Once There Were Giants
HOW TINY HEBRON
WON THE ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
AND THE HEARTS OF FANS FOREVER

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Russ Ahearn
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Phil Hadley
 
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Ken Spooner
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Paul Judson
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Bill Schulz
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Phil Judson
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Don Wilbrandt
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Jim Bergin
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Bill Thayer
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Joe Schmidt
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Clayton Ihrke
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Jim Wilbrandt

STATE TOURNAMENT ROSTER

No.   Name            Ht.    Wt.   Yr. Pos.
 4   Paul Judson     6-3    162   Sr.   G
 6   Ken Spooner     5-11   172   Jr.   G
 7   Joe Schmidt     6-0    165   Jr.   C
 8   Don Wilbrandt   5-11   168   Sr.   F
 9   Phil Judson     6-2    162   Sr.   F
10   Jim Bergin      5-10   141   Jr.   G
12   Bill Thayer     5-10   165   Sr.   G
17   Bill Schulz     6-10½  200   Jr.   C
21   Jim Wilbrandt   5-10   145   So.   F
22   Clayton Ihrke   5-10   148   So.   F
1951-52 SCORES
Maple Park               W  63  37
McHenry                  W  62  20
Joliet                   W  51  43
Elgin (St. Edward)       W  66  36
Lake Forest              W  81  55
McHenry County Tournament at Woodstock
· Crystal Lake           W  56  39
· McHenry                W  85  47
· Woodstock              W  77  54
Kankakee Holiday Tournament at Kankakee
· Chicago (South Shore)  W  80  42
· Kankakee               W  69  54
· Danville               W  67  53
Oak Park                 W  63  55
Harvard                  W  96  34
Elgin (St. Edward)       W  71  53
Marengo                  W  77  32
Crystal Lake             L  68  71
Aurora (Marmion)         W  88  37
Woodstock                W  88  58
Riverside                W  71  54
Lake Forest              W  77  52
Aurora (Marmion)         W  60  55
DeKalb                   W  70  40
Waukegan                 W  61  46
Barrington               W  83  39
Belvidere                W  84  54
District Tournament at Richmond
· Woodstock (St. Mary)   W  45  16
· Elgin (St. Edward)     W  35  23
Regional Tournament at Elgin
· Woodstock              W  95  45
· Crystal Lake           W  61  46
· Elgin                  W  49  47
Sectional Tournament at Waukegan
· Barrington             W  64  42
· DeKalb                 W  68  46
State Final Tournament at Huff Gym, Champaign
· Champaign              W  55  46
· Lawrenceville          W  65  55
· Rock Island            W  64  56
· Quincy            (OT) W  64  59