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Valdosta State College Basketball 1986-87, 1987

 Item
Collection number: 10428/2286

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

  • 1987

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 1986-87. Program. Valdosta State University, 1987. Gulf South NCAA, Division II. 20 pages.

Valdosta State’s All-Conference players Leon Jones and Marlon Jones, are pictured on the cover. Jones and Jones were chosen to this year’s preseason All-Conference team and are being counted on to lead the Blazers to successful 1986-87 cam- paign. The cover was designed by Bill Malone who is a 1974 graduate of VSC. Photos were taken by Ken Klanicki.

Staff Tommy Thomas; Steve Roberts; James Dominey; Rick Stukes; Kerry Wildes; Dave Zammit; Mike Patrick; Patsy Wildes; Frank Wiley;

Players Mike Brown; Anthony Bryant; Leon Jones; Marlon Jones; Mike Oxford; Bruce Patton-Roark; Terry Swinson; Willie Walton; Walt Webb; Mark Wienbarg;

Repository Details

Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)