CENTRAL STATE COLLEGE

1965 NAIA Championship Team & 1968 NAIA Championship Team

Central State won NAIA National Championships in 1965 and 1968. The Marauders had a dominant team in 1965, going unbeaten in 30 games. They won national tournament games by 21, 14, 9 and 16 points before trouncing Oklahoma Baptist, 85-51, in the title game. CSU’s Kenneth Wilburn was named most valuable player in the tournament. He grabbed 90 rebounds in five games – an average of 18 per game. Three years later the Marauders won with a strong defensive team that limited foes to 56.6 points per game. They won national tournament games by 17, 7, 19 and 31 points to set up a narrow 51-48 decision over Fairmont State for the championship. The 1968 team finished with a 32-4 record.

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Here are the rosters:

1965 -- William Anderson; Tim Avery; Ed Bryant; Bob Butler; Darius Cunningham; Ed Couts; Ted Day; Avery Godfrey; Robert Hunt; DeWayne Lipkins; Terry Taylor; Jerome Tillman; Ed Waller; Ken Wilburn; W.C. Lucas, head coach; Norman Ward, assistant coach.

1968 -- Wayne Barnett; Chris Buchanan; Paul Bullard; Roy Davis; John Hike; Roy Hinton; Bobby Jenkins; Clarence Lane; Robert Moore; Joseph Morris; Sterling Quant; Graham Russell; Leon Singleton; Keith Smith; Allen Thigpen; Dan Williamson; W.C.Lucas, head coach.