I did not make it to the game with San Francisco. Was Art Barnes the MVP in that tournament?

A little later it was fun watching Max Williams play - and watching the expressions on Doc Hayes face when Williams had the ball.

[Glenn Sosbee]

I remember the Sonny Allen days when my dad would take me to Moody. Few people could penetrate the lane like the coach's son Billy Allen. Jeff Swanson wasn't bad either in the post, and of course, who could forget the great Ira Terrell. SMU has a lot of basketball tradition and it's a wonderful feeling to see the ponies rise to prominence again. These are the good old days. Can't wait till March! I love you, Larry!

[Charleston Pony]

I remember the Sonny Allen days when my dad would take me to Moody. Few people could penetrate the lane like the coach's son Billy Allen. Jeff Swanson wasn't bad either in the post, and of course, who could forget the great Ira Terrell. SMU has a lot of basketball tradition and it's a wonderful feeling to see the ponies rise to prominence again. These are the good old days. Can't wait till March! I love you, Larry!

Billy was a nice little PG in the run Sonny run era. Can't remember whether Reggie Franklin was one of his players, but I remember a buzzer beater tip in by Reggie that was pretty exciting