Page 11 - The History of Lafayette Area Boys Basketball

Alonzo Goldsberry

High School: Wingate (1920) College: Wabash (1924) Induction: 1972
1. 4-year Varsity basketball player at Wingate.
2. Played basketball & baseball at Wabash College.
a. Captain of Wabash Basketball Team that won the 1924 National
Championship.
3. Coached basketball at Indpls. Shortridge, South Bend Adams, & Wabash College.
a. Also served as assistant baseball & football coach @ Wabash.

Fred Gorman

High School: Burnettsville College: Indiana Law School (1916) Induction: 1999
1. Teacher, Athletic Director, & Vice Principal @ Arsenal Tech.
2. Instrumental in getting the IHSAA to move the State Tournament to Indianapolis
on a permanent basis.

Ray Green

High School: Madison (1948) College: Hanover (1952) Induction: 2001
1. Basketball coach at Frankfort High School during the 1966-67 season.
2. Head coach at Austin (1952-58), Silver Creek (1958-64 & 1968-71),
Connersville (1964-66), and Frankfort (1966-67) high schools.
a. Career record of 230-170.
b. Won four Sectionals & one Regional
3. As a player, led the Madison Cubs to Sectional titles in 1947 & 1948
and a 1948 Regional title.
4. 4-year letterman at Hanover College.
5. Sagamore of the Wabash award recipient.

Bill Greve

High School: Waveland (1955) College: Purdue (1959) Induction: 2018
1. Graduated as career scoring leader @ Waveland w/ 1777 pts.
2. Led Waveland to two Sectional titles & 2 Montgomery County Tournament titles.
3. Played basketball @ Purdue for Ray Eddy & is credited w/ the first
“double/double” in Boilermaker history.

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