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Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by MSU01 » Fri Dec 29, 2023 11:40 am

Based on the thread in the football forum, who would be on your Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore? This is an interesting one with plenty of options from 100+ years to consider.



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by BelgradeBobcat » Fri Dec 29, 2023 11:58 am

MSU01 wrote:
Fri Dec 29, 2023 11:40 am
Based on the thread in the football forum, who would be on your Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore? This is an interesting one with plenty of options from 100+ years to consider.
Cat Thompson, Brick Breeden, Max Worthington, Mick Durham.
Honorable mentions: Larry Chaney, Danny Sprinkle-if he would have coached here just one more season I'd put him over Durham.

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Kathleen McLaughlin, Cass Bauer, Blythe Hommes, Trisha Binford



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by lv2hoop » Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:04 pm

Kral Ferch, Tom Domako, Craig Finberg, Tyler Hall, Ray Willis Jr., Raequan Battle and Nico Harrison.



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by WalkOn79 » Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:27 pm

Danny, Kral, Finberg, Harrison


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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by BobcatDel » Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:46 pm

Sprinkle, Ferch, Gillespie, Battle, Frey, Harrison



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by HiLineCat » Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:54 pm

Cat Thompson, Gillespie, Hashley, Kral, Domako. Thats five but i think there is room on Rushmore for five.



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by gtapp » Fri Dec 29, 2023 6:11 pm

Finberg is a must! Then Kral, Damako and Tyler Hall.


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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by MSU01 » Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:26 pm

My choices would be:

Cat Thompson - No brainer, MSU's only hall of fame player
Danny Sprinkle - Involved in 3 of MSU's 4 NCAA appearances
Jack Gillespie - All-time rebound leader
Tyler Hall - All-time scoring leader by a wide margin

Next up: Tom Domako and Mick Durham

For the women, it's easier. Kathleen McLaughlin, Cass Bauer, Tricia Binford, Darian White

Next up: Peyton Ferris



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by John K » Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:46 pm

I can't believe no one has mentioned Quadre Lollis.



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by MSU01 » Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:56 pm

John K wrote:
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I can't believe no one has mentioned Quadre Lollis.
Thought about him, but overall I think Danny has had more impact on the program coming from the '96 team.



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lv2hoop wrote:
Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:04 pm
Kral Ferch, Tom Domako, Craig Finberg, Tyler Hall, Ray Willis Jr., Raequan Battle and Nico Harrison.
I loved watching Ray Willis Jr! I believe you live in Alaska, but were you an MSU guy before?



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by John K » Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:40 pm

Cataholic wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:08 pm
lv2hoop wrote:
Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:04 pm
Kral Ferch, Tom Domako, Craig Finberg, Tyler Hall, Ray Willis Jr., Raequan Battle and Nico Harrison.
I loved watching Ray Willis Jr! I believe you live in Alaska, but were you an MSU guy before?
If I remember correctly, Ray was part of a really good three guard rotation on those Bobcat teams. I believe Tony Hampton started alongside Willis, with Chris Conway coming off the bench. Then after Hampton graduated, the starters were Willis and Shann Ferch. Does that sound right?



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by lv2hoop » Sat Dec 30, 2023 3:11 pm

Cataholic wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:08 pm
lv2hoop wrote:
Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:04 pm
Kral Ferch, Tom Domako, Craig Finberg, Tyler Hall, Ray Willis Jr., Raequan Battle and Nico Harrison.
I loved watching Ray Willis Jr! I believe you live in Alaska, but were you an MSU guy before?
Yes, I live in Alaska but grew up in Missoula so I got to see all of the Bobcats as they came to town once a year to play my Grizzlies. Now I'm a die hard MSU fan since Patrick is a Bobcat :)



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by Cataholic » Sat Dec 30, 2023 5:13 pm

John K wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:40 pm
Cataholic wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:08 pm
lv2hoop wrote:
Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:04 pm
Kral Ferch, Tom Domako, Craig Finberg, Tyler Hall, Ray Willis Jr., Raequan Battle and Nico Harrison.
I loved watching Ray Willis Jr! I believe you live in Alaska, but were you an MSU guy before?
If I remember correctly, Ray was part of a really good three guard rotation on those Bobcat teams. I believe Tony Hampton started alongside Willis, with Chris Conway coming off the bench. Then after Hampton graduated, the starters were Willis and Shann Ferch. Does that sound right?
I don’t remember Hampton playing with Ray and Conway, but I remember Domako and the crowd favorite Steve Snodgrass from rural MT, maybe Shelby? That was a hopping time for Bobcat basketball.



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by Cataholic » Sat Dec 30, 2023 5:14 pm

lv2hoop wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2023 3:11 pm
Cataholic wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:08 pm
lv2hoop wrote:
Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:04 pm
Kral Ferch, Tom Domako, Craig Finberg, Tyler Hall, Ray Willis Jr., Raequan Battle and Nico Harrison.
I loved watching Ray Willis Jr! I believe you live in Alaska, but were you an MSU guy before?
Yes, I live in Alaska but grew up in Missoula so I got to see all of the Bobcats as they came to town once a year to play my Grizzlies. Now I'm a die hard MSU fan since Patrick is a Bobcat :)
I didn’t realize that you are a Montana native! So glad to have Patrick as a Bobcat! Can’t wait till he is fully healthy!



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by Helcat72 » Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:46 am

How about Bill Brickhouse, Willie Weeks, Craig Finberg, and Danny Sprinkle.


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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by bobcats35 » Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:30 am

Larry Chaney in the 50's and early 60's. Still number 2 or 3 in all time scoring.



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by 91catAlum » Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:54 pm

John K wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:40 pm
Cataholic wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:08 pm
lv2hoop wrote:
Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:04 pm
Kral Ferch, Tom Domako, Craig Finberg, Tyler Hall, Ray Willis Jr., Raequan Battle and Nico Harrison.
I loved watching Ray Willis Jr! I believe you live in Alaska, but were you an MSU guy before?
If I remember correctly, Ray was part of a really good three guard rotation on those Bobcat teams. I believe Tony Hampton started alongside Willis, with Chris Conway coming off the bench. Then after Hampton graduated, the starters were Willis and Shann Ferch. Does that sound right?
If I remember right, Hampton was a year or 2 older, his main years were like 84-85 maybe 86 at the latest, Conway was more 87-88-89 or so.
I was on the same dorm floor as Conway the 87-88 year in south hedges, he was a good guy.


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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by John K » Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:19 am

91catAlum wrote:
Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:54 pm
John K wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:40 pm
Cataholic wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:08 pm
lv2hoop wrote:
Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:04 pm
Kral Ferch, Tom Domako, Craig Finberg, Tyler Hall, Ray Willis Jr., Raequan Battle and Nico Harrison.
I loved watching Ray Willis Jr! I believe you live in Alaska, but were you an MSU guy before?
If I remember correctly, Ray was part of a really good three guard rotation on those Bobcat teams. I believe Tony Hampton started alongside Willis, with Chris Conway coming off the bench. Then after Hampton graduated, the starters were Willis and Shann Ferch. Does that sound right?
If I remember right, Hampton was a year or 2 older, his main years were like 84-85 maybe 86 at the latest, Conway was more 87-88-89 or so.
I was on the same dorm floor as Conway the 87-88 year in south hedges, he was a good guy.
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Hampton's last year must have been 1985-86, because I know he played on the 1986 team that won the BSC tourney and lost a close game t



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Re: Bobcat Basketball Mount Rushmore

Post by John K » Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:24 am

Hampton's last year must have been 1985-86 because I know he played on the 1986 team that won the BSC tourney and lost a close game to St. John's in the NCAA tourney as a 16 seed.



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