We’ve released a new set of digitized historical basketball content just in time for the 2023/2024 season!

New posts will be released each Friday in November.
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Seattle University basketball highlights, March 1953. (0:04:40). Led by All American guard Johnny O’Brien, Seattle is shown defeating Idaho State University and earning the right to play against the University of Washington in the NCAA tournament West Regional, which was held at Gill Coliseum. The film includes footage of Seattle players exiting a charter flight, perhaps at the Corvallis airport; fans assembling outside of Gill Coliseum; Oregon State College athletic director Roy “Spec” Keene; basketball journalists seated court side; and game action versus Washington.

Chris Petersen, Sr. Faculty Research Assistant and Beaver sports fan, selected and summarized these clips. Brian Davis, our Digital Production Unit Supervisor, digitized and process the nineteen Umatic tapes now available in our MediaSpace channel. Thanks to them!