Rufus Sisson
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Rufus Sisson was an All-America
n basketball player at Dartmouth College
in 1911–12. He led the Ivy League
in scoring at 12.8 points per game in 10 games played. He was the first Dartmouth player to lead the league in scoring, and only the second All-American (George Grebenstein
was named a Helms Foundation All-American in 1906
).
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n basketball player at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1911–12. He led the Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
in scoring at 12.8 points per game in 10 games played. He was the first Dartmouth player to lead the league in scoring, and only the second All-American (George Grebenstein
George Grebenstein
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was named a Helms Foundation All-American in 1906
1906 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The 1906 College Basketball All-American team, as chosen by the Helms Foundation. The player highlighted by gold indicates that he was chosen as the Helms Foundation Player of the Year....
).