1962 Boys Basketball

Stephen Decatur High School

State Champions

Head Coach John Schneiter

Inducted October 2018

The 1962 Stephen Decatur basketball team was led by the starting five of, from left to right, Jerry Hill, Jim Johnson, Ken Barnes, Prentis Jones and Jim Hallihan. An underdog headed into the tournament, the Runnin' Reds upset Quincy in the semifinals and then Carver, led by future NBA star Cazzie Russell, in the championship game.


Taken from the Herald & Review, Sept. 14, 2022