Hall of Fame
1951 Mules Basketball Team
The 1951 Mules' basketball team was 18-7 and won the MIAA championship with an 8-2 record. Their two MIAA losses were by one point at Southeast Missouri, a team the Mules later defeated 88-54 in Warrensburg, and by two points at Northeast Missouri. Among the Mules' wins that season was a 50-47 road victory at the University of Dayton. The Mules were led in scoring that season by James Hoverder, who averaged 13.4 points and who was a 1993 Hall of Fame inductee. This was the most successful Mules' team in the 15 seasons the Mules were coached by Earl Keth, who was a 1992 Hall of Fame inductee as a player.
