Alcala 1958

Basketball: 14-11 By BILL TH OM AS I T wasn 't a one -ma nshow, but per hap s the mostacc ur atewa y of summa riz ing the Unive rsi tyof San Di eg o's 19 57 -58 bas ketbal lsea son wou ld be to list the acc omplis hment sof Gua rd Ken Leslie, for­ mer Olymp ian, tw ice a U. S. represe nta tive After los ing the ope nerto the Camp Pen­ dlet on Mar ines in Oc ean side 82 -61 , the Pio ne ersset out on a bla zing 12- gam ewin str ing that car ried the club thr oug h si x we eks of almo st flawle ss bask etba ll. l : S I n , s ost a ate rizing rsity 's 1957-58 ll l lish ents for- ian, i . ntative er e - i es si e , ers e i i h l s h l .

Led by Lesl ie (co nsi stentl ysco rin gove r 17 poi nts per game) andSop homoreHecto r Sanchez, US D swe pt a five -game Sou the rn an dMidwest ernstat es tour , set15 new team 1957-58 Camp Pen dle ton82 -U SD 61 USD67 -Bio la 63 i c t ntly i g t and ore H r , e rn rn t r, set l ton • U US D 10 0 -La Ver ne 80 US D 77 -Luk e AFB 46 US D 84 -G rand Can yon 69 US D75 -Ne w Me xic o Milit ary 60 US D78 •St. Jose ph's64 US D74 -S t. Mar y of the Pla ins 33 US D56 -Cal Po ly (Pomona) 45 US D89 -C amp Pen dle ton82 US D83 -Ba rstow Ma rines58 USD 78 -N ava l Tra ini ngCent er 71 USD 71 -Bar stow Ma rines52 Cal Po ly (San Luis Obis po)86 -U SD69 We stmont76 - US D 64 Ma rin eCorps Recruit Dep ot 89-U SD 80 Pa sad ena93 - U SD 70 · Bio 3 • La Luk • G • e i o ilitary t. ' • i s • Cal l { • C l to • Ba i es • l raining ar i e l bi po ) . t • i e 9 • e a 9 ·

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at the Pa n-Ame ric anGam es, thre e-tim eAil- American, 19 57 -5 8 Cathol ic All -Am erican and , if you'll par don the ac ad em icintr usio n, an "A "studen t. He ad Coa ch Bo b McC utch eon used hi s cap tain an d floor-m ana gerLes lie to gre at adv ant age at the sta rt of the season by ins tallin ga chall en gin gfast -bre ak off en se. But as the season rol led alo ng, Bob was to see hi s 19 57 -5 8squ ad go from on e ext rem e to ano the r, from an impres siv e win nin g strea k to a bewi lde rin g los ing stre ak. rican es, -ti e l . i , -58 ic rican , i e ic si n, t. tc eon s i anager li tage l i g lle ging ak e. l l , -58 e r, ive i g l ring i . -

Pe pp erd ine80 - US D65 USD83 -St. Joseph's 55 La Ve rne6 3 -U SD 61 Wes tmo nt70 -U SD 48 erdine • • t. ' • l t •

US D93 -Gra nd Can yon 84 River sid e Build ers 71 -U SD 62 Cal Po ly (Pom on a)71 -US D 63 Bio la 87 -U SD 79 • Gra ide Builder 1 • l ona) - .

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