Alcalá 1968

HOPES

"Super-Soph" Neal Schram hooks for 2 digits as teammate Dural Carpender looks on.

At the opening whistle of the 1967-1968 basketball season, Coach Phil Woolpert, suited up eight returning lettermen. In the first game against Cal Poly, Rick Cabrera brought a 65-50 victory over the Broncos. Against Pepperdine, defeat came in a close 80-78 score as the Wave forward, Steve Ebey, scored 29 points. Always a highlight in the season schedule is the cross-town rivalry with San Diego State College. Durel Carpenter scored 17 points but these were not enough to prevent a 69-50 loss to the number one-rated Aztecs. The game was played in the new San Diego Sports Arena-the first time college teams had played a prelim to a pro basketball game. The Los Angeles Lakers and the San Diego Rockets brought out a large crowd. At Fresno State. Sophomore Neal Schram scored 23 points. but not enough to over– come the final deficit of 87-67.

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