Basketball Observations
Glen Roberts' high school and college scoring was considered by many nothing short of spectacular. Compared to today, record keeping in the 1930s was very lacking and it is therefore impossible to give an accurate accounting of his high school scoring totals. Testimony from former high school teammates, via letters submitted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, indicate that Roberts’ high school scoring was well in excess of a 20 point average. Many considered his college scoring as truly “unbelievable” as Ripleys’ "Believe it or Not" feature indicated. His 2,013 point total stood unmatched until 1949 when Loyola’s Steve Lacey exceeded 2,000 points.
The closest that any college player, prior to 1935, had come to Glen Roberts’ 19 plus per game average was “Hall of Fame” great and 1930 Montana State graduate, John "Cat" Thompson, with a 15 plus per game average. Nineteen, of the 100 games Thompson’s team played during his four years, was against non-college opponents with Montana State averaging 77 points per game and winning each game. (Example: Montana State beat Havre All-Stars – 110 to 10). It is therefore obvious that Thompson averaged significantly less than 15 points against bona-fide college teams.
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