College Hoopedia

Peaks and Valleys: Kennesaw Tied Toledo and Towson For Vast Improvement

July 15th, 2023 - 12:14

No school had more of a roller coaster ride earlier this century than Siena, which went from a 6-24 record in 2004-05 to 27-8 in 2008-09 before going from 27-7 in 2009-10 to 8-24 in 2012-13. In the last decade, Tennessee State traveled a similar turbulent path in short span going from 20-13 in 2011-12 to 5-26 in 2014-15 to 20-11 in 2015-16.

There is a normal ebb and flow (good/bad/ugly) to a basketball game and season. But what is rare is Kennesaw State's wild-swing achievement last season when the Owls reached the NCAA playoffs with a 26-win team only three years removed from a dreadful 1-28 ledger. Kennesaw's difference in games from worst to winningest NCAA Division I season (+22) tied Toledo and Towson with Towson achieving outhouse-to-penthouse feat only two campaigns removed from woeful 1-31 worksheet.

Clearly, there is more short-term seasonal stability among power-conference members. Colorado is the only power-league member among schools posting their existing DI best/worst seasons in a span of fewer than four years.

What goes up must come down on college hoopdom's elevator ride. Central Michigan incurred the most dramatic single-season downfall after center Chris Kaman left school early to become the sixth pick overall in 2003 NBA draft and have a 13-year pro career. Following is a DI level summary of the best to worst or vice versa in a stretch of fewer than four seasons (all this century at least in part):

SHORT RIDE GOING UP

DI School	Most DI Defeats Before Winningest Season	Games Improved
Kennesaw State	1-28 in 2019-20 to 26-9 in 2022-23	+22
Toledo	4-28 in 2010-11 to 27-7 in 2013-14	+22
Towson	1-31 in 2011-12 to 25-11 in 2013-14	+22
Wagner	5-26 in 2009-10 to 25-6 in 2011-12	+20
UC Davis	5-26 in 2011-12 to 25-7 in 2014-15	+19 1/2
Maryland-Baltimore County	4-26 in 2014-15 to 25-11 in 2017-18	+18
UCF	8-23 in 2000-01 to 25-6 in 2003-04	+17
Albany	7-25 in 2009-10 to 24-11 in 2012-13	+15 1/2
Lipscomb	12-21 in 2015-16 to 29-8 in 2018-19	+15
Tennessee State	5-26 in 2014-15 to 20-11 in 2015-16	+15
Northern Kentucky	9-21 in 2015-16 to 26-9 in 2018-19	+14 1/2
South Florida	8-25 in 2015-16 to 24-14 in 2018-19	+13 1/2
Utah Valley	11-19 in 2019-20 to 28-9 in 2022-23	+13 1/2
Boise State	13-20 in 2018-19 to 27-8 in 2021-22	+13
Central Arkansas	2-27 in 2014-15 to 18-17 in 2017-18	+13
Norfolk State	12-20 in 2010-11 to 26-10 in 2011-12	+12
Wright State	11-20 in 2014-15 to 25-10 in 2017-18	+12
Colorado	9-22 in 2008-09 to 24-14 in 2010-11	+11 1/2

SHORT RIDE GOING DOWN

DI School	Winningest DI Season Before Most Defeats	Games Declined
Marist	25-9 in 2006-07 to 1-29 in 2009-10	-22
Little Rock	30-5 in 2015-16 to 7-25 in 2017-18	-21 1/2
Binghamton	23-9 in 2008-09 to 2-29 in 2011-12	-20 1/2
Middle Tennessee State	31-5 in 2016-17 to 8-23 in 2019-20	-20 1/2
Central Michigan	25-7 in 2002-03 to 6-24 in 2003-04	-18
Siena	27-7 in 2009-10 to 8-24 in 2012-13	-18
Boston University	25-5 in 1996-97 to 7-22 in 1999-00	-17 1/2
Fairfield	25-8 in 2010-11 to 7-25 in 2013-14	-17 1/2
Tennessee-Martin	22-10 in 2008-09 to 4-27 in 2011-12	-17 1/2
St. Francis (N.Y.)	23-12 in 2014-15 to 4-27 in 2016-17	-17
Gardner-Webb	23-9 in 2001-02 to 5-24 in 2002-03	-16 1/2
Florida Gulf Coast	26-8 in 2016-17 to 10-22 in 2019-20	-15
Northern Arizona	23-15 in 2014-15 to 5-27 in 2017-18	-15
Omaha	21-11 in 2018-19 to 5-25 in 2021-22	-15
Tennessee State	20-13 in 2011-12 to 5-26 in 2014-15	-14

NOTE: St. Francis (N.Y.) dropped all sports following this past season.

On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 14

July 14th, 2023 - 9:09

Extra! Extra! Instead of debating whether granddaughter-ignoring Plagiarist Biledumb should join his hideous son on Sex Offender Registry for highlighting a one-source story about 10-year-old seeking an out-of-state abortion while failing to point out she was raped by an illegal alien, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.

Chicago Cubs teammates and ex-Mississippi hoopers Jim Hickman and Don Kessinger helped propel the National League to victory in 1970 All-Star Game on this date. Former Illinois hoopers Lou Boudreau and Tom Haller made significant American League news on this date. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 14 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:

JULY 14

Cleveland Indians player-manager Lou Boudreau (leading basketball scorer for Illinois' 1937 Big Ten Conference co-champion) banged out five extra-base hits - four doubles and a homer - but it wasn't enough to prevent an 11-10 defeat in the opening game of a 1946 doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, which got three homers for eight RBI from Hall of Fame OF Ted Williams.
St. Louis Cardinals SS Alvin Dark (hoops letterman for Louisiana State and Southwestern Louisiana in mid-1940s) went 9-for-11 in a three-game series against opponent (New York Giants) trading him to the Cards a month earlier.
Boston Red Sox C Gene Desautels (Holy Cross hoops letterman in 1929 and 1930) went 4-for-4 against the St. Louis Browns in a 1937 game.
Detroit Tigers 1B Walt Dropo (Connecticut's first player ever to average 20 points for season with 21.7 ppg in 1942-43) stroked five singles in an 8-2 win over the New York Yankees in 1952.
Boston Red Sox C Rick Ferrell (forward for Guilford NC before graduating in 1928) amassed four hits and four runs against the Cleveland Indians in the opener of a 1935 twinbill.
St. Louis Cardinals SS Jake Flowers (member of Washington College MD "Flying Pentagon" hoops squad in 1923) went 4-for-4 in a 3-2 victory against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1931.
San Diego Padres RF Tony Gwynn (All-Western Athletic Conference second-team selection with San Diego State in 1979-80 and 1980-81 who twice led league in assists) extended his hitting streak to 19 games with three safeties against the San Francisco Giants in a 1977 contest, raising his batting average to .402.
In a MLB first, Tom Haller (backup forward for Illinois in 1956-57 and 1957-58 under coach Harry Combes) was the Detroit Tigers' catcher in 1972 when his brother, Bill, umpired behind the plate.
Chicago Cubs SS Don Kessinger (three-time All-SEC selection for Mississippi from 1961-62 through 1963-64 while finishing among nation's top 45 scorers each year) went 2-for-2 to help the N.L. edge the A.L., 5-4, in 12 innings in the 1970 All-Star Game. Cubbies teammate Jim Hickman (freshman hooper for Ole Miss in 1955-56) drove in Pete Rose with a single to center field as part of the famous play where Rose Barreled into catcher Ray Fosse at home plate to score winning run in bottom of 12th.
St. Louis Browns LHP Ernie Koob (Western Michigan hoops letterman in 1914) hurled a 17-inning shutout in a scoreless tie against the Boston Red Sox in 1916.
Philadelphia Phillies LF Danny Litwhiler (member of JV hoops squad with Bloomsburg PA in mid-1930s) went 4-for-4 against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 1941 game.
In 1935, Chicago White Sox RHP Ted Lyons (two-time All-SWC first-team selection for Baylor in early 1920s) hurled his second of back-to-back shutouts.
Kansas City Athletics 1B Irv Noren (hooper of year for California community college state champion Pasadena City in 1945) launched two homers against the Washington Senators in the nightcap of a 1957 doubleheader.
RHP Curly Ogden (Swarthmore PA hoops center in 1919, 1920 and 1922) tossed his third shutout in first seven starts with the Washington Senators in 1924.
New York Yankees LF Lou Piniella (averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.4 rpg with Tampa as freshman in 1961-62) provided three extra-base hits (two doubles/one homer) in a 7-6 win against the Chicago White Sox in 1978.
Chicago Cubs INF Paul Popovich (teammate of Jerry West for West Virginia's 1960 NCAA playoff team) delivered a game-winning, pinch single in the bottom of the ninth inning in a 9-8 triumph against the Atlanta Braves in 1972.
Cincinnati Reds LHP Eppa Rixey (Virginia hoops letterman in 1912 and 1914) fired a six-hit shutout against Brooklyn amid a streak of eight straight wins en route to a N.L.-high 25 triumphs in 1922.
New York Yankees 1B Bill "Moose" Skowron (scored 18 points in eight games for Purdue in 1949-50) socked his second pinch-hit grand slam of the 1957 season.
Chicago Cubs RHP Lee Smith (averaged 3.4 ppg and 1.9 rpg with Northwestern State in 1976-77) earned the victory in the 1987 All-Star Game with three innings of scoreless relief for the N.L.
Chicago White Sox LHP Matt Thornton (averaged 5.8 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Grand Valley State MI from 1995-96 through 1997-98) scored upon for the only time in a 16-game span through the end of the month in 2006.
Boston Red Sox LHP Bob Veale (scored 1,160 points for Benedictine KS from 1955-56 through 1957-58) notched his fourth straight save in 1973.
RF Dave Winfield (starting forward with Minnesota's first NCAA playoff team in 1972) walloped two homers for the California Angels in an 8-7 triumph against the Toronto Blue Jays in 1990.
San Francisco Giants RF Randy Winn (Santa Clara backcourtmate of eventual two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash in 1993-94) knocked in five runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 2007 game.

The Biggest Losers: When Schools Hit Rock Bottom With Record-High Defeats

July 13th, 2023 - 14:37

Were they tanking in order to try to secure a better selection in recruiting lottery no one else knew about? If so, it didn't work for Louisville in getting D.J. Wagner, the grandson of a former Cardinals standout. Power-league members California, Florida State, Georgetown, Louisville, Mississippi, Notre Dame and South Carolina set or tied school record for most defeats in a single campaign last season. A staggering number of more than 20 schools that have been at NCAA Division I level at least a half dozen years fell into this dubious category last campaign.

No major college has an all-time high for setbacks fewer than the 17 losses incurred by Grand Canyon and UAB. Nebraska never has won an NCAA playoff game but the Huskers also never incurred a 20-loss campaign until suffering three such blemishes in the past four seasons. Additional schools never losing at least 20 games in a single season include Connecticut, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Villanova, Virginia Commonwealth and Western Kentucky.

This past season marked Leonard Hamilton (Miami/Florida State) and Rob Lanier (Siena/Southern Methodist) joining the following coaches holding existing records for two different DI schools suffering their most setbacks in a single season: Murry Bartow (East Tennessee State/UAB), Bob Bender (Illinois State/Washington), Jeff Bzdelik (Colorado/Wake Forest), Tom Crean (Georgia/Indiana), Ed DeChellis (Navy/Penn State), Marty Fletcher (Louisiana-Lafayette/Virginia Military), Billy Gillispie (Texas-El Paso/Texas Tech), Ron Greene (Indiana State/Murray State), Press Maravich (Appalachian State/Louisiana State), Kevin O'Neill (Northwestern/Southern California), Ken Trickey (Iowa State/Oral Roberts) and Bob Weltlich (South Alabama/Texas).

Nearly one-fourth of the current active coaches have the dubious distinction of holding a school's single-season record for most reversals. But they can take some comfort in the fact that revered NCAA title mentors such as Jim Calhoun, Jud Heathcote, Mike Krzyzewski, Rollie Massimino and Jay Wright are in the same classification. Following is an alphabetical list of NCAA DI schools and the rock-bottom season or seasons when they sustained their most setbacks (TBD with active coaches denotes "to be determined"):

NCAA DI College	Season	W-L	Pct.	Coach (Year at School)
Abilene Christian	2014-15	10-21	.323	Joe Golding (2nd of eight)
Air Force	1995-96	5-23	.179	Reggie Minton (12th of 16)
Akron	1995-96	3-23	.115	Dan Hipsher (1st of nine)
Alabama	1968-69	4-20	.167	C.M. Newton (1st of 12)
Alabama A&M	2017-18	3-28	.097	Donnie Marsh (only season)
Alabama State	2019-20	8-24	.250	Lewis Jackson (15th of 15)
Albany	2009-10	7-25	.219	Will Brown (9th of 19)
Alcorn State	2009-10	2-29	.065	Larry Smith (2nd of three)
American University	2017-18	6-24	.200	Mike Brennan (5th of 10)
Appalachian State	1974-75	3-23	.115	Press Maravich (3rd of three)
Arizona	1982-83	4-24	.143	Ben Lindsey (only season)
Arizona State	1969-70	4-22	.154	Ned Wulk (13th of 25)
Arizona State	2006-07	8-22	.267	Herb Sendek (1st of nine)
Arkansas	1970-71	5-21	.192	Lanny Van Eman (2nd of four)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	2001-02	2-26	.071	Harold Blevins (7th of seven)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	2003-04	1-26	.037	Van Holt (2nd of six)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	2019-20	4-26	.133	George Ivory (12th of 13)
Arkansas State	2017-18	11-21	.344	Mike Balado (1st of five)
Army	1991-92	4-24	.143	Tom Miller (2nd of three)
Army	2004-05	3-24	.111	Jim Crews (3rd of seven)
Auburn	2012-13	9-23	.281	Tony Barbee (3rd of four)
Austin Peay State	2012-13	8-23	.258	Dave Loos (23rd of 27)
Ball State	2013-14	5-25	.167	James Whitford (1st of nine)
Baylor	1923-24	11-29	.275	Frank Bridges (4th of six)
Belmont	1977-78	8-23	.258	Dick Campbell (4th of four)
Belmont	1978-79	13-23	.361	Don Purdy (1st of eight)
Bethune-Cookman	1997-98	1-26	.037	Horace Broadnax (1st of five)
Binghamton	2011-12	2-29	.065	Mark Macon (3rd of three)
Boise State	2018-19	13-20	.394	Leon Rice (9th of TBD)
Boston College	2015-16	7-25	.219	Jim Christian (2nd of six)
Boston University	1999-00	7-22	.241	Dennis Wolff (6th of 15)
Bowling Green	2005-06	9-21	.300	Dan Dakich (9th of 10)
Bradley	2015-16	5-27	.156	Brian Wardle (1st of TBD)
Brigham Young	1996-97	1-25	.038	Tony Ingle (interim)
Brown	1968-69	3-23	.115	Stan Ward (15th of 15)
Brown	2011-12	8-23	.258	Jesse Agel (4th of four)
Bryant	2009-10	1-29	.033	Tim O'Shea (2nd of 10)
Bucknell	2008-09	7-23	.233	David Paulsen (1st of seven)
Bucknell	2021-22	9-23	.281	Nathan Davis (7th of eight)
Buffalo	1991-92	2-26	.071	Dan Bazzani (9th of 10)
Butler	1980-81	5-22	.185	Joe Sexson (4th of 12)
Butler	1989-90	6-22	.214	Barry Collier (1st of 11)
California	2022-23	3-29	.094	Mark Fox (4th of four)
UC Davis	2011-12	5-26	.161	Jim Les (1st of TBD)
UC Irvine	1996-97	1-25	.038	Rod Baker (6th of six)
Cal Poly	1994-95	1-26	.037	Steve Beason (9th of nine)
UC Riverside	2012-13	6-25	.194	Jim Wooldridge (6th of six)
UC San Diego	2022-23	10-20	.333	Eric Olen (3rd of TBD)
UC Santa Barbara	2016-17	6-22	.214	Bob Williams (19th of 19)
Cal State Bakersfield	2022-23	11-22	.333	Rod Barnes (12th of TBD)
Cal State Fullerton	1964-65	1-25	.038	Alex Omalev (5th of 12)
Cal State Northridge	2022-23	7-25	.219	Trent Johnson (2nd of two)
Cal State Sacramento	2008-09	2-27	.069	Brian Katz (1st of 13)
Campbell	2003-04	3-24	.111	Robbie Laing (1st of 10)
Canisius	2007-08	6-25	.194	Tom Parrotta (2nd of six)
Canisius	2011-12	5-25	.167	Tom Parrotta (6th of six)
Centenary	2010-11	1-29	.033	Adam Walsh (1st of seven)
Central Arkansas	2014-15	2-27	.069	Russ Pennell (1st of six)
Central Connecticut State	2019-20	4-27	.129	Donyell Marshall (4th of five)
Central Michigan	2003-04	6-24	.200	Jay Smith (7th of nine)
Central Michigan	2005-06	4-24	.143	Jay Smith (9th of nine)
Charleston Southern	1978-79	2-25	.074	David Reese (1st of two)
Charleston Southern	2021-22	6-25	.194	Barclay Radebaugh (17th of TBD)
Charlotte	1984-85	5-23	.179	Hal Wissel (3rd of three)
Charlotte	2017-18	6-23	.207	Mark Price (3rd of three)
Chattanooga	2017-18	10-23	.303	Lamont Paris (1st of five)
Chicago State	2017-18	3-29	.094	Lance Irvin (1st of three)
Chicago State	2018-19	3-29	.094	Lance Irvin (2nd of three)
Cincinnati	1983-84	3-25	.107	Tony Yates (1st of six)
The Citadel	2013-14	7-26	.212	Chuck Driesell (4th of five)
Clemson	1967-68	4-20	.167	Bobby Roberts (6th of eight)
Clemson	1982-83	11-20	.355	Bill Foster (8th of nine)
Clemson	1999-00	10-20	.333	Larry Shyatt (2nd of five)
Cleveland State	2003-04	4-25	.138	Mike Garland (1st of three)
Coastal Carolina	1995-96	5-21	.192	Michael Hopkins (1st of three)
Colgate	1982-83	3-24	.111	Tony Relvas (1st of four)
Colgate	1985-86	1-24	.040	Tony Relvas (4th of four)
College of Charleston	2014-15	9-24	.273	Earl Grant (1st of seven)
Colorado	2008-09	9-22	.290	Jeff Bzdelik (2nd of three)
Colorado State	2007-08	7-25	.219	Tim Miles (1st of five)
Columbia	2002-03	2-25	.074	Armond Hill (8th of eight)
Connecticut	1968-69	5-19	.208	Burr Carlson (2nd of two)
Connecticut	1986-87	9-19	.321	Jim Calhoun (1st of 26)
Coppin State	2017-18	5-27	.156	Juan Dixon (1st of six)
Cornell	2013-14	2-26	.071	Bill Courtney (4th of six)
Creighton	1993-94	7-22	.241	Rick Johnson (3rd of three)
Dartmouth	1917-18	0-26	.000	F.H. Walker (only season)
Davidson	1988-89	7-24	.226	Bobby Hussey (8th of eight)
Davidson	1989-90	4-24	.143	Bob McKillop (1st of 33)
Dayton	1992-93	4-26	.133	Jim O'Brien (4th of five)
Delaware	2006-07	5-26	.161	Monte Ross (1st of 10)
Delaware State	2017-18	4-28	.125	Keith Walker (5th of five)
Denver	2006-07	4-25	.138	Terry Carroll (6th of six)
DePaul	2008-09	9-24	.273	Jerry Wainwright (4th of five)
DePaul	2010-11	7-24	.226	Oliver Purnell (1st of five)
Detroit	2017-18	8-24	.250	Bacari Alexander (2nd of two)
Drake	1996-97	2-26	.071	Kurt Kanaskie (1st of seven)
Drexel	2015-16	6-25	.194	Bruiser Flint (15th of 15)
Duke	1994-95	13-18	.419	Mike Krzyzewski* (15th of 42)
Duquesne	2005-06	3-24	.111	Danny Nee (5th of five)
Duquesne	2021-22	6-24	.200	Keith Dambrot (5th of TBD)
East Carolina	1983-84	4-24	.143	Charlie Harrison (2nd of five)
East Carolina	2006-07	6-24	.200	Ricky Stokes (2nd of two)
East Tennessee State	2012-13	10-22	.313	Murry Bartow (10th of 12)
Eastern Illinois	2021-22	5-26	.161	Marty Simmons (1st of TBD)
Eastern Kentucky	1998-99	3-23	.115	Scott Perry (2nd of three)
Eastern Michigan	2000-01	3-25	.107	Jim Boone (1st of five)
Eastern Washington	1986-87	5-23	.179	Joe Folda (2nd of two)
Eastern Washington	1995-96	3-23	.115	Steve Aggers (1st of five)
Elon	1994-95	3-24	.111	Mark Simons (2nd of 10)
Elon	2022-23	8-24	.250	Billy Taylor (1st of TBD)
Evansville	2003-04	7-22	.241	Steve Merfeld (2nd of five)
Fairfield	2013-14	7-25	.219	Sydney Johnson (3rd of eight)
Fairleigh Dickinson	2011-12	3-26	.103	Greg Vetrone (3rd of four)
Florida	1981-82	5-22	.185	Norman Sloan (8th of 15)
Florida A&M	2014-15	2-27	.069	Byron Samuels (1st of three)
Florida Atlantic	1999-00	2-28	.067	Sidney Green (1st of six)
Florida Gulf Coast	2019-20	10-22	.313	Michael Fly (2nd of four)
Florida International	2009-10	7-25	.219	Isiah Thomas (1st of three)
Florida State	2022-23	9-23	.281	Leonard Hamilton (21st of TBD)
Fordham	2002-03	2-26	.071	Bob Hill (4th of four)
Fordham	2009-10	2-26	.071	Dereck Whittenburg (7th of seven)
Fresno State	2008-09	13-21	.382	Steve Cleveland (4th of six)
Furman	2008-09	6-24	.200	Jeff Jackson (3rd of seven)
Furman	2012-13	7-24	.226	Jeff Jackson (7th of seven)
Gardner-Webb	2002-03	5-24	.172	Rick Scruggs (8th of 15th)
George Mason	1969-70	4-23	.148	Hap Spuhler (3rd of three)
George Washington	1988-89	1-27	.036	John Kuester (4th of five)
Georgetown	2021-22	6-25	.194	Patrick Ewing (5th of six)
Georgetown	2022-23	7-25	.219	Patrick Ewing (6th of six)
Georgia	2021-22	6-26	.188	Tom Crean (4th of four)
Georgia Southern	2010-11	5-27	.156	Charlton Young (2nd of four)
Georgia State	1984-85	2-26	.071	Tom Pugliese* (2nd of two)
Georgia Tech	1980-81	4-23	.148	Dwane Morrison (8th of eight)
Gonzaga	1989-90	8-20	.286	Dan Fitzgerald (5th of 15)
Grambling State	1999-00	1-30	.032	Larry Wright (1st of nine)
Grand Canyon	2019-20	13-17	.433	Dan Majerle (7th of seven)
Green Bay	2022-23	3-29	.094	Will Ryan (3rd of three)
Hampton	2022-23	8-24	.250	Edward Joyner Jr. (14th of TBD)
Hartford	2008-09	7-26	.212	Dan Leibovitz (3rd of four)
Harvard	2003-04	4-23	.148	Frank Sullivan (13th of 16)
Hawaii	1977-78	1-26	.037	Larry Little (2nd of nine)
High Point	2019-20	9-23	.281	Tubby Smith (2nd of four)
Hofstra	2012-13	7-25	.219	Mo Cassara (3rd of three)
Holy Cross	2019-20	3-29	.094	Brett Nelson (1st of four)
Houston	1999-00	9-22	.290	Clyde Drexler (2nd of two)
Houston Baptist	2010-11	5-26	.161	Ron Cottrell (20th of TBD)
Howard University	1999-00	1-27	.036	Kirk Saulny (2nd of two)
Idaho	2006-07	4-27	.129	George Pfeifer (1st of two)
Idaho	2018-19	5-27	.156	Don Verlin (11th of 11)
Idaho State	2016-17	5-26	.161	Bill Evans (5th of seven)
Illinois	2018-19	12-21	.364	Brad Underwood (2nd of TBD)
Illinois-Chicago	2013-14	6-25	.194	Howard Moore (4th of five)
Illinois-Chicago	2015-16	5-25	.167	Steve McClain (1st of five)
Illinois State	1990-91	5-23	.179	Bob Bender (2nd of four)
Incarnate Word	2018-19	6-25	.194	Carson Cunningham (1st of five)
Indiana	2008-09	6-25	.194	Tom Crean (1st of nine)
Indiana State	1988-89	4-24	.143	Ron Greene (4th of four)
Indiana State	2002-03	7-24	.226	Royce Waltman (6th of 10)
IUPUI	2022-23	5-27	.156	Matt Crenshaw (2nd of TBD)
Iona	2006-07	2-28	.067	Jeff Ruland (9th of nine)
Iowa	2009-10	10-22	.313	Todd Lickliter (3rd of three)
Iowa State	1975-76	3-24	.111	Ken Trickey (2nd of two)
Jackson State	1982-83	6-24	.200	Paul Covington (16th of 19)
Jackson State	2011-12	7-24	.226	Tevester Anderson (9th of 10)
Jacksonville	2005-06	1-26	.037	Cliff Warren (1st of nine)
Jacksonville State	2010-11	5-25	.167	James Green (3rd of eight)
James Madison	1985-86	5-23	.179	John Thurston (1st of three)
James Madison	2005-06	5-23	.179	Dean Keener (2nd of four)
James Madison	2006-07	7-23	.233	Dean Keener (3rd of four)
James Madison	2016-17	10-23	.303	Louis Rowe (1st of four)
Kansas	1961-62	7-18	.280	Dick Harp (6th of eight)
Kansas	1972-73	8-18	.308	Ted Owens (9th of 19)
Kansas City	2008-09	7-24	.226	Matt Brown (2nd of six)
Kansas City	2012-13	8-24	.250	Matt Brown (6th of six)
Kansas State	2019-20	11-21	.344	Bruce Weber (8th of 10)
Kennesaw State	2011-12	3-28	.097	Lewis Preston (1st of three)
Kennesaw State	2019-20	1-28	.034	Amir Abdur-Rahm (1st of four)
Kent State	1977-78	6-21	.222	Rex Hughes* (4th of four)
Kentucky	1988-89	13-19	.406	Eddie Sutton (4th of four)
Lafayette	1994-95	2-25	.074	John Leone (7th of seven)
Lamar	2012-13	3-28	.097	Pat Knight (2nd of three)
La Salle	1995-96	6-24	.200	Speedy Morris (10th of 15)
Lehigh	1996-97	1-26	.037	Sal Mentesana (1st of six)
Liberty	2001-02	5-25	.167	Mel Hankinson (4th of four)
Lipscomb	2001-02	6-21	.222	Scott Sanderson (3rd of 14)
Lipscomb	2003-04	7-21	.250	Scott Sanderson (5th of 14)
Lipscomb	2015-16	12-21	.364	Casey Alexander (3rd of six)
Little Rock	2017-18	7-25	.219	Wes Flanigan (2nd of two)
Long Beach State	2007-08	6-25	.194	Dan Monson (1st of TBD)
Long Island University	2022-23	3-26	.103	Rod Strickland (1st of TBD)
Longwood	2017-18	7-26	.212	Jayson Gee (5th of five)
Louisiana-Lafayette	1994-95	7-22	.241	Marty Fletcher (9th of 11)
Louisiana-Monroe	2011-12	3-26	.103	Keith Richard (2nd of TBD)
Louisiana State	1966-67	3-23	.115	Press Maravich (1st of six)
Louisiana Tech	1993-94	2-25	.074	Jerry Loyd (5th of five)
Louisville	2022-23	4-28	.125	Kenny Payne (1st of TBD)
Loyola of Chicago	2011-12	7-23	.233	Porter Moser (1st of 10)
Loyola (Md.)	2003-04	1-27	.036	Scott Hicks (4th of four)
Loyola Marymount	2008-09	3-28	.097	Bill Bayno (only season)
Maine	2014-15	3-27	.100	Bob Walsh (1st of four)
Maine	2018-19	5-27	.156	Richard Barron (1st of four)
Manhattan	1985-86	2-26	.071	Tom Sullivan (only season)
Marist	2009-10	1-29	.033	Chuck Martin (2nd of five)
Marquette	1963-64	5-21	.192	Eddie Hickey (6th of six)
Marshall	1991-92	7-22	.241	Dwight Freeman (2nd of four)
Marshall	2004-05	6-22	.214	Ron Jirsa (2nd of four)
Marshall	2013-14	11-22	.333	Tom Herrion (4th of four)
Maryland	1940-41	1-21	.045	Burton Shipley (18th of 24)
Maryland-Baltimore County	2009-10	4-26	.133	Randy Monroe (6th of eight)
Maryland-Baltimore County	2011-12	4-26	.133	Randy Monroe (8th of eight)
Maryland-Baltimore County	2014-15	4-26	.133	Aki Thomas (3rd of four)
Maryland-Eastern Shore	2007-08	4-28	.125	Meredith Smith (only season)
Massachusetts	1979-80	2-24	.077	Ray Wilson (1st of two)
Massachusetts	1980-81	3-24	.111	Ray Wilson (2nd of two)
UMass Lowell	2016-17	11-20	.355	Pat Duquette (4th of TBD)
McNeese State	2022-23	11-23	.324	John Aiken (2nd of two)
Memphis	1969-70	6-20	.231	Moe Iba (4th of four)
Mercer	1990-91	2-25	.074	Brad Siegfried (2nd of two)
Miami (Fla.)	1991-92	8-24	.250	Leonard Hamilton (2nd of 10)
Miami (Ohio)	2012-13	9-22	.290	John Cooper (1st of five)
Michigan	2007-08	10-22	.312	John Beilein (1st of 12)
Michigan State	1949-50	4-18	.182	Alton Kircher (only season)
Michigan State	1964-65	5-18	.217	Forddy Anderson (11th of 11)
Michigan State	1987-88	10-18	.357	Jud Heathcote (12th of 19)
Middle Tennessee State	2019-20	8-23	.258	Nick McDevitt (2nd of TBD)
Milwaukee	1994-95	3-24	.111	Steve Antrim (8th of eight)
Milwaukee	1997-98	3-24	.111	Ric Cobb (3rd of four)
Milwaukee	2012-13	8-24	.250	Rob Jeter (8th of 11)
Milwaukee	2016-17	11-24	.314	LaVall Jordan (only season)
Minnesota	2015-16	8-23	.258	Richard Pitino (3rd of eight)
Mississippi	1964-65	4-21	.160	Eddie Crawford (3rd of six)
Mississippi	1975-76	6-21	.222	Cob Jarvis (8th of eight)
Mississippi	2022-23	12-21	.364	Kermit Davis (5th of five)
Mississippi State	1985-86	8-22	.267	Bob Boyd (5th of five)
Mississippi State	2012-13	10-22	.313	Rick Ray (1st of three)
Mississippi Valley State	2017-18	4-28	.125	Andre Payne (4th of five)
Missouri	2016-17	8-24	.250	Kim Anderson (3rd of three)
Missouri State	2012-13	11-22	.333	Paul Lusk (2nd of seven)
Monmouth	2022-23	7-26	.212	King Rice (12th of TBD)
Montana	1944-45	7-23	.233	George Dahlberg (1st of 11)
Montana State	2014-15	7-23	.233	Brian Fish (1st of five)
Morehead State	1997-98	3-23	.115	Kyle Macy (1st of nine)
Morehead State	2005-06	4-23	.148	Kyle Macy (9th of nine)
Morgan State	2005-06	4-26	.133	Butch Beard (5th of five)
Mount St. Mary's	2001-02	3-24	.111	Jim Phelan (48th of 49)
Murray State	1978-79	4-22	.154	Ron Greene (1st of seven)
Navy	2011-12	3-26	.103	Ed DeChellis (1st of TBD)
Nebraska	2019-20	7-25	.219	Fred Hoiberg (1st of TBD)
Nevada	1971-72	2-24	.077	Jack Spencer (13th of 13)
New Hampshire	1987-88	4-25	.138	Gerry Friel (19th of 20)
New Hampshire	1990-91	3-25	.107	Jim Boylan (2nd of three)
New Hampshire	1999-00	3-25	.107	Phil Rowe (1st of six)
NJIT	2008-09	1-30	.032	Jim Engles (1st of eight)
New Mexico	1979-80	6-22	.214	Charlie Harrison (only season)
New Mexico State	2004-05	6-24	.200	Lou Henson (16th of 16)
New Orleans	2009-10	8-22	.267	Joe Pasternack (3rd of four)
New York University	1970-71	5-20	.200	Lou Rossini (13th of 13)
Niagara	2013-14	7-26	.212	Chris Casey (1st of six)
Nicholls State	1990-91	3-25	.107	Rickey Broussard (1st of 12)
Nicholls State	2001-02	2-25	.074	Rickey Broussard (12th of 12)
Nicholls State	2002-03	3-25	.107	Ricky Blanton (1st of two)
Norfolk State	2010-11	12-20	.375	Anthony Evans (4th of six)
North Carolina	2001-02	8-20	.286	Matt Doherty (2nd of three)
UNC Asheville	2018-19	4-27	.129	Mike Morrell (1st of TBD)
North Carolina A&T	2016-17	3-29	.094	Jay Joyner (1st of four)
North Carolina Central	2008-09	4-27	.129	Henry Dickerson (5th of five)
UNC Greensboro	2008-09	5-25	.167	Mike Dement (8th of 11)
North Carolina State	2021-22	11-21	.344	Kevin Keatts (5th of TBD)
UNC Wilmington	2008-09	7-25	.219	Benny Moss (3rd of four)
North Dakota	2021-22	6-25	.194	Paul Sather (3rd of TBD)
North Dakota State	1937-38	2-20	.091	Bob Lowe (5th of 13)
North Dakota State	1967-68	6-20	.231	Doug Cowman (3rd of three)
North Florida	2006-07	3-26	.103	Matt Kilcullen (8th of 10)
North Florida	2007-08	3-26	.103	Matt Kilcullen (9th of 10)
North Texas	1989-90	5-25	.167	Jimmy Gales (4th of seven)
Northeastern	1995-96	4-24	.143	Dave Leitao (2nd of two)
Northern Arizona	2017-18	5-27	.156	Jack Murphy (6th of seven)
Northern Colorado	2005-06	5-24	.172	Craig Rasmuson (7th of seven)
Northern Colorado	2006-07	4-24	.143	Tad Boyle (1st of four)
Northern Illinois	2011-12	5-26	.161	Mark Montgomery (1st of 10)
Northern Iowa	2000-01	7-24	.226	Sam Weaver (3rd of three)
Northern Kentucky	2013-14	9-21	.300	Dave Bezold (10th of 11)
Northern Kentucky	2015-16	9-21	.300	John Brannen (1st of four)
Northwestern	1999-00	5-25	.167	Kevin O'Neill (3rd of three)
Northwestern State	1984-85	3-25	.107	Wayne Yates (5th of five)
Northwestern State	2017-18	4-25	.138	Mike McConathy (19th of 23)
Notre Dame	1965-66	5-21	.192	Johnny Dee (2nd of seven)
Notre Dame	2022-23	11-21	.344	Mike Brey (23rd of 23)
Oakland	1974-75	4-22	.154	Eugene Boldon (7th of eight)
Oakland	1975-76	5-22	.185	Eugene Boldon (8th of eight)
Oakland	1977-78	4-22	.154	Jim Mitchell (2nd of three)
Ohio University	1997-98	5-21	.192	Larry Hunter (9th of 12)
Ohio State	1994-95	6-22	.214	Randy Ayers (6th of eight)
Ohio State	1997-98	8-22	.267	Jim O'Brien (1st of five)
Oklahoma	2016-17	11-20	.355	Lon Kruger (6th of 10)
Oklahoma State	1971-72	4-22	.154	Sam Aubrey (2nd of three)
Old Dominion	2012-13	5-25	.167	Blaine Taylor* (12th of 12)
Omaha	2021-22	5-25	.167	Derrin Hansen (10th of 10)
Oral Roberts	1992-93	5-22	.185	Ken Trickey (6th of six)
Oral Roberts	2016-17	8-22	.267	Scott Sutton (18th of 18)
Oregon	1921-22	7-24	.226	George Bohler (2nd of three)
Oregon State	2021-22	3-28	.097	Wayne Tinkle (8th of TBD)
Pacific	1983-84	3-27	.100	Tom O'Neil (2nd of six)
Pennsylvania	2009-10	6-22	.214	Jerome Allen* (1st of six)
Pennsylvania	2012-13	9-22	.290	Jerome Allen (4th of six)
Penn State	2004-05	7-23	.233	Ed DeChellis (2nd of eight)
Pepperdine	2017-18	6-26	.188	Marty Wilson (7th of seven)
Pittsburgh	2017-18	8-24	.250	Kevin Stallings (2nd of two)
Portland	1988-89	2-26	.071	Larry Steele (2nd of seven)
Portland State	2002-03	5-22	.185	Heath Schroyer (1st of three)
Prairie View	1991-92	0-28	.000	Elwood Plummer (8th of 18)
Presbyterian	2022-23	5-27	.156	Quinton Ferrell (4th of TBD)
Princeton	2007-08	6-23	.207	Sydney Johnson (1st of four)
Providence	1984-85	11-20	.355	Joe Mullaney (18th of 18)
Purdue	2004-05	7-21	.250	Gene Keady (25th of 25)
Purdue-Fort Wayne	2003-04	3-25	.107	Doug Noll (5th of six)
Quinnipiac	2000-01	6-21	.222	Joe DeSantis (5th of 11)
Quinnipiac	2015-16	9-21	.300	Tom Moore (9th of 10)
Quinnipiac	2016-17	10-21	.323	Tom Moore (10th of 10)
Quinnipiac	2017-18	12-21	.364	Baker Dunleavy (1st of six)
Radford	2011-12	6-26	.188	Mike Jones (1st of 10)
Rhode Island	1999-00	5-25	.167	Jerry DeGregorio (1st of two)
Rice	2007-08	3-27	.100	Willis Wilson (16th of 16)
Richmond	1977-78	4-22	.154	Carl Slone (4th of four)
Richmond	2006-07	8-22	.267	Chris Mooney (2nd of TBD)
Rider	1988-89	5-23	.179	John Carpenter (23rd of 23)
Robert Morris	1996-97	4-24	.143	Jim Boone (1st of four)
Robert Morris	2021-22	8-24	.250	Andrew Toole (12th of TBD)
Rutgers	2015-16	7-25	.219	Eddie Jordan (3rd of three)
Sacred Heart	2013-14	5-26	.161	Anthony Latina (1st of TBD)
St. Bonaventure	2004-05	2-26	.071	Anthony Solomon (2nd of four)
St. Francis (N.Y.)	2016-17	4-27	.129	Glenn Braica (7th of 13)
Saint Francis (Pa.)	2005-06	4-24	.143	Bobby Jones (7th of nine)
Saint Francis (Pa.)	2012-13	5-24	.172	Rob Krimmel (1st of TBD)
St. John's	2015-16	8-24	.250	Chris Mullin (1st of four)
Saint Joseph's	2019-20	6-26	.188	Billy Lange (1st of TBD)
Saint Louis	1982-83	5-23	.179	Rich Grawer (1st of 10)
Saint Mary's	2000-01	2-27	.069	Dave Bollwinkel (4th of four)
Saint Peter's	2011-12	5-26	.161	John Dunne (6th of seven)
Samford	1975-76	3-23	.115	Fred Crowell (1st of four)
Samford	2019-20	10-23	.222	Scott Padgett (6th of six)
Sam Houston State	1967-68	9-22	.290	Archie Porter (4th of 11)
Sam Houston State	1978-79	5-22	.185	Dennis Price (4th of four)
San Diego	2003-04	4-26	.133	Brad Holland (10th of 13)
San Diego State	1986-87	5-25	.167	Smokey Gaines (8th of eight)
San Francisco	1985-86	7-21	.250	Jim Brovelli (1st of 10)
San Francisco	2007-08	10-21	.323	Jessie Evans* (4th of four)
San Jose State	2014-15	2-28	.067	Dave Wojcik (2nd of four)
Santa Clara	2011-12	8-22	.267	Kerry Keating (5th of nine)
Seattle	1992-93	6-24	.200	Al Hairston (2nd of nine)
Seton Hall	1982-83	6-23	.207	P.J. Carlesimo (1st of 12)
Siena	2004-05	6-24	.200	Rob Lanier (4th of four)
Siena	2012-13	8-24	.250	Mitch Buonaguro (3rd of three)
Siena	2017-18	8-24	.250	Jimmy Patsos (5th of five)
South Alabama	2001-02	7-21	.250	Bob Weltlich (5th of five)
South Alabama	2014-15	12-21	.364	Matthew Graves (2nd of five)
South Carolina	1937-38	3-21	.125	Ted Petoskey (3rd of five)
South Carolina	1998-99	8-21	.276	Eddie Fogler (6th of eight)
South Carolina	2011-12	10-21	.323	Darrin Horn (4th of four)
South Carolina	2022-23	11-21	.344	Lamont Paris (1st of TBD)
South Carolina State	2011-12	5-26	.161	Tim Carter (5th of six)
South Carolina State	2018-19	8-26	.235	Murray Garvin (7th of nine)
South Carolina State	2022-23	5-26	.161	Erik Martin (1st of TBD)
USC Upstate	2018-19	6-26	.188	Dave Dickerson (1st of TBD)
South Dakota	1987-88	5-23	.179	Doug Martin (6th of six)
South Dakota State	2006-07	6-24	.200	Scott Nagy (12th of 21)
South Florida	2015-16	8-25	.242	Orlando Antigua (2nd of three)
Southeast Missouri State	2008-09	3-27	.100	Zac Roman (only season)
Southeastern Louisiana	1988-89	3-24	.111	Leo McClure (only full season)
Southern	2010-11	4-26	.133	Rob Spivery (6th of six)
Southern California	2011-12	6-26	.188	Kevin O'Neill (3rd of four)
Southern Illinois	2011-12	8-23	.258	Chris Lowery (8th of eight)
SIU-Edwardsville	2016-17	6-24	.200	Jon Harris (2nd of four)
Southern Methodist	2022-23	10-22	.313	Rob Lanier (1st of TBD)
Southern Mississippi	2021-22	7-26	.212	Jay Ladner (3rd of TBD)
Southern Utah	2013-14	2-27	.069	Nick Robinson (2nd of four)
Stanford	1992-93	7-23	.233	Mike Montgomery (7th of 18)
Stephen F. Austin	1989-90	2-25	.074	Mike Martin (2nd of two)
Stetson	2013-14	7-24	.226	Corey Williams (1st of six)
Stetson	2018-19	7-24	.226	Corey Williams (6th of six)
Stony Brook	2005-06	4-24	.143	Steve Pikiell (1st of 11)
Syracuse	1961-62	2-22	.083	Marc Guley (12th of 12)
Temple	2013-14	9-22	.290	Fran Dunphy (8th of 13)
Tennessee	1990-91	12-22	.353	Wade Houston (2nd of five)
Tennessee	1993-94	5-22	.185	Wade Houston (5th of five)
Tennessee-Martin	2011-12	4-27	.129	Jason James (3rd of five)
Tennessee State	2014-15	5-26	.161	Dana Ford (1st of four)
Tennessee Tech	2018-19	8-23	.258	Steve Payne (8th of eight)
Texas	1982-83	6-22	.214	Bob Weltlich (1st of six)
Texas	2016-17	11-22	.333	Shaka Smart (2nd of six)
Texas A&M	1991-92	6-22	.214	Tony Barone (1st of seven)
Texas A&M	2001-02	9-22	.290	Melvin Watkins (4th of six)
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	2011-12	6-24	.200	Willis Wilson (1st of 10)
Texas-Arlington	1976-77	3-24	.111	Bob LeGrand (1st of 11)
Texas Christian	2005-06	6-25	.194	Neil Dougherty (4th of six)
Texas-El Paso	2002-03	6-24	.200	Billy Gillispie (1st of two)
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	2009-10	6-27	.182	Ryan Marks (1st of four)
Texas-San Antonio	2015-16	5-27	.156	Brooks Thompson (10th of 10)
Texas Southern	2007-08	7-25	.219	Robert Moreland (27th of 27)
Texas Southern	2008-09	7-25	.219	Tony Harvey (1st of four)
Texas State	2005-06	3-24	.111	Dennis Nutt (6th of six)
Texas Tech	1990-91	8-23	.258	Gerald Myers (21st of 21)
Texas Tech	2011-12	8-23	.258	Billy Gillispie (only season)
Toledo	2009-10	4-28	.125	Gene Cross (2nd of two)
Toledo	2010-11	4-28	.125	Tod Kowalczyk (1st of TBD)
Towson	2011-12	1-31	.031	Pat Skerry (1st of TBD)
Troy	1977-78	1-23	.042	Wes Bizilia (5th of nine)
Tulane	2018-19	4-27	.129	Mike Dunleavy (3rd of three)
Tulsa	2022-23	5-25	.167	Eric Konkol (1st of TBD)
UAB	2001-02	13-17	.433	Murry Bartow (6th of six)
UAB	2012-13	16-17	.485	Jerod Haase (1st of four)
UCF	2000-01	8-23	.258	Kirk Speraw (8th of 17)
UCLA	1937-38	4-20	.167	Caddy Works (17th of 18)
UCLA	1938-39	7-20	.259	Caddy Works (18th of 18)
UCLA	1940-41	6-20	.231	Wilbur Johns (2nd of nine)
UNLV	2016-17	11-21	.344	Marvin Menzies (1st of three)
Utah	2011-12	6-25	.194	Larry Krystkowiak (1st of 10)
Utah State	1981-82	4-23	.148	Rod Tueller (3rd of nine)
Utah Valley	2014-15	11-19	.367	Dick Hunsaker (12th of 12)
Utah Valley	2019-20	11-19	.367	Mark Madsen (1st of four)
Valparaiso	1989-90	4-24	.143	Homer Drew (2nd of 22)
Vanderbilt	2018-19	9-23	.281	Bryce Drew (3rd of three)
Vermont	1987-88	3-24	.111	Tom Brennan (2nd of 19)
Villanova	1973-74	7-19	.269	Rollie Massimino (1st of 19)
Villanova	1992-93	8-19	.296	Steve Lappas (1st of nine)
Villanova	2011-12	13-19	.406	Jay Wright (11th of 21)
Virginia	1960-61	3-23	.115	Billy McCann (4th of six)
Virginia Commonwealth	1997-98	9-19	.321	Sonny Smith (9th of nine)
Virginia Military	1970-71	1-25	.038	Mike Schuler (2nd of three)
Virginia Military	1981-82	1-25	.038	Charlie Schmaus (6th of six)
Virginia Military	1982-83	2-25	.074	Marty Fletcher (1st of four)
Virginia Military	2022-23	7-25	.219	Andrew Wilson (1st of TBD)
Virginia Tech	1953-54	3-24	.111	Red Laird (7th of eight)
Wagner	1990-91	4-26	.133	Tim Capstraw (2nd of 10)
Wagner	2009-10	5-26	.161	Mike Deane (7th of seven)
Wake Forest	2010-11	8-24	.250	Jeff Bzdelik (1st of four)
Washington	1993-94	5-22	.185	Bob Bender (1st of nine)
Washington	2016-17	9-22	.290	Lorenzo Romar (15th of 15)
Washington State	1952-53	7-27	.206	Jack Friel (25th of 30)
Weber State	1986-87	7-22	.241	Larry Farmer (2nd of three)
West Virginia	2018-19	15-21	.417	Bob Huggins (12th of 16)
Western Carolina	2000-01	6-25	.194	Steve Shurina (1st of five)
Western Carolina	2018-19	7-25	.219	Mark Prosser (1st of three)
Western Illinois	2003-04	3-25	.107	Derek Thomas (1st of five)
Western Kentucky	1945-46	15-19	.441	Ed A. Diddle (24th of 42)
Western Kentucky	1997-98	10-19	.345	Matt Kilcullen* (4th of four)
Western Kentucky	2011-12	16-19	.457	Ken McDonald (4th of four)
Western Michigan	2018-19	8-24	.250	Steve Hawkins (16th of 17)
Wichita State	1995-96	8-21	.276	Scott Thompson (4th of four)
William & Mary	2021-22	5-27	.156	Dane Fischer (3rd of TBD)
Winston-Salem State	2006-07	5-24	.172	Bobby Collins (1st of eight)
Winthrop	1993-94	4-23	.148	Dan Kenney (2nd of six)
Wisconsin	1981-82	6-21	.222	Bill Cofield (6th of six)
Wofford	1979-80	7-25	.219	Wayne Earhardt (3rd of eight)
Wright State	1996-97	7-20	.259	Jim Brown (interim)
Wright State	2014-15	11-20	.355	Billy Donlon (5th of six)
Wyoming	2018-19	8-24	.250	Allen Edwards (3rd of four)
Wyoming	2019-20	9-24	.273	Allen Edwards (4th of four)
Xavier	1972-73	3-23	.115	Dick Campbell (2nd of two)
Yale	1998-99	4-22	.154	Dick Kuchen (13th of 13)
Youngstown State	2017-18	8-24	.250	Jerrod Calhoun (1st of TBD)

*Coach wasn't in charge of team the entire season.

On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 13

July 13th, 2023 - 8:31

Extra! Extra! Instead of debating why BLM rioters secure bail from woke celebs and left-wing politicians while once-proud FBI probes J6 trespasser's unconstructed U.S. Capitol Lego set (1,032 pieces probably pilfered from #NannyPathetic's prayer closet) and wily WY carpetbagger Liz Cheney joined forces with apparent soulmate #SackofSchiff to try diminishing #TheDonald, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.

Former Manhattan hoopers Buddy Hassett and Andy Karl provided significant performances in National League games on this date. Ditto ex-Louisiana State hoopers Joe Adcock and Alvin Dark. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 13 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:

JULY 13

Milwaukee Braves 1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading basketball scorer in 1945-46) clobbered two homers, including a grand slam, in a 1956 doubleheader sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Stretching his hitting streak to 18 games, Chicago Cubs 2B Glenn Beckert (three-year hoops letterman for Allegheny PA) supplied a decisive single in the 11th inning of 2-1 victory against the New York Mets in 1968.
In 1964, RHP Carl Bouldin (starting guard and co-captain for Cincinnati's 1961 NCAA champion) traded with 1B Bill "Moose" Skowron (scored 18 points in eight games for Purdue in 1949-50) by the Washington Senators to the Chicago White Sox for 1B Joe Cunningham and a player to be designated (P Frank Kreutzer). But Bouldin never pitched for the White Sox.
Brooklyn Dodgers RHP Ralph Branca (sixth-leading scorer for NYU in 1943-44) started the 1948 All-Star Game for the N.L. but surrendered a second-inning homer to Detroit Tigers CF Hoot Evers (starter for Illinois in 1939-40) as the A.L. rallied to prevail, 5-2. Seven years later in 1955, Evers was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Cleveland Indians.
Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Donn Clendenon (four-sport letterman with Morehouse GA) clobbered two homers against the Houston Colt .45s in a 1963 game.
Philadelphia Athletics C Mickey Cochrane (Boston University hooper in early 1920s) collected four hits against the Chicago White Sox in a 1927 contest.
In the 1954 All-Star Game, Milwaukee Braves RHP Gene Conley (All-PCC first-team selection led North Division in scoring in 1949-50 as Washington State sophomore) yielded a pinch-hit, game-tying homer to Cleveland Indians CF Larry Doby (reserve guard for Virginia Union's 1943 CIAA hoops titlist) in the bottom of the eighth inning for the A.L. before Conley was charged with two more runs for the N.L. and incurred an 11-9 setback. Chicago White Sox RHP Bob Keegan (Bucknell hoops letterman in 1941-42 and 1942-43) surrendered a two-run, pinch homer by Cincinnati Reds CF Gus Bell in the top of the eighth.
Washington Senators RHP Casey Cox (juco recruit averaged 1.7 ppg and 1.2 rpg for Cal State Los Angeles in 1961-62) won his seventh of first eight decisions in 1969.
Chicago Cubs 3B Alvin Dark (hoops letterman for Louisiana State and Southwestern Louisiana in mid-1940s) went 4-for-4 in the opener of a 1958 twinbill against the Philadelphia Phillies.
St. Louis Cardinals CF Taylor Douthit (California hoops letterman from 1922 through 1924) contributed four hits in a 12-10 win against the Brooklyn Robins in 1926.
St. Louis Cardinals SS Jake Flowers (member of Washington College MD "Flying Pentagon" hoops squad in 1923) contributed three extra-base hits and four RBI in a 12-5 win against the Chicago Cubs in 1931.
St. Louis Cardinals RHP Bob Gibson (Creighton's leading scorer and rebounder in 1955-56 and 1956-57) earned a save with two innings of scoreless relief for the N.L. in the 1965 All-Star Game. Chicago White Sox RHP Eddie Fisher (played for Oklahoma's 1954-55 freshman squad) hurled two scoreless innings for the A.L.
In 1972, Texas Rangers RHP Rich Hand (averaged 6.2 ppg for Puget Sound WA in 1967-68) hurled a six-hit shutout against his original team (Cleveland Indians). In his next start five days later, Hand allowed only one run in 10 innings against the Baltimore Orioles.
Boston Braves 1B Buddy Hassett (hooper for Manhattan teams winning school-record 17 consecutive games in 1930 and 1931) went 5-for-5 against the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a 1939 doubleheader.
RHP Andy Karl (Manhattan hoops letterman from 1933 through 1935), the N.L. leader in appearances (67) and saves (15) in 1945, registered one of his saves in an 11-9 win for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the resumption of a previously-suspended contest.
New York Yankees RF Charlie Keller (Maryland three-year hoops letterman from 1934-35 through 1936-37) knocked in five runs against the St. Louis Browns in the nightcap of a 1940 twinbill.
In 1962, Chicago Cubs rookie RHP Cal Koonce (hoops standout for Campbell in 1960 and 1961 when North Carolina-based school was junior college) hurled a one-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds to give him eight victories in his first 10 decisions.
In a 1974 outing, California Angels LF Joe Lahoud (New Haven CT hoops letterman in mid-1960s) went 4-for-4, including three extra-base hits, against his original team (Boston Red Sox).
Kansas City Athletics 2B Jerry Lumpe (member of Southwest Missouri State's 1952 NAIA Tournament championship hoops team) provided at least three hits for the fifth time in a nine-game span in 1962. Lumpe assembled a career-high 20-game hitting streak later in the campaign.
In his first at-bat with the Montreal Expos, OF Jim Lyttle (led Florida State in free-throw shooting in 1965-66 when he averaged 12.4 ppg) slugged a pinch-hit homer against the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a 1973 doubleheader.
New York Giants RHP Christy Mathewson (Bucknell hooper at turn of 20th Century) tossed an 11-hit shutout in a 4-0 verdict against the Cincinnati Reds in 1907.
St. Louis Cardinals RHP Lindy McDaniel (hooper for Oklahoma's 1954-55 freshman squad) hurled a scoreless ninth inning for the N.L. in a 6-0 win against the A.L. in the second 1960 All-Star Game.
San Diego Padres RHP Joe Niekro (averaged 8.9 ppg and 3.8 rpg for West Liberty WV from 1963-64 through 1965-66) outdueled his brother, Phil Niekro of the Atlanta Braves, 1-0, in 1969.
Kansas City Royals LF Lou Piniella (averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.4 rpg for Tampa as freshman in 1961-62) provided multiple hits in his fifth consecutive contest in 1969.
Boston Red Sox rookie RHP Dick Radatz (center on Michigan State's freshman hoops squad in 1955-56) concluded tossing a two-day total of 12 innings of relief in registering back-to-back victories against the Kansas City Athletics in 1962.
Boston Red Sox RHP Steve Renko (averaged 9.9 ppg and 5.8 rpg as a Kansas sophomore in 1963-64) had a no-hitter with one out in the ninth inning against the Oakland A's in 1979 before yielding a safety to Rickey Henderson.
New York Giants RF Dave Robertson (one of two reserves on North Carolina State's first basketball team in 1911) registered three safeties in both ends of a 1916 doubleheader split against the Cincinnati Reds.
Baltimore Orioles RF Ken Singleton (Hofstra freshman hoops squad in mid-1960s) socked two homers against the Minnesota Twins in a 1978 contest.
Cleveland Indians rookie 3B Freddy Spurgeon (Kalamazoo MI hooper in 1921-22) supplied four hits against the Boston Red Sox in a 1925 game.
New York Giants C Wes Westrum (hooper for Bemidji State MN one season before serving in military during WWII) whacked a grand slam against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 1951 contest.
St. Louis Cardinals 1B Bill White (two-year hooper for Hiram OH in early 1950s) banged out three hits in both ends of a 1964 doubleheader sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Chicago Cubs CF Cy Williams (Notre Dame forward in 1909-10) went 4-for-4 against the Philadelphia Phillies in the opener of a 1917 twinbill.
San Diego Padres RF Dave Winfield (starting forward for Minnesota's first NCAA playoff team in 1972) homered in both ends of a 1979 doubleheader against the Montreal Expos.

The Wonder Years: 3 Power-League Members Set Single-Season Win Mark

July 12th, 2023 - 12:30

Three power-league members - Alabama (31), Marquette (29) and Miami (29) - set or tied school marks last year for most victories in a single season. Although schedules include significantly more games than several decades ago, fellow power-league members Colorado, Georgia and Northwestern still need to win as many as 25 games in a single season. Marquette left an "aging" category, but Arizona State, California, North Carolina State, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Seton Hall, Washington and Washington State are eight power-league members setting their existing single-season record for victories before the NCAA playoffs expanded to at least 32 teams in 1975. Oklahoma State, Seton Hall and Washington State did tie their respective records since the late 1980s.

Bama, Marquette and Miami were among more than 20 universities setting or tying standards last year for most triumphs in a single NCAA Division campaign. She is much cuter than any female in the presidential seal-of-approval First Family, but granddaughter Navy Biden isn't the only one abandoned in Arkansas as UAPB and UCA join Alabama A&M and SIUE as schools never reaching the 20-win plateau at the NCAA Division I level. Following is a school-by-school look at the scoring and rebounding leaders for teams when they posted a school's winningest season at the DI level:

School	Most Wins	Season	Scoring Leader	Rebounding Leader
Abilene Christian	27-7	2018-19	Jaren Lewis (13.8 ppg)	Jaren Lewis (6.1 rpg)
Air Force	24-7	2005-06	Antoine Hood (14.9)	Jacob Burtschi (6.1)
Akron	27-9	2016-17	Isaiah Johnson (16.6)	Kwan Cheatham (7.2)
Alabama	31-6	2022-23	Brandon Miller (18.8)	Brandon Miller (8.2)
Alabama A&M	19-10	2001-02	Desmond Cambridge (20.7)	Garik Nicholson (6.1)
Alabama State	22-6	1982-83	Lewis Jackson (23.8)	Joe Williams (7.6)
Alabama State	22-6	1983-84	Lewis Jackson (29)	Joe Williams (7.7)
Alabama State	22-10	2008-09	Brandon Brooks (13.7)	Wesley Jones (6.5)
Albany	24-11	2012-13	Mike Black (14.8)	Sam Rowley (6.2)
Albany	24-9	2014-15	Sam Rowley (13.9)	Sam Rowley (7.6)
Albany	24-9	2015-16	Evan Singletary (12.9)	Mike Rowley (6.5)
Alcorn State	28-1	1978-79	Larry Smith (17.6)	Larry Smith (13.7)
American University	24-6	1980-81	Russell "Boo" Bowers (23.5)	Russell "Boo" Bowers (6.6)
American University	24-8	2008-09	Garrison Carr (17.9)	Brian Gilmore (5.4)
Appalachian State	25-8	2006-07	D.J. Thompson (15.6)	Jeremy Clayton (7.1)
Arizona	35-3	1987-88	Sean Elliott (19.6)	Anthony Cook (7.1)
Arizona State	26-3	1962-63	Joe Caldwell (19.7)	Art Becker (11.2)
Arkansas	34-4	1990-91	Todd Day (20.7)	Oliver Miller (7.7)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	18-16	2009-10	Terrance Calvin (10.2)	Lebaron Weathers (6.7)
Arkansas State	23-9	1990-91	Bobby Gross (15.4)	Fred Shepherd (6.9)
Army	22-6	1969-70	Jim Oxley (15.6)	Max Miller (7.5)
Auburn	30-10	2018-19	Bryce Brown (15.9)	Chuma Okeke (6.8)
Austin Peay	24-4	1976-77	Calvin Garrett (17.4)	Otis Howard (8.3)
Austin Peay	24-11	2007-08	Drake Reed (14.4)	Fernandez Lockett (6.8)
Ball State	29-3	1988-89	Curtis Kidd (14)	Paris McCurdy (8.5)
Baylor	30-8	2011-12	Pierre Jackson (13.8)	Perry Jones III (7.6)
Belmont	30-5	2010-11	Ian Clark (12.2)	Mick Hedgepeth (5.9)
Bethune-Cookman	21-13	2010-11	C.J. Reed (18.8)	Alexander Starling (6.7)
Binghamton	23-9	2008-09	D.J. Rivera (20)	Reggie Fuller (7)
Boise State	27-8	2021-22	Abu Kigab (14.8)	Miaden Armus (8)
Boston College	28-8	2005-06	Craig Smith (17.6)	Craig Smith (9.4)
Boston University	25-5	1996-97	Tunji Awojobi (19.4)	Tunji Awojobi (10.2)
Bowling Green	28-7	1946-47	Charles Share (9.1)	unavailable
Bradley	32-5	1949-50	Paul Unruh (12.8)	unavailable
Bradley	32-6	1950-51	Gene Melchiorre (11.3)	unavailable
Bradley	32-3	1985-86	Hersey Hawkins (18.7)	Mike Williams (7.1)
Brigham Young	32-5	2010-11	Jimmer Fredette (28.9)	Brandon Davies (6.2)
Brown	20-12	2018-19	Desmond Cambridge (15.7)	Tamenang Choh (8.6)
Bryant	22-10	2021-22	Peter Kiss (25.2)	Charles Pride (8.6)
Bucknell	28-6	2012-13	Mike Muscala (18.7)	Mike Muscala (11.1)
Buffalo	32-4	2018-19	C.J. Massinburg (18.2)	Nick Perkins (7.4)
Butler	33-5	2009-10	Gordon Hayward (15.5)	Gordon Hayward (8.2)
California	30-6	1945-46	Andy Wolfe (13.4)	unavailable
California Baptist	21-10	2019-20	Milan Acquaah (18.1)	De'Jon Davis (9.7)
UC Davis	25-7	25-7	2014-15	Corey Hawkins (20.9) \| Corey Hawkins (4.9)
UC Irvine	31-6	2018-19	Max Hazzard (12.5)	Jonathan Galloway (7.9)
Cal Poly	19-11	2006-07	Derek Stockalper (14.4)	Derek Stockalper (7)
UC Riverside	22-12	2022-23	Zyon Pullin (18.3)	Lachlan Olbrich (6.1)
UC Santa Barbara	27-8	2022-23	Ajay Mitchell (16.3)	Andre Kelly (6.5)
Cal State Bakersfield	25-10	2016-17	Jaylin Airington (14.3)	Matt Smith (5.7)
Cal State Fullerton	24-9	2007-08	Josh Akognon (20.2)	Scott Cutley (7.4)
Cal State Northridge	22-10	2000-01	Brian Heinle (20.2)	Brian Heinle (9.2)
Cal State Sacramento	21-12	2014-15	Mikh McKinney (19.2)	Nick Hornsby (5.2)
Campbell	20-9	1993-94	Joe Spinks (20.9)	Joe Spinks (8.8)
Campbell	20-13	2018-19	Chris Clemons (30.1)	Andrew Eudy (6.8)
Canisius	22-6	1956-57	Henry Nowak (20.1)	Henry Nowak (10.7)
Canisius	22-7	1993-94	Craig Wise (16.1)	Micheal Meeks (7.5)
Centenary	25-4	1974-75	Robert Parish (18.9)	Robert Parish (15.4)
Central Arkansas	18-17	2017-18	Jordan Howard (25.1)	Mathieu Kamba (6.1)
Central Connecticut State	27-5	2001-02	Corsley Edwards (15.4)	Ron Robinson (9.3)
Central Michigan	25-7	2002-03	Chris Kaman (22.4)	Chris Kaman (12)
Charleston Southern	21-9	1985-86	Ben Hinson (19.7)	Bernard Innocent (7.3)
Charleston Southern	21-9	1986-87	Ben Hinson (22.6)	Oliver Johnson (8.7)
Charlotte	28-5	1976-77	Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell (22.2)	Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell (12.1)
Chattanooga	27-4	1981-82	Willie White (15.8)	Russ Schoene (7)
Chattanooga	27-8	2021-22	Malachi Smith (19.9)	Silvio De Sousa (6.9)
Chicago State	22-6	1985-86	Darron Brittman (18.2)	Shawn Bell (6.7)
Cincinnati	31-4	2001-02	Steve Logan (22)	Donald Little (6.9)
Cincinnati	31-5	2017-18	Jacob Evans (13)	Gary Clark (8.7)
The Citadel	20-7	1978-79	Tom Slawson (17.1)	Tom Slawson (6.6)
The Citadel	20-13	2008-09	Demetrius Nelson (16.4)	Demetrius Nelson (6.5)
Clemson	25-6	1986-87	Horace Grant (21)	Horace Grant (9.6)
Clemson	25-11	2006-07	K.C. Rivers (14)	Trevor Booker/James Mays (6.4)
Clemson	25-10	2017-18	Marcquise Reed (15.8)	Elijah Thomas (8.1)
Cleveland State	29-4	1985-86	Clinton Smith (16.2)	Eric Mudd (8.3)
Coastal Carolina	28-7	2009-10	Chad Gray (14.3)	Joseph Harris (9.6)
Coastal Carolina	28-6	2010-11	Desmond Holloway (18.5)	Sam McLaurin (7)
Colgate	26-9	2022-23	Tucker Richardson (13.7)	Keegan Records (6)
College of Charleston	31-4	2022-23	Dalton Bolon (12.2)	Ante Brzovic (5.9)
Colorado	24-14	2010-11	Alec Burks (20.5)	Andre Roberson (7.8)
Colorado	24-12	2011-12	Carlon Brown (12.6)	Andre Roberson (11.1)
Colorado State	27-7	2014-15	J.J. Avila (16.7)	J.J. Avila (7.5)
Columbia	25-10	2015-16	Maodo Lo (16.9)	Jeff Coby (4.8)
Connecticut	34-2	1998-99	Richard Hamilton (21.5)	Kevin Freeman (7.3)
Coppin State	26-7	1989-90	Reggie Isaac (21.2)	Larry Stewart (11.2)
Cornell	29-5	2009-10	Ryan Wittman (17.5)	Jeff Foote (8.1)
Creighton	29-5	2002-03	Kyle Korver (17.8)	Kyle Korver (6.3)
Creighton	29-6	2011-12	Doug McDermott (22.9)	Doug McDermott (8.2)
Dartmouth	22-4	1941-42	George Munroe (15)	unavailable
Dartmouth	22-5	1957-58	Rudy LaRusso (15.3)	Rudy LaRusso (18.6)
Dartmouth	22-6	1958-59	Rudy LaRusso (18.9)	Rudy LaRusso (16.1)
Davidson	29-5	2006-07	Stephen Curry (21.5)	Boris Meno (8.2)
Davidson	29-7	2007-08	Stephen Curry (25.9)	Andrew Lovedale/Boris Meno (5.4)
Dayton	29-2	2019-20	Obi Toppin (20)	Obi Toppin (7.5)
Delaware	27-4	1991-92	Alex Coles (14.3)	Spencer Dunkley (8.8)
Delaware State	21-14	2005-06	Jahsha Bluntt (14.6)	Jahsha Bluntt (4.8)
Delaware State	21-12	2006-07	Roy Bright (15.5)	Jahsha Bluntt (4.9)
Denver	22-9	2011-12	Brian Stafford (14.5)	Royce O'Neale (5.8)
Denver	22-10	2012-13	Chris Udofia (13.3)	Royce O'Neale (5.5)
DePaul	28-3	1986-87	Dallas Comegys (17.5)	Dallas Comegys (7.5)
Detroit	25-4	1976-77	John Long (20.3)	Terry Tyler (11)
Detroit	25-4	1977-78	John Long (21.4)	Terry Tyler (12.6)
Detroit	25-6	1997-98	Derrick Hayes (13.8)	Brian Alexander (7.1)
Detroit	25-12	2000-01	Rashad Phillips (22.4)	Terrell Riggs (6.5)
Drake	28-5	2007-08	Josh Young (15.9)	Jonathan Cox (8.6)
Drexel	29-7	2011-12	Frantz Massenat (13.7)	Samme Givens (7.9)
Duke	37-3	1985-86	Johnny Dawkins (20.2)	Mark Alarie (6.2)
Duke	37-2	1998-99	Elton Brand (17.7)	Elton Brand (9.8)
Duquesne	26-3	1953-54	Dick Ricketts (17.2)	Jim Tucker (13.6)
East Carolina	23-12	2012-13	Maurice Kemp (18.9)	Robert Sampson (9.2)
East Tennessee State	28-5	1990-91	Keith "Mister" Jennings (20.1)	Rodney English (5.8)
Eastern Illinois	21-10	2000-01	Kyle Hill (23.8)	Henry Domercant (6.8)
Eastern Kentucky	25-10	2012-13	Glenn Cosey (15.2)	Eric Stutz (4.7)
Eastern Michigan	26-7	1990-91	Marcus Kennedy (20)	Marcus Kennedy (8.1)
Eastern Washington	26-8	2014-15	Tyler Harvey (23.1)	Venky Jois (7.7)
Elon	21-12	2012-13	Lucas Troutman (15.1)	Ryley Beaumont (7.1)
Evansville	25-6	1988-89	Scott Haffner (24.5)	Dan Godfread (8)
Evansville	25-9	2015-16	D.J. Balentine (20.5)	Egidijus Mockevicius (13.9)
Fairfield	25-8	2010-11	Derek Needham (14.1)	Ryan Olander (6.8)
Fairleigh Dickinson	23-7	1987-88	Jaime Latney (18.3)	Jaime Latney (8)
Fairleigh Dickinson	23-7	1997-98	Elijah Allen/Rahshon Turner (17.8)	Rahshon Turner (10.8)
Florida	36-3	2013-14	Casey Prather (13.8)	Dorian Finney-Smith (6.7)
Florida A&M	22-8	1987-88	Aldwin Ware (19.5)	Aldwin Ware (5.3)
Florida Atlantic	35-4	2022-23	Johnell Davis (13.8)	Goldin Vladislav (6.5)
Florida Gulf Coast	26-11	2012-13	Sherwood Brown (15.5)	Sherwood Brown (6.5)
Florida Gulf Coast	26-8	2016-17	Brandon Goodwin (18.5)	Demetris Morant (7.9)
Florida International	21-8	1997-98	Raja Bell (16.6)	Darius Cook (6.1)
Florida State	29-8	2018-19	Mfiondu Kabenele (13.2)	Terance Mann (6.5)
Fordham	26-3	1970-71	Charlie Yelverton (23.3)	Charlie Yelverton (12)
Fresno State	27-3	1981-82	Rod Higgins (15.1)	Rod Higgins (6.3)
Furman	28-8	2022-23	Mike Bothwell (17.7)	Jalen Slawson (7.1)
Gardner-Webb	23-9	2001-02	Bruce Fields (12.4)	Bruce Fields (8.2)
Gardner-Webb	23-12	2018-19	David Efianayi (18.2)	Jose Perez (5.7)
George Mason	27-8	2005-06	Jai Lewis (13.7)	Jai Lewis (7.8)
George Mason	27-7	2010-11	Cameron Long (15.1)	Ryan Pearson (6.7)
George Washington	28-10	2015-16	Tyler Cavanaugh (16.8)	Kevin Larsen (8.2)
Georgetown	35-3	1984-85	Patrick Ewing (14.6)	Patrick Ewing (9.2)
Georgia	24-10	1982-83	Vern Fleming (16.9)	Terry Fair (6.6)
Georgia Southern	25-6	1991-92	Tony Windless (17.6)	Dexter Abrams (7.4)
Georgia State	29-5	2000-01	Shernard Long (18)	Thomas Terrell (7.5)
Georgia Tech	28-7	1989-90	Dennis Scott (27.7)	Malcolm Mackey (7.5)
Gonzaga	37-2	2016-17	Nigel Williams-Goss (16.8)	Johnathan Williams (6.4)
Grambling State	24-9	2022-23	Cam Christon (13)	Carte'Are Gordon (7)
Grand Canyon	27-7	2015-16	Joshua Braun (16.5)	Grandy Glaze (8.8)
Green Bay	27-7	1993-94	Jeff Nordgaard (15.6)	Jeff Nordgaard (6.4)
Hampton	26-7	2001-02	Tommy Adams (19.7)	Isaac Jefferson (9.4)
Hartford	19-14	2017-18	John Carroll (15.2)	John Carroll (6.4)
Harvard	27-5	2013-14	Wesley Saunders (14.2)	Steve Moundou-Missi (6)
Hawaii	28-6	2015-16	Stefan Jankovic (15.6)	Stefan Jankovic (6.6)
High Point	23-10	2014-15	John Brown (19.3)	John Brown (6)
Hofstra	27-8	2018-19	Justin Wright-Foreman (27.1)	Jacquil Taylor (8.8)
Holy Cross	27-3	1946-47	George Kaftan (11.1)	unavailable
Holy Cross	27-4	1949-50	Bob Cousy (19.4)	unavailable
Houston	33-4	2018-19	Corey Davis (17)	Armoni Brooks (6.3)
Houston	33-4	2022-23	Marcus Sasser (16.8)	J'Wan Roberts (7.7)
Houston Baptist	24-7	1983-84	Terry Hairston (14.7)	Anicet Lavodrama (7.1)
Howard University	24-4	1986-87	George Hamilton (12.8)	John Spencer (9.3)
Idaho	27-3	1981-82	Ken Owens (15.6)	Ke vin Smith (6.5)
Idaho State	25-5	1976-77	Steve Hayes (20.2)	Steve Hayes (11.1)
Illinois	37-2	2004-05	Luther Head (15.9)	James Augustine (7.6)
Illinois-Chicago	24-8	2003-04	Cedric Banks (18.4)	Armond Williams (5.8)
Illinois State	28-7	2016-17	Deontae Hawkins (14)	Deontae Hawkins (6.5)
Incarnate Word	21-6	2013-14	Denzel Livingston (20.3)	Ian Markolf (7.4)
Indiana	32-0	1975-76	Scott May (23.5)	Kent Benson (8.8)
Indiana State	33-1	1978-79	Larry Bird (28.6)	Larry Bird (14.9)
IUPUI	26-7	2007-08	George Hill (21.5)	George Hill (6.8)
Iona	29-5	1979-80	Jeff Ruland (20.1)	Jeff Ruland (12)
Iowa	30-5	1986-87	Roy Marble Jr. (14.9)	Brad Lohaus (7.7)
Iowa State	32-5	1999-00	Marcus Fizer (22.8)	Marcus Fizer (7.7)
Jackson State	25-9	1992-93	Lindsey Hunter (26.7)	Godfrey Thompson (7.1)
Jacksonville	27-2	1969-70	Artis Gilmore (26.5)	Artis Gilmore (22.2)
Jacksonville State	24-9	2018-19	Jason Burnell (17.2)	Jason Burnell (9.6)
James Madison	24-6	1981-82	Linton Townes (16.3)	Dan Ruland (6.3)
Kansas	35-4	1985-86	Danny Manning (16.7)	Danny Manning (6.3)
Kansas	35-4	1997-98	Paul Pierce (20.5)	Raef LaFrentz (11.4)
Kansas	35-3	2010-11	Marcus Morris (17.2)	Markieff Morris (8.3)
Kansas City	20-8	1991-92	Tony Dumas (21.5)	David Robinson (6.8)
Kansas State	29-8	2009-10	Jacob Pullen (19.3)	Curtis Kelly (6.2)
Kennesaw State	26-9	2022-23	Chris Youngblood (14.7)	Brandon Stroud (6.5)
Kent State	30-6	2001-02	Trevor Huffman (16)	Antonio Gates (8.1)
Kentucky	38-2	2011-12	Anthony Davis (14.2)	Anthony Davis (10.4)
Kentucky	38-1	2014-15	Aaron Harrison (11)	Karl-Anthony Towns (6.7)
Lafayette	24-7	1999-00	Brian Ehlers (17.3)	Stefan Ciosici (6.5)
Lamar	26-5	1983-84	Tom Sewell (22.9)	Kenneth Perkins (7.4)
La Salle	30-2	1989-90	Lionel Simmons (26.5)	Lionel Simmons (11.1)
Lehigh	27-8	2011-12	C.J. McCollum (21.9)	C.J. McCollum (6.5)
Liberty	30-4	2019-20	Caleb Homesley (15.3)	Scottie James (7.4)
Lipscomb	29-8	2018-19	Garrison Mathews (20.8)	Eli Pepper (7.3)
Little Rock	30-5	2015-16	Josh Hagins (13.2)	Lis Shoshi (5.3)
Long Beach State	26-3	1972-73	Ed Ratleff (22.8)	Leonard Gray (9.3)
Long Island	28-3	1936-37	Jules Bender (9.1)	unavailable
Longwood	26-7	2021-22	Justin Hill (14.2)	Isaiah Wilkins (6.2)
Louisiana-Lafayette	27-7	2017-18	Frank Bartley (17.8)	Bryce Washington (10.5)
Louisiana-Monroe	26-5	1992-93	Ryan Stuart (21.1)	Ryan Stuart (9.5)
Louisiana State	31-5	1980-81	Howard Carter (16)	Durand "Rudy" Macklin (9.8)
Louisiana Tech	29-3	1984-85	Karl Malone (16.5)	Karl Malone (9)
Louisiana Tech	29-8	2013-14	Alex Hamilton (14.5)	Michale Kyser (6.6)
Louisville	35-5	2012-13	Russ Smith (18.7)	Gorgui Dieng (9.4)
Loyola Chicago	32-6	2017-18	Clayton Custer (13.2)	Donte Ingram (6.4)
Loyola (Md.)	24-9	2011-12	Erik Etherly (13.7)	Erik Etherly (7.5)
Loyola Marymount	28-4	1987-88	Eric "Hank" Gathers (22.5)	Eric "Hank" Gathers (8.7)
Maine	24-7	1999-00	Nate Fox (17.5)	Nate Fox (7.5)
Manhattan	26-5	1994-95	Ted Ellis (14)	Jason Hoover (6.4)
Marist	25-9	2006-07	Will Whittington (17.6)	James Smith (6)
Marquette	29-7	2022-23	Kameron Jones (15.1)	Oso Ighodaro (5.9)
Marshall	25-6	1983-84	LaVerne Evans (20.5)	Jeff Battle (4.5)
Marshall	25-6	1986-87	James "Skip" Henderson (21)	Rodney Holden (8.8)
Maryland	32-4	2001-02	Juan Dixon (20.4)	Lonny Baxter (8.2)
Maryland-Baltimore County	25-11	2017-18	Jairus Lyles (20.2)	Arkel Lamar (5.9)
Maryland-Eastern Shore	27-2	1973-74	Rubin Collins (18)	Joe Pace (12.8)
Massachusetts	35-2	1995-96	Marcus Camby (20.5)	Marcus Camby (8.1)
UMass Lowell	26-8	2022-23	Everette Hammond (13.6)	Abdoul Karim Coulibly (7.6)
McNeese State	21-11	1985-86	Jerome Batiste (18.4)	Jerome Batiste (8.6)
McNeese State	21-9	2001-02	Jason Coleman (14.4)	Fred Gentry (7.2)
McNeese State	21-12	2010-11	Patrick Richard (16.1)	P.J. Alawoya (10.3)
Memphis	38-2	2007-08	Chris Douglas-Roberts (18.1)	Joey Dorsey (9.5)
Mercer	27-11	2011-12	Langston Hall (11.4)	Jake Gollon (5.9)
Mercer	27-9	2013-14	Langston Hall (14.6)	Daniel Coursey (6.4)
Merrimack	20-11	2019-20	Jaleel Lord (10.8)	Juvaris Hayes (4.7)
Miami (Fla.)	29-7	2012-13	Shane Larkin (14.5)	Reggie Johnson (7)
Miami (Fla.)	29-8	2022-23	Isaiah Wong (16.2)	Norchad Omier (10)
Miami (Ohio)	24-6	1983-84	Ron Harper (16.3)	Ron Harper (7.6)
Miami (Ohio)	24-8	1998-99	Wally Szczerbiak (24.2)	Wally Szczerbiak (8.5)
Michigan	33-8	2017-18	Moritz Wagner (14.6)	Moritz Wagner (7.1)
Michigan State	33-5	1998-99	Morris Peterson (13.6)	Antonio Smith (8.4)
Middle Tennessee State	31-5	2016-17	Jacorey Williams (17.3)	Jacorey Williams (7.3)
Milwaukee	26-6	2004-05	Ed McCants (17.4)	Adrian Tigert (6.7)
Minnesota	31-4	1996-97	Bobby Jackson (15.3)	Courtney James (7.2)
Mississippi	27-8	2000-01	Rahim Lockhart (13)	Rahim Lockhart (8.1)
Mississippi	27-9	2012-13	Marshall Henderson (20.1)	Murphy Holloway (9.7)
Mississippi State	27-8	2001-02	Mario Austin (16.1)	Mario Austin (7.6)
Mississippi Valley State	22-7	1995-96	Marcus Mann (21.7)	Marcus Mann (13.6)
Mississippi Valley State	22-7	2003-04	Attarrius Norwood (14.3)	Willie Neal (7.6)
Missouri	31-7	2008-09	DeMarre Carroll (16.6)	DeMarre Carroll (7.2)
Missouri State	28-6	1986-87	Winston Garland (21.2)	Greg Bell (7)
Monmouth	28-8	2015-16	Justin Robinson (19.3)	Deon Jones (6.3)
Montana	27-4	1991-92	Delvon Anderson (14.5)	Daren Engellant (8.8)
Montana State	36-2	1927-28	John "Cat" Thompson (16.6)	unavailable
Montana State	36-2	1928-29	John "Cat" Thompson (16.6)	unavailable
Morehead State	25-6	1983-84	Earl Harrison (12.9)	Earl Harrison (7.6)
Morehead State	25-10	2010-11	Kenneth Faried (17.3)	Kenneth Faried (14.5)
Morgan State	27-10	2009-10	Reggie Holmes (21.4)	Kevin Thompson (11.8)
Mount St. Mary's	21-8	1995-96	Chris McGuthrie (22.3)	Riley Inge (6.5)
Murray State	31-5	2009-10	B.J. Jenkins (10.6)	Tony Easley (5.8)
Murray State	31-2	2011-12	Isaiah Canaan (19)	Ivan Aska (6)
Murray State	31-3	2021-22	K.J. Williams (18)	K.J. Williams (8.4)
Navy	30-5	1985-86	David Robinson (22.7)	David Robinson (13)
Nebraska	26-8	1990-91	Rich King (15.5)	Rich King (8.1)
Nevada	29-5	2006-07	Nick Fazekas (20.4)	Nick Fazekas (11.1)
Nevada	29-8	2017-18	Caleb Martin (18.9)	Jordan Caroline (8.6)
Nevada	29-8	2018-19	Caleb Martin (19.2)	Jordan Caroline (9.6)
New Hampshire	20-13	2015-16	Tanner Leissner (15.9)	Tanner Leissner (7.3)
New Hampshire	20-12	2016-17	Tanner Leissner (17.1)	Iba Camara (9.5)
NJIT	22-13	2018-19	Zach Cooks (17.6)	Abdul Lewis (9.1)
New Mexico	30-5	2009-10	Darington Hobson (15.9)	Darington Hobson (9.3)
New Mexico State	30-5	2018-19	Terrell Brown (11.3)	Eli Chuba (6.6)
New Orleans	26-4	1986-87	Ledell Eackles (22.6)	Ronnie Grandison (9.7)
New Orleans	26-4	1992-93	Ervin Johnson (18.4)	Ervin Johnson (11.9)
Niagara	27-4	1921-22	unavailable	unavailable
Nicholls State	24-6	1994-95	Reggie Jackson (21.6)	Reggie Jackson (10.8)
Norfolk State	26-10	2011-12	Kyle O'Quinn (15.9)	Kyle O'Quinn (10.3)
North Carolina	36-3	2007-08	Tyler Hansbrough (22.6)	Tyler Hansbrough (10.2)
UNC Asheville	27-8	2022-23	Drew Pember (20.9)	Drew Pember (9.1)
North Carolina A&T	26-3	1987-88	Claude Williams (16.2)	Claude Williams (8.1)
North Carolina Central	28-6	2013-14	Jeremy Ingram (20.8)	Jay Copeland (5.8)
UNC Greensboro	29-7	2018-19	Francis Alonso (17.6)	James Dickey (8)
North Carolina State	30-7	1950-51	Sam Ranzino (20.8)	Paul Horvath (13.2)
North Carolina State	30-1	1973-74	David Thompson (26)	Tom Burleson (12.2)
UNC Wilmington	29-6	2016-17	C.J. Bryce (17.4)	Devontae Cacok (9.8)
North Dakota	22-10	2016-17	Quinton Hooker (19.3)	Drick Bernstine (7.5)
North Dakota State	26-7	2008-09	Ben Woodside (23.2)	Brett Winkelman (7.5)
North Dakota State	26-7	2013-14	Taylor Braun (17.6)	Taylor Braun (5.5)
North Florida	23-12	2014-15	Dallas Moore (15.8)	Chris Davenport (6.5)
North Texas	31-7	2022-23	Tylor Perry (17.3)	Abou Ousmane (6)
Northeastern	27-5	1983-84	Mark Halsel (21)	Mark Halsel (9.6)
Northeastern	27-7	1986-87	Reggie Lewis (23.3)	Reggie Lewis (7.9)
Northern Arizona	23-15	2014-15	Quinton Upshur (14.4)	Jordyn Martin (7.7)
Northern Colorado	26-12	2017-18	Andre Spight (22.5)	Jonah Radebaugh (6)
Northern Illinois	25-6	1990-91	Donnell Thomas (17)	Donnell Thomas (8.2)
Northern Iowa	31-4	2014-15	Seth Tuttle (15.3)	Seth Tuttle (6.9)
Northern Kentucky	26-9	2018-19	Drew McDonald (18.7)	Drew McDonald (9.4)
Northwestern	24-12	2016-17	Bryant McIntosh (14.8)	Dererk Pardon (8)
Northwestern State	26-8	2005-06	Clifton Lee (14.2)	Clifton Lee (6.2)
Notre Dame	33-7	1908-09	unavailable	unavailable
Oakland	26-9	2009-10	Keith Benson (17.3)	Keith Benson (10.5)
Ohio University	29-8	2011-12	D.J. Cooper (14.7)	Ivo Baltic (5.0)
Ohio State	35-4	2006-07	Greg Oden (15.7)	Greg Oden (9.6)
Oklahoma	35-4	1987-88	Stacey King (22.3)	Harvey Grant (9.4)
Oklahoma State	31-2	1945-46	Bob Kurland (19.5)	unavailable
Oklahoma State	31-4	2003-04	Tony Allen (16)	Ivan McFarlin (6.7)
Old Dominion	28-6	2004-05	Alex Loughton (14.1)	Alex Loughton (8.2)
Omaha	21-11	2018-19	Zach Jackson (18.1)	Matt Pile (7.9)
Oral Roberts	30-5	2022-23	Max Abmas (21.9)	Connor Vanover (7.2)
Oregon	33-6	2016-17	Dillon Brooks (16.1)	Jordan Bell (8.8)
Oregon State	29-8	1924-25	unavailable	unavailable
Pacific	27-4	2004-05	Guillaume Yango (13.2)	Guillaume Yango (7.4)
Penn State	27-11	2008-09	Talor Battle (16.7)	Jamelle Cornley (6.3)
Pennsylvania	28-1	1970-71	Bob Morse (15.4)	David "Corky" Calhoun (8.6)
Pepperdine	25-5	1985-86	Dwayne Polee (15.7)	Anthony Frederick (6.9)
Pepperdine	25-9	1999-00	Brandon Armstrong (14.4)	Kelvin Gibbs (7)
Pittsburgh	31-5	2003-04	Carl Krauser (15.4)	Chris Taft (7.5)
Pittsburgh	31-5	2008-09	Sam Young (19.2)	DeJuan Blair (12.3)
Portland	21-8	1994-95	Canaan Chatman (18.3)	Canaan Chatman (6.8)
Portland	21-11	2009-10	Nik Raivio (14.1)	Luke Sikma (7.5)
Portland State	23-10	2007-08	Jeremiah Dominquez (14.2)	Deonte Huff (6)
Portland State	23-10	2008-09	Jeremiah Dominquez (12.9)	Jamie Jones (5.3)
Prairie View	22-13	2018-19	Gary Blackston (15.6)	Gary Blackston (7)
Presbyterian	20-16	2018-19	Adam Flagler (15.9)	Cory Hightower (6.3)
Princeton	27-2	1997-98	Gabe Lewullis (14.2)	Gabe Lewullis (5.3)
Providence	28-4	1973-74	Marvin Barnes (22.1)	Marvin Barnes (18.7)
Purdue	30-7	2017-18	Carsen Edwards (18.5)	Vince Edwards (7.4)
Purdue-Fort Wayne	25-11	2013-14	Luis Jacobo (15.3)	Joe Reed (5.3)
Quinnipiac	23-10	2009-10	James Feldeine (16.5)	Justin Rutty (10.9)
Radford	23-13	2017-18	Ed Polite (13.3)	Ed Polite (7.9)
Rhode Island	28-7	1987-88	Carlton "Silk" Owens (21.8)	Kenny Green (7.3)
Rice	25-4	1939-40	Bob Kinney (12.5)	unavailable
Richmond	29-8	2010-11	Justin Harper (17.9)	Justin Harper (6.9)
Rider	23-11	2007-08	Jason Thompson (20.4)	Jason Thompson (12.1)
Rider	23-11	2010-11	Justin Robinson (15.2)	Danny Stewart (7.1)
Robert Morris	26-8	2007-08	Jeremy Chappell (14.9)	Tony Lee (6.6)
Robert Morris	26-11	2011-12	Velton Jones (16)	Lucky Jones (6.1)
Rutgers	31-2	1975-76	Phil Sellers (19.2)	Phil Sellers (10.2)
Sacred Heart	20-13	2019-20	E.J. Anosike (15.7)	E.J. Anosike (11.6)
St. Bonaventure	25-3	1969-70	Bob Lanier (29.1)	Bob Lanier (16)
St. Francis (N.Y.)	23-5	1953-54	Hank Daubenschmidt (20.2)	Hank Daubenschmidt (13.4)
St. Francis (N.Y.)	23-12	2014-15	Jalen Cannon (16.1)	Jalen Cannon (10.5)
Saint Francis (Pa.)	24-8	1990-91	Mike Iuzzolino (24.1)	Joe Anderson (6.3)
St. John's	31-4	1984-85	Chris Mullin (19.8)	Walter Berry (8.7)
St. John's	31-5	1985-86	Walter Berry (23)	Walter Berry (11.1)
Saint Joseph's	30-2	2003-04	Jameer Nelson (20.6)	Dwayne Jones (7)
Saint Louis	28-7	2012-13	Dwayne Evans (14)	Dwayne Evans (7.7)
Saint Mary's	30-6	2017-18	Jock Landale (21.1)	Jock Landale (10.2)
Saint Peter's	24-4	1967-68	Elnardo Webster (25)	Pete O'Dea (14.6)
Saint Peter's	24-7	1990-91	Tony Walker (19.2)	Tony Walker (7)
Samford	24-6	1998-99	Reed Rawlings (16.5)	Marc Salyers (5.4)
Sam Houston State	26-9	2014-15	DeMarcus Gatlin (10.6)	Michael Holyfield (8.1)
Sam Houston State	26-8	2022-23	Qua Grant (14.2)	Javion May (4.9)
San Diego	24-6	1986-87	Scott Thompson (15.9)	Scott Thompson (7.4)
San Diego State	34-3	2010-11	Kawhi Leonard (15.5)	Kawhi Leonard (10.6)
San Francisco	29-0	1955-56	Bill Russell (20.5)	Bill Russell (21)
San Jose State	21-9	1980-81	Sid Williams (15.1)	Sid Williams (7.2)
San Jose State	21-14	2022-23	Omari Moore (17.4)	Sage Tolbert (7.3)
Santa Clara	27-2	1968-69	Dennis Awtrey (21.3)	Dennis Awtrey (13.3)
Seattle	26-2	1953-54	Joe Pehanick (20.5)	Joe Pehanick (10)
Seton Hall	31-2	1952-53	Walter Dukes (26.1)	Walter Dukes (22.2)
Seton Hall	31-7	1988-89	John Morton (17.3)	Ramon Ramos (7.6)
Siena	27-8	2008-09	Edwin Ubiles (15)	Ryan Rossiter (7.9)
Siena	27-7	2009-10	Alex Franklin (16.1)	Ryan Rossiter (11.1)
South Alabama	26-7	2007-08	Demetric Bennett (19.7)	DeAndre Coleman (7.8)
South Carolina	26-11	2016-17	Sindarius Thornwell (21.4)	Sindarius Thornwell (7.1)
South Carolina State	25-8	1988-89	Rodney Mack (15.2)	Rodney Mack (11.1)
South Carolina Upstate	24-12	2014-15	Ty Greene (20.3)	ShunQuez Stephens (6.1)
South Dakota	26-9	2017-18	Matt Mooney (18.7)	Trey Burch-Manning (6.7)
South Dakota State	30-5	2021-22	Douglas Wilson (16.4)	Baylor Scheierman (7.8)
South Florida	24-14	2018-19	David Collins (15.9)	Alexis Yetna (9.6)
Southeast Missouri State	24-7	1999-00	Roderick Johnson (14.1)	Roderick Johnson (8.6)
Southeastern Louisiana	24-9	2004-05	Ricky Woods (17.2)	Nate Lofton (7.2)
Southern (La.)	25-6	1989-90	Joe Faulkner (21.7)	Joe Faulkner (9.2)
Southern California	26-10	2016-17	Chimezie Metu (14.8)	Chimezie Metu (7.8)
Southern California	26-8	2021-22	Isaiah Mobley (14.2)	Isaiah Mobley (8.3)
Southern Illinois	29-7	2006-07	Jamaal Tatum (15.2)	Randal Falker (7.7)
SIU-Edwardsville	19-14	2022-23	Ray'Sean Taylor (15.5)	Deejuan Pruitt (8.5)
Southern Methodist	30-5	2016-17	Semi Ojeleve (19)	Ben Moore (7.8)
Southern Mississippi	29-7	2013-14	Michael Craig (11.1)	Michael Craig (7.5)
Southern Utah	25-6	2000-01	Fred House (17.8)	Dan Beus (7.9)
Stanford	30-5	1997-98	Arthur Lee (14.5)	Mark Madsen (8.2)
Stanford	30-2	2003-04	Josh Childress (15.7)	Josh Childress (7.5)
Stephen F. Austin State	32-3	2013-14	Desmond Haymon (14.5)	Jacob Parker (7.1)
Stetson	22-4	1974-75	Otis Johnson (15.9)	Otis Johnson (9)
Stony Brook	26-7	2015-16	Jameel Warney (19.8)	Jameel Warney (10.8)
Syracuse	34-3	2011-12	Kris Joseph (13.4)	Fab Melo (5.8)
Temple	32-4	1986-87	Nate Blackwell (19.8)	Tim Perry (8.6)
Temple	32-2	1987-88	Mark Macon (20.6)	Tim Perry (8)
Tennessee	31-5	2007-08	Chris Lofton (15.5)	Tyler Smith (6.7)
Tennessee	31-6	2018-19	Grant Williams (18.8)	Grant Williams (7.5)
Tennessee-Martin	22-10	2008-09	Lester Hudson (27.5)	Lester Hudson (7.9)
Tennessee-Martin	22-13	2016-17	Jacolby Mobley (19.5)	Javier Martine (8.6)
Tennessee State	20-13	2011-12	Robert Covington (17.8)	Robert Covington (7.9)
Tennessee State	20-11	2015-16	Keron DeShields (16.5)	Wayne Martin (9.1)
Tennessee Tech	27-7	2001-02	Damien Kinloch (16.2)	Damien Kinloch (8.5)
Texas	31-7	2007-08	D.J. Augustine (19.2)	Damion James (10.3)
Texas A&M	28-9	2015-16	Danuel House (15.6)	Jalen Jones (7.2)
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	26-7	2006-07	Chris Daniels (15.3)	Chris Daniels (6.7)
Texas-Arlington	27-9	2016-17	Kevin Hervey (17.1)	Kevin Hervey (8.5)
Texas Christian	27-6	1997-98	Lee Nailon (24.9)	Dennis Davis (9.8)
Texas-El Paso	28-1	1965-66	Bobby Joe Hill (15)	Harry Flournoy (10.7)
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	22-2	1974-75	Marshall Rogers (26.7)	Gilbert King (13.3)
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	22-4	1977-78	Michael Edwards (24.3)	Henry Taylor (14.2)
Texas-San Antonio	22-7	1989-90	Bruce Wheatley (13.9)	Bruce Wheatley (9.9)
Texas Southern	24-14	2018-19	Jeremy Combs (17.6)	Jeremy Combs (9.3)
Texas State	25-7	1993-94	Lynwood Wade (18.5)	Lynwood Wade (8.5)
Texas Tech	31-7	2018-19	Jarrett Culver (18.5)	Jarrett Culver (6.4)
Toledo	27-7	2013-14	Julius Brown (14.9)	J.D. Weatherspoon (6.6)
Toledo	27-8	2022-23	Rayj Dennis (19.5)	Setric Millner (5.9)
Towson	25-11	2013-14	Jerrelle Benimon (18.7)	Jerrelle Benimon (11.2)
Towson	25-9	2021-22	Nicolas Timberlake (14.4)	Cameron Holden (7.9)
Troy	26-6	2002-03	Ben Fletcher (13.9)	Rob Lewin (8.1)
Tulane	24-4	1948-49	Jim Riffey (13.5)	unavailable
Tulsa	32-5	1999-00	David Shelton (13.5)	Brandon Kurtz (7)
UAB	29-10	2022-23	Jordan Walker (22.3)	Trey Jemison (8.4)
UCF	25-6	2003-04	Dexter Lyons (18.3)	Roberto Morentin (6.9)
UCLA	35-4	2007-08	Kevin Love (17.5)	Kevin Love (10.6)
UNLV	37-2	1986-87	Armon Gilliam (23.2)	Armon Gilliam (9.3)
Utah	30-4	1990-91	Josh Grant (17.5)	Josh Grant (8)
Utah State	30-5	2008-09	Gary Wilkinson (17.1)	Gary Wilkinson (6.8)
Utah State	30-4	2010-11	Taj Wesley (14.8)	Taj Wesley (8)
Utah Valley	28-9	2022-23	Justin Harmon (14)	Aziz Bandaogo (10.4)
Valparaiso	30-7	2015-16	Alec Peters (18.4)	Alec Peters (8.4)
Vanderbilt	28-6	1992-93	Billy McCaffrey (20.6)	Bruce Elder (6.1)
Vermont	29-6	2016-17	Anthony Lamb (12.8)	Anthony Lamb (5.5)
Villanova	36-4	2017-18	Jalen Brunson (18.9)	Omari Spellman (8)
Virginia	35-3	2018-19	Kyle Guy (15.4)	Braxton Key (5.3)
Virginia Commonwealth	29-7	2011-12	Bradford Burgess (13.5)	Juvonte Reddic (6.7)
Virginia Military	26-4	1976-77	Ron Carter (20.4)	Dave Montgomery (8.9)
Virginia Tech	26-9	2018-19	Nickeil Alexander-Walker (16.2)	Kerry Blackshear (7.5)
Wagner	25-6	2011-12	Latif Rivers (14.6)	Jonathon Williams (5)
Wake Forest	27-6	2004-05	Eric Williams (16.1)	Eric Williams (7.7)
Washington	30-3	1952-53	Bob Houbregs (25.6)	Bob Houbregs (11.5)
Washington State	26-6	1940-41	Paul Lindeman (10.2)	unavailable
Washington State	26-9	2007-08	Derrick Low (14.1)	Aron Baynes (6)
Weber State	30-7	2012-13	Davion Berry (15.2)	Joel Bolomboy (7.1)
West Virginia	31-7	2009-10	Da'Sean Butler (17.2)	Devin Ebanks (8.1)
Western Carolina	22-12	2009-10	Brandon Giles (11.9)	Harouna Mutombo (4.6)
Western Illinois	22-9	2012-13	Terell Parks (12.7)	Terell Parks (9.6)
Western Kentucky	30-3	1937-38	Harry Saddler (11.8)	unavailable
Western Michigan	26-5	2003-04	Mike Williams (18.9)	Anthony Kann (7.2)
Wichita State	35-1	2013-14	Cleanthony Early (16.4)	Cleanthony Early (5.9)
William & Mary	24-10	1948-49	Chester "Chet" Giermak (21.8)	unavailable
Winthrop	29-5	2006-07	Michael Jenkins (14.8)	Craig Bradshaw (6.3)
Wisconsin	36-4	2014-15	Frank Kaminsky (18.8)	Frank Kaminsky (8.2)
Wofford	30-5	2018-19	Fletcher Magee (20.3)	Cameron Jackson (7.6)
Wright State	25-10	2017-18	Grant Benzinger (14.3)	Loudon Love (9.7)
Wright State	25-7	2019-20	Loudon Love (15.9)	Loudon Love (9.7)
Wyoming	31-2	1942-43	Milo Komenich (16.7)	unavailable
Xavier	30-7	2007-08	Josh Duncan (12.4)	Derrick Brown (6.5)
Yale	29-7-1	1906-07	unavailable	unavailable
Youngstown State	24-10	2022-23	Dwayne Cohill (18)	Adrian Nelson (9.4)

On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 12

July 12th, 2023 - 7:02

Extra! Extra! Instead of debating whether loathsome liberal lunatics among lamestream media must be pro-pedophilia while overwhelmingly opposed to anti-child sex trafficking movie (box-office hit Sound of Freedom), you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.

Oklahoma freshman hoops squad teammates Eddie Fisher and Lindy McDaniel made news as MLB pitchers on this date. Former Minnesota hoopers Jerry Kindall and Dave Winfield also supplied significant MLB performances on this date. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 12 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:

JULY 12

In 1956, Milwaukee Braves 1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading basketball scorer in 1945-46) jacked milestone 100th of 336 MLB career homers. The blast came off of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Roger Craig (North Carolina State freshman hooper in 1949-50).
Chicago White Sox 1B Zeke Bonura (best basketball forward for Loyola LA in late 1920s and early 1930s) collected four hits, four RBI and three runs scores in a 13-2 beating of the Boston Red Sox in 1935.
Philadelphia Athletics C Mickey Cochrane (Boston University basketball player in early 1920s) contributed three extra-base hits against the St. Louis Browns in a 1930 game.
In the 1955 All-Star Game in Milwaukee, Braves RHP Gene Conley (All-Pacific Coast Conference first-team selection led the North Division in scoring in 1949-50 as Washington State sophomore) struck out the side in the top of the 12th inning, earning the victory (6-5) when Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals homered in the bottom of the frame.
In 1949, Cleveland Indians OF Larry Doby (reserve guard for Virginia Union's 1943 CIAA hoops titlist) and Brooklyn Dodgers INF Jackie Robinson (highest scoring average in PCC both of his seasons with UCLA in 1939-40 and 1940-41) are among the first four black players in an All-Star Game.
California Angels RHP Eddie Fisher (hooper for Oklahoma's 1954-55 freshman squad) yielded his only run in 11 relief appearances during the month in 1972.
San Diego Padres OF Tony Gwynn (All-WAC second-team selection with San Diego State in 1979-80 and 1980-81) stroked a two-run double in the third inning and scored the winning tally in the bottom of the 10th in an 8-7 success for the N.L. in the 1994 All-Star Game.
Chicago White Sox rookie 3B Irv Jeffries (posted team-high scoring average of 11.5 ppg for Kentucky in 1927-28) contributed his third three-hit outing in less than seven weeks in 1934.
In 1957, Chicago Cubs rookie 3B Jerry Kindall (averaged 6.9 ppg for Minnesota as junior in 1955-56) clubbed two homers off Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Fame RHP Robin Roberts (Michigan State's second-leading scorer in 1945-46 and 1946-47). Two years earlier, Roberts started his fifth All-Star Game for the N.L. in a six-year span.
Montreal Expos 2B-RF Vance Law (averaged 6.8 ppg for Brigham Young from 1974-75 through 1976-77) logged four hits against the Cincinnati Reds in a 1985 contest.
Only MLB RBI for Minnesota Twins C Tom Lundstedt (collected three points and three rebounds in four basketball games in 1968-69 as Michigan teammate of Rudy Tomjanovich under coach Johnny Orr) was a two-out, pinch-hit single in top of 16th inning before the New York Yankees rallied for two runs in bottom of frame to win, 8-7, in 1975 marathon.
Chicago White Sox RHP Ted Lyons (All-SWC first-team basketball selection with Baylor as sophomore and senior in early 1920s) supplied his third three-hit game in span of a month in 1928.
In 1905, Chicago's Three Fingered Brown hurled a two-hitter as he notched the first of nine consecutive victories over Hall of Fame New York Giants RHP Christy Mathewson (Bucknell hooper at turn of 20th Century).
RHP Lindy McDaniel (hooper for Oklahoma's 1954-55 freshman squad) traded by the San Francisco Giants to the New York Yankees for RHP Bill Monbouquette in 1968.
Baltimore Orioles RHP Ben McDonald (started six times as freshman forward for LSU in 1986-87 under coach Dale Brown) won his sixth straight decision before losing seven in a row in 1996.
Cleveland Indians 1B Ed Morgan (Tulane hoops letterman from 1923-24 through 1925-26) manufactured four hits against the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a 1931 twinbill.
Philadelphia Athletics 1B Ossie Orwoll (hooper for Luther IA in first half of 1920s) collected five hits and scored four runs in 1929 doubleheader sweep of the St. Louis Browns.
Pittsburgh Pirates RF Gary Redus (J.C. hooper for Athens AL and father of Centenary/South Alabama guard with same name) delivered a decisive two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning against the Cincinnati Reds in a 1992 game.
Chicago White Sox RF Carl Reynolds (Southwestern TX hoops MVP and captain in mid-1920s) went 7-for-10 in a 1930 doubleheader split against the New York Yankees. Two days later, he banged out four additional hits in the opener of a twinbill against the Yanks.
Brooklyn Dodgers LHP Preacher Roe (Harding AR hooper in late 1930s) put the A.L. down in order as a N.L. reliever in the ninth inning of the 1949 All-Star Game. Dodgers 2B teammate Jackie Robinson (highest scoring average in PCC both of his seasons with UCLA in 1939-40 and 1940-41) scored three runs for the N.L.
An eighth-inning single by Philadelphia Athletics 1B Dick Siebert (hooper for Concordia-St. Paul in 1929 and 1930) deprived Cleveland Indians P Bob Feller of a no-hitter in 1940.
Cleveland Indians RHP Sonny Siebert (team-high 16.7 ppg for Mizzou in 1957-58 as All-Big Eight Conference second-team selection) tossed two innings of hitless relief for the A.L. in 1966 All-Star Game.
LHP Matt Thornton (averaged 5.8 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Grand Valley State MI from 1995-96 through 1997-98) traded by the Chicago White Sox with cash to the Boston Red Sox in 2013.
San Diego Padres rookie OF Will Venable (All-Ivy League first-team selection as a junior and second-team choice as a senior averaged 9.3 ppg under Princeton coach John Thompson III from 2001-02 through 2004-05) notched his first MLB four-hit game and chipped in with four runs scored (against San Francisco Giants in 2009).
RHP Ray Washburn (Whitworth WA scoring leader when named All-Evergreen Conference in 1958-59 and 1959-60) posted initial win with Cincinnati Reds in 1970 after they incurred defeats in each of his first 16 appearances with them.
New York Yankees RF Dave Winfield (starting forward with Minnesota's first NCAA playoff team in 1972) doubled and scored the eventual decisive run for A.L. in a 2-1 verdict over N.L. in 1988 All-Star Game. It was Winfield's last of 12 straight All-Star appearances.

Gazing at the Stars: Former College Hoopers Shining in MLB All-Star Games

July 11th, 2023 - 8:28

When compared to NBA and NFL physical specimens, there is a tendency to undervalue baseball players as versatile athletes. But such a viewpoint shouldn't be prevalent. In deference to this year's festivities in Seattle, following is a ranking of the top 10 former college hoopers who performed best as non-pitchers in MLB All-Star Games:

Rank	MLB All-Star	MLB Team(s)	Pos.	All-Star Season(s)	College(s) Where Played Hoops	MLB All-Star Game Summary
1.	Dave Winfield	Padres/Yankees	OF	1977 through 1988	Minnesota	Eight-time starter went 13-for-36 (.361) with seven doubles and five RBI in 12 games.
2.	Frankie Frisch	Cardinals	INF	1933 through 1935	Fordham	Two-time starter went 4-for-7 (.571) with two HRs and four runs scored in three games.
3.	Jackie Robinson	Dodgers	INF-OF	1949 through 1954	UCLA	Five-time starter went 6-for-18 (.333) with two doubles, one homer, four RBI and seven runs scored in seven games.
4.	Kenny Lofton	Indians/Braves	OF	1994 through 1999	Arizona	Four-time starter went 5-for-14 (.357) with two RBI and five stolen bases in six games.
5.	Joe Adcock	Braves	1B	1960	Louisiana State	Starter went 3-for-5 (.600) in two games.
6.	Davey Lopes	Dodgers	2B	1978 through 1981	Iowa Wesleyan/Washburn KS	Three-time starter went 2-for-5 (.400) with one RBI in four games.
7.	Red Rolfe	Yankees	3B	1937 through 1940	Dartmouth	Two-time starter went 3-for-8 (.375) with a triple and two RBI in four games.
8.	Dick Groat	Pirates/Cardinals	SS	1959-60-62-63-64	Duke	Four-time starter went 5-for-15 (.333) with one double and five RBI in eight games.
9.	Gil Hodges	Dodgers	1B	1949 through 1955 and 1957	St. Joseph's IN/Oakland City IN	Starter in 1951 went 4-for-12 (.333) with one homer and three runs scored in six games (DNP in 1950 and 1952).
10.	Lou Boudreau	Indians	SS	1940-41-42-43-44-47-48	Illinois	Three-time starter went 4-for-12 (.333) with one HR in eight games.

On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 11

July 11th, 2023 - 7:47

Extra! Extra! Hideous Hunter "the amazing artist" Biledumb left a laptop behind, confused Ashley left a diary behind in "halfway house" after inappropriate shower seeing behind of whispering Pedo Pete, babysitter "Dr." Jill left her first husband behind in brown Corvette to become cover girl/puppeteer/breakfast taco enthusiast and Plagiarist Brandon left America behind along with his pseudonym of KGB mole from Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series plus seventh grandchild (cute little girl Navy in rural Arkansas). Instead of dwelling on this old crap by "repeating the line," you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.

Former San Diego State hoopers Tony Clark (Yankees), Tony Gwynn (Padres) and Graig Nettles (Yankees) each hit two homers in a MLB game on this date. Former MI small-college hoopers Jim Command (Ferris State) and Jim Northrup (Alma) went deep in a big way, too, on this date. Multiple ex-IL college hoopers - Hoot Evers (Illinois), Ernie Krueger (Lake Forest), Ray Rippelmeyer (SIU) and Evar Swanson (Knox) - also made MLB news on this date. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 11 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:

JULY 11

1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading basketball scorer in 1945-46) provided two hits for the N.L. in the first 1960 All-Star Game. Two days later in the second All-Star Game, Adcock singled and scored when Milwaukee Braves teammate Eddie Mathews homered in the second inning for the N.L.'s first two runs en route to a 6-0 win against the A.L.
Chicago Cubs OF George Altman (hooper appeared in 1953 and 1954 NAIA Tournament with Tennessee State) slugged an eight-inning, pinch-hit homer for the N.L. in the first of two All-Star Games in 1961.
In the midst of a career-high 18-game hitting streak, Detroit Tigers 2B Frank Bolling (averaged 7.3 ppg in 1950-51 with Spring Hill AL) went 4-for-4 against the Boston Red Sox in a 1957 game.
Chicago White Sox 1B Zeke Bonura (best basketball forward for Loyola LA in late 1920s and early 1930s) belted two homers and drove in five runs in a 10-2 win against the Boston Red Sox in nightcap of 1935 doubleheader.
New York Yankees 1B Tony Clark (San Diego State's leading scorer in WAC games in 1991-92) cracked two homers for the second time in an eight-game span in 2004.
Philadelphia Phillies 3B Jim Command (Ferris State MI single-season scoring record holder at that time with 344 points in 1946-47) cracked a grand slam off the Brooklyn Dodgers' Carl Erskine in opener of a 1954 twinbill. Blast was his lone MLB homer.
Cleveland Indians OF Larry Doby (reserve guard for Virginia Union's 1943 CIAA hoops titlist) and New York OF Mickey Mantle each propelled blasts in the 500-foot range to the RF upper deck at Yankee Stadium in a 1953 contest.
Boston Red Sox 1B Walt Dropo (Connecticut's first hooper to average 20 points in single season with 21.7 ppg in 1942-43) smacked a triple off Brooklyn Dodgers P Don Newcombe in the 1950 All-Star Game.
In 1948, Detroit Tigers CF Hoot Evers (Illinois hoops starter in 1939-40) notched eight straight multiple-hit games with at least one RBI in each contest.
St. Louis Cardinals RHP Bob Gibson (Creighton's leading scorer and rebounder in 1955-56 and 1956-57) tossed two innings of scoreless relief for the N.L. in the 1967 All-Star Game.
San Diego Padres RF Tony Gwynn (All-WAC second-team selection with San Diego State in 1979-80 and 1980-81) socked two homers against the Colorado Rockies in a 1997 game.
Brooklyn Dodgers 1B Gil Hodges (hooper for St. Joseph's IN in 1943 and Oakland City IN in 1947 and 1948) homered twice against the Philadelphia Phillies in the opener of a 1954 twinbill.
New York Giants LF Monte Irvin (Lincoln PA hooper 1 1/2 years in late 1930s) went 4-for-4 against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the nightcap of a 1954 doubleheader.
Philadelphia Phillies RHP Jim Konstanty (Syracuse hooper in late 1930s) fanned two of the three batters he faced in putting the A.L. down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning of the 1950 All-Star Game. Phillies teammate Robin Roberts (Michigan State's second-leading scorer in 1945-46 and 1946-47) was the starting pitcher for the N.L.
Chicago Cubs RHP Cal Koonce (hoops standout for Campbell in 1960 and 1961 when North Carolina-based school was junior college) hurled a six-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals in the nightcap of a 1965 doubleheader.
Cincinnati Reds C Ernie Krueger (hoops captain for Lake Forest IL) contributed a career-high four hits against the Boston Braves in the opener of a 1925 twinbill.
OF Don Lock (Wichita State field-goal percentage leader in 1956-57 and 1957-58) traded by the New York Yankees to the Washington Senators for 1B Dale Long in 1962.
New York Giants RF Red Murray (played hoops for Lock Haven PA in early 1900s) went 5-for-5 with five RBI in a 1913 game against the Chicago Cubs.
In 1977, New York Yankees 3B Graig Nettles (shot 87.8% from free-throw line for San Diego State in 1963-64) launched the 199th and 200th homers of his career. He hit them off Baltimore Orioles LHP Mike Flanagan (averaged 13.9 ppg for UMass' freshman hoops squad in 1971-72).
Chicago Cubs RF Bill Nicholson (Washington College MD hoops guard for two years in mid-1930s) notched five RBI against the Boston Braves in the opener of a 1940 doubleheader.
Detroit Tigers RF Jim Northrup (second-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder for Alma MI in 1958-59) batted leadoff in 1973 when smacking two homers and driving in eight runs in a 14-2 triumph against the Texas Rangers.
Chicago White Sox LHP Gary Peters (Grove City PA hooper in mid-1950s) tossed three perfect innings of relief for the A.L., including fanning all-time N.L. standouts Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, Orlando Cepeda and Dick Allen in a span of five batters, in 1967 All-Star Game.
RHP Ray Rippelmeyer (led Southern Illinois in scoring and rebounding as a sophomore in 1952-53 before transferring and becoming two-time All-MIAA first-team selection by pacing Southeast Missouri State in scoring in 1953-54 and 1954-55) returned by the Washington Senators to the Cincinnati Reds in 1962 (earlier rule 5 draft selection).
New York Yankees 3B Red Rolfe (played hoops briefly with Dartmouth in 1927-28 and 1929-30) registered three extra-base hits against the St. Louis Browns in a 1940 contest.
New York Giants RHP Hal Schumacher (St. Lawrence NY hooper in early 1930s) went hitless for the only contest in a 12-game starting span in mid-season of 1934.
Chicago White Sox RF Evar Swanson (played all five hoop positions for Knox IL) went 4-for-4 against the Washington Senators to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 16 in a row.
Boston Braves rookie C Luke Urban (player-coach for Boston College's hoops squad from 1918-19 through 1920-21) knotted the score with a pinch-hit, two-run single in the bottom of ninth inning before scoring winning tally two batters later in 6-5 nod over the Chicago Cubs in opener of 1927 twinbill.

Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#1)

July 11th, 2023 - 7:40

Nothing is more amazing in NCAA men's basketball history than UCLA's 88-game winning streak. The string ended at Notre Dame, 71-70, on January 19, 1974, when guard Dwight Clay's fall-away jump shot from the right baseline with 29 seconds remaining climaxed a 12-0 spurt in the last three minutes for the Irish.

Bruins All-American center Bill Walton, who had injured his back two weeks earlier, hadn't played in 12 days but still went 12-for-13 from the floor. UCLA coach John Wooden, believing his squad was more prepared, didn't like to call timeouts and five consecutive turnovers by his team let UND back into the game.

UCLA compiled a 149-2 record at Pauley Pavilion under Wooden, but its streak of Pacific-8 Conference victories ended at 50 when the Bruins bowed at Oregon State, 61-57. It was OSU's lone victory over UCLA in a 26-game stretch of their series from 1967 through 1979. The Bruins then succumbed at Oregon, 56-51, to give them back-to-back defeats for the first time since 1966. They seemed to be afflicted somewhat by the dreaded disease known as "senioritis" in coaching circles.

"When you have the same group for three years, they're a little more difficult to work with. They don't mean to be, but they are," Wooden said of the Walton Gang. "I can't find fault with my team, but I failed to motivate them. And I'm not talking about won-lost record. In many games we won, I didn't think we displayed intensity and didn't play up to our potential."

The last undefeated squad was Indiana in 1975-76. These days, it's almost inconceivable a men's basketball program could go 2 1/2 consecutive seasons without a loss. What are other untouchable team and individual standards of excellence that will be almost impossible to duplicate, let alone exceed? Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. UCLA dominates the most illustrious of the following assessment of the 10 records most likely never to be broken:

1. UCLA's 88-game men's winning streak (under coach John Wooden from January 30, 1971, to January 19, 1974).

UCLA sandwiched 88 consecutive victories between January defeats at Notre Dame (89-82 in 1971 and 71-70 in 1974). The streak began inauspiciously when five of the first eight triumphs were by fewer than five points. Then, the Bruins went ballistic and finished the streak with an average margin of victory of 23.4 points, including an NCAA single-season record of 30.3 in 1971-72.

They won 49 home games by 29.6 points per game, 25 road games by 23.4 ppg and 14 neutral contests by 13.6 ppg. Here is a further breakdown of UCLA's winning margins during the streak: 0-10 points - 17 games; 11-20 points - 25 games; 21-30 points - 20 games; 31-40 points - 17 games; 41-50 points - four games, and more than 50 points - five games.

Twelve different UCLA players led the Bruins in scoring during the following streak, including 45 times by All-American center Bill Walton. He joined Larry Farmer, Sidney Wicks and Keith Wilkes as the only players pacing UCLA in scoring on at least four occasions in any six-game span during the lengthy winning streak. Wilkes, not Walton, was their top point producer in last four triumphs during streak. Women's basketball doesn't boast anywhere close to the parity exhibited in the men's game. Following is a men's mark that never will be toppled in a transient era for players:

UCLA	Opponent	Pts.	Bruins High Scorer
74	UC Santa Barbara	61	Curtis Rowe 18
64	at Southern California	60	Sidney Wicks 24
69	at Oregon	68	Sidney Wicks 20
67	at Oregon State	65	Curtis Rowe 22
94	Oregon State	64	Sidney Wicks 25
74	Oregon	67	Sidney Wicks 28
57	at Washington State	53	Sidney Wicks 16
71	at Washington	69	Henry Bibby 21
103	California	69	Curtis Rowe 23
107	Stanford	72	Steve Patterson 20
73	Southern California	62	Curtis Rowe 15
91	Brigham Young*	73	Henry Bibby 15
57	Long Beach State*	55	Sidney Wicks 18
68	Kansas*	60	Sidney Wicks 21
68	Villanova*	62	Steve Patterson 29
105	The Citadel	49	Henry Bibby 26
106	Iowa	72	Henry Bibby 32
110	Iowa State	81	Bill Walton 24
117	Texas A&M	53	Bill Walton 23
114	Notre Dame	56	Henry Bibby 28
119	Texas Christian	81	Bill Walton 31
115	Texas	65	Bill Walton 28
79	Ohio State	53	Bill Walton 14
78	at Oregon State	72	Henry Bibby 17
93	at Oregon	68	Bill Walton 30
118	Stanford	79	Bill Walton 32
82	California	43	Bill Walton 20
92	Santa Clara	57	Keith Wilkes 16
108	Denver	61	Larry Farmer 19
92	at Loyola of Chicago	64	Henry Bibby/Bill Walton 18
57	at Notre Dame	32	Henry Bibby 15
81	Southern California	56	Bill Walton 22
89	Washington State	58	Bill Walton 25
109	Washington	70	Bill Walton 27
100	at Washington	83	Bill Walton 31
85	at Washington State	55	Larry Hollyfield/Keith Wilkes 16
92	Oregon	70	Bill Walton 37
91	Oregon State	72	Bill Walton 26
85	at California	71	Bill Walton 24
102	at Stanford	73	Greg Lee 16
79	at Southern California	66	Bill Walton 20
90	Weber State*	58	Henry Bibby 16
73	Long Beach State*	57	Henry Bibby 23
96	Louisville*	77	Bill Walton 33
81	Florida State*	76	Bill Walton 24
94	Wisconsin	53	Bill Walton 26
73	Bradley	38	Bill Walton 16
81	Pacific	48	Keith Wilkes 18
98	UC Santa Barbara	67	Bill Walton 30
89	Pittsburgh	73	Keith Wilkes 20
82	Notre Dame	56	Keith Wilkes 18
85	Drake*	72	Bill Walton 29
71	Illinois*	64	Bill Walton 22
64	Oregon	38	Larry Farmer/Keith Wilkes 14
87	Oregon State	61	Keith Wilkes 19
82	at Stanford	67	Larry Farmer/Larry Hollyfield/Bill Walton 18
69	at California	50	Larry Farmer/Keith Wilkes 18
92	San Francisco	64	Bill Walton 22
101	Providence	77	Larry Farmer 21
87	at Loyola of Chicago	73	Bill Walton 32
82	at Notre Dame	63	Keith Wilkes 20
79	at Southern California	56	Bill Walton 20
88	at Washington State	50	Bill Walton 17
76	at Washington	67	Bill Walton 29
93	Washington	62	Bill Walton 26
96	Washington State	64	Bill Walton 29
72	at Oregon	61	Keith Wilkes 18
73	at Oregon State	67	Bill Walton 21
90	California	65	Keith Wilkes/Bill Walton 15
51	Stanford	45	Bill Walton 23
76	Southern California	56	Bill Walton 17
98	Arizona State	81	Bill Walton 28
54	San Francisco	39	Larry Farmer 13
70	Indiana*	59	Tommy Curtis 22
87	Memphis State*	66	Bill Walton 44
101	Arkansas	79	Bill Walton 23
65	Maryland	64	Bill Walton 18
77	Southern Methodist	60	Bill Walton 25
84	North Carolina State*	66	Keith Wilkes 27
110	Ohio University	63	Bill Walton 25
111	St. Bonaventure	59	Dave Meyers 16
86	Wyoming	58	Keith Wilkes/Bill Walton 18
90	Michigan	70	Bill Walton 20
100	at Washington	48	Bill Walton 18
55	at Washington State	45	Keith Wilkes 13
92	California	56	Keith Wilkes 24
66	Stanford	52	Keith Wilkes 21
68	Iowa*	44	Ralph Drollinger/Keith Wilkes 12

*Neutral court games.

2. Frank Selvy's 100-point game (for Furman vs. Newberry on Feb. 13, 1954).
3. UCLA's 38-game winning streak in NCAA Tournament (under coach John Wooden from 1964 to 1974).
4. Pete Maravich's career scoring average of 44.2 points per game with a total of 28 contests scoring at least 50 points (for LSU from 1967-68 through 1969-70).
5. Bill Walton's NCAA Tournament championship game field-goal accuracy of 95.5% (21 of 22 for UCLA vs. Memphis State in 1973).
6. UCLA's streak of 13 consecutive undisputed conference championships in a power league (from 1967 through 1979 in Pacific-8/Pacific-10).
7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71).
8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year.
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955).
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).

Home Run Derby: Nine Former College Hoopers Hit > 300 MLB Career Clouts

July 10th, 2023 - 13:25

In deference to the Home Run Derby during All-Star Game break festivities, following is a rundown of nine former college hoopers (four-year schools and jucos) swatting more than 300 MLB career homers:

Former College Hooper	MLB HRs	Summary of MLB Round-Tripper Achievements	Summary of College Hoops Career
Jim Thome	612	Led N.L. with 47 homers for Philadelphia Phillies in 2003 - the third of four straight seasons with them and Cleveland Indians when finishing with more than 40 (career-high 52 in 2002 with Tribe). 1B-3B finished eight seasons among top five in circuit clouts - six in A.L. and two in N.L. Thome is MLB's all-time leader in walk-off homers with 13 (eight of them in extra innings). He went yard for his 300th, 400th, 500th and 600th homer with four different franchises. Thome amassed a total of 48 multi-homer outings.	"About a mile from our (Peoria, IL) house was the ghetto," Thome said. "It was where the best basketball games were played. I'd go over there all the time. I usually was the only white kid in the games, and they respected me because I kept coming back." He played for local junior college Illinois Central in 1988-89. "My father was tough on me, pushing me," Thome said. "I remember when I scored 36 points in a state tournament basketball game. It was one point off a school record. I thought my dad would be happy, but that night he talked about the mistakes I made on defense and in rebounding." According to ICC's athletic department, "People weren't sure which sport, basketball or baseball, was Jim's best." ICC hoops coach Carroll Herman said: "He (Thome) was a plugger, strong on the boards and gave us toughness inside. He could have gone on and played at a four-year school. He was good enough."
Dave Winfield	465	Eleven seasons with at least 24 big flys. OF finished among top five in homers in a league three times - 1979 with San Diego Padres and 1982 (career-high 37) and 1983 with New York Yankees.	Played two seasons of varsity basketball as a 6-6, 220-pound forward with Minnesota, averaging 6.9 ppg and 5.4 rpg as a junior in 1971-72 and 10.5 ppg and 6.1 rpg as a senior in 1972-73. He played the entire game, collecting eight points and eight rebounds against eventual Final Four participant Florida State, in the Gophers' first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1972 under coach Bill Musselman. Selected by the Atlanta Hawks in fifth round of 1973 NBA draft and the Utah Stars in sixth round of 1973 ABA draft. Didn't play college football, but was chosen in the 17th round of the 1973 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Excerpt from school guide: "Recruited out of intramural ranks to lend depth, became a starter and was a giant in the stretch drive. Amazing athlete leaps like a man catapulted. Soft touch from medium range."
Darrell Evans	414	Led A.L. with 40 homers for Detroit Tigers in 1985. Swatted career-high 41 with the Atlanta Braves in 1973 when he outhomered teammate Henry Aaron (40). He also went deep more often than Aaron the next season, 25-20. 3B-1B finished five seasons among top six in going yard - three in N.L. and two in A.L. His first MLB dinger came off St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, a former hoops standout with Creighton. Evans walloped his first and last round-tripper with the Braves 18 years apart.	As a sophomore for Pasadena (Calif.) City College in 1966-67, the 6-2 Evans was a member of a Jerry Tarkanian-coached club winning the state junior college crown.
Graig Nettles	390	Led the A.L. with 32 homers for the New York Yankees in 1976 - the fourth of seven straight seasons blasting at 20 (career-high 37 in 1977). 3B also finished among the top six in circuit clouts three other times in the 1970s.	Averaged 5.3 ppg while earning basketball letters in his hometown for San Diego State in 1963-64 and 1964-65. The 6-0 Nettles shot 87.8% from the free-throw line (36-of-41) as a sophomore in 1963-64.
Frank Howard	382	Led the A.L. with 44 homers in 1968 and 1970 for the Washington Senators sandwiched around a career-high 48 in 1969. OF-1B finished five seasons among the top five in circuit clouts - once in N.L. and four times in A.L. Hammered four of his first five MLB dingers off former hoopers from power conferences (Michigan State's Robin Roberts, Oklahoma's Lindy McDaniel, Georgia's Jim Umbricht and Louisiana State's Mark Freeman).	Two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection averaged 17.4 ppg and 13.9 rpg for Ohio State from 1955-56 through 1957-58, leading the Buckeyes in both scoring and rebounding as a junior (20.1 ppg and 15.3 rpg) and senior (16.9 ppg and 13.6 rpg). The 6-5, 220-pounder grabbed a still existing school single-game record of 32 rebounds against Brigham Young his junior season. It was one of 10 times he retrieved 20 or more missed shots. Howard finished his college career as OSU's third-leading career scorer and leading rebounder. He was a first-team All-American selection by the USBWA, Look Magazine, Converse and NEA as a junior when ranking eighth in the nation in rebounding. Third-round choice of the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1958 NBA draft. Excerpt from school guide: "One of the strongest players in college basketball and one of the top rebounders. Shoots very well from the outside."
Gil Hodges	370	Supplied 11 consecutive campaigns with at least 22 homers for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1949 through 1959 (including career-high 42 in 1954 when 1B finished among the top three in N.L. in circuit clouts for fourth time in five-year span). Walloped his 100th dinger off the Boston Braves' Jim Wilson, a former hooper with San Diego State.	Gil and his brother (Bob), natives of Petersburg, Ind., enrolled at St. Joseph's (Ind.) in the fall of 1941 and played for the Pumas in 1942-43. Gil, a Marine who spent 18 months in the Pacific with 80 of those days in combat on Okinawa, later attended Oakland City, where he played basketball in 1947 and 1948. Morris Klipsch, a Petersburg auto dealer, says Gil may have liked basketball as much as baseball. "I recall him saying one fall after the Dodgers season was over that he would like to join a pro basketball team," Klipsch said.
Joe Adcock	336	Jolted career-high 38 homers (runner-up in N.L.) with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 when outhomering teammate Hank Aaron (26). 1B-LF also finished fourth in the N.L. with 35 big flys in 1961. He smashed homers against four different Brooklyn Dodgers pitchers in a single game on July 31, 1954. Belted a couple of milestone dingers off former freshman hoopers for power-conference members - North Carolina State's Roger Craig (100th) and Oklahoma's Lindy McDaniel (200th).	Played for Louisiana State from 1944-45 through 1946-47 as a 6-4, 190-pound center. Leading scorer with 18.6 ppg for the 1945-46 Tigers team compiling an 18-3 record and losing against Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference Tournament final. All-SEC second-team selection set SEC Tournament record with 15 field goals in a game against Tulane in 1946 (subsequently broken by UK's Melvin Turpin with 18 vs. Georgia in 1984).
Hank Greenberg	331	Hammered 40 or more homers in four seasons with the Detroit Tigers. 1B-LF led the A.L. in circuit clouts in four campaigns (1935-38-40-46) despite missing three years serving in U.S. Army Air Forces during WWII.	The 6-3 Greenberg enrolled at NYU on a basketball scholarship in 1929 but attended college only one semester.
David Justice	305	Jacked career-high 41 homers in 2000 (fourth in A.L.) when splitting season between the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees. OF led the Atlanta Braves by depositing 40 beyond the outfielder barrier in 1993 (runner-up in N.L.).	Averaged 6.4 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Thomas More College (Ky.) in 1983-84 and 1984-85. In his second and final year, the 6-3 Justice led the team with 92 assists while averaging 9.3 ppg and 3.5 rpg.

Inclusivity: Ex-College Hoopers Previously Frequented MLB All-Star Game

July 10th, 2023 - 9:00

The 2023 MLB All-Star Game in Seattle is in liberal outpost insufferable for its cancel-culture crowd and progressive policies. But what is weird has been "cancellation" over the years of former college basketball regulars playing in the extravaganza. Four such versatile athletes - Rick Ferrell (Guilford NC), Frankie Frisch (Fordham), Oral Hildebrand (Butler) and Hal Schumacher (St. Lawrence NY) - appeared in the inaugural major league baseball All-Star Game in 1933 and at least one ex-college hooper participated in every All-Star extravaganza through the remainder of the 20th Century.

An annual average of seven former college hoopsters were MLB All-Stars the first half of the 1950s (including Hall of Famers Monte Irvin, Robin Roberts and Jackie Robinson). That's a higher figure that the total number of ex-college hoopers competing at the MLB level the past several seasons. In an era of specialization, fewer and fewer individuals are opening themselves up to learning its more difficult to earn a spot on a MLB 40-man roster than a college hoops roster. Evidence of the recent reduction of dual-sport athletes is exhibited by the fact pitchers Chris Young (2007) and Matt Thornton (2010) are the only players in this unique category since outfielder Randy Winn (2002).

Four franchises - Braves, Cardinals, Cubs and Giants - have had eight different ex-college hoopers become a MLB All-Star. Arizona, Illinois, San Diego State and Texas A&M each had three former hoopers go on to become MLB All-Stars. Reliever Lee Smith (Northwestern State) is the only MLB All-Star for as many as four different franchises after playing NCAA Division I hoops. Following is an alphabetical list of MLB All-Star selections who played varsity basketball as a regular for a four-year college:

All-Star Player	MLB Team(s) When Named All-Star	Pos.	All-Star Season(s)	Hoops College
Joe Adcock	Milwaukee Braves	1B	1960	Louisiana State
George Altman	Chicago Cubs	OF	1961 and 1962	Tennessee State
Glenn Beckert	Chicago Cubs	2B	1969 through 1972	Allegheny PA
R.C. "Beau" Bell	St. Louis Browns	OF	1937	Texas A&M
Bruce Bochte	Seattle Mariners	1B	1979	Santa Clara
Frank Bolling	Milwaukee Braves	2B	1961 and 1962	Spring Hill AL
Lou Boudreau*	Cleveland Indians	SS	1940-41-42-43-44-47-48	Illinois
Ralph Branca	Brooklyn Dodgers	RHP	1947 through 1949	New York University
Al Bumbry	Baltimore Orioles	OF	1980	Virginia State
Bob Cerv	Kansas City Athletics	LF	1958	Nebraska
Tony Clark	Detroit Tigers	1B	2001	Arizona/San Diego State
Mickey Cochrane*	Detroit Tigers	C	1934 and 1935	Boston University
Gene Conley	Milwaukee Braves/Philadelphia Phillies	RHP	1954-55-59	Washington State
George Crowe	Cincinnati Reds	1B	1958	Indiana Central
Alvin Dark	New York Giants	SS	1951-52-54	LSU/Southwestern Louisiana
Larry Doby	Cleveland Indians	OF	1949 through 1955	Virginia Union
Walt Dropo	Boston Red Sox	1B	1950	Connecticut
Walter "Hoot" Evers	Detroit Tigers	OF	1948 and 1950	Illinois
Rick Ferrell*	Boston Red Sox/Washington Senators	C	1933 through 1938 and 1944	Guilford NC
David "Boo" Ferriss	Boston Red Sox	RHP	1946	Mississippi State
Frankie Frisch*	St. Louis Cardinals	INF	1933 through 1935	Fordham
Bob Gibson*	St. Louis Cardinals	RHP	1962-65-66-67-68-69-70-72	Creighton
Dick Groat	Pittsburgh Pirates/St. Louis Cardinals	SS	1959-60-62-63-64	Duke
Wayne Gross	Oakland Athletics	3B	1977	Cal Poly Pomona
Tony Gwynn*	San Diego Padres	OF	1984 through 1999 (except for 1988)	San Diego State
Tom Haller	San Francisco Giants/Los Angeles Dodgers	C	1966 through 1968	Illinois
Atlee Hammaker	San Francisco Giants	LHP	1983	East Tennessee State
Mike Hargrove	Texas Rangers	OF-1B	1975	Northwestern Oklahoma State
Jim Hearn	New York Giants	RHP	1952	Georgia Tech
Bill Henry	Cincinnati Reds	LHP	1960	Houston
Oral Hildebrand	Cleveland Indians	RHP	1933	Butler
Chuck Hinton	Washington Senators	OF	1964	Shaw NC
Gil Hodges	Brooklyn Dodgers	1B	1949 through 1955 and 1957	St. Joseph's IN/Oakland City IN
Frank Howard	Washington Senators	OF	1968 through 1971	Ohio State
Billy Hunter	St. Louis Browns	SS	1953	Indiana PA
Monte Irvin*	New York Giants	OF	1952	Lincoln PA
Davey Johnson	Baltimore Orioles/Atlanta Braves	2B	1968-69-70-73	Texas A&M
Duane Josephson	Chicago White Sox	C	1968	Northern Iowa
David Justice	Atlanta Braves/Cleveland Indians	OF	1993-94-97	Thomas More KY
Bob Keegan	Chicago White Sox	RHP	1954	Bucknell
Charlie Keller	New York Yankees	OF	1940-41-43-46-47	Maryland
Don Kessinger	Chicago Cubs	SS	1968-69-70-71-72-74	Mississippi
Jim Konstanty	Philadelphia Phillies	RHP	1950	Syracuse
Vance Law	Chicago Cubs	3B	1988	Brigham Young
Thornton Lee	Chicago White Sox	LHP	1941 and 1945	Cal Poly
Hank Leiber	New York Giants/Chicago Cubs	OF	1938-40-41	Arizona
Dave Lemanczyk	Toronto Blue Jays	RHP	1979	Hartwick NY
Danny Litwhiler	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	1942	Bloomsburg PA
Kenny Lofton	Cleveland Indians/Atlanta Braves	OF	1994 through 1999	Arizona
Johnny Logan	Milwaukee Braves	SS	1955-57-58-59	Binghamton
Davey Lopes	Los Angeles Dodgers	2B	1978 through 1981	Iowa Wesleyan/Washburn KS
Jerry Lumpe	Detroit Tigers	2B	1964	Southwest Missouri State
Ted Lyons*	Chicago White Sox	RHP	1939	Baylor
Arnold "Bake" McBride	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	1976	Westminster MO
Wallace "Wally" Moon	St. Louis Cardinals/Los Angeles Dodgers	OF	1957 and 1959	Texas A&M
Charles "Buddy" Myer	Washington Senators	2B	1935 and 1937	Mississippi State
Graig Nettles	New York Yankees/San Diego Padres	3B	1975-77-78-79-80-85	San Diego State
Bill Nicholson	Chicago Cubs	RF	1940-41-43-44	Washington College MD
Joe Niekro	Houston Astros	RHP	1979	West Liberty WV
Claude Passeau	Chicago Cubs	RHP	1941-42-43-45-46	Millsaps MS
Gary Peters	Chicago White Sox	LHP	1964 and 1967	Grove City PA
Lou Piniella	Kansas City Royals	OF	1972	Tampa
Ron Reed	Atlanta Braves	RHP	1968	Notre Dame
Eldon "Rip" Repulski	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	1956	St. Cloud State MN
Robin Roberts*	Philadelphia Phillies	RHP	1950 through 1956	Michigan State
Jackie Robinson*	Brooklyn Dodgers	INF-OF	1949 through 1954	UCLA
Elwin "Preacher" Roe	Brooklyn Dodgers	LHP	1949 through 1952	Harding AR
Robert "Red" Rolfe	New York Yankees	3B	1937 through 1940	Dartmouth
Marius Russo	New York Yankees	LHP	1941	Long Island
Richie Scheinblum	Kansas City Royals	OF	1972	LIU-C.W. Post NY
Hal Schumacher	New York Giants	RHP	1933 and 1935	St. Lawrence NY
Don Schwall	Boston Red Sox	RHP	1961	Oklahoma
Jeff Shaw	Los Angeles Dodgers	RHP	1998 and 2001	Rio Grande OH
Norm Siebern	Kansas City Athletics	1B	1962 through 1964	Southwest Missouri State
Dick Siebert	Philadelphia Athletics	1B	1943	Concordia-St. Paul MN
Wilfred "Sonny" Siebert	Cleveland Indians/Boston Red Sox	RHP	1966 and 1971	Missouri
Lee Smith*	Chicago Cubs/St. Louis Cardinals/Baltimore Orioles/California Angels	RHP	1983-87-91-92-93-94-95	Northwestern State
Dave Stenhouse	Washington Senators	RHP	1962	Rhode Island
Matt Thornton	Chicago White Sox	LHP	2010	Grand Valley State MI
Bob Veale	Pittsburgh Pirates	LHP	1965 and 1966	Benedictine KS
Wes Westrum	New York Giants	C	1952 and 1953	Bemidji State MN
Bill White	St. Louis Cardinals	1B	1959-60-61-63-64	Hiram OH
Sammy White	Boston Red Sox	C	1953	Washington
Dave Winfield*	San Diego Padres/New York Yankees	OF	1977 through 1988	Minnesota
Randy Winn	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	OF	2002	Santa Clara
Eddie Yost	Washington Senators	3B	1952	New York University
Chris Young	San Diego Padres	RHP	2007	Princeton

*Baseball Hall of Famers.

On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 10

July 10th, 2023 - 8:45

Extra! Extra! Instead of shaking head in disgust over government priority manipulation as lame as Britney Spears' dad and UFOs while failing to deal with federal officer who shot unarmed Ashli Babbitt on J6, Schmucky Schumer trying to bully Supreme Court justices and inform us who brought cocaine in proximity to Plagiarist Biledumb's White House living quarters, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.

Former Fordham hoopers Frankie Frisch and Babe Young and three Big Ten Conference hoopers - multiple-year All-Stars Frank Howard (Ohio State), Harvey Kuenn (Wisconsin) and Dave Winfield (Minnesota) - furnished significant MLB performances on this date. Another New York City-based college ex-hooper making MLB news on this date was Ralph Branca (NYU). Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 10 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:

JULY 10

Chicago White Sox 2B Jerry Adair (one of Oklahoma State's top three basketball scorers in 1956-57 and 1957-58 while ranking among nation's top 12 free-throw shooters each season) stroked four hits against the Boston Red Sox in the nightcap of a 1966 doubleheader.
Philadelphia Phillies LF Harry Anderson (averaged 7.7 ppg and 8.9 rpg for West Chester PA in 1951-52) knocked in five runs against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 1958 game.
RHP Ralph Branca (sixth-leading scorer for NYU in 1943-44), hampered by an off-season pelvic injury, awarded on waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers in 1953.
Atlanta Braves 3B Darrell Evans (member of Jerry Tarkanian-coached Pasadena City CA club winning 1967 state community college hoops crown) homered twice in a 4-2 win against the Philadelphia Phillies in 1973.
St. Louis Cardinals 2B Frankie Frisch (Fordham hoops captain) scored three runs, one on a homer off Lefty Gomez, in the 1934 All-Star Game.
Pittsburgh Pirates 2B Lee Handley (Bradley hoops letterman from 1932-33 through 1934-35) had a 17-game hitting streak snapped by the Chicago Cubs in 1937.
In 1963, Philadelphia Phillies OF-1B Mickey Harrington (leading scorer and rebounder for Southern Mississippi as senior in 1954-55) made his lone MLB appearance as a pinch-runner (for Roy Sievers against San Francisco Giants).
RHP Jim Hearn (Georgia Tech hoops letterman in 1941-42) awarded on waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Giants in 1950. Hearn went on to lead the N.L. that season in shutouts (five) and ERA (2.49).
Brooklyn Dodgers 1B Gil Hodges (hooper for St. Joseph's IN in 1943 and Oakland City IN in 1947 and 1948) hammered a two-run homer in 1951 All-Star Game.
Los Angeles Dodgers rookie RF Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection when leading Ohio State in scoring and rebounding in 1956-57 and 1957-58) furnished five RBI against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 1960 contest.
Detroit Tigers RF Harvey Kuenn (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin in 1951-52 after competing on JV squad previous season) had his career-high 22-game hitting streak snapped by the Kansas City Athletics in 1959.
Cleveland Indians CF Kenny Lofton (Arizona's leader in steals for 1988 Final Four team compiling a 35-3 record) logged four hits and four RBI against the Minnesota Twins in a 1994 game.
OF Jim Lyttle (led Florida State in free-throw shooting in 1965-66 when he averaged 12.4 ppg) purchased from the Kansas City Royals by the Montreal Expos in 1973.
New York Giants RHP Christy Mathewson (Bucknell hooper at turn of 20th Century) extended his streak of consecutive innings without a free pass to 52 but had his nine-game winning streak end with a 3-2 setback against the Chicago Cubs in 1913.
In 1970, Cincinnati Reds SS Woody Woodward went yard off Atlanta Braves RHP Ron Reed (Notre Dame's leading rebounder in 1963-64 and 1964-65) for Woodward's only homer in a nine-year N.L. career (684 of 880 games/1,672 of 2,187 at-bats). They were teammates with the Braves during Reed's first three MLB seasons.
New York Giants RHP Hal Schumacher (St. Lawrence NY hooper in early 1930s), supported by three hits from OF Hank Leiber (played basketball for Arizona in 1931), notched his 11th straight complete-game victory with a 10-3 verdict over the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1935. Three years later, Leiber launched two homers against the Boston Braves in a 1938 contest.
Champ Summers (led SIUE in scoring in 1969-70 after doing likewise for Nicholls State in 1964-65) cracked a game-tying, pinch two-run homer for the Detroit Tigers in bottom of ninth inning against the Minnesota Twins in 1979.
New York Yankees LHP Matt Thornton (averaged 5.8 ppg and 2.4 rpg from 1995-96 through 1997-98 with Grand Valley State MI) had his streak of 19 straight relief appearances without yielding an earned run come to a halt against the Cleveland Indians in 2014.
San Diego Padres RF Dave Winfield (starting forward for Minnesota's first NCAA playoff team in 1972) homered twice against the New York Mets in a 1974 game. Three years later, Winfield whacked a pair of round-trippers in a 5-4 triumph against the Los Angles Dodgers in the nightcap of a 1977 doubleheader.
Cincinnati Reds 1B Babe Young (Fordham hoops letterman in 1935-36) homered in both ends of a 1947 twinbill for the second time in less than week.
San Diego Padres RHP Chris Young (All-Ivy League first-team selection for Princeton in 1999-00) incurred the loss for the N.L. in the 2007 All-Star Game. Young yielded the first inside-the-park homer in All-Star Game history (Ichiro Suzuki in fifth inning).

Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#2)

July 10th, 2023 - 8:40

What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? CollegeHoopedia.com has designated the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #2 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA DI achievements:

2. Frank Selvy's 100-point major-college game (for Furman vs. Newberry on February 13, 1954).

Selvy scored 100 points vs. Newberry (S.C.) on his way to becoming the first three-year player to reach 2,000 points, finishing with 2,538. Selvy (41.7 ppg) and Furman teammate Darrell Floyd (24.3) combined for 66 points per game during the season and are the highest-scoring duo in major-college history. Selvy, a senior, scored 50 or more in seven games en route to becoming the first player to score 1,000 points in a single season (1,209) and average 30 or more for a career (32.5 ppg). Floyd succeeded his teammate as the nation's leading scorer with 35.9 ppg in 1954-55.

Making Selvy's 100-point outburst even more amazing was the fact his mother, watching her son play for the initial time, was among several hundred fans from his hometown of Corbin, Ky., who made the trip to Greenville, S.C., to watch the game. An early indication that something special was in the offing came less than three minutes into the game when Newberry's Bobby Bailey, who helped hold Selvy to a season-low 25 points two weeks earlier, fouled out.

Selvy's last three field goals in a 41-of-66 shooting performance from the floor came in game's closing 30 seconds and the crowning moment was his final basket. "It (the 100-point game) was something that was just meant to be," Selvy said. "My last basket was from past half-court just before the final buzzer."

He played every minute of every game during his senior season. Following is the box score for Selvy's 100-point outburst:

FURMAN (149)	FG	FT-A	PTS.
A.D. Bennett	0	1-1	1
Darrell Floyd	12	1-1	25
Fred Fraley	3	0-2	6
Bob Poole	0	0-0	0
Bob Thomas	5	1-1	11
Al Kyber	0	0-2	0
Charles Ruth	0	0-0	0
Brock Gordon	0	0-0	0
Frank Selvy	41-66	18-22	100
Kenny Deardorff	1	1-1	3
Sylvester Wright	0	0-0	0
Harry Jones	0	1-1	1
Joe Gilreath	1	0-0	2
TOTALS	63	23-31	149

NEWBERRY (95)	FG	FT-A	PTS.
Boland	0	0-0	0
Warner	2	0-4	4
Leitner	6	4-7	16
Bailey	0	1-2	1
Blanko	14	7-10	35
Cone	1	0-0	2
Roth	0	3-4	3
McKlven	1	0-0	2
Davis	13	6-7	32
TOTALS	37	21-34	95

Halftime: Furman 77-44.

3. UCLA's 38-game winning streak in NCAA Tournament (under coach John Wooden from 1964 to 1974).
4. Pete Maravich's career scoring average of 44.2 points per game with a total of 28 contests scoring at least 50 points (for LSU from 1967-68 through 1969-70).
5. Bill Walton's NCAA Tournament championship game field-goal accuracy of 95.5% (21 of 22 for UCLA vs. Memphis State in 1973).
6. UCLA's streak of 13 consecutive undisputed conference championships in a power league (from 1967 through 1979 in Pacific-8/Pacific-10).
7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71).
8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year.
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955).
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).

Hoop Dreams to Field of Dreams: Ex-College Hoopers Chosen in MLB Draft

July 9th, 2023 - 9:03

Swingman Pat Connaughton, a two-time runner-up in scoring and rebounding for Notre Dame, was the most notable college basketball player selected nine years ago in the 2014 MLB Amateur Draft. Connaughton, a pitcher, was picked in the fourth round by the Baltimore Orioles (121st choice overall) before losing his lone decision in the New York-Penn League (Class A). Concentrating on professional hoops the past eight seasons as a backup shooting guard with the Portland Trail Blazers and Milwaukee Bucks, it is highly unlikely he will become Baltimore's next Big Ben. Connaughton's Organized Ball career faded as he became a three-point specialist for the Bucks' 2021 NBA Finals champion, let alone because of the accuracy he exhibited in ceremonial first pitch at Brewers game where his wayward mid-90s mph fastball reminded observers of wild St. Louis Cardinals lefty Rick Ankiel.

In an era of increased specialization, the Orioles selected former Louisiana State hooper Ben McDonald with the first pick in 1989 draft. McDonald, a part-time starter as a freshman forward under coach Dale Brown in 1986-87, went on to pitch in the starting rotation for the Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers for nine years from 1989 through 1997 before becoming an analyst for ESPN's CWS coverage. Connaughton isn't the first UND hoop standout to pitch at the professional level. Ron Reed, the Irish's top rebounder in 1963-64 and 1964-65, compiled a 146-140 MLB record in 19 seasons from 1966 through 1984 and Bob Arnzen, who averaged 20.3 ppg and 11.5 rpg from 1966-67 through 1968-69, posted a 6-8 minor-league mark in the Montreal Expos' farm system in three years (1969-71-72).

Infielder-outfielder C.J. Henry, the 17th pick overall in the 2005 draft, hit an anemic .222 in four low-minors seasons in the New York Yankees' farm system before the brother of Kansas standout Xavier Henry averaged 3.1 ppg in 13 contests with the Jayhawks in 2009-10. But North Carolina State's Andrew Brackman, who pitched briefly for the Yankees in 2011, is the only DI basketball regular in the 21st Century to become a major leaguer after being selected in the opening round of the amateur draft. Brackman was chosen ahead of supplemental first-rounders Todd Frazier and Justin Jackson. Other notable players picked that year include Brandon Belt (11th round), Zack Cozart (2nd), Lucas Duda (7th), Freddie Freeman (2nd), Matt Harvey (3rd/did not sign), Greg Holland (10th), Craig Kimbrel (33rd/did not sign), Corey Kluber (4th), Jonathan Lucroy (3rd), Anthony Rizzo (6th), Chris Sale (21st/did not sign), Giancarlo Stanton (2nd) and Jordan Zimmerman (2nd).

Numerous universities have featured versatile athletes who played college basketball before going on to major league baseball careers. Connecticut's Scott Burrell, a three-time All-Big East Conference choice under Huskies coach Jim Calhoun, was the first athlete to become a first-round draft pick of two major sports organizations (MLB and NBA). The first-round selection of the Seattle Mariners in 1989 and fifth-round choice by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1990 never reached as high as Double A, compiling a 2-6 Class A pitching record in 14 starts in the Blue Jays' farm system 1990 and 1991. Burrell, a first-round pick by the Charlotte Hornets in 1993, averaged 6.9 ppg and 3.5 rpg with four different NBA franchises in eight seasons from 1993-94 through 2000-01. Michael Jordan trash-talked Burrell when they were teammates with the Chicago Bulls, but it would have been interesting to see if MJ could hit him any better than he did against obscure Southern League hurlers.

In 1989, Burrell was picked ahead of supplemental first-rounder Todd Jones plus the following eventual MLB hurlers: Jerry Dipoto (3rd round), Alan Embree (5th), Scott Erickson (4th), Sterling Hitchcock (9th), Trevor Hoffman (11th), Curt Leskanie (8th), Denny Neagle (3rd), Paul Quantrill (6th), Pat Rapp (15th), Shane Reynolds (3rd), Russ Springer (7th), Mike Trombley (14th) and Tim Worrell (20th). In 1990, Burrell was chosen before eventual MLB pitchers Jason Bere (36th round), Eddie Guardado (21st), Mike Hampton (6th), Dave Mlicki (17th), Troy Percival (6th), Andy Pettitte (22nd), Rick White (15th) and Mike Williams (14th).

Villanova signee Delino DeShields chose to play baseball after he was selected as the 12th overall pick in 1987 MLB draft by the Montreal Expos. DeShields went on to be a second baseman for five different MLB franchises. Elsewhere, former NCAA Division I hoopers Dave Winfield (Minnesota) and Bill Almon (Brown) were MLB teammates the last six seasons of the 1970s after becoming first-round draft choices by the San Diego Padres in back-to-back years. As the 2023 selection process unfolds during All-Star Game weekend festivities, following is an alphabetical list of major leaguers who were first-round choices in the amateur baseball draft after playing varsity college basketball:

First-Round Choice	Position	College(s)	MLB Team Selector	Pick Overall	Year
Bill Almon	SS	Brown	San Diego Padres	1st	1974
Andy Benes	RHP	Evansville	San Diego Padres	1st	1988
Andrew Brackman	RHP	North Carolina State	New York Yankees	30th	2007
Tony Clark	1B	Arizona/San Diego State	Detroit Tigers	2nd	1990
Cameron Drew	OF	New Haven CT	Houston Astros	12th	1985
Atlee Hammaker	LHP	East Tennessee State	Kansas City Royals	21st	1979
Rich Hand	RHP	Puget Sound WA	Cleveland Indians	1st	1969**
Jim Lyttle	OF	Florida State	New York Yankees	10th	1966
Ben McDonald	RHP	Louisiana State	Baltimore Orioles	1st	1989
Dennis Rasmussen	LHP	Creighton	California Angels	17th	1980
Jeff Shaw	RHP	Rio Grande OH	Cleveland Indians	1st	1986**
*Mike Stenhouse	OF-1B	Harvard	Oakland Athletics	26th	1979
Matt Thornton	LHP	Grand Valley State MI	Seattle Mariners	22nd	1998
Dave Winfield	OF	Minnesota	San Diego Padres	4th	1973
John Young	1B	Chapman CA	Detroit Tigers	16th	1969**

*Did not sign that year.
**January draft/secondary phase.
NOTES: 1B-OF Rick Leach (13th pick in 1979 by Detroit Tigers) was a JV hooper for Michigan and OF Ken Singleton (3rd selection in 1967 by New York Mets) was a freshman hooper for Hofstra. . . . Rasmussen, picked in 18th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1977 out of high school, and Stenhouse were compensation for signings of free-agent pitchers Nolan Ryan and Steve Renko, respectively.

The inaugural MLB draft in 1965 included 11 individuals who competed in hoops for colleges currently at the NCAA Division I level before they reached the majors - Graig Nettles (San Diego State/4th round), Bob Chlupsa (Manhattan/6th), Ken Szotkiewicz (Georgia Southern/10th), Steve Arlin (Ohio State/16th), Paul Edmondson (Cal State Northridge/21st), Rick Austin (Washington State freshmen team/22nd out of H.S.), Steve Renko (Kansas/24th), Paul Reuschel (Western Illinois/26th), Rich Hacker (Southern Illinois freshman team/39th out of H.S.), Dick Such (Elon/40th) and Bob Gebhard (Iowa/44th). Oregon State hoops All-American Jim Jarvis wasn't picked in first MLB draft, but hit .288 as 2B with three minor-league clubs in the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system in 1966. Research to date reveals that at least one MLB selection in every June draft from 1965 through 1998 played college basketball. Brigham Young had three versatile athletes in this category in the 1970s (Danny Ainge, Doug Howard and Vance Law). Believe it or not, Washington State forward Mark Hendrickson, a two-time All-Pacific-10 Conference basketball selection, was chosen in six straight MLB drafts from 1992 through 1997. Unlike Connaughton ever reaching a MLB field as real player, following is an alphabetical list of former MLB non-first round choices in regular amateur draft who wound up as major leaguers after playing varsity hoops for a college currently or formerly at the NCAA DI level:

College Hooper/MLB Player	Pos.	Current/Former DI University	MLB Draft Summary for Non-First Round Selection
Danny Ainge	INF-OF	Brigham Young	15th round by Toronto Blue Jays out of high school in 1977
Steve Arlin	RHP	Ohio State	23rd round by Detroit Tigers in 1965 and 1st round by Philadelphia Phillies in 1966 June Draft-Secondary Phase
Rick Austin	LHP	Washington State	22nd round by Detroit Tigers out of high school in 1965, 7th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1967 June secondary phase, 3rd round by St. Louis Cardinals in 1968 January secondary phase and 1st round by Cleveland Indians in 1968 June secondary phase
Mark Bailey	C	SW Missouri State	6th round by Houston Astros in 1982
Frank Baker	INF	Southern Mississippi	2nd round by New York Yankees in 1967
Mike Barlow	RHP	Syracuse	26th round by Baltimore Orioles in 1969 and 4th by Los Angeles Dodgers in January secondary phase in 1970
Chris Beasley	RHP	Arizona State	6th round by Chicago White Sox in 1982, 27th round by California Angels in 1983 and 9th round by Cleveland Indians in 1984
Jim Beattie	RHP	Dartmouth	4th round by New York Yankees in 1975
Jerry Bell	RHP	Belmont	2nd round by Seattle Pilots in 1969
Rob Belloir	SS	Mercer	8th round by Cleveland Indians in 1969
Bruce Bochte	1B-OF	Santa Clara	2nd round by California Angels in 1972
Glenn Burke	OF	Nevada-Reno	17th round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972 while attending community college
Bob Chlupsa	RHP	Manhattan	6th round by Philadelphia Phillies in 1965, 2nd round by St. Louis Cardinals in 1966 secondary phase, 5th round by Cardinals in 1967 secondary phase
Marty Clary	RHP	Northwestern	3rd round by Atlanta Braves in 1983
Vince Colbert	RHP	East Carolina	11th round by Cleveland Indians in 1968
Paul Edmondson	RHP	Cal State Northridge	21st round by Chicago White Sox in 1965
Joe Ferguson	C-OF	Pacific	8th round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968
Dan Fife	RHP	Michigan	21st round by Detroit Tigers out of high school in 1967 and 2nd round by Tigers in 1971 secondary phase
Dave Frost	RHP	Stanford	18th round by Chicago White Sox in 1974
Rich Gale	RHP	New Hampshire	5th round by Kansas City Royals in 1975
Amir Garrett	LHP	St. John's	22nd round by Cincinnati Reds out of high school in 2011
Bob Gebhard	RHP	Iowa	44th round by Minnesota Twins in 1965
Jim Geddes	RHP	Ohio State	6th round by Chicago White Sox in 1970
Mark Gilbert	OF	Florida State	14th round by Chicago Cubs in 1978
Tony Gwynn	OF	San Diego State	3rd round by San Diego Padres in 1981
Rich Hacker	SS	Southern Illinois	39th round by St. Louis Cardinals in 1965 out of high school and 8th round by New York Mets in 1967
Ed Halicki	RHP	Monmouth	38th round by St. Louis Cardinals out of high school in 1968 and 24th round by San Francisco Giants in 1972
James "Billy" Harris	INF	UNC Wilmington	62nd round by Houston Astros in 1965 and 27th round by Cleveland Indians in 1966
Paul Hartzell	RHP	Lehigh	10th round by California Angels in 1975
Mark Hendrickson	LHP	Washington State	13th round by Atlanta Braves out of high school in 1992, 21st round by San Diego Padres in 1993, 32nd round by Braves in 1994, 16th round by Detroit Tigers in 1995, 19th round by Texas Rangers in 1996 and 20th round by Toronto Blue Jays in 1997
Gary Holle	1B	Siena	13th round by Milwaukee Brewers in 1976
Doug Howard	1B-OF	Brigham Young	8th round by California Angels in 1970
Keith Kessinger	SS	Mississippi	36th round by Baltimore Orioles in 1989
Art Kusnyer	C	Kent State	37th round by Chicago White Sox in 1966
Vance Law	INF	Brigham Young	39th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1978
Kenny Lofton	CF	Arizona	17th round by Houston Astros in 1988
Terrell Lowery	OF	Loyola Marymount	2nd round by Texas Rangers in 1991
Tom Lundstedt	C	Michigan	65th round by Los Angeles Dodgers out of high school in 1967 and 1st round by Chicago Cubs in 1970 secondary phase
Len Matuszek	OF-1B	Toledo	5th round by Philadelphia Phillies in 1976
Ryan Minor	3B	Oklahoma	15th round by Baltimore Orioles out of high school in 1992, 7th round by New York Mets in 1995 and 33rd round by Orioles in 1996
Lyle Mouton	OF	Louisiana State	54th round by Kansas City Royals in 1990 and 5th round by New York Yankees in 1991
Gary Neibauer	RHP	Nebraska	8th round by Cleveland Indians in 1966 and 2nd round by Atlanta Braves in 1966 secondary phase
Graig Nettles	3B	San Diego State	4th round by Minnesota Twins in 1965
Tim Nordbrook	INF	Loyola New Orleans	9th round by Baltimore Orioles in 1970
Curtis Pride	OF	William & Mary	10th round by New York Mets out of high school in 1986
Steve Renko	RHP	Kansas	24th round by New York Mets in 1965
Paul Reuschel	RHP	Western Illinois	26th round by Cincinnati Reds out of high school in 1965, 3rd round by Washington Senators in 1967 secondary phase and 4th round by Chicago Cubs in 1968 secondary phase
Lee Smith	RHP	Northwestern State	2nd round by Chicago Cubs out of high school in 1975
Mike Smithson	RHP	Tennessee	5th round by Boston Red Sox in 1976
Rob Sperring	INF	Pacific	5th round by Chicago Cubs in 1971
Tim Stoddard	RHP	North Carolina State	25th round by Texas Rangers in 1974 and 2nd round by Chicago White Sox in 1975 secondary phase
George Stone	LHP	Louisiana Tech	5th round by Atlanta Braves in 1966
Dick Such	RHP	Elon	40th round by New York Yankees in 1965 and 8th round by Washington Senators in 1966 secondary phase
Ken Szotkiewicz	SS	Georgia Southern	10th round by Philadelphia Phillies out of high school in 1965, 1st round by Minnesota Twins in 1967 secondary phase and 1st round by Detroit Tigers in 1968 secondary phase
Will Venable	OF	Princeton	15th round by Baltimore Orioles in 2004 and 7th round by San Diego Padres in 2005
Joe Vitko III	RHP	St. Francis PA	38th round by New York Mets in 1988 out of high school and 24th round by Mets in 1989
John Wathan	C	San Diego	1st round by Kansas City Royals in January regular phase in 1971
Desi Wilson	1B	Fairleigh Dickinson	15th round by Boston Red Sox out of high school in 1987, 87th round by Houston Astros in 1989 and 30th round by Texas Rangers in 1991
Randy Winn	OF	Santa Clara	3rd round by Florida Marlins in 1995
Chris Young	RHP	Princeton	3rd round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 2000

NOTE: Pitcher Clair "Bart" Johnson, leading scorer for Brigham Young's 1967-68 freshman squad, was 3rd-round pick by St. Louis Cardinals in 1967 out of high school and 1st-round selection by Chicago White Sox in 1968 June secondary phase.

The first five MLB drafts from 1965 through 1969 had multiple small-college hoopers chosen before they reached the majors (as high as fourth round in 1969 during five-year span of regular phase). Following is an alphabetical list of former MLB non-first round draft choices who wound up as major leaguers after playing varsity hoops for a small four-year college:

Small-College Hooper/MLB Player	Pos.	Non-DI School	MLB Draft Summary for Non-First Round Selection
Larry Biittner	OF-1B	Buena Vista IA	10th round by Washington Senators in 1968
Al Bumbry	OF	Virginia State	11th round by Baltimore Orioles in 1968
Ray Burris	RHP	Southwestern Oklahoma State	17th round by Chicago Cubs in 1972
Ben Callahan	RHP	Catawba NC	31st round by New York Yankees in 1980
John Castino	INF	Rollins FL	3rd round by Minnesota Twins in 1976
Tom Dettore	RHP	Juniata PA	26th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1965 out of high school, 9th round by Pirates in 1967 secondary phase and 3rd round by Pirates in 1968 secondary phase
Ron Diorio	RHP	New Haven CT	16th round by Philadelphia Phillies in 1969
Darcy Fast	LHP	Warner Pacific OR	7th round by New York Yankees in 1965 out of high school and 6th round by Chicago Cubs in 1967
Wayne Gross	3B	Cal Poly Pomona	9th round by Oakland Athletics in 1973
Kevin Gryboski	RHP	Wilkes PA	16th round by Cincinnati Reds in 1994 and 16th round by Seattle Mariners in 1995
Mike Hargrove	1B	Northwestern Oklahoma State	25th round by Texas Rangers in 1972
Walter "Buddy" Harris	RHP	Philadelphia Textile	13th round by Atlanta Braves in 1966 out of high school and 1st round by Houston Astros in 1968 secondary phase
Geoff Hartlieb	RHP	Quincy IL	37th round by New York Mets in 2015 and 29th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 2016 after transferring to Lindenwood MO
Bob Hegman	INF	St. Cloud State MN	15th round by Kansas City Royals in 1980
Lynn Jones	OF	Thiel PA	10th round by Cincinnati Reds in 1974
David Justice	OF	Thomas More KY	4th round by Atlanta Braves in 1985
Dave Lemanczyk	RHP	Hartwick NY	16th round by Detroit Tigers in 1972
Davey Lopes	2B	Washburn KS	8th round by San Francisco Giants in 1967 and 2nd round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968 secondary phase
Arnold "Bake" McBride	OF	Westminster MO	37th round by St. Louis Cardinals in 1970
Jim McKee	RHP	Otterbein OH	4th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1969
Dan Monzon	INF	Buena Vista IA	25th round by Houston Astros in 1966 and 2nd round by Minnesota Twins in 1967 secondary phase
Joe Niekro	RHP	West Liberty State WV	7th round by Cleveland Indians in 1966 and 3rd round by Chicago Cubs in 1966 secondary phase
Billy North	CF	Central Washington	12th round by Chicago Cubs in 1969
Willie Prall	LHP	Upsala NJ	3rd round by San Francisco Giants in 1971
Jeff Robinson	RHP	Azusa Pacific CA	14th round by Detroit Tigers in 1982 and 2nd round by San Francisco Giants in 1983
Bill Sampen	RHP	MacMurray IL	12th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1985
Jeff Shaver	RHP	SUNY-Fredonia	22nd round by Oakland Athletics in 1985
Larry Sheets	DH-OF	Eastern Mennonite VA	2nd round by Baltimore Orioles in 1978
Robert "Roe" Skidmore	1B-OF	Millikin IL	47th round by Atlanta Braves in 1966
Paul Splittorff	LHP	Morningside IA	25th round by Kansas City Royals in 1968
Eric Stults	LHP	Bethel IN	15th round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 2002
Jim Todd	RHP	Millersville PA	10th round by Chicago Cubs in 1969

Major-college basketball All-Americans selected in MLB draft but never playing Organized Ball or reaching the majors included Alabama's Charles Cleveland (RHP picked in 34th round by Kansas City Royals in 1971 out of high school ahead of 35th-round choice Tom Hume); Virginia Tech's Dell Curry (RHP picked in 37th round by Texas Rangers in 1982 out of high school and 14th round by Baltimore Orioles in 1985 ahead of 15th-round choice Rich DeLucia, 18th-rounder Dennis Cook, 22nd-rounder John Smoltz, 23rd-rounder Scott Kamieniecki, 23rd-rounder Donn Pall, 30th-rounder Chris Nabholz and 36th-rounder Jim Abbott); California's Kevin Johnson (SS picked in 23rd round by Oakland Athletics in 1986 ahead of 27th-round choice John Olerud); Duke's Trajan Langdon (3B picked in 6th round by San Diego Padres in 1994 out of high school ahead of seventh-round choice Russ Branyan, seventh-rounder Geoff Blum, eighth-rounder Ronnie Belliard, 10th-rounder Wes Helms, 11th-rounder Donnie Sadler, 11th-rounder Bubba Trammell, 12th-rounder Wendell Magee, 13th-rounder Ryan Freel, 15th-rounder Daryle Ward, 19th-rounder Placido Polanco, 20th-rounder Dustan Mohr, 20th-rounder J.D. Drew, 25th-rounder Mike Young, 26th-rounder Corey Koskie and 28th-rounder Dave Roberts); North Carolina's Eric Montross (RHP picked in 62nd round by Chicago Cubs in 1994 ahead of 68th-round choice Juan "J.C." Romero and 70th-rounder Jose Santiago); Missouri's Anthony Peeler (LHP picked in 41st round by Texas Rangers in 1988 out of high school ahead of 41st-round choice Chad Ogea and 44th-rounder Scott Erickson); Holy Cross' Ronnie Perry Jr. (INF picked in 12th round by Boston Red Sox in 1979 ahead of 19th-round choice Don Mattingly and 3rd round by Chicago White Sox in 1980 ahead of 3rd-round choice Danny Tartabull, 8th-rounder Eric Davis and 16th-rounder Jim Eisenreich), and Long Beach State's Ed Ratleff (RHP picked in 6th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1969 out of high school ahead of 8th-round choice Glenn Abbott, 15th-rounder Jim Slaton, 20th-rounder Dick Ruthven and 25th-rounder Andy Hassler).

In the same category are NCAA playoff coaches Paul Cormier (RHP was picked in 25th round by Detroit Tigers in 1972 ahead of 38th-round choice Bob Shirley); Mitch Henderson (OF was picked in 29th round by New York Yankees in 1994 out of high school ahead of 38th-round choice Eric Byrnes, 43rd-rounder Julio Lugo, 49th-rounder Jason Michaels, 54th-rounder Chris Woodward, 57th-rounder Joe Nelson, 61st-rounder Morgan Ensberg and 71st-rounder Johnny Estrada); Lon Kruger (RHP was picked in 12th round by Houston Astros in 1970 out of high school ahead of 18th-round choice Dale Murray, 19th-rounder Pat Zachry, 29th-rounder John Denny, 30th-rounder Doc Medich and 32nd-rounder Mike Krukow plus 21st round by St. Louis Cardinals in 1974 ahead of 22nd-round choice Dave Rozema, 25th-rounder Tim Stoddard, 28th-rounder Sammy Stewart, 30th-rounder Al Holland and 36th-rounder Eric Show), plus Tom Penders (INF-OF was picked in 8th round by Cleveland Indians in 1968 January Regular Phase).

Dreams die hard whether utilizing all four seasons of normal college eligibility or playing Organized Ball. There are numerous former hoopers from current major universities who were MLB draftees (chosen ahead of luminaries such as Jack Clark, Jeff Kent, Nomar Garciaparra, Jason Giambi, Todd Helton, Buster Posey and Lou Whitaker) playing in the minors more than four years but never advancing to "The Show." The relatively obscure athletes include:

Multi-Sport Athlete	College	Summary of College Hoops Career	MLB Draft Year	Summary of Minor-League Career
Roger Cador	Southern (La.)	3.1 ppg and 3.5 rpg in eight basketball games in 1970-71 and 7.8 ppg in 20 games in 1971-72	10th round by Atlanta Braves in 1973 three rounds ahead of OF-1B Jack Clark	Lefthanded OF hit .249 with 26 HRs and 216 RBI from 1973 through 1977 before becoming the first HBCU coach posting a victory in the NCAA DI Tournament (alma mater in 1987). College teammate of C Danny Goodwin, the only individual to twice be selected first overall in MLB draft (Chicago White Sox in 1971 out of Central Illinois high school and California Angels in 1975).
Brian Cardwell	Tulsa	2.8 ppg and 2.7 rpg while shooting 60% from the floor in 2003-04 and 2004-05	4th round by Toronto Blue Jays in 1999 out of high school one round ahead of P Nate Robertson	RHP compiled a 10-20 record and 5.37 ERA in five minor-league seasons from 1999 to 2003.
Pat Casey	Portland	2.6 ppg in 1978-79	10th round by San Diego Padres in 1980 two rounds ahead of 3B-1B Dave Magadan	1B-OF hit .282 with 117 HRs and 518 RBI in farm systems of the Padres, Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins in eight years from 1980 through 1987. Three-time CWS championship coach for Oregon State (2006-07-18).
Earle Chew	Temple	scored six points in three games in 1970-71 under coach Harry Litwack	3rd round as OF by Chicago Cubs in 1973 one pick behind 1B Eddie Murray and eight picks ahead of OF Mitchell Page	OF hit .250 with 24 HRs and 169 RBI in Cubs' farm system in five seasons from 1973 to 1977.
Jim Dix	St. Louis	1.5 ppg for 1965 NIT team	40th round by New York Mets in 1965 nine rounds ahead of UTL Bob Oliver	OF hit .257 in farm systems of the Mets and Montreal Expos in six years from 1965 to 1971.
Patrick Egan	Quinnipiac	4.5 ppg and 2.6 rpg in 2002-03	twice by the Baltimore Orioles (35th round in 2005 15 rounds ahead of C Buster Posey and 36th round in 2006 12 picks ahead of P Kyle Gibson)	RHP compiled a 22-20 pitching record in the O's farm system from 2007 through 2012 before posting an 8-3 mark in the Atlanta Braves' organization in 2013.
Bill Fitzgerald	Tulane	11.4 ppg and 4.8 rpg from 1966-67 through 1968-69	15th round by San Francisco Giants in 1968 one round ahead of P Steve Stone and OF Oscar Gamble, 5th round by Atlanta Braves in 1969 January Secondary Phase and 1st round by Oakland Athletics in 1969 June Secondary Phase	C hit .234 in Athletics' farm system in five years from 1969 to 1973.
Dom Fucci	Auburn	1.8 ppg and 1.1 rpg in 1975-76 and 1976-77	twice by the Chicago White Sox (6th round in 1978 three picks ahead of OF-1B Mike Marshall and 5th round in 1979 16 picks ahead of SS Greg Gagne and one round ahead of OF-1B Von Hayes	OF-1B hit .267 with 43 homers and 180 RBI in farm systems of White Sox and Detroit Tigers in five years from 1979 through 1983.
Randy LaVigne	Connecticut	7.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 2.8 apg from 1975-76 through 1978-79	7th round by Chicago Cubs in 1979 seven picks ahead of P Storm Davis and six rounds ahead of OF Greg Brock	OF hit .292 with 54 HRs and 316 RBI in five minor-league seasons from 1979 through 1983.
Keith LeGree	Louisville/Cincinnati	7.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.4 apg and 1.5 spg from 1991-92 through 1995-96	3rd round by Minnesota Twins in 1991 three picks ahead of OF Todd Hollandsworth, two rounds ahead of SS Nomar Garciaparra and three rounds ahead of OF-1B John Mabry	OF hit .252 with 28 HRs and 190 RBI in seven minor-league seasons from 1991 through 1997.
Larry Mansfield	Tennessee	4.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg in 1967-68 under coach Ray Mears	4th round by Houston Astros in 1968 one round ahead of P Burt Hooton and OF-1B Tom Paciorek	6-8 1B hit .233 with 103 HRs and 292 RBI in five minor-league seasons in farm systems of Astros and California Angels from 1968 through 1972.
Preston Mattingly	Lamar	part-time starting guard averaged 3.8 ppg and 2.9 rpg from 2013-14 through 2015-16	1st round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 2006 out of high school 10 picks ahead of P Joba Chamberlain and 11 ahead of P Chris Perez	Utilityman, son of Hall of Fame 1B Don Mattingly, hit .232 in six seasons from 2006 through 2011.
Derek Michaelis	Rice	6.8 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 1997-98 and 1998-99	20th round by Arizona Diamondbacks in 1997 out of high school one round ahead of P Juan Romero and 23 rounds ahead of 2B Orlando Hudson and 15th round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 2000 one round ahead of P James Shields and five rounds ahead of OF-3B Jose Bautista	1B-OF hit .249 with 51 HRs and 237 RBI in Dodgers' farm system in six seasons from 2000 through 2005.
Scott Morgan	Gonzaga	backup forward averaged 3.4 ppg and 2.6 rpg from 1993-94 through 1995-96, competing for the Zags' first NCAA playoff team in 1995	7th round by Cleveland Indians in 1995 one round ahead of P A.J. Burnett	OF, playing in the minors for nine years, averaged almost 27 homers annually in the Indians' farm system in a four-year span from 1996 through 1999 before collecting 28 round-trippers and 39 doubles in 2001 for the Anaheim Angels' AAA affiliate (Salt Lake in PCL).
Freddie Moulder	Oklahoma State	7.6 ppg and 4 rpg for 1965 NCAA playoff team coached by Hank Iba (last one for Hall of Famer)	24th round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965 three choices behind P Steve Renko	INF hit .263 in seven seasons from 1966 through 1972 in farm systems of Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers.
Steve Parrott	UC Santa Barbara	7.3 ppg and 4.6 rpg in 1978-79 and 1979-80	2nd round by Minnesota Twins in 1975 out of high school nine picks ahead of P Frank Pastore and three rounds ahead of 2B Lou Whitaker	RHP compiled a 28-34 record and 5.44 ERA in six years in farm systems of Twins and Milwaukee Brewers in 1975, 1976 and 1980 through 1983 before going to Mexico in 1984.
Kendall Rhine Jr.	Georgia	son of Rice's all-time leading rebounder averaged 5.8 ppg and 3.6 rpg from 1989-90 through 1992-93	16th round by New York Mets in 1989 out of high school one round ahead of INF Mark Grudzielanek and four rounds ahead of 2B Jeff Kent and 1st round by Houston Astros in 1992 one round ahead of P Jon Leiber, 1B Todd Helton and 1B Jason Giambi	RHP compiled 4-9 record and 5.88 ERA in farm systems of the Astros and Toronto Blue Jays in six years from 1992 through 1997.
Brett Roberts	Morehead State	All-OVC first-team selection as senior averaged 16.7 ppg and 8.4 rpg from 1988-89 through 1991-92	33rd round by Cincinnati Reds in 1988 out of high school four rounds ahead of Aaron Sele and 4th round by Minnesota Twins in 1991 nine picks ahead of P Terry Adams and 10 ahead of P Paul Byrd	The 6-8 RHP compiled a 42-44 record and 4.58 ERA in the Twins' farm system in seven years from 1991 through 1997.
Ron Smith	Furman	senior captain for squad defeating Clemson, UNC and NCSU in 10-day span in mid-season averaged 7.8 ppg and 2.4 rpg from 1974-75 through 1977-78	9th round by Philadelphia Phillies in 1977 three picks ahead of RF Jesse Barfield and two rounds ahead of OF Chili Davis	INF hit .222 with 1 HR and 114 RBI in five years from 1977 through 1981. Alma mater's all-time winningest coach appeared in 2005 NCAA Tournament.
Jamie Sykes	Valparaiso	7.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 2.9 apg from 1993-94 through 1997-98 (redshirt in 1994-95 before throwing 3/4 length-of-the-court pass leading to buzzer-beating winning FG by Bryce Drew in 1998 NCAA playoff opener against Ole Miss)	11th round by Arizona Diamondbacks in 1997 one round ahead of P Joel Pineiro and eight rounds ahead of INF David Eckstein	OF hit .260 with 50 HRs and 259 RBI in five years from 1997 through 2001.
Willie Tatum Jr.	Pacific	5.2 ppg and 3.3 rpg from 1985-86 through 1987-88	31st round by Texas Rangers out of high school in 1985 four rounds ahead of P Pedro Borbon plus five rounds ahead of P Jim Abbott and 9th round by Boston Red Sox in 1988 11 picks ahead of P Mark Clark	1B hit .247 with 33 HRs and 225 RBI in Red Sox' farm system in six years from 1988 through 1993 before playing in independent leagues and Mexico the next two seasons.
Mark Wulfemeyer	Southern California	5.4 ppg and 2.1 apg in 1975-76 and 1976-77 before transferring to Marymount KS	9th round by California Angels out of high school in 1974 12 picks ahead of 2B Ron Oester and two rounds ahead of P Scott Sanderson	RHP compiled a 23-23 record and 7.44 ERA in five years from 1975 through 1979.

On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 9

July 9th, 2023 - 8:55

Extra! Extra! As the New York Times disbands its sports department, instead of mocking #MessMedia miscreants on CNN ("Most Distrusted Name in News"), MSNBC ("Hosts Paying Their Taxes Matters") and "The View" vixens who exhibited their political acumen by promoting convicted criminal creepy porn lawyer #Avenaughty as presidential timber, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.

Several former small-college hoopers from Pennsylvania - Clyde Barnhart (Shippensburg predecessor Cumberland Valley State), Charlie Gelbert (Lebanon Valley) and Monte Irvin (Lincoln) - made MLB news on this date. Ditto ex-Illinois hoopers Lou Boudreau and Tom Haller, ex-North Carolina State hoopers Roger Craig and Tim Stoddard plus ex-Washington State hoopers Ed Bouchee and Gene Conley. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 9 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:

JULY 9

Detroit Tigers RHP Elden Auker (All-Big Six Conference first-five basketball selection with Kansas State in 1931-32) tossed a four-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox. The whitewash was one of four complete-game wins for Auker during the month in 1938.
Pittsburgh Pirates LF Clyde Barnhart (hooper for Shippensburg PA predecessor Cumberland Valley State Normal School prior to World War I) banged out four hits in a 12-3 win against the New York Giants in opener of 1925 doubleheader.
Chicago Cubs 1B Ed Bouchee (freshman hooper for Washington State in 1951-52) homered in both ends of a 1961 twinbill sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Cleveland Indians SS Lou Boudreau (leading scorer for Illinois' 1937 Big Ten Conference co-champion) went 2-for-2 in the 1941 All-Star Game.
Philadelphia Phillies RHP Gene Conley (All-PCC first-team selection led North Division in scoring in 1949-50 as Washington State sophomore) hurled his second shutout in a nine-day span in 1959.
California Angels OF Billy Cowan (co-captain of Utah's 1960 NCAA hoops playoff team) tied a MLB record in 1971 by fanning six times against the Oakland A's in longest shutout in A.L. history (1-0 in 20 innings).
Brooklyn Dodgers RHP Roger Craig (forward with North Carolina State's 1949-50 freshman hoops team) relieved in the third inning and hurled 11 scoreless frames en route to a 4-3 win against the Milwaukee Braves in 1959.
Philadelphia Athletics RF Walt French (hoops letterman for Rutgers and Army) furnished four hits against the Chicago White Sox in 1926.
INF Charlie Gelbert (scored at least 125 points each of his last three seasons with Lebanon Valley PA in late 1920s) awarded on waivers from the Cincinnati Reds to Detroit Tigers in 1937.
SS Dick Groat (two-time All-American with Duke in 1950-51 and 1951-52 when finishing among nation's top five scorers each season) was part of the St. Louis Cardinals' entire N.L. starting infield in the 1963 All-Star Game, including 1B Bill White (played two years with Hiram OH in early 1950s), 2B Julian Javier and 3B Ken Boyer.
Detroit Tigers C Tom Haller (backup forward for Illinois in 1956-57 and 1957-58 under coach Harry Combes) provided a double, triple and decisive ninth-inning homer against the Chicago White Sox in a 1972 outing.
RHP Geoff Hartlieb (averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.1 rpg for Quincy IL in 2012-13 before transferring to Lindenwood MO to concentrate on baseball) awarded off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Mets in 2021.
New York Giants RHP Jim Hearn (Georgia Tech hoops letterman in 1941-42) hammered two homers at the Polo Grounds in a 10-2 victory against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955.
Washington Senators LF Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection when leading Ohio State in scoring and rebounding in 1956-57 and 1957-58) tied a MLB record with seven strikeouts in a doubleheader split with the Boston Red Sox in 1965. Two years later, Howard hammered two homers against the Cleveland Indians in opener of a 1967 twinbill.
New York Giants LF Monte Irvin (Lincoln PA hooper 1 1/2 years in late 1930s) homered in his fourth consecutive contest in 1954.
Philadelphia Phillies 1B Davey Johnson (averaged 1.7 ppg with Texas A&M in 1961-62) delivered three extra-base hits and five RBI against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1977 game.
New York Yankees RF Charlie Keller (Maryland three-year hoops letterman from 1934-35 through 1936-37) opened the scoring with a two-run homer off Chicago Cubs RHP Claude Passeau (Millsaps MS hooper in late 1920s and early 1930s) in the first inning as the A.L. blitzed the N.L., 12-0, in the 1946 All-Star Game.
Cleveland Indians CF Kenny Lofton (Arizona's leader in steals for 1988 Final Four team compiling a 35-3 record) contributed two hits and two stolen bases for the A.L. in 1996 All-Star Game.
Chicago White Sox RHP Ted Lyons (two-time All-SWC first-team selection for Baylor in early 1920s) blanked the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-0, in the opener of a 1932 twinbill, snapping Hall of Famer Lefty Grove's 11-game winning streak.
OF-1B Len Matuszek (starter for Toledo's 18-7 team in 1975-76) traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Los Angeles Dodgers for OF Al Oliver in 1985.
In the midst of a 22-game hitting streak in 1953, Chicago White Sox RF Sam Mele (NYU's leading scorer in 1943 NCAA playoffs) homered in each contest of a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers.
OF Lyle Mouton (starter in Louisiana State's backcourt with All-American Chris Jackson for 1989 NCAA playoff team) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Cleveland Indians in 2003.
Cleveland Indians 3B Graig Nettles (shot 87.8% from free-throw line for San Diego State in 1963-64) homered in both ends of a 1972 doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals.
Philadelphia Athletics LHP Ossie Orwoll (Luther IA hooper first half of 1920s) earned a save with 3 2/3 innings of hitless relief against the Cleveland Indians in 1928. Orwoll also went 3-for-3 at the plate including a three-run double.
Atlanta Braves RHP Ron Reed (Notre Dame's leading rebounder in 1963-64 and 1964-65) got the first two outs in the ninth inning, including whiffing Baltimore Orioles 2B Davey Johnson (averaged 1.7 ppg with Texas A&M in 1961-62), to help the N.L. blank A.L., 1-0, in 1968 All-Star Game.
New York Yankees rookie RHP Steve Roser (Clarkson NY hoops center in late 1930s before bypassing senior season) registered the lone complete game of his MLB career (8-2 win against Detroit Tigers in nightcap of 1944 doubleheader).
New York Yankees rookie RHP Rollie Sheldon (third-leading scorer as sophomore for Connecticut's 1960 NCAA Tournament team) tossed the second of back-to-back shutouts in 1961.
RHP Tim Stoddard (starting forward opposite All-American David Thompson for North Carolina State's 1974 NCAA champion) traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for P Ed Whitson in 1986.
Detroit Tigers C Birdie Tebbetts (Providence hooper in 1932) banged out three hits in both ends of a 1939 twinbill against the Chicago White Sox.
Washington Senators rookie RHP Monte Weaver (hoops center for Emory & Henry VA in mid-1930s) went 4-for-5 at the plate as lefthanded swinger, scored three runs and chipped in with five RBI in nightcap of 1932 doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians.
Minnesota Twins RF Dave Winfield (starting forward for Minnesota's first NCAA playoff team in 1972) went 4-for-4 against the Milwaukee Brewers in 1993 in the midst of homering in back-to-back games three times during the month.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays RF Randy Winn (Santa Clara backcourtmate of eventual two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash in 1993-94) stroked a double for the A.L. off Los Angeles Dodgers P Eric Gagne in 2002 All-Star Game.

Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#3)

July 9th, 2023 - 8:20

What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #3 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:

3. UCLA's 38-game winning streak in NCAA Tournament (under coach John Wooden from 1964 to 1974).

UCLA's first three outings in this streak were decided by fewer than seven points but the Bruins only had four more decisions in that category in their next 35 playoff assignments. Long Beach State (three), New Mexico State (three) and San Francisco (four) each succumbed at least three times against the Bruins during their streak. USF (eight in 1964) and LBSU (four in 1971) were the only two teams to lead them at halftime during the 38 triumphs. As a means of comparison even with additional rounds of competition for several decades, 17 power-conference members - Arizona State (four), Clemson (three), Colorado (two), DePaul (one), Georgia (one), Minnesota (two), Ole Miss (four), Nebraska (zero), Northwestern (two), Oregon State (three), Penn State (three), Providence (three), Rutgers (one), St. John's (one), Texas Christian (two), Virginia Tech (three) and Washington State (three) - have combined for a total of 38 NCAA playoff triumphs thus far in the 21st Century. Following is a look at UCLA's NCAA Tournament hit list during the Bruins' wonder years when they won nine national championships from 1964 through 1973 before losing to North Carolina State (80-77 in double overtime) at the 1974 Final Four:

Date	Opponent	Score	Bruins High Scorer
3-13-64	Seattle	95-90	Walt Hazzard 26
3-14-64	San Francisco	76-72	Walt Hazzard 23
3-20-64	Kansas State	90-84	Keith Erickson 28
3-21-64	Duke*	98-83	Gail Goodrich 27
3-12-65	Brigham Young	100-76	Gail Goodrich 40
3-13-65	San Francisco	101-93	Gail Goodrich 30
3-19-65	Wichita State	108-89	Gail Goodrich 28
3-20-65	Michigan*	91-80	Gail Goodrich 42
3-17-67	Wyoming	109-60	Lew Alcindor 29
3-18-67	Pacific	80-64	Lew Alcindor 38
3-24-67	Houston	73-58	Lynn Shackelford 22
3-25-67	Dayton*	79-64	Lew Alcindor 20
3-15-68	New Mexico State	58-49	Lew Alcindor 28
3-16-68	Santa Clara	87-66	Lew Alcindor 22
3-22-68	Houston	101-69	Lew Alcindor/Mike Lynn/Lucious Allen 19
3-23-68	North Carolina*	78-55	Lew Alcindor 34
3-13-69	New Mexico State	53-38	Lew Alcindor 16
3-15-69	Santa Clara	90-52	Lew Alcindor 17
3-20-69	Drake	85-82	John Vallely 29
3-22-69	Purdue*	92-72	Lew Alcindor 37
3-12-70	Long Beach State	88-65	Henry Bibby/Sidney Wicks 20
3-14-70	Utah State	101-79	Curtis Rowe/Sidney Wicks 26
3-19-70	New Mexico State	93-77	John Vallely 23
3-21-70	Jacksonville*	80-69	Curtis Rowe 19
3-18-71	Brigham Young	91-73	Henry Bibby 15
3-20-71	Long Beach State	57-55	Sidney Wicks 18
3-25-71	Kansas	68-60	Sidney Wicks 21
3-27-71	Villanova*	68-62	Steve Patterson 29
3-18-72	Weber State	90-58	Henry Bibby 16
3-20-72	Long Beach State	73-57	Henry Bibby 23
3-23-72	Louisville	96-77	Bill Walton 33
3-25-72	Florida State*	81-76	Bill Walton 24
3-15-73	Arizona State	98-81	Bill Walton 28
3-17-73	San Francisco	54-39	Larry Farmer 13
3-24-73	Indiana	70-59	Tommy Curtis 22
3-26-73	Memphis State*	87-66	Bill Walton 44
3-14-74	Dayton**	111-100	Dave Meyers 28
3-16-74	San Francisco	83-60	Keith Wilkes 27

*NCAA Tournament title games.
**Triple overtime.

4. Pete Maravich's career scoring average of 44.2 points per game with a total of 28 contests scoring at least 50 points (for LSU from 1967-68 through 1969-70).
5. Bill Walton's NCAA Tournament championship game field-goal accuracy of 95.5% (21 of 22 for UCLA vs. Memphis State in 1973).
6. UCLA's streak of 13 consecutive undisputed conference championships in a power league (from 1967 through 1979 in Pacific-8/Pacific-10).
7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71).
8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year.
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955).
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).

On That Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 8

July 8th, 2023 - 9:00

Extra! Extra! Instead of belly laughing at Out House propagandist Binder Babe futilely try to explain "not there" cocaine issue regarding Plagiarist Biledumb's Last Family (anyone with dignity would want to be), you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.

A couple of small-college hoopers from Missouri (Bill Virdon of Drury and Chuck Workman of Central Missouri State), New York (Jack Phillips of Clarkson and Hal Schumacher of St. Lawrence) plus Pennsylvania (Kevin Gryboski of Wilkes and Monte Irvin of Lincoln) supplied significant MLB performances on this date. Ex-Louisiana State hoopers Joe Adcock and Alvin Dark also made MLB news on this date. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 8 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:

JULY 8

Milwaukee Braves 1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading basketball scorer in 1945-46) whacked two homers against the Chicago Cubs in 1956, igniting streak of five straight outings with a round-tripper.
St. Louis Cardinals C Ferrell Anderson (Kansas hoops letterman in 1936-37 and 1937-38) amassed three hits in a 7-3 win against the Cincinnati Reds in 1953.
Chicago Cubs CF Frankie Baumholtz (MVP in 1941 NIT and first player in Ohio University history to score 1,000 career points) banged out four hits against the Milwaukee Braves in a 1953 game.
Seattle Mariners RHP Jim Beattie (Dartmouth's top rebounder in 1974-75 when selected team MVP and honorable mention All-Ivy League) hurled a four-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles in 1983.
Cleveland Indians SS Lou Boudreau (leading scorer for Illinois' 1937 Big Ten Conference co-champion) smacked two homers against the Boston Red Sox in a 1944 contest.
Kansas City Athletics LF Bob Cerv (ranked fourth on Nebraska all-time scoring list in 1949-50 when finishing college career) singled off Hall of Famer Warren Spahn in the opening inning for the A.L. in a 4-3 win against the N.L. in the 1958 All-Star Game. Four years later with the Houston Colt .45s, Cerv smacked the final two homers of his 12-year MLB career (against Cincinnati Reds in 1962).
Jack Coombs (captain and starting hoops center for Colby ME) resigned as manager of the last-place Philadelphia Phillies in 1919.
Boston Braves SS Alvin Dark (hoops letterman for Louisiana State and Southwestern Louisiana during World War II) carried off the field on a stretcher after being knocked unconscious by thrown ball in 1949.
Detroit Tigers DH Darrell Evans (member of Jerry Tarkanian-coached Pasadena City CA club winning 1967 state community college hoops crown) homered twice in a 1987 game against the Oakland Athletics.
St. Louis Cardinals 2B Frankie Frisch (Fordham hoops captain) furnished three hits in both ends of a 1934 twinbill split against the Cincinnati Reds.
California Angels RHP Dave Frost (averaged 10.5 ppg and 4 rpg for Stanford from 1971-72 through 1973-74) fired a five-hit shutout against the Seattle Mariners in 1978.
Atlanta Braves RHP Kevin Gryboski (backup hooper for Wilkes PA in 1991-92 and 1992-93) contributed his 11th consecutive relief appearance without allowing an earned run, reducing his ERA to 1.47 through 27 games in 2005.
OF Monte Irvin (Lincoln PA hooper 1 1/2 years in late 1930s) stroked a three-run double in the first inning and grand slam in the 11th to carry the New York Giants to a 10-7 triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1953. Starting RHP Jim Hearn (Georgia Tech hoops letterman in 1941-42) failed in a bid to win his 13th straight against the Bucs.
Detroit Tigers SS Harvey Kuenn (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin in 1951-52 after competing on JV squad previous season) contributed four hits against the Chicago White Sox in the nightcap of a 1956 doubleheader.
Boston Red Sox 1B Tony Lupien (Harvard hoops captain in 1938-39) went 4-for-4 against the St. Louis Browns in a 1943 contest.
Los Angeles Dodgers LF Wally Moon (averaged 4.3 ppg with Texas A&M in 1948-49 and 1949-50) went 4-for-4 against the Cincinnati Reds in a 1961 game.
1B Cotton Nash (three-time All-American averaged 22.7 ppg and 12.3 rpg in Kentucky career from 1961-62 through 1963-64) returned by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago White Sox after trade three months earlier was voided.
Chicago Cubs RHP Claude Passeau (Millsaps MS hooper in late 1920s and early 1930s) yielded a three-run homer to Hall of Fame Boston Red Sox OF Ted Williams as the A.L. notched a dramatic 7-5 victory in the 1941 All-Star Game.
1B Jack Phillips (leading hoops scorer for Clarkson NY in 1942-43) pounded a pinch-hit grand-slam homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to propel the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 triumph against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1950.
Cincinnati Reds LHP Eppa Rixey (Virginia hoops letterman in 1912 and 1914) won the 16-inning nightcap of a 1924 twinbill, 2-1, at Cincinnati. It triggered a streak of 31 straight scoreless innings for Rixey.
Brooklyn Dodgers 2B Jackie Robinson (highest scoring average in PCC both of his seasons with UCLA in 1939-40 and 1940-41) ripped a homer for the N.L. in the 1952 All-Star Game.
Seattle Pilots LHP Garry Roggenburk (Dayton's leading scorer three straight seasons from 1959-60 through 1961-62 grabbed school-record 32 rebounds in third varsity contest) hurled his lone MLB complete game (3-1 win against California Angels in 1969).
New York Giants RHP Hal Schumacher (St. Lawrence NY hooper in early 1930s) fanned five A.L. batters, including all-time standouts Jimmie Foxx, Joe Cronin and Al Simmons, in four innings of relief for the N.L. in the 1935 All-Star Game.
Pittsburgh Pirates CF Bill Virdon (Drury MO hooper in 1949) provided five extra-base hits in a 1960 twinbill against the Philadelphia Phillies.
New York Giants C Wes Westrum (hooper for Bemidji State MN one season before serving in military during WWII) and teammate Daryl Spencer twice smacked back-to-back homers in an 11-1 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1956 game.
Boston Braves 3B Chuck Workman (first-five hoops selection for Central Missouri State on All-MIAA team as sophomore and junior in mid-1930s) cracked a homer in both ends of 1945 doubleheader split against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#4)

July 8th, 2023 - 8:42

What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #4 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:

4. Pete Maravich's career scoring average of 44.2 points per game with a total of 28 contests scoring at least 50 points (for Louisiana State from 1967-68 through 1969-70).

"Pistol Pete" set NCAA single-season records for most points (1,381) and highest average (44.5), finishing his career with NCAA career marks for most points (3,667) and highest average (44.2). He also established an NCAA record for most successful free throws in a game when he converted 30 of 31 foul shots at Oregon State. Maravich, who broke Oscar Robertson's NCAA career scoring mark with 13 regular-season games remaining, is the only player in NCAA Division I history to score more than 1,000 points and average over 40 points per game in each of three seasons.

Maravich's statistics would have been even more staggering if there had been a three-point basket at the time. He had 56 games with at least 40 points in his three-year career, including a school- and SEC-record 69 in a 106-104 post-game brawl-marred defeat at Alabama when he was hampered by leg ailments. No other player has had more than 21 games with a minimum of 40. He averaged more than 50 points per game in a 10-game stretch spanning the last three games of 1968-69 and the first seven games of 1969-70. Incredibly, Maravich improved his field-goal accuracy and assists average each year. Combining scoring and assists, Maravich was responsible for a whopping 59.4% of LSU's offense during his career.

Maravich never scored fewer than 30 points in back-to-back games and tallied under 20 just once (17 at Tennessee as a sophomore) in his three varsity seasons. The son of LSU coach Press Maravich was outscored in just one regular-season game by a teammate (22-17 by forward Ralph Jukkola) before Danny Hester outpointed him in two of their three NIT outings together.

Maravich tallied more than 50 points in four outings against both SEC power Kentucky and intrastate independent rival Tulane. The Tigers lost all six times to Kentucky by double-digit margins despite his firepower. Here is a breakdown of how he amassed a 44.1-point career scoring average and modest 28-26 record in 54 games against SEC competition:

SEC Opponent	Average	High	Low	W-L
Alabama	48.8 ppg	69	30	4-2
Auburn	49 ppg	55	44	3-3
Florida	44 ppg	52	32	4-2
Georgia	46 ppg	58	37	5-1
Kentucky	52 ppg	64	44	0-6
Mississippi	42.3 ppg	53	31	3-3
Mississippi State	47.3 ppg	58	33	6-0
Tennessee	23 ppg	30	17	1-5
Vanderbilt	44.7 ppg	61	35	2-4

NOTE: LSU guard Chris Jackson is the only player to compile single-game scoring outbursts higher than Maravich in SEC competition against Mississippi (55 points), Florida (53) and Tennessee (50).

Best estimates are that Maravich would have averaged eight three-point goals per game if the arc had been around during his college playing days, which would have increased his scoring average to in excess of 50 ppg. Following is a game-by-game summary of Pistol Pete's career showing how his prolific scoring produced so many records prior to missing his final outing because of ankle and hip injuries:

Sophomore (1967-68)/Record: 14-12; 8-10 in SEC

Date	Opponent	FG-A	FT-A	REB	PTS	LSU-OPP
12-2-67	Tampa	20-50	8-9	16	48	97-81
12-4-67	at Texas	15-34	12-16	5	42	87-74
12-9-67	Loyola (New Orleans)	22-43	7-11	9	51	90-56
12-15-67	at Wisconsin*	16-40	10-13	9	42	94-96
12-16-67	Florida State*	17-41	8-10	5	42	100-130
12-19-67	Mississippi	17-34	12-13	11	46	81-68
12-22-67	Mississippi State	22-40	14-16	8	58	111-87
12-30-67	Alabama	10-30	10-11	6	30	81-70
1-3-68	Auburn	20-38	15-17	9	55	76-72
1-6-68	at Florida	9-22	14-17	10	32	90-97
1-8-68	at Georgia	14-37	14-17	11	42	79-76
1-11-68	at Tulane	20-42	12-15	5	52	100-91
1-24-68	Clemson	14-29	5-6	6	33	104-81
1-27-68	Kentucky	19-51	14-17	11	52	95-121
1-29-68	Vanderbilt	22-57	10-15	6	54	91-99
2-3-68	at Kentucky	16-38	12-15	8	44	96-109
2-5-68	Tennessee	9-34	3-3	6	21	67-87
2-7-68	at Auburn	18-47	13-13	6	49	69-74
2-10-68	Florida (OT)	17-48	13-15	7	47	93-92
2-12-68	Georgia	20-47	11-18	4	51	73-78
2-17-68	at Alabama	24-52	11-13	12	59	99-89
2-19-68	at Mississippi State	13-38	8-12	7	34	94-83
2-21-68	Tulane	21-47	13-15	5	55	99-92
2-24-68	at Mississippi	13-26	14-16	4	40	85-87
3-2-68	at Tennessee	7-18	3-4	3	17	71-74
3-4-68	at Vanderbilt	17-39	8-11	6	42	86-115

*Milwaukee Classic.

Junior (1968-69)/Record: 13-13; 7-11 in SEC

Date	Opponent	FG-A	FT-A	REB	PTS	LSU-OPP
12-2-68	at Loyola (New Orleans)	22-34	8-9	7	52	109-82
12-7-68	at Clemson	10-32	18-22	4	38	86-85
12-14-68	Tulane (2OT)	20-48	15-20	7	55	99-101
12-18-68	Florida (OT)	17-32	11-15	8	45	93-89
12-21-68	Georgia	18-33	11-16	10	47	98-89
12-26-68	Wyoming**	14-34	17-24	6	45	84-78
12-28-68	at Oklahoma City**	19-36	2-5	8	40	101-85
12-30-68	Duquesne**	18-36	17-21	2	53	94-91
1-4-69	at Alabama	19-49	4-4	10	42	82-85
1-9-69	at Vanderbilt	15-30	8-13	4	38	92-94
1-11-69	at Auburn	16-41	14-18	5	46	71-90
1-25-69	Kentucky	20-48	12-14	11	52	96-108
1-27-69	Tennessee	8-18	5-8	4	21	68-81
1-31-69	Pittsburgh	13-34	14-18	8	40	120-79
2-1-69	Mississippi (OT)	11-33	9-13	11	31	81-84
2-3-69	Mississippi State	14-32	5-6	11	33	95-71
2-8-69	Alabama	15-30	8-12	5	38	81-75
2-10-69	at Tulane	25-51	16-20	10	66	94-110
2-12-69	at Florida	14-41	22-27	6	50	79-95
2-15-69	Auburn	20-44	14-15	3	54	93-81
2-17-69	Vanderbilt	14-33	7-8	8	35	83-85
2-22-69	at Kentucky	21-53	3-7	5	45	89-103
2-24-69	at Tennessee	8-18	4-8	3	20	63-87
3-1-69	at Mississippi	21-39	7-11	3	49	76-78
3-3-69	at Mississippi State	20-49	15-19	4	55	99-89
3-8-69	at Georgia (2OT)	21-48	16-25	6	58	90-80

**All-College Tournament at Oklahoma City.

Senior (1969-70)/Record: 22-10; 13-5 in SEC

Date	Opponent	FG-A	FT-A	REB	PTS	LSU-OPP
12-4-69	Oregon State	14-32	15-19	5	43	94-72
12-9-69	Loyola (New Orleans)	17-36	9-10	6	43	100-87
12-11-69	Vanderbilt	26-54	9-10	10	61	109-86
12-13-69	at Tulane	17-42	12-19	4	46	97-91
12-18-69	Southern California	18-43	14-16	6	50	98-101
12-20-69	at Clemson	22-30	5-8	6	49	111-103
12-22-69	at Oregon State	9-23	30-31	1	48	76-68
12-23-69	at UCLA	14-42	10-12	4	38	84-133
12-29-69	St. John's***	20-44	13-16	8	53	80-70
12-30-69	Yale***	13-28	8-11	5	34	94-97
1-3-70	Alabama	22-42	11-18	7	55	90-83
1-10-70	Auburn	18-46	8-11	6	44	70-79
1-24-70	at Kentucky	21-44	13-15	5	55	96-109
1-26-70	Tennessee	12-23	5-7	4	29	71-59
1-31-70	Mississippi	21-46	11-15	5	53	109-86
2-2-70	Mississippi State	21-40	7-9	3	49	109-91
2-4-70	at Florida	20-38	12-16	9	52	97-75
2-7-70	at Alabama	26-57	17-21	5	69	104-106
2-9-70	Tulane	18-45	13-15	4	49	127-114
2-11-70	Florida	16-35	6-10	3	38	94-85
2-14-70	at Vanderbilt	14-46	10-13	5	38	99-89
2-16-70	at Auburn	18-46	10-15	8	46	70-64
2-18-70	Georgia	17-34	3-6	2	37	88-86
2-21-70	Kentucky	23-42	18-22	4	64	105-121
2-23-70	at Tennessee	10-24	10-13	7	30	87-88
2-28-70	at Mississippi	13-43	9-14	9	35	103-90
3-2-70	at Mississippi State	22-44	11-13	5	55	97-87
3-7-70	at Georgia	16-37	9-10	3	41	99-88
3-15-70	Georgetown (NIT)	6-16	8-12	6	20	83-80
3-17-70	Oklahoma (NIT)	14-33	9-13	8	37	97-94
3-19-70	Marquette (NIT)	4-13	12-16	1	20	79-101
3-21-70	Army (NIT)	DNP				68-75

***Rainbow Classic at Honolulu.

Career Scoring Site-of-Game Breakdown

Location (Record)	G.	Pts.	Avg.
Home (25-12)	37	1667	45.1
Neutral (5-3)	8	304	38.0
Road (19-19)	38	1696	44.6

Marks of Ownership

Three different Rhode Island State players in a six-year span set the major-college single-season scoring average record in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Maravich's record of 44.5 ppg in 1969-70 might never be eclipsed. Following is a look at how long players have held the NCAA Division I single-season scoring average standard (through 2022-23):

Player	School	Years	Record (Season)
Hank Luisetti	Stanford	one	17.1 ppg (1936-37)
Chet Jaworski	Rhode Island State	one	22.6 ppg (1938-39)
Stan Modzelewski	Rhode Island State	three	23.1 ppg (1939-40)
George Senesky	St. Joseph's	one	23.4 ppg (1942-43)
Ernie Calverley	Rhode Island State	seven	26.7 ppg (1943-44)
Bill Mlkvy	Temple	two	29.2 ppg (1950-51)
Frank Selvy	Furman	15	41.7 ppg (1953-54)
Pete Maravich	Louisiana State	53	44.5 ppg (1969-70)

5. Bill Walton's NCAA Tournament championship game field-goal accuracy of 95.5% (21 of 22 for UCLA vs. Memphis State in 1973).
6. UCLA's streak of 13 consecutive undisputed conference championships in a power league (from 1967 through 1979 in Pacific-8/Pacific-10).
7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71).
8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year.
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955).
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).

On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 7

July 7th, 2023 - 8:07

Extra! Extra! Instead of wondering if ex-CNN chief Chris Licht issued a restraining order to legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin to always keep his snake-loving hands above desk while on-air at "most distrusted name in news" before both of them eventually were canned, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.

Dick Groat (Duke), Frank Howard (Ohio State) and Johnny O'Brien (Seattle) - former major university All-Americans in the mid-1950s - provided outstanding offensive outputs in MLB games on this date. Ex-Guilford NC hoopers Rick Ferrell and Tom Zachary made American League news on this date. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 7 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:

JULY 7

RHP Mike Adams (Texas A&M-Kingsville hooper in 1996-97) awarded on waivers from the New York Mets to the Cleveland Indians in 2006.
St. Louis Browns C Benny Bengough (Niagara hoops letterman from 1916-17 through 1918-19) banged out four hits in an 8-2 win against the Boston Red Sox in 1932.
Chicago White Sox 1B Walt Dropo (first player in Connecticut history to average 20 ppg in single season with 21.7 in 1942-43) collected five RBI in a 1955 game against the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit Tigers OF Hoot Evers (hoops starter for Illinois in 1939-40) went 5-for-5 and scored five runs in a 13-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians in 1951.
Boston Red Sox C Rick Ferrell (Guilford NC hoops forward before graduating in 1928) accumulated four hits and five RBI in a 7-6 win against the Philadelphia Athletics in opener of 1935 doubleheader.
Cincinnati Reds 3B Gene Freese (West Liberty WV hoops captain of 1952 NAIA Tournament team) homered in both ends of a 1961 twinbill sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Pittsburgh Pirates SS Dick Groat (two-time All-American with Duke in 1950-51 and 1951-52 when finishing among nation's top five scorers each season) homered in both ends of a 1957 doubleheader sweep of the New York Giants.
Washington Senators LF Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in 1956-57 and 1957-58) whacked two homers against the Cleveland Indians in 1969. The next year, Howard homered in both ends of a 1970 twinbill against the Indians.
Chicago White Sox RHP Bart Johnson (averaged 30.5 ppg for Brigham Young's freshman squad in 1967-68) hurled a two-hit, complete game against the Detroit Tigers in his season debut, posting first of four consecutive victories.
St. Louis Cardinals SS Doc Lavan (Hope MI hooper from 1908 through 1910) went 4-for-4 against the Brooklyn Dodgers in a 1922 game.
St. Louis Cardinals RHP Lindy McDaniel (hooper for Oklahoma's 1954-55 freshman squad) extended his streak of consecutive contests without yielding an earned run to 15 in a row in 1962.
Detroit Tigers RF Jim Northrup (second-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder for Alma MI in 1958-59) blasted two homers against the Boston Red Sox in opener of a 1970 twinbill.
Pittsburgh Pirates 2B Johnny O'Brien (consensus All-American second-team choice as junior and first-team selection as senior averaged 25.8 ppg for Seattle from 1950-51 through 1952-53) went 4-for-4 in a 4-3 setback against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955.
Philadelphia Phillies OF Gary Redus (J.C. hooper for Athens AL and father of Centenary/South Alabama hoops guard) ripped two homers in a 7-3 triumph over the Atlanta Braves in 1986. Redus registered a double in each of previous four outings against his original team (Cincinnati Reds).
Montreal Expos RHP Steve Renko (averaged 9.9 ppg and 5.8 rpg for Kansas in 1963-64) went 3-for-3 at the plate, scored two runs and added two RBI in a 6-1 victory against the Houston Astros in 1973.
LHP Preacher Roe (Harding AR hooper in late 1930s) hit the lone homer in his Organized Baseball career (against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1953) as the Brooklyn Dodgers established a N.L. record by homering in 21 consecutive contests.
New York Yankees 3B Red Rolfe (played hoops briefly with Dartmouth in 1927-28 and 1929-30) ripped a two-run triple off Hall of Fame P Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants in 1937 All-Star Game.
Milwaukee Brewers LF Ted Savage (Lincoln MO scoring average leader in 1955-56) smacked a game-winning, pinch-hit homer off Chicago White Sox P Wilbur Wood in the bottom of 12th inning in 1970.
Cleveland Indians 2B Riggs Stephenson (Alabama hoops letterman in 1920) collected three doubles and five RBI in a 27-3 rout of the Boston Red Sox in opener of a 1923 doubleheader.
Washington Senators 3B Eddie Yost (NYU freshman hooper in 1943-44 under coach Howard Cann) provided at least three safeties for third time in first seven games of the month in 1950.
LHP Tom Zachary (Guilford NC hoops letterman in 1916) traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Washington Senators in 1927.

Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#5)

July 7th, 2023 - 7:45

What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #5 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:

5. Bill Walton's NCAA Tournament championship game field-goal accuracy of 95.5% (21 of 22 for UCLA vs. Memphis State in 1973).

Walton, aided by Greg Lee's tourney-high 14 assists, erupted for a championship game-record 44 points in an 87-66 triumph over Memphis State in the 1973 NCAA Tournament final at St. Louis. Walton's 21 baskets were two more by himself than what Connecticut managed en route to winning the 2011 NCAA final against Butler. Walton had been outscored by fellow center Steve Downing, 26-14, in UCLA's 70-59 victory against Indiana in the national semifinals. Walton may have missed the mark in his subsequent relationship with radical Jack Scott, but he did only once in the following title game box score:

UCLA (87)	Min.	FG-A	FT-A	Reb.	A.	PF	Pts.
Keith Wilkes	39	8-14	0-0	7	1	2	16
Larry Farmer	33	1-4	0-0	2	0	2	2
Bill Walton	33	21-22	2-5	13	2	4	44
Greg Lee	34	1-1	3-3	3	14	2	5
Larry Hollyfield	30	4-7	0-0	3	9	4	8
Tommy Curtis	11	1-4	2-2	3	0	1	4
Dave Meyers	10	2-7	0-0	3	0	1	4
Swen Nater	7	1-1	0-0	3	0	2	2
Gary Franklin	1	1-2	0-1	1	0	0	2
Vince Carson	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Bob Webb	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Totals	200	40-62	7-11	40	26	18	87

FG% - .645. FT% - .636. Blocks - 5. Turnovers - 17 (Walton 6, Wilkes 4). Steals - 2. Team Rebounds - 2.

Memphis State (66)	Min.	FG-A	FT-A	Reb.	A.	PF	Pts.
Billy Buford	38	3-7	1-2	3	1	1	7
Larry Kenon	34	8-16	4-4	8	3	3	20
Ronnie Robinson	33	3-6	0-1	7	1	4	6
Bill Laurie	21	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0
Larry Finch	38	9-21	11-13	1	2	2	29
Wes Westfall	10	0-1	0-0	0	0	5	0
Bill Cook	18	1-4	2-2	0	2	1	4
Doug McKinney	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Clarence Jones	4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Tetzlaff	1	0-0	0-2	0	0	1	0
Jim Liss	1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0
Ken Andrews	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Totals	200	24-57	18-24	21	11	17	66

FG% - .421. FT% - .750. Blocks - 1. Turnovers - 8. Steals - 0. Team Rebounds - 2.

Halftime: Tied 39-39.

6. UCLA's streak of 13 consecutive undisputed conference championships in a power league (from 1967 through 1979 in Pacific-8/Pacific-10).
7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71).
8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year.
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955).
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).

On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 6

July 6th, 2023 - 8:02

Extra! Extra! Instead of wondering who is biggest jerk when intentionally going shirtless (hideous Hunter "Amazing Artist" Biledumb/farting camel-rider Eric "Chinese Check-her-out" Swalwell/self-righteous boiler-room horndog Geraldo Rivera/hubris of Huma humiliator Anthony Weiner/Russian President Vladimir Putin's rhythm sex with Olympic gymnast champion mistress), you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.

Several small-college hoopers from North Carolina - Jim Bibby (Fayetteville State), Dick Culler (High Point) and Rick Ferrell (Guilford) - supplied significant MLB performances on this date. Ditto ex-juco hoopers Garth Iorg (Redwoods CA), Tony Phillips (New Mexico Military) and Jim Thome (Illinois Central). Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 6 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:

JULY 6

San Diego Padres RHP Mike Adams (Texas A&M-Kingsville hooper in 1996-97) fanned the side against the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2008, triggering streak of 12 consecutive relief appearances without yielding a run.
Milwaukee Braves 1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading scorer in 1945-46) collected five RBI against the Chicago Cubs in a 1954 game.
San Diego Padres RHP Steve Arlin (played two basketball games for Ohio State in 1964-65 under coach Fred Taylor) surrendered only one hit in 10 shutout innings in a 1972 game they won in 14th against the New York Mets.
Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Jim Bibby (Fayetteville State NC backup hooper and brother of UCLA All-American Henry Bibby) improved his record to 11-1 with three scoreless innings of relief in a 20-inning, 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs in 1980.
Seattle Mariners DH Bruce Bochte (starting forward for Santa Clara's NCAA playoff team in 1969-70 when averaging 7.4 ppg and 4 rpg) banged out four hits in a 5-3 win against the Kansas City Royals in 1980.
Cleveland Indians SS Lou Boudreau (leading scorer for Illinois' 1937 Big Ten Conference co-champion) led off the 1942 All-Star Game with a homer to help the A.L. defeat the N.L., 3-1.
Boston Braves SS Dick Culler (#9 jersey retired by High Point for Little All-American in 1935 and 1936) went 5-for-9 and scored six runs in a 1945 doubleheader sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
New York Giants SS Alvin Dark (hoops letterman for Louisiana State and Southwestern Louisiana in mid-1940s) homered in the first of five contests in a six-game span in 1954.
CF Taylor Douthit (California hoops letterman from 1922 through 1924) contributed five hits and two walks at Philadelphia to help the St. Louis Cardinals snap an 11-game losing streak with a 28-6 triumph over the Phillies in the nightcap of a 1929 doubleheader.
Washington Senators C Rick Ferrell (Guilford NC hoops forward before graduating in 1928) went 4-for-4, including three doubles, against the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a 1947 twinbill.
A six-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers was one of six straight complete-game wins in 1977 by Baltimore Orioles LHP Mike Flanagan (averaged 13.9 ppg for UMass' freshman squad in 1971-72). Flanagan also closed out the campaign with six triumphs in a row.
St. Louis Cardinals 2B Frankie Frisch (Fordham hoops captain) supplied a homer in 1933 All-Star Game. Eight years earlier in the midst of a 19-game hitting streak with the New York Giants, Frisch furnished four safeties against the Philadelphia Phillies in the nightcap of a 1925 doubleheader.
Detroit Tigers rookie RHP Floyd Giebell (four-year hoops letterman for Salem College WV in mid-1930s) secured his first MLB victory with 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in a 9-5 verdict over the St. Louis Browns in 1939.
Brooklyn Robins 3B Wally Gilbert (hoops captain for Valparaiso from 1918-19 through 1920-21) went 4-for-4 in a 10-4 win against the Boston Braves in 1930.
California Angels RHP Ed Halicki (NAIA All-American third-team choice in 1971-72 when leading Monmouth in scoring with 21 ppg after setting school single-game rebounding record with 40 previous season) hurled a two-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers in 1980 (infield single in first inning and bloop double in ninth).
San Francisco Giants LHP Atlee Hammaker (averaged 5.3 ppg as freshman in 1976-77 and 4.9 as sophomore in 1977-78 under East Tennessee State coach Sonny Smith) yielded seven earned runs to A.L. in 2/3 of an inning in the third frame of 1983 All-Star Game.
Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Lee Handley (Bradley hoops letterman from 1932-33 through 1934-35) lashed out four hits against the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a 1940 doubleheader.
Mike Hargrove (Northwestern Oklahoma State hoops letterman) replaced John McNamara as Cleveland Indians manager in 1991.
St. Louis Cardinals rookie RHP Jim Hearn (Georgia Tech hoops letterman in 1941-42) tossed his first MLB shutout (three-hitter against Cincinnati Reds in opener of 1947 twinbill).
In 1962, New York Mets 1B Gil Hodges (hooper for St. Joseph's IN in 1943 and Oakland City IN in 1947 and 1948) hammered his final of 370 MLB career homers.
Washington Senators 1B Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in 1956-57 and 1957-58) homered in both ends of a 1971 doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, giving him round-trippers in four straight outings.
Toronto Blue Jays 3B Garth Iorg (juco hooper with College of the Redwoods CA in mid-1970s) supplied three extra-base hits in a 1984 game against the Seattle Mariners.
Toronto Blue Jays DH Tony Johnson (All-VSAC hoops selection in 1976-77 and 1979-80 for LeMoyne-Owen TN) supplied his second 2-for-3 performance in three days in 1982.
In his first MLB start, Brooklyn Dodgers LHP Sandy Koufax (Cincinnati's freshman hoops squad in 1953-54) toiled 4 1/3 innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955, striking out four batters while yielding three hits and eight walks.
Oakland Athletics 2B Davey Lopes (NAIA All-District 15 selection for Iowa Wesleyan averaged 16.9 ppg as freshman in 1964-65 and 12.1 ppg as sophomore in 1965-66 before transferring with his coach to Washburn KS and becoming All-CIC choice for 1968 NAIA Tournament team) launched two homers against the Cleveland Indians in a 1982 contest.
Kansas City Athletics 2B Jerry Lumpe (member of Southwest Missouri State's 1952 NAIA Tournament championship hoops team) supplied a double and triple in the second of back-to-back games against the Chicago White Sox in 1961.
Chicago Cubs RHP Claude Passeau (Millsaps MS hooper in late 1920s and early 1930s) fired two innings of scoreless relief for the National League in 1942 All-Star Game.
Oakland Athletics INF Tony Phillips (New Mexico Military juco hooper in 1977-78 as teammate of eventual Drake All-American Lewis Lloyd) scored four runs in a 7-6 triumph against the Milwaukee Brewers in opener of 1984 doubleheader.
Only hit in his four games as a member of New York Yankees for RF Curtis Pride (led William & Mary in steals three times and assists twice while averaging 5.6 ppg and 3.1 apg from 1986-87 through 1989-90) was a homer against the Boston Red Sox in 2003.
First MLB batter Cleveland Indians LHP Joe Shaute (hooper for Mansfield PA in early 1920s) faced was New York Yankees RF Babe Ruth, who fanned in bottom of the sixth inning in nightcap of 1922 twinbill. The Bambino whiffed more than 30 times against Shaute in their careers.
Oakland Athletics RHP Jeff Shaver (averaged 2.4 ppg for SUNY-Fredonia in 1983-84 and 1984-85) hurled a hitless inning of relief against the Cleveland Indians in his only MLB appearance in 1988.
Cleveland Indians 1B Jim Thome (played junior-college hoops for Illinois Central in 1988-89) collected three homers and six RBI in a 2001 game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Five years later as Chicago White Sox DH, Thome contributed two round-trippers and six RBI in 2006 contest against the Baltimore Orioles.
Boston Red Sox 3B Billy Werber (first Duke hoops All-American in 1929-30) banged out four hits and scored five runs against the Philadelphia Athletics in a 1934 outing.
New York Yankees RF Dave Winfield (starting forward with Minnesota's first NCAA playoff team in 1972) went 3-for-3 as the A.L. smothered the N.L., 13-3, in the 1983 All-Star Game.
Boston Braves 3B Chuck Workman (two-time All-MIAA first-five hoops selection was leading scorer when Central Missouri won inaugural NAIA Tournament in 1937) manufactured four hits against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the nightcap of a 1945 twinbill.

Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#6)

July 6th, 2023 - 7:56

What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #6 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:

6. UCLA's streak of 13 consecutive "undisputed" conference championships in a power league (from 1966-67 through 1978-79 in Pacific-8/Pacific-10).

The key factor in this equation is "undisputed." Coach Bill Self assembled an impressive run of 14 consecutive Big 12 Conference regular-season championships with Kansas, but the streak included four ties prior to ending several seasons ago. The Bruins' composite conference record while capturing 13 straight "undisputed" regular-season league titles was an amazing 171-15 (.919). They were undefeated in conference competition five times in the first seven years of that streak. UCLA had three different coaches during the last five seasons of its domination.

Oregon, was the only school to win a home-and-home series against the Bruins during this streak (under coach Dick Harter in 1976-77). UCLA's league losses during the 13 seasons came against the Ducks (five), Washington (three), Oregon State (two), Southern California (two), Stanford (two) and Arizona (one).

Season	League Mark	UCLA's Head Coach	Scoring Leader	Rebounding Leader
1966-67	14-0	John Wooden	Lew Alcindor (29 ppg)	Lew Alcindor (15.5)
1967-68	14-0	John Wooden	Lew Alcindor (26.2)	Lew Alcindor (16.5)
1968-69	13-1	John Wooden	Lew Alcindor (24)	Lew Alcindor (14.6)
1969-70	12-2	John Wooden	Sidney Wicks (18.6)	Sidney Wicks (11.9)
1970-71	14-0	John Wooden	Sidney Wicks (21.3)	Sidney Wicks (12.8)
1971-72	14-0	John Wooden	Bill Walton (21.1)	Bill Walton (15.5)
1972-73	14-0	John Wooden	Bill Walton (20.4)	Bill Walton (16.9)
1973-74	12-2	John Wooden	Bill Walton (19.3)	Bill Walton (14.7)
1974-75	12-2	John Wooden	David Meyers (18.3)	David Meyers (7.9)
1975-76	12-2	Gene Bartow	Richard Washington (20.1)	Marques Johnson (9.4)
1976-77	11-3	Gene Bartow	Marques Johnson (21.4)	Marques Johnson (11.1)
1977-78	14-0	Gary Cunningham	David Greenwood (17.5)	David Greenwood (11.4)
1978-79	15-3	Gary Cunningham	David Greenwood (19.9)	David Greenwood (10.3)

7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71)
8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955)
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953)

On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 5

July 5th, 2023 - 8:33

Extra! Extra! Instead of wondering if "woke" liberal world order has taken a brief moment to ask themselves what exactly is charging their planet-saving electric car batteries, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.

Former Creighton hoopers Bob Gibson and Dennis Rasmussen delivered memorable moments in their MLB pitching careers on this date. Ditto for ex-college hoopers Jack Coombs (Colby ME) and Chubby Dean (Duke) connected as coach and player with the Blue Devils in 1936. Coombs and Dean each contributed significant performances for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Washington Senators on this date. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 5 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:

JULY 5

California Angels 1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading basketball scorer in 1945-46) homered in his third consecutive contest in 1966. It was the 16th anniversary of his first MLB round-tripper when he played with the Cincinnati Reds.
San Diego Padres RHP Andy Benes (joined Evansville's shorthanded basketball squad in 1985-86 under coach Jim Crews) fanned 11 batters in a 1990 game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
In his MLB debut, Philadelphia Athletics RHP Jack Coombs (captain and starting hoops center for Colby ME) hurled a shutout against the Washington Senators in 1906.
1B Chubby Dean (reserve guard for Duke in 1936) stroked two doubles and scored both of the Philadelphia Athletics' runs, including one with two outs in the bottom of the ninth of an 11-inning, 2-2 tie against the Washington Senators, in the nightcap of a 1937 doubleheader.
Cleveland Indians OF Larry Doby (reserve guard for Virginia Union's 1943 CIAA hoops titlist) became the first African-American player in the American League, striking out as a pinch-hitter against the Chicago White Sox in 1947.
Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Skip Dowd (12 field goals in January 1909 set Holy Cross single-game record standing for 41 years until broken by All-American Bob Cousy) made his lone MLB appearance with two innings of relief (allowing four unearned runs) against the Chicago Cubs in 1910.
San Francisco Giants 3B Darrell Evans (member of Jerry Tarkanian-coached Pasadena City CA club winning 1967 state community college hoops crown) furnished three extra-base hits in a 1979 game against the Atlanta Braves.
Boston Red Sox C Rick Ferrell (hoops forward for Guilford NC before graduating in 1928) amassed four hits against the Philadelphia Athletics in a 1936 game.
St. Louis Cardinals 2B Frankie Frisch (Fordham hoops captain) tied a N.L. record with 16 chances in a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds in 1930.
St. Louis Cardinals RHP Bob Gibson (Creighton's leading scorer and rebounder in 1955-56 and 1956-57) belted his first of 24 MLB career homers (off Los Angeles Dodgers' Johnny Podres in 1961).
Detroit Tigers 1B Hank Greenberg (enrolled at NYU on hoops scholarship in 1929 but attended college only one semester) went 4-for-4, including four runs, two homers and five RBI, against the St. Louis Browns in a 1935 contest.
Baltimore Orioles RHP Dick Hall (averaged 13.5 ppg from 1948-49 through 1950-51 for Swarthmore PA Southern Division champions in Middle Atlantic States Conference) hurled a four-hit shutout against the Washington Senators in 1961.
In 1965, New York Yankees LHP Steve Hamilton (All-OVC hoops selection was Morehead State's leading scorer and rebounder in 1956-57 and 1957-58) yielded his only earned run in a span of 21 relief appearances from the end of May to late July.
Cleveland Indians RHP Oral Hildebrand (Butler hoops All-American in 1928-29 and 1929-30) hurled a shutout against the Chicago White Sox for one of his five victories this month in 1934.
Washington Senators LF Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in 1956-57 and 1957-58) hammered two homers against the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a 1969 doubleheader.
INF Irv Jeffries (posted team-high scoring average of 11.5 ppg for Kentucky in 1927-28) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Baltimore (International) in 1934.
New York Yankees LF Charlie Keller (Maryland three-year hoops letterman from 1934-35 through 1936-37) cracked two homers against the Philadelphia Athletics in a 1941 game.
Detroit Tigers SS Harvey Kuenn (played five hoops games for Wisconsin in 1951-52) provided the game's only tally with an 11th-inning homer against the Cleveland Indians in the nightcap of a 1954 twinbill.
Chicago White Sox RHP Ted Lyons (All-SWC first-team basketball selection with Baylor as sophomore and senior in early 1920s) extended his hitting streak to eight contests in a row in 1942 with five of them including multiple safeties.
Chicago Cubs LF Les Mann (Springfield MA hooper in 1913 and 1914) cracked two triples against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1919 game.
Philadelphia Athletics LHP Pete Naktenis (Duke hoops letterman in 1934-35), yielding 10 earned runs in first 1 2/3 innings, lost his lone MLB decision (16-2 rout by Boston Red Sox in opener of 1936 doubleheader).
New York Yankees CF Irv Noren (hoops player of year for California community college state champion Pasadena City in 1945) collected a pair of homers and five RBI against the Philadelphia Athletics in the nightcap of a 1954 twinbill.
New York Yankees RHP Cecil Perkins (All-WVIAC hoops selection in 1961-62 with Salem International WV) lost his lone MLB decision and start (against Minnesota Twins in 1967).
In the midst of winning seven straight decisions in 1986, New York Yankees LHP Dennis Rasmussen (sixth-man for Creighton averaged 5.1 ppg from 1977-78 through 1979-80) tossed a three-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox.
In 1953, Philadelphia Phillies RHP Robin Roberts (Michigan State's second-leading scorer in 1945-46 and 1946-47) blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-0, for his 28th consecutive complete game.
Chicago Cubs RHP Lee Smith (averaged 3.4 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Northwestern State in 1976-77) lost fourth straight game as a starter in 1982 before making his final 927 MLB appearances as a reliever.
Detroit Tigers RF Champ Summers (led SIUE in scoring in 1969-70 after doing same for Nicholls State in 1964-65) socked a decisive homer in the bottom of the eighth inning of a 3-2 win against the Toronto Blue Jays in 1979.
In 1969, Montreal Expos 2B Gary Sutherland (averaged 7.4 ppg with Southern California in 1963-64) stroked four hits in an outing against his original team (Philadelphia Phillies).
Cincinnati Reds CF Evar Swanson (played all five hoops positions for Knox IL) supplied four hits against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 1930 contest.
Pittsburgh Pirates LHP Bob Veale (scored 1,160 points for Benedictine KS from 1955-56 through 1957-58) won his fifth straight start with a two-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs in 1968. The whitewash capped off a streak of seven starts where Veale allowed fewer than three earned runs.
St. Louis Cardinals 1B Bill White (two-year Hiram OH hooper in early 1950s) collected three homers and a double in 1961 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Boston Red Sox C Sammy White (All-PCC Northern Division first-five selection for Washington in 1947-48 and 1948-49) knocked in five runs against the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a 1959 twinbill.
In 1998, Tampa Bay Devil Rays LF Randy Winn (Santa Clara backcourtmate of eventual two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash in 1993-94) became the 3,000th career strikeout victim of Roger Clemens.

Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#7)

July 5th, 2023 - 8:29

What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #7 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:

7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71) while also averaging more than 22 points per contest.

One of the most amazing things to ever see in basketball was Mr. Goatee occasionally notching a blocked shot by grabbing ball out of the air like a rebound. Gilmore, a junior college transfer, led NCAA Division I in rebounding in 1969-70 and 1970-71 en route to becoming the only player in major-college history to average more than 22 points and 22 rebounds per game in his career (minimum of two seasons). He finished with 24.3 points and 22.7 rebounds per outing in powering the Dolphins to a 49-6 record during his tenure.

The only time when Gilmore retrieved fewer than 10 missed shots for JU was in New Orleans against Loyola (La.) at the end of a streak of four consecutive road games in his junior season. He averaged 19.4 rpg in a total of 17 contests against schools currently members in power conferences. Marshall's Charlie Slack averaged 23.8 rpg from 1953-54 through 1955-56 while chipping in with 18.7 ppg. Kermit Washington, two years after Gilmore's eligibility expired, became the last major-college player to average more than 20 rebounds per game in a single season (20.4 rpg for American University in 1972-73). Following is a game-by-game summary of Gilmore's scoring and rebounding totals:

Junior (27-2 in 1969-70)

Date	Opponent	Pts.	Reb.
D. 1	East Tennessee State	35	18
D. 2	Morehead State	31	26
D. 9	Mercer	34	32
D. 13	Biscayne (Fla.)	24	30
D. 18	Georgetown*	11	21
D. 22	Harvard	29	26
D. 26	vs. Arizona	32	17
D. 27	at Evansville	37	22
J. 2	at Hawaii	23	28
J. 5	at Hawaii	13	21
J. 9	Richmond	38	29
J. 10	Miami (Fla.)	13	23
J. 16	Virgin Islands	18	26
J. 27	at Florida State	21	19
J. 30	St. Peter's	46	30
F. 2	Iona	29	26
F. 5	at East Carolina	27	19
F. 6	at Richmond	27	21
F. 13	at Oklahoma City	27	15
F. 14	at Loyola (La.)	16	8
F. 18	Florida State	19	21
F. 24	Oklahoma City	25	18
F. 26	at Georgia Tech	27	10
M. 4	at Miami (Fla.)	19	10
M. 7	vs. Western Kentucky	30	19
M. 12	vs. Iowa	30	17
M. 14	vs. Kentucky	24	20
M. 19	vs. St. Bonaventure	29	21
M. 21	vs. UCLA	19	16

*Forfeit at 1:26 of first half.

Senior (22-4 in 1970-71)

Date	Opponent	Pts.	Reb.
D. 1	Biscayne (Fla.)	50	29
D. 3	at St. Peter's	28	34
D. 7	George Washington	40	29
D. 8	Florida State	31	26
D. 12	at Richmond	28	19
D. 23	at Western Kentucky	29	18
D. 29	vs. Creighton	15	23
D. 30	vs. Wake Forest	13	21
J. 9	Miami (Fla.)	21	22
J. 11	Oklahoma City	15	17
J. 13	Manhattan	12	16
J. 20	Furman	18	18
J. 23	at Mercer	19	20
J. 25	South Alabama	15	19
J. 27	Florida State	15	28
F. 4	at South Alabama	25	17
F. 6	at Oklahoma City	18	19
F. 8	Loyola (La.)	24	28
F. 11	at William & Mary	2	14
F. 13	at Bradley	24	20
F. 15	at Florida State	22	25
F. 20	Valdosta (Ga.) State	26	24
F. 22	East Carolina	25	28
F. 27	at Houston	22	15
M. 2	at Miami (Fla.)	21	10
M. 13	vs. Western Kentucky	12	22

8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year.
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955).
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).

On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 4

July 4th, 2023 - 10:00

Extra! Extra! Instead of debating why we need independence from feeble ceremonial-pitch hurler Dr. Anthony Fraudci still flip-flop feeling whether double- or triple-masking hits best while hair-on-fire publicity hound funds gain-of-function 4th of July celebration outdoors with Plagiarist Biledumb if hair-sniffer can stay awake after watching to see if Joey Chestnut extend hot-dog dominance, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.

Former Maryland hoopers Bosey Berger and Charlie Keller provided the fireworks by manufacturing significant American League performances on this date while former hoop All-Americans Dick Groat (Duke) and Frank Howard (Ohio State) did likewise in the National League. Ex-juco hoopers Darrell Evans (Pasadena City CA), Bob Oliver (American River CA), Tony Phillips (New Mexico Military) and Carl Reynolds (Lon Morris TX) also had outstanding offensive outings. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 4 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:

JULY 4

Cleveland Indians 2B Bosey Berger (Maryland's first basketball All-American led Southern Conference in scoring in league competition in 1930-31) banged out four hits against the Detroit Tigers in the opener of a 1935 doubleheader.
Chicago White Sox CF Ken Berry (freshman hooper for Wichita in 1959-60) accounted for game's lone run with a fifth-inning homer against the California Angels in 1965.
1B-OF Larry Biittner (runner-up in scoring and rebounding for Buena Vista IA in 1966-67) hurled the final 1 1/3 innings for the Chicago Cubs in the opener of a 1977 doubleheader against the Montreal Expos.
Cleveland Indians SS Lou Boudreau (leading scorer for Illinois' 1937 Big Ten Conference co-champion) contributed four hits against the Detroit Tigers in nightcap of a 1946 twinbill.
Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Donn Clendenon (four-sport letterman with Morehouse GA) cracked two homers against the Chicago Cubs in nightcap of a 1966 doubleheader. Clendenon also homered each of next two days against the Cubs.
Philadelphia Athletics C Mickey Cochrane (Boston University hooper in early 1920s) went 4-for-4, including three doubles and a homer, against the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a 1929 doubleheader. Six years later with the Detroit Tigers, Cochrane stroked four hits for the second time in a four-game span in 1935.
RHP Jack Coombs (captain and starting hoops center for Colby ME) overcame seven Brooklyn Dodgers errors to nip the New York Giants, 4-3, in the nightcap of a 1918 twinbill. Coombs scored the winning run after drilling a 10th-inning triple (his third hit of contest). Seven years earlier with the Philadelphia Athletics, Coombs went 3-for-3 in a 7-4 win against the New York Yankees in opener of 1911 doubleheader en route to switch-hitter posting A.L.-leading 28 victories.
In 1957, Cincinnati Reds 1B George Crowe (four-year letterman from 1939-40 through 1942-43 for Indiana Central after becoming first high schooler named state's "Mr. Basketball") went 5-for-5, driving in six runs, but it wasn't enough to prevent a 10-7 loss against his original team (Milwaukee Braves).
New York Giants SS Alvin Dark (hoops letterman for Louisiana State and Southwestern Louisiana during World War II) homered in each end of a 1950 doubleheader split with the Brooklyn Dodgers, extending his streak of games with a round-tripper to four in a row.
St. Louis Cardinals CF Taylor Douthit (California hoops letterman from 1922 through 1924) went 5-for-7 and scored five runs in a 1928 twinbill split against the Chicago Cubs.
Baltimore Orioles 1B Walt Dropo (first player in Connecticut history to average 20 ppg in single season with 21.7 in 1942-43) homered twice in a 1959 game against the Boston Red Sox.
Washington Senators LHP Joe Engel (hooper for Mount St. Mary's in 1910-11 and 1911-12) hurled a complete game but lost, 1-0, against the Boston Red Sox on an unearned run in the opener of a 1914 doubleheader.
Detroit Tigers 1B Darrell Evans (member of Jerry Tarkanian-coached Pasadena City CA club winning 1967 state community college hoops crown) homered in his third consecutive contest for the second time in less than two weeks in 1987.
Chicago Cubs LHP Darcy Fast (all-conference hooper for Warner Pacific OR in 1965-66 and 1966-67) lost his lone MLB decision (7-4 against Philadelphia Phillies in nightcap of 1968 twinbill).
Boston Red Sox C Rick Ferrell (hoops forward for Guilford NC before graduating in 1928) went 4-for-4 against the Philadelphia Athletics in the nightcap of a 1933 doubleheader.
St. Louis Browns rookie LF Joe Gallagher (Manhattan varsity hooper in 1934-35) went 4-for-4 in the nightcap of a 1939 twinbill against the Chicago White Sox.
RHP Bob Garibaldi (starting forward for Santa Clara in 1961-62 when averaging 10.6 ppg and 5.6 rpg) signed with the San Francisco Giants for a $150,000 bonus in 1962 after receiving award as College World Series Most Outstanding Player.
Pittsburgh Pirates SS Dick Groat (two-time All-American with Duke in 1950-51 and 1951-52 when finishing among nation's top five scorers each season) provided three hits in each game of a 1956 twinbill split against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Cincinnati Reds RHP Jay Hook (Northwestern's third-leading scorer as sophomore in 1955-56) hurled a four-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies in 1960.
Los Angeles Dodgers RF Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in 1956-57 and 1957-58) furnished five RBI against the Philadelphia Phillies in the opener of a 1962 twinbill.
Atlanta Braves 2B Davey Johnson (averaged 1.7 ppg with Texas A&M in 1961-62) laced two homers against the Houston Astros in the nightcap of a 1973 doubleheader.
New York Yankees RF Charlie Keller (Maryland three-year hoops letterman from 1934-35 through 1936-37) clobbered two homers against the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a 1940 twinbill.
Cleveland Indians SS Jerry Kindall (averaged 6.9 ppg for Minnesota as junior in 1955-56) cracked a homer in both ends of a 1963 doubleheader sweep against the Boston Red Sox. Kindall collected a walk-off round-tripper in the bottom of the 14th inning in the opener.
Chicago Cubs OF Hank Leiber (Arizona hooper in 1931) hammered three homers against the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a 1939 twinbill.
Cleveland Indians RHP Dutch Levsen (Iowa State hoops letterman in 1918-19) tossed a two-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a 1927 doubleheader.
Chicago White Sox 1B Tony Lupien (Harvard hoops captain in 1938-39) went 7-for-10 in a 1948 doubleheader split against the Detroit Tigers.
Cleveland Indians rookie CF Ed Morgan (Tulane hoops letterman from 1923-24 through 1925-26), raising his batting average to .378, manufactured four hits against the Detroit Tigers in the opener of a 1928 twinbill.
Chicago Cubs RF Bill Nicholson (Washington College MD hoops guard for two years in mid-1930s) whacked two homers against the Boston Braves in the nightcap of a 1945 doubleheader.
Oakland Athletics CF Billy North (played hoops briefly for Central Washington in 1967-68) stole three bases against the California Angels in a 1973 game.
Detroit Tigers RF Jim Northrup (second-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder for Alma MI in 1958-59) collected two homers, a triple and five RBI in a 13-10 victory over the California Angels in 1968.
Rookie 3B Bob Oliver (All-Valley Conference basketball choice for American River Community College CA in 1962) supplied the expansion Kansas City Royals' first grand slam in franchise history in the opener of a 1969 twinbill (off Jim Bouton of Seattle Pilots).
Cleveland Indians RHP Jim Perry (averaged more than 20 ppg in late 1950s for former juco Campbell) fired a 10-inning shutout against the Detroit Tigers in 1962.
A two-out, pinch-hit, three-run homer by LF Lou Piniella (averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.4 rpg for Tampa as freshman in 1961-62) in top of ninth inning propelled the Kansas City Royals to an 8-6 win against the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970.
St. Louis Cardinals LF Rip Repulski (occasional hoops starter for St. Cloud State MN in 1946-47) ripped a home run in both ends of 1955 twinbill against the Milwaukee Braves.
Chicago White Sox RF Carl Reynolds (Southwestern TX hoops MVP and captain in mid-1920s) went 5-for-5 in the opener of a 1929 doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians. It was the second straight contest for Reynolds with three doubles.
LHP Preacher Roe (Harding AR hooper in late 1930s) and RHP Ralph Branca (sixth-leading scorer for NYU in 1943-44) are the winning hurlers as the Brooklyn Dodgers sweep a 1951 twinbill against the New York Giants.
Cleveland Indians LHP Joe Shaute (hooper for Mansfield PA in early 1920s) hurled his seventh complete-game victory in less than a month in 1924.
RHP Jeff Shaw (freshman guard for 31-5 Rio Grande OH team participating in 1985 NAIA Tournament) traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968. He became the first reliever in MLB history to lead two different clubs in saves in the same season (23 with Reds and 25 with Dodgers).
New York Yankees LF Norm Siebern (member of Southwest Missouri State squads capturing back-to-back NAIA Tournament hoops titles in 1952 and 1953) went 5-for-5 against the Washington Senators in the nightcap of a 1958 doubleheader.
Boston Red Sox rookie 3B Jim Tabor (Alabama hoops letterman in 1936-37) socked four homers in a 1939 twinbill against the Philadelphia Athletics, collecting 19 total bases and 11 RBI. Three of Tabor's round-trippers came in the nightcap, including a record-tying two grand slams in back-to-back innings.
Pittsburgh Pirates CF Bill Virdon (Drury MO hooper in 1949) doubled and homered in both ends of a 1958 doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds.
New York Yankees LHP Ed Wells (multi-sport athlete graduated in 1924 from Bethany WV) incurred his lone defeat in the midst of 10 victories from the end of May to early August in 1930.
Philadelphia Phillies 1B Bill White (two-year Hiram OH hooper in early 1950s) stroked two triples in the opener of a 1966 twinbill against the New York Mets.
Boston Braves LF Ab Wright (Oklahoma A&M hoops letterman in 1928-29) went hitless for the only time in a 14-game span in 1944.
Washington Senators 3B Eddie Yost (NYU freshman hooper in 1943-44 under coach Howard Cann) homered in both ends of a 1953 doubleheader split against the Boston Red Sox.