Page 6 - The History of Lafayette Area Boys Basketball

Everett N. Case

High School: Anderson (1917) College: Central Normal College (1933) Induction: 1968
1. 726 total wins during a coaching career that spanned from 1922-1965
2. Amassed a 385-99-1 record at Frankfort from 1922-31 & 1935-42.
a. 4 State Titles (1925, 1929, 1936, 1939)
b. State Runner-up team in 1924
c. Led team to 13 State Finals appearances
d. Won 15 Sectional & 14 Regional championships
e. Won 3 Semi-State championships
3. Hired as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at North Carolina State in 1946.
a. Record of 377-134 (18 seasons) at NC State.
b. Coached 10 Southern Conference championship teams.
c. Won 4 Atlantic Coast Conference titles.
d. Started & hosted the “Dixie Classic,” winning 7 titles
e. Wolfpack teams qualified for 5 NCAA Tournaments and 2 NIT tournaments
f. 3-time ACC “Coach-of-the Year”
4. Credited w/ the tradition of “cutting down the nets” after winning a basketball championship
5. Inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1964
6. Inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1968
7. Inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.

Marvin Cave

High School: French Lick (1943) College: Butler (1948) Induction: 1994
1. Head Coach at Frankfort High School from 1952-56.
a. Won 3 Sectional titles at Frankfort.
b. His 1953-54 Hot Dogs defeated both Milan (State Champ)
& Muncie Central (Runner-up) during regular season.
2. In addition to Frankfort, he served as Head Coach at Worthington
and Decatur Central high schools.
3. As a player, led French Lick H.S. to 20-win seasons in 1941-42 & 1942-43.
4. Played college basketball at Indiana State (1944), Berea College
(1945), & Butler (1946-48).

Maurice Chadwick

High School: Crawfordsville (1920) College: Wabash (1925) Induction: 1971
1. Played 2 years @ New Richmond & 2 years @ Crawfordsville.
2. Played basketball @ Wabash College & was a member of the Little Giants
“mythical” National Championship Team.
3. Played professional basketball for 11 years w/ the New York Celtics, Fort Wayne
K of C, & Akron Firestone.
4. Gymnasium @ Wabash College is named in his honor.

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