New Beavers

Looks like something exciting is happening on the Caltech courts. A new staff. A dozen new players. A new era.

Check out the 2009-10 season preview.

Travis Haussler '09

Travis Haussler – Class of 2009 – 6’7” Forward – 1046 points

• Wrote: "[Basketball] can certainly be challenging at times when there have been long problem sets the night before, or class all morning and afternoon, but it is rewarding to follow through on your commitment."
• Single game high is 35 points (vs. Redlands)
• 504 career rebounds
• Ranks in top 10 for a season in 3-point field goal percentage (.354), free throw percentage (.711), and blocked shots (26)
• Team “Leader of the Year” and “Mr. Glue” awards in 2008-09
• Caltech “Outstanding Freshman” in 2005-06
• Member of team that beat Bard to end Division III streak

Bryan Hires '08

Bryan Hires – Class of 2008 – 6’6” Forward – 1032 points

• All-SCIAC Second Team as a senior
• Team Most Valuable Player as a senior
• Caltech “Most Outstanding Freshman”
• Member of team that beat Bard to end Division III streak
• Single game high is 32 points (vs. Grinnell)
• Caltech leader in free throw attempts (547) and free throws made (369)
• Top 10 in career rebounding average (11.0 rpg) and blocks for a season (24)

Jordan Carlson '06

Jordan Carlson – Class of 2006 – 6’5” Forward – 1020 points

• Single game high is 29 points (vs. West Coast Christian and Occidental)
• Season top scorer in program history (479 points)
• Caltech leader in free throws made for a season (143)
• Top 10 in scoring average for a season (19.2 ppg), career scoring average (13.8 ppg), season field goal percentage (.508), and season free throw percentage (.771, .745, and .730)
• Team Most Valuable Player
• SCIAC Ted Ducey Award and All-Conference Second Team as a senior

Jonathan Bird '03

Jonathan Bird – Class of 2003 – 6’5” Forward – 1036 points

• Vesper Trophy and Coach’s Award for 2001-02
• All-SCIAC Second Team
• Single game high 29 points (vs. Redlands)
• Top 10 in rebounds for a season (230 and 219) and scoring average for a career (12.5 ppg) 
• As a sophomore, ranked NCAA 12th in field goal percentage and rebounding

Ben Turk '98

Ben Turk – Class of 1998 – 6’10” Center – 1176 points

• Quoted, “Sure, I enjoy personal accomplishments, but the team's success is the priority here.”
• Division III No. 5 rebounder in 1997 (12.6 rpg) and No. 23 in blocks (2.3 bpg)
• In 1998, No. 6 Rebounder (12.1)
• Single game high is 27 points (vs. Southwestern AZ)
• Averaged double-double for career
• Tied record for rebounds in a game with 27
• No. 1 shot blocker in Caltech history (126)

Josh Moats '97

Josh Moats – Class of 1997 – 6’2” Guard – 1297 points

• Caltech record for most assists in a career (288) and a season (102)
• No. 1 in 3-pointers made in a career (178)
• Ranks second in career steals (58)
• Single game scoring high is 29 points (vs. LIFE)

George Papa '94

George Papa – Class of 1994 – 6’5” Forward – 1297 points

• Holds individual program records for most points in one game (43 vs. Pacific Union and Redlands) and most points in a career (1297)
• No. 1 in career field goals (506) and field goal attempts (1009)
• For a season, ranks in top 10 in field goal percentage (.511), 3-point field goal percentage (.333), free throw percentage (.760), assists (64), and blocks (29)
• Top 10 in season scoring average with 18.5 and 18.8 ppg in consecutive seasons

Read about Papa in his playing days (from LA Times 2/3/93).

Check out some Papa and Caltech stats -- scroll down to Page 11 (from NCAA News 12/23/92).

And some more on Papa and Caltech -- scroll down to Page 9 (from NCAA News 1/20/93).

Terry Bruns '68

Terry Bruns – Class of 1968 – 6’6” Center – 1154 points

• Single game high is 36 points (vs. L.I.F.E. College)
• Top 10 in points scored in one season (405 and 393)
• Part of the Western Coastal and Marine Geology team for more than 30 years
• Early work in petroleum production in the Gulf of Alaska and developed current understanding of petroleum potential in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Phil Conley '56

Phil Conley – Class of 1956 – 6’3” Forward – 1000 points

• Single game high is 33 points (vs. Pomona-Claremont)
• Top 10 in career scoring average (16.1 ppg) and scoring average for a season (19.6 and 18.4 ppg)
• Also played quarterback and defensive end for the football team
• Athlete on Caltech track and baseball teams
• Member of the 1956 US Olympic Javelin Team

More on "The Phabulous Phil Conley"

Fred Anson '54

Fred Anson – Class of 1954 – 6’6” Center – 1199 points

• All-Conference all three years of career
• No. 1 scorer in SCIAC all three years
• All-time leader in Caltech career scoring average (20.7) after averaging 18.5, 20.8, and 22.8 ppg
• Top 10 in points scored in one season (478 and 389)
• Single game career high is 33 points (vs. Occidental)
• Published more than 300 times in areas of organic, analytical, and physical chemistry
• Past Caltech Chair of Division for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering