Hall of Fame

Evansville made its return to the championship stage in 1964 as the team went 26-3 with triumphs over New Mexico State, Arizona and Purdue.  The team rolled through the NCAA Tournament, with its closest game being a 64-59 win over Southern Illinois in the second round.  UE clinched the championship on March 13, 1964, defeating Akron, 72-59.

The 1963-64 team members were: Wayne Boultinghouse, Buster Briley, Paul Bullard, Dave Cox, Larry Denton, Ed Coleman, Ron Eberhard, Dave Green, Russ Grieger, Robert Hermeyer, Larry Humes, Larry Isley, Allen McCutchan, Jerry Sloan, Jim Smith, Sam Watkins and Ed Zausch.  Humes was the leading scorer while Sloan (13.9) and Briley (13.5) were just behind.  Sloan paced the team with 11.6 caroms per contest.