Daily Home News - January 24, 1969
After almost a month's layoff, the 1969 team returned to action with a game at Lafayette, the first of a home and home series. At the time Rutgers played both Lafayette and Lehigh twice every year, traditional games that dated back to what was known as the Middle Three rivalry. Most likely this began when all three schools were private men's colleges of similar size. But after Rutgers became the State University of New Jersey, the size of the student body began to expand to the point that even in the late 1960's it was becoming clear as Bob Greacen put it that the relationships "needed to be rethought."
Home News - January 19, 1969
Like most schools of the time, Lafayette had a very small gym, smaller even than the College Avenue Gym at Rutgers. It had an unusual series of balconies reminiscent (or at least it reminded some of us) of an Elizabethan theater. Like many college gyms of the era it had two game clocks, but with a significant difference - there was a three second differential between them, fortunately the games were never close enough for that to become an issue.
Home News - January 24, 1969
Morning Call (Allentown) - January 26, 1969
Bob Greacen remembers one play in particular from this game. "John McFadden brought the ball into the front court and yelled to me to go back door, so I made a hard cut to the hoop while thinking o.k., John, but guy guarding me knows what I'm doing because you just told him. It didn't matter because, even though the Lafayette kid knew it was coming, the bounce pass was perfectly thrown for a layup. He took great pride in those assists and was a very smart player."
Home News - January 27, 1969
Trenton Evening Times - January 26, 1969
Rutgers Targum - January 30, 1969
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