The Buchan Bakers was an amateur basketball team located in Seattle, Washington and competed in the National Industrial Basketball League . The Bakers were one of the most popular teams of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), rising to fame in 1957 when the beat the Phillips 66ers in the AAU tournament final. The team was sponsored by the Buchan Baking company, thus they adopted their name. During the 1955-56 season, the Buchan Bakers traveled to Asia , playing teams from Japan, China and they were the first AAU basketball team to play against Eastern European teams during the Cold War .
38-873: The Buchan Bakers were active for 13 seasons winning the National AAU Championship , the Northwest AAU title six times, representing the United States in trips to Asia, Europe and behind the Iron Curtain. In addition, the Bakers, with their three years in the National Industrial Basketball League, had been Seattle's first national sports franchise. The Buchan Bakers were founded in 1948, when Warren Bud Howard convinced George Buchan and his Buchan Baking Company to sponsor his basketball team in
76-502: A Washington Husky he scored 1,336 points, was twice a team captain , and earned numerous all-conference and all-district honors. He dropped out of school before the start of the 1957–58 season in order to preserve his NCAA eligibility; the school had been caught violating recruiting regulations the year before and were going to be placed in a one-year postseason ban. However he returned to graduate and later went on to post graduate work at UCLA. During his collegiate career he played for
114-421: A 10-2 lead, but after the Bakers closed the gap, the game remained close throughout. The game featured rough play and cold shooting, and neither team led by more than three points the rest of the way. With two-and-one-half minutes left, the score was tied 57-57 and Buchan's coach Frank Fidler decided to hold on for the last shot. With 29 seconds left, Fidler called time out and set up a play for George Swyers to take
152-703: A 6-foot, 4-inch forward from Washington State, and Carl Boldt, a 6-foot, 5-inch forward from the University of San Francisco. Boldt had played on the USF team with Bill Russell that had won the NCAA championship in 1956. The Bakers fell to the Phillips 66ers in the quarterfinals of the National AAU tournament, 71-61. Finally for the 1958-59 season, when the team was accepted into the National Industrial Basketball League. The league featured
190-574: A single final format, apart from some occasions that the winner's tournament had been decided by a round robin format. Later, professional players like David Robinson , Larry Brown , and Gregg Popovich were crowned champions of the AAU. Popovich and Robinson represented the U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars . Between 1920 and 1950, some of the strongest basketball teams in the United States were sponsored by corporations, including Phillips 66 , 20th Century Fox , Safeway Inc. , Caterpillar Inc. , and others. By
228-545: Is an American former basketball player known for his college career at the University of Washington in the 1950s. He was an NCAA All-American in 1957 as well as a first-team all- Pacific Coast Conference choice in 1958. A native of Seattle, Washington , Boin starred at Franklin High School , guiding his team to a state championship as a junior in 1954 before embarking on his college career. In Boin's three seasons as
266-577: The Amateur Athletic Union 's Buchan Bakers and won an AAU national championship with them during the 1955–56 season. He was selected in the NBA draft in both 1958 ( St. Louis Hawks ) and 1959 ( Detroit Pistons ) but never played in the league due to a bad back. Boin went into the actuarial business for 33 years and retired in 1998. As of February 2005 he was splitting his time in retirement between Whidbey Island and Palm Desert, California . He
304-619: The Buchan Bakers played games in Japan, the Philippines, France, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Spain. During the 1950s, the rosters of the top amateur teams were filled with former college stars, many of whom had been drafted by the NBA, which was still in its formative years. The amateur teams sometimes offered more money than the pro teams as well as the security of full-time employment. AAU basketball
342-21442: The New York Wanderers ) A.J. Abadie, A.C. Abadie, A. Shields, W. Reed, J. Hamill, Deitrich, Meyerhoff, J. Wendelken, G. Greif. 1899 , Brooklyn, NYC: Knickerbocker A.C. New York Weiss, Stripple, Cornish, Keawn, Dietrich, Reuss. 1900 , Madison Square Garden , New York City: Knickerbocker A.C. New York Quigg, Stripple, Brocker, Keawn, Linder, Reuss, Grennhall, Patterson. 1901: at Chicago 1901 , at Chicago, Illinois: Ravenswood Y.M.C.A. Chicago, Illinois Lorentzen, Rechard, Washburne, Albertson, Rowley, Stevens, Krafthefer. 1904 : Francis Field , St. Louis, Missouri: Buffalo (Germans) Y.M.C.A. Buffalo, New York - at St. Louis, Missouri Rhode, Manweiler, Monohan, Hardt, Miller, Redlein. 1910-1914: at Chicago 1910 , Chicago, Illinois: Company F. Portage, Wisconsin, N.F. Sheppard, Mueller, Ebert, Janda, Hinickle, S. Ernsperger, Swenholt, Harbor, Abell, F. Ernsperger, Schneider. 1913 , Chicago, Illinois: Cornell (Armour Playground), Chicago, Illinois A. Pressler, W. Pressler, Feeney, Johnson, Freeling, Kohfeldt. 1914 , Chicago, Illinois: Cornell (Armour Playground), Chicago, Illinois 1915: at San Francisco 1915 , San Francisco, California: Olympic Club of San Francisco, San Francisco, California Berndt, J. Gilbert, R Gilbert, Stadfeldt, Schugert, Miller, Kemp. 1916 and 1917: at Chicago 1916 , Chicago, Illinois: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Dorton, Warner, Thorum, Smith, Breiben, Romney, Van Pelt, Clark, Parker, Goodrich. 1917 , Chicago, Illinois: Illinois A.C. Chicago, Illinois Kohfeldt, Elliot, D. Holland, Greisel, Cochrane, Feeney, A. Pressler (Capt), Frieling, W. Pressler, Egan. 1919: at Los Angeles 1919 , Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles A.C. Los Angeles, California Swann, Wilson, Laswell, Cooper, Slaighter (Capt.), Cate, Tate, Olney. 1920: at Atlanta 1920 , Atlanta, Georgia: New York University Holman, Goeller, Delaney, Cann, Storey (Capt.), Mooney, Baker. 1921 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Kansas City, A.C. Burrien, Saunders, Lonborg, Moberley, Singer, Davis, De Bernardi. 1922 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Lowe and Campbell, Kansas City Browning, G. Williams, F. Williams, Reeves, Scott, Keyes, Buckner, Davidson. 1923 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Kansas City, A.C. Williams, Trumbo, Harry Viner, Bobby Sanders, Francis Hess, George Reeves, George Williams, Milton Singer, George Browning. 1924 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Butler University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana Paul, Blessing, Strole, Conway, Reichel, Griggs, Keach, Jones, Middlesworth (Capt.), Hooker, Nipper, Harber. 1925 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Washburn College, Topeka, Kansas Brewster, Peterson, Briethaupt (Capt), Lowe, Lonborg, Poart, McLaughlin, Spohn. 1926 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Hillyard, St, Joseph, Missouri Earl Mueller, R. Hillyard D. Goodson, N Hillyard, C. Allen, George Rody, S. De Bernardi, G. Starbuck, John Wulf, R. Mosley, E. Giltner. 1927 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Hillyard, St Joseph, Missouri Starbuck, Loveless, Wulf, Allen, De Bernardi, Mitchel, Hewitt. 1928 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Cook Paint Company, Kansas City Holt, Peterson, Ekstrom, Gordon, Mosley (Capt.), Lecrone, Wingate, DeBernardi. 1929 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Cook Paint Company, Kansas City De Bernadi, Burke, Hewitt, Peterson, Holt, Harrigan, Hale, Gordon, Lamb. 1930 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Henry Clothiers, Wichita, Kansas McBurney, Starbock, Gibbons, Hewitt, Miller, Davis, Dundham, Nonken, Burke. 1931 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Henry Clothiers, Wichita, Kansas Davis, Callahan, Dunham, Scott, Miller, Iba, McBurney, Hoffman, Alexander, Gardner (Capt). 1932 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Henry Clothiers, Wichita, Kansas Miller, Gibbons, Grove, Pickell, Olmstead, Dunham, Calahan. 1933 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Diamond DX Oilers, Tulsa, Oklahoma Chuck Hyatt, Futhey, Jerome, C. Larson, Lantrop, Carlton, H. Larson, Mullins, Art Hyatt. 1934 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Diamond DX Oilers, Tulsa, Oklahoma W. Miller, Willis, Lantrop, Carlton (Capt), Larson, Pickell, Mullins, Hyatt. 1935 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Southern Kansas Stage Lines Fischer, Browning, Piper, Quinn, Wier, Wallenstrom, Praiswater, Meyers, Light. 1936 , Convention Hall , Kansas City: Globe Refiners, McPherson, Kansas Johnson, Ragland, Frank, Gibbons, Wheatley, Vaughan, Dowd, Fortenbury, Schmidt. 1937 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Denver Safeways, Denver, Colorado - Shelton (Capt). Mansweller, Frank, Young, Gruenig, Colvin, Dowell, McCracken, Bauer, Fee. 1938 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Healey Motors, Kansas City Herman Fischer, Francis Johnson, Bud Beiser, Roy Brown, Fred Pralle, Ray Noble, Dick Staab, Frank Groves, Bob Weir. 1939 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Denver Nuggets, Denver, Colorado Bill Ogle, Pete Lentry, Bob Gruenig, Dick Wells, Ted Connelly, Werner Frank, Ralph Bishop, Jack McCracken, Tex Colvin. 1940 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma 1941 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Twentieth Century Foz, Hollywood, Carlifornia Cloyd, Woodward, Weldie, Johnson, Harris, O'Hara, Knowels, Lubin, McGrath, Mollner, Schiefer. Tucker, Pralle, Ebling, Loackard, Martin Hyatt (Amateur Coach), Lewis, Fortenbury, Trowtwein, Grove, Shields. 1942 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: American Legion, Denver, Colorado Strannigan, Harvey, McCracken, Marsh, Marks, Gray, Unger, Lentz, Bob Gruenig . 1943 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma McNatt, Browning, Freiberger, Pralle, Carpenter, Rothman, Nash, Yates. 1944 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Phillips, 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma McNatt, Browning, Tucker, Carpenter, Freiberger, Clar, Pralle, Rothman. 1949 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Oakland Bittners Reimke, Williams, Voss, O'Gara, Barksdale, Fisher, Hanger, Fasholz, Silver, Minor. 1948 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma Beck, Nash, Reneck, Reich, Bob Kurland , Tucker, Carpenter, Beisser, Pitts, Jones. 1947 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma Carpenter, Martin, Stockman, Nash, Eggleston, Perrault, Reneck, Bob Kurland . 1946' , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma Mcnatt, Nash, Carpenter, Martin, Renick, Rothman, Lewis, Reisser. 1945 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma Nash, Rothman, McNatt, Browning, Linderman, Halbert, Carpenter, Yates, Schwartzer. 1954 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Peoria Cats Retherford, Minter, McCabe, Ron Bontemps , Gladson, Penwell, Sheets, Solomon. 1953 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Peoria Cats Ron Bontemps , Freiberger, McCabe, Pippin, Williams, Retherford, Minter, Penwell, Dean, Haarlow. 1952 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Peoria Caterpillar Diesels Ron Bontemps , Freiberger, McCabe, Pippin, Williams, Lafferty, Schmidt, Dempsey. 1951 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Stewart Chevrolet, San Francisco, California Walker, Yardley, Hendricksen, Crandall, Kuzara, Payne, Greenback, Laney, Bullwinkel. 1950 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma Beck, Lipscomb, Bennett, Stanich, Courtney, Bob Kurland , Williams, Tucker, Reich, Pryor. 1955 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma Walsh, Short, Darling, Ford, Houghland, Fuller, Mattick, Buchanan, Rivers. 1956 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Buchan Bakers, Seattle, Washington Parsons, Halberg, Jordan, Swyers, Glowaski, Guisness, B. H. Born , Cipriano, Koon. 1957 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: U.S. Air Force Dick Boushka , Don Bragg , Shag Warren, Ron Tomsic , Dick Welsh, Jim Coshow, Max Hooper, Allen Kelley , Mac McDonald, Eddie White. 1958 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Peoria Cats Bingham, Palmer, B. H. Born , Prudhoe, Plunkett, Schultz, Sullivan, Warden, Lee, Wolfe, A. Kelley, Crittenden, D. Kelley. 1959 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Wichita Vickers Boushka, Swartz, Boldebuck, Lane, Revon, Smith, King, Schramm, Mullen. 1960 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Peoria Cats Boozer, Adams, Prudhoe, Ohi, Crittenden, Plunkett, Kelley, Hill, Woll. 1961 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Cleveland Pipers, Cleveland Adams, Swartz, Sharrar, Taylor, Barnhill, McCollom, Hamilton. 1962 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66 Hagan, Robitallie, Frank, McNeil, Kojis, Thompson, Altenberg, Cole, Bowerman, Jerry Shipp , Price. 1963 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66 Kojis, Jerry Shipp , Hagan, Price, Rascoe, Bowerman, Moran, Frank, Mounts, Pursiful. 1964 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Goodyear Wingfoots Arnold, Beckman, Larry Brown (MVP), Davies, McCaffrey, McCoy, Sharrar, Small, Whiteford, Williams. 1965 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Armed Forces All Stars Sheehan, Meyers, Birkle, Reloff, Connelly, USMC; Fowler, Mahonak, Reid, Vern Benson (MVP), USA; Stowers, USAF; Moor, USN. 1966 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Ford Mustangs Russell (MVP), Clawson, Johnson, Olson, Darden, Curtis, Murrey, Thompson, Tregoning, Washington. 1967 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Akron Goodyear Miller, Jim King , Anderson, Calvin Fowler , Vern Benson , Patterson, McCoy, Corell, Dabich, Hanson. 1968 , Denver Auditorium Arena , Denver, Colorado: Armed Forces All Stars Coach Hal Fisher , USA; S/Sgt. Jones, Manager, USAF: Darius Cunningham , John Clawson, George Carter , Mike Silliman , USA; Mike Redd, Marvin Willet , USMC; John Snipes , James Cole, USN; Mike Barrett (MVP), USN; Ken Bradley , Harry Gilmore , Bill Blair , USAF. 1969-1970: at Macon and Columbia 1969 , Macon, Georgia: Armed Forces All Stars Coach Hal Fisher, USA; Garfield Smith, Ken Washington, Rod McDonald, Mike Silliman, George Collier, Tal Brody , Harold Jeter , Bob Wolf, USA; Howard Hansen, USN; Mike Redd, Jim Meyers, USMC. 1970 , Columbia, South Carolina: Armed Forces All Stars Coach Hal Fisher, USA; Mike Redd, USMC; Mike Sillman, Garfield Smith , Tal Brody, Mike Wolf, Rod MacDonald, Ken Washington , Art Wilmore , Darnell Hillman , USA; Ed Whitehead, USAF. 1971-1973: at Kentucky 1971 , London Kentucky: Armed Forces All Stars Art Wilmore, Don Crenshaw, Bruce Sloan, Darnell Hillman, Jim Oxley, Fram Dumphy, Ron Krayl, Larry Bauer, USA; Chuck Kozak, USMC; Cliff Parsons, USAF; Hal Fisher, Coach, USA, Assistant Mike Krzyzewski , Jim Fox , USA. 1972 , London Kentucky: Armed Forces All Stars Bernie Barnes, Howard Hughes , Cliff Parsons, Ron Richards, Marv Schmitt, Gregg Popovich , USAF; Bill Squires , USMC; Paul Andrews, Don Crenshaw, Tom Daley, USA. 1973 , Ashland, Kentucky: Marathon Oil, Lexington, Kentucky Coaches ScottBaesler, Pat Doyle; Kenny Davis, Jim Lemaster, George Bryant , John Adams, Gene Kirk, Jim Day, Dan Argabright , Ketchel Strauss, Phil Argento , Darryl Dunagan. 1974-1976: at Baton Rouge 1974 , F. G. Clark Center , Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Jacksonville, Florida Coach Lowell Wood; Dan Foster, Rick Coleman, Chip Dublin, Otis Cole, Todd Lolich, Otis Johnson, Lawrence McCray, Abe Steward, Rex Morgan. 1975 , F. G. Clark Center , Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Capital Insulation, Los Angeles, California Louis Smith, Dwight Taylor, Paul Scranton , Larry Hollifield, Billy Jackson, Carl Toney, Richard Darnall, Hugh Fenderson, William Jankans, Robert Murray. 1976 , F. G. Clark Center , Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Athletes in Action, Tustin, California - at Charles Neal, Brad Hoffman, Eldon Lawyer , Randy Allen , David Lower, Doug Oxsen, Irvin Kiffin, Tim Hall, Dan Knight, John Sears. 1985 , Topeka, Kansas: Brewster Heights Packing, Brewster, Washington Coach John J. Pariseau, Assistant Coach Keith Kingsbury, Sponsor Ed Pariseau, Managers, Mike Pariseau, Mark Pariseau ; Eddie Smith, Pete Williams , Brian Kellerman , Jay Triano , John W. Pariseau, Eli Pasquale , Phil Zevenbergen , Mike Terpstra , Eric Brewe , Ray Brooks . 1986 , Topeka, Kansas: Continental/Coors, Houston, Texas Coach Marty Bratton ; Jimmy Gilbert, Greg Anderson, Nick Cucinella, Ron Baxter, Andrew Parker, Ernest Patterson , Alvin Franklin, Kevin Fitchett, Vick Ewing , Steve Sylestine, Harry O'Brian, Greg Skulman . 1987 , Topeka, Kansas: Brewster Heights Packing, Brewster, Washington Coach John J. Pariseau, Assistant Coach Keith Kingsbury, Sponsor Ed Pariseau; John W. Pariseau, Alvin Vaughn, Lorenzo Romar , Jay Triano, Zack Jones, Todd Burton, Phil Zevenbergen , Tom Gneiting, Eddie Smith, Sven Meyers, Ron Vanderschaaf. 1988 , Topeka, Kansas: Brewster Heights Packing, Brewster, Washington Coach John J. Pariseau, Assistant Coach Keith Kingsbury, Sponsor Ed Pariseau; John W. Pariseau, Brian Kellerman, Lorenzo Romar, Phil Hopson, Jay Triano , Dan Weiss, Ricky Brown, Zak Jones, Al Kristmanson, Kevin Sprewer. 1989 , Topeka, Kansas: US Armed Forces - at Topeka, Kansas Coaches Harold Johnson and Bill Carry; Earl Wilson, Kevin Houston, Timothy Wilson, Samural Addison, Kevin Bradshaw, Dion Brown, Raymond Lettstom, K.E. Whittaker, Walter Golden , Willie Linder, Charles Bailey , David Robinson . 1990 , Topeka, Kansas: Sam Ragnone, Attorney - Flint, Michigan - at Topeka, Kansas Coach Sam Ragnone; Joel Ragland , Lamar Edwards, Darrin Fitzgerald, Tom Hawkins, Terry Duerod, Eric Turner, Ray Keiser, Greg Kelser , Lorenzo Orr, Zack Hicks, Rony Thompkins, Ernest Williams. 1991 , Topeka, Kansas: Lafayette Hustlers - Lafayette, Indiana Coach Jim Bower, Ryan Berning , Ricky Hall, Derrick Johnson, Kip Jones , Walter Jordan , John Teague, Shawn Teague, Chad Tucker, Tim Hasley, T. Cutter. 1992 , Topeka, Kansas: Sam Ragnone Attorney - Flint, Michigan Coach Sam Ragnone, Darrin Fitzgerald, Lamar Edwards , Eric Turner, Terry Duerod (MVP), Gilvannie Johnson, Jones, Phil Hubbard , Greg Kelser . 1993 , Topeka, Kansas: USA Verich Reps - Warren, Ohio Coach Louis Cathcart , Derrick Fields , Mergin Sina, Darrin Morningstar , Bill Edwards , Johnny McDole, Louis Geter, Trig Lee, Dapris Owens, Harris, Craig, Hodges. 1994 , Topeka, Kansas: MNS Stars - Kansas City, Missouri Coach Milton R. Bradley, Nate Buntin, Stan Bradley, Aaron Collier , Michael Irvin, Will Scott, Jamal Coleman, Deryl Kearney , Deryl Conningham , Stan Bradley, Jay Boster, Cody, Waters. 1995 , Topeka, Kansas: Team Pella - Des Moines, Iowa Michael Born, Ron Bayless, Brad Pippett, Howard Eaton, Sam Powell, Fred Brown, Paul Doerrfeld. 1996 , Topeka, Kansas: Bankers and Investors-Kansas City, Missouri Coach Riley Maher, Burce Chubick, Eugene Cheadle, Rick Muller, Brian Maher, Dion Barnes, Tom Wald, Ralph Davis, Mac Irvin, Terrance Badgett, Erwin Claggett, Chris Haynes. 1997 , Topeka, Kansas: Marathon Basketball - Joliette, Illinois Coach Mark Simpson, Curt Smith, Erwin Claggett, Willie Murdaugh, Jerald Ryner, Jeff Harris, Steve Showalter, Rick Hughes, Mikki Moore. 1998 , Topeka, Kansas: Pella Windows - Des Moines, IA Coach Michael J. Born, Michael Born, Ron Bayless, Carl Pickett, Brad Pippett, Troy Wade, Tony Harvey, Jeff Hrubes. 1977 , Lake Worth, Florida: Armed Forces All Stars Coach Hal Fisher, Assistant Wilbert Logan; Jyrona Ralston, Robert Sherwin, Eddie Brown, Pierre Russell, James Penn, George Hester, Jerome Benning, Ron Brown, Bobby Young, Richard McGuire, Alfred Forney, L.C. Pierce. 1978 , at London, Kentucky: Christian Youth Center, Joliet Illinois Coach Glen Sergent; Tim Bryant, Dennis Taylor, Steve Clum, Jim Bocinski, Huby Marshall, Jim Calhoun, Frank Kaminsky, Houston Lloyd, Bill Glover. 1979 , Ponca City, Oklahoma: Christian Youth Center, Joliet, Illinois Coach Glen Sergent; Allan Hardy (MVP), Dennis Taylor, Steve Clum, Jim Bocinski, Huby Marshall, Kerry Hughes, Frank Kaminsky, Craig Burtyn, Bill Glover. 1979 and 1980: at Florida 1980 , St. Augustine, Florida: Airliner Basketball Club, Iowa City, Iowa Coach Jim Baker, Assistant Dante Vignaroli, Sponsor Doug Tvedt; Fred Haberecht, Mike Gatens, Neil Fegebank, Glenn Vicnovic, William Mayfield, Clay Hargrave, Rick Engel, Pete Griffin, Tom Norma, Dick Peth, John Hairston, Gary DeCarlo. 1981 , St. Augustine, Florida: Brewster-Heights Packing, Brewster, Washington Coach John J. Pariseau, Assistant Keith Kingsbury, Sponsor Ed Pariseau; Joe Leonard, Mark Scott, Marion Pericin, Tony Barnes, Stan Walker, Todd Burton, Dennis Johnson, Jeff Stoutt, Wayne Smith, Joe Webb. 1982 , Portland Oregon: Brewster Heights Packing, Brewster, Washington Coach John J. Pariseau, Assistant Keith Kingsbury, Sponsor Ed Pariseau; Joe Webb, Eric Brewe, Gene Glenn, Dan Caldwell, Todd Burton, Joe Leonard, Steve Matzen, Rob Visser, Ray Orange, Billy Turney Loos, John Greig, John W. Pariseau. 1983 , Ponca City, Oklahoma: Houston Flyers, Houston, Texas Coach Marty Bratton, Assistant Howard Knight, John Flewellen; Latrell Mitchell, Harry O'Brien, Steve Sylestine, Ed Jeffries, Andrew Parker, Ricky Hooker, Randy Martel, Hiram Harrison, David Marrs, Larry Hendrix, Kenny Austin. 1984 , Las Vegas, Nevada: Paul-Son Dice, Las Vegas, Nevada Coach Larry Keever, Manager Mike Pilz, Sponsor Paul-Son Dice and Card, Inc; Terry Manghum, Alan Holder, Melvin Washington, Bobby Joe Jacobs, Cris Jackson, Armon Gilliam, Mel Bennet, Keith Star, Greg Goorjian, Kenny Harmon, Sam Smith. 1999-2000 at Des Moines 1999 , Sisam Arena , Des Moines, Iowa: Palmer's Tornadoes, Des Moines, IA Coach David Palmer, Sam Crawford, David Palmer, Tim Gill, Lamar Hillsman, Darrel "A.J." Waley, Stan Gouard , Rocky Walls, Wayne Houston, Ed Johnson, Ray Poindexter. 2000 , Sisam Arena , Des Moines, Iowa: Palmer's Tornadoes – Des Moines, IA Coach Stan Gouard, Asst. Coach David Palmer, Wayne Houston ( MVP ), Kevin Sams, Justin Wimmer, Tim Gill, Lonnie Cooper, Tyrone Barksdale, D. Taylor, Carl Pickett, Ed Johnson, M. Stephany. 2001-2005 at Sacramento 2001 , Cosumnes River College , Sacramento, CA: Shell-Widman – Elk Grove, CA Coach David Shell, Shann Ferch ( MVP ), Charles Terrell , Ali Thomas, Robert Richardson, Lossie Mitchell , Thomas Washington , Justin Leslie, Jason Cox, Rich Manning , Tito Addison , Jimmie Carol. 2002 , Cosumnes River College , Sacramento, CA: Posse – San Jose, CA – at Sacramento, California Coach Joe Molina, Asst. Coach Al Gordon, Brian Jones ( MVP ), Wayman Strickland, Champ Wrencher, Darrel Teat, Dave Smith, Chris Samdahl , Steve Ross, Richard Morton, Julius Hicks , Brian Gomez. 2003 , Cosumnes River College , Sacramento, CA: Sunny's Rebels – Seattle, WA Coach Sunny Backlund, Antuan Jones ( MVP ), Jackie Jones, Chuck Johnson, Donald Watts, Brian Dennis, Darnell Taylor, Chris Walcott 2004 , Cosumnes River College , Sacramento, CA: Maine Lobsters, Bangor, Maine Coach Charlie Wilson, Fred Hooks ( MVP ), Demarius Akins, Moses Alvarez, Ed Fontaine, William Genung, Shaun Jackson, Fred Nichols, Rico Redd, TK Reed, Alton "Sonny" Smith, Shannon Taylor, Al Williams 2005 , Cosumnes River College , Sacramento, CA: Mitchell-McKineyz "New Beginnings 4 Youth," Columbus, Ohio Coach Tony Rice, Tony Rice (MVP), Larry Abney, Ben Berry, Tony Givens, Isaac Jefferson , John Spain, Orenthall Strothers , Shannon Swillis, Chad Younger. 2007: NA 2006: NA 2008, Cocoa Beach, Florida: 102 Jamz, Orlando, Florida Brian S, Mike S, Mike E (MVP), Jason, Shawn S, T’here, Pete, Dave 2009, Reno, Nevada: Gold Rush, San Francisco, CA Coach, Rick Lewis : Jovan Harris (MVP), Cardell butler, Xavier McNally , Dean Browne, John Tofi, Johnny Dukes, Reggie Smith , Larry Reggie . The AAU also sent teams to
380-601: The 1955-56 season, the Buchan Bakers traveled to Asia, playing teams from Japan, China and the Philippines. After the season, the Bakers traveled to Europe and were the first AAU basketball team to play behind the Iron Curtain. The team played in Poland and Czechoslovakia, in addition to France, Spain, and Italy. But the teams hopes of traveling to Australia to play in the Olympic Games were swatted away by Bill Russell. As winners of
418-619: The 1956-57 season. Phil Jordon joined the NBA, George Swyers returned home and joined the nearby Akron Goodyear team, Stan Glowaski was called up for military duty, Joe Cipriano started his basketball coaching career, and Bruno Boin returned to the UW. Charlie Koon and Dean Parsons were the key returnees. After seeing how well Elgin Baylor played, Howard recruited Baylor's teammate from the College of Idaho, R. C. Owens . Owens, although only 6-foot, 3-inches tall,
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#1732877056209456-835: The Akron Goodyear Wingfoots, the Phillips 66ers, the Denver D-C Truckers, the Peoria Caterpillars and the Wichita Vickers teams that the Bakers had played regularly in the past several years. The Bakers retained their Pacific Northwest identity with returnees, Charlie Koon and Larry Ramm from Washington, Dick Stricklin from Seattle U, and Larry Beck from Washington State. Carl Boldt from University of San Francisco returned, and Howard recruited two of Boldt's teammates from USF guard Gene Brown and center Art Day. Also from
494-653: The Bakers finished 10-24, which gave them a third-place finish in the three-team Western Division of the NIBL. The Buchan Bakers played their last game March 23, 1961, losing to the Denver D-C Truckers, 107-81, in the quarterfinals of the National AAU Tournament. The National Industrial Basketball League folded after the season and two of its members, the Cleveland Pipers and the New York Tuck Tapers , moved into
532-484: The Bakers, and both he and his father, were given jobs at the bakery. But shortly after Houbregs received his first paycheck, he signed a contract with the Milwaukee Hawks of the NBA. Howard did manage to sign up his supporting cast from the UW Charlie Koon , Joe Cipriano , Mike McCutcheon and Doug McClary , and he enlisted Bill Morris, the UW freshmen coach, to take over coaching. Howard became business manager of
570-565: The Bay Area, guard Carroll Williams joined the team from San Jose State. The Bakers went 10-20 during their first year, finishing in last place. They were eliminated from the National AAU Tournament by the Marines All-Stars 63-62. The rigors of a national schedule proved too much for the two remaining participants in the 1956 National AAU Championship run. Coach Frank Fidler and veteran guard Charlie Koon, citing time away from home and work, left
608-618: The Buchan Bakers after the 1958-59 season. To replace Fidler, Bud Howard hired Gene Johnson, a long-time AAU coach who had guided the McPherson Globe Oilers to the National AAU Championship in 1936 and then had coached the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic Team that year. Howard and Johnson began looking outside the West Coast for talent, and what they gained in player ability they lost in local fan support. The Bakers did obtain
646-587: The NAIAs leading scorer from West Virginia Tech. Dean Parsons, a 6-foot, 8-inch power forward from Washington and Stan Glowaski , a 6-foot, 5-inch guard from Seattle U also joined the Bakers full-time after playing with the team in the AAU tournament the year before But the Bakers season was almost derailed by a new team to the Northwest AAU League which featured Elgin Baylor , a Seattle University recruit sitting out
684-470: The NIBL title 11 of the leagues 14 years of existence. But the goal for all these teams was winning the National AAU Tournament, held each year in Denver. The tournament field was determined by play in regional AAU tournaments, and included the top industrial teams, armed services teams, and often teams just put together for the tournament. Between 1943 and 1963, the Phillips 66ers won the tournament 10 times and
722-605: The National AAU Tournament, the Bakers were invited to a four-team round robin tournament to determine the U.S. Olympic Team. The Bakers lost to the Russell-led College All-Stars and dropped a rematch with Phillips 66ers. Although the Bakers beat the Armed Forces All-Stars, the Bakers were shut out of the Olympic selections. After winning the national championship, many of the key players chose not to return for
760-435: The Northwest AAU League. The three first season until 1951 were not successful and, coach Howard decided to recruit higher-quality players with college experience for the 1951-52 season. The Buchan Bakers that year were led by 6-foot, 8-inch center Rod Gibbs from College of Puget Sound and 5-foot, 7-inch guard Dar Gilchrist from Long Island University. Other members of the team included Jack Ward and Louis Soriano , both from
798-989: The Olympic Trial Games organized before each Olympic tournament. The results of the teams would finally decide the players would play for the USA Team in the Olympics. The playoffs had a massive interest drawing huge crowds to the hosting venues. Similar games were organized for the FIBA World Cups. 1936: Universal Pictures - McPherson Globe Refiners 44-43 1948: Phillips 66ers - Kentucky Wildcats 53-49 1952: Peoria Caterpillars - Kansas University Jayhawks 62-60 1956: Phillips 66ers 1959: NCAA All-Stars (3–0) - Phillips 66ers (2–1) 1901: Buffalo Germans 1950: Denver Chevrolets 1954: Peoria Caterpillars Bruno Boin Bruno Boin (born c. 1937 )
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#1732877056209836-498: The Pasadena Mirror-Glazers to get into the semifinals against Milwaukee Allen-Bradley. The Allen-Bradley team featured 6-foot, 10-inch Terry Rand, an All-American from Marquette, but it was Bruno Boin who was the difference, sinking Milwaukee with deadly long-range hook shots. That set up the championship game with Phillips 66ers, the defending champion, against the unheralded Buchan Bakers. Phillips came out strong, building
874-474: The Peoria Caterpillars won five times. But there was always a chance for a surprise team to slip past the favorites. The Buchan Bakers, long shots at the outset of the tournament, won the national championship in 1956. Other one-time winners included the Oakland Bittners, led by Don Barksdale , in 1949 and Stewart Chevrolet, led by George Yardley , in 1951. The appeal of AAU basketball began to decline in
912-594: The US in international competition But the AAU tournaments came to rise during the 1950s and 1960s with teams like the Phillips 66ers, the Peoria Caterpillars, the Akron Goodyears, the Denver D-C Truckers and the Wichita Vickers. These teams played a full schedule each season, topping 30 games a year and traveling throughout the country. Some of them also helped introduce the American style of basketball to foreign players. In 1956,
950-539: The University of Washington. The Bakers breezed through Northwest League competition and went to the National AAU Tournament in Denver for the first time. Although they lost in the first round, for the Buchan Bakers the season had been a success. In the 1952-1953 next season, the University of Washington basketball team, led by All-American center Bob Houbregs , made it to the NCAA Final Four, and Howard began recruiting all five Husky starters. Houbregs agreed to play for
988-480: The early 1930s, a few teams had earned reputations for basketball excellence and produced AAU All-Americans such as Forrest DeBernardi, Melvin Miller and Chuck Hyatt. In 1936 the significance of the tournament soared as it became integral part of the process to select US first Olympic team. When the stakes became higher, the competition between AAU and NCAA grew more intense as each organization asserted its claim to represent
1026-3976: The early 1960s as the NBA gained prominence with such players as Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain , Elgin Baylor , Oscar Robertson and Jerry West . The NIBL folded in 1961, and with expansion of the NBA and the formation of the American Basketball Association in the late 1960s, the annual National AAU Tournament faded from prominence. 1897 New York 23 Street YMCA (1) ( Round Robin ) 1898 not held 1899 New York Knickerbocker Athletic Club (1) ( Round Robin ) 1900 New York Knickerbocker Athletic Club (2) ( Round Robin ) 1901 Ravenwood YMCA (1) 1902 not held 1903 not held 1904 Buffalo Germans (1) ( Round Robin ) 1905 Kansas City Athletic Club (1) 1910 National Guard Co. F 1911 not held 1912 not held 1913 Armour Square Cornells (1) ( Round Robin ) 1914 Armour Square Cornells (2) 1915 San Francisco Olympic Club (1) 1916 University of Utah Utes (1) 1917 Illinois Athletic Club (1) 1918 not held due to World War I 1919 Los Angeles Athletic Club (1) 1920 New York University Violets (1) 1921 Kansas City Athletic Club (2) 1922 Lowe and Campbell (1) 1923 Kansas City Athletic Club (3) 1924 Butler University Bulldogs (1) 1925 Washburn College Ichabods (1) 1926 Hillyard Chemical Shine Alls (1) 1927 Hillyard Chemical Shine Alls (2) 1928 Cook's Paint Boys (1) 1929 Cook's Paint Boys (2) 1930 Wichita Clothiers (1) 1931 Wichita Clothiers (2) 1932 Wichita Clothiers (3) 1933 Diamond DX Oilers (1) 1934 Diamond DX Oilers (2) 1935 South Kansas Stage Lines (1) 1936 Globe Refiners (1) 1937 Denver Safeway Stores (1) 1938 Healey Motors (1) 1939 Denver Nuggets (2) 1940 Phillips 66ers (1) 1941 20th Century Fox (1) 1942 Denver American Legion (3) 1943 Phillips 66ers (2) 1944 Phillips 66ers (3) 1945 Phillips 66ers (4) 1946 Phillips 66ers (5) 1947 Phillips 66ers (6) 1948 Phillips 66ers (7) 1949 Oakland Bittners (1) 1950 Phillips 66ers (8) 1951 Stewart Chevrolet (1) 1952 Peoria Caterpillars (1) 1953 Peoria Caterpillars (2) 1954 Peoria Caterpillars (3) 1955 Phillips 66ers (9) 1956 Buchan Bakers (1) 1957 U.S. Air Force All-Stars (1) 1958 Peoria Caterpillars (4) 1959 Wichita Vickers (1) 1960 Peoria Caterpillars (5) 1961 Cleveland Pipers (1) 1962 Phillips 66ers (10) 1963 Phillips 66ers (11) 1964 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (1) 1965 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (1) 1966 Ford Mustangs (1) 1967 Goodyear Wingfoots (2) 1968 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (2) 1969 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (3) 1970 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (4) 1971 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (5) 1972 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (6) 1973 Marathon Oil (1) 1974 Jacksonville All-Stars (1) 1975 Capital Insulation (1) 1976 Athletes in Action (1) 1977 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (7) 1978 Joliet Christian Youth Center (1) 1979 Joliet Christian Youth Center (2) 1980 Airliner Basketball Club (1) 1981 Brewster-Heights Packing (1) 1982 Brewster-Heights Packing (2) 1983 Houston Flyers (1) 1984 Paul-Son Dice (1) 1985 Brewster-Heights Packing (3) 1986 Continental/Coors (1) 1987 Brewster-Heights Packing (4) 1988 Brewster-Heights Packing (5) 1989 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (8) 1990 Sam Ragnone Attorney (1) 1991 Lafayette Hustlers (1) 1992 Sam Ragnone Attorney (2) 1993 USA Verich Reps (1) 1994 MNS Stars (1) 1999 Palmer's Tornadoes (1) 2000 Palmer's Tornadoes (2) 2005 The New Beginnings B.C. (1) 1898-1900 at New York 1898 , Madison Square Garden , New York City: 23rd St. Y.M.C.A New York (later known as
1064-408: The last shot. The play went exactly as planned until the ball got to Swyers, who found himself tightly guarded by Burdette Haldorson. Swyers had to twist around the 6-foot, 8-inch defender, and throw up an awkward runner as the horn went off. Incredibly, the ball went through the net and the Buchan Bakers were National AAU Champions. Swyers and Charlie Koon were named to the all-tournament team. During
1102-452: The newly formed American Basketball League. George Buchan had also decided not to continue the team in the face of changes in both basketball and the bakery business. List of AAU men%27s basketball champions The Amateur Athletic Union Tournament is the annual American amateur basketball championship series for Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) teams. It started in 1897 and has continued until present. Most finals have been played in
1140-417: The season to gain eligibility. Baylor's team beat the Bakers twice and the two teams finished the regular season in a tie for first. A wild playoff game to determine the league championship resulted in a victory for the Buchan Bakers. For the National AAU Tournament, the Bakers added Bruno Boin, a 6-foot, 9-inch sophomore center from the University of Washington. The Bakers defeated Denver Central Insurance and
1178-452: The services of Bruno Boin, who had graduated from the UW, and Charlie Brown, who had played with Elgin Baylor at Seattle U. for one year and had starred in his own right the following year. But most of the new players were from the South where Johnson had coached before coming to Buchans. The 1959-60 Bakers managed to improve to a 14-18 record, good enough for seventh in the nine-team NIBL. However,
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1216-403: The team caught fire in time for the National AAU Tournament, helped by the pick up of Dave Mills, a strong rebounder and scorer from Seattle University. The Bakers lost their semifinal game to Akron Goodyear, but came back to win the next night for a third-place finish. The next year, there were no players from local colleges and interest in the team dwindled. The NIBL had shrunk to six teams, and
1254-407: The team was not able to develop the consistency to win the National AAU Tournament. The Bakers won their opening round game, but fell to the Peoria Caterpillars in the second round, 81-79 in overtime. For their championship run in 1955-56, the Buchan Bakers brought in several key players, including Phil Jordon , a 6-foot, 10-inch center, who would play in the NBA for several years, and George Swyers,
1292-490: The team. In the 1953-54 season, the Buchan Bakers unveiled their new team of former UW players, along with Chet Noe , a 6-foot, 7-inch center from the University of Oregon. The Bakers won the Northwest League crown, and although once again they traveled to Denver for the National AAU Tournament, once again they were defeated in the first round. In 1954, Morris returned to the UW, and former high school coach Frank Fidler
1330-556: Was a strong rebounder with incredible leaping ability. The Buchan Bakers won the Northwest AAU League easily, and advanced in the National AAU Tournament to the semifinals before losing to the Air Force All-Stars, the eventual champions. R.C. Owens was named to the all-tournament team, but after the season ended he decided to give professional football a try. He became a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers. The 1957-58 season
1368-518: Was hired to coach the Buchan Bakers. Although the Bakers lost center Chet Noe to the Ada Oilers , the team was strengthened by the additions of Hartley Kruger , a 6-foot, 8-inch center from the University of Idaho, and forward Ed Tucker , a former Stanford star, who was taking pre-med classes at the University of Washington. Unfortunately, the two newcomers werent always available to play Kruger had work obligations and Tucker had military obligations—and
1406-558: Was particularly strong in the Midwest, Southwest and West Coast, where the NBA had not yet established a presence. The top teams also played in the National Industrial Basketball League , which began play in the 1947–48 season, two years before the establishment of the NBA. The NIBL had as many as eleven teams for the 1951–52 season and had nine teams during its next to last season in 1959–60. The Phillips 66ers won
1444-412: Was the last for the Buchan Bakers in the Northwest AAU League, and once again they finished in first place. The veteran Charlie Koon was joined by his championship season teammate Bruno Boin , who took a year off from playing at the University of Washington. Other standouts on the team included Dick Stricklin , a 6-foot, 7-inch forward from Seattle University, who averaged 13.3 points a game; Larry Beck ,
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