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The Hornets File

Formed: First basketball team played during the 1910-11 school year.
Overall Record: 1422-1041-1 .577
Best Season: 26-1 (1945-46)
Career Scoring Leader: Mickey McGill (2000) 1813 pts.
Number of 1,000 pt. scorers: 17
Single Game Scoring: 50 Garry Kamstra v. Delphi (Jan. 8, 1972)
Most Career Victories: Mike Jones 207-95 (1964-77)
All-time Tournament Record: 156-105
Sectional (19) 1937 1946 1947 1948 1951 1958 1959 1962 1969 1970
1971 1975 1981 1990 1992 2002 2014 2015 2020
Regional (5) 1947 1969 1970 1971 2002

Semi-State (1) 2002
State (1) 2002

Clinton County Tournament Titles: 81939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1957
Conference(s): Hoosier (1947-77), Midwest (1977-89), Hoosier Heartland (1989-present)
Conference Titles: 23
Hoosier (10): 1948, 1953, 1958, 1959,
1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975
Midwest (3): 1980, 1987, 1988
Hoosier Heartland (10): 1991, 1992, 1993,
1997, 1999, 2001,
2013, 2014, 2016,
2019
IHSAA Classification: 2A
Gymnasium: Un-named
Indiana All-Stars: 3
1. Phil Buck (1947)
2. Martin Horn (1948)
3. Garry Kamstra (1972)
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***The 1 Indiana All-Star Team (1939) was coached by Rossville’s Head Coach, Tom Downey. They
played the Frankfort Hot Dogs’ 1939 State Championship team.
State’s Leading Scorer: Gene Milner (1963) 30.6 ppg
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame:
1. Bob Igney ‘37 1991
2. Gene Milner ’63 2007
3. Phil Buck ’47 1983
4. Ward Brown ’35 1981
5. Mike Jones (HC) 2005
6. Larry Hobbs (HC) 1977
7. Clyde Lyle (HC) 1969

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