Bobby Anet

Bobby Anet
College	Oregon
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Sport	Basketball
Position	Guard
Jersey #	20
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality	American
Born	August 11, 1917
Died	July 25, 1981(1981-07-25) (aged 63) Lake Oswego, Oregon
High school	Astoria High School
Awards
Consensus NCAA Second Team All-American (1939)
Honors
2× team captain Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inductee University of Oregon Hall of Fame inductee Jersey number retired
Championships
1938–39 Pacific Coast Conference 1938–39 NCAA National Champions

Charles Robert "Bobby" Anet (August 11, 1917 – July 25, 1981) was a college basketball guard who helped guide the University of Oregon to win the inaugural NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament championship in 1938–39. Aside from scoring 10 points in the 46–33 win over Ohio State in the title game, Anet is most remembered for breaking the championship game trophy when he accidentally knocked it over while diving for a loose ball during the course of play. The damaged trophy contributed to the NCAA's overall loss of $2,531 on the tournament—the only deficit that the event has ever posted.^[1]

Early life

A native of Astoria, Oregon, Anet played basketball at Astoria High School. He was a two-time Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) 4A All-Tournament team member (1934, 1935) while leading Astoria High to two state championships.^[2] Following his senior season, his high school coach, John Warren, was hired as the freshman basketball coach at the University of Oregon. Warren recruited Anet and teammate Wally Johansen to play college basketball at the school.^[3]

College

In Anet's three seasons playing for the Ducks, he was team captain twice, including his senior season when they won the national championship. He was the smallest player on an historically tall team and measured only 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) in height but was described as having the biggest heart. Oregon went 74–22 during those three seasons and also won a Pacific Coast Conference championship in the same year as their national title run.^[4] By leading Oregon to its only national championship in men's basketball to date, Anet was named a Consensus Second Team All-American. He later had his jersey (#20) retired, and was also inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame as well as the University of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.^[5]

See also

• 1938–39 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

References

1. ^ "Why will Oregon guard Bobby Anet always be associated with the first-ever NCAA tournament?". answers.com. Answers Corporation. 2010. http://www.answers.com/topic/why-will-oregon-guard-bobby-anet-always-be-associated-with-the-first-ever-ncaa-tournament. Retrieved 30 June 2010. 
2. ^ "Tall Firs' captain dies in Portland". Eugene Register-Guard: pp. B1-B2. 25 July 1981. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2DwpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1853,7569897. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
3. ^ Wadsworth, Lois (March 4, 2004). "Hometown History: local sports champions". Eugene Weekly. http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2004/03/04/culture.html. Retrieved July 7, 2010. 
4. ^ Gergen, Joe. "The beginning: Oregon is king – 1939". Sporting News. http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/ncaa/1939.html. Retrieved July 7, 2010. 
5. ^ "Bobby Anet". GoDucks.com. University of Oregon. 8 March 2006. http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=246362. Retrieved 30 June 2010. 

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Name	Anet, Bobby
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 11, 1917
Place of birth
Date of death	1981-07-25
Place of death	Lake Oswego, Oregon