Texas Rangers General Manager Chris Young (Princeton/Ivy league) and fellow former NCAA DI conference all-league hooper Terrell Lowery (Loyola Marymount/West Coast) were each traded by the franchise this month in a span of 10 years. They are among the following former college hoopers involved in MLB off-season transactions during the month of January:

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2: RHP Jack Ogden (Swarthmore PA hooper in 1918) traded by the New York Giants to Rochester (International) in 1919.
3: OF Hoot Evers (Illinois hoops starter in 1939-40) purchased from the Detroit Tigers by Baltimore Orioles in 1955. . . . UTL Harvey Hendrick (Vanderbilt hoops letterman in 1918) traded by the Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees in 1923.
4: UTL Leo Burke (averaged 9.2 ppg for Virginia Tech in 1952-53 and 1953-54) purchased from the Washington Senators by Los Angeles Angels in 1961. . . . C Ken Retzer (one of top four juco scorers for Jefferson City MO in 1953-54) traded by the Houston Astros to Cleveland Indians in 1967.
5: RHP Rich Gale (led New Hampshire with 7.2 rpg in 1975-76) traded by the San Francisco Giants to Cincinnati Reds in 1983.
6: RHP Chris Young (All-Ivy League first-team selection as Princeton's leading scorer and rebounder in 1999-00) traded by the Texas Rangers to San Diego Padres in 2006.
7: OF Earle Combs (three-year hoops captain for Eastern Kentucky) traded by Louisville (American Association) to the New York Yankees in 1924.
8: INF Ernie Bowman (East Tennessee State hoops letterman in 1954-55 and 1955-56) shipped as player to be designated by the San Francisco Giants to Milwaukee Braves in 1964 to complete trade made the previous month.
9: OF-1B Mike Stenhouse (averaged 4.1 ppg for Harvard in 1977-78) traded by the Montreal Expos to Minnesota Twins in 1985.
10: DH-OF Larry Sheets (All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference selection for Eastern Mennonite VA in 1981-82 and 1982-83) traded by the Baltimore Orioles to Detroit Tigers in 1990.
11: INF Al Dark (hoops letterman for Louisiana State and Southwestern Louisiana during World War II) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies in 1960. . . . SS Keith Kessinger (averaged 2.7 ppg for Ole Miss in 1985-86 and 1986-87) traded by the Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs in 1995. . . . RHP Jeff Robinson (two-time NAIA All-District 3 honoree in early 1980s left Azusa Pacific CA as school's No. 9 all-time scorer) traded by the Detroit Tigers to Baltimore Orioles in 1991.
13: INF Ray Morehart (Austin College TX hoops letterman in early 1920s) traded by the Chicago White Sox to New York Yankees in 1927.
14: 2B Wayne Terwilliger (two-year hoops letterman for Western Michigan averaged 5.6 ppg in his final season in 1947-48) purchased from the Washington Senators by New York Giants in 1955.
15: 1B George Altman (appeared in 1953 and 1954 NAIA Tournament with Tennessee State's hoops team) traded by the New York Mets to Chicago Cubs for OF Billy Cowan (co-captain of Utah's 1960 NCAA playoff team) in 1965. . . . INF Ron Campbell (Tennessee Wesleyan hooper) traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1969.
17: RHP Oral Hildebrand (Butler hoops All-American in 1928-29 and 1929-30) traded by the Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Browns in 1937.
18: 1B-LF Hank Greenberg (enrolled at NYU on hoop scholarship in 1929 but attended college only one semester) purchased from the Detroit Tigers by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947. . . . RHP Kevin Gryboski (backup hooper for Wilkes PA in 1991-92 and 1992-93) traded by the Seattle Mariners to Atlanta Braves in 2002.
20: OF-1B Beau Bell (two-year hoops letterman for Texas A&M in early 1930s) traded by the Detroit Tigers to Cleveland Indians in 1940. . . . 3B Wally Gilbert (Valparaiso hoops captain in early 1920s) purchased from the Cincinnati Reds by St. Louis Cardinals in 1933. . . . OF Don Lund (Michigan hoops starter in 1943-44 and 1944-45) purchased from the St. Louis Browns by Detroit Tigers in 1949.
22: 1B Donn Clendenon (four-sport letterman with Morehouse GA) traded with Jesus Alou by the Montreal Expos to Houston Astros for Rusty Staub in 1969. Clendenon refused to report to his new team. . . . 3B Jim Tabor (Alabama hoops letterman in 1936-37) purchased from the Boston Red Sox by Philadelphia Phillies in 1946.
23: RHP Steve Renko (averaged 9.9 ppg and 5.8 rpg as Kansas sophomore in 1963-64) traded by the Boston Red Sox to California Angels in 1981.
24: OF Jim Gleeson (NAIA Hall of Famer was all-league hoops pick for Rockhurst MO in early 1930s) purchased from the New York Yankees by Chicago Cubs in 1939.
25: OF Terrell Lowery (two-time All-WCC first-team selection and league-leading scorer for Loyola Marymount in 1990-91 and 1991-92) traded by the Texas Rangers to New York Mets in 1996. . . . C Ed Madjeski (Seton Hall hoops letterman from 1928-29 through 1930-31) purchased from the New York Yankees by New York Giants in 1937. . . . RHP John Stuper (two-time all-conference junior college hooper in mid-1970s for Butler County PA) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals in 1979.
26: 1B Tony Lupien (Harvard hoops captain in 1938-39) awarded off waivers from the Chicago White Sox to Detroit Tigers in 1949.
29: OF Carl Reynolds (juco recruit was basketball team MVP in mid-1920s for early SWC member Southwestern TX) traded by the Washington Senators to Minneapolis (American Association) in 1937. . . . C-UTL Billy Sullivan Jr. (Portland hoops letterman in 1927-28) purchased from the Cincinnati Reds by Cleveland Indians in 1936.
30: C-UTL Billy Sullivan Jr. (Portland hoops letterman in 1927-28) traded by the St. Louis Browns to Detroit Tigers in 1940.

MLB OFF-SEASON WHEELING AND DEALING PREVIOUS TWO MONTHS
MLB December Transactions Involving Former College Hoopers
MLB November Transactions Involving Former College Hoopers

A high this month of seven NCAA Division I All-Americans were born on January 7th and 26th. Kansas, Kentucky and Notre Dame contributed the most A-As born in January with five apiece. Marquette (Dwayne Wade and Sam Worthen on 17th) and the Fighting Irish (David Rivers and Dick Rosenthal on 20th) each have two All-Americans born on the same day this month. Three former Wyoming standouts are among the following All-Americans and Hall of Fame coaches born this month:

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1: All-Americans Glen "Big Baby" Davis (born in 1986/Louisiana State), Travis Grant (1950/Kentucky State), George Gregory Jr. (1906/Columbia), Ronnie Lester (1959/Iowa), Mike Mitchell (1956/Auburn) and Waldo Wegner (1913/Iowa State).
2: All-Americans Hal Gensichen (1921/Western Michigan), Luke Harangody (1988/Notre Dame), Kirk Hinrich (1981/Kansas), Chris Thomforde (1947/Princeton) and Michael Young (1961/Houston).
3: All-Americans Jay Edwards (1969/Indiana), Don May (1946/Dayton), Doug McDermott (1992/Creighton) and Jason Sasser (1974/Texas Tech).
4: All-Americans Sidney Green (1961/UNLV) and Bob Morse (1951/Penn).
5: All-Americans Rod Fletcher (1930/Illinois), Ryan Minor (1974/Oklahoma), Rick Mount (1947/Purdue), George Munroe (1922/Dartmouth and Tyler Ulis (1996/Kentucky) plus Hall of Fame coach Luigi "Lou" Carnesecca (1925/St. John's).
6: All-Americans Sean Kilpatrick (1990/Cincinnati), Duane Klueh (1926/Indiana State), Tom Marshall (1931/Western Kentucky) and Dwayne "Pearl" Washington (1964/Syracuse).
7: All-Americans Todd Day (1970/Arkansas), Reece Gaines (1981/Louisville), Jerry Nemer (1912/Southern California), Don Rehfeldt (1927/Wisconsin), Edgar Sonderman (1916/Syracuse), Bill Uhl Sr. (1933/Dayton) and Michael Wright (1980/Arizona).
8: All-Americans Bill Closs (1922/Rice), John "Hook" Dillon (1924/North Carolina), Chris Douglas-Roberts (1987/Memphis), Tre Jones (2000/Duke), Todd Lichti (1967/Stanford) and Calvin Natt (1957/Northeast Louisiana) plus Hall of Fame coach Davey Whitney (1930/Alcorn State).
9: All-Americans Michael Beasley (1989/Kansas State) and James "Scoonie" Penn (1977/Ohio State).
10: All-Americans Paul Birch (1910/Duquesne) and Glenn Robinson Jr. (1973/Purdue) plus Hall of Fame coach Lou Henson (1932/Hardin-Simmons, New Mexico State and Illinois).
11: All-Americans Ernie Andres (1918/Indiana) and Gary Brokaw (1954/Notre Dame).
12: All-Americans Bonzie Colson II (1996/Notre Dame), Michael "Campy" Russell (1952/Michigan) and Dominique Wilkins (1960/Georgia).
13: All-Americans Tom Gola (1933/La Salle), Vernon Hatton (1936/Kentucky) and Alec Kessler (1967/Georgia).
14: All-Americans Meyer "Mike" Bloom (1915/Temple), Aaron Brooks (1985/Oregon), Wayne Hightower (1940/Kansas) and Kenny Sailors (1921/Wyoming).
15: All-Americans Bob Davies (1920/Seton Hall), Ernie DiGregorio (1951/Providence) and Don Kojis (1939/Marquette).
16: All-Americans Don MacLean (1970/UCLA), Greivis Vasquez (1987/Maryland) and Joseph "Jo Jo" White (1946/Kansas).
17: All-Americans Bill Davis (1911/Kentucky), Quamdeen "Ayo" Dosunmu (2000/Illinois), Don Forman (1926/NYU), Dwyane Wade (1982/Marquette), Sam Worthen (1958/Marquette) and Tyler Zeller (1990/North Carolina).
18: All-Americans Isaac "Bud" Stallworth (1950/Kansas) and Jewell Young (1913/Purdue).
19: All-Americans Ron Behagen (1951/Minnesota), Jim Line (1926/Kentucky) and Bill Mlkvy (1931/Temple).
20: All-Americans Ron Harper Sr. (1964/Miami of Ohio), Bailey Howell (1937/Mississippi State), Jason Richardson (1981/Michigan State), David Rivers (1965/Notre Dame), Dick Rosenthal (1930/Notre Dame) and Grady Wallace (1934/South Carolina) plus Hall of Fame coach Norm Stewart (1935/Missouri).
21: All-Americans Roosevelt Bouie (1958/Syracuse), Simpson "Skip" Brown (1955/Wake Forest), Hakeem Olajuwon (1963/Houston), Detlef Schrempf (1963/Washington) and Tom Stith (1939/St. Bonaventure) plus Hall of Fame coaches John Chaney (1932/Temple) and Don Donoher (1932/Dayton).
22: All-Americans Dillon Brooks (1996/Oregon), Quintin Dailey (1961/San Francisco), Greg Oden (1988/Ohio State), Leon Powe (1984/California), Lennie Rosenbluth (1933/North Carolina) and Sam Williams (1945/Iowa).
23: All-American Keita Bates-Diop (1996/Ohio State).
24: All-Americans Fennis Dembo (1966/Wyoming), Kevin Magee (1959/UC Irvine) and Albert "Ab" Nicholas (1931/Wisconsin).
25: All-Americans Da'Sean Butler (1988/West Virginia), Acie Law IV (1985/Texas A&M), Chris Mills (1970/Arizona), Rollie Seltz (1924/Hamline MN), Emilio "Zeke" Sinicola (1929/Niagara) and Walt Wesley (1945/Kansas).
26: All-Americans MarShon Brooks (1989/Providence), Vince Carter (1977/North Carolina), Bill Hapac (1918/Illinois), Tom Henderson (1952/Hawaii), Dick McGuire (1926/St. John's), Kevin Pangos (1993/Gonzaga) and Sylvester "Sly" Williams (1958/Rhode Island) plus Hall of Fame coach Walter "Doc" Meanwell (1884/Wisconsin and Missouri).
27: All-Americans Wesley Cox (1955/Louisville), Russell Lee (1950/Marshall) and Tony Windis (1933/Wyoming).
28: All-Americans Michael Cage (1962/San Diego State), Mark Madsen (1976/Stanford) and Payton Pritchard (1998/Oregon).
29: All-Americans Greg Ballard (1955/Oregon), Vinnie Ernst (1942/Providence) and Stacey King (1967/Oklahoma).
30: All-Americans Ernie Calverley (1924/Rhode Island State), John "Jack" Kerris (1925/Loyola of Chicago), Paul Neumann (1938/Stanford), Rick Robey (1956/Kentucky), Jalen Rose (1973/Michigan) and Mychal Thompson (1955/Minnesota) plus Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo (1955/Michigan State).
31: All-Americans Len Chappell (1941/Wake Forest) and Hal Lear (1935/Temple).

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

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

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1 - Hank Luisetti (50 points vs. Duquesne at Cleveland in 1938) set Stanford's single-game scoring record. . . . Seton Hall's school-record 46-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by William & Mary (57-55 in 1954). . . . Penn opposed Yale in 1927 in debut game at the legendary Palestra in Philadelphia. . . . Bailey Howell (34 vs. Louisiana State in 1957) set Mississippi State's single-game rebounding record.
2 - Chris Collier (49 points vs. Butler in 1991) set Georgia State's single-game scoring record. Collier's output is also an all-time high by an Atlantic Sun Conference player. . . . Mississippi State's school-record 35-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Auburn (64-48 in 1960). . . . Morehead State's Steve Hamilton (38 vs. Florida State in 1957) and Murray State's Dick Cunningham (36 vs. MacMurray IL in 1967) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Eventual MLB INF Jack Kubiszyn scored a career-high 47 points for Alabama in a game against Mississippi College in 1957.
3 - Markus Howard (52 points at Providence in 2018) set Marquette's single-game scoring record and tied Big East Conference contest standard. . . . Daishon Smith (42 vs. Little Rock in 2019) set Louisiana-Monroe's single-game scoring standard at NCAA Division I level. . . . Wake Forest snapped North Carolina State's school-record 36-game winning streak (83-78 in 1975). . . . Brigham Young's school-record 53-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Wake Forest (94-87 in 2009). . . . Pacific Coast Conference cellar dweller Oregon upset NCAA Tournament champion-to-be California in 1959. . . . DePaul's Ken Warzynski (28 vs. Harvard in 1970), Long Beach State's Michael Zeno (22 vs. Loyola Marymount in 1983) and Wisconsin's Paul Morrow (30 vs. Purdue in 1953) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent.
4 - Ball State's Chris Williams (48 points at Akron in overtime in 2003), Lamar's Mike James (52 vs. Louisiana College in 2011), Loyola Marymount's Bo Kimble (54 at St. Joseph's in 1990) and Texas-El Paso's Jim Barnes (51 vs. Western New Mexico in 1964) set school single-game scoring records. Kimble won game in Philly hometown with running three-pointer after crossing half-court on dribble along left sideline. . . . In 2003, Butler's Darnell Archey established an NCAA Division I standard by converting his 74th of 85 consecutive free throws. . . . Illinois' school-record 31-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Iowa (60-59 in 1986). . . . Delaware's Jack Waddington (31 vs. Rutgers in 1956), Middle Tennessee State's Mike Milholland (32 vs. Austin Peay State in 1965), Nebraska's Bill Johnson (26 vs. Iowa State in 1954), Nevada's Pete Padgett (30 vs. Loyola Marymount in 1973) and Valparaiso's Chris Ensminger (24 vs. Northeastern Illinois in 1996) set school single-game rebounding records.
5 - Eastern Washington's Rodney Stuckey (45 points at Northern Arizona in 2006), Fairfield's Curtis Cobb (46 at Manhattan in 2017), Michigan State's Terry Furlow (50 vs. Iowa in 1976) and West Virginia's Hot Rod Hundley (54 vs. Furman in 1957) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Stephen F. Austin State's Scott Dimak (40 at Texas Southern in 1989) set school single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . In 1991, Loyola Marymount's 186-point output is the highest in NCAA history by a team in a single game and Kevin Bradshaw's 72-point outburst for U.S. International CA is the most ever for a player against a major-college opponent. . . . Fairfield's Darren Phillip (25 vs. Marist in 2000), Texas-San Antonio's Lennell Moore (25 vs. Centenary in 1987) and Tulane's Mel Payton (31 vs. Mississippi State in 1951) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent. . . . Sacramento State's NCAA-record 56-game losing streak away from home (road and neutral sites) ended with a 68-56 success at Loyola of Chicago in 1995.
6 - Drexel's John Rankin (44 points vs. Rider in 1988), Pepperdine's William "Bird" Averitt (57 vs. Nevada-Reno in 1973) and Xavier's Steve Thomas (50 vs. Detroit in 1964) set school single-game scoring records. Averitt's output is also a West Coast Conference record in league competition. . . . Ernie Losch (41 vs. Utah State in 1973) tied Tulane's single-game scoring record against a Division I opponent. . . . Bob Mortell (24 vs. Virginia Military in 1960) set Virginia's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
7 - UC Riverside's Rickey Porter (40 points at Pacific in 2006), Michigan's Rudy Tomjanovich (48 vs. Indiana in overtime in 1969) and Southwest Texas State's Lynwood Wade (42 vs. Sam Houston State in double overtime in 1993) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . North Carolina hit an NCAA-record 94.1% of its second-half field-goal attempts (16-of-17 vs. Virginia in 1978). . . . Niagara's Gary Bossert set an NCAA single-game record by hitting 11 consecutive three-point field-goal attempts against Siena in 1987. . . . Long Beach State ended UNLV's Big West Conference-record 40-game winning streak (101-94 in 1993), Pacific's school-record 45-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Long Beach State (91-85 in 1973), Tennessee's school-record 37-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Gonzaga (89-79 in overtime) and UNLV's school-record 72-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by New Mexico (102-98 in 1978). . . . Alex "Boo" Ellis (31 vs. Kent State in 1957) set Niagara's single-game rebounding record.
8 - Eddie House (61 points at California in double overtime in 2000) set Arizona State's single-game scoring record and tied Pac-12 Conference standard. . . . Michael Hicks (47 at Cal Poly in overtime in 2001) set Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's single-game scoring mark. . . . Isiaih Mosley (43 vs. Northern Iowa in 2022) set Missouri State's single-game scoring standard at NCAA Division I level. . . . Georgia Tech snapped Kentucky's NCAA-record 129-game homecourt winning streak and SEC-record 51-game winning streak in 1955. . . . Nelson Richardson (26 vs. Manhattan in 1977) set Siena's single-game rebounding record.
9 - Cincinnati sophomore Oscar Robertson (56 points) personally outscored Seton Hall in a 118-54 rout of the Pirates at Madison Square Garden in 1958. . . . Alabama's Jerry Harper (28 vs. Mississippi State in 1956), Texas-Arlington's Albert Culton (24 vs. Northeastern in 1981), Villanova's Howard Porter (30 vs. St. Peter's in 1971) and Virginia Tech's Chris Smith (36 vs. Washington & Lee VA in 1959) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent.
10 - Connecticut's Bill Corley (51 points vs. New Hampshire in 1968), Massachusetts' Luwane Pipkins (44 vs. La Salle in 2018), John Conforti of St. Francis NY (45 vs. Wagner in 1970), Washington's Bob Houbregs (49 vs. Idaho in 1953) and Winthrop's Melvin Branham (45 at Charleston Southern in 1994) set school single-game scoring records. Pipkins played for Providence two seasons later. . . . Alec Peters (39 at Detroit in 2016) tied Valparaiso's single-game scoring standard at NCAA Division I level. . . . Navy's David Robinson (45 at James Madison in 1987) set CAA scoring record in league competition. . . . Saint Joseph's and Xavier combined to have an NCAA-record eight players foul out in 1976. . . . Connecticut's school-record 31-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Marquette (73-69 in 2007) and Western Kentucky's school-record 67-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Xavier (82-80 in overtime in 1955). . . . Ed Diddle made his Western Kentucky head coaching debut in 1923 with a 103-7 decision over the Adairville Independents en route to a school-record 759 victories. . . . Kentucky's Adolph Rupp became the coach to compile 500 victories the fastest with a 92-59 win over DePaul in 1955 (584 games in 23rd season). . . . Louisiana-Lafayette's Roy Ebron (28 vs. Northwestern State in 1972) and Vanderbilt's Clyde Lee (28 vs. Mississippi in 1966) set school single-game rebounding records.
11 - Don Scaife (43 points at Samford in 1975) set Arkansas State's Division I single-game scoring record. . . . Texas Tech's school-record 35-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Colorado (80-78 in 1997). . . . Alcorn State's Larry Smith (21 vs. Mississippi Valley State in 1979), UC Santa Barbara's Eric McArthur (28 vs. New Mexico State in 1990) and Dartmouth's Rudy LaRusso (32 vs. Columbia in 1958) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent. . . . Bill Clark (23 vs. Oakland in 1973) set Ball State's single-game rebounding record at DI level.
12 - Bucknell's Al Leslie (45 points vs. American in 1980) set the East Coast Conference single-game scoring record. . . . Mike Olliver (50 at Portland State in 1980) set Lamar's single-game scoring record against a Division I opponent. . . . Iowa State's school-record 39-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Oklahoma State (69-66 in 2002) and Michigan State's school-record 53-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Wisconsin (64-63 in 2002). . . . Marshall's Charlie Slack (43 vs. Morris Harvey WV in 1954), Monmouth's Karl Towns (23 vs. Morgan State in 1985) and Robert Morris' Mike Morton (20 vs. Baltimore in 1980) set school single-game rebounding records.
13 - Boise State's Chandler Hutchison (44 points vs. San Diego State in 2018), Bowling Green's Jim Darrow (52 vs. Toledo in overtime in 1960), Cal Poly's Shanta Cotright (43 vs. George Mason in 1996), Charleston Southern's Dwyane Jackson (43 at Virginia Military in 2007), Kentucky's Jodie Meeks (54 at Tennessee in 2009), Sacramento State's Loren Leath (41 at Northern Colorado in 2009), Southeastern Louisiana's Sam Bowie (39 at Central Florida in 1996), Southeast Missouri State's Daimon Gonner (37 at Tennessee State in double overtime in 2005) and UAB's Andy Kennedy (41 vs. Saint Louis in 1991/subsequently tied) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Leath did his damage coming off the bench. . . . Oklahoma ended Kansas' NCAA-record 35-game winning streak on the road (45-19 in 1928). . . . Marquette's school-record 81-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Notre Dame (71-69 in 1973). . . . Doug Hess (27 vs. Marshall in 1971) tied Toledo's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
14 - Loyola MD's Andre Walker (43 points vs. Lafayette in 2018), Sacred Heart's Quincy McKnight (44 at Bryant in 3OT in 2017), SIU-Edwardsville's Burak Eslik (40 vs. Morehead State in overtime in 2016), Syracuse's Bill Smith (47 vs. Lafayette in 1971) and Virginia Commonwealth's Chris Cheeks (42 vs. Old Dominion in overtime in 1989) set school Division I single-game scoring records. McKnight subsequently transferred to Seton Hall. . . . Damon Stoudamire (45 at Stanford in 1995) set Arizona's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent.
15 - Coppin State's school-record 42-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by North Carolina A&T (76-70 in 1997), Murray State's school-record 47-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Southeast Missouri State (84-78 in 2000) and Virginia's school-record 34-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by North Carolina (101-95 in 1983). . . . Texas-Pan American ended its NCAA-record 64-game road losing streak with a 79-62 triumph at Oral Roberts in 2000. . . . Bob Reiter (27 vs. Kansas State in 1955) set Missouri's single-game rebounding record. . . . . Bob Lazor (23 vs. Penn State in 1955) set Pittsburgh's single-game rebounding record against a major-college opponent.
16 - Columbia's school-record 34-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Penn (66-64 in 1952).
17 - New Mexico State's John Williamson (48 points at California in 1972) and UNC Wilmington's Brian Rowsom (39 at East Carolina in 1987) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Virginia Military's school-record 35-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Appalachian State (73-58 in 1979). . . . Steve Stiepler (22 vs. Charleston Southern in 1977) set James Madison's single-game rebounding record.
18 - A weekly ritual began when the Associated Press announced results of its first weekly basketball poll in 1949 (SLU was initial #1). . . . CJ Carter (45 points vs. IUPUI in 2015) set Omaha's single-game scoring record against NCAA DI opponent. . . . Indiana State's Jim Cruse (25 vs. Drake in 1997) and North Texas' Ken Williams (29 vs. Lamar in 1978) set school single-game rebounding records.
19 - UC Davis' Corey Hawkins (40 points at Hawaii in 2013), Charleston Southern's Ben Hinson (43 vs. Edward Waters FL in 1985/subsequently tied) and New Hampshire's Brad Cirino (39 at Maine in four overtimes in 1996/subsequently tied) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Jim Ashmore (45 vs. Mississippi in 1957) set Mississippi State's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Notre Dame came from behind in the closing minutes to end visiting UCLA's NCAA-record 88-game winning streak in 1974. . . . George Mason's Andre Smith set an NCAA single-game record by sinking all 10 of his shots from beyond the three-point arc against James Madison in 2008. . . . Ron deVries (24 vs. Pacific in 1974) set Illinois State's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent. . . . Chris Street, Iowa's top rebounder with 9.5 per game, died instantly in 1993 in a collision between the car he was driving and a county dumptruck/snowplow.
20 - Austin Peay's James "Fly" Williams (51 points vs. Tennessee Tech in 1973), Fordham's Ken Charles (46 vs. St. Peter's in 1973/tied mark established two seasons earlier), Memphis State's Larry Finch (48 vs. St. Joseph's IN in 1973) and Oklahoma City's Gary Gray (55 at West Texas State in 1967) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Houston ended UCLA's 47-game winning streak (71-69 in Astrodome in 1968), Minnesota's school-record 40-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Nebraska (22-21 in 1905) and West Virginia's school-record 39-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by St. Bonaventure (64-63 in 1983). . . . Visiting Texas-El Paso snapped Memphis' NCAA-record 52-game winning streak in regular-season conference competition (C-USA/72-67 in 2010). . . . Cliff Robinson (28 vs. Portland State in 1978) and David Bluthenthal (28 vs. Arizona State in 2000) set and tied Southern California's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
21 - Howard's Ron Williamson (52 points vs. North Carolina A&T in 2003) and Saint Joseph's Jack Egan (47 at Gettysburg PA in 1961/subsequently tied) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Adrian Oliver (39 vs. Louisiana Tech in 210) set San Jose State's single-game scoring standard against a Division I opponent. . . . Kansas' school-record 69-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Texas (74-63 in 2011) and DePaul's school-record 36-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Dayton (67-63 in 1985). . . . Terry Rutherford (21 vs. Marshall in 1978) set Western Carolina's single-game rebounding record against a Division I opponent.
22 - Lee Campbell (20 vs. Cleveland State in 1990) tied his own Missouri State single-game rebounding record against a Division I opponent.
23 - Eastern Illinois' Jay Taylor (47 points vs. Chicago State in 1989), Middle Tennessee State's Mike Milholland (44 vs. Austin Peay in 1965), Nicholls State's Anatoly Bose (46 at Northwestern State in double overtime in 2010), South Florida's Dominique Jones (46 at Providence in overtime in 2010) and Tennessee State's Anthony Mason (44 at Eastern Kentucky in 1988) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Jacksonville's James Ray (45 vs. South Florida in 1980) set Sun Belt Conference single-game scoring record in league competition. . . . Northeastern's Steve Carney (23 vs. Hartford in 1988) and Ohio University's Howard Joliff (28 vs. Kent State in 1960) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent. . . . Creighton's Paul Silas (36 vs. Marquette in 1964) became the only player in NCAA DI history to twice grab more than 35 rebounds in a single game. He previously had 38 caroms vs. Centenary on 2-19-62.
24 - Appalachian State's Stan Davis (56 points at Carson-Newman TN in 1974), Chattanooga's Oliver Morton (50 vs. Pikeville KY in 2001), Loyola of New Orleans' Ty Marioneaux (53 vs. Virginia Commonwealth in 1970), North Carolina Central's Connell "C.J." Wilkerson (41 at North Carolina A&T in overtime in 2011), Oakland's Travis Bader (47 vs. IUPUI in 2013) and Texas-Arlington's Steven Barber (43 at Texas-San Antonio in 2002) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . San Diego State's Ben Wardrop set an NCAA record for shortest playing time before disqualification by fouling out in only 1:11 at Colorado State in 2004. . . . Notre Dame's school-record 45-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Connecticut (69-61 in 2009).
25 - Southern's Avery Johnson tied an NCAA single-game record against DI opponent with 22 assists against Texas Southern in 1988. . . . Brigham Young's school-record 44-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Utah (79-75 in 2003). . . . East Carolina's Erroyl Bing (24 vs. South Florida in 2003), Kansas State's David Hall (27 vs. Oklahoma in 1971), Lamar's Steve Wade (27 vs. Oral Roberts in 1972), Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods (30 vs. Lamar in 1972) and Seton Hall's Nick Werkman (32 vs. Boston College in 1963) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent. . . . The final 36 seconds of Ohio State's 50-44 win at Minnesota in 1972 were not played after a melee ensued following a flagrant foul on Buckeyes center Luke Witte as he attempted a layup. The Gophers, despite a pair of remainder-of-season suspensions, went on to capture the Big Ten Conference championship while OSU finished runner-up.
26 - Gonzaga's Frank Burgess (52 points vs. UC Davis in 1961) and Youngstown State's Tilman Bevely (55 vs. Tennessee Tech in 1987) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Bevely's output also tied Ohio Valley Conference record in league competition. . . . Arizona and Northern Arizona combined for an NCAA-record 130 free-throw attempts in a 1953 contest. . . . Herb Neff (36 vs. Georgia Tech in 1952) set Tennessee's single-game rebounding record.
27 - Georgia Southern's Johnny Mills (44 points vs. Samford in 1973), Indiana's Jimmy Rayl (56 vs. Minnesota in 1962/subsequently tied by him), James Madison's Steve Stiepler (51 vs. Robert Morris in 1979), UNC Greensboro's Trevis Simpson (41 vs. Chattanooga in 2013) and West Texas State's Simmie Hill (42 at Texas Western in 1968) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Visiting New Mexico State overcame a 28-0 deficit to defeat Bradley in 1977. . . . Big Ten Conference perennial cellar dweller Northwestern upset Magic Johnson and NCAA Tournament champion-to-be Michigan State by 18 points in 1979 and Big Eight Conference sixth-place finisher Nebraska upset Danny Manning and NCAA playoff champion-to-be Kansas in 1988. . . . Centenary's Robert Parish (33 vs. Southern Mississippi in 1973) and Florida's Neal Walk (31 vs. Alabama in 1968) set school single-game rebounding records.
28 - Syracuse's Sherman Douglas tied an NCAA single-game record with 22 assists against Providence in 1989. . . . Jim Loscutoff of Oregon (32 vs. Brigham Young in 1955), Maurice Stokes of Saint Francis PA (39 vs. John Carroll OH in 1955) and Willie Naulls of UCLA (28 vs. Arizona State in 1956) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Barney Cable (28 vs. Marquette in 1956) set Bradley's single-game rebounding record against a major-college opponent.
29 - Arkansas State's Jeff Clifton (43 points vs. Arkansas-Little Rock in 1994/tied mark), Jacksonville's Ernie Fleming (59 vs. St. Peter's in 1972), Seton Hall's Nick Werkman (52 vs. Scranton PA in 1964), USC Upstate's Deion Holmes (39 vs. Lipscomb in 2OT in 2018/tied), Utah Valley's Ryan Toolson (63 at Chicago State in quadruple overtime in 2009), Vermont's Eddie Benton (54 vs. Drexel in 1994) and Wagner's Terrance Bailey (49 vs. Brooklyn in triple overtime in 1986) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Benton's output is also an America East Conference record in league competition. . . . Big East Conference West Division cellar dweller Rutgers upset Carmelo Anthony and NCAA Tournament champion-to-be Syracuse in 2003. . . . Columbia's Jacob "Jack" Molinas (31 vs. Brown in 1953), North Carolina State's Ronnie Shavlik (35 vs. Villanova in 1955) and Penn State's Jesse Arnelle (27 vs. Temple in 1955) set school single-game rebounding records.
30 - Maryland-Eastern Shore's Tee Trotter (42 points at Howard in overtime in 2003), Mississippi's Johnny Neumann (63 at Louisiana State in 1971), New Orleans' Ledell Eackles (45 at Florida International in 1988), Seattle's Elgin Baylor (60 vs. Portland in 1958), Tennessee Tech's Kevin Murphy (50 vs. SIU-Edwardsville in 2012) and Western Kentucky's Clem Haskins (55 vs. Middle Tennessee State in 1965) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Haskins' output is also an Ohio Valley Conference record in league competition. . . . Rick Barry (51 vs. Oklahoma City in 1965) set Miami's single-game scoring record against a major-college opponent. . . . William & Mary ended West Virginia's Southern Conference-record 44-game winning streak in 1960. . . . UC Irvine's Kevin Magee (25 vs. Long Beach State in 1982), Miami's Rick Barry (29 vs. Oklahoma City in 1965) and Oklahoma State's Andy Hopson (27 vs. Missouri in 1973) set school single-game rebounding records.
31 - LSU's Pete Maravich, despite having 13 regular-season games remaining in 1970, passed Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson (2,973 points from 1957-58 through 1959-60) with 4:43 left against Mississippi to become the NCAA's career scoring leader. . . . Gerhard "Jerry" Varn (51 points vs. Piedmont GA in 1953) set The Citadel's single-game scoring record. . . . Ty Greene (39 at North Florida in 2015) set USC Upstate's single-game scoring record at DI level. . . . Holy Cross' Jim McCaffrey (46 vs. Iona in 1985) set MAAC scoring record in league competition. . . . Loyola Marymount outgunned U.S. International CA (181-150 in 1989) in the highest-scoring game in major-college history. . . . Manhattan's Bruce Seals established an NCAA single-game record with 27 three-point field-goal attempts (making nine vs. Canisius in 2000). . . . Canisius' Darren Fenn (22 vs. Manhattan in 2000/tied), George Mason's Kenny Sanders (22 vs. American in 1989), Loyola Marymount's Hank Gathers (29 vs. U.S. International CA in 1989), Princeton's Carl Belz (29 vs. Rutgers in 1959) and St. Bonaventure's Bob Lanier (23 vs. Niagara in 1970/tied) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.

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

"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count; it's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln

With Auld Lang Syne chords playing in background, the final weekend of calendar year offered another time to say goodbye by acknowledging the passing away in 2022 of a striking number of major-college basketball movers and shakers. All-Americans in necrology category included Charlie Brown (Seattle), Arnie Ferrin (Utah), Don Goldstein (Louisville), Bob Lanier (St. Bonaventure), Togo Palazzi (Holy Cross), Mike Pratt (Kentucky), Lennie Rosenbluth (North Carolina), Bill Russell (San Francisco), Danny Schultz (Tennessee), Rollie Seltz (Hamline MN), Gene Shue (Maryland), Paul Silas (Creighton), Caleb Swanigan (Purdue), George Thompson (Marquette), Bernard Toone (Marquette), Bill Uhl Sr. (Dayton) and Freeman Williams (Portland State). Dayton was hit particularly hard in the obituary column as Uhl was joined by Chris Harris, George Janky, Don Lane and Mike Reichert.

A striking number of African-Americans breaking the color barrier at predominantly white major schools died in 2022 - John Crawford (Iowa State), L.M. Ellis (Austin Peay State), Julian Hammond Sr. (Tulsa), Norman Holmes (West Virginia), Julius Pegues (Pittsburgh) and Sam Smith (Louisville). These trailblazers plus former Purdue hoopers/professional football standouts Erich Barnes and Len Dawson are among the following alphabetical list of deceased players and coaches who usually didn't "drop the ball" on the basketball court:

• Billy Joe Adcock, 94, averaged 14.9 ppg for Vanderbilt as an All-SEC selection each season from 1947-48 through 1949-50 under coach Bob Polk.
• Ron Allen, 71, was a juco recruit who averaged 8.4 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Arizona in 1972-73 and 1973-74 under coach Fred Snowden.
• Odis Allison Jr., 72, averaged 17.9 ppg and 9.9 rpg for UNLV as an All-WCAC second-team selection in 1969-70 and 1970-71 in the Rebels' first two seasons at the NCAA Division I level.
• John Arrillaga, 84, averaged 12.3 ppg and 4.8 rpg for Stanford from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Howie Dallmar. All-AAWU first-team selection as a senior.
• Jim Bagley, 87, played for Ohio State in the mid-1950s.
• Walter Baker, 91, played for Rice in 1950-51.
• George Baljevich, 84, played for Saint Mary's in 1959-60.
• Erich Barnes, 86, played briefly with Purdue in 1955-56. Six-time Pro Bowl defensive back intercepted 45 passes with the Chicago Bears, New York Giants and Cleveland Browns in 14 seasons from 1958 through 1971. Played in six NFL championship games.
• Jim Barnett, 87, averaged 1.5 ppg and 1.4 rpg for West Virginia in 1955-56 and 1956-57 under coach Fred Schaus.
• Jim Barr, 97, was Northwestern's senior co-captain in 1949-50 when averaging 4.8 ppg.
• Tom Barrise, 68, played for Fairleigh Dickinson in 1972-73.
• Dick Barry, 87, averaged 5 ppg for Iona from 1953-54 through 1955-56.
• Henry "Hank" Bartnicki, 98, was an All-Yankee Conference first-team selection for Connecticut as a sophomore in 1948-49 after serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He averaged 6.9 ppg in 1948-49 and 1949-50 under coach Hugh Greer.
• Art Bartolozzi Jr., 97, played for Georgetown in 1945-46.
• Paul Basham, 86, was a member of Louisville's 1956 NIT titlist coached by Peck Hickman.
• C. "Roger" Bauer, 78, averaged 9 ppg and 3.3 rpg for St. Bonaventure from 1963-64 through 1965-66. He appeared in the NIT as a sophomore.
• John "Jack" Beardsworth Sr., 95, averaged 2 ppg for Connecticut in 1948-49 under coach Hugh Greer after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Martell Beeton, 87, averaged 2.4 ppg for Utah State from 1953-54 through 1957-58 (missed 1954-55 and 1955-56 seasons while on Mormon mission).
• Don Belcher, 89, averaged 7.8 ppg and 3.6 rpg for Louisiana State from 1951-52 through 1954-55 under coach Harry Rabenhorst. Belcher was the third-leading scorer and rebounder with the Tigers' 1953 Final Four team.
• Darryl Bishop, 71, was a football DB walk-on for Kentucky in 1971-72 in legendary coach Adolph Rupp's final season. Bishop played for UK's freshman squad in 1969-70, which was one season before Tom Payne became the school's first African-American varsity player. Bishop was picked by the Cincinnati Bengals in 16th round of 1974 NFL draft.
• Tom Blackburn, 88, played for Duke in 1954-55 under coach Harold Bradley. Blackburn pitched a no-hitter with the Blue Devils the same year.
• Gene Booth, 87, averaged 6.3 ppg and 5.4 rpg for Dartmouth from 1954-55 through 1956-57 under coach Doggie Julian. Booth was an All-Ivy League second-team selection as a senior after participating in the NCAA playoffs the previous season.
• Harry Booth, 81, compiled a 44-61 record as St. Joseph's coach in four seasons from 1974-75 through 1977-78. He averaged 3.4 ppg and 1.8 rpg for three NCAA tourney teams at St. Joe's from 1960 through 1962 under coach Jack Ramsay.
• Gary Borchard, 81, averaged 14.5 ppg and 6.8 rpg for Harvard from 1959-60 through 1961-62, leading the Crimson in scoring and rebounding as a junior and senior captain. He was a two-time All-Ivy League second-team selection and team MVP.
• Jim Bostick, 75, averaged 1.3 ppg for North Carolina in 1966-67 under coach Dean Smith.
• Melvin Bowling, 88, was on Alabama's roster in 1952-53.
• Steve Brooks, 72, was Southland Conference Player of the Year in 1973-74 for Arkansas State in third season he was an all-league selection.
• Charlie Brown, 86, averaged 14.8 ppg for Indiana in 1955-56 before transferring to Seattle, where he was a two-time All-American while averaging 14.3 ppg and 8.9 rpg in 1957-58 and 1958-59. He was the second-leading scorer and rebounder behind All-American Elgin Baylor for 1958 NCAA Tournament runner-up.
• Dr. Neil Brayton, 77, averaged 9.4 ppg and 4.5 rpg for Maryland from 1963-64 through 1965-66.
• Jamaal Brown, 52, averaged 9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.9 apg and 1.2 spg for Ohio State from 1988-89 through 1991-92. Senior captain with Southeast Regional finalist.
• Roy Brown, 89, scored four points in his only game with Arizona in 1952-53 under coach Fred Enke.
• Ron Bushwell, 88, was a St. John's transfer who averaged 10.8 ppg for Connecticut from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Hugh Greer. All-Yankee Conference first-team selection as a senior when finishing runner-up in scoring with the Huskies. Appeared in two different NCAA playoffs.
• Bill Butterfield, 94, averaged 3.4 ppg for Purdue from 1946-47 through 1949-50.
• Leland Byrd, 94, averaged 11.5 ppg with West Virginia from 1944-45 through 1947-48 en route to becoming the Mountaineers' first 1,000-point career scorer. They reached the NIT semifinals in 1946 and 1947.
• Dick Cable, 88, averaged 14.4 ppg for Wisconsin from 1951-52 through 1954-55 under coach Bud Foster, pacing the Badgers in scoring each of his last two years.
• Dr. Jim Campbell, 86, was a juco recruit who played for Wake Forest in 1954-55 and 1955-56 under coach Murray Greason.
• John "Bud" Campbell, 92, averaged 2 ppg for Texas Christian from 1949-50 through 1951-52 under coach Buster Brannon.
• Granville "Bobby" Cannon, 72, averaged 5.8 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Maryland-Eastern Shore's 27-2 team participating in 1974 NIT in the Hawks' inaugural season at the NCAA Division I level.
• Ralph Capasso, 90, averaged 4.8 ppg and 3.9 rpg for Iona in 1953-54.
• Norm Carmichael, 74, averaged 11.6 ppg and 8.9 rpg for Virginia from 1966-67 through 1968-69. He led the Cavaliers in rebounding as a junior with 12 rpg.
• Terry Carr, 77, averaged 16 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Maine from 1964-65 through 1966-67. Two-time All-Yankee Conference second-team selection was the Black Bears' top scorer each of his final two seasons.
• Pete Carril, 92, compiled a 525-273 coaching record with Lehigh (11-12 in 1966-67) and Princeton (514-261 in 29 seasons from 1967-68 through 1995-96). PU's all-time winningest coach led the nation in scoring defense in 14 campaigns and captured the Ivy League's lone NIT championship in 1975. He averaged 11.5 ppg for Lafayette from 1949-50 through 1951-52.
• Bobby Carroll, 96, averaged 8.4 ppg for West Virginia from 1944-45 through 1947-48. He was captain of one of the Mountaineer teams participating in the NIT his first three seasons.
• Clayton Carter, 89, averaged 11.6 ppg and 5.6 rpg for Oklahoma State from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Hank Iba. After competing in NCAA playoffs as a sophomore, Carter was OSU's top scorer each of his last two seasons (including NIT participant as a senior).
• Kevin Carter, 59, averaged 1.9 ppg and 1.2 rpg with Niagara in 1981-82 before transferring to Loyola (Md.), where he averaged 7.7 ppg and 7.3 rpg from 1983-84 through 1985-86. He led the Greyhounds in rebounding each of his last two seasons.
• Clay Cary Jr., 94, was a teammate of All-American Ed Macauley for St. Louis' 1948 NIT titlist coached by Eddie Hickey.
• Jim Cassidy III, 67, played for Lehigh in 1975-76.
• Chris Cheeks, 54, was a juco recruit who averaged 20.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 3.1 apg for Virginia Commonwealth in 1987-88 and 1988-89. He set VCU DI single-game scoring record with 42 points against Old Dominion. Two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection led league in scoring as senior with 23.8 ppg.
• Bob Chmielewski, 80, averaged 3 ppg and 2.8 rpg as a senior for Eddie Hickey-coached Marquette's third-place finisher in 1963 NIT.
• John Clark, 94, averaged 2.4 ppg for Gettysburg PA in 1949-50 and 1950-51.
• Dr. Orlo Clark, 81, averaged 4.7 ppg and 5.5 rpg for Cornell from 1960-61 through 1962-63.
• Kenneth Clements, 84, averaged 1.9 ppg for Providence from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Joe Mullaney. The Friars were an NIT semifinalist during Clements' senior season.
• Benny Clyde, 70, averaged 13 ppg and 6.9 rpg for Florida State in 1972-73 under coach Hugh Durham before dropped off roster following flagrant-foul ejection from a game (punching opponent). Clyde was NJCAA Tournament MVP in 1971.
• Dennis Coates, 77, was a juco recruit who averaged 1.2 ppg for Weber State in 1964-65 under coach Dick Motta.
• Craigg Cody, 60, averaged 5.8 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Bucknell from 1980-81 through 1982-83.
• Fred Cohen, 88, played for Duquesne's 1954 NIT runner-up under coach Dudey Moore before transferring to Temple, where he averaged 8.2 ppg and team-high 9.9 rpg with 1956 NCAA Tournament national third-place team coached by Harry Litwack. Cohen grabbed a playoff-record 34 rebounds in East Regional victory against Connecticut.
• Ken Cole, 82, averaged 1.7 ppg for East Tennessee State in 1958-59 and 1959-60.
• Jay Collins, 41, was a juco recruit who averaged 10.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 4.5 apg and 1.7 spg for Southern Utah in 2001-02 and 2002-03. He led the Thunderbirds in assists and steals his second season.
• Dr. Nick Colmenares Sr., 82, played for Tennessee in 1959-60.
• Kraig Conger, 51, averaged 1.6 ppg and 1.4 rpg for Southern California in 1990-91 under coach George Raveling before transferring back to his home state to Colorado State, where he averaged 2.6 ppg and 3.1 rpg in 1992-93 and 1993-94. Conger died after suffering a heart attack while on duty as a veteran law enforcement officer.
• Ed Contreras, 85, averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.8 rpg for Miami (Fla.) from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Bruce Hale. Contreras was also a star 1B who hit .321 with 19 homers and 67 RBI in only 73 career games for the Hurricanes' baseball squad.
• Charles Conway, 74, played for Providence in the late 1960s under coach Joe Mullaney III.
• Dr. Jim Cook, 73, was a member of coach Al McGuire's first NCAA Tournament team with Marquette in 1967-68.
• Wayne Cooper, 65, averaged 14.5 ppg and 10.8 rpg for New Orleans from 1975-76 through 1977-78. Two-time All-Sun Belt Conference first-team selection led UNO in rebounding all three seasons and paced the Privateers in scoring as league MVP his senior year.
• Fran Corcoran Sr., 88, averaged 5.5 ppg and 3.7 rpg for Canisius from 1953-54 through 1955-56. In his final two seasons, he played with the Golden Griffins' first two NCAA tourney teams.
• Steve Courtin, 79, participated in NCAA tourney each of his first two seasons before leading St. Joseph's in scoring with 20.7 ppg as a senior in 1963-64 under coach Dr. Jack Ramsay.
• Kirk Cowan, 45, averaged 6.9 ppg and 5.1 rpg for Bowling Green State from 1995-96 through 1998-99 under coaches Jim Larranaga and Dan Dakich. Cowan was the Falcons' top rebounder as a junior.
• Gardner "Gee" Cowell, 58, played for North Carolina A&T in the mid-1980s under coach Don Corbett.
• Jimmy Cox, 75, averaged 12.9 ppg and 2.7 rpg for East Carolina from 1965-66 to 1967-68.
• Bob Crane, 89, was a juco recruit who averaged 1.5 ppg for Utah State in 1956-57.
• Marshall Crawford Jr., 74, was a juco recruit who averaged 12.7 ppg and 3.9 rpg for Centenary in 1969-70 and 1970-71.
• Bryan Crow, 88, was a walk-on member of Hardin-Simmons TX team competing in 1953 NCAA Tournament.
• Vincent Crutcher, 34, averaged 4.6 ppg and 2.6 rpg as part-time starter for Morehead State in 2006-07 before transferring to Georgetown College KY.
• William "Paul" Dailey Jr., 82, averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Middle Tennessee State from 1959-60 through 1961-62.
• Bob Daniels, 86, coached Marshall to a 71-62 record in five seasons from 1972-73 through 1976-77. He averaged 10.4 ppg for Western Kentucky from 1953-54 through 1956-57. Daniels compiled a 12-10 pitching mark in the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system in 1958 and 1959.
• George "Jet" Dargati, 90, played for Connecticut in 1952-53 under coach Hugh Greer before serving in U.S. Army during Korean Conflict and subsequently becoming a Hall of Famer at Willimantic State CT with career scoring average of 24.5 ppg.
• Marc Davidson, 49, averaged 1.6 ppg and 1.7 rpg for Illinois in 1991-92 and 1992-93 before transferring to Trinity International IL. He was in regular rotation for the Illini's 1993 NCAA tourney team coached by Lou Henson.
• Len Dawson, 87, played in two basketball games with Purdue in 1956-57. Pro Football Hall of Fame/seven-time All-Pro quarterback completed 2,136 passes for 28,731 yards and 239 touchdowns in 19 seasons from 1957 through 1975 with the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs.
• Steve Day, 79, averaged 2.2 ppg and 1.3 rpg for Bradley from 1961-62 through 1963-64 under coach Chuck Orsborn. Day was a member of two NIT teams with the Braves.
• Larry DePalma, 92, averaged 5.4 ppg for Providence in 1948-49. He hit .196 as an outfielder in the Boston Braves' farm system in 1950 and 1951.
• Bob Derderian, 92, averaged 6 ppg for NYU from 1948-49 through 1950-51 under coach Howard Cann.
• Dick Derrickson, 95, played for Kentucky early in 1944-45 season under coach Adolph Rupp before serving in U.S. Army during WWII, receiving the Purple Heart at the Battle of Okinawa.
• Dr. John "Jim" DeVos, 89, averaged 1.6 ppg for Wake Forest from 1951-52 through 1954-55 under coach Murray Greason.
• Dr. Melvin Deweese, 93, averaged 6.1 ppg for Murray State from 1948-49 through 1951-52.
• Dick Dhabalt, 85, averaged 2 ppg and 2 rpg for Bradley from 1955-56 through 1957-58. He was a member of 1957 NIT titlist coached by Chuck Orsborn.
• Walt Diggs, 89, played for Washington & Lee VA in 1952-53. He was a prominent pole vaulter in the Southern Conference.
• Ron Divjak, 82, averaged 2.4 ppg and 1.4 rpg for Michigan State from 1961-62 through 1964-65 (redshirt in 1963-64).
• Donny Dodds, 62, averaged 4.8 ppg and team-high 3.6 apg for Temple in 1979-80 before transferring.
• Steve Dodge, 72, averaged 14.2 ppg and 4.6 rpg for William & Mary from 1968-69 through 1970-71. All-Southern Conference second-team selection as a senior.
• Mike Doherty, 84, averaged 7 ppg and 3.1 rpg for Portland in 1959-60 and 1960-61 after transfer was on football scholarship at Notre Dame.
• Dale Donaldson, 69, played for Texas A&M in 1973-74 under coach Shelby Metcalf.
• Ed Donchey, 91, averaged 4.5 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Denver in 1952-53 and 1953-54.
• Mike Donohue, 88, averaged 2 ppg and 1.4 rpg for DePaul in 1953-54 and 1954-55 under coach Ray Meyer.
• Vince Dooley, 90, averaged 6.3 ppg with Auburn in 1951-52. Football team MVP in 1954 Gator Bowl coached Georgia to the 1980 national championship and six SEC titles, compiling a 201-66-10 record as 20 of his clubs appeared in bowl games in 25 seasons from 1964 through 1988.
• Jacky Dorsey, 67, averaged 23.7 ppg and 10.6 rpg for Georgia in 1974-75 and 1975-76 before becoming 26th pick overall as undergraduate in NBA draft. Two-time All-SEC selection still holds the Bulldogs' career scoring average record.
• Dan Dougherty, 87, averaged 6.5 ppg and 2.9 rpg for St. Joseph's from 1954-55 through 1956-57. As a junior, he was member of NIT team in Jack Ramsay's debut season as coach of the Hawks.
• Steve Douglas, 83, averaged 5.6 ppg and 3.9 rpg for Kansas State from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Tex Winter. Douglas appeared in Final Four as a sophomore.
• Clifford "Par" Downing, 51, was a juco recruit who averaged 12.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.2 apg and 1.2 spg for Columbia in 1991-92 and 1992-93.
• Denny Doyle, 78, averaged 2.7 ppg for Morehead State in 1962-63. Lefthanded-hitting 2B hit .250 in eight years from 1970 through 1977 with the Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels and Boston Red Sox.
• Tommy Doyle, 87, averaged 2.1 ppg for Georgetown from 1951-52 through 1953-54.
• Rich Dreyer, 77, averaged 9.1 ppg and 5.3 rpg for St. Peter's from 1964-65 through 1966-67 when the Peacocks made their transition to NCAA Division I level.
• Brad Dudek, 58, was a seven-foot center who averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.3 rpg for Iowa State in 1983-84 and 1984-85 under coach Johnny Orr.
• Terry Dunham, 74, played for Tulsa in 1966-67.
• Dave Dunn, 87, played for Stanford in 1954-55 under coach Howie Dallmar.
• Don Dunn, 90, averaged 4.1 ppg for Canisius in 1952-53 and 1953-54. He led the team in total rebounds with 155 in 1953-54.
• Tucker Dunn, 86, played for Georgetown in 1954-55. He subsequently served as a FBI agent and in the U.S. State Department.
• Dick Dunning, 76, averaged 3.4 ppg and 1.1 rpg for Delaware in 1964-65.
• Rick Duplantis, 72, averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.5 rpg for Texas A&M from 1969-70 through 1971-72 under coach Shelby Metcalf.
• Charles Earls, 56, averaged 3 ppg and 1.8 rpg for Georgia Southern in 1984-85 and 1987-88.
• Reno Earls, 44, averaged 6 ppg, 2 rpg and 2.2 apg for The Citadel in 1995-96 before transferring to DeKalb GA. He passed away due to health complications and a battle with COVID-19.
• Wilfred "Fred" Easter Jr., 81, played for Harvard in 1960-61.
• Jeremy Eaton, 45, was a juco recruit who averaged 8.9 ppg and 4 rpg for Gonzaga in 1996-97 and 1998-99 (redshirt in 1997-98). As a senior, he was second-leading rebounder and third-leading scorer for West Regional finalist.
• Najeeb Echols, 39, averaged 2.7 ppg and 2.7 rpg for Missouri in 2001-02 and 2002-03 before transferring to Illinois State, where he averaged 6.5 ppg and 3.8 rpg in 2003-04. As a freshman, he started seven games with Mizzou's West Regional finalist.
• Kenton Edelin, 60, averaged 3.3 ppg and 4.6 rpg for Virginia's three NCAA tourney teams from 1981-82 through 1983-84 under coach Terry Holland. As a senior, Edelin was top rebounder a Final Four squad the season after national player of the year Ralph Sampson graduated.
• Walt Edgerly, 77, averaged 3.6 ppg and 2.2 rpg for Air Force from 1964-65 through 1966-67 under coach Bob Spear.
• Johnny Egan, 83, averaged 17.9 ppg and 2.5 rpg for Providence from 1958-59 through 1960-61 for three NIT semifinalist teams under coach Joe Mullaney. Egan was the 17th pick overall in NBA draft.
• Rex Ekwall, 87, averaged 13.1 ppg and 10.1 rpg for Nebraska from 1954-55 through 1956-57. Two-time All-Big Eight Conference second-team selection led the Huskers in rebounding all three seasons.
• L.M. Ellis, 79, averaged 9.3 ppg and 10.5 rpg for Austin Peay State as a junior in 1963-64 plus 6.7 ppg and 6.1 rpg as a senior in 1964-65. He was the first Ohio Valley Conference African-American player after transferring from Drake to his hometown school.
• Dr. Ron "Buzz" Ellis, 86, averaged 7.1 ppg and 8.6 rpg for Miami (Ohio) from 1954-55 through 1956-57. He grabbed a total of 22 rebounds in two NCAA tourney games (sophomore and senior seasons).
• Hal Erickson, 85, averaged 8 ppg and 4 rpg for Montana from 1955-56 through 1957-58.
• Gary "Tiny" Espenschied, 77, played for Centenary in 1964-65 when teammate Tom Kerwin was one of the nation's top 20 scorers.
• Gene "Hunk" Estes, 83, averaged 10.1 ppg and 9.7 rpg for Tulsa from 1958-59 through 1960-61. He led the Golden Hurricane in rebounding each of his last two seasons, setting school single-season average standard as senior with 14.3 rpg (three games with at least 23 caroms including school-record 24 vs. Texas Western).
• Tommy Estes, 87, played for Texas in 1954-55.
• Randy Evans, 69, averaged 8 ppg and 4.9 rpg for Cornell in 1972-73.
• Fred Eydt, 93, averaged 8.6 ppg for Cornell from 1949-50 through 1951-52. As a junior, he led the team in rebounding with 14.9 rpg.
• Hans "Tiny" Fedge, 83, averaged 1.5 ppg for Montana State in 1960-61.
• Arnie Ferrin, 97, averaged 13.7 ppg for Utah from 1943-44 through 1947-48 under coach Vadal Peterson (served in U.S. military during 1945-46). Four-time All-American was Final Four Most Outstanding Player as a freshman.
• Graham "Lee" Fisher, 75, averaged 12.3 ppg and 5.4 rpg with East Tennessee State from 1965-66 through 1967-68. As a senior, he was runner-up in scoring and rebounding for ETSU's first NCAA tourney team.
• Bill Fitch, 89, compiled a 43-30 coaching record at major-college level in three seasons with Bowling Green State (18-7 for NCAA tourney team in 1967-68) and Minnesota (25-23 in 1968-69 and 1969-70).
• Don Flannigan, 91, played for Texas Christian in the mid-1950s after serving in U.S. Marine Corps during Korean Conflict.
• John Fleming III, 81, averaged 2.8 ppg and 2.2 rpg for Gettysburg PA in 1959-60 and 1960-61.
• Jim Forbes, 69, was a two-time All-WAC second-team selection who averaged 10.7 ppg and 9.1 rpg for Texas-El Paso from 1971-72 through 1973-74 under coach Don Haskins. Forbes led the Miners in rebounding average all three seasons. The 1972 U.S. Olympian died from complications of COVID-19.
• John Fransen, 86, averaged 5.6 ppg and 2 rpg for Pepperdine in 1955-56.
• Ron Franz, 76, averaged 9.3 ppg and 6 rpg for Kansas from 1964-65 through 1966-67 under coach Ted Owens. Teammate of All-American Jo Jo White on NCAA tourney teams his last two seasons before becoming 33rd pick overall in NBA draft.
• Jack "Swede" Frauson, 86, played for Wake Forest in 1955-56 before transferring to Western Carolina.
• Norman Frolow, 91, averaged 1.8 ppg for Washington (Mo.) in 1949-50.
• James "Jed" Frost, 51, averaged 1.7 ppg for Missouri from 1990-91 through 1993-94. He shot and killed his estranged wife and himself inside the Dallas County medical examiner's office.
• Erik Furseth, 91, averaged 2.7 ppg for Michigan State in 1951-52 and 1952-53 under coach Pete Newell.
• Dick Gaines, 86, averaged 19.6 ppg and 7.6 rpg for Seton Hall from 1954-55 through 1956-57 under coach Honey Russell. Gaines was team-high scorer all three seasons.
• Dick Garibaldi, 89, averaged 7.4 ppg for Santa Clara from 1951-52 through 1953-54 and 1956-57 (missed 1954-55 and 1955-56 campaigns serving in U.S. military during Korean Conflict). Participated in Final Four as a freshman before becoming an All-WCAC second-team selection as a senior when leading the Broncos in rebounding with 11.3 rpg. Compiled a 137-77 record as his alma mater's coach in eight seasons from 1962-63 through 1969-70, appearing in NCAA playoffs each of last three years.
• Peter Gayeska, 74, averaged 9.6 ppg and 7.6 rpg for Massachusetts from 1966-67 through 1968-69. Two-time All-Yankee Conference selection led the Minutemen in rebounding as a senior.
• Dick Geisler, 94, was a letterman for Idaho from 1947-48 through 1949-50. All-PCC North Division second-team selection as a senior.
• Marcus "Jarod" Gerald, 39, started five games for South Carolina as freshman in 2002-03 under coach Dave Odom.
• Larry Gibson, 66, averaged 11.9 ppg and 8.9 rpg for Maryland from 1975-76 through 1978-79 under coach Lefty Driesell. Gibson led the Terrapins in rebounding each of his first three seasons before finishing runner-up to Buck Williams as an All-ACC second-team selection his senior year.
• Louis "Fred" Gieg Jr., 90, averaged 13.2 ppg for Dartmouth from 1950-51 through 1952-53, leading the team in scoring each of his last two seasons. He was an All-EIBL (predecessor to Ivy League) first-team selection as senior captain.
• Father Lou Gigante, 90, averaged 9.2 ppg for Georgetown from 1951-52 through 1953-54 (senior co-captain). He was runner-up in scoring for the Hoyas' only national postseason tournament team (1953 NIT) in a 26-year span from 1944 through 1969.
• Earl Gillespie Jr., 80, was a Georgia Tech transfer who averaged a team-high 18.3 ppg as MVP for Christian Brothers College TN in 1964-65.
• Jackie Gilloon, 65, averaged 9.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 4.9 apg for South Carolina from 1974-75 through 1977-78 under coach Frank McGuire. Gilloon led the Gamecocks in assists all four seasons.
• Don Goldstein, 84, averaged 12.8 ppg and 10.7 rpg for Louisville from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Peck Hickman. All-American as senior when he was second-leading scorer and rebounder for fourth-place team in NCAA Tournament before becoming 10th pick overall in NBA draft.
• Nield Gordon, 91, was a juco recruit who averaged 22.5 ppg with Furman in 1951-52 and 1952-53 before two-time All-Southern Conference selection became 17th pick overall in NBA draft.
• Jim Gorsline, 86, averaged 15.1 ppg and 3.4 rpg for Kent State from 1955-56 through 1957-58. All-Mid-American Conference second-team selection as a junior when he led the Golden Flashes in scoring. OF played briefly in the Detroit Tigers' farm system in 1960.
• Ed Halberg Jr., 91, was a juco recruit who averaged 11.8 ppg and 9.2 rpg for Oregon in 1952-53 and 1953-54. He was an All-PCC North Division second-team selection as a senior.
• Gary Hale, 78, averaged 2.3 ppg for North Carolina State from 1963-64 through 1965-66 under coaches Everett Case and Press Maravich. Hale participated in the NCAA playoffs as a junior.
• Bob Hall, 82, averaged 10.9 ppg and 8.7 rpg for St. Francis (Pa.) in 1960-61 and 1961-62. Juco recruit led SFC in rebounding as a senior.
• Joe B. Hall, 93, compiled a 297-100 record coaching with Kentucky in 13 seasons from 1972-73 through 1984-85, winning 1978 NCAA championship and also reaching Final Four in 1975 and 1984. He played briefly for UK in 1948-49 under coach Adolph Rupp before transferring to Sewanee (Tenn.).
• Julian Hammond Sr., 79, averaged 12.2 ppg and 7.6 rpg for Tulsa in 1964-65 and 1965-66. Hammond was among three juco recruits becoming the first African-American players for the Golden Hurricane. As a senior, he led the nation in field-goal shooting (65.9%).
• Chris Harris, 89, averaged 5.4 ppg and 3.3 rpg for Dayton from 1951-52 through 1954-55 under coach Tom Blackburn. Harris played for three national postseason tournament teams (1 NCAA/2 NIT).
• Paul "Tom" Harrold, 89, averaged 6.4 ppg and 3.4 rpg for Colorado from 1951-52 through 1954-55. As a senior, he was fourth-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder for the Buffaloes' only Final Four team (third-place finisher).
• Ed Haskins, 80, was an All-Big Sky Conference second-team selection for Idaho as a sophomore in 1963-64.
• Dick Haslam, 81, was a starter for Butler's first-ever NCAA Tournament team in 1962 under coach Tony Hinkle. The Bulldogs won Mideast Regional third-place game.
• Brooks Henderson, 84, was a NYU transfer who averaged 15.2 ppg and 5.5 rpg for Florida from 1962-63 through 1964-65 under coach Norm Sloan. Henderson served in U.S. Air Force before becoming two-time All-SEC selection as the Gators' top scorer.
• Willis "Tuffy" Henderson, 88, played for North Carolina in 1954-55 under coach Frank McGuire.
• Jim Henry, 84, averaged 17.6 ppg and 3.1 rpg for Vanderbilt from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coaches Bob Polk and Roy Skinner. All-SEC selection each of his last two seasons when leading the Commodores in scoring.
• Nick Herrmann, 20, was a Cal State Northridge recruit who died after a second cancer fight.
• Joe Heyer, 84, averaged 14.5 ppg and 3.8 rpg for La Salle from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Dudey Moore. Heyer led the Explorers in scoring as a junior.
• David "Skip" Higley, 77, averaged 7.6 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Florida from 1964-65 through 1966-67. Senior captain was an All-SEC second-team selection.
• Jalen Hill, 22, averaged 6.5 ppg and 6.4 rpg for UCLA from 2018-19 to 2020-21. Hill went missing while in Costa Rica after retiring from basketball, citing a healthier lifestyle both physically and mentally without the game after battling both anxiety and depression. He sat out 2017-18 campaign after being one of three Bruins players arrested in China on shoplifting charges in the fall.
• Walter Hirsch, 92, averaged 7.1 ppg for Kentucky from 1947-48 through 1950-51 under coach Adolph Rupp. All-SEC second-team selection as a junior, which was the only one of his four seasons when the Wildcats didn't win the NCAA championship.
• Frank Hogan, 85, averaged 4.8 ppg and 2.8 rpg for Loyola of Chicago from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach George Ireland.
• Bob Holder, 79, played for Georgetown in 1966-67. He held executive positions in the telecommunications industry with AT&T and spinoff Lucent Communications, where he retired as COO in 2003.
• Jack Hollis, 67, played briefly for Kansas in 1973-74 and 1974-75 under coach Ted Owens. After transferring to New Mexico to play baseball, Hollis was selected in the 8th round of 1977 MLB draft and compiled a 4-9 pitching record with 6.08 ERA in two years in the Toronto Blue Jays' farm system.
• Norman Holmes, 80, was among West Virginia's quintet in 1965-66 representing the first African-American players in Southern Conference history. Holmes, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, averaged 4.6 ppg and 3.3 rpg in three varsity seasons, appearing in 1967 NCAA Tournament East Regional against Princeton.
• Ron Huery, 55, averaged 12 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.7 apg and 1.6 spg for Arkansas from 1986-87 through 1990-91 (redshirt in 1988-89) under coach Nolan Richardson Jr. All-SWC first-team selection in 1987-88 was the Hogs' top player off the bench with 1990 Final Four team.
• Ricky Hunt, 69, averaged 3.3 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Clemson in 1972-73 under coach Tates Locke before transferring to American University, where he averaged 4.3 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 1974-75 and 1975-76.
• Willie "Hobo" Jackson, 77, averaged 15 ppg and 11.3 rpg for Morehead State from 1966-67 through 1968-69. He was runner-up in rebounding all three seasons with the Eagles and led them in scoring as a senior.
• George Janky, 74, averaged 11.1 ppg and 8.3 rpg for Dayton from 1967-68 through 1969-70 under coach Don Donoher. Janky was runner-up in scoring and rebounding for NCAA tourney team as a senior.
• Ed Jasinski, 92, averaged 8 ppg for Vermont from 1949-50 through 1951-52. As a senior, he was an All-Yankee Conference second-team selection.
• John "Jack" Kaiser, 95, averaged 1.3 ppg for the St. John's 1945 NIT championship club coached by Joe Lapchick.
• Dr. Robert "Rick" Kaminsky, 79, averaged 20 ppg and 8.3 rpg for Yale from 1961-62 through 1963-64 under coach Joe Vancisin. Kaminsky, a three-time All-Ivy League selection (twice first-teamer), was the Bulldogs' top rebounder as a sophomore when they lost in overtime in the NCAA tourney against Final Four-bound Wake Forest despite his team-high 22 points. He led them in scoring each of his last two seasons.
• Jim Kaplan, 87, averaged 11.7 ppg and 4.6 rpg for William & Mary from 1954-55 through 1956-57. He finished among the Tribe's top three scorers all three seasons.
• Don Kaull, 77, averaged 4.7 ppg and 3 rpg for Rhode Island from 1964-65 through 1966-67 under coach Ernie Calverley. Kaull was an All-Yankee Conference second-team selection as a senior.
• Pat Kelly, 72, averaged 3.5 ppg and 3.6 rpg for Wake Forest from 1970-71 through 1972-73 under coach Jack McCloskey.
• George Kernek, 82, averaged 6.7 ppg and 3.6 rpg for Oklahoma in 1959-60 and 1960-61. First baseman hit .259 in 30 games with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1965 and 1966.
• John Key, 82, averaged 10.6 ppg and 5.7 rpg for North Carolina State as a senior in 1962-63 under coach Everett Case.
• Mike Kielty, 71, averaged 4.2 ppg and 1.9 rpg for St. John's three NIT teams from 1969-70 through 1971-72.
• Don Lane, 85, averaged 9.8 ppg for Dayton's three NIT teams from 1955-56 through 1957-58 under coach Tom Blackburn. The Flyers finished as NIT runner-up when Lane was a sophomore and senior.
• Bob Lanier, 73, averaged 27.6 ppg and 15.7 rpg for St. Bonaventure from 1967-68 through 1969-70. Three-time All-American ranked among the nation's top 11 scorers and 13 rebounders each season. Led the Bonnies in scoring and rebounding all three seasons, powering them to a fourth-place finish in NCAA tourney as a senior before becoming first pick overall in NBA draft.
• Jim Larkins, 91, played for Georgetown in 1950-51 and 1952-53.
• Donnie Lasiter, 83, was a juco recruit who averaged 12.9 ppg and 2.5 rpg for Texas in 1959-60 and 1960-61 under coach Harold Bradley. Lasiter earned All-SWC first-team honors as a senior when leading the Longhorns in scoring (14.8 ppg).
• T. "Wayne" Lawrence, 83, averaged 12 ppg and 8 rpg for Texas A&M from 1957-58 through 1959-60, leading the Aggies in rebounding average each of his last two seasons. He was an All-SWC second-team selection as a senior.
• Darius Lee, 21, averaged 13.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2 apg and 1.7 spg for Houston Baptist in 2020-21 and 2021-22. All-Southland Conference second-team selection as a senior when leading HBU in scoring and rebounding. Juco recruit scored DI high 52 points in 2021-22 in quadruple overtime game vs. McNeese State.
• Greg Lee, 70, averaged 5.8 ppg and 1.5 rpg for UCLA from 1971-72 through 1973-74 under coach John Wooden. All-American Bill Walton's teammate was among the top seven scorers for NCAA tourney titlists as sophomore and junior.
• Greg Leggett, 53, averaged 11.9 ppg and 3.9 rpg for Bucknell from 1986-87 through 1989-90. All-ECC first-team selection as a senior.
• Bobby Lewis, 104, was a prominent player for NYU from 1937-38 through 1939-40 under coach Howard Cann. As a sophomore, Lewis started for the Violets in the inaugural national postseason tournament (NIT).
• Bill Lienhard, 92, averaged 6 ppg for Kansas from 1949-50 through 1951-52 under coach Phog Allen before playing with six KU teammates on 1952 gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic team.
• C. "Ron" Livingston, 90, averaged 10.9 ppg and 2.7 rpg for UCLA from 1951-52 through 1953-54 under coach John Wooden. Livingston was an All-PCC South Division first-team selection as a senior. Standout tennis player (NCAA doubles champion in 1954) led the Bruins in scoring in two seasons, including as a sophomore when they participated in the NCAA tourney.
• Mike Macaluso, 71, averaged 15.9 ppg and 8.7 rpg for Canisius from 1970-71 through 1972-73. He led the Golden Griffins in scoring all three seasons.
• Eric Magdanz, 81, averaged 15.5 ppg and 7 rpg for Minnesota from 1960-61 through 1962-63. Magdanz, who set a school single-game scoring record with 42 points (subsequently tied), was an All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection each of his last two seasons when leading the Gophers in point production.
• Ernest MacFadgen, 95, averaged 5.8 ppg for Connecticut's first NCAA tourney team in 1950-51 under coach Hugh Greer.
• Glen Mankowski, 83, averaged 8.4 ppg and 4.6 rpg for St. Louis from 1958-59 through 1960-61. As a senior, he was an All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team selection and team co-MVP with NIT runner-up.
• Cyrus Mann Jr., 66, averaged 10.7 ppg and 7 rpg for Illinois State as a freshman in 1974-75 before selected by the Boston Celtics as hardship case in NBA draft. Mann died from COVID-19 at a hospital in his hometown of Detroit.
• Norm McCool, 94, averaged 3.9 ppg for Purdue in 1945-46.
• Alton McCullough, 61, averaged 9.6 ppg and 6.1 rpg for Temple from 1978-79 through 1981-82. He led the Owls in rebounding as a sophomore and junior and participated in three national postseason tourneys (1 NCAA/2 NIT).
• Bill Middendorf, 84, played for Xavier from 1957-58 through 1959-60.
• Brad Millard, 45, averaged 9.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 2.3 bpg while shooting 52.7% from the floor for Saint Mary's from 1995-96 through 1999-00. The 7-3 Millard, an All-West Coast Conference selection nicknamed "Big Continent," held his own against national player of year Tim Duncan in 1997 NCAA Tournament loss against Wake Forest.
• Bill Miller, 87, was a Villanova transfer who averaged 13.6 ppg and 4.3 rpg for Virginia from 1954-55 through 1956-57. He was senior captain with the Cavaliers.
• Nate Miller Jr., 34, averaged 2 ppg and 2.3 rpg for UNC Wilmington in 2005-06 before transferring to Bowling Green State, where he averaged 13.7 ppg and 7.1 rpg from 2006-07 through 2008-09. All-MAC first-team selection as a senior.
• Terry "Ken" Montgomery, 64, spent his freshman season with North Carolina State in 1977-78 under coach Norm Sloan before transferring to Texas, where Montgomery averaged 8.3 ppg and 2.1 rpg from 1979-80 through 1981-82 under coach Abe Lemons.
• Jeff Moore, 56, averaged 13.1 ppg and 8.1 rpg for Auburn's four NCAA tourney teams from 1984-85 through 1987-88. All-SEC second-team selection as a junior when he led the Tigers in scoring and rebounding.
• Kenneth "Dale" Moore, 84, averaged 16 ppg and 8.9 rpg for Eastern Kentucky from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Paul McBrayer. All-Ohio Valley Conference selection each of his last two seasons when leading the Colonels in rebounding. As a senior, he was top scorer for an NCAA tourney team.
• Merrill Morgan, 84, averaged 2.4 ppg for Duke from 1958-59 through 1960-61 under coaches Harold Bradley and Vic Bubas.
• Read Morgan, 91, averaged 2.4 ppg for Kentucky (career-high eight points vs. Tulane) in 1949-50 and 1950-51 under coach Adolph Rupp. Morgan went on to become an actor in wide variety of vigorous roles (including cavalry sergeant Hapgood Tasker noted for eye patch on Henry Fonda TV-western series The Deputy).
• Gethro Muscadin, 22, played for Kansas in 2020-21 under coach Bill Self before transferring to New Mexico, where Haitian averaged 9.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 1.6 bpg in 2021-22 under coach Richard Pitino.
• Phil Nelson, 34, averaged 4.7 ppg and 2 rpg for Washington in 2006-07 under coach Lorenzo Romar before transferring to Portland State, where he averaged 10.4 ppg and 3.5 rpg from 2008-09 (fourth-leading scorer and rebounder for NCAA tourney team) through 2010-11.
• Coniel Norman, 68, was a two-time All-WAC first-team selection who averaged 23.9 ppg and 5.5 rpg for Arizona in 1972-73 and 1973-74, finishing runner-up in league scoring both seasons, before becoming 37th pick overall in NBA draft as an undergraduate.
• John Norris, 92, averaged 3.6 ppg for Georgetown in 1949-50 before transferring to Maine, where he averaged team-high 15.8 ppg in 1951-52 and 23.2 ppg in 1952-53 as an All-Yankee Conference selection both seasons.
• Ricky Norton, 61, averaged 4.5 ppg and 1.6 apg for Arkansas from 1980-81 through 1983-84 under coach Eddie Sutton. All four teams appeared in the NCAA playoffs.
• Tom O'Dea, 82, averaged 2.8 ppg for Georgetown from 1959-60 through 1961-62.
• Charles "Bud" O'Donnell, 79, averaged 2.8 ppg and 2.1 rpg for Georgetown from 1961-62 through 1963-64.
• Ademola Okulaja, 46, averaged 9 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.4 apg and 1.3 spg for North Carolina from 1995-96 through 1998-99. Starting forward for back-to-back Final Four teams (1997 and 1998) before becoming an All-ACC first-team selection as a senior. Born in Nigeria, Okulaja's family moved to Germany when he was a toddler prior to graduating high school in West Berlin.
• Amos Olatayo Jr., 30, averaged 4.3 ppg and 1.8 rpg for Stephen F. Austin in 2010-11 before attending a juco and then enrolling at Louisiana-Monroe, where he averaged 14.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg and 1.2 spg in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
• Louis Orr, 64, averaged 12.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg and 2.2 apg for Syracuse from 1976-77 through 1979-80 under coach Jim Boeheim. All-league first-team selection in Big East Conference's inaugural campaign was the Orange's leading rebounder as a senior before becoming 29th pick overall in NBA draft. He compiled a 201-201 coaching record in 13 seasons with Siena (20-11 in 2000-01), Seton Hall (80-69 in five years from 2001-02 through 2005-06) and Bowling Green State (101-121 in seven years from 2007-08 through 2013-14).
• Togo Palazzi, 90, averaged 20.4 ppg and 13.6 rpg for Holy Cross from 1951-52 through 1953-54 under coach Buster Sheary. Two-time All-American was NIT Most Valuable Player as a senior. In each of his last two seasons, he ranked among the nation's top 14 scorers and top 28 rebounders.
• Major Parker, 44, averaged 4.6 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Florida from 1997-98 through 2000-01 under coach Billy Donovan. Parker was an occasional starter for the Gators' 2000 NCAA Tournament runner-up.
• Worthington "Worthy" Patterson Jr., 91, averaged 11.5 ppg for Connecticut from 1951-52 through 1953-54 under coach Hugh Greer. Two-time All-Yankee Conference first-team selection participated in NCAA playoffs as a senior.
• Ray Pavy, 80, averaged 2.5 ppg for Indiana in 1960-61 under coach Branch McCracken.
• Adreian Payne, 31, averaged 8.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 1 bpg for Michigan State from 2010-11 through 2013-14 under coach Tom Izzo. All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection each of his last two seasons before becoming 15th pick overall in NBA draft.
• Dr. Owen Peck, 97, was an All-Big Six Conference second-team selection for Kansas in 1945-46. He averaged 4.7 ppg from 1944-45 through 1946-47.
• Julius Pegues, 86, averaged 13.6 ppg and 4.9 rpg for Pittsburgh from 1955-56 through 1957-58, finishing runner-up with the Panthers in scoring (17.6 ppg) as a senior behind All-American Don Hennon. Pegues, the school's first African-American varsity hooper, scored a game-high 31 points in an 82-77 loss to Miami of Ohio as a senior in 1958 NCAA Tournament.
• Brent Petrus, 46, averaged 2.5 ppg and 2.2 rpg for Cincinnati in 1997-98 under coach Bob Huggins. Competed three years as backup quarterback with the Bearcats before catching 10 passes for 254 yards and one touchdown as a tight end his senior season for school's first bowl team in 46 campaigns. Played one season as QB with the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League (threw three TD passes and rushed for two more).
• D'Vonne Pickett Jr., 31, was a juco recruit who averaged 7.2 ppg, 3 rpg, 3.4 apg and 1.1 spg for Seattle in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
• Rev. Bob Poole Sr., 90, averaged 2.4 ppg and 2.8 rpg for Furman in 1953-54. He played in game that season when All-American teammate Frank Selvy scored NCAA-record 100 points against Newberry SC en route to nation-leading scoring average of 41.7 ppg.
• Dan Potopsky Sr., 88, averaged 17.8 ppg and 9.2 rpg for Kent State from 1953-54 through 1955-56. Two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection led the Golden Flashes in scoring and rebounding as a sophomore and junior.
• Mike Pratt, 73, averaged 16.8 ppg, 8.9 rpg and 3.5 apg for Kentucky from 1967-68 through 1969-70. Two-time All-SEC selection was an All-American his senior season.
• Mike Preaseau Sr., 86, averaged 5.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg for San Francisco from 1955-56 through 1958-59 under coach Phil Woolpert (redshirt in 1957-58). He was a regular for the Dons' 1956 NCAA titlist before leading the CBA in free-throw shooting the next season (80.9%).
• John Rambo, 78, played for Utah State in 1962-63 before transferring home and becoming an All-CCAA first-team selection with Long Beach State in 1963-64 and 1964-65. Bronze-medal winner in the high jump in 1964 Tokyo Olympics with a jump of 7-1, which was two inches under his career best mark. NCAA high-jump champion in 1964 before winning the AAU indoor high jump championships in 1967 and 1969.
• Horace "Gene" Ransom II, 65, averaged 14.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg and 4.5 apg for California from 1975-76 through 1977-78. Two-time All-Pacific-8 Conference second-team selection led the Bears in assists all three seasons. Ransom scored 36 points in a five-overtime win against Oregon on 2/10/77. He was shot dead in a suspected road rage incident.
• Billy Joe Ratliff, 56, played for West Virginia in 1985-86 under coach Gale Catlett before transferring to Concord WV.
• Roy Reardon, 92, averaged 11.7 ppg for St. Francis (N.Y.) from 1948-49 through 1950-51.
• Mike Reichert, 61, averaged 4.8 ppg and 3.7 rpg for Dayton from 1979-80 through 1982-83 under coach Don Donoher.
• Doug Rex, 73, averaged 18.4 ppg and 10.6 rpg in leading UC Santa Barbara in scoring and rebounding each season from 1968-69 through 1970-71. He was a two-time All-PCAA first-team selection.
• Jim Rhead Jr., 83, averaged 9.4 ppg and 8.1 rpg for Utah's three NCAA Tournament teams from 1958-59 through 1960-61 under coach Jack Gardner. As a senior earning All-Mountain States Conference first-team acclaim, Rhead was runner-up to All-American teammate Billy McGill in scoring and rebounding with the Utes' Final Four squad. Rhead reached double figures in rebounding in five different NCAA playoff games, including 20 boards against Loyola Marymount.
• Kendall Rhine Sr., 79, averaged 20.5 ppg and 13.2 rpg for Rice from 1961-62 through 1963-64. He still holds school career record for rebounding average. Three-time All-SWC selection led league in rebounding all three seasons and paced loop in scoring as a senior. Finished among the nation's top 28 scorers and 25 rebounders all three campaigns.
• John Risley III, 84, averaged 2.2 ppg for Connecticut from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Hugh Greer. Risley was a pitcher for the Huskies' 1959 CWS participant before compiling a 9-6 record and 3.98 ERA with two shutouts in the Cleveland Indians' farm system at Class C level in 1960.
• Jim Ritchie, 84, averaged 8.6 ppg and 6.1 rpg for West Virginia from 1958-59 through 1960-61. As a sophomore, he was the fifth-leading scorer and rebounder for NCAA Tournament runner-up before becoming runner-up in rebounding with the Mountaineers each of his last two seasons.
• Belton Rivers Jr., 38, averaged 8.1 ppg, 2 rpg and 1.9 apg for East Carolina in 2002-03 and 2003-04 before transferring to Tennessee Tech, where he averaged 14.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.2 apg and 1.1 spg in 2005-06 and 2006-07. Rivers was an All-Ohio Valley Conference first-team selection as a senior.
• Joe Roberts, 86, averaged 8.6 ppg and 6.2 rpg for Ohio State from 1957-58 through 1959-60. As a senior, Roberts was the third-leading rebounder and fifth-leading scorer for NCAA titlist.
• Roy Roberts Sr., 82, averaged 7.3 ppg and 7.7 rpg for Kentucky from 1959-60 through 1962-63 (redshirt in 1960-61) under coach Adolph Rupp. Roberts was second-leading rebounder for UK's 1962 Mideast Regional runner-up.
• Eric Robertson, 28, averaged 6.4 ppg and 1.6 rpg for Chattanooga from 2012-13 through 2015-16.
• Dr. Robert "Jackie" Robinson, 94, was an All-SWC first-team selection for Baylor from 1945-46 through 1947-48. He was a member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic team.
• Matt Roggenburk, 54, averaged 7.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg and 2.5 apg for Creighton from 1986-87 through 1989-90. He participated in the NCAA tourney as a junior.
• Lee Rose, 85, compiled a 228-105 coaching record in 11 major-college seasons with UNC Charlotte (72-18 in three years from 1975-76 through 1977-78), Purdue (50-18 in two years in 1978-79 and 1979-80) and South Florida (106-69 in six years from 1980-81 through 1985-86). Guided UNCC (1977) and Purdue (1980) to NCAA Tournament Final Four the next season after directing respective schools to NIT final.
• Lennie Rosenbluth, 89, averaged 26.9 ppg and 10.4 rpg for North Carolina from 1954-55 through 1956-57. All-American as junior and senior when finishing among the nation's top seven point producers. Leading scorer and second-leading rebounder for 1957 NCAA titlist before becoming sixth pick overall in NBA draft.
• Les Rothman, 95, was a three-year letterman for LIU in the mid-1940s, leading the Blackbirds in scoring in 1944-45. He hit .210 as a 1B in the New York Yankees' farm system in 1945.
• Paul Ruffner, 73, was a juco recruit who averaged 16.3 ppg and 9.7 rpg for Brigham Young in 1968-69 (All-WAC second-team selection) and 1969-70 under coach Stan Watts. Ruffner led the Cougars in rebounding both seasons before becoming 28th pick overall in NBA draft.
• Bill Russell, 88, averaged 20.7 ppg and 20.3 rpg with San Francisco from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Phil Woolpert. Two-time All-American is one of six players in NCAA history to average more than 20 points and 20 rebounds per game in his career. Ranked among the nation's top seven rebounders all three seasons. Leading scorer and rebounder for NCAA Tournament champions in 1955 and 1956 was Final Four Most Outstanding Player as a junior before grabbing a F4-record 50 rebounds in two games as senior and becoming third pick overall in NBA draft.
• George "Frank" Russell Jr., 92, averaged 2.9 ppg for Furman in 1950-51 under coach Lyles Alley.
• Bob Salen, 98, averaged 8.2 ppg for Creighton in 1942-43 and 1946-47 before transferring to Denver, where he averaged 4.6 ppg in 1948-49. His college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• James "Booney" Salters, 64, averaged 9.5 ppg for Penn from 1977-78 through 1979-80. Starting guard for the Quakers' 1979 Final Four squad as a junior before becoming team captain/MVP/leading scorer (14.6 ppg) the next year.
• Ronnie Salyer, 86, averaged 3.9 ppg and 2.7 rpg for Furman in 1956-57 and 1957-58 under coach Lyles Alley.
• Chuck Sanders, 83, averaged 7.1 ppg and 6.6 rpg for William & Mary from 1956-57 through 1959-60. He led the Southern Conference in field-goal shooting as a senior (51.3%) and was team runner-up in rebounding each of his last two seasons.
• Rob Sanders, 40, averaged 7.7 ppg, 4 rpg and 1.3 spg for Providence from from 2001-02 through 2003-04.
• Paul Scheer, 90, averaged 11.9 ppg and 3.5 rpg for Wichita from 1951-52 through 1953-54 under coach Ralph Miller, finishing among the Shockers' top two in scoring average all three seasons. Scheer was an All-Missouri Valley Conference second-team selection as a senior with their first national postseason tournament team (1954 NIT), leading the league in free-throw accuracy (81.3%).
• Mark Schoone, 47, was a Dutch native who played for Wake Forest in 1993-94 under coach Dave Odom before transferring to St. Bonaventure, where he averaged 2.4 ppg and 1.4 rpg in 1995-96 and 1996-97 under coach Jim Baron.
• Mike Schuler, 81, compiled a 43-139 coaching record in seven major-college seasons with VMI (13-63 in three years from 1969-70 through 1971-72) and Rice (30-76 in four years from 1977-78 through 1980-81).
• Danny Schultz, 79, was a juco recruit who averaged 17.2 ppg and 2.2 rpg as two-time All-SEC selection for Tennessee in 1962-63 and 1963-64. All-American as a senior ranked among the nation's top five free-throw shooters both seasons.
• George Sella Jr., 93, was a three-time All-Ivy League selection (twice first-teamer) who averaged 10.1 ppg for Princeton from 1947-48 through 1949-50. He also played football and was picked by the Chicago Bears as a DB in 26th round of 1950 NFL draft.
• Rollie Seltz, 98, was an All-American for Hamline MN as senior in 1945-46 when averaging 17.6 ppg.
• Aaron Short, 29, was a juco recruit who averaged 4.6 ppg and 3.4 rpg for Pacific in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
• Gene Shue, 90, averaged 18.6 ppg for Maryland from 1951-52 through 1953-54. All-American as junior and senior when ranking among nation's top 30 in scoring and top 24 in field-goal percentage both seasons.
• Kelly Shy, 66, averaged 1.3 ppg for Alabama from 1974-75 through 1977-78 under coach C.M. Newton.
• Kenny Sidwell, 86, averaged 17.2 ppg for Tennessee Tech from 1954-55 through 1957-58 when school made transition to major-college status. Three-time All-Ohio Valley Conference selection and team captain led TTU in scoring three seasons (including senior year when Golden Eagles made their first NCAA DI Tournament appearance). He coached his alma mater to a 66-57 record in five seasons from 1964-65 through 1968-69.
• Paul Silas, 79, was a three-time All-American who averaged 20.5 ppg and 21.6 rpg for Creighton from 1961-62 through 1963-64 before becoming 12th pick overall in NBA draft. The Bluejays' top scorer and rebounder all three seasons is one of six major-college players to average more than 20 points and 20 rebounds in his career. NCAA record-holder for most rebounds paced the nation in caroms as a junior, finished third as a sophomore and was runner-up as senior. He is the only major-college player ever to twice grab more than 35 rebounds in a single game.
• Willie Sims, 64, averaged 7.6 ppg and 2.1 rpg for Louisiana State from 1977-78 through 1980-81 under coach Dale Brown. As a senior, Sims was sixth man on the Tigers' Final Four team.
• Al Smith, 75, was a two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection who averaged 17.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 3.2 apg for Bradley in 1966-67, 1967-68 and 1970-71. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot after shooting his live-in girlfriend. His college career was interrupted two seasons serving in U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
• Sam Smith, 78, averaged 9.3 ppg and team-high 11 rpg as part of Louisville's first trio of African-American players in 1963-64 before transferring to Kentucky Wesleyan. He was 28th pick overall in 1967 NBA draft.
• Dennis Stewart, 75, averaged 17.2 ppg and 8.4 rpg for Michigan from 1966-67 through 1968-69. He was runner-up to All-American Rudy Tomjanovich in scoring and rebounding with the Wolverines as a junior and senior.
• Dr. Bill Storz, 91, averaged 1.4 ppg for Georgetown from 1950-51 through 1952-53.
• Don Stroot, 93, was an All-Big Seven Conference second-team selection for Missouri in 1949-50.
• Tommy Suitts, 74, was a juco recruit who averaged 8.3 ppg and 1.7 rpg for Alabama in 1967-68 and 1968-69. He compiled an 89-157 coaching record in nine DI seasons with Rice (63-99 in six years from 1981-82 through 1986-87) and Chicago State (26-58 in three years from 1987-88 through 1989-90).
• Caleb Swanigan, 25, averaged 14.4 ppg, 10.4 rpg and 2.4 apg for Purdue in 2015-16 and 2016-17 under coach Matt Painter. NCAA consensus first-team All-American and Big Ten Conference Player of Year before becoming 26th pick overall in NBA draft as an undergraduate.
• John "Jack" Swantz, 99, averaged 2.1 ppg for Purdue in 1941-42 and 1942-43 under coach Piggy Lambert.
• Dylan Talley, 32, averaged 11.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 2.1 apg for Binghamton in 2009-10 before transferring to Nebraska, where he averaged 11.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 2.2 apg in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
• Willie Taylor, 42, averaged 3.3 ppg for Georgetown in 1998-99 in final season for coach John Thompson Jr. before transferring to Virginia Commonwealth, where two-time All-Colonial Athletic Association selection averaged 15.7 ppg and 4.3 rpg from 2000-01 through 2002-03.
• Bill Telasky, 85, averaged 13.7 ppg and 4.4 rpg for George Washington from 1955-56 through 1958-59. He was an All-Southern Conference second-team selection as a senior.
• George Thompson, 74, averaged 20.4 ppg and 7.9 rpg for Marquette from 1966-67 through 1968-69. Thompson was an All-American as a senior for the second of coach Al McGuire's NCAA tourney teams.
• Herb Thompson, 91, averaged 9.3 ppg for Iowa from 1950-51 through 1952-53. He was team MVP as a senior.
• Roger Thompson, 94, averaged 6.6 ppg for Furman from 1949-50 through 1951-52 after serving in U.S. Navy. As a junior, he was runner-up in scoring with 11.3 ppg.
• Bernard Toone, 65, averaged 9.3 ppg and 4.1 rpg for Marquette from 1975-76 through 1978-79. All-American as a senior after being in regular rotation as sophomore with NCAA titlist coached by Al McGuire.
• Jesse "Snuff" JR Traylor, 72, averaged 2.6 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Oral Roberts from 1970-71 through 1972-73 when the Titans transitioned to NCAA DI level.
• Nick Trifunovich, 76, averaged 7.3 ppg for North Carolina State in 1966-67 and 1967-68 under coach Norm Sloan.
• Peter Trow, 69, averaged 8.9 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Massachusetts from 1971-72 through 1973-74 under coach Jack Leaman. Trow was a varsity teammate of eventual power-conference coaches Al Skinner and Rick Pitino.
• Dr. Bill Tucker, 89, averaged 1.4 ppg for Wake Forest in 1955-56 and 1956-57 under coach Murray Greason after serving in U.S. Army during Korean Conflict.
• Bobby Turner, 65, averaged 10.5 ppg and 4.2 rpg for Louisville's three NCAA tourney teams from 1976-77 through 1978-79 under coach Denny Crum.
• Clyde Turner, 70, was a juco recruit from Illinois who averaged 18.4 ppg and 6.2 rpg with Minnesota in 1971-72 and 1972-73 under coach Bill Musselman. Turner was an All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in 1972 as the leading scorer for the Gophers' first-ever NCAA playoff team.
• Bill Uhl Sr., 89, was an Ohio State transfer who averaged 18.5 ppg and 14.6 rpg for three Dayton NIT teams (including back-to-back runner-ups) from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Tom Blackburn. Senior All-American led the Flyers in scoring and rebounding all three seasons.
• Steve Vandenberg, 75, averaged 8.4 ppg and 6.1 rpg for Duke from 1966-67 through 1968-69 under coach Vic Bubas. As a junior, Vandenberg was runner-up in rebounding for the Blue Devils' NIT team.
• Dick Versace, 81, compiled a 156-88 coaching record with Bradley in eight seasons from 1978-79 through 1985-86, winning 1980 NIT championship. National coach of the year by USBWA in his final season with the Braves. Versace got his start in college coaching by tagging along with his high school standout Leathra Scott and becoming an assistant under Bob Polk at St. Louis, where Scott was runner-up in scoring and leader in assists as a freshman in 1973-74.
• Gene Visscher, 81, compiled a 74-74 record in six major-college seasons with Weber State (58-38 in four years from 1971-72 to 1974-75) and Northern Arizona (16-36 in two years in 1981-82 and 1982-83). Visscher averaged 19.7 ppg and 12.8 rpg for Weber State in 1964-65 and 1965-66 as an All-Big Sky Conference first-team selection under coach Dick Motta.
• Bob Ward, 76, averaged 10.2 ppg and 5.4 rpg for Georgetown in 1964-65 and 1965-66 before serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, reaching the rank of major.
• Reggie Warford, 67, averaged 4.1 ppg and 1.5 apg for Kentucky from 1972-73 through 1975-76 under coach Joe B. Hall.
• Geronimo Warner, 21, played for Jackson State in 2019-20.
• Stan Washington, 78, averaged 18 ppg and 10.5 rpg for Michigan State from 1963-64 through 1965-66. Three-time All-Big Ten Conference selection was the Spartans' top rebounder all three seasons and leading scorer each of last two campaigns.
• Ronny Watts, 79, averaged 13.4 ppg and 10.4 rpg for Wake Forest from 1962-63 through 1964-65. All-ACC second-team selection as a senior led the Demon Deacons in rebounding each of his last two seasons.
• Jerry Waugh, 95, scored 574 points for Kansas from 1947-48 through 1950-51 under coach Phog Allen. Senior captain Waugh was among the Jayhawks' top four in scoring average all four seasons.
• Bill Weaver, 67, averaged 9.6 ppg for Eastern Michigan from 1975-76 through 1977-78. He led EMU in scoring and assists and Mid-American Conference in free-throw accuracy (82.6%) as a junior in 1976-77.
• Elnardo Webster, 74, was a juco recruit who averaged 24.5 ppg and 14.1 rpg for St. Peter's in 1967-68 and 1968-69. Ranking among the nation's top 27 scorers both seasons, he remains the Peacocks' career scoring and rebounding average leader.
• Roger Wendel Sr., 84, averaged 14.4 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Tulsa from 1955-56 through 1958-59 under coach Clarence Iba. Wendel was an All-Missouri Valley Conference selection each of his last two seasons when he led the Golden Hurricane in scoring.
• Adam West was a juco recruit who averaged 10.1 ppg and team-high 8.2 rpg for Baylor in 1971-72.
• Ishan White, 21, was a juco recruit who attended New Mexico State in fall of 2021 but never played a game for the Aggies upon being "medically disqualified."
• George Wigton, 93, played for Ohio State in 1954-55. He coached Connecticut in the 1963 NCAA playoffs after replacing Hugh Greer in mid-season when Greer died from a massive heart attack.
• Freeman Williams, 65, was a two-time All-American who averaged 30.7 ppg and 4.3 rpg for Portland State from 1974-75 through 1977-78. Second major-college players in NCAA history to crack the 3,000-point plateau led nation in scoring as junior and senior after finishing runner-up as sophomore. He was eighth pick overall in NBA draft.
• Gerry Williams, 81, averaged 15.1 ppg and 3.5 rpg for Butler in 1961-62 and 1962-63 under coach Tony Hinkle. He led the Bulldogs in scoring in games against Kentucky and Western Kentucky with their first-ever NCAA Tournament team in 1962 Mideast Regional.
• Joe Williams, 88, compiled a 363-253 coaching record in 22 seasons with Jacksonville (92-61 in six years from 1964-65 through 1969-70), Furman (142-87 in eight years from 1970-71 through 1977-78) and Florida State (129-105 in eight years from 1978-79 through 1985-86). He guided Artis Gilmore-led JU to 1970 NCAA Tournament runner-up finish.
• Richard "Theryl" Willis, 85, averaged 9 ppg and 6.1 rpg for Richmond from 1955-56 through 1958-59 (redshirt in 1957-58). All-Southern Conference second-team selection as a senior when leading the Spiders in scoring and rebounding.
• Larry Wofford, 81, averaged 8 ppg and 5.8 rpg for Arkansas from 1960-61 through 1962-63.
• Charley Wolf, 96, played for Notre Dame in 1946-47. He was a 1B-OF in farm systems of the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Senators for seven years from 1947 through 1953.
• Larry Womack, 76, averaged 1.5 ppg for South Carolina in 1965-66 and 1966-67 under coach Frank McGuire. Womack compiled a 3-4 pitching record and 3.21 ERA as New York Yankees' farmhand in 1968.
• John "Jack" Wood, 86, averaged 1.9 ppg for Georgetown in 1956-57.
• Larry Worsley, 79, averaged 8.4 ppg and 4.4 rpg for North Carolina State from 1963-64 through 1965-66. He was named 1965 ACC Tournament MVP after scoring 30 points in championship contest.
• Jimmy Wright, 63, averaged 12.2 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 1.1 bpg for Rhode Island from 1977-78 through 1980-81 including three national postseason tournament teams. He led URI in scoring and rebounding as a junior (All-ECAC North selection) and as senior (All-EAA first-team choice) after finishing team runner-up in both categories to All-American Sly Williams as sophomore.
• Larry Yarbray, 51, averaged 7.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 5.6 apg and 1.7 spg for Coppin State from 1988-89 through 1991-92 under coach Fang Mitchell. Yarbray led MEAC in assists as a freshman and sophomore (all-league second-team selection for school's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance).
• Wayne Yates, 84, compiled a 141-141 coaching record in 10 seasons with Memphis State (93-49 in five years from 1974-75 through 1978-79) and Northwestern Louisiana (48-92 in five years from 1980-81 through 1984-85). All-Border Conference second-team selection averaged 13.4 ppg with New Mexico State in 1957-58 before transferring to Memphis, where he averaged 11.8 ppg and 9.9 rpg in 1959-60 and 1960-61 (team highs of 17.5 ppg and 14.4 rpg prior to becoming fifth pick overall in NBA draft).
• Tom Young, 89, compiled a 524-328 coaching record in 31 seasons with Catholic DC (134-88 in nine years from 1958-59 through 1966-67), American University (61-37 in four years from 1969-70 through 1972-73), Rutgers (239-116 in 12 years from 1973-74 through 1984-85) and Old Dominion (90-87 in six years from 1985-86 through 1990-91). Rutgers' all-time winningest coach was UPI national COY in 1975-76 when directing the Scarlet Knights to a fourth-place finish in NCAA playoffs after entering the Final Four undefeated. He averaged 8 ppg for Maryland from 1952-53 through 1957-58 (college career interrupted for three seasons from 1954-55 through 1956-57 while serving in U.S. Army).

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In an era of specialization, two-way athletes are becoming a dying breed. In the "good old days," a striking number of athletes participated in both college basketball and football. Amid this multi-sport mosaic, sports history buffs might want to know football players who also played hoops for the following four participants in this year's College Football Playoff National Championship:

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TEXAS CHRISTIAN

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

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

Hickey and ex-Hog All-SWC second-team hooper in 1929-30/NFL end Milan Creighton each coached NFL franchises. Many other ex-college hoopers also displayed their wares on the gridiron. Following is exhaustive research you can tackle regarding former college basketball players who made a name for themselves on December 28 in football at the professional level (especially in 1947 and 1952 championship contests):

DECEMBER 28

• Cincinnati Bengals QB Ken Anderson (swingman finished Augustana IL career in early 1970s as fifth-leading scorer in school history with 1,044 points) threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes in a 31-28 playoff setback against the Oakland Raiders in 1975.

• Philadelphia Eagles E Neill Armstrong (played one game under legendary Oklahoma A&M coach Hank Iba in 1944) caught two passes for 16 yards, E Dick Humbert (three-year starter captained Richmond as senior in 1940-41 when averaging 7.4 ppg) caught two passes for 30 yards and HB Bosh Pritchard (four-sport letterman for VMI) caught three passes for 37 yards in a 28-21 setback against the Chicago Cardinals in 1947 NFL championship game. Cardinals E Billy Dewell (three-time All-SWC first-team pick for Southern Methodist in late 1930s) caught a team-long 38-yard pass from Paul Christman.

• Cleveland Browns rookie E Pete Brewster (forward-center was Purdue's fourth-leading scorer as junior and senior) had a game-high 53 receiving yards in 17-7 setback against the Detroit Lions in 1952 NFL championship contest. Lions QB Bobby Layne (Texas hooper in 1944-45) opened game's scoring with a two-yard rushing touchdown. Lions HB Doak Walker (Southern Methodist hoops letterman as freshman in 1945-46) had a team-high 97 rushing yards featuring 67-yard TD.

• Miami Dolphins WR Chris Chambers (played briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) caught nine passes for 153 yards in a 23-21 win against the New York Jets in 2003 season finale.

• Buffalo Bills FL Elbert Dubenion (solid rebounder and defensive player for Bluffton OH in late 1950s) caught a 93-yard touchdown pass from Daryle Lamonica in 26-8 setback against the Boston Patriots in 1963 AFL Eastern Division playoff contest.

• Weeb Ewbank (hoops letterman for Miami OH in 1926-27 and 1927-28) coached the Baltimore Colts to a 23-17 overtime victory against the New York Giants in 1958 NFL championship game.

• Tennessee Titans TE Erron Kinney (averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.3 rpg in six basketball games for Florida in 1996-97 under coach Billy Donovan) recovered a fumble for touchdown in 33-13 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003 season finale. He scored a TD in each of the team's last three outings.

• Oakland Raiders DB Ronnie Lott (USC hooper as junior in 1979-80) returned an interception 35 yards in 10-6 wild-card playoff setback against the Kansas City Chiefs following 1991 season.

• Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two second-quarter touchdown passes in a 44-6 win against the Dallas Cowboys in 2008 season finale.

• Miami Dolphins RB Jerris McPhail (starting point guard for Mount Olive NC with 11 ppg in early 1990s) had five pass receptions in a 17-3 setback against the New England Patriots in 1997 AFC wild-card playoff game.

• WR Nate Poole (sank all four free-throw attempts in two basketball games for Marshall in 1997-98) caught 28-yard touchdown pass from QB Josh McCown with no time remaining to give the Arizona Cardinals an 18-17 win against the Minnesota Vikings in 2003 regular-season finale.

• Andre Rison (backup hoops guard for Michigan State in 1987-88) got the Atlanta Falcons on scoreboard with a 24-yard touchdown reception in 27-20 NFC wild-card playoff win against the New Orleans Saints in 1991.

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

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

Hickey and ex-Hog All-SWC second-team hooper in 1929-30/NFL end Milan Creighton each coached NFL franchises. Many other ex-college hoopers also displayed their wares on the gridiron. Following is exhaustive research you can tackle regarding former college basketball players who made a name for themselves on December 27 in football at the professional level (especially by three individuals from Texas universities for Detroit Lions in 1953 championship contest):

DECEMBER 27

• Detroit Lions E Cloyce Box (combined with twin brother Boyce to help West Texas win Border Conference hoop championship in 1943) caught four passes for 54 yards in a 17-16 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1953 NFL championship contest. Lions QB Bobby Layne (Texas hooper in 1944-45) threw a 33-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. Lions HB Doak Walker (Southern Methodist hoops letterman as freshman in 1945-46) opened game's scoring with a rushing TD.

• Cleveland Browns FB Jim Brown (#2-scorer with 14 ppg for Syracuse as sophomore in 1954-55 before averaging 11.3 as junior) rushed for 114 yards on 27 carries in 1964 NFL championship game (27-0 against Baltimore Colts). It was Brown's lone playoff win.

• Weeb Ewbank (hoops letterman for Miami OH in 1926-27 and 1927-28) coached the Baltimore Colts to a 31-16 victory against the New York Giants in 1959 NFL championship game. Colts DB Johnny Sample (freshman hooper for UMES) had two interceptions - returning one 42 yards for a touchdown.

• Chicago Bears TE Jimmy Graham (part-time starter for Miami FL averaged 4.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg from 2005-06 through 2008-09) caught two touchdown passes in 41-17 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2020.

• Miami Dolphins QB Bob Griese (sophomore guard for Purdue in 1964-65) threw two touchdown passes in a 21-14 divisional round playoff setback against the Oakland Raiders in 1970.

• Baltimore Ravens TE Todd Heap (grabbed 14 rebounds in 11 games for Arizona State in 1999-00) caught two touchdown passes from Joe Flacco for second straight week in 2009.

• Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw three touchdown passes in a 31-7 win against the Washington Redskins in 2003. Six years later, McNabb passed for 322 yards and three TDs in a 30-27 win against the Denver Broncos in 2009.

• San Francisco 49ers DB R.W. McQuarters (Oklahoma State hooper in 1995-96 and 1996-97 started two games) returned a punt 72 yards for touchdown in 38-19 win against the St. Louis Rams in 1998 season finale.

• New York Giants CB Jason Sehorn (averaged 12.5 ppg and 6 rpg for Shasta Community College CA in 1990-91) returned an interception 36 yards in 23-22 setback against the Minnesota Vikings in 1997 wild-card playoff game.

• Denver Broncos WR Rod Smith (swingman was Missouri Southern State hoops letterman as sophomore in 1990-91) caught a 43-yard touchdown pass from John Elway in 42-17 AFC wild-card playoff win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1997. Jacksonville Jaguars rookie TE Damon Jones (averaged 3.9 ppg and 3.1 rpg for Southern Illinois in 1995-96 under coach Rich Herrin) delivered a 37-yard pass reception from Mark Brunell. The next year, Smith had nine pass receptions for 158 yards in a 28-21 win against the Seattle Seahawks in 1998 regular-season finale.

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

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

Hickey and ex-Hog All-SWC second-team hooper in 1929-30/NFL end Milan Creighton each coached NFL franchises. Many other ex-college hoopers also displayed their wares on the gridiron. Following is exhaustive research you can tackle regarding former college basketball players who made a name for themselves on December 26 in football at the professional level (especially in 1943 and 1954 championship games):

DECEMBER 26

• Washington Redskins QB Sammy Baugh (Texas Christian three-year hoops letterman was All-SWC honorable mention selection as senior in 1936-37) threw two second-half touchdown passes in a 41-21 setback against the Chicago Bears in 1943 championship contest. Bears E Jim Benton (forward was Arkansas' third-leading scorer in SWC play as senior in 1937-38) caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Sid Luckman. Luke Johnsos (Northwestern hoops letterman in 1927 and 1928) co-coached the Bears. Bears B Ray Nolting (Cincinnati hoops letterman in 1936) rushed for 30 yards on seven carries and returned two punts for 17 yards.

• Rookie FB Bill Bowman (fouled out with four points in only basketball game with William & Mary in 1953-54) scored the Detroit Lions' only touchdown (five-yard rush) in a 56-10 setback against the Cleveland Browns in 1954 NFL championship game. Bowman also had a 50-yard run from scrimmage in the contest. Browns DE Len Ford (center for Morgan State's CIAA hoops titlist in 1944) returned two interceptions a total of 45 yards. Browns E Pete Brewster (forward-center was Purdue's fourth-leading scorer as junior and senior) caught an eight-yard TD pass and 45-yard reception from Otto Graham (Big Ten Conference runner-up in scoring as Northwestern sophomore in 1941-42 and junior in 1942-43). Graham threw three first-half TD passes and rushed for three TDs. The next year, Graham threw two TD passes (50 and 35 yards) and rushed for two TDs while Ford had another INT in a 38-14 win against the Los Angeles Rams in 1955 NFL title tilt.

• A fourth-quarter touchdown reception by TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) carried the Kansas City Chiefs to a 31-24 win against the Oakland Raiders in 1998 season finale.

• TE Jimmy Graham (part-time starting forward averaged 4.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg with Miami FL from 2005-06 through 2008-09 under coach Frank Haith) caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Nick Foles with one minute remaining to help lift the Chicago Bears to a 25-24 success against the Seattle Seahawks in 2021.

• RB Paul Hornung (averaged 6.1 ppg in 10 contests for Notre Dame in 1954-55) opened the Green Bay Packers' scoring with a rushing touchdown in 13-10 conference championship playoff win against the Baltimore Colts in 1965.

• QB Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) passed for 471 yards - including 33-yarder for touchdown in overtime - to propel the Washington Redskins to a 26-20 win against the San Francisco 49ers in 1999.

• New York Jets RB Johnny Johnson (averaged 11.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 3.2 apg in 1988-89 after majority of hoop team members walked off San Jose State squad) totaled 175 yards in rushing (94 on 16 carries) and pass receiving (81 on eight catches) in a 16-14 setback against the Buffalo Bills in 1993.

• Houston Texans WR Jacoby Jones (part-time starter averaged 3.4 ppg and 3.7 rpg for Lane TN in 2004-05 and 2005-06) had five pass receptions for 115 yards in a 24-23 setback against the Denver Broncos in 2010.

• Washington Redskins QB Billy Kilmer (UCLA hooper under legendary coach John Wooden in 1959-60) threw two touchdown passes in a 24-20 playoff setback against the San Francisco 49ers in 1971 playoff divisional round.

• Cleveland Browns RB Terry Kirby (averaged 3.4 ppg as Virginia freshman in 1989-90 and 2.1 as sophomore in 1990-91) rushed for two touchdowns in a 29-28 setback against the Indianapolis Colts in 1999 season finale.

• Chicago Bears TE Greg Latta (two-year Morgan State letterman averaged 9.3 ppg and 5.4 rpg in 15 games in 1970-71) had two pass receptions for 25 yards in a 37-7 divisional round playoff setback against the Dallas Cowboys in 1977.

• San Francisco 49ers DB Ronnie Lott (USC hooper as junior in 1979-80) returned an interception 83 yards for fourth-quarter touchdown in 26-13 win against the Kansas City Chiefs in 1982.

• Baltimore Colts TE Tom Mitchell (averaged 6.1 ppg and 9.4 rpg in 10 basketball games for Bucknell in 1963-64) caught five passes for 73 yards in a 20-3 win against the Cleveland Browns in 1971 NFL playoff divisional round.

• Houston Texans LB Antwan Peek (made one field goal and grabbed five rebounds in six basketball games for Cincinnati in 2000-01 under coach Bob Huggins) returned a recovered fumble 66 yards for touchdown in 21-0 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2004.

• Minnesota Vikings TE Joe Senser (two-time NCAA Division I leader in FG% averaged 11.4 ppg and 7.4 rpg while shooting 66.2% from floor in four-year career for West Chester State PA) caught 10 passes in a 42-14 setback against the New York Jets in 1982.

• Cincinnati Bengals WR David Verser (played five basketball games for Kansas in 1977-78 under coach Ted Owens) caught a 56-yard touchdown pass from Ken Anderson (swingman finished Augustana IL career in early 1970s as fifth-leading scorer in school history with 1,044 points) in 24-10 win against the Seattle Seahawks in 1982.

• San Francisco 49ers TE Bob Windsor (played two games for Kentucky in 1965-66 under coach Adolph Rupp) caught a touchdown pass from John Brodie in 24-20 divisional round playoff win against the Washington Redskins in 1971.

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

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

Hickey and ex-Hog All-SWC second-team hooper in 1929-30/NFL end Milan Creighton each coached NFL franchises. Many other ex-college hoopers also displayed their wares on the gridiron. Following is research you can tackle regarding former college basketball players Tony Gonzalez and Brad Johnson who made a name for themselves on December 25 in football at the professional level:

DECEMBER 25

• Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) caught 11 of his league-high 102 passes - including two second-quarter touchdowns - in a 31-30 win against the Oakland Raiders in 2004.

• Minnesota Vikings QB Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) threw two first-half touchdown passes in a 30-23 setback against the Baltimore Colts in 2005.

Christmas weekend is the most wonderful time of year despite leftist lunacy from Plagiarist Bidumb/Cacklin' Kamala administration and overpaid Dr. Fraudci infecting holiday season with their #Dimorat drivel. Yes, holiday festivities can go Grinch-inspired awry between Christmas and New Year's Eve akin to Pocahontas Warren (a/k/a Cherokee asset) mandating everyone use her "stolen" recipe in Pow Wow Chow. In ghosts of Christmas' past, just ask top-ranked Virginia, which lost at tiny Chaminade in 1982, and NCAA champion-to-be Michigan, which bowed to Alaska-Anchorage on a neutral court in 1988.

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

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

• Wish deserving mid-major players earn All-American acclaim this season and majority of Final Four participants are mid-majors because power conferences have never encountered such widespread mediocrity.

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

• Wish fans understand how good the Big East Conference first division is after league upheaval several years ago. Despite what Bill Walton might spout about the conference of champions, the Big East cellar dwellers are superior to almost all teams in the Pac 12.

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

• Wish the best for the Ivy League and Patriot League, which seem like the last bastions replete with textbook student-athletes. Despite no competition this season stemming from COVID pandemic, four Ivy League institutions - Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth and Harvard - can still hold their heads high despite each of them posting all-time losing records.

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

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

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

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

• Wish Division I schools will soon find their bearings amid the chaotic restructuring of conferences forsaking tradition although the quest for mega-leagues could be delusional because they're vying for nonexistent television revenue.

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

• Wish marquee coaches wouldn't serve up assistants as sacrificial lambs resembling Grinch when the heat of an investigation of their program intensifies. This practice really got out of hand when the FBI was involved, leading to myopic mentors promoting postseason tournament bans to try to influence NCAA enforcement as sentencing got closer and closer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Wish lapdog-lazy media outhustled by Louisville Escort Queen, creepy porn lawyer #Avenaughty and Duke student newspaper would display more energy exhibiting enterprising analysis. Why do almost all of the principal college basketball websites "progressively" look and read virtually the same? It's a byproduct of predictably pathetic press needing a jolt of adversarial reporting in toy department (sports) as well as dimwits such as former CNN know-nothing nabob Fredo Cuomo, the most distrusted snake among #MessMedia at most distrusted name in news (including anal legal analyst and his pet snake colleagues can Zoom in on).

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Forrest "Phog" Allen - Lost to Emporia State (Kan.) in 1947-48 while coaching Kansas.
• Forrest "Forddy" Anderson - Lost to Emporia State (Kan.) in 1947-48 while coaching Drake. Lost to Northern Michigan in 1960-61 while coaching Michigan State.
• John Bach - Lost to Adelphi (N.Y.) in 1958-59 while coaching Fordham.
• Kevin Bannon - Lost to Grand Canyon (Ariz.) at Hawaii in 1991-92 while coaching Rider.
• Rick Barnes - Lost at Chaminade (Hawaii) in 1991-92 while coaching Providence and in 2012-13 while coaching Texas.
• J.D. Barnett - Lost to Louisiana Christian in 1995-96 while coaching Northwestern State (La.).
• Jim Baron - Lost to Walsh (Ohio) in 1992-93 while coaching St. Bonaventure. Lost to Lubbock Christian (Tex.) at Las Vegas in 2003-04 while coaching Rhode Island. Lost to Metro State (Colo.) in 2013-14 while coaching Canisius.
• Gene Bartow - Lost at American-Puerto Rico in 1994-95 while coaching UAB.
• Dick Bennett - Lost to Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1985-86 and 1986-87 while coaching Wisconsin-Green Bay.
• Eddie Biedenbach - Lost to Montreat (N.C.) in 2001-02 and Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) in 2005-06 while coaching UNC Asheville.
• Tom Blackburn - Lost to Anderson (Ind.) in 1947-48, Ohio Wesleyan in 1948-49, Muskingum (Ohio) in 1949-50 and Wittenberg (Ohio) in 1962-63 while coaching Dayton.
• Bill Blair - Lost to Morris Harvey (W. Va.) and twice to Roanoke (Va.) in 1972-73 and to West Virginia Tech and Shepherd (W. Va.) in 1973-74 while coaching VMI.
• George Blaney - Lost to Springfield (Mass.) in 1969-70 and 1971-72 while coaching Dartmouth. Lost to Assumption (Mass.) in 1973-74 and 1985-86 and at Florida Southern in 1979-80 while coaching Holy Cross.
• Dave Bliss - Lost to Rollins (Fla.) and Texas Wesleyan in 1980-81 and at Chaminade (Hawaii) in 1984-85 while coaching SMU. Lost to Eastern New Mexico in 1991-92 while coaching New Mexico.
• Bob Boyd - Lost to Tennessee-Martin in 1981-82 and Delta State (Miss.) in 1985-86 while coaching Mississippi State.
• Jim Brandenburg - Lost to South Dakota in 1979-80 while coaching Wyoming.
• Byron "Buster" Brannon - Lost to Sam Houston State (Tex.) twice in 1938-39 and once in 1940-41 while coaching Rice. Lost to East Texas State, at Hamline (Minn.) and twice to Austin (Tex.) College in 1948-49, Midwestern State (Tex.) in 1953-54 and Kentucky Wesleyan in 1955-56 while coaching Texas Christian.
• Tom Brennan - Lost to Florida Southern in 1982-83, Clark (Mass.) in 1985-86 and Trinity (Conn.) in 1985-86 while coaching Yale. Lost to St. Michael's (Vt.) in 1986-87, 1987-88 and 1988-89 while coaching Vermont.
• John Bunn - Lost to Eastern New Mexico (six times from 1957-58 through 1962-63), Fort Hays (Kan.) State (five times from 1957-58 through 1962-63), New Mexico Highlands in 1960-61, twice to Panhandle State (Okla.) in 1957-58, St. Cloud State (Minn.) in 1962-63, Southwestern Oklahoma State in 1956-57, Wayne State (Neb.) in 1962-63 and Western New Mexico in 1961-62 while coaching Northern Colorado.
• Jim Calhoun - Lost to Assumption (Mass.) in 1972-73; to Tufts (Mass.), American International (Mass.), Bridgeport (Conn.) and at Assumption (Mass.) in 1973-74; Assumption (Mass.) and Brandeis (Mass.) in 1974-75; Merrimack (Mass.) in 1975-76; Bridgeport (Conn.), Merrimack (Mass.), St. Anselm (Vt.) and Stonehill (Mass.) in 1976-77; American International (Mass.) and Assumption (Mass.) in 1978-79 and Florida Southern in 1980-81 while coaching Northeastern.
• John Calipari - Lost at Florida Tech in 1988-89 and to Lowell (Mass.) in 1989-90 while coaching Massachusetts.
• Lou Campanelli - Lost to West Virginia Tech in 1980-81 while coaching James Madison. Lost to Alaska-Anchorage in 1990-91 on neutral court while coaching California.
• Howard Cann - Lost to Panzer in 1938-39 and Brandeis (Mass.) in 1956-57 while coaching NYU.
• P.J. Carlesimo - Lost at Bentley (Mass.), to Southern Connecticut on a neutral court, to C.W. Post (N.Y.), at Springfield (Mass.) and at Bridgeport (Conn.) in 1976-77; to New Haven (Conn.) and at C.W. Post (N.Y.) in 1977-78, and at Staten Island (N.Y.) and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (N.Y.) in 1981-82 while coaching Wagner.
• Henry "Doc" Carlson - Lost to Bethany (W. Va.) in 1948-49, Geneva (Pa.) in 1941-42, 1950-51 and 1952-53 and Carnegie Tech (Pa.) three times in four seasons from 1938-39 through 1941-42 plus five times in six seasons from 1949-50 through 1954-55 while coaching Pittsburgh.
• Pete Carril - Lost to East Stroudsburg (Pa.) in 1966-67 while coaching Lehigh.
• Don Casey - Lost to Philadelphia Textile in 1975-76 while coaching Temple.
• Joe Cipriano - Lost at Hawaii-Hilo in 1976-77 while coaching Nebraska.
• Gary Colson - Lost to John Brown (Ark.) in 1972-73 and Moorhead (Minn.) State in 1973-74 while coaching Pepperdine. Lost to Alaska-Anchorage in 1983-84 while coaching New Mexico.
• Bobby Cremins - Lost to Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) in 1975-76 and twice in 1977-78 while coaching Appalachian State.
• Denny Crum - Lost at Chaminade (Hawaii) in 1983-84 and 1984-85 while coaching Louisville.
• Charles "Chick" Davies - Lost to Waynesburg (Pa.) in 1937-38 and 1938-39 and to Wooster (Ohio) in 1937-38 while coaching Duquesne.
• Tom Davis - Lost to Moravian (Pa.) in 1973-74 and at Albright (Pa.) in 1975-76 while coaching Lafayette. Lost to Chico State (Calif.) in 1982-83 while coaching Stanford. Lost to UC Riverside in 1988-89 while coaching Iowa.
• Johnny Dee - Lost to Jacksonville (Ala.) State in 1952-53 while coaching Alabama.
• Don DeVoe - Lost to Johns Hopkins (Md.) in 2002-03 while coaching Navy.
• Ed Diddle - Lost to Kentucky Wesleyan in 1955-56, David Lipscomb (Tenn.) in 1962-63 and LeMoyne (N.Y.) in 1963-64 while coaching Western Kentucky.
• Bob Donewald - Lost to Cal State Bakersfield in 1980-81 while coaching Illinois State.
• Homer Drew - Lost to Bethel (Ind.) in 1997-98 while coaching Valparaiso.
• Charles "Lefty" Driesell - Lost to Catawba (N.C.) twice in 1960-61 and to Carson-Newman (Tenn.) and Erskine (S.C.) in 1961-62 while coaching Davidson.
• Hugh Durham - Lost at Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in 2001-02 while coaching Jacksonville.
• Bobby Dye - Lost at Chapman (Calif.) in 1975-76 while coaching Cal State Fullerton. Lost to Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) in 1985-86 while coaching Boise State.
• Norm Ellenberger - Lost at Hawaii-Hilo in 1976-77 while coaching New Mexico.
• Fred Enke - Lost to Regis (Colo.) in 1959-60 while coaching Arizona.
• Larry Eustachy - Lost at Alaska-Anchorage in 1991-92 and to Elizabeth City State (N.C.) in 1992-93 while coaching Idaho.
• Paul Evans - Lost at Rollins (Fla.) in 1981-82 while coaching Navy.
• Bill C. Foster - Lost at University of the South (Tenn.) and Roanoke (Va.) in 1970-71 and to Valdosta (Ga.) State in 1971-72 while coaching UNC Charlotte. Lost at Alaska-Anchorage in 1987-88 while coaching Miami (Fla.).
• Bill E. Foster - Lost at Albright (Pa.) in 1964-65 while coaching Rutgers. Lost at Chaminade (Hawaii) in 1981-82 while coaching South Carolina. Lost to Rollins (Fla.) in 1986-87 and 1987-88 while coaching Northwestern.
• Harold "Bud" Foster - Lost to South Dakota in 1956-57 while coaching Wisconsin.
• Bill Frieder - Lost to Alaska-Anchorage on a neutral court in 1988-89 while coaching Michigan.
• Jack Friel - Lost at Centenary (La.) and to Spring Hill (Ala.) in 1955-56 and Whitworth (Wash.) five times from 1951-52 through 1956-57 while coaching Washington State.
• John "Taps" Gallagher - Lost to Wayne State (Mich.) in 1951-52 and Gannon (Pa.) and Rochester (N.Y.) in 1964-65 while coaching Niagara.
• Dave Gavitt - Lost at Springfield (Mass.) in 1967-68 while coaching Dartmouth.
• Boyd Grant - Lost to Wisconsin-Parkside in 1978-79 while coaching Fresno State.
• Murray Greason - Lost to Rio Grande (Ohio) in 1953-54 while coaching Wake Forest.
• Ron Greene - Lost to Spring Hill (Ala.) in 1966-67 while coaching Loyola of New Orleans. Lost to Tennessee Wesleyan and Mississippi College in 1978-79, Arkansas College in 1981-82, West Virginia Tech in 1982-83 and Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) in 1984-85 while coaching Murray State. Lost to Rollins (Fla.) in 1986-87 while coaching Indiana State.
• Tim Grgurich - Lost to Morris Harvey (W. Va.) in 1977-78 while coaching Pittsburgh.
• Frank Haith - Lost to Southeastern Oklahoma State in 2014-15 while coaching Tulsa.
• Leonard Hamilton - Lost at BYU-Hawaii in 1987-88 while coaching Oklahoma State.
• Jim Harrick - Lost at Abilene (Tex.) Christian in 1984-85 while coaching Pepperdine.
• Dick Harter - Lost at Alaska-Anchorage in 1978-79 while coaching Penn State.
• Jack Hartman - Lost to Kentucky Wesleyan four times in three years from 1967-68 through 1969-70 while coaching Southern Illinois.
• Don Haskins - Lost to Louisiana College in 1977-78 while coaching Texas-El Paso.
• George "Jud" Heathcote - Lost at Puget Sound (Wash.) in 1972-73, 1973-74 and 1975-76 and at Southern Colorado in 1972-73 while coaching Montana.
• Bill Henderson - Lost to Howard Payne (Tex.) in 1955-56 while coaching Baylor.
• Lou Henson - Lost to Howard Payne (Tex.) twice, Midwestern State (Tex.), Eastern New Mexico and Abilene Christian (Tex.) in 1962-63; Abilene Christian and Midwestern State in 1964-65, and Pittsburg State (Kan.) in 1965-66 while coaching Hardin-Simmons. Lost at Eastern New Mexico in 1966-67, to Angelo State (Tex.) in 1971-72, at Alaska-Fairbanks in 1998-99 and at BYU-Hawaii in 2001-02 while coaching New Mexico State.
• Eddie Hickey - Lost to South Dakota in 1938-39 and 1939-40 while coaching Creighton.
• Bernard "Peck" Hickman - Lost to Georgetown College (Ky.) in 1958-59 while coaching Louisville.
• Paul "Tony" Hinkle - Lost to Wabash (Ind.) in 1959-60, twice in 1960-61 and in 1966-67 while coaching Butler.
• Terry Holland - Lost at Chaminade (Hawaii) in 1982-83 while coaching Virginia.
• Ben Howland - Lost to Concordia (Calif.) in 1994-95 while coaching Northern Arizona.
• Henry "Hank" Iba - Lost to Westminster (Mo.) in 1934-35 and 1936-37 and Abilene (Tex.) Christian in 1965-66 while coaching Oklahoma A&M/Oklahoma State.
• Moe Iba - Lost to Union (Tenn.) in 1968-69 and 1969-70 while coaching Memphis State.
• George Ireland - Lost to Regis (Colo.) in 1954-55, North Dakota State in 1966-67, Illinois Wesleyan in 1970-71 and Missouri Western in 1972-73 while coaching Loyola of Chicago.
• Maurice "Maury" John - Lost to South Dakota State in 1958-59 and Washington (Mo.) in 1963-64 while coaching Drake.
• Alvin "Doggie" Julian - Lost to St. Michael's (Vt.), at St. Anselm (N.H.) and at Tampa (Fla.) in 1950-51; to Amherst (Mass.) in 1952-53; at St. Michael's (Vt.), to Williams (Mass.) and at Springfield (Mass.) in 1960-61; to Colby (Maine) in 1961-62, and to Williams (Mass.) in 1964-65 while coaching Dartmouth.
• Jim Killingsworth - Lost to Westmont (Calif.) in 1980-81 while coaching Texas Christian.
• Bob King - Lost at Washington (Mo.) in 1963-64 while coaching New Mexico.
• Dana Kirk - Lost to Wisconsin-Parkside in 1979-80 while coaching Memphis State.
• Jack Kraft - Lost to Assumption (Mass.) in 1974-75 while coaching Rhode Island.
• Mike Krzyzewski - Lost to SUNY-Buffalo, Scranton (Pa.) and King's College (Pa.) in 1975-76 while coaching Army.
• Steve Lappas - Lost to Springfield (Mass.) in 1988-89 while coaching Manhattan.
• Jim Larranaga - Lost to Findlay (Ohio) in 1991-92 while coaching Bowling Green.
• Frank Layden - Lost to Thomas More (Ky.) in 1970-71 while coaching Niagara.
• Jack Leaman - Lost to American International (Mass.) in 1966-67 and 1969-70, Springfield (Mass.) in 1970-71 and Bentley (Mass.) in 1978-79 while coaching Massachusetts.
• A.E. "Abe" Lemons - Lost to Centenary (La.) in 1958-59, McMurry (Tex.) in 1960-61 and Wayland Baptist (Tex.) in 1984-85 while coaching Oklahoma City. Lost to Texas A&I in 1973-74 while coaching Pan American.
• Jim Les - Lost to Lubbock (Tex.) Christian at Las Vegas in 2003-04 while coaching Bradley.
• Guy Lewis - Lost to St. Mary's (Tex.) in 1969-70 and 1974-75, Texas A&I in 1979-80 and Alaska-Anchorage and Biscayne (Fla.) in 1980-81 while coaching Houston.
• Harry Litwack - Lost to West Chester (Pa.) in 1969-70 while coaching Temple.
• Taylor "Tates" Locke - Lost to North Park (Ill.) in 1978-79 while coaching Jacksonville.
• Ken Loeffler - Lost to Centenary (La.) in 1956-57 while coaching Texas A&M.
• Jim Lynam - Lost to Saint Leo (Fla.) and at Assumption (Mass.) in 1968-69 and to Southern Connecticut in 1969-70 while coaching Fairfield. Lost at King's (Pa.) in 1975-76 while coaching American University. Lost at Rollins (Fla.) in 1979-80 while coaching St. Joseph's.
• Nick Macarchuk - Lost to Buffalo State in 1982-83 while coaching Canisius.
• John MacLeod - Lost to Samford (Ala.) in 1971-72 while coaching Oklahoma. Lost at Alaska-Anchorage in 1998-99 while coaching Notre Dame.
• John "Red" Manning - Lost to Carnegie-Mellon (Pa.) in 1959-60 while coaching Duquesne.
• Rollie Massimino - Lost at New Orleans in 1973-74 and to Philadelphia Textile in 1975-76 and 1976-77 while coaching Villanova.
• James "Babe" McCarthy - Lost to University of the South (Tenn.) in 1955-56 and Mississippi College in 1964-65 while coaching Mississippi State.
• Neil McCarthy - Lost at Alaska-Anchorage in 1978-79 while coaching Weber State. Lost to Western New Mexico in 1986-87 while coaching New Mexico State.
• Al McGuire - Lost at Washington (Mo.) in 1964-65 and Evansville in 1965-66 while coaching Marquette.
• Frank McGuire - Lost at Florida Southern in 1979-80 while coaching South Carolina.
• Jack McKinney - Lost to Catholic (D.C.) in 1966-67 while coaching St. Joseph's.
• Eddie Melvin - Lost to Cortland (N.Y.) State in 1947-48 and Gannon (Pa.) in 1948-49 while coaching St. Bonaventure. Lost to Morris Harvey (W. Va.) in 1956-57 and Wittenberg (Ohio) in 1958-59 and 1959-60 while coaching Toledo.
• Shelby Metcalf - Lost at Eastern Montana in 1980-81 and to St. Mary's (Tex.) in 1984-85 while coaching Texas A&M.
• Ray Meyer - Lost to Beloit (Wis.) in 1950-51, Wayne State (Mich.) in 1955-56, at North Dakota in 1965-66 and to St. Joseph's (Ind.) in 1969-70 while coaching DePaul.
• Eldon Miller - Lost to Winona (Minn.) State and Wisconsin-Platteville in 1986-87 and at American-Puerto Rico and to Morningside (Iowa) in 1990-91 while coaching Northern Iowa.
• Ralph Miller - Lost at Beloit (Wis.) in 1951-52 while coaching Wichita.
• Charles Moir - Lost to Dillard (La.) in 1973-74 and 1974-75 and Xavier (La.) in 1973-74 while coaching Tulane.
• Mike Montgomery - Lost to Puget Sound (Wash.) in 1978-79 and 1980-81 while coaching Montana. Lost at Chaminade (Hawaii) in 1992-93 while coaching Stanford.
• Stan Morrison - Lost to San Francisco State in 1974-75 and at North Dakota in 1978-79 while coaching Pacific.
• Joe Mullaney - Lost to Assumption (Mass.) in 1963-64 and 1984-85 while coaching Providence. Lost to Stonehill (Mass.) in 1979-80 while coaching Brown.
• Jeff Mullins - Lost at Florida Southern in 1987-88 while coaching UNC Charlotte.
• Gerald Myers - Lost at Alaska-Anchorage in 1990-91 while coaching Texas Tech.
• Lynn Nance - Lost to Nebraska-Omaha in 1979-80 while coaching Iowa State.
• Danny Nee - Lost to Charleston (W. Va.) in 1980-81 while coaching Ohio University.
• Jim O'Brien - Lost at Florida Tech in 1988-89 while coaching Boston College.
• Dave Odom - Lost at Alaska-Anchorage in 1993-94 while coaching Wake Forest.
• Johnny Orr - Lost at Washington (Mo.) in 1964-65 while coaching Massachusetts. Lost at Eastern Montana in 1981-82 while coaching Iowa State.
• Bobby Paschal - Lost to Tampa in 1986-87 and 1987-88 while coaching South Florida.
• Tom Penders - Lost at CCNY in 1974-75 and at San Francisco State in 1977-78 while coaching Columbia. Lost at Hawaii-Pacific in 1985-86 while coaching Fordham.
• Jerry Pimm - Lost to Midwestern State (Tex.) in 1979-80 while coaching Utah. Lost to San Francisco State in 1983-84 while coaching UC Santa Barbara.
• Rick Pitino - Lost to Adelphi (N.Y.) in 1978-79 while coaching Boston University.
• Harry Rabenhorst - Lost to Louisiana College in 1955-56 and at Centenary (La.) in 1956-57 while coaching Louisiana State.
• Bill Raftery - Lost to Siena (N.Y.) in 1972-73, at Rollins (Fla.) in 1973-74 and to King's College (Pa.) in 1975-76 while coaching Seton Hall.
• Jack Ramsay - Lost to Albright (Pa.) in 1957-58 and 1961-62 while coaching St. Joseph's.
• George Raveling - Lost to St. Martin's (Wash.) in 1980-81 and Eastern Montana in 1981-82 while coaching Washington State.
• Roger Reid - Lost to Colorado-Colorado Springs in 2007-08 while coaching Southern Utah.
• Nolan Richardson Jr. - Lost at American-Puerto Rico in 1997-98 while coaching Arkansas.
• Alfred "A.J." Robertson - Lost to South Dakota in 1947-48 while coaching Bradley.
• Les Robinson - Lost to Francis Marion (S.C.) in 1983-84 while coaching The Citadel.
• Lee Rose - Lost at Eastern Montana in 1977-78 while coaching UNC Charlotte.
• Lou Rossini - Lost to Scranton (Pa.) in 1975-76 and Bentley (Mass.) in 1978-79 while coaching St. Francis (N.Y.).
• John "Honey" Russell - Lost at Saint Thomas (Minn.) in 1937-38, to David & Elkins (W. Va.) in 1949-50 and to Albright (Pa.) in 1949-50 and 1957-58 while coaching Seton Hall.
• Herb Sendek - Lost at Alaska-Anchorage in 2017-18 while coaching Santa Clara.
• Alex Severance - Lost to Albright (Pa.) in 1941-42, Swarthmore (Pa.) in 1943-44 and 1944-45 and Scranton (Pa.) in 1957-58 while coaching Villanova.
• Norman Sloan - Lost at Presbyterian (S.C.) in 1956-57 while coaching The Citadel.
• Jim Snyder - Lost to Marietta (Ohio) four times in five years from 1949-50 through 1953-54 and in 1959-60, Mount Union (Ohio) in 1949-50, Muskingum (Ohio) in 1950-51, Beloit (Wis.) and Lake Forest (Ill.) in 1951-52, Ohio Wesleyan in 1952-53 and Otterbein (Ohio) in 1966-67 while coaching Ohio University.
• Norm Stewart - Lost at Alaska-Anchorage in 1985-86 while coaching Missouri.
• John Thompson Jr. - Lost to Assumption (Mass.) in 1973-74; Gannon (Pa.) in 1975-76; Randolph-Macon (Va.) in 1974-75; Roanoke (Va.) in 1972-73, and at South Florida in 1972-73 while coaching Georgetown.
• Ken Trickey - Lost to Union (Tenn.) in 1965-66, Transylvania (Ky.) in 1966-67 and 1968-69 and Oglethorpe (Ga.) in 1967-68 while coaching Middle Tennessee State. Lost to Nebraska-Omaha and South Dakota in 1975-76 while coaching Iowa State. Lost to Cameron (Okla.) in 1980-81 while coaching Oral Roberts.
• Billy Tubbs - Lost to Ohio Northern in 1980-81 while coaching Oklahoma. Lost at Alaska-Anchorage in 1995-96 while coaching Texas Christian. Lost to Delta State (Miss.) in 2005-06 while coaching Lamar.
• M.K. Turk - Lost at Florida Southern in 1979-80 and to Fairmont State (W. Va.) in 1984-85 while coaching Southern Mississippi.
• Jim Valvano - Lost to Armstrong State (Ga.) and Gannon (Pa.) in 1972-73, Wilkes (Pa.) in 1973-74 and Bloomsburg (Pa.) in 1974-75 while coaching Bucknell. Lost at Tampa in 1986-87 while coaching North Carolina State.
• Bob Vanatta - Lost at Centenary (La.) in 1956-57 while coaching Memphis State.
• Willem "Butch" van Breda Kolff - Lost at Albright (Pa.) in 1951-52 while coaching Lafayette. Lost at Florida Southern in 1988-89 while coaching Hofstra.
• Perry Watson - Lost to Wayne State (Mich.) in 1993-94 while coaching Detroit.
• Stan Watts - Lost to Hamline (Minn.) in 1951-52 while coaching Brigham Young.
• Bruce Weber - Lost to Fort Hays State (Kan.) in 2020-21 while coaching Kansas State.
• Clifford Wells - Lost to Spring Hill (Ala.) in 1953-54 and Louisiana College in 1962-63 while coaching Tulane.
• Bob Weltlich - Lost at Alaska-Anchorage in 1986-87 while coaching Texas.
• Paul Westhead - Lost at Biscayne (Fla.) in 1971-72 and Florida Southern in 1978-79 while coaching La Salle.
• Davey Whitney - Lost to Delta State (Miss.) six times in five years from 1985-86 through 1989-90; Dillard (La.) in 1986-87; Miles (Ala.) in 1988-89 and 1990-91; Mississippi College in 1990-91, 1992-93 and 1993-94; Slippery Rock (Pa.) in 1993-94, and Tougaloo (Miss.) in 1996-97 while coaching Alcorn State.
• Ralph Willard - Lost to Williams (Mass.) in 2003-04 while coaching Holy Cross.
• Carroll Williams - Lost to San Francisco State in 1970-71 and at Alaska-Anchorage in 1991-92 while coaching Santa Clara.
• Charlie Woollum - Lost to Rochester (N.Y.) in 1975-76 and 1976-77, Upsala (N.J.) in 1977-78 and Messiah (Pa.) in 1981-82 while coaching Bucknell.
• Jay Wright - Lost at Chaminade (Hawaii) in 2003-04 while coaching Villanova.
• Ned Wulk - Lost to Lawrence Tech (Mich.) and twice to Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) in 1952-53 while coaching Xavier. Lost to Cal Poly Pomona in 1969-70 while coaching Arizona State.

In 2016-17, NCAA playoff runner-up Gonzaga became one of only five different Jesuit schools a total of seven times reaching the NCAA Tournament Final Four since 1990 (joining Georgetown 07/Marquette 03/Loyola of Chicago 18/Villanova 09-16-18). The Zags duplicated their second-place finish last season.

The first year both the NCAA Tournament and NIT finals had Jesuit school representation was 1943. In a 33-year span ending in 1975 (first season NCAA playoff field expanded to at least 32 entrants), only five years (1946-50-57-64-66) emerged when neither the NCAA nor NIT had a Jesuit institution participate in their championship contests.

The "Catholic League" dominated national postseason competition in 1955 when all four title-tilt participants were linked to the largest Christian church. Are we in midst of another "J-school" revival? Dayton, Gonzaga and Villanova were legitimate Final Four contenders the last several seasons. Following is a list of championship game appearances for Jesuit schools in aforementioned 33-year span from mid-1940s to mid-1970s:

Year	NCAA Tourney Final	NIT Final
1943	Georgetown	St. John's
1944		DePaul/St. John's
1945		DePaul
1946	No Jesuit school participants in NCAA or NIT final
1947	Holy Cross
1948		St. Louis
1949		Loyola of Chicago/San Francisco
1950	No Jesuit school participants in NCAA or NIT final
1951		Dayton
1952	St. John's	Dayton
1953		St. John's/Seton Hall
1954	La Salle	Duquesne/Holy Cross
1955	La Salle/San Francisco	Dayton/Duquesne
1956	San Francisco	Dayton
1957	No Jesuit school participants in NCAA or NIT final
1958	Seattle	Dayton/Xavier
1959		St. John's
1960		Providence
1961		Providence/St. Louis
1962		Dayton/St. John's
1963	Loyola of Chicago	Canisius/Providence
1964	No Jesuit school participants in NCAA or NIT final
1965		Villanova
1966	No Jesuit school participants in NCAA or NIT final
1967	Dayton	Marquette
1968		Dayton
1969		Boston College
1970		Marquette/St. John's
1971	Villanova
1972		Niagara
1973		Notre Dame
1974	Marquette
1975		Providence