If guard Marcus Thornton avoids injury and keeps averaging 19 points per game the remainder of his senior season, he will become William & Mary's all-time leading scorer just before the start of the 2015 CAA Tournament.

Thornton is on a pace to snap the longest-running career scoring mark for universities that have always competed at the NCAA Division I level. Chester "Chet" Giermak has been the Tribe's foremost point producer since finishing among the nation's top 13 scorers each of his final three seasons from 1947-48 through 1949-50. Following are the 10 longest-running individual career scoring records for schools classified as major colleges as early as the late 1940s (including years streak has remained intact):

All-Time Scoring Leader	Pos.	DI School	Years Intact	Points	College Career
Chester "Chet" Giermak	C	William & Mary	64	2,032	1946-47 through 1949-50
Ernie Beck	F	Penn	61	1,827	1950-51 through 1952-53
Frank Selvy	F	Furman	60	2,538	1951-52 through 1953-54
Dick Ricketts	F-C	Duquesne	59	1,963	1951-52 through 1954-55
Ed Conlin	C	Fordham	59	1,886	1951-52 through 1954-55
Jesse Arnelle	C	Penn State	59	2,138	1951-52 through 1954-55
Ned "Dickie" Hemric	F-C	Wake Forest	59	2,587	1951-52 through 1954-55
Cleo Littleton	F	Wichita State	59	2,164	1951-52 through 1954-55
Joe Holup	C	George Washington	58	2,226	1952-53 through 1955-56
Phillip "Red" Murrell*	F	Drake	56	1,657	1955-56 through 1957-58

*Murrell played one junior college season for Moberly (Mo.) Area in 1954-55.

Did you know power-conference members Arizona State, Baylor, Butler, California, Clemson, Colorado, Creighton, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Kansas State, Louisville, Maryland, Miami FL, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oregon, Oregon State, Rutgers, Southern California, Stanford, Texas, TCU, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Washington State never have won as many as 30 consecutive home contests?

Which opponents broke school-record home-court winning streaks of at least 30 games? Oddly, more than half of the aforementioned power-league schools are in this category, including Texas on three occasions (ended school-record HC streaks for Arkansas, Kansas and Texas A&M). Following is an alphabetical list after Miami ended Florida's 33-game home-court winning streak earlier this season:

School	Record Streak	Date Started	Date Ended	Opponent Ending School-Record Streak	Score
Alabama	54	1929	1934	Vanderbilt	44-33
Arizona	81	12-14-45	12-8-51	Kansas State	76-57
Arkansas	32	1-17-76	1-12-79	Texas	66-63
Auburn	36	1-26-57	1-7-61	Mississippi State	56-48
Austin Peay	31	1-25-75	3-5-77	Middle Tennessee State	77-65 in OVC Tournament final
Bradley	46	1-23-58	2-6-61	Drake	86-76
Brigham Young	53	11-26-05	1-3-09	Wake Forest	94-87
Charlotte	60	2-28-74	12-5-77	Appalachian State	71-64
Cincinnati	86	12-6-57	12-7-63	Kansas	51-47
College of Charleston	38	1-9-95	12-28-97	Rider	65-58
Columbia	34	1949	1-16-52	Penn	66-64
Connecticut	31	2-21-05	1-10-07	Marquette	73-69
Coppin State	42	12-19-92	1-15-97	North Carolina A&T	76-70
Dartmouth	38	2-3-37	2-17-40	Army	44-36
Davidson	57	2-12-62	12-11-72	Furman	93-86
Dayton	30	3-8-08	1-26-10	Rhode Island	65-64
DePaul	36	1-21-83	1-21-85	Dayton	67-63
Detroit	39	1-28-99	2-10-02	Wisconsin-Green Bay	65-61
Duke	46	1-13-97	2-9-00	Maryland	98-87
Florida	33	11-11-12	11-17-14	Miami FL	69-67
Gonzaga	50	11-21-03	2-12-07	Santa Clara	84-73
Houston	59	1-13-64	12-21-68	Illinois	97-84
Idaho	43	1-17-80	2-12-83	Montana	80-61
Illinois	33	1-17-04	2-4-06	Penn State	66-65
Illinois State	31	1-25-77	1-27-79	DePaul	87-69
Indiana	35	11-23-73	12-6-76	Kentucky	66-51
Iowa State	39	2-16-99	1-12-02	Oklahoma State	69-66
Jacksonville	35	1-13-69	12-7-71	Florida State	90-83
Kansas	69	2-7-07	1-22-11	Texas	74-63
Kentucky	129	1-4-43	1-8-55	Georgia Tech	59-58
Lamar	80	2-18-78	3-10-84	Louisiana Tech	68-65 in SLC Tournament
Long Beach State	75	11-20-68	12-4-74	San Francisco	94-84 in OT
Louisiana State	42	2-??-16	2-18-21	Mississippi	23-22
Louisiana Tech	39	12-6-82	11-25-85	Stephen F. Austin	67-58
Loyola of Chicago	41	2-25-61	12-31-64	St. Louis	90-57
Marquette	81	12-17-66	1-13-73	Notre Dame	71-69
Massachusetts	33	1-16-93	2-14-95	George Washington	80-78
Memphis	47	1-4-06	2-22-08	Tennessee	66-62
Michigan State	53	11-13-98	1-12-02	Wisconsin	64-63
Middle Tennessee State	33	12-11-73	1-7-76	UT Chattanooga	83-72
Minnesota	40	2-9-01	1-20-05	Nebraska	22-21
Mississippi State	35	1-14-57	1-2-60	Auburn	64-48
Missouri	34	3-3-88	12-8-90	Arkansas	95-82
Murray State	47	11-23-96	1-15-00	Southeast Missouri State	84-78
New Mexico	41	2-10-96	2-26-98	Brigham Young	83-62
New Mexico State	34	12-16-68	12-1-71	Angelo State TX	77-71
New Orleans	38	12-12-69	2-28-72	Louisiana Tech	80-73
Niagara	51	1943	2-8-50	Syracuse	60-55
North Carolina A&T	37	1985-86	11-30-88	North Carolina Central	66-54
North Carolina State	38	2-19-72	2-1-75	Maryland	98-97
Notre Dame	45	3-4-06	1-24-09	Connecticut	69-61
Ohio State	50	12-1-59	12-11-63	Davidson	95-73
Oklahoma	51	11-28-87	12-22-90	Duke	90-85
Oklahoma State	49	1-9-36	12-21-40	Southern California	28-25
Oral Roberts	52	2-17-69	2-10-73	Marshall	106-103
Pacific	45	3-8-69	1-7-73	Long Beach State	91-85
Penn	34	2-7-69	12-18-71	Temple	57-52
Penn State	45	1-20-51	3-2-55	Penn	85-79
Pepperdine	30	11-27-84	12-11-86	Long Beach State	86-77
Pittsburgh	40	1-19-02	2-29-04	Syracuse	49-46 in OT
Providence	55	2-13-71	12-28-74	St. John's	91-79
Purdue	30	12-22-67	2-28-70	Iowa	108-107
St. Bonaventure	99	1948	2-25-61	Niagara	87-77
St. John's	30	11-30-84	2-14-87	Providence	79-78
Saint Joseph's	34	1956-57	12-16-66	Fairfield	82-68
Seton Hall	46	1-10-51	1-1-54	William & Mary	57-55
Siena	38	2-29-08	11-13-10	Vermont	80-76
South Carolina	34	1-12-72	2-16-74	Notre Dame	72-68
Southern Illinois	33	1-11-04	2-1-06	Indiana State	63-54
Southern Methodist	44	2-??-54	3-1-58	Texas A&M	43-42
Stephen F. Austin	34	2-18-12	11-18-14	Northern Iowa	79-77 in OT
Syracuse	57	3-5-76	2-13-80	Georgetown	52-50
Temple	33	1-21-84	2-24-87	West Virginia	64-61
Tennessee	37	11-10-06	1-7-09	Gonzaga	89-79 in OT
Tennessee Tech	33	12-2-00	1-4-03	Morehead State	72-70
Texas A&M	30	1959	2-5-63	Texas	70-59
Texas-El Paso	31	1-23-88	12-16-89	Indiana	69-66
Texas Tech	35	2-9-94	1-11-97	Colorado	80-78
Tulane	42	2-20-46	12-10-49	Arkansas	42-41
Tulsa	36	2-23-80	12-7-82	Oklahoma State	93-75
UCLA	98	12-4-70	2-21-76	Oregon	65-45
UNLV	72	2-8-74	1-7-78	New Mexico	102-98
Utah	54	1-4-97	12-9-00	Weber State	79-77
Utah State	37	11-9-07	12-5-09	Saint Mary's	68-63
Villanova	72	12-6-47	3-4-58	Saint Francis PA	70-64
Virginia	34	2-6-80	1-15-83	North Carolina	101-95
Virginia Commonwealth	33	12-18-76	2-10-78	Virginia Tech	71-63
Virginia Military	35	2-5-76	1-17-79	Appalachian State	73-58
Washington	32	1-29-04	12-31-05	Arizona	96-95 in 2OT
Weber State	44	2-8-63	2-11-67	Idaho	68-67
Western Kentucky	67	2-5-49	1-10-55	Xavier	82-80 in OT
West Virginia	39	12-10-80	1-20-83	St. Bonaventure	64-63
Wisconsin	38	12-7-02	1-25-05	Illinois	75-65
Xavier	30	12-31-08	12-31-10	Florida	71-67

With Auld Lang Syne chords playing in the background, the final day of the calendar year offered another time to say goodbye by acknowledging the passing away in 2014 of a striking number of major-college basketball movers and shakers. The 2014 deceased list included All-Americans Marvin Barnes (Providence), A.W. Davis (Tennessee), Robin Freeman (Ohio State), Tom Gola (La Salle), Don Grate (Ohio State), Bob Houbregs (Washington), Lou Hudson (Minnesota), Wah Wah Jones (Kentucky), Ed Koffenberger (Duke), Billy McGill (Utah), George Munroe (Dartmouth), Eddie O'Brien (Seattle), Terry Rand (Marquette), Arnold Short (Oklahoma City) and Ernie Vandeweghe (Colgate). MLB Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn Sr. (San Diego State) and two St. Joseph's players with last name of Carney are among the following alphabetical list of deceased major-college basketball players and coaches who didn't drop the ball on the court at midnight or any other time:

• Bob Adams - All-league first-team selection in Mid-American Conference for Western Michigan each season from 1949-50 through 1951-52 while averaging 15.3 ppg. Adams, who led WMU in scoring in two of those years, was 86.
• John Adcock - Juco recruit averaged 9.6 ppg and 6.5 rpg for Alabama in 1961-62 after having his college career interrupted by four-year stint serving in U.S. Army. He was 80.
• Oscar Ammer - Member of 1957 NIT squad averaged 3.1 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Memphis State in 1958-59. He was 77.
• Richard "Karl" Anderson - Averaged 8 ppg and 8.1 rpg for Oregon State from 1958-59 through 1960-61 under coach Slats Gill. Anderson led the Beavers in rebounding as sophomore and junior before pacing them in scoring as senior. He was 75.
• Brian Anselmino - Duquesne's leading rebounder as a junior and senior was 45 when another vehicle lost control, crossed the median and hit his car head-on. Anselmino averaged 7.7 ppg and 6.2 rpg from 1986-87 through 1989-90.
• L.V. Arnett - Player for Baylor in early 1940s was 92. U.S. Marine Corps veteran participated in Iwo Jima invasion.
• Larry Arrington - Member of Syracuse's 1975 national fourth-place team died at the age of 59 from cancer.
• Richard Atzen - Played for Missouri in 1972-73 and 1973-74 under coach Norm Stewart. He was 62.
• Ernie Austin - Averaged 13.6 ppg and 3.9 rpg for Syracuse from 1967-68 through 1969-70. Team leader in scoring with 19.3 ppg as senior was 67.
• Ted Bacalis - Served in U.S. military during WWII before becoming Old Dominion's captain in 1947-48 before transferring to Virginia Tech, where he averaged 5.9 ppg in 1948-49 and 1949-50. He was 90.
• Glenn Bahler - Averaged 5.4 ppg for Purdue from 1948-49 through 1950-51. Senior captain was 86.
• Dennis Bankey - Averaged 4.5 ppg and 2.1 rpg for Michigan from 1964-65 through 1966-67 under coach Dave Strack. As a sophomore, Bankey was a member of NCAA Tournament runner-up. Co-captain when starting every game his senior season was 69.
• Marvin Barnes - Providence All-American in 1973-74 when pacing the nation in rebounding died at 62 after succumbing to drug addiction again. NCAA runner-up in rebounding in 1972-73 when the Friars reached the Final Four.
• Hal Bartch - Player for Vanderbilt in 1967-68 and 1968-69 under coach Roy Skinner was 67.
• Bill Batey Sr. - Texas A&M's leading scorer with 10.4 ppg in 1947-48 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII was 90.
• Barry Behn - Averaged 3.8 ppg and 2 rpg for Brown from 1959-60 through 1961-62 under coach Stanley Ward. Behn was 74.
• Hank Belber II - Averaged 10.1 ppg for Gettysburg PA from 1948-49 through 1950-51. He was 88.
• Tom Bender - Seven-footer averaged 2.5 ppg and 2.7 rpg with Tulsa from 1964-65 through 1966-67. Played for Australia in 1972 Olympics. He was 69.
• Byron Bennett - Played hoops for Colorado in 1953-54. Football letterman as halfback in 1955 was 81.
• Kerry Benson - Walk-on letterman for Kentucky in 2007-08 under coach Billy Gillispie died at 24 when vehicle he was driving struck a utility pole upon reportedly hitting a patch of ice.
• Bill Berner - Player for Virginia in the late 1940s was 87.
• Johnnie Betts - Runner-up in scoring (8.7 ppg) and rebounding (9.3 rpg) for Texas Christian in 1955-56 under coach Buster Brannon. Betts was 78.
• Don Biggs - Averaged 2.5 ppg and 2.8 rpg for Florida State in 1965-66. He was 68.
• Dick Billings Jr. - Averaged 1.5 ppg and 1.7 rpg for Maine in 1964-65. He was 68.
• Bill Boedeker Jr. - Played with DePaul All-American George Mikan in the mid-1940s under coach Ray Meyer before serving in U.S. Army Infantry during WWII. Boedeker, who was 90, competed in five years of professional football from 1946 through 1950.
• Charlie Bollinger - Regular for Holy Cross' 1947 NCAA titlist and national third-place team the next year. High school hooper under legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi was 86.
• Kerry Bolton - Averaged 1.2 ppg and 1.5 rpg for Kansas from 1962-63 through 1964-65. He was 70.
• Harold "Bob" Borah - Averaged 1.5 ppg for Louisville from 1947-48 through 1949-50 under coach Peck Hickman. Borah was 87.
• Costic "Ike" Borsavage - Three-year letterman was Temple's leading scorer as senior in 1949-50 with 16.6 ppg. He was 89.
• Dr. Fred Bosilevac Sr. - Played for Kansas in 1936-37 under coach Phog Allen. Bosilevac was 97. His son was a member of the Jayhawks in early 1970s.
• Ora Lee Boss - Collected a total of 73 points and 64 rebounds for Arkansas from 1957-58 through 1959-60. He was 75.
• John "Jack" Boyd - Averaged 3.9 ppg and 1.7 rpg for Duke in 1957-58 and 1958-59 under coach Harold Bradley.
• Jim Brasco - Leading scorer for Howard Cann-coached NYU NIT team in 1951-52 (14.9 ppg) before becoming 17th pick in NBA draft was 83.
• John Brodsky - Averaged 14.2 ppg and 3.9 rpg for Gonzaga in 1964-65 and 1965-66, leading the Big Sky Conference in free-throw accuracy both seasons. He was 70.
• Bill Brooks - Averaged 5.5 ppg and 1.8 rpg for Seton Hall from 1958-59 through 1960-61. Co-captain as senior was 77.
• Charlie Brown - First African-American player for Texas Western and 1957 Border Conference MVP was 83. Initial black player in Southern Confederacy led league in scoring as sophomore with 23.4 ppg.
• Jack Brown - Alabama hooper in late 1940s was 87. He was also a QB on Bama's football squad.
• Robert Bunnell - Averaged from 1.8 ppg to 4.7 rpg for Rutgers from 1938-39 through 1941-42 (DNP in 1940-41). He was 95.
• Charlie Butler - Notre Dame senior captain in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during WWII. He was 94.
• Dr. Tony Byles - Averaged 1.9 ppg for Arkansas in 1947-48. He was 88.
• Rick Callahan - Averaged 6.4 ppg and 5.2 rpg for Denver from 1965-66 through 1967-68. He was 67.
• Tom Carline - Played for Denver in 1952-53. He was 81.
• Dan Carmichael - All-EIBL first-team selection for Princeton in 1939-40 and 1940-41. He was 95.
• Ed Carney Sr. - Played for St. Joseph's in 1956-57 under coach Jack Ramsay. Carney was 79.
• John "Jack" Carney Sr. - Averaged 2.5 ppg for St. Joseph's in 1945-46 under coach Bill Ferguson. Carney was 89.
• Goethe "George" Chambers - Member of Indiana's NCAA titlist in 1953 was 80.
• David Chapman - Reserve for Houston in the mid-1970s under coach Guy Lewis was 63.
• Walter "Frank" Christopher - Averaged 1.5 ppg for Pittsburgh in 1950-51 under coach Doc Carlson. Christopher was 82.
• Dale Ciciora - Averaged 3.5 ppg and 1.6 rpg for Valparaiso in 1953-54. He was 79.
• John Cinicola - Duquesne coach for four seasons in the mid-1970s (52-56 record) was 85. He directed the Norm Nixon-led Dukes to the 1977 NCAA playoffs.
• Ken Morgan Clark - Juco recruit led Wyoming in rebounding average (9.2 rpg) in 1972-73. He was 63.
• Kenny Clark Jr. - Played for Penn in 1954-55. He was 78.
• Clint Clausen - Reserve forward who was member of coach Jerry Tarkanian's final UNLV squad in 1992 and remained with the Rebels another season when Rollie Massimino arrived died of a heart attack at 44. Clausen's father, Monte, played for Arizona in the early 1960s.
• Bob Clousson - Center for West Virginia's 1959 NCAA playoff runner-up as a teammate of All-American Jerry West died at 77 while in open-heart surgery. Clousson averaged 5.3 ppg and 4.6 rpg from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Fred Schaus.
• Jim Colagreco - Played for Muhlenberg PA in 1951-52. He was 84.
• James "Chippy" Coleman - All-EIBL selection for Dartmouth in 1945-46 and 1946-47 after serving in U.S. Army Air Corps in Italy during WWII. He was 90.
• DeLyle Condie - Averaged 8.9 ppg and 8.3 rpg for Utah in 1954-55, 1957-58 and 1958-59 under coach Jack Gardner. Condie was an All-Mountain States Conference first-team selection as a senior after leading the Utes in scoring and rebounding the previous season. Participant in two NCAA tourneys was 79.
• Fred Congleton - Averaged 15.8 ppg as Rhode Island's runner-up in scoring all three seasons from 1950-51 through 1952-53. Three-time All-Yankee Conference first-team selection was 84.
• Chad Cooke - College of Charleston walk-on guard in 2012-13 and 2013-14 was 20.
• David Copeland - Grambling State's leader with 3.2 apg as a sophomore in 2012-13 was 23.
• Fred Corpus - Averaged 13.3 ppg and 10.8 rpg for Western Michigan from 1953-54 through 1955-56. All-Mid-American Conference second-team selection as a senior. The Broncos' leader in rebounding the previous season was 80.
• William Cosgrove - Letterman for Xavier the second half of 1940s after serving in U.S. Army during WWII when he was a POW. Cosgrove was 89.
• Eric Crake - Averaged 7.4 ppg for Georgia Tech from 1950-51 through 1952-53. Standing a mere 5-10, he averaged 6.4 rpg as a senior. He was 83.
• John Crawford - Iowa State's first African-American player averaged 13.4 ppg and 9.7 rpg from 1954-55 through 1956-57. Two-time All-Big Seven Conference selection was the Cyclones' rebounding leader all three seasons was 77.
• Charles "Billy" Crews - Averaged 4.4 ppg for Alabama from 1951-52 through 1954-55. He was 81.
• Dillard Crocker - U.S. Army veteran was slated to play for Western Michigan in 1948-49 but dropped out of college to turn professional. He was 89.
• Bobby Croft - All-SEC second-team selection as senior averaged 13.6 ppg and 7.9 rpg for Tennessee from 1967-68 through 1969-70. Leading rebounder last two seasons with the Volunteers was 68.
• Lloyd Crone - Member of Kansas State's first Final Four team in 1948 was 88.
• Hillard "Moose" Crum Jr. - All-Border Conference second-team selection in 1946-47 and 1948-49 for Arizona originally enrolled in college at Southern California before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. He was 91.
• Tom "Tex" Cummins - Player for St. Francis (N.Y.) in 1966-67 was 66.
• Chuck Currinder II - Played for St. Louis in 1953-54 under coach Eddie Hickey.
• Tom Dakich - Averaged 2.9 ppg for Idaho State in 1952-53 before transferring to Bowling Green State, where he averaged 5.8 ppg and 1.8 rpg in 1954-55 and 1955-56. Father of former DI player and coach Dan Dakich was 81.
• Hal Damiano - Averaged 7 ppg for Idaho from 1956-57 through 1958-59. He was 77.
• John Dampier - Juco recruit averaged 18.6 ppg and 4.2 rpg for Miami (Fla.) in 1963-64 and 1964-65. Runner-up in scoring to All-American Rick Barry for 1964 NIT team was 73.
• Al Dark - Louisiana State basketball letterman in 1942-43 before entering military service during WWII and becoming five-sport letterman with Southwestern Louisiana in 1943-44 was 92. He became a three-time MLB All-Star as a SS for 14 years with five different franchises before managing four different teams for 13 seasons.
• A.W. Davis - Tennessee All-American forward in 1964-65 was 71. Career averages for two-time All-SEC selection included 16.8 ppg and 8.1 rpg.
• Don Dee - Averaged 7.6 ppg and 7.2 rpg for St. Louis' NIT team in 1963 before transferring to St. Mary of the Plains KS. U.S. Olympian in 1968 was 71.
• Norman "Lee" DeFore Jr. - Averaged 19.3 ppg and 7.9 rpg for Auburn from 1963-64 through 1965-66, leading the Tigers in scoring all three seasons. Two-time All-SEC selection was 71. He was the first player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau.
• Matt Derenbecker - Forward who averaged 6.3 ppg and 2.2 rpg for LSU, Dayton and New Orleans in three seasons (2010-11, 2012-13 and 2013-14) died of suicide from gunshot wound to the head at 22. Battling bipolar disorder, Derenbecker was found in the swimming pool at a friend's residence where he was house sitting.
• John Dermody - Averaged 7.3 ppg for Purdue from 1950-51 through 1952-53.
• Bill Detrick - Central Connecticut State's all-time winningest coach (468-266 record) was 87. He was bench boss when CCSU made the transition to Division I status in 1986-87.
• Major General Paul Dettmer - Player for Air Force in 1974-75 was 59. He was Director of Intelligence at Headquarters in Europe immediately following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.
• Jack Devine - One of Villanova's all-time leading rebounders was 82. He averaged 11.2 ppg and 10.5 rpg in the early 1950s.
• Joe DiOrio - Averaged 1.5 ppg for Rutgers in 1945-46. He was 92.
• John "Jack" Dittmer - Scored 15 points in eight basketball games for Iowa in 1949-50. Lefthanded-swinging 2B who hit .232 with the Boston/Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers in six years from 1952 through 1957 was 86.
• Jerome "Jed" Dommeyer - Averaged 13.7 ppg and 5.7 rpg for Minnesota from 1952-53 through 1956-57 under coach Ozzie Cowles (DNP in 1953-54 and 1954-55 while serving in U.S. military). Dommeyer led the Golden Gophers in scoring in 1955-56 before becoming 25th pick in NBA draft as an All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection. He was 81.
• William Donovan - Loyola Marymount's all-time winningest coach (107-101 record in eight seasons from 1953-54 through 1960-61) was 86. Donovan was the school's first player to reach the 1,000-point plateau.
• Dick Doughty - Averaged 4.1 ppg and 3.1 rpg for three California NCAA Tournament teams from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Pete Newell, winning national title as a junior. Doughty was 76. He traveled to Indonesia as a member of the initial group of Peace Corps volunteers.
• BJ "Bill" Dunn - Player for New Mexico A&M in the early 1950s was 83.
• Charles DuVall - Played for Memphis State's 1971-72 team coached by Gene Bartow. DuVall was 63.
• Fran Dyson - Averaged 1.9 ppg for Holy Cross in the early 1950s. Lefthander, a first baseman on the 1952 College World Series titlist, was 85.
• Dave Eakins - Kentucky transfer averaged 5.7 ppg and 1.4 rpg for Tennessee Tech from 1959-60 through 1961-62. He was 75.
• Chuck Eaton - Averaged 14.3 ppg and 8.1 rpg for Virginia Tech from 1950-51 through 1952-53. The Hokies' leader in scoring as a junior and senior was 82.
• Roy Ebron - Center who teamed with All-American guard Bo Lamar to give Southwestern Louisiana one of the nation's premier inside/outside combinations was 63. Ebron averaged 21.2 ppg and 13.2 rpg in 1971-72 and 1972-73 during a span when national POY Bill Walton averaged 20.8 ppg and 16.2 rpg for UCLA.
• Grant Edwards Jr. - Played for Northern Colorado in early 1950s, averaging 1.4 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 1952-53 when school was known as Colorado State College. He was 81.
• Fred W. Enke - Three-year All-Border Conference first-team selection under his father (Arizona coach Fred A. Enke) was co-captain as a senior swingman in 1947-48. After leading the nation his senior year in total offense, the younger Enke passed for 4,169 yards and 31 touchdowns in seven NFL seasons (1948 through 1954) with the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Colts. The younger Enke was 89.
• Johnny Ethridge - Averaged 6 ppg for Texas Christian from 1949-50 through 1951-52. All-SWC first-team selection and team MVP as a senior when averaging 10.3 ppg as the Horned Frogs participated in NCAA tourney for first time. He was 84.
• Bob Everett - Averaged 9.5 ppg for Maryland from 1952-53 through 1954-55. He was runner-up in rebounding with the Terrapins as a senior with 10.4 rpg. Everett was 81.
• Chris Ferguson - Averaged 2.7 ppg for Michigan State in 1960-61. He was 73.
• Don Ferguson - Averaged 4.9 ppg for Iowa State from 1947-48 through 1949-50 after serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. Three-year letterman in football led the Cyclones in interceptions in 1947 and passing in 1948. He was 86.
• Hal Dean Ferraro - North Carolina player averaging 1.6 ppg from 1948-49 through 1950-51 was 85.
• Dr. Tom Fetherston - Played for Marquette in 1955-56. He was 77.
• George Fickeissen - Averaged 3.3 ppg and 2 rpg for Columbia from 1951-52 through 1953-54.
• Bill Findley - Averaged 9.8 ppg and 2.5 rpg for Fresno State in 1955-56. He was 79.
• George Fisher - Austin Peay State coach compiled 90-125 record in nine seasons from 1962-63 through 1970-71 when Governors made transition to NCAA DI level. He was 90.
• Jack Fitch - All-Southern Conference second-team selection for North Carolina in 1943-44. Fitch, a 12th-round choice as a back by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1947 NFL draft, was 90.
• Bill Flanders - Averaged 3 ppg for Stanford from 1953-54 through 1955-56. He was 80.
• Edward "Jay" Force - Averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.1 rpg for Georgetown from 1959-60 through 1961-62. He was 73.
• G. "Bruce" Fossum - Player for Wisconsin in late 1940s was 86. His playing career was interrupted by short stint in the Naval Reserves. Coached Michigan State to its first Big Ten Conference golf title in 1969.
• Nate Fox - Two-time All-America East Conference selection with Maine in 1998-99 and 1999-00 after transferring from Boston College was 37. He was fatally shot in his Chicago suburb driveway after getting home from work and getting out of his 2013 Jaguar XJ. Prosecutors claim he was ambushed by the CEO of an Internet company who stalked him with a pistol surreptitiously taken from relatives. The businessman was motivated by envy, mistakenly believing Fox was having an affair with an acquaintance.
• Ernest "E.W." Foy - Compiled a 52-26 coaching record with McNeese State from 1974-75 through 1976-77 as school made transition to NCAA Division I level. Bench boss for the Cowboys' first-ever Southland Conference crown in 1975 was 77.
• Frank "Fish" Frascella - Played for Villanova in 1942-43 and 1943-44 before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. He subsequently averaged 8.4 ppg with St. John's in 1945-46 and 1946-47 under coach Joe Lapchick (runner-up in team scoring to All-American Harry Boykoff both seasons). Frascella was 92.
• Ron Fraser played for Dartmouth in 1956 NCAA Tournament.
• Robin Freeman - Ohio State All-American guard in 1954-55 and 1955-56 when he averaged more than 31 ppg both seasons (nine outings of at least 40 points). Three-time All-Big Ten Conference selection was 80.
• Dr. John Froning - Averaged 1.1 ppg for Louisville in 1955-56 and 1957-58. He was 77.
• Bill Fry - Averaged 8.5 ppg and 4.4 rpg for Bucknell in 1961-62. He was 72.
• Joe Gallagher - Captained George Washington team that beat Duke for 1943 Southern Conference Tournament title before achieving rank of Captain in Marine Corps during WWII. Three-year letterman was 93.
• Ray "Gabby" Garcia - Averaged 7.6 ppg for Providence from 1948-49 through 1950-51. Senior tri-captain was 87.
• Bob Gaunt - Averaged 2.2 ppg for Ohio University from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Jim Snyder. As a senior, Gaunt was a member of the Bobcats' first NCAA playoff team.
• Lee "Al" Giles Jr. - Averaged 1.4 ppg and 1.7 rpg for Seattle's NCAA playoff teams in 1954 and 1955 after serving in U.S. Navy during Korean Conflict. He was 84.
• Leslie "Curt" Gilstrap - Averaged 1 ppg and 1 rpg for Louisville in 1975-76 under coach Denny Crum before transferring to Oakland City IN. Gilstrap was 57.
• Raymond "Rip" Gish - Averaged 9.8 ppg for Western Kentucky from 1948-49 through 1950-51 under coach Ed Diddle. Ohio Valley Conference's leading scorer and rebounder as a senior was 84.
• Alvis Glidewell - Averaged 4 ppg for Texas Western from 1953-54 through 1956-57. He was 78.
• Gerald Glur - Averaged 12.8 ppg and 14.7 rpg for Furman from 1960-61 through 1962-63, pacing the Paladins in rebounding all three seasons. Two-time All-Southern Conference selection who led league with 18.1 rpg as junior was 72.
• Andy Gobczynski - Center who averaged 3 ppg and 3.2 rpg for Eastern Illinois from 2001-02 through 2004-05 was 33.
• Tom Gola - Three-time All-American for La Salle, named national player of the year by UPI in 1955, was 81. Gola boasts the highest total of points and rebounds in major-college history (4,663).
• Al Gosnell - Averaged 5.2 ppg and more than 4 rpg with Illinois from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Harry Combes. Gosnell was 76.
• Bob Gottlieb - Compiled a 97-91 coaching record in seven seasons (35-21 mark with Jacksonville in 1973-74 and 1974-75 and 62-70 with Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 1975-76 through 1979-80). Father of former Notre Dame/Oklahoma State playmaker Doug Gottlieb was 74.
• Dr. Paul Gradoville - Averaged 7.7 ppg for Creighton in 1950-51 and 1951-52. He was 82.
• John "Jack" Graham - Player for Georgetown in 1946-47 was 86.
• Harold "Hal" Grant - Averaged 13.1 ppg and 6.9 rpg for Northwestern from 1951-52 through 1954-55. The Wildcats' leader in rebounding as a senior with 10.7 rpg was 81.
• Don Grate - NCAA consensus second-team All-American in 1944 and 1945 when placing among Ohio State's top two scorers both seasons for Final Four teams. Pitched briefly with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945 and 1946. He was 91.
• John Green - Averaged 5.8 ppg and 1.6 rpg for Toledo from 1980-81 through 1983-84 under coach Bob Nichols. Runner-up in scoring average as a junior for the Rockets with 12.7 ppg was 52.
• Leland "Lee" Green - Averaged 2.1 ppg and 3.2 rpg for Kansas from 1954-55 through 1956-57. Teammate of All-American Wilt Chamberlain with 1957 NCAA Tournament runner-up was 78.
• Dick Greene - Played for St. Louis in 1945-46 before transferring to Quincy College IL. He was 87.
• Jim Greer - Averaged 3.2 ppg and 2 rpg for Washington in 1956-57 and 1957-58 under coach Tippy Dye before transferring to Western Washington. Greer was 76.
• Tom Gribben - Backup sophomore swingman for Houston's 1968 national fourth-place team died at 65 after a long battle with ALS. He averaged 7 ppg, 3.2 rpg and 2.9 apg through 1969-70 under coach Guy Lewis.
• Bob Groom - Averaged 7.2 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Hardin-Simmons from 1956-57 through 1958-59. Participant in NCAA playoffs as a sophomore was 76.
• Joe Gross - Played for Richmond in 1958-59. He was 77.
• Enrico "Henry" Gualtieri - Player for Michigan in 1956-57 and 1957-58 was 78.
• Tony Gwynn Sr. - Two-time All-WAC second-team selection averaged 8.6 ppg and 5.5 apg for San Diego State from 1977-78 through 1980-81. Distributed school-record 18 assists vs. UNLV en route to leading the league in scoring feeds as sophomore and junior before finishing third as senior. Paced the Aztecs in steals each of his last three seasons. Hall of Fame outfielder with the Padres who won eight N.L. batting titles was 54.
• Jerry Hale - Compiled a 61-21 coaching record for Oral Roberts in three seasons from 1974-75 through 1976-77 after averaging 7.2 ppg and 4.7 rpg with Oklahoma A&M under coach Hank Iba. Father of North Carolina guard Steve Hale was 78.
• Christopher Hall - Averaged 7.3 ppg for Xavier from 1967-68 through 1969-70. He was 66.
• Lenny Hall - Florida State's first African-American player started 1966-67 season opener under first-year coach Hugh Durham, scoring two quick baskets and grabbing two rebounds in four minutes before tearing ligaments in his left knee. Hall died at the age of 70. He underwent reconstructive knee surgery, ending his college career.
• Pete Hall - Averaged 2.7 ppg and 1.5 rpg for Rutgers in 1959-60. He was 73. Third baseman hit .238 as New York Yankees and Washington Senators farmhand from 1962 through 1964.
• Dr. Warren Hamula - Averaged 8.5 ppg for Baldwin-Wallace from 1947-48 through 1949-50. He was 86.
• Billy Hance - Oklahoma A&M player under coach Hank Iba in mid-1940s was 90.
• John "Jack" Hanley II - Member of San Francisco's NIT titlist in 1949 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII was 88.
• Elder Robert Harbertson - Led Utah State in scoring with 15.4 ppg in 1953-54. LSD leader was 82.
• Fred Hare Sr. - Leading scorer and rebounder for Nebraska as a sophomore in 1964-65 under coach Joe Cipriano. Hare, 69, hit game-winning shot in upset over top-ranked Michigan.
• Herb Hargett - Juco recruit averaged 14.7 ppg for Mississippi State in 1949-50 and 1950-51. All-SEC second-team selection as a senior when leading league in free-throw shooting at 80.7% was 85.
• Donald Harnett - Canisius' team-leading scorer in 1950-51 with 12 ppg was 85.
• Billy Harrell - Siena's first African-American player was 85. He led team in scoring in 1949-50 and 1951-52 and in rebounding in 1949-50 and 1950-51. MLB infielder hit .231 in 173 American League games with the Cleveland Indians (1955-57-58) and Boston Red Sox (1961).
• Mark Harris - Played for Marquette in the mid-1990s under coaches Kevin O'Neill and Mike Deane. Harris was 40.
• Rico Harris - Averaged 11.7 ppg and team-high 6.6 rpg for Cal State Northridge in 1998-99 under coach Bobby Braswell after failing to secure academic eligibility at Arizona State under coach Bill Frieder. Juco recruit was 37 when he went missing after traveling from California to Seattle.
• Don Hearden - Averaged 9.7 ppg and 2 rpg for Wisconsin from 1961-62 through 1963-64, finishing among the Badgers' top four scorers each season. He was 72.
• Carl Heath - Three-year starter for Arizona State from 1946-47 through 1948-49 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII was 89.
• Herm Hedderick - Averaged 11.1 ppg for Canisius from 1949-50 through 1951-52. The Griffs' leading scorer (16.5 ppg) and rebounder (school-record 15.4 rpg) as senior was 84.
• Robert Heinsohn - Player for Missouri's 1944 NCAA tourney team after serving in U.S. Army during WWII was 93.
• Kenny Heitz - Member of regular rotation for three straight UCLA national title teams with Lew Alcindor in the late 1960s passed away at 65 following a long battle with cancer.
• Don Helm - Played for Brigham Young in 1957-58 before transferring to Nevada Southern (eventually became UNLV). He was 77.
• Larry Hendrix - Abilene Christian transfer averaged 5.6 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Oklahoma in 1980-81 and 1981-82 under coach Billy Tubbs. Hendrix, who was 55, scored 31 points in a game against Purdue.
• Fred Hess - Averaged 1.4 ppg for Temple in 1952-53 and 1953-54 under coach Harry Litwack. Hess was 82.
• Harry Hess Jr. - Member of Creighton's 1942 NIT third-place team coached by Eddie Hickey before serving in U.S. Army Air Corps in Pacific Theater during WWII. Hess was 92.
• Bill Higlin - Averaged 8.7 ppg for Seattle in 1951-52. He was 85.
• M.D. "Butch" Hill - Played for Murray State in the mid-1960s. He was 70.
• Don Hilt - Three-time All-MAC selection (twice first-teamer) averaged 16.3 ppg and 10.2 rpg for Ohio University from 1962-63 through 1964-65. Led the Bobcats in rebounding all three seasons and paced them in scoring as senior. Two-year participant in NCAA playoffs was 72.
• Paul Hines - Averaged 6 ppg and 3.3 rpg for Texas-El Paso in 1960-61 and 1961-62. Juco recruit was 75.
• Bill Hogue - Averaged 2.4 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Tulsa in 1956-57 and 1957-58. U.S. Air Force veteran was 82.
• Sgt. Clinton J. Holtz - Center who averaged 11.3 ppg and 6.4 rpg as a George Washington freshman in 1988-89 before transferring to Niagara died at 44 when he collapsed from an aneurysm while on duty as a U.S. Capitol Police officer.
• William Holroyd - Four-year player for Niagara in 1940s under coach Taps Gallagher was 91. Holroyd's college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII.
• Jim Horton - Averaged 3.6 ppg for Memphis State from 1960-61 through 1962-63. He was 72.
• Bob Houbregs - Unanimous first-team All-American in 1952-53 for Washington's Final Four squad was 82. He had career averages of 19.5 ppg and 10.7 rpg, ranking 31st in the nation in scoring as a junior and 6th as senior.
• Hasan Houston - Averaged 4.4 ppg and 3.1 apg for Kansas in 1976-77 and 1977-78 under coach Ted Owens before transferring to Bradley, where he averaged 8.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 2.2 apg in 1979-80 and 1980-81 under coach Dick Versace. Houston, a St. Louis native, was 55.
• John Houston - Player for Tennessee in 1959-60 was 75.
• Dr. Raymond Howard - Montana's top rebounder each of his last two seasons was 64. He averaged 11.7 ppg and 8.7 rpg from 1969-70 through 1971-72.
• Jim Howell - Averaged 1.7 ppg for Washington State from 1949-50 through 1951-52. He was 84.
• George Hromanik - Averaged 7.1 ppg for Pittsburgh from 1948-49 through 1950-51 before serving in U.S. Army during Korean Conflict. He was 84.
• Emil Hudak - Averaged 8.5 ppg for Dartmouth from 1947-48 through 1949-50 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Lou Hudson - Two-time All-American forward who averaged 20.4 ppg and 8.1 rpg for Minnesota from 1963-64 through 1965-66 died at 69 after a major stroke put him in hospice care.
• Keith Hughes Sr. - Member of Syracuse's 1987 national runner-up before transferring to Rutgers and becoming 1991 Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year was 45.
• Thomas "Milton" Hughes - Player for Furman in the late 1940s under coach Lyles Alley was 87.
• Greg Hummel - Backup center for UC Santa Barbara in 1977-78 was 58. Outdoor legend known to fellow trekkers as "Strider" walked the entire 2,650-mile length of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) starting at Mexican border in early April before stepping into Canada in early September in summer of 1977. He passed away from ALS.
• Thornton Humphries Jr. - Seattle's third-leading rebounder with 8.2 rpg for 1957 NIT team before helping All-American Elgin Baylor power school to NCAA Tournament runner-up finish in 1958. U.S. Air Force veteran was 82.
• Steve Inbusch - Averaged 1.7 ppg and 1.2 rpg for Colgate in 1968-69 and 1969-70. He was 65.
• Bobby Jack - Averaged 15 ppg and 5.8 rpg for Oklahoma from 1969-70 through 1971-72. All-Big Eight Conference first-team selection as senior was 63. After appearing in College World Series, he hit .280 with 19 homers and 104 RBI as 1B in the Atlanta Braves' farm system for two years in 1972 and 1973.
• Tim Jansen - Averaged 1.9 ppg and 1.5 rpg for Siena in 1976-77 when school returned to major-college status. He was 62.
• Robert "Cob" Jarvis - Averaged 19.3 ppg and 6.8 rpg for Mississippi from 1951-52 through 1953-54. Two-time All-SEC first-team selection was 81. He coached his alma mater to an 87-117 record in eight seasons from 1968-69 through 1975-76.
• Bob Jeangerard - Second-leading scorer and rebounder as senior for Colorado's 1955 NCAA Tournament national third-place team was 81. All-Big Seven Conference first-team selection as a senior averaged 11.4 ppg and 5.6 rpg during four-year career.
• Ivan Jefferson - One of Wisconsin's first two African-American hoopers averaged 6.3 ppg and 5.2 rpg in his only varsity season with the Badgers in 1958-59 before transferring to Southern Illinois near his hometown of Herrin. He was 74.
• Jim Jennings - Leading scorer and rebounder for Murray State each season from 1961-62 through 1963-64 averaged 19.3 ppg and 16.2 rpg. Three-time All-Ohio Valley Conference selection was 73. Finished among the nation's top 17 in rebounding each year.
• Cole Johansen - Averaged 3.4 ppg and 1.7 rpg for Iowa State in 1966-67 and 1967-68. He was 67.
• Don Johnson - Leading scorer and rebounder as junior for Oklahoma A&M's 1951 Final Four squad was 83. Two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team selection averaged 10.6 ppg in three seasons under coach Hank Iba.
• Marshall Johnson - Averaged 4.4 ppg for Rutgers in 1949-50 and 1950-51 (when team runner-up in rebounding with 9.3 rpg). U.S. Air Force veteran who served during Korean Conflict was 85.
• Ray Johnson - Averaged 7.4 ppg for Montana State from 1948-49 through 1950-51. U.S. Army veteran who served during Korean Conflict was 86.
• Bob Johnston - Dartmouth player in 1961-62 under coach Doggie Julian was 72.
• Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones - Three-time Kentucky All-American who was the third-leading scorer for back-to-back NCAA Tournament champions in 1948 (36-3 record) and 1949 (32-2) was 88.
• Wil Jones - Compiled a 34-52 coaching record with Norfolk State in three seasons from 1999-00 through 2001-02. He was 75.
• Charlie Jordan - Gonzaga's top rebounder in 1958-59 and 1959-60 when he averaged 13.4 rpg over both seasons. Jordan was 76.
• Charlie Karach - Played for Seattle's defending NCAA tourney runner-up in 1958-59. U.S. Army veteran was 75.
• Dave Kardokus - Averaged 11 ppg for Vanderbilt from 1949-50 through 1951-52 under coach Bob Polk. The Commodores' scoring and rebounding leader as senior All-SEC second-team selection was 84.
• Bob Kauffman - Averaged 9.4 ppg for Lafayette in 1959-60. He was 73.
• Tim Kehoe - St. Peter's 6-1 guard who led the nation in field-goal percentage in 1964-65 (66%) was 70.
• Bob Kelly - First Manhattan player to crack 1,000-point plateau in his career played for the Jaspers in the late 1940s. Senior captain was 88.
• Bob Kenney - Second-leading scorer for Kansas' 1952 NCAA titlist was 83. He was an All-Big Seven Conference first-team selection that season under coach Phog Allen.
• Weldon Kern - Juco recruit among Oklahoma A&M's top three scorers for NCAA title teams in 1945 and 1946 under coach Hank Iba was 90. Kern was an All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team selection as junior.
• Lari Ketner - One of Massachusetts' top three scorers and rebounders from 1996-97 through 1998-99 was 37. Ketner, who died from colon cancer, averaged 12.2 ppg and 7 rpg during his three-year career.
• Tom Kezar - Played for Minnesota in early 1960s.
• Bernard "Barney" Kilcullen Jr. - Member of Bradley's 1954 NCAA Tournament runner-up was 82. He averaged 2.7 ppg and 1.4 rpg the first half of 1950s under coach Forddy Anderson.
• Paul "Pete" Kitch - Averaged 1.7 ppg for Princeton from 1961-62 through 1963-64, appearing in NCAA playoffs as a senior. Teammate of All-American Bill Bradley was 71.
• Dr. Ray Kleykamp II - Averaged 4.1 ppg for Western Kentucky from 1970-71 through 1972-73. As a sophomore, he was member of WKU's national third-place finisher in NCAA Tournament. Kleykamp was 63.
• Louis "Red" Klotz - Starter for Villanova in 1941-42 was 93. He formed the Washington Generals, the Harlem Globetrotters' foil for many years.
• Ed Koffenberger - Two-time All-American averaged 13.6 ppg for Duke in 1945-46 and 1946-47. All-Southern Conference second-team selection as sophomore in 1944-45 and first-team choice in 1945-46 was 88.
• Bill Kohn - Played for St. Louis in 1963-64 under coach John Benington before transferring back to state where he was born at Black Hills State College SD. Kohn was 69.
• Ken Koop - Colorado's third-leading rebounder with 6 rpg in 1951-52. He was 83.
• Charlie Kraak - Starting forward and leading rebounder for Indiana's 1953 NCAA Tournament titlist under coach Branch McCracken was 81. Army veteran worked on POW/MIA Task Force helping bring home captured U.S. military and civilian personnel from Vietnam.
• Jack Kraft - St. Joseph's letterman in early 1940s who compiled a 361-191 coaching record (.654) with Villanova and Rhode Island in 20 seasons from 1961-62 through 1980-81 was 93. National coach of the year in 1971 when he guided Nova to the NCAA tourney championship contest.
• Ralph Kreidel - Averaged 2.8 ppg and 3 rpg for Toledo from 1961-62 through 1963-64. He was 71.
• Bob Kreilein - Averaged 4.3 ppg and 4 rpg for Mississippi from 1962-63 through 1964-65. He was 70.
• Bob Kriebel - Averaged 4.2 ppg and 3 rpg for Tulane from 1951-52 through 1953-54. He was 81.
• Joel Krog - Captain and All-SWC second-team selection for SMU's 1956 Final Four team was 79.
• Lloyd Krone - Averaged 4.3 ppg for Kansas State from 1946-47 through 1949-50 under coach Jack Gardner. Participated in 1948 Final Four before becoming All-Big Seven Conference second-team selection as a senior. Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in WWII and Korean Conflict was 88.
• Henry "Hank" Kuzma - Averaged 5.8 ppg for Duquesne from 1948-49 through 1950-51. Coach of Loyola (New Orleans) in 1958-59 was 86.
• Denny Labrum - Juco recruit averaged 2.5 ppg for Boise State in 1970-71. He was 63.
• Sam Lacey - Leading rebounder for New Mexico State's 1970 national third-place team was 65.
• Jim Lacy Jr. - First player in NCAA history to reach the 2,000-point plateau was 87. All-time leading scorer for Loyola (Md.) paced the country in scoring in 1946-47 with 20.8 ppg before finishing among the top 14 scorers with 17.5 ppg in both 1947-48 and 1948-49. His college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• John "Jack" Lahey - Averaged 11.3 ppg for DePaul in 1949-50 and 1950-51 under coach Ray Meyer. Lahey was 85.
• Roger Lanier - Averaged 3.6 ppg for Oklahoma City in 1970-71 and 1971-72 under coach Abe Lemons. Lanier was 63.
• Bob Lauriski - Averaged 16 ppg and 9.1 rpg for Utah State from 1970-71 through 1972-73. Led the Aggies in scoring as junior and finished among top two in rebounding all three seasons. Brother-in-law of former USU coach Rod Tueller - his high school mentor - was 63.
• Almer Lee - Arkansas' first African-American letterman was 63. The J.C. transfer was the Razorbacks' leading scorer in 1969-70 (17 ppg) and 1970-71 (19.2 ppg as All-SWC second-team selection).
• Bob Leisher - Hawaii transfer averaged 8.5 ppg for Penn State in 1955-56 and 1956-57. U.S. Navy veteran during Korean Conflict was 83.
• Leroy "Axle" Leslie Jr. - Senior captain averaged 13.5 ppg for Notre Dame from 1949-50 through 1951-52 before serving in Korean Conflict. Irish leader in scoring average each of his last two seasons was 84.
• Norb Lewinski - Averaged 11.2 ppg for Notre Dame from 1950-51 through 1952-53. Senior captain and runner-up in scoring for Fighting Irish's first NCAA tourney team was 84.
• William "Helm" Lillis - Averaged 2.3 ppg for St. Louis from 1951-52 through 1953-54 under coach Eddie Hickey, playing with the Billikens' first NCAA tourney team as a sophomore before competing in NIT the next year. Lillis was 80.
• John Loftus - Played for Notre Dame in 1940s although his career was interrupted while serving in U.S. Navy in the Pacific during WWII. He was 87.
• Ron Loneski - Teammate of Wilt Chamberlain for Kansas' 1957 NCAA title game team before becoming an All-Big Eight Conference choice the next two seasons was 77. Loneski averaged 14.4 ppg and 8.9 rpg during his KU career.
• Sam Long - Averaged 7.8 ppg for Iowa State from 1950-51 through 1952-53. He was 82.
• Glenn "Dean" Loucks - Played for Yale in 1956-57 under coach Joe Vancisin. Loucks was Yale's starting quarterback in 1956 and compiled a 14-14-1 football coaching record with Fordham in three seasons from 1972 through 1974. He was 79.
• George Mackaronis - Rutgers' scoring leader in 1945-46 with 15 ppg was 90. His career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Army during WWII including involvement in D-Day invasion.
• John Mackey - Collected 28 points and 28 rebounds in six games with Syracuse in 1960-61. NFL Hall of Fame tight end was 69.
• Bob Mader - Averaged 6.1 ppg for Wisconsin from 1947-48 through 1949-50. Senior captain was 85.
• George Manis - Averaged 3.2 ppg for Maryland from 1950-51 through 1952-53. He was 85.
• Ted Martiniuk - Averaged 19.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg and 4.3 apg for St. Peter's from 1969-70 through 1971-72, finishing 10th in the nation in scoring as senior with 25.5 ppg. He was 63.
• Dr. Charlie Mason Jr. - Iowa's leader in points scored with 146 as a senior in 1948-49 was 86.
• Lew Massey - UNC Charlotte's runner-up in scoring and rebounding for 1977 national fourth-place squad was 57. Two-time All-Sun Belt Conference first-team selection averaged 19.4 ppg and 6.7 rpg from 1974-75 through 1977-78.
• Clif Mayne - Played for California in 1953-54 and 1954-55 under coaches Nibs Price and Pete Newell. Winner of NCAA tennis doubles title in 1952 before finishing runner-up in 1953 was 80.
• Jack McCarthy - Averaged 7.7 ppg for Dayton from 1955-56 through 1957-58. Leading scorer as senior with 14.6 ppg for NIT runner-up was 77.
• Wayne McClain - Averaged 1.1 ppg for Bradley in 1974-75. Father of Illinois player Sergio McClain (1997-98 through 2000-01) was 60.
• Bill "The Hill" McGill - Three-time All-American for Utah was 74. He averaged 27 ppg and 12.9 rpg from 1959-60 through 1961-62. Powered the Utes to the 1961 Final Four before pacing the nation in scoring the next season as a senior with 38.8 ppg.
• Jamel McGuire - Juco recruit played for Cal State Fullerton in 2009-10. He was 27 when shot to death in his apartment.
• Don McIntosh - Juco recruit averaged 7.4 ppg and 5.8 rpg for California from 1955-56 through 1957-58 under coach Pete Newell. All-PCC first-team selection as senior when leading the Bears in scoring and rebounding. Player for back-to-back West Regional runners-up was 79.
• Bruce McKenna - Averaged 5.6 ppg for Yale in 1973-74 and 1975-76. He was 60.
• Donald "Kip" McLane Jr. - Averaged 12 ppg and 8.1 rpg for Duquesne from 1972-73 through 1974-75, finishing among the Dukes' top two rebounders all three seasons. Leading scorer and rebounder as senior was 61.
• Murvell McMurry - Played for Oral Roberts in 1969-70.
• Bob McNamara - Averaged 1.3 ppg for Minnesota in 1952-53 and 1953-54 under coach Ozzie Cowles. Eventual CFL and AFL RB/DB was 82.
• Murray "Bud" Mendenhall Jr. - All-SWC first-team selection for Rice's league champion in 1945 before playing for Indiana in 1946-47 and 1947-48 under coach Branch McCracken. U.S. Navy veteran during WWII was 88.
• Leonard Meranus - Player for Rutgers in 1945-46 and 1946-47 was 86.
• Herbie Merritt - Averaged 13.3 ppg and 9.5 rpg for Tennessee Tech in mid-1950s. Team leader in scoring (18.8 ppg) and rebounding (12.7 rpg) in 1955-56 was 79. All-Ohio Valley Conference selection in 1957-58 when averaging team-high 13 rpg for the Golden Eagles' first NCAA playoff squad.
• Doug Meyer - Iowa State player in 1957-58 was 76.
• Denny Miller - Spent three years in the U.S. Army between averaging 4 ppg in 1953-54 and 7.4 ppg and 5.3 rpg in 1958-59 under UCLA coach John Wooden. Miller played lead in 1959 movie "Tarzan the Ape Man." He went on to play the role of Duke Shannon in "Wagon Train" and was featured prominently as the bearded fisherman donning yellow rain gear in a Gorton's Seafood commercial. Miller was 80.
• Dick Miller - Two-time All-MAC selection averaged 12.3 ppg and 8.6 rpg for Toledo from 1976-77 through 1979-80. Leader in rebounding all four seasons for the Rockets was 55.
• Eddie Miller - Averaged 11.7 ppg for Syracuse from 1949-50 through 1951-52, leading the Orange in scoring as a senior. Tenth pick overall in 1952 NBA draft after one territorial choice was 82.
• Lt. Col. Gordon Minner - Averaged 1.4 ppg for Louisville from 1965-66 through 1967-68. Participant in NCAA playoffs as a senior was 68.
• Charles "Cliff" Minx - Played for Missouri in 1943-44 before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. He was 94.
• Gerald Mitchell Sr. - Starter for Minnesota in 1948-49 and 1951-52 under coach Ozzie Cowles. Mitchell, who was 84, had his college career interrupted by serving one year in the U.S. Army.
• Melvin Mochalski - Marquette letterman in 1945 was 87.
• Billy "Butch" Moffitt - Averaged 5.7 ppg and 2.4 rpg for North Carolina State from 1963-64 through 1965-66 under coaches Everett Case and Press Maravich, participating in NCAA tourney as a junior. Moffitt was 69.
• Ed "Britches" Montgomery - Averaged 10.8 ppg for Tennessee from 1947-48 through 1949-50. He was 88.
• Tony Morales - Averaged 1.6 ppg for Arizona from 1947-48 through 1949-50 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII as radio man aboard troop transport ships operating in Asiatic-Pacific theatre. Hit .319 as 1B-OF in Organized Baseball at Class C level in three years from 1951 through 1954. He was 89.
• Jim Moran - Averaged 8.9 ppg for Niagara from 1948-49 through 1950-51 under coach Taps Gallagher. Moran led nation in field-goal accuracy (53%) as a junior and finished runner-up in rebounding with the Purple Eagles as senior with 13.9 rpg. He was 85.
• Sam Morley - PCC leader in pass receptions as a Stanford senior averaged 3.3 ppg in seven basketball contests as junior in 1952-53. He was 81.
• Ray Moser - Juco recruit played for California in 1951-52 before serving in the U.S. Navy. He was 83.
• Henry Mosychuk - Averaged 8 ppg for Massachusetts in 1951-52 and 1952-53 (led team in FT%). UMass captain was 81.
• Thomas Motter - Averaged 1.1 ppg for Indiana from 1938-39 through 1940-41 in Branch McCracken's first three seasons as coach of the Hoosiers. Member of 1940 NCAA Tournament titlist was 96.
• Al Munn Jr. - Averaged 4.5 ppg for South Carolina in 1949-50 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. He was 86.
• George Munroe - All-American who was Dartmouth's leading scorer for runner-up in 1942 NCAA Tournament was 92. He was an executive with Phelps Dodge Corp., a Fortune 500 company and the nation's leading copper producer.
• Cort Nagle - Averaged 4.3 ppg and 3.9 rpg for Georgia from 1967-68 through 1969-70. Nagle was runner-up in rebounding as a junior for the Bulldogs. He was 66.
• George Nattin Jr. - Two-time All-SEC selection averaged 14.4 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Louisiana State from 1959-60 through 1961-62. Member of first LSU team to defeat Kentucky was 74. He led the Tigers in scoring average all three seasons.
• Richard "T-Bone" Nielsen - Averaged 4.4 ppg for Weber State teams appearing in three straight NCAA playoffs from 1968 through 1970 under coaches Dick Motta and Phil Johnson.
• Bill Nigg - Averaged 4.1 ppg and 2 rpg for Georgia Tech from 1961-62 through 1963-64. He was 72.
• Eddie O'Brien - Seattle All-American guard in 1952-53 when finishing his career with scoring average of 13 ppg was 83. Infielder-outfielder played five seasons (1953 and 1955 through 1958) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, hitting .236 in 231 games.
• John Ogburn - Played for Wake Forest in 1948-49. He was 85.
• Tony Olberding - Averaged 4.6 ppg and 4.4 rpg with Xavier from 1955-56 through 1957-58. Fourth-leading rebounder as senior for NIT champion was 77.
• Casey O'Neal - Averaged 1.2 ppg and 1.2 rpg for Southern Utah in 1988-89 before transferring to BYU Hawaii. He was 46. O'Neal passed away as a result of complications following brain surgery to remove a tumor.
• Bob Ormsby - Southern California's scoring leader in 1940-41 and 1941-42 (team MVP and All-PCC selection). He was 93.
• Denny O'Shea - Member of Holy Cross' back-to-back Final Four teams in 1947 and 1948 was 88. He served under General Patton during WWII and survived the Battle of the Bulge.
• Joe Pangrazio Jr. - Averaged 7.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 2.8 apg for Xavier in 1966-67 and 1967-68. Tennessee transfer was 72.
• Al Papesh Sr. - Player for DePaul in 1950-51 under coach Ray Meyer was 83.
• Edwin "Ted" Parke - Syracuse reserve in late 1950s was 77.
• Jim Paxson Sr. - Averaged 10.9 ppg and 7.6 rpg in three seasons for Dayton in mid-1950s including back-to-back NIT runners-up. Sons Jim Paxson Jr. (Dayton) and John Paxson (Notre Dame) became All-Americans and NBA draft first-round selections. Dad, the third pick overall in 1956 NBA draft following one territorial choice, was 81.
• Rich Peek - Seven-footer averaged 8 ppg and 7.5 rpg for Florida in 1963-64 under coach Norm Sloan before transferring to Louisiana Tech. Peek was 70.
• Warren "Red" Perkins - All-SEC second-team selection for Tulane in 1946-47 and 1948-49 under coach Clifford Wells was 92.
• Dan Peters - Youngstown State's coach for six seasons from 1993-94 through 1998-99 (78-87 record) was 60.
• Dr. Alex Petersen Jr. - After serving in U.S. Army during WWII, he became a three-year Oregon State letterman who was second-leading scorer as senior for 1949 NCAA tourney fourth-place finisher. Petersen, who compiled an 8-14 football coaching record with Southern Oregon from 1952 through 1954, was 89.
• Ken Peterson - Averaged 2.2 ppg and 3.1 rpg for Murray State in 1959-60 and 1960-61. DePaul transfer was 76.
• Russ Peterson - Averaged 5.7 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Brigham Young from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Stan Watts, appearing in the NCAA playoffs as a sophomore. Peterson was 78.
• Dale Phelps - Starting guard for Tennessee Tech's first NCAA tourney team in 1958 was 77.
• Jeff Piccone - Averaged 4.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg for La Salle in 1969-70 under coach Tom Gola before playing briefly under Paul Westhead the next season. Piccone was 64.
• Robert Pietrucha - Averaged 1.5 ppg for Rutgers in 1962-63. Pietrucha was also a two-year baseball letterman with the Scarlet Knights as a pitcher. He was 72.
• Dr. Herb Poch - Four-year letterman for Columbia the second half of 1940s was 86. Participated in 1948 NCAA playoffs after serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
• Dr. George Porretta - Player for Michigan in 1947-48 was 85.
• Jimmy Powell - Averaged 14.8 ppg and 11.5 rpg for Denver in 1955-56 before transferring to Montana, where he averaged 9.7 ppg and 6.2 rpg in 1956-57 and 1957-58. All-Mountain States Conference second-team selection as a senior was 78.
• Jason Rabedeaux - UTEP coach for three seasons from 1999-00 through 2001-02 (46-46 record) died at 49 in Vietnam while coaching a professional team (Saigon Heat).
• Dr. Jack Ramsay - St. Joseph's coach who reached the Final Four in 1961, compiling a 234-72 record (.765) in 11 seasons with the Hawks from 1955-56 through 1965-66, was 89.
• Lynwood "Terry" Rand - Marquette All-American as a senior who averaged 17 ppg and 12.7 rpg from 1953-54 through 1955-56 was 79. He was 10th pick overall in NBA draft.
• Dick Razzetti - Averaged 1.2 ppg for Georgetown in 1957-58 and 1958-59. Known more for tennis prowess, he was 76.
• Doug Reedy - J.C. recruit averaged 6 ppg and 4.7 rpg for North Texas State in 1964-65 and 1965-66. He was 71.
• Fred Reinholdt - Member of Bradley's team in 1952-53 was 82.
• Phil Reynolds - Averaged 12 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Texas Christian from 1959-60 through 1961-62 under coach Buster Brannon. Reynolds was an All-SWC second-team selection as a senior when leading the Horned Frogs in scoring with 18 ppg. Team captain as junior was 75.
• Gale Rhine - Averaged 6.5 ppg and 3.2 rpg for West Texas State in 1967-68 and 1968-69, appearing in NIT his final season. Brother of Rice's Kendall Rhine, a three-time All-SWC selection earlier in the 1960s, was 66.
• Lenny Rhodes - Letterman for Toledo from 1946-47 through 1949-50 was 87. He led the Rockets in scoring as a junior.
• Mike Rice - Pittsburgh's leading rebounder as a freshman in 1976-77 before becoming academically ineligible and transferring to San Francisco, where he averaged 6.8 ppg and 4.5 rpg as teammate of Quintin Dailey in 1979-80. Rice, who finished his college career with Oregon Tech, was 56.
• Charlie Ries - Averaged 4.5 ppg for St. Louis from 1971-72 through 1973-74.
• Joseph "George" Rinaldi - Player for Loyola at New Orleans LA in 1955-56 was 78.
• Earl Robinson - Three-time All-PCC second-team selection who averaged at least 10 ppg each of three varsity campaigns under California coach Pete Newell from 1955-56 through 1957-58 was 77. Robinson, the Bears' first African-American varsity letterman, hit .268 in four seasons from 1958 to 1964 as an outfielder with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles.
• David Ross - Averaged 3.3 ppg and 3.3 rpg for Florida State in 1966-67 and 1967-68 in Hugh Durham's first two seasons as coach of the Seminoles. Ross was 68.
• Jim Russi - Averaged 11 ppg and 4.3 rpg for Santa Clara from 1957-58 through 1959-60. All-WCAC second-team selection, the game-high scorer with 20 points in 1960 NCAA tourney setback against eventual national runner-up California, was 76.
• Earl Sandstedt - Led Northern Colorado in scoring in 1952-53 with 10.7 ppg. He was 83.
• Glen Sanford - Averaged 4.2 ppg and 2.5 rpg for Utah from 1950-51 through 1952-53. He was 82.
• Mike Saylor - Backup player for Indiana State in early 1980s was 54.
• Andy Schafer - Averaged 2.4 ppg for Toledo in 1991-92. He was 42.
• Dale Schlueter - Averaged 6 ppg and 5.6 rpg for Colorado State from 1964-65 through 1966-67. He was 68.
• Tom Schonauer - Averaged 3.4 ppg for Delaware from 1959-60 through 1961-62. He was 73.
• Mort Schorr - Averaged 3.5 ppg for San Jose State's first NCAA playoff squad in 1951. He was 87.
• Albert Schwartz - Player for Texas in 1937-38 was 94.
• Marvin Scott - Player for Arizona in 1947-48 under coach Fred Enke was 85.
• Kenneth "Garland" Seigle - Player for Arizona in late 1930s under coach Fred Enke was 96.
• Ed Sheffey - Averaged 8.7 ppg and team-high 3.5 apg in 1996-97 as Allen Iverson's freshman replacement in Georgetown's starting backcourt for coach John Thompson Jr. Sheffey was 36.
• Hal Sherbeck - Averaged 7.9 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Montana in 1951-52 after serving in U.S. Air Force. He was 86.
• John "Jack" Sherry - Penn State senior captain for 1954 national third-place team was 81. Averaged 9.5 ppg in three-year career, finishing among the Nittany Lions' top three scorers each of his last two seasons.
• Arnold Short - Oklahoma City's first All-American in 1953-54 when finishing fourth in the nation in scoring (27.8 ppg as senior) died at 81. He led the country in free-throw accuracy as a sophomore (86.1%).
• Dick Shrider - Compiled a 126-96 coaching record with Miami of Ohio in nine seasons from 1957-58 through 1965-66, going to the NCAA playoffs in first and final campaign. Two-time All-MAC selection as Ohio University's leading scorer in 1946-47 and 1947-48 was 90. He played for Ohio State in 1942-43 before averaging 3.1 ppg with Michigan in 1943-44.
• Dave Shuck - Averaged 3.8 ppg and 4.1 rpg for West Virginia's three Southern Conference regular-season titlists from 1961 through 1963. Teammate of Rod Thorn and Gale Catlett was 74.
• John Shumate - All-Southern Conference second-team selection in 1942-43 for The Citadel before becoming officer with the 517th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team during WWII. Shumate subsequently earned a letter with Maryland in 1946-47. He was 91.
• Cecil J. "Pete" Silas - Two-time All-SEC selection averaged 14.9 ppg for Georgia Tech from 1950-51 through 1952-53. Eventual Chairman and CEO of Phillips Petroleum Company was 82. He set school records at the time for points and rebounds in a single game (39 and 24 vs. Furman).
• Wilbert Skipper Jr. - Juco recruit averaged 14.3 ppg and 2.5 rpg for George Washington in 1980-81 and 1981-82. He was 54.
• Bob Slobodnik - Averaged 13.8 ppg and 13.1 rpg for Duquesne from 1958-59 through 1960-61. The Dukes' rebounding leader all three seasons was 75.
• David "Red" Smith - Averaged 3.5 ppg and 2.2 rpg for Mississippi from 1970-71 through 1972-73. He was 63.
• Rebel Roy Steiner Sr. - Three-year letterman for Alabama in the late 1940s. Two-year NFL defensive back with the Green Bay Packers was 87.
• Dave Strack Sr. - Michigan coach who compiled a 113-89 record (.559) in eight seasons from 1960-61 through 1967-68 was 90. After one campaign with Idaho (11-15 in 1959-60), he captured three consecutive Big Ten Conference crowns and guided the Cazzie Russell-led Wolverines to back-to-back Final Fours (1964 and 1965).
• Bob Strauss - Teammate of Duke All-American Dick Groat in 1950-51. Heir to Pep Boys national auto parts supply chain and husband of Zorro TV actress Eugenia Paul was 82.
• Gene Stump - Second DePaul player to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau (1,071 in mid-1940s under coach Ray Meyer). Senior captain in 1946-47 after scoring 15 points in 1945 NIT championship game victory against Bowling Green. Runner-up in team scoring twice behind All-American George Mikan was 89.
• Walter "Bud" Stumpf - Lettered with Marquette in 1939-40 before serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He was 95.
• Bill Sturgill - Berea KY transfer who averaged 2.4 ppg in 1944-45 (NCAA playoff participant) and 1945-46 (NIT champion) under legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp was 89.
• Steve Sullivan - Averaged 14.2 ppg and 9.3 rpg for Georgetown from 1964-65 through 1966-67, leading the Hoyas in scoring and rebounding each of his last two seasons. Team MVP as a senior and the 14th pick overall in 1967 NBA draft was 70.
• George "Swede" Sundstrom - Averaged 13.6 ppg and 17.1 rpg for Rutgers from 1951-52 through 1953-54. He was 80. Sundstrom finished 11th in the nation in rebounding as junior with 17.3 rpg and fourth as senior with 20.6 rpg.
• Fred Swartzberg - Played for North Carolina State in 1943-44 and North Carolina in 1947-48. He was 87.
• Les Sweitzer - Player for Georgetown in 1956-57 was 77.
• Dr. Jim Swink - Averaged 5.8 ppg for Texas Christian in 1955-56. He was 78. Unanimous All-American selection as a halfback in 1955 when leading nation's major-college players with an average of 8.2 yards per carry. College Football Hall of Famer finished second in Heisman Trophy voting while pacing nation in scoring with 125 points. Second-round choice by the Chicago Bears in 1957 NFL draft (25th pick overall) played in five games for the AFL's Dallas Texans in 1960.
• Alan Taylor - Two-time All-WAC center for Brigham Young was 55 when the Cougars' top rebounder his last three seasons died after a long battle with diabetes. He led the WAC in field-goal shooting as a sophomore in 1977-78 and rebounding as a senior in 1979-80.
• Mark Thompson - Averaged 4.1 ppg and 3 rpg for Florida from 1971-72 through 1973-74. Senior tri-captain was 63.
• Joe Tighe - Iona's leader in scoring, rebounding, field-goal shooting and free-throw shooting as a senior who averaged 6.4 ppg and 8.3 rpg from 1957-58 through 1959-60 was 76.
• Bob Tobin - Averaged 3.3 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Santa Clara in 1968-69 and 1969-70 for two NCAA playoff teams. He was 65.
• Wilbur "Tree" Trosch - Averaged 18.6 ppg and 12 rpg for St. Francis (Pa.) from 1957-58 through 1959-60, leading the Red Flash in scoring all three seasons and rebounding his last two. Trosch was the 13th pick overall in 1960 NBA draft when Oscar Robertson and Jerry West went 1-2. He was 75.
• Frank Truitt - Press Maravich's predecessor at LSU compiled a 6-20 record in 1965-66 before returning to his home state of Ohio and posting a 74-121 mark with Kent State in eight seasons from 1966-67 through 1973-74. He was 89.
• Jack Turner - Averaged 10.7 ppg for Western Kentucky from 1948-49 through 1950-51 and 1953-54. All-Ohio Valley Conference selection as senior for an NIT participant. Eighth pick overall in 1954 NBA draft was 84.
• John Unger - Reserve for Syracuse in 1968-69, averaging 1.2 ppg, was 65.
• Charles Vachris - Reserve for Yale in 1959-60, collecting 16 points and 9 rebounds in 18 games, was 75.
• Paul Valenti - Oregon State player in early 1940s was 94. He coached his alma mater to a 91-82 record in seven seasons (half of 1959-60 and 1964-65 through 1969-70). The Beavers were West Regional runner-up in 1966.
• Al Vandeweghe - All-Southern Conference first-team selection for William & Mary in 1941-42 was 93. He played E with the AAFC's Buffalo Bisons in 1946.
• Ernie Vandeweghe - Colgate All-American as a senior in 1948-49 was 86. Two-time fifth-place finisher in nation in scoring with more than 20 ppg was the father of UCLA Academic All-American Kiki Vandeweghe.
• Ray Vawter - Played briefly for Kansas State in 1949-50 under coach Jack Gardner. Vawter was 84.
• Nicholas Verbillo - Player for Connecticut in the early 1940s was 94.
• Paul "Lefty" Walther - Three-time All-SEC first-team selection for Tennessee during second half of 1940s was 87.
• Royce Waltman - Indiana State's coach for 10 seasons from 1997-98 through 2006-07 (134-164 record) was 72.
• Bob Warren - Forward who averaged 10 ppg and 6.3 rpg for Vanderbilt from 1965-66 through 1967-68 was 68.
• Bob Wayand - Player for Duke in 1958-59 under coach Harold Bradley was 78.
• Jerry Lee Wells - Guard averaged 20.4 ppg and 6.2 rpg with Oklahoma City from 1963-64 through 1965-66 for three NCAA playoff teams under coach Abe Lemons. OCU's leading scorer his last two seasons (12th in nation as senior with 27.1 ppg) died at the age of 70.
• Bernard White - Georgetown's first African-American player in 1966-67 averaged 2 ppg while playing sparingly in three seasons. George Mason transfer was 67.
• Craig White - All-Patriot League second-team selection as a Lafayette senior in 1991-92 was 44.
• Rob Williams - Houston's leading scorer for 1982 Final Four squad passed away from congestive heart failure at 52 after suffering a stroke 15 years earlier that left him blind in his left eye and partially paralyzed on his left side.
• Shawn Wilson - Four-year participant for Virginia from 1990-91 through 1993-94 was 43.
• Irvin "Whiz" Wisniewski - Member of Michigan's 1947 undefeated football squad played hoops for the Wolverines in their inaugural NCAA Tournament in 1948. Averaged 1.6 ppg from 1947-48 through 1949-50. Compiled a 111-154 basketball coaching record with Delaware in 12 seasons from 1954-55 through 1965-66 during period when school made transition to NCAA DI level. He was 89.
• Ray Wolford Jr. - Three-time All-Mid-American Conference selection averaged 18.7 ppg and 11.3 rpg for Toledo from 1961-62 through 1963-64, leading the Rockets in rebounding all three seasons and in scoring each of final two years. He was 72.
• Eddie Woods - Oral Roberts' all-time leading rebounder averaged 12.8 rpg from 1970-71 through 1973-74.
• Clarence Yackey - Center who averaged 6.4 ppg for Bowling Green State in 1949-50 and 1953-54 was 85.
• Vin Yokabaskas - Three-time All-Yankee Conference first-team selection averaged 16.3 ppg with Connecticut from 1949-50 through 1951-52. He was 84.
• Rev. Robert Young - Two-year starter for Texas Christian in late 1940s was 87.
• Thaddeus "Ted" Zimowicz - Letterman for Marquette in 1952-53 under coach Tex Winter was 83.

Today is the anniversary of a "David vs. Goliath" game hailed as one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history when national player of the year Ralph Sampson and Virginia got coal in their Christmas 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.

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

UCLA, in a stellar 10-year stretch from 1963-64 through 1972-73 ruling the scene much like Hannibal, accounted for four of only 12 squads to go undefeated since the start of national tournament postseason competition in the late 1930s. After Louisville failed to catch Kentucky with a post-Christmas hangover, the Wildcats could become #13 insofar as the SEC appears particularly mediocre.

UK was soundly whipped by undefeated LIU in 1938-39 before the Wildcats went unbeaten themselves 15 years later. The average number of defeats the previous year for the first 12 unbeaten teams was five. Thus the Wildcats will need to buck history because they dropped 11 games last season. The only time in major-college history that two undefeated major colleges met in a national postseason tournament was the 1939 NIT final between Loyola of Chicago and Long Island University. LIU (23-0) defeated Loyola (21-1), 44-32.

In a seven-year span, all-time greats Lew Alcindor (UCLA in 1966-67), Bill Walton (UCLA in 1971-72) and David Thompson (North Carolina State in 1972-73) weren't freshmen but they were in their first season of varsity eligibility when leading their unbeaten teams in scoring. Following are the schedules and team statistics for the 12 squads, including the last one to achieve the feat in 1975-76 (Indiana won five regular-season games by fewer than five points or in overtime), to go undefeated since the start of national tournament postseason competition:

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

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

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

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR LIU REGULARS

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

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

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

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

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

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR SETON HALL REGULARS

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

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

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

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

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR ARMY REGULARS

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

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

1953-54 UK Opponents	Score	UK's High Scorer
Temple	86-59	Cliff Hagan 51
at Xavier	81-66	Frank Ramsey 27
Wake Forest	101-69	Cliff Hagan 18
at St. Louis	71-59	Frank Ramsey 21
Duke	85-69	Cliff Hagan 27
La Salle	73-60	Cliff Hagan 28
Minnesota	74-59	Frank Ramsey 23
Xavier	77-71	Cliff Hagan 20
Georgia Tech	105-53	Cliff Hagan 34
DePaul	81-63	Cliff Hagan/Frank Ramsey 22
Tulane	94-43	Frank Ramsey 26
at Tennessee	97-71	Frank Ramsey 37
at Vanderbilt	85-63	Frank Ramsey 24
Georgia Tech*	99-48	Cliff Hagan 23
Georgia	106-55	Frank Ramsey 29
Georgia*	100-68	Cliff Hagan 29
at Florida	97-55	Cliff Hagan 22
Mississippi	88-62	Cliff Hagan 38
Mississippi State	81-49	Cliff Hagan 26
Tennessee	90-63	Cliff Hagan 24
at DePaul	76-61	Cliff Hagan 29
Vanderbilt	100-64	Cliff Hagan 22
Auburn*	109-79	Frank Ramsey 28
at Alabama	68-43	Cliff Hagan 24
Louisiana State* (SEC Playoff)	63-56	Frank Ramsey 30

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR KENTUCKY REGULARS

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

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

1955-56 USF Opponents	Score	USF's High Scorer
Chico State (Calif.)	70-39	Bill Russell 15
Southern California	58-42	Bill Russell 24
San Francisco State	72-47	Bill Russell 20
Marquette*	65-58	Bill Russell 16
at DePaul	82-59	K.C. Jones 23
at Wichita	75-65	Bill Russell 17
at Loyola of New Orleans	61-43	Bill Russell 20
La Salle*	79-62	Bill Russell 26
Holy Cross*	67-51	Bill Russell 24
UCLA*	70-53	Bill Russell 17
Pepperdine	62-51	Bill Russell 20
Santa Clara	74-56	Mike Farmer 18
at Fresno State	69-50	Bill Russell 22
at California	33-24	K.C. Jones 15
San Jose State	67-40	Bill Russell 21
Loyola of Los Angeles	68-46	Carl Boldt 20
at Pacific	77-60	Bill Russell 24
Fresno State	79-46	Bill Russell 23
at San Jose State	76-52	Bill Russell 21
at St. Mary's	76-63	Bill Russell 28
at Santa Clara	80-44	Bill Russell 29
Pacific	87-49	Bill Russell 28
at Pepperdine	68-40	Carl Boldt 14
at Loyola of Los Angeles	65-48	Bill Russell 24
St. Mary's	82-49	Bill Russell 22
UCLA* (NCAA Tournament)	72-61	Gene Brown 23
Utah* (NCAA Tournament)	92-77	Bill Russell 27
Southern Methodist* (NCAA Tournament)	86-68	Mike Farmer 26
Iowa* (NCAA Tournament)	83-71	Bill Russell 26

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR USF REGULARS

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

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

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

1956-57 UNC Opponents	Score	Carolina's High Scorer
Furman	94-66	Lennie Rosenbluth 47
Clemson*	94-75	Pete Brennan 28
George Washington	82-55	Lennie Rosenbluth 27
at South Carolina	90-86	Tommy Kearns 29
Maryland	70-61	Lennie Rosenbluth 26
at New York University	64-59	Bob Cunningham 16
Dartmouth*	89-61	Lennie Rosenbluth 30
Holy Cross*	83-70	Lennie Rosenbluth 23
Utah*	97-76	Lennie Rosenbluth 36
Duke*	87-71	Lennie Rosenbluth 32
Wake Forest*	63-55	Lennie Rosenbluth 18
at William & Mary	71-61	Pete Brennan 20
Clemson	86-54	Lennie Rosenbluth 34
Virginia	102-90	Lennie Rosenbluth 30
at North Carolina State	83-57	Lennie Rosenbluth 29
at Western Carolina	77-59	Lennie Rosenbluth 26
at Maryland	65-61 (2OT)	Lennie Rosenbluth 25
Duke	75-73	Lennie Rosenbluth 35
at Virginia	68-59	Lennie Rosenbluth 23
Wake Forest	72-69	Lennie Rosenbluth 24
North Carolina State	86-57	Lennie Rosenbluth 28
South Carolina	75-62	Pete Brennan 26
at Wake Forest	69-64	Lennie Rosenbluth 30
at Duke	86-72	Lennie Rosenbluth 40
Clemson* (ACC Tournament)	81-61	Lennie Rosenbluth 45
Wake Forest* (ACC Tournament)	61-59	Lennie Rosenbluth 23
South Carolina* (ACC Tournament)	95-75	Lennie Rosenbluth 38
Yale* (NCAA Tournament)	90-74	Lennie Rosenbluth 29
Canisius* (NCAA Tournament)	87-75	Lennie Rosenbluth 39
Syracuse* (NCAA Tournament)	67-58	Lennie Rosenbluth 23
Michigan State* (NCAA Tournament)	74-70 (3OT)	Lennie Rosenbluth 31
Kansas* (NCAA Tournament)	54-53 (3OT)	Lennie Rosenbluth 20

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR NORTH CAROLINA REGULARS

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

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

1963-64 UCLA Opponents	Score	Bruins High Scorer
Brigham Young	113-71	Walt Hazzard 20
Butler	80-65	Walt Hazzard 21
Kansas State*	78-75	Gail Goodrich 21
Kansas*	74-54	Gail Goodrich 23
Baylor*	112-61	Walt Hazzard 23
Creighton*	95-79	Walt Hazzard 26
Yale	95-65	Gail Goodrich 25
Michigan	98-80	Gail Goodrich 30
Illinois	83-79	Gail Goodrich 21
at Washington State	88-83	Gail Goodrich 28
at Washington State	121-77	Gail Goodrich 21
Southern California	79-59	Walt Hazzard 21
Southern California	78-71	Gail Goodrich 23
Stanford	84-71	Gail Goodrich 23
Stanford*	80-61	Walt Hazzard 31
UC Santa Barbara	107-76	Gail Goodrich/Walt Hazzard 21
UC Santa Barbara*	87-59	Gail Goodrich 31
at California	87-67	Gail Goodrich 26
at California	58-56	Walt Hazzard 17
Washington	73-58	Walt Hazzard 17
Washington	88-60	Gail Goodrich 22
at Stanford	100-88	Walt Hazzard 27
at Washington	78-64	Keith Erickson/Walt Hazzard 21
Washington State	93-56	Walt Hazzard 19
California	87-57	Gail Goodrich 23
Southern California	91-81	Gail Goodrich 23
Seattle* (NCAA Tournament)	95-90	Walt Hazzard 26
San Francisco* (NCAA Tournament)	76-72	Walt Hazzard 23
Kansas State* (NCAA Tournament)	90-84	Keith Erickson 28
Duke* (NCAA Tournament)	98-83	Gail Goodrich 27

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS

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

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

1966-67 UCLA Opponents	Score	Bruins High Scorer
Southern California	105-90	Lew Alcindor 56
Duke	88-54	Lew Alcindor/Lucius Allen 19
Duke	107-87	Lew Alcindor 38
Colorado State	84-74	Lew Alcindor 34
Notre Dame	96-67	Lew Alcindor 25
Wisconsin	100-56	Lew Alcindor 24
Georgia Tech	91-72	Lew Alcindor 18
Southern California	107-83	Lew Alcindor 25
at Washington State	76-67	Lew Alcindor 28
at Washington	83-68	Lew Alcindor 28
California	96-78	Lew Alcindor 26
Stanford	116-78	Lew Alcindor 37
Portland	122-57	Lew Alcindor 27
UC Santa Barbara	119-75	Lew Alcindor 37
at Loyola of Chicago	82-67	Lew Alcindor 35
Illinois*	120-82	Lew Alcindor 45
at Southern California	40-35 (OT)	Lew Alcindor 13
Oregon State	76-44	Lew Alcindor/Lucius Allen 22
Oregon	100-66	Lucius Allen 20
at Oregon	34-25	Lew Alcindor 12
at Oregon State	72-50	Lew Alcindor 28
Washington	71-43	Lew Alcindor 37
Washington State	100-78	Lew Alcindor 61
at Stanford	75-47	Lew Alcindor 20
at California	103-66	Lew Alcindor 30
Southern California	83-55	Lew Alcindor 26
Wyoming* (NCAA Tournament)	109-60	Lew Alcindor 29
Pacific* (NCAA Tournament)	80-64	Lew Alcindor 38
Houston* (NCAA Tournament)	73-58	Lynn Shackelford 22
Dayton* (NCAA Tournament)	79-64	Lew Alcindor 20

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS

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

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

1971-72 UCLA Opponents	Score	Bruins High Scorer
The Citadel	105-49	Henry Bibby 26
Iowa	106-72	Henry Bibby 32
Iowa State	110-81	Bill Walton 24
Texas A&M	117-53	Bill Walton 23
Notre Dame	114-56	Henry Bibby 28
Texas Christian	119-81	Bill Walton 31
Texas	115-65	Bill Walton 28
Ohio State	79-53	Bill Walton 14
at Oregon State	78-72	Henry Bibby 17
at Oregon	93-68	Bill Walton 30
Stanford	118-79	Bill Walton 32
California	82-43	Bill Walton 20
Santa Clara	92-57	Keith Wilkes 16
Denver	108-61	Henry Bibby/Larry Farmer 19
at Loyola of Chicago	92-64	Henry Bibby/Bill Walton 18
at Notre Dame	57-32	Henry Bibby 15
Southern California	81-56	Bill Walton 22
Washington State	89-58	Bill Walton 25
Washington	109-70	Bill Walton 27
at Washington	100-83	Bill Walton 31
at Washington State	85-55	Larry Hollyfield/Keith Wilkes 16
Oregon	92-70	Bill Walton 37
Oregon State	92-72	Bill Walton 26
at California	91-71	Bill Walton 24
at Stanford	102-73	Greg Lee 16
at Southern California	79-66	Bill Walton 20
Weber State* (NCAA Tournament)	90-58	Henry Bibby 16
Long Beach State* (NCAA Tournament)	73-57	Henry Bibby 23
Louisville* (NCAA Tournaqment)	96-77	Bill Walton 23
Florida State* (NCAA Tournament)	81-76	Bill Walton 24

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS

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

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

1972-73 UCLA Opponents	Score	Bruins High Scorer
Wisconsin	94-53	Bill Walton 26
Bradley	73-38	Bill Walton 16
Pacific	81-48	Keith Wilkes 18
UC Santa Barbara	98-67	Bill Walton 30
Pittsburgh	89-73	Keith Wilkes 20
Notre Dame	82-56	Keith Wilkes 18
Drake*	85-72	Bill Walton 29
Illinois*	71-64	Bill Walton 22
Oregon	64-38	Larry Farmer/Keith Wilkes 14
Oregon State	87-61	Keith Wilkes 19
at Stanford	82-67	Larry Farmer/Larry Hollyfield/Bill Walton 18
at California	69-50	Larry Farmer/Keith Wilkes 18
San Francisco	92-64	Bill Walton 22
Providence	101-77	Larry Farmer 21
at Loyola of Chicago	87-73	Bill Walton 32
at Notre Dame	82-63	Keith Wilkes 20
at Southern California	79-56	Bill Walton 20
at Washington State	88-50	Bill Walton 17
at Washington	76-67	Bill Walton 29
Washington	93-62	Bill Walton 26
Washington State	96-64	Bill Walton 29
at Oregon	72-61	Keith Wilkes 18
at Oregon State	73-67	Bill Walton 21
California	90-65	Bill Walton/Keith Wilkes 15
Stanford	51-45	Bill Walton 23
Southern California	76-56	Bill Walton/Keith Wilkes 17
Arizona State (NCAA Tournament)	98-81	Bill Walton 28
San Francisco (NCAA Tournament)	54-39	Larry Farmer 13
Indiana* (NCAA Tournament)	70-59	Tommy Curtis 22
Memphis State* (NCAA Tournament)	87-66	Bill Walton 44

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS

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

Assists leader: Walton 168.

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

1972-73 N.C. State Opponents	Score	Wolfpack High Scorer
Appalachian State	130-53	David Thompson 33
Atlantic Christian	110-40	David Thompson 32
Georgia Southern	144-100	David Thompson 40
South Florida	125-88	David Thompson 30
Wake Forest*	88-83	David Thompson 29
North Carolina*	68-61	David Thompson 19
Davidson*	103-90	Joe Cafferky 25
at Georgia	97-83	David Thompson 26
at Virginia	68-61	Monte Towe 17
Duke	94-87	Monte Towe/Tom Burleson 20
Lehigh	115-53	Tom Burleson 30
at Maryland	87-85	David Thompson 37
at Clemson	86-76	David Thompson 24
at Furman	98-73	David Thompson 27
Maryland	89-78	David Thompson 24
Virginia	64-59	David Thompson 18
North Carolina	76-73	David Thompson 22
Clemson*	68-61	David Thompson 30
Georgia Tech*	118-94	David Thompson 36
East Carolina	105-70	David Thompson 33
at Wake Forest	81-59	David Thompson 21
at Duke	74-50	David Thompson 31
UNC Charlotte	100-64	Tom Burleson 26
at North Carolina	82-78	David Thompson 18
Wake Forest	100-77	Tom Burleson 27
Virginia* (ACC Tournament)	63-51	Tom Burleson/David Thompson 14
Maryland* (ACC Tournament)	76-74	Tom Burleson 14

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR N.C. STATE REGULARS

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

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

1975-76 IU Opponents	Score	IU's High Scorer
UCLA*	84-64	Scott May 33
Florida State*	83-59	Scott May 24
Notre Dame	63-60	Scott May 25
Kentucky*	77-68 (OT)	Kent Benson/Scott May 27
Georgia	93-56	Scott May 18
Virginia Tech	101-74	Scott May 27
Columbia*	106-63	Kent Benson 15
Manhattan*	97-61	Scott May 32
at St. John's	76-69	Scott May 29
at Ohio State	66-64	Scott May 24
Northwestern	78-61	Kent Benson 22
at Michigan	80-74	Kent Benson 33
at Michigan State	69-57	Kent Benson 23
at Illinois	83-55	Scott May 27
Purdue	71-67	Scott May 32
at Minnesota	85-76	Tom Abernethy 22
at Iowa	88-73	Scott May 32
Wisconsin	114-61	Scott May 30
Michigan	72-67 (OT)	Scott May 27
Michigan State	85-70	Kent Benson 38
Illinois	58-48	Kent Benson 17
at Purdue	74-71	Scott May 26
Minnesota	76-64	Tom Abernethy 22
Iowa	101-81	Quinn Buckner 24
at Wisconsin	96-67	Scott May 41
at Northwestern	76-63	Scott May 24
Ohio State	96-67	Kent Benson/Scott May 21
St. John's* (NCAA Tournament)	90-70	Scott May 33
Alabama* (NCAA Tournament)	74-69	Scott May 25
Marquette* (NCAA Tournament)	65-56	Kent Benson 18
UCLA* (NCAA Tournament)	65-51	Kent Benson 16
Michigan* (NCAA Tournament)	86-68	Scott May 26

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR INDIANA REGULARS

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

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

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

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

Making about as much sense as Dennis Rodman becoming the de facto U.S. ambassador to North Korea, it was shortsighted of KU and Mizzou to let their rivalry end. They simply join top six conference members DePaul/Illinois, Maryland/Georgetown, Pittsburgh/West Virginia and Cincinnati/Ohio State as potentially great natural non-league match-ups that their fans can't enjoy.

If bruised egos heal in the near future, perhaps sounder minds will prevail with Mizzou annually opposing KU in Kansas City much like it does in St. Louis against Illinois. But Mizzou can't complain if the Jayhawks continue to act like a jilted lover because the self-centered Tigers fail to oppose competent in-state foes such as Missouri State and Saint Louis.

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

Well, Self needs to "always know" that UK and Louisville went 61 years from 1923 through 1983 without a regular-season matchup before they came to their senses and saw the light. Speaking of light, KU and Mizzou simply have to shed one lightweight apiece to keep a good thing going for the sport in general and for their fans specifically like the entertaining Philly Big 5. KU shouldn't also deny hoop fans a Top 20 matchup with Wichita State.

By toning down picking on patsies, there is plenty of room on their respective non-league schedules to keep playing each other. Ditto for Indiana and Kentucky plus Memphis and Tennessee resuming their rivalries, which would definitely be among the top 10 such confrontations in the country. If the century-old KU/Mizzou spectacle returns, it could immediately surpass Kentucky/Louisville and go atop the following list of the nation's top 20 non-conference rivalries if only because of longevity:

1. Kentucky/Louisville
2. Illinois/Missouri
3. Cincinnati/Xavier
4. Indiana/Notre Dame
5. Brigham Young/Utah
6. Iowa/Iowa State
7. St. Joseph's/Villanova
8. Georgia/Georgia Tech
9. Florida/Florida State
10. Clemson/South Carolina
11. Marquette/Wisconsin
12. New Mexico/New Mexico State
13. Utah/Utah State
14. Temple/Villanova
15. La Salle/Villanova
16. Florida/Miami (FL)
17. Iowa/Northern Iowa
18. Colorado/Colorado State
19. Drake/Iowa
    T20. Penn/Villanova
    T20. Providence/Rhode Island
    T20. Creighton/Nebraska

Notre Dame guard Jerian Grant, leading the ACC in scoring, became only the ninth son of an All-American to receive the same national recognition as his father (Oklahoma All-American forward Harvey Grant in 1987-88).

No father-son combination ever earned All-American status for the same university. Virginia Tech probably should have been the first school in this category but the Hokies didn't pursue the son (Stephen Curry) of their lone NCAA consensus All-American (Dell Curry) in a meaningful fashion, which is a principal reason why they never thrived during Seth Greenberg's coaching stint. Grant's Army joined the following alphabetical list of father-son tandems in this elite family tree:

Father	School	A-A Year(s)	Son	School	A-A Years(s)
Henry Bibby	UCLA	1972	Mike Bibby	Arizona	1998
Dell Curry	Virginia Tech	1986	Stephen Curry	Davidson	2008 and 2009
Bob Ferry	St. Louis	1959	Danny Ferry	Duke	1988 and 1989
Harvey Grant	Oklahoma	1988	Jerian Grant	Notre Dame	2015
Stan Love	Oregon	1971	Kevin Love	UCLA	2008
John Lucas Jr.	Maryland	1974 through 1976	John Lucas III	Oklahoma State	2004
Scott May	Indiana	1975 and 1976	Sean May	North Carolina	2005
Doc Rivers	Marquette	1982 and 1983	Austin Rivers	Duke	2012
Jimmy Walker	Providence	1965 through 1967	Jalen Rose	Michigan	1994

In 1965-66, the best team in the country might have been UCLA's freshman squad. The Bruins' frosh, led by 7-1 Lew Alcindor's 31 points and 21 rebounds, defeated the two-time NCAA champion UCLA varsity, 75-60. The yearlings compiled a 21-0 record, outscoring their opponents 113.2 points per game to 56.6. Starters for what is considered by some as the best freshman team in NCAA history included Alcindor (33.1 ppg and 21.5 rpg), forwards Lynn Shackelford (20.9 ppg and 9.3 rpg) and Kent Taylor (7.2 ppg) and guards Lucius Allen (22.4 ppg and 7.8 rpg) and Kenny Heitz (14.3 ppg).

Freshmen became eligible for varsity competition seven years later, but there are no guarantees despite a recruit's regal high school resume. In fact, UCLA had a couple of the most disappointing classes in memory thus far in the 21st Century. Michigan saw both ends of the spectrum with a couple of its freshman recruiting crops in the 1990s that were highly acclaimed. One lived up to expectations while the other went from feast to famine.

The "Fab Five" in the first half of the decade probably will stand the test of time and earn recognition among the best classes in college basketball history. On the other hand, guard Louis Bullock was all that was left at the conclusion of the Wolverines' promising 1995-96 freshman class that included Tractor Traylor (left early to become an NBA lottery pick) and Albert White (transferred to Missouri where he was the Tigers' leading scorer in 1998-99 with 16.3 ppg). Minus Traylor and White, Michigan posted an anemic 12-19 record in 1998-99 and finished in a tie for ninth place in the Big Ten (5-11).

In the aftermath of Michigan's recruiting hauls, Duke had an amazing series of regal freshman classes. The Blue Devils' 1997-98 freshman crop (William Avery, Shane Battier, Elton Brand and Chris Burgess) dominated the ACC and was well on its way toward challenging Indiana's superb group in the mid-1970s as the premier class of all time until Avery and Brand left school early for the NBA and Burgess transferred to Utah. The splendid original class was eventually regarded as superior to Michigan's "Fab Five" but with only two years intact won't boast the extended excellence to supplant Indiana's brilliant crew that included Quinn Buckner, Scott May and Bobby Wilkerson.

In 1999-00, Duke's stunning freshmen included Carlos Boozer, Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Jason Williams. In 2002-03, the Devils' frosh class included guards Sean Dockery and J.J. Redick plus centers Shavlik Randolph and Shelden Williams. All of these groups were Final Four-bound.

As a means of comparison, the Blue Devils' outstanding class comprised of Mark Alarie, Jay Bilas, Johnny Dawkins and David Henderson embarked with an 11-17 mark in 1982-83 before concluding their collegiate careers with an NCAA single-season standard for victories (37-3 in 1985-86).

Ranking recruiting classes regarding their long-term impact on college basketball is risky business. For instance, does Michigan's Fab Five deserve more acclaim than Butler's mid-major level class that also reached back-to-back NCAA championship games? Where does Kentucky's terrific title trio in 2012 deserve to be ranked insofar as it was around only one year? And what does the future hold for the elite recruiting classes assembled again this season by Kentucky? Each year's UK crop of late immediately goes to being labeled as perhaps the greatest in collegiate history but it will do well to simply be better than four previous Wildcats classes (1978, 1983, 2013 and 2015).

It is a simplistic copout to accept the instant visibility of icon programs and automatically cite them among the most influential in college history. Classes from Alcorn State, Butler, East Tennessee State, San Francisco, Southern Mississippi and Wichita State are mentioned in this appraisal. In an era of "one 'n done" freshmen, extended impact becomes an even more vital factor in separating the premier recruiting classes.

There is little doubt Kentucky's 2012 title team frosh class would have quickly moved up the pecking order if they had chosen to return. It's unlikely the NCAA will tamper with a nation's fascination with freshmen by making them ineligible. Following is CollegeHoopedia.com's view, factoring in length of tenure (undergraduates declaring for the NBA draft), of the premier recruiting crops (excluding junior college signees) since the introduction of freshman eligibility in 1972-73:

1. Indiana (class of '76)
Recruiting Class: Tom Abernethy, Quinn Buckner, Jim Crews, Scott May, Bobby Wilkerson.
Achievements: Last NCAA champion to go undefeated compiled a 63-1 record in last two seasons this class was intact, climaxing a run of four Big Ten titles. Reached 1973 Final Four with freshmen Buckner and Crews as starting guards under coach Bob Knight (May was ineligible as a freshman for academic reasons). Posted an amazing 59-5 conference mark while capturing four consecutive Big Ten titles. Abernethy, Buckner, May and Wilkerson all played at least five seasons in the NBA while Crews went on to coach Evansville and Army for more than 20 seasons

2. Duke (class of '01)
Recruiting Class: William Avery, Shane Battier, Elton Brand, Chris Burgess (transfer/Utah).
Achievements: Won 31 of 32 ACC games in two seasons together before Avery and Brand left early for the NBA draft. NCAA playoff runner-up in 1999 under coach Mike Krzyzewski

3. Georgetown (class of '85)
Recruiting Class: Ralph Dalton, Patrick Ewing, Anthony Jones (transfer/UNLV), Bill Martin.
Achievements: Won NCAA title in 1984, runner-up in 1985 and reached Final Four in 1982. Went 30-7, 22-10, 34-3 and 35-3 under coach John Thompson. The Hoyas' worst Big East record in that span was 11-5 in 1982-83 although their only conference crown was in 1984. Ewing was the only one of the group to play more than three season in the NBA.

4. Florida (class of '08)
Recruiting Class: Corey Brewer, Taurean Green, Al Horford, Joakim Noah.
Achievements: Brewer, Horford and Noah were top nine NBA draft choices as undergraduates after capturing back-to-back NCAA crowns in 2006 and 2007.

5. North Carolina (class of '06)
Recruiting Class: Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants, Sean May, David Noel, Bryon Sanders.
Achievements: Felton, McCants and May earned All-ACC honors in their final seasons as juniors when they captured the NCAA crown before becoming top 14 NBA draft choices.

6. Kansas (class of '03)
Recruiting Class: Nick Collison, Drew Gooden, Kirk Hinrich.
Achievements: Collison, Gooden and Hinrich each became an NBA lottery pick. After Gooden left early for the NBA draft, Collison and Hinrich were All-Americans in 2003 when the Jayhawks finished NCAA Tournament runner-up under coach Roy Williams. KU went unbeaten in the Big 12 Conference in 2002.

7. Duke (class of '03)
Recruiting Class: Carlos Boozer, Mike Dunleavy Jr., Jason Williams.
Achievements: Might have been the school's best if any of them had exercised all of their eligibility similar to teammate Shane Battier. Reached NCAA playoff final in 1999 and 2001 under coach Mike Krzyzewski.

8. Michigan (class of '95)
Recruiting Class: Juwan Howard, Ray Jackson, Jimmy King, Jalen Rose, Chris Webber.
Achievements: NCAA Tournament runner-up in 1992 (25-9) and 1993 (31-5) as freshman and sophomore starters. Howard, Rose and Webber became NBA first-round draft choices as undergraduates and each played more than 12 years in the league. Principal drawback is that none of the "Fab Five" was a member of a Big Ten Conference title team under coach Steve Fisher.

9. North Carolina (class of '10)
Recruiting Class: Wayne Ellington, Ty Lawson, Alec Stephenson (transfer/Southern California), Deon Thompson, Brandan Wright.
Achievements: Wright was a "one 'n done" recruit, but core of group cruised to 2009 NCAA crown by winning their playoff games by an average of 20.2 points.

10. Notre Dame (class of '81)
Recruiting Class: Tracy Jackson, Gilbert Salinas, Kelly Tripucka, Stan Wilcox, Orlando Woolridge.
Achievements: Final Four participant in 1978 and Midwest Regional runner-up in '79. Irish went 23-8, 24-6, 22-6 and 23-6 under coach Digger Phelps. Jackson, Tripucka and Woolridge were its top three scorers each of their last three seasons. Tripucka (26.5 ppg/15.3) and Woolridge (25.1/10.6) had long NBA careers where they flourished as scorers, posting a pro career-high scoring average significantly higher than their college career mark.

11. Louisville (class of '82)
Recruiting Class: Wiley Brown, Jerry Eaves, Scooter McCray, Derek Smith, Pancho Wright.
Achievements: Won NCAA title in 1980 with Brown, Eaves and Smith starting while McCray was sidelined with a knee injury. Reached the 1982 Final Four under coach Denny Crum. Went 24-8, 33-3, 21-9 and 23-10 with Metro Conference crowns the first three years.

12. Kentucky (class of '15)
Recruiting Class: Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Marquis Teague, Kyle Wiltjer (transfer/Gonzaga).
Achievements: Undefeated SEC worksheet before capturing an NCAA title in their lone season together. Outside marksman Wiltjer was the only one not to declare for the NBA draft after their 38-2 freshman campaign under coach John Calipari.

13. North Carolina (class of '97)
Recruiting Class: Guy McInnis, Jerry Stackhouse, Rasheed Wallace, Serge Zwikker.
Achievements: Zwikker was the only Tar Heels representative for each of their three 28-win campaigns in this four-year span under coach Dean Smith.

14. Kentucky (class of '83)
Recruiting Class: Sam Bowie, Derrick Hord, Charles Hunt, Dirk Minniefield.
Achievements: Oft-injured Bowie played five years, reaching Final Four in 1984. Original class had respective records of 29-6, 22-6, 22-8 and 23-8, but never advanced beyond second game of NCAA playoffs. Captured three SEC championships in that span under coach Joe B. Hall.

15. UCLA (class of '77)
Recruiting Class: Marques Johnson, Wilbert Olinde, Gavin Smith (transfer/Hawaii), Jim Spillane, Richard Washington.
Achievements: Won [John Wooden's](coaches/john-wooden) final NCAA title in 1975. Washington left for the NBA a year early. Bruins went 26-4, 28-3, 28-4 and 25-4 with four Pacific-8 Conference crowns. Reached Final Four in '76 under coach Gene Bartow.

16. Ohio State (class of '10)
Recruiting Class: Mike Conley Jr., Daequan Cook, David Lighty, Greg Oden.
Achievements: Known as the "Thad Five" (when adding juco recruit Othello Hunter), the Buckeyes compiled a 35-4 as NCAA Tournament runner-up in 2007. Oden and Conley were top four NBA draft choices following freshman campaign.

17. North Carolina (class of '77)
Recruiting Class: Bruce Buckley, Walter Davis, John Kuester, Tom LaGarde.
Achievements: Lost 1977 NCAA playoff final (28-5 record) after posting similar marks (composite of 70-18) the previous three years. Captured ACC regular-season championships their last two seasons under coach Dean Smith.

18. North Carolina (class of '94)
Recruiting Class: Eric Montross, Derrick Phelps, Brian Reese, Clifford Rozier (transfer/Louisville), Pat Sullivan.
Achievements: Won NCAA title in 1993 after reaching 1991 Final Four as freshmen. Compiled records of 29-6, 23-10, 34-4 and 28-7 under coach Dean Smith. Only ACC regular-season championship was in 1993.

19. Illinois (class of '06)
Recruiting Class: James Augustine, Dee Brown, Deron Williams, Kyle Wilson (transfer/Wichita State).
Achievements: Bill Self's recruits became NCAA Tournament runner-up in 2005 under coach Bruce Weber.

20. Kentucky (class of '13)
Recruiting Class: Eric Bledsoe, DeMarcus Cousins, Daniel Orton, John Wall.
Achievements: Regional runner-up after winning SEC regular-season and league tournament titles in 2010 in their lone season together. All four recruits became NBA first-round draft choices.

21. Michigan State (class of '81)
Recruiting Class: Mike Brkovich, Magic Johnson, Rick Kaye, Jay Vincent.
Achievements: Recovered from embarrassing 18-point defeat to league cellar dweller Northwestern to win 1979 NCAA championship under coach Jud Heathcote with an average victory margin of 20.8 points. Went 25-5 and 26-6 and captured Big Ten titles in Johnson's two seasons before posting losing records (12-15 and 13-14) after he turned pro early.

22. Duke (class of '86)
Recruiting Class: Mark Alarie, Jay Bilas, Johnny Dawkins, David Henderson.
Achievements: Runner-up in 1986 NCAA playoffs with an NCAA-record 37-3 mark after going 24-10 and 23-8 the previous two years following an 11-17 worksheet as freshmen under coach Mike Krzyzewski. Senior season accounted for the group's lone ACC regular-season championship.

23. San Francisco (class of '79)
Recruiting Class: Winford Boynes, Bill Cartwright, Erik Gilberg, Raymond Hamilton (left after two seasons), James Hardy.
Achievements: Went 22-8, 29-2, 22-5 and 22-7 with WCAC championships the last three years. Boynes and Hardy were among the top 13 NBA draft picks after leaving school following their junior season when Dan Belluomini succeeded Bob Gaillard as coach. Cartwright was the third selection overall the next year.

24. Duke (class of '06)
Recruiting Class: Sean Dockery, Lee Melchionni, Shavlik Randolph, J.J. Redick, Shelden Williams.
Achievements: Three seasons with at least 28 victories as All-Americans Redick and Williams exercised all of their collegiate eligibility. Can't be ranked ahead of Michigan's Fab Five because they never reached a Final Four.

25. Kansas (class of '09)
Recruiting Class: Mario Chalmers, Micah Downs (transfer/Gonzaga), Brandon Rush, Julian Wright.
Achievements: Wright left school early for the NBA prior to KU's NCAA title in 2008. None of group was around for the 2008-09 campaign.

26. Syracuse (class of '06)
Recruiting Class: Carmelo Anthony, Billy Edelin, Gerry McNamara.
Achievements: Anthony, the 2003 Final Four MOP, led the champion Orange in scoring in five of its six playoff games. McNamara was Big East Conference Tournament MVP as a senior.

27. Connecticut (class of '07)
Recruiting Class: Josh Boone, Charlie Villanueva, Marcus Williams.
Achievements: Won 2004 NCAA title before each of them left school early for the NBA the next two years.

28. Kansas (class of '05)
Recruiting Class: Keith Langford, Michael Lee, Aaron Miles, Wayne Simien.
Achievements: Splitting time between coaches Roy Williams and Bill Self, this quartet combined for nearly 5,100 points.

29. Marquette (class of '09)
Recruiting Class: Dominic James, Wesley Matthews, Jerel McNeal.
Achievements: Recruited by Tom Crean and playing senior season under Buzz Williams, they combined for more than 5,400 points in compiling four 20-win seasons.

30. Arizona (class of '76)
Recruiting Class: Al Fleming, John Irving (transfer/Hofstra), Eric Money, Coniel Norman, Jim Rappis.
Achievements: Overshadowed by UCLA, UA's "Kiddie Korps" started off 16-10 before members of the original group went 19-7, 22-7 and 24-9 under coach Fred Snowden. Norman averaged 23.9 ppg and Money averaged 18.5 ppg before they turned pro after two seasons. Irving played one season with the Wildcats before transferring to Hofstra, where he led the nation in rebounding in 1975. Fleming became the school's all-time leading rebounder.

31. Purdue (class of '88)
Recruiting Class: Jeff Arnold, Troy Lewis, Todd Mitchell, Dave Stack, Everette Stephens.
Achievements: "The Three Amigos" (Lewis, Mitchell and Stephens) were instrumental in helping the Boilermakers compile a four-year record of 96-28 (.774), including a glittering 29-4 mark as seniors under coach Gene Keady. Lewis and Mitchell still rank among the school's all-time top 10 scorers. Group captured Big Ten Conference titles their last two seasons together. Stephens went on to have the most NBA experience with 38 games.

32. Wichita State (class of '83)
Recruiting Class: Antoine Carr, James Gibbs, Ozell Jones (transfer/Cal State Fullerton), Cliff Levingston.
Achievements: Posted marks of 17-12, 26-7, 23-6 and 25-3 under coach Gene Smithson. Group is somewhat overlooked because the school was on NCAA probation in 1982 and 1983. Levingston left after his junior year. Captured Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championships in 1981 and 1983. Jones played in the NBA with Carr and Levingston.

33. North Carolina (class of '99)
Recruiting Class: Vince Carter, Antawn Jamison, Ademola Okulaja.
Achievements: Coach Dean Smith must have been frustrated in his last two seasons that teams with talents such as Carter and Jamison lost a total of 18 games in 1995-96 and 1996-97.

34. Arizona (class of '05)
Recruiting Class: Will Bynum (transfer/Georgia Tech), Isaiah Fox, Channing Frye, Dennis Latimore (transfer/Notre Dame), Salim Stoudamire.
Achievements: Might have ranked higher if they didn't go through the turmoil of coach Lute Olson's swan song.

35. Kentucky (class of '78)
Recruiting Class: Jack Givens, Dan Hall (transfer/Marshall), James Lee, Mike Phillips, Rick Robey.
Achievements: Freshmen on UK's national runner-up in 1975. Givens (Final Four MOP), Lee, Phillips and Robey represented four of the Wildcats' top five scorers for the Wildcats' 1978 NCAA titlist under coach Joe B. Hall. UK had to settle for participating in the 1976 NIT when Robey missed more than half of the season because of a knee injury.

36. Kansas State (class of '11)
Recruiting Class: Ron Anderson Jr. (transfer/South Florida), Michael Beasley, Fred Brown, Jacob Pullen, Dominique Sutton (transfer/North Carolina Central), Bill Walker.
Achievements: Notched a 21-12 record in their only season together as Beasley and Walker departed for the NBA after freshman campaign.

37. Maryland (class of '81)
Recruiting Class: Ernest Graham, Albert King, Greg Manning.
Achievements: Graham, King and Manning all finished their careers with more than 1,500 points. The Terrapins went 15-13, 19-11, 24-7 (won 1980 ACC regular-season title) and 21-10 under coach Lefty Driesell.

38. Pittsburgh (class of '91)
Recruiting Class: Bobby Martin, Jason Matthews, Sean Miller (RS in 1990), Darelle Porter, Brian Shorter (Prop 48).
Achievements: All five players became 1,000-point scorers in their careers. The Panthers went 24-7 with a Big East Conference title in 1987-88 when they were freshmen before struggling the next couple of seasons under coach Paul Evans.

39. UCLA (class of '83)
Recruiting Class: Darren Daye, Rod Foster, Michael Holton, Cliff Pruitt (transfer/UAB).
Achievements: NCAA Tournament runner-up in 1980 as freshmen under coach Larry Brown. Won Pacific-10 title in '83 under Brown's successor (Larry Farmer). Compiled records of 22-10, 20-7, 21-6 and 23-6.

40. Georgia (class of '83)
Recruiting Class: Terry Fair, Lamar Heard, Dominique Wilkins.
Achievements: The Bulldogs averaged 19 victories annually from 1979-80 through 1982-83 after winning more than 14 games only once the previous 29 seasons.

SPECIAL MENTION
(Underrated classes that didn't generate the headlines they deserved.)

Alcorn State (class of '85)
Recruiting Class: Eddie Archer, Aaron Brandon, Tommy Collier, Michael Phelps.
Achievements: Archer, Brandon, Collier and Phelps all finished their careers with more than 1,200 points. The Braves won three SWAC championships in four years from 1982 through 1985 under coach Davey Whitney, winning NCAA playoff games in 1983 and 1984 when they were eliminated by Georgetown and Kansas by a total of six points.

Butler (class of '12)
Recruiting Class: Gordon Hayward, Shelvin Mack, Ronald Nored, Chase Stigall (redshirt).
Achievements: Hayward nearly hit a game-winning half-court shot in 2010 NCAA title contest. Mack and Nored appeared in back-to-back NCAA championship games. Stigall went on to become one of the Bulldogs' top three-point shooters.

East Tennessee State (class of '91)
Recruiting Class: Greg Dennis, Major Geer, Keith Jennings, Alvin West.
Achievements: All four players became 1,000-point scorers in their careers. East Tennessee State coasted to three consecutive Southern Conference Tournament titles from 1989 through 1991 under coaches Les Robinson and Alan LeForce.

Illinois (class of '86)
Recruiting Class: Doug Altenberger, Bruce Douglas, Scott Meents, Efrem Winters, Reggie Woodward.
Achievements: Illini won more than 20 games four consecutive campaigns under coach Lou Henson.

Indiana (class of '93)
Recruiting Class: Calbert Cheaney, Lawrence Funderburke (transfer/Ohio State), Greg Graham, Pat Graham, Chris Lawson (transfer/Vanderbilt), Todd Leary, Chris Reynolds.
Achievements: Reached 1992 Final Four en route to compiling 105-27 record. Cheaney became IU's all-time leading scorer.

Iowa (class of '89)
Recruiting Class: B.J. Armstrong, Ed Horton, Les Jepsen (freshman redshirt), Roy Marble.
Achievements: George Raveling's final recruiting class with the Hawkeyes (including J.C. signee Kevin Gamble) all played in the NBA after helping Tom Davis capture national coach of the year acclaim in 1986-87.

Michigan State (class of '92)
Recruiting Class: Parish Hickman (transfer/Liberty), Mark Montgomery, Mike Peplowski (freshman redshirt), Matt Steigenga.
Achievements: Coming off back-to-back losing campaigns under coach Jud Heathcote, the Spartans averaged almost 22 wins annually the next four seasons from 1988-89 through 1991-92.

North Carolina (class of '69)
Recruiting Class: Jim Bostick (transfer/Auburn), Joe Brown, Bill Bunting, Rusty Clark, Dick Grubar, Gerald Tuttle.
Achievements: In three years of varsity competition (45-6 record against ACC foes and 81-15 overall), this group coached by Dean Smith became the first to finish No. 1 in the regular season, win the ACC Tournament and advance to the Final Four each year.

Ohio State (class of '81)
Recruiting Class: Marquis Miller, Kenny Page (transfer/New Mexico), Todd Penn, Carter Scott, Jim Smith, Herb Williams. Achievements: Eldon Miller, Fred Taylor's coaching successor, returned the Buckeyes to national postseason competition with three four-year starters (Scott, Smith and Williams). Page, after starting most of his freshman season with OSU, twice ranked among the nation's top 11 scorers with the Lobos.

Southern California (class of '89)
Recruiting Class: Jeff Connelly (transfer/Santa Clara), Hank Gathers (transfer/Loyola Marymount), Bo Kimble (transfer/Loyola Marymount), Tom Lewis (transfer/Pepperdine).
Achievements: The nucleus of USC's class, recruited by Stan Morrison, left to become stars in the West Coast Conference after a modest freshman season (11-17) when George Raveling arrived as coach.

Southern Mississippi (class of '88)
Recruiting Class: Casey Fisher, Derrick Hamilton, Randolph Keys, John White.
Achievements: Keys, Fisher, Hamilton and White all finished their careers with more than 1,300 points. The Golden Eagles, overshadowed in the Metro Conference by Louisville, won the 1987 NIT under coach M.K. Turk when each of the quartet scored in double digits.

Syracuse (class of '95)
Recruiting Class: Anthony Harris (transfer/Hawaii), Luke Jackson, Lawrence Moten, J.B. Reafsnyder (RS), Glenn Sekunda (transfer/Penn State), Lazarus Sims (RS).
Achievements: The Orange were on NCAA probation in 1993 before Moten finished his career as the school's all-time leading scorer.

UNLV (class of '77)
Recruiting Class: Lewis Brown, Glen Gondrezick, Eddie Owens, Jackie Robinson.
Achievements: Core of freshmen, supplemented by JC signee Ricky Sobers first two seasons, wound up in 1977 Final Four under coach Jerry Tarkanian.

Utah (class of '81)
Recruiting Class: Karl Bankowski, Tom Chambers, Scott Martin, Danny Vranes.
Achievements: Formidable frontcourt featuring Bankowski/Chambers/Vranes helped enable Martin to pace the Utes in assists three successive seasons under coach Jerry Pimm.

Wake Forest (class of '82)
Recruiting Class: Mike Helms, Jim Johnstone, Guy Morgan, Alvis Rogers (RS in 1982).
Achievements: All four players finished their careers with more than 1,100 points under coach Carl Tacy. Morgan, Rogers and Johnstone each grabbed more than 550 rebounds. The Demon Deacons posted back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in school history (22-7 in 1980-81 and 21-9 in 1981-82 when they finished both years in third place in the ACC).