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- Title:
- Student-Athlete
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- Previous College Sports Played:
- Men's Basketball, Baseball
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- Graduating Class:
- 1960
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- Induction Class:
- 2016
Bio
Ken Stripling, a 1960 graduate, was a two-sport athlete as a forward for Morningside's men's basketball team and a pitcher for the baseball team.
Stripling was the all-time leading scorer in Morningside men's basketball history at the time of his graduation with 912 points to go along with 467 rebounds over his three-year career. Stripling, who averaged 14.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game during his career, played during an era when freshmen were not allowed to compete at the varsity level. He earned first-team All-North Central Conference (NCC) honors as a junior and senior, averaging a career-high 18.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game as a junior and 15.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as a senior. His 425 points and 18.5-point scoring average during his 1958-59 junior campaign were the second highest totals in Morningside history at the time.
In baseball, Stripling was the ace pitcher for the 1960 Morningside team that had a 15-6 record, won the NCC with a perfect 6-0 record, and was the only team in Morningside history to compete in the NAIA World Series. Stripling was the 1960 NCC leader with 38 strikeouts and in pitching victories with a 5-0 record.