Men's Basketball
50th Anniversary Pilot Profiles - Everett Walterhouse
Bethel College Basketball will be profiling athletes from the past leading up to a celebration of the 50 years of Pilot Basketball this November
Everett Walterhouse’s college basketball career was delayed three years by military service but the Pilot’s star center more than made up for the delay the next four years, pouring in 1,734 points, a career record which lasted 19 years.
Pouring in 18 points in the first game he played, Walterhouse was part of one of the most talented classes to arrive at Bethel. Ron Holmes, who climbed to No. 2 in career scoring, and Jack Edison, a guard who set a single season assist record, were classmates.
Walterhouse’s career average of 20.9 (in 83 games) stood until broken by Dean Weirich in 1976. Walterhouse topped Larry Baughman (the previous record holder with 974 career points) as a junior in 66-67 and led the Pilots in scoring the first three years of his career.
A 6-1 center, Walterhouse also played an important role under the boards, collecting 396 rebounds in 65-66 and 264 in 67-68. He was named co-captain and MVP as a senior.
In 1966 Walterhouse became the first Pilot ever named Turkey Classic MVP in leading Bethel to a first ever appearance in the championship game and a runner up finish. He tallied 80 points in the three game tourney, including a 31-point effort versus Robert Wesleyan in the first round.
Walterhouse played two years on the varsity at Bremen High School before joining the military. He returned to Bethel as a junior varsity in ’68-69 and later taught in the Penn-Harris-Madison school system several years.
