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29 - Tony Miller (54 vs. Chicago State in 1972) set Florida's single-game scoring record. . . . Pittsburgh's school-record 40-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Syracuse (49-46 in 2004). . . . Bernie Janicki (31 vs. North Carolina in 1952) set Duke's single-game rebounding record.
28 - Xavier's Byron Larkin (45 points vs. Loyola of Chicago in 1986 semifinals) set Horizon League Tournament single-game scoring record. . . . Air Force's Bob Beckel (50 vs. Arizona in 1959), Army's Kevin Houston (53 vs. Fordham in overtime of MAAC Tournament opener in 1987), Long Island's Sherman White (63 vs. John Marshall in 1950), Northern Illinois' Paul Dawkins (47 at Western Michigan in overtime in 1979) and Purdue's Rick Mount (61 vs. Iowa in 1970) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Houston's output is also a MAAC Tournament single-game record and Mount's output is a Big Ten Conference record in league competition. . . . The first basketball game telecast occurred when W2XBS carried a doubleheader from Madison Square Garden in 1940 (Pittsburgh vs. Fordham and NYU vs. Georgetown). . . . Ron Weilert (21 vs. Tulane in 1970) set Air Force single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
27 - Bowling Green's Jim Darrow (52 points vs. Marshall in 1960), George Mason's Carlos Yates (42 vs. Navy in 1985), Georgetown's Jim Barry (46 at Fairleigh Dickinson in 1965), San Diego's Marty Munn (37 vs. Loyola Marymount in 1988), Texas State's J.B. Conley (42 at Northwestern State in 2010) and Towson's Devin Boyd (46 at Maryland-Baltimore County in double overtime in 1993) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Darrow's output is also a Mid-American Conference record and Boyd's output is a Big South Conference record in league competition. . . . Houston's Robert McKiver (52 vs. Southern Mississippi in 2008) set C-USA scoring record in league competition. . . . Connecticut's Toby Kimball (34 vs. New Hampshire in 1965), Maryland's Len Elmore (26 vs. Wake Forest in 1974) and Tulsa's Michael Ruffin (24 vs. Texas Christian in 1997) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
26 - Denver's Matt Teahan (61 points vs. Nebraska Wesleyan in 1979), Florida Atlantic's Earnest Crumbley (39 vs. Campbell in 2004), Richmond's Bob McCurdy (53 vs. Appalachian State in double overtime in 1975), San Diego's Mike Whitmarsh (37 at Loyola Marymount in 1983), Texas' Slater Martin (49 vs. Texas Christian in 1949), Western Illinois' Joe Dykstra (37 vs. Eastern Illinois in 1983) and Yale's Tony Lavelli (52 vs. Williams, Mass., in 1949) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Kansas' Isaac "Bud" Stallworth set Big Eight Conference single-game record with 50 points vs. Missouri in 1972. . . . New Mexico's school-record 41-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Brigham Young (83-62 in 1998). . . . Cornell's George Farley (26 vs. Brown in 1960), Old Dominion's Clifton Jones (23 vs. UNC Wilmington in 2001), Rutgers' George "Swede" Sundstrom (30 vs. Army in 1954) and Saint Joseph's Cliff Anderson (32 vs. La Salle in 1967) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
25 - Austin Peay's Bubba Wells (43 points vs. Morehead State in 1997 quarterfinals) set Ohio Valley Conference Tournament single-game scoring record and Liberty's Jamaal Bennett (35 vs. UNC Asheville in 1999 quarterfinals) did likewise in Big South Conference Tournament. . . . Alabama A&M's Desmond Cambridge (50 at Texas Southern in 2002), Central Florida's Jermaine Taylor (45 vs. Rice in 2009), Cleveland State's Frank Edwards (49 at Xavier in 1981), Indiana State's Larry Bird (49 vs. Wichita State in 1979), Texas' Raymond Downs (49 at Baylor in 1956) and William & Mary's Jeff Cohen (49 vs. Richmond in 1961) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Lew Alcindor (61 vs. Washington State in 1967) set UCLA and Pac-12 Conference single-game scoring record. . . . Jim Christy (44 at Maryland in 1964) set Georgetown's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Southwestern Louisiana's Sydney Grider set the American South Conference single-game scoring record with 40 points vs. visiting Louisiana Tech in 1989. . . . St. Bonaventure's 99-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Niagara (87-77 in 1961). . . . Appalachian State's Tony Searcy (23 vs. The Citadel in 1978), Memphis' Ronnie Robinson (28 vs. Tulsa in 1971) and Northern Iowa's Jason Reese (21 vs. Illinois-Chicago in 1989) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
24 - Alcorn State's DeCarlos Anderson (41 points vs. Southern in 1996), Florida A&M's Jerome James (38 at Delaware State in overtime in 1997), Houston's Elvin Hayes (62 vs. Valparaiso in 1968), Iowa's John Johnson (49 vs. Northwestern in 1970), Northwestern's Rich Falk (49 vs. Iowa in 1964), St. Bonaventure's Bob Lanier (51 vs. Seton Hall in 1969) and Utah's Billy McGill (60 at Brigham Young in 1962) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . East Tennessee State's Tom Chilton (47 vs. Western Kentucky in 1961) and Ohio University's Dave Jamerson (52 at Kent State in 1990) set school single-game scoring records against a DI opponent. . . . Washington & Lee's Jay Handlan had an NCAA-record 71 field-goal attempts vs. Furman in 1951. . . . Alabama A&M's Mickell Gladness set an NCAA single-game record with 16 blocked shots against Texas Southern in 2007. . . . Temple's school-record 33-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by West Virginia (64-61 in 1987). . . . Ed Corell (30 vs. Oregon in 1962) set Washington's single-game rebounding record.
23 - Boston University's Jim Hayes (47 points vs. Springfield in 1970), Illinois-Chicago's Cedrick Banks (39 vs. Wright State in 2005), Indiana's Jimmy Rayl (56 vs. Michigan State in 1963), Louisiana Tech's Mike McConathy (47 vs. Lamar in 1976), Miami's Rick Barry (59 vs. Rollins, Fla., in 1965), Providence's Marshon Brooks (52 vs. Notre Dame in 2011) and Texas Southern's Harry "Machine Gun" Kelly (60 vs. Jarvis Christian, Tex., in 1983) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Brooks' output is also a Big East Conference record in league competition. . . . Kansas State's Michael Beasley (44 at Baylor in 2008) set Big 12 Conference scoring record in league competition. . . . Los Angeles State's Raymond Lewis set Pacific Coast Athletic Association (now Big West) single-game scoring record with 53 points vs. Long Beach State in double overtime in 1973. . . . Kentucky's Adolph Rupp became the coach to compile 700 victories the fastest with a 99-79 win over Auburn at Montgomery in 1964 (836 games in 32nd season). . . . Jimmie Baker (26 vs. San Francisco in 1973) set UNLV's single-game rebounding record before transferring to Hawaii.
22 - Bradley's Hersey Hawkins (63 points at Detroit in 1988), California's Ed Gray (48 at Washington State in 1997), Detroit's Archie Tullos (49 vs. Bradley in 1988), High Point's Nick Barbour (44 vs. Campbell in 2012), Manhattan's Bob Mealy (51 vs. CCNY in 1960), Missouri-Kansas City's Michael Watson (Summit League-record 54 at Oral Roberts in double overtime in 2003), Oklahoma State's Bob Kurland (58 vs. St. Louis in 1946) and Oregon State's Gary Payton (58 vs. Southern California in overtime in 1990) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Appalachian State's Junior Braswell (43 at Davidson in 1997), Long Island's Antawn Dobie (53 vs. St. Francis, NY, in 2003) and Mississppi State's Bailey Howell (45 vs. Louisiana State in 1958) set school single-game scoring records against a Division I opponent. . . . Nebraska stunned Wilt Chamberlain-led Kansas, 43-41, in 1958 to avenge a 56-point defeat four games earlier. . . . Memphis' school-record 47-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Tennessee (66-62 in 2008). . . . Massachusetts' Julius Erving (32 vs. Syracuse in 1971) and Mississippi's Ivan Richmann (25 vs. Tulane in 1958) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Hakim Shahid (25 vs. Jacksonville in 1990) set South Florida's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
21 - Boston College's John Austin (49 points vs. Georgetown in 1964), Rutgers' Eric Riggins (51 vs. Penn State in double overtime in 1987) and Virginia Tech's Allan Bristow (52 vs. George Washington in 1973) set school single-game scoring records. Riggins' output is also an Atlantic 10 Conference record in league competition. . . . Earl Boykins (45 vs. Western Michigan in 1998) set Eastern Michigan's single-game scoring record against a Division I opponent. . . . LSU's Pete Maravich (64) and Kentucky's Dan Issel (51) each scored more than 50 points in the same game in 1970. . . . UCLA's 98-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Oregon (65-45 in 1976). . . . Clemson's Tommy Smith (30 vs. Georgia in 1955) and North Carolina's Rusty Clark (30 vs. Maryland in 1968) set school single-game rebounding records.
20 - Baylor's Vinnie Johnson (50 points vs. Texas Christian in 1979), Idaho State's Willie Humes (53 at Montana State in 1971), Illinois State's Robert "Bubbles" Hawkins (58 vs. Northern Illinois in 1974), San Diego State's Anthony Watson (54 vs. U.S. International in 1986) and South Carolina State's Jackie Robinson (40 at Morgan State in 1993) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Humes' output is also a Big Sky Conference record in league competition. . . . Delaware State's Tom Davis (47 vs. Florida A&M in 1989) set MEAC scoring record in league competition at DI level. . . . Art Stephenson (28 vs. Brown in 1968) set Rhode Island's single-game rebounding record.
19 - Delaware's Liston Houston (52 points vs. Lebanon Valley, Pa., in 1910), Liberty's Matt Hildebrand (41 vs. Charleston Southern in 1994), Marquette's Tony Smith (44 at Wisconsin in 1990), Mississippi Valley State's Alphonso Ford (51 vs. Texas Southern in overtime in 1990), Northeastern's Reggie Lewis (41 vs. Siena in 1986), Oral Roberts' Anthony Roberts (66 vs. North Carolina A&T in 1977), Stetson's Mel Daniels (48 vs. UNC Wilmington in 1977) and Texas Tech's Dub Malaise (50 at Texas in 1966) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Bobby Mantz (44 vs. Lehigh in 1958) set Lafayette's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Holy Cross' Rob Feaster (46 vs. Navy in overtime in 1994) set Patriot League scoring record in conference competition. . . . Creighton's Paul Silas (38 vs. Centenary in 1962), Northern Illinois' Jim Bradley (31 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1973) and Purdue's Carl McNulty (27 vs. Minnesota in 1951) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell (24 vs. Seton Hall in 1977) set Charlotte's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
18 - Evansville's Scott Haffner (65 points vs. Dayton in 1989) and Samford's Jonathan Pixley (39 vs. Mercer in 1995) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Haffner's output is also a Horizon League record in conference competition. . . . Gonzaga's Adam Morrison (44 at Loyola Marymount in 2006) and Portland State's Freeman Williams (50 at UNLV in 1978) set school single-game scoring records against a DI opponent. . . . Gonzaga and Loyola Marymount each scored 86 points after intermission in 1989 to set an NCAA record for most points in a half by both teams (172). . . . Louisiana State's school-record 42-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Mississippi (23-22 in 1921). . . . Florida's Jim Zinn (31 vs. Mississippi in 1957), New Orleans' Ervin Johnson (27 vs. Lamar in 1993), Penn's Barton Leach (32 vs. Harvard in 1955), Southern Illinois' Joe C. Meriweather (27 vs. Indiana State in 1974) and Xavier's Bob Pelkington (31 vs. St. Francis, PA, in 1964) set school single-game rebounding records.
17 - George Washington's Joe Holup (49 points vs. Furman in 1956), Holy Cross' Jackie Foley (56 vs. Connecticut in 1962) and Southwestern Louisiana's Bo Lamar (51 at Lamar in 1972) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Lamar's output tied his own Southland Conference record in league competition. . . . Antoine Gillespie (45 at Hawaii in 1994) set Texas-El Paso's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Dartmouth's school-record 38-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Army (44-36 in 1940). . . . Fresno State's Larry Abney (35 vs. Southern Methodist in 2000), Loyola of Chicago's LaRue Martin (34 vs. Valparaiso in 1971) and Toledo's Ned Miklovic (27 vs. Ohio University in 1958) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent. Abney's total is the highest among all schools at the DI level since 1973.
16 - Illinois' Dave Downey (53 points at Indiana in 1963), Tennessee Tech's Jimmy Hagan (48 vs. East Tennessee State in 1959) and Texas-Pan American's Marshall Rogers (58 vs. Texas Lutheran in 1976) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Wichita State ended Cincinnati's school-record 37-game winning streak (65-64 in 1963) and South Carolina's school-record 34-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Notre Dame (72-68 in 1974). . . . Cincinnati's Connie Dierking (33 vs. Loyola New Orleans in 1957), Miami of Ohio's Wayne Embry (34 vs. Kent State in 1957), NYU's Cal Ramsey (34 vs. Boston College in 1957) and Texas Christian's Goo Kennedy (28 vs. Arkansas in 1971) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Jim Barnes (27 vs. Hardin-Simmons in 1963) set Texas-El Paso's single-game rebounding record against a major-college opponent.
15 - Coastal Carolina's Tony Dunkin (43 points vs. UNC Asheville in 1993), Columbia's Leonard "Buck" Jenkins (47 at Harvard in 1991), Maryland-Baltimore County's Derell Thompson (43 at Towson State in 1992), Southwest Missouri State's Danny Moore (36 at Creighton in 1997) and Wake Forest's Charlie Davis (51 vs. American University in 1969) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Rasaun Young (39 vs. Northeastern Illinois in 1997) set Buffalo's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Visiting Kentucky erased a 31-point, second-half deficit at LSU in 1994. . . . Princeton's Bill Bradley (51 points vs. Harvard in 1964) set Ivy League scoring record in conference competition. . . . Oregon State ended UCLA's Pacific-8 Conference-record 50-game winning streak (61-57 in 1974). . . . Kentucky's Adolph Rupp became the coach to compile 400 victories the fastest with a 90-50 win over Mississippi in 1950 (477 games in 20th season). . . . Kansas' Wilt Chamberlain (36 vs. Iowa State in 1958), Oregon State's Swede Halbrook (36 vs. Idaho in 1955) and Rice's Joe Durrenberger (30 vs. Baylor in 1955) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Paul Millsap (29 vs. San Jose State in 2006) set Louisiana Tech's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
14 - Auburn's John Mengelt (60 points vs. Alabama in 1970), Central Connecticut State's Kyle Vinales (42 at Wagner in 2013), Coppin State's Larry Stewart (40 vs. South Carolina State in 1991), Mount St. Mary's Sam Prescott (44 vs. Bryant in 2013), South Alabama's Eugene Oliver (46 at Southern Mississippi in 1974), Southwestern Louisiana's Bo Lamar (51 at Louisiana Tech in 1972) and Tennessee's Tony White (51 vs. Auburn in 1987) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Lamar's output also set a Southland Conference record in league competition. . . . Villanova's Larry Hennessy (45 vs. Boston College in 1953) and Virginia's Buzz Wilkinson (45 vs. Clemson in 1955) set school single-game scoring records against a DI opponent. . . . William & Mary's Bill Chambers, standing a mere 6-4, grabbed an NCAA-record 51 rebounds against Virginia on Valentine's Day in 1953. . . . Miami of Ohio's Wayne Embry (34 vs. Eastern Kentucky in 1957), Texas Tech's Jim Reed (27 vs. Texas in 1956) and West Virginia's Mack Isner (31 vs. Virginia Tech) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent. . . . Massachusetts' school-record 33-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by George Washington (80-78 in 1995). . . . Kentucky's Adolph Rupp became the coach to compile 600 victories the fastest with a 71-52 win over Notre Dame at Chicago in 1959 (705 games in 27th season).
13 - Boise State's Ron Austin (42 points vs. Montana in 1971), Colorado's Cliff Meely (47 vs. Oklahoma in 1971), Furman's Frank Selvy (NCAA-record 100 vs. Newberry, S.C., in 1954), Portland's Matt Houle (43 vs. San Francisco in 1993) and San Francisco's Keith Jackson (47 at Loyola Marymount in 1988) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Alabama's Bob Andrews (46 vs. Tulane in 1965), East Carolina's Gus Hill (43 at Navy in 1988), San Jose State's Olivier Saint-Jean (37 at Air Force in 1997) and Virginia's Buzz Wilkinson (45 vs. Georgetown in 1954) set school single-game scoring records against a Division I opponent. . . . In 1985, Connecticut became the first school to be ranked No. 1 in the men's and women's national polls at the same time. . . . Syracuse's school-record 57-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Georgetown (52-50 in 1980). . . . Kentucky's Bill Spivey (34 vs. Xavier in 1951), New Mexico's Tom King (26 vs. Wyoming in 1960), Northwestern's Jim Pitts (29 vs. Indiana in 1965) and Western Michigan's Frank Ayers (25 vs. Loyola of Chicago in 1973) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Dan Roundfield (25 vs. Bowling Green State in 1974) set Central Michigan's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
12 - Marist's Izett Buchanan (51 points at Long Island University in 1994), Northern Iowa's Cam Johnson (40 at Drake in 1994) and Villanova's Paul Arizin (85 vs. Philadelphia NAMC in 1949) set school single-game scoring records. Buchanan's output is also a Northeast Conference record in league competition. . . . Chris Rivers (40 vs. Canisius in 2001) set Fairfield's single-game scoring record against a Division I opponent. . . . Wake Forest's Len Chappell (50 vs. Virginia in 1962) set ACC single-game scoring record in league competition. . . . Gonzaga's school-record 50-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Santa Clara (84-73 in 2007). . . . Drake's Ken Harris (26 vs. Tulsa in 1977) and Navy's David Robinson (25 vs. Fairfield in 1986) set school single-game rebounding records.
11 - East Carolina's Oliver Mack (47 points vs. South Carolina-Aiken in 1978), Florida State's Ron King (46 at Georgia Southern in 1971), Hartford's Vin Baker (44 vs. Lamar in overtime in 1992), Southern California's John Block (45 vs. Washington in 1966) and Wisconsin-Green Bay's Tony Bennett (44 at Cleveland State in 1989) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Mal Graham (46 at Holy Cross in 1967) set New York University's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Morehead State (53) and Cincinnati (35) combined for an NCAA single-game record of 88 successful free throws in 1956. . . . Weber State's school-record 44-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Idaho (68-67 in 1967). . . . Andrew Nicholson (23 vs. Duquesne in 2012) tied St. Bonaventure's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
10 - Massachusetts' Billy Tindall (41 points vs. Vermont in 1968), Morehead State's Brett Roberts (53 vs. Middle Tennessee State in 1992), Northeast Louisiana's Calvin Natt (39 vs. Northwestern State in 1977), Ohio State's Gary Bradds (49 vs. Illinois in 1964) and Larry Lewis of Saint Francis, PA (46 vs. St. Vincent, PA, in 1969) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Detroit's school-record 39-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Wisconsin-Green Bay (65-61 in 2002), Oral Roberts' school-record 52-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Marshall (106-103 in 1973) and Virginia Commonwealth's school-record 33-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Virginia Tech (71-63 in 1978). . . . Georgetown's Charlie Adrion (29 vs. George Washington in 1968), Houston's Elvin Hayes (37 vs. Centenary in 1968) and Rider's Jason Thompson (24 vs. Siena in 2008) set school single-game rebounding records.
9 - UALR's Carl Brown (46 points at Centenary in overtime in 1989), Butler's Darrin Fitzgerald (54 vs. Detroit in 1987), Canisius' Larry Fogle (55 vs. St. Peter's in 1974), Clemson's J.O. Erwin (58 vs. Butler Guards at Greenville in 1912), Colorado State's Bill Green (48 vs. Denver in 1963), Hofstra's Demetrius Dudley (44 vs. Central Connecticut State in 1993), Loyola of Chicago's Alfredrick Hughes (47 vs. Detroit in 1985) and Virginia Military's Jason Conley (42 at Western Carolina in overtime in 2002) set school Division I single-game scoring records. Brown's output is also an Atlantic Sun Conference record in league competition. . . . DePaul's Tom Kleinschmidt set the Great Midwest Conference game record with 37 points vs. UAB in 1994. . . . Charleston Southern's Tony Fairley set an NCAA single-game record with 22 assists against Armstrong State in 1987. . . . Dartmouth ended Penn's Ivy League-record 48-game winning streak in 1996 and Duke's school-record 46-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Maryland (98-87 in 2000). . . . Southern Mississippi's Wendell Ladner (32 vs. Pan American in 1970) and Syracuse's Frank Reddout (34 vs. Temple in 1952) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Canisius' Larry Fogle (22 vs. St. Peter's in 1974) and Idaho's Gus Johnson (31 vs. Oregon in 1963) set school single-game rebounding records against a major-college opponent.
8 - Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson (62 points vs. North Texas State in 1960) and UNC Charlotte's George Jackson (44 at Samford in 1975) set school single-game scoring records. Robertson's output is also a Missouri Valley Conference record in league competition. . . . Buzz Wilkinson (45 vs. North Carolina in 1954) set Virginia's single-game scoring record against a major-college opponent. . . . Kentucky established an NCAA single-game record by grabbing 108 rebounds against Mississippi in 1964. . . . Niagara's school-record 51-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Syracuse (60-55 in 1950). . . . Boston College's Terry Driscoll (31 vs. Fordham in 1969), Davidson's Fred Hetzel (27 vs. Furman in 1964), Eastern Michigan's Kareem Carpenter (27 vs. Western Michigan in 1995), Harvard's Bob Canty (31 vs. Boston College in 1955), Marquette's Pat Smith (28 vs. Loyola of Chicago in 1967), Oklahoma City's Willie Watson (32 vs. Denver in 1969) and Seattle's John Tresvant (40 vs. Montana in 1963) set school single-game rebounding records. . . . Gene Estes (24 vs. Oklahoma City in 1961) set Tulsa's single-game rebounding record against a major-college opponent.
7 - Dartmouth's Jim Barton (48 points at Brown in overtime in 1987), Louisiana State's Pete Maravich (69 at Alabama in 1970) and South Dakota State's Nate Wolters (53 at IPFW in 2013) set school single-game scoring records. Maravich's output is also a SEC record in league competition. . . . Phil Hicks (41 at Samford in 1974) set Tulane's single-game scoring record against a Division I opponent. . . . In 1976, Purdue (25) and Wisconsin (22) combined to convert all 47 of their free-throw attempts, an NCAA record for two teams in a single game. . . . Duquesne's Dick Ricketts (28 vs. Villanova in 1955) and Southern's Jervaughn Scales (32 vs. Grambling in 1994) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
6 - Ernie McCray (46 points vs. Los Angeles State in 1960) set Arizona's single-game scoring record. . . . Southern Mississippi's John White (41 at Virginia Tech in double overtime in 1988) and Tulane's Calvin Grosscup (41 vs. Mississippi State in 1956) set school single-game scoring records against a major-college opponent. . . . Virginia Tech sophomore guard Bimbo Coles set Metro Conference single-game record with 51 points in a 141-133 double overtime victory vs. visiting Southern Mississippi in 1988. . . . Bradley's school-record 46-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Drake (86-76 in 1961). . . . Alabama's Jerry Harper (28 vs. Vanderbilt in 1956), American University's Kermit Washington (34 vs. Georgetown in 1971), West Virginia's Jerry West (31 vs. George Washington in 1960) and Wichita State's Terry Benton (29 vs. North Texas State in 1971) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
5 - Akron's Joe Jakubick (47 points vs. Murray State in 1983), East Tennessee State's Tom Chilton (52 vs. Austin Peay in 1961), Kent State's Dan Potopsky (49 vs. Western Michigan in 1955), Marquette's Mike Moran (44 vs. Creighton in 1958), Prairie View A&M's Paul Queen (46 vs. Alabama State in 1994) and Troy State's Detric Golden (45 at Jacksonville in 2000) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Kenny Davis (25 vs. Arizona State in 1977) tied Arizona's single-game rebounding record against a DI opponent.
4 - La Salle's Kareem Townes (52 points vs. Loyola of Chicago in 1995), Monmouth's Rahsaan Johnson (43 vs. St. Francis, NY, in 2001), Rhode Island's Tom Harrington (50 vs. Brandeis in 1959), South Carolina's John Roche (56 vs. Furman in 1971) and Western Michigan's Gene Ford (46 vs. Loyola of Chicago in 1969) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . Dan Cramer (50 vs. Southern Mississippi in 1974) set Denver's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Illinois' school-record 33-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Penn State (66-65 in 2006). . . . Alabama's Jerry Harper (28 vs. Georgia Tech in 1956), Fordham's Ed Conlin (36 vs. Colgate in 1953), Georgia Tech's Eric Crake (27 vs. Georgia in 1953), South Carolina's Lee Collins (33 vs. The Citadel in 1956) and Wake Forest's Dickie Hemric (36 vs. Clemson in 1955) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
3 - Buffalo's Mike Martinho (44 points vs. Rochester in 1998), Dayton's Donald Smith (52 at Loyola of Chicago in 1973), Grambling State's Brion Rush (53 vs. Southern in overtime in 2006), Portland State's Freeman Williams (81 vs. Rocky Mountain in 1978) and Wyoming's Joe Capua (51 vs. Montana in 1956) set school single-game scoring records. . . . Walt Lysaght (35 vs. North Carolina in 1953) set Richmond's single-game rebounding record.
2 - Brown's Harry Platt (48 points vs. Northeastern in 1938), Central Arkansas' Nate Bowie (39 at Nicholls State in double overtime in 2008) and Delaware State's Tom Davis (50 vs. Brooklyn in 1989) set school single-game scoring records at the Division I level. . . . Clarence Grier (38 vs. Radford in 1987) set Campbell's single-game scoring record against a DI opponent. . . . Arizona's Bob Elliott (25 vs. Arizona State in 1974), Long Island's Carey Scurry (26 vs. Marist in 1983) and Wagner's Nigel Wyatte (21 vs. Quinnipiac in 2004) set school single-game rebounding records against a DI opponent.
1 - Arkansas State's Don Scaife (43 points vs. Northeast Louisiana in 1975), Coppin State's Fred Warrick (40 at Howard in 1999) and Tulane's Jim Kerwin (45 vs. Southeastern Louisiana in 1961) set school Division I single-game scoring records. . . . North Carolina State's school-record 38-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by Maryland (98-97 in 1975). . . . Rudy Tomjanovich (30 vs. Loyola of Chicago in 1969) set Michigan's single-game rebounding record.

Memorable January Games in College Basketball History

Memorable December Games in College Basketball History

Memorable November Games in College Basketball History

The NCAA Tournament speaks to your sports soul, leaving you yearning for more. This year marks the 75th NCAA championship spectacle. Perhaps the most amazing stretch in NCAA playoff history was an eight-year span from 1982 through 1989 when seven finals were decided by an average of two points. All of those close title contests must be included in any celebratory ranking of the most stimulating games in tourney history.

Since some of the most entertaining games are somewhat overshadowed because they came in earlier rounds, it's difficult to decide what were the premier outings in playoff history. There is inspiration everywhere one turns - so many entertaining contests to choose from with so many divergent opinions on a seemingly endless list of stellar candidates.

Ranking the greatest tournament players is also a no-win assignment (minimum of six tourney contests). Still, nothing provokes disagreements among ardent hoop fans more than healthy what's-the-best-in-history dialogue. In deference to the first 75 playoffs, here is a ranking of the top 75 games and players one remembers the most (counting down daily from #75 to #1 through this year's championship contest). You wouldn't wonder what all the fuss is about if you had the good fortune to witness firsthand or learn from ardent fans about much of the following drama:

TOP 75 NCAA PLAYOFF GAMES
1. 1992 East Regional Final (Duke 104, Kentucky 103 in OT)
Duke's Christian Laettner hit a decisive last-second shot near the head of the key against Kentucky in overtime after receiving a long inbounds pass in the East Regional final. The game is acknowledged as one of the most suspenseful in NCAA history.
2. 1985 Championship Game (Villanova 66, Georgetown 64)
Villanova became the worst seed (#8 in the Southeast Regional) to win a national championship by shooting a championship game-record 78.6% from the floor against the nation's top-ranked team. The Hoyas, powered by national player of the year Patrick Ewing, had defeated the Wildcats twice by a total of nine points in Big East competition.
3. 1983 Championship Game (North Carolina State 54, Houston 52)
Sophomore forward Lorenzo Charles scored only four points, but two of them came when he converted guard Dereck Whittenburg's off-line desperation shot from well beyond the top of the free-throw circle into a decisive dunk as North Carolina State upset heavily-favored Houston. The Cougars, featuring Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon, entered the final with a 26-game winning streak.
4. 1982 Championship Game (North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62)
North Carolina freshman guard Michael Jordan swished a 16-foot jumper from the left side with 16 seconds remaining to provide the title contest's final points before Georgetown guard Fred Brown's errant pass directly to Tar Heels forward James Worthy prevented the Hoyas from attempting a potential game-winning shot in the closing seconds.
5. 1987 Championship Game (Indiana 74, Syracuse 73)
Junior college recruit Keith Smart, a guard who was Indiana's fifth-leading scorer for the season, tallied 12 of the Hoosiers' last 15 points, including a 15-foot jumper from the left baseline with five seconds remaining.
6. 1957 Championship Game (North Carolina 54, Kansas 53 in 3OT)
Carolina center Joe Quigg sank two free throws with six seconds remaining in the third overtime to tie the score and provide the decisive point against the Wilt Chamberlain-led Jayhawks. Although Lennie Rosenbluth was the unbeaten Tar Heels' leading scorer in 27 of their 32 contests, they won the NCAA final despite him fouling out with 1:45 remaining in regulation.
7. 1966 Championship Game (Texas Western 72, Kentucky 65)
Texas Western (28-1), featuring an all-black starting lineup with three players 6-1 or shorter in the NCAA final, stunned top-ranked and all-white Kentucky (27-2), putting the finishing touches on dismantling the prejudiced myth that black athletes couldn't play disciplined basketball. Junior college transfer Bobby Joe Hill, one of the tiny trio, converted steals into layups on consecutive trips down the floor by flustered UK guards to give the Miners a lead they never relinquished.
8. 1975 Mideast Regional Final (Kentucky 92, Indiana 90)
Indiana, undefeated entering the tourney (29-0), lost against Kentucky despite center Kent Benson's 33 points and tourney-high 23 rebounds. The Wildcats (26-5) prevailed despite 6-of-19 field-goal shooting by leading scorer Kevin Grevey. UK guards Jimmy Dan Conner and Mike Flynn combined to outscore Indiana counterparts Quinn Buckner and Bobby Wilkerson, 39-22.
9. 1991 National Semifinals (Duke 79, UNLV 77)
Duke's shocking win over defending champion UNLV (34-1) was the Rebels' lone defeat. Christian Laettner scored 28 points for the Blue Devils (32-7).
10. 1989 Championship Game (Michigan 80, Seton Hall 79 in OT)
Former street urchin Rumeal Robinson sank two pressure free throws against Seton Hall (31-7) with three seconds remaining in overtime to give the win to Michigan (30-7), which was guided by interim coach Steve Fisher.
11. 1957 National Semifinals (North Carolina 74, Michigan State 70 in 3OT)
The lead changed hands 31 times and the score was tied on 21 occasions. The Spartans' Jack Quiggle made a last-second, halfcourt shot at the end of regulation but it was disallowed. The end-of-game rule at the time was that the ball had to reach the apex of its arc before the buzzer. The officials ruled that the ball was still ascending. Teammate Johnny Green missed a free throw with 11 seconds remaining in the first overtime that would have sealed the verdict. Carolina's Pete Brennan grabbed Green's miss. Instead of tossing the ball out to a guard as Brennan normally would do, he dribbled downcourt and hit a game-tying jumper just to the right of the foul line at the buzzer.
12. 1994 Championship Game (Arkansas 76, Duke 72)
The pressure was intense on Arkansas' Scotty Thurman with the shot clock winding down and the score tied with 40 seconds remaining when he lofted a three-point attempt over Duke defender Antonio Lang that hit nothing but net.
13. 1974 National Semifinals (North Carolina State 80, UCLA 77 in 2OT)
The final in N.C. State's home state at Greensboro was anti-climatic after the Wolfpack avenged an 18-point loss to UCLA earlier in the season on a neutral court by ending the Bruins' 38-game playoff winning streak. N.C. State erased an 11-point deficit midway through the second half and a seven-point deficit in the second extra session behind David Thompson's 28 points and 10 rebounds to halt UCLA's string of seven consecutive NCAA championships.
14. 1990 East Regional Final (Duke 79, Connecticut 78 in OT)
Two days after UConn escaped Clemson on a controversial last-second shot, Duke turns the tables on the Huskies when Christian Laettner inbounded the ball with 2.6 seconds remaining, received a return pass and sank a leaning jumper from the left side at the buzzer.
15. 1981 Mideast Regional Second Round (St. Joseph's 49, DePaul 48)
St. Joseph's gained its only lead in the second half when an inexcusably unguarded Hawks player named John Smith sank a layup with three seconds left after DePaul's most accurate foul shooter, Skip Dillard, the guy they called "Money" because when he shot 'em, they were as good as in the bank, missed the front end of a one-and-one with 12 seconds remaining. DePaul did not score a point or take a shot in the final 6 1/2 minutes. A stunned Mark Aguirre, the national player of the year, didn't even throw the ball inbounds and finished the game with one rebound, one assist, no blocked shots, no steals and the only single-digit scoring output of his DePaul career (eight points).
16. 1981 Midwest Regional Second Round (Arkansas 74, Louisville 73)
Defending champion Louisville lost when Arkansas' U.S. Reed received an inbounds pass with five seconds remaining, dribbled up the sideline and heaved a mid-court shot that went through at the buzzer.
17. 1993 Championship Game (North Carolina 77, Michigan 71)
George Lynch, North Carolina's top rebounder and second-leading scorer, made four big plays in the closing moments of the title game. With Michigan leading, 67-66, he and Eric Montross blocked away a driving layup by Jimmy King. That led to a fastbreak basket by Derrick Phelps and put the Tar Heels ahead to stay with just over three minutes remaining. After a missed Michigan shot, Lynch hit a turnaround jumper from the middle of the lane with 2:28 remaining to increase Carolina's lead to 70-67. On an inbounds play after UNC regained possession, Lynch lofted a perfect pass to Montross for a dunk. The Wolverines rallied to trim the deficit to 73-71 before Lynch and Phelps trapped Chris Webber on the sideline with just 11 seconds remaining and Michigan's consensus first-team All-American called a fateful timeout his team did not have.
18. 1973 Championship Game (UCLA 87, Memphis State 61)
UCLA's Bill Walton, aided by Greg Lee's 14 assists, erupted for a title game-record 44 points. Walton, the only player to have as many as 20 field goals in an NCAA final, hit all but one of 22 shots from the floor.
19. 1958 East Regional First Round (Manhattan 89, West Virginia 84)
West Virginia, ranked No. 1 in the country at the end of the regular season, was upset at New York when Jack Powers, who went on to become executive director of the NIT, collected 29 points and 15 rebounds for Manhattan (16-10). Jerry West scored just 10 points in his first NCAA Tournament game for the Mountaineers, who finished the season with the best winning percentage in school history (26-2, .929).
20. 1983 Mideast Regional final (Louisville 80, Kentucky 68 in OT)
The first meeting between in-state rivals Kentucky and Louisville in more than 24 years was memorable as the Cardinals outscored the Wildcats 18-6 in overtime to reach the Final Four.
21. 1963 Championship Game (Loyola of Chicago 60, Cincinnati 58 in OT)
Forward Vic Rouse leaped high to redirect center Les Hunter's shot from the free-throw line into the basket to climax the Ramblers' first year in the playoffs. Loyola, using its starting lineup the entire final, overcame 27.4 percent field-goal shooting by committing just three turnovers. The Ramblers trailed the defending NCAA champion by 15 points in the second half before knotting the score at 54-54 when Jerry Harkness hit a 12-foot jumper with four seconds remaining in regulation.
22. 1988 Championship Game (Kansas 83, Oklahoma 79)
The two Big Eight Conference members were deadlocked, 50-50, at intermission in the highest-scoring first half in title game history. The Jayhawks' Danny Manning poured in 31 points.
23. 1979 Championship Game (Michigan State 75, Indiana State 64)
Undefeated Indiana State lost against Michigan State when the Sycamores' Larry Bird, who hit 53.2% of his field-goal attempts on the season, made just one-third of his shots from the floor (7 of 21) as a sore thumb limited his shooting effectiveness. Magic Johnson scored a game-high 24 points for the Spartans. The ballyhooed matchup between Bird and Magic aroused fans and generated the largest-ever TV share for an NCAA final.
24. 1989 East Regional First Round (Georgetown 50, Princeton 49)
No. 16 seed Princeton pushed No. 1 seed Georgetown to the limit in the East Regional before the patient and precise Tigers bowed when a last-second shot was blocked by Alonzo Mourning.
25. 1996 Southeast Regional First Round (Princeton 43, UCLA 41)
Princeton coach Pete Carril bowed out in style with a decisive perfectly executed back-door layup reminiscent of how many games were played several decades ago. It was UCLA's lowest-scoring output in 99 playoff outings, and the lowest score for a Bruins team in a regulation game in more than 55 years.
26. 1977 Championship Game (Marquette 67, North Carolina 59)
Tears of joy flowed for coach Al McGuire when Marquette won the championship in his farewell. McGuire, leaving the bench before the game was even over with tears running down his cheeks, pulled away from a hug by long-time assistant Hank Raymonds and made his way to the silence of the locker room. "I want to be alone," McGuire said. "I'm not afraid to cry. All I could think about at the end was - why me? After all the jocks and socks. All the odors in the locker room. All the fights in the gyms. Just the wildness of it all. And to have it end like this ..."
27. 1971 Mideast Regional Semifinals (Western Kentucky 107, Kentucky 83)
WKU, long regarded as poor country cousins by Kentucky, whipped the Wildcats in their first-ever meeting when All-American Jim McDaniels poured in 35 points for the Hilltoppers.
28. 1975 National Semifinals (UCLA 75, Louisville 74 in OT)
Three Louisville regulars shooting better than 50% from the floor for the season (swingman Junior Bridgeman, center Ricky Gallon and guard Phillip Bond) combined to hit 25% (6 of 24) in a loss against UCLA. Adding insult to injury for the Cardinals was reserve guard Terry Howard missing the front end of a one-and-one free-throw opportunity in the closing seconds of overtime after he converted all 28 of his previous foul shots that season.
29. 1997 Championship Game (Arizona 84, Kentucky 79 in OT)
Arizona, the only team to win an NCAA crown after finishing as low as fifth place in its league, capitalized on a 34-9 edge in free throws made to upend favored Kentucky although the Wildcats did not make a field goal in the extra session.
30. 1995 West Regional Second Round (UCLA 75, Missouri 74)
Playmaker Tyus Edney played the role of Wizard of Westwood II with a series of breathtaking drives and baskets in UCLA's first five playoff games, including a length-of-the-court game-winner against Missouri.
31. 1990 East Regional Semifinals (Connecticut 71, Clemson 70)
It was difficult for Clemson fans to fathom how UConn's Tate George had sufficient time with one second on the clock to receive a full-court pass, come down, square up and get off a winning jumper from the right baseline.
32. 1990 West Regional Second Round (Loyola Marymount 149, Michigan 115)
The record for most three-point field goals in a playoff game was set by Loyola Marymount senior guard Jeff Fryer with 11. Fryer (41) and Bo Kimble (37) became the only set of teammates to score more than 35 points in the same tourney game when they combined for 78 vs. Michigan in the highest-scoring game in NCAA playoff history.
33. 1981 East Regional Semifinals (Brigham Young 51, Notre Dame 50)
BYU's Danny Ainge drove through the heart of No. 2 seed Notre Dame's defense for a layup at the buzzer to give the Cougars the victory.
34. 1983 West Regional First Round (N.C. State 69, Pepperdine 67 in 2OT)
NCAA champion-to-be North Carolina State (26-10) defeated Pepperdine (20-9) in two extra sessions after trailing by six points with 24 seconds remaining in regulation.
35. 1978 Championship Game (Kentucky 94, Duke 88)
Jack Givens sank 18 of 27 field-goal attempts against upstart Duke's zone defense and scored Kentucky's last 16 points of the first half en route to a 41-point performance.
36. 2001 National Semifinals (Duke 95, Maryland 84)
The Blue Devils (35-4) overcame a 22-point deficit against the Terrapins (25-11), the biggest comeback in Final Four history. Mike Dunleavy Jr. hit three consecutive three-pointers in a 45-second span of the second half after Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski told his squad to quit calling plays and just go out and play the game.
37. 2003 West Regional Second Round (Arizona 96, Gonzaga 95 in 2OT)
Gonzaga's Tony Skinner and Blake Stepp tied for game-high scoring honors with 25 points but each of them missed an open shot in the last four seconds of the second overtime for the Zags (24-9) against No. 1 seed Arizona (28-4). Wildcats standout guard Jason Gardner contributed a pair of three-pointers after missing 17 consecutive shots from beyond the arc in his previous three outings.
38. 1970 Mideast Regional First Round (Notre Dame 112, Ohio University 82)
Notre Dame guard Austin Carr became the only player to score more than 60 points in a single playoff game. Carr tallied 35 of Notre Dame's 54 first-half points en route to a school-record 61 points against OU.
39. 1952 East Regional Final (St. John's 64, Kentucky 57)
St. John's (25-6), sparked by center Bob Zawoluk's 32 points, avenged a 41-point rout at UK (29-3) earlier in the season (81-40) by ending the 23-game winning streak of the nation's No. 1 team.
40. 1969 National Semifinals (UCLA 85, Drake 82)
Guard John Vallely, averaging a modest 10.2 points per game entering the Final Four, erupted for 29 points and the Bruins (29-1) needed all of them. They had a nine-point lead with 70 seconds remaining dwindle to one before defeating Drake (26-5) after the Bulldogs missed a go-ahead basket in the waning moments. UCLA star center Lew Alcindor grabbed 21 rebounds.
41. 1945 National Semifinals (New York University 70, Ohio State 65 in OT)
NYU (14-7), featuring just one senior on its roster, erased a 10-point deficit in the final two minutes of regulation against OSU (15-5).
42. 1968 Midwest Regional First Round (Houston 94, Loyola of Chicago 76)
Houston's Elvin Hayes became the only player in tournament history to collect more than 40 points and 25 rebounds in the same game when he garnered 49 points and 27 rebounds. Hayes led the tournament in scoring and rebounding by wide margins for the fourth-place Cougars (31-2), but he wasn't named to the all-tournament team.
43. 1998 Midwest Regional First Round (Valparaiso 70, Mississippi 69)
Valparaiso's Jamie Sykes, an outfield prospect late for spring training with the Arizona Diamondbacks, inbounded from the opposite baseline with 2.5 seconds remaining. He hurled a baseball pass that Bill Jenkins leaped to catch. Jenkins delivered a touch pass to guard Bryce Drew on the right wing, and the son of Valpo coach Homer Drew drilled a game-winning three-pointer for the Crusaders (23-10).
44. 1970 Mideast Regional Final (Jacksonville 106, Kentucky 100)
JU's Artis Gilmore collects 24 points and 20 rebounds to help eliminate the nation's top-ranked team.
45. 1951 East Regional First Round (Illinois 79, Columbia 71)
Columbia, undefeated entering the tourney (21-0), blew a seven-point, halftime lead and lost to eventual national third-place finisher Illinois (22-5). The Lions' John Azary was outscored by the Illini's Don Sunderlage (25-13) in a battle of All-American candidates.
46. 1965 National Third-Place Game (Princeton 118, Wichita 82)
Princeton's Bill Bradley set the mark for most points in a single Final Four game with a school-record 58. He scored 39 of them in the second half of the consolation contest.
47. 1971 Mideast Regional Semifinals (Ohio State 60, Marquette 59)
Marquette, undefeated entering the tourney (26-0), lost against Ohio State (20-6) after the Warriors' playmaker, unanimous first-team All-America Dean "The Dream" Meminger, fouled out with five minutes remaining. Teammate Allie McGuire, the coach's son, committed a costly turnover in the closing seconds before Buckeyes guard Allan Hornyak converted a pair of crucial free throws to end Marquette's 39-game winning streak.
48. 2005 Midwest Regional Final (Illinois 90, Arizona 89)
Illini (37-2) overcame a 14-point deficit with just over three minutes remaining in regulation and nine-point deficit in the last 1 1/2 minutes before defeating Arizona (30-7) in overtime.
49. 1999 West Regional First Round (Weber State 76, North Carolina 74)
No. 3 seed North Carolina (24-10) lost its playoff opener for the first time in 19 years when the Tar Heels succumbed to No. 14 Weber State (25-8). Junior college transfer Harold Arceneaux contributed five three-pointers en route to 36 points for the Wildcats. His output matched the highest ever in the playoffs against Carolina.
50. 1965 Championship Game (UCLA 91, Michigan 80)
UCLA's Gail Goodrich became the only guard to score more than 35 points in an NCAA final, erupting for 42 points on 12 of 22 field-goal shooting and 18 of 20 free-throw shooting. His free throws made and attempted remain championship game records.
51. 1976 West Regional Semifinals (Arizona 114, UNLV 109 in OT)
Each team had four players score at least 18 points when UNLV (29-2), ranked third by AP and fourth by UPI entering the tourney, was eliminated by Arizona (24-9) when Jim Rappis had more assists (12) than the Rebels' entire team.
52. 1981 West Regional Second Round (Kansas State 50, Oregon State 48)
K-State (24-9) upset second-ranked Oregon State (26-2) on Rolando Blackman's 17-foot buzzer beater from the right baseline.
53. 1959 Mideast Regional Semifinals (Louisville 76, Kentucky 61)
Second-ranked Kentucky (24-3) hit less than one-third of its field-goal attempts in blowing a 15-point lead against intra-state rival Louisville (19-12).
54. 1976 Championship Game (Indiana 86, Michigan 68)
Trailing Michigan (25-7) by six points at intermission and playing without Bob Wilkerson after the starting guard sustained a concussion early in the game, the Hoosiers shot 60% from the floor in the second half to come from behind and earn recognition as the nation's last undefeated team. Scott May, Kent Benson and Quinn Buckner collaborated for 36 of IU's first 38 second-half points.
55. 2005 West Regional Final (Louisville 93, West Virginia 85)
West Virginia set a regional final record with 18 three-pointers but still lost against Louisville.
56. 1977 West Regional Semifinals (Idaho State 76, UCLA 75)
The visiting Bruins, ranked fourth by UPI entering the tourney, finished with a 24-5 record when guards Roy Hamilton and Brad Holland combined to hit just 8 of 24 field-goal attempts. Idaho State (25-5), prevailing despite shooting just 40.6% from the floor, received 27 points and 12 rebounds from center Steve Hayes.
57. 1981 Midwest Regional Second Round (Kansas 88, Arizona State 71)
Third-ranked Arizona State (24-4), featuring four upperclassmen who combined for a total of more than 35 seasons in the NBA (guards Fat Lever and Byron Scott, center Alton Lister and forward Sam Williams), was clobbered by Kansas (24-8) when Tony Guy poured in 36 points for the Jayhawks. The Sun Devils fell behind by 16 points at intermission.
58. 1979 Midwest Regional Final (Indiana State 73, Arkansas 71)
Indiana State became the only school to reach the Final Four in its one and only NCAA Tournament appearance in the 20th Century when the Sycamores' Bob Heaton shifted the ball from his normal right hand to his left for a short shot that bounced twice on the rim before going down.
59. 1971 West Regional Final (UCLA 57, Long Beach State 55)
The closest result for UCLA (29-1) during the Bruins' 38-game playoff winning streak from 1967 through 1973 came when they had to erase an 11-point deficit despite 29% field-goal shooting to edge Jerry Tarkanian-coached Long Beach State (24-5).
60. 1977 National Semifinals (North Carolina 84, UNLV 83)
Mike O'Koren became the first freshman to score more than 30 points in a national semifinal or championship game when the North Carolina forward tallied 31. O'Koren and his teammates enjoyed a 28-5 edge over the Rebels in free-throw attempts.
61. 1978 Midwest Regional Semifinals (DePaul 90, Louisville 89)
DePaul center Dave Corzine tallied 46 points in double overtime game to become the only individual to score at least 45 in the NCAA playoffs and never be an NCAA first- or second-team consensus All-American or Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
62. 1959 Championship Game (California 71, West Virginia 70)
Two-time first-team All-American swingman Jerry West of West Virginia (29-5) was denied an NCAA championship ring when California (25-4) junior center Darrall Imhoff, West's teammate with the Los Angeles Lakers for four seasons in the mid-1960s, tipped in a basket with 17 seconds remaining.
63. 2006 East Regional Final (George Mason 86, Connecticut 84)
The #11 seed Patriots (27-8) advanced to the national semifinals with overtime win against UConn (30-4), which was their third triumph against coaches from schools that previously won NCAA titles.
64. 1979 East Regional Second Round (Penn 72, North Carolina 71)
No. 1 seed North Carolina (23-6) lost its opener in the Tar Heels' home state (Raleigh, N.C.) when Tony Price poured in a game-high 25 points for the Penn Quakers (25-7).
65. 1984 East Regional Semifinals (Indiana 72, North Carolina 68)
Many observers predicted Georgetown would meet the top-ranked Tar Heels in the national final, but they were upset by IU when national player of the year Michael Jordan was limited to 13 points, one rebound and one assist.
66. 1993 West Regional First Round (Santa Clara 64, Arizona 61)
In terms of point spreads, No. 2 seed Arizona's defeat against 20-point underdog Santa Clara (19-12), a No. 15 seed, was the biggest upset in NCAA playoff history. The Wildcats (24-4), ranked fifth by AP entering the tournament, lost although they scored 25 consecutive points in a 10-minute span bridging the first and second halves.
67. 2004 St. Louis Regional Second Round (UAB 76, Kentucky 75)
UAB (22-10), after outlasting Washington (102-100) in the first round, used its frenetic pressure defense to frustrate No. 1 seed Kentucky (27-5), 76-75.
68. 1956 East Regional Semifinals (Temple 65, Connecticut 59)
Guard Hal Lear manufactured 61.5% of Temple's offense by scoring 40 points. The most rebounds ever in a playoff game were grabbed by teammate Fred Cohen, who retrieved a school-record 34 missed shots.
69. 2005 Second Round (West Virginia 111, Wake Forest 105)
Mike Gansey scored 19 of his 29 points after the end of regulation when West Virginia (24-11) outlasted #2 seed Wake Forest (27-6) in double overtime.
70. 1975 Championship Game (UCLA 92, Kentucky 85)
Coach John Wooden's farewell resulted in another NCAA title for the Bruins.
71. 1981 Midwest Regional Semifinals (Wichita State 66, Kansas 65)
Mike Jones hit two long-range baskets in the last 50 seconds for Wichita State (26-7) in the first game between the intrastate rivals in 36 years.
72. 1980 Midwest Regional Second Round (Missouri 87, Notre Dame 84 in OT)
Backup Mizzou (25-6) swingman Mark Dressler, entering the NCAA playoffs with an eight-point scoring average, erupted for 32 points on 13 of 16 field-goal shooting against the 22-6 Irish (ranked No. 9 by AP).
73. 1989 Southeast Regional First Round (South Alabama 86, Alabama 84)
In an exciting intrastate battle, South Alabama (23-9) erased a 16-point halftime deficit. Jeff Hodge and Gabe Estaba combined for 55 points to lead USA against 'Bama (23-8).
74. 1980 Mideast Regional First Round (Virginia Tech 89, Western Kentucky 85 in OT)
Virginia Tech, sparked by Dale Solomon's 10-of-13 field-goal shooting, became the only school to erase a halftime deficit of at least 18 points to win a playoff game in the 20th Century. The Hokies, Metro Conference runner-up to eventual NCAA champion Louisville, trailed WKU at intermission, 48-30, in a duel between two 21-8 teams.
75. 2008 Second Round (Davidson 74, Georgetown 70)
Stephen Curry, the son of former NBA standout Dell Curry, poured in 25 of his 30 points in the second half as Davidson (29-7) erased a double-digit deficit to upset the Hoyas (28-6).

TOP 75 NCAA PLAYOFF PLAYERS
1. Lew Alcindor, C, UCLA
The only individual selected the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player three times averaged 25.7 points and 18.8 rebounds and shot 64.1% from the floor in six Final Four games for UCLA from 1967 through 1969. Alcindor, who later changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, is the only player to couple three unanimous first-team All-America seasons with three NCAA titles. Of the 10 different individuals to average more than 23 points per game for a national champion a total of 12 times, Alcindor achieved the feat all three of his seasons with the Bruins. He is also the only player to hit better than 70% of his field-goal attempts in two NCAA title games. UCLA '67, the first varsity season for Alcindor, set the record for largest average margin of victory for a champion when the Bruins started a dazzling streak of 10 consecutive Final Four appearances. They won their 12 NCAA playoff games with Alcindor manning the middle by an average margin of 21.5 points. The three Alcindor-led UCLA teams rank among the seven NCAA champions with average margins of victory in a tournament of more than 19 points per game. He led the Bruins in scoring in 10 of 12 playoff contests. It's no wonder a perceptive scribe wrote that the acronym NCAA took on a new meaning during the Alcindor Era - "No Chance Against Alcindor."
T2. Bill Walton, C, UCLA
Averaged 28.8 points and 17.8 rebounds per game at the Final Four in 1972 and 1973. His championship game-record 44 points against Memphis State in 1973 when he hit 21 of 22 field-goal attempts will probably never be duplicated. On the other hand, he had one playoff game of fewer than 10 points each of the three seasons he was national player of the year.
T2. Jerry West, G-F, West Virginia
He is the only player to score at least 25 points in eight consecutive tournament games (all of which he led in scoring). West is also the only player to rank among the top five in scoring average in both the NCAA Tournament (30.6 points per game) and NBA playoffs (29.1 ppg). He was denied a championship ring with West Virginia in his only Final Four appearance in 1959 when Cal center Darral Imhoff, a player who would become an Olympic and NBA teammate, tipped in a decisive basket in the closing seconds.
3. Elvin Hayes, F, Houston
He is the only player to lead a tournament in scoring by more than 60 points. Alcindor and his UCLA teammates helped hold Hayes to 10 points in the 1968 national semifinals, but the Big E finished with 167 points in five games with Houston that year. Alcindor was runner-up with 103 points in four contests. Hayes became the only player in tournament history to collect more than 40 points and 25 rebounds in the same game when he amassed 49 points and 27 rebounds in a 94-76 decision over Loyola of Chicago in the first round of the 1968 Midwest Regional. He holds the records for most rebounds in a playoff series (97 in five games as a senior in 1968) and career (222 in 13 games). Hayes had five games with at least 24 rebounds, including the first three playoff games in 1968, before being held to five in a 101-69 national semifinal loss against UCLA. He also holds the record for most playoff field goals in a career with 152.
4. Gail Goodrich, G, UCLA
Despite standing at least three inches shorter than both standout opponents, the 6-1 lefthander outscored consensus second-team All-American Jeff Mullins of Duke, 27-22, in the 1964 final and outscored unanimous first-team All-American Cazzie Russell of Michigan, 42-28, in the 1965 final. Goodrich, the only guard to score more than 35 points in an NCAA final, averaged 35 points per game for UCLA in the 1965 tourney. He was also the Bruins' leading scorer the previous year (21.5-point average as a junior) when he became the shortest undergraduate to average more than 20 points per game for an NCAA titlist. Goodrich and Walt Hazzard (18.6 ppg) represent the only backcourt duo to be the top two scorers on the season for an NCAA championship team. Of the eight times a school successfully defended its major college championship, Goodrich is the only guard to be the team's leading scorer in back-to-back years. The Bruins won 58 of 60 games in those two championship seasons although they didn't have a regular taller than 6-7.
5. Bill Bradley, F, Princeton
The former U.S. Senator (D-N.J.) and 2000 presidential candidate holds the record for most points in a single Final Four game (58 against Wichita State in 1965 national third-place game). He scored 39 points in the second half of the consolation game. The Rhodes Scholar was the only player to have a double-digit season scoring average (30.5 points per game) for Princeton's Final Four team. Bradley also holds the career playoff record for highest free-throw percentage (minimum of 50 attempts). He was 89 of 96 from the foul line (90.6%) from 1963 through 1965. In five of his nine playoff games, Bradley made at least 10 free throws while missing no more than one attempt from the charity stripe. He made 16 of 16 free throws against St. Joseph's in the first round of the 1963 East Regional and 13 of 13 foul shots against Providence in the 1965 East Regional final to become the only player to twice convert more than 12 free throws without a miss in playoff games. He was the game-high scorer in eight of nine tourney contests.
6. Bill Russell, C, San Francisco
Grabbed an incredible 50 rebounds for USF at the 1956 Final Four (23 against SMU in the semifinals and 27 against Iowa in the championship game). No other player has retrieved more than 41 missed shots in two Final Four games or more than 21 in the final. Averaged 23.2 points in winning all nine NCAA tourney contests.
7. Oscar Robertson, G-F, Cincinnati
Averaged at least 29 points and 10 rebounds per game each of his three years in the tourney with the Bearcats. The Big O isn't picked higher because California restricted him to a total of 37 points in two Final Four games (1959 and 1960). He hit just nine of 32 from the floor against the Bears. Robertson, the nation's leading scorer all three of his varsity seasons with averages of more than 32 points per game, is the only team-leading scorer to twice go more than 10 points below his season scoring average when his school lost in the national semifinals or final.
8. Sean Elliott, F, Arizona
Of the more than 60 different players to score at least 2,500 points and/or rank among the top 25 in career scoring average, he is the only one to have a winning NCAA playoff record in his career plus post higher scoring, rebounding and field-goal shooting playoff averages than he compiled in the regular season. Elliott scored at least 17 points in all 10 of his NCAA playoff games with the Wildcats.
9. Christian Laettner, F, Duke
Only player to start in four Final Fours became the tourney's all-time leading scorer (407 points) in helping the Blue Devils compile a 21-2 playoff mark in his career. Laettner's high game was 31 against Kentucky in a 104-103 victory in the 1992 East Regional final. Laettner capped a flawless offensive performance, hitting all 10 of his field-goal attempts and all 10 of his free throws against the Wildcats, by scoring Duke's last eight points in overtime, including a stunning 18-foot turnaround jumper at the buzzer after catching a pass from the baseline on the opposite end of the court. He also hit what probably was an even more difficult off-balance, last-second shot to give Duke a 79-78 win against Connecticut in the 1990 East Regional final. Tallied fewer than 15 points in six of his first seven playoff contests.
10. Bob Pettit, F-C, Louisiana State
Of the more than 40 different players to score more than 225 points in the NCAA playoffs and/or average over 25 points per tournament game (minimum of six games), he is the only one to score more than 22 points in every postseason contest (six games with LSU in 1953 and 1954). He was perhaps the most consistent big scorer in NCAA Tournament history with a single-digit differential between his high game (36 points) and his low game (27). Pettit wasn't named to the 1953 All-Tournament team despite leading the Tigers to the Final Four and averaging 30.5 points per game in four NCAA playoff contests. He averaged the same number of points in two tourney games the next year.
11. Bobby Hurley, G, Duke
The 6-0 guard was selected Most Outstanding Player at the 1992 Final Four. He was the shortest player to earn the award since 5-11 Hal Lear helped Temple to a national third-place finish in 1956. The only Final Four Most Outstanding Player shorter than Hurley from a championship team was 5-11 Kenny Sailors of Wyoming in 1943. Hurley shot a mediocre 41 percent from the floor in his college career, but he was the Blue Devils' linchpin with his playmaking and intangible contributions. He holds the career record for most playoff assists (145) and three-pointers (42) although his bid to become the first player to start four consecutive NCAA finals was thwarted when California upset Duke in the second round of the 1993 Midwest Regional despite Hurley's career-high 32 points. After averaging just 5.4 points per game in his first eight NCAA Tournament contests, he averaged 22.8 in his last five playoff outings.
12. Steve Alford, G, Indiana
Averaged 21.3 points in 10 NCAA Tournament games in 1984, 1986 and 1987 (8-2 record). He led the Hoosiers in scoring in seven of the contests.
13. Larry Johnson, F, UNLV
Juco jewel averaged 20.2 points and 11.5 rebounds in 11 games in 1990 and 1991 (10-1 record).
14. Miles Simon, G, Arizona
Averaged 18.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 14 games from 1995 through 1998 (11-3 record). He was game-high scorer in his last three playoff contests.
15. Patrick Ewing, C, Georgetown
The Hoyas compiled a glittering 15-3 playoff record during his four-year reign of terror although he never scored as many as 25 points in a tournament game.
16. David "Big Daddy" Lattin, C, Texas Western
Averaged 19.4 ppg and 10.6 rpg in eight games in 1966 and 1967. He averaged 21 points and 13 rebounds in first three games of 1966 playoffs to power champion-to-be Miners to Final Four.
17. Clyde Lovellette, C, Kansas
The only player to lead the nation in scoring average in the same season (1952) he played for a team reaching the NCAA Tournament championship game. Averaging 35.3 points per game in the 1952 tourney, he was the first player to score more than 30 points in a Final Four contest and the only player to crack the 30-point plateau in the national semifinals and final in the same season.
18. Dennis Scott, G-F, Georgia Tech
Averaged 25.9 ppg and 5.9 rpg in eight playoff games from 1988 through 1990 (5-3 record). He was game-high scorer in four of five contests in 1990 when the Yellow Jackets reached the Final Four.
19. David Thompson, F, North Carolina State
The last player to score the most points in a single game of a tournament and play for a championship team (40 points against Providence in 1974 East Regional semifinals). He is the only undergraduate non-center to average more than 23 ppg for a national champion.
20. Austin Carr, G, Notre Dame
After scoring only six points in his first tournament game as a sophomore (re-injured against Miami of Ohio), Carr averaged 47.2 points in his last six playoff contests to finish with a tourney record 41.3-point mark. However, the Irish won only two of the seven games.
21. David Robinson, C, Navy
Averaged 28.6 points and 12.3 rebounds in seven games from 1985 through 1987 (4-3 record). He was game-high scorer in four playoff contests, including a school-record 50 points against Michigan in his final appearance.
22. Bob Kurland, C, Oklahoma A&M
Only player to score more than half of a championship team's points in a single NCAA Tournament (total of 72 accounted for 51.8% of the Aggies' output in three playoff games in 1946).
23. Jerry Lucas, C, Ohio State
Three-time All-NCAA Tournament selection averaged 22.8 ppg and 12 rpg at the Final Four in 1960 and 1961. But he was limited to nine points in both of his turney openers when he national player of the year in 1961 and 1962.
24. Sean May, F-C, North Carolina
Final Four Most Outstanding Player for 2005 champion averaged 19.9 points and 9.9 rebounds in eight NCAA Tournament games in 2004 and 2005 (7-1 record).
25. Alex Groza, C, Kentucky
The only player to appear at a minimum of two Final Fours and be the game-high scorer in every Final Four contest he participated.
26. Len Chappell, F-C, Wake Forest
Averaged 27.6 ppg and 17.1 rpg in eight games in 1961 and 1962 (6-2 record). He was the Demon Deacons' leading scorer in all eight contests.
27. Bob Lanier, C, St. Bonaventure
Averaged 25.2 points and 14.2 rebounds in six games in 1968 and 1970 (4-2 record; missed 1970 Final Four after tearing a knee ligament in East Regional final).
28. Corliss Williamson, F, Arkansas
Two-time All-NCAA Tournament selection averaged 20.2 ppg and 7.4 rpg while shooting 59.4% from the floor in 15 games from 1993 through 1995 (13-2 record).
29. Al Wood, F, North Carolina
Averaged 20.1 points and 8.3 rebounds in eight games from 1978 through 1981 (4-4 record). He was the Tar Heels' leading scorer in six of those playoff contests.
30. Tim Duncan, C, Wake Forest
Averaged 17.6 points, 15 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots in 11 games from 1994 through 1997 (7-4 record).
31. Glen Rice, F, Michigan
Averaged 23.7 points and 6.3 rebounds in 13 games from 1986 through 1989 (10-3 record). He was the Wolverines' leading scorer in all six contests during their 1989 championship run when he set a single tourney record with 184 points.
32. Danny Manning, F, Kansas
The only player to score more than 62% of his team's points in an NCAA Tournament game (42 in the Jayhawks' 67-63 victory against Southwest Missouri State in second round of 1987 Southeast Regional). He was the game-high scorer in all six of their contests en route to the 1988 national title. Averaged 20.5 points and 7.3 rebounds in 16 games from 1985 through 1988 (13-3 record).
33. Bob Houbregs, F-C, Washington
Averaged 27.4 ppg in seven games in 1951 and 1953 (5-2 record).
34. Tom Gola, F, La Salle
The only individual to earn NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player and NIT Most Valuable Player awards in his career. He averaged 22 ppg in 10 NCAA playoff games in 1954 and 1955 (9-1 record).
35. Rumeal Robinson, G, Michigan
Averaged 17.5 points and 8.5 assists in 11 games from 1988 through 1990 (9-2 record).
36. Lawrence Moten, G, Syracuse
Averaged 23.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in seven games in 1992, 1994 and 1995 (4-3 record).
37. Ray Allen, G, Connecticut
Averaged 19.5 points and 7 rebounds in 10 playoff games from 1994 through 1996 (7-3 record).
38. Isiah Thomas, G, Indiana
Averaged 19.7 points and 7.9 assists in seven games in 1980 and 1981 (6-1 record).
39. Greg "Bo" Kimble, F-G, Loyola Marymount
Averaged 29.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.3 steals in seven games from 1988 through 1990 (4-3 record). Scored at least 37 points in three of his last four playoff outings.
40. Randy Foye, G, Villanova
Averaged 22.1 points and 6.4 rebounds in seven games in 2005 and 2006 (5-2 record). He scored at least 24 points in four contests.
41. B.J. Armstrong, G, Iowa
Averaged 19.8 points and 4.9 assists in nine games from 1987 through 1989 (6-3 record; did not play in 1986 playoffs).
42. Jim McDaniels, C, Western Kentucky
Averaged 29.3 points and 12.2 rebounds in six games in 1970 and 1971 (4-2 record). He was WKU's leading scorer in five of the six playoff contests.
43. Brevin Knight, G, Stanford
Averaged 20 points, 4.6 rebounds and 6.6 assists in seven games from 1995 through 1997 (4-3 record).
44. Rony Seikaly, C, Syracuse
Averaged 18.8 ppg, 8.7 rpg and 2.8 bpg in 12 games from 1985 through 1988 (8-4 record).
45. Jeff Mullins, F, Duke
Averaged 25 ppg and 7.9 rpg in the playoffs for two Final Four teams (6-2 record). He scored more than 20 points in seven of eight tourney contests.
46. Mark Macon, G, Temple
Averaged 23.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in nine games in 1988, 1990 and 1991 (6-3 record.)
47. Mike Maloy, C, Davidson
Averaged 22.3 ppg and 12.4 rpg in seven games from 1968 through 1970 (4-3 record).
48. Adrian Dantley, F, Notre Dame
Averaged 25.4 points and 8.3 rebounds in eight games from 1974 through 1976 (4-4 record).
49. Dan Issel, C, Kentucky
Averaged 29.3 ppg and 11.3 rpg in splitting six contests from 1968 through 1970.
50. Allen Iverson, G, Georgetown
Averaged 23.9 points and 4 rebounds in seven games in 1995 and 1996 (5-2 record). He was the Hoyas' leading scorer in all seven contests.
51. Ollie Johnson, C, San Francisco
Averaged 25.8 points and 16.2 rebounds in six games from 1963 through 1965 (3-3 record).
52. Paul Hogue, C, Cincinnati
Averaged 19 points and 16 rebounds in six Final Four games from 1960 through 1962. Posted higher averages (18.4 ppg and 13.3 rpg) in 12 NCAA Tournament contests (11-1 record) than his respective career marks.
53. Jameer Nelson, G, St. Joseph's
Averaged 22.4 points, 6 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.3 steals in seven games in 2001, 2003 and 2004 (4-3 record). He scored at least 24 points in four of his last five playoff contests.
54. Richard Hamilton, G-F, Connecticut
Averaged 23.4 points and 4.7 rebounds in 10 games in 1998 and 1999 (9-1 record). He led UConn in scoring in nine of the 10 contests.
55. Chuck Person, F, Auburn
Averaged 20.3 points and 9 rebounds in eight games from 1984 through 1986 (5-3 record). Scored at least 20 points in six of his last seven playoff contests.
56. Don Schlundt, C, Indiana
Averaged 27 points in six games in 1953 and 1954 (5-1 record). He was the Hoosiers' leading scorer in five of the playoff contests.
57. Cazzie Russell, G, Michigan
Averaged at least 24 ppg each of his three years in the tourney (5-3 record).
58. Jamal Mashburn, F, Kentucky
Averaged 21.4 points and 8 rebounds in nine games in 1992 and 1993 (7-2 record). He was the Wildcats' leading scorer in five consecutive playoff contests.
59. Les Hunter, C, Loyola of Chicago
Averaged 18.9 points and 13.3 rebounds in eight games in 1963 and 1964 (7-1 record).
60. Henry Finkel, C, Dayton
Averaged 27.8 points and 13.8 rebounds in six games in 1965 and 1966 (3-3 record). He was game-high scorer in five of the six contests.
61. Johnny Green, F-C, Michigan State
Averaged 16.2 points and 19.7 rebounds in six games in 1957 and 1959 (3-3 record).
62. Anthony Peeler, G, Missouri
Averaged 24.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists in six games in 1989, 1990 and 1992 (3-3 record).
63. Dwight "Bo" Lamar, G, Southwestern Louisiana
Averaged 29.2 points in six Division I Tournament games in 1972 and 1973 (3-3 record). Supplied game-high point total in all six contests.
64. Greg Kelser, F, Michigan State
Averaged 24 ppg and 11.3 rpg in eight playoff contests in 1978 and 1979 (7-1 record). Celebrated teammate Magic Johnson outscored and outrebounded Kelser only once in the eight postseason outings.
65. Barry Kramer, F, New York University
Averaged 25.2 points and 9.3 rebounds in six games in 1962 and 1963 (3-3 record).
66. Nick Collison, F, Kansas
Leading scorer and rebounder for 2003 NCAA Tournament runner-up (30-8 record) and second-leading scorer and rebounder for 2002 Final Four team (33-4). Averaged 16.7 points and 11.3 rebounds in 16 games from 2000 through 2003 (12-4 record).
67. Juan Dixon, G, Maryland
After struggling as a redshirt freshman, he averaged 21.2 points in his last 13 games from 2000 through 2002. The Terrapins won 10 of the last 11 of those playoff contests.
68. Mitch Richmond, G-F, Kansas State
J.C. recruit averaged 23.3 points, 9.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists in six games in 1987 and 1988 (4-2 record).
69. George Thompson, F, Marquette
Averaged 23.2 points and 5.7 rebounds in six games in 1968 and 1969 (4-2 record). He was the Warriors' leading scorer in five of the six playoff contests.
70. John Wallace, F, Syracuse
Averaged 20.3 points and 8.8 rebounds in 11 games from 1994 through 1996 (8-3 record). He was the leading scorer for the Orangemen in his last eight playoff contests.
71. Jimmy Collins, G, New Mexico State
Averaged 19.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 11 games from 1968 through 1970 (7-4 record). He at least shared the Aggies' team-high scoring output in all 11 contests.
72. Tony Price, F, Penn
Averaged 21.9 ppg and 9 rpg in eight games in 1978 and 1979 (5-3 record). He was the Quakers' leading scorer in all six contests when they finished fourth in the nation in 1979.
73. Wali Jones, G, Villanova
Two-time All-East Regional selection averaged 22.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg in six games in 1962 and 1964 (4-2 record). He scored a game-high 25 points as a sophomore in a regional final loss to Wake Forest and a game-high 34 points as a senior in a 74-62 victory over Bill Bradley-led Princeton in a third-place contest. It was the only time in Bradley's nine playoff games that he wasn't the leading scorer. Jones outscored All-American Len Chappell in the Wake Forest contest.
74. Mel Counts, C, Oregon State
Averaged 23.2 points and 14.1 rebounds in nine games from 1962 through 1964 (5-4 record). If Kentucky frosh phenom Nerlens Noel could shoot with big-man range like Counts, he would be an authentic All-American candidate as a yearling.
75. Terry Dehere, G, Seton Hall
Averaged 23.2 points in nine games from 1991 through 1993 (6-3 record). He paced the Pirates in scoring in all nine outings.

Should fans storm the court at halftime if their team makes at least half of its field-goal attempts? Who, in their right mind, pays to watch some of this micro-managed junk with virtually zero creativity? In regard to competency, many overcoached games these days resemble freshman or junior varsity contests prior to freshman eligibility featuring players trying to learn how to properly conduct a layup line.

Is the "D" that dynamic or the "O" that odious? Where are the high-octane shooters adept at "filling it up"? Are the shot clocks malfunctioning while nearly every team seems to run a high-post offense forcing a shot as time runs down? Memo to those who bow at the global-warming altar: Is the half-baked left's answer to all adversity affecting air pressure and thus the flight of balls toward the rim? What are the priorities these days? Have we reached a tipping point where players should have their scholarships immediately rescinded if they don't budget more time practicing their shooting rather than focusing on design of their personal human billboard or being in a tattoo parlor?

In the court of public opinion, AG Eric Holder, a freshman hoopster for Columbia in 1969-70 long before any gun-running in Mexico, must be confiscating "guns" of all types, including those on the basketball court. In Holder's "nation of cowards," Northern Illinois shot blanks when it scored a record-low four points in the first half on 1-of-31 field-goal shooting en route to a 42-25 loss at Eastern Michigan. The Huskies broke the mark for lowest FG% in a half during the shot-clock era (3.2%) and lowest FG% in a game (13.1%). They tied the futility mark for fewest made field goals in a half by missing 29 consecutive attempts. Incredibly, it was the second time this season where NIU scored fewer than six points in a half.

Boasting the skeet-shooting accuracy of budget-buster POTUS despite the firearms fanatic practicing "all the time" between golf outings, players can't even seem to make "free" throws. Ole Miss' decisive points in a 63-61 win at Auburn came from the charity stripe but the Rebels were only 4-of-17 from the line.

We don't know the half of it. Cocky know-it-alls claimed new coach Frank Martin was going to promptly lay the groundwork to spur(rier)ing South Carolina to great heights but the Gamecocks had anything but "game" when they fell behind Florida at intermission, 33-10. The consistent corrosion must be contagious as in-state rival Clemson matched the meager output at intermission when the Tigers trailed Virginia, 38-10. Clemson's comatose offense also generated 10 points at halftime against Duke. In-state Furman outgunned USC and Clemson by trailing Davidson, 39-12.

Kansas was ranked among the nation's top five teams when the Jayhawks managed an anemic two points in the first 13:53 of a debacle at TCU, which was winless in league competition midway through the Big 12 Conference campaign. A week later, TCU trailed Oklahoma at intermission, 36-11. Elsewhere, Cincinnati claims to be a competent tourney-bound team despite going the last 9:21 without a field goal in a loss to visiting Pittsburgh.

Much of the widespread ineptitude gives fans half a mind to leave at halftime and demand at least half of the ticket price back. Many observers long for the good old days when real scorers roamed the earth prior to rules introduced to ostensibly increase point production (shot clock and three-point field goal). Instead, it's commonplace in premier six conferences to have ugly halftime scores such as Arkansas 28/Georgia 18, Clemson 25/Miami (Fla.) 25, Georgia 25/Tennessee 22, Illinois 29/Northwestern 15, Indiana 26/Iowa 14, Indiana 27/Nebraska 18, Kansas 26/Oklahoma State 26, Kansas 28/Texas 15, Marquette 22/Villanova 22, Miami (Fla.) 24/Virginia 22, Minnesota 34/Penn State 12, Missouri 34/Mississippi State 10, Notre Dame 29/Cincinnati 15, Penn State 25/Wisconsin 24, St. John's 26/Notre Dame 22, St. John's 33/South Florida 17, St. John's 24/Villanova 24, Seton Hall 25/Rutgers 23, Syracuse 23/Georgetown 21, Syracuse 43/Providence 16, Vanderbilt 26/Auburn 17, Wisconsin 28/Northwestern 12 and Wisconsin 24/Ohio State 23. Unless you were seeking a cure for insomnia, following are additional examples of the alarming number of hideous halftime scores this season (basketball; not football) including potential postseason teams and members of power leagues:

• Alabama 23, Auburn 13
• Alabama 23, Auburn 16
• Alabama 25, Tennessee 19
• Arkansas 21, Vanderbilt 11
• Clemson 20, Georgia Tech 15
• Colorado 23, Washington State 19
• Connecticut 22, Georgetown 19
• Duke 25, Clemson 10
• Florida 24, Vanderbilt 14
• George Washington 21, Georgia 18
• Georgetown 25, Syracuse 18
• Georgia 23, South Carolina 16
• Georgia 25, Texas A&M 16
• Illinois 25, Minnesota 16
• Iowa 23, Purdue 16
• Kansas 24, Kansas State 16
• Louisville 23, Syracuse 19
• Marquette 20, Georgetown 19
• Maryland 22, North Carolina State 16
• Memphis 22, Texas-El Paso 22
• Michigan 20, Wisconsin 17
• Miami (Fla.) 18, Clemson 16
• Miami (Fla.) 19, Maryland 14
• Michigan State 25, Wisconsin 18
• Minnesota 20, Michigan State 18
• Minnesota 17, Northwestern 14
• Nebraska 19, Wisconsin 19
• Northwestern 24, Texas Christian 14
• Oklahoma State 24, South Florida 19
• Oregon 25, Nevada 14
• Pittsburgh 22, Notre Dame 19
• Providence 16, Penn State 14
• Purdue 20, Eastern Michigan 19
• Purdue 19, Iowa 16
• Saint Louis 33, New Mexico 13
• Saint Louis 23, Richmond 19
• Saint Louis 24, Xavier 20
• San Diego State 25, Fresno State 17
• South Florida 27, Connecticut 15
• South Florida 20, Seton Hall 17
• Syracuse 24, Marquette 18 (regional final)
• Tennessee 18, Georgetown 16
• Tennessee 25, Mississippi 18
• Texas Christian 22, Kansas 13
• Texas-El Paso 22, Southern Mississippi 16
• UNLV 32, Wyoming 12
• Vanderbilt 24, South Carolina 19
• Virginia 26, Norfolk State 16
• Virginia 25, Tennessee 16
• Washington State 21, Texas A&M 16
• Wyoming 20, San Diego State 9

San Diego State returned the favor against Wyoming by taking a 37-13 halftime lead in their rematch before KU kept TCU under wraps by a 38-9 halftime count. Only half a fool or half empty (upstairs) believes contemporary players are better than counterparts from several decades ago. How many players thus far in the 21st Century would be a cinch to be included among the all-time Top 100 to 150 collegians in regard to impact on the game?

For a stark contrast showing how the other half lived, following is a summary of several league games involving the same opponents in the 1970s when players set school single-game scoring records: Auburn's John Mengelt (60 points vs. Alabama in 1970), Maryland's Earnest Graham (44 vs. North Carolina State in 1978) and Purdue's Rick Mount (61 vs. Iowa in 1970). How many points would Graham, Mengelt and Mount have scored if there had been a three-point arc at the time to further embarrass today's "Gang That Can't Shoot Straight"?

In the aftermath of Navy SEAL team 6 dispatching Osama bin Laden to hell (equivalent status even if satisfying 72 virgins is what transpired), the White House unveiled a photograph of President Barack Obama and his Cabinet inside the Situation Room, watching the daring commando raid unfold on May 1, 2011.

POTUS (Occidential, Calif., JV player) apparently wasn't the tallest ex-college hoopster in the room. Standing just outside the frame of that famous pic was an anonymous Central Intelligence Agency officer ("CIA John") who tracked OBL as a dogmatic deputy chief and reportedly was also influential as one of the principal proponents of drone deterrence. Two days after OBL was transformed into marine treat when dumped into the North Arabian Sea, "CIA John" accompanied then CIA Director Leon Panetta to Capitol Hill, where the Senate Intelligence Committee received a full briefing on the mission.

As most Americans are aware, an athlete from a Midwest university recently became a wanted man for self-centered interviews as a big butt of jokes across the nation because of a fake relationship. Unless the government is perpetuating a hoax putting the travails of Lance and Manti to shame, our country should still be interviewing and celebrating a selfless athlete from a Midwest university for kicking the butt of the world's most-wanted man but can't honor him because America's biggest hero might be underground with a fake identification.

According to AP accounts at the time, the meticulous senior intelligence analyst was the first individual to put in writing that a legitimate CIA lead had been assembled on possibly locating OBL. He spearheaded the collection of clues for nearly 10 years, leading the agency to a fortified compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and its epic counterterrorism success. Our freedom-loving nation is eternally grateful that his accuracy as a deep-cover agent in pinpointing OBL's whereabouts stood in stark contrast to his free-throw marksmanship as a deep-bench player (barely over 30%) for multiple NCAA playoff teams.

A riveting film "Zero Dark Thirty" is atop the U.S. box office. The inspiring movie focuses on a young female CIA operative, allegedly also from flyover country, showing her tenacity, dedication and courage in primarily monitoring a vital courier for al-Qaeda's upper brass. According to Esquire, the shooter who killed OBL gave the magazine out of his gun as a souvenir to bloodhound "Maya." While the film doesn't do justice to the male super spy, the patriot is likely to defer anyway to the concept "there is no 'I' in team." Naturally, Langley issues a perfunctory "no comment" because concern exists about publishing his name and running biographical details that might make him a target for retribution.

Over the decades, there have been other notable "Secret Agent Men" in the CIA who were former college hoopsters. In fact, a Final Four player isn't required to hit a decisive basket or be selected Most Outstanding Player to be a hero. He doesn't even need to participate on the court. Bob Ames, a member of the Tom Gola-led La Salle teams in 1954 (national champion) and 1955 (runner-up to San Francisco), never got off the bench at the Final Four those two years although he was the only La Salle player to hit more than three-fourths of his free throws the season the Explorers won the NCAA title.

"Our coach, Ken Loeffler, only used seven guys, and Bob was the eighth man," said Frank Blatcher, a starter for the Explorers each season and their leading scorer with a total of 42 points at the Final Four on the championship team. "He had the talent. He just never got a chance to show it."

Ames, a pre-law major who scored a total of eight points in three NCAA playoff games in 1955, did have an opportunity to show his ability in another more vital endeavor, however. He joined the CIA and worked his way up the chain of command to become the Director of the CIA's Office of Analysis of the Near East and South Asia. "The Spy Who Loved Basketball" worked closely with both the Carter and Reagan administrations.

Regrettably, Ames was killed in Beirut in 1983. A truck loaded with TNT on a suicide mission rammed into the facility where Ames was staying while serving as a liaison trying to allay contacts among the Lebanese, Syrians and Israelis in hopes of calming the escalating discord.

"Here was a guy that turned out to have had a greater influence on our lives than just about any 1,000 other basketball players you can name," Blatcher said. "It just shows you that you don't have to be a star to accomplish something." Something like becoming a genuine American hero.

Elsewhere, the CIA's deputy director under George Bush in 1976 was Hank Knoche, the leading scorer in the Mountain States (Big Seven) Conference with 16.4 points per game for Colorado's 1946 NCAA Tournament team. Knoche, the father of former American University coach Chris Knoche, reputedly was the first player selected in the NBA's first college draft in 1947 after enrolling at Washington and Jefferson (Pa.) to play on a 16-4 team with two of his brothers. But he never appeared in the then-fledgling league, which doesn't have any official draft records prior to 1949. The franchise that selected him, the Pittsburgh Ironmen, folded shortly after the draft, and his rights reverted to the New York Knicks.

"I didn't know I was the first No. 1 pick until a writer from Atlanta called me for a story," Knoche said. "An NBA historian had informed him of my alleged status."

The elder Knoche, who went to live in the Denver area, chose not to play in an uncertain situation for little money. "I never received any contact from the Ironmen," he said. "The Knicks sent a contract offer in the mail, but it was for just $3,500 and that's if I made the team (many NBA standouts earn five times that amount every quarter).

"I chose to play industrial basketball, where I remember playing six times one year against seven-footer Bob Kurland (Oklahoma State three-time first-team All-American who never played in the NBA). That wasn't much fun going against Kurland because I was just a 6-4 center."

Knoche was recalled to the military during the Korean War, where he was assigned to intelligence work for the Navy and later embarked on a civilian career leading to a job with the CIA.

In the shadowy world of the CIA, no precise clues exist as to whether a basketball background for "CIA John" contributed to helping POTUS develop a comfort-zone bond with him like other ex-college hoopsters in his inner circle - Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (Harvard), Attorney General Eric Holder (Yale), former "body man" Reggie Love (Duke) and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen (Navy). But it isn't ridiculous to suggest there might not have been a second inauguration for President Obama if he didn't trust "CIA John."

A vital hurdle approving the raid came when the SEAL Squadron leader briefed Mullen on merits of the mission. According to Esquire, Vice Admiral William McRaven, head of Joint Special Ops Command, compared the raid and its fighters to the basketball movie Hoosiers in a final briefing with the participants.

A pithy precept occasionally surfaces in basketball trash talking that "some talk a good game and some play a good game." Depending upon your point of view, Time's Person of the Year in 2011 and/or 2012 should have been "CIA John." Surely, Time managing editor Rick Stengel, a backup for Pete Carril-coached Princeton in the mid-1970s, would have encouraged his colleagues to give "CIA John" special consideration after the White House acknowledged him and his colleagues as "unbelievably competent professionals."

Deserved or not, other individuals may get the bulk of the glory. When, if ever, will our nation get the opportunity to pay homage to our latest authentic hoop hero? Heaven only knows that we need one these days. But at the moment, it will simply be "The Greatest Hoop Story Never Told."

If All-American voters are paying attention, they better learn how to spell the last name of Gonzaga center Kelly Olynyk. On a highly-ranked Zags squad loaded with scorers, he has been averaging more than 20 points per game since early December, including back-to-back West Coast Conference contests with more than 30 points. Olynyk averaged a modest 4.8 ppg in 2009-10 and 2010-11 before sitting out last season because GU's roster had an abundance of seasoned big men.

If the junior redshirt earns All-American acclaim, he would be the first to achieve the feat after redshirting following two DI campaigns. Upon assessing CollegeHoopedia.com's comprehensive list of All-Americans, there were four sophomore redshirts (Santa Clara's Bud Ogden before freshmen became eligible and two players after one junior college season - UNLV's Armen Gilliam and Illinois' Ken Norman). The fourth non-freshman redshirt most closely resembling Olynyk is Vanderbilt center Will Perdue, who took a RS season after his freshman year with the Commodores before becoming an A-A as a senior.

Excluding World War II veterans, medical redshirts and academic partial qualifiers, there have been only eight freshman redshirts who went on to become All-Americans at least three years later - Juan Dixon, Brian Evans, Harvey Grant, Kirk Haston, Ervin Johnson, Alec Kessler, Al Thornton and DeJuan Wheat.

Following is an alphabetical list showing how Olynyk's potential status fits in with other redshirts (not because of medical reasons) who went on to become All-Americans:

NOTES: Gilliam and Norman played freshman seasons in junior college. . . . Grant transferred to Oklahoma. . . . Ogden's RS season was before freshmen became eligible.

Olynyk, who averaged 3.8 ppg as a freshman, isn't the only relatively obscure player to thrive as an upperclassmen. Neither Thomas Robinson (Kansas) nor Draymond Green (Michigan State) generated national headlines in their first two seasons before blossoming into NCAA unanimous first-team All-Americans last year.

Robinson, who was anything but one of the country's most dominant players when he scored 2.5 ppg as a freshman in 2009-10, improved as much as anyone during his college career and probably would have become consensus national player of the year except for the emergence of Kentucky freshman phenom Anthony Davis. If not for Davis, Robinson would have posted the lowest average for any national player of the year's first season at the major-college level since the initial award by UPI in 1955.

Admiration for Green's significant impact following a scoring average of 3.3 ppg as a freshman in 2008-09 won't end anytime soon, either. Green is a classic example of why fans shouldn't put too much stock in freshman statistics.

Robinson, who shunned his senior season to declare for the NBA draft, and Green aren't the only All-Americans who endured growing pains. Syracuse playmaker Michael Carter-Williams (2.7 ppg as a freshman last year) is expected to join Robinson on the following alphabetical list of players who averaged fewer than three points per game as a freshman before eventually earning All-American acclaim:

*Tyler became an All-American at Texas after transferring to his home state.

Oregon's Wally Borrevik (1.8 ppg in 1940-41), Wisconsin's Gene Englund (2.3 ppg in 1938-39), California's Darrall Imhoff (0.9 ppg in 1957-58), Kansas' Dean Kelley (0.8 in 1950-51), Purdue's Bob Kessler (2.3 ppg in 1933-34), Notre Dame's Leo Klier (2.7 in 1942-43), Oklahoma A&M's Gale McArthur (2.96 ppg in 1948-49), Notre Dame's Bob Rensberger (1.5 ppg in [1940-41](seasons/1940- 41)) and Stanford's George Yardley (2.9 ppg in 1947-48) averaged fewer than three points per game as sophomores when freshmen weren't eligible to play varsity basketball before becoming All-Americans.

A sure sign of the instability in USC's program was the Trojans' firing of their coach for the third time in mid-season in the last 18 seasons. But Kevin O'Neill (7-10 record this year) isn't the first bench boss from a power conference member to face such a fate. He joins a dubous list including John Brady (Louisiana State in 2007-08), Lou Campanelli (California in 1992-93), Gale Catlett (West Virginia in 2001-02), Jim Dutcher (Minnesota in 1985-86), Dennis Felton (Georgia in 2008-09), Larry Glass (Northwestern in 1968-69), Mark Gottfried (Alabama in 2008-09), Joe Harrington (Colorado in 1995-96), Bob Knight (Texas Tech in 2007-08), Ward "Piggy" Lambert (Purdue in 1945-46), Shelby Metcalf (Texas A&M in 1989-90), Charlie Parker (Southern California in 1995-96), Steve Patterson (Arizona State in 1988-89) and Quin Snyder (Missouri in 2005-06) as coaches who lasted more than half of a specific season before their tenures ended for one reason or another.

What about the schools that don't even give a coach half a season to make his case? A total of 27 schools in the previous 16 seasons had a coach relieved of his duties or pass away after the start of the season but before the second half of the campaign. The odds are against O'Neill's replacement (Bob Cantu) compiling a winning mark. Last year, Western Kentucky's Ray Harper (11-8) became only the seventh "successor" coach piloting a club more than half of a campaign since the NCAA playoffs expanded to at least 64 entrants in 1985 to post a winning record the remainder of the season. He joined Jeff Dittman (10-8 with Sam Houston State in 1988-89), Dave Fehte (9-8 with Saint Mary's in 1990-91), Max Good (13-9 with UNLV in 2000-01), Mike Perry (10-9 with Georgia State in 2002 -03), Brad Soderberg (16-10 with Wisconsin in 2000-01) and Stetson's Derek Waugh (14-8 with Stetson in 2000-01).

Harper and Soderberg guided the squads they inherited to an NCAA playoff berth. Following is an alphabetical list of universities in this impatient category since the start of national postseason competition and the records of their coaches that season:

In the aftermath of Nerlen Noel's season-ending knee injury, Big Blue Nation isn't in the best of spirits while waiting for next year's latest best-of-all-time recruiting class. Even when Noel was in the lineup, Kentucky's current crew of blueblood recruits seemed incapable of defeating an opponent worthy of national postseason competition. Off the court, loyalists were blue after Dan Hall, a frontcourt backup from a historic recruiting class as a freshman for UK's 1975 NCAA Tournament runner-up, died at age 58.

Alarmingly, he apparently is the third ex-Wildcat to commit suicide in the last 2 1/2 years, joining Jim Dinwiddie, who was 63 at the time of his death last year, and former All-American Melvin Turpin, who took his life at the age of 49 in the summer of 2010. Hall, one of three 6-10 players (joining Mike Phillips and Rick Robey) on the first nationally-acclaimed recruiting class after freshmen became eligible, subsequently transferred to Marshall, where he averaged 10.4 ppg and 5.6 rpg in 1976-77 and 1977-78.

In a freak set of circumstances at the 1975 Final Four, another young player from a marquee program who went on to thrive elsewhere was UCLA's Gavin Smith. Police have been probing Smith's mysterious disappearance last May. Smith, a 57-year-old movie executive for Fox, was driving a black 2000 four-door Mercedes E Class when he vanished at night.

Smith, whose son (Evan) played for Southern California, didn't participate at either the 1974 or 1975 Final Four before scoring 14 points at the 1976 Final Four and subsequently transferring from the Bruins' bench to becoming one of the NCAA's top scorers. Most media outlets focus on Smith's connection to UCLA but he actually made a hoop name for himself playing with Hawaii, where he finished 16th in the nation in scoring in 1976-77 by setting a Rainbows' single-season record 23.4 points per game).

When Penn center Matt White was murdered by his wife, it continued a disturbing blend of Alfred Hitchcock and the Twilight Zone regarding a striking number of Final Four players from the mid- to late-1970s who died prematurely. Hall and White are among the following Final Four players from that era who died before their time:

• Danny Knight, the leading scorer and rebounder for Kansas' 1974 Final Four team, was 24 when he died in June 1977, three weeks after sustaining injuries in a fall down the steps at his home. Knight had been suffering headaches for some time and doctors attributed his death to an aneurysm in the brain.

• Jerome Whitehead, the second-leading rebounder and third-leading scorer for Marquette's 1977 NCAA titlist, died in mid-December 2012 at the age of 56 because of chronic alcohol abuse.

• Guard Chad Kinch, the third-leading scorer for UNC Charlotte's 1977 Final Four team as a freshman, died at his parents' home in Cartaret, N.J., from complications caused by AIDS. He passed away on April 3, 1994, the day between the Final Four semifinals and final in Charlotte. The host school happened to be UNC Charlotte. It was the second time Kinch's parents lost a son. Sixteen years earlier, Ray Kinch, a Rutgers football player, was killed in a house fire.

• Forward Glen Gondrezick, the leading rebounder and third-leading scorer for UNLV's 1977 third-place club, died in late April 2009 at the age of 53 due to complications stemming from a heart transplant he received the previous September.

• Center Lewis Brown, the third-leading rebounder and sixth-leading scorer for UNLV's 1977 national third-place team, spent more than 10 years homeless on the streets of Santa Monica, Calif., before passing away in mid-September 2011 at the age of 56. According to the New York Times, family members said he used cocaine with the Rebels. "Drugs were his downfall," said his sister.

• Murray State transfer Larry Moffett, the second-leading rebounder for UNLV's 1977 national third-place team, passed away in early May 2011 in Shreveport, La., at the age of 56. He previously was a cab driver in Las Vegas.

• Point guard John Harrell, a point guard for Duke's 1978 runner-up after transferring from North Carolina Central, died of an aortal aneurysm at age 50 in the summer of 2008.

• Orlando Woolridge, a backup freshman in 1978 when Notre Dame made its lone Final Four appearance before he became a scoring specialist in 13 NBA seasons, died at the end of May 2012 at the age of 52 because of a chronic heart condition.

• Matt White, the second-leading rebounder and third-leading scorer for Penn's 1979 national fourth-place squad, was fatally stabbed in mid-February 2013 by his wife, who told police she had caught him looking at child pornography. White, who was 53, is the Quakers' all-time leader in field-goal shooting (59.1%).

Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski has defeated five #1 opponents while coaching Duke. But there is a price to pay for the Blue Devils spending more weeks ranked No. 1 during Coach K's tenure than unranked. After striking out at North Carolina State, Duke is tied with North Carolina for school with the most defeats as nation's top-ranked team (30). Kentucky is right behind the ACC rivals with 29.

An individual all-time high 26 (only eight outside ACC competition) of the 30 such setbacks have been with Krzyzewski as the Blue Devils' bench boss. Marquee mentors ranking behind him for most losses coaching the nation's top-ranked team are Dean Smith (18 with North Carolina), Roy Williams (17/11 with Kansas and six with North Carolina) and Adolph Rupp (15 with Kentucky).

Duke lost as the nation's top-ranked team seven straight seasons from 1997-98 through 2003-04. Five of the Blue Devils' seven such losses from late-November 1998 to the 2002 NCAA playoffs were by margins of fewer than four points. Following is a chronological list of the 26 K's for Krzyzewski when ranked No. 1 in the country:

Will former junior college guard Pierre Jackson of Baylor live up to the preseason projection of him becoming Big 12 Conference Player of the Year? Jucos such as Jackson weren't looked at so condescendingly by many four-year universities because of an improved image after the advent of stiffer academic requirements for Division I freshman eligibility. But amid more rigid scholastic standards for both high school and J.C. prospects, the jucos might go back to being deemed the rogues of recruiting.

Mid-major schools figure to be hit hardest by any reduction in the flow of juco talent but power leagues have often filled in holes from the J.C. ranks. The misconceptions regarding junior college basketball aren't helped when network TV pulls a snafu such as in the early 1990s when it was mistakenly inferred that Kentucky guard Dale Brown was the first instance of the Wildcats recruiting a junior college player.

Actually, legendary coach Adolph Rupp, a Kansas native, regularly attended the NJCAA Tournament at Hutchinson, Kan., in the 1950s and recruited four tournament MVPs or leading scorers. Two of the four didn't play much for Kentucky or transferred, but the other two - Bob Burrow (Lon Morris) and Sid Cohen (Kilgore) - proved to be pivotal players for the Wildcats and were selected in the NBA draft. Burrow, an NCAA consensus second-team All-American in 1956, still holds the school record for rebound average in a career (16.1 rpg). Guard Adrian Smith, a key member of Kentucky's 1958 NCAA champion, was also a junior college recruit. Ditto Doug Pendygraft, who joined UK after setting an NJCAA record with 63 points in a national tournament game for Lindsey Wilson.

John Wooden's first center with UCLA was Carl Kraushaar, a transfer from Compton (CA) Community College who led the Bruins in scoring in 1948-49 and was an All-PCC selection the next season. Often overlooked amid UCLA's amazing run of nine NCAA Tournament titles in a 10-year span from 1964 through 1973 was the impact of junior college products. The Bruins had six J.C. recruits, including 1970 Final Four Most Outstanding Player Sidney Wicks, who were part of multiple NCAA championships.

The Big Ten Conference has never had an abundance of junior college players, but J.C. transfer Dick Garmaker (Hibbing) scored 37 points for Minnesota in his first league game in 1954 before becoming an NCAA consensus All-American the next year.

Burrow (1954) and Garmaker (1952) are two of five players - including Furman's Darrell Floyd (1951), Tulsa's Paul Pressey (1980) and St. John's Walter Berry (1984) - who were named NJCAA Tournament MVP before becoming NCAA All-Americans. Berry also participated in the NCAA Final Four.

Five of the top six scorers for Oklahoma's 2002 Final Four team were former junior college players. Former Sooners coach Kelvin Sampson is fond of the realistic view junior college recruits offer a roster.

"A lot of their egos are broken down already," Sampson said. "They've been through a lot on and off the court. High school kids sometimes have egos that you have to work through. Their bubble hasn't burst yet. A high school kid sometimes gets faced with, `I thought I was better than this.' Also, juco kids only have two years left. They're hungry."

Jackson (Southern Idaho) might become the first player since Arizona's Jason Terry in 1998-99 to lead a power six conference in both scoring and assists the same year. Another "hungry" juco jewel this season is fellow guard Marshall Henderson (South Plains, TX), who is making a name for himself by sparking Ole Miss to the Rebels' best SEC start since national postseason competition commenced in the late 1930s. Either or both of them could join the following alphabetical list of J.C. recruits who became MVP in a power six league:

When you hit big bullies, they usually take their ball and go home. Why do so few power conference members play at in-state mid-major schools or even oppose them on a neutral court during the regular season? Why can't more big-name universities be like Villanova with its longstanding tradition of competing in the Philly Big 5?

Non-league schedules would be significantly more entertaining if skittish power league members weren't so condescending. Instead of meeting natural rival Davids, check out the following results thus far this century. They are a sobering reminder for Goliaths venturing away from Philistine, you plus Jay Bilas regarding the reasons why haughty "big boys" frequently stay home and pick on out-of-state patsies to pad their records:

2012-13
Brown 69, Providence 68
Butler 88, Indiana 86 (OT)
Coastal Carolina 69, Clemson 46
Florida Gulf Coast 63, Miami (Fla.) 51
Green Bay 49, Marquette 47
La Salle 82, Penn State 57
La Salle 77, Villanova 74 (OT)
Middle Tennessee 56, Vanderbilt 52
Old Dominion 63, Virginia 61

2011-12
Cal Poly 42, Southern California 36
Colorado State 65, Colorado 64
Creighton 76, Nebraska 66
Drake 74, Iowa Stae 65
Holy Cross 86, Boston College 64
Northern Iowa 80, Iowa 60
Saint Joseph's 65, Penn State 47
Saint Joseph's 74, Villanova 58
Southern Mississippi 86, Mississippi 82
Temple 78, Villanova 67
Xavier 76, Cincinnati 53

2010-11
Central Florida 57, Florida 54
Central Florida 84, Miami (Fla.) 78
Central Florida 65, South Florida 59
Florida Atlantic 50, South Florida 42
Fordham 84, St. John's 81
Furman 91, South Carolina 75
Kennesaw State 80, Georgia Tech 63
Marshall 75, West Virginia 71
UNC Wilmington 81, Wake Forest 69
North Texas 92, Texas Tech 83 (OT)
Northern Iowa 60, Iowa State 54
Princeton 78, Rutgers 73 (OT)

2009-10
Colorado State 77, Colorado 62
Creighton 67, Nebraska 61
Green Bay 88, Wisconsin 84 (OT)
Long Beach State 79, UCLA 68
Northern Iowa 67, Iowa 50
Portland State 88, Oregon 81
Rhode Island 86, Providence 82
Temple 45, Penn State 42
Temple 75, Villanova 65
Tulsa 86, Oklahoma State 65
Wofford 68, South Carolina 61
Xavier 83, Cincinnati 79 (2OT)

2008-09
College of Charleston 82, South Carolina 80 (OT)
Davidson 72, North Carolina State 67
Drake 60, Iowa 43
Lamar 85, Texas Tech 79
Southern Mississippi 78, Mississippi 59
Texas-El Paso 96, Texas Tech 78
Western Kentucky 68, Louisville 54

2007-08
Charlotte 63, Wake Forest 59
Creighton 74, Nebraska 62
Drake 79, Iowa State 44
East Carolina 75, North Carolina State 69
Old Dominion 72, Virginia Tech 69
Rhode Island 77, Providence 60
Richmond 52, Virginia Tech 49
Saint Joseph's 79, Penn State 67
Sam Houston State 56, Texas Tech 54
Tulane 68, Louisiana State 63
Xavier 64, Cincinnati 59

2006-07
Bradley 78, DePaul 58
Butler 60, Indiana 55
Butler 71, Notre Dame 69
Drake 75, Iowa 59
Gonzaga 97, Washington 77
Indiana State 89, Purdue 70
Northern Iowa 70, Iowa State 57
Ohio University 79, Cincinnati 66

2005-06
UC Davis 64, Stanford 58
Colorado State 83, Colorado 82
Creighton 70, Nebraska 44
Evansville 75, Purdue 69
George Washington 78, Maryland 70
Gonzaga 67, Washington State 53
Indiana State 72, Indiana 67
Marshall 58, West Virginia 52
Northern Iowa 67, Iowa 63 (OT)
Old Dominion 58, Virginia Tech 55
Portland 80, Oregon 72
Rhode Island 77, Providence 69
Xavier 73, Cincinnati 71 (OT)

2004-05
Bradley 63, DePaul 53
George Washington 101, Maryland 92
Gonzaga 99, Washington 87
Marshall 59, West Virginia 55
Northern Iowa 99, Iowa State 82
Santa Clara 86, Stanford 76
Temple 53, Villanova 52
Virginia Military 72, Virginia Tech 68

2003-04
Creighton 61, Nebraska 54
Gonzaga 95, Washington State 58
Illinois-Chicago 90, Northwestern 71
Northern Iowa 77, Iowa 66
North Texas 73, Baylor 69
Rhode Island 89, Providence 79
Temple 67, Penn State 56
Xavier 71, Cincinnati 69

2002-03
Dayton 75, Cincinnati 69
Florida Atlantic 74, Miami (Fla.) 73
Gonzaga 95, Washington 89 (OT)
Holy Cross 71, Boston College 70
Penn 62, Penn State 37
Penn 72, Villanova 58
Saint Joseph's 92, Villanova 75
William & Mary 60, Virginia Tech 52

2001-02
Butler 66, Indiana 64
Creighton 76, Nebraska 70
Drake 72, Iowa State 58
Fresno State 65, Southern California 58
Georgia State 83, Georgia 78
Gonzaga 67, Washington State 44
Marshall 81, West Virginia 79 (OT)
Northern Iowa 78, Iowa 76
Old Dominion 55, Virginia Tech 46
Penn 75, Villanova 74
Pepperdine 78, Southern California 77
Portland 79, Oregon 78
Rice 75, Baylor 60
Temple 75, Penn State 63
Temple 63, Villanova 57
Texas-Pan American 72, Baylor 66

2000-01
UC Irvine 56, California 52
Duquesne 71, Pittsburgh 70
Fordham 68, St. John's 67
Gonzaga 86, Washington 74
Indiana State 59, Indiana 58
Oakland 97, Michigan 90
Wichita State 76, Kansas State 66

1999-2000
Colorado State 79, Colorado 57
Creighton 89, Nebraska 72
Drake 48, Iowa State 44
George Washington 74, Maryland 69
Gonzaga 76, Washington 66
Gonzaga 73, Washington State 63
Long Beach State 76, Southern California 66
North Texas 91, Texas A&M 88
Saint Louis 75, Missouri 72
Temple 69, Villanova 66
Xavier 66, Cincinnati 64

With Auld Lang Syne chords playing in the background, the final day of the calendar year offered another time to say goodbye acknowledging the passing away in 2012 of a striking number of college basketball movers and shakers. Five former Kentucky regulars under legendary coach Adolph Rupp passing away in 2012 were Sid Cohen, John Crigler, Jim Dinwiddie, Kenny Rollins and Layton Rouse. All-Americans dying in 2012 included Bob Boozer (Kansas State), Pete Brennan (North Carolina), Ed Conlin (Fordham), LeRoy Ellis Sr. (St. John's), Art Heyman (Duke), Merv Jackson (Utah), Walt Kirk (Illinois), Arnie Risen (Ohio State), Charlie Share (Bowling Green State), Carlyle "Blackie" Towery (Western Kentucky), Jack Twyman (Cincinnati), Lou Watson (Indiana) and Jerome Whitehead (Marquette). Twyman and his brother, Ned Twyman (Duquesne), died within a two-month span and are among the following alphabetical list of deceased who didn't drop the ball:

• Ralph Abraham, 63, averaged 7.8 ppg and 6.7 rpg for St. John's from 1967-68 through 1969-70 under coach Lou Carnesecca. As a junior, Abraham led in rebounding for the Redmen's NCAA tourney team before finishing runner-up in that category the next season with NIT finalist.
• Dick Acres, 78, coached two sons (Mark and Jeff) while compiling a 47-34 record with Oral Roberts in three seasons from 1982-83 through 1984-85. They participated in the 1984 NCAA playoffs.
• Jack Allain, 77, was leading rebounder (12.5 rpg) and second-leading scorer (13 ppg) for Idaho State's NCAA Tournament team in 1956-57. He grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds in setback against San Francisco in 1957 NCAA playoffs after also appearing in tourney the previous year.
• C. "Leon" Ammerman, 76, averaged 15 ppg and 6.9 rpg for Tennessee from 1955-56 through 1957-58. Senior captain was runner-up in scoring with the Volunteers each of his last two seasons.
• Warren Armstrong, 65, averaged 16.7 ppg, 10.8 rpg and 5.5 apg for Wichita from 1965-66 through 1967-68. Leading rebounder for the Shockers all three seasons as All-MVC selection each year before changing his last name to Jabali.
• Larry Arnerich, 97, was a three-year letterman for San Jose State from 1933-34 through 1935-36, serving as team captain his senior season.
• Murray Arnold, 74, compiled a 248-147 DI coaching record with Tennessee-Chattanooga (135-46 in six seasons from 1979-80 through 1984-85), Western Kentucky (71-54 in four seasons from 1986-87 through 1989-90) and Stetson (42-47 in four seasons from 1997-98 to 2001-01). He guided UTC and WKU to the NCAA playoffs in the 1980s, winning three consecutive Southern Conference Tournament championships from 1981 through 1983.
• John "Mel" Atkinson, 92, played multiple seasons for Utah in the 1940s under coach Vadal Peterson. Atkinson's college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
• Steve Bacchus played for New Mexico in 1963-64 under coach Bob King.
• Steve Baidy, 76, averaged 9.7 ppg for Penn State in 1956-57 and 1957-58 under coach John Egli. Baidy was an INF with the Nittany Lions' runner-up in 1957 CWS.
• Larry Bailey, 81, averaged 9.6 ppg and 2.5 rpg for Utah State in 1956-57 after serving in U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict.
• Dick Ballantyne, 84, averaged 5.5 ppg for Oregon State from 1947-48 through 1949-50 under coach Slats Gill after serving in U.S. Navy. Ballantyne participated in 1949 Final Four before becoming an All-PCC North Division second-team selection as a senior.
• Rod Bambach, 86, was on roster of San Francisco's 1949 NIT titlist.
• Cedric "Rick" Barnett, 81, averaged 2.5 ppg for Marquette in 1949-50 and 1950-51.
• David Barns, 30, played for Detroit in 2003-04 and 2004-05 after transferring from Grand Valley State MI.
• Gene Bartow, 81, coached Valparaiso, Memphis State, Illinois and UCLA before starting UAB's program. He directed Memphis and UCLA to the Final Four in a four-year span from 1973 through 1976.
• Dave Bednarik, 65, averaged 3.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg for La Salle in 1965-66 and 1967-68.
• Maurice "Red" Bell, 88, was a SEC All-Tournament second-team selection in 1945 for Alabama after playing briefly with Kentucky the previous season.
• Willis Bellamy Jr., 63, averaged 3.1 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Weber State in 1967-68 under coach Dick Motta before transferring to Western New Mexico.
• George Benigni, 85, earned a letter with Notre Dame in 1945 before transferring and doing likewise for Georgetown in 1947 when averaging 2.6 ppg. Selected in 21st round of 1949 AAFC draft by the Chicago Hornets as an end. He was chosen in seventh round of 1950 NFL dispersal draft by the Detroit Lions, but opted for a career in the FBI.
• Bill "Boo" Benson Jr., 82, played for St. Joseph's in 1949-50 under coach Bill Ferguson.
• Leon Bentley, 88, played for Missouri in 1942-43 before serving as First Lieutenant during WWII.
• Dr. J. "Brent" Berrey, 68, averaged 4.5 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Idaho State in 1963-64 and 1964-65.
• Mac Best was a starter for Texas Christian in 1938-39.
• Terry Bethel, 72, was an Illinois native who enrolled at or attended several Midwest major universities before serving as Army Ranger in two tours in Vietnam.
• Arthur Bibbs III averaged 12.3 ppg and 5 rpg for Tulane in 1975-76 and 1976-77.
• Richard "Bud" Bischoff played for Tulsa in the mid-1950s.
• Roger Blalock, 65, was a juco recruit who averaged 12.3 ppg and team-high 9.8 rpg for Purdue in 1966-67 under coach George King.
• Walt Blateric, 89, lettered for Bowling Green State in 1942-43. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
• Kaspars "Kas" Blums, 70, played for Washington State in the mid-1960s under coach Marv Harshman.
• Jim Bogan, 76, averaged 3 ppg and 4.1 rpg for Alabama from 1954-55 through 1956-57.
• Dan Bogott, 77, averaged 4.6 ppg for Tennessee in 1952-53 and 1953-54. He served in U.S. Army during Korean Conflict.
• Bill "Bull" Bolton, 72, averaged 6.5 ppg and 6.9 rpg for Mississippi from 1960-61 through 1962-63. As a senior, he led the Rebels in rebounding with 10.1 rpg.
• Fernando Bonfim, 28, averaged 5 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Southern Utah in 2005-06 before seven-footer transferred to Chadron State NE. Brazilian's last name became Wilson following adoption by his juco town host parents.
• J.R. "Junior" Boone, 86, was a hoops teammate of eventual NFL executive Jim Finks with Tulsa in 1947-48. HB rushed for 497 yards and five touchdowns and caught 69 passes for 1,251 yards and seven TDs with the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers in six years from 1948 through 1953. 3B hit .250 in Organized Ball at Class B level in 1948.
• Bob Boozer, 75, was the leading scorer and rebounder for Kansas State's 1958 Final Four team coached by Tex Winter. Boozer was an NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1959 and consensus first-team All-American in 1958, finishing his three-year varsity career with averages of 21.9 ppg and 10.7 rpg. Ranked 8th in the nation in scoring average as a senior (25.6 ppg) before becoming member of 1960 U.S. Olympic team.
• Bill Bosnak, 79, played for Illinois in 1954-55 under coach Harry Combes.
• Norman Brandeberry, 80, played for Kansas State in 1953-54 under coach Tex Winter.
• John Breathwit, 58, averaged 4.7 ppg for Oklahoma in 1972-73 and 1973-74 before transferring to Louisiana State, where he averaged 2.9 ppg in 1975-76 and 1976-77 under coach Dale Brown.
• Pete Brennan, 75, was the leading rebounder and second-leading scorer for North Carolina's undefeated 1957 NCAA Tournament champion coached by Frank McGuire (32-0 record). Brennan became an NCAA consensus second-team All-American the next season, finishing his college career with averages of 16.4 ppg and 10.5 rpg before becoming fourth pick overall in NBA draft.
• Jason "Chick" Bridge, 73, averaged 4.7 ppg for New Hampshire in 1959-60. He was also a pitcher with the school's baseball squad.
• Major General Walt Brinker, 94, was a three-year Army letterman in the late 1930s.
• Alton "Tunney" Brooks, 84, averaged 8.2 ppg for Wake Forest from 1948-49 through 1951-52 under coach Murray Greason after serving in U.S. Army. Runner-up in scoring to nation's eighth-leading scorer Dickie Hemric with the Demon Deacons as senior captain (11.6 ppg). Brooks also played baseball as Wake finished national runner-up in 1949 CWS before he was catcher on the U.S. baseball squad participating in first-ever Pan American Games in Argentina (winning silver medal in early 1950s).
• Dr. Charles Bassett Brown, 88, was Western Michigan's first African-American player in 1946-47, averaging 9.8 ppg the next season. Eventual oral surgeon served in U.S. Army's first black combat unit during WWII.
• Jim Brown Jr., 58, averaged 10.6 ppg and 10.1 rpg for Toledo from 1972-73 through 1974-75 under Bob Nichols. All-MAC second-team selection as a junior led the Rockets in rebounding each of his last two seasons after pacing league in field-goal accuracy (59.1%) as a sophomore.
• Monroe "Monnie" Brown Jr., 41, averaged 9.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.5 apg and 1.9 spg for Penn State from 1988-89 through 1991-92, leading the Nittany Lions in scoring as senior MVP. He participated in national postseason tournament competition all four seasons (one NCAA/three NIT).
• George Bruda, 88, averaged 4.5 ppg for Siena in 1948-49.
• Willie Bryant, 62, averaged 9.3 ppg and 5 rpg for Penn State from 1968-69 through 1970-71 under coach John Bach. Bryant finished among the Nittany Lions' top three in scoring and rebounding each of his first two seasons.
• Billy Joe "Buck" Buchanan, 77, averaged 1.8 ppg and 3 rpg for Texas Tech in 1954-55.
• Clarence "Dutch" Burch, 80, was Pittsburgh's leading scorer with 15.8 ppg as a senior in 1953-54.
• Jesse "Red" Burditt Jr., 86, lettered for Texas A&M in 1943-44. Aggie football player served in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Frank Burns, 84, averaged 3 ppg for Rutgers in 1945-46. Second-round selection as back in 1949 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles (19th overall pick DNP). He compiled a 78-43-1 coaching record with his alma mater from 1973 through 1983 (11-0 mark in 1976).
• Ed Burton, 72, played for Michigan State's freshman squad in the late 1950s before joining the Harlem Globetrotters. His brother, M.C., was a two-time All-Big Ten Conference selection with Michigan.
• James "Henry" Cabaniss, 75, averaged 12.9 ppg and 11.9 rpg for Georgia from 1955-56 through 1957-58. Senior captain led the Bulldogs in total rebounds all three seasons, finishing among the top 12 in SEC in rebounding average each year. He was a two-year lettermen in baseball as a first baseman.
• Curtis Cabbell, 57, was a member of Cincinnati's 1977 NCAA playoff team coached by Gale Catlett. Cabbell played in the tourney against champion-to-be Marquette.
• Bill Cady, 83, averaged 9.6 ppg for Xavier from 1948-49 through 1950-51, finishing runner-up in scoring for the Muskeeters as a sophomore.
• Dennis Cantrell, 65, was a Vanderbilt transfer who averaged 4.6 ppg and 4.4 rpg for Miami (Fla.) from 1967-68 through 1969-70.
• Frank Capitani, 76, averaged 11 ppg and 4 rpg for Gettysburg PA in 1957-58 before hitting .267 in two years as OF in the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system. In 1959, his manager with Bakersfield (Class C California League) was Paul Owens.
• Sean Carlson, 50, averaged 2.5 ppg and 2.7 rpg for Ohio University from 1980-81 through 1983-84 under coach Danny Nee.
• Tony Carman, 72, averaged 2.6 ppg for Tennessee Tech in 1960-61 and 1961-62 under coach John Oldham.
• Jess Carroll, 78, averaged 2.4 ppg and 1.7 rpg for Georgia Tech from 1953-54 through 1956-57.
• James Carter, 100, compiled a 41-75 coaching record for Dayton in six seasons in the 1940s as Tom Blackburn's predecessor.
• Ed Catino, 80, averaged 4.3 ppg for George Washington from 1951-52 through 1954-55 under coach Bill Reinhart. Catino participated in NCAA Tournament as a junior.
• John "Jack" Caulfield, 83, averaged 1.2 ppg for Wake Forest in 1948-49 under coach Murray Greason. Caulfield was a security operative in Richard Nixon's Administration around the time of Watergate Scandal. Chief of security for Nixon's presidential campaign testified before the Senate's Watergate Committee but avoided any dirty-tricks prosecution.
• Steve Chalmers, 85, was a Maryland transfer who played for Arizona in the late 1940s after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Doug Chappell, 52, averaged 11.3 ppg and 5.7 rpg for Detroit from 1980-81 through 1983-84. All-Midwestern City Conference first-team selection as junior when leading the Titans in scoring and rebounding. He also paced UD in caroms as senior.
• Steve "Gobby" Chepko, 94, played for West Virginia from 1937-38 through 1939-40. He was senior captain.
• Hal Christensen, 80, averaged 7.7 ppg and 4.4 rpg for Brigham Young from 1950-51 through 1952-53, earning All-Mountain States Conference first-team acclaim as a senior. Member of Stan Watts-coached NIT titlist as a sophomore had three sons go on to play for BYU (Craig, Kurt and Todd).
• Wendell Christensen, 89, was a juco recruit who lettered with Idaho in the late 1940s after serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
• Louis Christo, 85, averaged 1.9 ppg for Georgia in 1949-50.
• Mike Cimino, 82, averaged a team-high 9.2 ppg for St. Mary's in 1950-51. He coached his alma mater to a 54-147 record in eight seasons from 1962-63 through 1969-70.
• Charles Cleveland, 61, averaged 15.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 3.3 apg for Alabama from 1972-73 through 1974-75 under coach C.M. Newton. Three-time All-SEC selection was one of the Crimson Tide's top two scorers each season. He was a MLB draft choice out of high school as pitcher by the Kansas City Royals.
• Sylvester "Sal" Coalmon, 73, averaged 7.8 ppg and 7.6 rpg for Fordham in 1960-61 under coach John Bach. Indiana product played with his brother (John).
• William Clayton "Abe" Coates, 82, averaged 11.8 ppg for Virginia Tech from 1954-55 through 1956-57. All-Southern Conference second-team selection as senior captain when he led the Hokies in scoring (16.1 ppg) and rebounding (14.3 rpg).
• Sid Cohen, 78, was an Army veteran and J.C. recruit who averaged 9.4 ppg and 3.4 rpg for Kentucky in 1958-59 and 1959-60 under coach Adolph Rupp.
• Sam Cohn, 69, played for Clemson in mid-1960s. Air Force veteran was one of the original 20 pilots for Southwest Airlines in the early 1970s.
• Dr. Ed Coleman, 69, was a member of Evansville's NCAA Division II championship club in 1964.
• Randy Coleman Sr., 81, averaged 1.4 ppg and 3.1 rpg for South Carolina in 1951-52.
• Whaylon Coleman Sr. averaged 10.3 ppg for Idaho from 1956-57 through 1958-59, leading the Vandals in scoring as a senior when he was an All-PCC second-team selection for the second straight season.
• Paul Collins Sr., 89, was an All-Big Six Conference first-team selection in 1943-44 for Missouri's first NCAA tourney team. He was the 14th pick overall in second round of 1945 NFL draft as a quarterback by the Chicago Cardinals.
• Lincoln "Abe" Collinsworth, 76, averaged 1.5 ppg for Kentucky from 1955-56 through 1957-58 under coach Adolph Rupp. Played in Final Four for NCAA champion as a senior.
• Fred "Bud" Conley, 93, was an All-Yankee Conference first-team selection with Rhode Island State for three seasons from 1938-39 through 1940-41 under coach Frank Keaney.
• Ed Conlin, 79, was a two-time All-American who averaged 18.2 ppg and 18.5 rpg for Fordham from 1951-52 through 1954-55 under coach John Bach, leading the Rams in scoring and rebounding each of his last three seasons when ranking among the nation's top nine in rebounding. Coached his alma mater to a 27-24 record in 1968-69 and 1969-70 as Bach's successor and Digger Phelps' predecessor.
• Don Cook, 83, was Tennessee Tech's hoops captain in 1950-51. RHP compiled a 6-2 record and 3.70 ERA at Class D level in the Brooklyn Dodgers' farm system in 1951.
• Larry Cooke, 57, averaged 15.9 ppg and 5.5 rpg for Virginia Tech in 1974-75 and 1975-76. Juco recruit was runner-up in scoring both seasons for the Hokies under coach Don DeVoe.
• Rollie Cornish, 69, averaged 3.4 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Texas Christian from 1962-63 through 1964-65 under coach Buster Brannon. He was a starting guard as a junior.
• Al Correll, 72, averaged 8.5 ppg and 4.6 rpg for Kansas from 1959-60 through 1963-64 (redshirt in 1961-62). Philadelphia native still holds the school single-season record for free-throw shooting (90% as a senior).
• Emory "E.A." Couch, 75, played for Dayton in 1958-59 under coach Tom Blackburn after transferring from Kentucky.
• Don Cox, 81, averaged 5.2 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Drake from 1950-51 through 1953-54 (did not play in 1951-52).
• L.C. Cozzens, 90, was New Mexico's leading scorer in 1946-47 (All-Border Conference first-team selection) and 1947-48. He had his college career interrupted by serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII.
• Dr. Elliott Craig, 73, averaged 2.2 ppg for Texas A&M in 1959-60 and 1960-61.
• John Crigler, 76, was third-leading scorer and rebounder for Kentucky's NCAA championship club in 1958 coached by Adolph Rupp.
• Kelsey Crooks, 31, averaged 5.5 ppg and 4 rpg for New Mexico State from 2000-01 through 2003-04 under coach Lou Henson.
• Dennis Cuff, 69, averaged 10.1 ppg and 8 rpg for Duquesne from 1961-62 through 1963-64. He was the Dukes' top rebounder each of his last two seasons. Cuff was senior captain.
• Grant Cullimore, 90, was a Utah State letterman in 1940-41 and 1941-42 before serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. Lefthanded swinger was an OF who hit .263 with Salt Lake City (Class C Pioneer League) in 1948 and 1949. His manager both seasons was former MLB outfielder Tommy Thompson.
• Pat Cummings, 55, was Metro Conference MVP in 1978-79 when averaging 24.5 ppg and 11.3 rpg for Cincinnati. He averaged 17.1 ppg and 8.3 rpg in his four-year career with the Bearcats.
• Austin "Curt" Cunkle, 80, averaged 9.9 ppg and 8.1 rpg for Florida from 1950-51 through 1952-53. He was an All-SEC first-team selection as a senior when leading the Gators in total points.
• Russ Cunningham averaged 8.2 ppg for NYU from 1957-58 through 1959-60. As a senior, he was the third-leading scorer with the Violets' Final Four team.
• Steve Cunningham, 68, averaged 12.8 ppg and 7 rpg for Western Kentucky from 1963-64 through 1965-66 under coaches Ed Diddle and John Oldham. All-Ohio Valley Conference selection as a senior when the Hilltoppers competed in the NCAA tourney.
• J. "Joe" Curran, 89, compiled a 76-66 record as Canisius' coach for six seasons from 1953-54 through 1958-59. In the midst of three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, the Griffs' four-overtime 79-77 upset of North Carolina State in 1956 is one of the biggest upsets in NCAA playoff history. Curran was a Penn State letterman in 1944 under coach John Lawther after lettering with Canisius in 1942-43. He served in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Ed Dahler Jr., 86, was leading scorer with 16.9 ppg as a senior for Duquesne's Dudey Moore-coached NIT team in 1949-50 before becoming 14th pick overall in NBA draft. He was the Dukes' first-ever 1,000-point career scorer.
• Robert "Biff" Daly, 70, averaged a team-high 13.1 ppg for Boston University in 1948-49.
• Dick Davies, 76, averaged 10 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Louisiana State in 1958-59 and 1959-60 after transferring from Gettysburg PA. Brother of Seton Hall All-American Bob Davies was member of 1964 U.S. Olympic squad.
• Larry Davis, 90, was a letterman with Cornell in 1943-44 before averaging 7.6 ppg for Penn in 1949-50 and 1950-51. Davis served in U.S. Marines during WWII and the Korean Conflict.
• Percy Davis Jr., 55, averaged 4.6 ppg and 2.1 rpg for Rhode Island from 1975-76 through 1977-78 under coach Jack Kraft before competing in Canada. Davis played in one-point loss in 1978 NCAA tourney against eventual runner-up Duke.
• John Davsko, 65, averaged 1.7 ppg and 1.1 rpg for St. Louis from 1965-66 through 1967-68. He compiled an 8-8 pitching record in the St. Louis Cardinals' farm system in 1968 and 1969. In initial campaign, he posted 7-3 mark and 1.61 ERA on same club (St. Petersburg in Class A Florida State League) as eventual 13-year veteran hurler Reggie Cleveland.
• Nick Dawson, 77, averaged 1.2 ppg for Wichita in 1954-55 under coach Ralph Miller.
• Rick Dean, 67, averaged 13.2 ppg and 7.6 rpg for Syracuse from 1964-65 through 1966-67. Teammate of All-American Dave Bing and eventual Orange all-time winningest coach Jim Boeheim was runner-up in scoring and rebounding as senior after appearing in NCAA playoffs as junior.
• John DeLuca, 84, averaged 6 ppg for Canisius from 1948-49 through 1950-51.
• Jim Diamond Sr., 82, was a U.S. Army veteran who averaged 5.2 ppg and 5.6 rpg for Auburn from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Joel Eaves.
• Donald Dick, 87, played for Wisconsin in 1943-44 under coach Bud Foster before transferring to Navy, where he played in 1945-46 and 1946-47.
• Lou Dickman, 79, averaged 4 ppg and 2.8 rpg for three North Carolina State teams combining for a 78-15 record from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Everett Case. Dickman played for two NCAA tourney teams.
• Jim Dinwiddie, 63, averaged 3.8 ppg and shot 52.5% from the floor from 1968-69 through 1970-71 for Kentucky. In an apparent suicide (gunshot wound), Dinwiddie was found in bedroom above his law office in a former hotel building he owned.
• Bobby Dobson, 80, averaged 3.1 ppg for Indiana in 1950-51 before transferring to Purdue, where he averaged 2.5 ppg in 1952-53.
• Charles "Buddy" Donnelly, 81, averaged 6.3 ppg with La Salle from 1949-50 through 1951-52 in Ken Loeffler's first three seasons as coach of the Explorers. Donnelly was senior captain of NIT champion featuring Tom Gola.
• J.R. "Chick" Doster, 85, was Illinois' MVP in 1945-46 when averaging team-high 13 ppg as an All-Big Nine Conference second-team selection. His career, ending in 1947-48, was hampered by a liver ailment.
• William Dresser, 87, played for Kansas State in 1948-49 under coach Jack Gardner after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Weldon Drew, 77, compiled an 82-84 coaching record with New Mexico State in six seasons from 1979-80 through 1984-85.
• Malachy "Mal" Duffy, 80, averaged 19.8 ppg for St. Bonaventure from 1952-53 through 1954-55. Leading scorer for the Bonnies each of his last two seasons.
• Al Dufty Jr., 62, averaged 7.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg for Princeton from 1969-70 through 1971-72 under coach Pete Carril. The Tigers participated in NIT in Dufty's senior season.
• Michael Clarke Duncan, 54, was a juco teammate of eventual Chicago State coach Kevin Jones in 1980-81 before enrolling at Alcorn State to play briefly under coach Davey Whitney. Duncan went on to become an actor who appeared in four films with Bruce Willis, earning an Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe nomination in The Green Mile.
• Bill Durkin, 90, played for Loyola of Chicago in the early 1940s before serving in U.S. military during WWII.
• Roger Dwyer, 87, played for Providence in 1944-45.
• William "Tippy" Dye II, 97, compiled a 220-132 coaching record in 14 seasons with Brown (11-7 in 1941-42), four seasons with Ohio State (53-34 from 1946-47 through 1949-50) and nine seasons with Washington (156-91 from 1950-51 through 1958-59). Dye guided OSU and UW to back-to-back NCAA playoff appearances in 1950 and 1951 before directing the Buckeyes to 1953 Final Four. Former OSU quarterback served for three years in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Joe Early Sr., 79, was captain of Holy Cross' 1954 NIT champion coached by Buster Sheary. Politician (D-MA) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993.
• Henry Ebershoff II, 67, averaged 14.2 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Purdue from 1964-65 through 1966-67. All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection as senior captain after setting still-existing single-season FT% record of 90.7 the previous year.
• Jim Econn, 87, played for Southern California in 1943-44 and 1944-45.
• Dick Elken lettered with Harvard in 1941-42 before serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
• LeRoy Ellis Sr., 72, was an All-American center for St. John's as a senior in 1962 when ranking 6th in nation in rebound percentage (16.5 rpg) before becoming eighth pick overall in NBA draft. He helped power Joe Lapchick-coached St. John's to national postseason competition all three of his varsity seasons, including an NIT runner-up finish in 1962.
• Dave Emerson, 76, averaged 2.4 ppg and 3.1 rpg for Bradley from 1955-56 through 1957-58. As a junior, he was a member of the Braves' NIT titlist in Chuck Osborn's first season as their coach.
• John Emery, 81, averaged 3.1 ppg for Princeton from 1949-50 through 1951-52 under coach Cappy Cappon. Played in NCAA tourney as a senior.
• Dick Erickson, 87, averaged 4.6 ppg for Marshall in 1947-48 under coach Cam Henderson.
• Thomas Erickson, 94, was an All-EIBL first-team selection as Yale's senior captain in 1939-40 after earning all-conference second-team honors in 1937-38.
• Wilbur "Willie" Ernst, 78, averaged 7.5 ppg for Cincinnati from 1953-54 through 1955-56. In 1957, he compiled a 12-9 minor-league pitching record in Southwestern League (Class B).
• Earl Evans II, 57, averaged 8.8 ppg and 3.5 rpg for Southern California in 1974-75 and 1975-76 under coach Bob Boyd before transferring to UNLV, where he averaged 16.9 ppg and 10.1 rpg in 1977-78 and 1978-79 under coach Jerry Tarkanian. Evans was the Rebels' top rebounder both seasons with them.
• Jerry "Bud" Faller, 80, played for Muhlenberg PA in the mid-1950s.
• Dr. Richard Falvey, 84, was senior captain for Georgetown in 1949-50 before serving in U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He averaged 3.7 ppg from 1947-48 through 1949-50.
• Marty Farrell, 76, averaged 11.1 ppg and 9 rpg for Seton Hall's three NIT teams from 1954-55 through 1956-57 under coach Honey Russell. Farrell was the Pirates' top rebounder as a senior.
• Mike Faulkner, 61, averaged 14.7 ppg and 8.4 rpg for New Mexico in 1970-71 and 1971-72, leading the Lobos in scoring his final campaign. Runner-up in rebounding for them both seasons.
• Joe Faupl, 85, averaged 6.4 ppg for Marquette from 1947-48 through 1949-50.
• Michael Feduniak, 92, played hoops for Kent State in the early 1940s before serving as a highly-decorated pilot in U.S. Army Corps during WWII. C hit .244 in Boston Red Sox' farm system and for other minor-league franchises in five seasons (1942 and 1946 through 1949). He caught knuckleball Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm with Mooresville (Class D North Carolina State League in 1946).
• Paul Feeley Sr. scored 106 points for Loyola (Md.) in 1947-48.
• Steve Ferreboeuf, 62, was a juco recruit who averaged 12.2 ppg and 6.3 rpg for San Francisco in 1970-71 when Bob Gaillard became the Dons' coach.
• Dan Fisher, 93, averaged 4.8 ppg for Purdue from 1937-38 through 1939-40 under coach Piggy Lambert.
• Don Flatt, 70, averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.4 rpg with Ohio State from 1961-62 through 1963-64 under coach Fred Taylor. As a sophomore teammate of Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek, Flatt played in majority of games for NCAA Tournament runner-up.
• Bill Fleming, 82, averaged 6 ppg for Duke from 1949-50 through 1951-52. As a senior teammate of All-American Dick Groat, he was runner-up in rebounding with the Blue Devils (9.7 rpg).
• Jim Flick, 82, played for Wake Forest in the early 1950s under coach Murray Greason. Legendary golfer Arnold Palmer was Flick's college roommate for a time.
• Dr. Mario "Sam" Fortino, 88, led Michigan State in scoring in 1944-45 and 1945-46 as a teammate of eventual MLB Hall of Fame RHP Robin Roberts before transferring to Detroit, where he averaged a team-high 12.5 ppg in 1946-47. Fortino served in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• O. "Keith" Fowler, 87, was an Oklahoma letterman in 1944-45 under coach Bruce Drake. Fowler served in U.S. Navy.
• Dr. Ed Franklin, 76, scored a total of 262 points for Baylor from 1954-55 through 1956-57 under coach Bill Henderson.
• Pat Frink, 67, was first player to lead Colorado in scoring in three different seasons (second half of 1960s). Three-time All-Big Eight Conference selection averaged 17.4 ppg and 3.4 rpg under coach Sox Walseth.
• Mark Fritz played for Michigan in 1965-66 under coach Dave Strack.
• Stan Fronczak, 91, played for LIU in the mid-1940s under coach Clair Bee before serving in U.S. military during WWII. Fronczak subsequently played with Illinois.
• Frank Fucarino, 91, was on a pair of LIU's NIT teams in the early 1940s under coach Clair Bee.
• Bill Gardiner, 86, averaged 3.6 ppg for St. Louis from 1948-49 through 1950-51 under coach Eddie Hickey. Gardiner, a member of two NIT teams, led the Missouri Valley Conference in free-throw shooting as a junior (82.8%).
• Robert Garwitz, 88, played for Missouri in the mid-1940s. His college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Leon Gecker, 72, averaged 1.4 ppg as a member of three straight Seattle teams appearing in NCAA playoffs from 1961 through 1963.
• John "Jack" George, 56, played for South Carolina in 1973-74 under coach Frank McGuire.
• Dr. Eddie Geosits, 55, averaged 2 ppg, 1.2 rpg and 1.5 apg for Lafayette from 1975-76 through 1978-79. He was runner-up with the Leopards in assists as a senior.
• Richard Giedlin, 82, played for Notre Dame in 1948-49 under coach Moose Krause.
• Bernard "Barney" Gill Jr., 84, played hoops for Virginia in 1947-48. He also was a top punt returner for the Cavaliers' football squad in the late 1940s.
• Oscar "Lynn" Gilstrap, 88, played for Oklahoma in 1947-48 under coach Bruce Drake after serving in U.S. Army during WWII. Gilstrap was also a member of the Sooners' track squad.
• Darrell Gissendanner, 53, averaged 5.1 ppg for Pittsburgh from 1978-79 through 1981-82. As a senior, he led the Panthers' NCAA tourney team in free-throw percentage while finishing runner-up in assists and steals.
• Joe "Wayland" Glover, 88, played for Oklahoma A&M in 1942-43 under coach Hank Iba before serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. Glover subsequently attended East Central OK.
• Lee Goldstein, 61, averaged 1.3 ppg for Delaware in 1969-70.
• Ed Gramigna Sr., 80, averaged 3.8 ppg and 2.2 rpg for Penn from 1951-52 through 1953-54, participating in the Quakers' first NCAA tourney in 1953 under coach Howie Dallmar. Gramigna was also a QB for the school's football squad, earning team award as top senior.
• Richard Gratton, 83, averaged 8.2 ppg for Lehigh from 1948-49 through 1950-51.
• Ronnie Green, 67, averaged 6.2 ppg and 6 rpg for Vanderbilt from 1963-64 through 1965-66 under coach Roy Skinner. As a junior, Green was member of Vandy team losing against Cazzie Russell-led Michigan in Mideast Regional final.
• Herb Gregg, 93, played for Missouri in the early 1940s. Lefthanded OF hit .254 at Class C level in the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system in 1942 (runner-up in triples with 11 with Hutchinson in Weestern Association) before serving in U.S. military during WWII. He was Northern Arizona's coach in early 1970s when the Lumberjacks transitioned to major-college status.
• O.B. "Sonny" Gregory, 81, played for Louisiana State in the early 1950s before serving in U.S. Air Force during Korean Conflict and subsequently transferring to Southwestern Louisiana.
• Mike Greig, 55, played for Oregon in 1976-77 under coach Dick Harter.
• Bob Griffin, 83, appeared in two basketball games for Arkansas in 1950-51. All-SWC first-team LB-C played in NFL with the Los Angeles Rams for six seasons after being their second-round pick in 1952 NFL draft.
• Norm Grow, 72, averaged 2.5 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Minnesota from 1959-60 through 1961-62 under coach John Kundla.
• Edsel Gustafson, 90, was a three-year hoops letterman for George Washington in the mid-1940s with his college career interrupted by serving in U.S. military in Pacific Theater during WWII. C-LB with the AAFC's Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and 1948.
• John Hackett, 93, played for Western Kentucky in the late 1930s under coach Ed Diddle.
• Joe Hafele, 83, was an All-Ohio Valley Conference selection for Evansville in 1948-49 and 1949-50.
• Dennis Hamilton, 68, averaged 13.5 ppg and 6.9 rpg for Arizona State from 1963-64 through 1965-66 under coach Ned Wulk. Hamilton was an All-WAC second-team selection as a senior.
• L. "Lynn" Hamilton, 83, averaged 2.3 ppg for Oregon from 1947-48 through 1949-50.
• Bill Hamm, 90, played for Kentucky's freshman squad in 1942-43 under coach Adolph Rupp before serving in U.S. Army during WWII. Hamm subsequently became an All-Border Conference second-team selection for New Mexico A&M in 1946-47 prior to scoring 250 points in 1947-48.
• Bill Hammond, 74, averaged 4.6 ppg and 3 rpg for Oklahoma from 1957-58 to 1959-60.
• John Haner, 75, averaged 10 ppg and 3.4 rpg for Virginia from 1957-58 through 1959-60. He was the Cavaliers' fourth-leading scorer each of his last two seasons.
• William Harford, 89, was a Notre Dame transfer who played for Harvard in 1946-47 after serving in U.S. Marine Corps as a fighter pilot during WWII.
• Roosevelt Harper averaged 5.4 ppg for Florida A&M in 1981-82 and 1982-83.
• Dick Harter, 81, won nearly 60% of his games decided by fewer than six points while coaching Penn (88-44 in five seasons from 1966-67 through 1970-71), Oregon (112-82 in seven seasons from 1971-72 through 1977-78) and Penn State (79-61 in five seasons from 1978-79 through 1982-83) en route to a 279-187 record in 17 major-college campaigns after piloting Rider to a 16-9 mark in 1965-66. His 1971 Penn squad was unbeaten until losing the East Regional final against Villanova.
• Robert Hartman, 84, played for Purdue in late 1940s before averaging a team-high 17.6 ppg with Florida State's NAIB Tournament team in 1951.
• Nick Hashu, 95, was Michigan State's captain in 1944-45.
• Dr. Ron Haug, 85, played for Washington in 1943-44 under coach Hec Edmundson before serving in U.S. Coast Guard during WWII.
• Michael Haynes, 22, was a UTEP signee/Iona commitment. Juco recruit was shot and killed in his hometown of Chicago while trying to break up an argument over a necklace.
• Dean Hedden, 76, averaged 2.7 ppg for NCAA Tournament team from Wayne State MI in 1955-56.
• Roger Hedrick, 69, played for Middle Tennessee State in 1961-62.
• Kenny Heitz, 65, was a regular for UCLA's three consecutive NCAA titlists in the late 1960s when all-time great Lew Alcindor manned the middle for the Bruins. Heitz averaged 6 ppg and 2.6 rpg under coach John Wooden.
• Gary Hetherington, 57, averaged 2.5 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Southern Methodist in 1974-75.
• Gary Hevelone, 71, averaged 11.8 ppg and 2.2 rpg for Tulsa from 1960-61 through 1962-63. He was among the Golden Hurricane's top three scorers each of his first two seasons.
• Dr. John "Jack" Hewson Sr., 87, played for Temple in 1944-45 and 1945-46 after previously attending Muhlenberg PA in 1942-43 and Bucknell in 1943-44.
• Art Heyman, 71, was the leading scorer and rebounder for Duke's national third-place team in the 1963 NCAA Tournament when earning acclaim as Final Four Most Outstanding Player. Named national player of the year as a senior by AP, UPI and USBWA. He averaged 25.1 ppg and 10.9 rpg during three-year career.
• Dave Hickey, 64, averaged 10.8 ppg and 2.7 rpg for Creighton from 1966-67 through 1968-69. As a junior, he was runner-up in scoring average with the Bluejays.
• Paul Hickey, 86, was a letterman for Denver in the late 1940s, averaging 6.1 ppg in 1948-49 and 1949-50.
• Sherman "Tony" Hill, 81, averaged 2.6 ppg for Indiana from 1949-50 through 1951-52 under coach Branch McCracken.
• Stuart "King" Hill, 75, was the fourth-leading rebounder for Rice in 1955-56 before averaging 5.4 ppg and 2.6 rpg the next season and subsequently becoming the first selection overall in NFL draft as bonus pick quarterback.
• Lew Hitch, 82, was Culver-Stockton MO transfer who led Kansas State's 1951 NCAA Tournament runner-up in rebounding under coach Jack Gardner before becoming 19th pick overall in NBA draft. Hitch averaged 6.4 ppg in two seasons with K-State.
• Charlie Hoag, 80, averaged 4.1 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Kansas in 1950-51 and 1951-52. Swingman was one of seven KU players chosen for 1952 U.S. Olympic squad that captured a gold medal in Helsinki after Jayhawks captured the NCAA Tournament title. Selected as running back in 1953 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns.
• Bob Hodgson Sr., 61, averaged 2.6 ppg and 1.1 rpg for Penn State from 1969-70 through 1971-72 under coach John Bach.
• Vincent Holland was Holy Cross' captain in 1940-41 before serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII.
• Chuck Holley, 93, was an All-Southern Conference first-team selection for Duke in 1940-41.
• John Homeier, 75, played for Illinois in the late 1950s under coach Harry Combes.
• Robert Honea, 90, played for Arkansas in 1941-42.
• Laurence "Larry" Horan, 82, averaged 6.1 ppg for California as a starting forward in 1950-51 and 1951-52.
• Roland Horn Sr., 81, played for Rutgers in 1951-52.
• Jack Houston, 81, averaged 10.4 ppg for Mississippi State from 1951-52 through 1954-55. Senior captain was the Bulldogs' top rebounder each of his last two seasons with more than 11 rpg.
• Bob Howard, 90, was a juco recruit who played for Oregon State in 1942-43 before becoming an All-PCC South Division selection with Southern California in 1943-44.
• Bill Hudak, 78, played for Arizona in 1955-56 under coach Fred Enke.
• Rudy Hudec, 92, played for Pittsburgh in the late 1940s under coach Doc Carlson. Hudec was also a pitcher with the Panthers' baseball squad.
• Ellis "June" Hull Jr., 64, averaged 12.3 ppg and 3.6 rpg for Western Michigan from 1967-68 through 1969-70. He was WMU's leading scorer as a senior with 17.6 ppg.
• Joe Hunnicutt III, 76, played for Marshall in the mid-1950s.
• Ed Huse Sr., 78, averaged 5.8 ppg and 5.7 rpg for Wyoming from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Everett Shelton.
• Bill "Moose" Hymes Jr., 88, played for Canisius in the late 1940s after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Walt Ivkovich, 64, averaged 1.4 ppg and 2.4 rpg for VMI from 1967-68 through 1969-70.
• Dr. Greg Jack, 58, averaged 1.7 ppg and 1.5 rpg for Washington in mid-1970s under coach Marv Harshman. As a senior, Jack played in 1976 NCAA Tournament.
• Merv Jackson, 65, averaged 17.6 ppg and 6.9 rpg for Utah from 1965-66 through 1967-68, pacing the Utes in scoring each of his last two seasons as All-Western Athletic Conference first-team selection. Member of Final Four squad as sophomore before ranking 20th in the nation in scoring and FT% as All-American senior captain.
• Gen. Samuel Jaskilka, 92, was an All-Yankee Conference second-team selection for Connecticut as a senior in 1941-42. He went on to become a general in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving as second-in-command during much of the second half of the 1970s.
• Gene Johnson, 24, played for Morgan State from 2007-08 through 2010-11, participating in NCAA playoffs as a junior.
• Leo Johnson, 83, averaged 7.7 ppg for Arizona from 1948-49 through 1950-51 under coach Fred Enke. Two-time All-Border Conference selection led the Wildcats' first-ever NCAA tourney team in rebounding (12.4 rpg) and assists (4.9 apg) as a senior.
• Ken Jolly, 72, averaged 6.3 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Tennessee Tech from 1959-60 through 1961-62 under coach John Oldham. Jolly, a two-year co-captain with the Golden Eagles, is the father of Tennessee women's head coach Kellie Harper.
• Richard Juen, 78, played for New Mexico A&M in the mid-1950s.
• Calvin Kane Jr., 50, played for Lamar's NCAA tourney team in 1980.
• John Kane, 79, averaged 11.7 ppg as Temple's captain in 1952-53 and 1953-54 under coach Harry Litwack. Kane was the Owls' leading scorer as a junior.
• Marty Kasdan Sr., 91, played for Louisville in 1939-40 before serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
• Lloyd Kearns, 72, played for San Jose State in 1961-62 and 1962-63.
• Phil Kecemer, 70, played for Seton Hall in the early 1960s.
• Johnny Keller, 77, averaged 4.1 ppg and 2.5 rpg for Seton Hall in 1954-55 and 1.8 ppg and 1.6 rpg in 1956-57 for NIT teams under coach Honey Russell.
• George Kelley, 86, averaged 10.1 ppg for Vanderbilt from 1948-49 through 1950-51 under coach Bob Polk. Kelley was senior captain.
• Charles Kellogg, 95, was Yale's captain in 1938-39 under coach Ken Loeffler.
• John Kelly Jr., 88, led Notre Dame in FG% as senior in 1946-47 under coach Moose Krause.
• Marv Kessler, 80, played for North Carolina State in 1955-56 and 1956-57 under coach Everett Case.
• Dr. Ed Kinsella, 91, played for St. Louis in 1939-40.
• Jim Kinsman, 90, played for Maryland in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
• Walton "Walt" Kirk, 88, was an All-American for Illinois in the mid-1940s before serving in Army during WWII. He was a two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection.
• Clayce Kishbaugh, 77, averaged 10.8 ppg and 3.7 rpg for West Virginia's three NCAA Tournament teams from 1954-55 through 1956-57 under coach Fred Schaus. Kishbaugh was co-captain as a senior.
• Dave Klassen, 60, averaged 7.8 ppg and 5.4 rpg for Detroit in 1969-70. He became a professional rugby player.
• Jeff Klingler, 45, averaged 8.4 ppg and 2 rpg for Western Illinois in 1985-86 and 1986-87 (team runner-up in scoring average).
• James Knierim, 85, was a four-year letterman for Bowling Green State from 1944-45 through 1947-48 under coach Harold Anderson, playing in three NITs (finishing runner-up as freshman). Knierim was also an end on BGSU's football squad.
• Ray "Boley" Kodish, 88, played for Villanova in 1942-43 under coach Alex Severance before serving in U.S. Army during WWII. Kodish attended Mansfield PA following his military stint.
• Bill Koncar, 81, averaged 2.1 ppg for 1.9 rpg for Utah in 1955-56 after serving in U.S. Navy during Korean Conflict.
• Joel Kortus, 68, averaged 2.2 ppg and 1.5 rpg for Nebraska from 1962-63 through 1964-65.
• Ray Kovalesky, 74, averaged 2.3 ppg and 1.5 rpg for Detroit in 1960-61 under coach Bob Calihan.
• Dan Kraus Sr., 89, averaged 8.1 ppg for Georgetown in the mid-1940s. He was co-captain in 1942-43 for NCAA Tournament runner-up (third-leading scorer with Hoyas during playoffs) before serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII and coming back to earn two more letters.
• Dr. Frank Kudlaty, 84, was a four-year starter for Texas Christian from 1945-46 through 1948-49. As a senior, he averaged 7.9 ppg in Buster Brannon's inaugural season as coach of the Horned Frogs.
• Rollo Kuebler, 84, averaged 1.6 ppg for Loyola of Chicago in 1948-49 (NIT runner-up) and 1950-51. U.S. Army veteran during WWII was inducted into Chicago 16-inch Softball Hall of Fame.
• John Kurtz, 81, averaged 11.5 ppg for Loyola Marymount from 1950-51 through 1952-53. As a junior, he led the Lions in scoring (12.8 ppg) and rebounding (13.8 rpg).
• Roland Lakes, 72, played for Wichita in 1957-58 under coach Ralph Miller. Lakes was a DL who played 11 seasons in the NFL (10 with San Francisco 49ers/one with New York Giants). He led the Niners in sacks in 1967 with 13.
• Dr. Rod Lancaster, 89, played for Auburn in the mid-1940s.
• Marquis "Marc" Landrum, 73, averaged 6.5 ppg and 4.3 rpg for Yale in 1959-60 and 1960-61 under coach Joe Vancisin.
• Dr. John Laneve Sr., 77, averaged 1.7 ppg for Pittsburgh from 1954-55 through 1956-57.
• Carl Langschmidt Jr., 81, played for Tennessee in 1951-52 and 1952-53.
• Herb Larkins, a juco recruit, averaged 4.6 ppg and 2.9 rpg for North Texas State in 1969-70 and 1970-71.
• Dave Latimer, 82, averaged 7 ppg for Seton Hall from 1948-49 through 1950-51. Runner-up in points scored with the Pirates as a junior before serving as senior co-captain for fourth-place team in NIT.
• Frederick "Mike" Laughna, 62, averaged 16 ppg and 10.8 rpg for Georgetown from 1969-70 through 1971-72. Top player for the Hoyas just before John Thompson Jr. coaching era was their top rebounder all three seasons and also leading scorer as junior and senior captain and team MVP.
• Robert Lautze, 94, played for Santa Clara in the late 1930s with his identical twin brother (Richard Lautze).
• Joshua "Manny" Lawrence was an All-Mountain States Conference first-team selection in 1960-61 when finishing runner-up in scoring and rebounding for Colorado State under coach Jim Williams.
• Don Lazenby, 83, averaged 4.5 ppg for Davidson from 1949-50 through 1951-52.
• George Leddy, 86, was an Illinois transfer who averaged 2.3 ppg for DePaul in 1948-49 under coach Ray Meyer. Leddy was a Naval aviator during WWII.
• Bob Leidy, 75, averaged 3.1 ppg and 1.5 rpg for Miami FL in 1957-58 under coach Bruce Hale.
• Andrew "Fuzzy" Levane, 92, was the third-leading scorer for St. John's in 1941-42 and 1942-43 under legendary coach Joe Lapchick. He won the Haggerty Award presented to premier player in New York City metropolitan area.
• Alonzo Lewis, 77, averaged 13.9 ppg for La Salle from 1954-55 through 1956-57. Sophomore teammate of All-American Tom Gola with NCAA Tournament runner-up (second-leading rebounder and third-leading scorer) before leading the Explorers in FG% as junior and FT% as senior.
• Bob Lewis, 86, was fifth-leading scorer as Utah freshman for 1944 NCAA Tournament titlist coached by Vadal Peterson before becoming three-year letterman with Stanford in late 1940s under coach Everett Dean.
• Delvy "Del" Lewis, 68, averaged 8.6 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Kansas from 1963-64 through 1965-66. All-Big Eight Conference first-team selection was senior co-captain of Ted Owens' first NCAA tourney team as coach of the Jayhawks.
• Dick Light, 86, played for Penn State in 1944-45 under coach John Lawther before transferring to DePauw IN. Light served in U.S. Navy during WWII prior to college.
• Fred Linari, 92, was a junior reserve for Stanford's national kingpin in 1942 under coach Everett Dean.
• Bob Linck, 90, was a juco recruit who played for Idaho in 1947-48 after serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII.
• Earl Lindley, 79, was a Utah State hoops letterman in 1951-52 and 1952-53. HB-DE led the nation in football scoring with 81 points in 1953 (13 touchdowns and three extra points). RB-LB for three consecutive Grey Cup champions for the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos in the mid-1950s.
• Darnell "DJ" Lindsay, 24, was a juco recruit who averaged 8 ppg and 3 rpg for Tennessee Tech in 2008-09.
• Bill Lippincott, 89, played for Washington State in 1945-46 under coach Jack Friel after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. Lippincott, a 24th-round selection by the Los Angeles Rams in 1946 NFL draft, finished his college career a couple of years later with 13 interceptions.
• John Liston, 77, was a member of Iowa's national fourth-place finisher in 1955 NCAA Tournament before transferring to Knox College IL.
• Bob Lofland, 90, lettered for Texas Tech in 1945-46 and 1946-47 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Donn Lorenzen, 78, played for Iowa State in 1953-54.
• Carl Loyd, 86, was swingman who sandwiched stint in U.S. Navy during WWII between seasons lettering with Notre Dame in 1943-44 and 1946-47.
• Ted Luckenbill, 72, averaged 16.6 ppg and 9.8 rpg for Houston from 1958-59 through 1960-61 under coach Guy Lewis. Led the Cougars in rebounding all three seasons before becoming 15th pick overall in 1961 NBA draft.
• Harry Lux, 77, averaged 1.4 ppg for Michigan State from 1954-55 through 1956-57. Member of MSU's Final Four team as senior.
• Joe Lyles, 83, played for St. Louis in 1948-49 under coach Eddie Hickey. Lyles compiled a 4-12 pitching record in the St. Louis Browns' farm system in 1949 and 1950 before posting a 108-229-3 baseball coaching mark at Washington & Lee VA from 1959 to 1978. He was a teammate of eventual MLB manager Jim Frey with Paducah (Class D Mississippi-Ohio Valley League).
• Jim Lysek, 77, played for Penn State in the mid-1950s.
• Ed Magnus, 88, was a Marquette reserve in 1947-48 and 1948-49 after serving as Technical Sergeant in Battle of the Bulge during WWII.
• Happy Mahfouz, 80, compiled a 6-20 coaching record in 1978-79 in UALR's inaugural season at the NCAA Division I level.
• Rick Majerus, 64, compiled a 517-215 record in 25 seasons coaching Marquette (56-35 in three years from 1983-84 through 1985-86), Ball State (43-17 in two years in 1987-88 and 1988-89), Utah (323-95 in 15 years from 1989-90 through 2003-04) and Saint Louis (95-69 in five years from 2007-08 through 2011-12). Received Wooden Award as national coach of the year in 1998 when his Utah squad became the only Final Four team ever to feature three Academic All-Americans among its regulars.
• Clair Markey, 76, averaged 3.1 ppg for Seattle during three seasons in the late 1950s.
• Ron Marshall, 79, averaged 10.6 ppg and 9 rpg for Portland in 1953-54 and 1954-55. He led the Pilots in rebounding both seasons.
• Milton Martin, 73, averaged 15.4 ppg for Hardin-Simmons from 1957-58 through 1960-61. All-Border Conference second-team selection each of his last two seasons held the school's career scoring record for 33 years.
• Slater "Dugie" Martin Jr., 86, was the second-leading scorer for Texas' national third-place team in 1947 NCAA Tournament (26-2 record). He became an All-SWC first-team selection the next two seasons and scored a school single-game record 49 points as a senior against TCU (subsequently tied).
• Henry Mathews, 67, averaged 4.6 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Washington in 1963-64 and 1964-65.
• Dr. Ted Matthews Sr., 77, averaged 2.1 ppg for Pittsburgh in 1953-54.
• Will McAllister, 70, was on St. Louis' roster in 1960-61 under coach John Benington.
• John Paul "Pete" McCaffrey, 73, averaged 10.8 ppg and 5.9 rpg for St. Louis from 1957-58 through 1959-60. Among the top three scorers for back-to-back NIT teams. All-MVC first-team selection as senior before earning spot on 1964 U.S. Olympic squad.
• Charles McCaullagh, 79, played for Boston College in 1956-57.
• Len "Tuffy" McCormick, 89, played for Baylor's first NCAA Tournament team in 1946 under coach Bill Henderson. McCormick was a C-LB with the AAFC's Baltimore Colts in 1948.
• Jim McCoy Sr., 76, averaged 13.4 ppg and 5.2 rpg for Marquette from 1956-57 through 1958-59, appearing in the NCAA playoffs his senior season under coach Eddie Hickey.
• Sam McDonald Jr., 76, was a Washington transfer who averaged 1.1 ppg for Oklahoma State in 1957-58 under coach Hank Iba.
• Walt McDonald, 91, played for Tulane in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. Back was a two-time All-SEC selection before being chosen in 10th round of 1943 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. Back played four seasons in the AAFC with three different franchises.
• John McDowell, 57, averaged 8.9 ppg and 10.6 rpg for Pan American in 1974-75 and 1975-76 under coach Abe Lemons. Juco recruit ranked among the nation's top 20 rebounders as a senior.
• Donald McGorty, 75, averaged 9.3 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Manhattan from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Ken Norton. Tied for team high in scoring honors with 12 points in NCAA playoff defeat against Dartmouth following an 89-84 upset of top-ranked West Virginia in 1958 East Regional. Senior co-captain of NIT participant also set a school record in the javelin.
• J. "Bob" McHenry averaged 6 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Washington & Lee from 1952-53 through 1955-56.
• W. "Jack" McIntyre, 87, played for Louisville in 1945-46 after serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
• Bill McKenzie, 70, averaged 2.9 ppg for Washington State from 1959-60 through 1961-62 under coach Marv Harshman.
• Francis "Frank" McNamara Jr., 84, was on Georgetown's roster in 1945-46 but never played for the Hoyas.
• Roy Menzel, 95, was an All-EIBL first-team selection for Penn in 1936-37 and 1937-38.
• David Mercer, 91, played for Penn in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
• Ivan Mielke, 80, averaged 8.8 ppg and team-high 10 rpg for Marshall in 1958-59.
• Francis "Beau" Minx, 92, played for Missouri in 1943-44 before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Bernie Mock, 90, was an All-Southern Conference first-team selection for North Carolina State in 1943-44 after serving as team captain the previous season.
• Jim Modlin, 64, averaged 14.9 ppg and 7.2 rpg for East Carolina from 1967-68 through 1969-70. Leading scorer for the Pirates as senior when named an All-Southern Conference second-team selection.
• Tommy Mont, 89, played hoops for Maryland several seasons in the mid-1940s (career interrupted by serving in U.S. Army during WWII). Back was a 12th-round selection by the New York Giants in 1944 NFL draft before playing three years with the Washington Redskins from 1947 through 1949. He coached football with his alma mater for three years from 1956 through 1958.
• Chester "Chet" Montgomery, 79, averaged 1.9 ppg for Western Kentucky in 1958-59 under coach Ed Diddle. Montgomery became Midwest Scouting Supervisor for the Cincinnati Reds, Director of Scouting for the Cleveland Indians and Special Assistant to the General Manager and Director of Player Development for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• W. "Udell" Moore, 93, played for Texas in the early 1940s.
• Tommy Moorman, 82, played for Texas Christian in the late 1940s.
• Rudy Moreno, 79, averaged 2.8 ppg for Arizona State in 1951-52 before serving in the U.S. Army.
• Grenville "Doc" Morgan, 77, averaged 1.1 ppg for Clemson from 1953-54 through 1955-56.
• Harold "Lefty" Morrill, 86, averaged 5 ppg for Michigan from 1946-47 through 1949-50 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII aboard a minesweeper in the South Pacific. He played for the Wolverines' first NCAA tourney team in 1948 coached by Ozzie Cowles. Morrill was also a two-year letterman in baseball.
• John "Paul" Morrow, 80, averaged 13.7 ppg for Wisconsin from 1951-52 through 1953-54 under coach Bud Foster, leading the Badgers in rebounding all three seasons. Morrow still holds school single-game record with 30 rebounds against Purdue as a junior when he paced team in scoring.
• Bob Moser, 82, played for Oklahoma A&M in the early 1950s under coach Hank Iba.
• John Moylan, 65, averaged 1.8 ppg for Creighton in 1965-66.
• John "Jack" Mueller, 85, was among Wake Forest's top three scorers in 1948-49 and 1949-50 under coach Murray Greason, finishing with 704 points in four seasons.
• Dr. Peter Mullins, 85, averaged 10.1 ppg for Washington State from 1950-51 through 1952-53 under coach Jack Friel. Captain as a senior when All-PCC North Division second-team selection led the Cougars with 13.4 ppg. He finished sixth in the decathlon in 1948 London Olympics as member of Australian contingent.
• Vic Napolitano, 83, scored 41 points in 17 games for Temple in 1949-50 and 1950-51 as teammate of All-American Bill Mlkvy. Napolitano was also a soccer goalie sensation.
• Joe Nasal, 94, was Niagara's captain in 1940-41 before his college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
• Aubrey Nash, 62, averaged 6.1 ppg and 3.2 rpg for Kansas from 1969-70 through 1971-72 under coach Ted Owens. Nash was in the regular rotation for the Jayhawks' 1971 Final Four team.
• Jim Nowakowski, 80, led Kent State in scoring (18 ppg) and rebounding (14.7 rpg) as a second-team selection in Mid-American Conference in 1951-52 before transferring to SEC member Tulane, where he averaged 9.8 ppg and 5.1 rpg in 1953-54 and 1954-55 under coach Clifford Wells.
• Don Nuxhall, 78, averaged 5.7 ppg and 4.2 rpg for Miami of Ohio in nine games in 1953-54 before serving tour of duty in U.S. Army in Japan. Nuxhall, who attended Indiana on a football scholarship before transferring, was a brother of MLB pitcher Joe Nuxhall.
• Bill O'Donald, 78, averaged 5.1 ppg and 3 rpg for Arizona from 1954-55 through 1956-57 under coach Fred Enke.
• Pat O'Keefe Sr., 77, averaged 6.8 ppg for Marquette from 1953-54 through 1955-56, playing for the school's first NCAA tourney team in 1955.
• Neil O'Neill, 70, averaged 5.7 ppg for NYU's East Regional third-place teams in 1961-62 and 1962-63.
• Chinedu "Nedu" Onyeuku, 29, was a J.C. recruit from Nigeria who averaged 5.6 ppg and 2.1 rpg for Illinois State in 2004-05 and 2005-06. He was shot and killed in botched burglary around 3 a.m. while breaking into an alleged marijuana dealer's home in Plano, Tex.
• Walter "Wally" Osterkorn, 83, was Illinois' leading scorer as a senior in 1949-50 before becoming the 17th pick overall in NBA draft. He was runner-up in scoring for NCAA tourney third-place finisher in 1949 under coach Harry Combes.
• Jim Owsley, 77, played for Colorado in 1953-54.
• Scott Pace, 33, played for Army in 2002-03 under coach Jim Crews. Aviation troop commander was flying on patrol when Army Captain's helicopter was riddled with machine-gun fire in Afghanistan.
• Edward Panicko Sr., 77, averaged 1.6 ppg for DePaul in 1955-56 under coach Ray Meyer.
• Mickey Panovich, 90, played for UCLA in 1946-47 after serving in U.S. Parachute Infantry during WWII.
• Edward "Ned" Patterson, 91, lettered with Yale in 1941-42 under coach Ken Loeffler.
• Noble Patton, 80, averaged 2.6 ppg for Vanderbilt in 1951-52 under coach Bob Polk before transferring and averaging 8.7 ppg and 4.9 rpg with Tennessee Tech's first Ohio Valley Conference regular-season champion in 1956 and becoming the Golden Eagles' co-captain in 1956-57. His college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
• Jerry Payne, 67, was a juco recruit who averaged 2 ppg and 1.3 rpg for Texas A&M in 1965-66 and 1966-67 under coach Shelby Metcalf.
• Don Penwell, 81, was leading scorer with 15.6 ppg in 1951-52 for Oklahoma City's first of six straight NCAA tourney teams.
• Bob Peters, 76, averaged 10 ppg and 6.6 rpg for Ohio University from 1955-56 through 1957-58 under coach Jim Snyder. Peters was an All-Mid-American Conference second-team selection as senior captain when leading the Bobcats in scoring with 12.4 ppg.
• Malcolm Peters, 89, played for Tulane from 1940-41 through 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Navy in Pacific Theater during WWII.
• Mel Peterson Jr., 85, was Marquette's leading scorer as a senior in 1949-50 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Dave Pfahler, 65, averaged 6.5 ppg and 4.1 rpg for St. Joseph's from 1966-67 through 1968-69 in Jack McKinney's first three seasons as coach of the Hawks. Pfahler was their third-leading scorer and rebounder as a senior for an NCAA tourney team.
• Roy Pflugrad, 95, played for Oregon State from 1936-37 through 1938-39 under coach Slats Gill.
• Bill Phillips, 83, played for Furman from 1946-47 through 1948-49 under coach Lyles Alley. Phillips hit .204 as a catcher in the Philadelphia Athletics' farm system from 1949 through 1952 and 1955 (career interrupted by serving in U.S. military). In his first season of Organized Ball with Savannah (Class A South Atlantic League), one of his teammates was eventual MLB manager Cal Ermer.
• Billy Pilgrim, 77, played for North Texas State in 1957-58 in the Mean Green's inaugural season at major-college level.
• John Pohlod, 82, averaged 5.9 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Kent State in 1953-54 after serving in U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean Conflict.
• Charley Powell, 65, averaged 21.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg for Loyola New Orleans from 1966-67 through 1968-69. First African-American to play for a predominantly white Louisiana university led the Wolfpack in scoring all three seasons.
• Freddy Price Jr., 88, played for Villanova in 1946-47 under coach Alex Severance after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. Price hit .229 as a 1B in the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system in 1948. Another player with Schenectady (Class C Canadian-American League) that year was eventual Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda.
• John Pritchard, 85, was a three-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection for Drake in the late 1940s, leading the Bulldogs in scoring in 1948-49.
• Ellis "Bob" Pritchett, 86, led Idaho in scoring in 1948-49 and 1949-50 as an All-PCC North Division selection.
• Greg Ramsey, 89, played for Texas Western's team compiling best record in Border Conference in 1940-41 before serving in U.S. military during WWII.
• Leon Redenbacher, 77, averaged 1.8 ppg for Butler in 1954-55 under coach Tony Hinkle.
• Neil Reed, 36, is the former Indiana player who coach Bob Knight was caught on tape choking during a practice in 1997. Reed transferred to Southern Mississippi, where he led the Golden Eagles in scoring in 1998-99 with 18.1 ppg.
• Fred Rehm, 91, averaged 3.7 ppg as a sophomore for Wisconsin's 1941 NCAA Tournament titlist coached by Bud Foster.
• Nolan Richardson III, 47, averaged 6.5 ppg for Oklahoma State in 1985-86 and 1986-87 before son of Arkansas' 1994 NCAA champion coached Tennessee State to 23-41 record during three seasons from 2000-01 to 2002-03.
• Ocie Richie, 90, lettered with Arkansas' Final Four team in 1945 before transferring home to Northwestern State in Louisiana.
• Aaron Riggleman Sr., 54, was a backup center for Appalachian State in 1979-80 and 1980-81 under coach Bobby Cremins.
• Arnie Risen, 87, was an All-American and All-Big Nine Conference first-team selection in 1945 upon helping Ohio State reach the NCAA Final Four in back-to-back years after transferring from Eastern Kentucky.
• James "Tim" Robinson, 72, was runner-up to All-American Chet Walker in scoring and rebounding for Bradley in 1960-61 with 16.5 ppg and 8.6 rpg before Robinson and a teammate were dismissed in the wake of point-shaving allegations.
• John Robinson, 56, averaged 11.2 ppg and 6.8 rpg for Michigan from 1973-74 through 1976-77 under coach Johnny Orr. Second-leading rebounder and third-leading scorer for NCAA national runner-up as junior was UM co-captain as senior.
• Kenny Rollins, 89, was a two-time All-SEC selection who averaged 7 ppg for Kentucky in 1942-43, 1946-47 and 1947-48. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII before starting for UK's NCAA titlist as a senior.
• Chuck Ropes Jr., 80, averaged 1.7 ppg for Ohio State from 1952-53 through 1954-55.
• Ken Rose, 82, averaged 5.8 ppg for Oklahoma City in 1951-52 and 1952-53, appearing in the NCAA tourney both seasons.
• Bill Ross, 52, averaged 4.8 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Clemson from 1978-79 through 1981-82 under coach Bill Foster. As a sophomore, the Tigers were West Regional runner-up.
• Harold "Ed" Ross, 102, played for Wyoming in 1930-31.
• Ed Rothenberg, 77, averaged 2.7 ppg for Cincinnati in 1954-55 under coach George Smith.
• Dan Roundfield, 59, was three-time All-MAC selection who averaged 16.7 ppg and 13.1 rpg for Central Michigan from 1972-73 through 1974-75. League Player of the Year as senior when ranking fourth in the nation in FG%. He drowned off the coast of Aruba while attempting to save his wife from a similar fate.
• Layton "Mickey" Rouse, 93, averaged 6.2 ppg for Kentucky from 1937-38 through 1939-40 under coach Adolph Rupp. All-SEC selection and captain as senior.
• Jack Runyan, 80, averaged 9.9 ppg for Purdue from 1951-52 through 1953-54, leading the Boilermakers in total points as a junior.
• Charlie Ruter, 91, played for Western Kentucky in the 1940s under coach Ed Diddle. Ruter's college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Peter Sajevic, 91, played for Colorado State in the mid-1940s. His college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. He was a platoon leader in the battle of Iwo Jima.
• George Sauer Jr., 89, was a starter for Texas Christian in 1944-45 before serving in the U.S. Army at close of WWII.
• Peter Sauer, 35, was captain and third-leading rebounder as a junior for Stanford's 1998 Final Four squad coached by Mike Montgomery. Sauer, a three-year starter, averaged 7.9 ppg and 4.2 rpg in his four-season career.
• Alan Sawyer, 84, was UCLA's leading scorer as senior captain for coach John Wooden's first NCAA playoff team in 1949-50 before becoming the 28th pick overall in NBA draft. As a junior, Sawyer also led the Bruins in scoring average as an All-PCC South Division honoree.
• Herb Scherer, 83, was 18th pick overall in 1950 NBA draft after competing in NIT with LIU under coach Clair Bee.
• Dwayne Schintzius, 43, was the center for Florida's first three NCAA playoff teams in the late 1980s coached by Norm Sloan. Schintzius averaged 14.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.3 apg and 2.5 bpg in 3 1/2-season career before becoming a first-round selection in NBA draft.
• Tom Schlager, 65, averaged 7.3 ppg and 4 rpg for Xavier from 1966-67 through 1968-69. As a senior, he was the Musketeers' third-leading scorer.
• Allen Schlegelmilch, 73, averaged 2.7 ppg and 1.3 rpg for Indiana from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Branch McCracken.
• Francis "Paul" Schmidt, 77, averaged 8.3 ppg and 6.1 rpg for Duke from 1955-56 through 1957-58 under coach Harold Bradley. All-ACC second-team selection as a senior when leading league in field-goal shooting (52.3%).
• George Schmidt Jr. averaged 11.4 ppg and 9.7 rpg for Penn from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Jack McCloskey. Schmidt was an All-Ivy League second-team selection as a senior when he led the Quakers in scoring and rebounding.
• John Schmitt Sr., 94, played for Georgetown from 1937-38 through 1939-40. He was senior captain.
• Warren Scholler, 89, compiled a 43-52 coaching record with Bowling Green State in four seasons from 1963-64 through 1966-67 as Bill Fitch's predecessor.
• Charlie Sells, 72, averaged 12.6 ppg and 10.9 rpg for Washington State from 1959-60 through 1961-62 under coach Marv Harshman, leading the Cougars in rebounding all three seasons.
• Don Shaffer, 72, averaged 5.3 ppg and 4.5 rpg for Cornell from 1959-60 through 1961-62.
• Charlie Share, 85, averaged 14.3 ppg for Bowling Green State from 1946-47 through 1949-50. Ranked among the nation's top 24 in scoring and field-goal percentage each of his last two seasons. All-American as senior before becoming first pick overall in NBA draft after one territorial selection.
• Ken Sheeleigh, 85, was a Colgate transfer who averaged 3 ppg for Lafayette in 1949-50 and 1950-51 after serving in U.S. Air Corps.
• Bob Sheldon played for Niagara in the mid-1960s under coach Taps Gallagher.
• Don Shimer, 82, played for Lafayette in 1950-51 before serving in U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
• Steve Shumaker, 65, was a J.C. recruit who averaged 1.9 ppg and 3 rpg for Louisiana State in 1967-68 before transferring back to his home state at Iowa Wesleyan.
• Roy "Sleepy" Simms, 52, averaged 3.7 ppg, 2.8 apg and 1.5 spg for Detroit from 1979-80 through 1982-83, leading the Titans in assists as a senior.
• Joseph "Gene" Simpson, 81, averaged 2.8 ppg and 1.8 rpg for Tennessee in 1955-56 before U.S. military veteran concentrated on baseball.
• Ed Siudut, 65, averaged 22.4 ppg and 12.3 rpg for Holy Cross from 1966-67 through 1968-69, leading the Crusaders in rebounding all three seasons.
• Mike Sivulich Jr., 75, was a Navy veteran who averaged 14.5 ppg as All-Big Sky Conference first-team selection for Weber State in 1963-64 under coach Dick Motta when school made transition from J.C. level.
• Wilbur "Si" Sizer, 84, played for Dayton in 1946-47.
• Charles Skalaski, 85, played for Miami (Fla.) in 1945-46.
• Bill "Moose" Skowron, 81, scored 18 points in eight basketball games for Purdue in 1949-50. Six-time All-Star 1B hit .282 with 211 homers and 888 RBI with the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and California Angels in 14 years from 1954 through 1967.
• William Slike, 84, played for Cornell in the late 1940s.
• Bob Sloan, 90, played for Colorado in the mid-1940s after serving in U.S. Navy Air Corps during WWII.
• Pat Smid, 88, played for Notre Dame in the mid-1940s. His college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Bernie "Reds" Smith, 85, finished among Maryland's top four scorers each season from 1947-48 through 1949-50.
• G.J. Smith, 59, averaged 3 ppg for Kentucky from 1972-73 through 1974-75. Member of NCAA Tournament runner-up as a senior.
• James "Durward" Smith, 80, averaged 2 ppg for Hardin-Simmons in 1950-51 and 1951-52.
• Hal "Buzz" Snyder Jr., 78, averaged 1.4 ppg for VMI in 1953-54 and 1954-55.
• Carlos Soffe, 92, played for Utah in 1939-40 and 1940-41 under coach Vadal Peterson.
• Evan Sorenson, 90, was a juco recruit who averaged 4.6 ppg for Utah State in 1947-48 after serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
• John Eugene "Gene" Southwood, 82, averaged 5.6 ppg for Vanderbilt from 1949-50 through 1951-52 under coach Bob Polk.
• Charlie Spoonhour, 72, compiled a 373-202 coaching record in 19 seasons with Southwest Missouri State (197-81 in nine years from 1983-84 through 1991-92), St. Louis (122-90 in seven years from 1992-93 through 1998-99) and UNLV (54-31 in three years from 2001-02 through 2003-04). In 1994, he guided SLU to its first NCAA tourney in 37 years.
• Eddie Spriggs, 68, was an Ohio native who played for Miami FL in 1965-66.
• Christie "Chris" Stavreti, 73, averaged 3.5 ppg for Miami FL from 1959-60 through 1961-62. He was a teammate of a brother, Carl, his last two seasons with the Hurricanes.
• Jerome "Jerry" Steiner, 94, was a three-year letterman for Butler and captain as senior in 1939-40 under coach Tony Hinkle.
• Neil Stephens, 78, was a member of Brigham Young's NIT team in 1952-53.
• Bob Stevens, 88, scored a total of 57 points for Michigan State in 1947-48 and 1948-49 after serving in U.S. Marines during WWII. Compiled an 80-124 coaching record in eight seasons for South Carolina (34-45 from 1959-60 through 1961-62) and Oklahoma (46-79 from 1962-63 through 1966-67).
• Cyril Stitt, 57, averaged 1.9 ppg for Florida State from 1972-73 through 1974-75 under coach Hugh Durham.
• Bob Stoetzel, 82, averaged 5.4 ppg for Canisius from 1949-50 through 1951-52. He was the Golden Griffins' third-leading scorer and rebounder as a senior.
• Denny Strickland, 73, averaged 9.6 ppg and 5.1 rpg for Oregon from 1958-59 through 1960-61. Team MVP as senior helped launch Nike's first couple advertising campaigns.
• John "Jack" Superka, 71, averaged 3.7 ppg and 2.1 rpg for Muhlenberg PA from 1959-60 through 1961-62.
• Dan Sutkus, 85, averaged 1.3 ppg for Toledo in 1949-50.
• J. "Paul" Sutton, 88, played for Minnesota in 1943-44 before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Matt Sutton, 89, played for Minnesota in 1943-44 before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Daniel "Mike" Svilar, 83, was leading scorer for New Mexico A&M's first NCAA playoff team in 1952 as an All-Border Conference first-team selection.
• Larry Swanson, 76, averaged 1.7 ppg for Iowa State in 1955-56 and 1956-57. He also played baseball for the Cyclones, who reached the CWS in 1957.
• Gerard "Jerry" Tardie, 70, averaged 1.3 ppg for Seattle in 1962-63 and 1963-64.
• Marvin "Corky" Taylor, 60, averaged 3.4 ppg and 3.7 rpg for Minnesota from 1970-71 through 1972-73. He gained notoriety for his role in a nasty brawl with Ohio State (kneed Buckeyes center Luke Witte in groin).
• Scott Taylor, 40, was a reserve for Akron in 1991-92 and 1992-93.
• John "Jack" Thomas, 83, averaged 1.2 ppg for Tennessee in 1947-48.
• Dick Thompson, 83, scored 574 points for Louisiana State from 1947-48 through 1950-51 under coach Harry Rabenhorst. Thompson was the Tigers' runner-up in scoring with 10.4 ppg as a sophomore in 1948-49. He compiled a 22-25 pitching record and 3.19 ERA in the Detroit Tigers' farm system in four seasons from 1951 through 1955. A fellow hurler with Little Rock (Class AA Southern Association) in 1954 was Hall of Famer Jim Bunning.
• Kenny Thompson, 61, averaged 5.9 ppg for Utah State from 1970-71 through 1972-73.
• Tyrell Thompson, 23, averaged 3.4 ppg and 1.3 rpg for Army from 2006-07 through 2009-10.
• John Tiller, 70, averaged 2.6 ppg and 3.3 rpg from 1961-62 through 1963-64 for St. Joseph's under coach Jack Ramsay as the Hawks' first African-American player.
• Carlyle "Blackie" Towery, 92, was a two-time All-American when leading Western Kentucky in scoring in 1939-40 (13.8 ppg) and 1940-41 (17 ppg) under coach Ed Diddle. Towery participated in the 1940 NCAA Tournament.
• Bob Tremaine Jr., 78, averaged 14.3 ppg for Hardin-Simmons TX from 1952-53 through 1956-57 (redshirt in 1955-56). Three-time All-Border Conference first-team selection participated in the NCAA playoffs as a senior.
• Ken Trickey Sr., 79, compiled a 171-179 NCAA Division I record in 13 DI seasons coaching Middle Tennessee State (45-54 in four years from 1965-66 through 1968-69), Oral Roberts (86-55 in five years from 1971-72 through 1973-74, 1987-88 and 1988-89), Iowa State (13-40 in two years in 1974-75 and 1975-76) and Oklahoma City (27-30 in two years in 1979-80 and 1980-81). He was an All-Ohio Valley Conference selection with MTSU in 1952-53 and 1953-54.
• Giusto "Joe" Tubiolo, 84, played for Toledo in 1950-51.
• Edward "Ned" Twyman, 73, averaged 14.1 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Duquesne from 1958-59 through 1960-61. Brother of Cincinnati All-American Jack Twyman led the Dukes in scoring as a senior before becoming the 58th pick overall in 1961 NBA draft.
• Jack Twyman, 78, was an All-American for Cincinnati as a senior in 1955. He led the Bearcats in scoring and rebounding his last three seasons.
• Kenneth Uffman, 84, played for Louisiana State in 1947-48 under coach Harry Rabenhorst.
• Bill Ulbin Jr., 59, averaged 2.1 ppg and 2.2 apg for American University from 1971-72 through 1973-74.
• Ellis "Gene" Vance, 88, was a member of Illinois' famed "Whiz Kids" in 1941-42 and 1942-43 before three-time All-Big Ten Conference selection's career was interrupted by three years serving in U.S. Army during WWII (earned two Bronze Stars).
• Jimmy Viramontes, 84, averaged 3.5 ppg for Texas in 1950-51 and 1951-52, leading the Longhorns in assists his second season after they captured SWC crown the previous year.
• Bill "Baldy" Vojtko (or Voit), 90, played for Duquesne in the mid-1940s under coach Chick Davies. Vojtko's college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Roy Vorhees Jr., 96, played for Colorado A&M (now Colorado State) in the late 1930s.
• David Voss, 72, averaged 14.3 ppg and 6.2 rpg for Tulsa from 1958-59 through 1960-61, leading the Golden Hurricane in scoring as All-Missouri Valley Conference second-team selection each of his last two seasons.
• Frank "Whitey" Wahl, 90, was Akron's captain in the late 1940s.
• David Wall, 35, averaged 15.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 38 3FG% for Southern Mississippi in 1999-00 and 2000-01 under coach James Green. Juco recruit led USM in scoring average both seasons as All-Conference USA selection.
• Dennis Walling, 80, averaged 6.1 ppg for West Texas State from 1950-51 through 1952-53. He coached his alma mater to an 83-67 record (.553) in six seasons from 1967-68 through 1972-73 (including 1969 NIT).
• Jim Walsh Jr., 80, played hoops for Siena in 1952-53 and 1953-54. C-2B hit .275 in the Brooklyn Dodgers' farm system in 1955.
• Jimmy Walthall, 85, averaged 5 ppg for West Virginia's NIT teams from 1945 through 1947 after serving in U.S. Army during WWII. Quarterback for Sun Bowl winner in 1948 when ranked fourth in nation in passing by throwing for 1,136 yards and 12 touchdowns. Selected by two pro football franchises in 1948 (NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 13th round and AAFC's Buffalo Bills in 16th round). OF hit .292 in Washington Senators' farm system at Class D level in 1952 and 1953. Led Bluefield (Appalachian League) in hits (134) and stolen bases (18) in first year and in triples (six) in second season.
• Coy "Edwin" Watson Sr., 83, averaged 3.1 ppg for Furman in 1950-51 under coach Lyles Alley.
• Lou Watson, 88, was an All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection and All-American for Indiana as a senior in 1949-50 under coach Branch McCracken. Watson coached his alma mater for five seasons as Bob Knight's predecessor, compiling a 62-60 record.
• John "Yosh" Werbeck, 92, played for Niagara in the early 1940s under coach Taps Gallagher.
• Larry Wetter, 78, averaged 6.9 ppg for Iowa State from 1951-52 through 1954-55. Senior co-captain was third-leading scorer for the Cyclones when averaging 9.9 ppg.
• Phil Wheeler, 78, averaged 14.7 ppg and 10.5 rpg in three-year Cincinnati career under coach George Smith, leading the Bearcats in scoring as senior team captain with 21.5 ppg in 1955-56. Wheeler was runner-up in rebounding and third-leading scorer for 1955 NIT third-place team.
• Kendall "Fuzz" White, 77, averaged 8.5 ppg and 2.2 rpg for Virginia in 1955-56.
• Dr. Vilbry White, 84, was a member of Texas' 1947 Final Four squad before averaging 7.5 ppg as a senior in 1948-49.
• Jerome Whitehead, 56, was the second-leading rebounder and third-leading scorer for Marquette's 1977 NCAA championship club. Whitehead became an All-American the next season when he averaged 14 ppg and 8.3 rpg.
• Warren Whitlinger, 98, was an All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection for Ohio State in 1934-35 and 1935-36. His son, John, served as men's tennis coach at Stanford.
• Jimmy Wilkins, 64, averaged 12.6 ppg and 4.4 rpg for San Diego State in 1970-71 and 1971-72.
• Charles "Mike" Williams III, 86, led Davidson in scoring in 1948-49 with 12.3 ppg after finishing runner-up the previous season with 11.9 ppg. He served in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
• Nate Williams Jr., 81, played for Georgia in 1951-52. He was also a multi-year member of the Bulldogs' baseball squad.
• Paul Williams, 78, was a juco recruit who averaged 1.7 ppg for Pacific in 1955-56.
• Walter "Sam" Williams, 88, coached Pan American for 14 campaigns including first five seasons at NCAA Division I level when the Broncs compiled a 51-74 record from 1968-69 through 1972-73 before he was succeeded by Abe Lemons. Williams was a co-equal to Hall of Famer Don Haskins (Texas-El Paso) in Texas basketball integration.
• Dr. Cliff "Corky" Williamson, 78, averaged 1.1 ppg for Indiana from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Branch McCracken.
• Dick Wiltshire, 90, was Virginia's captain in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII.
• Norb Witte, 74, averaged 1.5 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Indiana from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Branch McCracken.
• Morris Wood, 96, was an All-Border Conference selection for New Mexico A&M in 1937-38 and 1938-39. U.S. Army captain earned Bronze Star while serving in South Pacific Theater during WWII.
• Don Woodson, 80, was a member of Kansas' squad in 1950-51.
• Orlando Woolridge, 52, was a backup freshman frontcourter for Notre Dame's lone Final Four team in 1978. He averaged 10.6 ppg and 5 rpg for four NCAA Tournament teams under coach Digger Phelps. Woolridge ranked third in the nation in field-goal percentage as a senior before becoming sixth pick overall in NBA draft.
• Bob Wright, 86, coached Morehead State to a 58-38 record in four seasons from 1965-66 through 1968-69. He played for Marshall from 1946-47 through 1949-50 under coach Cam Henderson and was senior captain.
• Lawrence "Lonnie" Wright, 67, averaged 18.1 ppg and 5.6 rpg for Colorado State from 1963-64 through 1965-66, pacing the Rams in scoring all three seasons. First athlete in professional sports history to simultaneously compete in football (defensive back with Denver Broncos) and basketball (Denver Rockets).
• Roy Wright, 71, was a Tennessee transfer who averaged 5.5 ppg and 5 rpg for Tennessee Tech in 1962-63 and 1963-64 under coach John Oldham. Wright played in the 1963 NCAA Tournament against eventual champion Loyola of Chicago.
• Stan Yoder, 66, was a juco recruit who averaged 4.3 ppg and 1.5 rpg for Montana in 1967-68.
• Eddie Yost, 86, played basketball for NYU as a freshman in 1943-44. He went on to become an A.L. All-Star 3B who led league in walks six times, games played three times, on-base percentage twice, doubles in 1951 and runs scored scored in 1959. Yost ranked ninth for the longest consecutive games played streak (829) after Miguel Tejada reached 1,152 in 2007 behind all-time leader Cal Ripken Jr. (2,632).
• Walter Zable, 97, played for William & Mary in 1936-37. The Tribe's football stadium was named in his honor in 1990.
• Bill Zimmer, 67, averaged 1.8 ppg for Duke in 1964-65 and 1965-66 under coach Vic Bubas.
• Francis "Frank" Zummach, 101, was a three-year letterman and Marquette's co-captain averaging 3.6 ppg in 1931-32 when the school competed against All-American John Wooden's Purdue squad.