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QU Welcomes New Members into Athletic Hall of Fame

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By Evan Powell “Sort of unbelievable, not in my wildest dreams…when I first heard about this, I said you got to be kidding. Me, Hall of Fame,” said Bill Lemon, a member of Quincy University’s 1954-55 men’s basketball team. The 1954-55 QU men’s basketball team and former QU women’s soccer head coach Bill Postiglione were inducted into the Hall of

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QU Athletic Committee to Honor 1954-55 Men’s Basketball Team

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By: Evan Powell Sixty-two years ago, the Quincy College men’s basketball team competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and recorded its best season as a team up to that point. It was also the very first team to qualify for the national tournament for the college. The team consisted of five white players and five black players.

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