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OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time
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)
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RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time
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
01-18-2018 02:42 PM
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RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time
(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.
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RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time
I'd have to go with Bill Walton somewhere in there.
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RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time
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.
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RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time
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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)
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RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time
(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.
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RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time
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
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RE: OT: Greatest College Basketball Players of All Time
clt includes Malik el tamir
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