The Magnificent Seven: Best College Hoopers Who Wound Up in Super Bowl

Who are the premier four-year college hoopers to end up competing in the NFL's Super Bowl as players or coaches? The following Magnificent Seven include two small-school hoop sensations who became tight end teammates for multiple Buffalo Bills teams after powering their colleges to non-DI national championships and pair of North Carolina teammates who went from the Final Four to NFL title tilt:

Rank Versatile Athlete Pos. Super Bowl Team/Year(s) Four-Year College Basketball Career Summary
1. Ron Widby P Cowboys/V & VI Three-time all-league selection scored 50 points for Tennessee vs. LSU as senior on his way to becoming SEC player of the year in 1966-67.
2. Cornell Green DB Cowboys/V & VI Finished his three-year varsity career in 1962 as Utah State's all-time leading scorer and rebounder.
3. Harry "Bud" Grant Coach Vikings/IV, VIII, IX & XI Third-leading scorer for Minnesota in 1948-49 (8.5 ppg) after named team MVP previous season over first-team All-American Jim McIntyre.
4. Ronald Curry WR Raiders/XXXVII Team leader in assists, including career-high 10 in ACC Tournament opener against Clemson, during 2000-01 when directing North Carolina to #1 ranking and 18-game winning streak.
5. Julius Peppers DL Panthers/XXXVIII Member of North Carolina's 2000 Final Four squad started both NCAA Tournament games in 2001, including his first double-double (10 rebounds and career-high 21 points against Penn State).
6. Pete Metzelaars TE Bills/XXV through XXVIII Set NCAA Division III FG shooting records for single season (75.3% in 1981-82 as senior) and career (72.4%). Led Wabash IN to 1982 DIII Tournament title, scoring tourney record 129 points in five games and earning tourney outstanding player honors. Scored DIII playoff-record 45 points in championship game against Potsdam State.
7. Keith McKeller TE Bills/XXV through XXVIII Starting center for 1985 NCAA Division II champion Jacksonville State (Ala.). Led Gulf South Conference in rebounding each of first three seasons and finished second as senior. Four-time all-league pick averaged 12.5 ppg and 10.1 rpg from 1982-83 through 1985-86.

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready For Some February Football

Long before kneeling knuckleheads, the NCAA Tournament commenced in 1939, which was one year after the NIT triggered national postseason competition. An overlooked "versatile athlete" feat occurring in 1938 likely never to be duplicated took place at Arkansas, where the quarterback for the football squad (Jack Robbins) repeated as an All-SWC first-team basketball selection, leading the Razorbacks (19-3) to the league title. After the season, Robbins became an NFL first-round draft choice by the Chicago Cardinals (5th pick overall) and senior football/basketball teammates Jim Benton (11th pick by Cleveland Rams) and Ray Hamilton (41st pick by Rams) went on to become wide receivers for at least six years in the NFL. Yes, they created a kneeling-in-honor shatterproof achievement - three members of a league championship basketball squad who promptly were among the top 41 selections in the same NFL draft.

Two years later, All-SWC first-team hoop selection Howard "Red" Hickey was instrumental in Arkansas reaching the 1941 Final Four before becoming an end for the Cleveland Rams' 1945 NFL titlist. Two-sport college teammate and fellow end O'Neal Adams scored five touchdowns for the New York Giants the first half of the 1940s. Another two-sport Hog who played for the Giants in the mid-1940s was Harry Wynne. An earlier versatile Razorback was Jim Lee Howell, who was an All-SWC first five hoop selection in 1935-36 before becoming a starting end for the Giants' 1938 NFL titlist and Pro Bowl participant the next year. Adams, Benton, Hamilton, Hickey and Howell combined for 77 touchdowns in an 11-year span from 1938 through 1948 when at least one of the ex-Razorback hoopers scored a TD in each of those seasons.

Hickey and ex-Hog All-SWC second-team hooper in 1929-30/NFL end Milan Creighton each coached NFL franchises. Many other ex-college hoopers also displayed their wares on the gridiron. Following is exhaustive research you can tackle regarding former college basketball players who made a name for themselves in early-February football at the professional level:

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2: Denver Broncos TE Julius Thomas (averaged 6.8 ppg and 4.3 rpg while shooting 66.3% from floor with Portland State from 2006-07 through 2009-10) had four pass receptions in 24-13 setback against the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLVIII following 2013 season.

3: New York Giants TE Kevin Boss (averaged 3 ppg and 2.7 rpg while shooting 51.9% from floor for Western Oregon in 2004-05 and 2005-06) caught a 45-yard pass from Eli Manning to fuel fourth-quarter touchdown drive in 17-14 win against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII following 2007 season. The Patriots incurred their first defeat of campaign despite LB Adalius Thomas (averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Southern Mississippi in 1996-97 and 1997-98) supplying two sacks and five solo tackles. . . . Baltimore Ravens WR Jacoby Jones (part-time starter averaged 3.4 ppg and 3.7 rpg for Lane TN in 2004-05 and 2005-06) caught a 56-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco and opened the second half with 108-yard kickoff return for TD in 34-31 win against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII following 2012 season. . . . St. Louis Rams rookie LB Tommy Polley (played in one basketball game for Florida State in 1996-97 under coach Pat Kennedy) had seven solo tackles in a 20-17 setback against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI following 2001 campaign.

4: Tony Dungy (roommate of Flip Saunders averaged 2.6 ppg for Minnesota in 1973-74 under bench boss Bill Musselman) coached the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 win against the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI following 2006 season.

5: New England Patriots TE Martellus Bennett (averaged 1.9 ppg and 1.5 rpg as Texas A&M freshman in 2005-06 before playing next season under coach Billy Gillispie) caught five passes for 62 yards from Tom Brady in 34-28 overtime win against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51 following 2016 season.

6: Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw three touchdown passes in a 24-21 setback against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX following 2004 season. Eagles WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) had nine pass receptions for 122 yards. . . . Atlanta Falcons WR Andre Rison (backup hoops guard for Michigan State in 1987-88) named NFL Pro Bowl MVP following the 1993 season.

7: Denver Broncos WR Jordan Norwood (collected one rebound and one assist in four basketball games for Penn State in 2006-07) returned a punt 61 yards in 24-10 win against the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 following the 2015 season.

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On This Date: February Calendar for Greatest Games in NCAA Hoops History

The most prolific outbursts came against small-college competition, but the three highest-scoring games in history by NCAA Division I players occurred in the month of February - Furman's Frank Selvy (100 points vs. Newberry SC in 1954), Villanova's Paul Arizin (85 vs. Philadelphia NAMC in 1949) and Portland State's Freeman Williams (81 vs. Rocky Mountain MT in 1978).

Louisiana State's Pete Maravich, the NCAA's career scoring leader who had the highest output in a power-conference game this month (69 at Alabama in SEC play in 1970), wasn't the only prolific point producer in the Pelican State from the guard position. In February 1972, Southwestern Louisiana junior Dwight "Bo" Lamar erupted for 51 points in each of back-to-back Southland Conference road games at Louisiana Tech and Lamar during USL's inaugural season at the major-college level before the school changed its name to Louisiana-Lafayette. For the record, Maravich twice tallied more than 50 in back-to-back SEC contests away from home (end of junior campaign and midway through senior season). This month also featured a third still-existing single-game scoring record by an individual opponent when "Bo Knows (Scoring)" Lamar exploded for 62 points at Northeast Louisiana the previous campaign en route to becoming the only player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring average at both the college and university divisions.

Existing single-game scoring standards for Bradley (Hersey Hawkins) and Detroit (Archie Tullos) were set in the same February assignment in 1988. As for regal rebounding records, Alabama's Jerry Harper retrieved 28 missed shots in back-to-back SEC contests two days apart in February 1956 and Wayne Embry pulled down 34 boards in back-to-back games for Miami of Ohio in the same time frame the next year. Following is a day-by-day calendar citing memorable moments in February college basketball history:

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1 - Arkansas State's Don Scaife (43 points vs. Northeast Louisiana in 1975), Coppin State's Fred Warrick (40 at Howard in 1999) and Tulane's Jim Kerwin (45 vs. Southeastern Louisiana in 1961) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . North Carolina State's school-record 38-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Maryland (98-97 in 1975). . . . SEC Eastern Division cellar dweller Florida upset NCAA Tournament champion-to-be Kentucky in 1998. . . . Rudy Tomjanovich (30 vs. Loyola of Chicago in 1969) set Michigan's single-game rebounding record.
2 - Brown's Harry Platt (48 points vs. Northeastern in 1938) and Delaware State's Tom Davis (50 vs. Brooklyn in 1989) set school single-game scoring records at the Division I level. . . . Central Arkansas' Nate Bowie (39 at Nicholls State in double overtime in 2008) and Eastern Michigan's Raven Lee (46 vs. Miami OH in 2016) set school single-game scoring records against a DI opponent. Lee's output came in only 24 minutes of playing time. . . . In 2014, Oakland's Travis Bader set an NCAA Division I record for most career three-pointers, surpassing the previous mark of 457 established by Duke All-American J.J. Redick. . . . Arizona's Bob Elliott (25 vs. Arizona State in 1974) and Long Island's Carey Scurry (26 vs. Marist in 1983) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent. . . . Eventual MLB shortstop and manager Don Kessinger scored a career-high 49 points for Mississippi vs. Tulane in 1963.
3 - Buffalo's Mike Martinho (44 points vs. Rochester NY in 1998), Dayton's Donald Smith (52 at Loyola of Chicago in 1973), Grambling State's Brion Rush (53 vs. Southern in overtime in 2006), Portland State's Freeman Williams (81 vs. Rocky Mountain MT in 1978) and Wyoming's Joe Capua (51 vs. Montana in 1956) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Walt Lysaght (35 vs. North Carolina in 1953) set Richmond's single-game rebounding record.
4 - IPFW's Max Landis (44 points at South Dakota in 2016), La Salle's Kareem Townes (52 vs. Loyola of Chicago in 1995), Monmouth's Rahsaan Johnson (43 vs. St. Francis NY in 2001), Rhode Island's Tom Harrington (50 vs. Brandeis MA in 1959), South Carolina's John Roche (56 vs. Furman in 1971) and Western Michigan's Gene Ford (46 vs. Loyola of Chicago in 1969) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Dan Cramer (50 vs. Southern Mississippi in 1974) set Denver's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Illinois' school-record 33-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Penn State (66-65 in 2006). . . . Alabama's Jerry Harper (28 vs. Georgia Tech in 1956), Fordham's Ed Conlin (36 vs. Colgate in 1953), Georgia Tech's Eric Crake (27 vs. Georgia in 1953), South Carolina's Lee Collins (33 vs. The Citadel in 1956) and Wake Forest's Dickie Hemric (36 vs. Clemson in 1955) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
5 - Akron's Joe Jakubick (47 points vs. Murray State in 1983), East Tennessee State's Tom Chilton (52 vs. Austin Peay in 1961), Kent State's Dan Potopsky (49 vs. Western Michigan in 1955), Prairie View A&M's Paul Queen (46 vs. Alabama State in 1994) and Troy State's Detric Golden (45 at Jacksonville in 2000) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Yale's Brandon Sherrod extended his NCAA record of consecutive successful field-goal attempts to 30 covering five 2016 games before misfiring against Columbia. . . . Kenny Davis (25 vs. Arizona State in 1977) tied Arizona's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent. . . . Eventual MLB Hall of Fame OF Tony Gwynn (18 vs. UNLV in 1980) set San Diego State's single-game assists record against a DI opponent.
6 - Ernie McCray (46 points vs. Los Angeles State in 1960) set Arizona's single-game scoring record. . . . Southern Mississippi's John White (41 at Virginia Tech in double overtime in 1988) and Tulane's Calvin Grosscup (41 vs. Mississippi State in 1956) set school single-game scoring records against a major-college opponent. . . . Virginia Tech sophomore guard Bimbo Coles set Metro Conference single-game record with 51 points in a 141-133 double overtime victory against visiting Southern Mississippi in 1988. . . . Bradley's school-record 46-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Drake (86-76 in 1961). . . . Belmont erased an 18-point deficit with 3:22 remaining (75-57) to defeat Campbell, 87-84, in 2009. . . . Alabama's Jerry Harper (28 vs. Vanderbilt in 1956), American University's Kermit Washington (34 vs. Georgetown in 1971), West Virginia's Jerry West (31 vs. George Washington in 1960) and Wichita State's Terry Benton (29 vs. North Texas State in 1971) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
7 - Dartmouth's Jim Barton (48 points at Brown in overtime in 1987), Louisiana State's Pete Maravich (69 at Alabama in 1970) and South Dakota State's Nate Wolters (53 at IPFW in 2013) set school single-game scoring records. Maravich's output is also a SEC record in league competition. . . . Phil Hicks (41 at Samford in 1974) tied Tulane's single-game scoring record against a Division I opponent. . . . In 1976, Purdue (25) and Wisconsin (22) combined to convert all 47 of their free-throw attempts, an NCAA record for two teams in a single game. . . . Duquesne's Dick Ricketts (28 vs. Villanova in 1955) and Southern's Jervaughn Scales (32 vs. Grambling in 1994) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
8 - Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson (62 points vs. North Texas State in 1960) and UNC Charlotte's George Jackson (44 at Samford in 1975) set school single-game scoring records. Robertson's output is also a Missouri Valley Conference record in league competition. . . . Buzz Wilkinson (45 vs. North Carolina in 1954) set Virginia's single-game scoring record against a major-college opponent. . . . Iowa State's Melvin Ejim (48 vs. TCU in 2014) set Big 12 Conference single-game scoring mark in league competition. . . . Kentucky established an NCAA single-game record by grabbing 108 rebounds against Mississippi in 1964. . . . Wofford set an NCAA three-point percentage record (minimum of 20 attempts) by hitting 17-of-21 shots from beyond the arc (81% against VMI in 2016). . . . Niagara's school-record 51-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Syracuse (60-55 in 1950). . . . Boston College's Terry Driscoll (31 vs. Fordham in 1969), Davidson's Fred Hetzel (27 vs. Furman in 1964), Eastern Michigan's Kareem Carpenter (27 vs. Western Michigan in 1995), Harvard's Bob Canty (31 vs. Boston College in 1955), Marquette's Pat Smith (28 vs. Loyola of Chicago in 1967), Oklahoma City's Willie Watson (32 vs. Denver in 1969) and Seattle's John Tresvant (40 vs. Montana in 1963) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Gene Estes (24 vs. Oklahoma City in 1961) set Tulsa's single-game rebounding record against a major-college opponent. . . . Utah State All-American Wayne Estes, after scoring 48 points vs. Denver to eclipse the 2,000-point plateau, was electrocuted following a home game in 1965 when the 6-6 forward brushed against a downed high-power line upon stopping at the scene of an auto accident near campus. . . . Dayton center Chris Daniels, who finished the season as the nation's leader in field-goal shooting (68.3% in 1996), died because of a heart ailment.
9 - UALR's Carl Brown (46 points at Centenary in overtime in 1989), Butler's Darrin Fitzgerald (54 vs. Detroit in 1987), Canisius' Larry Fogle (55 vs. St. Peter's in 1974), Clemson's J.O. Erwin (58 vs. Butler Guards at Greenville in 1912), Colorado State's Bill Green (48 vs. Denver in 1963), Hofstra's Demetrius Dudley (44 vs. Central Connecticut State in 1993) and Loyola of Chicago's Alfredrick Hughes (47 vs. Detroit in 1985) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Brown's output is also an Atlantic Sun Conference record in league competition. . . . DePaul's Tom Kleinschmidt set the Great Midwest Conference single-game scoring record in league play with 37 points against UAB in 1994. . . . Charleston Southern's Tony Fairley set an NCAA single-game record against a DI opponent with 22 assists against Armstrong State GA in 1987. . . . Dartmouth ended Penn's Ivy League-record 48-game winning streak in 1996 and Duke's school-record 46-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Maryland (98-87 in 2000). . . . Southern Mississippi's Wendell Ladner (32 vs. Pan American in 1970) and Syracuse's Frank Reddout (34 vs. Temple in 1952) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Canisius' Larry Fogle (22 vs. St. Peter's in 1974) and Idaho's Gus Johnson (31 vs. Oregon in 1963) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent.
10 - Massachusetts' Billy Tindall (41 points vs. Vermont in 1968), Morehead State's Brett Roberts (53 vs. Middle Tennessee State in 1992), Northeast Louisiana's Calvin Natt (39 vs. Northwestern State in 1977), Ohio State's Gary Bradds (49 vs. Illinois in 1964) and Larry Lewis of Saint Francis PA (46 vs. St. Vincent PA in 1969) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Detroit's school-record 39-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Wisconsin-Green Bay (65-61 in 2002), Oral Roberts' school-record 52-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Marshall (106-103 in 1973) and Virginia Commonwealth's school-record 33-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Virginia Tech (71-63 in 1978). . . . Georgetown's Charlie Adrion (29 vs. George Washington in 1968), Houston's Elvin Hayes (37 vs. Centenary in 1968) and Rider's Jason Thompson (24 vs. Siena in 2008) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Eventual Chicago White Sox RHP Dave DeBusschere scored a career-high 44 points for Detroit against Dayton in 1962.
11 - East Carolina's Oliver Mack (47 points vs. South Carolina-Aiken in 1978), Florida State's Ron King (46 at Georgia Southern in 1971), Hartford's Vin Baker (44 vs. Lamar in overtime in 1992), Southern California's John Block (45 vs. Washington in 1966) and Wisconsin-Green Bay's Tony Bennett (44 at Cleveland State in 1989) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Mal Graham (46 at Holy Cross in 1967) set New York University's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Morehead State (53) and Cincinnati (35) combined for an NCAA single-game record of 88 successful free throws in 1956. . . . Indiana State set an NCAA single-game record for most three-pointers without a miss by making all 12 attempts from beyond the arc (against Southern Illinois in 2012). . . . Weber State's school-record 44-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Idaho (68-67 in 1967). . . . Andrew Nicholson (23 vs. Duquesne in 2012) tied St. Bonaventure's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
12 - Marist's Izett Buchanan (51 points at Long Island University in 1994), Northern Iowa's Cam Johnson (40 at Drake in 1994) and Villanova's Paul Arizin (85 vs. Philadelphia NAMC in 1949) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Chris Rivers (40 vs. Canisius in 2001) set Fairfield's single-game scoring record against a Division I opponent. . . . Wake Forest's Len Chappell (50 vs. Virginia in 1962) set ACC single-game scoring record in league competition. . . . Gonzaga's school-record 50-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Santa Clara (84-73 in 2007). . . . Drake's Ken Harris (26 vs. Tulsa in 1977) and Navy's David Robinson (25 vs. Fairfield in 1986) set school single-game rebounding records.
13 - Colorado's Cliff Meely (47 points vs. Oklahoma in 1971), Furman's Frank Selvy (NCAA-record 100 vs. Newberry SC in 1954), Portland's Matt Houle (43 vs. San Francisco in 1993), St. Peter's Rich Rinaldi (54 vs. St. Francis NY in 1971) and San Francisco's Keith Jackson (47 at Loyola Marymount in 1988) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Alabama's Bob Andrews (46 vs. Tulane in 1965), East Carolina's Gus Hill (43 at Navy in 1988), UNC Asheville's Andrew Rousey (41 at Radford in 2014), San Jose State's Olivier Saint-Jean (37 at Air Force in 1997) and Virginia's Buzz Wilkinson (45 vs. Georgetown in 1954) set school single-game scoring records against a Division I opponent. . . . In 1985, Connecticut became the first school to be ranked No. 1 in the men's and women's national polls at the same time. . . . Syracuse's school-record 57-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Georgetown (52-50 in 1980). . . . Kentucky's Bill Spivey (34 vs. Xavier in 1951), New Mexico's Tom King (26 vs. Wyoming in 1960), Northwestern's Jim Pitts (29 vs. Indiana in 1965) and Western Michigan's Frank Ayers (25 vs. Loyola of Chicago in 1973) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Dan Roundfield (25 vs. Bowling Green State in 1974) set Central Michigan's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
14 - Auburn's John Mengelt (60 points vs. Alabama in 1970), Central Connecticut State's Kyle Vinales (42 at Wagner in 2013), Coppin State's Larry Stewart (40 vs. South Carolina State in 1991), Mount St. Mary's Sam Prescott (44 vs. Bryant in 2013), South Alabama's Eugene Oliver (46 at Southern Mississippi in 1974), Southwestern Louisiana's Bo Lamar (51 at Louisiana Tech in 1972) and Tennessee's Tony White (51 vs. Auburn in 1987) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Lamar's output also set a Southland Conference record in league competition. . . . Villanova's Larry Hennessy (45 vs. Boston College in 1953) and Virginia's Buzz Wilkinson (45 vs. Clemson in 1955) set school single-game scoring records against a DI opponent. . . . William & Mary's Bill Chambers, standing a mere 6-4, grabbed an NCAA-record 51 rebounds against Virginia on Valentine's Day in 1953. . . . Miami of Ohio's Wayne Embry (34 vs. Eastern Kentucky in 1957), Texas Tech's Jim Reed (27 vs. Texas in 1956), Wagner's Mike Aaman (23 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson in 2015) and West Virginia's Mack Isner (31 vs. Virginia Tech) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent. . . . Jacksonville junior-college recruit Artis Gilmore, the only player in major-college history to average more than 22 points and 22 rebounds per game in his career, had his only DI contest retrieving fewer than 10 missed shots (8 caroms at Loyola LA in 1970). . . . Massachusetts' school-record 33-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by George Washington (80-78 in 1995). . . . Kentucky's Adolph Rupp became the coach to compile 600 victories the fastest with a 71-52 win over Notre Dame at Chicago in 1959 (705 games in 27th season).
15 - Coastal Carolina's Tony Dunkin (43 points vs. UNC Asheville in 1993), Columbia's Leonard "Buck" Jenkins (47 at Harvard in 1991), Maryland-Baltimore County's Derell Thompson (43 at Towson State in 1992), Southwest Missouri State's Danny Moore (36 at Creighton in 1997) and Wake Forest's Charlie Davis (51 vs. American University in 1969) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Rasaun Young (39 vs. Northeastern Illinois in 1997) set Buffalo's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Kentucky tied an NCAA record by erasing a 31-point, second-half deficit at LSU (99-95 UK victory in 1994). . . . Princeton's Bill Bradley (51 points vs. Harvard in 1964) set Ivy League scoring record in conference competition. . . . Oregon State ended UCLA's Pacific-8 Conference-record 50-game winning streak (61-57 in 1974). . . . Kentucky's Adolph Rupp became the coach to compile 400 victories the fastest with a 90-50 win over Mississippi in 1950 (477 games in 20th season). . . . Kansas' Wilt Chamberlain (36 vs. Iowa State in 1958), Oregon State's Swede Halbrook (36 vs. Idaho in 1955) and Rice's Joe Durrenberger (30 vs. Baylor in 1955) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Paul Millsap (29 vs. San Jose State in 2006) set Louisiana Tech's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent. . . . Eventual MLB All-Star RHP Sonny Siebert scored a career-high 31 points for Missouri against Oklahoma in 1958.
16 - Illinois' Dave Downey (53 points at Indiana in 1963), Tennessee Tech's Jimmy Hagan (48 vs. East Tennessee State in 1959) and Texas-Pan American's Marshall Rogers (58 vs. Texas Lutheran in 1976) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Dikembe Dixson (40 at Youngstown State in 2OT in 2016) set Illinois-Chicago's single-game scoring record against an NCAA Division I opponent. . . . Wichita State ended Cincinnati's school-record 37-game winning streak (65-64 in 1963) and South Carolina's school-record 34-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Notre Dame (72-68 in 1974). . . . Cincinnati's Connie Dierking (33 vs. Loyola New Orleans in 1957), Miami of Ohio's Wayne Embry (34 vs. Kent State in 1957), NYU's Cal Ramsey (34 vs. Boston College in 1957) and Texas Christian's Goo Kennedy (28 vs. Arkansas in 1971) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Texas-El Paso's Jim Barnes (27 vs. Hardin-Simmons in 1963) and Pittsburgh's DeJuan Blair (23 vs. Connecticut in 2009) set single-game rebounding records against major-college opponents. . . . Eventual 13-year N.L. LHP Joe Gibbon grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds for Mississippi against Georgia in 1957.
17 - George Washington's Joe Holup (49 points vs. Furman in 1956), Holy Cross' Jack Foley (56 vs. Connecticut in 1962), Quinnipiac's Cameron Young (55 at Siena in triple overtime in 2019) and Southwestern Louisiana's Bo Lamar (51 at Lamar in 1972) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Young's outburst set a MAAC single-game standard and Lamar's output tied his own Southland Conference record in league competition. . . . Antoine Gillespie (45 at Hawaii in 1994) set Texas-El Paso's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Dartmouth's school-record 38-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Army (44-36 in 1940). . . . Fresno State's Larry Abney (35 vs. Southern Methodist in 2000), Loyola of Chicago's LaRue Martin (34 vs. Valparaiso in 1971) and Toledo's Ned Miklovic (27 vs. Ohio University in 1958) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent. Abney's total is the highest among all schools at the DI level since 1973.
18 - Scott Haffner (65 points vs. Dayton in 1989) set Evansville's single-game scoring record. Haffner's output is also a Horizon League record in conference competition. . . . Gonzaga's Adam Morrison (44 at Loyola Marymount in 2006) and Portland State's Freeman Williams (50 at UNLV in 1978) set school single-game scoring records against an NCAA Division I opponent. . . . Gonzaga and Loyola Marymount each scored 86 points after intermission in 1989 to set an NCAA record for highest offensive output in a half by both teams (172). . . . Louisiana State's school-record 42-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Mississippi (23-22 in 1921). . . . Florida's Jim Zinn (31 vs. Mississippi in 1957), McNeese State's Henry Ray (27 vs Texas-Arlington in 1974), New Orleans' Ervin Johnson (27 vs. Lamar in 1993), Penn's Barton Leach (32 vs. Harvard in 1955), Southern Illinois' Joe C. Meriweather (27 vs. Indiana State in 1974) and Xavier's Bob Pelkington (31 vs. St. Francis PA in 1964) set school single-game rebounding records.
19 - Delaware's Liston Houston (52 points vs. Lebanon Valley PA in 1910), Liberty's Matt Hildebrand (41 vs. Charleston Southern in 1994), Longwood's Tristan Carey (40 vs. Liberty in 2013), Mississippi Valley State's Alphonso Ford (51 vs. Texas Southern in overtime in 1990), Northeastern's Reggie Lewis (41 vs. Siena in 1986), Oral Roberts' Anthony Roberts (66 vs. North Carolina A&T in 1977), Stetson's Mel Daniels (48 vs. UNC Wilmington in 1977) and Texas Tech's Dub Malaise (50 at Texas in 1966) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Bobby Mantz (44 vs. Lehigh in 1958) set Lafayette's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Holy Cross' Rob Feaster (46 vs. Navy in overtime in 1994) set Patriot League scoring record in conference competition. . . . Creighton's Paul Silas (38 vs. Centenary in 1962), Northern Illinois' Jim Bradley (31 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1973) and Purdue's Carl McNulty (27 vs. Minnesota in 1951) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell (24 vs. Seton Hall in 1977) set Charlotte's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
20 - Baylor's Vinnie Johnson (50 points vs. Texas Christian in 1979), Idaho State's Willie Humes (53 at Montana State in 1971), Illinois State's Robert "Bubbles" Hawkins (58 vs. Northern Illinois in 1974), San Diego State's Anthony Watson (54 vs. U.S. International in 1986) and South Carolina State's Jackie Robinson (40 at Morgan State in 1993) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Humes' output is also a Big Sky Conference record in league competition. . . . Delaware State's Tom Davis (47 vs. Florida A&M in 1989) set MEAC scoring record in league competition at DI level. . . . Rhode Island's Art Stephenson (28 vs. Brown in 1968) and Tennessee Tech's Jimmy Hagan (30 vs. Morehead State in 1959) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Kansas' 28-17 victory at Drake in 1924 triggered an NCAA-record 35-game road winning streak.
21 - Boston College's John Austin (49 points vs. Georgetown in 1964), Rutgers' Eric Riggins (51 vs. Penn State in double overtime in 1987) and Virginia Tech's Allan Bristow (52 vs. George Washington in 1973) set school single-game scoring records. Riggins' output is also an Atlantic 10 Conference record in league competition. . . . LSU's Pete Maravich (64) and Kentucky's Dan Issel (51) each scored more than 50 points in the same game in 1970. . . . UCLA's school-record 98-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Oregon (65-45 in 1976). . . . Clemson's Tommy Smith (30 vs. Georgia in 1955) and North Carolina's Rusty Clark (30 vs. Maryland in 1968) set school single-game rebounding records.
22 - Bradley's Hersey Hawkins (63 points at Detroit in 1988), California's Ed Gray (48 at Washington State in 1997), Detroit's Archie Tullos (49 vs. Bradley in 1988), Manhattan's Bob Mealy (51 vs. CCNY in 1960), Missouri-Kansas City's Michael Watson (Summit League-record 54 at Oral Roberts in double overtime in 2003), Oklahoma State's Bob Kurland (58 vs. St. Louis in 1946) and Oregon State's Gary Payton Sr. (58 vs. Southern California in overtime in 1990) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Appalachian State's Junior Braswell (43 at Davidson in 1997), High Point's Nick Barbour (44 vs. Campbell in 2012), Long Island's Antawn Dobie (53 vs. St. Francis NY in 2003) and Mississppi State's Bailey Howell (45 vs. Louisiana State in 1958) set school single-game scoring records against a Division I opponent. Dobie's output is also a Northeast Conference record in league competition. . . . Drexel set NCAA record by erasing a 34-point deficit late in the first half (53-19) to defeat visiting Delaware, 85-83, in 2018. . . . Nebraska stunned Wilt Chamberlain-led Kansas, 43-41, in 1958 to avenge a 56-point defeat four games earlier. . . . Memphis' school-record 47-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Tennessee (66-62 in 2008). . . . Massachusetts' Julius Erving (32 vs. Syracuse in 1971) and Mississippi's Ivan Richmann (25 vs. Tulane in 1958) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Hakim Shahid (25 vs. Jacksonville in 1990) set South Florida's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
23 - Boston University's Jim Hayes (47 points vs. Springfield MA in 1970), Indiana's Jimmy Rayl (56 vs. Michigan State in 1963), Louisiana Tech's Mike McConathy (47 vs. Lamar in 1976), Miami's Rick Barry (59 vs. Rollins FL in 1965), Providence's Marshon Brooks (52 vs. Notre Dame in 2011) and Texas Southern's Harry "Machine Gun" Kelly (60 vs. Jarvis Christian TX in 1983) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Brooks' output is also a Big East Conference record in league competition. . . . Los Angeles State's Raymond Lewis set Pacific Coast Athletic Association (now Big West) single-game scoring record with 53 points vs. Long Beach State in double overtime in 1973. . . . Kentucky's Adolph Rupp became the coach to compile 700 victories the fastest with a 99-79 win over Auburn at Montgomery in 1964 (836 games in 32nd season). . . . Jimmie Baker (26 vs. San Francisco in 1973) set UNLV's single-game rebounding record before transferring to Hawaii. . . . Eventual 13-year N.L. LHP Joe Gibbon scored a career-high 46 points for Mississippi against Louisiana State in 1957.
24 - Alcorn State's DeCarlos Anderson (41 points vs. Southern in 1996), Florida A&M's Jerome James (38 at Delaware State in overtime in 1997), Houston's Elvin Hayes (62 vs. Valparaiso in 1968), Iowa's John Johnson (49 vs. Northwestern in 1970), Northwestern's Rich Falk (49 vs. Iowa in 1964), St. Bonaventure's Bob Lanier (51 vs. Seton Hall in 1969) and Utah's Billy McGill (60 at Brigham Young in 1962) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . East Tennessee State's Tom Chilton (47 vs. Western Kentucky in 1961) and Ohio University's Dave Jamerson (52 at Kent State in 1990) set school single-game scoring records against a DI opponent. . . . Washington & Lee's Jay Handlan had an NCAA-record 71 field-goal attempts vs. Furman in 1951. . . . Alabama A&M's Mickell Gladness set an NCAA single-game record with 16 blocked shots against Texas Southern in 2007. . . . Temple's school-record 33-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by West Virginia (64-61 in 1987). . . . Ed Corell (30 vs. Oregon in 1962) set Washington's single-game rebounding record.
25 - Austin Peay's Bubba Wells (43 points vs. Morehead State in 1997 quarterfinals) set Ohio Valley Conference Tournament single-game scoring record. . . . Alabama A&M's Desmond Cambridge (50 at Texas Southern in 2002), Central Florida's Jermaine Taylor (45 vs. Rice in 2009), Cleveland State's Frank Edwards (49 at Xavier in 1981), Indiana State's Larry Bird (49 vs. Wichita State in 1979), Texas' Raymond Downs (49 at Baylor in 1956), Virginia Military's QJ Peterson (46 vs. Mercer in 2016) and William & Mary's Jeff Cohen (49 vs. Richmond in 1961) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Lew Alcindor (61 vs. Washington State in 1967) set UCLA and Pac-12 Conference single-game scoring record. . . . Jim Christy (44 at Maryland in 1964) set Georgetown's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Southwestern Louisiana's Sydney Grider set the American South Conference single-game scoring record in league competition (40 vs. Louisiana Tech in 1989). . . . St. Bonaventure's 99-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Niagara (87-77 in 1961). . . . Appalachian State's Tony Searcy (23 vs. The Citadel in 1978), Memphis' Ronnie Robinson (28 vs. Tulsa in 1971) and Northern Iowa's Jason Reese (21 vs. Illinois-Chicago in 1989) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
26 - Denver's Matt Teahan (61 points vs. Nebraska Wesleyan in 1979), Florida Atlantic's Earnest Crumbley (39 vs. Campbell in 2004), Richmond's Bob McCurdy (53 vs. Appalachian State in double overtime in 1975), San Diego's Mike Whitmarsh (37 at Loyola Marymount in 1983), Texas' Slater Martin (49 vs. Texas Christian in 1949), Western Illinois' Joe Dykstra (37 vs. Eastern Illinois in 1983) and Yale's Tony Lavelli (52 vs. Williams MA in 1949) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Kansas' Isaac "Bud" Stallworth set Big Eight Conference single-game scoring record with 50 vs. Missouri in 1972. . . . New Mexico's school-record 41-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Brigham Young (83-62 in 1998). . . . Cornell's George Farley (26 vs. Brown in 1960), Montana State's Doug Hashley (24 vs. Nevada-Reno in 1982), Old Dominion's Clifton Jones (23 vs. UNC Wilmington in 2001), Rutgers' George "Swede" Sundstrom (30 vs. Army in 1954) and Saint Joseph's Cliff Anderson (32 vs. La Salle in 1967) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
27 - Bowling Green's Jim Darrow (52 points vs. Marshall in 1960), George Mason's Carlos Yates (42 vs. Navy in 1985), Georgetown's Jim Barry (46 at Fairleigh Dickinson in 1965), San Diego's Marty Munn (37 vs. Loyola Marymount in 1988), Texas State's J.B. Conley (42 at Northwestern State in 2010) and Towson's Devin Boyd (46 at Maryland-Baltimore County in double overtime in 1993) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Darrow's output is also a Mid-American Conference record and Boyd's output is a Big South Conference record in league competition. . . . Houston's Robert McKiver (52 vs. Southern Mississippi in 2008) set C-USA scoring record in league competition. . . . Connecticut's Toby Kimball (34 vs. New Hampshire in 1965), Maryland's Len Elmore (26 vs. Wake Forest in 1974) and Tulsa's Michael Ruffin (24 vs. Texas Christian in 1997) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent. . . . Holy Cross' school-record 47-game homecourt winning streak snapped by Connecticut (78-77 in 1954).
28 - Xavier's Byron Larkin (45 points vs. Loyola of Chicago in 1986 semifinals) set Horizon League Tournament single-game scoring record. . . . Air Force's Bob Beckel (50 vs. Arizona in 1959), Army's Kevin Houston (53 vs. Fordham in overtime of MAAC Tournament opener in 1987), Eastern Michigan's Ray Lee (50 at Central Michigan in 2017), Long Island's Sherman White (63 vs. John Marshall in 1950), Northern Illinois' Paul Dawkins (47 at Western Michigan in overtime in 1979) and Purdue's Rick Mount (61 vs. Iowa in 1970) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Houston's output is also a MAAC Tournament single-game record and Mount's output is a Big Ten Conference record in league competition. Lee's outburst was accumulated in only 26 minutes. . . . The first basketball game telecast occurred when W2XBS carried a doubleheader from Madison Square Garden in 1940 (Pittsburgh vs. Fordham and NYU vs. Georgetown). . . . Ron Weilert (21 vs. Tulane in 1970) set Air Force single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent. . . . Eventual MLB All-Star 1B Joe Adcock contributed 15 field goals for Louisiana State in a first-round victory against Tulane in 1946 SEC Tournament.
29 - Tony Miller (54 points vs. Chicago State in 1972) set Florida's single-game scoring record. . . . Paul Marigney (40 vs. Pepperdine in 2004) tied Saint Mary's single-game scoring record against a major-college opponent. . . . Pittsburgh's school-record 40-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Syracuse (49-46 in 2004). . . . Bernie Janicki (31 vs. North Carolina in 1952) set Duke's single-game rebounding record. . . . Eventual eight-time N.L. All-Star SS Dick Groat scored a career-high 48 points for Duke against North Carolina in 1952.

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Black History Month Headline for Historic Hoopers Breaking Color Barrier

"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally." - Abraham Lincoln

Unless you're a devotee of #MSLSD host Joy-less Reid or #Dimorat presidential candidate Mr. Groper (a/k/a T-Bone's friend), certainly it's not a Jussie Smollett hate-crime to also claim "White Players Matter." But Black History Month has arrived and accompanying it are an assortment of facts and opinions celebrating positive contributions African-Americans have made to the American landscape. Granted, Robin Roberts' lame ABC interview of Smollett isn't one of them. Taking more than 100 years after emancipator Abraham Lincoln to make a nationwide transition, nowhere is that emphasis more evident than in an athletic world bereft of quotas and unconnected to alleged Oscar-snubbing. There clearly is more evidence of joyful honor in basketball arenas than in the Smollett-hoax political arena, where a tax cheat such as Al "Not So" Sharpton has been given a freeloader forum by Mess-LSD and brotherly backdoor free-pass entrance to previous POTUS' Oval Office (perhaps for H&R Block seminars to set him lien free at last).

Letting authentic freedom ring, every sports fan acknowledges the cultural significance of Jackie Robinson (180 degrees removed from smug Smollett's nutrition plan). A movie ("42") debuted several springs ago regarding Robinson beginning his major league baseball career, but it is easy to forget there was a time when the now 75% black National Basketball Association was 100% white. It's also easy to forget how Robinson was instrumental in college basketball's "civil rights" movement.

Before Robinson arrived on the scene in the National League, however, there was Columbia's George Gregory, who became the first African-American to gain college All-American honors in 1930-31. In an era of low scoring, he was the team's second-leading scorer with a 9.2-point average. But he was proudest of his defense, and a statistic that is no longer kept: "goals against." In 10 games, Gregory held rival centers to only eight baskets. "That's less than one goal a game," he told the New York Times. "I think they should have kept that statistical category. Nowadays, one guy scores 40 points but his man scores 45. So what good is it?

"It's funny, but even though I was the only black playing for Columbia, and there was only one other black playing in the Ivy League - Baskerville of Harvard - I really didn't encounter too much trouble from opponents. Oh, I got into a couple of fights. And one time a guy called me 'Nigger,' and a white teammate said, 'Next time, you hit him high and I'll hit him low.' And we did, and my teammate, a Polish guy named Remy Tys, said to that other player, 'That's how we take care of nigger callers.'"

But Gregory said the worst racial incident he encountered was at his own school. "After our last game in my junior year, the team voted me captain for the next season. Well, there was a hell of a battle when this came out. Columbia didn't want a black captain, or a Jewish captain, either, I learned. The dean was against it, and the athletic director was against it, and even the coach was against it.

"The coach told me, 'Get yourself together, Gregory, or I'll take your scholarship away.' They were worried that if we played a school in the South and met the other captain before the game, the guy would refuse to come out and it would embarrass the school. But the campus was split 50-50 on whether to have a black captain for its basketball team.

"The fight went on for three or four weeks. The school insisted that the team vote again. We did, and I won again. One of my teammates said, 'You forced the school to enter the 20th Century.'"

Harrison "Honey" Fitch, Connecticut's first black player, was center stage during a racial incident delaying a game at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for several hours in late January 1934. Coast Guard officials entered a protest against Fitch, arguing that because half of the Academy's student body was from southern states, they had a tradition "that no Negro players be permitted to engage in contests at the Academy." Eventually, UConn's coach kept Fitch on the bench the entire contest and never explained why.

The first black to appear in the NBA didn't occur until a couple of decades after Gregory graduated and Fitch transferred to American International. UCLA's first basketball All-American Don Barksdale, one of the first seven African-Americans to play in the NBA, was the first black U.S. Olympic basketball player (1948) as well as the first black to play in an NBA All-Star Game (as a rookie in 1952).

Inspired by the black labor movement in the 1930s, Barksdale said, "I made up my mind that if I wanted to do something, I was going to try to do it all the way, no matter the obstacles."

As a 28-year-old rookie with the Baltimore Bullets, he was paid $20,850 (one of the NBA's top salaries) to play and host a postgame radio show, but that notoriety also put extra pressure on him. Forced to play excessive minutes during the preseason, he sustained ankle injuries that plagued him the remainder of his four-year NBA career (11 ppg and 8 rpg).

Why play so many minutes? "It's Baltimore, which is considered the South," said Barksdale, who wound up back in the Bay Area as a well-known jazz disc jockey. "So the South finally signed a black man, and he's going to play whether he could walk or crawl."

Chuck Cooper, who attended Duquesne on the GI Bill, was the first black player drafted by an NBA franchise. "I don't give a damn if he's striped or plaid or polka-dot," were the history-making words of Boston Celtics Owner Walter Brown when he selected Cooper, who averaged 6.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in six pro seasons. In Cooper's freshman campaign, Duquesne was awarded a forfeit after refusing to yield to Tennessee's refusal to compete against the Dukes if Cooper participated in a game just before Christmas.

In the 1955-56 season, the Hazleton (Pa.) Hawks of the Eastern League became the first professional league franchise to boast an all-black starting lineup - Jesse Arnelle, Tom Hemans, Fletcher Johnson, Floyd Lane and Sherman White. Arnelle (Penn State) and White (Long Island) were former major-college All-Americans.

As for the multi-talented Robinson, UCLA's initial all-conference basketball player in the 1940s was a forward who compiled the highest scoring average in the Pacific Coast Conference both of his seasons with the Bruins (12.3 points per league game in 1939-40 and 11.1 ppg in 1940-41) after transferring from Pasadena (Calif.) City College. Continuing his scoring exploits, the six-time National League All-Star who spurred #42 uniforms throughout MLB was the leading scorer for the Los Angeles Red Devils' barnstorming team in 1946-47.

Seven-time All-Star outfielder Larry Doby, the first black in the American League, was also a college basketball player who helped pave the way for minorities. He competed on the hardwood for Virginia Union during World War II after originally committing to LIU. The four-month lead Robinson had in integrating the majors casts a huge shadow over Doby, who was the first black to lead his league in homers (32 in 1952), first to hit a World Series homer and first to win a World Series title.

With less than 10% of current MLB rosters comprised of African-Americans, Robinson clearly had much more of a longstanding impact on basketball than baseball. All of the trailblazers didn't capitalize on a Methodist faith like Robinson, but they did boast temperaments unlike "fohty-five" Congressional Black Caucus members or so such as #MadMaxine sitting on their hands or boycotting SOTU speech. How much do kneeling Ole Miss players know about ground-breaking alumnus Coolidge Ball? In deference to "firsts" and the number 42, following is a ranking of the 42 best players (including Ball) deserving applause for breaking the color barrier at the varsity level of a major university (*indicates junior college recruit):

Rank First Black Player School First Varsity Season Summary of College Career
1. Elvin Hayes Houston 1965-66 Three-time All-American averaged 31 ppg and 17.2 rpg in three seasons. The Hall of Famer led the Cougars in scoring and rebounding each year before becoming first pick overall in 1968 NBA draft.
2. Hal Greer Marshall 1955-56 The first African-American to play intercollegiate athletics in the state of West Virginia averaged 19.4 ppg and 10.8 rpg in three seasons. Naismith Memorial Hall of Famer led the Thundering Herd in rebounding as a junior (13.8 rpg) and senior (11.7 rpg) before becoming a 10-time NBA All-Star.
3. Charlie Scott North Carolina 1967-68 Averaged 22.1 ppg and 7.1 rpg in three seasons. He was a consensus second-team All-American choice his last two years.
4. Clem Haskins Western Kentucky 1964-65 Three-time OVC Player of the Year was a consensus first-team All-American as a senior. Averaged 22.1 ppg and 10.6 rpg in three varsity seasons. First-round NBA draft pick (3rd overall) in 1967.
5. K.C. Jones San Francisco 1951-52 Shut-down defender Jones, a member of the 1955 NCAA champion featuring Bill Russell and 1956 Olympic champion, averaged 8.8 ppg in five seasons (played only one game in 1953-54 before undergoing an appendectomy).
6. Walter Dukes Seton Hall 1950-51 Averaged 19.9 ppg and 18.9 rpg in three seasons. Consensus first-team All-American as a senior when he averaged 26.1 ppg and 22.2 rpg to lead the Dukes to a 31-2 record and NIT title. Played two full seasons with the Harlem Globetrotters before signing with the New York Knicks, who picked him in 1953 NBA draft.
7. Don Chaney Houston 1965-66 Defensive whiz Chaney, an All-American as a senior, averaged 12.6 ppg in three seasons and was a member of Final Four teams in 1967 and 1968.
8. John Austin Boston College 1963-64 Two-time All-American averaged 27 ppg in his Eagles' career. Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1964 (8th), 1965 (7th) and 1966 (22nd). Scored 40 points in a 1965 NIT contest. He was a fourth-round choice by the Boston Celtics in 1966 NBA draft.
9. Mike Maloy Davidson 1967-68 Three-time All-American averaged 19.3 ppg and 12.4 rpg in his career. Southern Conference Player of the Year as a junior and senior. He was the leading scorer (24.6 ppg) and rebounder (14.3 rpg) for the winningest team in school history (27-3 in 1968-69). Selected by the Pittsburgh Condors in the first five rounds of 1970 ABA draft.
10. Cleo Littleton Wichita 1951-52 Averaged 19 ppg and 7.7 rpg in four seasons, leading the Shockers in scoring each year. School's career scoring leader (2,164 points) is the only four-time first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference choice. He was selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1955 NBA draft.
11. Wendell Hudson Alabama 1970-71 Averaged 19.2 ppg and 12 rpg in his career, finishing as Bama's fourth-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder. The two-time All-SEC first-team selection was a Helms All-American choice as a senior in 1972-73 before being selected in the second round of NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.
12. Bob Gibson Creighton 1954-55 Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher was the school's first player to average at least 20 ppg in his career (20.2). Led the Bluejays in scoring (22 ppg) and rebounding (7.6 rpg) as a junior. Gibson, who said he couldn't eat or stay with the rest of the Bluejays' team on his first trip to Tulsa, went on to play with the Harlem Globetrotters.
13. Bill Garrett Indiana 1948-49 First impact African-American player in Big Ten Conference averaged 12 ppg while leading the Hoosiers in scoring each of his three varsity seasons. Paced them in rebounding as a senior (8.5 rpg) when he was an all-league first-team selection. Selected by the Boston Celtics in second round of 1951 NBA draft. Grandson Billy Garrett Jr. became Big East Conference Rookie of the Year with DePaul in 2013-14.
14. Earl Robinson California 1955-56 Three-time All-PCC second-team selection averaged at least 10 ppg each of three varsity seasons as 6-1 guard under HOF coach Pete Newell. Robinson averaged 15.5 points in four NCAA Tournament games his last two years, leading the Bears in scoring in two of the playoff contests.
15. Tom Payne Kentucky 1970-71 Led the Wildcats in rebounding (10.1 rpg) and was their second-leading scorer (16.9 ppg) in his only varsity season before turning pro. The All-SEC first-team selection had a 39-point, 19-rebound performance against Louisiana State before leaving school early and becoming an NBA first-round draft choice by the Atlanta Hawks.
16. Ron "Fritz" Williams West Virginia 1965-66 Southern Conference player of the year as a senior led Mountaineers in scoring and assists all three varsity seasons on his way to finishing with averages of 20.1 ppg and 6 apg. Williams, a two-time all-league first-team selection, was a first-round pick in 1968 NBA draft (9th overall).
17. James Cash Texas Christian 1966-67 SWC's initial African-American player averaged 13.9 ppg and 11.6 rpg in three seasons. Two-time all-league second-team selection led the Horned Frogs in scoring (16.3 ppg) and rebounding (11.6 rpg) as a senior. Cash had six games with at least 20 rebounds.
18. John Savage North Texas 1961-62 Detroit product averaged 19.2 ppg in leading the Eagles in scoring all three of his varsity seasons with them. Three-time All-MVC selection was fifth-round choice by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1964 NBA draft.
19. Willie Allen Miami (Fla.) 1968-69 Averaged 17.2 ppg and 12.2 rpg in three seasons. Led Hurricanes in scoring (19.9 ppg) and rebounding (17.2 rpg) as senior. Fourth-round choice of the Baltimore Bullets in 1971 NBA draft played briefly for ABA's The Floridans during 1971-72 season.
20. Jerry Jenkins Mississippi State 1972-73 All-SEC selection as a junior and senior when he was the Bulldogs' leading scorer each year, averaging 19.3 ppg and 7 rpg in three seasons.
21. Stew Johnson Murray State 1963-64 Averaged 16.8 ppg and 12.9 rpg in three seasons en route to finishing his career as the school's all-time fourth-leading scorer (1,275 points) and second-leading rebounder (981). He was a third-round choice of New York Knicks in 1966 NBA draft before becoming a three-time ABA All-Star.
22. Gene Knolle* Texas Tech 1969-70 Two-time All-SWC first-team selection averaged 21.5 ppg and 8.4 rpg in two seasons before becoming a seventh-round choice by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1971 NBA draft.
23. Joe Bertrand Notre Dame 1951-52 Averaged 14.6 ppg in three seasons, including 16.5 as senior when Irish finished year ranked sixth in final AP poll. He was 10th-round choice in 1954 NBA draft by Milwaukee Hawks. Served as Chicago's city treasurer as first black elected to citywide office. His grandson with same name played hoops for Illinois.
24. Hadie Redd Arizona 1953-54 Led the Wildcats in scoring (13.2 ppg and 13.6) and rebounding (7 rpg and 9.4) in both of his varsity seasons.
25. Almer Lee* Arkansas 1969-70 He was the Hogs' leading scorer in 1969-70 (17 ppg) and 1970-71 (19.2 ppg as All-SWC second-team selection).
26. John "Jackie" Moore La Salle 1951-52 Averaged 10.3 ppg and 12.1 rpg in two seasons. Second-leading rebounder both years for the Explorers behind All-American Tom Gola. Played three seasons in the NBA as first black player for Philadelphia Warriors.
27. Greg Lowery* Texas Tech 1969-70 Averaged 19.7 ppg in his three-year career. First-team All-SWC as a sophomore and senior and second-team choice as junior en route to finishing as school's career scoring leader (1,476 points).
28. Henry Harris Auburn 1969-70 Averaged 11.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg and 2.5 apg in three-year varsity career. Standout defensive player was captain as a senior. He was an eighth-round choice by the Houston Rockets in 1972 NBA draft.
29. Tommy Bowman Baylor 1967-68 Two-time All-SWC first-team selection led the Bears in scoring (13.5 ppg) and rebounding (9.4 rpg) in his first varsity season.
30. Ronnie Hogue Georgia 1970-71 Finished three-year varsity career as the second-leading scorer in school history (17.8 ppg). Hogue was an All-SEC second-team choice with 20.5 ppg as a junior, when he set the school single-game scoring record with 46 points against LSU. He was a seventh-round choice of the Capital Bullets in 1973 NBA draft.
31. Coolidge Ball Mississippi 1971-72 Two-time All-SEC second-team selection (sophomore and junior years) averaged 14.1 ppg and 9.9 rpg in three seasons. He led the Rebels in scoring (16.8 ppg) and was second in rebounding (10.3 rpg) as a sophomore.
32. Carl Head* West Virginia 1965-66 Averaged 17.1 ppg and 7.9 rpg in two seasons. Paced the team in field-goal shooting as a junior (53.5%) and in scoring as a senior (20.5 ppg).
33. Perry Wallace Vanderbilt 1967-68 Averaged 12.9 ppg and 11.5 rpg in three varsity seasons. He was the Commodores' leading rebounder as a junior (10.2 rpg) and leading scorer as a senior (13.4 ppg). Fifth-round choice by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1970 NBA draft.
34. Don Eaddy Michigan 1951-52 The Wolverines' top scorer in Big Ten Conference competition as a sophomore (13.8 ppg) averaged 11.4 ppg in four seasons. Eaddy was an infielder who played briefly with the Chicago Cubs in 1959.
35. Garfield Smith Eastern Kentucky 1965-66 Averaged 14.5 ppg and 13.2 rpg in three seasons. He was an All-Ohio Valley Conference choice as a senior when he finished second in the nation in rebounding (19.7 rpg). Third-round choice by the Boston Celtics in 1968 NBA draft.
36. Tommy Woods East Tennessee State 1964-65 Two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference choice averaged 15.3 ppg and 16.2 rpg in three seasons. He grabbed 38 rebounds in a game against Middle Tennessee en route to finishing third in the nation in rebounding as a sophomore (19.6 rpg).
37. Willie Brown Middle Tennessee State 1966-67 All-Ohio Valley Conference choice as junior and senior averaged 20.3 ppg and 7.4 rpg in three seasons en route to finishing his career as the school's all-time scoring leader (1,524 points). He was a 10th-round choice by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1969 NBA draft.
38. Julius Pegues Pittsburgh 1955-56 Spent one year at a Detroit technical school before enrolling at Pitt. Averaged 13.6 ppg in three seasons, finishing as the school's second-leading scorer (17.6 ppg) as a senior behind All-American Don Hennon. Pegues, who scored a game-high 31 points in an 82-77 loss to Miami of Ohio as a senior in 1958 NCAA Tournament, was a fifth-round choice by the St. Louis Hawks in NBA draft.
39. Sebron "Ed" Tucker* Stanford 1950-51 Averaged 15.8 ppg in two seasons, leading the team in scoring both years. Paced the PCC in scoring as a junior (16.5 ppg) before becoming an all-league South Division first-team pick as a senior.
40. Collis Temple Jr. Louisiana State 1971-72 Averaged 10.1 ppg and 8.1 rpg in three seasons. Ranked second in the SEC in rebounding (11.1 rpg) and seventh in field-goal shooting (54.9%) as a senior. Sixth-round choice by the Phoenix Suns in 1974 NBA draft had two sons play for his alma mater (Collis III and Garrett).
41. Charlie White* Oregon State 1964-65 Led the Beavers in rebounding (7 rpg) and was their second-leading scorer (9.6 ppg) as a junior. The next year as a first five pick on the All-Pacific-8 team, he was OSU's captain and second-leading scorer (11.7 ppg) and rebounder (6.6 rpg), pacing the team in field-goal shooting (49.4%) and free-throw shooting (81.4%).
42. Ruben Triplett* Southern Methodist 1971-72 Averaged 14.9 ppg and 9 rpg in two seasons. Named All-SWC as a junior when he led the Mustangs in scoring (18.2 ppg) and rebounding (10.8 rpg). Scored a career-high 33 points at Oklahoma City.

MOST OVERLOOKED PIONEERS FOR MAJOR UNIVERSITIES

First Black Player DI School First Varsity Season Summary of College Career
Al Abram Missouri 1956-57 Averaged 11 ppg over four seasons. He led the Tigers in scoring (16.1 ppg), rebounding (8.9 rpg) and field-goal shooting (45%) in 1958-59.
Don Barnette Miami (Ohio) 1953-54 All-MAC first-team selection as a senior averaged 11.6 ppg and 5.2 rpg during three-year career. Played for the Harlem Globetrotters in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Charlie Brown* Texas-El Paso 1956-57 Air Force veteran, a three-time All-Border Conference choice, led the league in scoring as a sophomore (23.4 ppg). He averaged 17.5 ppg in three varsity seasons, leading the Miners in scoring each year.
Earl Brown Lafayette 1971-72 Grabbed 21 rebounds in a game against Lehigh as a sophomore before averaging 11 ppg and 10.6 rpg as a junior and 13.7 ppg and 12.1 rpg as a senior. Ninth-round NBA draft choice by the New York Knicks in 1974.
Mario Brown* Texas A&M 1971-72 Averaged 13 ppg and 4.3 apg in two seasons, leading the team in assists both years.
Harvey Carter Bucknell 1970-71 Led the Bison in scoring and rebounding all three varsity seasons (14.1 ppg and 11.5 rpg as a sophomore, 14.8 ppg and 12.4 rpg as a junior and 14.2 ppg and 9.8 rpg as a senior).
Larry Chanay Montana State 1956-57 Four-year Air Force veteran finished his four-year college career as the school's all-time leading scorer (2,034 points). He led the Bobcats in scoring all four seasons. Chanay was a 14th-round choice by the Cincinnati Royals in 1960 NBA draft.
John Codwell Michigan 1951-52 The Wolverines' second-leading scorer as a junior (10.5 ppg) averaged 6.4 ppg in three seasons.
Vince Colbert* East Carolina 1966-67 Averaged 14.3 ppg and 7.3 rpg in two seasons. He led ECU in rebounding as a junior (7.1 rpg).
Robert Cox Loyola Marymount 1953-54 Averaged 16.9 ppg and 11.1 rpg in two seasons while leading the Lions in both categories each year.
John Crawford Iowa State 1955-56 Averaged 13.4 ppg and 9.7 rpg in three seasons. He led the Cyclones in rebounding all three years and paced them in scoring as a senior (14.1 ppg).
L.M. Ellis Austin Peay State 1963-64 The first OVC black player averaged 9.3 ppg and 10.5 rpg as a junior and 6.7 ppg and 6.1 rpg as a senior after transferring from Drake to his hometown school.
Ed Fleming Niagara 1951-52 Averaged 15 ppg and 8.7 rpg in four seasons to finish No. 1 on the school's all-time scoring list (1,682). All-time top rebounder (975) was selected by the Rochester Royals in 1955 NBA draft.
Larry Fry Mississippi State 1972-73 Averaged 13.8 ppg and 8.1 rpg in three seasons.
Julian Hammond* Tulsa 1964-65 Averaged 12.2 ppg and 7.6 rpg in two seasons. Led the Golden Hurricane in scoring (16.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.6 rpg) as a senior when he was an All-MVC first-team selection and paced the nation in field-goal shooting (65.9%). He was a ninth-round choice by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1966 NBA draft.
Charlie Hoxie Niagara 1951-52 Averaged 11.7 ppg and 8.4 rpg in four seasons to finish his career as the school's third-leading scorer (1,274). Second-leading rebounder (916) was selected by the Milwaukee Hawks in 1955 NBA draft before playing with the Harlem Globetrotters.
Eddie Jackson Oklahoma City 1962-63 Center averaged 12.3 ppg and 10 rpg in three-year OCU career after transferring from Oklahoma. He led the Chiefs in rebounding as a sophomore and junior. Selected in the sixth round by the San Francisco Warriors in 1965 NBA draft.
Leroy Jackson Santa Clara 1960-61 Averaged 10.1 ppg and 8.3 rpg in three seasons, leading the team in rebounding all three years. Named to second five on All-WCAC team as a senior when he averaged 11.9 ppg and 10.9 rpg.
Curt Jimerson* Wyoming 1960-61 Forward averaged 14.6 ppg in two seasons, including a team-high 17.5 ppg as a senior when he was an All-Mountain States Conference first-team selection.
Junius Kellogg Manhattan 1950-51 Averaged 12.1 ppg in three-year career, leading the Jaspers in scoring as a sophomore and junior. Former Army sergeant refused bribe and exposed a major point-shaving scandal.
Charlie Lipscomb Virginia Tech 1969-70 Averaged 11.4 ppg and 9.4 rpg in three varsity seasons. He led the team in rebounding (10.4 rpg) and was its second-leading scorer (12.1 ppg) as a sophomore.
Jesse Marshall* Centenary 1968-69 Led the Gents in scoring (16 ppg) and rebounding (9.6 rpg) as a senior after being their second-leading scorer (15.9 ppg) and leading rebounder (10.2 rpg) as a junior.
Shellie McMillon Bradley 1955-56 Member of 1957 NIT champion averaged 14.1 ppg and 9.3 rpg in three varsity seasons, including a team-high 16.4 ppg in 1957-58. McMillon, who scored 42 points against Detroit, was an All-Missouri Valley Conference second-team choice as a senior before becoming a sixth-round NBA draft choice by the Detroit Pistons.
Eugene Oliver* South Alabama 1972-73 Averaged 17.9 ppg and 5.1 rpg in two seasons, leading the team in scoring both years and setting a school single-game record with 46 points against Southern Mississippi.
Charley Parnell Delaware 1966-67 First-team All-East Coast Conference choice led the Blue Hens in scoring with 18.5 ppg.
Garland Pinkston George Washington 1967-68 Second-leading scorer (12.5 ppg) and rebounder (7.3 rpg) in his only varsity season for GWU.
Art Polk Middle Tennessee State 1966-67 MTSU's second-leading rebounder as a junior and senior averaged 12.3 ppg and 9.2 rpg in three seasons.
Charley Powell Loyola (New Orleans) 1966-67 First African-American to play for a predominantly white college in Louisiana averaged 21.5 ppg in three-year career, finishing 13th in the nation with 26 ppg as a junior.
Larry Robinson* Tennessee 1971-72 Averaged 10.9 ppg and 8.8 rpg in two seasons. Led the Volunteers in rebounding and field-goal shooting both years. He was a 16th-round choice by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1973 NBA draft.
Ron Satterthwaite William & Mary 1973-74 Averaged 13.2 ppg in four seasons. He led the Tribe in scoring as a sophomore and junior, averaging 17 ppg during that span. Guard was an All-Southern Conference first-team selection as a sophomore and second-team choice as a junior.
Oscar Scott* The Citadel 1971-72 Three-year Army veteran averaged 11.8 ppg and 7 rpg in two seasons. He led the Bulldogs in rebounding as a senior.
Dwight Smith Western Kentucky 1964-65 Three-time All-OVC guard averaged 14.6 ppg and 10.9 rpg in his college career. Led the Hilltoppers in rebounding as a sophomore (11.3 rpg) and as a senior (11.9 rpg). Smith was a third-round choice of the Los Angeles Lakers (23rd overall).
Sam Smith Louisville 1963-64 Third-round choice of the Cincinnati Royals in 1967 NBA draft averaged 9.2 ppg and team-high 11 rpg in his only varsity season with the Cardinals before transferring to Kentucky Wesleyan.
Sam Stith St. Bonaventure 1957-58 Averaged 14.8 ppg and 4.1 rpg in three-year career. After All-American brother Tom Stith arrived the next season, they combined to average 52 ppg in 1959-60, an NCAA single-season record for brothers on the same team.
Harold Sylvester Tulane 1968-69 Averaged 12.5 ppg and 9.1 rpg in three varsity seasons. He led the Green Wave in rebounding as a sophomore and was its second-leading rebounder and scorer as a junior and senior.
John Thomas Pacific 1954-55 Averaged 15.1 ppg and 11.3 rpg in three years while leading the team in scoring and rebounding each campaign. Finished his career as the school's all-time scoring leader (1,178 points). He set UOP single-season records for points (480) and rebounds (326) in 1955-56.
Liscio Thomas* Furman 1969-70 Averaged 17 ppg and 9.9 rpg in two seasons. He led the Paladins in scoring as a junior (17.7 ppg) and was the second-leading scorer and rebounder for 1971 Southern Conference champion.
Solly Walker St. John's 1951-52 First African-American ever to play in game at Kentucky averaged 7.8 ppg and 6.8 rpg in three seasons. Member of 1952 NCAA runner-up and 1953 NIT runner-up. Led the team in scoring (14 ppg) and rebounding (12.2 rpg) as a senior. Selected by the New York Knicks in 1954 NBA draft.
John Edgar Wideman Penn 1960-61 Two-time All-Ivy League second-team swingman led the Quakers in scoring as a junior (13.2 ppg in 1961-62) and a senior (13.8 ppg in 1962-63). The Pittsburgh native also paced them in rebounding as a junior (7.6 rpg).

Super Men: College Basketball's Impact on 53 Seasons of NFL's Super Bowl

College basketball fans shouldn't be assessed an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty if the NFL isn't their favorite sport, but they should rush to hold on because following is more super stuff to digest while blitzed by enough notes, quotes and anecdotes to have one seeking a sedative when assessing Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta between the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots.

For what it's worth hoop-wise, did you know former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue was a 6-5 forward who averaged 11.4 points and nine rebounds per game for Georgetown in three varsity seasons from 1959-60 through 1961-62? He led the Hoyas in rebounding as a sophomore (8.9 rpg) and junior (8.2 rpg) and was their second-leading rebounder as a senior captain. Well-rounded trivia buffs should also know that Tagliabue's predecessor, Pete Rozelle, was the basketball publicist for 1949 NIT champion San Francisco before orchestrating events leading to the Super Bowl becoming a national phenomenon.

The Super Bowl's link to college basketball is much more extensive than these commissioners and had more impact than unveiling of new commercials plus halftime entertainers. Actually, there are a striking number of ex-college hoopers who participated in the Super Bowl as players. In fact, the inaugural Super Bowl in 1967 featured six former four-year college varsity basketball players for schools currently classified at the NCAA Division I level: Bobby Bell, Reg Carolan, Len Dawson, Dave Robinson, Otis Taylor and Fuzzy Thurston.

Kneeling in deference to the 53rd anniversary of the Super Bowl, following are 53 questions tackling versatile players such as Bell, Carolan, Dawson, Peppers, Taylor and Thurston in this distinctive two-way athlete category that should surprise you with some of the marquee names. If you get them all correct before peeking at answers at the end of this gridiron quiz, then you boast inflated brainpower sufficiently omnipotent to know in advance what will transpire at halftime and which new commercials offer the most entertainment.

1. Name the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback with the Cincinnati Bengals who appeared in Super Bowl XVI following the 1981 season after finishing his career as the fifth-leading scorer in his college's history. The high school teammate of Kentucky All-American and All-Pro Dan Issel led Augustana (Ill.) in field-goal accuracy and free-throw shooting as a freshman and sophomore.

2. Name the linebacker who was one of only two first-year players on the Miami Dolphins' undefeated team in 1972 and was still with the franchise the next season when the Dolphins repeated as Super Bowl champions for a 32-2 two-year mark, the best ever in the NFL. He played briefly for Louisville's varsity basketball squad before Cardinals football coach Lee Corso persuaded him to concentrate on the gridiron.

3. Name the nine-time All-Pro linebacker who was with the Kansas City Chiefs for their Super Bowl IV winner after becoming the first African American to play basketball for Minnesota when he appeared in three games in the 1960-61 season.

4. Name the two-time Pro Bowl defensive end who appeared in Super Bowl III with the Baltimore Colts vs. the New York Jets after becoming a first-team selection as a basketball center for South Dakota in the All-North Central Conference when he averaged 7.8 points per game in 1952-53 and 11 points in 1953-54.

5. Name the first black starting quarterback in the NFL who was later converted to wide receiver and caught two passes to help the undefeated Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota in Super Bowl VIII after averaging 9.5 ppg and 3.6 rpg in 14 basketball games for Nebraska-Omaha in 1964-65.

6. Name the four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver who caught five passes for 83 yards in Super Bowl XV for the Philadelphia Eagles after he was the top rebounder for two seasons with Southern (La.). He established an NFL record for most consecutive games with a pass reception (127).

7. Name the 1963 Pro Bowl selection who participated in Super Bowl I as a defensive end with the Kansas City Chiefs after the 6-6, 235-pounder played three varsity seasons with Idaho's basketball team, averaging four points and 4.7 rebounds per game.

8. Name the 1994 first-round draft choice who was a defensive end on the Dallas Cowboys' last Super Bowl team after playing nine games during the 1992-93 season for Arizona State's hoop squad that was decimated with injuries.

9. Name the Pro Bowl selection who appeared in Super Bowl XXXI with the New England Patriots after the 6-5, 245-pounder played basketball one season for Livingstone (N.C.). He held the NFL single-season record for most receptions by a tight end with 96 in 1994.

10. Name the four-year starter who set school career records for total offense, passing yards and rushing yards by a quarterback plus rushing touchdowns by a QB. Most Outstanding Player in the 2002 Peach Bowl as a quarterback was activated for Super Bowl XXXVII as a rookie with the Oakland Raiders before succeeding all-time great Tim Brown as a starting wide receiver. He was North Carolina's leader in assists during 2000-01 when he directed the Tar Heels to a basketball No. 1 ranking and an 18-game winning streak.

11. Name the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs who was MVP in Super Bowl IV after playing in two basketball games as a 6-0, 180-pound guard for Purdue in the 1956-57 campaign.

12. Name the defensive left end on Miami's undefeated team in 1972 who played in four Super Bowls with the Dolphins after the 6-6, 220-pound basketball center finished his four-season career at Central College as the Pella, Iowa-based school's all-time leading scorer (15.5 ppg) and rebounder (12.4 rpg). He grabbed a school-record 29 rebounds in a game his senior season (1970-71).

13. Name the Hall of Fame tight end who played in two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys, catching a TD pass to cap the scoring in Super Bowl VI, before coaching the Super Bowl-winning Chicago Bears following the 1985 season after the 6-2, 205-pound forward averaged 2.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in two seasons with the Pittsburgh Panthers.

14. Name the defensive back for the Baltimore Colts' Super Bowl V champion who led the NFL in kickoff return average (35.4) in 1970 after playing basketball for Maryland-Eastern Shore.

15. Name the prominent ex-NFL coach who was a defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl XIII champion after averaging 2.6 ppg in 16 basketball contests with the Minnesota Gophers in 1973-74 under coach Bill Musselman.

16. Name the starting middle linebacker for a team in two of three Super Bowls in one stretch who started two games at point guard for St. Francis (Pa.) as a freshman in 1993-94 when he averaged three points per game. After transferring back home to Cleveland, the 5-10 dynamo collected 109 points and 52 rebounds in 27 games for John Carroll before quitting basketball midway through the 1995-96 campaign to concentrate on football.

17. Name the Super Bowl X tight end for the Dallas Cowboys after leading Amherst (Mass.) in scoring and rebounding in 1970-71.

18. Name the five-time Pro Bowl defensive back with the Dallas Cowboys who played in two Super Bowls after finishing his three-year varsity career as Utah State's all-time leading scorer and rebounder. The 6-4 forward scored 46 points in a game against New Mexico en route to leading the Aggies in scoring with 21.2 points per game in 1959-60 (34th in the nation), 20.3 in 1960-61 (57th) and 25.6 in 1961-62 (13th).

19. Name the Hall of Fame quarterback who played in three Super Bowls with the Miami Dolphins after he was a 6-1, 185-pound sophomore guard in 1964-65 when scoring 22 points in 16 games in his only varsity basketball season for Purdue.

20. Name the 12-year veteran safety who played in Super Bowl IV with the Minnesota Vikings after averaging four points and 3.5 rebounds per game in 10 contests for Wisconsin's basketball team in 1958-59.

21. Name the wide receiver who caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Roger Staubach for the Dallas Cowboys' final touchdown in a 21-17 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X after he averaged 12.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in three varsity seasons (1972-73 through 1974-75) for Austin Peay. It was the only pass reception in his NFL career. The 6-4, 215-pound forward averaged seven points and seven rebounds per game in four NCAA Tournament contests in 1973 and 1974 as a teammate of folk hero James "Fly" Williams.

22. Name the third-round draft choice of the Miami Dolphins in 1998 who backed up MVP Ray Lewis as a linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV after being a member of Cincinnati's basketball team for the first month of 1997-98 campaign.

23. Name the three-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman who appeared in three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys after the 6-8, 230-pound backup post player averaged 1.7 points and 2.6 rebounds for Tennessee State in his freshman and sophomore seasons (1969-70 and 1970-71).

24. Name the Baltimore Ravens wide receiver who caught a 56-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco and opened the second half with a 108-yard kickoff return for a TD in a 34-31 win against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII after the Southeastern Louisiana track transfer was a part-time hoop starter for Lane (Tenn.), averaging 3.4 ppg and 3.7 rpg in 2004-05 and 2005-06.

25. Name the 16-year quarterback who started Super Bowl VII for the Washington Redskins after scoring eight points in six games for coach John Wooden's 1959-60 UCLA basketball team.

26. Name the two-time Pro Bowl cornerback who participated in Super Bowl XVII with the Washington Redskins after the 6-4, 190-pound forward averaged 13.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game for San Diego State in 1969-70 and 1970-71. He was the Aztecs' second-leading scorer (15.2 ppg) and rebounder (7.6 rpg) as a junior.

27. Name the 10-time Pro Bowl defensive back who competed in four Super Bowls after collecting nine assists, four points and three rebounds in six games for Southern California's basketball squad as a junior in 1979-80.

28. Name the 11-year defensive lineman who played in Super Bowl XIII for the Minnesota Vikings after averaging 12.3 ppg with Michigan Tech in 1962-63.

29. Name the Minnesota Vikings defensive back who let former Prairie View basketball player Otis Taylor (Kansas City Chiefs) elude him for a long touchdown in Super Bowl IV after being a basketball teammate of Utah State legend Wayne Estes in 1964-65.

30. Name the NFL Hall of Fame tight end who caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas in Super Bowl V after collecting 28 points and 28 rebounds in six basketball games with Syracuse in 1960-61.

31. Name the defensive end who scored six touchdowns in his 14-year NFL career and tackled John Elway of the Denver Broncos for a safety in the New York Giants' Super Bowl XXI victory following the 1986 season after the 6-5, 225-pound forward-center averaged just over 10 points and 10 rebounds per game for Oregon's freshman squad in 1971-72. He played briefly for the Ducks' varsity basketball team the next season.

32. Name the tight end who played in four Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills after he was the starting center for Jacksonville State's 1985 NCAA Division II championship team. He led the Gulf South Conference in rebounding each of his first three seasons and finished runner-up in that category as a senior.

33. Name the defensive lineman in Super Bowl XI for the Oakland Raiders who played basketball in the 1975 NAIA Tournament for Morningside (Iowa).

34. Name the quarterback who set an NFL record with 24 consecutive completions over a two-game span in 2004 before guiding the Philadelphia Eagles to Super Bowl XXXIX the next year. He collected a career-high 10 points and six rebounds and made two clinching free throws with 2.7 seconds remaining in a 77-74 victory over Georgetown in 1997 before Syracuse appeared in the NIT. He scored two points in two 1996 NCAA Tournament games for the Orangemen's national runner-up.

35. Name the tight end who played in four Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills, catching a TD pass in Super Bowl XXVI, after the 6-8, 235-pound center for the basketball squad at Wabash (Ind.) averaged 19.2 ppg and 11.4 rpg in four varsity seasons. He set NCAA Division III field-goal shooting records for a single season (75.3% in 1981-82 as a senior) and career (72.4). He collected 45 points and 13 rebounds in the 1982 championship game, scoring a Division III Tournament record 129 points in five games and earning tourney outstanding player honors.

36. Name the Pro Bowl offensive tackle who appeared in three consecutive Super Bowls with the Miami Dolphins after leading Lamar in rebounding as a senior with 12.6 per game in 1968-69.

37. Name the valuable addition to Super Bowl XXXIX-bound Philadelphia Eagles in 2004 who had nine pass receptions for 122 yards against the New England Patriots after setting an NFL single-game record with 20 receptions for the San Francisco 49ers against the Chicago Bears in 2000. He collected 57 points and 49 rebounds in 38 games (four starts) for UT-Chattanooga's basketball squad in three seasons from 1993-94 through 1995-96.

38. Name the 14-year running back who played in five Super Bowls, catching more passes (five) than anyone in Super Bowls X and XII, after the guard-forward averaged 8.7 points and 6 rebounds per game as a senior in 1966-67 to finish his three-year Illinois varsity career with 5.2 ppg and 3.6 rpg.

39. Name the 2002 NFL defensive rookie of the year for the Carolina Panthers who appeared in Super Bowl XXXVIII the next season after being a member of North Carolina's 2000 Final Four squad. He started both NCAA Tournament games for the Tar Heels in 2001, including his first double-double (10 rebounds and career-high 21 points against Penn State).

40. Name the wide receiver who made a two-point conversion on a run for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XIV and threw a flea flicker touchdown pass in Super Bowl XX after collecting 16 points and 11 assists in 11 games for Indiana's 1999 NCAA Tournament team, including two points in each of the Hoosiers' playoff contests (against George Washington and St. John's).

41. Name the four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver who scored the first touchdown at Super Bowl XXXI for the Green Bay Packers after he was a 6-1, 185-pound backup guard in basketball for Michigan State in two seasons (1985-86 and 1987-88).

42. Name the Hall of Fame offensive tackle who participated in two Super Bowls (XI and XV) with the Oakland Raiders after he was a two-year basketball letterman as a 6-5, 265-pound center for Maryland State College (now called Maryland-Eastern Shore).

43. Name the Denver Broncos wide receiver who had a game-high 152 receiving yards (including 80-yard touchdown pass from John Elway) in Super Bowl XXXIII after earning Missouri Southern State hoops letter as sophomore in 1990-91.

44. Name an offensive tackle for the Super Bowl XVII champion Washington Redskins after the strike-shortened 1982 campaign who averaged 2.9 ppg and 3.7 rpg while shooting 50.5% from the floor with Columbia in 1968-69 and 1969-70.

45. Name the Hall of Fame quarterback who guided the Dallas Cowboys to four Super Bowls after averaging 9.3 points per game for the 1961-62 Navy plebe (freshman) basketball team. The 6-2, 190-pound forward scored five points in four games for the Midshipmen varsity squad the next season. He was MVP in Super Bowl VI.

46. Name the defensive back for the Baltimore Colts who appeared in two Super Bowls (III and V) after playing basketball for Maryland-Eastern Shore.

47. Name the wide receiver who played in two Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs, catching 10 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown, after he was a backup small forward in the Prairie View A&M era following the school's glory years with pro basketball standout Zelmo Beaty.

48. Name the linebacker who registered two sacks and five solo tackles in Super Bowl XLII when the New England Patriots lost against New York Giants for first defeat of season after he averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg as reserve forward for Southern Mississippi in 1996-97 and 1997-98.

49. Name the Denver Broncos tight end who caught four passes from Peyton Manning in Super Bowl XLVIII after being Portland State's second-leading rebounder in 2008-09 and 2009-10.

50. Name the offensive guard with the Green Bay Packers who participated in the first two Super Bowls after originally enrolling at Valparaiso on a basketball scholarship. He averaged 1.5 points per game in eight contests as a freshman with Valpo in 1951-52 before concentrating on football.

51. Name the Pro Bowl punter who appeared in two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys after averaging 14.5 points and 8.3 rebounds as a sophomore, 17.3 points and eight rebounds as a junior and 22.1 points and 8.7 rebounds as a senior for Tennessee. The 6-4, 210-pound forward scored 50 points against LSU as a senior on his way to becoming SEC player of the year in 1967.

52. Name the defensive end for the Denver Broncos' back-to-back Super Bowl champions (XXXII and XXXIII) who registered one steal while playing in one minute of one Big Eight Conference basketball game for Colorado in 1989-90.

53. Name the offensive tackle who was an NFL All-Pro six straight seasons in the 1970s and played in the Super Bowl five times that decade with the Dallas Cowboys after earning All-SIAC basketball recognition for Fort Valley State (Ga.).

ANSWERS TO 53 COLLEGE BASKETBALL-IMPACTING SUPER BOWL TRIVIA QUESTIONS
1. Ken Anderson; 2. Larry Ball; 3. Bobby Bell; 4. Ordell Braase; 5. Marlin Briscoe; 6. Harold Carmichael; 7. Reg Carolan; 8. Shante Carver; 9. Ben Coates; 10. Ronald Curry; 11. Len Dawson; 12. Vern Den Herder; 13. Mike Ditka; 14. Jim Duncan; 15. Tony Dungy; 16. London Fletcher; 17. Jean Fugett; 18. Cornell Green; 19. Bob Griese; 20. Dale Hackbart; 21. Percy Howard; 22. Brad Jackson; 23. Ed "Too Tall" Jones; 24. Jacoby Jones; 25. Billy Kilmer; 26. Joe Lavender; 27. Ronnie Lott; 28. Bob Lurtsema; 29. Earsell Mackbee; 30. John Mackey; 31. George Martin; 32. Keith McKeller; 33. Herb McMath; 34. Donovan McNabb; 35. Pete Metzelaars; 36. Wayne Moore; 37. Terrell Owens; 38. Preston Pearson; 39. Julius Peppers; 40. Antwaan Randle El; 41. Andre Rison; 42. Art Shell; 43. Rod Smith; 44. George Starke; 45. Roger Staubach; 46. Charlie Stukes; 47. Otis Taylor; 48. Adalius Thomas; 49. Julius Thomas; 50. Fuzzy Thurston; 51. Ron Widby; 52. Alfred Williams; 53. Rayfield Wright.

Only One NFL Pro Bowl Failed to Have College Basketball Representation

Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins opted out of Pro Bowl because of a shoulder injury sustained in wild-card playoff contest after tying NFL single-season record for pass receptions with 115. When Hopkins (Clemson) was named to regal roster, there remained only one Pro Bowl (following 1985 season) when there wasn't at least one gridiron participant who previously played college basketball.

An average of eight ex-college cagers annually participated the first decade of the event in the 1950s with a high of 10 following the 1959 campaign. Following is an alphabetical list of Pro Bowlers who previously played hoops at varsity level for a four-year college:

NFL Pro Bowl Selection Pos. NFL Team(s) 4-Year Hoop College(s) Pro Bowl Season(s)
Ken Anderson QB Cincinnati Bengals Augustana (Ill.) 1975-76-81-82
Doug Atkins RDE Chicago Bears Tennessee 1957-58-59-60-61-62-63-65
Al Baker RDE Detroit Lions Colorado State 1978-79-80
Erich Barnes RDH Chicago Bears/New York Giants/Cleveland Browns Purdue 1959-61-62-63-64-68
Connor Barwin OLB Philadelphia Eagles Cincinnati 2014
Sammy Baugh QB Washington Redskins Texas Christian 1951
Bobby Bell LLB Kansas City Chiefs Minnesota 1970-71-72
Martellus Bennett TE Chicago Bears Texas A&M 2014
Cloyce Box E Detroit Lions West Texas A&M 1950 and 1952
Ordell Braase RDE Baltimore Colts South Dakota 1966 and 1967
Pete Brewster LE Cleveland Browns Purdue 1955 and 1956
Marlin Briscoe WR Buffalo Bills Nebraska-Omaha 1970
Jim Brown FB Cleveland Browns Syracuse 1957-58-59-60-61-62-63-64-65
Junious "Buck" Buchanan RDT Kansas City Chiefs Grambling 1970 and 1971
Jordan Cameron TE Cleveland Browns Brigham Young/Southern California 2013
Harold Carmichael WR Philadelphia Eagles Southern (La.) 1973-78-79-80
Fred Carr RLB Green Bay Packers Texas Western 1970-72-75
John Carson LE Washington Redskins Georgia 1957
Rick Casares FB Chicago Bears Florida 1955-56-57-58-59
Chris Chambers WR Miami Dolphins Wisconsin 2005
Lynn Chandnois RH Pittsburgh Steelers Michigan State 1952 and 1953
Ben Coates TE New England Patriots Livingstone (N.C.) 1994-95-98
George Connor LT Chicago Bears Holy Cross/Notre Dame 1950-51-52-53
Charley Cowan RT Los Angeles Rams New Mexico Highlands 1968-69-70
Glenn Davis LH Los Angeles Rams Army 1950
Len Dawson QB Kansas City Chiefs Purdue 1971
Mike Ditka TE Chicago Bears Pittsburgh 1961-62-63-64-65
Jim Finks QB Pittsburgh Steelers Tulsa 1952
London Fletcher LB Washington Redskins St. Francis (Pa.)/John Carroll (Ohio) 2009-10-11-12
Len Ford DE Cleveland Browns Morgan State 1951-52-53-54
Jean Fugett TE Washington Redskins Amherst (Mass.) 1977
Antonio Gates TE San Diego Chargers Eastern Michigan/Kent State 2004-05-06-07-08-09-10-11
Tony Gonzalez TE Kansas City Chiefs/Atlanta Falcons California 1999 and 2000-01-02-03-04-05-06-07-08-10-11-12-13
Jimmy Graham TE New Orleans Saints/Seattle Seahawks Miami (Fla.) 2011-13-14-16-17
Otto Graham QB Cleveland Browns Northwestern 1950-51-52-53-54
Cornell Green DB Dallas Cowboys Utah State 1965-66-67-71-72
Bob Griese QB Miami Dolphins Purdue 1970-71-73-74-77-78
Todd Heap TE Baltimore Ravens Arizona State 2002 and 2003
Harlon Hill LE Chicago Bears Florence State (Ala.) 1954-55-56
Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch RE Los Angeles Rams Michigan 1951-52-53
DeAndre Hopkins WR Houston Texans Clemson 2015-17-18
Paul Hornung LH Green Bay Packers Notre Dame 1959 and 1960
Vincent Jackson WR San Diego Chargers/Tampa Bay Buccaneers Northern Colorado 2009-11-12
Dave Jennings P New York Giants St. Lawrence (N.Y.) 1978-79-80-82
Brad Johnson QB Washington Redskins Florida State 1999, 2000 and 2002
John Henry Johnson RB San Francisco 49ers/Pittsburgh Steelers Saint Mary's 1954-62-63-64
Johnny Johnson RB Phoenix Suns San Jose State 1990
Ed "Too Tall" Jones LDE Dallas Cowboys Tennessee State 1981-82-83
Jacoby Jones KR Baltimore Ravens Lane (Tenn.) 2012
Joe Kapp QB Minnesota Vikings California 1969
Billy Kilmer QB Washington Redskins UCLA 1972
Ron Kramer TE Green Bay Packers Michigan 1962
Gary Larsen DT Minnesota Vikings Concordia (Minn.) 1969 and 1970
Johnny Lattner RH Pittsburgh Steelers Notre Dame 1954
Joe Lavender RCB Washington Redskins San Diego State 1979 and 1980
Rolland Lawrence CB Atlanta Falcons Tabor (Kan.) 1977
Bobby Layne QB Detroit Lions/Pittsburgh Steelers Texas 1951-52-53-56-58-59
Ronnie Lott DB San Francisco 49ers Southern California 1981-82-83-84-86-87-88-89-90-91
Johnny Lujack QB Chicago Bears Notre Dame 1950 and 1951
Lamar Lundy LDE Los Angeles Rams Purdue 1959
John Mackey TE Baltimore Colts Syracuse 1963-65-66-67-68
Jack "Cy" McClairen E Pittsburgh Steelers Bethune-Cookman 1957
Donovan McNabb QB Philadelphia Eagles Syracuse 2000-01-02-03-04-09
Zeke Moore CB Houston Oilers Lincoln (Mo.) 1969 and 1970
Elbie Nickel RE Pittsburgh Steelers Cincinnati 1952-53-56
Karl Noonan SE Miami Dolphins Iowa 1968
Terrell Owens WR San Francisco 49ers/Dallas Cowboys UT-Chattanooga 2000-01-02-03-04-07
Julius Peppers DE-LB Carolina Panthers/Chicago Bears/Green Bay Packers North Carolina 2004-05-06-08-09-10-11-12-15
Sonny Randle WR St. Louis Cardinals Virginia 1960-61-62-65
Garet "Jerry" Reichow WR Minnesota Vikings Iowa 1961
Andre Rison WR Atlanta Falcons/Kansas City Chiefs Michigan State 1990-91-92-93-97
Dave Robinson LB Green Bay Packers Penn State 1966-67-69
Otto Schnellbacher RS New York Giants Kansas 1950 and 1951
Tom Scott LDE Philadelphia Eagles Virginia 1957 and 1958
Joe Senser TE Minnesota Vikings West Chester (Pa.) State 1981
Bob Shaw E Chicago Cardinals Ohio State 1950
Art Shell LT Oakland Raiders Maryland-Eastern Shore 1973-74-75-76-77
Del Shofner RH-SE Los Angeles Rams/New York Giants Baylor 1958-59-61-62-63
Rod Smith WR Denver Broncos Missouri Southern State 2000-01-05
Norm Snead QB Washington Redskins/Philadelphia Eagles/New York Giants Wake Forest 1962-63-65-72
Ed Sprinkle DE Chicago Bears Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 1950-51-52-54
Roger Staubach QB Dallas Cowboys Navy 1971-75-76-77-78-79
Greg Stemrick CB Houston Oilers Colorado State 1980
Hugh "Bones" Taylor LE Washington Redskins Tulane/Oklahoma City 1952 and 1954
Jason Taylor RDE Miami Dolphins Akron 2000-02-04-05-06-07
Otis Taylor WR Kansas City Chiefs Prairie View A&M 1971 and 1972
Adalius Thomas LB Baltimore Ravens Southern Mississippi 2003 and 2006
John Thomas LG San Francisco 49ers Pacific 1966
Julius Thomas TE Denver Broncos Portland State 2013 and 2014
Emlen Tunnell DB New York Giants Toledo 1950-51-52-53-54-55-56-57-59
Brad Van Pelt LLB New York Giants Michigan State 1976-77-78-79-80
Doak Walker LH Detroit Lions Southern Methodist 1950-51-53-54-55
Ron Widby P Dallas Cowboys Tennessee 1971
Norm Willey RDE Philadelphia Eagles Marshall 1954 and 1955
Alfred Williams RDE Denver Broncos Colorado 1996
Billy Wilson RE San Francisco 49ers San Jose State 1954-55-56-57-58-59
Rayfield Wright RT Dallas Cowboys Fort Valley State (Ga.) 1971-72-73-74-75-76

Picture Perfect: Which School Will Supply 13th Team With Undefeated Mark?

"We will either find a way or make one." - Hannibal, Carthaginian military commander

UCLA, in a stellar 10-year stretch from 1963-64 through 1972-73 ruling the scene much like Hannibal, accounted for four of only 12 squads to go undefeated since the start of national tournament postseason competition in the late 1930s. Kentucky came close to becoming #13 four years ago before bowing against Wisconsin in the national semifinals.

UK was soundly whipped by undefeated LIU in 1938-39 prior to the Wildcats going unbeaten themselves 15 years later. The average number of defeats the previous year for the first 12 unbeaten teams was five. The only time in major-college history two undefeated major colleges met in a national postseason tournament was the 1939 NIT final between Loyola of Chicago and Long Island University. LIU (23-0) defeated Loyola (21-1), 44-32.

In a seven-year span, all-time greats Lew Alcindor (UCLA in 1966-67), Bill Walton (UCLA in 1971-72) and David Thompson (North Carolina State in 1972-73) weren't freshmen but they were in their first season of varsity eligibility when leading their unbeaten teams in scoring. Alcindor (29 ppg), Lennie Rosenbluth (28 ppg with North Carolina in 1956-57) and Thompson (24.7 ppg) tallied the three highest-scoring averages among these undefeated squads.

Each of the dozen unbeaten major universities had at least one outing decided by fewer than eight points. Following are the schedules and team statistics for the 12 squads, including the last one to achieve the feat in 1975-76 (Indiana won five regular-season games by fewer than five points or in overtime), to go undefeated since the start of national tournament postseason competition:

Long Island (23-0 in 1938-39)
Coach: Clair Bee (eighth of 18 seasons with Blackbirds)

1938-39 LIU Opponents Score LIU's High Scorer
Newark University (N.J.) 64-14 George Newman 14
Panzer College 41-35 Daniel Kaplowitz 15
Princeton/Seminary 82-37 John Bromberg/Irv Torgoff 10
McGill University (Quebec) 77-39 Irv Torgoff 12
Montclair Teachers College (N.J.) 63-40 Irv Torgoff 10
East Stroudsburg Teachers (Pa.) 63-33 John Bromberg 14
Southern California 33-18 Daniel Kaplowitz 12
Kentucky 52-34 John Bromberg 12
Marquette 41-34 Arthur Hillhouse 14
New York Athletic Club 64-43 Arthur Hillhouse 15
Toledo 46-39 Irv Torgoff 18
Geneva College (Pa.) 48-39 Irv Torgoff 15
Duquesne 48-31 John Bromberg 13
Scranton (Pa.) 65-53 Daniel Kaplowitz 16
Canisius 62-50 Myron Sewitch 15
St. Francis (N.Y.) 61-20 Ossie Schechtman 13
St. Bonaventure 70-31 Irv Torgoff 12
University of Baltimore 52-34 Daniel Kaplowitz 9
John Marshall College 65-25 Irv Torgoff 11
at La Salle 28-21 Daniel Kaplowitz 7
New Mexico State (NIT) 52-45 Irv Torgoff 14
Bradley (NIT) 36-32 John Bromberg 12
Loyola of Chicago (NIT) 44-32 Irv Torgoff 12

NOTES: La Salle game technically played on a neutral court (Philadelphia Convention Hall). . . . NIT games played at Madison Square Garden.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR LIU REGULARS

Player Pos. Class G. PPG
Irv Torgoff F Sr. 23 9.5
Daniel Kaplowitz F Sr. 23 8.1
*Arthur Hillhouse C Sr. 12 7.1
John Bromberg G Sr. 23 6.6
Oscar "Ossie" Schechtman G Soph. 22 4.8
Seymour "Cy" Lobello C Soph. 22 4.4
**Dolly King C Soph. 10 4.0
Myron Sewitch C Sr. 21 3.9
Solomon Schwartz G Soph. 22 3.8
George Newman G Sr. 23 3.5
Joseph Shelly G Soph. 20 3.5
Irving Zeitlin G Soph. 18 1.7
Maxwell Sharf G-F Soph. 16 1.4

*Hillhouse completed eligibility at the end of the first semester.
**King became eligible at the start of the second semester.

Seton Hall (19-0 in 1939-40)
Coach: John "Honey" Russell (fourth of 18 seasons with Pirates)

1939-40 Seton Hall Opponents Date Score Pirates High Scorer
Alumni D8 45-29 Nick Parpan 12
Mount St. Mary's D18 58-32 Ed Sadowski 13
Tulane D20 53-25 Bob Davies 9
Florida D28 43-41 Bob Davies/Ed Sadowski 13
William & Mary J6 51-35 Ed Sadowski 17
at Scranton J12 48-32 Ed Sadowski 17
Becker J17 69-29 Ed Sadowski 14
at Kutztown (Pa.) J24 42-34 Ed Sadowski 15
Loyola (Md.) F2 50-40 Ed Sadowski 13
at St. Peter's F3 55-27 Bernie Coyle 13
at Brooklyn F5 51-34 Bob Fischer 13
Rider F9 44-32 Bob Davies/John Ruthenberg 8
St. Francis (Pa.) F14 48-36 Bob Davies 17
St. Bonaventure F17 46-41 Bob Davies 19
Kutztown (Pa.) F21 53-33 Bob Davies 15
Canisius F23 52-46 Bob Davies 17
Catholic (D.C.) F26 53-27 Edward Ryan 13
Brooklyn F28 43-41 Frank Delany 16
Scranton (Pa.) M1 68-39 Bob Davies 16

NOTE: Seton Hall played its home games at five different arenas - East Orange High School, Elizabeth Armory, Orange Armory, Orange High School and Dickinson High School (Jersey City).

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR SETON HALL REGULARS

Player Pos. Class G. PPG
Ed Sadowski* C Sr. 9 12.2
Bob Davies F Soph. 18 11.8
Bob Fischer F Soph. 18 4.9
John Ruthenberg G-C Soph. 19 4.7
Bob Holm G Soph. 17 4.2
Frank Delany G-F Sr. 19 3.8
Bernie Coyle G-F Sr. 18 3.7
Nick Parpan G-F Jr. 14 3.4
Ken Pine C Soph. 16 3.2
Ray Studwell F-G Soph. 18 1.2

*Sadowski missed the second half of the season because of a broken kneecap.

Army/U.S. Military Academy (15-0 in winter of 1944)
Coach: Ed Kelleher (first of two seasons with Cadets)

1943-44 Army Opponents Score Army's High Scorer
Swarthmore (Pa.) 80-29 Bob Faas 20
Colgate 69-44 Dale Hall 18
St. John's 49-36 Dale Hall 21
at Columbia 55-37 Dale Hall 17
Penn State 49-38 Dale Hall 14
Coast Guard 55-37 Doug Kenna 11
West Virginia 58-31 Dale Hall 18
at Rochester (N.Y.) 57-43 Dale Hall 23
Pittsburgh 66-32 Ed Christl 16
Hobart (N.Y.) 69-36 Dale Hall/Doug Kenna 20
Pennsylvania 55-38 Dale Hall 18
Villanova 34-22 Dale Hall 23
New York University 46-36 Dale Hall 18
Maryland 85-22 Dale Hall 32
Navy 47-40 Doug Kenna 17

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR ARMY REGULARS

Player Pos. Class G. PPG
Dale Hall F Jr. 15 18.2
Doug Kenna G Jr. 15 10.1
Ed Christl C Sr. 12 8.3
Bob Faas F Sr. 15 7.1
Bill Ekberg C Jr. 15 4.7
Jack Hennessey G Sr. 15 1.7

Kentucky (25-0 in 1953-54)
Coach: Adolph Rupp (24th of 41 seasons with Wildcats)

1953-54 UK Opponents Date Score UK's High Scorer
Temple D5 86-59 Cliff Hagan 51
at Xavier D12 81-66 Frank Ramsey 27
Wake Forest D14 101-69 Cliff Hagan 18
at St. Louis D18 71-59 Frank Ramsey 21
Duke D21 85-69 Cliff Hagan 27
La Salle D22 73-60 Cliff Hagan 28
Minnesota D28 74-59 Frank Ramsey 23
Xavier J4 77-71 Cliff Hagan 20
Georgia Tech J9 105-53 Cliff Hagan 34
DePaul J11 81-63 Cliff Hagan/Frank Ramsey 22
Tulane J16 94-43 Frank Ramsey 26
at Tennessee J23 97-71 Frank Ramsey 37
at Vanderbilt J30 85-63 Frank Ramsey 24
Georgia Tech* F2 99-48 Cliff Hagan 23
Georgia F4 106-55 Frank Ramsey 29
Georgia* F6 100-68 Cliff Hagan 29
at Florida F8 97-55 Cliff Hagan 22
Mississippi F13 88-62 Cliff Hagan 38
Mississippi State F15 81-49 Cliff Hagan 26
Tennessee F18 90-63 Cliff Hagan 24
at DePaul F20 76-61 Cliff Hagan 29
Vanderbilt F22 100-64 Cliff Hagan 22
Auburn* F27 109-79 Frank Ramsey 28
at Alabama M1 68-43 Cliff Hagan 24
Louisiana State* (SEC Playoff) M9 63-56 Frank Ramsey 30

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR KENTUCKY REGULARS

Player Pos. Class G. FG% FT% PPG RPG
Cliff Hagan F-C Sr. 25 .455 .691 24.0 13.5
Frank Ramsey G Sr. 25 .416 .729 19.6 8.8
Lou Tsioropoulos F Sr. 25 .351 .690 14.5 9.6
Billy Evans F-G Jr. 25 .372 .778 8.4 7.2
Gayle Rose G Jr. 23 .346 .646 6.7 1.3
Phil Grawemeyer F-C Soph. 25 .372 .543 5.9 6.1
Linville Puckett G Soph. 24 .295 .673 5.1 2.2
Bill Bibb F Soph. 16 .313 .583 1.7 1.6
TEAM TOTALS 25 .383 .678 87.5 52.7

San Francisco (29-0 in 1955-56)
Coach: Phil Woolpert (fifth of nine seasons with Dons)

1955-56 USF Opponents Date Score USF's High Scorer
Chico State (Calif.) D2 70-39 Bill Russell 15
Southern California D3 58-42 Bill Russell 24
San Francisco State D6 72-47 Bill Russell 20
Marquette* D16 65-58 Bill Russell 16
at DePaul D17 82-59 K.C. Jones 23
at Wichita D20 75-65 Bill Russell 17
at Loyola of New Orleans D23 61-43 Bill Russell 20
La Salle* D26 79-62 Bill Russell 26
Holy Cross* D27 67-51 Bill Russell 24
UCLA* D28 70-53 Bill Russell 17
Pepperdine J6 62-51 Bill Russell 20
Santa Clara J10 74-56 Mike Farmer 18
at Fresno State J13 69-50 Bill Russell 22
at California J28 33-24 K.C. Jones 15
San Jose State J31 67-40 Bill Russell 21
Loyola of Los Angeles F3 68-46 Carl Boldt 20
at Pacific F7 77-60 Bill Russell 24
Fresno State F10 79-46 Bill Russell 23
at San Jose State F14 76-52 Bill Russell 21
at St. Mary's F17 76-63 Bill Russell 28
at Santa Clara F24 80-44 Bill Russell 29
Pacific F28 87-49 Bill Russell 28
at Pepperdine M2 68-40 Carl Boldt 14
at Loyola of Los Angeles M3 65-48 Bill Russell 24
St. Mary's M6 82-49 Bill Russell 22
UCLA* (NCAA Tournament) M16 72-61 Gene Brown 23
Utah* (NCAA Tournament) M17 92-77 Bill Russell 27
Southern Methodist* (NCAA Tournament) M22 86-68 Mike Farmer 26
Iowa* (NCAA Tournament) M23 83-71 Bill Russell 26

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR USF REGULARS

Player Pos. Class G. FG% FT% PPG RPG
Bill Russell C Sr. 29 .513 .495 20.6 21.0
K.C. Jones* G Sr. 25 .365 .655 9.8 5.2
Hal Perry G Sr. 29 .365 .729 9.1 2.0
Carl Boldt F Jr. 28 .326 .783 8.6 5.0
Mike Farmer F Soph. 28 .371 .548 8.4 7.8
Gene Brown G Soph. 29 .377 .641 7.1 4.4
Mike Preaseau F Soph. 29 .366 .609 4.1 3.1
Warren Baxter G Sr. 26 .301 .667 2.2 0.7
Bill Bush G Sr. 22 .208 .625 0.9 0.8
Jack King F Jr. 22 .162 .462 0.8 1.0
TEAM TOTALS 29 .388 .604 72.2 54.2

*Ineligible for NCAA Tournament as a fifth-year player.

North Carolina (32-0 in 1956-57)
Coach: Frank McGuire (fifth of nine seasons with Tar Heels)

1956-57 UNC Opponents Date Score Carolina's High Scorer
Furman D4 94-66 Lennie Rosenbluth 47
Clemson* D8 94-75 Pete Brennan 28
George Washington D12 82-55 Lennie Rosenbluth 27
at South Carolina D15 90-86 Tommy Kearns 29
Maryland D17 70-61 Lennie Rosenbluth 26
at New York University D20 64-59 Bob Cunningham 16
Dartmouth* D21 89-61 Lennie Rosenbluth 30
Holy Cross* D22 83-70 Lennie Rosenbluth 23
Utah* D27 97-76 Lennie Rosenbluth 36
Duke* D28 87-71 Lennie Rosenbluth 32
Wake Forest* D29 63-55 Lennie Rosenbluth 18
at William & Mary J8 71-61 Pete Brennan 20
Clemson J11 86-54 Lennie Rosenbluth 34
Virginia J12 102-90 Lennie Rosenbluth 30
at North Carolina State J15 83-57 Lennie Rosenbluth 29
at Western Carolina J30 77-59 Lennie Rosenbluth 26
at Maryland F5 65-61 (2OT) Lennie Rosenbluth 25
Duke F9 75-73 Lennie Rosenbluth 35
at Virginia F11 68-59 Lennie Rosenbluth 23
Wake Forest F13 72-69 Lennie Rosenbluth 24
North Carolina State F19 86-57 Lennie Rosenbluth 28
South Carolina F22 75-62 Pete Brennan 26
at Wake Forest F26 69-64 Lennie Rosenbluth 30
at Duke M1 86-72 Lennie Rosenbluth 40
Clemson* (ACC Tournament) M7 81-61 Lennie Rosenbluth 45
Wake Forest* (ACC Tournament) M8 61-59 Lennie Rosenbluth 23
South Carolina* (ACC Tournament) M9 95-75 Lennie Rosenbluth 38
Yale* (NCAA Tournament) M12 90-74 Lennie Rosenbluth 29
Canisius* (NCAA Tournament) M15 87-75 Lennie Rosenbluth 39
Syracuse* (NCAA Tournament) M16 67-58 Lennie Rosenbluth 23
Michigan State* (NCAA Tournament) M22 74-70 (3OT) Lennie Rosenbluth 31
Kansas* (NCAA Tournament) M23 54-53 (3OT) Lennie Rosenbluth 20

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR NORTH CAROLINA REGULARS

Player Pos. Class G. FG% FT% PPG RPG
Lennie Rosenbluth F Sr. 32 .483 .758 28.0 8.8
Pete Brennan F Jr. 32 .394 .706 14.7 10.4
Tommy Kearns G Jr. 32 .434 .711 12.8 3.1
Joe Quigg C Jr. 31 .434 .719 10.3 8.6
Bob Cunningham G Jr. 32 .393 .598 7.2 6.7
Tony Radovich G Sr. 16 .525 .769 3.9 1.8
Bill Hathaway C Soph. 15 .333 .417 2.8 5.0
Stan Groll G Soph. 12 .370 .556 2.1 1.5
Bob Young C Sr. 15 .256 .538 1.9 2.1
Ken Rosemond G Jr. 15 .400 .556 1.1 0.6
Danny Lotz F Soph. 24 .350 .391 1.0 1.6
TEAM TOTALS 32 .431 .701 79.3 46.7

UCLA (30-0 in 1963-64)
Coach: John Wooden (16th of 27 seasons with Bruins)

1963-64 UCLA Opponents Date Score Bruins High Scorer
Brigham Young D6 113-71 Walt Hazzard 20
Butler D7 80-65 Walt Hazzard 21
Kansas State* D13 78-75 Gail Goodrich 21
Kansas* D14 74-54 Gail Goodrich 23
Baylor* D20 112-61 Walt Hazzard 23
Creighton* D21 95-79 Walt Hazzard 26
Yale D26 95-65 Gail Goodrich 25
Michigan D27 98-80 Gail Goodrich 30
Illinois D28 83-79 Gail Goodrich 21
at Washington State J3 88-83 Gail Goodrich 28
at Washington State J4 121-77 Gail Goodrich 21
Southern California J10 79-59 Walt Hazzard 21
Southern California J11 78-71 Gail Goodrich 23
Stanford J17 84-71 Gail Goodrich 23
Stanford* J18 80-61 Walt Hazzard 31
UC Santa Barbara J31 107-76 Gail Goodrich/Walt Hazzard 21
UC Santa Barbara* F1 87-59 Gail Goodrich 31
at California F7 87-67 Gail Goodrich 26
at California F8 58-56 Walt Hazzard 17
Washington F14 73-58 Walt Hazzard 17
Washington F15 88-60 Gail Goodrich 22
at Stanford F22 100-88 Walt Hazzard 27
at Washington F24 78-64 Keith Erickson/Walt Hazzard 21
Washington State F29 93-56 Walt Hazzard 19
California M2 87-57 Gail Goodrich 23
Southern California M6 91-81 Gail Goodrich 23
Seattle* (NCAA Tournament) M13 95-90 Walt Hazzard 26
San Francisco* (NCAA Tournament) M14 76-72 Walt Hazzard 23
Kansas State* (NCAA Tournament) M20 90-84 Keith Erickson 28
Duke* (NCAA Tournament) M21 98-83 Gail Goodrich 27

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS

Player Pos. Class G. FG% FT% PPG RPG
Gail Goodrich G Jr. 30 .458 .711 21.5 5.2
Walt Hazzard G Sr. 30 .445 .718 18.6 4.7
Jack Hirsch F Sr. 30 .528 .664 14.0 7.6
Keith Erickson F Jr. 30 .403 .623 10.7 9.1
Fred Slaughter C Sr. 30 .466 .484 7.9 8.1
Kenny Washington F-G Soph. 30 .458 .627 6.1 4.2
Doug McIntosh C Soph. 30 .519 .500 3.6 4.4
Kim Stewart F Sr. 23 .393 .467 2.2 2.0
Rich Levin F Jr. 19 .372 .500 2.0 0.6
Mike Huggins G Sr. 23 .382 .478 1.6 1.0
Chuck Darrow G Soph. 23 .379 .583 1.6 1.2
Vaughn Hoffman C Soph. 21 .476 .500 1.2 1.3
TEAM TOTALS 30 .455 .644 88.9 55.7

UCLA (30-0 in 1966-67)
Coach: John Wooden (19th of 27 seasons with Bruins)

1966-67 UCLA Opponents Date Score Bruins High Scorer
Southern California D3 105-90 Lew Alcindor 56
Duke D9 88-54 Lew Alcindor/Lucius Allen 19
Duke D10 107-87 Lew Alcindor 38
Colorado State D22 84-74 Lew Alcindor 34
Notre Dame D23 96-67 Lew Alcindor 25
Wisconsin D28 100-56 Lew Alcindor 24
Georgia Tech D29 91-72 Lew Alcindor 18
Southern California D30 107-83 Lew Alcindor 25
at Washington State J7 76-67 Lew Alcindor 28
at Washington J9 83-68 Lew Alcindor 28
California J13 96-78 Lew Alcindor 26
Stanford J14 116-78 Lew Alcindor 37
Portland J20 122-57 Lew Alcindor 27
UC Santa Barbara J21 119-75 Lew Alcindor 37
at Loyola of Chicago J28 82-67 Lew Alcindor 35
Illinois* J29 120-82 Lew Alcindor 45
at Southern California F4 40-35 (OT) Lew Alcindor 13
Oregon State F10 76-44 Lew Alcindor/Lucius Allen 22
Oregon F11 100-66 Lucius Allen 20
at Oregon F17 34-25 Lew Alcindor 12
at Oregon State F18 72-50 Lew Alcindor 28
Washington F24 71-43 Lew Alcindor 37
Washington State F25 100-78 Lew Alcindor 61
at Stanford M3 75-47 Lew Alcindor 20
at California M4 103-66 Lew Alcindor 30
Southern California M11 83-55 Lew Alcindor 26
Wyoming* (NCAA Tournament) M17 109-60 Lew Alcindor 29
Pacific* (NCAA Tournament) M18 80-64 Lew Alcindor 38
Houston* (NCAA Tournament) M24 73-58 Lynn Shackelford 22
Dayton* (NCAA Tournament) M25 79-64 Lew Alcindor 20

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS

Player Pos. Class G. FG% FT% PPG RPG
Lew Alcindor C Soph. 30 .667 .650 29.0 15.5
Lucius Allen G Soph. 30 .479 .713 15.5 5.8
Mike Warren G Jr. 30 .465 .758 12.7 4.5
Lynn Shackelford F Soph. 30 .480 .821 11.4 5.9
Ken Heitz F-G Soph. 30 .506 .600 6.1 3.2
Bill Sweek G Soph. 30 .479 .565 4.7 2.8
Jim Nielsen F-C Soph. 27 .519 .455 4.6 3.4
Don Saffer G Jr. 27 .451 .542 2.9 0.8
Gene Sutherland G Jr. 20 .455 .583 1.9 0.8
Neville Saner F-C Jr. 24 .308 .667 1.4 1.9
Joe Chrisman F Jr. 19 .320 .364 1.1 1.5
TEAM TOTALS 30 .520 .653 89.6 49.8

UCLA (30-0 in 1971-72)
Coach: John Wooden (24th of 27 seasons with Bruins)

1971-72 UCLA Opponents Date Score Bruins High Scorer
The Citadel D3 105-49 Henry Bibby 26
Iowa D4 106-72 Henry Bibby 32
Iowa State D10 110-81 Bill Walton 24
Texas A&M D11 117-53 Bill Walton 23
Notre Dame D22 114-56 Henry Bibby 28
Texas Christian D23 119-81 Bill Walton 31
Texas D29 115-65 Bill Walton 28
Ohio State D30 79-53 Bill Walton 14
at Oregon State J7 78-72 Henry Bibby 17
at Oregon J8 93-68 Bill Walton 30
Stanford J14 118-79 Bill Walton 32
California J15 82-43 Bill Walton 20
Santa Clara J21 92-57 Keith Wilkes 16
Denver J22 108-61 Henry Bibby/Larry Farmer 19
at Loyola of Chicago J28 92-64 Henry Bibby/Bill Walton 18
at Notre Dame J29 57-32 Henry Bibby 15
Southern California F5 81-56 Bill Walton 22
Washington State F11 89-58 Bill Walton 25
Washington F12 109-70 Bill Walton 27
at Washington F19 100-83 Bill Walton 31
at Washington State F21 85-55 Larry Hollyfield/Keith Wilkes 16
Oregon F25 92-70 Bill Walton 37
Oregon State F26 92-72 Bill Walton 26
at California M3 91-71 Bill Walton 24
at Stanford M4 102-73 Greg Lee 16
at Southern California M10 79-66 Bill Walton 20
Weber State* (NCAA Tournament) M16 90-58 Henry Bibby 16
Long Beach State* (NCAA Tournament) M18 73-57 Henry Bibby 23
Louisville* (NCAA Tournament) M23 96-77 Bill Walton 23
Florida State* (NCAA Tournament) M25 81-76 Bill Walton 24

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS

Player Pos. Class G. FG% FT% PPG RPG
Bill Walton C Soph. 30 .640 .704 21.1 15.5
Henry Bibby G Sr. 30 .450 .806 15.7 3.5
Keith Wilkes F Soph. 30 .531 .696 13.5 8.2
Larry Farmer F Jr. 30 .456 .549 10.7 5.5
Greg Lee G Soph. 29 .492 .824 8.7 2.0
Larry Hollyfield F Jr. 30 .514 .651 7.3 3.3
Swen Nater C Jr. 29 .535 .609 6.7 4.8
Tommy Curtis G Soph. 30 .437 .636 4.1 2.1
Andy Hill G Sr. 26 .356 .709 2.7 0.8
Vince Carson F Soph. 28 .400 .667 2.4 2.6
Jon Chapman F Sr. 28 .465 .500 1.6 1.6
Gary Franklin F Soph. 26 .412 .438 1.3 1.0
TEAM TOTALS 30 .504 .695 94.6 54.9

UCLA (30-0 in 1972-73)
Coach: John Wooden (25th of 27 seasons with Bruins)

1972-73 UCLA Opponents Date Score Bruins High Scorer
Wisconsin N25 94-53 Bill Walton 26
Bradley D1 73-38 Bill Walton 16
Pacific D2 81-48 Keith Wilkes 18
UC Santa Barbara D16 98-67 Bill Walton 30
Pittsburgh D22 89-73 Keith Wilkes 20
Notre Dame D23 82-56 Keith Wilkes 18
Drake* D29 85-72 Bill Walton 29
Illinois* D30 71-64 Bill Walton 22
Oregon J5 64-38 Larry Farmer/Keith Wilkes 14
Oregon State J6 87-61 Keith Wilkes 19
at Stanford J12 82-67 Larry Farmer/Larry Hollyfield/Bill Walton 18
at California J13 69-50 Larry Farmer/Keith Wilkes 18
San Francisco J19 92-64 Bill Walton 22
Providence J20 101-77 Larry Farmer 21
at Loyola of Chicago J25 87-73 Bill Walton 32
at Notre Dame J27 82-63 Keith Wilkes 20
at Southern California F3 79-56 Bill Walton 20
at Washington State F10 88-50 Bill Walton 17
at Washington F12 76-67 Bill Walton 29
Washington F16 93-62 Bill Walton 26
Washington State F17 96-64 Bill Walton 29
at Oregon F22 72-61 Keith Wilkes 18
at Oregon State F24 73-67 Bill Walton 21
California M2 90-65 Bill Walton/Keith Wilkes 15
Stanford M3 51-45 Bill Walton 23
Southern California M10 76-56 Bill Walton/Keith Wilkes 17
Arizona State (NCAA Tournament) M15 98-81 Bill Walton 28
San Francisco (NCAA Tournament) M17 54-39 Larry Farmer 13
Indiana* (NCAA Tournament) M24 70-59 Tommy Curtis 22
Memphis State* (NCAA Tournament) M26 87-66 Bill Walton 44

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS

Player Pos. Class G. FG% FT% PPG RPG
Bill Walton C Jr. 30 .650 .569 20.4 16.9
Keith Wilkes F Jr. 30 .525 .652 14.8 7.3
Larry Farmer F Sr. 30 .511 .701 12.2 5.0
Larry Hollyfield G Sr. 30 .466 .492 10.7 2.9
Tommy Curtis G Jr. 24 .512 .667 6.4 1.7
Dave Meyers F Soph. 28 .477 .756 4.9 2.9
Greg Lee G Jr. 30 .473 .790 4.6 1.3
Swen Nater C Sr. 29 .459 .652 3.2 3.3
Pete Trgovich G-F Soph. 25 .382 .400 3.1 1.7
Vince Carson F Jr. 26 .514 .471 1.7 2.2
Gary Franklin F Jr. 24 .485 .500 1.6 1.3
Bob Webb G Jr. 21 .148 .833 0.6 0.2
TEAM TOTALS 30 .519 .632 81.3 49.0

Assists leader: Walton 168.

North Carolina State (27-0 in 1972-73)
Coach: Norman Sloan (seventh of 14 seasons with Wolfpack)

1972-73 N.C. State Opponents Date Score Wolfpack High Scorer
Appalachian State N27 130-53 David Thompson 33
Atlantic Christian D1 110-40 David Thompson 32
Georgia Southern D4 144-100 David Thompson 40
South Florida D8 125-88 David Thompson 30
Wake Forest* D15 88-83 David Thompson 29
North Carolina* D16 68-61 David Thompson 19
Davidson* D19 103-90 Joe Cafferky 25
at Georgia D23 97-83 David Thompson 26
at Virginia J6 68-61 Monte Towe 17
Duke J10 94-87 Monte Towe/Tom Burleson 20
Lehigh J12 115-53 Tom Burleson 30
at Maryland J14 87-85 David Thompson 37
at Clemson J20 86-76 David Thompson 24
at Furman J27 98-73 David Thompson 27
Maryland J31 89-78 David Thompson 24
Virginia F3 64-59 David Thompson 18
North Carolina F5 76-73 David Thompson 22
Clemson* F9 68-61 David Thompson 30
Georgia Tech* F10 118-94 David Thompson 36
East Carolina F13 105-70 David Thompson 33
at Wake Forest F17 81-59 David Thompson 21
at Duke F21 74-50 David Thompson 31
UNC Charlotte F24 100-64 Tom Burleson 26
at North Carolina F27 82-78 David Thompson 18
Wake Forest M3 100-77 Tom Burleson 27
Virginia* (ACC Tournament) M9 63-51 Tom Burleson/David Thompson 14
Maryland* (ACC Tournament) M10 76-74 Tom Burleson 14

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR N.C. STATE REGULARS

Player Pos. Class G. FG% FT% PPG RPG
David Thompson F Soph. 27 .569 .825 24.7 8.1
Tom Burleson C Jr. 27 .512 .730 17.9 12.0
Monte Towe G Soph. 27 .468 .729 10.0 1.7
Rick Holdt F Sr. 27 .531 .660 8.3 3.7
Tim Stoddard F Soph. 27 .482 .569 7.9 5.3
Joe Cafferky G Sr. 25 .569 .767 7.2 2.1
Greg Hawkins F Jr. 25 .448 .706 5.6 3.3
Mark Moeller G Soph. 27 .579 .516 4.7 1.6
Steve Nuce F Jr. 26 .474 .571 4.4 2.1
Craig Kuszmaul G Soph. 19 .667 .400 2.4 0.9
TEAM TOTALS 27 .520 .715 92.9 46.5

INDIANA (32-0 in 1975-76)
Coach: Bob Knight (fifth of 29 seasons with Hoosiers)

1975-76 IU Opponents Date Score IU's High Scorer
UCLA* N29 84-64 Scott May 33
Florida State* D8 83-59 Scott May 24
Notre Dame D11 63-60 Scott May 25
Kentucky* D15 77-68 (OT) Kent Benson/Scott May 27
Georgia D19 93-56 Scott May 18
Virginia Tech D20 101-74 Scott May 27
Columbia* D26 106-63 Kent Benson 15
Manhattan* D27 97-61 Scott May 32
at St. John's D28 76-69 Scott May 29
at Ohio State J3 66-64 Scott May 24
Northwestern J5 78-61 Kent Benson 22
at Michigan J10 80-74 Kent Benson 33
at Michigan State J12 69-57 Kent Benson 23
at Illinois J17 83-55 Scott May 27
Purdue J19 71-67 Scott May 32
at Minnesota J24 85-76 Tom Abernethy 22
at Iowa J26 88-73 Scott May 32
Wisconsin J31 114-61 Scott May 30
Michigan F7 72-67 (OT) Scott May 27
Michigan State F9 85-70 Kent Benson 38
Illinois F14 58-48 Kent Benson 17
at Purdue F16 74-71 Scott May 26
Minnesota F21 76-64 Tom Abernethy 22
Iowa F23 101-81 Quinn Buckner 24
at Wisconsin F26 96-67 Scott May 41
at Northwestern M1 76-63 Scott May 24
Ohio State M6 96-67 Kent Benson/Scott May 21
St. John's* (NCAA Tournament) M13 90-70 Scott May 33
Alabama* (NCAA Tournament) M18 74-69 Scott May 25
Marquette* (NCAA Tournament) M20 65-56 Kent Benson 18
UCLA* (NCAA Tournament) M27 65-51 Kent Benson 16
Michigan* (NCAA Tournament) M29 86-68 Scott May 26

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR INDIANA REGULARS

Player Pos. Class G. FG% FT% PPG RPG
Scott May F Sr. 32 .527 .782 23.5 7.7
Kent Benson C Jr. 32 .578 .684 17.3 8.8
Tom Abernethy F Sr. 32 .561 .743 10.0 5.3
Quinn Buckner G Sr. 32 .441 .488 8.9 2.8
Bobby Wilkerson G-F Sr. 32 .493 .630 7.8 4.9
Wayne Radford G Soph. 30 .563 .712 4.7 2.1
Jim Crews G Sr. 31 .468 .857 3.3 0.7
Jim Wisman G Soph. 26 .367 .724 2.5 0.8
Rich Valavicius F Fr. 28 .483 .625 2.4 1.8
TEAM TOTALS 32 .517 .698 82.1 41.4

Assists leader: Wilkerson 171.
Blocked shots leader: Benson 39.
Steals leader: Buckner 65.

Last of Unbeatens: Odds Against Michigan and Virginia Winning NCAA Title

No NCAA Division I men's team has compiled an undefeated record since Indiana in 1975-76. Virginia and Michigan were the last remaining unbeaten teams this season until they bowed at Duke and Wisconsin, respectively on the same day.

The historical odds are against UM and UVa winning the NCAA title because only three final undefeated teams in the previous 39 years - (Duke '92, UConn '99 and Florida '06) - went on to capture the national crown.

Prior to probation-shackled SMU three seasons ago, Clemson (winner of its first 17 outings in 2006-07), was the only school in this last-of-the-unbeaten category to fail to participate in the NCAA playoffs. The Tigers finished runner-up in the NIT.

It's the third time in last four years that no NCAA DI team was undefeated entering February since national polling was introduced in the late 1940s. Following in reverse order are vital facts on final unbeaten teams since the Hoosiers a half-century ago:

Season Last Unbeaten (Wins) First Defeat Date Score Final Record/Postseason
2018-19 Michigan (17) at Wisconsin 1-19-19 64-54 To be determined
2018-19 Virginia (16) at Duke 1-19-19 72-70 To be determined
2017-18 Arizona State (12) Arizona 12-31-17 84-78 20-12/NCAA Play-In
2016-17 Gonzaga (29)* Brigham Young 2-25-17 79-71 37-2/National Runner-up
2015-16 Southern Methodist (18) at Temple 1-24-16 89-80 25-5/Probation
2014-15 Kentucky (38)* vs. Wisconsin 4-4-15 71-64 38-1/NCAA Final Four
2013-14 Wichita State (35)* vs. Kentucky 3-23-14 78-76 35-1/Second Round
2012-13 Michigan (16) at Ohio State 1-13-13 56-53 31-8/NCAA Runner-up
2011-12 Murray State (23)* Tennessee State 2-9-12 72-68 31-2/Second Round
2010-11 Ohio State (24) at Wisconsin 2-12-11 71-67 34-3/Regional Semifinal
2009-10 Kentucky (19) at South Carolina 1-26-10 68-62 35-3/Regional Final
2008-09 Wake Forest (16) Virginia Tech 1-21-09 78-71 24-7/First Round
2007-08 Memphis (26) Tennessee 2-23-08 66-62 38-2/National Runner-up
2006-07 Clemson (17)* at Maryland 1-13-07 92-87 25-11/NIT Runner-up
2005-06 Florida (17)* at Tennessee 1-21-06 80-76 33-6/NCAA Champion
2004-05 Illinois (29)* at Ohio State 3-6-05 65-64 37-2/NCAA Runner-up
2003-04 Saint Joseph's (27)* vs. Xavier 3-11-04 87-67 30-2/Regional Final
2002-03 Duke (12) at Maryland 1-18-03 87-72 26-7/Regional Semifinal
2001-02 Duke (12) at Florida State 1-6-02 77-76 31-4/Regional Semifinal
2000-01 Stanford (20) UCLA 2-3-01 79-73 31-3/Regional Final
1999-00 Syracuse (19) Seton Hall 2-7-00 69-67 26-6/Regional Semifinal
1998-99 Connecticut (19) Syracuse 2-1-99 59-42 34-2/NCAA Champion
1997-98 Utah (18) at New Mexico 2-1-98 77-74 30-4/NCAA Runner-up
1996-97 Kansas (22) at Missouri (2OT) 2-4-97 96-94 34-2/Regional Semifinal
1995-96 Massachusetts (26)* George Washington 2-24-96 86-76 35-2/NCAA Final Four
1994-95 Connecticut (15) at Kansas 1-28-95 88-59 28-5/Regional Final
1993-94 UCLA (14) at California 1-30-94 85-70 21-7/First Round
1992-93 Virginia (11) at North Carolina 1-20-93 80-58 21-10/Regional Semifinal
1991-92 Duke (17) at North Carolina 2-5-92 75-73 34-2/NCAA Champion
1991-92 Oklahoma State (20) at Nebraska 2-5-92 85-69 28-8/Regional Semifinal
1990-91 UNLV (34) vs. Duke 3-30-91 79-77 34-1/NCAA Final Four
1989-90 Georgetown (14) at Connecticut 1-20-90 70-65 24-7/Second Round
1988-89 Illinois (17) at Minnesota 1-26-89 69-62 31-5/NCAA Final Four
1987-88 Brigham Young (17)* at UAB 2-6-88 102-83 26-6/Sweet 16
1986-87 DePaul (16) at Georgetown 1-25-87 74-71 28-3/Regional Semifinal
1985-86 Memphis State (20) at Virginia Tech 2-1-86 76-72 28-6/Second Round
1984-85 Georgetown (18) St. John's 1-26-85 66-65 35-3/NCAA Runner-up
1983-84 North Carolina (21) vs. Arkansas 2-12-84 65-64 28-3/Regional Semifinal
1982-83 UNLV (24) at Cal State Fullerton 2-24-83 86-78 28-3/Second Round
1981-82 Missouri (19) Nebraska 2-6-82 67-51 27-4/Regional Semifinal
1980-81 Oregon State (26)* Arizona State 3-7-81 87-67 26-2/Second Round
1979-80 DePaul (26)* at Notre Dame (2OT) 2-27-80 76-74 26-2/Second Round
1978-79 Indiana State (33)* vs. Michigan State 3-26-79 75-64 33-1/NCAA Runner-up
1977-78 Kentucky (14) at Alabama 1-23-78 78-62 30-2/NCAA Champion
1976-77 San Francisco (29) at Notre Dame 3-5-77 93-82 29-2/First Round

*All-time top winning streaks.
NOTES: North Carolina lost in Pine Bluff, Ark. . . . Saint Joseph's lost in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Dayton.

Markus Hangs 53: Single-Game Scoring Standards By Individual Opponents

When Marquette junior guard Markus Howard tallied 53 points at Creighton, the eruption triggered research regarding which individual opponent has the highest single-game scoring outburst against each major university. Howard's outburst not only established a school record but also set the individual standard by an opponent against Creighton. A year ago also on the road, Howard set a similar "toxic-masculinity" standard by an opponent at Providence with 52 points.

Furman's Darrell Floyd and Frank Selvy collaborated for a total of nine scoring records in this category existing since the mid-1950s. Such scorched-earth outputs have been difficult to come by thus far in the 21st Century (unofficially nine such uprisings). Many schools don't keep track of a standard perhaps reflecting a mite negatively upon them but following is what CollegeHoopedia.com unearthed on the topic:

Scorched School Single-Game Record Holder Opponent Points Date
Air Force Adrian Dantley Notre Dame 49 2-10-75
Alabama Pete Maravich Louisiana State 69 1-7-70
American University* Charlie Davis Wake Forest 51 2-15-69
Appalachian State Bob McCurdy Richmond 53 2-26-75
Arizona Bob Beckel Air Force 50 2-29-59
Arizona State Casey Jacobsen Stanford 49 1-31-82
Arkansas Oscar Robertson Cincinnati 56 3-15-58
Auburn Pete Maravich Louisiana State 55 1-3-68
Austin Peay Tom Chilton East Tennessee State 52 2-5-61
Austin Peay Marvin Barnes Providence 52 12-15-73
Ball State Doug Collins Illinois State 55 1-15-72
Baylor Johnny Neumann Mississippi 60 12-29-70
Boise State* Willie Humes Idaho State 51 12-1-69
Boston College* Wayne Estes Utah State 52 12-30-64
Bradley Archie Tullos Detroit 49 2-22-88
Brigham Young Billy McGill Utah 60 2-24-62
Brown Jim Barton Dartmouth 48 2-7-87
Bucknell Daren Queenan Lehigh 49 3-7-87
Butler Austin Carr Notre Dame 50 2-23-70
California Eddie House Arizona State 61 1-8-00
UC Irvine Hersey Hawkins Bradley 51 12-19-87
Canisius Calvin Murphy Niagara 48 1-13-68
Chicago State Ryan Toolson Utah Valley 63 1-29-09
Cincinnati Frank Selvy Furman 50 12-31-53
The Citadel Darrell Floyd Furman 62 1-14-56
Clemson Darrell Floyd Furman 56 2-24-55
Cleveland State Ed McFarland Slippery Rock (Pa.) 52 2-15-61
Colgate Jack Foley Holy Cross 55 3-5-60
Colorado Wilt Chamberlain Kansas 45 12-29-56
Colorado State Marvin Johnson New Mexico 50 3-2-78
Connecticut Jack Foley Holy Cross 56 2-17-62
Cornell* Bill Bradley Princeton 49 1-17-64
Creighton* Markus Howard Marquette 53 1-9-19
Davidson Frank Selvy Furman 50 2-26-54
Dayton Scott Haffner Evansville 65 2-18-89
Delaware Phil D'Arrigo Haverford (Pa.) 52 2-18-56
DePaul* Austin Carr Notre Dame 51 1-14-70
Detroit Hersey Hawkins Bradley 63 2-22-88
Drake Steve Bracey Tulsa 47 1-8-72
Drexel Eddie Benton Vermont 54 1-29-94
Duke Ernie Beck Pennsylvania 47 12-30-52
Duquesne Pete Maravich Louisiana State 53 12-30-68
East Carolina Ray Simpson Furman 45 2-5-72
East Carolina Randy Culpepper Texas-El Paso 45 2-13-10
Fairfield Elvin Hayes Houston 48 1-29-68
Florida Chris Jackson Louisiana State 53 12-10-88
Florida International Kevin Bradshaw U.S. International 59 1-14-91
Florida State* Anthony Roberts Oral Roberts 50 3-1-77
Fordham Kevin Houston Army 53 2-28-87
Fresno State Askia Jones Kansas State 62 3-24-94
Furman Jay Handlan Washington & Lee (Va.) 66 2-17-51
George Mason Bobby Aguirre Macalester (Minn.) 53 11-29-94
George Washington Allan Bristow Virginia Tech 52 2-21-73
Georgetown John Austin Boston College 49 2-21-64
Georgia Pete Maravich Louisiana State 58 3-8-69
Georgia Southern James "Fly" Williams Austin Peay 51 12-30-72
Georgia Tech Frank Selvy Furman 51 2-11-54
Gonzaga Orlando Lightfoot Idaho 50 12-21-93
Harvard Bill Bradley Princeton 51 2-15-65
Hawaii Marshall Rogers Pan American 47 2-27-76
Houston Phil "Red" Murrell Drake 51 3-3-58
Idaho Bob Houbregs Washington 49 1-10-53
Idaho State Terrell Lowery Loyola Marymount 48 12-1-90
Illinois Von McDade Wisconsin-Milwaukee 50 12-3-90
Illinois State Richie Fuqua Oral Roberts 49 2-14-73
Indiana* Austin Carr Notre Dame 54 12-15-70
Iowa Rick Mount Purdue 61 2-28-70
Iowa State John Douglas Kansas 46 2-16-77
Iowa State Wayman Tisdale Oklahoma 46 2-5-83
Jacksonville Rick Barry Miami (Fla.) 52 1963-64
James Madison David Robinson Navy 45 1-10-87
Kansas Lindsey Hunter Jackson State 48 12-27-92
Kansas State Doremus Bennerman Siena 51 3-30-94
Kent State* Dave Jamerson Ohio University 52 2-24-90
Kentucky Pete Maravich Louisiana State 64 2-21-70
Lamar Dwight "Bo" Lamar Southwestern Louisiana 51 2-17-72
La Salle Calvin Murphy Niagara 52 12-16-67
Long Beach State Raymond Lewis Cal State Los Angeles 53 2-23-73
Long Island Izett Buchanan Marist 51 2-12-94
Louisiana-Lafayette Jimmy Leach Northwestern State 54 2-27-59
Louisiana-Monroe Dwight "Bo" Lamar Southwestern Louisiana 62 2-25-71
Louisiana State Johnny Neumann Mississippi 63 1-30-71
Louisiana Tech Dwight "Bo" Lamar Southwestern Louisiana 51 2-14-72
Louisville Joel Curbelo American (Puerto Rico) 47 11-24-95
Loyola of Chicago Donald Smith Dayton 52 2-3-73
Loyola of Chicago Kareem Townes La Salle 52 2-4-95
Loyola Marymount Kevin Bradshaw U.S. International 72 1-5-91
Manhattan Tom Schwester St. Peter's 53 2-28-70
Marquette Elvin Hayes Houston 45 12-29-67
Massachusetts Frank McLaughlin New Hampshire 44 1-14-56
Memphis Bill Walton UCLA 44 3-26-73
Mercer Frank Selvy Furman 63 2-11-53
Miami (Fla.) Danny Ferry Duke 58 12-10-88
Michigan Dave Schellhase Purdue 57 2-19-66
Michigan State Jimmy Rayl Indiana 56 2-23-63
Middle Tennessee State Clem Haskins Western Kentucky 55 1-30-65
Milwaukee Bob Portman Creighton 51 12-16-67
Minnesota Jimmy Rayl Indiana 56 1-27-62
Mississippi Chris Jackson Louisiana State 55 3-4-89
Mississippi State Pete Maravich Louisiana State 58 12-22-67
Missouri Isaac "Bud" Stallworth Kansas 50 2-26-72
Missouri State Harold Robertson Lincoln (Mo.) 45 1-31-76
Montana Billy McGill Utah 53 2-10-62
Montana State* Willie Humes Idaho State 53 2-20-71
Morehead State Darrell Floyd Furman 67 1-22-55
Navy Rob Feaster Holy Cross 46 2-19-94
Nebraska Wilt Chamberlain Kansas 46 2-8-58
Nebraska Joe Scott Missouri 46 3-6-61
Nebraska George Stone Marshall 46 3-13-67
Nevada William "Bird" Averitt Pepperdine 57 1-6-73
New Orleans Doug Collins Illinois State 57 1-3-73
Nicholls State Glynn Saulters Northeast Louisiana 51 2-1-68
North Carolina Dick Groat Duke 48 2-29-52
North Carolina A&T Anthony Roberts Oral Roberts 66 2-19-77
North Carolina State John Mengelt Auburn 45 12-5-70
North Texas Oscar Robertson Cincinnati 62 2-6-60
Northern Arizona Willie Humes Idaho State 51 1-15-71
Northern Illinois Robert "Bubbles" Hawkins Illinois State 58 2-20-74
Northwestern Wilt Chamberlain Kansas 52 12-5-56
Notre Dame Marshon Brooks Providence 52 2-23-11
Ohio University Austin Carr Notre Dame 61 3-7-70
Ohio State Don Schlundt Indiana 47 1-18-54
Ohio State Don Schlundt Indiana 47 3-5-55
Oklahoma Cliff Meely Colorado 47 2-15-71
Oklahoma State Dwight "Bo" Lamar Southwestern Louisiana 46 12-19-70
Oklahoma State Donnie Boyce Colorado 46 3-5-94
Old Dominion Charles McKinney Norfolk State 54 2-23-70
Oral Roberts Michael Watson Missouri-Kansas City 54 2-22-03
Oregon Anthony Roberts Oral Roberts 65 3-9-77
Oregon State Greg "Bo" Kimble Loyola Marymount 53 12-9-89
Pacific Ed Ratleff Long Beach State 43 1-30-72
Pacific Raymond Lewis Cal State Los Angeles 43 3-2-73
Penn Paul Anderson Dartmouth 41 2-26-83
Penn Ralph James Harvard 41 2-10-90
Penn State Eric Riggins Rutgers 51 2-21-87
Pepperdine Carlos "Bud" Ogden Santa Clara 55 3-3-67
Pittsburgh Eric Murdock Providence 48 1-23-91
Portland Elgin Baylor Seattle 60 1-30-58
Portland State Mike Olliver Lamar 50 1-12-80
Providence Markus Howard Marquette 52 1-3-18
Purdue Bob Lanier St. Bonaventure 50 12-30-69
Rhode Island George Mikan DePaul 53 3-21-45
Rice Jermaine Taylor UCF 45 2-25-09
Robert Morris Steve Stielper James Madison 51 1-27-79
Rutgers Tom Garrick Rhode Island 50 3-7-88
Saint Francis (Pa.) Ron Guziak Duquesne 50 3-6-68
St. John's Pete Maravich Louisiana State 53 12-29-69
Saint Joseph's Greg "Bo" Kimble Loyola Marymount 54 1-4-90
Saint Louis Bob Kurland Oklahoma A&M 58 2-22-46
Saint Mary's Jim McCloskey Loyola Marymount 49 1-4-80
Saint Peter's Bob Zawoluk St. John's 65 3-3-50
Sam Houston State Don Boldenbuck Houston 50 2-17-55
San Jose State Lee Nailon Texas Christian 44 2-7-98
Santa Clara Nick Galis Seton Hall 48 12-22-78
Seton Hall Oscar Robertson Cincinnati 56 1-9-58
South Carolina Frank Selvy Furman 48 1-8-54
Southern California Gary Payton Oregon State 58 2-22-90
Southern Illinois Rick Whitlow Illinois State 51 1-4-75
Southern Methodist Hal Lear Temple 48 3-23-56
Southern Mississippi Johnny Neumann Mississippi 57 12-15-70
Syracuse Calvin Murphy Niagara 68 12-7-68
Temple Aaric Murray Texas Southern 48 12-18-13
Tennessee Jodie Meeks Kentucky 54 1-13-09
Tennessee Tech Tilman Bevely Youngstown State 55 1-26-87
Texas Gene Phillips Southern Methodist 51 3-2-71
Texas Chris Jackson Louisiana State 51 1-2-90
Texas A&M Martin Terry Arkansas 46 1-22-72
Texas Christian Austin Carr Notre Dame 52 3-13-71
Texas-San Antonio Wayman Tisdale Oklahoma 61 12-28-83
Towson Derell Thompson Maryland-Baltimore County 43 2-15-92
Tulane Pete Maravich Louisiana State 66 2-10-69
Tulsa Bruce King Pan American 49 12-28-74
UAB Wesley Person Auburn 44 12-16-93
UCLA Austin Carr Notre Dame 46 1-23-71
UNLV Freeman Williams Portland State 50 2-18-78
Utah State John Coughran California 47 1-31-72
Valparaiso Elvin Hayes Houston 62 2-24-68
Vanderbilt Pete Maravich Louisiana State 61 12-11-69
Villanova Ronnie Shavlik North Carolina State 49 1-29-55
Virginia Len Chappell Wake Forest 50 2-12-62
Virginia Tech Elvin Hayes Houston 51 3-2-68
Wake Forest Butch Zatezalo Clemson 46 2-18-69
Washington John Block Southern California 45 2-11-66
Washington State Lew Alcindor UCLA 61 2-25-67
Weber State Dave Wagnon Idaho State 47 2-25-66
Western Kentucky Ken Durrett La Salle 45 1-16-71
Western Michigan Howard Komives Bowling Green State 49 1-11-64
West Virginia Austin Carr Notre Dame 55 2-21-70
Wichita State Bill Bradley Princeton 58 3-30-65
Wisconsin Terry Dischinger Purdue 50 1-27-62
Wofford Frank Selvy Furman 58 2-23-54
Wright State Tommie Johnson Central Michigan 53 12-22-87
Wyoming Bennie Lennox Texas A&M 53 12-28-63
Yale Rick Barry Miami (Fla.) 45 12-28-64

*Unofficial.

Changing in Midstream: Are Bruins in Ruins After Firing Alford in Mid-Year?

What happens to a team when a coach doesn't last half a season such as when UCLA dismissed Steve Alford prior to entering Pac-12 Conference competition with a 7-6 record (including five defeats by at least 14 points)? A total of 32 different schools in the previous 22 seasons (including Charlotte twice in previous four years) had a coach relieved of his duties, retire or pass away after the start of the season but before the second half of the campaign. Three years ago, Wisconsin's Greg Gard (15-8) became only the eighth "successor" coach piloting a club more than half of a campaign since the NCAA playoffs expanded to at least 64 entrants in 1985 to post a winning record the remainder of the season. He joined Jeff Dittman (10-8 with Sam Houston State in 1988-89), Dave Fehte (9-8 with Saint Mary's in 1990-91), Max Good (13-9 with UNLV in 2000-01), Ray Harper (11-8 with Western Kentucky in 2011-12), Mike Perry (10-9 with Georgia State in 2002-03), Brad Soderberg (16-10 with Wisconsin in 2000-01) and Derek Waugh (14-8 with Stetson in 2000-01). Gard, Harper and Soderberg guided the squads they inherited to an NCAA playoff berth.

At the power-conference level, John Brady (Louisiana State in 2007-08), Lou Campanelli (California in 1992-93), Gale Catlett (West Virginia in 2001-02), Jim Dutcher (Minnesota in 1985-86), Dennis Felton (Georgia in 2008-09), Larry Glass (Northwestern in 1968-69), Mark Gottfried (Alabama in 2008-09), Joe Harrington (Colorado in 1995-96), Bob Knight (Texas Tech in 2007-08), Ward "Piggy" Lambert (Purdue in 1945-46), Shelby Metcalf (Texas A&M in 1989-90), Kevin O'Neill (Southern California in 2012-13), Charlie Parker (Southern California in 1995-96), Steve Patterson (Arizona State in 1988-89) and Quin Snyder (Missouri in 2005-06) comprise the list of coaches who lasted more than half of a specific season before their tenures ended for one reason or another.

Following is an alphabetical list of universities in the pre-midseason coaching turnover category since the start of national postseason competition and the records of their coaches that season:

Division I School Season Successor/Interim (Record) Departing Coach (Record)
Appalachian State 1974-75 Russ Bergman (2-12) Peter "Press" Maravich (1-11)
Boise State 1972-73 Doran "Bus" Connor (6-7) Murray Satterfield (5-8)
Brigham Young 1996-97 Tony Ingle (1-25) Roger Reid (1-6)
Buffalo 1999-00 Reggie Witherspoon (3-20) Tim Cohane (2-3)
Cal Poly 2000-01 Kevin Bromley (3-12) Jeff Schneider (5-7)
Centenary 1977-78 Tommy Canterbury (6-9) Riley Wallace (4-8)
Central Connecticut State 1987-88 C.J. Jones (8-15) Bill Detrick (2-3)
Charlotte 2014-15 Ryan Odom (8-11) Alan Major (6-7)
Charlotte 2017-18 Houston Fancher (3-17) Mark Price (3-6)
Chicago State 1996-97 Phil Gary (4-17) Craig Hodges (0-6)
The Citadel 1939-40 Ben Parker (4-5) Absalon "Rock" Norman (4-4)
Colgate 1997-98 Paul Aiello (10-12) Jack Bruen (0-6)
Connecticut 1946-47 Hugh Greer (12-0) Blair Gullion (4-2)
Connecticut 1962-63 George Wigton (11-4) Hugh Greer (7-3)
Dartmouth 1966-67 Dave Gavitt (2-15) Alvin "Doggie" Julian (5-2)
Dartmouth 2009-10 Mark Graupe (2-13) Terry Dunn (3-10)
Denver 1948-49 Hoyt Brawner (11-6) Ellison Ketchum (6-9)
DePaul 2009-10 Tracy Webster (1-15) Jerry Wainwright (7-8)
Detroit 1987-88 John Mulroy (7-20) Don Sicko (0-3)
Detroit 2007-08 Kevin Mondro (3-13) Perry Watson (4-10)
East Carolina 2017-18 Michael Perry (8-16) Jeff Lebo (2-4)
Eastern Kentucky 1961-62 Jim Baechtold (6-3) Paul McBrayer (4-3)
Eastern Michigan 1985-86 Ben Braun (5-10) Jim Boyce (4-8)
Fordham 2009-10 Jared Grasso (1-22) Dereck Whittenburg (1-4)
Georgetown 1998-99 Craig Esherick (8-10) John Thompson Jr. (7-6)
Georgia State 1984-85 Mark Slonaker (1-24) Tom Pugliese (1-2)
Georgia State 2002-03 Mike Perry (10-9) Charles "Lefty" Driesell (4-6)
Howard 1999-00 Billy Coward (1-18) Kirk Saulny (0-9)
Idaho State 1967-68 Dan Miller (10-12) Claude Retherford (3-1)
Idaho State 2011-12 Deane Martin (7-13) Joe O'Brien (2-8)
Iowa 1949-50 Frank "Bucky" O'Connor (6-5) Lawrence "Pops" Harrison (9-2)
Jacksonville 1996-97 Buster Harvey (5-17) George Scholz (0-6)
Kent State 1977-78 Mike Boyd (5-11) Rex Hughes (1-10)
Long Island 2001-02 Ron Brown (5-13) Ray Martin (0-9)
Louisville 1970-71 Howard Stacey (12-8) John Dromo (8-1)
Monmouth 1986-87 Ron Krayl (7-13) Ron Kornegay (1-6)
UNC Greensboro 2011-12 Wes Miller (11-11) Mike Dement (2-8)
North Carolina State 1964-65 Peter "Press" Maravich (20-4) Everett Case (1-1)
Northern Illinois 2000-01 Andy Greer (4-16) Brian Hammel (1-6)
Oral Roberts 1982-83 Dick Acres (11-9) Ken Hayes (3-5)
Penn 2009-10 Jerome Allen (6-15) Glen Miller (0-7)
Princeton 1944-45 Leonard Hattinger (5-8) William Logan (2-4)
Princeton 1960-61 Jake McCandless (9-6) Franklin "Cappy" Cappon (9-2)
St. John's 2003-04 Kevin Clark (4-17) Mike Jarvis (2-4)
Saint Mary's 1990-91 Dave Fehte (9-8) Paul Landreaux (4-9)
Sam Houston State 1988-89 Jeff Dittman (10-8) Gary Moss (2-8)
San Francisco 1970-71 Bob Gaillard (10-12) Phil Vukicevich (0-4)
San Francisco 2007-08 Eddie Sutton (6-13) Jessie Evans (4-8)
South Alabama 1994-95 Judas Prada (8-15) Ronnie Arrow (1-3)
South Carolina 1942-43 Rex Enright (10-6) Frank Johnson (2-0)
South Florida 1979-80 Gordon Gibbons (2-13) Hunter "Chip" Conner (4-8)
Southeast Missouri State 2008-09 Zac Roman (0-18) Scott Edgar (3-9)
Southeastern Louisiana 1987-88 Leo McClure (4-12) Newton Chelette (3-9)
Southern California 2004-05 Jim Saia (11-15) Henry Bibby (2-2)
Stetson 2000-01 Derek Waugh (14-8) Murray Arnold (4-4)
Tennessee State 1984-85 Ed Meyers (6-13) Ed Martin (3-6)
Tennessee State 2002-03 Hosea Lewis/Teresa Phillips (0-20) Nolan Richardson III (2-5)
Tennessee Tech 1988-89 Frank Harrell (8-17) Tom Deaton (2-3)
Texas-El Paso 2017-18 Phil Johnson (10-15) Tim Floyd (1-5)
Tulsa 2004-05 Alvin "Pooh" Williamson (7-15) John Phillips (2-5)
UNLV 2000-01 Max Good (13-9) Bill Bayno (3-4)
Western Kentucky 2011-12 Ray Harper (11-8) Ken McDonald (5-11)
Wisconsin 2000-01 Brad Soderberg (16-10) Dick Bennett (2-1)
Wisconsin 2015-16 Greg Gard (15-8) William "Bo" Ryan (7-5)

On This Date: Former College Hoopers Ready For Some January Pro Football

Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick, the NCAA Tournament commenced in 1939, which was one year after the NIT triggered national postseason competition. An overlooked "versatile athlete" feat occurring in 1938 likely never to be duplicated took place at Arkansas, where the quarterback for the football squad (Jack Robbins) repeated as an All-SWC first-team basketball selection, leading the Razorbacks (19-3) to the league title. After the season, Robbins became an NFL first-round draft choice by the Chicago Cardinals (5th pick overall) and senior football/basketball teammates Jim Benton (11th pick by Cleveland Rams) and Ray Hamilton (41st pick by Rams) went on to become wide receivers for at least six years in the NFL. Yes, they created a kneeling-in-admiration shatterproof achievement - three members of a league championship basketball squad who promptly were among the top 41 selections in the same NFL draft.

Two years later, All-SWC first-team hoop selection Howard "Red" Hickey was instrumental in Arkansas reaching the 1941 Final Four before becoming an end for the Cleveland Rams' 1945 NFL titlist. Two-sport college teammate and fellow end O'Neal Adams scored five touchdowns for the New York Giants the first half of the 1940s. Another two-sport Hog who played for the Giants in the mid-1940s was Harry Wynne. An earlier versatile Razorback was Jim Lee Howell, who was an All-SWC first five hoops selection in 1935-36 before becoming a starting end for the Giants' 1938 NFL titlist and Pro Bowl participant the next year. Adams, Benton, Hamilton, Hickey and Howell combined for 77 touchdowns in an 11-year span from 1938 through 1948 when at least one of the ex-Razorback hoopers scored a TD in each of those seasons.

Hickey and ex-Hog All-SWC second-team hooper in 1929-30/NFL end Milan Creighton each coached NFL franchises. Many other ex-college hoopers also displayed their wares on the gridiron. Following is exhaustive research you can tackle regarding former college basketball players who made a name for themselves in January football at the professional level:

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1: Houston Oilers TE John Carson (Georgia hoops letterman in 1952 and 1953) had a 13-yard pass reception in 24-16 win against the Los Angeles Chargers in AFL championship contest following 1960 season. Oilers rookie WR Bill Groman (led Heidelberg OH in scoring average as sophomore and junior while averaging 14.6 ppg and 4.8 rpg from 1954-55 through 1957-58) caught a touchdown pass from George Blanda. . . . Kansas City Chiefs QB Len Dawson (Purdue hooper in 1956-57) threw two 29-yard first-half touchdown passes in a 31-7 win against the Buffalo Bills in 1967 AFL championship game. FL Otis Taylor (backup small forward for Prairie View A&M) provided the go-ahead TD catch from Dawson. . . . FL Elbert Dubenion (solid rebounder and defensive player for Bluffton OH in late 1950s) scored the Buffalo Bills' only touchdown with a 69-yard pass from Jack Kemp in 31-7 setback against the Kansas City Chiefs in AFL playoffs following 1966 season. . . . Arizona Cardinals TE Darren Fells (averaged 10.2 ppg and 6.3 rpg from 2004-05 through 2007-08, leading UCI in rebounding each of last three seasons) had a 37-yard touchdown reception in 44-6 win against the Los Angeles Rams in 2016 season finale. . . . Dallas Cowboys E Pete Gent (three-time All-Big Ten Conference selection averaged 17.4 ppg and 8.3 rpg in leading Michigan State in scoring each season from 1961-62 through 1963-64) caught three passes for 28 yards in a 34-27 playoff setback against the Green Bay Packers following 1966 season. Packers WR Bob Long (Wichita State hooper in 1960-61 and 1961-62 under coach Ralph Miller) had a nine-yard pass reception. . . . San Francisco 49ers DB Ronnie Lott (USC hooper as junior in 1979-80) had two interceptions in a 34-9 playoff win against the Minnesota Vikings following 1988 season. . . . Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antwaan Randle El (member of Indiana's 1999 NCAA Tournament team) had 81-yard punt return for a touchdown in 35-21 win against the Detroit Lions in 2006. . . . Baltimore Ravens LB Adalius Thomas (averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Southern Mississippi in 1996-97 and 1997-98) scored a touchdown on fumble recovery return in 20-16 setback against the Cleveland Browns in regular-season finale of 2005 campaign.

2: Miami Dolphins WR Chris Chambers (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) caught four passes for 146 yards in a 30-23 setback against the Baltimore Ravens in 2005. . . . Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) caught 14 passes for 144 yards in a 24-17 setback against the San Diego Chargers in 2005. . . . Miami Dolphins QB Bob Griese (sophomore guard for Purdue in 1964-65) opened the game's scoring by throwing a 75-yard touchdown pass to Paul Warfield in 21-0 playoff win against the Baltimore Colts following 1971 season. . . . Green Bay Packers RB Paul Hornung (averaged 6.1 ppg in 10 contests for Notre Dame in 1954-55) rushed for a 13-yard touchdown in 23-12 playoff win against the Cleveland Browns following 1965 season. . . . Philadelphia Eagles rookie QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw three touchdown passes in a 38-31 win against the St. Louis Rams in 1999 season finale. . . . Washington Redskins TE Robert Royal (collected 10 points and six rebounds in five LSU basketball games in 2000-01) caught a touchdown pass in his third consecutive contest in 2004 regular-season finale. . . . Baltimore Ravens LB Adalius Thomas (averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Southern Mississippi in 1996-97 and 1997-98) had two sacks and two forced fumbles in a 30-23 win against the Miami Dolphins in regular-season finale of 2004 campaign. . . . Miami Dolphins WR Lamar Thomas (collected 16 points and 4 rebounds in four games for Miami FL in 1990-91) caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Dan Marino in the fourth quarter to provide the difference in 24-17 playoff win against the Buffalo Bills following 1998 season. . . . New York Jets DE Marvin Washington (played in 1985 NCAA Tournament with UTEP under coach Don Haskins before averaging 2.9 ppg and 5.7 rpg for Idaho under Tim Floyd in 1987-88) had career-high 2 1/2 sacks in a 24-0 setback against the Houston Oilers at end of 1993 regular season. . . . Dallas Cowboys P Ron Widby (three-time All-SEC selection for Tennessee from 1964-65 through 1966-67 averaged 14.5 ppg and 8.3 rpg as sophomore, 17.3 ppg and 8 rpg as junior and 22.1 ppg and 8.7 rpg as senior) punted six times for 270 yards (45.0 average) in a 14-3 playoff win against the San Francisco 49ers following 1971 season.

3: Philadelphia Eagles WR Harold Carmichael (starter two seasons for Southern LA averaged 9.8 ppg and 10.6 rpg in 1969-70) had a playoff-career high seven pass receptions in 31-16 win against the Minnesota Vikings in 1981. . . . Baltimore Colts CB Jim Duncan (UMES hooper) returned four kickoffs for 105 yards (26.3 average) in a 27-17 playoff win against the Oakland Raiders following 1970 season. . . . TE Darren Fells (averaged 10.2 ppg and 6.3 rpg from 2004-05 through 2007-08, leading UCI in rebounding each of last three seasons) opened the Arizona Cardinals' scoring by catching a touchdown pass in 27-16 setback against the Carolina Panthers in playoffs following 2014 season. . . . San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates (second-team All-MAC selection in 2002 when Kent State finished runner-up in South Regional) had eight pass receptions in a 23-17 playoff win against the Indianapolis Colts following 2008 season. . . . Minnesota Vikings TE Andrew Glover (All-SWAC second-team selection as senior in 1990-91 when leading Grambling with 16.2 ppg and 8.6 rpg while pacing league in field-goal shooting) had three pass receptions for 84 yards in a 38-22 playoff setback against the San Francisco 49ers following 1997 season. 49ers RB Terry Kirby (averaged 3.4 ppg as Virginia freshman in 1989-90 and 2.1 as sophomore in 1990-91) rushed for two touchdowns on goal-line plunges. . . . TE Demetrius Harris (led Milwaukee in FG% and rebounding as senior in 2012-13) contributed the Kansas City Chiefs' final score with a 15-yard touchdown reception from Alex Smith in 23-17 win against the Oakland Raiders in 2015 season finale. . . . Baltimore Ravens TE Todd Heap (grabbed 14 rebounds in 11 games for Arizona State in 1999-00) caught a 35-yard touchdown pass in 20-17 playoff setback against the Tennessee Titans following 2003 season. . . . St. Louis Rams WR Jordan Kent (part-time starter for Oregon under his father while averaging 3.1 ppg and 3.3 rpg from 2003-04 through 2005-06) had his lone NFL pass reception (five yards against San Francisco 49ers in 2009 regular-season finale). . . . San Francisco 49ers DB Ronnie Lott (USC hooper as junior in 1979-80) had two interceptions - returning one of them 20 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown - in 38-24 playoff win against the New York Giants following 1981 season. . . . San Francisco 49ers WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) caught a game-winning 25-yard touchdown pass from Steve Young in 30-27 playoff win against the Green Bay Packers following 1998 season. . . . Carolina Panthers DE Julius Peppers (averaged 5.7 ppg and 3.7 rpg while shooting 60.7% from floor for North Carolina in 1999-00 and 2000-01) returned an interception 34 yards in 29-10 playoff win against the Dallas Cowboys following 2003 season. . . . San Francisco 49ers TE Bob Windsor (played two games for Kentucky in 1965-66 under coach Adolph Rupp) caught three passes for 70 yards in a 17-10 playoff setback against the Dallas Cowboys following 1970 season.

4: Minnesota Vikings QB Joe Kapp (backup forward averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.2 rpg for California's PCC champions in 1957 and 1958) threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Gene Washington in 27-7 playoff win against the Cleveland Browns following 1969 season. . . . Cleveland Browns WR Dave Logan (three-time scoring runner-up averaged 14.1 ppg and 6.3 rpg for Colorado in mid-1970s) had two pass receptions for 36 yards in a 14-12 playoff setback against the Oakland Raiders following 1980 season. Browns RB Greg Pruitt (Oklahoma frosh hooper in 1969-70) caught three passes for 54 yards. Browns WR Reggie Rucker (averaged 6.8 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Boston University in 1966-67) caught two passes for 38 yards. . . . Dallas Cowboys RB Preston Pearson (swingman averaged 8.7 ppg and 6 rpg as Illinois senior in 1966-67) caught three of four touchdown passes by Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) in a 37-7 playoff win against the Los Angeles Rams following 1975 season. . . . Kansas City Chiefs WR Andre Rison (backup hoops guard for Michigan State in 1987-88) had playoff career-highs of eight pass catches and 110 receiving yards in a 14-10 setback against the Denver Broncos following 1997 season. Broncos DE Alfred Williams (Colorado hooper in 1989-90) had two sacks.

5: New England Patriots LB Don Blackmon (collected 42 points and 32 rebounds in 12 games for Tulsa in 1977-78) registered two sacks in a 27-20 playoff win against the Oakland Raiders following 1985 season. . . . San Diego Chargers DT Ernie Ladd (intended on only playing hoops for Grambling before legendary coach Eddie Robinson got him to play football) had a sack in 51-10 win against the Boston Patriots in AFL championship game following 1963 season. . . . San Francisco 49ers WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) had nine pass receptions for 177 yards - including two touchdowns from Jeff Garcia (76 and 26 yards) - in a 39-38 wild-card win against the New York Giants following 2002 season. 49ers WR Tai Streets (collected four points and seven rebounds in 13 games for Michigan's NIT titlist in 1997 under coach Steve Fisher) caught game-winning TD pass from Garcia with one minute remaining in fourth quarter. . . . WR Antwaan Randle El (member of Indiana's 1999 NCAA Tournament team) returned a punt 66 yards for the Pittsburgh Steelers' first touchdown in 36-33 playoff win against the Cleveland Browns following 2002 season. Five years later, Randle El had a seven-yard TD reception for the Washington Redskins' first score in 35-14 playoff setback against the Seattle Seahawks following 2007 campaign.

6: San Diego Chargers WR Chris Chambers (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) had six pass receptions for 121 yards in a 17-6 playoff win against the Tennessee Titans following 2007 season. Chargers WR Vincent Jackson (Northern Colorado's scoring leader with 13.6 ppg in 2003-04 while also contributing 5.6 rpg and 3.1 apg) had five pass receptions for 114 yards - including a 25-yard touchdown from Philip Rivers. . . . TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) provided the Kansas City Chiefs' lone touchdown with a six-yard pass from Trent Green in 23-8 playoff setback against the Indianapolis Colts following 2006 season. . . . New Orleans Saints WR Willie Jackson (started five hoops games for Florida in 1989-90) had nine pass receptions in a 34-16 playoff setback against the Minnesota Vikings following 2000 season. . . . San Francisco 49ers DB Ronnie Lott (USC hooper as junior in 1979-80) returned an interception 58 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown in 41-13 playoff win against the Minnesota Vikings following 1989 season. . . . San Francisco 49ers WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) closed out the regular season with two first-quarter touchdown passes from Jeff Garcia (56 and 60 yards) in a 38-0 win against the New Orleans Saints in 2002.

7: New York Giants CB Jason Sehorn (averaged 12.5 ppg and 6 rpg for Shasta Community College CA in 1990-91) returned a Donovan McNabb interception 32 yards for touchdown in 20-10 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in NFC Divisional Round playoff game following 2000 season. . . . Dallas Cowboys QB Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes in a 28-0 playoff win against the Los Angeles Rams following 1978 season. . . . Houston Oilers CB Greg Stemrick (played in two basketball games for Colorado State in 1973-74) intercepted a pass by QB Terry Bradshaw in their 34-5 setback against the Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC Championship game following 1978 season.

8: Oakland Raiders RB Greg Pruitt (Oklahoma frosh hooper in 1969-70) rushed three times for 15 yards, caught two passes for 14 yards, returned two kickoffs for 57 yards and returned five punts for 45 yards in a 27-10 playoff win against the Cleveland Browns following 1982 season.

9: Cincinnati Bengals QB Ken Anderson (swingman finished Augustana IL career in early 1970s as fifth-leading scorer in school history with 1,044 points) threw two first-quarter touchdown passes in a 44-17 playoff setback against the New York Jets following the 1982 season. . . . Bud Grant (third-leading scorer for Minnesota in 1948-49 after named team MVP previous season over first-team All-American Jim McIntyre) coached the Minnesota Vikings when they suffered a 32-14 setback against the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI following 1976 season. . . . Minnesota Vikings TE Joe Senser (two-time NCAA Division I leader in FG% averaged 11.4 ppg and 7.4 rpg while shooting 66.2% from floor in four-year career for West Chester State PA) caught six passes for 81 yards in a 30-24 playoff win against the Atlanta Falcons following 1982 campaign. . . . Denver Broncos WR Kitrick Taylor (Washington State hooper in 1984-85 and 1986-87) had a 13-yard pass reception in 42-24 playoff setback against the Oakland Raiders following 1993 season. . . . Denver Broncos DE Marvin Washington (played in 1985 NCAA Tournament with UTEP under coach Don Haskins before averaging 2.9 ppg and 5.7 rpg for Idaho under Tim Floyd in 1987-88) had a sack in 38-3 win against the Miami Dolphins in AFC Divisional Round following 1998 season. . . . Dallas Cowboys rookie DE Peppi Zellner (averaged 10.3 ppg and team-high 9.1 rpg for Fort Valley State GA in 1997-98) had four tackles in a 27-10 playoff setback against the Minnesota Vikings following 1999 campaign.

10: Cincinnati Bengals QB Ken Anderson (swingman finished Augustana IL career in early 1970s as fifth-leading scorer in school history with 1,044 points) threw two touchdown passes in a 27-7 playoff win against the San Diego Chargers following 1981 season. . . . Tennessee Titans WR Justin Gage (averaged 2.1 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Missouri from 1999-00 through 2001-02) had 10 pass receptions for 135 yards in a 13-10 playoff setback against the Baltimore Ravens following 2008 season. . . . Minnesota Vikings TE Andrew Glover (All-SWAC second-team selection as senior in 1990-91 when leading Grambling with 16.2 ppg and 8.6 rpg while pacing league in field-goal shooting) caught a touchdown pass from Randall Cunningham in 41-21 playoff win against the Arizona Cardinals following 1998 season. . . . St. Louis Rams WR Dane Looker (averaged 4.8 ppg as Western Washington freshman in 1995-96 and 10.2 ppg as sophomore in 1996-97 before transferring to Washington and concentrating on football) caught two passes for 31 yards and a two-point conversion late in fourth quarter of 29-23 NFC Divisional Round setback in double overtime against the Carolina Panthers following 2003 season. Rams LB Tommy Polley (played in one basketball game for Florida State in 1996-97 under coach Pat Kennedy) returned an interception 37 yards.

11: Chicago Bears DE Doug Atkins (third-leading scorer as Tennessee center with 9.9 ppg in 1950-51) named co-NFL Pro Bowl MVP following the 1958 season. . . . Cleveland Browns DE Sam Clancy (two-time Eastern 8 first-team selection ended career in 1981 as Pittsburgh's all-time leading rebounder) had a sack in his second straight playoff game following the 1986 campaign. . . . Bud Grant (third-leading scorer for Minnesota in 1948-49 after named team MVP previous season over first-team All-American Jim McIntyre) coached the Minnesota Vikings when they suffered a 23-7 setback against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV following 1969 season. Vikings QB Joe Kapp (backup forward averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.2 rpg for California's PCC champions in 1957 and 1958) completed 16-of-25 passes for 183 yards. Vikings DB Charlie West (collected two points and one rebound in two UTEP basketball games in 1967-68 under coach Don Haskins) returned three kickoffs and two punts. Chiefs FL Otis Taylor (backup small forward for Prairie View A&M) caught a 46-yard touchdown pass from Len Dawson (Purdue hooper in 1956-57). . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two touchdown passes in a 20-17 playoff win against the Green Bay Packers following 2003 season.

12: Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE Rickey Dudley (averaged 13.3 ppg and 7.5 rpg as senior in 1994-95 when leading Ohio State in rebounding and finishing third in scoring) caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) in 31-6 playoff win against the San Francisco 49ers following 2002 season. Johnson threw two second-quarter TD passes. . . . Weeb Ewbank (hoops letterman for Miami OH in 1926-27 and 1927-28) coached the New York Jets to a 16-7 victory against the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III following 1968 season. Jets DB Johnny Sample (freshman hooper for UMES) had an interception. . . . Bud Grant (third-leading scorer for Minnesota in 1948-49 after named team MVP previous season over first-team All-American Jim McIntyre) coached the Minnesota Vikings when they suffered a 16-6 setback against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl IX following 1974 season. . . . Baltimore Ravens WR Jacoby Jones (part-time starter averaged 3.4 ppg and 3.7 rpg for Lane TN in 2004-05 and 2005-06) caught a 70-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco with 31 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score before they won against the Denver Broncos, 38-35, in double overtime in playoff game following 2012 season. . . . Jacksonville Jaguars WR Matt Jones (started two of his 11 Arkansas games in 2001-02 when averaging 4.2 ppg and 2.3 rpg and 10 of 17 in 2003-04 when averaging 5 ppg and 4.5 rpg) opened the game's scoring with an eight-yard touchdown catch in a 31-20 playoff setback against the New England Patriots following 2007 season. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two second-quarter touchdown passes in a 31-9 playoff win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following 2001 season. . . . New England Patriots TE Derrick Ramsey (grabbed three rebounds in two Kentucky games in 1975-76) caught a touchdown pass in 31-14 playoff win against the Miami Dolphins following 1985 season.

13: San Diego Chargers WR Chris Chambers (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers in 28-24 playoff win against the Indianapolis Colts following 2007 season. Chargers WR Vincent Jackson (Northern Colorado's scoring leader with 13.6 ppg in 2003-04 while also contributing 5.6 rpg and 3.1 apg) had team highs of seven pass receptions and 93 receiving yards. . . . Miami Dolphins DE Vern Den Herder (finished Central College IA career in 1970-71 as school's all-time leading scorer and rebounder) delivered a sack in 24-7 win against the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII following 1973 season. Bud Grant (third-leading scorer for Minnesota in 1948-49 after named team MVP previous season over first-team All-American Jim McIntyre) coached the Vikings. . . . WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) opened the Dallas Cowboys' scoring with a five-yard touchdown pass from Tony Romo in 21-17 playoff setback against the New York Giants following 2007 season. . . . San Francisco 49ers WR Tai Streets (collected four points and seven rebounds in 13 games for Michigan's NIT titlist in 1997 under coach Steve Fisher) caught a game-tying touchdown pass from Jeff Garcia in fourth quarter of 25-15 wild-card setback against the Green Bay Packers following 2001 season.

14: Following the 1961 season, Cleveland Browns FB Jim Brown (#2-scorer with 14 ppg for Syracuse as sophomore in 1954-55 before averaging 11.3 as junior) earned his first of three NFL Pro Bowl MVP awards in a five-year span. . . . New Orleans Saints TE Jimmy Graham (part-time starter for Miami FL averaged 4.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg from 2005-06 through 2008-09) caught two touchdown passes from Drew Brees - including 66-yarder - in a 36-32 playoff setback against the San Francisco 49ers following 2011 season. . . . Cleveland Browns QB Otto Graham (Big Ten Conference runner-up in scoring as Northwestern sophomore in 1941-42 and junior in 1942-43) named NFL Pro Bowl MVP following the 1950 season. . . . Green Bay Packers LB Dave Robinson (made two free throws and grabbed five rebounds in two basketball games for Penn State in 1960-61) returned a fumble 16 yards in 33-14 win against the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II following 1967 season.

15: Kansas City Chiefs TE Reg Carolan (Idaho three-year letterman in early 1960s averaged 4 ppg and 4.7 rpg) had a seven-yard pass reception in 35-10 setback against the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I following 1966 campaign. . . . Baltimore Ravens TE Todd Heap (grabbed 14 rebounds in 11 games for Arizona State in 1999-00) caught a four-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco in 31-24 playoff setback against the Pittsburgh Steelers following 2010 season. . . . St. Louis Rams WR Dane Looker (averaged 4.8 ppg as Western Washington freshman in 1995-96 and 10.2 ppg as sophomore in 1996-97 before transferring to Washington and concentrating on football) caught three passes for 38 yards and rushed once for 11 yards in a 47-17 NFC Divisional Round setback against the Atlanta Falcons following 2004 season. Rams LB Tommy Polley (played in one basketball game for Florida State in 1996-97 under coach Pat Kennedy) had nine solo tackles. . . . Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antwaan Randle El (member of Indiana's 1999 NCAA Tournament team) opened the game's scoring with a six-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger in 21-18 playoff win against the Indianapolis Colts following 2005 season.

16: Dallas Cowboys TE Mike Ditka (averaged 2.8 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Pittsburgh in 1958-59 and 1959-60) caught a seven-yard touchdown pass from Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) in 24-3 win against the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI following 1971 season. Staubach threw two TD passes in the game. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two first-half touchdown passes in a 27-14 playoff win against the Minnesota Vikings following 2004 season. . . . San Francisco 49ers E Billy Wilson (averaged 3.3 ppg as senior letterman for San Jose State in 1950-51) named NFL Pro Bowl MVP following the 1954 season.

17: San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates (second-team All-MAC selection in 2002 when Kent State finished runner-up in South Regional) had eight pass receptions in a 17-14 playoff setback against the New York Jets following 2009 season. Chargers WR Vincent Jackson (Northern Colorado's scoring leader with 13.6 ppg in 2003-04 while also contributing 5.6 rpg and 3.1 apg) had seven receptions for 111 receiving yards. . . . Baltimore Colts TE John Mackey (Syracuse hooper in 1960-61) caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Johnny Unitas in 16-13 win against the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V following 1970 season.

18: Dallas Cowboys TE Jean Fugett (leading scorer and rebounder for Amherst MA as junior in 1970-71) had a pass reception in 21-17 setback against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X following 1975 season. Cowboys WR Percy Howard (All-OVC selection as senior averaged 12.4 ppg and 7.3 rpg for Austin Peay from 1972-73 through 1974-75) caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) in the fourth quarter. Staubach threw two TD passes in the game. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw three second-half touchdown passes in a 32-25 playoff setback against the Arizona Cardinals following 2008 season. . . . Indianapolis Colts TE Marcus Pollard (JC transfer averaged 7.3 ppg and 5 rpg for Bradley in 1992-93 and 1993-94) had a game-high 90 receiving yards in 24-14 playoff setback against the New England Patriots following 2003 season.

19: Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two touchdown passes in a 33-19 playoff win against the Chicago Bears following 2001 season. . . . Denver Broncos TE Julius Thomas (averaged 6.8 ppg and 4.3 rpg while shooting 66.3% from floor with Portland State from 2006-07 through 2009-10) had playoff career-high eight pass receptions in a 26-16 win against the New England Patriots following 2013 season.

20: San Diego Chargers WR Chris Chambers (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) had a playoff career-high seven pass receptions in 21-12 setback against the New England Patriots following 2007 season. . . . Atlanta Falcons TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) had eight pass receptions - one for touchdown - in a 28-24 playoff setback against the San Francisco 49ers following 2012 season. . . . DB R.W. McQuarters (Oklahoma State hooper in 1995-96 and 1996-97 started two games) had an interception in his third consecutive playoff game to help the New York Giants reach Super Bowl XLII following 2007 season. . . . St. Louis Rams rookie LB Tommy Polley (played in one basketball game for Florida State in 1996-97 under coach Pat Kennedy) had two interceptions, returning one 34 yards for a touchdown, in 45-17 win against the Green Bay Packers in NFC Divisional Round following 2001 campaign.

21: Dallas Cowboys QB Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) threw three touchdown passes in a 35-31 setback against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XIII following 1978 season.

22: Green Bay Packers CB Quinten Rollins (led Miami OH in steals all four seasons from 2010-11 through 2013-14 including Mid-American Conference as senior) had four tackles in a 44-21 setback against the Atlanta Falcons in NFC championship game following 2016 season. Packers LB Julius Peppers (averaged 5.7 ppg and 3.7 rpg while shooting 60.7% from floor for North Carolina in 1999-00 and 2000-01) chipped in with two tackles.

23: Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two touchdown passes in a 27-10 playoff win against the Atlanta Falcons following 2004 season.

24: QB Ken Anderson (swingman finished Augustana IL career in early 1970s as fifth-leading scorer in school history with 1,044 points) accounted for all three of the Cincinnati Bengals' three touchdowns (two passing/one rushing in second half) in a 26-21 setback against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XVI following 1981 season. . . . Green Bay Packers LB Fred Carr (played for defending NCAA champion Texas Western in 1967 playoffs) shared the NFL Pro Bowl MVP award following 1970 season. . . . Arizona Cardinals TE Darren Fells (averaged 10.2 ppg and 6.3 rpg from 2004-05 through 2007-08, leading UCI in rebounding each of last three seasons) caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Carson Palmer in 49-15 setback against the Charlotte Panthers in NFC championship game following 2015 season.

25: New York Giants DE George Martin (Oregon teammate of freshman sensation Ron Lee in 1972-73) tackled John Elway for a safety in 39-20 win against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI following 1986 season.

26: Mike Ditka (averaged 2.8 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Pittsburgh in 1958-59 and 1959-60) coached Chicago Bears to a 46-10 win against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX following 1985 season. Patriots TE Derrick Ramsey (grabbed three rebounds in two Kentucky games in 1975-76) caught two passes for 16 yards. . . . Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) threw two touchdown passes in a 48-21 win against the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII following 2002 season. . . . Buffalo Bills TE Pete Metzelaars (averaged 19.2 ppg and 11.4 rpg for Wabash IN while setting NCAA Division III field-goal shooting records for single season as senior in 1981-82 and career) caught a two-yard touchdown pass from Jim Kelly in 37-24 setback against the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXVI following 1991 season. . . . Green Bay Packers WR Andre Rison (backup hoops guard for Michigan State in 1987-88) opened the game's scoring with a 54-yard touchdown reception from Brett Favre in 35-21 win against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI following 1996 season.

29: Bobby Ross (averaged 3 ppg as VMI freshman in 1955-56) coached the San Diego Chargers when they lost against the San Francisco 49ers, 49-26, in Super Bowl XXIX following 1994 season.

30: Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy (earned hoops letter with Coe IA in 1949-50) lost his fourth consecutive Super Bowl game (30-13 against Dallas Cowboys following 1993 season). Bills TE Keith McKeller (starting center for Jacksonville State's 1985 NCAA Division II championship team led Gulf South Conference in rebounding each of his first three seasons and finished second as senior) had at least one pass reception in his fourth straight Super Bowl.

31: Denver Broncos WR Rod Smith (swingman was Missouri Southern State hoops letterman as sophomore in 1990-91) caught an 80-yard touchdown pass from John Elway in 34-19 win against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII following 1998 season. Falcons rookie Ephraim Salaam (scored 22 points in five games for San Diego State in 1996-97) started at RT in their first-ever trip to NFL title tilt.

Impact of former college hoopers on professional football in December
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On This Date: January Calendar for Premier Games in NCAA Hoops History

Louisiana State's Pete Maravich, the NCAA's career scoring leader, still holds the all-time single-game scoring mark by an individual opponent against eight universities (Alabama, Auburn, Duquesne, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Tulane and Vanderbilt). Do you know who holds the mark for highest output against the Tigers? It was achieved this month by Ole Miss' Johnny Neumann, who fired in a school-record 63 points at LSU the season after Maravich's eligibility expired.

This month also features UCLA's single-game rebounding record and the mark wasn't established by Lew Alcindor or Bill Walton. Speaking of rebounding, existing single-game standards against a Division I opponent for Lamar and Oral Roberts were set in the same contest in 1972 and USC's single-game mark against a DI foe came from two different players on the same day 22 years apart. In one of the most dominating performances of the 20th Century, Rick Barry set Miami FL scoring and rebounding records in the same game. Following is a day-by-day calendar citing memorable moments in January college basketball history:

JANUARY

1 - Hank Luisetti (50 points vs. Duquesne at Cleveland in 1938) set Stanford's single-game scoring record. . . . Seton Hall's school-record 46-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by William & Mary (57-55 in 1954). . . . Penn opposed Yale in 1927 in debut game at the legendary Palestra in Philadelphia. . . . Bailey Howell (34 vs. Louisiana State in 1957) set Mississippi State's single-game rebounding record.
2 - Georgia State's Chris Collier (49 points vs. Butler in 1991) and Wofford's Ian Chadwick (40 at Georgia Southern in 2001) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Mississippi State's school-record 35-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Auburn (64-48 in 1960). . . . Morehead State's Steve Hamilton (38 vs. Florida State in 1957) and Murray State's Dick Cunningham (36 vs. MacMurray IL in 1967) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Eventual MLB INF Jack Kubiszyn scored a career-high 47 points for Alabama in a game against Mississippi College in 1957.
3 - Markus Howard set Marquette scoring record and tied Big East Conference game standard (52 points at Providence in 2018). . . . Jamal Barney (41 at Canisius in 2009) set Division I single-game scoring record for Loyola (Md.). . . . Wake Forest snapped North Carolina State's school-record 36-game winning streak (83-78 in 1975). . . . Brigham Young's school-record 53-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Wake Forest (94-87 in 2009). . . . Pacific Coast Conference cellar dweller Oregon upset NCAA Tournament champion-to-be California in 1959. . . . DePaul's Ken Warzynski (28 vs. Harvard in 1970), Long Beach State's Michael Zeno (22 vs. Loyola Marymount in 1983) and Wisconsin's Paul Morrow (30 vs. Purdue in 1953) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent.
4 - Ball State's Chris Williams (48 points at Akron in overtime in 2003), Jacksonville State's Trenton Marshall (37 at Southeast Missouri State in 2010), Lamar's Mike James (52 vs. Louisiana College in 2011), Loyola Marymount's Bo Kimble (54 at St. Joseph's in 1990) and Texas-El Paso's Jim Barnes (51 vs. Western New Mexico in 1964) set school single-game scoring records. . . . In 2003, Butler's Darnell Archey established an NCAA Division I standard by converting his 74th of 85 consecutive free throws. . . . Illinois' school-record 31-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Iowa (60-59 in 1986). . . . Delaware's Jack Waddington (31 vs. Rutgers in 1956), Middle Tennessee State's Mike Milholland (32 vs. Austin Peay State in 1965), Nebraska's Bill Johnson (26 vs. Iowa State in 1954), Nevada's Pete Padgett (30 vs. Loyola Marymount in 1973) and Valparaiso's Chris Ensminger (24 vs. Northeastern Illinois in 1996) set school single-game rebounding records.
5 - Eastern Washington's Rodney Stuckey (45 points at Northern Arizona in 2006), Michigan State's Terry Furlow (50 vs. Iowa in 1976) and West Virginia's Hot Rod Hundley (54 vs. Furman in 1957) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Eastern Michigan's Derrick Dial (45 vs. Marshall in 1998) and Stephen F. Austin State's Scott Dimak (40 at Texas Southern in 1989) set school single-game scoring records against a DI opponent. . . . In 1991, Loyola Marymount's 186-point output is the highest in NCAA history by a team in a single game and Kevin Bradshaw's 72-point outburst for U.S. International CA is the most ever for a player against a major-college opponent. . . . Fairfield's Darren Phillip (25 vs. Marist in 2000), Texas-San Antonio's Lennell Moore (25 vs. Centenary in 1987) and Tulane's Mel Payton (31 vs. Mississippi State in 1951) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent. . . . Sacramento State's NCAA-record 56-game losing streak away from home (road and neutral sites) ended with a 68-56 success at Loyola of Chicago in 1995.
6 - Drexel's John Rankin (44 points vs. Rider in 1988), Pepperdine's William "Bird" Averitt (57 vs. Nevada-Reno in 1973) and Xavier's Steve Thomas (50 vs. Detroit in 1964) set school single-game scoring records. Averitt's output is also a West Coast Conference record in league competition. . . . Ernie Losch (41 vs. Utah State in 1973) set Tulane's single-game scoring record against a Division I opponent. . . . Bob Mortell (24 vs. Virginia Military in 1960) set Virginia's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
7 - UC Riverside's Rickey Porter (40 points at Pacific in 2006), Campbell's Clarence Grier (39 vs. Virginia Wesleyan in 1987), Michigan's Rudy Tomjanovich (48 vs. Indiana in overtime in 1969) and Southwest Texas State's Lynwood Wade (42 vs. Sam Houston State in double overtime in 1993) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Odell Johnson (40 vs. Pepperdine in 1956) set Saint Mary's single-game scoring record against a major-college opponent. . . . North Carolina hit an NCAA-record 94.1% of its second-half field-goal attempts (16-of-17 vs. Virginia in 1978). . . . Niagara's Gary Bossert set an NCAA single-game record by hitting 11 consecutive three-point field-goal attempts against Siena in 1987. . . . Long Beach State ended UNLV's Big West Conference-record 40-game winning streak (101-94 in 1993), Pacific's school-record 45-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Long Beach State (91-85 in 1973), Tennessee's school-record 37-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Gonzaga (89-79 in overtime) and UNLV's school-record 72-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by New Mexico (102-98 in 1978). . . . Alex "Boo" Ellis (31 vs. Kent State in 1957) set Niagara's single-game rebounding record.
8 - Arizona State's Eddie House (61 points at California in double overtime in 2000) set the school and tied the Pac-12 Conference single-game scoring record. . . . Michael Hicks (47 points at Cal Poly in overtime in 2001) set Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's single-game scoring record. . . . Georgia Tech snapped Kentucky's NCAA-record 129-game homecourt winning streak and SEC-record 51-game winning streak in 1955. . . . Nelson Richardson (26 vs. Manhattan in 1977) set Siena's single-game rebounding record.
9 - Cincinnati sophomore Oscar Robertson (56 points) personally outscored Seton Hall in a 118-54 rout of the Pirates at Madison Square Garden in 1958. . . . Alabama's Jerry Harper (28 vs. Mississippi State in 1956), Texas-Arlington's Albert Culton (24 vs. Northeastern in 1981), Villanova's Howard Porter (30 vs. St. Peter's in 1971) and Virginia Tech's Chris Smith (36 vs. Washington & Lee VA in 1959) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent.
10 - Connecticut's Bill Corley (51 points vs. New Hampshire in 1968), John Conforti of St. Francis NY (45 vs. Wagner in 1970), Washington's Bob Houbregs (49 vs. Idaho in 1953) and Winthrop's Melvin Branham (45 at Charleston Southern in 1994) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Navy's David Robinson (45 at James Madison in 1987) set CAA scoring record in league competition. . . . Saint Joseph's and Xavier combined to have an NCAA-record eight players foul out in 1976. . . . Connecticut's school-record 31-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Marquette (73-69 in 2007) and Western Kentucky's school-record 67-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Xavier (82-80 in overtime in 1955). . . . Ed Diddle made his Western Kentucky head coaching debut in 1923 with a 103-7 decision over the Adairville Independents en route to a school-record 759 victories. . . . Kentucky's Adolph Rupp became the coach to compile 500 victories the fastest with a 92-59 win over DePaul in 1955 (584 games in 23rd season). . . . Louisiana-Lafayette's Roy Ebron (28 vs. Northwestern State in 1972) and Vanderbilt's Clyde Lee (28 vs. Mississippi in 1966) set school single-game rebounding records.
11 - Don Scaife (43 points at Samford in 1975) set Arkansas State's Division I single-game scoring record. . . . Texas Tech's school-record 35-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Colorado (80-78 in 1997). . . . Alcorn State's Larry Smith (21 vs. Mississippi Valley State in 1979), UC Santa Barbara's Eric McArthur (28 vs. New Mexico State in 1990) and Dartmouth's Rudy LaRusso (32 vs. Columbia in 1958) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent. . . . Bill Clark (23 vs. Oakland in 1973) set Ball State's single-game rebounding record at DI level. 12 - Bucknell's Al Leslie (45 points vs. American in 1980) set the East Coast Conference single-game scoring record. . . . Mike Olliver (50 at Portland State in 1980) set Lamar's single-game scoring record against a Division I opponent. . . . Iowa State's school-record 39-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Oklahoma State (69-66 in 2002) and Michigan State's school-record 53-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Wisconsin (64-63 in 2002). . . . Marshall's Charlie Slack (43 vs. Morris Harvey in 1954), Monmouth's Karl Towns (23 vs. Morgan State in 1985) and Robert Morris' Mike Morton (20 vs. Baltimore in 1980) set school single-game rebounding records.
13 - Boise State's Chandler Hutchison (44 points vs. San Diego State in 2018), Bowling Green's Jim Darrow (52 vs. Toledo in overtime in 1960), Cal Poly's Shanta Cotright (43 vs. George Mason in 1996), Charleston Southern's Dwyane Jackson (43 at Virginia Military in 2007), Kentucky's Jodie Meeks (54 at Tennessee in 2009), Sacramento State's Loren Leath (41 at Northern Colorado in 2009), Southeastern Louisiana's Sam Bowie (39 at Central Florida in 1996), Southeast Missouri State's Daimon Gonner (37 at Tennessee State in double overtime in 2005) and UAB's Andy Kennedy (41 vs. Saint Louis in 1991) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Oklahoma ended Kansas' NCAA-record 35-game winning streak on the road, 45-19, in 1928. . . . Marquette's school-record 81-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Notre Dame (71-69 in 1973). . . . Doug Hess (27 vs. Marshall in 1971) tied Toledo's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
14 - Syracuse's Bill Smith (47 points vs. Lafayette in 1971) and Virginia Commonwealth's Chris Cheeks (42 vs. Old Dominion in overtime in 1989) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Damon Stoudamire (45 at Stanford in 1995) set Arizona's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent.
15 - Coppin State's school-record 42-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by North Carolina A&T (76-70 in 1997), Murray State's school-record 47-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Southeast Missouri State (84-78 in 2000) and Virginia's school-record 34-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by North Carolina (101-95 in 1983). . . . Texas-Pan American ended its NCAA-record 64-game road losing streak with a 79-62 triumph at Oral Roberts in 2000. . . . Bob Reiter (27 vs. Kansas State in 1955) set Missouri's single-game rebounding record. . . . . Bob Lazor (23 vs. Penn State in 1955) set Pittsburgh's single-game rebounding record against a major-college opponent.
16 - Columbia's school-record 34-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Penn (66-64 in 1952).
17 - New Mexico State's John Williamson (48 points at California in 1972) and UNC Wilmington's Brian Rowsom (39 at East Carolina in 1987) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Virginia Military's school-record 35-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Appalachian State (73-58 in 1979). . . . Steve Stiepler (22 vs. Charleston Southern in 1977) set James Madison's single-game rebounding record.
18 - Stan Mayhew (45 points vs. Utah State in 1977) set Weber State's single-game scoring record. . . . Damon Lynn (34 at North Carolina A&T in 2014) set NJIT's single-game scoring record at the NCAA Division I level. . . . A weekly ritual began when the Associated Press announced results of its first weekly basketball poll in 1949 (SLU was initial #1). . . . Indiana State's Jim Cruse (25 vs. Drake in 1997) and North Texas' Ken Williams (29 vs. Lamar in 1978) set school single-game rebounding records.
19 - UC Davis' Corey Hawkins (40 points at Hawaii in 2013), Charleston Southern's Ben Hinson (43 vs. Edward Waters FL in 1985) and New Hampshire's Brad Cirino (39 at Maine in four overtimes in 1996) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Jim Ashmore (45 vs. Mississippi in 1957) set Mississippi State's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Notre Dame came from behind in the closing minutes to end visiting UCLA's NCAA-record 88-game winning streak in 1974. . . . George Mason's Andre Smith set an NCAA single-game record by sinking all 10 of his shots from beyond the three-point arc against James Madison in 2008. . . . Ron deVries (24 vs. Pacific in 1974) set Illinois State's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent. . . . Chris Street, Iowa's top rebounder with 9.5 per game, died instantly in 1993 in a collision between the car he was driving and a county dumptruck/snowplow.
20 - Austin Peay's James "Fly" Williams (51 points vs. Tennessee Tech in 1973), Fordham's Ken Charles (46 vs. St. Peter's in 1973), Memphis State's Larry Finch (48 vs. St. Joseph's IN in 1973) and Oklahoma City's Gary Gray (55 at West Texas State in 1967) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Houston ended UCLA's 47-game winning streak (71-69 in Astrodome in 1968), Minnesota's school-record 40-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Nebraska (22-21 in 1905) and West Virginia's school-record 39-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by St. Bonaventure (64-63 in 1983). . . . Visiting Texas-El Paso snapped Memphis' NCAA-record 52-game winning streak in regular-season conference competition (C-USA/72-67 in 2010). . . . Cliff Robinson (28 vs. Portland State in 1978) and David Bluthenthal (28 vs. Arizona State in 2000) set and tied Southern California's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
21 - Howard's Ron Williamson (52 points vs. North Carolina A&T in 2003) and Saint Joseph's Jack Egan (47 at Gettysburg PA in 1961) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Kansas' school-record 69-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Texas (74-63 in 2011) and DePaul's school-record 36-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Dayton (67-63 in 1985). . . . Terry Rutherford (21 vs. Marshall in 1978) set Western Carolina's single-game rebounding record against a Division I opponent.
22 - Lee Campbell (20 vs. Cleveland State in 1990) tied his own Missouri State single-game rebounding record against a Division I opponent.
23 - Eastern Illinois' Jay Taylor (47 points vs. Chicago State in 1989), Middle Tennessee State's Mike Milholland (44 vs. Austin Peay in 1965), Nicholls State's Anatoly Bose (46 at Northwestern State in double overtime in 2010), South Florida's Dominique Jones (46 at Providence in overtime in 2010) and Tennessee State's Anthony Mason (44 at Eastern Kentucky in 1988) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Jacksonville's James Ray (45 vs. South Florida in 1980) set Sun Belt Conference single-game scoring record in league competition. . . . Northeastern's Steve Carney (23 vs. Hartford in 1988) and Ohio University's Howard Joliff (28 vs. Kent State in 1960) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
24 - Appalachian State's Stan Davis (56 points at Carson-Newman TN in 1974), Chattanooga's Oliver Morton (50 vs. Pikeville KY in 2001), IUPUI's Odell Bradley (41 vs. Oral Roberts in triple overtime in 2004), Loyola of New Orleans' Ty Marioneaux (53 vs. Virginia Commonwealth in 1970), Oakland's Travis Bader (47 vs. IUPUI in 2013) and Texas-Arlington's Steven Barber (43 at Texas-San Antonio in 2002) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . San Diego State's Ben Wardrop set an NCAA record for shortest playing time before disqualification by fouling out in only 1:11 at Colorado State in 2004. . . . Notre Dame's school-record 45-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Connecticut (69-61 in 2009).
25 - Connell "C.J." Wilkerson (41 points at North Carolina A&T in 2011) set North Carolina Central's single-game scoring record against a Division I opponent. . . . Southern's Avery Johnson tied an NCAA single-game record against DI opponent with 22 assists against Texas Southern in 1988. . . . Brigham Young's school-record 44-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Utah (79-75 in 2003). . . . East Carolina's Erroyl Bing (24 vs. South Florida in 2003), Kansas State's David Hall (27 vs. Oklahoma in 1971), Lamar's Steve Wade (27 vs. Oral Roberts in 1972), Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods (30 vs. Lamar in 1972) and Seton Hall's Nick Werkman (32 vs. Boston College in 1963) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent. . . . The final 36 seconds of Ohio State's 50-44 win at Minnesota in 1972 were not played after a melee ensued following a flagrant foul on Buckeyes center Luke Witte as he attempted a layup. The Gophers, despite a pair of remainder-of-season suspensions, went on to capture the Big Ten Conference championship while OSU finished runner-up.
26 - Gonzaga's Frank Burgess (52 points vs. UC Davis in 1961) and Youngstown State's Tilman Bevely (55 vs. Tennessee Tech in 1987) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Bevely's output also tied Ohio Valley Conference record in league competition. . . . Arizona and Northern Arizona combined for an NCAA-record 130 free-throw attempts in 1953. . . . Herb Neff (36 vs. Georgia Tech in 1952) set Tennessee's single-game rebounding record.
27 - Georgia Southern's Johnny Mills (44 points vs. Samford in 1973), Indiana's Jimmy Rayl (56 vs. Minnesota in 1962), James Madison's Steve Stiepler (51 vs. Robert Morris in 1979), UNC Greensboro's Trevis Simpson (41 vs. Chattanooga in 2013) and West Texas State's Simmie Hill (42 at Texas Western in 1968) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Visiting New Mexico State overcame a 28-0 deficit to defeat Bradley in 1977. . . . Big Ten Conference perennial cellar dweller Northwestern upset Magic Johnson and NCAA Tournament champion-to-be Michigan State by 18 points in 1979 and Big Eight Conference sixth-place finisher Nebraska upset Danny Manning and NCAA playoff champion-to-be Kansas in 1988. . . . Centenary's Robert Parish (33 vs. Southern Mississippi in 1973) and Florida's Neal Walk (31 vs. Alabama in 1968) set school single-game rebounding records.
28 - Syracuse's Sherman Douglas tied an NCAA single-game record with 22 assists against Providence in 1989. . . . Jim Loscutoff of Oregon (32 vs. Brigham Young in 1955), Maurice Stokes of Saint Francis PA (39 vs. John Carroll OH in 1955) and Willie Naulls of UCLA (28 vs. Arizona State in 1956) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Barney Cable (28 vs. Marquette in 1956) set Bradley's single-game rebounding record against a major-college opponent.
29 - Arkansas State's Jeff Clifton (43 points vs. Arkansas-Little Rock in 1994), Jacksonville's Ernie Fleming (59 vs. St. Peter's in 1972), Seton Hall's Nick Werkman (52 vs. Scranton PA in 1964), Utah Valley's Ryan Toolson (63 at Chicago State in quadruple overtime in 2009), Vermont's Eddie Benton (54 vs. Drexel in 1994) and Wagner's Terrance Bailey (49 vs. Brooklyn in triple overtime in 1986) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Benton's output is also an America East Conference record in league competition. . . . Big East Conference West Division cellar dweller Rutgers upset Carmelo Anthony and NCAA Tournament champion-to-be Syracuse in 2003. . . . Columbia's Jacob "Jack" Molinas (31 vs. Brown in 1953), North Carolina State's Ronnie Shavlik (35 vs. Villanova in 1955) and Penn State's Jesse Arnelle (27 vs. Temple in 1955) set school single-game rebounding records.
30 - Maryland-Eastern Shore's Tee Trotter (42 points at Howard in overtime in 2003), Mississippi's Johnny Neumann (63 at Louisiana State in 1971), New Orleans' Ledell Eackles (45 at Florida International in 1988), Seattle's Elgin Baylor (60 vs. Portland in 1958), Tennessee Tech's Kevin Murphy (50 vs. SIU-Edwardsville in 2012) and Western Kentucky's Clem Haskins (55 vs. Middle Tennessee State in 1965) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Haskins' output is also an Ohio Valley Conference record in league competition. . . . Rick Barry (51 vs. Oklahoma City in 1965) set Miami's single-game scoring record against a major-college opponent. . . . William & Mary ended West Virginia's Southern Conference-record 44-game winning streak in 1960. . . . UC Irvine's Kevin Magee (25 vs. Long Beach State in 1982), Miami's Rick Barry (29 vs. Oklahoma City in 1965) and Oklahoma State's Andy Hopson (27 vs. Missouri in 1973) set school single-game rebounding records.
31 - LSU's Pete Maravich, despite having 13 regular-season games remaining in 1970, passed Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson (2,973 points from 1957-58 through 1959-60) with 4:43 left against Mississippi to become the NCAA's career scoring leader. . . . Gerhard "Jerry" Varn (51 points vs. Piedmont GA in 1953) set The Citadel's single-game scoring record. . . . Holy Cross' Jim McCaffrey (46 vs. Iona in 1985) set MAAC scoring record in league competition. . . . Loyola Marymount outgunned U.S. International CA (181-150 in 1989) in the highest-scoring game in major-college history. . . . Manhattan's Bruce Seals established an NCAA single-game record with 27 three-point field-goal attempts (making nine vs. Canisius in 2000). . . . Canisius' Darren Fenn (22 vs. Manhattan in 2000), George Mason's Kenny Sanders (22 vs. American in 1989), Loyola Marymount's Hank Gathers (29 vs. U.S. International CA in 1989), Princeton's Carl Belz (29 vs. Rutgers in 1959) and St. Bonaventure's Bob Lanier (23 vs. Niagara in 1970) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.

Memorable Moments in December College Basketball History
Memorable Moments in November College Basketball History

In Memoriam: RIP Look at 2018 Deceased Who Impacted College Basketball

With Auld Lang Syne chords playing in the background, the final day of the calendar year offered another time to say goodbye by acknowledging the passing away in 2018 of a striking number of movers and shakers who impacted major-college basketball. The NCAA Division I deceased list included All-Americans such as Lawrence Butler (Idaho State), Len Chappell (Wake Forest), Bill Hanson (Washington), Tony Hanson (Connecticut), Mel Hutchins (Brigham Young), George Kaftan (Holy Cross), Bill Logan (Iowa), Bob Mattick (Oklahoma A&M), Willie Murrell (Kansas State), Willie Naulls (UCLA), Bob Patterson (Tulsa), Frank Ramsey (Kentucky), Clifford Rozier (Louisville), Gene Tormohlen (Tennessee) and Jo Jo White (Kansas). Tex Winter, Murrell's coach for 1964 Final Four squad, also passed away as did fellow '64 national semifinalist coach Vic Bubas (Duke). Joining Chappell, Kaftan, Murrell, Ramsey and Rozier among former F4 regulars dying this year were Eric Anderson (Indiana), Bret Bearup (Kentucky), Elmer Behnke (Bradley), Donnie Forman (NYU), J.L. Parks (Oklahoma A&M), Kendall Sheets (Oklahoma A&M), Bernie Simpson (California), Howard Stacey (Louisville), Daryl Thomas (Indiana), Ron Thomas (Louisville) and Taylor Thorne (North Carolina).

Bud Olsen joined Rozier, Stacey and Thomas among Louisville luminaries and three Oklahoma State frontcourt standouts dying in 2018. Louisiana-Lafayette, which had an ex-Cajun starter or signee 36 or younger die each of the previous two years, was treated cruelly again in 2018 as three former hoopers 45 or younger perished. Brothers Gary and Roy Stoll - Indiana products who combined to start for SEC member Tulane much of the 1950s - both passed away in 2018.

An estimated 350 World War II veterans die daily. Parks and Thorne joined former college hoopers/WWII vets Bob Ambler, Erwin Antoni, Marty Badoian, Gene Berce, Charles Binford, Jim Blozie, Preston Brimball, Costin Bufkin, Al Burstein, Bill Cannon, Mike Cokinos, Marty Costa, Joe Crowley, Billy Dale, Lou Desci, Frank Dulapa, Bobby Giles, Bertram Goddard, Bill Hailey, Ralph Hale, Bob Haring, Dick Lynch, Bob Malott, Walter McCarthy, Robert Mehl, John Mitchell, Ed Moeller, Jimmy Nutter, Billy Parker, John Parks, Ray Penno, Don Powars, Bob Prewitt, Jim Riffey, Charlie "Pete" Robinson, Howie Schueller, John Schwartz, William Seymour, Ron Siegrist, Milt Simon, Joe Stottlebower, Troye Svendson, Taylor Thorne, Garland Townes, Calvin Wunsch and Marty Zippel deserving an extra salute as they are among the following alphabetical list of deceased in 2018 who didn't drop the ball on the court:

  • Ron Abegglen, 81, compiled a 151-84 coaching record for Weber State in eight seasons from 1991-92 through 1998-99. In his final campaign with the Wildcats, Abegglen became the only mentor since the NCAA eliminated first-round byes in 1980 to defeat North Carolina in the first round of national playoffs. He averaged 5.6 ppg with Brigham Young in 1958-59 and 1959-60.
  • Anthony Agoglia, 93, averaged 1.8 ppg for St. John's NIT team in 1943-44 under coach Joe Lapchick before serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. Agoglia subsequently attended St. Francis (N.Y.), where he averaged 5.2 ppg in 1947-48.
  • James "Gerry" Alaimo, 82, averaged 14.1 ppg and 11.8 rpg for Brown from 1955-56 through 1957-58. All-Ivy League second-team selection as a senior finished among the Bears' top two in scoring and rebounding all three seasons. He coached his alma mater to an 88-145 record in nine seasons from 1969-70 through 1977-78.
  • Dick Allen, 88, averaged 4.2 ppg for Texas Christian from 1950-51 through 1952-53 under coach Buster Brannon. Allen, named team MVP as senior captain, played for the Horned Frogs' first two NCAA tourney teams his last two seasons.
  • Dr. Mike Allen, 79, averaged 2.3 ppg for Montana in 1958-59 before transferring to North Dakota.
  • Billy Allgood, 87, was a four-year Southern Mississippi letterman in the early 1950s under coach Lee Floyd, the father of long-time NCAA Division I mentor Tim Floyd. Teammate of Minneapolis Lakers draft choice and New Orleans product Nick "The Cat" Revon went on to coach Louisiana College for 26 seasons (including upset win at UTEP over Naismith Hall of Fame bench boss Don Haskins plus triumphs over Tulane and Mississippi State from 1967-68 through 1969-70). From 1964-65 through 1974-75, LC beat six eventual DI in-state schools at least five times apiece - Louisiana Tech, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northeast Louisiana, Northwestern State and Southeastern Louisiana. Notre Dame's all-time winningest coach Mike Brey, as a guard for Northwestern State, lost four consecutive contests against Allgood-coached LC squads from 1977-78 through 1979-80. Allgood also broke the color barrier in Louisiana late in 1969-70 campaign by upending #19 overall NBA draft pick Fred Hilton-led Grambling, 71-52, in contest featuring the first time a predominantly white school in state competed against HBCU. He had two pupils picked in NBA draft in the 1970s (Billy Jones was fourth-round choice by the Baltimore Bullets in 1970 and Paul Poe was seventh-round selection by Utah Jazz in 1979). Allgood, who played minor-league baseball in 1954, personally constructed LC's baseball facility bearing his name (Yankees' Cy Young Award winner Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry of USL won first contest there in 1970), coaching the school in more than 1,000 baseball games including a historic upset of defending College World Series champion LSU in 1994 (first time an NAIA institution defeated a reigning NCAA DI titlist).
  • Vern Altemeyer, 80, was a Transylvania KY transfer who averaged 4.7 ppg and 4.1 rpg for Illinois in 1958-59 and 1959-60 under coach Harry Combes.
  • Joe Alvado, 87, averaged 10 ppg and 4.2 rpg for Kent State in 1951-52 and 1952-53.
  • John Amaya averaged 4 ppg for Colorado from 1949-50 through 1951-52.
  • Bob Ambler, 93, averaged 8.6 ppg for Arkansas from 1948-49 through 1950-51, leading the Razorbacks' NCAA tourney team in scoring as a sophomore when earning All-SWC second-team selection acclaim. Served in U.S. Army during WWII taken up in gliders where he was quietly flown in behind enemy lines at night to do demolition work destroying strategic targets.
  • Keith Amerson, 50, averaged 5.2 ppg and 3.6 rpg for Kansas State in 1989-90 and 1990-91 under coach Dana Altman. Juco recruit was captain and team-leading rebounder as senior.
  • Eric Anderson, 48, averaged 13.1 ppg and 6.3 rpg as four-year starter for Indiana from 1988-89 through 1991-92 under coach Bob Knight. Member of 1992 Final Four team after leading the Hoosiers in rebounding each of his first three seasons.
  • Rolla Anderson, 97, was a Southeast Missouri State transfer who played for Western Michigan in 1943-44.
  • Glenn Angelino, 67, averaged 4.7 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Iowa from 1970-71 through 1972-73.
  • Erwin Antoni Sr., 94, played basketball for Penn in 1942-43 and 1946-47 with his career interrupted by serving in U.S. Army during WWII. In 1948, he was a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team as an alternate.
  • Frank Ascione, 79, averaged 3.6 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Fordham in 1958-59 and 1959-60 under coach John Bach.
  • Bill Atkinson, 90, averaged 6 ppg as Florida's senior captain in 1948-49. Track athlete was introduced to the sport of polo at the age of 27 and commenced a 43-year career, winning the U.S. Open Polo Championship in 1969 and 1973.
  • Joseph "J.C." Auer, 92, scored a total of 323 points for Washington & Lee VA from 1947-48 through 1949-50.
  • John Avery, 64, averaged 6.1 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Columbia in 1973-74 under coach Jack Rohan.
  • Jack Avina, 89, is Portland's all-time winningest coach (222-243 record in 17 seasons from 1970-71 through 1986-87). He played with San Jose State in the early 1950s.
  • Karim Sameh Azab, 22, was backup center from Egypt when diagnosed with leukemia lymphoma as Memphis was preparing to compete in 2018 AAC championship in Orlando.
  • Marty Badoian, 90, averaged 7.1 ppg for Brown from 1949-50 through 1951-52 after a two-year stint in the U.S. Army. He was runner-up in team scoring as senior captain with 13.9 ppg.
  • Cedric Bailey, 56, averaged 6.9 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Southern California from 1980-81 through 1983-84 under coach Stan Morrison. Bailey was named the Trojans' Most Improved Player in 1981-82 when they appeared in the NCAA playoffs.
  • R. "Murray" Bailey, 85, averaged 14.5 ppg and 4.8 rpg for Baylor from 1952-53 through 1954-55 under coach Bill Henderson. Bailey, an All-SWC first-team selection as a senior, was the Bears' top scorer each of his last two seasons.
  • Cecil Banks 70, played for Duquesne in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
  • Dr. Lee Barbach, 66, averaged 2.3 ppg and 1.1 rpg for Connecticut in 1970-71 and 1971-72.
  • Bob Bass, 89, compiled a 22-15 coaching record with Texas Tech in two seasons in 1969-70 and 1970-71. He coached multiple ABA franchises.
  • Dick Bass, 81, averaged 2.9 ppg for Oklahoma in 1956-57.
  • Tim Bassett, 67, averaged 14.4 ppg and 13.6 rpg for Georgia in 1971-72 and 1972-73 after transferring from a juco. All-SEC second-team selection as senior when leading league in rebounding.
  • Irwin Batnick, 92, averaged 8.4 ppg for Penn State in 1947-48.
  • Bob Batten Sr., 94, played basketball for Holy Cross in the mid-1940s after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. SS hit .280 in farm systems of the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies in 1947 and 1948. In his first year of Organized Ball with Carbondale (Class D North Atlantic League), he was team runner-up in triples, RBI and stolen bases. The next season with Baton Rouge (Class D Evangeline League), he led team in runs scored, hits and SBs.
  • Howard Bayne, 75, averaged 7.2 ppg and 7.8 rpg for Tennessee from 1963-64 through 1965-66 under coach Ray Mears. Bayne led the Volunteers in rebounding average as a sophomore before becoming an All-SEC third-team selection as a junior.
  • Bret Bearup, 56, averaged 3.6 ppg and 2.7 rpg for Kentucky from 1980-81 through 1984-85 under coach Joe B. Hall (redshirt in 1981-82). New York product was a backup forward for the Wildcats' 1984 Final Four squad.
  • Abe Becker averaged 13.8 ppg for NYU from 1948-49 through 1950-51 under coach Howard Cann. Becker appeared in NIT as a sophomore before leading the Violets in total points each of his last two seasons.
  • Elmer Behnke, 89, averaged 7.2 ppg for Bradley from 1947-48 through 1950-51. The Braves finished runner-up in 1950 NCAA Tournament under coach Forddy Anderson.
  • Gerry Belko Sr., 85, averaged 9.3 ppg for Idaho State's first two NCAA tourney teams in 1952-53 and 1953-54. He scored 23 points in three NCAA playoff games in 1954. Compiled a 5-4 pitching record and 5.86 ERA in Class C Pioneer League in 1954.
  • Ramon "Ray" Bell, 83, averaged 5.4 ppg for Oregon from 1953-54 through 1955-56. As a senior, he was the Ducks' fourth-leading scorer (8.5 ppg) and third-leading rebounder (7 rpg).
  • Gene Berce, 91, led Marquette in scoring multiple seasons before graduating in 1948. He also was an All-EIBL first-team selection with Cornell in 1945-46 while averaging 12 ppg in officer training during WWII.
  • Keith Berkey, 72, averaged 6.8 ppg and 6.4 rpg for Purdue as a sophomore in 1965-66 under coach George King before drafted into U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
  • Jake Bethany, 48, averaged 11.5 ppg and 8 rpg for Hardin-Simmons TX from 1978-79 through 1981-82. He was an All-Trans America Athletic Conference second-team selection as a senior.
  • Tom Biedenharn, 73, averaged 2.7 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Cincinnati from 1963-64 through 1965-66. Despite a $50,000 reward, there was no arrest for his homicide after he died in his home on Memorial Day.
  • George Bigelow, 82, averaged 2.9 ppg for Boston College from 1955-56 through 1957-58, appearing in the Eagles' first-ever NCAA playoff game as a senior.
  • Charles Binford, 90, played under his father, Mel, for Wichita the second half of the 1940s after serving in U.S. Coast Guard during WWII.
  • George Bisacca, 89, was Fairfield's coach when the Stags transitioned to major-college level in 1964-65. He compiled a 61-31 record in four NCAA DI seasons through 1967-68.
  • Harold Blalock, 86, averaged 7.9 ppg for Mississippi State from 1951-52 through 1953-54.
  • Lyle Blessman, 81, averaged 1.1 ppg for Colorado State in 1956-57 and 1957-58 under coach Jim Williams.
  • Jim Blozie, 91, averaged 1.6 ppg for Connecticut in 1947-48 and 1948-49 under coach Hugh Greer after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII in Amphibious Corps in the South Pacific.
  • Stan Blumenfeld, 67, was a Canadian recruit who played for Tulsa in 1974-75.
  • Don Bol, 88, averaged 2.6 ppg for Purdue in 1949-50 and 1950-51.
  • Dwight Bonk Sr., 73, averaged 1.4 ppg for Niagara in 1964-65 and 1965-66 under coach Taps Gallagher.
  • Lee Borowski, 77, averaged 9.9 ppg and 6.4 rpg for Marquette in 1962-63 under coach Eddie Hickey.
  • Vince Boyle, 87, was a member of San Francisco's undefeated 1956 NCAA title team coached by Phil Woolpert after serving in U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict.
  • Rickey Boynton Sr., 65, was a Georgia product who averaged 3 ppg and 1.3 rpg for Southern Illinois from 1972-73 through 1974-75.
  • Pat Bradley, 66, averaged 1.3 ppg for Saint Peter's in 1971-72.
  • Eli Brewster Jr., 49, averaged 3.1 ppg and 1.8 apg for Ohio State in 1988-89 under coach Gary Williams after year as academic redshirt.
  • Morris Brickman, 93, graduated from CCNY in 1948-49 one year before the Beavers captured both the NIT and NCAA Tournament in the same season under coach Nat Holman.
  • Russell Briggs, 87, lettered with Florida in 1950-51 before serving in U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
  • Preston Brimball, 96, was a juco recruit who averaged 7.5 ppg for Idaho in 1947-48 and 1948-49 while earning All-PCC North Division first-team honors each season. He served in U.S. military as a fighter pilot during WWII.
  • Phil Brintnall, 76, averaged 1.9 ppg for Tennessee in 1960-61 and 1961-62 before transferring back to home state with Western Carolina.
  • Robert Brower, 81, averaged 1.4 ppg for Dartmouth in 1959-60 under coach Doggie Julian.
  • Lowery "Carter" Brown, 86, averaged 1.9 ppg and 1.7 rpg for Mississippi from 1955-56 through 1957-58 under coach Country Graham. Brown was a halfback with the Rebels' 1952 Sugar Bowl football team before his college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Army.
  • Vic Bubas, 91, lettered four years as North Carolina State player under coach Everett Case before compiling a 213-67 coaching record (.761) with Duke in 10 seasons from 1959-60 through 1968-69. Guided the Blue Devils to NCAA Final Four three times in a four-year span from 1963 through 1966.
  • Phil Buck, 90, averaged 3.2 ppg for Indiana from 1948-49 through 1950-51 under coach Branch McCracken.
  • Louis "Costin" Bufkin, 91, was a multi-year letterman for Texas Tech in the mid-1940s after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Orvis "Shorty" Burdsall, 89, averaged 8.6 ppg for Butler from 1949-50 through 1951-52 under coach Tony Hinkle. Burdsall was captain each of his last two seasons when leading team in scoring.
  • Chuck Burhorn, 73, was a juco recruit who averaged 8.1 ppg and 6 rpg for Mississippi in 1965-66 (runner-up in scoring and rebounding) and 1966-67.
  • Al Burstein, 96, played for Columbia in the mid-1940s. His college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. military during WWII.
  • Glenn Butler, 68, averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.1 rpg for Vanderbilt in 1969-70 and 1971-72 under coach Roy Skinner.
  • Lawrence Butler, 61, was a juco recruit who averaged 27 ppg and 3.6 rpg for Idaho State in 1977-78 and 1978-79. All-American as a senior when averaging 30.1 ppg to edge Larry Bird (Indiana State) for national scoring title.
  • Mike Butler, 72, averaged 18.5 ppg and 3.2 rpg for Memphis State from 1965-66 through 1967-68, leading the Tigers in scoring all three seasons while finishing among the nation's top 17 in FT% each year. All-Missouri Valley Conference second-team selection as senior.
  • Rasual Butler, 38, averaged 19.3 ppg and 5.9 rpg for La Salle from 1998-99 through 2001-02. He was a two-time All-Atlantic 10 Conference first-team selection.
  • Norm Buxbaum, 88, averaged 2.7 ppg for Loyola of Chicago from 1948-49 through 1951-52 before serving in U.S. Army during Korean Conflict.
  • Charles "Lex" Cain, 92, was a juco recruit who played for Mississippi State in 1949-50.
  • Hubert "Peppy" Callahan, 78, played under two Hall of Famers at North Carolina from 1960-61 (Frank McGuire's last season as UNC's coach) through 1962-63 (Dean Smith's second year as bench boss of the Tar Heels).
  • Bill Cannon, 93, played for Wichita in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
  • Ramon "Ray" Carazo, 76, averaged 10.8 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Penn from 1961-62 through 1963-64 under coach Jack McCloskey. Carazo compiled a 68-114 record as Yale's coach in seven seasons from 1975-76 through 1981-82.
  • Burr Carlson, 90, was a Central Connecticut State transfer who averaged 12.6 ppg and Yankee Conference-leading 14.5 rpg for Connecticut as all-league first-team selection in 1951-52 under coach Hugh Greer. First UConn player selected in an NBA draft coached the school to a 16-32 record in two seasons in 1967-68 and 1968-69.
  • John "Jack" Carpenter, 84, played for Oklahoma State in 1952-53 under coach Hank Iba before transferring to Loyola of Chicago, where Carpenter averaged 12.5 ppg and 11 rpg in 1954-55 and 1955-56 under coach George Ireland. Carpenter led the Ramblers in scoring and rebounding as a senior.
  • Fred Carr, 71, suited up for defending NCAA champion Texas-El Paso's last five games in 1966-67, collecting a total of 27 points and 30 rebounds. He had 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds when the Miners were eliminated by Pacific, 72-63, in West Regional semifinals. Carr went on to become an All-Pro linebacker who played 10 NFL seasons with the Green Bay Packers after becoming Vince Lombardi's final first-round draft pick.
  • Coy Carson, 91, was an All-Southern Conference first-team selection in 1948-49 when leading North Carolina in scoring with 15.3 ppg.
  • Larry Cart, 78, was a juco recruit who became Sugar Bowl Tournament MVP for Auburn in 1962-63 when he averaged 13.4 ppg. Two years later, the Indiana product averaged 9.2 ppg with the Tigers.
  • Floyd Carter Jr., 66, was a member of Ohio University's 1972 NCAA tourney team coached by Jim Snyder.
  • James "Jippy" Carter Jr., 87, averaged 3.1 ppg and 1.3 rpg for North Carolina in 1950-51 and 1952-53 (Frank McGuire's first season as coach of the Tar Heels).
  • Lewis "Dale" Caton, 82, averaged 3.8 ppg and 1.9 rpg for New Mexico from 1956-57 through 1958-59.
  • Oris "Steve" Chamberlain Jr., 88, averaged 2.1 ppg for Wyoming in 1948-49 under coach Everett Shelton.
  • Charlie Chaney, 74, averaged 2.7 ppg for Boston College in 1963-64 and 1964-65 in Bob Cousy's first two seasons as coach of the Eagles.
  • Clint Chapman, 64, averaged 11.3 ppg and 6.9 rpg for Southern California from 1972-73 through 1974-75 under coach Bob Boyd. All-Pac-8 second-team selection as sophomore when leading the Trojans in scoring.
  • Herschel Chapman, 91, played with Army from 1947-48 through 1949-50.
  • Len Chappell, 77, averaged 24.9 ppg and 13.9 rpg for Wake Forest from 1959-60 through 1961-62. Two-time All-American ranked among the nation's top six scorers as junior and senior. Led the Demon Deacons in scoring and rebounding all three seasons, including the 1962 national third-place team.
  • Russ Cheatham Jr., 87, played for Richmond in the early 1950s.
  • Milton Cherno, 93, played for Texas Western in 1942-43 before transferring to Texas A&M, where he lettered in 1944-45.
  • Wally Choice Sr., 85, averaged 13.9 ppg for Indiana from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Branch McCracken. All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection as senior when leading IU in scoring with 21 ppg and finishing runner-up in rebounding (8.1 rpg). Choice participated in NCAA tourney as a sophomore. He reportedly was the first African-American team captain in league history.
  • Dick Christ, 68, played for Wichita State in 1969-70.
  • Frank Christie, 96, was a juco recruit who played for Georgia in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
  • Max Claiborne, 83, averaged 2.2 ppg for Oklahoma from 1955-56 through 1957-58.
  • Riley Clarida Jr., 58, averaged 15.4 ppg and 9.9 rpg for LIU from 1979-80 through 1981-82 after transferring from George Mason. Led the Blackbirds in scoring or rebounding each of his three seasons with them. As a junior, he paced them in both categories for their first NCAA tourney team. Finished fifth in the nation in rebounding as a senior with 12.3 rpg.
  • John Clawson, 74, averaged 8 ppg and 3.7 rpg for Michigan's three NCAA tourney teams from 1963-64 through 1965-66 under coach Dave Strack. As a senior, Clawson was runner-up in scoring to All-American Cazzie Russell for the Wolverines after they reached the Final Four the previous two seasons. Clawson was a member of the U.S. gold-medal winning Olympic squad at the 1968 Mexico City Games.
  • Archie Clayton III, 75, averaged 7.4 ppg and 5.9 rpg for Texas Christian from 1962-63 through 1964-65 under coach Buster Brannon. As a sophomore, Clayton was the Horned Frogs' leading rebounder (8.2 rpg) and second-leading scorer (12.3 ppg).
  • John Coalmon, 80, averaged 11.8 ppg and 9.4 rpg for Fordham from 1958-59 through 1960-61 under coach John Bach. Coalman appeared in NIT as a sophomore, paced the Rams in rebounding as junior and served as senior captain while tying for team leader in rebounds.
  • Chad Coates, 43, averaged 2.7 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Idaho in 1994-95.
  • Saul Cohen, 96, was a four-year letterman for LIU the first half of the 1940s. He was a starter for the Blackbirds' 1941 NIT titlist coached by Clair Bee.
  • Theron Cojoe, 53, played for Louisiana State in 1982-83 and 1983-84 under coach Dale Brown before transferring to New Orleans, where he averaged 2.8 ppg and 2.6 rpg in 1985-86 and 1986-87 under coach Benny Dees. Cojoe participated in NCAA tourney as a senior.
  • Mike Cokinos, 98, was Texas A&M captain in 1942-43 before becoming a Brigadier General.
  • Thomas "T.C." Coleman IV, 88, averaged 5.1 ppg for Davidson from 1949-50 through 1951-52.
  • Bryan Collins, 45, averaged 6.9 ppg and 6.9 rpg for Louisiana-Lafayette from 1991-92 through 1994-95, leading the Ragin' Cajuns in rebounding as a junior and senior.
  • Dolan Condie, 91, averaged 5.1 ppg for Utah from 1947-48 through 1949-50 under coach Vadal Peterson.
  • Davin "Tom" Connelly Jr., 86, averaged 2 ppg for Maryland from 1950-51 through 1952-53.
  • Billy Connors, 76, averaged 6 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Syracuse in 1960-61. He went on to become a National League reliever who compiled an 0-2 record in 26 games with the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets in three years from 1966 through 1968.
  • Jim "Red" Connors, 85, scored a total of 61 points for Fordham in 1953-54 and 1954-55 under coach John Bach.
  • Teddy Copeland, 85, averaged 8.1 ppg for Florida from 1952-53 through 1955-56. He was senior captain.
  • Don Corbett, 75, compiled a 254-145 coaching record with North Carolina A&T in 14 seasons from 1979-80 through 1992-93, guiding the Aggies to seven consecutive NCAA playoff appearances from 1982 through 1988.
  • Martin "Marty" Costa, 93, averaged 10 ppg for Penn State from 1947-48 through 1949-50 after serving in U.S. Army during WWII. Costa was the Nittany Lions' top scorer as senior co-captain with 13 ppg, tallying a then school single-game record of 32 points against American University.
  • Norm Coufal, 84, averaged 2.9 ppg for Nebraska from 1953-54 through 1955-56.
  • Erin "JoJo" Cowan, 46, was a juco recruit who averaged 14.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 4.3 apg and 1.2 spg as Idaho State's runner-up in scoring average both seasons in 1991-92 and 1992-93.
  • Ken Cox played for Wake Forest from 1955-56 through 1957-58 under coaches Murray Greason and Bones McKinney.
  • Phil Cox, 64, averaged 7.1 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Butler in 1972-73 and 1973-74 before transferring to Gardner-Webb NC.
  • Stan Cox, 65, averaged 4.2 ppg and 3.2 rpg for Tennessee Tech in 1972-73 and 1973-74.
  • Dudley Coyne, 83, averaged 13 ppg for Maine from 1955-56 through 1957-58. He was an All-Yankee Conference second-team selection as a sophomore.\
  • Bill Creagan Jr., 86, averaged 1.9 ppg for Loyola of Chicago in 1954-55 under coach George Ireland.
  • Doug Crewse, 67, averaged 2.3 ppg and 1.3 rpg for Army from 1970-71 through 1972-73. His first varsity coach with the Cadets was Bob Knight.
  • Keith Cribb, 93, averaged 2.2 ppg for South Carolina in 1948-49.
  • Dick Crist, 68, played for Wichita State in 1969-70.
  • Joe Crowley, 92, lettered for Texas in the mid-1940s before transferring to Santa Clara, where he averaged 5.8 ppg in 1947-48 and 1948-49. His college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Charles Crum, 93, played for Wichita in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
  • Francis "Frank" Crum, 84, played for Marshall the first half of the 1950s under coach Cam Henderson, averaging 6.1 ppg and 4.3 rpg in 1953-54.
  • Kyle "Buddy" Cruze, 84, was a SMU transfer who averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.7 rpg for Tennessee in 1953-54. Cruze, a wide receiver who led the Volunteers in pass receptions in 1955 and 1956, was a 12th-round pick by the Chicago Bears in 1956 NFL draft.
  • Ross Culligan, 78, averaged 5 ppg and 7 rpg for Lehigh from 1958-59 through 1960-61. He led the team in rebounding as a junior.
  • Ron Curry, 48, was an Arizona transfer who averaged 12.4 ppg and 7.1 rpg for Marquette from 1990-91 through 1992-93. Two-time All-Great Midwest Conference selection.
  • Ben Cutler, 80, averaged 1.7 ppg and 1.1 rpg for Utah in 1957-58 and 1958-59 under coach Jack Gardner. Cutler, who played in the NCAA tourney his final season with the Utes, ran marathons in his mid-70s.
  • Wilton "Billy" Dale, 91, lettered for Louisiana State in 1942-43 and 1943-44 before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Jim Davidson, 83, averaged 2.3 ppg for Colgate from 1953-54 through 1955-56.
  • Daryl Davis, 65, was a juco recruit who averaged 1.2 ppg and 2.1 rpg for Hawaii in 1973-74.
  • Jim Davis, 77, averaged 14.4 ppg and 11.2 rpg for Colorado from 1961-62 through 1963-64. Two-time All-Big Eight Conference first-team selection while leading the league in rebounding was on back-to-back NCAA playoff regional finalists as a sophomore and junior.
  • Scott Davis, 58, played for Eastern Michigan in 1978-79 under coach Ray Scott. As quarterback, Davis led EMU in total offense and passing in 1979 and 1980.
  • Ted Davis, 81, averaged 1.3 ppg for Colorado State in 1956-57 and 1957-58 under coach Jim Williams.
  • Marvin Deckert, 86, was a juco recruit who played for Kansas in 1952-53 under coach Phog Allen.
  • Perry Del Purgatorio, 89, averaged 5 ppg for Villanova in 1948-49 and 1949-50. He was a four-year teammate of All-American Paul Arizin including NCAA tourney team in 1949.
  • Lou Desci Jr., 95, was Bucknell's captain in 1944-45 and 1946-47 sandwiched around starting for Harvard's first NCAA tourney team in 1946 via its ROTC program and the Navy's V-12 program at Bucknell.
  • Jim DeWulf, 82, averaged 7.1 ppg and 9.4 rpg for Loyola of Chicago from 1955-56 through 1957-58 under coach George Ireland. DeWulf was the Rambers' runner-up in rebounding as a sophomore and junior.
  • Dick Dibert, 79, averaged 1.8 ppg for Penn State in 1958-59 under coach John Egli.
  • Earl Dietering Jr., 84, played for Texas Tech in 1951-52.
  • Gary Dillon, 84, played for Miami (Ohio) in 1953-54.
  • Phil DiNardo, 84, averaged 7.4 ppg and 8 rpg for North Carolina State's first three ACC teams from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Everett Case. As a senior, DiNardo was the second-leading rebounder for an NCAA playoff participant (11.2 rpg).
  • Dallas Dobbs was a two-time All-Big Seven Conference selection who averaged 14.9 ppg and 2.8 rpg for Kansas from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Phog Allen.
  • Bob Doll compiled a 33-77 coaching record for Kent State in five seasons from 1961-62 through 1965-66. He averaged 10.2 ppg and 3.3 rpg with Miami (Ohio) from 1951-52 through 1953-54, appearing in NCAA playoffs as a junior.
  • Dick Donnan played for North Carolina in 1943-44 before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Denny Dorman, 86, averaged 2 ppg and 3.1 rpg for Pittsburgh from 1955-56 through 1957-58.
  • Warren Dorsey, 64, averaged 4.2 ppg and 1.2 rpg for Miami of Ohio from 1972-73 through 1974-75.
  • Jim Dowies Sr., 88, was an All-SWC first-team selection in 1951-52 when leading Texas in scoring with 13 ppg. He also paced the league tri-champion Longhorns in scoring the previous season.
  • Henry Downs, 62, averaged 4.8 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 2.3 apg and 1.2 spg as Boston University freshman in 1974-75.
  • Dick Drake, 86, averaged 2.6 ppg for George Washington in 1951-52 under coach Bill Reinhart.
  • Al Drummond, 65, was Virginia's first African-American player. He averaged 5.2 ppg from 1971-72 through 1973-74.
  • Frank Dulapa, 99, played for Detroit in late 1930s and early 1940s before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Scott Dunham, 75, averaged 1.5 ppg and 1.1 rpg for Maine from 1962-63 through 1964-65.
  • Donald Dutton, 53, averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.1 apg for Oregon in 1982-83 and 1983-84 before transferring to Delaware, where he averaged 12.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 3.2 apg in 1985-86 and 1986-87. As a UD junior, he was runner-up on the team in scoring, assists and free-throw percentage.
  • Harold Dwyer, 84, averaged 2.8 ppg for Wichita in 1956-57 under coach Ralph Miller.
  • Rich Dyer, 74, averaged 8 ppg and 2.4 rpg for NYU from 1963-64 through 1965-66 under coach Lou Rossini. The Violets participated in the NIT all three seasons.
  • Don Eckelman, 77, was a juco recruit who averaged 2.8 ppg and 2 rpg for Houston in 1962-63 and 1963-64 under coach Guy Lewis.
  • Dick Eckert, 86, averaged 7 ppg and 6 rpg for Muhlenberg PA from 1950-51 through 1952-53. As a sophomore, he was the Mules' runner-up in scoring and rebounding.
  • Dorsey Edmundson, 53, played for UNC Wilmington in 1983-84.
  • John "Jack" Egan Sr., 79, averaged 16.4 ppg and 10.5 rpg for St. Joseph's from 1958-59 through 1960-61 under coach Jack Ramsay. As senior co-captain, Egan was leading scorer and rebounder with national third-place finisher in NCAA tourney. He collected 42 points and 16 rebounds in four-overtime finale against Utah before becoming 29th pick overall in NBA draft and implicated in game-fixing scandal. Egan, who scored a school-record 47 points at Gettysburg earlier in season (mark subsequently tied), was susceptible to such shenanigans inasmuch as he was father of two children and his wife suffered a miscarriage before the campaign started.
  • Lloyd Eggers, 82, played for Illinois in 1956-57 under coach Harry Combes.
  • Robert Ehringer, 98, was a member of Dartmouth's 1943 NCAA tourney team coached by Ozzie Cowles before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Pete Eldredge, 74, averaged 1.1 ppg and 1.3 rpg for Richmond in 1963-64.
  • Lloyd Elmore, 84, scored 146 points for Missouri from 1952-53 through 1954-55.
  • John Engberg averaged 1 ppg for Duke in 1949-50.
  • Myron "Sonny" Enns, 90, played for Kansas in the late 1940s and early 1950s under coach Phog Allen.
  • Paul Erland, 68, averaged 21.1 ppg and 7 rpg for Dartmouth from 1969-70 through 1971-72 under coach George Blaney. All-Ivy League selection each of his first two seasons when leading team in point production still holds school career scoring average record.
  • Sammy Esposito, 86, averaged 7 ppg for Indiana as a starting guard under coach Branch McCracken in 1951-52. He went on to become an American League utility infielder who hit .207 in 560 games during 10-year career (1952 and 1955 through 1963) with the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Athletics before coaching North Carolina State to third-place finish in 1968 College World Series.
  • Chuck Eyer, 85, averaged 4.1 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Lafayette from 1951-52 through 1953-54 in Butch van Breda Kolff's first three seasons as coach of the Leopards. Infielder for College World Series teams in 1953 (finished third) and 1954 (served as captain).
  • Robby Fahnestock, 74, averaged 1.8 ppg for Washington in 1963-64 and 1965-66.
  • Earl Fales, 85, was on Georgia's roster in 1960-61 after serving in U.S. Army.
  • Matt Fanning, 91, averaged 1.7 ppg for La Salle from 1948-49 through 1950-51. Member of NIT teams each of his last two years in Ken Loeffler's first two seasons as coach of the Explorers.
  • George Fedok Jr., 87, averaged 4.7 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Muhlenberg PA in 1950-51.
  • Dick Fichtner, 78, compiled a 37-48 coaching record with Pacific in three seasons from 1979-80 through 1981-82.
  • Bob Field, 87, averaged 2.5 ppg for Manhattan from 1949-50 through 1951-52.
  • Hans Fields played for Texas Western in the late 1950s.
  • Dan Fitzgerald, 75, averaged 11.1 ppg and 10.1 rpg for Temple from 1962-63 through 1964-65 under coach Harry Litwack. Fitzgerald led the Owls in scoring and rebounding as a sophomore.
  • Dr. Erwin Fitzgerald, 91, played for Western Michigan in 1945-46 and 1946-47.
  • Joe Flahavan, 90, averaged 6.1 ppg for Saint Mary's from 1948-49 through 1950-51.
  • Jim "Cotton" Fleming, 81, played for Oklahoma State from 1955-56 through 1957-58 under coach Hank Iba. As a senior, Fleming participated in NCAA playoffs with Midwest Regional runner-up.
  • Truman "Glen" Fletcher, 68, was a juco recruit who averaged 4.7 ppg and 2.3 rpg for West Texas State in 1970-71 and 1971-72.
  • Gene Flowers, 81, averaged 4.8 ppg and 2.7 rpg for Indiana from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Branch McCracken. Flowers was senior captain.
  • Rick Fluckey, 48, was a member of Texas' squad in 1987-88 under coach Bob Weltlich before averaging 6 ppg with New Mexico State's NCAA playoff team in 1989-90 under coach Neil McCarthy.
  • Alton Ford, 36, averaged 10.8 ppg and 5.9 rpg for Houston in 2000-01 before declaring early for the NBA draft.
  • Frank Ford Sr., 53, averaged 10.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.1 apg and 1.3 spg for Auburn from 1983-84 through 1986-87. All-SEC third-team selection as a senior appeared in the NCAA tourney all four seasons.
  • Donnie Forman, 92, collaborated with Dolph Schayes to direct NYU to national postseason competition in three of their four varsity seasons. Forman was a freshman for NCAA playoff runner-up in 1945, scoring the game-tying basket with less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation of the national semifinals and 11 points in championship contest against Bob Kurland-led Oklahoma A&M.
  • Bill Forsyth, 103, lettered for Florida in 1934-35 and 1935-36.
  • Ed Frampton, 81, played for Georgetown in 1957-58.
  • Billy Francis Jr., 75, averaged 1.2 ppg for East Carolina in 1966-67 and 1967-68 when the Pirates were transitioning to major-college level. His college career was interrupted by hitch in U.S. Air Force.
  • Jerome "Jerry" Francis Sr., 70, played for Dayton in 1967-68 under coach Don Donoher before serving in U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He subsequently attended Capital University (Ohio).
  • Bob Frantz, 81, averaged 5.7 ppg and 5 rpg for South Carolina from 1957-58 through 1959-60.
  • Larry Friend, 54, averaged 3.7 ppg and 4.2 apg for Southern California from 1982-83 through 1985-86 under coach Stan Morrison. Senior captain and team MVP set since-broken school records for assists in a game, season and career.
  • Bob Froeschle, 87, averaged 2.2 ppg for California in 1950-51 and 1951-52.
  • Dr. John Frye, 79, averaged 9.5 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Duke from 1958-59 through 1960-61. He was a starter for the Blue Devils in 1960 when they won their first ACC Tournament title in Vic Bubas' first season as coach.
  • Honorable Ron Gagnon, 88, averaged 1.9 ppg for Providence from 1949-50 through 1951-52.
  • Harry "Bud" Gardler, 72, averaged 3.9 ppg and 1.7 rpg for St. Joseph's in 1966-67 and 1967-68 under coach Jack McKinney. Gardler's son, Chris, led St. Joe's in assists and steals in 1989-90 after transferring from Widener PA. Phil Martelli served as a high school assistant coach under him and one of his prep players was legendary UConn women's mentor Geno Auriemma.
  • Bill Gatyas, 84, played for Rutgers in 1954-55.
  • Dr. Lou Geissberger, 86, averaged 1.9 ppg for St. Mary's from 1950-51 through 1952-53.
  • Bob Gelle, 87, was a three-year starter who averaged 10.1 ppg for Minnesota from 1950-51 through 1952-53 under coach Ozzie Cowles. Team captain and MVP as senior.
  • Nick Generalovich Sr., 73, averaged 1.3 ppg and 1.2 rpg for Pittsburgh in 1964-65 and 1965-66.
  • Dr. Johnny George, 82, averaged 7 ppg for West Texas State from 1953-54 through 1956-57. In his sophomore season, WTSU was eliminated by eventual champion San Francisco in the NCAA playoffs.
  • Dan Gerhard, 66, averaged 7.8 ppg and 3.1 rpg for Ohio State from 1971-72 through 1973-74 under coach Fred Taylor.
  • Roger Geyer, 69, averaged 1.4 ppg for NYU in 1968-69 and 1969-70 under coach Lou Rossini.
  • Wally Gibbons, 79, averaged 8.2 ppg and 5.9 rpg for Clemson from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Press Maravich.
  • Bobby Giles, 93, averaged 3.7 ppg for South Carolina over multiple seasons in the mid-1940s after serving in U.S. Air Force during WWII. He scored the first touchdown in Gamecocks and Gator Bowl history following the 1945 football season.
  • Jerry Gillen, 83, collected 8 points and 11 rebounds for Marshall in 1953-54 under coach Cam Henderson.
  • R. "Dale" Gipple, 69, averaged 2.2 ppg for North Carolina from 1968-69 through 1970-71 under coach Dean Smith. As a sophomore, Gipple participated in the Final Four.
  • Don Gish Sr., 81, averaged 10.7 ppg and 8.5 rpg for Tennessee Tech in 1956-57 under coach John Oldham before transferring to Kentucky Wesleyan.
  • Alton "Bud" Gladieux, 93, played for Toledo during first half of 1940s.
  • Al Glaza, 83, averaged 1.7 ppg and 3.4 rpg for Louisville from 1954-55 through 1956-57 under coach Peck Hickman. As a junior, Glaza was fourth-leading rebounder for the Cardinals' NIT titlist.
  • Bertram Goddard, 92, played for Maine in the late 1940s after serving in U.S. Army in Pacific Theater during WWII.
  • Dave Goff, 59, averaged 5.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 5.1 apg and 1.6 spg for Texas A&M from 1976-77 through 1979-80. The Aggies' first four-year starter led them in assists each season.
  • Fred Gordon, 99, was a regular for Iowa State's 1941 Big Six Conference titlist.
  • Dale "Kelly" Gott Jr., 77, was SEC member Tulane's leading scorer with 18 ppg in 1963-64.
  • Mike Green, 67, averaged 22.9 ppg and 15.4 rpg for Louisiana Tech from 1969-70 through 1972-73. He was Southland Conference Player of the Year as a senior when the Bulldogs were making their transition to NCAA Division I level under eventual NBA coach Scotty Robertson.
  • Fred Greene, 75, averaged 4.2 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Penn in 1962-63 and 1963-64 under coach Jack McCloskey.
  • Hal Greer, 81, averaged 19.4 ppg and 10.8 rpg while shooting 54.5% from the floor for Marshall from 1955-56 through 1957-58. Ranked among the nation's top 13 in field-goal percentage all three seasons.
  • William "Stu" Gregory Jr., 83, was a juco recruit who averaged 5 ppg and 3.4 rpg for Florida State's first major-college squad in 1956-57.
  • Milton "Whitey" Greiss, 90, was a member of NYU's NIT team in 1948.
  • Ray "Scotty" Griesheimer, 85, averaged 10.4 ppg and 6.8 rpg for Ohio University from 1951-52 through 1955-56. All-Mid-American Conference second-team selection as a senior when leading OU in scoring and rebounding after serving in U.S. Army. He hit .245 as a 3B-OF in the Cincinnati Reds' farm system in 1957 and 1958. His skipper in final season of Organized Ball with Geneva (Class D NYP League) was Dave Bristol, who went on to manage in the majors for 12 years.
  • C. "Larry" Grist, 87, averaged 8.5 ppg and 7.6 rpg for Kent State in 1951-52 and 1952-53. Senior co-captain when finishing among the Golden Flashes' top three rebounders for second straight season.
  • Tom Groark Jr., 81, played for Holy Cross in 1957-58.
  • Harold Grossman, 93, played for Oklahoma in 1943-44 and Army in 1944-45.
  • Jack Grout, 80, averaged 4.8 ppg and 3.2 rpg for California from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Pete Newell. As a senior, Grout was NCAA champion's fourth-leading rebounder and sixth-leading scorer.
  • Rod Grubb, 83, averaged 3.4 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Wichita from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Ralph Miller.
  • Rich Gugat, 76, was a member of UCLA's 1962 Final Four team coached by John Wooden before transferring to San Jose State, where forward averaged 3.4 ppg and 2 rpg in 1963-64.
  • Frank Guisness, 87, averaged 11.9 ppg for Washington as three-time All-PCC North Division selection from 1949-50 through 1951-52. As a junior, he was runner-up in scoring with NCAA tourney team coached by Tippy Dye. Guisness was senior co-captain.
  • Kevin Haggerty, 77, averaged 3.4 ppg for Manhattan in 1959-60 and 1960-61 under coach Ken Norton.
  • Billy Hahn, 77, averaged 11.5 ppg and 3.1 rpg for Drake from 1960-61 through 1962-63 under coach Maury John.
  • Bill Hailey, 95, was a senior regular for Baylor's first NCAA tourney team in 1946 coached by Bill Henderson. Hailey's college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
  • George Haines Jr., 96, played for Bucknell from 1940-41 through 1942-43. He was team captain his final season.
  • David Hale, 79, averaged 5.3 ppg and 5.5 rpg for Oklahoma City from 1958-59 through 1960-61 under coach Abe Lemons. Hale was the Chiefs' runner-up in rebounding as a senior with 7.9 rpg.
  • Mose Hale, 88, averaged 9.6 ppg for West Texas State in 1950-51 and 1951-52 (All-Border Conference second-team selection).
  • Ralph Hale, 92, played for Utah under coach Vadal Peterson after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Jeff Hamilton, 55, averaged 16.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 1.1 spg for St. Francis (Pa.) from 1981-82 through 1984-85. Two-time All-ECAC Metro selection led the Red Flash in scoring all four seasons.
  • Harold "Ron" Hannon, 82, averaged 7.3 ppg for Army in 1959-60 and 1960-61.
  • Bill Hanson, 77, averaged 17.8 ppg and 8.2 rpg for Washington from 1959-60 through 1961-62. Three-time All-AAWU first-team selection was an All-American his senior campaign.
  • Tony Hanson, 63, averaged 17.9 ppg and 7.4 rpg for UConn from 1973-74 through 1976-77. Two-time All-Yankee Conference selection before becoming All-American as a senior when ranking 10th in the nation in scoring with 26 ppg.
  • Bob Hardy, 82, averaged 13.2 ppg for Virginia from 1954-55 through 1956-57. He was the Cavaliers' leading scorer as a senior with 15.2 ppg.
  • Bob Haring, 92, lettered for Colorado in late 1940s after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Clarence Harper, 72, averaged 9.2 ppg and 7.8 rpg for Butler in 1967-68 (led Bulldogs in rebounding) and 1968-69 under coach Tony Hinkle.
  • Bill Harris, 87, averaged 6.2 ppg for Baylor in 1950-51 and 1951-52 after the Bears reached 1950 Final Four.
  • Chester "Chipper" Harris, 55, paced the nation in steals as junior and senior in last two of three seasons he led Robert Morris in scoring. Averaged 16.5 ppg and 3.4 rpg from 1980-81 through 1983-84, including the Colonials' first two NCAA tourney appearances. Co-ECAC Metro player of the year his final campaign.
  • Ken Harris, 63, averaged 14.7 ppg and 7.9 rpg for Drake from 1973-74 through 1976-77. He was an All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team selection each of his last two seasons.
  • Ron Harris, 83, compiled a 20-57 coaching record with Samford in three seasons from 1972-73 through 1974-75 when school made transition to NCAA Division I level.
  • Robert "Bun" Harvey, 93, played for Dartmouth in 1944-45 and 1945-46 under coach Ozzie Cowles.
  • William "Morgan" Harvill Sr., 90, scored 213 points in 1947-48 when he was Georgia's senior captain after serving in U.S. Navy.
  • Jim Hatton, 85, averaged 7.1 ppg for Houston from 1952-53 through 1954-55.
  • Dale Haverman, 63, transferred from Kansas to McKendree College IL in his home state and became an NBA draft choice in 1977.
  • Ernest Hawkins, 91, played hoops for Texas Tech in 1947-48. All-Border Conference football selection in 1948 was quarterback in 1947 Sun Bowl and 1949 Raisin Bowl.
  • Carl Head was a J.C. recruit who averaged 17.1 ppg and 7.9 rpg for West Virginia in 1965-66 and 1966-67. All-Southern Conference first-team selection as a senior was part of a five-player group integrating hoops at WVU.
  • John Heath, 95, lettered with Yale in 1941-42 before serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
  • Mike Heideman, 70, compiled a 110-95 coaching record as Dick Bennett's successor at Wisconsin-Green Bay in seven seasons from 1995-96 through 2001-02.
  • Joel Heider, 68, was a juco recruit who averaged 4.1 ppg and 2.2 rpg for Arkansas in 1970-71 and 1971-72.
  • Dr. Ralph Heinz, 89, averaged 1.3 ppg for West Virginia in 1948-49 as a teammate of Fred Schaus.
  • Eugene "Jack" Heldman, 88, averaged 8.5 ppg for Vanderbilt from 1949-50 through 1951-52 under coach Bob Polk. Vandy won the first-ever SEC Tournament in 1951.
  • Mike Helms, 58, averaged 10.5 ppg and 1.9 apg for Wake Forest from 1978-79 through 1981-82 (including pair of NCAA playoff clubs).
  • Jerry "Jake" Hemmelgarn, 70, played for William & Mary in 1967-68.
  • Lloyd Hendrix, 91, was an All-Missouri Valley Conference second-team selection in 1950-51 when leading Houston in scoring with 13.4 ppg.
  • Ed Henk, 91, played for Holy Cross in 1944-45 before transferring.
  • William Henry, 92, scored a total of 42 points for Harvard in 1947-48 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Norm Henwood, 92, lettered for Oregon in 1943-44.
  • Norb Herrmann, 92, averaged 5 ppg for Indiana from 1944-45 through 1947-48.
  • Dr. Gene Hightower, 81, played for Baylor in 1954-55 under coach Bill Henderson.
  • Pete Hillman, 77, averaged 2.2 ppg for Southern California from 1960-61 through 1962-63. Father of Joe Hillman (guard for Indiana's 1987 NCAA champion) also pitched for the Trojans' CWS titlist his senior season.
  • Richie Hoffman, 82, averaged 9.3 ppg and 5.8 rpg for South Carolina in 1956-57 and 1957-58.
  • Dan Hogan, 91, played for St. Bonaventure in 1948-49 after serving in U.S. Army.
  • Darrell Hohmann, 77, averaged 1.3 ppg and 1.1 rpg for Oklahoma from 1959-60 through 1961-62.
  • Charles "Jerry" Hohne, 80, played for Florida State in 1958-59. He was a pitcher on the Seminoles' baseball squad.
  • Durand Holladay, 93, tied for Georgia Tech's team leader in scoring in 1944-45 (10 ppg).
  • John "Jack" Holler, 87, averaged 1.3 ppg for Washington & Lee in 1950-51 and 1951-52.
  • John Holup Jr., 86, averaged 11.3 ppg for George Washington from 1951-52 through 1953-54. He appeared in NCAA playoffs as a senior.
  • Tyler Honeycutt, 27, averaged 10.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.8 apg and 1.7 bpg for UCLA in 2009-10 and 2010-11 before declaring early for the NBA draft after becoming an All-Pacific-10 Conference first-team selection as sophomore.
  • Carl Hornung, 82, played for Cornell in 1955-56 and 1956-57.
  • Bill Howard, 76, averaged 4.2 ppg and 4.4 rpg as captain of Princeton's 1964 NCAA playoff team featuring All-American Bill Bradley. Howard was also the starting tight end and defensive end for the Tigers' football squad that also won Ivy League championship his senior season.
  • John Humann, 72, played for Canisius in 1967-68.
  • Larry Hunter, 68, compiled a 397-377 NCAA DI coaching record in 25 seasons with Ohio University (204-148 in 12 seasons from 1989-90 through 2000-01) and Western Carolina (193-229 in 13 seasons from 2005-06 through 2017-18). He averaged 1.3 ppg for OU in 1968-69 and 1969-70 under coach Jim Snyder.
  • Mel Hutchins, 90, was leading rebounder and second-leading scorer as senior All-American for Brigham Young's 1951 NIT titlist.
  • Willard "Ken" Hutto, 82, led Texas A&M in scoring with 14.7 ppg in 1955-56 under coach Ken Loeffler.
  • Joe Huver, 84, played for St. Joseph's in 1953-54.
  • Sammy Hyde, 69, averaged 5.1 ppg and 3.3 rpg for Texas in 1969-70.
  • Tony Imbraguglio, 84, played for Loyola of New Orleans in 1954-55.
  • Anthony Ingram, 53, averaged 4.3 ppg and 2.4 apg for UALR in 1983-84 before transferring to Northern Arizona, where he averaged 3.8 ppg in 1985-86 and 1986-87.
  • Charles "Chili" Ishmael, 75, averaged 7 ppg and 3.1 rpg for Kentucky from 1961-62 through 1963-64 under coach Adolph Rupp.
  • Marvin "Jack" Jackson, 92, played for Mississippi State in the late 1940s. He served in U.S. Army during WWII, Korean Conflict and Vietnam War.
  • Gerald "Jerry" Janovetz, 78, averaged 2.2 ppg and 2.2 rpg for Kansas State in 1964-65 under coach Tex Winter after serving in U.S. Army.
  • Steve Jefferson, 67, averaged 12.4 ppg and 9.9 rpg for Rider from 1969-70 through 1971-72, leading the Broncs in rebounding each of his last two campaigns. Team MVP as a junior held the school single-season record for rebounds for 37 years until NBA first-round draft choice Jason Thompson eclipsed the mark.
  • John-Paul Jenkins, 70, averaged 3.2 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Washington State in 1971-72.
  • Neil Jenson, 77, was a member of Utah's third-place finisher in 1961 NCAA Tournament on team coached by Jack Gardner.
  • Warren Jeppesen, 80, averaged 2.3 ppg for Minnesota from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Ozzie Cowles.
  • Lloyd Jernigan, 89, was a juco recruit on Tulsa's roster in 1948-49 before transferring to Panhandle State OK.
  • Daryle Johnson, 70, was a juco recruit who averaged 9.5 ppg and 6.8 rpg for Detroit in 1970-71 and 1971-72 (led Titans in field-goal shooting at 56.4%).
  • Ernie Johnson, 67, averaged 9.9 ppg and 7.4 rpg for Michigan from 1970-71 through 1972-73 under coach Johnny Orr, finishing among the Wolverines' top four rebounders all three seasons.
  • Greg "Pope" Johnson, 65, was on roster of Marquette's 1974 NCAA Tournament runner-up coached by Al McGuire.
  • Tom Johnson was a juco recruit who averaged 13.4 ppg and 7.6 rpg for Missouri in 1966-67 and 1967-68 under coaches Bob Vanatta and Norm Stewart.
  • William Johnson, 98, played for Georgia Tech in the early 1940s.
  • Henry Jones Jr., 88, was a Washington & Lee teammate of Southern Conference scoring leader Jay Handlan in 1950-51. Jones averaged 4.8 ppg in 1949-50 and 1950-51.
  • Kenyatta "Bear" Jones, 39, played in three games for South Florida in 1998-99 under coach Seth Greenberg. Jones was an offensive tackle who played in the NFL with New England Patriots and Washington Redskins.
  • Robin Jones, 64, averaged 8.9 ppg and 7.9 rpg for St. Louis from 1972-73 through 1974-75. Runner-up in rebounding all three seasons with the Billikens.
  • Sterling Jones, 86, averaged 4.4 ppg for Oklahoma from 1951-52 through 1953-54 under coach Bruce Drake.
  • Gerald "Jerry" Jorgensen, 82, averaged 6 ppg for Idaho in 1955-56 and 1956-57.
  • Rocco Julian Jr., 85, played for Duquesne's 1954 NIT runner-up under coach Dudey Moore.
  • George Kaftan, 90, averaged 13.5 ppg for Holy Cross from 1945-46 through 1948-49. Two-time All-American was leading scorer for NCAA titlist in 1947 when he was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
  • John "Bill" Kamphuis Jr., 61, was a juco recruit who played for Mississippi State in the late 1970s.
  • Dave Katz, 77, was a member of Ohio University's first two NCAA tourney teams in 1960 and 1961. He averaged 7.9 ppg during his three-year career with the Bobcats.
  • Lucius Keese, 66, was a juco transfer who averaged 2.3 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Pittsburgh in 1972-73 and 1974-75.
  • Jerry Keeton, 80, averaged 9.9 ppg and 4.6 rpg for Mississippi State from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Babe McCarthy. Two-year co-captain with consensus All-American Bailey Howell was Mississippi Army National Guard and Army Reserve Major General in the early 1990s.
  • Andrew Kelly Jr., 94, averaged 1.3 ppg for Seton Hall's 24-3 team in 1946-47 after serving in U.S. Air Force during WWII.
  • Bill Kenville, 87, averaged 9.6 ppg for St. Bonaventure in 1950-51 and 1951-52, leading the Bonnies' in rebounding his final season.
  • Frank Keton, 65, averaged 7.7 ppg for Texas-El Paso in 1972-73 under Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins.
  • Bob Kiggans, 75, averaged 4.6 ppg and 3.2 rpg for The Citadel from 1962-63 through 1964-65.
  • Mik Kilgore, 48, averaged 11.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.1 apg and 1.2 spg with Temple from 1988-89 through 1991-92. Leading scorer as senior for third straight NCAA playoff team under coach John Chaney.
  • Eugene King, 85, averaged 5.1 ppg and 3.5 rpg for Connecticut from 1951-52 through 1957-58 under coach Hugh Greer (missed three full seasons while serving in U.S. Force).
  • Maxwell King, 91, played for Stanford in 1945-46 under coach Everett Dean.
  • Tony Kinnaird, 65, averaged 1.2 ppg and 1.1 rpg for Louisville from 1973-74 through 1976-77 under coach Denny Crum. Kinnaird participated in NCAA playoffs in his first season.
  • Bob Kinnard, 75, averaged 12.3 ppg and 8.8 rpg for East Carolina in 1964-65 and 1965-66. He led the Pirates in rebounding in their first season at the NCAA DI level and was runner-up in same category in school's first year competing as member of Southern Conference.
  • Lowery Kirk, 80, was runner-up in scoring average for Memphis State's NIT teams in 1960 and 1961.
  • Bill Kirsch, 86, averaged 7.3 ppg for Siena in 1952-53 and 1953-54, playing in a six-overtime marathon against Niagara and making a three-quarter court basket to defeat Iona at Madison Square Garden. He coached his alma mater when it returned to major-college level in the late 1970s, compiling a 142-111 record in 10 seasons from 1972-73 through 1981-82.
  • Paul Kitchen, 84, played for Brigham Young in 1955-56 under coach Stan Watts.
  • Dean Kittman, 85, played for Houston in first half of 1950s, averaging 3.6 ppg and 2.7 rpg in 1953-54.
  • Bob Klock, 84, averaged 5.7 ppg for Washington State from 1952-53 through 1954-55 under coach Jack Friel.
  • Billy Knight, 39, averaged 8 ppg and 2.2 rpg for UCLA from 1997-98 through 2001-02. He was the Bruins' second-leading scorer as a senior.
  • Horace Knight, 83, averaged 8.3 ppg for Georgia in 1954-55 (third-highest scoring average for Bulldogs with 9.9 ppg) and 1955-56. He was also a catcher with the Bulldogs' baseball squad.
  • Walt Knocke, 91, averaged 3.7 ppg for Wichita from 1947-48 through 1949-50.
  • George Koch III, 76, averaged 5 ppg and 4.7 rpg for Portland from 1960-61 through 1962-63.
  • Kirk Korver, 27, averaged 5.3 ppg and 2.4 rpg for UMKC from 2009-10 through 2013-14.
  • Alex Kosta, 96, played for Temple in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. military during WWII.
  • Wayne Kruer, 71, was Jacksonville's second-leading scorer with 17.3 ppg in 1966-67 under coach Joe Williams in the Dolphins' inaugural campaign at the NCAA DI level.
  • James Kuryak, 75, averaged 8.7 ppg for Niagara from 1961-62 through 1963-64 under coach Taps Gallagher. Kuryak was the Purple Eagles' runner-up in scoring as a senior with 11.8 ppg.
  • Clayton "Rudy" Lacy, 86, averaged 6.4 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Duke from 1951-52 through 1953-54 under coach Harold Bradley. Lacy was a teammate of All-American Dick Groat and eventual DI coach Lefty Driesell.
  • Ed Ladley, 78, averaged 6.7 ppg for Niagara from 1959-60 through 1961-62 under coach Taps Gallagher. Ladley was the Purple Eagles' third-leading scorer as senior with 11.7 ppg after appearing in NIT the previous season.
  • Mike Lanier, 48, averaged 5.1 ppg and 3.4 rpg for Hardin-Simmons in 1988-89 and 1989-90 before transferring to UCLA, where 7-6 center averaged 1.3 ppg and 1.1 rpg in 1991-92 and 1992-93.
  • Bob Latkany, 81, averaged 5.7 ppg and 1.7 rpg for Boston College from 1956-57 through 1958-59. As a junior, he was a member of BC's first NCAA playoff team.
  • Russ Lawler, 84, averaged 12.5 ppg and 8.6 rpg for Stanford from 1952-53 through 1954-55. Team-leading rebounder his last two years as All-PCC selection. Also led squad in scoring as a junior.
  • Calvin Lawshe, 71, was a member of Toledo coach Bob Nichols' NCAA tourney team in 1966-67.
  • Tim Leary, 73, averaged 3.1 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Manhattan from 1964-65 through 1966-67.
  • Ed Leede, 90, became the first Dartmouth player to score 1,000 points in a career. Four-time All-EIBL selection averaged 16 ppg as senior captain in 1948-49 when he was an all-conference first-team choice for the third consecutive campaign.
  • George Leidy, 72, averaged 1.9 ppg and 1.3 rpg for Penn State in 1965-66 and 1966-67.
  • Dick Lendrum, 85, played for Rhode Island in 1953-54 after serving in U.S. Army.
  • Joe Lesko, 93, led Mid-American Conference member Case Western Reserve OH in total points with 264 in 1949-50.
  • Cecil "Ray" Lewis, 78, averaged 4.6 ppg and 4.1 rpg for Louisiana State from 1959-60 through 1961-62. As a senior, he made 11-of-12 field-goal attempts in a game against Alabama.
  • Derrick Lewis, 52, averaged 2.9 ppg for South Carolina in 1984-85 under coach Bill E. Foster before transferring to Northeastern, where he averaged 16 ppg and 3.2 rpg from 1986-87 through 1988-89. Team-leading scorer as a senior when he was an All-ECAC North Atlantic Conference second-team selection.
  • Ernie "Pop" Lewis, 51, averaged 7.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg and 2 apg for Providence from 1983-84 through 1986-87. He was senior co-captain and three-point specialist of Final Four team coached by Rick Pitino.
  • Peery Lewis, 89, averaged 5.9 ppg for William & Mary from 1948-49 through 1950-51. He was an All-Southern Conference second-team selection as a senior.
  • Bob Lienhard, 70, averaged 22.1 ppg and 14.9 rpg while shooting 59.7% from the floor for Georgia from 1967-68 through 1969-70. Three-time All-SEC selection led the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding all three seasons when he ranked among the nation's top 10 in field-goal percentage each campaign.
  • George Linn, 84, averaged 15.5 ppg and 9.8 rpg for Alabama from 1952-53 through 1955-56. Two-time All-SEC selection was runner-up to All-American teammate Jerry Harper in scoring and rebounding each of their last two seasons.
  • Ernie Litty, 96, lettered with Navy from 1942-43 through 1944-45.
  • Mike "Tiny" Lochner, 71, averaged 2.9 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Texas in 1966-67 and 1967-68.
  • Sean Locke, 23, played for Delaware from 2013-14 through 2015-16.
  • Bill Logan, 83, averaged 16.1 ppg and 10.3 rpg for Iowa from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Bucky O'Connor. Logan led the Hawkeyes in scoring all three seasons. Two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection was an All-American as senior for NCAA Tournament runner-up.
  • Scott Loll, 72, was a backup frontcourter for Syracuse in 1964-65 before transferring to Alaska-Fairbanks, where he averaged 17.4 ppg and 15.4 rpg in 1966-67 and 1967-68.
  • Herb London, 79, was third-leading rebounder for Columbia in 1959-60. He was president of the Hudson Institute, frequent columnist for The Washington Times, president of a conservative think tank and member of Council on Foreign Relations.
  • Deacon "Dean" Lopata, 74, played for Minnesota from 1963-64 through 1965-66 under coach John Kundla.
  • Maurice Lorenz, 84, averaged 5.9 ppg for Purdue from 1953-54 through 1955-56.
  • Dave Louwerse, 61, was an Illinois native who averaged 7.2 ppg and 4.6 rpg for Rice from 1974-75 through 1977-78. As a sophomore, he was the Owls' runner-up in scoring with 13.9 ppg.
  • Frank LoVuolo, 94, played hoops with St. Bonaventure several seasons in the mid-1940s. End for the NFL's New York Giants in 1949.
  • Richard Lucas, 67, was a seven-footer who played for Oral Roberts in 1972-73 and 1973-74 under coach Ken Trickey.
  • Dick Lynch, 91, averaged 4.7 ppg for Boston University in 1947-48 and 1948-49 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Kendell Mack, 43, was an offensive tackle with Peach Bowl winner who collected 11 points and 4 rebounds in eight basketball games for Auburn in 1997-98 under coach Cliff Ellis.
  • Harold "Bud" Maddie, 89, was a U.S. Navy veteran who averaged 10.9 ppg and 10.7 rpg for North Carolina from 1950-51 through 1953-54 (missed 1951-52 campaign). He finishing among the top two in rebounding for the Tar Heels all three seasons, leading them in category as a junior.
  • Bob Malott, 91, averaged 1.4 ppg as freshman forward in 1943-44 with Kansas, where his father was Chancellor, before enlisting in U.S. Navy and serving on an electronics repair ship during WWII. Chairman and CEO of Chicago-based FMC Corporation for two decades prior to retiring in 1991.
  • DeWitt Mathews averaged 4.3 ppg and 2.8 rpg for Samford in 1991-92 and 1992-93.
  • Max Mattes, 84, averaged 2.3 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Cornell's first NCAA playoff team in 1954.
  • Bob Mattick, 85, averaged 16.6 ppg and 9.3 rpg for Oklahoma A&M from 1951-52 through 1953-54, earning All-American acclaim as a senior. Ranked among the nation's Top 20 in FG% all three seasons.
  • Jim Mattox, 70, played for Mississippi State in 1968-69 and 1969-70.
  • Mike Maundrell, 71, played for Michigan in 1966-67 and 1967-68 under coach Dave Strack. Maundrell also earned a letter in baseball.
  • Glen Mays, 56, averaged 6 ppg and 3.4 rpg for Baylor in 1982-83 after starting for NJCAA Tournament titlist Westark (Ark.) in 1981.
  • Walter McCarthy, 102, played for San Francisco in the mid-1930s before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • George McChesney, 87, averaged 1.1 ppg for Vanderbilt in 1949-50 and 1950-51 under coach Bob Polk.
  • Larry "Marcus" McCoy, 65, averaged 9.8 ppg and 5.1 rpg for Wisconsin from 1972-73 through 1974-75. He was the Badgers' second-leading rebounder and third-leading scorer as a senior.
  • Joe McDermott Jr., 88, averaged 13.2 ppg for Rice from 1948-49 through 1950-51. He was runner-up in scoring in the SWC each of his last two seasons.
  • Neill McGeachy, 75, compiled a 10-16 record as Duke's coach in 1973-74.
  • Bob McGinn Jr., 78, played for Loyola LA in 1957-58 under coach Jim Harding and St. Louis in 1959-60 under coach John Benington.
  • John McGonagle, 80, averaged 3.3 ppg and 3.5 rpg for Maine in 1963-64 after serving in U.S. Air Force.
  • Ken McGonagle, 88, averaged 1.7 ppg for Minnesota in 1950-51 under coach Ozzie Cowles before compiling a 26-19 pitching record in the Cincinnati Reds' farm system in three years from 1953 to 1955. McGonagle led Class C Duluth in victories with 15 in 1954 when Mudcat Grant paced Northern League with 21.
  • Dick McGowan, 86, averaged 7.9 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Tulane in 1951-52 and 1952-53 under coach Clifford Wells.
  • John "Barry" McGrath, 80, averaged 9.5 ppg and 11.1 rpg for Boston College from 1956-57 through 1958-59. He was BC's leading rebounder all three seasons, including the Eagles' first NCAA tourney team in 1958.
  • Don McGuire, 86, played with his brother, Bobby, for Western Kentucky in 1949-50 under coach Ed Diddle. Don was an original member of the legendary Hilltoppers musical quartet (embracing school's nickname). Group had a total of 21 songs make way onto Top 40 hit list.
  • Mike McIntyre, 38, averaged 6.8 ppg and shot 37.3% from beyond the three-point arc for Hawaii from 1998-99 through 2001-02. Among top six scorers for the Rainbows' NCAA playoff teams as junior and senior. Transient was struck by a vehicle while riding bicycle in his native Long Beach, Calif.
  • Bob McIver, 64, averaged 7 ppg and 3.9 rpg for Gonzaga from 1973-74 through 1975-76. He was the Zags' runner-up in scoring as a junior with 10.1 ppg.
  • John "Jack" McKinney, 83, compiled a 144-77 coaching record (.652) with St. Joseph's in eight seasons from 1966-67 through 1973-74, appearing in the NCAA Tournament four times in a six-year span from 1969 through his last campaign with the Hawks.
  • Stan McLaughlin, 66, averaged 2.4 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Tulsa from 1971-72 through 1973-74 under coach Ken Hayes.
  • Bayward McManus, 81, averaged 3.2 ppg for Auburn from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Joel Eaves.
  • Vernon McMorris, 92, played for Louisiana State in 1942-43 and 1943-44.
  • Ron McPhee, 85, averaged 5 ppg and 3.2 rpg as Columbia's captain in 1954-55.
  • Gary McPherson, 82, compiled a 32-77 coaching record with Virginia Military in five seasons from 1964-65 through 1968-69 after playing for Washington & Lee VA in the mid-1950s in its waning years as a Southern Conference member.
  • Robert Mehl Sr., 93, served in U.S. Navy as pre-flight officer during WWII before averaging 3.5 ppg for Indiana in 1945-46 under coach Branch McCracken. Mehl transferred to Butler, where he averaged 1 ppg in 1947-48 and 1948-49 under coach Tony Hinkle.
  • Murray Melton was Columbia's leading scorer with 18 ppg as a sophomore in 1958-59 in Lou Rossini's final season as coach of the Lions. Melton went on to become an accomplished bridge player.
  • Ralph Mezza Sr., 78, played for Seton Hall in 1960-61.
  • Pat Mezzsanotte, 86, played for Western Kentucky in 1949-50 under coach Ed Diddle.
  • Paul Milam, 92, played for Montana State in 1947-48 after serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII.
  • Duard Millet, 92, was a juco recruit who played for Brigham Young in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII.
  • Tom Miltenberger, 71, averaged 2.3 ppg and 2 rpg for Missouri in 1966-67 under coach Bob Vanatta.
  • Ashton Mitchell, 29, averaged 8.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 4.5 apg and 1.5 spg for Sam Houston State from 2006-07 through 2009-10. Led the Southland Conference in assists each of his last two seasons.
  • Glenn Mitchell, 82, was a golfer (ACC Tournament runner-up in 1958) who averaged 1.6 ppg for Virginia in 1955-56.
  • John "Swisher" Mitchell, 91, was an All-Yankee Conference first-team selection for Rhode Island as a senior in 1950-51, finishing his three-year career with a scoring average of 7.5 ppg. U.S. Navy veteran's younger brother was U.S. Senator George Mitchell.
  • Johnny "Motor" Moates, 73, averaged 19.5 ppg and 4.6 rpg for Richmond from 1964-65 through 1966-67. Led the Spiders in scoring each of last two seasons as All-Southern Conference first-team selection.
  • Terry Mobley, 74, averaged 8.1 ppg and 3.6 rpg for Kentucky from 1962-63 through 1964-65.
  • Ed Moeller, 99, played for Ohio State in 1941-42 before serving in U.S. Army in Europe during WWII.
  • Rich Mohr, 85, averaged 6.2 ppg and 1.7 rpg for San Francisco in 1951-52 and 1953-54 under coach Phil Woolpert.
  • Wally Moon, 87, averaged 4.3 ppg with Texas A&M in 1948-49 and 1949-50. He went on to become a two-time All-Star outfielder-first baseman who hit .289 with the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers in 12 National League seasons from 1954 through 1965. Lefthanded swinger homered in first MLB at-bat en route to earning N.L. Rookie of the Year acclaim over Hank Aaron in 1954 when Moon led the league in plate appearances (716) and ranked among the top six in hits (193), triples (9), runs (106) and stolen bases (18).
  • Fred Mooney III, 69, averaged 3.2 ppg for Arkansas in 1969-70 and 1970-71.
  • Harry "Moo" Moore, 89, averaged 8.9 ppg for West Virginia from 1949-50 through 1951-52. As a senior, the Mountaineers were ranked in the national Top 10.
  • John Dennis Moore, 81, averaged 3.6 ppg for Baylor from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Bill Henderson.
  • Sammy Moore, 87, averaged 6.6 ppg for Alabama from 1949-50 through 1951-52. He was runner-up in rebounding for the Crimson Tide as a junior and senior.
  • Willard Moore, 79, averaged 12.2 ppg and 6.7 rpg for Centenary from 1960-61 through 1962-63. As a senior, he led the Gentlemen in scoring (15.3 ppg) and rebounding (7.8 rpg).
  • Don Morchower, 83, was Georgetown's tallest player in the mid-1950s. He averaged 3.1 ppg.
  • Dick Moreshead, 76, averaged 12.2 ppg and 13.7 rpg for Boston University from 1962-63 through 1964-65. He led BU in rebounding average as a sophomore (15.4 rpg) and junior (17.7) with the existing top two season marks in school history.
  • Arthur "Dan" Morgan, 79, averaged 1.2 ppg for South Carolina in 1958-59. He hit .237 as a 2B in the New York Yankees' farm system in 1959 and 1960.
  • Erwin Mueller, 74, averaged 12.1 ppg and 8.5 rpg for San Francisco from 1963-64 through 1965-66, leading the Dons in scoring and rebounding average as a senior. Two-time All-WCAC first-team selection was 20th pick overall in NBA draft.
  • Charles "Dean" Murdock, 85, played for Bradley in 1951-52 and 1952-53 under coach Forddy Anderson.
  • Jim Murphy, 75, averaged 14.9 ppg and 3.5 rpg for DePaul from 1962-63 through 1964-65, finishing among the Blue Demons' top three scorers all three seasons under coach Ray Meyer. Murphy was senior captain.
  • Leo Murphy, 94, played for Notre Dame in 1944-45.
  • Stu Murray, 82, scored 1,177 points for Lafayette from 1954-55 through 1956-57. After back-to-back NIT berths, he was leading scorer (22.1 ppg) as senior for school's first-ever NCAA playoff participant. Murray was selected in NBA draft by the Cincinnati Royals (33rd pick overall).
  • Willie Murrell, 78, averaged 20.6 ppg and 10.7 rpg for Kansas State as an All-Big Eight Conference first-team selection in 1962-63 and 1963-64. Juco transfer was All-American as senior for the Wildcats' Final Four squad.
  • Wojciech Myrda, 39, averaged 9.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg and 4.7 bpg while shooting 52.6% from the floor for Louisiana-Monroe from 1998-99 through 2001-02. The Polish native led the NCAA in blocked shots as a senior with 5.4 bpg after finishing among the nation's top four in that category each of his first three campaigns.
  • Boris Nachamkin, 84, averaged 17 ppg and 13.2 rpg for NYU from 1951-52 through 1953-54 under coach Howard Cann. Nachamkin was the Violets' leading rebounder all three seasons and top scorer his last two campaigns before becoming 16th pick overall in NBA draft.
  • Robert Nagel, 89, played for Michigan State in 1949-50.
  • Dr. Tom Nartker, 81, made his lone FGA in five games for Dayton's NIT runner-up in 1958 under coach Tom Blackburn.
  • Marx Nathan, 92, played for North Carolina in second half of the 1940s.
  • Willie Naulls, 84, averaged 15.5 ppg and 11.4 rpg for UCLA from 1953-54 through 1955-56. All-American as a senior when two-time All-PCC selection ranked 19th in the nation in rebounding and 21st in scoring.
  • Jim Navetta, 69, played for Loyola of Chicago from 1968-69 through 1970-71 under coach George Ireland.
  • William Nealon, 95, played for Villanova in 1943-44 and 1945-46 under coach Alex Severance amid serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. Nealon went on to become the longest-serving U.S. District Court Judge in the nation's history.
  • John "Jack" Neifert Sr., 88, averaged 1.3 ppg for St. Joseph's in 1948-49 under coach Bill Ferguson.
  • Dave Neilson averaged 3.8 ppg and 3 rpg for South Carolina from 1953-54 through 1955-56.
  • Tommy Nelms, 74, averaged 8.6 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Texas in 1963-64 and 1964-65 under coach Harold Bradley. Nelms' father, Tommie, played for the Longhorns in the inaugural NCAA Tournament in 1939.
  • Bill Nelson, 87, averaged 1.8 ppg for Syracuse in 1952-53 and 1953-54. He was a soccer All-American.
  • Don Newman, 60, was a LSU/Grambling/Idaho player who compiled a 20-114 coaching record with Cal State Sacramento in five seasons from 1992-93 through 1996-97. Newman played under Dale Brown for LSU (5.5 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 1975-76) before transferring and becoming a two-time All-Big Sky Conference selection with Idaho (17.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 5.4 apg and 2.3 spg in 1978-79 and 1979-80).
  • Charles "C.M." Newton, 88, was a member of Kentucky's 1951 NCAA titlist under Adolph Rupp before compiling a 340-238 record as SEC coach with Alabama (211-123 in 12 seasons from 1968-69 through 1979-80) and Vanderbilt (129-115 in eight seasons from 1981-82 through 1988-89). He posted a 3-4 NCAA playoff record in two appearances with each school.
  • Bob Niles, 77, averaged 2.1 ppg and 1.5 rpg for Oregon State in 1959-60 before his career was curtailed by near-fatal car crash leaving him with multiple broken bones.
  • Tom Nix Jr., 90, played for Colorado State in the second half of the 1940s.
  • Bob Norwine, 93, was a St. Louis native who played for Miami of Ohio in 1944-45. He served in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Jimmy Nutter, 91, averaged 4.4 ppg for Wichita from 1948-49 through 1950-51 after serving in U.S. Army as a medic in Europe during WWII. He is a school HOF running back (rushing for more than 1,600 yards during four-year career and scoring career-record 28 touchdowns).
  • Tom Nyire was a backup center for Providence on three NIT teams in the early 1960s under coach Joe Mullaney.
  • Fred O'Brien, 84, played for Xavier in the mid-1950s.
  • Gerald "Jerry" O'Brien, 85, played for Marquette in 1952-53 under coach Tex Winter.
  • Ralph "Buckshot" O'Brien, 90, averaged 13.9 ppg for Butler from 1946-47 through 1949-50. Four-time All-MAC first-team selection ranked among the nation's top 25 in both field-goal and free-throw percentage as a junior.
  • Curt O'Daniel, 76, played for Auburn in the mid-1960s.
  • Phil O'Hara, 89, played for Georgetown in 1945-46.
  • Enoch "Bud" Olsen III, 77, averaged 14.9 ppg and 9.5 rpg for Louisville from 1959-60 through 1961-62. Leading scorer and rebounder as senior for the Cardinals before becoming 13th pick overall in NBA draft following two territorial selections.
  • Roy Olsen, 91, played for Brigham Young from 1944-45 through 1946-47.
  • Dick O'Neill, 87, averaged 3.6 ppg for Dartmouth from 1949-50 through 1951-52.
  • Jim Overtoom, 88, played for Maryland in 1950-51.
  • James "Bobby" Paine, 77, played for Alabama in 1960-61 and 1961-62.
  • Joe Pangrazio Jr., 72, led Xavier in assists (3.2 apg) and free-throw shooting (89.2%) in 1967-68.
  • Tom Pardue, 94, lettered with Vanderbilt in 1942-43 before entering West Point during WWII.
  • Billy Parker, 90, was a juco recruit who played for Mississippi in 1948-49 after serving in U.S. Army stateside during WWII.
  • John Leonard "J.L." Parks, 90, was among Oklahoma A&M's top five scorers for back-to-back NCAA Tournament titlists in 1945 and 1946 before stationed in Tokyo as part of the Gen. Douglas MacArthur-led Allied occupation of Japan. Parks was a three-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection (first-teamer twice).
  • Bob Patterson, 86, was a two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection who averaged 17.1 ppg and 8.1 rpg for Tulsa from 1951-52 through 1954-55. Senior All-American when averaging 27.6 ppg (led league; seventh in nation) and 13.2 rpg.
  • Dr. Norman Paul, 81, was a reserve forward for Iowa's NCAA Tournament runner-up in 1956.
  • Ray Pavichevich, 87, averaged 4.2 ppg for Michigan from 1951-52 through 1953-54 and was senior captain of the Wolverines. He was also a member of the school's 1953 CWS champion.
  • Henry Peacock, 76, was a juco recruit who led Hardin-Simmons TX in scoring (15.8 ppg) and rebounding (9.7 rpg) in 1964-65 under coach Lou Henson.
  • John Penney, 76, played for Idaho in the early 1960s under coach Joe Cipriano.
  • Herman "Henry" Pennline, 90, played for Niagara in 1946-47 under coach Taps Gallagher.
  • Ray Penno, 92, scored a total of 68 points for Cincinnati in 1944-45 before serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
  • Robert Perkins, 95, played for Dayton in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Army during WII and Korean Conflict.
  • John Petry, 79, was an All-Ivy League second-team selection as a senior in 1960-61 when pacing Cornell in scoring (14.6 ppg) and rebounding (12.7 rpg). He averaged 8.2 ppg and 8 rpg in his three-year varsity career.
  • Ed Pierce, 88, played for Virginia Tech in the early 1950s.
  • Marvin Pilgrim, 82, played for Oklahoma City in 1955-56 in Abe Lemons' first season as coach of the Chiefs.
  • Jack Allen Pirrie, 79, averaged 8.8 ppg and 7.4 rpg for Vanderbilt in 1957-58 (St. Louis native was team runner-up in rebounding as sophomore) and 1959-60 under coach Bob Polk.
  • Jimmy Pitts, 74, averaged 15.9 ppg and 3.4 rpg for Georgia from 1962-63 through 1964-65, earning All-SEC third-team selection acclaim in two seasons.
  • John "Fritz" Plinke, 90, averaged 2 ppg for Bowling Green State's NIT teams in 1948 and 1949 coached by Harold Anderson.
  • Scott Plondke, 53, played for Wisconsin in 1983-84 and Northern Iowa in 1985-86 before transferring to UW Platteville, where his coach was Bo Ryan.
  • Tom Pollom, 87, played for Purdue in 1950-51 and Butler in 1952-53.
  • Dr. Wayne Porter scored 10 points in 15 basketball games for West Virginia in 1967-68 under coach Bucky Waters. As a WR, Porter caught 67 passes for 908 yards and four touchdowns from 1968 through 1970.
  • Wayne Pounds, 83, played for Mississippi State in 1955-56 under coach Babe McCarthy.
  • Don Powars, 94, played for Southern California from 1944-45 through 1946-47 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Jack Powell, 96, was a co-captain for Auburn in the mid-1940s.
  • Bob Prewitt, 93, was an All-SWC second-team selection as a senior for SMU in 1948-49 before compiling an 88-115 coaching record with the Mustangs in eight seasons from 1967-68 through 1974-75. He served in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
  • Ron Puterbaugh, 80, played for Miami of Ohio in 1957-58.
  • Dr. Bill Quinlan, 85, averaged 3.2 ppg for Providence in 1952-53 and 1953-54.
  • Paul Quinn, 93, played for Navy in 1946-47 in Ben Carnevale's first season as coach of the Midshipmen.
  • Gil Radday, 74, averaged 17.8 ppg and 8.3 rpg for St. Francis NY from 1964-65 through 1966-67 under coach Dan Lynch, leading the Terriers in total points and rebounds each of his last two seasons.
  • Carl Raleigh, 78, averaged 2.7 ppg and 2.5 rpg for Houston in 1958-59 under coach Guy Lewis.
  • Frank Ramsey, 86, averaged 14.8 ppg and 11.4 rpg for Kentucky from 1950-51 through 1953-54. Three-time All-American was second-leading scorer as senior for undefeated team bypassing national postseason competition after being second-leading rebounder for 1951 NCAA titlist.
  • Jim Ranson, 89, averaged 6.8 ppg for Colorado A&M in 1948-49 and 1949-50. OF-1B hit .279 in farm systems of the New York Yankees and New York Giants in five years from 1952 to 1956. In first year of Organized Ball, his teammates with Quincy (Class D IL-IN-IA League) included eventual MLB OF Whitey Herzog and 1B Marv Throneberry. In 1953 with Norfolk (Class B Piedmont League), he was team runner-up to eventual 13-year MLB OF Jerry Lynch in runs scored, hits, doubles, homers and RBI under manager Mickey Owen, a former 13-year MLB catcher. Ranson's teammates with Binghamton (Class A Eastern League in 1954) included eventual frequent World Series participants Bobby Richardson (2B) and Ralph Terry (RHP).
  • Pete Rasmussen, 75, was on Montana's roster in 1962-63.
  • Craig Raymond, 73, averaged 8.5 ppg and 7.1 rpg with Brigham Young from 1964-65 through 1966-67, earning All-WAC second-team honors as a senior. Regular for 1966 NIT titlist prior to leading the Cougars in scoring and rebounding as senior before becoming 12th pick overall in NBA draft.
  • Dr. Edgar "Inky" Reagan, 96, played for Dayton in 1939-40.
  • George Rebh, 97, was Army's co-captain in 1942-43.
  • Jerry Redo, 68, attended Oklahoma State on a football scholarship before incurring neck injury and playing hoops under coach Hank Iba in 1969-70.
  • Steve Reid Jr., 66, averaged 1.3 ppg and 1.7 rpg for Boston College in 1971-72 and 1972-73.
  • Gerard "Gerry" Reidy Sr., 80, served in the U.S. Navy before averaging 3.6 ppg for Seton Hall from 1961-62 through 1963-64.
  • Ron Reis Sr., 78, was a reserve center for Cincinnati's back-to-back NCAA titlists in 1961 and 1962 under coach Ed Jucker. Reis' son was a two-time All-WCC selection with Santa Clara in the early 1990s prior to becoming a pro wrestler.
  • Gene Rhodes, 90, was a letterman for three Ed Diddle-coached Western Kentucky NIT teams in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Rhodes earned All-Ohio Valley Conference honors as a senior in 1951-52 when averaging 10.4 ppg and 5.5 rpg.
  • Jim Riffey, 94, was Tulane's leading scorer in 1948-49 (13.4 ppg) and 1949-50 (14.4 ppg) under coach Clifford Wells. All-SEC selection before becoming 19th pick overall in 1950 NBA draft. He aligned with the Green Wave after serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
  • Ricky Rightnowar, 48, averaged 5.5 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Toledo from 1988-89 through 1992-93. He converted 22-of-23 FTs when contributing career-high 32 points as junior against Kent State en route to finishing season as the Rockets' runner-up in scoring average.
  • Ed Riska Jr., 64, averaged 4 ppg and 1.8 apg for Houston from 1972-73 through 1974-75 under coach Guy Lewis.
  • Andy Risoli, 83, averaged 7.6 ppg and 2.5 rpg for Iona in 1953-54 and 1954-55 under coach Jim McDermott.
  • Ramon "Chung" Rivera, 52, averaged 1.6 ppg for Houston in 1985-86 under coach Guy Lewis.
  • Charlie "Pete" Robinson, 90, was Vanderbilt's third-leading scorer as junior in 1948-49 after serving in U.S. Navy.
  • Gene Rogers, 90, averaged 4.7 ppg for Colorado in 1948-49 and 1949-50 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Chuck Rolles, 84, was a three-time All-Ivy League selection who averaged 16.9 ppg for Cornell from 1953-54 through 1955-56 (including school-record 23 ppg as senior). As a sophomore, he was runner-up in scoring with the Big Red's first NCAA tourney team.
  • Ralph Romero, 92, played hoops for San Jose State from 1946-47 through 1949-50 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. RHP compiled a 42-37 record in the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system from 1951 through 1953, leading Tri-City (Class A Western International League in 1952) in victories with 17.
  • Vaughn "Kent" Roper III, 63, played for Colorado State in 1973-74 under coach Jim Williams.
  • Robert Rosen, 74, averaged 1.3 ppg for Brown in 1962-63 under coach Stanley Ward.
  • Jim Routson, 79, averaged 8.2 ppg and 5.2 rpg for Bowling Green State from 1958-59 through 1960-61 under coach Harold Anderson. Routson was a sophomore regular for the Falcons' first NCAA tourney team before becoming senior captain.
  • Harrell "Clark" Royer, 80, played for Georgia in 1958-59 and 1959-60.
  • Clifford Rozier, 45, was a backup for North Carolina's 1991 Final Four team prior to transferring and becoming an All-American as senior with Louisville in 1993-94 (18.1 ppg/11.1 rpg/61.8 FG%) before declaring early for the NBA draft.
  • Al Rubbert, 89, was third-leading scorer (8.6 ppg) and rebounder (6 rpg) for Muhlenberg PA in 1950-51.
  • John Rucker, 76, was a juco recruit who played for Idaho in 1964-65 and 1965-66.
  • Cliff Russell, 61, played for Texas-El Paso in mid-1970s under coach Don Haskins before transferring back to his Detroit hometown at Wayne State.
  • LeRoy Rutz, 86, averaged 3.7 ppg for Wyoming's NCAA tourney team in 1952 under coach Everett Shelton.
  • James "Gene" Sally, 86, scored 31 points for Missouri in 1953-54. OF hit .191 in the Baltimore Orioles' farm system in 1954.
  • Dick Santaniello, 83, averaged 3.5 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Holy Cross from 1953-54 through 1955-56. Teammate of All-American Tom Heinsohn on Buster Sheary-coached NIT champion when they were sophomores. OF who hit .297 in the Baltimore Orioles' farm system in 1956 and 1957 was a minor-league teammate of Cal Ripken Sr. with Phoenix (Class C Arizona-Mexico League).
  • Davon Satterwhite, 45, averaged 8.3 ppg and 2.7 rpg for Fresno State from 1991-92 through 1994-95.
  • Barry Saunders, 85, averaged 1.6 ppg for Richmond from 1951-52 through 1954-55, serving as tri-captain his senior season.
  • Don Scanlon Sr., 87, was a three-year letterman for Penn under coach Howie Dallmar. All-EIBL (forerunner of Ivy League) second-team selection as a senior in 1951-52 when he was the Tigers' captain.
  • Frank Scherer, 82, played for Idaho State in 1955-56.
  • Bob Schermerhorn, 75, compiled a 2-7 record as Arizona State's interim coach in 1988-89.
  • Lee Schisler Sr., 93, was Penn State's third-leading scorer with 8.2 ppg in 1949-50.
  • Howie Schueller, 91, averaged 5.8 ppg for Xavier in 1947-48 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Frederick "Fritz" Schulz, 87, was SEC member Tulane's leading scorer (13.9 ppg) and rebounder (10.8 rpg) as a senior in 1952-53 under coach Clifford Wells.
  • John Schwartz Sr., 91, played for Wisconsin in 1949-50 under coach Bud Foster after serving in U.S. Army in Philippines campaign during WWII.
  • Rod Scott, 59, averaged 5.4 ppg and 2.7 rpg for Duquesne from 1978-79 through 1981-82.
  • Dan Seemann, 88, played for Columbia in 1949-50. Sons Jeff and Mitch were guards for Toledo, where their father taught for nearly 50 years and was chairman of the athletic board in the 1970s.
  • Nick Serdich, 79, was a West Virginia teammate of Jerry West and Rod Thorn in the early 1960s.
  • William Seymour III, 93, averaged 4 ppg for Michigan in 1943-44 before serving in U.S. Army during WWII. He was assigned to the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, N.M., and worked in plutonium recovery.
  • Bill Shannon, 94, averaged 3 ppg for Rhode Island in 1949-50 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • John Shawkey, 76, averaged 2.8 ppg and 1.8 rpg for Cornell in 1961-62 and 1962-63.
  • Don Shealy, 84, averaged 1.4 ppg for Clemson in 1954-55. He was also a standout baseball pitcher before incurring career-ending injury. His father, Al, pitched for World Series champion New York Yankees in 1928.
  • Kendall Sheets, 86, was three-year letterman for Oklahoma A&M from 1950-51 through 1952-53 under coach Hank Iba. Member of Final Four squad as a sophomore led the Missouri Valley Conference in free-throw shooting as a senior (81.3%).
  • Lonnie Shelton, 62, averaged 16.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg and 2.7 apg for Oregon State from 1973-74 through 1975-76 before declaring early for the pros as an undergraduate. First-team All-Pac-8 Conference selection as sophomore led the Beavers in scoring and rebounding all three seasons under coach Ralph Miller.
  • Kaz Shinzato, 81, played for Southern California in 1956-57 after leading the Trojans' freshman squad in scoring the previous season.
  • Gordon Shumway, 85, averaged 2.1 ppg for Arizona State in 1953-54.
  • Ron Siegrist, 93, averaged 5.3 ppg for Maryland in 1948-49 after serving in U.S. Navy as an Electrician's Mate during WWII.
  • Bob "Whitey" Siewarga, 80, was a Seattle teammate of All-American Elgin Baylor in 1957-58.
  • Eddie Simmons, 59, averaged 6.5 ppg for Canisius in 1977-78 and 1978-79.
  • Milt Simon, 92, was a U.S. Navy veteran during WWII who became a four-year Penn State letterman under coach John Lawther. Leading scorer with 11.1 ppg as senior captain for the Nittany Lions in 1948-49.
  • Raffe Simonian, 85, played for DePaul in the early 1950s under coach Ray Meyer.
  • Bernie Simpson, 81, averaged 2.5 ppg for California in the late 1950s. He was a member of the Bears' 1959 NCAA titlist as a senior.
  • Dr. James Sims, 96, was a member of Ohio State's 1945 NCAA Tournament Final Four team.
  • Wayde Sims, 20, averaged 6 ppg and 3.3 rpg for Louisiana State in 2016-17 and 2017-18. He was fatally shot about 12:30 a.m. several miles from campus the morning of the team's first official practice (following a scheduled 6:30 a.m. workout).
  • Allen Smith, 69, was a junior-college recruit who averaged 10.4 ppg for Michigan State in 1971-72 and 1972-73.
  • Raymond "Jim" Smith, 71, averaged 20.1 ppg and 14.4 rpg for Northern Illinois in 1967-68 and 1968-69 when Huskies made transition to NCAA DI level. He was their leading scorer and rebounder each campaign (finishing among nation's top 30 in rebounding both years). Juco recruit after first attending Memphis State was first NIU player ever selected in NBA draft.
  • Ted Smith, 84, was a juco recruit who averaged team-high 16.9 ppg for Utah State in 1956-57 after serving in U.S. Army.
  • William "Beaver" Smith, 63, averaged 11.3 ppg and 7.7 rpg for St. John's from 1972-73 through 1975-76. Co-captain as senior was runner-up in team rebounding each of his last three seasons.
  • Dr. Bill Smitheran, 84, averaged 6 ppg and 4.7 rpg for Arizona in the first half of 1950s. He was named team MVP as a senior in 1953-54.
  • Bill Soelberg, 84, played for Nebraska in 1951-52 and 1952-53.
  • Louie Soriano, 88, was a three-year letterman for Washington and assists leader for NCAA Tournament West Regional third-place team as senior in 1950-51. He was a two-time All-PCC North Division selection.
  • Jerry Spanner, 86, averaged 7 ppg and 6.7 rpg for Washington State in 1956-57 under coach Jack Friel. Spanner served in U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict.
  • Howard Stacey, 79, averaged 6.2 ppg for Louisville from 1958-59 through 1960-61. Sophomore member of the Cardinals' first Final Four team. Interim coach for his alma mater in 1970-71 (12-8 record) before compiling a 34-44 mark coaching Drake for three seasons from 1971-72 through 1973-74.
  • Stan Stanford, 87, averaged 2.8 ppg for Eastern Kentucky's first-ever NCAA tourney team in 1953 coached by Paul McBrayer.
  • Gene Stauffer, 85, was Kansas State's second-leading scorer as senior co-captain in 1953-54 under coach Tex Winter after finishing third in scoring for K-State the previous season under coach Jack Gardner.
  • Alan Stein, 87, averaged 8.1 ppg for Columbia from 1949-50 through 1951-52. Two-time All-Ivy League selection was key member of 1950-51 team that went undefeated during the regular season.
  • Herb Steinkamp Jr., 75, averaged 11.6 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Rice from 1961-62 through 1963-64. All-SWC second-team selection as a senior.
  • Dick Stewart, 70, compiled a 13-39 coaching record with Fordham in 1976-77 and 1977-78. Averaged 10.6 ppg and 4.8 rpg for Rutgers from 1966-67 through 1968-69. Teammate of Jim Valvano on 1967 NIT team served as an assistant coach under him at North Carolina State.
  • Greg Stewart, 57, averaged 14 ppg and 6.6 rpg for Tulsa in 1980-81 and 1981-82. Juco recruit was named MVP for 1981 NIT champion as the Golden Hurricane's leader in scoring and rebounding.
  • Bill Stokes, 89, compiled a 26-43 coaching record for Middle Tennessee State in three seasons from 1962-63 through 1964-65.
  • Gary Stoll, 80, averaged 10.7 ppg and 4.5 rpg for Tulane from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Clifford Wells. Stoll was an All-SEC second-team selection as a senior.
  • Royce "Roy" Stoll, 84, averaged 10.3 ppg and 4.6 rpg for Tulane from 1952-53 through 1955-56 under coach Clifford Wells.
  • Joe Stottlebower, 91, averaged 9.1 ppg as one of Michigan's top scorers in the mid-1940s, playing for the Wolverines' first NCAA tourney team in 1948. He served in the U.S. Army's 42nd Infantry Division in Europe during WWII before recalled to military duty for Korean War.
  • Jim Stouffer, 81, averaged 2.4 ppg for Michigan State from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Forddy Anderson (including two Big Ten Conference champions and 1957 Final Four squad).
  • Dr. Murray Strober, 91, lettered with Columbia in 1945-46 and 1946-47.
  • Bob Sutton, 82, played for Oregon State in 1954-55 under coach Slats Gill. Sutton, a football letterman in 1954, became an actor who appeared in movie "Sudden Impact" and TV series "Rockford Files."
  • Troye Svendson, 92, was a Marine Corps veteran who played for Tulane in the late 1940s.
  • John Szponar, 66, averaged 5.1 ppg and 3 rpg for Tulane from 1970-71 through 1972-73. He went on to become VP of Community Relations with the New York Yankees under owner George Steinbrenner.
  • Rev. Robert Tabscott, 79, averaged 3.9 ppg and 1.5 rpg for William & Mary in 1955-56 before transferring to Concord College WV.
  • Major General Tom Tait, 88, averaged 3.5 ppg and 2.6 rpg for VMI from 1952-53 through 1954-55.
  • Willie Tatum Jr., 51, was Pacific's second-leading rebounder (6.3 rpg) and third-leading scorer (10.1 ppg) in 1987-88. Ninth-round MLB draft choice was a 1B in the Boston Red Sox' farm system for six years.
  • Bill Taylor, 75, played for North Carolina in 1962-63 under coach Dean Smith.
  • Cal "Terry" Tebbs, 84, averaged 14.8 ppg for Brigham Young from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Stan Watts. Two-time All-Skyline Eight Conference first-team selection led the Cougars in scoring as a senior with 19.5 ppg.
  • Jack Thobe, 78, averaged 16.7 ppg and 9.3 rpg for Xavier from 1959-60 through 1961-62, leading the Muskeeters in scoring all three seasons.
  • Daryl Thomas, 52, averaged 10.3 ppg and 4 rpg with Indiana from 1983-84 through 1986-87. Second-leading scorer and rebounder as senior for NCAA Tournament titlist.
  • Henry "Hank" Thomas Jr., 64, averaged 1.2 ppg for Bradley from 1971-72 through 1973-74.
  • Johnny "J.J." Thomas, 25, was a part-time starting forward for Louisiana-Lafayette and Cal State Northridge from 2010-11 through 2013-14. All-Sun Belt Conference second-team selection as a freshman.
  • Ron Thomas, 67, was a juco recruit who averaged 14.6 ppg and 13.1 rpg for Louisville in 1970-71 and 1971-72, leading the Cardinals in rebounding each season including as an All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team selection with their 1972 national fourth-place team under coach Denny Crum.
  • M.C. Thompson, 77, averaged 15.6 ppg and 13.7 rpg for DePaul from 1960-61 through 1962-63 under coach Ray Meyer. Thompson, a two-year captain, still holds the Blue Demons' school record for career rebounding average after ranking among the nation's top 14 in rebound percentage as a sophomore and junior.
  • Taylor Thorne, 93, averaged 3.8 ppg as a sophomore for North Carolina's 1946 NCAA Tournament runner-up. During WWII, he served in the 8th Air Force commanded by Major General Jimmy Doolittle.
  • Charles Tighe, 89, averaged 4.2 ppg for Rice from 1948-49 through 1950-51 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
  • Pete Tillotson, 81, averaged 12.9 ppg and 9.5 rpg for Michigan from 1955-56 through 1957-58, leading the Wolverines in scoring and rebounding as senior.
  • Bob Timko, 81, played for Rhode Island in 1956-57 in Ernie Calverley's first season as coach of the Rams.
  • Marquis Todd, 22, played briefly for Jackson State in 2013-14 before transferring to small college in Iowa via a juco. Chicago native was stabbed to death after what police believed was a minor vehicle accident.
  • Marshall "Andy" Toombs, 74, averaged 5.8 ppg and 5 rpg for Austin Peay State from 1964-65 through 1966-67.
  • Gene "Bumper" Tormohlen, 81, was a two-time All-SEC first-team selection who averaged 15.5 ppg and 16.9 rpg for Tennessee from 1956-57 through 1958-59. All-American as senior ranked among the nation's Top 16 in rebounding percentage all three seasons.
  • Garland Townes, 92, averaged 1.6 ppg for Kentucky from 1947-48 through 1949-50 after serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. Member of back-to-back NCAA Tournament titlists in 1948 and 1949 under coach Adolph Rupp.
  • B.J. Trickey, 69, averaged 1.4 ppg for Southern Illinois in 1968-69 under coach Jack Hartman.
  • Phil Trombino, 74, averaged 4.4 ppg and 2.7 rpg for Iona in 1965-66 and 1966-67 under coach Jim McDermott. After hitting .441 in 1967 with the Gaels, OF-1B hit .309 as St. Louis Cardinals' farmhand from 1967 through 1973. The winningest pitcher in 1969 when he played for Arkansas (Class AA Texas League) was eventual 13-year veteran Reggie Cleveland. Joe Cunningham was Trombino's manager in 1970 with St. Petersburg (Class A Florida State League). 3B Ken Reitz was his teammate from 1970 through 1972 while working way up from Class A to Class AAA. In Trombino's final season of Organized Ball, he led St. Petersburg in batting average with .331 mark on team including eventual MLB outfielders Larry Herndon and Jerry Mumphrey.
  • Bill Trumbo, 79, compiled a 27-59 coaching record with Idaho in three seasons from 1983-84 through 1985-86.
  • Cliff Tucker, 29, averaged 6 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Maryland from 2007-08 through 2010-11.
  • Hal Turner, 84, averaged 4.4 ppg and 1.8 rpg for Duke from 1952-53 through 1954-55 under coach Harold Bradley.
  • Jerry Turner, 69, led Texas Tech in rebounding in 1968-69 with 11.6 rpg.
  • Kenny Tyler averaged 15 ppg and 4.8 rpg for Gonzaga in 1973-74 and 1974-75. Juco recruit was an All-Big Sky Conference selection both years, leading the Bulldogs in scoring his final season.
  • Carl "Teeter" Umstead, 88, averaged 8.3 ppg for Georgia Tech from 1949-50 through 1951-52. He was the Yellow Jackets' runner-up in scoring as a senior (13.3 ppg).
  • Zeke Upshaw, 26, averaged 1.6 ppg for Illinois State from 2010-11 through 2012-13 before transferring and leading Hofstra in scoring with 19.8 ppg in 2013-14.
  • Pete Vangel, 91, averaged 2 ppg for Providence in 1944-45 before serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
  • Jerry Varland, 79, played for Tulane in the early 1960s.
  • Brian Vickers, 58, averaged 1.5 ppg for Iona from 1978-79 through 1980-81 under coaches Jim Valvano and Pat Kennedy.
  • Dale Vieau, 88, averaged 1.2 ppg for Indiana from 1949-50 through 1951-52 under coach Branch McCracken before serving in U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
  • Harold "Hap" Wagner, 82, averaged 4.6 ppg for Stanford from 1954-55 through 1956-57 under coach Howie Dallmar.
  • Dick Walsh, 82, played in 1955 NIT championship contest for Tom Blackburn-coached Dayton.
  • Francis "Frank" Walsh Jr., 92, played for St. Bonaventure from 1946-47 through 1948-49 after serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. He was the Bonnies' runner-up in scoring in 1947-48 with 7.7 ppg.
  • John "Jack" Walsh Sr., 87, averaged 8.2 ppg for St. Francis (N.Y.) from 1950-51 through 1953-54 under coach Daniel Lynch. Walsh was the Terriers' runner-up in rebounding each of his last two seasons.
  • Immanuel Washington, 38, averaged 2.4 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Louisiana-Lafayette in 2001-02 and 2002-03.
  • Stoughton "Stodie" Watts played for Temple in 1958-59 and 1959-60 under coach Harry Litwack.
  • Howard "Howie" Welsh, 87, was a Western State CO transfer who averaged 3.9 ppg for Baldwin Wallace OH in 1951-52 and 1952-53 in the school's final two seasons at major-college level.
  • Alvin West, 49, averaged 8.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 1.1 spg for East Tennessee State from 1987-88 through 1990-91, appearing in NCAA playoffs each of his last three seasons.
  • Dave West, 78, averaged 2.8 ppg and 3.9 rpg for Miami (Ohio) in 1959-60 and 1962-63.
  • Rick Wheeler Sr., 81, was on Florida's roster in 1957-58.
  • Joseph "Jo Jo" White, 71, averaged 15.3 ppg and 4.9 rpg as three-time All-American for Kansas from 1965-66 to 1968-69 under coach Ted Owens before St. Louis native became ninth pick overall in NBA draft.
  • Bob Williams, 77, averaged 5.9 ppg and 4.5 rpg for NYU from 1960-61 through 1962-63 under coach Lou Rossini. Captain of Violets' team that lost to Duke in 1963 Sweet 16 was founding president of the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame.
  • Earl Williams, 62, averaged 9.8 ppg and 7 rpg for Marshall from 1973-74 through 1975-76. He was runner-up in rebounding with the Thundering Herd in each of his last two seasons.
  • Henry Williams, 47, averaged 20.2 ppg and 3.4 rpg for UNC Charlotte from 1988-89 through 1991-92 under coach Jeff Mullins, leading the 49ers in scoring each of his last three seasons.
  • Fred "Tex" Winter, 96, compiled a 452-335 coaching record in 30 college seasons (25-25 with Marquette in 1951-52 and 1952-53, 262-117 with Kansas State from 1953-54 through 1967-68, 45-35 with Washington from 1968-69 through 1970-71, 42-89 with Northwestern from 1973-74 through 1977-78 and 78-69 with Long Beach State from 1978-79 through 1982-83). Named national coach of the year in 1957-58 in first of two times he guided K-State to Final Four in a seven-season span. Winter was a letterman for Southern California in 1946-47 under coach Sam Barry.
  • Everett Witt averaged 1.6 ppg for Richmond from 1954-55 through 1956-57.
  • Grant Wittberger, 87, averaged 11.3 ppg and 10 rpg for Marquette in 1950-51 and 1951-52. Leading rebounder both seasons after transferring from Macalester MN.
  • Paul Witting, 84, averaged 7.5 ppg for West Virginia from 1952-53 through 1955-56. He participated in NCAA playoffs as a junior.
  • Richard Wojciechowski, 90, played for Niagara in 1947-48 under coach Taps Gallagher before serving in U.S. Army during Korean Conflict.
  • Edwin "Massie" Wright, 87, played for Richmond in 1951-52.
  • Calvin Wunsch, 91, served in U.S. Navy during WWII before lettering for Marquette in 1945-46 and transferring to Wheaton College IL.
  • Bill Yarborough Jr., 86, played for Wake Forest in ACC's inaugural season in 1953-54 under coach Murray Greason.
  • Edwin "Gene" Young, 76, was a Central Michigan and juco transfer who averaged 6 ppg and 5.7 rpg for Weber State in 1963-64 under coach Dick Motta when the Wildcats made transition to major-college level.
  • Dave Zak, 76, averaged 1.1 ppg and 1.6 rpg for Kent State in 1960-61 and 1961-62.
  • John Zazzaro, 76, averaged 5.3 ppg and 1.5 rpg for Southern California from 1962-63 through 1964-65 under coach Forrest Twogood.
  • Martin "Marty" Zippel, 96, scored 1,067 points for Lafayette from 1945-46 through 1948-49 (averaging 12 ppg and 11.8 ppg his last two seasons) after serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.

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Centre Court: Small College Handed UK and UL Their Most-Lopsided Losses

It's no secret Greek restaurant connoisseur Rick Pitino, the biggest loser last year, coached both Kentucky and Louisville to NCAA Tournament championships. But following is a UK/UL connection hoop secret ESPN's best researcher doesn't know: Centre College in Danville, Ky., boasts a distinction possibly rendering Dickie V speechless insofar as the Colonels blew up both Death Stars - UK (87-17 in 1909-10) and UL (61-7 in 1919-20) - by more than 50 points, handing each perennial power its most lopsided defeat in their vaunted history. The Cardinals lost five consecutive contests against Centre from 1939 to 1941 after the Wildcats dropped six straight decisions against Centre from 1918 to 1921.

If you need bar-bet winning information, additional major universities succumbing by staggering record-setting margins in the Dinosaur Age against obscure opponents include Bradley (bowed to Millikin), Cincinnati (Circleville), Connecticut (Wesleyan), Duke (Washington & Lee), Massachusetts (Williams), North Carolina (Lynchburg YMCA Elks), Oklahoma State (Southwestern KS), Pittsburgh (Westminster), Rhode Island (Amherst), USC (L.A. Athletic Club) and Wichita State (Ottawa).

The "Final Five" DI schools reaching the NCAA playoff national semifinals at some point in their careers to win at least 20 games in a major-college season when suffering their most-lopsided setback include Indiana (1993-94), Louisiana State (1969-70), St. John's (1951-52), Texas-El Paso (2000-01) and UCLA (1996-97). Kentucky was the opponent when Florida, Georgia, St. John's, Temple, Tennessee, Tennessee-Martin, Tulsa and Vanderbilt were saddled with their worst reversals.

IU's 106-56 loss against Minnesota in 1993-94 came only two years after the Big Ten Conference rivals reversed roles when the Hoosiers handed the Gophers their most-lopsided setback in history (96-50). In 1997-98, Missouri rebounded from the Tigers' most-lopsided reversal in school history (111-56 at Kansas State in Big 12 Conference opener) to defeat the Wildcats in their return engagement (89-59 at Mizzou in regular-season finale) for an incredible 85-point turnaround in margin.

Dr. James Naismith founded the game of basketball but he apparently didn't boast any "inside" information gaining a competitive edge. In fact, Naismith is the only one of Kansas' first nine full-season head coaches to compile a career losing record (55-60 in nine campaigns from 1898-99 through 1906-07). One of the defeats was by an all-time high 40 points against Nebraska.

Naismith is among the following coaches, including a striking number of luminaries (such as Harold Anderson, Gene Bartow, Ben Carnevale, Gale Catlett, Chick Davies, Bill Foster, Marv Harshman, Doggie Julian, Bob Knight, Guy Lewis, Rick Majerus, Phil Martelli, Frank McGuire, Shelby Metcalf, Lute Olson, Johnny Orr, Vadal Peterson, Digger Phelps, Honey Russell and Norm Stewart) incurring the most-lopsided loss in history for an NCAA Division I university (info unavailable for some DI schools listed alphabetically below):

Losing DI School Season Record Coach Victorious Opponent Score Margin
Air Force 1965-66 14-12 Bob Spear Utah 108-57 51
Alabama 1997-98 15-16 David Hobbs Auburn 94-40 54
Alabama State 1996-97 8-21 Rob Spivery Minnesota 114-34 80
American 1964-65 4-19 Jimmy Williams Syracuse 127-67 60
Appalachian State 1972-73 6-20 Press Maravich North Carolina State 130-53 77
Arizona 1955-56 11-15 Fred Enke Utah 119-45 74
Arizona State 1955-56 10-16 Bill Kajikawa Texas Tech 113-63 50
Arkansas 1973-74 10-16 Lanny Van Eman Mississippi 117-66 51
Army 1913-14 5-7 Joseph Stilwell Union 81-13 68
Auburn 1912-13 6-9 Mike Donahue Georgia 92-12 80
Austin Peay 1981-82 6-20 Ron Bargatze Clemson 102-53 49
Ball State 1946-47 9-8 Pete Phillips Notre Dame 80-31 49
Ball State 1987-88 14-14 Rick Majerus Purdue 96-47 49
Baylor 1944-45 0-17 Van Sweet Arkansas 94-28 66
Bethune-Cookman 1991-92 4-25 Jack "Cy" McClairen Arkansas 128-46 82
Boston College 1955-56 6-18 Don Martin Marshall 130-69 61
Boston University 1905-06 2-4 unavailable Wesleyan CT 74-7 67
Bowling Green 1954-55 6-16 Harold Anderson Dayton 109-38 71
Bradley 1913-14 10-10 Fred Brown Millikin IL 62-10 52
Brigham Young 1996-97 1-25 Roger Reid Washington 95-44 51
Brown 1988-89 7-19 Mike Cingiser Kansas 115-45 70
Butler 1954-55 10-14 Tony Hinkle Illinois 88-34 54
California 1999-00 18-15 Ben Braun Stanford 101-50 51
UC Irvine 1975-76 14-12 Tim Tift UNLV 129-57 72
UC Santa Barbara 1966-67 10-16 Ralph Barkey UCLA 119-75 44
UC Santa Barbara 1976-77 8-18 Ralph Barkey UNLV 113-69 44
Cal State Fullerton 1964-65 1-25 Alex Omalev U.S. International 91-32 59
Campbell 1997-98 10-17 Billy Lee Florida International 96-43 53
Centenary 1987-88 13-15 Tommy Canterbury Oklahoma 152-84 68
Central Connecticut State 1995-96 13-15 Mark Adams Connecticut 116-46 70
Central Michigan 1911-12 2-5 Harry Helmer Michigan State 72-10 62
Cincinnati 1901-02 5-4 Henry S. Pratt Circleville OH 84-13 71
Clemson 1954-55 2-21 Banks McFadden Duke 115-54 61
Colorado 1951-52 8-16 Horace "Bebe" Lee Kansas State 92-40 52
Connecticut 1905-06 6-3 unofficial Wesleyan CT 86-12 74
Creighton 1948-49 9-14 Duce Belford Illinois 96-30 66
Dartmouth 1966-67 7-17 Alvin "Doggie" Julian Princeton 116-42 74
Davidson 1908-09 1-3 J.W. Rhea Georgia 100-12 88
Dayton 1994-95 7-20 Oliver Purnell Cincinnati 116-63 53
DePaul 2010-11 7-24 Oliver Purnell Syracuse 107-59 48
Detroit 2015-16 16-15 Ray McCallum Vanderbilt 102-52 50
Drake 1998-99 10-17 Kurt Kanaskie Indiana 102-46 56
Duke 1912-13 11-8 J.E. Brinn Washington & Lee VA 90-15 75
Duquesne 1937-38 6-11 Charles "Chick" Davies Stanford 92-27 65
East Carolina 1963-64 9-15 Wendell Carr Davidson 105-45 60
East Tennessee State 1996-97 7-20 Ed DeChellis Davidson 97-47 50
East Tennessee State 2007-08 19-13 Murry Bartow Syracuse 125-75 50
Eastern Illinois 2001-02 15-16 Rick Samuels Oklahoma 109-50 59
Eastern Michigan 1957-58 1-20 James Skala Southern Illinois 128-60 68
Evansville 1960-61 11-16 Arad McCutchan Utah 132-77 55
Fairfield 2014-15 7-24 Sydney Johnson Duke 109-59 50
Florida 1947-48 15-10 Sam McAllister Kentucky 87-31 56
Florida A&M 1992-93 10-18 Willie Booker Oklahoma 146-65 81
Florida Atlantic 2000-01 7-24 Sidney Green Florida 100-42 58
Florida International 1989-90 7-21 Rich Walker Ball State 105-50 55
Florida State 1957-58 9-16 J.K. "Bud" Kennedy West Virginia 103-51 52
Fordham 1908-09 17-12 Chris Mahoney Williams MA 77-12 65
George Mason 1970-71 9-17 John Linn Randolph-Macon VA 118-36 82
George Washington 1961-62 9-15 Bill Reinhart West Virginia 120-68 52
Georgetown 1912-13 11-5 James Colliflower Navy 67-18 49
Georgia 1955-56 3-21 Harbin Lawson Kentucky 143-66 77
Georgia State 1994-95 11-17 Carter Wilson Memphis State 124-52 72
Georgia Tech 1908-09 1-6 John Heisman Georgia 78-9 69
Gonzaga 1945-46 6-14 Gordon White Montana 103-34 69
Grambling State 1999-00 1-30 Larry Wright Louisiana State 112-37 75
Harvard 1989-90 12-14 Peter Roby Duke 130-54 76
Hawaii 1965-66 0-18 Ephraim "Red" Rocha Washington 111-52 59
Hofstra 1944-45 8-13 Jack Smith USMMA 66-15 51
Holy Cross 1901-02 4-5 Fred Powers Dartmouth 78-27 51
Houston 1975-76 17-11 Guy Lewis Arkansas 92-47 45
Howard 2000-01 10-18 Frankie Allen Memphis 112-42 70
Idaho 1976-77 5-21 Jim Jarvis UNLV 135-78 57
Idaho State 1992-93 10-18 Herb Williams Oklahoma 112-59 53
Illinois 1973-74 5-18 Harv Schmidt Indiana 107-67 40
Illinois State 1958-59 24-4 James Collie Tennessee State 131-74 57
Indiana 1993-94 21-9 Bob Knight Minnesota 106-56 50
Indiana State 1910-11 2-8 John P. Kimmel Purdue 112-6 106
Iona 1967-68 13-9 Jim McDermott Duquesne 100-47 53
Iowa 1974-75 10-16 Lute Olson Indiana 102-49 53
Iowa State 1989-90 10-18 Johnny Orr Indiana 115-66 49
Jacksonville 2017-18 15-18 Tony Jasick North Carolina State 116-64 52
James Madison 2005-06 5-23 Dean Keener Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 93-52 41
Kansas 1899-00 3-4 Dr. James Naismith Nebraska 48-8 40
Kansas State 1945-46 4-20 Fritz Knorr Marshall 88-42 46
Kentucky 1909-10 4-8 R.E. Spahr/E.R. Sweetland Centre KY 87-17 70
Lafayette 1994-95 2-25 John Leone Connecticut 110-48 62
Lamar 1963-64 19-6 Jack Martin St. Louis 113-63 50
La Salle 2015-16 9-22 John Giannini Miami (Fla.) 95-49 46
Lehigh 1901-02 9-5 J.W. Pollard Bucknell 68-3 65
Long Beach State 1990-91 11-17 Seth Greenberg UNLV 114-63 51
Long Island 1998-99 10-17 Ray Martin Florida 119-61 58
Louisiana-Monroe 1997-98 13-16 Mike Vining Xavier 118-61 57
Louisiana State 1969-70 22-10 Press Maravich UCLA 133-84 49
Louisiana Tech 1974-75 12-13 Emmett Hendricks Tulane 88-40 48
Louisville 1919-20 6-5 Tuley Brucker Centre KY 61-7 54
Loyola of Chicago 1916-17 1-3 unavailable Whiting Owls 91-21 70
Loyola Marymount 1990-91 16-15 Jay Hillock Oklahoma 172-112 60
Maine 1973-74 13-10 Tom "Skip" Chappelle Massachusetts 108-38 70
Manhattan 1985-86 2-26 Thomas Sullivan North Carolina 129-45 84
Marquette 2004-05 19-12 Tom Crean Louisville 99-52 47
Marshall 1913-14 2-6 Boyd Chambers Cincinnati Church of Christ 68-10 58
Maryland 1943-44 4-14 H. Burton Shipley Army 85-22 63
Massachusetts 1907-08 4-11 unofficial Williams MA 60-3 57
Memphis 1927-28 10-11 Zach Curlin Elks Club 79-30 49
Miami (Fla.) 1969-70 9-17 Ron Godfrey UCLA 127-69 58
Miami (Ohio) 1948-49 8-13 Blue Foster Cincinnati 94-36 58
Michigan 1999-00 15-14 Brian Ellerbe Michigan State 114-63 51
Michigan State 1974-75 17-9 Gus Ganakas Indiana 107-55 52
Middle Tennessee State 1954-55 11-16 Charles Greer Morehead State 123-68 55
Milwaukee 1962-63 4-17 Russ Rebholz Loyola of Chicago 107-47 60
Minnesota 1991-92 16-16 Clem Haskins Indiana 96-50 46
Mississippi 1913-14 8-7 B.Y. Walton Mississippi State 84-18 66
Mississippi State 1992-93 13-16 Richard Williams Arkansas 115-58 57
Missouri 1997-98 17-15 Norm Stewart Kansas State 111-56 55
Missouri State 1980-81 9-21 Bob Cleeland Puget Sound WA 103-50 53
Morehead State 1992-93 6-21 Dick Fick Michigan State 121-53 68
Murray State 1960-61 13-10 Cal Luther St. Bonaventure 92-39 53
Navy 1963-64 10-12 Ben Carnevale Duke 121-65 56
Nebraska 1957-58 10-13 Jerry Bush Kansas 102-46 56
Nevada 1990-91 17-14 Len Stevens UNLV 131-81 50
New Mexico 1954-55 7-17 Woody Clements UCLA 106-41 65
New Orleans 2013-14 11-15 Mark Slessinger Michigan State 101-48 53
NYU 1912-13 1-11 James Dale Navy 74-13 61
Niagara 1996-97 11-17 Jack Armstrong Kansas 134-73 61
Nicholls State 2002-03 3-25 Ricky Blanton Texas Tech 107-35 72
North Carolina 1914-15 6-10 Charles Doak Lynchburg YMCA Elks 63-20 43
UNC Asheville 1997-98 19-9 Eddie Biedenbach Maryland 110-52 58
North Carolina A&T 1976-77 3-24 Warren Reynolds North Carolina State 107-46 61
North Carolina State 1920-21 6-14 Richard Crozier North Carolina 62-10 52
UNC Wilmington 1996-97 16-14 Jerry Wainwright Villanova 87-38 49
North Texas 1998-99 4-22 Vic Trilli Maryland 132-57 75
Northern Arizona 1991-92 7-20 Harold Merritt Louisiana State 159-86 73
Northern Illinois 1966-67 8-12 Tom Jorgensen Bradley 117-66 51
Northern Iowa 1906-07 5-4 R.F. Seymour Iowa 73-16 57
Northwestern 1986-87 7-21 Bill E. Foster Duke 106-55 51
Northwestern State 2000-01 19-13 Mike McConathy Arkansas 115-47 68
Notre Dame 1971-72 6-20 Digger Phelps Indiana 94-29 65
Ohio 1902-03 TBD unavailable Ohio State 88-2 86
Ohio State 1955-56 16-6 Floyd Stahl Illinois 111-64 47
Oklahoma 1916-17 13-8 Bennie Owen Oklahoma A&M 58-11 47
Oklahoma State 1919-20 1-12 James Pixlee Southwestern KS 53-9 44
Oral Roberts 1992-93 5-22 Ken Trickey Kansas 140-72 68
Oregon 1921-22 7-24 George Bohler Washington 76-15 61
Oregon State 1996-97 7-20 Eddie Payne Arizona 99-48 51
Oregon State 2009-10 14-18 Craig Robinson Seattle 99-48 51
Pacific 1952-53 2-20 Van Sweet California 87-30 57
Penn 1987-88 10-16 Tom Schneider UCLA 98-49 49
Penn State 1985-86 12-17 Bruce Parkhill Navy 103-50 53
Pepperdine 1965-66 2-24 Robert "Duck" Dowell Iowa 111-50 61
Pittsburgh 1905-06 2-9 Benjamin Printz Westminster PA 106-13 93
Portland 1966-67 10-16 Al Negratti UCLA 122-57 65
Portland State 1964-65 8-18 Loyal "Sharkey" Nelson Montana State 97-43 54
Prairie View 1995-96 4-23 Elwood Plummer Tulsa 141-50 91
Princeton 1908-09 8-13 Harry Shorter Penn 55-10 45
Providence 1954-55 9-12 Vin Cuddy Holy Cross 101-47 54
Purdue 1947-48 11-9 Mel Taube Illinois 98-54 44
Rhode Island 1916-17 2-6 Jim Baldwin Amherst MA 65-5 60
Rice 1971-72 6-20 Don Knodel North Carolina 127-69 58
Rider 1989-90 10-18 Kevin Bannon Minnesota 116-48 68
Robert Morris 1996-97 4-23 Jim Boone Arizona 118-54 64
Rutgers 1906-07 0-3 Frank Gorton Lehigh 88-23 65
St. Francis (N.Y.) 1993-94 1-26 Ron Ganulin Providence 108-48 60
St. John's 1951-52 25-6 Frank McGuire Kentucky 81-40 41
St. John's 2015-16 8-24 Chris Mullin Creighton 100-59 41
St. John's 2016-17 14-19 Chris Mullin Villanova 108-67 41
Saint Joseph's 2014-15 13-18 Phil Martelli Gonzaga 94-42 52
Saint Louis 1945-46 13-11 John Flanigan Oklahoma A&M 86-33 53
Saint Mary's 2000-01 2-27 Dave Bollwinkel Arizona 101-41 60
Saint Peter's 1941-42 5-11 Morgan Sweetman St. Francis (N.Y.) 85-29 56
Sam Houston State 1991-92 2-25 Jerry Hopkins Lamar 126-57 69
Samford 1957-58 7-17 Virgil Ledbetter Alabama 105-44 61
San Diego State 1998-99 4-22 Fred Trenkle Utah 86-38 48
San Jose State 1970-71 2-24 Danny Glines New Mexico State 114-55 59
Santa Clara 2001-02 13-15 Dick Davey Ohio State 88-41 47
Seton Hall 1957-58 7-19 John "Honey" Russell Cincinnati 118-54 64
Siena 1987-88 23-6 Mike Deane Syracuse 123-72 51
South Alabama 1994-95 9-18 Ronnie Arrow Southern Utah 140-72 68
South Carolina 1929-30 6-10 A.W. "Rock" Norman Furman 70-11 59
South Florida 1987-88 6-22 Bobby Paschal Syracuse 111-65 46
Southeastern Louisiana 1998-99 6-20 John Lyles Auburn 114-60 54
Southern California 1913-14 5-7 unavailable L.A. Athletic Club 77-14 63
Southern Illinois 2016-17 17-16 Barry Hinson Wichita State 87-45 42
Southern Methodist 1980-81 7-20 Dave Bliss Arkansas 92-50 42
Southern Mississippi 2001-02 10-17 James Green Cincinnati 89-37 52
Southern Utah 1988-89 10-18 Neil Roberts Oklahoma 132-64 68
Stanford 1975-76 11-16 Dick DiBiaso UCLA 120-74 46
Stetson 2018-19 TBD Corey Williams Duke 113-49 64
Syracuse 1961-62 8-13 Fred Lewis NYU 122-59 63
Temple 1946-47 8-12 Josh Cody Kentucky 68-29 39
Tennessee 1992-93 13-17 Wade Houston Kentucky 101-40 61
Tennessee-Martin 1994-95 7-20 Cal Luther Kentucky 124-50 74
Tennessee Tech 1962-63 16-8 John Oldham Loyola of Chicago 111-42 69
Texas 1971-72 19-9 Leon Black UCLA 115-65 50
Texas A&M 1971-72 16-10 Shelby Metcalf UCLA 117-53 64
Texas-Arlington 1993-94 7-22 Eddie McCarter Iowa State 119-55 64
Texas Christian 1977-78 4-22 Tim Somerville Clemson 125-62 63
Texas-El Paso 2000-01 23-9 Jason Rabedeaux Fresno State 108-56 52
Texas-San Antonio 2015-16 5-27 Brooks Thompson Texas 116-50 66
Texas Southern 1993-94 19-11 Robert Moreland Arkansas 129-63 66
Texas State 1918-19 TBD unavailable Texas 89-6 83
Texas Tech 2007-08 16-15 Pat Knight Kansas 109-51 58
Toledo 1932-33 3-13 Dave Connelly Ohio State 64-10 54
Tulane 2000-01 9-21 Shawn Finney Cincinnati 105-57 48
Tulsa 1947-48 7-16 John Garrison Kentucky 72-18 54
UAB 1990-91 18-13 Gene Bartow UNLV 109-68 41
UCF 1988-89 7-20 Phil Carter Florida State 133-79 54
UCLA 1996-97 24-8 Steve Lavin Stanford 109-61 48
UNLV 1970-71 16-10 John Bayer Houston 130-73 57
U.S. International 1989-90 12-16 Gary Zarecky Oklahoma 173-101 72
Utah 2011-12 6-25 Larry Krystkowiak Oregon 94-48 46
Utah State 1909-10 3-7 Clayton Teetzel Utah 69-15 54
Utah State 1925-26 13-5 Lowell Romney Southern California 82-28 54
Valparaiso 1967-68 11-15 Gene Bartow Houston 158-81 77
Vanderbilt 1946-47 7-8 Norm Cooper Kentucky 98-29 69
Villanova 1921-22 11-4 Michael Saxe Army 58-11 47
Virginia 1964-65 7-18 Bill Gibson Duke 136-72 64
Virginia Commonwealth 1976-77 13-13 Dana Kirk Auburn 109-59 50
Virginia Tech 1952-53 4-19 Gerald "Red" Laird Marshall 113-57 56
Wagner 1998-99 9-18 Tim Capstraw Connecticut 111-46 65
Wake Forest 1913-14 10-7 J.R. Crozier Virginia 80-16 64
Washington 1988-89 12-16 Andy Russo Arizona 116-61 55
Washington State 1964-65 9-17 Marv Harshman UCLA 93-41 52
Washington State 2004-05 12-16 Dick Bennett Oklahoma State 81-29 52
Weber State 1988-89 17-11 Denny Huston Akron 92-50 42
West Virginia 1978-79 16-12 Gale Catlett Louisville 106-60 46
Western Carolina 1998-99 8-21 Phil Hopkins Maryland 113-46 67
Western Kentucky 1990-91 14-14 Ralph Willard Georgia 124-65 59
Western Michigan 1988-89 12-16 Vern Payne Michigan 107-60 47
Wichita State 1912-13 1-11 E.V. Long Ottawa KS 80-8 72
William & Mary 1918-19 3-6 V.M. Geddy Roanoke VA 87-6 81
Wisconsin 1975-76 10-16 John Powless Indiana 114-61 53
Wisconsin 1985-86 12-16 Steve Yoder Iowa 101-48 53
Wright State 1976-77 11-16 Marcus Jackson Cincinnati 120-52 68
Wyoming 1910-11 1-4 Harold Dean Colorado 65-12 53
Xavier 1966-67 13-13 Don Ruberg Kansas 100-52 48
Yale 1976-77 6-20 Ray Carazo Clemson 104-50 54
Youngstown State 1941-42 9-12 Dom Rosselli Toledo 88-32 56

Holiday Wish List: College Hoopdom's Christmas Gifts and Stocking Stuffers

It's the most wonderful time of the year despite lunacy in some quarters claiming government shutdown represents Armageddon and making inane comparisons of illegal aliens to Jesus. Yes, holiday festivities can go awry between Christmas and New Year's Eve. In ghosts of Christmas' past, just ask top-ranked Virginia, which lost at tiny Chaminade in 1982, and NCAA champion-to-be Michigan, which bowed to Alaska-Anchorage on a neutral court in 1988.

Amid the bone-chilling cold celebrations as liberals want us to cower in corner because of global warming while freezing our butts off, a Christmas holiday week absolutely can not go by without the time-honored tradition of making a list and checking it twice. For instance, many observers are thankful national health-care costs for eye and ear care are dramatically decreased from looking at and listening to Melania and Ivanka rather than #ShrillaryRotten and Chelsea until #NannyPathetic regains the House gavel. The college basketball wish list, a stocking stuffer distinguishing between the naughty and nice, doesn't change much from the previous month at Thanksgiving or next week among New Year Resolutions. Opting out from responding to apology demands, some of them may fall in the Christmas Miracle category but following is a healthy serving of food-for-thought wishes presented to college hoop observers:

  • Wish peace and comfort to family and friends of striking number of former All-American players and prominent coaches who passed away this year.

  • Wish deserving mid-major players earn All-American acclaim this season.

  • Wish ex-college hoopers continued success as prominent NFL tight ends.

  • Wish fans understand how good the Big East Conference first division is after league upheaval several years ago.

  • Wish special seasons for standout seniors because they didn't abandon college hoops early and give the sport at least some modicum of veteran leadership.

  • Wish the best for the Ivy League and Patriot League, which seem like the last bastions replete with textbook student-athletes. Five Ivy League institutions - Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale - can still hold their heads high despite each of them posting all-time losing records.

  • Wish proper acclaim for pristine playmakers who show again and again that "pass" is not a dirty four-letter word amid the obsession with individualistic one-on-one moves by self-absorbed one-and-done scholars.

  • Wish many highlights for entertaining little big men (players 5-10 or shorter) who inspire us with their self-confidence and mental toughness in the Land of the Giants.

  • Wish junior college players and foreigners could overcome perceptions in some misguided quarters that they are the rogues of recruiting.

  • Wish patience for the numerous promising first-year coaches assuming control of programs this season. They need to remember the fortitude exhibited by many of the biggest names in coaching who rebounded from embarrassing defeats in their first season as a head coach. An active luminary who lost multiple games to non-Division I colleges in his initial campaign before ascending to stardom as the all-time winningest coach is Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (lost to SUNY-Buffalo, Scranton and King's College in 1975-76 while coaching Army).

  • Wish Division I schools will soon find their bearings amid the chaotic restructuring of conferences forsaking tradition although the quest for mega-leagues could be delusional because they're vying for television revenue that might not exist.

  • Wish more accuracy for recruiting services incapable of discerning multiple recent national player of the year honorees should have been ranked higher. Ditto to announcers who infect the sport by spreading this virus without ever seeing any of the players enough to properly evaluate them.

  • Wish marquee coaches wouldn't serve up assistants as sacrificial lambs resembling Grinch when the heat of an investigation of their program intensifies. This practice really got out of hand when the FBI was involved.

  • Wish prominent programs would reduce, if not eliminate, academic exceptions. Of course, the quality of play will diminish by emphasizing textbook student-athletes but it's not as if half of the non-league games on TV aren't mismatches, anyway.

  • Wish wisdom for anyone who incessantly castigates the majority of undergraduates declaring early for the NBA draft. Before accepting the party line that many of the players are making monumental mistakes by forgoing their remaining college eligibility, remember that more than half of the NBA's All-Pro selections in the last quarter century or so left college early or never attended a university.

  • Wish a heart for any school not promptly granting a recruit seeking to enroll elsewhere a release from its letter-of-intent when he wants to attend another institution for legitimate reasons.

  • Wish jaws wired shut for "Me Generation" showmen and "trippers" who've failed to comprehend their respective teams don't benefit on the court from a trash-talking Harlem Globetrotter routine.

  • Wish self-absorbed players will finally see the light and spend less time getting tattoos and practicing macho dunks and more on team beneficial free throws. It all hinges on dedication. There is a reason they're supposed to be "free" throws instead of Shaq-like "foul" shots.

  • Wish high-profile coaches would show more allegiance rather than taking off for greener pastures despite having multiple years remaining on their contract. Also wish said pacts didn't include bonus for graduation ratio or GPA insofar as many coaches become Sgt. "I Know Nothing" Schultz whenever academic anemia issues surface.

  • Wish network analysts would refrain from serving as apologists for the coaching community. When their familiar spiels echo throughout hoopdom, they become nothing more than the big mouths that bore.

  • Wish marquee schools will vow to stop forsaking entertaining non-conference games with natural rivals while scheduling a half-dozen or more meaningless "rout-a-matics" at home. Aren't two or three gimmes enough?

  • Wish a generous dose of ethics to defrauding coaches who manipulate junior colleges and high schools into giving phony grades. Ditto coaches who steer prize high school prospects to third parties toying with standardized test results.

  • Wish authenticity for those "fatherly-advice" coaches who don't mandate that any player with pro potential take multiple financial literacy courses. Did they notice in recent years that products from Alabama, Georgia Tech, Georgetown, Kentucky and Syracuse filed for bankruptcy after combining for more than half a billion dollars in salaries over their NBA careers? What kind of classes are taken in college anyway if a staggering 60% of NBA players file for bankruptcy five years after retirement? There's personal responsibility, but shouldn't the universities they attended feel some sort of culpability? And don't you wish most agents would become extinct if such a high percentage of pros end up with holes in their pockets?

  • Wish overzealous fans will stop flogging freshmen for not living up to their high school press clippings right away. The impatient onlookers need to get a grip on themselves.

  • Wish many of the excessive number of small schools with visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads, thinking they can compete at the Division I level, would return to DII or DIII. There are far too many examples of dreamy-eyed small schools that believe competing with the big boys will get them national recognition, make big bucks from the NCAA Tournament and put the institutions on the map. They don't know how unrealistic that goal is until most of the hyphenated and directional schools barnstorm the country during their non-conference schedules in college basketball versions of Bataan Death Marches.

  • Wish lapdog-lazy media outworked by Louisville Escort Queen and Duke student newspaper would display more energy exhibiting enterprising analysis. Why do almost all of the principal college basketball websites "progressively" look and read virtually the same? It's a byproduct of predictably pathetic press needing a jolt of adversarial reporting.

  • Wish coaches would "shut up and sing" rather than weigh in with opinions on restroom access, let alone POTUS pap criticism offered principally to appease their player pipeline of 90%-plus leftists.

  • Wish ESPN, failing to acknowledge significant reduction in subscribers stems from #KneelWithJemele liberalism being a mental disorder, would cease becoming BSPN by giving politically-correct forums to insufferable leftist lunatics such as Howard Bryant and "experts" who either lie to NCAA investigators as a coach, drop their pants for locker-room motivation, get fired for intoxication, participate as agent in funneling funds to regal recruit, can't quite figure out Dell Curry's sons could also be All-Americans and practice reprehensible race-baiting with the intellectually-bankrupt "Uncle Tom" bomb. If not, Extra Sensitive Pious Network will need another new Skipper for sinking ship.

Chaminade Shocked #1-Ranked Virginia on Second Day Before Christmas

Two days before Christmas is the anniversary of a "David vs. Goliath" game hailed as one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history when national player of the year Ralph Sampson and Virginia got coal in their stocking by losing at Chaminade, 77-72, in Hawaii in 1982-83. The contest triggered one of the greatest achievements in small-college history as Chaminade went on to defeat an NCAA Division I school winning at least one NCAA playoff game in three consecutive campaigns. Following is a chronological list of victories by small schools over major universities going on to win at least one NCAA playoff game that season:

Small College NCAA Playoff Team (Record) Score
Georgetown College (KY) Louisville (19-12 in 1958-59) 84-78
St. Mary's (TX) Houston (25-5 in 1969-70) 76-66
Chaminade (Hawaii) Virginia (29-5 in 1982-83) 77-72
Chaminade (Hawaii) Louisville (24-11 in 1983-84) 83-72
Chaminade (Hawaii) Southern Methodist (23-10 in 1984-85) 71-70
Alaska-Anchorage Michigan (30-7 in 1988-89) 70-66
UC Riverside Iowa (23-10 in 1988-89) 110-92
Alaska-Anchorage Wake Forest (21-12 in 1993-94) 70-68
American-Puerto Rico Arkansas (24-9 in 1997-98) 64-59
Bethel (IN) Valparaiso (23-10 in 1997-98) 85-75
Elizabeth City State (NC) Norfolk State (26-10 in 2011-12) 69-57

NOTES: Michigan '89 became NCAA champion and Louisville '59 reached the Final Four. . . . UC Riverside subsequently moved up to the NCAA Division I level in 2000-01.

Oakland, which nearly upset #1 Michigan State prior to Christmas three years ago, almost joined Chaminade and Northern Iowa among the following list of seven nationally unranked non-DI or mid-major schools in the last 50 years upsetting the nation's top-ranked team from a power conference then or now (DePaul only university in this #1 category losing at home to mid-major):

Season Date Power-League Member Ranked No. 1 Score Upsetting Non-Power League Team Unranked Opponent's Coach
1980-81 1-10-81 DePaul 63-62 Old Dominion Paul Webb
1982-83 12-24-82 Virginia 77-72 at Chaminade (Hawaii) Merv Lopes
1987-88 1-2-88 Arizona 61-59 at New Mexico Gary Colson
1995-96 12-22-95 Kansas 74-66 Temple in OT at East Rutherford, NJ John Chaney
2011-12 11-26-11 North Carolina 90-80 at UNLV Dave Rice
2012-13 12-15-12 Indiana 88-86 Butler in OT at Indianapolis Brad Stevens
2015-16 11-21-15 North Carolina 71-67 at Northern Iowa Ben Jacobson

Virginia's Terry Holland was among many of the biggest names in college coaching history recovering from embarrassing defeats certainly not cited on their otherwise mostly-regal resumes. For instance, there are numerous mentors who captured NCAA championships despite losing to a small school at some point during their careers - Phog Allen (lost to Emporia State), Jim Calhoun (American International, Assumption, Brandeis, Bridgeport, Florida Southern, Merrimack, St. Anselm, Stonehill and Tufts), John Calipari (Florida Tech and Lowell), Denny Crum (Chaminade), Jim Harrick (Abilene Christian), Don Haskins (Louisiana College), Hank Iba (Abilene Christian and Westminster), George Ireland (Regis), Doggie Julian (Amherst, Colby, St. Anselm, St. Michael's, Springfield, Tampa and Williams), Mike Krzyzewski (King's, Scranton and SUNY-Buffalo), Rollie Massimino (New Orleans and Philadelphia Textile), Al McGuire (Evansville and Washington MO), Rick Pitino (Adelphi), Nolan Richardson Jr. (American-Puerto Rico), Norman Sloan (Presbyterian), John Thompson Jr. (Assumption, Gannon, Randolph-Macon and Roanoke) and Jim Valvano (Armstrong State, Bloomsburg, Gannon, Tampa and Wilkes).

Kansas' Bill Self lost 18 consecutive contests bridging the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons with Oral Roberts but at least he didn't lose a decision to a non-Division I institution. The following alphabetical list "retraces steps" of prominent coaches who lost games to non-Division I colleges during their major-college careers:

The Classics: No Better Holiday Gift For Hoops Fans Than Natural Rivalry

"Holy shadows of the dead, I am not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which brought sister nations and brother people to fight one another. I do not feel happy for this victory of mine. On the contrary, I would be glad, brothers, if I had all of you standing here next to me, since we are united by the same language, the same blood and the same visions." - Alexander the Great

The best back-to-back non-conference games of two of the previous three seasons may have been when Maryland came from behind to upend Georgetown both times. Where was this rivalry for more than three decades and why aren't they dueling again this campaign? We missed out on Patrick Ewing and David Wingate vs. Adrian Branch in the early 1980s, Reggie Williams vs. Len Bias in mid-1980s, Alonzo Mourning vs. Tony Massenburg and Walt Williams in late 1980s and early 1990s, Allen Iverson vs. Joe Smith in mid-1990s and Mike Sweetney vs. Juan Dixon at the turn of 21st Century. Instead of grand games giving us a shot of adrenalin, we got to overdose on cupcakes with the Hoyas and Terrapins combining to win all 66 of their mismatches against in-state weaklings UMBC, UMES, Morgan State and Towson from the early 1980s through 2003-04. It is time for both schools to commit to opposing each other like they did from 1946-47 to 1979-80. If so, the "Duel in D.C." immediately becomes annual must-see TV in pre-conference competition comparable to "Greatest Shows on Earth" such as Kentucky/Louisville, Illinois/Missouri and Cincinnati/Xavier.

Elsewhere, after 105 years steeped in history amid off-the-chart contempt, the rivalry between Kansas and Missouri expired for the foreseeable future when Mizzou departed the Big 12 Conference for the SEC. KU has a commanding edge in nearly every category (winning percentage, victories away from home and close games decided by single digits), but the Tigers have been enough of a tormentor to make the series as energetic and entertaining as you can find anywhere. Their border war stacked right up there with the more nationally-acclaimed "Clash of the Titans" between Duke and North Carolina.

Making about as much sense as Obamaland's delusional JV Syrian refugee policy treating possible terrorists like they're tourists in aftermath of deadly attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, it was shortsighted of KU and Mizzou to let their rivalry end. They simply join top six conference members DePaul/Illinois, Pittsburgh/West Virginia, Cincinnati/Ohio State and Texas/Texas A&M as potentially great natural non-league match-ups their fans haven't been able to enjoy on a regular basis. DePaul/Illini, Pitt/UWV and UC/OSU confrontations occurred the past two seasons and need to continue.

We nearly required self-absorbed former Secretary of State John Kerry to bring James Taylor for a "You've Got a Friend" sing-along to ease the stress after Utah cancelled its game against BYU for a year before re-engaging. If bruised egos heal in the near future, perhaps sounder minds will prevail with Mizzou annually opposing KU in Kansas City much like it does in St. Louis against Illinois. But Mizzou can't complain if the Jayhawks continue to act like a jilted lover because the self-centered Tigers, hit-and-running away from problem akin to Beto O'Rourke DWI episode, fail to oppose competent in-state foes such as Missouri State and Saint Louis.

By almost any measure including Alexander the Great's perspective, KU has a superior program to Mizzou, which is at its lowest ebb in more than 50 years after mess-maker Frank Haith left the Tigers' program in tatters. But Jayhawks coach Bill Self should rein in his rhetoric as the divorce dialogue intensified or at least take a crash course in college basketball history. When comparing the significance of the Kentucky/Louisville rivalry to the termination of KU's home-and-home conference conflicts with the Tigers, Self said: "Well, they've always played every year (out of league). That's all they know."

Well, Self needs to "always know" that UK and Louisville went 61 years from 1923 through 1983 without a regular-season matchup before they came to their senses and saw the light. Speaking of light, KU and Mizzou simply have to shed one lightweight apiece to keep a good thing going for the sport in general and for their fans specifically like the entertaining Philly Big 5. The two schools combined to raise $1.75 million for hurricane victims by playing an exhibition game in the fall of 2017. Why not surpass that feat via a regular-season confrontation? KU shouldn't also deny hoop fans a Top 20 match-up with Wichita State. But Self-less seems more interested in "scheduling" jobs for family members of prize prospects.

By toning down picking on patsies, there is plenty of room on their respective non-league schedules to keep playing each other. Ditto for Indiana and Kentucky duplicating Memphis and Tennessee resuming their rivalries this year. If consistent, they would definitely be among the top 10 such confrontations in the country. If the century-old KU/Mizzou spectacle returns, it could immediately surpass Kentucky/Louisville and go atop the following list of the nation's top 25 non-conference rivalries if only because of longevity:

  1. Kentucky/Louisville
  2. Illinois/Missouri
  3. Cincinnati/Xavier
  4. Iowa/Iowa State
  5. Indiana/Notre Dame
  6. Brigham Young/Utah
  7. St. Joseph's/Villanova
  8. Georgia/Georgia Tech
  9. Florida/Florida State
  10. Marquette/Wisconsin
  11. Clemson/South Carolina
  12. New Mexico/New Mexico State
  13. Marshall/West Virginia
  14. Utah/Utah State
  15. Temple/Villanova
  16. La Salle/Villanova
  17. Florida/Miami (FL)
  18. Iowa/Northern Iowa
  19. Colorado/Colorado State
  20. Drake/Iowa
  21. Penn/Villanova
  22. Providence/Rhode Island
  23. Creighton/Nebraska
  24. La Salle/Temple
  25. Idaho/Idaho State

Zigging and Zagging: Gonzaga Among Nine Mid-Majors Entering Tourney #1

A weekly ritual began on January 18, 1949, when the Associated Press announced the results of the first weekly basketball poll. Cliff Clavin might be the only individual who knows that St. Louis was ranked atop the initial poll. The Billikens, who have never been a member of a power league, placed third in the final rankings that season. SLU was the first of eight different mid-major institutions in the first eight seasons of rankings to be atop the national pedestal.

Well, we've traversed from one mid-level school all the way to another (Gonzaga). The Zags, who became the ninth mid-major school entering the NCAA playoffs ranked #1 (2013), has been the only mid-major atop the national poll in the last 10 seasons (achieving feat third time in last seven years this campaign). Despite losing to Tennessee on a neutral court, the Zags have a legitimate shot at being ranked #1 entering the 2019 NCAA playoffs.

The term "mid-major" annoys some loyalists. But following is a chronological list assessing what happened to nationally top-ranked teams that haven't been members of one of the generally-accepted power conferences since AP national rankings were introduced in the late 1940s:

Season Date(s) Mid-Major Ranked #1 Score Team(s) Upsetting #1 Final AP Ranking (Record)
1948-49 1-20-49 St. Louis 29-27 in OT at Oklahoma A&M 3rd (22-4)
1949-50 3-4-50 Holy Cross 61-54 at Columbia 4th (27-4)
1949-50 3-28-50 Bradley 71-68 CCNY at New York in NCAA Tournament final 1st (32-5)
1950-51 12-9-50 CCNY 54-37 Missouri unranked
1950-51 1-11-51 Bradley 68-59 at St. John's 6th (32-6)
1952-53 1-17-53 La Salle 68-62 at DePaul 6th (25-3)
1953-54 2-26/27-54 Duquesne 66-52 & 64-54 at Cincinnati and Dayton 5th (26-3)
1954-55 12-18-54 La Salle 79-69 Utah 3rd (26-5)
1955-56 San Francisco (29-0) was ranked #1 entire season.
1963-64 12-27-63 Loyola (Ill.) 69-58 Georgetown at Philadelphia in Quaker City Tournament 8th (22-6)
1964-65 12-14-64 Wichita State 87-85 Michigan at Detroit unranked (21-9)
1967-68 3-22/23-68 Houston 101-69 & 89-85 UCLA and Ohio State at Final Four in Los Angeles 1st (31-2)
1978-79 3-26-79 Indiana State 75-64 Michigan State at Salt Lake City in NCAA Tournament final 1st (33-1)
1982-83 1-10-83 Memphis State 69-56 at Virginia Tech 17th (23-8)
1982-83 2-24/27-83 UNLV 86-78 & 87-78 at Cal State Fullerton and West Virginia 6th (28-3)
1982-83 4-4-83 Houston 54-52 North Carolina State at Albuquerque in NCAA Tournament final 1st (31-3)
1986-87 1-17-87 UNLV 89-88 at Oklahoma 1st (37-2)
1986-87 3-28-87 UNLV 97-93 Indiana at New Orleans in NCAA Tournament national semifinals 1st (37-2)
1987-88 3-26-88 Temple 63-53 Duke at East Rutherford, NJ, in NCAA Tournament East Regional final 1st (32-2)
1990-91 3-30-91 UNLV 79-77 Duke at Indianapolis in NCAA Tournament national semifinals 1st (34-1)
1994-95 12-3-94 Massachusetts 81-75 Kansas at Anaheim 7th (29-5)
1994-95 2-4-95 Massachusetts 78-75 at George Washington 7th (29-5)
1995-96 2-24-96 Massachusetts 86-76 George Washington 1st (35-2)
1995-96 3-30-96 Massachusetts 81-74 Kentucky at East Rutherford, NJ, in NCAA Tournament national semifinals 1st (35-2)
2003-04 3-11-04 St. Joseph's 87-67 Xavier at Dayton in Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinals 5th (30-2)
2007-08 2-23-08 Memphis 66-62 Tennessee 2nd (38-2)
2012-13 3-23-13 Gonzaga 76-70 Wichita State 1st (32-3)
2016-17 2-25-17 Gonzaga 79-71 Brigham Young 4th (37-2)
2018-19 12-9-18 Gonzaga 76-73 Tennessee TBD

Bowling Ball: Numerous Versatile Athletes Were Hoopers After FB Bowl Game

There have been a striking number of hoopers over the years contributing to bowl football teams prior to switching from the gridiron to the hardwood. Former South Carolina football wide receiver/basketball guard Bruce Ellington, after throwing a touchdown pass to the Gamecocks' quarterback on a reverse and catching a go-ahead TD pass in the second half of the Capital One Bowl against Wisconsin five years ago, is among the all-time Top 10 "Men For All Seasons."

In an era of specialization, research reveals Ellington is the first major-college basketball regular to compete the same academic school year in three consecutive football bowl games. He joined Terry Baker (Oregon State), Mike Bush (Washington State), Rick Casares (Florida), Ronald Curry (North Carolina), Charles Davis (Purdue), Pete "Bump" Elliott (Michigan), Fred Gibson (Georgia), Teyo Johnson (Stanford), Matt Jones (Arkansas), Terry Kirby (Virginia), Dave Logan (Colorado) and Tony "Zippy" Morocco (Georgia) as athletes who scored a touchdown in a bowl game shortly before or after switching uniforms and making significant contributions to the school's basketball squad. Ellington, after pacing USC in pass receptions, cut short both his college football and basketball career by declaring early for the NFL draft (started two of three early-season hoop contests).

In the ultimate one-and-only achievement, Baker is the lone football Heisman Trophy winner to play in the basketball Final Four (1963). Kirby, a running back, and Matt Blundin, a quarterback, were teammates who competed in back-to-back years for Virginia football squads in bowl games (Florida Citrus following 1989 season and Sugar following 1990) before becoming members of Cavaliers hoop teams participating in the NCAA playoffs.

Michigan State's Andre Rison is among a striking number of athletes who "crafted" playing both sports at the highest collegiate level in the same school year. NFL all-time great tight end Tony Gonzalez (California) is among the following alphabetical list of versatile athletes since the end of World War II who played in at least one football bowl game the same school year they were a hooper (bowl year denotes when regular season was played):

Football-Basketball Player College FB Pos. Bowl Game(s) Two-Way Athlete Summary in Same Academic School Year
Doug Atkins Tennessee DE 1950 Cotton Eventual NFL first-round pick helped defeat Texas 20-14 before averaging 9.9 ppg for Volunteers' basketball squad.
Terry Baker Oregon State QB 1962 Liberty MVP's 99-yard run from scrimmage accounted for only points in 6-0 victory against Villanova before becoming runner-up in scoring (13.4 ppg) with Beavers' NCAA Tournament fourth-place finisher.
Connor Barwin Cincinnati TE 2006 International One solo tackle in 27-24 triumph against Western Michigan before averaging 1.2 ppg and 1.4 rpg for Bearcats' basketball team.
Matt Blundin Virginia QB 1989 Florida Citrus/1990 Sugar Backup in two defeats (31-21 vs. Illinois and 23-22 vs. Tennessee) while averaging 3.3 ppg and 4.6 rpg with two NCAA playoff teams for Cavaliers.
Larry Brown Georgia TE 1997 Outback Defeated Wisconsin 33-6 before averaging 6.3 ppg and 4.2 rpg for Bulldogs' NIT third-place team.
Mike Bush Washington State WR 2001 Sun A 46-yard TD reception helped defeat Purdue 33-27 before becoming Cougars' third-leading scorer with 10.9 ppg as hoop senior.
Rick Casares Florida FB-PK 1952 Gator Rushed 21 times for 86 yards, scoring first TD in Gators' bowl history, and kicked both extra points in 14-13 nod over Tulsa before All-SEC second-team selection paced hoop squad in scoring (15.5 ppg) and rebounding (11.5 rpg).
Rip Collins Louisiana State FB 1947 Cotton All-SEC pick helped LSU secure 15-1 edge in first downs and 255-54 advantage in net yards rushing in 0-0 tie with Arkansas in standoff known as Ice Bowl because of sleet and snow before earning letter for school's hoop squad.
Sam Craft Memphis RB 2015 Birmingham Scored seven touchdowns (5 rushing/2 receiving) for bowl team losing against Auburn, 31-10, before averaging 2.2 ppg under coach Josh Pastner.
Ed Crawford Mississippi DB 1955 Sugar Thwarted any comeback attempt by TCU with interception in Rebels' 14-13 win in 1956 Cotton Bowl after 21-0 Sugar Bowl setback against Navy previous year before earning hoops letter as 6-3 forward.
Ronald Curry North Carolina QB 1998 Las Vegas Curry's 48-yard TD scamper put Tar Heels in front to stay in 20-13 win over San Diego State before averaging 2.8 ppg and 1.7 apg for hoop squad upset in first round of NCAA playoffs by Weber State.
Charles Davis Purdue TE 2004 Sun His 6-yard TD reception from Kyle Orton put Boilermakers ahead with just over one minute remaining but Arizona State marched 80 yards in four plays to win 27-23 before Davis averaged 2.9 ppg and 3.1 rpg in coach Gene Keady's swan song.
Matt Davison Nebraska SE 1999 Fiesta Leading Husker receiver in three bowl games, including 31-21 nod over Tennessee, before starting two Big 12 Conference basketball contests.
Rickey Dudley Ohio State TE 1994 Florida Citrus Caught two passes for 26 yards in 24-17 setback against Alabama before averaging team-high 7.5 rpg.
Bruce Ellington South Carolina WR 2011 Capital One/2012 Outback/2013 Capital One Season-long 45-yard kickoff return in 30-13 win over Nebraska and caught game-winning TD pass with only seconds remaining in 33-28 victory against Michigan before averaging 10.5 ppg while finishing Gamecocks' leader in either assists or steals.
Pete "Bump" Elliott Michigan B 1947 Rose Bowl Rushed seven times for 53 yards and caught 1-yard TD pass in 49-0 romp over Southern California before averaging 6 ppg for Wolverine hoopsters.
Percy Ellsworth Virginia S 1994 Independence Integral part of defense leading nation in interceptions helped Cavaliers end four-game bowl losing streak with 20-10 verdict over TCU before appearing in all four contests with Midwest Regional runner-up in NCAA tourney.
James Francis Baylor LB 1986 Bluebonnet Eventual NFL first-round pick helped Bears beat Colorado 21-9 before averaging 2.2 ppg and 2.2 rpg while shooting 52.2% from floor.
Fred Gibson Georgia WR 2001 Music City Opened scoring with 15-yard TD reception but Boston College rallied to prevail 20-16 before Gibson averaged 4.9 ppg with Bulldogs' NCAA playoff team.
Tony Gonzalez California TE 1996 Aloha Established Cal bowl record with nine receptions in 42-38 reversal against Navy before averaging 6.8 ppg and 4.5 rpg with Bears' squad losing against North Carolina in East Regional semifinals.
Gregg Guenther Southern California TE 2003 Rose Part-time starter for national champion managed one reception for 19 yards from QB Matt Leinart in 28-14 win against Michigan before averaging 5.6 ppg and 4.7 rpg with Trojans' hoop squad.
Ross Hales Indiana TE 1993 Independence Caught 34-yard pass in second quarter of 45-20 loss against Virginia Tech before making token appearance for Coach Bob Knight in Hoosiers' 67-58 win over Temple in NCAA playoffs.
Cecil Hankins Oklahoma A&M B 1945 Cotton Two-way back and top pass receive for Aggies team that trounced TCU before playing forward and leading basketball squad in scoring in NCAA playoffs for 1945 national titlist.
Joe Howard Notre Dame WR 1983 Liberty Caught one pass for 43 yards in 19-18 decision over Doug Flutie-led Boston College before averaging 5.5 ppg and 3.3 apg as part-time starter with Irish NIT runner-up.
Teyo Johnson Stanford WR 2001 Seattle A 4-yard fourth-quarter TD reception closed gap prior to bowing against Georgia Tech 24-14 before averaging 5.8 ppg and 4 rpg with Cardinal NCAA playoff squad.
Matt Jones Arkansas QB 2003 Independence Scored go-ahead TD, rushed 7 times for 74 yards and completed 6 of 14 passes in 27-14 verdict over Missouri before averaging 5 ppg and 4.5 rpg as Hogs hooper.
Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones Kentucky SE 1947 Great Lakes Leader in pass receptions from QB George Blanda under legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant for squad beating Villanova 24-14. All-SEC first-team selection in basketball averaged 9.3 ppg for Adolph Rupp's 1948 NCAA titlist.
Bronson Kaufusi Brigham Young DE 2012 Poinsettia Recorded sack in 23-6 victory against San Diego State before collecting 21 points and 34 rebounds in 20 hoop games for NIT semifinalist.
Corbin Kaufusi Brigham Young DL 2016 Poinsettia Posted four tackles in 24-21 triumph against Wyoming before 6-10 center collected 10 points and 15 rebounds in 16 hoop games for BYU.
Don King Syracuse RB 1961 Liberty Teammate of Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis was member of football squad coming from behind to nip Miami (Fla.), 15-14, before averaging 5 ppg and 3.9 rpg.
Jeff King Virginia Tech TE 2004 Sugar Caught three passes for 12 yards in 16-13 setback against Auburn before collecting 18 points and 23 rebounds in 16 games as hoop freshman with Hokies.
Terry Kirby Virginia RB 1989 Florida Citrus/1990 Sugar Rushed for 139 yards in 29 carries with one TD in losses against Illinois (31-21) and Tennessee (23-22) before averaging 2.8 ppg in two seasons with Cavaliers' hoops squad.
Dave Logan Colorado WR 1975 Bluebonnet His 4-yard TD reception gave Buffaloes 14-0 lead prior to them succumbing against Texas 38-21 before becoming basketball team's runner-up in scoring (12.7 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg).
Leonard Mitchell Houston DE 1978 Cotton UH squandered 34-12 lead when Joe Montana-led Notre Dame scored 23 unanswered points in fourth quarter to win by one before Mitchell averaged 5.4 ppg and 5.6 rpg for Cougars' hoop squad.
Tony "Zippy" Morocco Georgia HB 1950 Presidential Cup Scored two second-half touchdowns (30-yard run from scrimmage and 65-yard punt return) as Co-MVP in 40-20 setback against Texas A&M before averaging 9.7 ppg with Bulldogs' basketball team.
Prince Parker Virginia Tech TE 2010 Orange Caught one pass for four yards for Frank Beamer-coached squad finishing season with 40-12 loss against Stanford before making his only field-goal attempt and grabbing one rebound in four basketball games under coach Seth Greenberg.
Brent Petrus Cincinnati TE 1997 Humanitarian Three-year backup QB caught 10 passes for 254 yards and one touchdown as TE his senior season for the Bearcats' first bowl team in 46 years (beat Utah State, 35-19). Averaged 2.5 ppg and 2.2 rpg while shooting 64.4% from the floor under UC coach Bob Huggins, participating in two 1998 NCAA tourney games.
Nate Poole Marshall WR 1997 Motor City Teammate of Randy Moss caught 26 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns during freshman season for bowl team losing to Ole Miss, 34-31, before sinking all four free-throw attempts in two basketball games.
Jerry Priestley Georgia Tech QB 1965 Gator One-yard touchdown run early in fourth quarter helped propel Yellow Jackets to 31-21 win over Texas Tech before he competed in eight basketball games later in school year.
Bryan Randall Virginia Tech QB 2003 Insight Threw for more passing yards (398) than future NFL star Aaron Rodgers (394) in 52-49 setback against Cal before averaging 3.1 ppg and 1.3 rpg for the Hokies under coach Seth Greenberg.
Pat Richter Wisconsin E 1962 Rose Registered then Rose Bowl-record 11 pass receptions in 42-37 setback against USC as senior co-captain before averaging 3.3 ppg and 4.3 rpg in eight basketball games.
Andre Rison Michigan State WR 1987 Rose Had two long pass receptions (55 and 36 yards) in a 20-17 win against USC before registering 24 points and 42 assists in 18 games for the Spartans' basketball squad.
Clifton Robinson Auburn WR-PR 1997 Peach The Tigers topped Clemson, 21-17, before freshman collected 22 points, six rebounds and six assists in 12 basketball games under coach Cliff Ellis.
Dave Robinson Penn State LB-WR 1960 Liberty Two-way performer for PSU squad overwhelming Oregon, 41-12, before he made two free throws and grabbed five rebounds in two basketball games for the Nittany Lions.
Nate Robinson Washington CB 2002 Sun His QB sack helped Huskies get off to strong start before bowing against Purdue 34-24 prior to freshman pacing hoopers in scoring (13 ppg).
Reggie Rogers Washington DL 1984 Orange Eventual NFL first-round draft choice helped upend Oklahoma 28-17 before averaging 5.7 ppg and 3.9 rpg with Huskies' hoop squad.
Robert Royal Louisiana State TE 2000 Peach Defeated Georgia Tech, 28-14, after setting school record for tight ends with five touchdown receptions in Nick Saban's first season as coach of the Tigers. Collected 10 points and six rebounds in five basketball games after turning in his cleats.
Bill Saul Penn State LB 1959 Liberty Defeated Alabama 7-0 before averaging 6.1 ppg and 4 rpg with Nittany Lions' hoopers.
Otto Schnellbacher Kansas E 1947 Orange Football co-captain finished career with records for receptions (58) and receiving yards (1,069) standing for 22 years. Leading scorer for KU's hoop squad in 1947-48.
Dick Schnittker Ohio State E 1950 Rose Rushed once for five yards in 17-14 victory against California before All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection was game-high scorer in two 1950 NCAA playoff contests for Buckeyes.
Austin Seferian-Jenkins Washington TE 2011 Alamo Caught five passes for 59 yards in highest-scoring regulation bowl game in history (67-56 loss to RGIII-led Baylor) before collecting seven points and nine rebounds in four NIT contests for Huskies' semifinalist.
Jim Skala Michigan E 1950 Rose Caught two passes for 33 yards with football team going on to defeat favored Cal, 14-6, prior to averaging 7.5 ppg on UM's hoop squad.
Dick Soergel Oklahoma State QB 1958 Bluegrass Completed 6 of 12 passes for 77 yards and 2-point conversion in 15-6 win against Florida State before averaging 8.5 ppg and 4.9 rpg for Pokes' basketball squad plus posting 8-1 pitching record and winning national championship baseball game.
Peter "Pat" Stark Syracuse QB 1952 Orange Blasted by Bart Starr-led Alabama, 61-6, before averaging 9.7 ppg for SU's hoop squad.
Roy "Rebel" Steiner Alabama E-DB 1947 Sugar All-SEC choice was leading pass receiver for Crimson Tide squad losing to Texas, 27-7, before forward earned a letter for Bama's basketball team.
Tai Streets Michigan WR 1996 Outback Wolverines' leading receiver had only two catches for 12 yards in 17-14 setback against Alabama before collecting four points and seven rebounds in 13 basketball games for NIT titlist coached by Steve Fisher.
Syniker Taylor Mississippi FS 1999 Independence Tied for team lead with three interceptions for football squad that edged Oklahoma, 27-25, before starting six basketball games en route to averaging 2.2 ppg and 2.3 rpg.
Adalius Thomas Southern Mississippi DE 1997 Liberty All-CUSA defensive lineman for team pounding Pitt, 41-7, on gridiron before competing in three basketball games for USM after being a hoop regular as power forward the previous season.
Lamar Thomas Miami (Fla.) WR 2000 Cotton Caught one pass for 14 yards in 46-3 trouncing of Texas before collecting 16 points and 4 rebounds in four basketball games.
Wilson Thomas Nebraska WR 2001 Rose Huskers leading receiver caught three passes for 36 yards in 37-14 loss against Miami (Fla.) before averaging 4.6 ppg and 3.8 rpg.
Willie Townsend Notre Dame WR 1972 Orange Irish's top pass catcher and teammates lost to Johnny Rodgers-led Nebraska 40-6 before averaging 2.1 ppg for Digger Phelps-coached hoop squad.
Charlie Ward Florida State QB 1992 Orange/1993 Orange Completed 39-of-73 passes for 473 yards in back-to-back victories over Nebraska (27-14 and 18-16) while pacing FSU in assists and steals average his final two hoop campaigns.
Derek Watson South Carolina RB 2002 Outback Lou Holtz protege rushed for 27 yards on 11 carries and caught four passes for 37 yards in 31-28 win against Ohio State before scoring one point in two minutes of one hoops game.
Charlie West Texas-El Paso DB 1967 Sun Bobby Dodd's pupil eventually named to 75th Anniversary of All-Sun Bowl Team collected two points and one rebounds in two games under Miners coach Don Haskins.
Ron Widby Tennessee P 1965 Bluebonnet/1966 Gator Nation's top punter for coach Doug Dickey's second of first two Vols football teams that both went to bowl games (wins over Tulsa 27-6 and Syracuse 18-12) while also being an All-SEC basketball selection (including 50-point outburst in final home game).
De'Runnya Wilson Mississippi State WR 2013 Liberty Caught three passes from Bulldogs QB Dak Prescott for 37 yards in 44-7 win against Rice before collecting 6 points and 11 rebounds in seven hoop games.
Pat Wilson Michigan State QB-DB 1956 Rose Substituted in as DB for Earl Morrall (his roommate) in 17-14 win against UCLA. Single-platoon football permitted one substitution among the starting 11. Went on to average 6.1 ppg and 3.4 rpg in 14 hoop contests.
Irvin "Whiz" Wisniewski Michigan E 1947 Rose Caught four passes for 73 yards in 1947 as member of 10-0 national championship team as sophomore before scoring two points in Wolverines' first NCAA playoff win (66-49 against Columbia in 1948 Eastern Regional third-place game).

Heisman Hoopers: When Will Another Charlie Ward Emerge on NCAA Scene?

How long was USELESS Today lying in wait with old information until maximizing smear of Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray's tweets as immature adolescent (14- and 15-year-old)? At least the media maggots didn't desecrate versatile Murray for playing baseball rather than basketball. Murray, an outfielder, was the ninth pick overall in this year's MLB draft by the Oakland Athletics.

Will another hooper ever strike the Heisman pose? At least three Heisman Trophy winners in three straight decades - 1940s, 1950s and 1960s - are among the football players also competing in college basketball. But Florida State's Charlie Ward (1993) is the only such multi-sport athlete in the last 50 years to achieve the feat.

At a time when basketball and football seasons overlap, you might want to know three Heisman recipients in a 10-year span from 1947 through 1956 were from Notre Dame. Following is an alphabetical list of Heisman Trophy winners who played varsity basketball at some point in their college careers:

Heisman Winner Year College Where Also Played BKB (Hoops Summary) FB Pos.
Terry Baker 1962 Oregon State (All-West Regional selection in NCAA Tournament in 1962 and 1963) QB
Ernie Davis 1961 Syracuse (team-high rebound average with 9.6 rpg in 1960-61) HB
Glenn Davis 1946 Army (hoop team member in 1944-45 and 1945-46) FB
Tom Harmon 1940 Michigan (averaged 7.6 ppg as sophomore in 1938-39) HB
Paul Hornung 1956 Notre Dame (averaged 6.1 ppg in 10 games as sophomore in 1954-55) QB
Dick Kazmaier 1951 Princeton (averaged 3.4 ppg as sophomore and junior) HB
Larry Kelley 1936 Yale (finished among top 12 in scoring in EIL in 1935-36 and 1936-37) E
Nile Kinnick 1939 Iowa (runner-up in scoring average with 6.1 ppg as sophomore) HB
Johnny Lattner 1953 Notre Dame (game-winning basket in OT at NYU in 1951-52) HB
Johnny Lujack 1947 Notre Dame (averaged 3.4 ppg as starting guard in 1943-44) QB
Roger Staubach 1963 Navy (played varsity hoops in 1962-63) QB
Doak Walker 1948 Southern Methodist (letterman as freshman in 1945-46) HB
Charlie Ward 1993 Florida State (averaged 8.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.4 apg and 2.6 spg first half of 1990s) QB

Centers of Attention: How Did Bol's Debut Compare With Premier Pivotmen?

Textbook centers are becoming a rare breed. For instance, Oregon's 7-2 Bol Bol, son of 10-year NBA center Manute Bol (7-6), is fond of hanging around the perimeter (nailing four three-pointers in his sixth outing). Time will tell if Bol (12 points/12 rebounds/4 blocked shots in debut vs. Portland State) eventually deserves to be included among the premier pivotmen in college basketball history. By almost any measure, centers in the last 40 years other than Kentucky's Anthony Davis don't seem to be anywhere close to duplicating feats luminaries Lew Alcindor, Wilt Chamberlain, Artis Gilmore, Bob Lanier, Jerry Lucas, Bill Russell and Bill Walton achieved in their initial varsity campaigns.

Similar to Navy's David Robinson in 1983-84, Connecticut's Andre Drummond was scoreless in his season debut six years ago against Columbia. In a forgettable debut, Wake Forest's Tim Duncan was also scoreless in a season-opening loss to NCAA Division II Alaska-Anchorage in 1993-94 before rebounding with a 12-point, 12-rebound performance in his next outing against Hawaii.

Alcindor (77: 56 points/21 rebounds) and Chamberlain (83: 52 points/31 rebounds) each totaled more points and rebounds in their college game debut than Drummond, Duncan, Patrick Ewing, Nerlens Noel, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Robinson and Ralph Sampson amassed collectively. Following is a look at how many of the premier centers in history fared in their varsity debut against a major college and summary of their first season of NCAA Division I competition:

Celebrated Center School First Varsity Season Debut Game PPG RPG W-L Mark
DeAndre Ayton Arizona 2017-18 19 points/12 rebounds/3 blocks 20.1 11.6 27-8
Mohamed Bamba Texas 2017-18 15 points/8 rebounds/4 blocks 12.9 10.5 19-15
Karl-Anthony Towns Kentucky 2014-15 8 points/8 rebounds 10.3 6.7 38-1
Jahlil Okafor Duke 2014-15 19 points/6 rebounds 17.3 8.5 35-4
Nerlens Noel Kentucky 2012-13 4 points/9 rebounds 10.5 9.5 21-12
Anthony Davis Kentucky 2011-12 23 points/10 rebounds 14.2 10.4 38-2
Greg Oden Ohio State 2006-07 14 points/10 rebounds 15.7 9.6 35-4
Tim Duncan Wake Forest 1993-94 12 points/12 rebounds 9.8 9.6 21-12
Shaquille O'Neal Louisiana State 1989-90 10 points/5 rebounds 13.9 12.0 23-9
Alonzo Mourning Georgetown 1988-89 10 points/10 rebounds 13.1 7.3 29-5
David Robinson Navy 1983-84 scoreless/1 rebound 7.6 4.0 24-8
Hakeem Olajuwon Houston 1981-82 2 points/0 rebounds 8.3 6.5 25-8
Patrick Ewing Georgetown 1981-82 7 points/4 rebounds 12.7 8.5 30-7
Ralph Sampson Virginia 1979-80 4 points/6 rebounds 14.9 11.2 24-10
*Bill Walton UCLA 1971-72 19 points/14 rebounds 21.1 15.5 29-1
**Artis Gilmore Jacksonville 1969-70 35 points/18 rebounds 26.5 22.2 17-7
*Bob Lanier St. Bonaventure 1967-68 23 points/17 rebounds 26.2 15.6 23-2
*Lew Alcindor UCLA 1966-67 56 points/21 rebounds 29.0 15.5 30-0
*Jerry Lucas Ohio State 1959-60 16 points/28 rebounds 26.3 16.3 25-3
*Wilt Chamberlain Kansas 1956-57 52 points/31 rebounds 29.6 18.9 24-3
*Bill Russell San Francisco 1953-54 16 points/17 rebounds 19.9 19.2 14-7

*Sophomore classification.
**Junior classification after attending junior college.

Science Fiction "V": What Should "V" Mean During ESPN's Annual Rerun?

Weekly, we get a weak effort from #MessMedia hacks telling the entire story as public respect for their vocation plummets quicker than NFL ratings running in parallel with National Anthem-loving GQ poster boy #ColonKrapernick taking a knee. During messy 2016 presidential campaign, Wikileaks hacking confirmed what many believed about collusion between left-leaning politicians and a predictably pathetic press. If the lame-stream media did its job, there wouldn't be any need for paying attention to undisputed facts distributed by Wikileaks. At any rate, the best pre-Christmas present in decades for conservatives has been watching unhinged leftists whine and vomit in fetal position after biased bozos were Trumped. Seems as if majority of press puke are in the woods tracking down loser to console her and take a Shrillary selfie with flipping electors. They certainly aren't attending her new "I'm So Vain" tour. Regrettably, the progressive mindset depicted by inauguration-nauseated Rockette(s), White House Christmas-party boycotting #CNNSucks and in lopsided editorial endorsements for POTUS also infects the toy department (sports).

According to Wikipedia, V was an American science fiction TV series running two seasons on ABC, chronicling the arrival on Earth of a technologically advanced alien species ostensibly coming in peace, but actually boasting sinister motives. This could be Webster's definition of the lame-stream media seeking therapy for post-election anxiety. ABC also has an annual V rerun on vaunted ESPN while losing in excess of 10 million subscribers over four years. The intent isn't vile but, if an observer values the whole truth, there is vast soap-boxing fiction involved amid the "V" all day every day as the vindicated big man on ESPN's Jesus-free campus seemingly a perfect fit for "Z" as in zero Jeff Zucker to leave fake-news #CNNSucks and become chief executive.

Veering off-course with velocity promoting gabby "V" - not baby "J" - as the reason for the season, the Nationwide Leader's culture violates the time-honored vow of telling the entire story in a veracious way. It's vexing as ESPN's parade of glorification pitchmen, including staffers and it-takes-a-village coaches, incessantly laud former commentator Jim Valvano by chapter and verse. If "V" sycophants could fly, the mess media highlighted by ESPN and most of the coaching community would be jets. A "Jimmy V Week" culminates with an early-season classic to enhance cancer research fundraising for a foundation named after an individual who joins John Calipari (UMass/Memphis) and Jerry Tarkanian (Long Beach State/UNLV) as the only repeat-offender coaches shackled with having multiple schools under their watch forced to vacate NCAA playoff participation. Too bad 100% of the donated plaudits don't go straight through a truth detector such as the "biased" New York Times, which detailed how ESPN received more than $250 million in state tax breaks and credits thus far this century.

Anyone with a visible pulse supports the vision of finding a cure for the vulnerable afflicted by cancer, but a classic lack-of-proper-perspective stemming from the cult-of-personality dynamic is ESPN's vivid hero worship of the vibrant Valvano. He wasn't a bloodthirsty vampire villain but there are a variety of vigorous reasons for not carrying ESPN's water supporting his canonization in the wake of vanquishing Houston to vault to the 1983 NCAA playoff title. How was his deceit that much different from another cancer celebrity such as Lance Armstrong? After Valvano ran afoul of NCAA investigators at Iona, a private attorney retained by North Carolina State volunteered he was convinced that the institution could successfully sue him for failing to ensure the academic progress of his NCSU players. While Duke overdoses on recruiting one-and-done exemptions with board scores nowhere close to average Cameron Crazy student, the biggest scholastic question in the ACC is which school - NCSU vs. UNC - wins the battle for most egregious academic scandal over the last three decades.

At the very least, virile Valvano should have verified that standout guard Sidney Lowe took a remedial tax preparation course to help him steer clear of vice squad by vandalizing the state or Child Rearing 101; especially if Lowe, twice voted All-ACC and a first-teamer with teammate Thurl Bailey in 1983, was going to become one of his head coaching successors with the Wolfpack. Additional suspect characters aligning with Valvano at NCSU included Kenny Drummond, Russell Pierre, Dinky Proctor, Charles Shackleford, Craig Tyson and Chris Washburn (of 470 SAT fame in a league where athletes previously had to reach 800 to be eligible). Did Jimmy V brag that stereo-stealer Washburn was going to "make our program"? Did V mean break rather than make? Awash in intellect, Shackleford, who admitted accepting $65,000 cash from outside influences during his final two years enrolled in college, is perhaps best known for the following quote: "Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." After a series of drug-related incidents, he was found dead in his apartment at the age of 50.

At the same time of holiday season King Herod-like ESPN vetoed a "venal" hospital ad a couple of years ago celebrating Jesus before relenting, it seemingly will "never give up" a vintage and valiant voyage portraying V as the most virtuous coach in history. The sanitized version is in the network's veins akin to trying to duplicate anchorman Ron Burgundy's humor in promotional ads. Voicing opposition to this mythical narrative leaves a cynic open to vilification as being venomous. Still, the network's doctored depiction of V is as honest as POTUS and his vultures telling citizens with a "period" about retaining their current physician (ESPN previously aired ObamaCare ad passing its rigid standards); authentic as the sign language interpreter at a Nelson Mandela memorial; genuinely patriotic as lip-syncing Beyonce; real as Ray "Dancin' On Their Graves" Lewis lecturing us about NFL violence and ball-deflation ethics; genuine as claiming no behind-the-scenes negotiations occurred naming Bruce Jenner's inner woman courageous nearly 40 years after he was a gold-medal winning Olympian, or as valid as fake girlfriend of former Notre Dame All-American linebacker Manti Te'o. Yes, Russia made me point out these flaws to impact donations!

Irish idealist Dick Vitale spearheads promoting the V Foundation, impressively raising in the neighborhood of $200 million. Understandably, his visceral reaction probably is that any dissent makes Valvano the victim of a vicious vendetta. Anything but vapid, there is no doubt vivacious Vitale means well and has his heart in the proper place serving as Valvano's valet. But as verbose Vitale is wont to do, he is vulnerable to vehemently going overboard with his voluminous embellishment. Preying on emotions, a majority of vacuous media smugly fall in line seemingly signing off on one of those old phantom NCSU readmission agreements after flunking out where they made a commitment "pledging to work hard (at maintaining image) and keep a positive mental attitude." Does press know if Washburn signed worthless piece of paper in new vroom Datsun before vagabond ventured out to find victim's stereo while needing help from staff finding various classrooms?

In an affront to valuable numbers that never lie, there are fake-news times when ESPN sycophants operate in a vacuum shamelessly enhancing Valvano's credentials as a "survive-and-advance" tactician, perpetuating a falsehood he was a late-game strategical genius. You can't take a fake-news vacation from the veracity of cold hard facts having Valvano rank in the lower third of DI coaches among those with at least 150 close contests (decided by fewer than six points). Capitalizing on six opponents combining to shoot an anemic 56.8% from the free-throw line, the law of averages was with NCSU in 1983 when it became the only school to have as many as four NCAA playoff games decided by one or two points en route to a title. The Wolfpack trailed in the final minute of seven of its last nine triumphs, offsetting his high percentage of close-contest setbacks.

The arena in Reynolds Coliseum, the former home to N.C. State hoops, has been named for Valvano after supporters made a $5 million pledge. But people in power need to be held accountable even if a coach such as Duke's Mike Krzyzewski claims many of the "allegations were fabrications" against his ACC counterpart who entered the league together in 1980-81. "I can't breathe" holding opinion unless Coach K moonlighted as an investigator because there is no reason to be vague and treat big boys with velvet gloves. ESPN could virtually avoid any vanishing credibility in this instance by incorporating deceased Rick Majerus in the foundation equation. After all, the 24-year veteran college head coach was also a vocal ESPN analyst. Unless it detracts from the storyline, call it the V & M Foundation and add heart disease to the venture's research grants. Didn't Majerus exhibit as much, if not more, valor? Perhaps trend-setting broadcaster Stuart Scott and his battle with cancer should be included as a focal point.

A tearjerker ESPY speech notwithstanding, it's a cancer of priorities and ESPN sullies its reputation with insufferable verbal voodoo vouching Valvano was something he wasn't beyond a good coach who never had a season with fewer than four defeats in conference competition. Amid narcissism and extensive self-promotion, an "inspirational" story reeks of overkill because vermin among a complicit sports media are predictably unprincipled and offer the maximum tear-inducement reminiscent of a fairy-tale sans conveying the entire picture. Forget the vulgar academic progress of Valvano's players at N.C. State (735 average SAT score and excessive number of positive drug tests during the 1980s). No Extra Sensitive Pious Network should be an outside-the-lines enabler seemingly unaccountable while selling only a partial story. They have an obligation to visit the whole story; not vacillate and be on verge of failing their constituency in regard to vainly providing a viable role model. Don't forget guilt-by-association coaching vacancy at Drake, which forced former V assistant Tom Abatemarco (at Iona and NCSU) to resign due to various valueless practices with the Bulldogs.

As for venerable Majerus, there won't be a vicarious movie or "30 for 30" special made about his self-effacing humor, eating habits and fact none of his NCAA playoff teams with three different schools ever had to vacate NCAA play. In a stark scholastic contrast, his 1998 Utah squad provided the vanguard of Final Four achievements - only team ever to feature three Academic All-Americans among its versatile regulars. For the record, Majerus ranked among the top third of coaches in games decided by fewer than six points. But he simply doesn't fit into a contrived storyline. It would be a surprise if Utah players under Majerus took an "Understanding Music" class during Christmas vacation to help stay eligible like NCSU scholars did under Valvano.

Just keep everything in perspective. Alluding to allegations about a professor altering grades of Wolfpack players, the faculty senate chairman at the time asked SI: "If we're supposedly changing grades, how come we have so many people in academic difficulty?" Pulitzer Prize winner Claude Sitton, a doughty local editor/columnist for the Raleigh News & Observer during Valvano's tenure, was unapologetic about the paper's contemporaneous coverage of the NCSU scandal. "Looking back on it, Valvano just initiated academic rape as far as basketball players were concerned," Sitton said. "But Valvano only did what (Chancellor Bruce) Poulton wanted him to do, and that was win ball games no matter how."

In a scornful column, Sitton wrote: "College sports, in short, are corrupt. The rot reaches far beyond the campus - to the kid on the corner who thinks sports opens the glory road, the high school teacher who gives a player a free pass, the TV executive who manipulates universities for profit, sportswriters who see, hear and speak no evil, and all who know that higher education has been turned into a sideshow by the commercial sports conglomerate and do nothing to end it." Sitton's summary long before NCSU's unseemly sneaker-stench recruiting of Dennis Smith Jr. continued to ring true as the ACC summoned Louisville and Syracuse to its ranks in recent years as they each soon went on probationary status with their Hall of Shame coaches.

ESPN's abundant coverage seemed to revel in cancer front-man Lance Armstrong's arrogant stumblin' and bumblin' "one big lie" rather than taking his bike-ride fall in a valley as time for self-reflection. The view from this vantage point is that defend-the-brand revisionist history is a misguided echo chamber resembling hostage videos. Amid the distortion, a final verdict persists about a greater-good higher calling. As many folks as possible should make a vintage donation to the V Foundation. Just envision V as Victory (over cancer) or as Vitale (for his long-term heavy lifting in the project).

It wasn't long before name-dropping ESPN, via former Out House correspondent Andy Katz apparently getting as much beer-summit face time with trustworthy ex-POTUS as ex-HHS Secretary Kathleen "Get-In-Line" Sebelius, went viral giving a prominent "Audacity-of-Hype" venue for Oval Office NCAA bracket selections. But the West Wing(ing) verve must absorb so much dignified time for the selfie-taking hoopster-in-chief that a Sgt. Schultz "I-know-nothing" routine emerges while chronically pleading ignorance about various less vital matters such as the Benghazi terrorist attack, ShrillaryRotten's multiple email address changes as Secretary of Yoga, IRS targeting of conservatives, Fast and Furious gun-running, healthcare exchange ineptitude, NSA spying on allies, North Korea's cyber "vandalism," Obama's Justice Department snooping on national media while unmasking opponents, etc., and then failing to attend a church service at Christmas. Meanwhile, a void in thought-police treatment made more faith-influenced individuals nearly vomit when the network's "inn" didn't have room for the authentic Messiah's message vying for a little air time more important to many Americans than giving free political points.

As the #AudacityofHype, our departed fearless leader, might proclaim: "Cut it out!" Thus, it was no surprise sister network A&E emerged equally intolerant of deeply-held religious beliefs when "be(ing) original" by suspending/marginalizing the brassy "Duck Dynasty" patriarch for his version of "Vagina Monologues." Are you buyin' what ESPN's flock of quacks are sellin' verbatim - accepting the laughing/thinking/crying hook, line and sinker? Very odd this vociferous emphasis on V. Upon "ducking" and turning the other cheek again, it's time to say an old-fashioned: "Merry CHRISTmas, ESPN!" If this vernacular is objectionable to sensibilities of the politically-correct elite, then avoid a GQ bearded set-up with a patronizing "Happy Holidays!" As recent ESPN personnel layoffs reach into the hundreds again, we'll try for the 100th time to appeal for virtuous network specifically and hoop press generally to lay off attempting portrayal of "V" as someone he wasn't. At least boast the vinegar to go beyond veneer and never give up attempting to tell the entire tale. Instead, we'll likely get spoon-fed version of the scene in book Personal Fouls regarding circumstances surrounding Walker Lambiotte's transfer from NCSU to Northwestern (where he averaged 17.4 ppg in 1988-89 and 1989-90). Vainglorious Valvano said: "I don't deserve that. I'm above being treated like that."

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready For Some December Football

Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as ill-informed GQ poster boy #ColonKrapernick and his supporters, the NCAA Tournament commenced in 1939, which was one year after the NIT triggered national postseason competition. An overlooked "versatile athlete" feat occurring in 1938 likely never to be duplicated took place at Arkansas, where the quarterback for the football squad (Jack Robbins) repeated as an All-SWC first-team basketball selection, leading the Razorbacks (19-3) to the league title. After the season, Robbins became an NFL first-round draft choice by the Chicago Cardinals (5th pick overall) and senior football/basketball teammates Jim Benton (11th pick by Cleveland Rams) and Ray Hamilton (41st pick by Rams) went on to become wide receivers for at least six years in the NFL. Yes, they created a kneeling-in-admiration shatterproof achievement - three members of a league championship basketball squad who promptly were among the top 41 selections in same NFL draft.

Two years later, All-SWC first-team hoop selection Howard "Red" Hickey was instrumental in Arkansas reaching the 1941 Final Four before becoming an end for the Cleveland Rams' 1945 NFL titlist. Two-sport college teammate and fellow end O'Neal Adams scored five touchdowns for the New York Giants the first half of the 1940s. Another two-sport Hog who played for the Giants in the mid-1940s was Harry Wynne. An earlier versatile Razorback was Jim Lee Howell, who was an All-SWC first five hoop selection in 1935-36 before becoming a starting end for the Giants' 1938 NFL titlist and Pro Bowl participant the next year. Adams, Benton, Hamilton, Hickey and Howell combined for 77 touchdowns in an 11-year span from 1938 through 1948 when at least one of the ex-Razorback hoopers scored a TD in each of those seasons.

Hickey and ex-Hog All-SWC second-team hooper in 1929-30/NFL end Milan Creighton each coached NFL franchises. Many other ex-college hoopers also displayed their wares on the gridiron. Following is exhaustive research you can tackle regarding former college basketball players who made a name for themselves in December football at the professional level:

DECEMBER

1: B Len Barnum (West Virginia Wesleyan hooper) accounted for the New York Giants' lone score with a 17-yard touchdown pass to Jim Lee Howell (All-SWC first-five hoops selection as Arkansas senior in 1935-36) in 14-6 setback against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1940. . . . Los Angeles Rams E Jim Benton (forward was Arkansas' third-leading scorer in SWC play as senior in 1937-38) caught two touchdown passes from Bob Waterfield in a 31-21 win against the New York Giants in 1946. . . . Cleveland Browns FB Jim Brown (#2-scorer with 14 ppg for Syracuse as sophomore in 1954-55 before averaging 11.3 as junior) rushed for 179 yards on 29 carries in a 24-10 win against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1963. . . . B Olie Cordill (Rice hoops letterman in 1938) caught a third-quarter touchdown pass to help the Cleveland Rams secure 13-13 tie against the Green Bay Packers in 1940. . . . Green Bay Packers FB Ted Fritsch Sr. (Wisconsin-Stevens Point hoops letterman in 1940-41 and 1941-42) had three of his league-high nine rushing touchdowns in a 20-7 win against the Washington Redskins in 1946. . . . Los Angeles Dons rookie E Dale Gentry (averaged 5.3 ppg for Washington State's 1941 NCAA Tournament runner-up) caught two touchdown passes in a 62-14 win against the Buffalo Bisons in 1946. . . . Dallas Cowboys CB Cornell Green (Utah State's all-time leading scorer and rebounder when career ended in 1961-62) had two interceptions in a 34-27 setback against the New York Giants in 1963. . . . TE Todd Heap (grabbed 14 rebounds in 11 games for Arizona State in 1999-00) caught a touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter to give the Baltimore Ravens the lead in a 27-23 win against the Cincinnati Bengals in 2002. . . . Minnesota Vikings QB Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) threw four touchdown passes in a 41-17 win against the Arizona Cardinals in 1996. . . . Chicago Cardinals rookie E Mal Kutner (two-year Texas hoops letterman in early 1940s) caught two touchdown passes from Paul Christman in a 35-28 win against the Chicago Bears in 1946. . . . Los Angeles Rams TE James McDonald (four-year Southern California letterman in early 1980s averaged 8.2 ppg and 4.8 rpg as senior forward) had a 35-yard pass reception in 29-3 setback against the New Orleans Saints in 1985. . . . Brooklyn Dodgers TB Ace Parker (Duke hoops letterman in 1936) threw two touchdown passes in a 14-6 win against the New York Giants in 1940. One of the TD receptions was caught by rookie HB Banks McFadden (led Clemson in scoring each of his three seasons en route to becoming school's first All-American in 1939). . . . Chicago Bears K Mac Percival (three-year hoops letterman was part of squad winning Texas Tech's first SWC championship in major sport in 1960-61) kicked three of his league-high 25 field goals in a 23-17 win against the New Orleans Saints in 1968. . . . New York Giants B Kink Richards (Simpson IA hoops letterman) had a decisive 31-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter of 21-14 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1935. . . . Atlanta Falcons WR Andre Rison (backup hoops guard for Michigan State in 1987-88) had eight pass receptions for 124 yards - including two fourth-quarter touchdowns - in a 35-31 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1991. . . . Washington Redskins QB Norm Snead (averaged 7.8 ppg in four Wake Forest games as senior in 1960-61) passed for 332 yards in a 36-20 setback against the Baltimore Colts in 1963. . . . Cincinnati Bengals QB John Stofa (averaged 5.8 ppg and 5.4 rpg for Buffalo in 1961-62) threw two second-half touchdown passes in a 33-14 setback against the Boston Patriots in 1968. . . . San Diego Chargers WR Kitrick Taylor (Washington State hooper in 1984-85 and 1986-87) had six pass receptions for 60 yards in a 9-7 setback against the Oakland Raiders in 1991.

2: Washington Redskins B Steve Bagarus (Notre Dame hooper in early 1940s) caught two touchdown passes (70 and 29 yards) from QB Sammy Baugh (TCU three-year hoops letterman was All-SWC honorable mention selection as senior in 1936-37) in a 24-0 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1945. Baugh finished with three TD passes. . . . Philadelphia Eagles WR Harold Carmichael (starter two seasons for Southern LA averaged 9.8 ppg and 10.6 rpg in 1969-70) caught two second-quarter touchdown passes from Ron Jaworski in a 44-7 win against the Detroit Lions in 1979. . . . Dallas Cowboys TE Jean Fugett (leading scorer and rebounder for Amherst MA as junior in 1970-71) caught two touchdown passes in a 22-10 win against the Denver Broncos in 1973. . . . Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) caught 10 passes for 140 yards in a 24-10 setback against the San Diego Chargers in 2007. . . . Cleveland Browns QB Otto Graham (Big Ten Conference runner-up in scoring as Northwestern sophomore in 1941-42 and junior in 1942-43) threw four first-half touchdown passes in a 49-28 win against the Chicago Cardinals in 1951. . . . New York Giants TB Hinkey Haines (Lebanon Valley PA transfer earned hoops letter for Penn State in 1920 and 1921) rushed for two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 19-13 setback against the New York Yankees in 1928. . . . Los Angeles Rams E Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch (starting center for Michigan in 1944) had a 91-yard touchdown reception from Bob Waterfield in 42-17 win against the Chicago Bears in 1951. . . . Detroit Lions QB Bobby Layne (Texas hooper in 1944-45) threw two second-half touchdown passes in a 42-10 win against the Chicago Bears in 1956. . . . Chicago Bears QB Johnny Lujack (averaged 3.4 ppg as starting guard for Notre Dame in 1943-44) rushed for two first-quarter touchdowns in a 42-17 setback against the Los Angeles Rams in 1951. . . . Pittsburgh Steelers E Elbie Nickel (Cincinnati's second-leading scorer in 1942 also earned hoops letter in 1947) caught two touchdown passes in a 30-13 win against the Los Angeles Rams in 1956. . . . St. Louis Rams rookie LB Tommy Polley (played in one basketball game for Florida State in 1996-97 under coach Pat Kennedy) had 11 solo tackles in a 35-6 win against the Atlanta Falcons in 2001. . . . Buffalo Bills TE Tom Rychlec (collected four points and six rebounds in one hoops game for American International MA in 1954-55) opened the game's scoring with a touchdown reception from Jack Kemp in 23-14 win against the Dallas Texans in 1962. . . . New York Giants DB Otto Schnellbacher (averaged 11 ppg in four-year Kansas career, earning All-Big Six/Seven Conference honors each season) returned an interception 46 yards for touchdown in 14-0 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1951. . . . Washington Redskins QB Norm Snead (averaged 7.8 ppg in four Wake Forest games as senior in 1960-61) threw two first-half touchdown passes in a 37-14 setback against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1962. . . . Dallas Cowboys QB Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) threw three touchdown passes in a 28-7 win against the New York Giants in 1979. . . . Houston Oilers CB Greg Stemrick (played in two basketball games for Colorado State in 1973-74) returned an interception 50 yards in a 14-7 setback against the Cleveland Browns in 1979. . . . Baltimore Ravens DE Adalius Thomas (averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Southern Mississippi in 1996-97 and 1997-98) had 1 1/2 sacks, five solo tackles and forced two fumbles in a 39-27 win against the Indianapolis Colts in 2001. . . . Minnesota Vikings DB Charlie West (collected two points and one rebound in two UTEP games in 1967-68 under coach Don Haskins) returned a kickoff 42 yards in a 27-0 setback against the Cincinnati Bengals in 1973. . . . San Francisco 49ers E Billy Wilson (averaged 3.3 ppg as senior letterman for San Jose State in 1950-51) caught two touchdown passes from Y.A. Tittle (one for 77 yards) in a 20-17 win against the Baltimore Colts in 1956. . . . Boston Redskins B Doug Wycoff (Georgia Tech hoops letterman in 1926) opened the game's scoring with a 45-yard touchdown pass to Cliff Battles (four seasons of varsity hoops for West Virginia Wesleyan) in 13-3 win against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1934.

3: Kansas City Chiefs LB Bobby Bell (first African-American hooper for Minnesota in 1960-61) returned an interception 61 yards for touchdown in 24-21 win against the Denver Broncos in 1972. . . . Philadelphia Eagles WR Harold Carmichael (starter two seasons for Southern LA averaged 9.8 ppg and 10.6 rpg in 1969-70) caught two first-half touchdown passes (56 and 21 yards) from Ron Jaworski in a 28-27 setback against the Minnesota Vikings in 1978. . . . Miami Dolphins WR Chris Chambers (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) caught eight passes for 121 yards in a 24-10 setback against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2006. . . . Los Angeles Rams rookie RB Glenn Davis (Army hooper in 1944-45 and 1945-46) scored two second-quarter touchdowns (one rushing/one receiving) in a 51-14 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1950. . . . Miami Dolphins DE Vern Den Herder (finished Central College IA career in 1970-71 as school's all-time leading scorer and rebounder) returned an interception 24 yards in 37-21 win against the New England Patriots in 1972. . . . Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) caught nine passes - including two touchdowns - in a 31-28 setback against the Cleveland Browns in 2006. . . . Washington Redskins DB Dale Hackbart (averaged 4 ppg and 3.5 rpg in 10 contests for Wisconsin in 1958-59) had two interceptions in a 38-24 setback against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1961. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB King Hill (Rice hoops letterman in 1955-56 and 1956-57) punted nine times for 432 yards (48.0 average) in a 35-24 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1961. . . . Minnesota Vikings QB Joe Kapp (backup forward averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.2 rpg for California's PCC champions in 1957 and 1958) threw two second-half touchdown passes in a 30-27 setback against the Green Bay Packers in 1967. . . . Detroit Lions QB Bobby Layne (Texas hooper in 1944-45) threw three touchdown passes (82, 67 and 32 yards) in a 45-21 win against the Baltimore Colts in 1950. Lions E Cloyce Box (combined with twin brother Boyce to help West Texas win Border Conference hoop championship in 1943) had four touchdowns among his 12 pass receptions for 302 yards. In 1961 with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Layne threw three TD passes in a 35-24 setback against the Philadelphia Eagles. . . . Cleveland Rams rookie B Bill Lazetich (three-year Montana hoops letterman in late 1930s) opened the game's scoring with a five-yard touchdown catch in 35-13 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1939. . . . Cleveland Browns WR Dave Logan (three-time scoring runner-up averaged 14.1 ppg and 6.3 rpg for Colorado in mid-1970s) caught two touchdown passes from Brian Sipe in a 47-24 setback against the Seattle Seahawks in 1978. . . . Philadelphia Eagles B Fran Murray (All-EIL first-team guard for Penn in 1935-36 and 1936-37) caught a 45-yard touchdown pass from Dave O'Brien in 35-13 setback against the Cleveland Rams in 1939. . . . Oakland Raiders WR Art Powell (averaged 10.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg for San Jose State in 1956-57) caught two touchdown passes from Tom Flores (32 and 31 yards) in a 28-28 tie against the New York Jets in 1966. . . . Minnesota Vikings WR Jerry Reichow (Iowa hooper in 1954-55) caught two touchdown passes from Fran Tarkenton - including one of them for 51 yards - in a 42-21 win against the Los Angeles Rams in 1961. . . . Chicago Bears QB Gene Ronzani (among Marquette's top four scorers in 1931-32 and 1932-33) threw three touchdown passes in a 49-7 win against the Chicago Cardinals in 1944. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Norm Snead (averaged 7.8 ppg in four Wake Forest games as senior in 1960-61) threw four touchdown passes in a 35-35 tie against the Washington Redskins in 1967. Six years earlier with the Washington Redskins, Snead threw a 60-yard TD pass to WR Tom Osborne (scored 1,291 points for Hastings NE during last half of 1950s) in a 38-24 setback against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1961. . . . Dallas Cowboys QB Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) threw two second-half touchdown passes in a 17-10 win against the New England Patriots in 1978. . . . Rookie WR Dave Stief (hoop teammate of Portland State All-American Freeman Williams in 1977-78) caught 53-yard touchdown pass from Jim Hart in the fourth quarter to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 21-14 win against the Detroit Lions in 1978. . . . Miami Dolphins DE Jason Taylor (averaged 8 ppg and 5.4 rpg for Akron in 1994-95) had three sacks in a 33-6 win against the Buffalo Bills in 2000. . . . Detroit Lions rookie HB Doak Walker (SMU hoops letterman as freshman in 1945-46) rushed for two touchdowns in a 45-21 win against the Baltimore Colts in 1950.

4: Chicago Bears TE Martellus Bennett (averaged 1.9 ppg and 1.5 rpg as Texas A&M freshman in 2005-06 before playing briefly next season under coach Billy Gillispie) had a career-high 12 pass receptions in 41-28 setback against the Dallas Cowboys in 2014. . . . Cleveland Browns FB Jim Brown (#2-scorer with 14 ppg for Syracuse as sophomore in 1954-55 before averaging 11.3 as junior) rushed for 135 yards on 15 carries and caught two passes for 64 yards in a 27-16 win against the Washington Redskins in 1960. . . . Miami Dolphins WR Chris Chambers (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) caught 15 passes for 238 yards in a 24-23 win against the Buffalo Bills in 2005. . . . Portsmouth Spartans TB Dutch Clark (four-time All-Rocky Mountain Conference hoops choice for Colorado College) rushed for two touchdowns in a 19-0 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1932. . . . Chicago Bears LB George Connor (Holy Cross hoops letterman in 1943 and 1944 before averaging 2.5 ppg as Notre Dame center in 1946-47) recovered a fumble and returned it 48 yards for touchdown in 21-20 win against the Detroit Lions in 1955. . . . Buffalo Bills LB London Fletcher (started two games for St. Francis PA as freshman in 1993-94 before transferring to John Carroll OH) had two sacks in a 24-23 setback against the Miami Dolphins in 2005. . . . Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) caught 11 passes for 147 yards in a 30-24 setback against the New England Patriots in 2000. . . . Cleveland Browns QB Otto Graham (Big Ten Conference runner-up in scoring as Northwestern sophomore in 1941-42 and junior in 1942-43) threw two touchdown passes (51 and 49 yards) in a 31-21 playoff win against the Buffalo Bills in 1949. . . . New York Giants TB Hinkey Haines (Lebanon Valley PA transfer earned hoops letter for Penn State in 1920 and 1921) returned a kickoff 75 yards for touchdown in 14-0 win against the New York Yankees in 1927. . . . Oakland Raiders rookie WR Charlie Hardy (played in nine hoops games for San Jose State in 1954-55) caught four passes for 123 yards in a 41-17 setback against the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960. It was the first of three consecutive contests during the month where Hardy had a touchdown reception. . . . Green Bay Packers RB Paul Hornung (averaged 6.1 ppg in 10 contests for Notre Dame in 1954-55) scored two second-half touchdowns in a 41-13 win against the Chicago Bears in 1960. . . . San Diego Chargers WR Vincent Jackson (Northern Colorado's scoring leader with 13.6 ppg in 2003-04 while also contributing 5.6 rpg and 3.1 apg) caught five passes for 148 yards in a 34-7 win against the Oakland Raiders in 2008. . . . Chicago Bears E Luke Johnsos (Northwestern hoops letterman in 1927 and 1928) accounted for the game's only score with a 29-yard touchdown pass from Keith Molesworth (three-year hoops letterman for Monmouth IL in late 1920s) in a 6-0 win against the New York Giants in 1932. . . . Atlanta Falcons CB Rolland Lawrence (captain of Tabor KS hoops squad as senior in 1972-73) had an interception and returned punt 23 yards in 16-10 setback against the New England Patriots in 1977. . . . New York Bulldogs QB Bobby Layne (Texas hooper in 1944-45) threw three touchdown passes in a 28-27 setback against the Detroit Lions in 1949. . . . New York Giants DE George Martin (Oregon hoops teammate of freshman sensation Ron Lee in 1972-73) had three sacks in a 44-7 win against the Phoenix Cardinals in 1988. . . . Buffalo Bills HB Chet Mutryn (Xavier hoops letterman in 1943) caught two touchdown passes from George Ratterman (third-leading scorer with 11.7 ppg for Notre Dame in 1944-45) in a 31-21 setback against the Cleveland Browns in 1949 AAFC playoff game. Ratterman finished with three TD passes. . . . Washington Redskins rookie WR Tom Osborne (scored 1,291 points for Hastings NE during last half of 1950s) had a career-high six pass receptions in 27-16 setback against the Cleveland Browns in 1960. . . . New York Yankees E Barney Poole (Ole Miss hoops letterman in 1943) had a 15-yard pass reception in 17-7 playoff setback against the San Francisco 49ers in 1949. Yankees DB Otto Schnellbacher (averaged 11 ppg in four-year Kansas career, earning All-Big Six/Seven Conference honors each season) returned three punts for 34 yards. . . . New York Titans WR Art Powell (averaged 10.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg for San Jose State in 1956-57) had three touchdown catches in a 30-27 win against the Denver Broncos in 1960. Broncos S Al Romine (four-year hoops letterman from 1951-52 through 1954-55 for Florence State AL) returned an interception 13 yards and SE Lionel Taylor (led New Mexico Highlands in scoring average with 13.6 ppg in 1955-56 and 20.3 in 1956-57) had 11 pass receptions - including two second-half TDs from Frank Tripucka. . . . Dallas Cowboys QB Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) threw three touchdown passes in a 52-10 win against the New York Jets in 1971. . . . In 1960, New York Giants HB Ed Sutton (seven hoop games for North Carolina as sophomore in 1954-55) rushed for 62 yards on seven carries in a 31-31 tie against the Dallas Cowboys after rushing for 57 yards on five carries in 31-23 setback against the Philadelphia Eagles the previous week. . . .Baltimore Ravens LB Adalius Thomas (averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Southern Mississippi in 1996-97 and 1997-98) scored a fourth-quarter touchdown on 20-yard interception return in 16-15 win against the Houston Texans in 2005.

5: Washington Redskins RB Cliff Battles (four seasons of varsity hoops for West Virginia Wesleyan) rushed for two first-quarter touchdowns in a 49-14 win against the New York Giants in 1937. Giants TB Ed Danowski (Fordham hoops letterman in 1932-33) threw two touchdown passes. . . . Philadelphia Eagles E Tony Bova (St. Francis PA hoops letterman in 1942) caught two touchdown passes (48 and 13 yards en route to leading league with 24.6-yd average) in a 38-28 setback against the Green Bay Packers in 1943. . . . In 1937, Chicago Bears QB Ray Buivid (Marquette hoops letterman in 1935-36) became the first rookie to throw five touchdown passes in a single NFL game (42-28 nod over Chicago Cardinals). . . . Oakland Raiders WR Ronald Curry (averaged 4.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 3 apg for North Carolina in 1998-99 and 2000-01) caught nine passes for 141 yards - including two touchdowns from Kerry Collins - in a 34-27 setback against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2004. . . . Pittsburgh Steelers TB Ray Evans (two-time All-American was four-year letterman and second-leading scorer for Kansas in 1942 NCAA Tournament) opened the game's scoring with a nine-yard rushing touchdown in 38-28 win against the New York Giants in 1948. . . . Los Angeles Dons rookie WR Len Ford (center for Morgan State's CIAA hoops titlist in 1944) caught two touchdown passes from Glenn Dobbs in a 38-21 setback against the San Francisco 49ers in 1948. . . . New York Giants' Dave Jennings (forward averaged 5.9 ppg for St. Lawrence NY in 1972-73 and 1973-74) punted four times for 55.3-yard average in 17-14 win against the Houston Oilers in 1982. Giants DE George Martin (Oregon hoops teammate of freshman sensation Ron Lee in 1972-73) had three sacks. . . . Washington Redskins QB Billy Kilmer (UCLA hooper under legendary coach John Wooden in 1959-60) threw three touchdown passes in a 37-16 win against the New York Jets in 1976. . . . Chicago Cardinals E Mal Kutner (two-year Texas hoops letterman in early 1940s) had two of his league-high 14 pass reception touchdowns in a 42-7 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1948. . . . Philadelphia Eagles rookie QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two second-quarter touchdown passes in a 21-17 setback against the Arizona Cardinals in 1999. Five years later, McNabb completed 32-of-43 passes - including five TDs - in a 47-17 win against the Green Bay Packers in 2004. WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) had eight of McNabb's 32 pass completions for 161 yards. Five years earlier with the San Francisco 49ers, Owens caught nine passes for 145 yards in a 44-30 setback against the Cincinnati Bengals in 1999. . . . Philadelphia Eagles B Dom Moselle (leading hoops scorer for Wisconsin-Superior in 1947-48 and 1948-49) had a career-high 46 rushing yards in 13-13 tie against the Detroit Lions in 1954. . . . San Diego Chargers rookie WR Robert Reed (averaged 1.9 ppg in 18 contests for Arkansas' 1995 NCAA Tournament runner-up under coach Nolan Richardson) caught one pass from QB Jim Harbaugh and returned three punts for 49 yards in a 23-10 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1999. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Norm Snead (averaged 7.8 ppg in four Wake Forest games as senior in 1960-61) passed for 320 yards in a 21-19 setback against the Dallas Cowboys in 1965. . . . Denver Broncos SE Lionel Taylor (led New Mexico Highlands in scoring average with 13.6 ppg in 1955-56 and 20.3 in 1956-57) had eight pass receptions for 164 yards in a 24-13 setback against the Oakland Raiders in 1965. . . . New York Giants LB Brad Van Pelt (averaged 4.5 ppg and 2.9 rpg while shooting 61.7% from floor as Michigan State sophomore in 1970-71) had two interceptions in a 24-10 win against the Detroit Lions in 1976. . . . Cincinnati Bengals DE Alfred Williams (Colorado hooper in 1989-90) supplied a safety by tackling Steve Young in the end zone in 21-8 setback against the San Francisco 49ers in 1993.

6: San Francisco 49ers RB Joe Arenas (averaged 6.2 ppg in 1949-50 and 1950-51 for Nebraska-Omaha) rushed for two touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers to finish the 1953 campaign with seven TDs. . . . Boston Braves RB Cliff Battles (four seasons of varsity hoops for West Virginia Wesleyan) scored a touchdown on 74-yard punt return in 14-0 win against the New York Giants in 1936. . . . Cleveland Browns E Pete Brewster (forward-center was Purdue's fourth-leading scorer as junior and senior) caught three first-half touchdown passes (22, 23 and 36 yards) in a 62-14 win against the New York Giants in 1953. Browns QB George Ratterman (third-leading scorer with 11.7 ppg for Notre Dame in 1944-45) threw three TD passes. . . . FB Rick Casares (Florida's scoring and rebounding leader both seasons as All-SEC second-team selection in 1951-52 and 1952-53) rushed for all four of the Chicago Bears' touchdowns in a 27-21 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1959. . . . Indianapolis Colts DE Sam Clancy (two-time Eastern 8 first-team selection ended career in 1981 as Pittsburgh's all-time leading rebounder) had 2 1/2 sacks in a 6-0 win against the New England Patriots in 1992. . . . San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates (second-team All-MAC selection in 2002 when Kent State finished runner-up in South Regional) caught eight passes for 167 yards in a 30-23 win against the Cleveland Browns in 2009. . . . Green Bay Packers RB Paul Hornung (averaged 6.1 ppg in 10 contests for Notre Dame in 1954-55) threw two first-half touchdown passes to Boyd Dowler (26 and 30 yards) in a 38-20 win against the Los Angeles Rams in 1959. . . . St. Louis Cardinals QB Charley Johnson (transferred from Schreiner J.C. to New Mexico State to play hoops before concentrating on football) threw two second-quarter touchdown passes and contributed a pair of one-yard plunges for TDs in a 28-19 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1964. . . . San Francisco 49ers DB Ronnie Lott (USC hooper as junior in 1979-80) had two interceptions in a 23-12 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1987. . . . Pittsburgh Steelers QB Bill Mackrides (Nevada-Reno hoops letterman in 1944) passed for one fourth-quarter touchdown to Elbie Nickel (Cincinnati's second-leading scorer in 1942 also earned hoops letter in 1947) and rushed for another TD in a 21-17 win against the Chicago Cardinals in 1953. . . . Cleveland Browns WR Evan Moore (Stanford hooper in 2003-04 and 2004-05) had a career-high six pass receptions in his pro debut, a 30-23 setback against the San Diego Chargers in 2009. . . . A fourth-quarter touchdown catch by WR Art Powell (averaged 10.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg for San Jose State in 1956-57) gave the Oakland Raiders a 16-13 win against the Buffalo Bills in 1964. . . . Pittsburgh Steelers rookie WR Dave Smith (averaged 15.6 ppg and 11.6 rpg while shooting 51.1% from floor for Indiana PA in 1968-69 and 1969-70) caught an 87-yard touchdown pass from Terry Bradshaw in 20-12 setback against the Green Bay Packers in 1970. . . . Denver Broncos WR Rod Smith (swingman was Missouri Southern State hoops letterman as sophomore in 1990-91) caught eight passes for 165 yards in a 35-31 win against the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998. . . . Kansas City Chiefs WR Otis Taylor (backup small forward for Prairie View A&M) scored two touchdowns (46-yard pass reception and 25-yard rush) in a 26-17 win against the San Francisco 49ers in 1971. . . . Denver Broncos rookie WR Cedric Tillman (averaged 4.3 ppg and 2.6 rpg while serving as part-time starter for Alcorn State in 1990-91) had a career-long 81-yard touchdown reception in 31-27 setback against the Dallas Cowboys in 1992. . . . Providence Steam Roller rookie TB Cy Wentworth (New Hampshire hoops letterman in 1922 and 1923) opened the game's scoring with a 20-yard rushing touchdown in 13-10 setback against the Green Bay Packers in 1925.

7: St. Louis Cardinals DE Bubba Baker (averaged 4.1 ppg and 3.5 rpg as forward-center for Colorado State from 1974-75 through 1977-78) posted 2 1/2 sacks against the Philadelphia Eagles in a 10-10 tie in 1986. . . . Washington Redskins QB Sammy Baugh (TCU three-year hoops letterman was All-SWC honorable mention selection as senior in 1936-37) threw three touchdown passes in a 20-14 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1941. . . . Detroit Lions WR Marlin Briscoe (averaged 9.5 ppg and 3.6 rpg for Nebraska-Omaha in 1964-65) caught two second-half touchdown passes in a 25-21 setback against the Chicago Bears in 1975. Briscoe finished the game with five catches for 119 yards. . . . New York Giants rookie E Ed Crawford (Ole Miss hoops letterman averaged 2.8 ppg and 5.3 rpg in eight games in 1954-55) had a 27-yard pass reception in 21-10 setback against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1957. . . . Washington Redskins LB London Fletcher (started two games for St. Francis PA as freshman in 1993-94 before transferring to John Carroll OH) had at least 10 tackles for the second consecutive contest in 2008. . . . Cleveland Browns QB Otto Graham (Big Ten Conference runner-up in scoring as Northwestern sophomore in 1941-42 and junior in 1942-43) threw three touchdown passes in a 42-0 win against the Baltimore Colts in 1947. . . . Philadelphia Eagles E Bud Grant (third-leading scorer for Minnesota in 1948-49 after named team MVP previous season over first-team All-American Jim McIntyre) caught two touchdown passes in a 38-21 win against the Dallas Texans in 1952. . . . Dallas Cowboys SS Cornell Green (Utah State's all-time leading scorer and rebounder when career ended in 1961-62) had two interceptions in a 41-17 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1974. . . . E Red Hickey (three-time All-SWC selection and member of Arkansas' 1941 Final Four team) caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Bob Waterfield in the fourth quarter to give the Los Angeles Rams a 17-14 win against the Chicago Bears in 1947. . . . Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson (Northern Colorado's scoring leader with 13.6 ppg in 2003-04 while also contributing 5.6 rpg and 3.1 apg) caught 10 passes for 159 yards in a 34-17 setback against the Detroit Lions in 2014. . . . Chicago Cardinals FB Bert Johnson (played one game in 1934-35 under legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp) had a 26-yard touchdown reception in 34-24 setback against the Chicago Bears in 1941. . . . Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) threw two second-quarter touchdown passes in a 14-7 win against the New Orleans Saints in 2003. . . . Chicago Bears E Luke Johnsos (Northwestern hoops letterman in 1927 and 1928) caught two touchdown passes from Red Grange (21 and 30 yards) in a 21-0 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1930. . . . Washington Redskins QB Billy Kilmer (UCLA hooper under legendary coach John Wooden in 1959-60) passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns in a 30-27 win against the Atlanta Falcons in 1975. . . . Chicago Cardinals E-DB Mal Kutner (two-year Texas hoops letterman in early 1940s) scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns - including 56-yard interception return - in a 45-21 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1947. . . . Washington Redskins DB Joe Lavender (averaged 13.4 ppg and 6.6 rpg for San Diego State in 1969-70 and 1970-71) had three interceptions - returning one 51 yards for touchdown - in a 40-17 win against the San Diego Chargers in 1980. . . . Detroit Lions QB Bobby Layne (Texas hooper in 1944-45) threw four touchdown passes in a 45-21 win against the Chicago Bears in 1952. Three of league-high 15 TD receptions for Lions E Cloyce Box (combined with twin brother Boyce to help West Texas win Border Conference hoop championship in 1943) each was at least 25 yards in the first half. Six years later with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Layne threw two second-half TD passes - including a 28-yarder to E Cy McClairen (two-time all-league selection scored 36 points for Bethune-Cookman in 1953 SIAC Tournament championship game) - in a 14-14 tie against the Washington Redskins in 1958. . . . Cleveland Rams HB Bill Lund (hooper for Case Western Reserve OH) scored two second-half touchdowns - including a 63-yard run from scrimmage - in a 42-0 win against the Baltimore Colts in 1947. . . . New York Giants WR Bob McChesney (Hardin-Simmons TX hoops letterman in 1945-46) caught a career-long 72-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Rote in 27-17 setback against the Washington Redskins in 1952. Redskins E Hugh Taylor (OCU leading scorer with 11.4 ppg as senior in 1947) caught three touchdown passes from Eddie LeBaron. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw three touchdown passes in a 36-10 win against the Dallas Cowboys in 2003. . . . Houston Oilers CB Zeke Moore (Lincoln MO hoops letterman in mid-1960s) returned an interception 74 yards in a 27-13 win against the San Francisco 49ers in 1975. It was Moore's first of three INTs in as many games to close the season. . . . San Francisco 49ers WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) caught two first-half touchdown passes from Jeff Garcia in a 50-14 win against the Arizona Cardinals in 2003. . . . Dallas Cowboys RB Preston Pearson (swingman averaged 8.7 ppg and 6 rpg as Illinois senior in 1966-67) had eight pass receptions in a 31-17 setback against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1975. . . . Cleveland Browns RB Greg Pruitt (Oklahoma frosh hooper in 1969-70) had 10 pass receptions - including go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter - in a 17-14 win against the New York Jets in 1980. . . . Chicago Rockets B Ray Ramsey (Bradley's top scorer in 1941-42 and 1942-43) had an 80-yard touchdown reception in 34-14 setback against the Los Angeles Dons in 1947. . . . Buffalo Bills rookie QB George Ratterman (third-leading scorer with 11.7 ppg for Notre Dame in 1944-45) threw three touchdown passes in a 21-21 tie against the San Francisco 49ers in 1947. . . . Denver Broncos WR Rod Smith (swingman was Missouri Southern State hoops letterman as sophomore in 1990-91) caught two first-half touchdown passes from John Elway (37 and 25 yards) in a 35-24 setback against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1997. . . . Dallas Cowboys QB Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) threw three touchdown passes in a 41-17 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1974. . . . Minnesota Vikings DB Charlie West (collected two points and one rebound in two UTEP games in 1967-68 under Don Haskins) returned a kickoff 78 yards in 20-13 win against the Los Angeles Rams in 1969. . . . San Francisco 49ers E Billy Wilson (averaged 3.3 ppg as senior letterman for San Jose State in 1950-51) caught two first-quarter touchdown passes from Y.A. Tittle (44 and 22 yards) in a 48-21 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1958.

8: Cleveland Browns DB Erich Barnes (played hoops briefly for Purdue as sophomore in 1955-56) returned an interception 40 yards for touchdown in 24-21 win against the Washington Redskins in 1968. . . . Kansas City Chiefs LB Bobby Bell (first African-American hooper for Minnesota in 1960-61) had two interceptions in a 40-3 win against the San Diego Chargers in 1968. . . . Cleveland Browns TE Jordan Cameron (redshirt freshman forward for BYU in 2006-07 before playing briefly for Southern California in 2008-09 under coach Tim Floyd) had nine pass receptions for 121 yards in a 27-26 setback against the New England Patriots in 2013. . . . Kansas City Chiefs QB Len Dawson (Purdue hooper in 1956-57) threw three first-half touchdown passes - including a 68-yarder to Frank Pitts - in a 40-3 win against the San Diego Chargers in 1968. . . . New Orleans Saints TE Jimmy Graham (part-time starter for Miami FL averaged 4.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg from 2005-06 through 2008-09) caught two of his NFL-high 16 touchdown passes from Drew Brees in a 31-13 win against the Carolina Panthers in 2013. . . . Denver Broncos DB Charlie Greer (played seven basketball games for Colorado in 1965-66 as sophomore) had two interceptions in a 33-27 setback against the Oakland Raiders in 1968. . . . Miami Dolphins QB Bob Griese (sophomore guard for Purdue in 1964-65) threw two second-quarter touchdown passes in a 38-7 win against the Boston Patriots in 1968. . . . Los Angeles Rams E Red Hickey (three-time All-SWC selection and member of Arkansas' 1941 Final Four team) caught two second-half touchdown passes from Bob Waterfield in a 38-17 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1946. . . . Los Angeles Rams E Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch (starting center for Michigan hoops in 1944) had two touchdown catches in a 42-17 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1957. . . . Minnesota Vikings QB Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) threw three touchdown passes in a 24-22 win against the Detroit Lions in 1996. Six years later with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Johnson threw four TD passes in a 34-10 win against the Atlanta Falcons in 2002. . . . St. Louis Cardinals QB Charley Johnson (transferred from Schreiner J.C. to New Mexico State to play hoops before concentrating on football) passed for 315 yards - including four touchdowns (three for more than 40 yards) - in a 38-14 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1963. . . . Phoenix Cardinals RB Johnny Johnson (averaged 11.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 3.2 apg in 1988-89 after majority of hoop team members walked off San Jose State squad) rushed for two second-quarter touchdowns in a 20-14 setback against the Washington Redskins in 1991. . . . Baltimore Ravens WR Jacoby Jones (part-time starter averaged 3.4 ppg and 3.7 rpg for Lane TN in 2004-05 and 2005-06) returned a kickoff 77 yards for touchdown in 29-26 win against the Minnesota Vikings in 2013. . . . Minnesota Vikings QB Joe Kapp (backup forward averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.2 rpg for California's PCC champions in 1957 and 1958) rushed for two touchdowns in a 30-20 win against the San Francisco 49ers in 1968. Vikings rookie DB Charlie West (collected two points and one rebound in two UTEP games in 1967-68 under Don Haskins) returned three kickoffs for 120 yards. . . . Frankford Yellow Jackets E Chuck Kassel (Illinois hoops letterman in 1925 and 1926) contributed the game's lone touchdown with a 10-yard pass reception in 7-0 win against the New York Giants in 1928. . . . Cleveland Rams rookie HB Bill Lund (hooper for Case Western Reserve OH) opened the game's scoring with a 22-yard touchdown reception in 66-14 win against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946. . . . Baltimore Colts rookie TE John Mackey (Syracuse hooper in 1960-61) caught two touchdown passes from Johnny Unitas (61 and 27 yards) in a 41-10 win against the Minnesota Vikings in 1963. . . . Rookie E Eggs Manske (point guard led Northwestern to share of 1933 Big Ten Conference crown) supplied the Philadelphia Eagles' only score with a pass reception touchdown in 13-6 setback against the Green Bay Packers in 1935. . . . Buffalo Bills TE Keith McKeller (starting center for Jacksonville State's 1985 NCAA Division II championship team led Gulf South Conference in rebounding each of his first three seasons and finished second as senior) had 10 pass receptions in a 30-27 win against the Oakland Raiders in 1991. . . . B Keith Molesworth (three-year hoops letterman for Monmouth IL in late 1920s) rushed for both of the game's touchdowns to power the Chicago Bears to a 13-0 win against the Chicago Cardinals in 1935. . . . San Francisco 49ers WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) had 12 pass receptions - including two fourth-quarter touchdowns from Jeff Garcia (including game winner with 12 seconds remaining) in a 31-27 win against the Dallas Cowboys in 2002. . . . Arizona Cardinals rookie WR Nate Poole (sank all four free-throw attempts in two basketball games for Marshall in 1997-98) provided a career-high six pass receptions - including touchdown from Jake Plummer - in 23-20 win against the Detroit Lions in 2002. . . . Oakland Raiders WR Art Powell (averaged 10.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg for San Jose State in 1956-57) had three touchdown catches in a 41-27 win against the San Diego Chargers in 1963. . . . Pittsburgh Steelers rookie WR Antwaan Randle El (member of Indiana's 1999 NCAA Tournament team) had a career-high eight pass receptions in a 24-6 setback against the Houston Texans in 2002. . . . Washington Redskins QB Norm Snead (averaged 7.8 ppg in four Wake Forest games as senior in 1960-61) passed for 350 yards - including three touchdowns - in a 34-21 setback against the Baltimore Colts in 1962. Six years later with the Philadelphia Eagles, Snead threw three TD passes in a 29-17 win against the New Orleans Saints in 1968. . . . Los Angeles Rams rookie HB Jack Wilson (Baylor hoops letterman in 1942) caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Bob Waterfield in 38-17 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1946. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Roy Zimmerman (San Jose State hoops letterman as center in 1938 and 1939) threw three touchdown passes in a 40-14 win against the Boston Yanks in 1946. One of them was a 59-yarder to HB Bosh Pritchard (four-sport letterman for VMI. Six years earlier with the Washington Redskins as a rookie, Zimmerman returned a kickoff 37 yards and had a 61-yard punt in a 73-0 setback against the Chicago Bears in the 1940 NFL championship game. Bears B Ray Nolting (Cincinnati hoops letterman in 1936) had a 23-yard rushing TD in the title tilt. Ray Flaherty (four-sport Gonzaga athlete including hoops) coached the Redskins.

9: Minnesota Vikings WR Tom Adams (two-time All-MIAC honoree set Minnesota-Duluth single-season mark for rebounds with 367 as senior in 1961-62) caught two passes from Fran Tarkenton for 45 yards in a 37-23 setback against the Detroit Lions in 1962. . . . San Francisco 49ers rookie RB Joe Arenas (averaged 6.2 ppg in 1949-50 and 1950-51 for Nebraska-Omaha) rushed for two touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers in 1951. . . . Minnesota Vikings LB Matt Blair (played in 1970 NJCAA Tournament for Northeastern Oklahoma A&M hoops team finishing in seventh place) intercepted two passes in a 10-3 win against the Buffalo Bills in 1979. . . . Minnesota Vikings rookie QB Todd Bouman (South Dakota State transfer averaged 7.1 ppg and 3.3 rpg for St. Cloud State MN from 1993-94 through 1995-96) passed for 348 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-24 win against the Tennessee Titans in 2001. . . . Philadelphia Eagles WR Harold Carmichael (starter two seasons for Southern LA averaged 9.8 ppg and 10.6 rpg in 1969-70) had five of his NFL-high 67 pass receptions for 146 of his NFL-high 1,116 yards in a 24-23 win against the New York Jets in 1973. . . . Philadelphia Eagles CB Jimmy Carr (three-year hoops letterman for Morris Harvey WV appeared in NAIA Tournament in 1953 and 1954) had an interception in his second straight game in 1962. . . . New York Giants rookie TB Ed Danowski (Fordham hoops letterman in 1932-33) had a game-high 83 passing yards and chipped in with 59 rushing yards (including fourth-quarter touchdown) in 30-13 win against the Chicago Bears in the 1934 NFL championship contest. Giants E Ray Flaherty (four-sport Gonzaga athlete including hoops) had two pass receptions for 28 yards in his second straight NFL title tilt. Bears B Keith Molesworth (three-year hoops letterman for Monmouth IL in late 1920s) completed 4-of-9 passes, returned four punts for 67 yards and punted nine times for 40.7-yard average. Bears B Gene Ronzani (among Marquette's top four scorers in 1931-32 and 1932-33) caught one pass for 23 yards and returned an interception 16 yards. . . . Chicago Bears TE Mike Ditka (averaged 2.8 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Pittsburgh in 1958-59 and 1959-60) caught six passes for 155 yards in a 30-14 win against the Los Angeles Rams in 1962. . . . Miami Dolphins QB Bob Griese (sophomore guard for Purdue in 1964-65) threw two first-quarter touchdown passes in a 28-10 win against the Detroit Lions in 1979. . . . Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson (Northern Colorado's scoring leader with 13.6 ppg in 2003-04 while also contributing 5.6 rpg and 3.1 apg) caught six passes for 131 yards in a 23-21 setback against the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012. . . . Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) passed for 305 yards in a 15-12 win against the Detroit Lions in 2001. . . . St. Louis Cardinals QB Charley Johnson (transferred from Schreiner J.C. to New Mexico State to play hoops before concentrating on football) passed for 302 yards and five touchdowns (two for more than 70 yards) in a 52-20 win against the Dallas Cowboys in 1962. . . . Washington Redskins QB Billy Kilmer (UCLA hooper under legendary coach John Wooden in 1959-60) threw three second-half touchdown passes in a 34-24 setback against the Dallas Cowboys in 1972. Two years later, Kilmer threw three second-quarter TD passes in a 23-17 win against the Los Angeles Rams in 1974. . . . Chicago Bears QB Johnny Lujack (averaged 3.4 ppg as starting guard for Notre Dame in 1943-44) rushed for three touchdowns and rookie HB Brad Rowland (four-sport participant for McMurry TX in late 1940s and early 1950s) rushed twice for 16 yards in a 45-21 win against the New York Yanks in 1951. . . . Houston Oilers TE Bob McLeod (all-time leading rebounder for Abilene Christian TX with 1,237 from 1957-58 through 1960-61 also ranks among school's top 10 career scorers) caught five passes for 114 yards - including a career-long 55-yard touchdown from George Blanda - in a 32-17 victory against the Oakland Raiders in 1962. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two first-half touchdown passes in a 24-14 win against the San Diego Chargers in 2001. . . . Buffalo Bills TE Robert Royal (collected 10 points and six rebounds in five LSU basketball games in 2000-01) caught two first-quarter touchdown passes in a 38-17 win against the Miami Dolphins in 2007.

10: New York Giants B Len Barnum (West Virginia Wesleyan hooper) had an interception in 27-0 setback against the Green Bay Packers in 1939 NFL championship game. . . . Miami Dolphins rookie WR Chris Chambers (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) caught two touchdown passes in a 41-6 win against the Indianapolis Colts in 2001. . . . New York Giants QB Randy Dean (played in two hoop games in 1973-74 under Northwestern coach Tex Winter) threw his lone NFL touchdown pass in a 17-0 win against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1978. . . . San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates (second-team All-MAC selection in 2002 when Kent State finished runner-up in South Regional) caught two first-half touchdown passes from Philip Rivers in a 48-20 win against the Denver Broncos in 2006. . . . Cleveland Browns QB Otto Graham (Big Ten Conference runner-up in scoring as Northwestern sophomore in 1941-42 and junior in 1942-43) threw four touchdown passes in a 45-21 win against the Washington Redskins in 1950. . . . Cleveland Rams WR Ray Hamilton (Arkansas letterman for two SWC hoop champions from 1936 through 1938) caught a 70-yard touchdown pass in 26-13 setback against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1944. . . . Houston Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins (played in seven hoop games for Clemson in 2010-11) had 11 pass receptions - including two for touchdowns - in a 26-16 setback against the San Francisco 49ers in 2017. . . . Jacksonville Jaguars rookie WR Willie Jackson (started five hoops games for Florida in 1989-90) caught two fourth-quarter touchdown passes from Mark Brunell in a 41-31 setback against the Indianapolis Colts in 1995. . . . Denver Broncos QB Charley Johnson (transferred from Schreiner J.C. to New Mexico State to play hoops before concentrating on football) threw two first-half touchdown passes in a 30-23 win against the Oakland Raiders in 1972. . . . Pittsburgh Steelers QB Bobby Layne (Texas hooper in 1944-45) threw four touchdown passes in a 30-14 win against the Washington Redskins in 1961. . . . Chicago Cardinals rookie B Ike Mahoney (Creighton hooper in early 1920s) caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from Red Dunn (four-time Marquette hoops letterman first half of 1920s) in 59-0 win against the Milwaukee Badgers in 1925. . . . Rookie WR Bob McChesney (Hardin-Simmons TX hoops letterman in 1945-46) scored the New York Giants' only touchdown by catching a pass from Charlie Conerly in 9-7 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1950. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) completed 23-of-36 passes for 390 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-24 win against the Cleveland Browns in 2000. . . . New York Giants rookie B Kink Richards (Simpson IA hoops letterman) scored two second-half touchdowns in a 20-14 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1933. . . . Indianapolis Colts rookie WR Andre Rison (backup hoops guard for Michigan State in 1987-88) had five pass receptions for 135 yards in a 23-17 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1989. . . . Rookie B Gene Ronzani (among Marquette's top four scorers in 1931-32 and 1932-33) scored the Chicago Bears' lone touchdown with a 42-yard pass reception from Keith Molesworth (three-year hoops letterman for Monmouth IL in late 1920s) in 7-6 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1933. . . . New England Patriots WR Reggie Rucker (averaged 6.8 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Boston University in 1966-67) caught two second-quarter touchdown passes from Jim Plunkett in a 17-10 win against the New Orleans Saints in 1972. . . . New York Giants WR Del Shofner (Baylor hoops letterman in 1956) had three touchdown receptions in a 28-24 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1961. . . . Denver Broncos SE Lionel Taylor (led New Mexico Highlands in scoring average with 13.6 ppg in 1955-56 and 20.3 in 1956-57) had nine pass receptions for 171 yards in a 41-33 setback against the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960. . . . Chicago Bears WR Kendall Wright (Baylor hooper as freshman in 2008-09) had 10 pass receptions in a 33-7 win against the Cincinnati Bengals in 2017.

11: Philadelphia Eagles E Neill Armstrong (played one game under legendary Oklahoma A&M coach Hank Iba in 1944) caught a touchdown pass in his fourth consecutive contest in 1949. . . . Washington Redskins QB Sammy Baugh (TCU three-year hoops letterman was All-SWC honorable mention selection as senior in 1936-37) threw three touchdown passes in a 53-27 setback against the Los Angeles Rams in 1949. Rams E Bob Shaw (Ohio State hoops starter in 1942 and 1943) had four TD pass receptions. . . . New York Giants B Len Barnum (West Virginia Wesleyan hoper) had a nine-yard run from scrimmage and 20-yard pass reception in 23-17 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1938 NFL championship game. Packers E Wayland Becker (Marquette hoops letterman in mid-1930s) had a game-high 78 receiving yards. Giants TB Ed Danowski (Fordham hoops letterman in 1932-33) threw two touchdown passes, including a 21-yarder to rookie E Hap Barnard (four-year hoops letterman for Central Oklahoma played in 1938 NAIA Tournament as senior). C-LB Mel Hein (Washington State hoops letterman in 1930), the only offensive lineman earning NFL MVP award, recovered a fumble near midfield to help set up a Giants TD. Giants E Jim Lee Howell (All-SWC first-five selection as Arkansas senior in 1935-36) had two pass receptions. Giants TB Tuffy Leemans (three-year hoops letterman for George Washington in mid-1930s) had a six-yard rushing TD. . . . Philadelphia Eagles CB Jimmy Carr (three-year hoops letterman for Morris Harvey WV appeared in NAIA Tournament in 1953 and 1954) had an interception in his second consecutive contest in 1960. Pittsburgh Steelers RB John Henry Johnson (made 5-of-8 FGAs in five games for Saint Mary's in 1950-51) scored two first-half touchdowns - including an 87-yard run from scrimmage - in 27-21 win against the Eagles. . . . Miami Dolphins WR Chris Chambers (played briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) caught two third-quarter touchdown passes in a 23-21 win against the San Diego Chargers in 2005. Chargers TE Antonio Gates (second-team All-MAC selection in 2002 when Kent State finished runner-up in South Regional) caught 13 passes for 123 yards. Six years later, Gates caught two TD passes from Philip Rivers in a 37-10 win against the Buffalo Bills in 2011. . . . New Orleans Saints rookie WR Eugene Goodlow (scored 38 points in 19 games for Kansas State in 1977-78 and 1978-79) caught a career-high seven passes in a 20-17 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1983. . . . Cleveland Browns QB Otto Graham (Big Ten Conference runner-up in scoring as Northwestern sophomore in 1941-42 and junior in 1942-43) threw three touchdown passes in a 35-24 win against the Chicago Cardinals in 1955. . . . In his lone professional game, Oakland Raiders QB Charlie Green (averaged 3.7 ppg and 2 rpg for Wittenberg OH runner-up in 1963 NCAA Division II Tournament) completed both pass attempts for a total of 17 yards in a 28-10 win against the Denver Broncos in 1966. . . . New York Giants TB Hinkey Haines (Lebanon Valley PA transfer earned hoops letter for Penn State in 1920 and 1921) rushed for a 60-yard touchdown in a 13-0 win against the New York Yankees in 1927. . . . Dallas Cowboys DB Manny Hendrix (All-WAC second-team selection for Utah as senior in 1985-86 averaged 12.1 ppg and team-high 5.1 apg as sophomore) had an interception in a 24-17 win against the Washington Redskins in 1988. . . . New York Jets RB Johnny Johnson (averaged 11.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 3.2 apg in 1988-89 after majority of hoop team members walked off San Jose State squad) rushed for 155 yards in a 3-0 win against the Washington Redskins in 1993. . . . San Francisco 49ers DB Ronnie Lott (USC hooper as junior in 1979-80) had two interceptions in a 23-10 win against the Buffalo Bills in 1983. . . . Chicago Bears QB Johnny Lujack (averaged 3.4 ppg as starting guard for Notre Dame in 1943-44) threw six of his league-high 23 touchdown passes in a 52-21 win against the Chicago Cardinals in 1949. . . . New York Titans WR Art Powell (averaged 10.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg for San Jose State in 1956-57) had 10 catches for 179 yards - including two touchdowns (one for 72 yards) - in a 31-28 win against the Oakland Raiders in 1960. Six years later with the Raiders, Powell caught two TD passes from Tom Flores (46 and 45 yards) in a 28-10 win against the Denver Broncos in 1966. . . . Atlanta Falcons WR Andre Rison (backup hoops guard for Michigan State in 1987-88) had two of his league-high 15 touchdown receptions in a 27-24 win against the San Francisco 49ers in 1993. . . . Atlanta Falcons LB Marion Rushing (Southern Illinois hooper from 1954-55 through 1956-57) had an interception in 16-10 win against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1966. . . . New York Giants LB Tom Scott (hoops letterman as Virginia forward in 1951) returned an interception 14 yards for touchdown in 17-3 win against the Washington Redskins in 1960.

12: Washington Redskins RB Cliff Battles (four seasons of varsity hoops for West Virginia Wesleyan) opened the game's scoring with a seven-yard rushing touchdown and LB Eddie Kawal (Illinois hoops letterman in 1930) returned an interception 19 yards in 28-21 win against the Chicago Bears in the 1937 NFL Championship. Ray Flaherty (four-sport Gonzaga athlete including hoops) coached the Redskins. Bears E Eggs Manske (point guard led Northwestern to share of 1933 Big Ten Conference crown) had a four-yard pass reception touchdown plus 51-yard catch, Bears B Ray Nolting (Cincinnati hoops letterman in 1936) rushed for 31 yards on 10 carries, Bears B Gene Ronzani (among Marquette's top four scorers in 1931-32 and 1932-33) returned an interception 16 yards and Bears B Keith Molesworth (three-year hoops letterman for Monmouth IL in late 1920s) completed a pass for 35 yards to rookie E Dick Plasman (Vanderbilt two-year starting center named to 1936 All-SEC Tournament second five). Plasman also had two sacks. . . . Washington Redskins QB Sammy Baugh (TCU three-year letterman was All-SWC honorable mention selection as senior in 1936-37) threw three touchdown passes in a 28-21 win against the New York Giants in 1948. Redskins E Hugh Taylor (OCU leading scorer with 11.4 ppg as senior in 1947) caught two second-half TD passes from Baugh. Six years later, Taylor had three first-half TD receptions in a 37-20 win against the Chicago Cardinals in 1954. . . . . . . Kansas City Chiefs QB Len Dawson (Purdue hooper in 1956-57) completed 23-of-37 passes for 355 yards in a 34-25 setback against the Buffalo Bills in 1965. . . . Kansas City Chiefs TE Al Dixon (Iowa State hooper in 1975-76 and 1976-77) had a career-high 102 receiving yards (on six catches) in 21-16 setback against the Los Angeles Raiders in 1982. . . . Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) caught two first-half touchdown passes in a 31-28 win against the Minnesota Vikings in 1999. . . . Baltimore Ravens TE Todd Heap (grabbed 14 rebounds in 11 games for Arizona State in 1999-00) caught two touchdown passes in a 37-14 win against the New York Giants in 2004. . . . Los Angeles Rams E Red Hickey (three-time All-SWC selection and member of Arkansas' 1941 Final Four team) opened a game's scoring with a touchdown reception of more than 20 yards for the third time in less than a month in 1948. . . . Green Bay Packers RB Paul Hornung (averaged 6.1 ppg in 10 contests for Notre Dame in 1954-55) scored five touchdowns - including two via pass receptions (50 and 65 yards from Bart Starr) - in a 42-27 win against the Baltimore Colts in 1965. Packers LB Dave Robinson (made two free throws and grabbed five rebounds in two basketball games for Penn State in 1960-61) had an 87-yard interception return. . . . Washington Redskins QB Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) threw two second-quarter touchdown passes in a 28-3 win against the Arizona Cardinals in 1999. . . . Phoenix Cardinals RB Johnny Johnson (averaged 11.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 3.2 apg in 1988-89 after majority of hoop team members walked off San Jose State squad) rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns in a 19-0 win against the New York Giants in 1992. . . . Chicago Bears rookie QB Johnny Lujack (averaged 3.4 ppg as starting guard for Notre Dame in 1943-44) threw two first-half touchdown passes in a 24-21 setback against the Chicago Cardinals in 1948. . . . Dallas Cowboys RB Preston Pearson (swingman averaged 8.7 ppg and 6 rpg as Illinois senior in 1966-67) scored two touchdowns in a 42-35 win against the San Francisco 49ers in 1977. Cowboys QB Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) completed 14-of-19 passes for three TDs. Six years earlier, Staubach threw three first-half TD passes in a 42-14 win against the New York Giants in 1971. . . . Buffalo Bills QB George Ratterman (third-leading scorer with 11.7 ppg for Notre Dame in 1944-45) threw three touchdown passes in a 28-17 win against the Baltimore Colts in the 1948 AAFC playoffs. . . . Cincinnati Bengals rookie WR Patrick Robinson (starting guard for Tennessee State in 1990-91 when averaging 6.7 ppg and 2.9 apg) had a career-high three pass receptions in a 7-2 setback against the New England Patriots in 1993. . . . Philadelphia Eagles LB George Tarasovic (led NLU forerunner Northeast Junior College LA with 21 ppg in 1950-51) returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown in a 47-13 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1965. . . . New York Giants E Will Walls (starting forward with TCU for three years from 1935 through 1937) caught a 33-yard touchdown pass in regular-season ending 31-7 win against the Washington Redskins in 1943. . . . Philadelphia Eagles DE Norm Willey (Marshall hoops center in late 1940s) opened the game's scoring by recovering a fumble for touchdown in 29-14 win against the New York Giants in 1954.

13: New York Giants TE Kevin Boss (averaged 3 ppg and 2.7 rpg while shooting 51.9% from floor for Western Oregon in 2004-05 and 2005-06) had a career-high seven pass receptions in 45-38 setback against the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009. . . . Detroit Lions E Cloyce Box (combined with twin brother Boyce to help West Texas win Border Conference hoop championship in 1943) closed out 1952 campaign with his third consecutive contest contributing three pass receptions for touchdowns (including 77-yarder). . . . Kansas City Chiefs QB Len Dawson (Purdue hooper in 1956-57) threw four touchdown passes in a 49-6 win against the San Diego Chargers in 1964. . . . Chicago Bears rookie WR George Farmer (teammate of UCLA legend Lew Alcindor in 1968-69) caught a career-high nine passes for 142 yards in 35-17 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1970. . . . Ray Flaherty (four-sport Gonzaga athlete including hoops) coached the Washington Redskins in 1942 when they registered a 14-6 win against the Chicago Bears in the NFL championship game. Bears B Ray Nolting (Cincinnati hoops letterman in 1936) rushed for 25 yards on eight carries, caught one pass for 11 yards, had one interception and returned a kickoff for 23 yards. . . . Chicago Cardinals QB King Hill (Rice letterman in 1955-56 and 1956-57) threw two second-half touchdown passes in a 35-20 setback against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1959. . . . Green Bay Packers RB Paul Hornung (averaged 6.1 ppg in 10 contests for Notre Dame in 1954-55) rushed for three touchdowns in a 36-14 win against the San Francisco 49ers in 1959. . . . St. Louis Cardinals QB Charley Johnson (transferred from Schreiner J.C. to New Mexico State to play hoops before concentrating on football) passed for 371 of a league-high 3,045 yards - including two third-quarter touchdowns - in a 36-34 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1964. . . . New Orleans Saints QB Billy Kilmer (UCLA hooper under legendary coach John Wooden in 1959-60) threw three touchdown passes in a 38-27 setback against the San Francisco 49ers in 1970. The next year with the Washington Redskins, Kilmer threw three TD passes in a 38-24 win against the Los Angeles Rams in 1971. . . . Detroit Lions QB Bobby Layne (Texas hooper in 1944-45) threw two second-quarter touchdown passes in a 41-6 win against the Dallas Texans in 1952. The next year, Layne threw two first-half TD passes in a 27-16 win against the New York Giants in 1953. In 1959 with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Layne threw four TD passes in a 35-20 win against the Chicago Cardinals. . . . New York Giants DE George Martin (Oregon hoops teammate of freshman sensation Ron Lee in 1972-73) returned a fumble recovery 20 yards for touchdown in 20-10 win against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1981. . . . Los Angeles Rams rookie WR Bucky Pope (two-time All-Carolinas Conference pick for Catawba NC averaged 19.4 ppg from 1961-62 through 1963-64) opened the game's scoring by catching a 95-yard touchdown pass from Bill Munson in 24-24 tie against the Green Bay Packers in 1964. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Norm Snead (averaged 7.8 ppg in four Wake Forest games as senior in 1960-61) passed for 301 yards - including three second-quarter touchdowns - in a 36-34 setback against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964. . . . Atlanta Falcons LB Kenny Tippins (made one basket and grabbed six rebounds in three hoops games with Middle Tennessee State in 1989-90) had two sacks in a 35-7 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1992. . . . Dallas Cowboys P Ron Widby (three-time All-SEC selection for Tennessee from 1964-65 through 1966-67 averaged 14.5 ppg and 8.3 rpg as sophomore, 17.3 ppg and 8 rpg as junior and 22.1 ppg and 8.7 rpg as senior) punted seven times for 324 yards (46.3 average) in a 27-10 win against the Baltimore Colts in 1969. . . . San Francisco 49ers E Billy Wilson (averaged 3.3 ppg as senior letterman for San Jose State in 1950-51) caught a touchdown pass in last four games to finish with a league-high 10 TD catches in 1953.

14: Washington Redskins QB Sammy Baugh (TCU three-year hoops letterman was All-SWC honorable mention selection as senior in 1936-37) threw three touchdown passes in a 40-13 win against the Boston Yanks in 1947. Redskins B Dick Poillon (Canisius hooper in early 1940s) scored two TDs. . . . Green Bay Packers LB Fred Carr (played for defending NCAA champion Texas Western in 1967 playoffs) had two interceptions in a 22-5 setback against the Los Angeles Rams in 1975. . . . Kansas City Chiefs QB Len Dawson (Purdue hooper in 1956-57) had a 43-yard rushing touchdown in 35-3 win against the Boston Patriots in 1963. . . . In 1930, the Green Bay Packers' lone score in a 6-6 tie against the Portsmouth Spartans was a 15-yard pass from Red Dunn (four-year Marquette letterman first half of 1920s) to rookie Weert Engelmann (All-NCC selection for South Dakota State). . . . Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) caught two touchdown passes in a 45-17 win against the Detroit Lions in 2003. . . . Cleveland Browns QB Otto Graham (Big Ten Conference runner-up in scoring as Northwestern sophomore in 1941-42 and junior in 1942-43) threw two second-half touchdown passes in a 37-34 setback against the New York Giants in 1952. . . . San Francisco 49ers RB Terry Kirby (averaged 3.4 ppg as Virginia freshman in 1989-90 and 2.1 as sophomore in 1990-91) rushed for two touchdowns in a 35-13 win against the Detroit Lions in 1998. . . . Houston Texans rookie LB Antwan Peek (made one field goal and grabbed five rebounds in six basketball games for Cincinnati in 2000-01 under coach Bob Huggins) supplied a career-high seven solo tackles in 16-3 setback against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003. . . . Cleveland Browns RB Greg Pruitt (Oklahoma frosh hooper in 1969-70) rushed for 214 yards on 26 carries - including three touchdowns - in a 40-14 win against the Kansas City Chiefs in 1975. Browns WR Reggie Rucker (averaged 6.8 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Boston University in 1966-67) had six pass receptions for 130 yards. . . . Indianapolis Colts TE Ross Travis (Penn State's leading rebounder three straight seasons from 2012-13 through 2014-15) caught two passes for a career-high 33 yards in 25-13 setback against the Denver Broncos in 2017.

15: Miami Dolphins LB Larry Ball (played eight hoop games for Louisville as sophomore in 1968-69 before persuaded by coach Lee Corso to concentrate on football) had an interception in a 34-7 win against the Detroit Lions in 1973. . . . Miami Dolphins WR Chris Chambers (played briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) caught seven passes for 138 yards in a 23-17 win against the Oakland Raiders in 2002. . . . Detroit Lions TB Dutch Clark (four-time All-Rocky Mountain Conference hoops choice for Colorado College) rushed seven times for a game-high 80 yards - including 40-yard touchdown - in 26-7 win against the New York Giants in 1935 NFL championship contest. TB Ed Danowski (Fordham hoops letterman in 1932-33) threw a 42-yard pass for the Giants' lone touchdown. Giants rookie E Tod Goodwin (West Virginia hoops letterman in 1933) had two pass receptions for 26 yards. Giants B Kink Richards (Simpson IA hoops letterman) rushed for 31 yards on 10 carries and returned one kickoff for 30 yards. . . . Cincinnati Bengals LB James Francis (averaged 3 ppg and 3.6 rpg for Baylor in 1986-87 and 1987-88) had two interceptions - returning one 42 yards for a touchdown - in a 21-13 win against the Houston Texans in 1996. . . . A fourth-quarter touchdown reception by rookie E Dale Gentry (averaged 5.3 ppg for Washington State's 1941 NCAA Tournament runner-up) propelled the Los Angeles Dons to 17-17 tie against the Chicago Rockets in 1946. . . . New Orleans Saints WR Eugene Goodlow (scored 38 points in 19 games for Kansas State in 1977-78 and 1978-79) caught five passes for 135 yards - including 76-yard touchdown from Bobby Hebert - in a 31-19 setback against the San Francisco 49ers in 1985. . . . Miami Dolphins QB Bob Griese (sophomore guard for Purdue in 1964-65) threw four touchdown passes to Paul Warfield in a 34-7 win against the Detroit Lions in 1973. . . . Dallas Cowboys DB Manny Hendrix (All-WAC second-team selection for Utah as senior in 1985-86 averaged 12.1 ppg and team-high 5.1 apg as sophomore) recorded a safety in a 25-13 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1991. . . . Los Angeles Rams E Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch (starting center for Michigan hoops in 1944) caught two touchdown passes from Norm Van Brocklin in a 37-21 win against the Baltimore Colts in 1957. . . . St. Louis Cardinals QB Charley Johnson (transferred from Schreiner J.C. to New Mexico State to play hoops before concentrating on football) passed for 299 yards - including two second-quarter touchdowns - in a 28-24 setback against the Dallas Cowboys in 1963. . . . New Orleans Saints QB Billy Kilmer (UCLA hooper under legendary coach John Wooden in 1959-60) threw two first-half touchdown passes in a 24-14 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1968. . . . Frankfort Yellow Jackets B Ken Mercer (three-year letterman as Simpson IA forward) rushed for three touchdowns in a 19-0 win against the Chicago Bears in 1928. . . . Baltimore Colts RB Preston Pearson (swingman averaged 8.7 ppg and 6 rpg as Illinois senior in 1966-67) had two pass reception touchdowns - including 61-yarder from Earl Morrall - in a 28-24 win against the Los Angeles Rams in 1968. . . . New York Giants E Buster Poole (three-year Arkansas letterman was senior captain in 1936-37) caught four passes for 40 yards in a 24-14 setback against the Chicago Bears in the 1946 NFL championship game. . . . Oakland Raiders WR Art Powell (averaged 10.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg for San Jose State in 1956-57) caught two of his AFL-high 16 touchdown passes in a 35-31 win against the Denver Broncos in 1963. Broncos TE Gene Prebola (Boston University hooper in 1957-58) had four pass receptions for 106 yards. Broncos SE Lionel Taylor (led New Mexico Highlands in scoring average with 13.6 ppg in 1955-56 and 20.3 in 1956-57) had 10 of his AFL-leading 78 pass receptions. . . . New England Patriots TE-LB John Tanner (JC recruit averaged 3.5 ppg and 3.4 rpg for Tennessee Tech in 1968-69) played on offense, defense and special teams in a 34-27 setback against the Miami Dolphins in 1974 finale. . . . Miami Dolphins DE Jason Taylor (averaged 8 ppg and 5.4 rpg for Akron in 1994-95) had three sacks in a 23-17 win against the Oakland Raiders in 2002. . . . Washington Redskins rookie QB Harry Theofiledes (averaged 9.3 ppg and 5 rpg for Waynesburg PA in 1964-65 and 1965-66) threw a 39-yard touchdown pass in 14-3 win against the Detroit Lions in 1968 season finale. . . . Tennessee Titans WR Kendall Wright (Baylor hooper as freshman in 2008-09) caught 12 passes for 150 yards in a 37-34 setback against the Arizona Cardinals in 2013.

16: Cincinnati Bengals QB Ken Anderson (swingman finished Augustana IL career in early 1970s as fifth-leading scorer in school history with 1,044 points) threw three touchdown passes for the third time in last four games of 1973 campaign. . . . San Francisco 49ers RB Joe Arenas (averaged 6.2 ppg in 1949-50 and 1950-51 for Nebraska-Omaha) scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter with a 67-yard punt return against the Baltimore Colts in 1956. . . . Washington Redskins B Steve Bagarus (Notre Dame hooper in early 1940s) had a 38-yard pass reception for the game's first touchdown in a 15-14 setback against the Cleveland Rams in 1945 NFL championship contest. E Jim Benton (forward was Arkansas' third-leading scorer in SWC play as senior in 1937-38) scored the Rams' first TD with a 37-yard pass reception from Bob Waterfield en route to game highs of nine catches and 125 receiving yards. Rams E Steve Pritko (Villanova two-year hoops letterman) caught two passes for 17 yards. . . . Pittsburgh Steelers DB Tony Dungy (roommate of Flip Saunders averaged 2.6 ppg for Minnesota in 1973-74 under coach Bill Musselman) intercepted a pass in second consecutive contest in 1978. . . . Carolina Panthers DE Greg Hardy (Ole Miss backup forward as freshman in 2006-07) had two sacks and five tackles in a 31-7 victory against the San Diego Chargers in 2012. . . . Los Angeles Rams E Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch (starting hoops center for Michigan hoops in 1944) had three of his league-high 17 touchdown receptions in a 42-14 win against the Green Bay Packers in 1951. . . . San Diego Chargers WR Vincent Jackson (Northern Colorado's scoring leader with 13.6 ppg in 2003-04 while also contributing 5.6 rpg and 3.1 apg) caught three touchdown passes from Philip Rivers in a 34-7 win against the San Francisco 49ers in 2010. . . . St. Louis Cardinals QB Charley Johnson (transferred from Schreiner J.C. to New Mexico State to play hoops before concentrating on football) passed for 386 yards - including two first-half touchdowns (one of them 77 yards to Sonny Randle) - in a 45-35 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1962. . . . Washington Redskins QB Billy Kilmer (UCLA hooper under legendary coach John Wooden in 1959-60) threw four touchdown passes - three to Larry Brown - in a 38-20 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1973. . . . Green Bay Packers E Ron Kramer (three-time All-Big Ten Conference selection was Michigan's MVP each season and All-American as senior in 1956-57) opened the game's scoring with a 45-yard touchdown catch in 20-17 win against the Los Angeles Rams in 1962. . . . San Francisco 49ers E R.C. Owens (led small colleges with 27.1 rpg in 1953-54 while also averaging 23.5 ppg for College of Idaho) caught two touchdown passes from John Brodie in a 27-24 setback against the Baltimore Colts in 1961. . . . Dallas Cowboys WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) caught two first-half touchdown passes from Tony Romo in a 38-28 win against the Atlanta Falcons in 2006. . . . Dallas Cowboys RB Preston Pearson (swingman averaged 8.7 ppg and 6 rpg as Illinois senior in 1966-67) had five pass receptions for 108 yards in a 35-34 win against the Washington Redskins in 1979. Cowboys QB Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) passed for 336 yards and three TDs. Six years earlier, Staubach completed 14-of-19 passes - including three touchdowns - in a 30-3 win against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1973. . . . New York Giants DB Emlen Tunnell (forward was top reserve for Toledo team compiling 22-4 record and finishing second in 1943 NIT) returned a punt 74 yards for touchdown in 27-17 win against the New York Yanks in 1951.

17: New York Giants E Red Badgro (first-five All-Pacific Coast Conference pick as forward in 1926-27 when named USC's MVP) had a 29-yard pass reception for a touchdown in a 23-21 setback against the Chicago Bears in the 1933 NFL championship game. Giants B Dale Burnett (two-time all-conference hooper for Emporia State KS) had game highs with five catches for 94 receiving yards. Bears B Keith Molesworth (three-year hoops letterman for Monmouth IL in late 1920s) completed 2-of-5 passes for 24 yards, rushed once for five yards, returned three punts for 33 yards and punted 10 times for a 39.8-yard average. Giants rookie B Kink Richards (Simpson IA hoops letterman) had a team-high 40 rushing yards and returned one kickoff 36 yards. Bears rookie B Gene Ronzani (among Marquette's top four scorers in 1931-32 and 1932-33) rushed for a game-high 73 yards. . . . Kansas City Chiefs QB Len Dawson (Purdue hooper in 1956-57) threw three first-half touchdown passes to Otis Taylor (backup small forward for Prairie View A&M) in a 38-24 win against the Denver Broncos in 1967. . . . Chicago Bears rookie TE Mike Ditka (averaged 2.8 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Pittsburgh in 1958-59 and 1959-60) caught eight passes for 102 yards - including two touchdowns - in a 52-35 win against the Minnesota Vikings in 1961. Vikings DB Dick Pesonen (two-year Minnesota-Duluth hoops letterman was starting guard in 1959-60) returned five kickoffs for 133 yards. Vikings WR Jerry Reichow (Iowa hooper in 1954-55) caught three TD passes from Fran Tarkenton. Reichow had a total of seven TD pass receptions in the last five games of season. . . . Denver Broncos TE Wesley Duke (averaged 9.8 ppg and 5.9 rpg for Mercer from 2001-02 through 2004-05) caught a touchdown pass from Jake Plummer in 28-17 win against the Buffalo Bills in 2005. Broncos WR Rod Smith (swingman was Missouri Southern State hoops letterman as sophomore in 1990-91) caught 11 passes for 137 yards. . . . Green Bay Packers FB Ted Fritsch Sr. (Wisconsin-Stevens Point hoops letterman in 1940-41 and 1941-42) scored two second-quarter touchdowns - one rushing and one receiving - in a 14-7 win against the New York Giants in 1944 NFL championship contest. Giants LB Mel Hein (Washington State hoops letterman in 1930) had an interception. . . . Miami Dolphins rookie QB Bob Griese (sophomore guard for Purdue in 1964-65) threw three first-half touchdown passes in a 41-32 win against the Boston Patriots in 1967. . . . Houston Oilers WR Bill Groman (led Heidelberg OH in scoring average as sophomore and junior while averaging 14.6 ppg and 4.8 rpg from 1954-55 through 1957-58) caught two touchdown passes from George Blanda in a 47-16 win against the Oakland Raiders in 1961. . . . New Orleans Saints WR Willie Jackson (started five hoops games for Florida in 1989-90) had eight pass receptions for 156 yards in a 34-21 setback against the St. Louis Rams in 2001. . . . Denver Broncos QB Charley Johnson (transferred from Schreiner J.C. to New Mexico State to play hoops before concentrating on football) threw three touchdown passes in a 45-21 win against the New England Patriots in 1972. . . . New Orleans Saints QB Billy Kilmer (UCLA hooper under legendary coach John Wooden in 1959-60) opened the game's scoring with an 80-yard touchdown pass to Danny Abramowicz in a 30-14 win against the Washington Redskins in 1967. Ten years later with the Washington Redskins, Kilmer threw two first-quarter TD passes in a 17-14 win against the Los Angeles Rams in 1977. . . . Chicago Bears QB Johnny Lujack (averaged 3.4 ppg as starting guard for Notre Dame in 1943-44) completed 15-of-29 passes but threw three interceptions in a 24-14 playoff setback against the Los Angeles Rams in 1950. . . . Carolina Panthers TE Chris Manhertz (Canisius' leading rebounder from 2011-12 through 2013-14) caught his first career touchdown on a trick-play 50-yard pass from RB Christian McCaffrey to open the game's scoring in 12-9 setback against the New Orleans Saints in 2018. . . . New York Giants rookie WR Bob McChesney (Hardin-Simmons TX hoops letterman in 1945-46) had a pass reception for 19 yards in 8-3 setback against the Cleveland Browns in 1950 playoff game. Browns rookie B Dom Moselle (leading hoops scorer for Wisconsin-Superior in 1947-48 and 1948-49) returned two kickoffs for 55 yards. Giants DB Otto Schnellbacher (averaged 11 ppg in four-year Kansas career, earning All-Big Six/Seven Conference honors each season) had an interception. . . . San Francisco 49ers WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) caught 20 passes for 283 yards in a 17-0 win against the Chicago Bears in 2000. . . . Chicago Bears rookie K Mac Percival (three-year hoops letterman was part of squad winning Texas Tech's first SWC championship in major sport in 1960-61) kicked three field goals in a 23-14 win against the Atlanta Falcons in 1967. . . . Cleveland Browns RB Greg Pruitt (Oklahoma frosh hooper in 1969-70) rushed for 182 yards on 22 carries in a 48-16 setback against the Cincinnati Bengals in 1978. Pruitt closed out the campaign with at least 113 yards rushing in his last three contests. . . . Buffalo Bills TE Robert Royal (collected 10 points and six rebounds in five LSU basketball games in 2000-01) opened the game's scoring in a 21-0 win against the Miami Dolphins by catching touchdown pass in his third consecutive contest in 2006. . . . Miami Dolphins TE Dion Sims (played one basketball game with Michigan State under coach Tom Izzo in 2009-10) caught two touchdown passes in a 34-13 win against the New York Jets in 2016. . . . Oakland Raiders OT Chad Slaughter (averaged 4.3 ppg and team-high 5.9 rpg in 1998-99 for Alcorn State's NCAA playoff team coached by Davey Whitney) started his fourth consecutive contest in 2006. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Norm Snead (averaged 7.8 ppg in four Wake Forest games as senior in 1960-61) threw three touchdown passes in a 28-24 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1967. Five years later with the New York Giants, Snead threw two second-quarter TD passes in a 23-3 win against the Dallas Cowboys in 1972. . . . Houston Oilers CB Greg Stemrick (played in two basketball games for Colorado State in 1973-74) returned an interception 38 yards in a 45-24 setback against the San Diego Chargers in 1978. . . . St. Louis Cardinals rookie WR Dave Stief (hoop teammate of Portland State All-American Freeman Williams in 1977-78) had career highs of nine pass receptions for 183 yards in a 42-21 win against the Atlanta Falcons in 1978.

18: St. Louis Cardinals DE Bubba Baker (averaged 4.1 ppg and 3.5 rpg as forward-center for Colorado State from 1974-75 through 1977-78) posted three sacks against the Philadelphia Eagles in a 1983 game. . . . Washington Redskins TE Jean Fugett (leading scorer and rebounder for Amherst MA as junior in 1970-71) had four pass receptions for 61 yards in a 35-20 setback against the Minnesota Vikings in 1976 playoff game. . . . Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) caught two first-half touchdown passes in a 35-19 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1999. . . . Washington Redskins QB Billy Kilmer (UCLA hooper under legendary coach John Wooden in 1959-60) passed for 298 yards - including two fourth-quarter touchdowns - in a 35-20 playoff setback against the Minnesota Vikings in 1976. . . . Boston Patriots rookie SE Oscar Lofton (collected 31 points and 30 rebounds in 12 games for Southeastern Louisiana in 1958-59) caught two third-quarter touchdown passes (37 and 39 yards) in a 37-21 setback against the Houston Oilers in 1960. . . . Carolina Panthers DE Julius Peppers (averaged 5.7 ppg and 3.7 rpg while shooting 60.7% from floor for North Carolina in 1999-00 and 2000-01) returned a fumble recovery 60 yards for a touchdown in a 34-31 setback against the Atlanta Falcons in 2004. . . . Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antwaan Randle El (member of Indiana's 1999 NCAA Tournament team) had five pass receptions for 149 yards in a 33-30 win against the New York Giants in 2004. . . . Green Bay Packers CB Quinten Rollins (led Miami OH in steals all four seasons from 2010-11 through 2013-14 including MAC as senior) had a career-high eight tackles in 30-27 win against the Chicago Bears in 2016. . . . Pittsburgh Steelers LB Bill Saul (averaged 6.1 ppg for Penn State in 1959-60) returned an interception eight yards in a 57-33 win against the Atlanta Falcons in 1966. . . . Miami Dolphins rookie QB John Stofa (averaged 5.8 ppg and 5.4 rpg for Buffalo in 1961-62) passed for 307 yards and four touchdowns in a 29-28 win against the Houston Oilers in 1966. . . . Indianapolis Colts TE Erik Swoope (averaged 2.6 ppg and 1.7 rpg for Miami FL from 2010-11 through 2013-14) caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Luck in 34-6 win against the Minnesota Vikings in 2016. . . . Miami Dolphins DE Jason Taylor (averaged 8 ppg and 5.4 rpg for Akron in 1994-95) had three sacks in a 24-20 win against the New York Jets in 2005.

19: Kansas City Chiefs LB Bobby Bell (first African-American hooper for Minnesota in 1960-61) returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown in a 22-9 win against the Buffalo Bills in 1971. . . . E Billy Dewell (three-time All-SWC first-team pick for SMU in late 1930s) and E Mal Kutner (two-year Texas hoops letterman in early 1940s) each had one of the Chicago Cardinals' three pass receptions in a 7-0 setback against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1948 NFL championship game. Eagles HB Bosh Pritchard (four-sport letterman for VMI) rushed for 67 yards on 16 carries. . . . New Orleans Saints rookie TE Jimmy Graham (part-time starter for Miami FL averaged 4.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg from 2005-06 through 2008-09) caught two first-half touchdown passes from Drew Brees in a 30-24 setback against the Baltimore Ravens in 2010. . . . Baltimore Ravens TE Todd Heap (grabbed 14 rebounds in 11 games for Arizona State in 1999-00) caught nine passes - including two touchdowns - in a 48-3 win against the Green Bay Packers in 2005. . . . Oakland Raiders TE Teyo Johnson (part-time starting forward for Stanford averaged 4.9 ppg and 3 rpg in 2000-01 and 2001-02) opened the game's scoring with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Kerry Collins in 40-35 win against the Tennessee Titans in 2004. . . . Houston Texans WR Jacoby Jones (part-time starter averaged 3.4 ppg and 3.7 rpg for Lane TN in 2004-05 and 2005-06) had a career-high seven pass receptions in 31-17 setback against the Tennessee Titans in 2010. . . . Miami Dolphins rookie RB Terry Kirby (averaged 3.4 ppg as Virginia freshman in 1989-90 and 2.1 as sophomore in 1990-91) had nine pass receptions for 148 yards in a 47-34 setback against the Buffalo Bills in 1993. . . . Detroit Lions QB Bobby Layne (Texas hooper in 1944-45) threw two second-half touchdown passes in a 14-10 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1954. . . . Green Bay Packers TE Rich McGeorge (all-league hooper for Elon averaged 13.7 ppg and 9.1 rpg while making 59% of his field-goal attempts) had a career-high five pass receptions in 27-6 setback against the Miami Dolphins in 1971. . . . Cleveland Browns rookie HB Ara Parseghian (Miami of Ohio hooper in 1946-47 and 1947-48) rushed for 14 yards on four carries in a 49-7 win against the Buffalo Bills in 1948 AAFC championship game. . . . Dallas Cowboys RB Preston Pearson (swingman averaged 8.7 ppg and 6 rpg as Illinois senior in 1966-67) rushed 13 times for 43 yards and caught six passes for 41 yards in a 14-12 playoff setback against the Los Angeles Rams in 1976. . . . Cleveland Browns TE Robert Royal (collected 10 points and six rebounds in five LSU basketball games in 2000-01) opened the game's scoring with a 20-yard touchdown reception from Colt McCoy in 19-17 setback against the Cincinnati Bengals in 2010. . . . Washington Redskins CB Lonnie Sanders (averaged 10.9 ppg and 5.7 rpg as Michigan State forward in 1961-62) closed out the 1965 campaign with an interception in his second straight game. . . . Philadelphia Eagles rookie WR Troy Smith (played four basketball games for East Carolina in 1996-97) tore ligament in his leg making only pro reception - 14 yards from QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) - in a 24-9 win against the New England Patriots in 1999. . . . New York Jets DE Jason Taylor (averaged 8 ppg and 5.4 rpg for Akron in 1994-95) recorded a safety in a 22-17 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010. . . . Kansas City Chiefs FL Otis Taylor (backup small forward for Prairie View A&M) caught a touchdown pass in each of last three games of his rookie season in 1965. . . . Baltimore Ravens LB Adalius Thomas (averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Southern Mississippi in 1996-97 and 1997-98) scored a touchdown on 35-yard fumble recovery return in 48-3 win against the Green Bay Packers in 2005. . . . E Will Walls (starting forward with TCU for three years from 1935 through 1937) had one of the New York Giants' four pass receptions in a 28-0 setback against the Washington Redskins in 1943 NFL championship game. . . . Minnesota Vikings CB Charlie West (collected two points and one rebound in two UTEP games in 1967-68 under Don Haskins) had a league-high 89-yard interception return in 27-10 win against the Chicago Bears in 1971 regular-season finale. . . . San Diego Chargers DB Bud Whitehead (averaged 2.8 ppg and 2.5 rpg in 15 games for Florida State in 1959-60) had two interceptions in a 24-14 win against the Oakland Raiders in 1965.

20: Carolina Panthers rookie TE Luther Broughton (forward scored five points in five games for Furman in 1994-95) scored the go-ahead touchdown with a 68-yard reception in fourth quarter of 20-13 win against the St. Louis Rams in 1998. . . . QB Len Dawson (Purdue hooper in 1956-57) threw a 19-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to give the Kansas City Chiefs a 13-6 playoff win against the New York Jets in 1969. . . . San Francisco 49ers WR Bruce Ellington (South Carolina's leading scorer as freshman point guard with 12.8 ppg in 2010-11 before averaging 11.1 ppg as sophomore) scored two touchdowns - one receiving/one rushing - in a 38-35 setback against the San Diego Chargers in 2014. . . . New York Giants DB Percy Ellsworth (appeared in all four of Virginia's NCAA tourney contests for 1995 Midwest Regional finalist) had two interceptions - including one for a 43-yard touchdown - in a 28-7 win against the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998. . . . Tennessee Titans WR Justin Gage (averaged 2.1 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Missouri from 1999-00 through 2001-02) caught two first-half touchdown passes from Vince Young in a 27-24 win against the Miami Dolphins in 2009. . . . San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates (second-team All-MAC selection in 2002 when Kent State finished runner-up in South Regional) caught two second-half touchdown passes from Philip Rivers in a 38-35 win against the San Francisco 49ers in 2014. . . . Minnesota Vikings TE Andrew Glover (All-SWAC second-team selection as senior in 1990-91 when leading Grambling with 16.2 ppg and 8.6 rpg while pacing league in field-goal shooting) caught two touchdown passes from Randall Cunningham in a 50-10 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1998. . . . Baltimore Ravens TE Todd Heap (grabbed 14 rebounds in 11 games for Arizona State in 1999-00) caught two first-quarter touchdown passes from Joe Flacco in a 31-7 win against the Chicago Bears in 2009. . . . San Diego Chargers WR Vincent Jackson (Northern Colorado's scoring leader with 13.6 ppg in 2003-04 while also contributing 5.6 rpg and 3.1 apg) caught two touchdown passes from Philip Rivers in a 27-24 win against the Cincinnati Bengals in 2009. . . . Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) passed for 346 yards and four touchdowns in a 30-28 setback against the Atlanta Falcons in 2003. . . . Phoenix Cardinals RB Johnny Johnson (averaged 11.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 3.2 apg in 1988-89 after majority of hoop team members walked off San Jose State squad) rushed for 146 yards in a 16-13 setback against the Indianapolis Colts in 1992. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) passed for 306 yards in a 27-13 win against the San Francisco 49ers in 2009. . . . Houston Oilers QB Gifford Nielsen (BYU swingman averaged 6.5 ppg and 2.7 rpg in 1973-74 and 1974-75) passed for a career-high 377 yards - including three touchdowns to Dave Casper - in a 21-20 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1981. . . . Kansas City Chiefs WR Stan Rome (All-ACC second-team choice as Clemson junior averaged from 10.4 to 15.3 ppg while hitting 53% of FGAs from 1974-75 through 1977-78) scored the game's lone touchdown with a 15-yard pass reception in a 10-6 win against the Minnesota Vikings in 1981. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Norm Snead (averaged 7.8 ppg in four Wake Forest games as senior in 1960-61) threw two first-half touchdown passes in a 30-20 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1970. . . . Minnesota Vikings DB Charlie West (collected two points and one rebound in two UTEP games in 1967-68 under coach Don Haskins) returned a kickoff 66 yards in 37-7 win against the Atlanta Falcons in 1970.

21: Cleveland Browns DB Erich Barnes (played hoops briefly for Purdue as sophomore in 1955-56) had an interception in a 31-20 playoff win against the Dallas Cowboys in 1968. . . . Chicago Bears QB Young Bussey (LSU hoops letterman in late 1930s) completed his lone pass in the 1941 NFL championship game for eight yards in a 37-9 win against the New York Giants. George Halas (starting guard for Illinois' Big Ten Conference titlist in 1916-17) coached the Bears. TB Tuffy Leemans (three-year hoops letterman for George Washington in mid-1930s) passed for 73 yards and chipped in with a Giants-high 52 rushing yards. Bears B Ray Nolting (Cincinnati hoops letterman in 1936) rushed for 13 yards on four carries. Bears E Dick Plasman (Vanderbilt two-year starting center named to 1936 All-SEC Tournament second five) had a game-high 48 receiving yards on two catches. . . . Los Angeles Rams rookie E Bob Carey (forward-center averaged 8.8 ppg in three-year Michigan State career in early 1950s) had three pass receptions for 30 yards in 31-21 setback against the Detroit Lions in 1952 playoff game. Rams S Norb Hecker (four-sport letterman including hoops with Baldwin-Wallace OH) returned an interception 20 yards. Lions HB Doak Walker (SMU hoops letterman as freshman in 1945-46) threw a 24-yard touchdown pass and had two receptions for 75 yards. . . . Pittsburgh Steelers TB Johnny Clement (SMU hoops letterman in 1940) had a team-high 59 rushing yards in a 21-0 playoff setback against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1947. Steelers E Elbie Nickel (Cincinnati's second-leading scorer in 1942 also earned hoop letter in 1947) had team-high 32 receiving yards. Eagles HB Bosh Pritchard (four-sport letterman for VMI) returned a punt 79 yards for touchdown. . . . San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates (second-team All-MAC selection in 2002 when Kent State finished runner-up in South Regional) caught two touchdown passes from Philip Rivers in a 41-24 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008. . . . Chicago Bears rookie TE Greg Latta (two-year Morgan State letterman averaged 9.3 ppg and 5.4 rpg in 15 games in 1970-71) caught three touchdown passes in a 42-17 win against the New Orleans Saints in 1975. . . . Philadelphia Eagles DB Joe Lavender (averaged 13.4 ppg and 6.6 rpg for San Diego State in 1969-70 and 1970-71) returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown in a 26-3 win against the Washington Redskins in 1975. Five years later as a member of the Redskins, Lavender had two interceptions in a 31-7 win against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1980. . . . Houston Oilers CB Zeke Moore (Lincoln MO hoops letterman in mid-1960s) had an interception in 56-7 playoff setback against the Oakland Raiders in 1969. . . . Minnesota Vikings rookie TE Joe Senser (two-time NCAA Division I leader in FG% averaged 11.4 ppg and 7.4 rpg while shooting 66.2% from floor in four-year career for West Chester State PA) caught two first-half touchdown passes from Tommy Kramer in a 20-16 setback against the Houston Oilers in 1980 season finale. . . . Denver Broncos WR Rod Smith (swingman was Missouri Southern State hoops letterman as sophomore in 1990-91) caught two second-quarter touchdown passes from John Elway in a 38-3 win against the San Diego Chargers in 1997. . . . Houston Oilers CB Greg Stemrick (played in two basketball games for Colorado State in 1973-74) was credited with an interception in his third consecutive contest in 1980 season finale. . . . Miami Dolphins DE Jason Taylor (averaged 8 ppg and 5.4 rpg for Akron in 1994-95) had three sacks in a 20-3 win against the Buffalo Bills in 2003. . . . Miami Dolphins WR Lamar Thomas (collected 16 points and 4 rebounds in four games for Miami FL in 1990-91) had six pass receptions for 136 yards - including three touchdowns from Dan Marino - in a 31-21 win against the Denver Broncos in 1998. Thomas had multiple catches in all but one of 15 regular-season games. . . . Detroit Lions SS Charlie West (collected two points and one rebound in two UTEP games in 1967-68 under Don Haskins) returned two punts for 47 yards in a 24-13 setback against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1975 finale. . . . TE Bob Windsor (played two games for Kentucky in 1965-66 under coach Adolph Rupp) caught 22-yard touchdown pass from John Brodie in the fourth quarter to power the San Francisco 49ers to a 14-13 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1969.

22: Kansas City Chiefs QB Len Dawson (Purdue hooper in 1956-57) threw four touchdown passes -including 82-yarder to Frank Jackson - in a 48-0 win against the New York Jets in 1963. . . . Carolina Panthers DE Greg Hardy (Ole Miss backup forward as freshman in 2006-07) had three sacks in a 17-13 victory against the New Orleans Saints in 2013. . . . Minnesota Vikings QB Joe Kapp (backup forward averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.2 rpg for California's PCC champions in 1957 and 1958) threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes in a 24-14 playoff setback against the Baltimore Colts in 1968. Vikings DT Gary Larsen (ex-Marine played multiple hoops seasons for Concordia MN in early 1960s) had a sack. Colts TE John Mackey (Syracuse hooper in 1960-61) caught three passes for 92 yards - including a 49-yard TD from Earl Morrall. . . . Pittsburgh Steelers E Cy McClairen (two-time all-league selection scored 36 points for Bethune-Cookman in 1953 SIAC Tournament championship game) opened the game's scoring with a 48-yard touchdown pass reception from Morrall in 27-2 win against the Chicago Cardinals in 1957. . . . San Francisco 49ers rookie E R.C. Owens (led small colleges with 27.1 rpg in 1953-54 while also averaging 23.5 ppg for College of Idaho) opened a playoff game's scoring by catching a 34-yard touchdown pass from Y.A. Tittle in a 31-27 setback against the Detroit Lions in 1957. 49ers E Billy Wilson (averaged 3.3 ppg as senior letterman for San Jose State in 1950-51) caught a 12-yard TD pass from Tittle. . . . New York Yankees TB Ace Parker (Duke hoops letterman in 1936) completed 8-of-18 passes in 14-9 setback against the Cleveland Browns in 1946 NFL championship game. . . . Oakland Raiders WR Art Powell (averaged 10.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg for San Jose State in 1956-57) caught 10 passes for 247 yards - including four touchdowns from Tom Flores - in a 52-49 win against the Houston Oilers in 1963. . . . Kansas City Chiefs FL Otis Taylor (backup small forward for Prairie View A&M) had four pass receptions for 117 yards in a 41-6 setback against the Oakland Raiders in 1968 AFL playoffs. . . . Atlanta Falcons LB Kenny Tippins (made one basket and grabbed six rebounds in three hoops games with Middle Tennessee State in 1989-90) returned an interception 35 yards in 31-27 setback against the Dallas Cowboys in 1991.

23: Neill Armstrong (played one game under legendary Oklahoma A&M coach Hank Iba in 1944) coached the Chicago Bears to a 27-17 wild-card game setback against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1979. Eagles WR Harold Carmichael (starter two seasons for Southern LA averaged 9.8 ppg and 10.6 rpg in 1969-70) caught two touchdown passes. . . . Oakland Raiders WR Ronald Curry (averaged 4.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 3 apg for North Carolina in 1998-99 and 2000-01) caught 11 passes in a 20-9 setback against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2006. It was Curry's third consecutive contest with at least eight receptions. . . . Washington Redskins LB London Fletcher (started two games for St. Francis PA as freshman in 1993-94 before transferring to John Carroll OH) had an interception for the third consecutive contest and chipped in with 10 tackles in a 27-20 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012. . . . Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) caught 10 passes for 137 yards in a 25-20 setback against the Detroit Lions in 2007. . . . Miami Dolphins QB Bob Griese (sophomore guard for Purdue in 1964-65) threw two touchdown passes in a 34-16 playoff win against the Cincinnati Bengals in 1973. . . . Los Angeles Rams rookie Norb Hecker (four-sport letterman including hoops with Baldwin-Wallace OH) had a game-saving tackle in a 24-17 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1951 NFL championship contest. Rams E Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch (starting center for Michigan hoops in 1944) caught four passes for 66 yards. . . . Dallas Cowboys DB Manny Hendrix (All-WAC second-team selection for Utah as senior in 1985-86 averaged 12.1 ppg and team-high 5.1 apg as sophomore) had an interception in a 17-3 setback against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1990. . . . Dallas Texans rookie DE Bill Hull (forward for Wake Forest squad finishing third in 1962 NCAA Tournament averaged 6.5 ppg and 7.3 rpg in two varsity seasons) returned an interception 23 yards to help set up the game-winning field goal in overtime in 20-17 win against the Houston Oilers in 1962 AFL championship game. . . . Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) threw three touchdown passes in a 48-21 win against the New Orleans Saints in 2001. . . . Los Angeles Rams TE James McDonald (four-year Southern California letterman in early 1980s averaged 8.2 ppg and 4.8 rpg as senior forward) caught two passes for 18 yards in a 16-13 playoff setback against the New York Giants in 1984. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw three touchdown passes in a 38-23 win against the New Orleans Saints in 2007. . . . Chicago Bears DE Julius Peppers (averaged 5.7 ppg and 3.7 rpg while shooting 60.7% from floor for North Carolina in 1999-00 and 2000-01) had three sacks in a 28-13 win against the Arizona Cardinals in 2012. . . . Dallas Cowboys QB Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes in a 30-28 playoff win against the San Francisco 49ers in 1972. The next year, Staubach threw two TD passes - including an 83-yarder to Drew Pearson - in a 27-16 playoff win against the Los Angeles Rams in 1973. . . . San Diego Chargers WR Kitrick Taylor (Washington State hooper in 1984-85 and 1986-87) returned a punt 55 yards for touchdown in 24-21 setback against the Kansas City Chiefs in 1990.

24: Miami Dolphins WR Chris Chambers (played briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) caught two second-quarter touchdown passes in a 24-10 win against the Tennessee Titans in 2005. . . . Los Angeles Rams rookie RB Glenn Davis (Army hooper in 1944-45 and 1945-46) opened the 1950 NFL championship game's scoring with an 82-yard touchdown pass from Bob Waterfield in 30-28 setback against the Cleveland Browns. Browns QB Otto Graham (Big Ten Conference runner-up in scoring as Northwestern sophomore in 1941-42 and junior in 1942-43) completed 22-of-33 passes for 298 yards and four TDs while chipping with 99 rushing yards. . . . Oakland Raiders TE Rickey Dudley (averaged 13.3 ppg and 7.5 rpg as senior in 1994-95 when leading Ohio State in rebounding and finishing third in scoring) caught two touchdown passes from Rich Gannon in a 52-9 win against the Carolina Panthers in 2000. . . . Dallas Cowboys CB Cornell Green (Utah State's all-time leading scorer and rebounder when career ended in 1961-62) returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown in a 50-14 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1967 playoff game. . . . San Diego Chargers rookie WR Vincent Jackson (Northern Colorado's scoring leader with 13.6 ppg in 2003-04 while also contributing 5.6 rpg and 3.1 apg) caught two touchdown passes from Philip Rivers in a 20-7 win against the Seattle Seahawks in 2006. . . . Chicago Bears DB R.W. McQuarters (Oklahoma State hooper in 1995-96 and 1996-97 started two games) returned an interception 61 yards for a touchdown in 23-20 win against the Detroit Lions in 2000. . . . Seattle Seahawks TE Pete Metzelaars (averaged 19.2 ppg and 11.4 rpg for Wabash IN while setting NCAA Division III field-goal shooting records for single season as senior in 1981-82 and career) had a five-yard touchdown reception in a 31-7 playoff win against the Denver Broncos in 1983. . . . Carolina Panthers DE Julius Peppers (averaged 5.7 ppg and 3.7 rpg while shooting 60.7% from floor for North Carolina in 1999-00 and 2000-01) had three sacks in a 24-20 setback against the Dallas Cowboys in 2005. . . . Baltimore Colts WR Freddie Scott (averaged 5.3 ppg as sophomore forward for Amherst MA in 1971-72) had two pass receptions for 45 yards in a 37-31 setback against the Oakland Raiders in 1977 playoff game. . . . New York Jets DE Marvin Washington (played in 1985 NCAA Tournament with UTEP under Don Haskins before averaging 2.9 ppg and 5.7 rpg for Idaho in 1987-88 under Tim Floyd) had an interception in 24-10 setback against the Houston Oilers in 1994. . . . San Diego Chargers rookie DB Bud Whitehead (averaged 2.8 ppg and 2.5 rpg in 15 games for Florida State in 1959-60) had two interceptions in a 10-3 playoff setback against the Houston Oilers in 1961.

25: Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) caught 11 of his league-high 102 passes - including two second-quarter touchdowns - in a 31-30 win against the Oakland Raiders in 2004. . . . Minnesota Vikings QB Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) threw two first-half touchdown passes in a 30-23 setback against the Baltimore Colts in 2005.

26: Washington Redskins QB Sammy Baugh (TCU three-year hoops letterman was All-SWC honorable mention selection as senior in 1936-37) threw two second-half touchdown passes in a 41-21 playoff setback against the Chicago Bears in 1943. Bears E Jim Benton (forward was Arkansas' third-leading scorer in SWC play as senior in 1937-38) caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Sid Luckman. Luke Johnsos (Northwestern hoops letterman in 1927 and 1928) co-coached the Bears. Bears B Ray Nolting (Cincinnati hoops letterman in 1936) rushed for 30 yards on seven carries and returned two punts for 17 yards. . . . Rookie FB Bill Bowman (fouled out with four points in only basketball game with William & Mary in 1953-54) scored the Detroit Lions' only touchdown (five-yard rush) in a 56-10 setback against the Cleveland Browns in 1954 NFL championship game. Bowman also had a 50-yard run from scrimmage in the contest. Browns DE Len Ford (center for Morgan State's CIAA hoops titlist in 1944) returned two interceptions a total of 45 yards. Browns E Pete Brewster (forward-center was Purdue's fourth-leading scorer as junior and senior) caught an eight-yard TD pass and 45-yard reception from Otto Graham (Big Ten Conference runner-up in scoring as Northwestern sophomore in 1941-42 and junior in 1942-43). Graham threw three first-half TD passes and rushed for three TDs. The next year, Graham threw two TD passes (50 and 35 yards) and rushed for two TDs while Ford had another INT in a 38-14 win against the Los Angeles Rams in 1955 NFL title tilt. . . . A fourth-quarter touchdown reception by TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) carried the Kansas City Chiefs to a 31-24 win against the Oakland Raiders in 1998. . . . RB Paul Hornung (averaged 6.1 ppg in 10 contests for Notre Dame in 1954-55) opened the Green Bay Packers' scoring with a rushing touchdown in a 13-10 playoff win against the Baltimore Colts in 1965. . . . QB Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) passed for 471 yards - including 33-yarder for touchdown in overtime - to give the Washington Redskins a 26-20 win against the San Francisco 49ers in 1999. . . . New York Jets RB Johnny Johnson (averaged 11.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 3.2 apg in 1988-89 after majority of hoop team members walked off San Jose State squad) totaled 175 yards in rushing (94 on 16 carries) and pass receiving (81 on eight catches) in a 16-14 setback against the Buffalo Bills in 1993. . . . Houston Texans WR Jacoby Jones (part-time starter averaged 3.4 ppg and 3.7 rpg for Lane TN in 2004-05 and 2005-06) had five pass receptions for 115 yards in a 24-23 setback against the Denver Broncos in 2010. . . . Washington Redskins QB Billy Kilmer (UCLA hooper under legendary coach John Wooden in 1959-60) threw two touchdown passes in a 24-20 playoff setback against the San Francisco 49ers in 1971. . . . Cleveland Browns RB Terry Kirby (averaged 3.4 ppg as Virginia freshman in 1989-90 and 2.1 as sophomore in 1990-91) rushed for two touchdowns in a 29-28 setback against the Indianapolis Colts in 1999. . . . Chicago Bears TE Greg Latta (two-year Morgan State letterman averaged 9.3 ppg and 5.4 rpg in 15 games in 1970-71) had two pass receptions for 25 yards in a 37-7 playoff setback against the Dallas Cowboys in 1977. . . . San Francisco 49ers DB Ronnie Lott (USC hooper as junior in 1979-80) returned an interception 83 yards for fourth-quarter touchdown in 26-13 win against the Kansas City Chiefs in 1982. . . . Houston Texans LB Antwan Peek (made one field goal and grabbed five rebounds in six basketball games for Cincinnati in 2000-01 under coach Bob Huggins) returned a recovered fumble 66 yards for touchdown in 21-0 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2004. . . . Minnesota Vikings TE Joe Senser (two-time NCAA Division I leader in FG% averaged 11.4 ppg and 7.4 rpg while shooting 66.2% from floor in four-year career for West Chester State PA) caught 10 passes in a 42-14 setback against the New York Jets in 1982. . . . Cincinnati Bengals WR David Verser (played five basketball games for Kansas in 1977-78 under coach Ted Owens) caught a 56-yard touchdown pass from Ken Anderson (swingman finished Augustana IL career in early 1970s as fifth-leading scorer in school history with 1,044 points) in 24-10 win against the Seattle Seahawks in 1982. . . . San Francisco 49ers TE Bob Windsor (played two games for Kentucky in 1965-66 under coach Adolph Rupp) caught a touchdown pass from John Brodie in 24-20 playoff win against the Washington Redskins in 1971.

27: Detroit Lions E Cloyce Box (combined with twin brother Boyce to help West Texas win Border Conference hoop championship in 1943) caught four passes for 54 yards in a 17-16 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1953 NFL championship contest. Lions QB Bobby Layne (Texas hooper in 1944-45) threw a 33-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. Lions HB Doak Walker (SMU hoops letterman as freshman in 1945-46) opened the game's scoring with a rushing TD. . . . Cleveland Browns FB Jim Brown (#2-scorer with 14 ppg for Syracuse as sophomore in 1954-55 before averaging 11.3 as junior) rushed for 114 yards on 27 carries in 1964 NFL championship game (27-0 against Baltimore Colts). It was Brown's lone playoff win. . . . Weeb Ewbank (hoops letterman for Miami OH in 1926-27 and 1927-28) coached the Baltimore Colts to a 31-16 victory against the New York Giants in 1959 NFL championship game. Colts DB Johnny Sample (freshman hooper for UMES) had two interceptions - returning one 42 yards for a touchdown. . . . Miami Dolphins QB Bob Griese (sophomore guard for Purdue in 1964-65) threw two touchdown passes in a 21-14 playoff setback against the Oakland Raiders in 1970. . . . Baltimore Ravens TE Todd Heap (grabbed 14 rebounds in 11 games for Arizona State in 1999-00) caught two touchdown passes from Joe Flacco for the second straight week in 2009. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw three touchdown passes in a 31-7 win against the Washington Redskins in 2003. Six years later, McNabb passed for 322 yards and three TDs in a 30-27 win against the Denver Broncos in 2009. . . . San Francisco 49ers DB R.W. McQuarters (Oklahoma State hooper in 1995-96 and 1996-97 started two games) returned a punt 72 yards for touchdown in 38-19 win against the St. Louis Rams in 1998. . . . Denver Broncos WR Rod Smith (swingman was Missouri Southern State hoops letterman as sophomore in 1990-91) caught a 43-yard touchdown pass from John Elway in a 42-17 playoff win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1997. The next year, Smith had nine pass receptions for 158 yards in a 28-21 win against the Seattle Seahawks in 1998.

28: Cincinnati Bengals QB Ken Anderson (swingman finished Augustana IL career in early 1970s as fifth-leading scorer in school history with 1,044 points) threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes in a 31-28 playoff setback against the Oakland Raiders in 1975. . . . Philadelphia Eagles E Neill Armstrong (played one game under legendary Oklahoma A&M coach Hank Iba in 1944) caught two passes for 16 yards, E Dick Humbert (three-year starter captained Richmond as senior in 1940-41 when averaging 7.4 ppg) caught two passes for 30 yards and HB Bosh Pritchard (four-sport letterman for VMI) caught three passes for 37 yards in a 28-21 setback against the Chicago Cardinals in 1947 NFL championship game. Cardinals E Billy Dewell (three-time All-SWC first-team pick for SMU in late 1930s) caught a team-long 38-yard pass from Paul Christman. . . . Cleveland Browns rookie E Pete Brewster (forward-center was Purdue's fourth-leading scorer as junior and senior) had a game-high 53 receiving yards in 17-7 setback against the Detroit Lions in 1952 NFL championship contest. Lions QB Bobby Layne (Texas hooper in 1944-45) opened the game's scoring with a two-yard rushing touchdown. Lions HB Doak Walker (SMU hoops letterman as freshman in 1945-46) had a team-high 97 rushing yards featuring 67-yard TD. . . . Miami Dolphins WR Chris Chambers (played briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) caught nine passes for 153 yards in a 23-21 win against the New York Jets in 2003. . . . Buffalo Bills FL Elbert Dubenion (solid rebounder and defensive player for Bluffton OH in late 1950s) caught a 93-yard touchdown pass from Daryle Lamonica in a 26-8 setback against the Boston Patriots in 1963 AFL playoff contest. . . . Weeb Ewbank (hoops letterman for Miami OH in 1926-27 and 1927-28) coached the Baltimore Colts to a 23-17 overtime victory against the New York Giants in 1958 NFL championship game. . . . Oakland Raiders DB Ronnie Lott (USC hooper as junior in 1979-80) returned an interception 35 yards in 10-6 playoff setback against the Kansas City Chiefs following 1991 season. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two second-quarter touchdown passes in a 44-6 win against the Dallas Cowboys in 2008. . . . Miami Dolphins RB Jerris McPhail (starting point guard for Mount Olive NC with 11 ppg in early 1990s) had five pass receptions in a 17-3 setback against the New England Patriots in 1997 playoff game. . . . WR Nate Poole (sank all four free-throw attempts in two basketball games for Marshall in 1997-98) caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from QB Josh McCown with no time remaining to give the Arizona Cardinals an 18-17 win against the Minnesota Vikings in 2003 regular-season finale. . . . Andre Rison (backup hoops guard for Michigan State in 1987-88) got the Atlanta Falcons on the scoreboard with a 24-yard touchdown reception in 27-20 playoff win against the New Orleans Saints in 1991.

29: Baltimore Colts DE Ordell Braase (first-team All-NCC pick for South Dakota in 1952-53 and 1953-54) had three sacks in a 34-0 playoff win against the Cleveland Browns in 1968. . . . George Halas (starting guard for Illinois' Big Ten Conference hoops titlist in 1916-17) coached the Chicago Bears to a 14-10 win against the New York Giants in 1963 NFL championship contest. Giants starting SS Dick Pesonen (two-year Minnesota-Duluth hoops letterman was starting guard in 1959-60) recovered a fumble. . . . Carolina Panthers DE Greg Hardy (Ole Miss backup forward as freshman in 2006-07) had four sacks and five tackles in a 21-20 victory against the Atlanta Falcons in 2013. . . . Baltimore Ravens TE Todd Heap (grabbed 14 rebounds in 11 games for Arizona State in 1999-00) caught seven passes for 146 yards in a 34-31 setback against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2002. . . . Detroit Lions RB John Henry Johnson (made 5-of-8 FGAs in five games for Saint Mary's in 1950-51) rushed for 34 yards on seven carries and caught one pass for 16 yards in a 59-14 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1957 NFL championship game. Lions QB Jerry Reichow (Iowa hooper in 1954-55) threw a 16-yard touchdown pass. . . . San Francisco 49ers DB Ronnie Lott (USC hooper as junior in 1979-80) returned an interception 38 yards in 21-10 playoff win against the New York Giants in 1984. . . . Houston Oilers QB Gifford Nielsen (BYU swingman averaged 6.5 ppg and 2.7 rpg in 1973-74 and 1974-75) threw a go-ahead 47-yard touchdown pass to Mike Renfro in 17-14 playoff win against the San Diego Chargers in 1979. . . . TE Marcus Pollard (JC transfer averaged 7.3 ppg and 5 rpg for Bradley in 1992-93 and 1993-94) caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Peyton Manning with 2:26 remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Indianapolis Colts a 20-13 win against Jacksonville Jaguars in 2002.

30: FB Rick Casares (Florida's scoring and rebounding leader both seasons as All-SEC second-team selection in 1951-52 and 1952-53) contributed the Chicago Bears' lone touchdown with a nine-yard rush in a 47-7 setback against the New York Giants in 1956 NFL championship game. Bears E Harlon Hill (Florence State AL hoops letterman in 1951) had six catches for team-high 87 receiving yards. . . . Cincinnati Bengals LB James Francis (averaged 3 ppg and 3.6 rpg for Baylor in 1986-87 and 1987-88) returned an interception 17 yards for a touchdown in 21-14 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1990. . . . Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) caught two touchdown passes in a 30-26 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2001. . . . New Orleans Saints TE Jimmy Graham (part-time starter for Miami FL averaged 4.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg from 2005-06 through 2008-09) caught nine passes for 115 yards in a 44-38 setback against the Carolina Panthers in 2012. . . . New Orleans Saints WR Willie Jackson (started five hoops games for Florida in 1989-90) caught three second-half touchdown passes in a 31-28 playoff win against the St. Louis Rams in 2000. . . . Dallas Cowboys DE Too Tall Jones (backup center averaged 1.7 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Tennessee State in 1969-70 and 1970-71) had two sacks in a 27-20 win against the Atlanta Falcons in 1978 NFC divisional playoffs. Falcons CB Rolland Lawrence (captain of Tabor KS hoops squad as senior in 1972-73) had an interception. . . . Jacksonville Jaguars WR Matt Jones (started two of his 11 Arkansas games in 2001-02 when averaging 4.2 ppg and 2.3 rpg and 10 of 17 in 2003-04 when averaging 5 ppg and 4.5 rpg) caught eight passes for 138 yards in a 42-28 setback against the Houston Texans in 2007. . . . Minnesota Vikings DT Gary Larsen (ex-Marine played multiple hoops seasons for Concordia MN in early 1960s) had a sack in 27-10 win against the Dallas Cowboys in 1973 playoff contest. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw three touchdown passes in a 24-21 win against the New York Giants in 2001. Six years later, McNabb passed for 345 yards in a 17-9 win against the Buffalo Bills in 2007. . . . St. Louis Rams rookie LB Tommy Polley (played in one basketball game for Florida State in 1996-97 under coach Pat Kennedy) had 11 solo tackles in a 42-17 win against the Indianapolis Colts in 2001. . . . Jacksonville Jaguars WR Micah Ross (Jacksonville's leading scorer, rebounder and FG% shooter as senior in 1997-98) returned four kickoffs in a 30-26 setback against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2001. . . . New York Giants WR Del Shofner (Baylor hoops letterman in 1956) caught five passes for 69 yards in a 16-7 playoff setback against the Green Bay Packers in 1962. . . . San Francisco 49ers WR Tai Streets (collected four points and seven rebounds in 13 games for Michigan's NIT titlist in 1997 under coach Steve Fisher) had two second-quarter touchdown receptions in a 31-20 setback against the St. Louis Rams in 2002 season finale.

31: Green Bay Packers RB Paul Hornung (averaged 6.1 ppg in 10 contests for Notre Dame in 1954-55) opened the game's scoring with a six-yard rushing touchdown in 37-0 playoff win against the New York Giants in 1961 NFL championship contest. Packers E Ron Kramer (three-time All-Big Ten Conference selection was Michigan's MVP each season and All-American as senior in 1956-57) had game highs of four pass receptions and 80 receiving yards - including two touchdowns from Bart Starr. Giants WR Del Shofner (Baylor hoops letterman in 1956) caught three passes for 41 yards. . . . Washington Redskins QB Billy Kilmer (UCLA hooper under legendary coach John Wooden in 1959-60) threw two touchdown passes in a 26-3 playoff win against the Dallas Cowboys in 1972. . . . Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two touchdown passes in a 21-3 playoff win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2000.

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On This Date: December Calendar for Premier Games in NCAA Hoops History

Did You Know?: Marquee mentors John Beilein (Canisius), Vic Bubas (Duke), Denny Crum (Louisville), Bob Knight (Army), Guy Lewis (Houston), Ralph Miller (Wichita), Digger Phelps (Notre Dame) and Jerry Tarkanian (UNLV) lost their head coaching debuts with these schools between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Trivia buffs might also want to know bitter rivals Kentucky and Louisville each had their school rebounding record by an individual set on the same day in 1955.

Prominent players don't establish most of the school standards against lesser lights in non-conference competition. For instance, Utah's Billy McGill and Illinois' Skip Thoren set school single-game rebounding records in the early 1960s when each of them retrieved 24 missed shots against UCLA before the Bruins began their run of NCAA titles under legendary coach John Wooden.

Granted, fewer contests are played around Christmas but there clearly is a significant decrease in superior performances during that span. Holiday festivities can go awry between Christmas and New Year's Eve. Just ask top-ranked Virginia, which lost at tiny Chaminade in 1982, and NCAA champion-to-be Michigan, which bowed to Alaska-Anchorage on a neutral court in 1988. Following is a day-by-day calendar citing memorable moments in December college basketball history:

DECEMBER

1 - Eastern Kentucky's Jack Adams (49 points vs. Union in 1955), Iona's A.J. English (46 vs. Fairfield in 2015), Louisville's Wes Unseld (45 vs. Georgetown College KY in 1967) and NYU's Jim Signorile (50 vs. Herbert Lehman NY in 1969) set school Division I single-game scoring records. English's output tied a MAAC game mark. . . . Ronnie Shavlik (55 points vs. William & Mary in 1954 set North Carolina State's single-game scoring record against a major-college opponent. . . . Vic Bubas made his Duke head coaching debut in 1959 with a 59-49 loss against Georgia Tech before guiding the Blue Devils to three Final Fours in a four-year span in the mid-1960s. . . . Pete Carril made his Princeton debut in 1967 with a 62-59 win against Army en route to becoming the Tigers' all-time winningest coach and capturing the Ivy League's only NIT championship (1975). . . . Denny Crum made his Louisville head coaching debut in 1971 with a 70-69 defeat at Florida before amassing a school-record 675 victories. . . . Eddie Sutton made his Creighton head coaching debut in 1969 with an 84-62 decision over Wisconsin-Oshkosh en route to 802 victories with five schools. . . . Jerry Tarkanian made his UNLV head coaching debut in 1973 with an 82-76 defeat against Texas Tech before notching a school-record 509 victories with the Rebels. . . . Ralph Miller made his Wichita head coaching debut in 1951 with a 62-55 defeat at Colorado before registering 657 victories with three schools. . . . Guy Lewis made his Houston head coaching debut in 1956 with a 97-78 defeat at Kansas State before compiling a school-record 592 victories. . . . Al McGuire made his Marquette debut in 1964 with a 69-49 triumph over St. Thomas MN en route to becoming the Warriors' all-time winningest coach. . . . Bob Knight made his Indiana debut in 1971 with an 84-77 triumph over Ball State en route to becoming the Hoosiers' all-time winningest coach. . . . Digger Phelps made his Notre Dame debut in 1971 with a 101-83 defeat against Michigan before compiling a school-record 393 victories. . . . Frank McGuire made his South Carolina coaching debut in 1964 with a 76-59 triumph against Erskine SC en route to a school-record 283 victories. . . . John Beilein made his Canisius coaching debut in 1992 with a 110-62 defeat at Duke before going on to win more than 20 games in a single season with four different DI schools. . . . Bob Nichols made his Toledo coaching debut in 1965 with a 108-77 triumph against Baldwin-Wallace OH en route to a school-record 375 victories. . . . Oregon's school-record 46-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Boise State (73-70 in 2017). . . . Lynn Howden (24 vs. Florida State in 1970) set Texas' single-game rebounding record against a major-college opponent.
2 - Eventual NCAA all-time scoring leader Pete Maravich collected 48 points and career-high 16 rebounds in his LSU varsity debut (97-81 win against Tampa in 1967). . . . Northern Arizona's Cory Schwab (43 points at Cal Poly in overtime in 2000) and Wisconsin's Christian Steinmetz (50 at Sparta's Company C in 1904) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Dean Smith made his North Carolina head coaching debut in 1961 with an 80-46 decision over Virginia en route to a school-record 879 victories. . . . Norm Stewart made his Missouri head coaching debut in 1967 with a 74-58 success at Arkansas en route to a school-record 634 victories with the Tigers. . . . Don Haskins made his Texas Western head coaching debut in 1961 with a 66-59 triumph at Iowa State en route to a school-record 719 victories. . . . Terry Holland made his Virginia coaching debut in 1974 with a 77-69 victory against Washington & Lee VA en route to a school-record 326 victories. . . . Phil Martelli made his Saint Joseph's debut in 1995 with a 64-56 success at Delaware en route to becoming the Hawks' all-time winningest coach and national COY in 2004.
3 - Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Von McDade (50 points at Illinois in double overtime in 1990) set school single-game scoring record. . . . DeWayne Russell (42 vs. Louisville in 2016) set Grand Canyon's DI single-game scoring record. . . . Lew Alcindor collected 56 points and 21 rebounds vs. Southern California in his varsity debut with UCLA in 1966. . . . John Wooden made his UCLA head coaching debut in 1948 with a 43-37 decision over UC Santa Barbara en route to a school-record 620 victories with the Bruins. . . . Lefty Driesell made his Davidson head coaching debut in 1960 with a 65-59 decision over Wake Forest en route to 786 victories with four schools. . . . Everett Case made his North Carolina State coaching debut in 1946 with a 63-28 decision over the Cherry Point Marines en route to a school-record 377 victories with the Wolfpack. . . . Arizona State's Mark Landsberger (27 vs. San Diego State in 1976), Jacksonville's Artis Gilmore (34 vs. St. Peter's in 1970) and UMKC's Tony Berg (23 vs. Baylor in 1996) set school single-game rebounding records.
4 - Mississippi State's Bailey Howell (47 points vs. Union TN in 1958) and Northwestern State's Billy Reynolds (42 at Lamar in 1976) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Brown's Ed Tooley shot an NCAA-record 36 free throws in a single game in 1954. . . . Long Beach State's school-record 75-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by San Francisco (94-84 in overtime in 1974). . . . Lou Carnesecca made his St. John's coaching debut in 1965 with a 64-62 triumph at Georgetown in overtime en route to a school-record 526 victories. . . . Bob Knight made his Army head coaching debut in 1965 with a 70-49 setback at Princeton before becoming Indiana's all-time winningest coach, capturing three NCAA championships with the Hoosiers in a 12-year span and compiling 899 victories. . . . UCLA's season-opening defeat by 27 points (110-83 at Illinois in 1964) was worst-ever for a team going on to capture an NCAA championship. . . . Marv Branstrom (28 vs. Arizona State in 1958) set San Jose State's single-game rebounding record.
5 - Kansas' Wilt Chamberlain (52 points vs. Northwestern in 1956), North Carolina State's David Thompson (57 vs. Buffalo State in 1974), Rider's Ron Simpson (48 at St. Francis NY in double overtime in 1987) and Washington State's Brian Quinnett (45 vs. Loyola Marymount in 1986 Amana Hawkeye Classic at Iowa City) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Chamberlain also grabbed 31 rebounds in his varsity debut, establishing an NCAA standard for most boards in first career game. . . . Charlotte's school-record 60-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Appalachian State (71-64 in 1977). . . . Dale Brown made his LSU head coaching debut in 1972 with a 94-81 triumph against Memphis State en route to a school-record 448 victories. . . . Harry Combes made his Illinois coaching debut in 1947 with a 67-27 success against Coe College IA before directing the Illini to three Final Fours in a four-year span from 1949 through 1952. . . . Shelby Metcalf made his Texas A&M head coaching debut in 1963 with a 61-58 triumph against Houston en route to a school-record 438 victories. . . . Gene Estes (24 vs. Texas Western in 1960) set Tulsa's single-game rebounding record against a major-college opponent.
6 - American's Russell "Boo" Bowers (45 points at Harvard in 1980), Nebraska-Omaha's Devin Patterson (41 at Montana State in 2015), Old Dominion's Alex Loughton (45 vs. Charlotte in double overtime in 2003), Rice's Doug McKendrick (47 vs. Georgia Tech in 1965) and Texas-San Antonio's Roderic Hall (52 vs. Maine in consolation game of 1997 Southwest Missouri Tournament at Springfield, Mo.) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Kent State's Doug Grayson set an NCAA single-game record by hitting 16 consecutive field-goal attempts vs. North Carolina in 1967. . . . Indiana's school-record 35-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Kentucky (66-51 in 1976). . . . Bob Presley (27 vs. St. Mary's in 1967) set California's single-game rebounding record.
7 - Niagara's Calvin Murphy (68 points vs. Syracuse in 1968) and St. Mary's Jim Moore (43 vs. Sacramento State in 1964) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Forest Arnold (46 points vs. Hardin-Simmons in 1955) set Memphis State's single-game scoring record against a major-college opponent. . . . Cincinnati's school-record 86-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Kansas (51-47 in 1963), Jacksonville's school-record 35-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Florida State (90-83 in 1971) and Tulsa's school-record 36-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Oklahoma State (93-75 in 1982). . . . Benny Becton (29 vs. Maine in 1962) set Vermont's single-game rebounding record.
8 - Davidson's Fred Hetzel (53 points vs. Furman in 1964), Morgan State's James McCoy (38 vs. Georgia State in semifinals of 1989 Godfather's Pizza Classic at Chattanooga, Tenn.), Rutgers' Bob Lloyd (51 at Delaware in 1965) and Wright State's Bill Edwards (45 vs. Morehead State in 1992) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Arizona's school-record 81-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Kansas State (76-57 in 1951) and Missouri's school-record 34-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Arkansas (95-82 in 1990). . . . Colgate's Jack Nichols (26 vs. Cornell in 1956) and Missouri State's Lee Campbell (20 vs. Southern Utah State in 1989) set school single-game rebounding records against DI opponents.
9 - Tony Bolds (41 points vs. Alcorn State in opening round of 1983 Great Busch Shootout at Southern Illinois) set Mercer's Division I single-game scoring record. . . . Utah's school-record 54-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Weber State (79-77 in 2000). . . . Butler's Jeff Blue (23 vs. Michigan in 1961), College of Charleston's Thaddeous Delaney (21 vs. Charleston Southern in 1995), Dayton's Garry Roggenburk (32 vs. Miami Ohio in 1959), Iowa State's Bill Cain (26 vs. Minnesota in 1969), Lafayette's Ron Moyer (33 vs. Gettysburg PA in 1970) and Towson's Junior Hairston (21 vs. Niagara in 2007) set school single-game rebounding records against Division I opponents.
10 - Duke's Danny Ferry (58 points at Miami FL in 1988) and Long Beach State's Ed Ratleff (45 vs. St. Mary's in 1970) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Troy State (28 of 74) and George Mason (16 of 34) combined to set NCAA single-game three-point field-goal records in 1994 for shots made and attempted beyond the arc with Troy State's figures establishing marks for one team. . . . Tulane's school-record 42-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Arkansas (42-41 in 1949). . . . Bucknell's Hal Danzig (29 vs. Lehigh in 1958), Colorado State's Mike Childress (26 vs. Rice in 1970), George Washington's Clyde Burwell (33 vs. Mount St. Mary's in 1973), Kentucky's Bob Burrow (34 vs. Temple in 1955) and Louisville's Charlie Tyra (38 vs. Canisius in 1955) set school single-game rebounding records.
11 - North Carolina A&T's Joe Binion (41 points vs. Livingstone NC in final of 1982 Miller Aggie Classic) and Virginia's Barry Parkhill (51 vs. Baldwin-Wallace OH in 1971) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Louisville's Clifford Rozier set an NCAA single-game record by hitting all 15 of his field-goal attempts against Eastern Kentucky in 1993. . . . Ohio State's school-record 50-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Davidson (95-73 in 1963). . . . Marvin Barnes (28 vs. Fairfield in 1972) set Providence's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
12 - Alabama's Mike Nordholz (50 points vs. Southern Mississippi at 1966 Birmingham Classic), North Dakota State's Ben Woodside (60 vs. Stephen F. Austin in 2008), Radford's Doug Day (43 at Central Connecticut State in 1990), Southern's Tim Roberts (56 vs. Faith Baptist LA in 1994) and Texas Christian's Lee Nailon (53 vs. Mississippi Valley State in first round of 1997 TCU Tournament) set school single-game scoring records. Woodside tied an NCAA mark by converting free throws against SFA. . . . Oklahoma's Mookie Blaylock set an NCAA single-game record with 13 steals vs. Centenary in 1987. . . . Henry "Hank" Iba made his Oklahoma A&M head coaching debut in 1934 with a 24-17 decision over Wichita en route to a school-record 655 victories with the Cowboys. . . . Kent State's Leroy Thompson (31 vs. Case Western OH in 1948) and Weber State's Willie Sojourner (25 vs. West Texas State in 1969) set school single-game rebounding records.
13 - Evansville's inaugural year at the NCAA Division I level ended in tragedy in 1977 when coach Bobby Watson and 13 members of his Purple Aces squad perished in a plane crash shortly after taking off en route to their fifth game of the season. . . . Southern Mississippi's Jerome Arnold (41 points vs. Missouri-Kansas City in 1978), Toledo's Clarke "Pinky" Pittenger (49 at Bluffton OH in 1918) and Tulsa's Willie Biles (48 vs. St. Cloud State MN in 1973) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Phog Allen made his Kansas head coaching debut in 1907 with a 66-22 decision over Ottawa KS en route to a school-record 590 victories with the Jayhawks. . . . Bradley's Barney Cable (28 vs. Canisius in 1955), Eastern Kentucky's Garfield Smith (33 vs. Marshall in 1967) and UALR's Rashad Jones-Jennings (30 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 2005) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
14 - Marshall's Keith Veney set an NCAA single-game record for three-pointers (making 15-of-25 shots from beyond arc vs. Morehead State in 1996).
15 - UC Irvine's Kevin Magee (46 points vs. Loyola Marymount in 1981) and Providence's Marvin Barnes (52 vs. Austin Peay in 1973) set school single-game scoring records. . . . In 1973, Tennessee topped Temple, 11-6, in the lowest-scoring game since introduction of national postseason competition in 1938. . . . La Salle's Michael Brooks set the East Coast Conference single-game scoring record with 51 points at Brigham Young in 1979. . . . Jack Friel made his Washington State debut in 1928 with a 62-18 decision over Lewis-Clark State ID en route to becoming the Cougars' all-time winningest coach. . . . Cal State Fullerton's Kerry Davis (27 vs. Central Michigan in 1975), Colgate's Dick Osborn (26 vs. Yale in 1951), Texas A&M's Vernon Smith and Rynn Wright (21 vs. UNLV in 1978) and Utah State's Wayne Estes (28 vs. Regis CO in 1962) set school single-game rebounding records against DI opponents.
16 - Cal State Fullerton's Bobby Brown (47 points vs. Bethune-Cookman in 2006), Creighton's Bob Portman (51 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1967), Murray State's Marcus Brown (45 vs. Washington MO in 1995) and North Carolina's Bob Lewis (49 vs. Florida State in 1965) set school single-game scoring records. . . . In 2000, Illinois guard Cory Bradford set an NCAA record by hitting a three-point field goal in his 74th of 88 consecutive games. . . . St. Joseph's school-record 34-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Fairfield (82-68 in 1966) and Texas-El Paso's school-record 31-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Indiana (69-66 in 1989). . . . Florida State's Dave Cowens (31 vs. LSU in 1967), Mercer's Scott Farley (22 vs. Alabama in 1995), SMU's Ira Terrell (26 vs. New Mexico State in 1975) and UTEP's Jim Barnes (27 vs. Centenary in 1963) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent.
17 - Furman senior swingman Darrell Floyd set a Southern Conference single-game record with 62 points vs. The Citadel in 1955. . . . Oklahoma's Mookie Blaylock tied his NCAA single-game record with 13 steals vs. Loyola Marymount in 1988. . . . Cincinnati's LaZelle Durden set the Great Midwest Conference single-game scoring record with 45 points at Wyoming in 1994. . . . Illinois ended visiting San Francisco's school-record 60-game winning streak (62-33 in 1957). . . . Denver's Dick Brott (29 vs. Southern California in 1956) and Furman's Bob Thomas (35 vs. The Citadel in 1955) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent.
18 - Warren Isaac (50 points vs. Bates ME in 1964) set Iona's Division I single-game scoring record. . . . Penn's school-record 34-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Temple (57-52 in 1971). . . . Adolph Rupp made his Kentucky head coaching debut in 1930 with a 67-19 decision over Georgetown College KY en route to a school-record 876 victories. . . . Hec Edmundson made his Washington debut in 1920 with a 30-14 decision over Varsity/Alumni en route to becoming the Huskies' all-time winningest coach. . . . Alabama's Harry Hammonds (28 vs. Massachusetts in 1966), Brigham Young's Scott Warner (27 vs. Texas Tech in 1969), Cleveland State's Dave Kyle (24 vs. Ohio University in 1976), Hofstra's John Irving (28 vs. Long Island in 1975) and Northwestern State's Eric Kubel (26 vs. Southeastern Louisiana in 1993) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent.
19 - Iowa State's Lafester Rhodes (54 points vs. Iowa in overtime in 1987), Norfolk State's Tony Murphy (43 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at UNLV in 2006) and UNC Asheville's Ricky Chatman (41 vs. James Madison in overtime in 1987) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Kevin Thomas (46 vs. Tennessee in 1955 Carousel Invitational at Charlotte) set Boston University's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Oklahoma freshman Trae Young tied NCAA single-game assists record (22 vs. Northwestern State in 2017). . . . Auburn's Rex Frederick (27 vs. SMU in 1957), Lehigh's Greg Falkenbach (25 vs. Drexel in 1970) and New Mexico State's Sam Lacey (27 vs. Hardin-Simmons TX in 1969) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent.
20 - Fresno State's Charles Bailey (45 points at North Texas State in double overtime in 1973), Georgia's Ronnie Hogue (46 vs. Louisiana State in 1971) and Maryland's Ernest Graham (44 vs. North Carolina State in 1978) set school single-game scoring records. . . . John Connors (23 vs. Iona in 1956) set St. Bonaventure's single-game rebounding record against a major-college opponent.
21 - Idaho's Orlando Lightfoot (50 points at Gonzaga in 1993), Ohio's Dave Jamerson (60 vs. Charleston WV in 1989), Pacific's Bill Stricker (44 vs. Portland in 1968) and Pittsburgh's Don Hennon (45 vs. Duke in double overtime in 1957) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Visiting Cincinnati outlasted Bradley in seven overtimes in 1981 in the longest game in NCAA history. . . . Texas Christian hit an NCAA-record 56 free throws in 70 attempts in 1999 against Eastern Michigan. . . . West Virginia ended North Carolina's school-record 37-game winning streak (75-64 in 1957 at Kentucky), Houston's school-record 59-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Illinois (97-84 in 1968) and Oklahoma State's school-record 49-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Southern California (28-25 in 1940). . . . Memphis State center John Gunn, who averaged 11 points and 9 rebounds per game the previous two years for national postseason tournament teams, died in 1976 due to complications of a rare disease (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome).
22 - Central Michigan's Tommie Johnson (53 points at Wright State in 1987), Georgia Tech's Kenny Anderson (50 vs. Loyola Marymount in 1990), Jackson State's Trey Johnson (49 at Texas-El Paso in 2006) and San Jose State's Adrian Oliver (42 vs. Puget Sound WA in 2010) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Centenary's Robert Parish (50 at Lamar in 1972), Colorado State's Mike Childress (26 vs. San Jose State in 1969) and Seton Hall's Nick Galis (48 vs. Santa Clara in 1978 Cable Car Classic at San Francisco) set school single-game scoring records against a Division I opponent. . . . Louisiana State All-American Pete Maravich set an NCAA single-game record for most successful free throws by converting 30 foul shots at Oregon State in 1969. . . . Oklahoma's school-record 51-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Duke (90-85 in 1990). . . . Rich Kelley (27 vs. Kentucky in 1973) set Stanford's single-game rebounding record. . . . Oklahoma set an NCAA record for most consecutive points against a DI opponent with a 39-point run in the first half against Weber State in 2014.
23 - Scott Fisher (39 points at Montana State in 1985) set UC Santa Barbara's school single-game scoring record. . . . Bob Portman (46 vs. Weber State in 1968) set Creighton's single-game scoring record against a major-college opponent. . . . Top-ranked Virginia and national player of the year Ralph Sampson lost in Hawaii at tiny NAIA school (Chaminade) in 1982 in perhaps the biggest upset in college basketball history.
27 - Gene Harris (46 points vs. Holy Cross in 1961 Quaker City Classic at Philadelphia) set Penn State's single-game scoring record.
28 - Oklahoma's Wayman Tisdale (61 points vs. Texas-San Antonio in All-College Tournament at Oklahoma City in 1983) and Texas A&M's Bennie Lenox (53 vs. Wyoming in 1963 All-College Tournament at Oklahoma City) set school single-game scoring records. . . . NCAA champion-to-be Michigan lost on a neutral court at Salt Lake City to non-Division I opponent Alaska-Anchorage in 1988. . . . Providence's school-record 55-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by St. John's (91-79 in 1974). . . . Detroit's Bill Ebben (38 vs. Brigham Young in 1955), Gonzaga's Paul Cathey (28 vs. UNLV in 1977), Illinois' Skip Thoren (24 vs. UCLA in 1963), Michigan State's Horace Walker (29 vs. Butler in 1959), Niagara's Alex Ellis (31 vs. Villanova in 1956), UAB's Cameron Moore (24 vs. George Washington in 2011) and Washington State's Jim McKean (27 vs. West Virginia in 1966) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent.
29 - Chattanooga's Vincent Robinson (20 vs. Tennessee State in 1989), Colorado's Burdette Haldorson (31 vs. Oklahoma in 1952), Louisiana-Monroe's Calvin Natt (31 vs. Georgia Southern in 1976), Ohio State's Frank Howard (32 vs. Brigham Young in 1956), San Diego State's Michael Cage (26 vs. La Salle in 1980), Texas A&M's Steve Niles (21 vs. Furman in 1969) and Utah's Billy McGill (24 vs. UCLA in 1961) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent.
30 - Austin Peay's James "Fly" Williams (51 points vs. Georgia Southern in final of 1972 Claxton Fruitcake Classic), Florida International's Carlos Arroyo (39 at North Texas in overtime in 2000), Fordham's Charlie Yelverton (46 vs. Rochester NY in 1970), Hawaii's Trevor Ruffin (42 vs. Louisville in 1993), Penn's Ernie Beck (47 vs. Duke in 1952 Dixie Classic at Raleigh, N.C.), St. Joseph's Tony Costner (47 vs. Alaska-Anchorage in 1983 Cable Car Classic at San Francisco) and Utah State's Wayne Estes (52 vs. Boston College in overtime at 1964 Rainbow Classic in Hawaii) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Duke overcame a 29-point halftime deficit to defeat Tulane in consolation game of 1950 Dixie Classic at Raleigh. . . . Stanford ended Long Island's school-record 43-game winning streak (45-31 in 1936). . . . Hawaii's Bob Nash (30 vs. Arizona State in 1971), Idaho State's Ed Wilson (26 vs. Arkansas in 1967), La Salle's Tom Gola (31 vs. Brigham Young in 1953), Michigan State's Johnny Green (29 vs. Washington in 1957), St. John's LeRoy Ellis Sr. (30 vs. NYU in 1961), South Alabama's Leon Williams (28 vs. Texas-Arlington in 1972) and Western Kentucky's Tom Marshall (29 vs. Louisville in 1953) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent.
31 - Loyola of Chicago's school-record 41-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by St. Louis (90-57 in 1964).

Memorable Moments in November College Basketball History

On the Sideline: Which Players Are Out Because of Transfers, Injuries, Etc.?

Alphabetical list of NCAA Division I players who are sidelined after transferring, suffering injury or other reason:

Player Pos. School Cl. Reason on Sideline
Corey Allen G Detroit So. Transferred to Georgia State.
JoJo Anderson G Northern Arizona So. Transferred to Texas Southern.
Jonathan Bahre F UNC Asheville So. Transferred to Clemson.
James Banks C Texas So. Transferred to Georgia Tech.
Manny Bates F North Carolina State Fr. Medical redshirt after surgery for dislocated left shoulder.
Trae Berhow G Pepperdine Fr. Transferred to Northern Iowa.
Souley Boum G San Francisco So. Transferred to Texas-El Paso.
Dedric Boyd G Eastern Kentucky Fr. Transferred to Illinois State.
Izaiah Brockington G St. Bonaventure Fr. Transferred to Penn State.
Isiah Brown G Northwestern So. Transferred to Grand Canyon.
Marcus Burk G Campbell So. Transferred to IUPUI.
Dachon Burke G Robert Morris So. Transferred to Nebraska.
Brad Calipari G Kentucky Jr. Redshirt before entering graduate school.
Tyger Campbell G UCLA Fr. Out for season after tearing ACL in left knee.
David Caraher F Houston Baptist Fr. Transferred to St. John's.
Marcus Carr G Pittsburgh Fr. Transferred to Minnesota.
Haanif Cheatham G Marquette Jr. Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast.
Evan Clayborne F Cleveland State So. Transferred to North Carolina Central.
Don Coleman G California Jr. Transferred to South Alabama.
Levi Cook C DePaul So. Transferred to Marshall.
Eric Curry F Minnesota So. Slated to miss first 5 to 10 games after knee surgery.
Brandon Cyrus G DePaul Jr. Transferred to UC Santa Barbara.
Ryan Daly G Delaware So. Transferred to Saint Joseph's.
Nate Darling F UAB So. Transferred to Delaware.
Silvio DeSousa C Kansas So. Suspended amid federal fraud trials.
Mamadou Diarra F Connecticut So. Out until mid-season after undergoing surgery on left knee.
Tyrik Dixon G Middle Tennessee Jr. Transferred to Missouri State.
Hyron Edwards G Texas Tech Jr. Transferred to Colorado State.
Eden Ewing F Purdue Jr. Transferred to Texas Southern.
Keith Fisher III F San Jose State Fr. Transferred to Illinois State.
Malachi Flynn G Washington State Jr. Transferred to San Diego State.
Aleem Ford F Wisconsin So. Out indefinitely after knee surgery.
Blake Francis G Wagner So. Transferred to Richmond.
Darius Garland G Vanderbilt Fr. Lost for season after surgery on left knee.
Stone Gettings F Cornell Jr. Transferred to Arizona.
Galen Gibbs G Drake Fr. Transferred to Mount St. Mary's.
Asante Gist G Eastern Kentucky So. Transferred to Iona.
Ty Graves G Saint Louis So. Transferred to North Carolina Central.
Quade Green G Kentucky So. Transferred to Washington.
Roland Griffin F Iona Sr. Kicked off team after punching assistant coach.
Ndene Gueye F St. Bonaventure Jr. Transferred to Texas-Rio Grande Valley.
Darious Hall F Arkansas Fr. Transferred to DePaul.
Jared Hamilton F Georgia Southern So. Transferred to Boston College.
Jalen Harris G Louisiana Tech So. Transferred to Nevada.
Cavit Havsa G Fordham So. Transferred to Utah Valley.
Schnider Herard C Mississippi State So. Transferred to Maryland.
Jaycee Hillsman G San Jose State Jr. Transferred to Illinois State.
D'Angelo Hunter F West Virginia Jr. Transferred to Nicholls State.
Travis Ingram G Towson Fr. Transferred to Hampton.
Samuel Japhet-Mathias C Wake Forest So. Transferred to San Jose State.
Casdon Jardine F Boise State So. Transferred to Utah Valley.
Carlos Johnson F Washington So. Transferred to Grand Canyon.
Cairon "C.J." Jones G Arkansas So. Transferred to Middle Tennessee State.
Curtis "Cujo" Jones G Indiana So. Transferred to Oklahoma State.
Reggie Jones G Western Michigan So. Transferred to Tulsa.
Braxton Key F Alabama So. Transferred to Virginia.
Mayan Kiir F Louisiana State So. Transferred to South Florida.
Sacha Killeya-Jones F Kentucky So. Transferred to North Carolina State.
Kalob Ledoux G McNeese State So. Transferred to Louisiana Tech.
Danny Lewis G UCF Fr. Transferred to Kennesaw State.
Marten Linssen F Valparaiso Fr. Transferred to UNC Wilmington.
Te'Jon Lucas G Illinois So. Transferred to Milwaukee.
Zane Martin G Towson So. Transferred to New Mexico.
Koby McEwen G Utah State So. Transferred to Marquette.
Kameron McGusty G Oklahoma Jr. Transferred to Miami (Fla.).
JaQuori McLaughlin G Oregon State So. Transferred to UC Santa Barbara.
Chris McNeal G New Mexico Sr. Transferred to Tennessee Tech.
Rodney Miller C Miami (Fla.) Jr. Slated to redshirt entire 2018-19 season.
Sam Miller F Dayton Jr. Transferred to College of Charleston.
Justin Minaya F South Carolina So. Out indefinitely after surgery on right knee.
Davion Mitchell G Auburn Fr. Transferred to Baylor.
Matthew Moyer F Syracuse Fr. Transferred to Vanderbilt.
Cooper Neese G Butler Fr. Transferred to Indiana State.
Lucas N'Guessan C Oklahoma State Jr. Transferred to East Tennessee State.
Prentiss Nixon G Colorado State Jr. Transferred to Iowa State.
Rily Norris G Alabama Sr. Week-to-week after heart procedure.
Ikechukwu Obiagu C Florida State Fr. Transferred to Seton Hall.
Shareef O'Neal F UCLA Fr. Medical redshirt due to heart issue requiring surgery.
Ralueke Orizu F Savannah State Fr. Transferred to Eastern Washington.
Preston Parks G The Citadel So. Transferred to UT Martin.
Dallas Polk-Hilliard F South Dakota State Jr. Transferred to Grambling State.
Jontay Porter F Missouri So. Out for season after tearing ACL and MCL.
Micah Potter F Ohio State Jr. Slated to transfer.
Nedeljko Prijovic F Texas State So. Transferred to Maine.
Austin Reaves G Wichita State Jr. Transferred to Oklahoma.
Miles Reynolds G Pacific Jr. Transferred to Oklahoma.
Jared Ridder F Xavier Fr. Transferred to Missouri State.
Cody Riley F UCLA Fr. Out first three weeks of season with jaw injury.
C.J. Roberts G Missouri Fr. Transferred to Texas Tech.
Mike Sagay F Boston College So. Transferred to IUPUI.
Gerron Scissum F James Madison So. Transferred to Alabama A&M.
James Scott G Kennesaw State So. Transferred to Temple.
Reggie Scurry F Missouri State Jr. Transferred to Middle Tennessee State.
Dru Smith G Evansville So. Transferred to Missouri.
Keith Smith F Oregon So. Transferred to Pepperdine.
Joseph Smoyer C Portland So. Transferred to Columbia.
Logan Strom F UC Davis Fr. Transferred to Omaha.
Anthony Tarke G-F NJIT Jr. Transferred to Texas-El Paso.
MaCio Teague G UNC Asheville So. Transferred to Baylor.
Miryne Thomas F Maryland-Eastern Shore Fr. Transferred to Ball State.
Killian Tillie F Gonzaga Jr. Out until early January after stress fracture surgery in ankle.
Jorday Tshimanga F Nebraska Jr. Transferred to Dayton.
Jordan Tucker F Duke Fr. Transferred to Butler.
Andy Van Vliet F Wisconsin Jr. Transferred to William & Mary.
Alex Vilarino G Texas Tech Fr. Transferred to Boston University.
Ramon Vila C Arizona State So. Transferred to Chattanooga.
C.J. Walker G Florida State So. Transferred to Ohio State.
Jy'lan Washington F Louisiana Tech Jr. Transferred to Tennessee State.
Ibi Watson G Michigan So. Transferred to Dayton.
Ryan Welage F San Jose State Jr. Transferred to Xavier.
Lindell Wigginton G Iowa State So. Out with left foot in cast.
George Willborn III G UTSA So. Transferred to UC Riverside.
Bryson Williams F Fresno State Jr. Transferred to Texas-El Paso.
Carson Williams F Northern Kentucky So. Transferred to Western Kentucky.
Christian Williams G Iowa Jr. Transferred to Indiana State.
Deandre Williams F Evansville Fr. Ruled ineligible by NCAA as non-qualifier.
Xeyrius Williams F Dayton Jr. Transferred to Akron.
Payton Willis G Vanderbilt So. Transferred to Minnesota.
Derrick Woods F Delaware So. Transferred to St. Peter's.
Elijah "Eli" Wright G Mississippi State So. Transferred to St. John's.
Jacob Young G Texas So. Transferred to Rutgers.
Omer Yurtseven C North Carolina State So. Transferred to Georgetown.

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