Valdosta State College Basketball 1987-88, 1988
Scope and Contents
The men’s Basketball Team, first the Rebels and then the Blazers after 1972, was formed and played its first season in 1959 with coach Gary Colson (see Baseball 16/2/2). In 1968, coach Jimmy Melvin took over and in 1971 James Dominey, current Blazer’s coach, got the job. The Men’s Basketball Collection contains, schedules, promotional materials, annual programs, clippings and correspondence. The summer basketball camp is also documented.
Dates
- 1988
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research
Extent
From the Collection: 2.0 Boxes
From the Collection: 1.0 items
Language
From the Collection: English
Overview
Valdosta State College Basketball 1987-88. Program. Valdosta State University, 1988. Gulf South NCAA, Division II. 18 pages.
Valdosta State’s beautiful basketball facility is pictured on the cover. Upper deck seating added last year brings the capacity to 5,350 for basketball. The arena is among the finest in the Gulf South Conference. The photo and others in this brochure were taken by VSC photographer Derek Pickup.
Staff Tommy Thomas; James Dominey; Rick Stukes; David Corder; Steve Roberts; Chris Beckham; Tom Bair; Xavier Godfrey; Mike Smith; Frank Wiley; Deborah McBeath; Paul DeGrood; Larry Lampert; Mike Cavan; Nicky Balanis; Lisa Pinder; Steve Roberts; Chris Beckham; John Hansen; Jim Rudd;
Players Robert Bendolph; Travis Benton; Tim Wyatt; Derek Hicks; Mike Meschede; Juan Washington; Cedric Davis; Ben Powell; Buck Williams; Mike Flynn;
Repository Details
Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)
archives@valdosta.edu