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John Mojzer ’53 was a talented basketball player for Washington & Jefferson College in the 1950s. A 6-foot-5 scoring machine, Mojzer, who wore number 44, led the Presidents to 38 victories during his three varsity seasons. A native of McMechen, W.Va., Mojzer averaged 14.8 points per game (873 career points), including a 24-point game at Madison Square Garden against No. 1 ranked St. John’s in 1951. During the game, which featured 13,467 in attendance, Mojzer and teammate Joe Richards nearly helped W&J pull off the upset.
In addition to his scoring touch, Mojzer guarded consensus All-American Zeke Zawoluk. During his sophomore season, W&J posted an 18-3 record and earned victories over Akron (70-63), Penn State (55-52), Arizona State (54-53) and Ohio (92-69). Mojzer shined in the upset of Penn State with 15 points. The game was cited as the “biggest upset on the east coast” that season.
During the 1952-53 season, Mojzer helped the W&J defense limit opponents to 64.1 points per game, the 28th-best scoring defense average in the country. In his final home game on Feb. 25, 1953, Mojzer dropped in a career-high 31 points against Gannon. Just three days later, he closed his career with a 23-point effort versus St. Francis (Pa.), a game in which he was matched up against Basketball Hall of Famer Maurice Stokes.
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