Pioneers: Hoopers Breaking Color Barrier for Predominantly White Schools
Particularly during Black History Month, every sports fan accepts the cultural significance of Jackie Robinson. But in the aftermath of a series of anniversary celebrations regarding Robinson beginning his major league baseball career, it is easy to forget there was a time when the now 80%-plus black National Basketball Association was 100% white. It's also easy to forget that 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 first seven African-Americans to play in 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 after originally enrolling at West Virginia State College, 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 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 cast 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.
There are ramifications when assessing the issue of race and it would be nice if we were all color blind. Nonetheless, it's impossible to properly evaluate the history of college basketball without broaching the sensitive topic.
Julian Abele, a 1902 Penn graduate considered the first major African-American architect in the U.S., designed Duke's famous Cameron Indoor Stadium, which hosted all-white teams and games for decades after opening in 1939. Nonetheless, Cameron's doors were closed to minority players for an extended period as Duke's roster didn't include a black athlete at the varsity level until C.B. Claiborne in 1966-67. The previous year, Maryland's Billy Jones became the first black player in the ACC. The all-white snack bar at the downtown train depot in Durham, N.C., refused to serve the Terrapins' black players following a game at Duke, and the entire squad went hungry.
"You just learn to deal with that stuff," Jones told Barry Jacobs, the author of Across the Line. "It taught me an awful lot in terms of just plain perseverance, just hang tough, do what you have to do to stay focused."
It was difficult for Claiborne to concentrate amid the problems he encountered at school. Some older players harassed him during practice; he wasn't notified of an end-of-the-year athletic awards banquet at the notoriously segregated Hope Valley Country Club; an engineering professor told him it was impossible for him to earn an A in his class. And, perhaps most telling of all: Claiborne spent so much time at nearby North Carolina Central University, a historically black college, that he had his own meal card there.
Two decades before Robinson was UCLA's meal ticket, the first black to play for the Bruins was Ralph Bunche, who earned letters as a guard for three Southern California Conference champions. Legendary Bruins coach John Wooden acknowledges that Bunche, named UCLA's Alumnus of the Year in 1949, was instrumental in helping recruit New York City native Lew Alcindor to his alma mater.
Bunche became the first black person to win the Nobel Peace Prize (in 1950 for his deft handling of the armistice negotiations as a U.N. envoy leading to the Arab-Israeli truce). In 1945, Bunche said he was "obsessed with a burning desire to excel in everything I undertake," and moved by "a calculated and deliberate interest to prove to (whites) that I am, despite their race, their equal if not their superior in intellect, ability, knowledge, and general savoir-faire."
In the early 1950s, Wayne State (Mich.) became the first non-historically black college to play five African-Americans together at the same time. They defeated major universities such as DePaul, Detroit, Duquesne, Georgetown, Marquette, Memphis State, Niagara, Penn State, St. Francis (Pa.) and St. Mary's (Calif.).
In the mid-1950s, only about 10% of basketball programs for predominantly white institutions recruited black players. "You could count the number of black players on West Coast teams on the fingers of one hand," said coach Pete Newell, who guided San Francisco (NIT in 1950) and California (NCAA in 1959) to national tournament titles.
In 1954, the year of U.S. Supreme Court's Brown vs. Board of Education desegregation decisions, the pressure escalated for coaches and players alike. No school excelled more than San Francisco, which won 55 consecutive games and back-to-back NCAA titles.
In 1957-58, blacks accounted for five of the six NCAA consensus first-team All-Americans - Seattle's Elgin Baylor, Kansas State's Bob Boozer, Kansas' Wilt Chamberlain, Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson and Temple's Guy Rodgers. All five played at least 11 seasons in the NBA.
USF '55 and fellow kingpin Cincinnati '62 were the first teams to start three and four black players, respectively, in the NCAA Tournament championship game. But Texas Western, now called Texas-El Paso, is credited most for putting the finishing touches on dismantling the prejudiced myth that black athletes couldn't play disciplined basketball by using seven players, all blacks, in winning the 1966 NCAA playoff final against all-white Kentucky.
"Young black players told me that it (the championship) gave them confidence and courage," said Harry Flournoy, a starter for Texas Western. "Some of them, before that game, had been afraid to go to white schools."
In 1956, Texas Western became the first school in the Southern half of the U.S. to integrate its athletic teams. Despite its relative openness, Texas Western did not yet permit blacks to live in campus dorms so the first two African-American basketball players - Air Force veteran Charlie Brown and his nephew, Cecil Brown - lived in a downtown apartment at first after transferring from junior college. George McCarty, the Miners' coach at the time, set aside an empty room in the athletic dormitory for the Browns to dress on game days.
"I wasn't allowed in the movies downtown and things like that, and there were a few minor (racial) incidents with professors," recalled Brown in the book And the Walls Came Tumbling Down. "But there were absolutely no problems with anyone in athletics there. I always said Texas Western was going through integration, I wasn't."
Although UTEP generated much of the integration buzz, Pan American was another school in the state employing numerous black starters while coach Lou Henson broke the color barrier at Hardin-Simmons in his inaugural season as a major-college coach in 1962-63. The next team to win an NCAA major-college title with five black starters was Louisville in 1980. In the first 20 years after the Miners captured their national title, the average number of blacks on college rosters doubled from three to six. About two-thirds of Division I basketball rosters currently are comprised of black players.
In 1966-67, Western Kentucky's Clem Haskins, Houston's Elvin Hayes and Louisville's Wes Unseld became the first African-Americans from Southern schools to be named NCAA consensus first-team All-Americans. Haskins, a three-time OVC Player of the Year, and Dwight Smith were WKU's first two black players, sparking the Hilltoppers to a 66-15 record in their three varsity campaigns. "He (Dwight) needed me and I needed him," said Haskins, who is generally considered the first black to earn a league MVP honor while attending a Southern school. "We leaned on each other's shoulders. We had a lot of wars to fight then with the barrier just broken. The people will never know what we went through then. There were many nights where we cried ourselves to sleep."
In early 1966, Hayes and fellow Louisiana product Don Chaney led UH to a victory at Centenary, where the coach (Orvis Sigler) undertook extraordinary measures meeting the mayor and city council to schedule the game. Laws still on the books at the time in Shreveport, La., forbidding whites and blacks from competing against each other had to be rescinded.
A total of 13 of Hall of Fame coach Dean Smith's 22 All-Americans with North Carolina are African-Americans. Wrote Smith in his autobiography A Coach's Life: "To me, the presence of (All-American) Charles Scott on the court for us (from 1967-68 through 1969-70) was nothing to commemorate or remark on. It was simply past due." However, Scott was more fond of Lefty Driesell ("I was a kid who never had anything. He would give me anything I wanted.") and committed to attend Davidson before a racial slur while dining in Charlotte when the eatery owner said to Lefty: "Coach, I'm sorry but my wife and I don't serve n------ on this side of the restaurant."
Bigotry seemed to still persist in 1968-69 when Scott, the first African-American on Carolina's varsity roster, didn't receive his just due by failing to become a consensus All-ACC first-team selection (22.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 3.4 apg for regular-season champion). He also lost the conference player of the year vote to South Carolina's white sophomore guard John Roche (23.6 ppg and 2.6 rpg for league runner-up) by a significant margin. Scott, a first-team All-American by the NABC and USBWA, was left off a handful of first-team All-ACC ballots while Roche wasn't named an All-American by the coaches, writers and either of the national wire services. "I thought it was a slap in the face," Scott told Jim Sumner of theACC.com. "It definitely was a motivator for me. It's the only time in the ACC I felt slighted."
In the midst of perhaps Scott's greatest triumph, a 40-point performance (hitting 13 of 14 second-half field-goal attempts) in a come-from-behind victory over Duke in the 1969 ACC Tournament final, he could not escape the loneliness of his pioneer status. "You want to know what I did after I scored the 40 points?" Scott told Jacobs. "I was by myself. Who am I going to go out with? I was by myself after I did that. We had great fun in the locker room. After that, we walked out of the locker room; everybody went one way, and I went another way. I had to celebrate it myself."
Scott's final season with UNC was the last time a simple majority of the NCAA consensus All-American first-team selections were white (LSU's Pete Maravich, Purdue's Rick Mount and Kentucky's Dan Issel). Since Scott graduated, whites have accounted for only 20 percent of the NCAA consensus All-American first- and second-team selections.
In 1970-71, the first season that Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina featured an African-American on their varsity rosters, every member of the NCAA consensus All-American first team was black. In the next 10 years, Alabama (Leon Douglas), Clemson (Tree Rollins), Georgia (Dominique Wilkins) and Kentucky (Jack Givens) had blacks pass the test and become among their all-time best All-Americans. As for South Carolina, no black is among its eight All-American selections in school history.
Douglas' Bama club, coached by C.M. Newton, fielded the first all-back starting lineup in SEC history (also included Charles Cleveland, T.R. Dunn, Ray Odums and Charles Russell) on December 28, 1973, in a 65-55 win at Louisville. The groundbreaking game occurred just over nine years after the Boston Celtics fielded the NBA's first all-black lineup at St. Louis on December 26, 1964, when Willie Naulls replaced injured Tommy Heinsohn, joining regular starters K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Bill Russell and Tom "Satch" Sanders. The Celtics won 12 games in a row with Naulls starting in place of Heinsohn and featuring an all-white bench.
A majority of ACC recruits were African-American by 1975 but it took until 1983 for an all-black starting five (North Carolina State) to win an ACC title.
Amid burning crosses and waving Confederate flags, prejudice probably prevented the ACC and SEC from becoming the nation's premier conferences in the 1960s and first half of the 1970s. Blacklisting almost certainly kept the SWC as a "football-only" league. All-Americans, future NBA standouts, Harlem Globetrotter greats, small-college sensations and prize postseason performers who attended high school in Southern states and might have enrolled at universities in the ACC, SEC or SWC if not for being deemed second-class citizens included:
Alabama - Harold Blevins (attended Arkansas AM&N), Tom Boswell (South Carolina State/South Carolina), Dave Bustion (Denver), Carver Clinton (Penn State), Danny Crenshaw (Alabama State), Jimmy Dew (Alabama State), Claude English (Rhode Island), Artis Gilmore (Jacksonville FL), Travis Grant (Kentucky State), Bill Green (Colorado State), Lamar Green (Morehead State), Elvin Ivory (Southwestern Louisiana), Willie "Hobo" Jackson (Morehead State), Bruce King (Morehead State), Sam McCamey (Oral Roberts), Thales McReynolds (Miles), Cal Ramsey (NYU), Willie Scott (Alabama State), Bud Stallworth (Kansas), Bennie Swain (Texas Southern) and Bob Veale (Benedictine KS).
Arkansas - Herbert "Geese" Ausbie (Philander Smith), Jim Barnes (Texas-El Paso), Frank Burgess (Gonzaga), Larry Ducksworth (Henderson State/Arkansas AM&N), brothers Oliver/Melvin/Wilbert Jones (Albany State GA), Eddie Miles (Seattle), Tom Patterson (Ouachita Baptist), Jackie Ridgle (California), Reece "Goose" Tatum (Harlem Globetrotters) and Jasper Wilson (Southern LA).
Florida - Luke Adams (Lamar), James Mack "Red" Allen (Arkansas AM&N), Johnnie Allen (Bethune-Cookman), Cyril Baptiste (Creighton), Waite Bellamy (Florida A&M), Joe Brunson Jr. (Furman), Pembrook Burrows (Jacksonville), Joe Bynes (Arkansas AM&N), Carl Fuller (Bethune-Cookman), Johnny Jones (Villanova), Greg Lowery (Texas Tech), Sam McCants (Oral Roberts), Stan McKenzie (NYU), Otto Moore (Pan American), Howard Porter (Villanova), Leonard "Truck" Robinson (Tennessee State), Harry Singletary (Florida Presbyterian), Joe Strawder (Bradley), Levern Tart (Bradley), Johnny Thornton (South Carolina State), Walt Wesley (Kansas) and Bob Williams (Florida A&M).
Georgia - Don Adams (Northwestern), Al Beard (Norfolk State), Curtis Bell (Morris Brown), Chuck Benson (Southern Illinois), Mack Daughtry (Albany State), Leonidas Epps III (Clark), Walt Frazier (Southern Illinois), Walt Gilmore (Fort Valley State), James Green (Paine), Charles Hardnett (Grambling LA), Garfield Heard (Oklahoma), Merv Jackson (Utah), Ed Johnson (Tennessee A&I), Julius Keye (South Carolina State/Alcorn A&M), George Knighton (New Mexico State), Lewis "Bubba" Linder (Kentucky State), Lloyd Neal (Tennessee State), Johnny Mathis (Savannah State), Larry "Gator" Rivers (Missouri Western), Elmore Smith (Kentucky State), Pete Smith (Valdosta State), Larry Strozier (Morehouse), Roman "Doc" Turman (Clark), LeRoy Walker (Benedict), Butch Webster (New Orleans), Joby Wright (Indiana) and Rayfield Wright (Fort Valley State).
Kentucky - Henry Bacon (Louisville), Butch Beard (Louisville), Ralph Davis (Cincinnati), Clarence Glover (Western Kentucky), Joe Hamilton (North Texas State), Clem Haskins (Western Kentucky), Carl Helem (Tennessee A&I), Lou Herndon (Jackson State), Charlie Hunter (Oklahoma City), Max Jameson (Kentucky State), Lou Johnson (Kentucky State), Bobby "Toothpick" Jones (Dayton), Ron King (Florida State), Jim McDaniels (Western Kentucky), Jerome Perry (Western Kentucky), Bob Redd (Marshall), Mike Redd (Kentucky Wesleyan), Jim Rose (Western Kentucky), Dwight Smith (Western Kentucky), Garfield Smith (Eastern Kentucky), Greg Smith (Western Kentucky), George Stone (Marshall), Tom Thacker (Cincinnati), Ron Thomas (Louisville), Dallas Thornton (Kentucky Wesleyan), Felix Thruston (Trinity TX), George Tinsley (Kentucky Wesleyan), Rich Travis (Oklahoma City), Jim Tucker (Duquesne), Ruell Tucker (Rockhurst MO), George Unseld (Kansas), Wes Unseld (Louisville), Jerry Lee Wells (Oklahoma City), Clarence "Cave" Wilson (Tennessee State) and Willie Woods (Eastern Kentucky).
Louisiana - Charlie Anderson (Grambling), Thurman "Zeke" Baptiste (Grambling/Northwestern State), Jerry Barr (Grambling), Charles Bloodworth (Southern/Northwestern State), Don Chaney (Houston), John Comeaux (Grambling), Jim Duplantier (Grambling), Wilbert Frazier (Grambling), Willie Hart (Grambling), Elvin Hayes (Houston), Fred Hilton (Grambling), James Hooper (Grambling), Bob Hopkins (Grambling), Luke Jackson (Texas Southern/Pan American), Aaron James (Grambling), Rich Johnson (Grambling), James Jones (Grambling), Edmond Lawrence (McNeese State), Theodis Lee (Houston), Bob Love (Southern), Tyronne Marioneaux (Loyola of New Orleans), Jesse Marshall (Centenary), Bob McCoy (Grambling), Surry Oliver (Stephen F. Austin State), Cincy Powell (Portland), Willis Reed (Grambling), Bill Russell (San Francisco after moving to California), Leslie Scott (Loyola of Chicago/Southwestern Louisiana), James Silas (Stephen F. Austin State), Curtis St. Mary (McNeese State), Henry Steele (Northeast Louisiana), Rex Tippitt (Grambling), Dale Valdery (Xavier LA), Abram Valore (Grambling), Hershell West (Grambling) and Howard Willis (Grambling).
Mississippi - Tommie Bowens (Grambling LA), Eddie Brown (Houston Baptist), Cleveland Buckner (Jackson State), Harvey Catchings (Hardin-Simmons TX), E.C. Coleman (Houston Baptist), Rowland Garrett (Florida State), Earl Glass (Mississippi Industrial), Mike Green (Louisiana Tech), Spencer Haywood (Detroit), Cleveland Hill (Nicholls State LA), Joel "McCoy" Ingram (Jackson State), George T. Johnson (Dillard LA), Arvesta Kelly (Lincoln MO), Earnest Killum Sr. (Stetson FL), Sam Lacey (New Mexico State), LyVonne "Hoss" LeFlore (Jackson State), Jesse Leonard (St. Louis), Plummer Lott (Seattle), Nate Madkins (Hardin-Simmons TX), Ed Manning (Jackson State), Jerry Nickens (Tougaloo), Willie Norwood (Alcorn A&M), John "Pete" Perry (Pan American), Aaron Sellers (Jackson State), James Ware (Oklahoma City), Cornell Warner (Jackson State), Donald "Slick" Watts (Xavier LA) and Levi Wyatt (Alcorn A&M).
North Carolina - Walt Bellamy (Indiana), Fred Bibby (Fayetteville State), Lee Davis (North Carolina Central), Larry Dunn (North Carolina Central), Reginald "Hawk" Ennis (North Carolina Central), Herm Gilliam (Purdue), Paul Grier (North Carolina A&T), Happy Hairston (NYU), Harvey Heartley (North Carolina Central), Lou Hudson (Minnesota), Harold Hunter (North Carolina Central), Sam Jones (North Carolina Central), George "Meadowlark" Lemon (Florida A&M), Henry Logan (Western Carolina), Allen McManus (Winston-Salem State), Fred "Curly" Neal (Johnson C. Smith), Willie Porter (Tennessee State), Oscar Smith (Elizabeth City State), Jimmy Walker (Providence), Bobby Warlick (Pepperdine), Willie Watson (Oklahoma City) and Harthorne Wingo (junior college).
South Carolina - Leon Benbow (Jacksonville), Theodore Chaplin Jr. (Voorhees), Larry Doby (LIU/Virginia Union), Gene Gathers (Bradley), Erwin "Chip" Johnson (Augusta), Lee Monroe (Shaw), Lindberg Moody (Morgan State/South Carolina State), Clifford Ray (Oklahoma), Art Shell (Maryland-Eastern Shore) and Kenny Washington (UCLA).
Tennessee - Willie Brown (Middle Tennessee State), James Douglas (Memphis State), L.M. Ellis (Drake/Austin Peay), Larry Finch (Memphis State), Richie Fuqua (Oral Roberts), Joe Gaines (Belmont), Carl Hardaway (Oral Roberts), Albert Henry (Wisconsin), Paul Hogue (Cincinnati), Les Hunter (Loyola of Chicago), James Johnson (Wisconsin), Rich Jones (Illinois/Memphis State), Ron Lawson Sr. (UCLA/Fisk), Ted McClain (Tennessee A&I), Charlie Paulk (Tulsa/Northeastern Oklahoma State), Ken Riley (Middle Tennessee State), Rick Roberson (Cincinnati), Vic Rouse (Loyola of Chicago), Willie Shaw (Lane), Bingo Smith (Tulsa), Dwight Waller (Tennessee State) and Henry Watkins (Tennessee State).
Texas - John Barber (Los Angeles State), Zelmo Beaty (Prairie View A&M), Nate Bowman (Wichita), Charlie Brown (Texas Western), Leroy Chalk (Nebraska), Willie Davis (North Texas State), Henry Dooley (Wiley College), Mitchell Edwards (Pan American), Charles "Tex" Harrison (North Carolina Central), Robert Hughes Sr. (Texas Southern), Eddie Jackson (Oklahoma/OCU), David Lattin (Texas Western), Charles Lindsey (New Mexico State), Wilbert Loftin Jr. (Southwestern Louisiana), Guy Manning (Prairie View A&M), Joe Billy McDade (Bradley), Elton McGriff (Creighton), McCoy McLemore (Drake), Howie Montgomery (Texas Southern/Pan American), Billy Joe Price (New Mexico State), Nolan Richardson II (Texas Western), Rubin Russell (North Texas State), John Savage (North Texas State), Dave Stallworth (Wichita), Nate Stephens (Creighton/Long Beach State), Fred Taylor (Pan American), Ernie Turner (New Mexico State), Gene Wiley (Wichita), Leroy Wright (Pacific) and John Henry Young (Midwestern State).
Virginia - Charles Bonaparte (Norfolk State), Al Bumbry (Virginia State), Bob Dandridge (Norfolk State), Jesse Dark (Virginia Commonwealth), Roy Ebron (Southwestern Louisiana), Bill English (Winston-Salem State NC), William Franklin (Purdue), Bernard Harris (Virginia Commonwealth), Junius Kellogg (West Virginia State/Manhattan), Earl Lloyd (West Virginia State), James "Bones" Morgan (Maryland State), Rudolph Peele (Norfolk State), Curtis Pritchett (St. Augustine's NC), Reggie Roach Sr. (Virginia State), Bruce Spraggins (Virginia Union), Harley "Skeeter" Swift (East Tennessee State), Walter "Fuzzy" Ward (Hampton Institute) and Charles "Jabo" Wilkins (Fayetteville State NC/Virginia Commonwealth).
Reed (21.7 ppg) and Walt Frazier (20.9), the top two scorers for the New York Knicks' 1969-70 NBA champion, could have helped rewrite SEC basketball history if they had been allowed to compete in the league. LSU wouldn't have been mired in mediocrity with a 24-25 record in 1962-63 and 1963-64 if the Tigers had successfully recruited Reed and fellow in-state products L. Jackson and Love to comprise one of the all-time premier frontcourts. Elsewhere, Georgia most assuredly wouldn't have gone 19-32 in 1965-66 and 1966-67 with Frazier and M. Jackson in the Bulldogs' lineup. Similarly, Alabama wouldn't have struggled with an 18-34 mark in 1969-70 and 1970-71 if the Tide hadn't turn its back on Gilmore, Grant and B. Stallworth.
In the late 1960s, Memphis State could have boasted one of the foremost frontlines in history if it had successfully recruited hometown heroes Albert Henry (Wisconsin), Charlie Paulk (Northeastern Oklahoma State), Rick Roberson (Cincinnati) and Bobby Smith (Tulsa). But the Tigers missed out on the four eventual NBA first-round draft choices who left Memphis for other colleges with Roberson and Smith attending fellow Missouri Valley Conference members. Adding insult to injury, local product David Vaughn Jr. reneged on an oral commitment to the Tigers in the early 1970s and became a standout with Oral Roberts.
In 1969-70, Florida State's starting lineup under coach Hugh Durham featured one white player (All-American Dave Cowens) and four black players (Ron Harris/Ken Macklin/Willie Williams/Skip Young). Memphis and FSU were joined by Virginia Commonwealth and Western Kentucky in 1970-71 to comprise group of majority-white Southern universities fielding all-black starting lineups. Contrary to the depictions by some naysayers, the influx of black talent showed it could handle pressure by helping Memphis coach Gene Bartow win more than 70% of the Tigers' games decided by fewer than eight points during his four-season tenure. At his debut, the city was only 2 1/2 years removed from perhaps its lowest point, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the balcony of a local hotel. "Memphis State and the rest of the city was racially divided," said Maxine Smith, former executive director of the NAACP. "Sport played such an overwhelming part in our community breaking down barriers."
As for coaches, it took the ACC, SEC and SWC an extended period to embrace their first African-American bench bosses. In 1974-75, Arizona's Fred Snowden became the first African-American coach to have a major-college team finish in a final wire-service Top 20 poll (17th in UPI with a 22-7 record). Two years earlier, Snowden became the first African-American head coach in the Western Athletic Conference and at a major university. Snowden was 26 games above .500 in WAC competition after his first five seasons, but was 18 games below .500 in his last five years. He won a stunning 70% of his games decided by fewer than four points in his first seven campaigns with the Wildcats (33-14 mark in those close contests during that span).
Will Robinson had become the nation's first black major-college head coach in 1971-72 when Illinois State moved up to the NCAA Division I level. It was 10 years before ISU joined the Missouri Valley Conference, where Drake's Gus Guydon is generally considered to be the first African-American assistant at a major university. Guydon was a two-time All-MVC first-team swingman for Drake under coach Maury John in the early 1960s as almost 80 percent of the first-team choices in "The Valley" during that decade were black. The MVC was dubbed a "black" league when a minimum of four first-team selections annually were African-Americans from 1961-62 through the season (1972-73) Mississippi State became the last SEC school to integrate at the varsity level. Guydon was an assistant at his alma mater before leaving with John for Iowa State following the 1970-71 campaign.
The 1970s and 1980s witnessed the following head coaches break the color barrier in major conferences: Harvard's Tom Sanders (Ivy League in 1973-74), Wisconsin's Bill Cofield (Big Ten in 1976-77), Arkansas' Nolan Richardson (SWC in 1985-86), Oklahoma State's Leonard Hamilton (Big Eight in 1986-87), Maryland's Bob Wade (ACC in 1986-87) and Tennessee's Wade Houston (SEC in 1989-90). It was largely overlooked in 1996-97 when three black coaches won or shared divisional titles in Conference USA (Tulane's Perry Clark, Memphis State's Larry Finch and UNC Charlotte's Melvin Watkins).
By 2008-09, eight of the 12 head coaches in the Mid-American Conference were black. However, just barely over 20% of the head coaches nationwide at the time were minorities.
In 1982, Georgetown's John Thompson Jr. took umbrage to depictions of him as the initial African-American coach to direct a team to the Final Four. But the injustices in the past against his race were sufficient reason for placing emphasis on Thompson's achievements with predominantly black rosters.
Dr. John Edgar Wideman, a novelist who was the first black player for Penn in the early 1960s, said: "(Thompson's) a talented man and a great coach, but the reason he's the first (Final Four) black coach is not because of his unique and individual talent; it's because he was allowed to be. We always have to keep that in mind when we look at firsts, and bests, among black people in any endeavor."
The integration of college basketball, waiting primarily on the South to emerge from the "Jim Crow" dark ages, wasn't complete until the mid-1970s. For instance, Coolidge Ball didn't become the first black athlete to sign a basketball scholarship with Ole Miss until eight years after James Meredith became the initial black student at the university in 1962. Although overt racism probably wasn't quite as pervasive as in professional sports, many of the African-American players who broke the color barriers at colleges post-World War II faced more than their share of hardships and hostility.
"They (opposing fans) were all just rabid," recalls Perry Wallace, Vanderbilt's standout forward who became the first black varsity player in the all-white Southeastern Conference in 1967-68. "I'm talking racial stuff, people threatening your life ... calling you nigger, coon, shoe polish. The first time I played Ole Miss I got spat on at halftime by four generations of one family."
Wallace, a local product from Nashville who went on to become a law professor at the University of Baltimore and American University, encountered raucous road trips throughout the Deep South, where belligerent spectators drenched him with their drinks and cheerleaders led crowds in racist chants. In Mississippi, he was punched in the eye by an opposing player whom he knew he couldn't fight back.
Wallace, overshadowed in the SEC by Maravich's scoring exploits, told the Nashville Business & Lifestyles that "I'm not one of these historical revisionists who tries to claim he was all-smart and all-seeing back in those days. Everybody knew that what was happening was important. You've got to understand that this was post-legal segregation, but it was de facto segregation."
In an interview with The Tennessean, Wallace spoke of also feeling alienated from classmates at Vandy when being informed by older members of the campus church that elders there would withhold contributions and write the congregation out of their will if he continued to attend.
"I can't say it any other way," confided Wallace, an All-SEC second-team selection as a senior in 1969-70. "I have been there by myself. It's been a very lonesome thing. People knew my name but weren't interested in knowing me. They respected my basketball ability but still considered me as a person who sweeps floors."
In The Walls Came Tumbling Down, Wallace said: "There were times when I felt close to a nervous breakdown. They weren't the worst four years any black man ever had experienced, but it took me a while to learn to deal with the pain. The fact that I did is a credit to my parents. They had eighth-grade educations and they worked as servants and what not. But they emphasized education, decency, and morality. I grew up poor but with strong values. My parents wouldn't let me hate back. They used to say, 'No matter what is done to you, you don't get the chance to hate back.'"
Wallace told the St. Petersburg Times that during his first varsity game at Ole Miss, the crowd cheered when he was punched in the eye and injured going for a rebound.
"Both of the Mississippi schools and both of the (SEC's) Alabama schools - those were the worst," Wallace said. "In other places, you still had prejudice, at Louisiana (State) and the University of Tennessee, those could be bad. But the Mississippi and Alabama schools were the worst. Those people were mobsters, like Klansmen, and were people right from that world. They knew how to destroy a black person. And that's what they tried to do to me. They did what they could to try to induce fear in me and basically make me fail. I had to make sure that I did not succumb to that."
Vandy failed to produce a black All-American until swingman Shan Foster was honored in 2008. Elsewhere in the SEC, hate mail didn't arrive just from whites for Alabama's Wendell Hudson, who earned All-American accolades as a senior. "Some of the mail I got was from black people, that was, 'I can't believe you're going to Alabama. You sold out. You should go to a black school,'" said Hudson, a two-time All-SEC first-team selection. "In my mind, this is what the marching was all about. This is what equality was all about. So now you're mad at me?"
Henry Harris, an All-SEC third-team selection in 1971-72 and Auburn's first black athlete, was for a while the only black Wallace played against in the SEC. Harris took his own life by jumping off a building in New York soon after he left college. And Tom Payne, who broke the color barrier at Kentucky a year after Wallace graduated, was imprisoned an extended period for assaulting females.
"Tom Payne had a tragic life and it wasn't all owing to playing in the SEC, but it didn't help," Wallace asserts. "You have to take the time that it requires to recover from an experience like that. You have to heal right. And fortunately, I think I have. I'm not destroyed. I've wrestled with the emotional effect that experience has had on my life. That was a process that was not easy those first few years, but I did it."
Payne, the son of an Army sergeant, went from pioneer to pariah in the wake of incurring rape convictions in three states (Georgia, Kentucky and California). Some might contend that his view is a convenient crutch. But after growing up in the integrated atmosphere of Army bases, he says that the racism he experienced during his one tumultuous season with UK led him to detest white people and abuse women. Threatening phone calls, broken car windows and eggs smashed on his front door became routine.
"That's the kind of abuse I went through," Payne said. "And people think that's not supposed to affect you? Before I went to college, nothing in my life said I was going to be a criminal. My whole life took a turn going to UK and getting damaged so much. My anger and hatred toward white society came up, and I lashed out."
Elsewhere in the SEC, ugly sentiments expressed in various ways were handled infinitely better. Collis Temple Jr., the son of two educators, never wavered in his determination to rid the stain of Jim Crow from LSU's campus. He insists that, despite being recruited by a "very racist" Press Maravich, his college career was a generally positive experience and, in the process, allowed him to help pave a smoother route for those who came after him - including two sons (Collis III and Garrett) who starred for the Tigers.
"It's the best decision I could have made," Collis Jr. said. "If I had to make that choice again, my choice would be the same."
Choices made by Brigham Young's administration probably would be different if it could make them all again. As late as 1969, BYU administrators discouraged blacks from attending the university, fostering numerous problems with Western Athletic Conference opponents. When BYU played at Arizona in 1970, a group of demonstrators tried to force their way onto the court, resulting in a 10-minute brawl with security police. The Cougars' game at New Mexico was delayed nearly one hour after protestors threw eggs and kerosene-filled balloons onto the court. At Colorado State, Brigham Young's team was met by students carrying "Bigot Young University" signs before protestors hurled eggs, a flaming molotov cocktail and a piece of angle-iron onto the court.
Sports Illustrated observed that BYU was no longer certain whether an opponent would "throw a man-to-man defense, a zone, or a grenade." Cougars coach Stan Watts complained that the team was unable to concentrate because they had to keep "one eye on the crowd and one eye on the game."
Race problems weren't restricted to major universities. Two-time NAIA Tournament MVP Al Tucker, who went on to become an NBA first-round draft choice after averaging 28.7 points and 12.9 rebounds per game in three seasons for Oklahoma Baptist, played one year with the College of Knoxville before going home to Ohio because of racial issues. Said Tucker about the last straw that sent him home: "We had what they called the Tennessee Theatre and we would give the lady a dollar or whatever it cost to get in and she said 'Sorry, we don't allow Negroes in.' Next thing they're going to call the paddy wagon and take us to jail."
The old bigotry of the South fades virtually every day, but former Mississippi/Arizona State coach Rob Evans thinks the lessons in perseverance shouldn't be forgotten. Every year when Evans coached Ole Miss, he took his players to the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis.
"I just think it's important to expand kids' knowledge, but I also wanted my kids exposed to what happened in the '60s, and why things are like they are now," Evans said. "I've had a tremendous amount of my white kids say, 'Coach, did this really happen?' They say, 'How did you take this?' I think it bonds the kids together."
In the early 1990s, Michigan's all-black "Fab Five" generated extensive national headlines with back-to-back NCAA Tournament championship game appearances. But their chest-pounding "me generation" era introducing baggy shorts, sullen stares and hip-hop attitudes might have been more style than substance because they never won a Big Ten Conference championship. At that time, the Center for the Study of Sport in Society supplied the following statistics: More than 55 percent of the varsity Division I players were black; seven percent of the students on campus were black, and 1 1/2 percent of the faculty was black. The dropout rate after four years of eligibility for blacks was three times higher than the 10 percent for whites. Whether or not soft bigotry still exists, a 2007 report found that only 43 percent of black male college players graduate.
To be sure, things in society have changed immeasurably for minority groups since slavery and cotton were king. Gregory, Robinson and Wallace among others could only do so much in venturing into unchartered territory. Prejudice dies hard. Among everyone, actually, as lunatic leftists Don Lemon (CNN) and Rev. Al "Not So" Sharpton (MSNBC) appear as if they hope the first five Memphis police officers fired in recent repulsive beating death turn out to be white cops in black face similar to former VA governor Ralph Northam, Joyless Behar, ex-comedian Jimmy "Mailman" Kimmel and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
On This Date: Most Notable February Contests in NCAA Basketball History
The three all-time most high-octane outbursts came against small-college competition as highest-scoring games in history by NCAA Division I players occurred in first half of 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 became first player in history to score more than 2,000 points in his first two seasons of eligibility this month along with providing the highest output in a power-conference game (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.
Outside Louisiana, existing single-game scoring standards for Bradley (Hersey Hawkins) and Detroit (Archie Tullos) were set in the same February assignment in 1988. In 2017, Bogdan Bliznyuk and Jacob Wiley both established Eastern Washington's single-game scoring record against an NCAA DI opponent with 45 points apiece in same contest (130-124 win against Portland State in triple overtime). 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 same time frame the next year. February 4 is a special day in South Carolina history as John Roche (56 points) and Lee Collins (33 rebounds) set school single-game standards against NCAA DI in-state opponents on that date. 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/tied his own mark), Coppin State's Fred Warrick (40 at Howard in 1999/tied standard), Hardin-Simmons' Nate Madkins (52 vs. West Texas State in 1964) 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. . . . Eastern Michigan's Raven Lee (46 vs. Miami OH in 2016) set school single-game scoring record 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) set school single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent (subsequently tied). . . . 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. . . . Andre Spight (41 vs. Montana State in 2018) established Northern Colorado's single-game scoring mark at NCAA Division I level. . . . Florida Atlantic's DeAndre Rice (39 at Troy State in 2007) and Long Beach State's Gabe Levin (45 vs. UC Davis in 2OT in 2018) tied school single-game scoring standards. . . . Walt Lysaght (35 vs. North Carolina in 1953) set Richmond's single-game rebounding record.
4 - La Salle's Kareem Townes (52 points vs. Loyola of Chicago in 1995), Monmouth's Rahsaan Johnson (43 vs. St. Francis NY in 2001), Purdue Fort Wayne's Max Landis (44 at South Dakota in 2016), Rhode Island's Tom Harrington (50 vs. Brandeis MA in 1959/subsequently tied), 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. . . . Eastern Washington's Bogdan Bliznyuk and Jacob Wiley (both with 45 vs. Portland State in triple overtime in 2017) and Denver's Dan Cramer (50 vs. Southern Mississippi in 1974) set school single-game scoring records 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/tied his own mark), 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), UC Santa Barbara's Orlando Johnson (39 vs. UC Davis in 2011/tied), 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. . . . Southeast Missouri State's Tyler Stone (37 at SIU-Edwardsville in 2014), 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) tied school single-game scoring records against a major-college opponent. . . . Virginia Tech sophomore guard Bimbo Coles set Metro Conference single-game scoring 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/tied his own mark), American University's Kermit Washington (34 vs. Georgetown in 1971), West Virginia's Jerry West (31 vs. George Washington in 1960/tied) 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 single-game record (minimum of 20 attempts) by hitting 17-of-21 shots from beyond the arc (81% against VMI in 2016 game). . . . 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), Long Island's Ty Flowers (27 vs. Merrimack in 2020), 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. Flowers' output is also a Northeast Conference contest mark. . . . 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 2,000-point plateau, was electrocuted following home game in 1965 when the 6-6 forward brushed against downed high-power line upon stopping at scene of an auto accident near campus. . . . Dayton center Chris Daniels, who finished the season as nation's leader in field-goal shooting (68.3%), died in his sleep because of a heart ailment during 1995-96 campaign.
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 Justin Wright-Foreman (48 vs. William & Mary in 2019) 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 (54-53 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 - Morehead State's Brett Roberts (53 points vs. Middle Tennessee State in 1992), Ohio State's Gary Bradds (49 vs. Illinois in 1964), Larry Lewis of Saint Francis PA (46 vs. St. Vincent PA in 1969) and Savannah State's Alante Fenner (46 vs. Morgan State in overtime in 2018) 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 a 1962 game.
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. . . . 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/tied) and Virginia's Buzz Wilkinson (45 vs. Georgetown in 1954/tied his own mark) 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), College of Charleston's Grant Riller (43 vs. Hofstra in 2019), Coppin State's Larry Stewart (40 vs. South Carolina State in 1991/subsequently tied), 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/subsequently tied by him) 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/tied his own mark) set school single-game scoring records against a DI opponent. . . . William & Mary's Bill Chambers, standing a mere 6-4, grabbed an NCAA single-game record 51 rebounds against Virginia on Valentine's Day in 1953. . . . Miami of Ohio's Wayne Embry (34 vs. Eastern Kentucky in 1957/subsequently tied by him), Texas Tech's Jim Reed (27 vs. Texas in 1956), Towson's Dennis Tunstall (21 vs. Delaware in 2019/tied), Wagner's Mike Aaman (23 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson in 2015) and West Virginia's Mack Isner (31 vs. Virginia Tech in 1952/subsequently tied) 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) and Wake Forest's Charlie Davis (51 vs. American University in 1969) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Kentucky tied an NCAA record by erasing a 31-point, second-half deficit at Louisiana State (99-95 UK victory in 1994). . . . In 1969, Pete Maravich passed Bob Pettit (1,970 points from 1951-52 through 1953-54) to become LSU's all-time scoring leader and first player in NCAA history reaching 2,000-point plateau in his first two seasons of eligibility. . . . 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. Halbrook also grabbed 32 rebounds the previous night against the Vandals. . . . 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 a 1958 game.
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. It was the second time in three days for Embry to corral 34 caroms. . . . 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), Southwestern Louisiana's Bo Lamar (51 at Lamar in 1972/tied his own mark) and Wofford's Fletcher Magee (45 at Chattanooga in 2018) 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 mark in league competition established three days earlier. . . . 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/subsequently tied) 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. . . . Freeman Williams (50 at UNLV in 1978) set Portland State's single-game scoring record 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/subsequently tied), Longwood's Tristan Carey (40 vs. Liberty in 2013), Mississippi Valley State's Alphonso Ford (51 vs. Texas Southern in overtime in 1990), Morgan State's Tiwian Kendley (41 vs. Bethune-Cookman in OT in 2018), 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. . . . Gonzaga's Kyle Wiltjer (45 at Pacific in 2015) and Lafayette's Bobby Mantz (44 vs. Lehigh in 1958) set school single-game scoring records 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), North Florida's Parker Smith (46 vs. Mercer in 2012), 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 SEC 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. . . . High Point's Nick Barbour (44 vs. Campbell in 2012), Long Island's Antawn Dobie (53 vs. St. Francis NY in 2003), Mississppi State's Bailey Howell (45 vs. Louisiana State in 1958) and Western Illinois' Kobe Webster (40 vs. Omaha in 2020) 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/tied his own mark), 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/tied Marvin Barnes' mark) 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 compiling 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 in 1957 game against Louisiana State.
24 - Houston's Elvin Hayes (62 points 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 single-game scoring records. . . . Alcorn State's DeCarlos Anderson (41 vs. Southern in 1996), East Tennessee State's Tom Chilton (47 vs. Western Kentucky in 1961), Florida A&M's Jerome James (38 at Delaware State in overtime in 1997) 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 hoisted up an NCAA single-game 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 - Detroit's Antoine Davis (46 points vs. Robert Morris in 2021 Horizon League first round) and Austin Peay's Bubba Wells (43 vs. Morehead State in 1997 Ohio Valley quarterfinals) set conference tournament single-game scoring records. . . . 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/tied Slater Martin's mark), 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/subsequently tied), Richmond's Bob McCurdy (53 vs. Appalachian State in double overtime in 1975), Texas' Slater Martin (49 vs. Texas Christian in 1949/subsequently tied by Raymond Downs) and Yale's Tony Lavelli (52 vs. Williams MA in 1949) set school Division I single-game scoring records. McCurdy established mark on his birthday in final home game. . . . Kansas' Isaac "Bud" Stallworth set Big Eight Conference single-game scoring record in league competition with 50 points 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/tied his own mark), George Mason's Carlos Yates (42 vs. Navy in 1985), Georgetown's Jim Barry (46 at Fairleigh Dickinson in 1965), San Diego's Duda Sanadze (38 vs. Portland in 2016), Texas State's J.B. Conley (42 at Northwestern State in 2010/tied), Towson's Devin Boyd (46 at Maryland-Baltimore County in double overtime in 1993) and UAB's Robert Vaden (41 at Texas-El Paso in 2008/tied Andy Kennedy's mark) 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/tied) 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 - Army's Kevin Houston (53 points 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 uprising is a Big Ten Conference record in league competition. Lee's outburst was accumulated in only 26 minutes. . . . Ronshad Shabazz (47 at Louisiana-Monroe in 2019) set Appalachian State's single-game scoring record against an NCAA DI opponent. . . . 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 74-29 first-round victory against Tulane in 1946 SEC Tournament.
29 - Air Force's Bob Beckel (50 points vs. Arizona in 1959) and Florida's Tony Miller (54 vs. Chicago State in 1972) set school single-game scoring records. . . . 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 a 1952 game.
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Happy Birthday! February Celebration Dates for A-As & Hall of Fame Coaches
Four Indiana standouts (Archie Dees, Trayce Jackson-Davis plus twins Dick Van Arsdale and Tom Van Arsdale) are among a striking number of 12 All-Americans born on 22nd of February. Two Kansas All-Americans (Ben McLemore and Jacque Vaughn) were born on the 11th but North Carolina has the most A-As born this month with six. Following is a day-by-day calendar of All-Americans and HOF coaches born in February:
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1: All-Americans Theodore "T.R." Dunn (born in 1955/Alabama), Malik Sealy (1970/St. John's), Dick Snyder (1944/Davidson) and Robert "Tractor" Traylor (1977/Michigan).
2: All-Americans Dan Callandrillo (1959/Seton Hall), Sean Elliott (1968/Arizona), Ed "Moose" Krause (1913/Notre Dame), Bill Ridley (1934/Illinois) and Orson "Kent" Ryan (1915/Utah State).
3: All-American Darnell Valentine (1959/Kansas).
4: All-Americans Vern Fleming (1962/Georgia), Malik Monk (1998/Kentucky) and Blake Stepp (1982/Gonzaga).
6: All-Americans Shawn Respert (1972/Michigan State) and Carlos Rogers (1971/Tennessee State).
7: All-Americans Juwan Howard (1973/Michigan), James "Banks" McFadden (1917/Clemson), Mike O'Koren (1958/North Carolina) and Ed Shaver (1913/Purdue).
8: All-Americans Rui Hachimura (1998/Gonzaga), JaJuan Johnson (1989/Purdue), Marques Johnson (1956/UCLA) and Alonzo Mourning (1970/Georgetown).
9: All-Americans Kenny Fields (1962/UCLA), Phil Ford (1956/North Carolina), Ricky Frazier (1958/Missouri), Jameer Nelson (1982/St. Joseph's) and John Wallace (1974/Syracuse).
10: All-Americans Cornell Green (1940/Utah State), Tom LaGarde (1955/North Carolina), Bobby Portis (1995/Arkansas) and John "Cat" Thompson (1906/Montana State) plus Hall of Fame coach John Calipari (1959/Massachusetts, Memphis and Kentucky).
11: All-Americans Eric "Hank" Gathers (1967/Loyola Marymount), Ben McLemore (1993/Kansas), Alando Tucker (1984/Wisconsin) and Jacque Vaughn (1975/Kansas).
12: All-Americans Arthur James "A.J." Guyton (1978/Indiana), Larry Nance (1959/Clemson), Bill Russell (1934/San Francisco) and Ralph Vaughn (1918/Southern California).
13: All-American Jaden Ivey (2002/Purdue) and Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski (1947/Army and Duke).
14: All-Americans Richard "Rip" Hamilton (1978/Connecticut), Walter "Wali" Jones (1942/Villanova), Reggie King (1957/Alabama) and Carl McNulty (1930/Purdue).
15: All-Americans Nate Blackwell (1965/Temple), Jimmy Hull (1917/Ohio State), Mark Price (1964/Georgia Tech) and Tony White (1965/Tennessee).
16: All-Americans Larry Finch (1951/Memphis State), Dave Gambee (1937/Oregon State), Hasheem Thabeet (1987/Connecticut), Kelly Tripucka (1959/Notre Dame) and Herb Williams (1958/Ohio State).
17: All-American Michael Jordan (1963/North Carolina) plus Hall of Fame coach Rick Majerus (1948/Marquette, Ball State, Utah and Saint Louis).
18: All-Americans Jimmy Hagan (1936/Tennessee Tech), Maurice Lucas (1952/Marquette), Roland Minson (1929/Brigham Young) and James "Fly" Williams (1953/Austin Peay State).
19: All-Americans Elliott Loughlin (1910/Navy), Durand "Rudy" Macklin (1958/Louisiana State) and John Pinone (1961/Villanova).
20: All-Americans Charles Barkley (1963/Auburn), Ambrose "A.L." Bennett (1924/Oklahoma A&M), Jarrett Culver (1999/Texas Tech), Stephon Marbury (1977/Georgia Tech) and Frank Oleynick (1955/Seattle).
21: All-Americans Steve Francis (1977/Maryland) and Julius McCoy (1932/Michigan State) plus Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsay (1925/St. Joseph's).
22: All-Americans Dennis Awtrey (1948/Santa Clara), Archie Dees (1936/Indiana), Julius Erving (1950/Massachusetts), Devonte' Graham (1995/Kansas), Trayce Jackson-Davis (2000/Indiana), George Kaftan (1928/Holy Cross), Adam Keefe (1970/Stanford), Lewis Lloyd (1959/Drake), Lee Nailon (1975/Texas Christian), twins Dick Van Arsdale and Tom Van Arsdale (1943/Indiana) plus Chester "Chet" Walker (1940/Bradley).
23: All-Americans Mal Graham (1945/NYU), Gary Gray (1945/Oklahoma City), Roger Kaiser (1939/Georgia Tech), Vic Molodet (1933/North Carolina State), Jamal Murray (1997/Kentucky), Phil "Red" Murrell (1933/Drake), D'Angelo Russell (1996/Ohio State), Lee Shaffer (1939/North Carolina) and Andrew Wiggins (1995/Kansas).
24: All-Americans Charley Brown (1936/Seattle), Tommy Burleson (1952/North Carolina State), Mike Robinson (1952/Michigan State) and Al Tucker (1943/Oklahoma Baptist).
25: All-Americans Vernon Carey Jr. (2001/Duke), Jimmer Fredette (1989/Brigham Young), Matt Guokas (1944/St. Joseph's), E'Twaun Moore (1989/Purdue), Joakim Noah (1985/Florida), Fred VanVleet (1994/Wichita State), Malcolm "Sparky" Wade (1910/Louisiana State) and Frank Williams (1980/Illinois) plus Hall of Fame coach Fred "Tex" Winter (1922/Marquette, Kansas State, Washington, Northwestern and Long Beach State).
26: All-Americans Rolando Blackman (1959/Kansas State), Joe Capua (1934/Wyoming), Tom Churchill (1907/Oklahoma), Joe Holup (1934/George Washington), Bob McCurdy (1952/Richmond) and Robert "Bingo" Smith (1946/Tulsa).
27: All-Americans Johnny Davis (2002/Wisconsin), Gus Doerner (1922/Evansville), Charles "Chick" Halbert (1919/West Texas A&M), Devin Harris (1983/Wisconsin), Lloyd Sharrar (1936/West Virginia), Terence Stansbury (1961/Temple) and James Worthy (1961/North Carolina) plus Hall of Fame coach Mike Montgomery (1947/Montana, Stanford and California).
28: All-Americans Luther "Ticky" Burden (1953/Utah), Adrian Dantley (1956/Notre Dame), Chuck Hyatt (1908/Pittsburgh), Tayshaun Prince (1980/Kentucky), Tom Riker (1950/South Carolina), Jamaal Tinsley (1978/Iowa State), Max Williams (1938/Southern Methodist) and Cassius Winston (1998/Michigan State) plus Hall of Fame coach Dean Smith (1931/North Carolina).
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Hot Stove League: MLB February Transactions Involving Ex-College Hoopers
Former Illinois college hoopers Tom Haller (Illinois), Cal Neeman (Illinois Wesleyan), Champ Summers (SIU Edwardsville) and Jay Ward (McKendree) were traded by major-league baseball franchises this month in a 15-year span from 1963 through 1977. Summers, a transfer from Nicholls State, also joined prominent ex-Louisiana college hoopers Joe Adcock (LSU), Zeke Bonura (Loyola New Orleans) and George Stone (Louisiana Tech) in MLB February transactions. They are among the following former college hoopers involved in MLB off-season transactions during the month of February:
FEBRUARY
1: OF Jim Lyttle (led Florida State in free-throw shooting in 1965-66 when averaging 12.4 ppg) traded by the Chicago White Sox to Kansas City Royals in 1973. . . . C Ebba St. Claire (Colgate hoops letterman in 1941-42) traded by the Milwaukee Braves to New York Giants in 1954.
2: INF Billy Harrell (averaged 10.3 ppg in three seasons for Siena in early 1950s) awarded on waivers from the Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Cardinals in 1959.
3: RHP Paul Hartzell (averaged 5.9 ppg and 3.4 rpg as Lehigh forward in 1972-73) traded by the California Angels to Minnesota Twins in 1979. . . . INF Larry Wolfe (Sacramento City College CA letterman in 1971-72 and 1972-73 scored juco game-high 33 points) traded by the Minnesota Twins to Boston Red Sox in 1979.
5: OF Ethan Allen (Cincinnati hoops letterman in 1924-25 and 1925-26) purchased from the St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies in 1934. . . . OF Sam Mele (NYU's leading scorer in 1943 NCAA playoffs) traded by the Chicago White Sox to Baltimore Orioles in 1954. . . . OF Leon Roberts (played in four basketball games for Michigan in 1970-71 under coach Johnny Orr) traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to Kansas City Royals for 1B Cecil Fielder in 1983.
6: INF Jake Flowers (member of 1923 "Flying Pentagon" championship hoops squad for Washington College MD) purchased from the Brooklyn Dodgers by Buffalo (International) in 1934.
7: INF Charlie Gelbert (scored at least 125 points each of last three seasons in late 1920s for Lebanon Valley PA) purchased from the Boston Red Sox by Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942. . . . 1B-OF Bud Sharpe (hoops letterman for Penn State in 1902) purchased from the Boston Rustlers by Buffalo (Eastern) in 1911.
8: RHP Elden Auker (All-Big Six Conference first five selection with Kansas State in 1931-32) purchased from the Boston Red Sox by St. Louis Browns in 1940. . . . RHP Ownie Carroll (Holy Cross hoops letterman in 1922) traded with INF Jake Flowers (member of 1923 "Flying Pentagon" championship hoops squad for Washington College MD) by the St. Louis Cardinals to Brooklyn Dodgers in 1933. . . . 2B-OF Davey Lopes (NAIA All-District 15 selection for Iowa Wesleyan averaged 16.9 ppg and 3.4 rpg as freshman in 1964-65 and 12.1 ppg as sophomore in 1965-66 before transferring with his coach to Washburn KS where he became All-CIC choice for 1968 NAIA Tournament team) traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to Oakland Athletics in 1982.
9: RHP Bobby Munoz (scored 35 points in game for Polk Community College FL in 1986-87) traded by the New York Yankees to Philadelphia Phillies in 1994.
10: LHP Al Downing (attended Muhlenberg PA on hoops scholarship but left before ever playing) traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to Los Angeles Dodgers in 1971. . . . OF Les Mann (Springfield MA hooper in 1913 and 1914) purchased from the Chicago Whales by Chicago Cubs in 1916. . . . C-UTL Billy Sullivan Jr. (Portland hoops letterman in 1927-28) traded by the Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Browns in 1938.
11: INF Rob Sperring (averaged 8.7 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Pacific from 1968-69 through 1970-71) traded by the Chicago Cubs to San Francisco Giants in 1977.
12: 2B Jack Dittmer (Iowa hooper in 1949-50) traded by the Milwaukee Braves to Detroit Tigers in 1957. . . . SS Doc Lavan (Hope MI hooper from 1908 through 1910) purchased from the Philadelphia Athletics by St. Louis Browns in 1914. . . . LHP Joe Ostrowski (leading scorer for Scranton PA in 1942-43) purchased from the New York Yankees by Chicago Cubs in 1953.
13: INF Tim Cullen (starting guard for Santa Clara in 1962-63 when averaging 10 ppg and 3.4 rpg) traded by the Washington Senators to Chicago White Sox in 1968. . . . C Tom Haller (backup forward for Illinois in 1956-57 and 1957-58 under coach Harry Combes) traded by the San Francisco Giants to Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968.
14: C Cal Neeman (Illinois Wesleyan's leading scorer in 1947-48 and 1948-49) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals in 1963.
15: 1B Zeke Bonura (best basketball forward for Loyola New Orleans in late 1920s and early 1930s) purchased from the Chicago Cubs by Minneapolis (American Association) in 1941. . . . OF Pip Koehler (Penn State hoops letterman in 1921-22 and 1922-23) shipped as player to be designated by the New York Giants to Toledo (American Association) in 1926 to complete swap made the previous summer.
16: 1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading scorer in 1945-46 traded by the Cincinnati Reds to Milwaukee Braves as part of a four-team swap in 1953. . . . OF Bake McBride (averaged 12.7 ppg and 8.1 rpg in 21 games for Westminster MO in 1968-69 and 1969-70) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Cleveland Indians in 1982. . . . OF-DH Champ Summers (led SIU-Edwardsville in scoring in 1969-70 after doing likewise with Nicholls State in 1964-65) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Cincinnati Reds in 1977.
18: INF Owen Kahn (basketball letterman for William & Mary in 1924-25 and 1925-26) purchased from Manchester (New England) by the Boston Braves in 1930. . . . INF Jay Ward (attended McKendree IL for one semester as freshman in 1956-57) traded by the Cleveland Indians to Cincinnati Reds in 1970.
19: INF Billy Hunter (multi-sport athlete for Indiana PA post-WWII) traded with OF Irv Noren (1945 player of the year for California community college state basketball champion Pasadena City) and multiple additional players by the New York Yankees to Kansas City Athletics for multiple players in 1957.
20: 1B-OF Buddy Hassett (hooper for Manhattan teams winning school-record 17 consecutive contests in 1930 and 1931) traded by the New York Yankees to Brooklyn Dodgers in 1936.
22: C Art Kusnyer (led Kent State in field-goal percentage in 1965-66 as team's third-leading scorer and rebounder) traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to Kansas City Royals in 1978.
23: LHP Stan Baumgartner (hooper for Western Conference champion University of Chicago in 1914) traded by New Haven (Eastern) to the Philadelphia Athletics in 1924. . . . OF Jerry Martin (Furman's second-leading scorer in 1969-70 and third-leading scorer in 1970-71) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago Cubs in 1979. . . . 1B Dick Siebert (Concordia-St. Paul MN hooper in 1929 and 1930) purchased from the Chicago Cubs by St. Louis Cardinals in 1937.
24: 1B Tony Lupien (Harvard hoops captain in 1938-39) purchased from the Philadelphia Phillies by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1946. . . . LHP George Stone (averaged 14.7 ppg and 6.5 rpg for Louisiana Tech in 1964-65 and 1965-66) traded by the New York Mets to Texas Rangers in 1976.
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On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 31 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before spurring politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 on January 31 in football at the professional level:
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Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy (earned hoops letter with Coe IA in 1949-50) lost his third consecutive Super Bowl (52-17 against Dallas Cowboys in XXVII following 1992 season). Bills TEs 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) and Pete Metzelaars (1982 NCAA Division III Tournament MOP for Wabash IN in 1982) combined for three pass receptions.
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 midway through second quarter in 34-19 win against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII following 1998 season. Broncos DL Marvin Washington (averaged 1 ppg and 1.3 rpg for Texas-El Paso in 1984-85 and 1985-86 under coach Don Haskins before transferring to Idaho and averaging 2.9 ppg and 5.7 rpg in 1987-88 under coach Tim Floyd) and Alfred Williams (briefly played hoops for Colorado in 1989-90) combined for three solo tackles. 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.
On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 30 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before spurring politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 on January 30 in football at the professional level (especially Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII):
JANUARY 30
St. Louis Rams MLB London Fletcher (started two basketball games as St. Francis PA freshman in 1993-94 before transferring home to Cleveland to play hoops for John Carroll OH in 1995-96) recorded a game-high seven solo tackles in 23-16 win against the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV following the 1999 season.
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 in XXVIII 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 while teammate Pete Metzelaars (1982 NCAA Division III Tournament MOP for Wabash IN in 1982) did likewise in his third consecutive SB.
On This Date: Ex-College Hooper Ready to Tackle January 29 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 example of exhaustive research you can tackle regarding former college basketball player Bobby Ross making a name for himself on January 29 in football at the professional level:
JANUARY 29
On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 26 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before spurring politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 on January 26 in football at the professional level in Super Bowl competition:
JANUARY 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 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.
On This Date: Ex-College Hooper Ready to Tackle January 25 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before spurring politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 player George Martin making a name for himself on January 25 in football at the professional level:
JANUARY 25
On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 24 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before spurring politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 on January 24 in football at the professional level:
JANUARY 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.
Home Sour Home: Prominent Programs Never Winning 30 in Row at Home
In the aftermath of Gonzaga's homecourt winning streak ending at 76, the following question lingers: Which institutions are on dubious list of prominent programs failing ever to win 30 straight on their home floor? Did you know power-conference members Arizona State, Baylor, Butler, California, Clemson, Colorado, Creighton, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Kansas State, Louisville, Maryland, Miami FL, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oregon State, Rutgers, Southern California, Stanford, Texas, Texas Christian, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Washington State never have won as many as 30 consecutive home contests?
Which opponents broke school-record home-court winning streaks of at least 30 games? Oddly, more than half of the aforementioned power-league schools are in this category, including Texas on three occasions (ended school-record HC streaks for Arkansas, Kansas and Texas A&M). Following is an alphabetical list including schools crossing the 30-game homecourt winning streak threshold:
| School | Record Streak | Date Started | Date Ended | Opponent Ending School-Record Streak | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 54 | 1929 | 1934 | Vanderbilt | 44-33 |
| Arizona | 81 | 12-14-45 | 12-8-51 | Kansas State | 76-57 |
| Arkansas | 32 | 1-17-76 | 1-12-79 | Texas | 66-63 |
| Auburn | 36 | 1-26-57 | 1-7-61 | Mississippi State | 56-48 |
| Austin Peay | 31 | 1-25-75 | 3-5-77 | Middle Tennessee State | 77-65 in OVC Tournament final |
| Bradley | 46 | 1-23-58 | 2-6-61 | Drake | 86-76 |
| Brigham Young | 53 | 11-26-05 | 1-3-09 | Wake Forest | 94-87 |
| Charlotte | 60 | 2-28-74 | 12-5-77 | Appalachian State | 71-64 |
| Cincinnati | 86 | 12-6-57 | 12-7-63 | Kansas | 51-47 |
| College of Charleston | 38 | 1-9-95 | 12-28-97 | Rider | 65-58 |
| Columbia | 34 | 1949 | 1-16-52 | Penn | 66-64 |
| Connecticut | 31 | 2-21-05 | 1-10-07 | Marquette | 73-69 |
| Coppin State | 42 | 12-19-92 | 1-15-97 | North Carolina A&T | 76-70 |
| Dartmouth | 38 | 2-3-37 | 2-17-40 | Army | 44-36 |
| Davidson | 57 | 2-12-62 | 12-11-72 | Furman | 93-86 |
| Dayton | 30 | 3-8-08 | 1-26-10 | Rhode Island | 65-64 |
| DePaul | 36 | 1-21-83 | 1-21-85 | Dayton | 67-63 |
| Detroit | 39 | 1-28-99 | 2-10-02 | Wisconsin-Green Bay | 65-61 |
| Duke | 46 | 1-13-97 | 2-9-00 | Maryland | 98-87 |
| Florida | 33 | 11-11-12 | 11-17-14 | Miami FL | 69-67 |
| Gonzaga | 76 | 1-27-18 | 1-19-23 | Loyola Marymount | 68-67 |
| Houston | 59 | 1-13-64 | 12-21-68 | Illinois | 97-84 |
| Idaho | 43 | 1-17-80 | 2-12-83 | Montana | 80-61 |
| Illinois | 33 | 1-17-04 | 2-4-06 | Penn State | 66-65 |
| Illinois State | 31 | 1-25-77 | 1-27-79 | DePaul | 87-69 |
| Indiana | 35 | 11-23-73 | 12-6-76 | Kentucky | 66-51 |
| Iowa State | 39 | 2-16-99 | 1-12-02 | Oklahoma State | 69-66 |
| Jacksonville | 35 | 1-13-69 | 12-7-71 | Florida State | 90-83 |
| Kansas | 69 | 2-7-07 | 1-22-11 | Texas | 74-63 |
| Kentucky | 129 | 1-4-43 | 1-8-55 | Georgia Tech | 59-58 |
| Lamar | 80 | 2-18-78 | 3-10-84 | Louisiana Tech | 68-65 in SLC Tournament |
| Long Beach State | 75 | 11-20-68 | 12-4-74 | San Francisco | 94-84 in OT |
| Louisiana State | 42 | 2-??-16 | 2-18-21 | Mississippi | 23-22 |
| Louisiana Tech | 39 | 12-6-82 | 11-25-85 | Stephen F. Austin | 67-58 |
| Louisiana Tech | 39 | 12-7-13 | 1-7-16 | Old Dominion | 56-53 |
| Loyola of Chicago | 41 | 2-25-61 | 12-31-64 | St. Louis | 90-57 |
| Marquette | 81 | 12-17-66 | 1-13-73 | Notre Dame | 71-69 |
| Massachusetts | 33 | 1-16-93 | 2-14-95 | George Washington | 80-78 |
| Memphis | 47 | 1-4-06 | 2-22-08 | Tennessee | 66-62 |
| Michigan State | 53 | 11-13-98 | 1-12-02 | Wisconsin | 64-63 |
| Middle Tennessee State | 33 | 12-11-73 | 1-7-76 | UT Chattanooga | 83-72 |
| Minnesota | 40 | 2-9-01 | 1-20-05 | Nebraska | 22-21 |
| Mississippi State | 35 | 1-14-57 | 1-2-60 | Auburn | 64-48 |
| Missouri | 34 | 3-3-88 | 12-8-90 | Arkansas | 95-82 |
| Murray State | 47 | 11-23-96 | 1-15-00 | Southeast Missouri State | 84-78 |
| New Mexico | 41 | 2-10-96 | 2-26-98 | Brigham Young | 83-62 |
| New Mexico State | 34 | 12-16-68 | 12-1-71 | Angelo State TX | 77-71 |
| New Orleans | 38 | 12-12-69 | 2-28-72 | Louisiana Tech | 80-73 |
| Niagara | 51 | 1943 | 2-8-50 | Syracuse | 60-55 |
| North Carolina A&T | 37 | 1985-86 | 11-30-88 | North Carolina Central | 66-54 |
| North Carolina Central | 38 | 1-8-13 | 12-7-15 | Howard | 71-69 |
| North Carolina State | 38 | 2-19-72 | 2-1-75 | Maryland | 98-97 |
| North Dakota State | 31 | 2-14-13 | 1-7-16 | Omaha | 91-82 |
| Notre Dame | 45 | 3-4-06 | 1-24-09 | Connecticut | 69-61 |
| Ohio State | 50 | 12-1-59 | 12-11-63 | Davidson | 95-73 |
| Oklahoma | 51 | 11-28-87 | 12-22-90 | Duke | 90-85 |
| Oklahoma State | 49 | 1-9-36 | 12-21-40 | Southern California | 28-25 |
| Old Dominion | 32 | 2-27-14 | 1-14-16 | UAB | 72-71 in OT |
| Oral Roberts | 52 | 2-17-69 | 2-10-73 | Marshall | 106-103 |
| Oregon | 46 | 1-10-15 | 12-1-17 | Boise State | 73-70 |
| Pacific | 45 | 3-8-69 | 1-7-73 | Long Beach State | 91-85 |
| Penn | 34 | 2-7-69 | 12-18-71 | Temple | 57-52 |
| Penn State | 45 | 1-20-51 | 3-2-55 | Penn | 85-79 |
| Pepperdine | 30 | 11-27-84 | 12-11-86 | Long Beach State | 86-77 |
| Pittsburgh | 40 | 1-19-02 | 2-29-04 | Syracuse | 49-46 in OT |
| Providence | 55 | 2-13-71 | 12-28-74 | St. John's | 91-79 |
| Purdue | 30 | 12-22-67 | 2-28-70 | Iowa | 108-107 |
| St. Bonaventure | 99 | 1948 | 2-25-61 | Niagara | 87-77 |
| St. John's | 30 | 11-30-84 | 2-14-87 | Providence | 79-78 |
| Saint Joseph's | 34 | 1956-57 | 12-16-66 | Fairfield | 82-68 |
| Seton Hall | 46 | 1-10-51 | 1-1-54 | William & Mary | 57-55 |
| Siena | 38 | 2-29-08 | 11-13-10 | Vermont | 80-76 |
| South Carolina | 34 | 1-12-72 | 2-16-74 | Notre Dame | 72-68 |
| Southern Illinois | 33 | 1-11-04 | 2-1-06 | Indiana State | 63-54 |
| Southern Methodist | 44 | 2-??-54 | 3-1-58 | Texas A&M | 43-42 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 34 | 2-18-12 | 11-18-14 | Northern Iowa | 79-77 in OT |
| Syracuse | 57 | 3-5-76 | 2-13-80 | Georgetown | 52-50 |
| Temple | 33 | 1-21-84 | 2-24-87 | West Virginia | 64-61 |
| Tennessee | 37 | 11-10-06 | 1-7-09 | Gonzaga | 89-79 in OT |
| Tennessee Tech | 33 | 12-2-00 | 1-4-03 | Morehead State | 72-70 |
| Texas A&M | 30 | 1959 | 2-5-63 | Texas | 70-59 |
| Texas-El Paso | 31 | 1-23-88 | 12-16-89 | Indiana | 69-66 |
| Texas Tech | 35 | 2-9-94 | 1-11-97 | Colorado | 80-78 |
| Tulane | 42 | 2-20-46 | 12-10-49 | Arkansas | 42-41 |
| Tulsa | 36 | 2-23-80 | 12-7-82 | Oklahoma State | 93-75 |
| UCLA | 98 | 12-4-70 | 2-21-76 | Oregon | 65-45 |
| UNLV | 72 | 2-8-74 | 1-7-78 | New Mexico | 102-98 |
| Utah | 54 | 1-4-97 | 12-9-00 | Weber State | 79-77 |
| Utah State | 37 | 11-9-07 | 12-5-09 | Saint Mary's | 68-63 |
| Villanova | 72 | 12-6-47 | 3-4-58 | Saint Francis PA | 70-64 |
| Virginia | 34 | 2-6-80 | 1-15-83 | North Carolina | 101-95 |
| Virginia Commonwealth | 33 | 12-18-76 | 2-10-78 | Virginia Tech | 71-63 |
| Virginia Military | 35 | 2-5-76 | 1-17-79 | Appalachian State | 73-58 |
| Washington | 32 | 1-29-04 | 12-31-05 | Arizona | 96-95 in 2OT |
| Weber State | 44 | 2-8-63 | 2-11-67 | Idaho | 68-67 |
| Western Kentucky | 67 | 2-5-49 | 1-10-55 | Xavier | 82-80 in OT |
| West Virginia | 39 | 12-10-80 | 1-20-83 | St. Bonaventure | 64-63 |
| Wichita State | 43 | 11-9-13 | 2-13-16 | Northern Iowa | 53-50 |
| Wisconsin | 38 | 12-7-02 | 1-25-05 | Illinois | 75-65 |
| Xavier | 30 | 12-31-08 | 12-31-10 | Florida | 71-67 |
On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 23 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before spurring politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 NCAA DI basketball players Rodney Harrison (Western Illinois) and Donovan McNabb (Syracuse) making a name for themselves on January 23 in conference championship games following 2004 season:
JANUARY 23
New England Patriots SS Rodney Harrison (averaged 7.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3 apg and 1.6 spg for Western Illinois in 1992-93) returned an interception 87 yards for touchdown in 41-27 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC Championship following 2004 campaign.
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 NFC Championship win against the Atlanta Falcons following 2004 season.
Worst of Times: Hoya Paranoia Losing Streaks Humiliating Under Coach Ewing
Patrick Ewing is unable to come anywhere close to duplicating as coach his All-American success with Georgetown in the mid-1980s. In fact, the Hoyas set an all-time school record of 21 defeats after bowing in 2022 Big East Conference Tournament (only four of setbacks by fewer than seven points). At least they didn't match or surpass the all-time longest losing streak by a current power-conference member - 27 by Syracuse in the early 1960s. Hoya Paranoia reached 29 consecutive Big East competition reversals until GU prevailed against DePaul. Ewing's longest losing streak while manning the middle four seasons for GU was three setbacks in a row midway through his freshman season in 1981-82 (at Syracuse/home game vs. Connecticut/at Providence).
Jim O'Brien was the only individual to coach two current power-league members (Boston College and Ohio State) when they incurred their longest existing losing streak until BC dropped 20 in a row extending to the opener several seasons ago. Former Big East Conference rival Rutgers incurred 15 consecutive reversals to end the 2014-15 season before St. John's bowed in 16 straight decisions in 2015-16. Mizzou wasn't the only Tigers' program in SEC sidelined by tranquilizing-inducing losing streak. LSU dropped 15 consecutive contests when former Tigers coach Johnny Jones frequently looked as strategically befuddled as a chief recruiter losing a satchel full of cash on a recruiting trip. Miserable season two years ago for North Carolina (14-19) included seven straight ACC setbacks en route to registering 12 reversals in a 14-game span. But at least the Tar Heels didn't set a school standard for most defeats in a row. Utah also set a new mark for futility this month, leaving the following list of elite basketball schools such as Creighton, Duke, Iowa, Kentucky, Carolina, Purdue, UNLV and West Virginia never reaching double figures in consecutive setbacks:
| School (Longest Losing Streak) | Coach(es) | Date Started | Date Ended | Opponent Ending Streak | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona (16) | Fred Enke | 12-19-58 | 2-14-59 | Hardin-Simmons | 66-64 |
| Arizona State (15) | Herb Sendek | 12-22-2006 | 2-18-2007 | Southern California | 68-58 |
| Arkansas (10) | Lanny Van Eman | 1-9-71 | 2-20-71 | at Texas | 88-87 in OT |
| Auburn (13) | V.J. Edney | 12-13-46 | 2-8-47 | Florida | 36-30 |
| Baylor (17) | Harry Miller | 1-2-99 | 11-20-99 | Eastern Washington | 68-61 |
| Boston College (20) | Jim Christian | 1-2-2016 | 11-15-2016 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 73-57 |
| Brigham Young (21) | Roger Reid/Tony Ingle | 12-13-96 | 11-14-97 | at San Diego State | 73-59 |
| Butler (14) | Joe Sexson | 1-31-81 | 12-12-81 | Valparaiso | 85-76 |
| California (16) | Wyking Jones | 12-29-2018 | 2-28-2019 | Washington | 76-73 |
| Cincinnati (10) | Mick Cronin | 1-24-2007 | 2-28-2007 | Seton Hall | 70-67 in OT |
| Clemson (15) | Banks McFadden | 12-14-54 | 2-21-55 | Georgia | 105-94 |
| Colorado (17) | Tom Apke | 1-8-86 | 11-28-86 | Weber State | 73-57 |
| Connecticut (10) | John Donahue | 1918 | 1919 | Boston College | 46-27 |
| Connecticut (10) | Burr Carlson | 11-30-68 | 1-8-69 | Syracuse | 103-84 |
| Creighton (9) | Dana Altman | 1-23-95 | 2-23-95 | at Wichita State | 50-47 |
| Creighton (9) | Greg McDermott | 12-21-2014 | 1-28-2015 | St. John's | 77-74 |
| DePaul (18) | Jerry Wainwright | 12-31-2008 | 3-10-2009 | Cincinnati | 67-57 in Big East Tournament |
| Duke (8) | James Baldwin | 2-13-22 | 3-?-22 | Durham YMCA | 37-26 |
| Florida (14) | Don DeVoe | 1-17-90 | 2-27-90 | Louisiana State | 76-63 |
| Florida State (13) | Don Loucks | 1-10-48 | 2-21-48 | Florida Southern | 55-48 |
| Georgetown (21) | Patrick Ewing | 12-18-21 | 11-8-22 | Coppin State | 99-89 in OT |
| Georgia (13) | Harbin "Red" Lawson | 12-28-51 | 2-6-52 | Georgia Tech | 72-64 |
| Georgia Tech (26) | John "Whack" Hyder | 2-7-53 | 2-18-54 | South Carolina | 58-53 |
| Gonzaga (10) | Dan Fitzgerald | 1-19-90 | 2-23-90 | at San Francisco | 76-75 |
| Illinois (11) | Harv Schmidt | 1-12-74 | 2-23-74 | Iowa | 91-84 |
| Indiana (11) | Harry Good | 1-8-44 | 2-19-44 | at Minnesota | 48-47 |
| Indiana (11) | Tom Crean | 1-24-2010 | 3-6-2010 | Northwestern | 88-80 in OT |
| Iowa (8) | Rollie Williams | 2-15-30 | 12-23-30 | at Creighton | 28-22 |
| Iowa (8) | Dick Schultz | 1-7-74 | 2-11-74 | Purdue | 112-111 in 3OT |
| Iowa State (14) | Louis Menze | 1-2-37 | 12-3-37 | Simpson IA | 41-37 |
| Kansas (10) | Phog Allen | 1-21-48 | 3-12-48 | Iowa State | 61-54 |
| Kansas State (15) | E.C. Curtiss | 2-28-22 | 2-17-23 | at Nebraska | 17-14 |
| Kentucky (9) | George Buchheit | 1-25-23 | 2-23-23 | Sewanee TN | 30-14 |
| Louisiana State (15) | Johnny Jones | 1-7-2017 | 3-1-2017 | Tennessee | 92-82 |
| Louisville (19) | Laurie Apitz | 2-18-39 | 2-22-40 | Berea TN | 56-55 |
| Marquette (15) | Eddie Hickey | 1-8-64 | 3-7-64 | at Xavier | 98-95 |
| Maryland (22) | Howard Shipley | 3-1-40 | 2-22-41 | Washington College MD | 26-18 |
| Memphis (20) | Zach Curlin | 1-7-38 | 1-26-39 | Arkansas State | 53-45 |
| Miami FL (17) | Leonard Hamilton | 1-8-94 | 11-25-94 | Northeastern Illinois | 66-48 |
| Michigan (11) | Bill Frieder | 12-12-81 | 1-28-82 | Ohio State | 62-60 in OT |
| Michigan State (11) | Forddy Anderson | 1-9-65 | 3-1-65 | Purdue | 110-92 |
| Minnesota (17) | Clem Haskins | 1-10-87 | 11-30-87 | Western Illinois | 84-52 |
| Mississippi (16) | Robert "Cob" Jarvis | 12-30-75 | 3-1-76 | Vanderbilt | 81-72 |
| Mississippi State (14) | Paul Gregory | 1-7-55 | 2-26-55 | at Louisiana State | 84-80 |
| Missouri (13) | Kim Anderson | 1-10-2015 | 2-24-2015 | Florida | 64-52 |
| Missouri (13) | Kim Anderson | 12-10-2016 | 2-4-2017 | Arkansas | 83-78 |
| Nebraska (17) | Fred Hoiberg | 1-11-2020 | 11-25-20 | McNeese State | 102-55 |
| North Carolina (8) | Tom Scott | 12-20-50 | 1-11-51 | Wake Forest | 65-56 |
| North Carolina State (9) | Les Robinson | 1-25-92 | 2-22-92 | at North Carolina | 99-94 |
| North Carolina State (9) | Sidney Lowe | 2-9-2008 | 11-15-2008 | at New Orleans | 65-59 |
| Northwestern (20) | Maury Kent | 3-3-23 | 12-22-24 | Michigan State | 26-17 |
| Notre Dame (13) | Johnny Dee | 12-18-65 | 2-9-66 | Butler | 84-61 |
| Ohio State (17) | Jim O'Brien | 12-28-97 | 2-25-98 | at Wisconsin | 61-56 |
| Oklahoma (10) | Bob Stevens | 1-6-64 | 2-21-64 | Missouri | 86-84 |
| Oklahoma State (13) | James Pixlee | 1-24-20 | 1-14-21 | Oklahoma Baptist | 34-19 |
| Oklahoma State (13) | John Maulbetsch/George Roddy | 1-12-29 | 1-7-30 | Oklahoma | 28-22 |
| Oklahoma State (13) | George Roddy | 1-10-30 | 1-5-31 | Grinnell IA | 23-16 |
| Oregon (22) | George Bohler | 12-22-21 | 2-20-22 | Nevada | 33-29 |
| Oregon State (25) | Jay John/Kevin Mouton/Craig Robinson | 12-22-2007 | 11-30-2008 | at Fresno State | 62-54 |
| Penn State (17) | Bruce Parkhill | 1-21-84 | 12-5-84 | Navy | 66-63 |
| Pittsburgh (10) | Charles "Buzz" Ridl | 12-7-68 | 1-28-69 | West Virginia | 90-87 |
| Providence (12) | Lawrence Drew | 2-5-49 | 3-9-49 | Clark MA | 46-45 |
| Purdue (8) | Ray Eddy | 1-12-52 | 2-11-52 | Wisconsin | 78-67 |
| Purdue (8) | Ray Eddy | 1-5-63 | 2-4-63 | Michigan State | 103-81 |
| Rutgers (16) | Craig Littlepage | 12-23-87 | 2-18-88 | Penn State | 65-61 |
| St. John's (16) | Chris Mullin | 12-18-2015 | 2-17-2016 | DePaul | 80-65 |
| Seton Hall (15) | John Colrick/Honey Russell | 2-5-36 | 1-22-37 | St. Peter's | 30-23 |
| Seton Hall (15) | P.J. Carlesimo | 1-2-85 | 3-2-85 | Connecticut | 85-80 |
| South Carolina (15) | Absalon "Rock" Norman | 1-12-31 | 1-8-32 | Clemson | 31-23 |
| Southern California (16) | Bob Boyd | 1-8-76 | 12-1-76 | Idaho | 104-64 |
| Stanford (11) | John Bunn | 1-15-32 | 12-23-32 | at Utah | 41-37 |
| Syracuse (27) | Marc Guley | 2-22-61 | 3-3-62 | at Boston College | 73-72 |
| Temple (11) | Don Casey | 12-10-75 | 1-26-76 | Dickinson PA | 89-55 |
| Tennessee (14) | W.H. Britton | 2-21-27 | 12-28-28 | South Carolina | 29-20 |
| Texas (15) | Thurman "Slue" Hull | 12-4-54 | 2-5-55 | Arkansas | 75-74 |
| Texas A&M (17) | Melvin Watkins/Billy Gillispie | 1-10-2004 | 11-19-2004 | North Carolina A&T | 89-56 |
| Texas Christian (24) | Johnny Swaim/Tim Somerville | 12-11-76 | 12-3-77 | Wayland Baptist TX | 67-53 |
| Texas Tech (20) | Gerald Myers | 1-4-90 | 11-25-90 | Nevada | 81-69 at Anchorage |
| UCLA (14) | Pierce "Caddy" Works | 12-28-37 | 1938-39 opener | L.A. City College | 44-28 |
| UNLV (9) | Michael Drakulich | 12-5-58 | 1-14-59 | at Nellis AFB | 52-47 |
| Utah (10) | Craig Smith | 12-30-21 | 2-3-22 | Oregon State | 84-59 |
| Vanderbilt (14) | Josh Cody | 2-15-35 | 1-9-36 | Auburn | 47-27 |
| Villanova (10) | John "Rube" Cashman | 1927-28 | season finale | Alumni at Rosemont | 33-18 |
| Virginia (13) | Billy McCann | 1-9-60 | 2-27-60 | Washington & Lee VA | 86-59 |
| Virginia Tech (18) | Gerald "Red" Laird | 12-29-54 | 2-21-55 | The Citadel | 88-53 |
| Wake Forest (22) | Murray Greason | 1-26-43 | 1944-45 | Catawba NC | 41-38 |
| Washington (13) | Lorenzo Romar | 1-21-2017 | 11-10-2017 | Belmont | 86-82 |
| Washington State (18) | Kelvin Sampson | 12-30-89 | 11-28-90 | BYU-Hawaii | 112-81 |
| West Virginia (9) | Marshall Glenn | 1-12-37 | 2-17-37 | Penn State | 36-31 |
| West Virginia (9) | Gale Catlett | 12-28-2001 | 1-30-2002 | Providence | 89-81 |
| West Virginia (9) | Drew Catlett/John Beilein | 2-2-2002 | 11-22-2002 | Delaware State | 59-46 |
| Wichita State (14) | Kenneth Gunning | 1-10-50 | 12-5-50 | Oklahoma Baptist | 53-45 |
| Wisconsin (14) | John Powless | 1-8-76 | 3-1-76 | at Ohio State | 91-79 |
| Xavier (13) | Dick Campbell | 1-29-73 | 12-1-73 | Aquinas MI | 88-48 |
On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 22 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 on January 22 in football at the professional level (especially Green Bay Packers defense in NFC championship contest following 2016 season):
JANUARY 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.
On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 21 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 on January 21 in football at the professional level:
JANUARY 21
TE Marcedes Lewis (collected nine points and four rebounds in seven UCLA basketball contests in 2002-03 under coach Steve Lavin) opened the Jacksonville Jaguars' scoring with a touchdown reception in 24-20 setback against the New England Patriots in AFC Championship following 2017 season.
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. One of the TD passes was in fourth quarter to TE Billy Joe Dupree (scored four points in total of four basketball games for Michigan State in 1971-72).
Retirement Plans: Brey Sleeps On It/Weeps On It/Thinks On It/Drinks To It
It's patently clear not every coach departs with pomp-and-circumstance style such as luminaries John Wooden, Al McGuire, Ray Meyer, Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski when they bowed out. From 1964 to 1975 with Wooden at the helm, UCLA won an NCAA-record 10 national titles, including seven straight from 1967 through 1973. McGuire's goodbye in 1977 with an NCAA title marked Marquette's eighth straight season finishing among the Top 10 in a final wire-service poll. Meyer directed DePaul to a Top 6 finish in a final wire-service poll six times in his final seven seasons from 1978 through 1984. Smith won at least 28 games with North Carolina in four of his final five seasons from 1992-93 through 1996-97. Coach K tied Wooden by reaching Final Four with Duke for 13th time in his swan song.
But fond farewells are the exception, not the rule, in coping with Father Time. Notre Dame's Mike Brey should have asked Smith pupil Roy Williams, who registered a losing ACC record (16-20) over his final two campaigns before retiring a couple of years ago. That was more league losses than he incurred over a five-year span when NCAA titles bookended no-show class seasons from 2005 through 2009. How many school all-time winningest mentors rode off into the sunset donning at least a partial black hat rather than a white one? How much they may have tarnished their legacy is debatable but hanging around too long probably caused a few of the following celebrated coaches to lose a portion of their luster:
Dave Bike, Sacred Heart - four straight losing records from 2009-10 through 2012-13 at end of career
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse - incurred at least 14 defeats in six of last seven seasons (2016-17 through 2022-23)
Mike Brey, Notre Dame - only one winning ACC record in last six seasons after reaching second weekend of NCAA Tournament three consecutive campaigns from 2015 through 2017
Dale Brown, Louisiana State - 23 games below .500 with four straight losing campaigns after 10 consecutive NCAA playoff appearances from 1984 through 1993
Howard Cann, NYU - 12 games below .500 in last six seasons after six national postseason tournament appearances from 1943 through 1952
Ben Carnevale, Navy - four non-winning seasons after three national postseason tournament appearances in a four-year span from 1959 through 1962
Everett Case, North Carolina State - only four games above .500 in final five full seasons after averaging 24.6 victories annually his first 13 campaigns from 1946-47 through 1958-59
Gale Catlett, West Virginia - 11 games below .500 in last four seasons after 15 national postseason tournament appearances in an 18-year span from 1981 to 1998
John Chaney, Temple - only 11 games above .500 in final five seasons after 17 NCAA playoff appearances in an 18-year span from 1984 through 2001
Charlie Coles, Miami (Ohio) - 12 games below .500 in last five seasons after appearing in 2007 NCAA playoffs
Denny Crum, Louisville - breakeven mark last four seasons while winless in national postseason play after missing national postseason competition only twice in his first 26 campaigns from 1972 through 1997
Howie Dickenman, Central Connecticut State - five consecutive losing records from 2011-12 through 2015-16
Ed Diddle, Western Kentucky - 5-16 mark each of his final two seasons after only one losing record in his previous 32 campaigns from 1930-31 through 1961-62
Don Donoher, Dayton - 12 games below .500 with three straight losing campaigns after 15 national postseason tournament appearances in first 22 seasons from 1965 through 1986
Fred Enke, Arizona - only four games above .500 in final five seasons after averaging more than 20 victories annually in nine campaigns from 1942-43 through 1950-51
Jack Friel, Washington State - 71 games below .500 in final six seasons after averaging 19 victories annually with only one losing record in 23-year span from 1929-30 through 1951-52
Taps Gallagher, Niagara - 17 games below .500 in final two seasons after only two losing records in first 29 campaigns from 1931-32 through 1962-63
Tom Green, Fairleigh Dickinson - 30 games below .500 in final three seasons after appearing in NCAA playoffs and NIT in 2005 and 2006
Jack Hartman, Kansas State - minimum of 14 defeats each of his last four seasons after 11 consecutive first-division finishes in the Big Eight Conference from 1971-72 through 1981-82
Don Haskins, Texas-El Paso - three games below .500 in final four years after 16 consecutive winning campaigns (including 12 20-win seasons) from 1979-80 through 1994-95
Nat Holman, CCNY - losing records each of final five seasons after incurring only two losing marks in first 32 campaigns from 1919-20 through 1950-51
Hank Iba, Oklahoma State - 33 games below .500 his final five campaigns after last NCAA playoff appearance of 36-year tenure with the school in 1965
George Ireland, Loyola of Chicago - 32 games below .500 his final seven campaigns after third NCAA playoff appearance in five years following 1963 NCAA title
Doggie Julian, Dartmouth - seven straight losing campaigns with fewer than eight victories after five consecutive first- or second-place finishes in the Ivy League with three NCAA playoff appearances from 1955-56 through 1959-60
Gene Keady, Purdue - eight games below .500 his final four seasons after 12 consecutive national postseason tournament appearances from 1990 through 2001
Mike Krzyzewski - 12 consecutive campaigns without a regular-season conference crown until final season when ACC was at a low ebb
Piggy Lambert, Purdue - three games below .500 his final four seasons after 23 consecutive winning records from 1920 through 1942
Dave Loos, Austin Peay State - six consecutive non-winning seasons despite reaching NCAA tourney in 2016
Don Maestri, Troy - total of 30 games below .500 over final three campaigns from 2010-11 through 2012-13
Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's - three consecutive non-winning campaigns and four in last five years
Fang Mitchell, Coppin State - only one winning record in last 10 seasons from 2004-05 through 2013-14
Speedy Morris, La Salle - 47 games below .500 his final six campaigns from 1995-96 through 2000-01 after appearing in national postseason competition each of his first six seasons from 1987 through 1992
Gregg Nibert, Presbyterian - 10 losing records in as many seasons at NCAA Division I level through 2016-17
Jim Phelan, Mount St. Mary's - 50 games below .500 his final four campaigns after reaching the 800-win plateau with an NCAA Division I Tournament appearance in 1999
Digger Phelps, Notre Dame (all-time leader before Brey) - five games below .500 his final two campaigns after averaging 21 victories annually in a 17-year span from 1972-73 through 1988-89
Harry Rabenhorst, Louisiana State - 35 games below .500 in final three seasons after going undefeated in SEC competition in back-to-back years in 1952-53 and 1953-54
Rick Samuels, Eastern Illinois - 21 games below .500 in final four seasons after appearing in 2001 NCAA playoffs
Fred Taylor, Ohio State - 20 games below .500 in final three seasons after 11 top three finishes in Big Ten Conference standings in a 14-year span from 1959-60 through 1972-73
M.K. Turk, Southern Mississippi - nine games below .500 in final five seasons after back-to-back NCAA playoff appearances in 1990 and 1991
Ralph Underhill, Wright State - nine games below .500 in final three seasons after NCAA playoff appearance in 1993
Mike Vining, Louisiana-Monroe - 22 games below .500 in final three seasons after sixth 20-win campaign in 2001-02
Sox Walseth, Colorado - 40 games below .500 in final seven seasons after Big Eight Conference championship in 1969
Clifford Wells, Tulane - 12 games below .500 in final six seasons after 12 non-losing campaigns from 1945-46 through 1956-57
Carroll Williams, Santa Clara - eight games below .500 in final three seasons after five 20-win campaigns in seven years from 1982-83 through 1988-89
Roy Williams, North Carolina - four games below .500 in league competition (16-20) in final two seasons in "down" ACC in 2019-20 and 2020-21 after finishing among top three in league standings 13 of previous 15 campaigns
On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 20 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 on January 20 in playoff football at the professional level:
JANUARY 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 AFC championship game 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 - including touchdown - in a 28-24 NFC championship game 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 NFC divisional-round win against the Green Bay Packers following 2001 campaign.
LSU/Mizzou/UTC Benefit From Transfers Tagging Along With New Head Coach
Tagging along with new head coaches Dan Earl, Dennis Gates and Matt McMahon, transfers Jake Stephens (leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker), D'Moi Hodge (steals leader and runner-up in scoring) and K.J. Williams (leading scorer and rebounder) are striving to help Chattanooga, Missouri and Louisiana State generate headlines, respectively. They joined the following alphabetical list of prominent players who transferred from one major college to another with the same head coach although he wasn't his biological father:
Transfer Player Pos. Head Coach First School Second School Mike Aaman F Dan Hurley Wagner commitment Rhode Island 13 Keve Aluma F Mike Young Wofford 18-19 Virginia Tech 21 Marco Anthony G-F Craig Smith Utah State 21 Utah 22 Brent Arrington G Sean Woods Mississippi Valley State 12 Morehead State 14 Brandon Averette G Mark Pope Utah Valley 20 Brigham Young 21 Pasha Bains G Larry Shyatt Wyoming 99 Clemson 00 Bill Brigham F Mike Jarvis Boston University 89-90 George Washington 92-93 C.J. Bryce G Kevin Keatts UNC Wilmington 16-17 North Carolina State 19-20 Anthony Buford G Bob Huggins Akron 88-90 Cincinnati 92 Joe Bunn F Jeff Capel Jr. North Carolina A&T 94 Old Dominion 96 Ountae Campbell G Rodney Terry Fresno State 16 Texas-El Paso 19-20 Keon Clergeot G Tubby Smith Texas Tech Memphis 17 Adrian Crawford G Steve Robinson Tulsa 97 Florida State 99-01 Greg Davis F Dave Bliss New Mexico 98-99 Baylor 01-02 Gilles DeKoninck F Rodney Terry Fresno State 18 Texas-El Paso 19-21 Corey Douglas F Mike Rhoades Rice 17 Virginia Commonwealth 19-21 Tavian Dunn-Martin G Keith Dambrot Akron 17 Duquesne 19-20 *Nate Erdmann G Kelvin Sampson Washington State 94 Oklahoma 96-97 Marcus Evans G Mike Rhoades Rice 16-17 Virginia Commonwealth 19-20 Shannon Evans G Bobby Hurley Buffalo 14-15 Arizona State 17-18 Josh Fisher G Lorenzo Romar Pepperdine Saint Louis 01-04 Prince Fowler G Billy Tubbs Oklahoma 95 Texas Christian 97-99 John David Gardner G Brad Brownell UNC Wilmington 06 Wright State 08-10 Jasen Gast G Danny Kaspar Incarnate Word TX 00 Stephen F. Austin 02-04 Gerald Glass F Ed Murphy Delta State MS 86 Mississippi 89-90 Tre Gomillion G Dennis Gates Cleveland State 20-22 Missouri 23 Torian Graham G Bobby Hurley Buffalo 15 Arizona State 17 Juan'ya Green G Joe Mihalich Niagara 12-13 Hofstra 15-16 Caleb Grill G T.J. Otzelberger UNLV 21 Iowa State 22-23 R.T. Guinn C Dave Bliss New Mexico 00 Baylor 02 Trae Hannibal G Matt McMahon Murray State 22 Louisiana State 23 Richard Harward C Mark Pope Utah Valley 18-19 Brigham Young 21 Kevin Henry G Dave Bliss New Mexico 98-00 Baylor 02 Justice Hill G Matt McMahon Murray State 21-22 Louisiana State 23 D'Moi Hodge G Dennis Gates Cleveland State 21-22 Missouri 23 Denard Holmes F Abe Lemons Texas 82 Oklahoma City 85 Jason Holmes F Sean Woods Mississippi Valley State 10-11 Morehead State 13 Gary Hooker F Ron Greene Mississippi State 76-78 Murray State 80 Brandon Horvath F Ryan Odom Maryland-Baltimore County 18-21 Utah State 22 Mike Hughes C Keith Dambrot Akron 17 Duquesne 19-20 *Marlon Hunter G Ray Harper Western Kentucky 16 Jacksonville State 18-19 Anthony Hurd F Nolan Richardson Jr. Tulsa 85 Arkansas 87 Shawn James C Ron Everhart Northeastern 05-06 Duquesne 08 David Jenkins Jr. G T.J. Otzelberger South Dakota State 18-19 UNLV 21 LeDarion Jones F Larry Shyatt Clemson 96-97 Wyoming 99-00 Thomas Kilgore G Ben Braun Eastern Michigan California 98-99 Jahari Long G Kevin Willard Seton Hall 21-22 Maryland 23 Lavon Long F Jimmy Patsos Loyola MD Siena 14-17 Wyatt Lowell F Mark Pope Utah Valley 19 Brigham Young 21 Mark Lyons G Sean Miller Xavier 09 Arizona 13 Tevin Mack G Shaka Smart Virginia Commonwealth Texas 16-17 Mabor Majak C Dennis Gates Cleveland State 21-22 Missouri 23 Tyrese Martin G-F Danny Hurley Rhode Island 19-20 Connecticut 21-22 Boyd McCaslin F Ozzie Cowles Dartmouth 46 Michigan 48-49 Daquein McNeil G Richard Pitino Florida International Minnesota 14-15 Mike Mitchell F Boyd Grant Fresno State 86-88 Colorado State 90 Nic Moore G Tim Jankovich Illinois State 12 Southern Methodist 14 Dwayne Morgan F Todd Simon UNLV 16 Southern Utah 18-20 Danny Moses C Carl Tacy Marshall Wake Forest 73 Storm Murphy G Mike Young Wofford 18-21 Wake Forest 22 KC Ndefo F Shaheen Holloway Saint Peter's 19-22 Seton Hall 23 Maurice O'Field G Bobby Hurley Buffalo Arizona State 16-17 Anthony Pendleton G George Raveling Iowa signee Southern California 88-89 James "Scoonie" Penn G Jim O'Brien Boston College 96-97 Ohio State 99-00 Tyrece Radford G Buzz Williams Virginia Tech 20-21 Texas A&M 22-23 Merle Rousey G Hank Iba Colorado 34 Oklahoma A&M 36-37 Todd Schrotenboer F Jay Smith Grand Valley State MI 96-97 Central Michigan 00-01 Gregg Smith C Ray Giacoletti North Dakota State 00 Eastern Washington 02-04 Malik Smith G Richard Pitino Florida International 13 Minnesota 14 Matt Smith F Tod Kowalczyk Green Bay 10 Toledo 12-14 Cory Stanton G Brad Brownell Wright State Clemson 11 Jake Stephens C Dan Earl Virginia Military 19-22 Chattanooga 23 Ameen Tanksley G-F Joe Mihalich Niagara 12-13 Hofstra 15-16 Jake Toolson G Mark Pope Utah Valley 18-19 Brigham Young 15-16-20 Robert Vaden G-F Mike Davis Indiana 05-06 UAB 08 Ross Varner F Lorenzo Romar Pepperdine Saint Louis 02 Chris Vogt C John Brannen Northern Kentucky 18-19 Cincinnati 20-21 Pax Whitehead G-F Jan van Breda Kolff Cornell 93 Vanderbilt 95-97 Sean Wightman F Bob Donewald Illinois State 89 Western Michigan 91-93 Bryson Williams F Rodney Terry Fresno State 17-18 Texas-El Paso 20-21 Jason Williams G Billy Donovan Marshall 95-96 Florida 98 K.J. Williams C Matt McMahon Murray State 19-22 Louisiana State 23 Daivien Williamson G Steve Forbes East Tennessee State 19-20 Wake Forest 21 Dedric Willoughby G Tim Floyd New Orleans 93-94 Iowa State 96-97 Jack Worthington G Abe Lemons Texas 82-83 Oklahoma City 85-86 Marquis Wright G Jimmy Patsos Loyola MD signee Siena 14-17 Kyle Young F Chris Holtmann Butler signee Ohio State 18-20
*Erdmann played for a junior college between four-year school stints.
NOTES: Aaman committed to Wagner before choosing to enroll with Hurley at Rhode Island, Fisher signed with Pepperdine but never played there before choosing to follow Romar to SLU, Kilgore never played for EMU after transferring there from Central Michigan, Lyons was an academic partial qualifier in 2008-09 and Pendleton signed with Iowa but never played for the Hawkeyes because of scholastic shortcomings. . . . Anthony originally played for Virginia. . . . Mitchell played two seasons at Fresno State under Grant's successor (Ron Adams). . . . Varner went on an LDS Mormon mission for two years between stints at Pepperdine and Saint Louis. . . . Demetre Roberts, Grant Singleton and Sean Moore transferred with coach Tobin Anderson to Fairleigh Dickinson's 2023 NCAA tourney team from St. Thomas Aquinas NY.
On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 19 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 on January 19 in football at the professional level:
JANUARY 19
Green Bay Packers RB Aaron Jones (collected six points and six assists in eight basketball games for Texas-El Paso in 2013-14 under coach Tim Floyd) scored two second-half touchdowns in a 37-20 setback against the San Francisco 49ers in NFC Championship contest following 2019 season.
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 NFC divisional-round 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 AFC championship game win against the New England Patriots following 2013 season.
On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 18 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 on January 18 in football at the professional level (especially for Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl X):
JANUARY 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 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 NFC championship game 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 AFC championship game setback against the New England Patriots following 2003 season.
On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 17 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 on January 17 in football at the professional level (especially San Diego Charger receivers Antonio Gates and Vincent Jackson in playoffs following 2009 season):
JANUARY 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 AFC divisional-round 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.
Coast to Coast: Striking Number of Players Criss-cross Country as Transfers
Coast-to-coast is a colloquial term describing successful basketball play going purposefully from one end of the court to the other end of the floor. The hoop version of Webster's Dictionary may need a new coastal definition for two of Oregon's top four scorers - Jermaine Couisnard (South Carolina) and Quincy Guerrier (Syracuse) - who went coast-to-coast to impact the Ducks.
Following is a summary of growing trend where prominent players such as Couisnard and Guerrier transfer at least three time zones away from one coast to university on opposite coast:
| Transfer Player | Pos. | First College | Second College on Opposite Coast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Abukar | F | Florida 04-05 (3.1 ppg) | San Diego State 06-07 (15.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg) |
| Quinton Adlesh | G | Columbia 16-19 (9.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.3 spg, 40.5 3FG%) | Southern California 20 (1.8 ppg) |
| Courtney Alexander | G | Virginia 96-97 (14.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 46.4 3FG%) | Fresno State 99-00 (22.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3 apg, 1.5 spg) |
| Kelvin Amayo | G | Iona 15-16 (7.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg) | Loyola Marymount 17 (4.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg) |
| David Andoh | F | San Jose State 13 (2.3 ppg, 2 rpg) | Liberty 15 (10 ppg, 5.6 rpg) |
| Ryan Appleby | G | Florida 04 (1 ppg, 1.2 apg) | Washington 06-08 (9.8 ppg, 1.8 apg, 41.3 3FG%) |
| Jon Barry | G | Pacific 88 (9.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.3 spg, 37.3 3FG%) | Georgia Tech 91-92 (16.6 ppg, 4 rpg, 4.9 apg, 1.9 spg, 37.1 3FG%) |
| Bitumba Baruti | F | Washington 17 (0.6 ppg) | East Carolina 20 (4.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg) |
| Kyle Benton | F | Portland State 14 (0.8 ppg) | North Carolina Central (8.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 59.5 FG%) |
| Seth Berger | F | Massachusetts 14-17 (3 ppg, 2.3 rpg) | Oregon State 18 (3 ppg, 2.3 rpg) |
| Michael Best | G | Clemson 86-87 (5.6 ppg) | San Diego State 89-90 (11.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.3 apg, 2.3 spg, 36.6 3FG%) |
| Ryan Betley | G | Penn 17-20 (12.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 79.7 FT%, 38.3 3FG%) | California 21 (8.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 80 FT%) |
| Matt Blakely | F | New Hampshire 97 (2.5 ppg, 1.5 apg) | UC Santa Barbara 99 (2.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 53.1 FG%) |
| Tony Bland | G | Syracuse 99-00 (5.6 ppg, 1.7 apg) | San Diego State 02-03 (16.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.4 apg) |
| Jihan Bowes-Little | G | Portland 98 (1.3 ppg, 85.7 FT%) | Brown 00 (4.6 ppg, 1.5 apg) |
| Jamal Boykin | F | Duke 06-07 (1 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 52.6 FG%) | California 08-10 (10 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 54.8 FG%) |
| Kevin Bradshaw | G-F | Bethune-Cookman 84-85 (15.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg) | U.S. International 90-91 (34.4 ppg, 5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.8 spg, 81.8 FT%) |
| Isaac Brown | G-F | U.S. International 90-91 (11.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 50.9 FG%) | Florida International 92 (4.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg) |
| Jimmy Brown | G | Southern California 81 (1.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg) | North Carolina A&T 83-85 (14.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.4 spg, 52.4 FG%) |
| De'Monte Buckingham | G | Richmond 17-18 (11.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.8 apg) | Cal State Bakersfield 20 (10.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg) |
| Mark Carbone | G | San Diego 17 (2.8 ppg, 91.7 FT%) | New Hampshire 19-20 (5.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 89.1 FT%, 38.1 3FG%) |
| Myles Carter | F | Seton Hall 16-17 (0.6 ppg) | Seattle 19-20 (11.2 ppg, 7.5 rpg) |
| Reggie Carter | G | Hawaii 76 (16.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 7.4 apg, 86 FT%) | St. John's 78-80 (14.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg) |
| Sean Carter | F | Oregon State 08 (3.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg) | Massachusetts 10-12 (6.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 54.7 FG%) |
| Henry Caruso | G-F | Princeton 14-17 (9.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 51.7 FG%, 42.1 3FG%) | Santa Clara 18 (12.2 ppg, 7 rpg, 84.3 FT%, 36.1 3FG%) |
| Dario Clark | F | Charlotte 13 (6.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 54.2 FG%) | Southern California 15-16 (4.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg) |
| Chubby Cox | G | Villanova 74-75 (9 ppg, 4.7 rpg) | San Francisco 77-78 (11.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 5.4 apg) |
| Josh Crittle | C | Oregon 09-10 (2.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg) | UCF 12 (4.7 rpg, 2.9 rpg) |
| Brandon Dalton | G | Morgan State 98 (2.3 ppg) | Loyola Marymount 00 (3.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg) |
| Larry Davis | G | Seton Hall 07-08 (6.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.1 spg, 35.6 3FG%) | Loyola Marymount 10-11 (8.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 34.4 3FG%) |
| Tyreese Davis | G | Jacksonville 19-22 (9.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.1 spg, 35.6 3FG%) | Eastern Washington 23 (10.6 ppg, 4 rpg, 3.6 apg, 54.1 FG%, 83.3 FT%, 38.3 3FG%) |
| Kent Dennis | G | West Virginia 00 (3.7 ppg, 1.2 apg) | Loyola Marymount 02-03 (7.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg) |
| Jerome Desrosiers | F | Princeton 18-20 (5.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg) | Hawaii 22 (10.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg) |
| Idy Diallo | C-F | Boston College 16 (1.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 59.1 FG%) | UC Riverside (2.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 52.6 FG%) |
| Jason Dickens | F | Davidson 00-01 (8.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg) | Loyola Marymount 03-04 (3.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg) |
| Zacarry Douglas | F | Cal State Northridge 15-16 (5 ppg, 3.8 rpg) | North Carolina Central 18-19 (6.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg) |
| Ernie Douse | F | Long Beach State 73 (7.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg) | Long Island 75-76 (17 ppg, 7.8 rpg) |
| Larry Drew II | G | North Carolina 09-11 (4.8 ppg, 2 rpg, 3.9 apg) | UCLA 13 (7.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 7.3 apg, 1.4 spg, 43.3 3FG%) |
| Kahlil Dukes | G | Southern California 14-15 (2.4 ppg) | Niagara 17-18 (18.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.7 apg, 91.4 FT%, 41.6 3FG%) |
| Marcellus Earlington | F | St. John's 19-21 (6.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg) | San Diego 22 (13.2 ppg, 6.7 rpg) |
| Dylan Ennis | G | Villanova 14-15 (7.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.7 apg, 34.2 3FG%) | Oregon 16-17 (10.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.9 apg, 35.3 3FG%) |
| Aaron Estrada | G | Saint Peter's 20 (8.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.9 apg, 87.9 FT%) | Oregon 21 (3.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg) |
| Aaron Estrada | G | Oregon 21 (3.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg) | Hofstra 22-23 (19.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.7 apg, 1.5 spg, 86.8 FT%, 34.1 3FG%) |
| Onyi Eyisi | F | Fordham 19-21 (4.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg) | Cal State Northridge 22-23 (8.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 55.8 FG%) |
| Nick Faust | G | Maryland 12-14 (9.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg) | Long Beach State 16 (17.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 36.6 3FG%) |
| L.J. Figueroa | G-F | St. John's 19-20 (14.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.9 spg, 37.3 FG%) | Oregon 21 (12.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.6 spg, 37.7 3FG%) |
| Malik Fitts | F | South Florida 17 (7.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg) | Saint Mary's 19-20 (15.4 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.2 spg) |
| Ferron Flavors Jr. | G | Fairfield 18 (12.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg) | California Baptist 20 (14.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 43.2 3FG%) |
| Isaac Fleming | G | Hawaii 15-16 (9.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.2 apg) | East Carolina 18-19 (11.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.4 spg) |
| Kevin Floyd | G | Georgetown 85 (1.5 ppg) | UC Irvine 87-89 (12.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.2 apg) |
| Jio Fontan | G | Fordham 09-10 (15.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.2 spg) | Southern California 11-13 (9.9 ppg, 4.7 apg) |
| Makale Foreman | G | Stony Brook 20 (15.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2 apg, 84.9 FT%, 36 3FG%) | California 21-22 (5.6 ppg, 1.2 apg, 85.5 FT%) |
| Cameron Forte | F | Georgia 14-15 (3.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 57.9 FG%) | Portland State 16 (19.2 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 2.6 apg, 58 FG%) |
| Kevin Foster | F | George Mason 10 (4.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg) | Fresno State 12-13 (8.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg) |
| Harrison Gaines | G | Penn 08-09 (8.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.5 apg) | UC Riverside 11-12 (3.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg) |
| Gorjok Gak | C | Florida 17-20 (1.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 61.7 FG%) | California Baptist 21 (13.5 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 1.7 bpg, 61.7 FG%) |
| Erin Galloway | F | Georgia State 95 (2.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg) | Hawaii 98-99 (6.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.4 bpg, 56.2 FG%) |
| Michael Gerrity | G | Charlotte 08 (4.7 ppg, 3.5 apg) | Southern California 10 (9.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.6 apg) |
| Volodymyr Gerun | F-C | West Virginia 13 (1.3 ppg) | Portland 14-15 (6 ppg, 4.1 rpg) |
| Chevez Goodwin | F | Wofford 19-20 (8.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 62.5 FG%) | Southern California 21-22 (7.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 58.5 FG%) |
| Cameron Gottfried | G | Siena 16 (0.8 ppg) | Cal State Northridge 19 (4.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.2 apg) |
| Mark Graebe | F | New Hampshire 76 (9.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg) | Pepperdine 79-80 (5.5 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 52.5 FG%) |
| Issiah Grayson | G | Virginia Commonwealth 10 (0.7 ppg) | Cal State Bakersfield 12-14 (13.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.7 spg, 80.1 FT%, 44 3FG%) |
| Rashad Green | G-F | Manhattan 08 (7.8 ppg, 5 rpg) | San Francisco 10-12 (10.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.2 spg) |
| Brad Greenberg | G | Washington State 73 (4.1 ppg) | American 75-77 (7.4 ppg, 78.7 FT%) |
| Sean Grennan | G | Seton Hall 12 (0.6 ppg)/Fairfield 14 (4.1 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.4 apg, 82.8 FT%) | San Francisco 16 (1.6 ppg) |
| Benas Griciunas | C | Charlotte 16-17 (3.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg) | Eastern Washington 18 (5.1 ppg, 3 rpg) |
| Quincy Guerrier | F | Syracuse 20-21 (10.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg) | Oregon 22 (10.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg) |
| Kris Gulley | G | Long Beach State 13-14 (3.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg) | Florida International 15 (4.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg) |
| D.J. Haley | C | Virginia Commonwealth 11-13 (2.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 52.5 FG%) | Southern California 14 (3.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 60 FG%) |
| Steve Hall | G | Washington 89-90 (2.9 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 2 apg) | Virginia Tech 92-93 (7.4 ppg, 2 rpg, 1.3 apg) |
| Matt Hanson | F | Vermont 04 (3.2 ppg, 1.8 rpg) | Cal Poly 07-08 (6.1 ppg, 4 rpg, 50 FG%, 40.9 3FG%) |
| Hector Harold | F | Pepperdine 11-12 (2.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg) | Vermont 14-15 (6.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 34.8 3FG%) |
| Jermaine Harper | G | Virginia 02-03 (4.9 ppg) | Cal State Fullerton 05-06 (9.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.1 apg, 37.7 3FG%) |
| Julian Harrell | G | Penn 14 (5.1 ppg, 3 rpg, 1.8 apg) | Eastern Washington 16-17 (7.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg) |
| Alex Harris | G | Northeastern 11 (6.4 ppg, 2.1 apg, 1.3 spg) | Cal State Fullerton 13-15 (13.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.5 spg) |
| Anthony Harris | G | Syracuse 92 (3.5 ppg) | Hawaii 95-96 (14 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 80.3 FT%) |
| Josh Hearlihy | G_F | Vermont 17 (2 ppg, 1.4 rpg) | Seattle 18 (11.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.8 apg) |
| Rodney Henderson Jr. | G | Cal State Northridge 19 (10.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg) | Rider 21 (7.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg) |
| Chris Herren | G | Boston College 95 (one game) | Fresno State 97-99 (15.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 5.4 apg, 1.6 spg, 36.7 3FG%) |
| Russell Hicks | C | Pepperdine 05-06 (4.3 ppg, 3 rpg, 1.4 bpg, 53.4 FG%) | Florida International 08-09 (10.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.9 bpg, 51.1 FG%) |
| Bernard Hill | F | East Carolina 78 (5 ppg, 3.2 rpg) | Seattle 80 (9.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.3 apg, 54.1 FG%) |
| David Hilton | G | Hawaii 01 (2.3 ppg, 2.7 apg) | Drexel 03 (2.7 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.9 apg) |
| Henry Hollingsworth | G | Hawaii 75-76 (11.9 ppg, 3 apg) | Hofstra 78-79 (21.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg) |
| Bret Holmdahl | F | Manhattan 86-87 (11.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.3 spg) | Gonzaga 89-90 (7.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg) |
| Avry Holmes | G | San Francisco 13-14 (9.8 ppg, 2 rpg, 2 apg, 43.9 3FG%) | Clemson 16-17 (10.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 38.9 3FG%) |
| Pe'Shon Howard | G | Maryland 11-13 (4.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.5 apg) | Southern California 14 (10.8 ppg, 3 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.5 spg) |
| Matt Humphrey | G | Oregon 09-10 (4.8 ppg, 34.7 3FG%) | Boston College 12 (10.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.1 spg) |
| Lance Hurdle | G | UC Santa Barbara 06 (1.7 ppg) | Miami 08-09 (7.6 ppg, 2.6 apg, 34.1 3FG%) |
| Juma Jackson | G-F | UC Irvine 97-98 (7.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg) | UNC Asheville 00 (2.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg) |
| Jeremy Jacob | F | Georgia 08 (5.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg) | Oregon 10-12 (6 ppg, 3.8 rpg) |
| Sam Japhet-Mathias | C | Wake Forest 17-18 (0.8 ppg, 1 rpg) | San Jose State 20 (3.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg) |
| Dan Jennings | F | West Virginia 10-11 (1.7 ppg, 2 rpg, 53.7 FG%) | Long Beach State 13-14 (9.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 55.9 FG%) |
| Alex Johnson | G | Cal State Bakersfield 08-11 (9.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.7 apg, 36.5 3FG%) | North Carolina State 12 (4.4 ppg, 2.8 apg) |
| Marcus Johnson | F | Connecticut 06-07 (4.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg) | Southern California 09-10 (7.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg) |
| Stefon Johnson | F | Gardner-Webb 10-12 (7.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg) | Cal State Bakersfield 14 (6 ppg, 5.1 rpg) |
| Delante Jones | G | American University 16-17 (11.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 35.3 3FG%) | Seattle 19-20 (9.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 35.3 3FG%) |
| Brandon Kamga | F | High Point 18-19 (12.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 36.1 3FG%) | Cal State Fullerton 20 (12.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg) |
| Ken Kavanagh | C | San Jose State 96-97 (2.2 ppg, 1.9 rpg) | Manhattan 99-00 (13.5 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.4 spg) |
| Antonio Kellogg | G | Connecticut 05 (3.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.2 apg) | San Francisco 07 (15.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.6 apg, 2.5 spg, 37.9 3FG%) |
| Keith Kincade | F | West Virginia 00 (3.2 ppg) | Loyola Marymount 02-04 (10.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg) |
| Joshua King | F | Cal State Fullerton 94 (6.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg) | Rhode Island 96-98 (8.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 37.3 3FG%) |
| Antrone Lee | F | Florida 96 (10 points in 26 games) | Long Beach State 98-00 (9.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.6 spg) |
| Ramel Lloyd | G | Syracuse 97 (4.6 ppg, 2 rpg) | Long Beach State 99-01 (17.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2 apg) |
| Rakim Lubin | F | Connecticut 15 (1 ppg, 1.2 rpg) | Cal State Northridge 17 (8.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 53.2 FG%) |
| Stu Lyon | G | Oregon 78-79 (3.3 ppg) | Georgia Tech 81-82 (5.5 ppg) |
| Pablo Machado | C | Georgia Tech 97-98 (1.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg) | Loyola Marymount 00-01 (9.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg) |
| Rich Manning | C | Syracuse 89-90 (3.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg) | Washington 92-93 (17.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 57.1 FG%) |
| Monte Marcaccini | F | Pepperdine 95 (9.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg) | Virginia 97-98 (1.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg) |
| Leonel Marquetti | F | Southern California 79-80 (4.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 51.7 FG%) | Hampton 81 (16.1 ppg, 9 rpg, 57 FG%) |
| Malik Martin | F-C | Southern California 15-16 (3.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 50.3 FG%) | South Florida 18 (6.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 58.2 FG%) |
| Chris Matthews | G | Washington State 06-07 (3.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg) | St. Bonaventure 09-10 (12.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.6 apg, 36.1 3FG%) |
| Javonte Maynor | G | Georgia State 11 (5.9 ppg, 38.9 3FG%) | Cal State Bakersfield 13-15 (9.4 ppg, 37.4 3FG%) |
| Kevin Mays | F | Maryland-Eastern Shore 13 (13.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.5 spg) | Cal State Bakersfield 15-16 (11 ppg, 8 rpg, 50 FG%) |
| Curtis McCants | G | George Mason 94-96 (17.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 7.4 apg, 1.2 spg, 80.3 FT%, 34.5 3FG%) | Cal State Bakersfield 97 (14.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 4.5 apg, 40.2 3FG%) |
| Austin McCullough | G | California 18 (two points in 19 games) | Campbell 20 (5.3 ppg, 85.7 FT%, 37.3 3FG%) |
| Eric McKnight | F | Florida Gulf Coast 13-14 (6.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 62.5 FG%) | Long Beach State 15 (2.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 59.4 FG%) |
| Jeff McMillan | C | Fordham 01-02 (10.1 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 52.4 FG%) | Southern California 04-05 (10.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 58.2 FG%) |
| Mate Milisa | C | James Madison 97 (2.2 ppg, 1.4 rpg ) | Long Beach State 99-00 (16.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 55.2 FG%) |
| Luke Minor | C | Southern California 01 (5 points and 5 rebounds in 10 games) | Virginia Tech 03 (8 points and 7 rebounds in 7 games) |
| Donovan "DJ" Mitchell | F | Wake Forest 17-18 (2.6 ppg, 2 rpg) | Santa Clara 20 (11.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 53.1 FG%, 42.9 3FG%) |
| J.R. Moore | F | Rhode Island 04-06 (2.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg) | Portland State 08 (2.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg) |
| Justin Moore | G | Georgia Tech 17-18 (3.7 ppg, 2.2 apg) | Pacific 20 (8.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.8 apg, 40.8 3FG%) |
| Brian Morrison | G | North Carolina 01-02 (5 ppg, 34.7 3FG%) | UCLA 04-05 (7.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 37.4 3FG%) |
| Justin Mott | C | Washington State 97 (0.6 ppg, 0.9 rpg) | Florida State 99-00 (1.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg) |
| Grant Mullins | G | Columbia 13-16 (11.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.5 apg, 86 FT%, 39.4 3FG%) | California 17 (10.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2 apg, 43 3FG%, 80.4 FT%) |
| Lloyd Mumford | G | Villanova 91 (3.2 ppg, 40.9 3FG%) | UC Irvine 93-94 (13.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 5.8 apg, 1.8 spg) |
| Angel Nunez | F | Gonzaga 14-15 (3.1 ppg) | South Florida 16 (9.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg) |
| Vincent Okotie | F | San Diego State 99-00 (7.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg) | Liberty 02-03 (10.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg) |
| Eugene Omoruyi | F | Rutgers 17-19 (7.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg) | Oregon 21 (17.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.5 spg) |
| Hartmut Ortmann | C | Wake Forest 85 (1.2 ppg, 1.5 rpg) | California 87-89 (4.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg) |
| Anthony Pelle | C | Villanova 91-93 (3.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.2 bpg) | Fresno State 95 (10.8 ppg, 8 rpg, 2 bpg, 51 FG%) |
| Dwayne Polee | F | St. John's 11 (4.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg) | San Diego State 13-15 (6.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 34.8 3FG%) |
| Jameel Pugh | F | Massachusetts 01-02 (3 ppg) | Cal State Sacramento 04-05 (12 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.3 spg, 37.1 3FG%) |
| Justin Raffington | C | San Francisco 11-12 (1.9 ppg, 1.9 rpg) | Florida Atlantic 14-15 (9.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg) |
| Joe Rahon | G | Boston College 13-14 (9.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.5 apg, 35.1 3FG%) | Saint Mary's 16-17 (9.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 5.5 apg, 36.3 3FG%) |
| Dirk Rassloff | C | Fairleigh Dickinson 93-94 (1.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 50.9 FG%) | Cal State Fullerton 96-97 (3 ppg, 2.7 rpg) |
| Ray Reed | G | Georgetown 04-05 (3.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg) | Cal State Fullerton 07-08 (6.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.9 apg) |
| Andre Reyes | C | Maryland 87 (1 ppg, 1 rpg) | California 89-91 (3.4 ppg, 2 rpg, 51.6 FG%) |
| Mikail Simmons | F | Loyola Marymount 18 (2 ppg) | Bryant 20 (4.3 ppg, 2 rpg) |
| Joshua Smith | C | UCLA 11-13 (9.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 56.5 FG%) | Georgetown 14-15 (11 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 63.1 FG%) |
| Keith Smith | G | Virginia Military 17-18 (5.8 ppg, 2.5 apg, 35.7 3FG%) | Cal Poly 20 (4.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.6 spg) |
| Zech Smith | C | Cal State Bakersfield 14 (2.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 58.3 FG%) | Morgan State 15 (5 ppg, 7 rpg, 1.5 bpg, 52.7 FG%) |
| Alex Stepheson | F | North Carolina 07-08 (3.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 52.7 FG%) | Southern California 10-11 (9.2 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.3 bpg, 51.8 FG%) |
| Antoine Stoudamire | G | Georgetown 90-91 (3 ppg) | Oregon 92-93 (19.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 37.4 3FG%) |
| James Suber | F | Niagara 15 (2.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 56.3 FG%) | Cal State Bakersfield 17-19 (3.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 53.4 FG%) |
| Armondo Surratt | G | Miami FL 03-04 (6 ppg, 3.7 apg, 1.3 spg) | San Francisco 06-07 (14.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.7 spg) |
| JT Terrell | G | Wake Forest 11 (11.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 35.7 3FG%) | Southern California 13-14 (10.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg) |
| Derryck Thornton | G | Duke 16 (7.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.5 apg) | Southern California 18-19 (6 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3 apg) |
| Derryck Thornton | G | Southern California 18-19 (6 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3 apg) | Boston College 20 (12.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.1 spg) |
| Jordan Usher | F | Southern California 18-19 (5.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 37.2 3FG%) | Georgia Tech 20 (8.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg) |
| Nick Vander Laan | C | California 00-01 (7.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg) | Virginia 03 (5.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 50.8 FG%) |
| C.J. Walker | F | Oregon 20 (4 ppg, 2.5 rpg) | UCF 21-23 (7.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg) |
| Shaquille Walters | G | Santa Clara 18 (3.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg) | Northeastern 19-22 (8.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.2 apg) |
| Curtis Washington | F | Southern California 11 (three games) | Georgia State 14-15 (6.3 ppg, 5 rpg, 1.8 bpg, 61.4 FG%) |
| Isaiah Washington | G | Iona 20 (11.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4 apg, 1.7 spg) | Long Beach State 21 (TBD) |
| David Wear | F | North Carolina 10 (2.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg) | UCLA 12-14 (7.9 ppg, 5 rpg) |
| Travis Wear | F | North Carolina 10 (3.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg) | UCLA 12-14 (9.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 51.7 FG%) |
| Isaiah White | G | Maine 18-19 (12.4 ppg, 4 rpg, 1.3 spg) | Portland 20 (13.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.3 spg, 37.8 3FG%) |
| Tony Woods | C | Wake Forest 09-10 (3.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 58.9 FG%) | Oregon 12-13 (7.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.3 bpg, 52.6 FG%) |
| Doug Wrenn | F | Connecticut 00 (2.3 ppg, 56.1 FG%) | Washington 02-03 (16 ppg, 6.1 rpg) |
On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 16 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 on January 16 in football at the professional level (especially the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl VI):
JANUARY 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 NFC divisional-round 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.
Player of Year Watch: Alabama Freshman Miller Emerges as Front-runner
Distracted by gun-running in your automobile to a nightclub or not, how does national Player of the Year race stack up as we reach mid-season? Whether or not they receive a grotesque pregame routine involving a staged pat down by teammate, following are the top candidates:
| POY Candidate | School | Pos. | Yr. | Odds to Win | Summary of Recent Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Miller | Alabama | F | Fr. | 4:1 | Tide's leading scorer (19.5 ppg/highest for DI freshman) and rebounder (8.2 rpg) has averaged league-high 20 ppg in SEC competition after scoring season-high 36 points against Gonzaga. |
| Zach Edey | Purdue | C | Jr. | 5:1 | Fourteen double-doubles in first 16 games (Big Ten Conference leading 21.3 ppg and 13.2 rpg). Edey (scoring fewer than 20 points in four times in a five-game span before erupting for 32 vs. Michigan State on MLK Day) is vital, but freshman point guard Braden Smith might be team MVP after earlier six consecutive wins over Power Five conference opponents. |
| Drew Timme | Gonzaga | C | Sr. | 5:1 | Season averages of 21.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg and 3.4 apg. Didn't score more than 20 points in any of last four outings and only had one contest in that span with more than six rebounds. |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | Kentucky | C | Sr. | 5:1 | Defending national POY has SEC-leading 13.1 rpg while also pacing Wildcats in scoring (15.9 ppg) and blocks (1.1 bpg). |
| Mike Miles | TCU | G | Jr. | 9:1 | Big 12 Conference runner-up in scoring with 19 ppg. Scored season-high 33 points at Baylor and dished out 11 assists against Kansas State. |
| Azuolas Tubelis | Arizona | C | Jr. | 9:1 | Team-high 20.4 ppg supplemented by 9 rpg. Scored more than 20 points in four of last six games while grabbing at least nine rebounds in eight consecutive contests prior to contributing only six caroms at Oregon. |
| Jalen Wilson | Kansas | F | Jr. | 9:1 | Team highs of 19.8 ppg and 8.9 rpg. Likely will fall out of consideration if he doesn't improve field-goal shooting (40.4%). |
On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 15 NFL Gridiron
Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, 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 on January 15 in football at the professional level (especially a couple of Kansas City Chiefs players in inaugural Super Bowl):
JANUARY 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 inaugural Super Bowl following 1966 campaign. Chiefs DE Buck Buchanan (earned hoops letter as Grambling freshman in 1958-59) recorded a sack.
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 AFC divisional-round 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 game's scoring with a six-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger in 21-18 AFC divisional-round playoff win against the Indianapolis Colts following 2005 season.
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