{"id":208,"date":"2026-02-11T14:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/?page_id=208"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:10:24","slug":"photo2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/photo2\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\t1928 Men&#8217;s Basketball Team\t<\/h2>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/02\/1928-Bball-Team-1024x821.jpg\" alt=\"Basketball team and coach posed in Kirk Gym for team portrait.\" title=\"1928-Bball-Team\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><strong>Back Row:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/trumanbulldogs.com\/honors\/hall-of-fame\/don-faurot\/74\">Don Faurot (Coach)<\/a>, Raphael Milstead (Forward), Waymon Shofstall, Bert Lampson (Guard), Fred Faurot (Forward), Fred Green, James Cottle (Guard), Arliss Wells (Guard), and Claude Eggert (Forward).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Front Row:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/trumanbulldogs.com\/honors\/hall-of-fame\/frank-bigsby\/28\">Frank Bigsby<\/a> (Center), Charles Fisher (Forward), <a href=\"https:\/\/trumanbulldogs.com\/honors\/hall-of-fame\/orval-craig\/55\">Orval Craig<\/a> (Guard), John Simmons (Center, Capt.), <a href=\"https:\/\/trumanbulldogs.com\/honors\/hall-of-fame\/levi-craig\/54\">Levi Craig<\/a>\u00a0( Capt. 26&#8242;-27&#8242;, Forward), <a href=\"https:\/\/trumanbulldogs.com\/honors\/hall-of-fame\/harold-protiva\/164\">Harold Protiva<\/a> (Forward), and <a href=\"https:\/\/trumanbulldogs.com\/honors\/hall-of-fame\/james-streeter\/200\">James Streeter<\/a> (Forward)<\/p>\n<strong>Biographies of coaches &amp; players elected to the Truman Athletics Hall of Fame are on the website created by Truman Athletic Media Relations Office.<\/strong>\n\t<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/about\/muralhistory\/\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBack to Mural\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/photo1\/\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLast Photo\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/photo3\/\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNext Photo \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1928 Men&#8217;s Basketball Team Back Row: Don Faurot (Coach), Raphael Milstead (Forward), Waymon Shofstall, Bert Lampson (Guard), Fred Faurot (Forward), Fred Green, James Cottle (Guard), Arliss Wells (Guard), and Claude Eggert (Forward). 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