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OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time - TribeNiner - 01-18-2018 02:23 PM
This is one that's typically fun to debate (especially about the comparison of players from different eras). Not taking into account their professional accomplishments, who are the greatest basketball players of all time and the greatest from your school, in your opinion?
For me -
All Time
1. David Thompson
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3. Ralph Sampson
4. Len Bias
5. Pete Maravich
Charlotte (I'm sure some of my Charlotte brethren will disagree with me on inclusion and order)
1. Cornbread Maxwell
2. Henry Williams
3. Eddie Basden
4. Melvin Watkins
5. Demarco Johnson
William & Mary
1. Chet Giermak
2. Marcus Thornton
3. Bill Chambers
4. Jeff Cohen
5. John Lowenhaupt
All Time Surprise School Team
1. Bill Russell (San Francisco)
2. Larry Bird (Indiana State)
3. Artis Gilmore (Jacksonville)
4. Hank Gathers (Loyola Marymount)
5A. Earl the Pearl Monroe (Winston Salem State)
5B. World B. Free (Guilford College)
RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time - ODU BBALL - 01-18-2018 02:42 PM
Off the top of my head, I would go with -
All Time
Bill Russell
Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird
Jerry West
Magic Johnson
Old Dominion
Dave Twardzik
Wilson Washington
Mark West
Kenny Gattison
Odell Hodge
RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time - TribeNiner - 01-18-2018 02:58 PM
(01-18-2018 02:42 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote: Off the top of my head, I would go with -
All Time
Bill Russell
Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird
Jerry West
Magic Johnson
Old Dominion
Dave Twardzik
Wilson Washington
Mark West
Kenny Gattison
Odell Hodge
Odell Hodge was awesome.
RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time - westsidewolf1989 - 01-18-2018 03:10 PM
I'd have to go with Bill Walton somewhere in there.
RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time - Rojogrande - 01-18-2018 05:42 PM
All Time in no particular order
Len Bias
Bill Russell
Larry Bird
"Pistol" Pete Maravich
Ralph Sampson
WKU
Jim McDaniels
Courtney Lee
Clem "The Gem" Haskins
Tom Marshall
Bobby Rascoe
and there are several others that are in contention in the WKU list. So many greats and all-americans in WKU's history it is hard to choose just 5. But the top 3 on my list are shoe-ins.
RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time - Memphis Blazer - 01-18-2018 06:10 PM
UAB
1. Steve Mitchell (82-86)
2. Oliver Robinson (78-82)
3. Jerome Mincy (82-86)
4. Carlos Williams (94-97)
5. Andy Kennedy (88-91)
RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time - ODU BBALL - 01-18-2018 06:44 PM
(01-18-2018 03:10 PM)westsidewolf1989 Wrote: I'd have to go with Bill Walton somewhere in there.
Bill Walton came to mind when I was making my 5 selections. Others that came to mind were Oscar Robertson, Julius Erving, Shaquile Oneal, and Stephen Curry. I had completely forgotten about Pete Maravich and would likely have put him in place of Magic Johnson if I had thought of him. Bottom line ... there are simply too many great college players of the past to pick the best 5 out of them for all time.
There are also a lot of great players that never played in college but would probably have been fantastic in there if they had. Guys like Moses Malone and Coby Bryant immediately come to mind for that list.
RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time - KAjunRaider - 01-18-2018 07:02 PM
MT's best (that I have seen play-- did not include one-and-dones)
1- Sleepy Taylor
2 - Jerry Beck
3- Reggie Upshaw
4- Warren "Big Katt" Kidd
5- Duane Washington
Overall-- (again, that I have seen)
1- Magic Johnson
2- Larry Bird
3- Danny Manning
4- Hersey Hawkins
5- Patrick Ewing
RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time - ghostofclt - 01-18-2018 08:23 PM
clt includes Malik el tamir