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LAFAYETTE JEFF BRONCHOS

The Bronchos File

Formed: 1910-11 is the first documented season of basketball for the Jefferson Bronchos.
Overall Record: 1833-896 .672
Best Season: 34-11 (1920-21)
Career Scoring Leader: David Hanyard (2017) 1598 pts.
Number of 1,000 pt. scorers: 14
Single Game Scoring: 55 Jesse Berry v. Fishers (Jan. 16, 2009)
Most Career Victories: Marion Crawley 482-163 (1942-64 & 1965-67)
All-time Tournament Record: 403-107
1916 1917 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1928 1930 1931
1932 1933 1935 1937 1938 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954
Sectional 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
(69)
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1974 1975
1976 1977 1980 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1990 1991
1992 1993 1996 2000 2002 2004 2008 2010 2021
1921 1937 1940 1941 1946 1948 1950 1951 1952 1954
Regional 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965
(38) 1967 1970 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1980 1982
1984 1985 1986 1988 1990 1992 1993 1996
Semi-State 1948 1950 1951 1952 1956 1957 1963 1964 1967 1974
(12) 1992 1996
State (3) 1916 1948 1964
Conference(s): North Central (1926-2004 & 2014-present), Hoosier Crossroads (2004-14)
Conference Titles: 13
NCC (12): 1935, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1964, 1967, 1968, 2001, 2003, 2019, 2020
Hoosier Crossroads (1): 2008
IHSAA Classification: 4A
Gymnasium:
Current: Marion Crawley Athletic Center (1969-present)
Past: Lafayette YMCA & Lafayette Armory (1910-1928), Jefferson H.S. Gym (1928-69)
Indiana All-Stars: 16
***Jim Hammel served as Head Coach of the Indian All-Stars in 1993.
Mr. Basketball: 3 (Bob Masters 1948, Denny Brady 1964, Mark Jewell 1986)
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
1. Jewell Young ’32 1964 9. Joe Dienhart ’22 1971
2. Paul Neuman ’21 1974 10. Joe Heath ’53 1993
3. Bob Masters ’48 1991 11. Terry Stillabower ’64 2016
4. Clement Crowe ’22 1966 12. Jim Hammel (HC)
5. Dennis Blind ’51 1995 13. A.B. Masters (HC)
6. Danny Brady ’64 2006 14. Marion Crawley (HC)
7. Edward Elliott ’32 1987 15. Gene Miiller (HC)
8. Jeff Washburn ’72 2011

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