We’ve released newly digitized historical basketball content for the 2023/2024 season!
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In addition to season montages and Gary Payton footage, this 4 part release includes an interview with former coach Ralph Miller on his philosophy of basketball, and an unexpected film of Seattle University playing in Gill Coliseum in 1953. The memorial service for Earnest Killum, an OSU player who tragically died of a stroke in 1992, is part of this release as well.
“Ralph Miller’s Pressure Basketball,” ca. 1983 (1:47:29). Released by OSU Sports Productions ca. 1983, this film consists of a series of conversations between Oregon State University head basketball coach Ralph Miller and host Pat Lafferty, in which Miller details his philosophy of practice and play, breaking the game down into multiple components. In part one of the film, Miller focuses on the jump stop, the pass, 3 on 3 drills, 4 on 4 drills, pressure defenses, and the team concept. In part two, he analyzes rebounding and the outlet pass, the breaking game, the high lob pass, the inside game, passing against the zone defense, attacking the zone defense, and attacking the man defense.
Oregon State University men’s basketball season preview, 1984-85 (0:07:50). Partial season preview show featuring practice footage, capsule biographies, and statistics for five first year players: Jeff Hales, Mark Kaska, Eric Knox, Ian Russell, and Byron Thierry. The film concludes with a highlight package from the 1983-84 season, set to music. Led by senior forward A.C. Green, the Oregon State University men’s basketball team reached the NCAA tournament at the conclusion of this year, finishing the season with a record of 22-9.
Earnest Killum memorial service, January 22, 1992 (0:48:42). Footage of a memorial service held in Gill Coliseum for Oregon State University basketball player Earnest Killum, who died of a stroke on January 20, 1992. The ceremony included songs by soloists Gino Mingo and Jason Harris, and remarks by OSU basketball alum Rev. Darryl Flowers, OSU President John Byrne, head coach Jimmy Anderson, teammate Scott Haskin, and two unidentified speakers — one an academic adviser and the other a community religious leader.
Chris Petersen, Sr. Faculty Research Assistant and Beaver sports fan, selected and summarized these clips. Brian Davis, our Digital Production Unit Supervisor, digitized and processed the 19 Umatic tapes now available in our MediaSpace channel. Thanks to them!
