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Honors/Awards
First team unless noted. "HM" is honorable
mention. Parentheses denote a source other the usual, for example basketball
magazines or polls conducted by the Kansas
City Star.
Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame
National Collegiate
Player-of-the-Year
All-America
Academic All-America
Conference
Player-of-the-Year
All-Conference
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Missouri Valley
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Player
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Season
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Notes
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Verne Long
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1911
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Bob Heizer
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1911
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C. R.
Greenlees
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1913
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Ralph
Sproull
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1915
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Ephriam
Sorensen
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1915
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Art 'Bill' Weaver
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1915
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Stuffy
Dunmire
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1915
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Dutch
Lonborg
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1919
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1920
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George
Rody
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1922
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Paul
Endacott
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1922
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1923
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John Wulf
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1923
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Charlie T.
Black
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1923
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1924
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Tusten
Ackerman
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1924
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1925
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Bob Mosby
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1924
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Al
Peterson
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1925
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1926
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(KC Kansan,
Reach Basketball Guide)
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1927
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Gale
Gordon
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1926
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Glenn
Burton
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1927
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Charles
'Russell' Thomson
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1928
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2nd Team (Spalding, KC Star)
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Big
6
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Player
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Season
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Notes
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Tom Bishop
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1930
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1931
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Frosty Cox
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1930
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1931
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(editors & coaches poll)
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Ted
O'Leary
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1932
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Bill
Johnson
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1932
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1933
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Lee Page
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1932
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Ray Ebling
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1934
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1935
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1936
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Dick Wells
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1933
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2nd Team (KC Star)
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1934
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2nd Team (KC Star)
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1935
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2nd Team (KC Star)
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Francis
Kappelman
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1936
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Fred
Pralle
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1936
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1937
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1938
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Don Ebling
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1938
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Utility Team (AP)
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Lyman
Corlis
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1939
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Ralph
Miller
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1940
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1942
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Bob Allen
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1940
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1941
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Howard
Engleman
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1940
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1941
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Charlie B.
Black
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1942
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1943
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1946
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1947
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Ray Evans
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1942
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1943
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Otto
Schnellbacher
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1943
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1946
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1947
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1948
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(Big 7)
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John
Buescher
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1943
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Gordon
Reynolds
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1945
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Kirk Scott
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1945
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Big
7
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Player
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Season
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Notes
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Otto
Schnellbacher
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1943
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(Big 6)
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1946
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(Big 6)
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1947
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(Big 6)
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1948
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Claude
Houchin
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1950
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2nd team (AP)
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Clyde
Lovellette
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1950
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1951
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1952
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Bob Kenney
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1952
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B. H. Born
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1953
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1954
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Allen
Kelley
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1953
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1954
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Harold
Patterson
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1954
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Dallas
Dobbs
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1954
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1955
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Maurice
King
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1956
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Wilt
Chamberlain
|
1957
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1958
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Gene
Elstun
|
1957
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Ron
Loneski
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1958
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Big
8
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Player
|
Season
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Notes
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Bill
Bridges
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1959
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1960
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1961
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Wayne
Hightower
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1960
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1961
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Jerry
Gardner
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1962
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Nolen
Ellison
|
1962
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1963
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George
Unseld
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1964
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Walt
Wesley
|
1965
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1966
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Del Lewis
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1966
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Jo Jo
White
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1967
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1968
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1969
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Rodger
Bohnenstiehl
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1967
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Dave
Robisch
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1969
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1970
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1971
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Bud
Stallworth
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1971
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1972
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Tom
Kivisto
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1974
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Rick
Suttle
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1975
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Norm Cook
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1976
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John
Douglas
|
1977
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Ken
Koenigs
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1978
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DarnellValentine
|
1978
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1979
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1980
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1981
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David
Magley
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1982
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Carl Henry
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1984
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Ron
Kellogg
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1985
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1986
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Danny
Manning
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1986
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1987
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1988
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Kevin
Pritchard
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1990
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Mark
Randall
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1991
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Alonzo
Jamison
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1992
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2nd team
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Adonis
Jordan
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1992
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(AP, players)
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1993
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HM (AP, coaches), 2nd tm (players)
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Rex
Walters
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1992
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(AP, players)
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1993
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(AP, players, coaches)
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Richard
Scott
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1993
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HM (coaches)
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1994
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HM (AP, players, coaches)
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Steve
Woodberry
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1993
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2nd tm (AP, players, coaches)
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1994
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1st tm (players), 2nd tm (AP, coaches)
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Greg
Ostertag
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1994
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HM (AP, players, coaches)
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1995
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HM (AP, coaches)
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Jacque
Vaughn
|
1994
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HM (AP, players)
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1995
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(AP, players, coaches)
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1996
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(AP, players)
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Jerod
Haase
|
1995
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1st tm (Basketball
Weekly), 2nd tm (AP, players, coaches)
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Raef
LaFrentz
|
1995
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2nd tm (Basketball
Weekly, HM (AP)
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1996
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(AP, players)
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Scot
Pollard
|
1995
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HM (AP)
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1996
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2nd tm (AP)
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Paul
Pierce
|
1996
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HM (AP)
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Academic All-Conference
Specialty Awards
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Player
|
Team
|
Season
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Notes
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Tus
Ackerman
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All-Western Team
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1924
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All-Western Team
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1925
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Ben Davis
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Freshmen All-America
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1992
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2nd tm (Basketball
Times), 7th tm (Basketball
Weekly)
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All-Big 8 Freshmen
|
1992
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Alonzo
Jamison
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All-District V
|
1992
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(USBWA)
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NABC All-Star game
|
1992
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All-Big 8 Defense
|
1992
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Adonis
Jordan
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All-District V
|
1992
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(USBWA)
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All-Midwest
|
1992
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(Basketball
Times)
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All-BMA Classic
|
1992
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All-District XII
|
1993
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(NABC)
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All-Golden Harvest Classic
|
1993
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Eric
Pauley
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All-JUCO Transfer tm
|
1992
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2nd tm (Basketball
Weekly)
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All-Big 8 Newcomer tm
|
1992
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All-Rainbow Classic
|
1993
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Big 8 Player-of-the-week
|
1993
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Jan. 11
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Richard
Scott
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All-Big 8 Tournament
|
1992
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All-BMA Classic
|
1992
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Big 8 All-Underrated
|
1993
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All-Golden Harvest Classic
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1993
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Big Player-of-the-Week
|
1994
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Nov. 30
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MVP
|
1994
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pre-season NIT
|
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Rex
Walters
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College Transfer-of-the-Year
|
1992
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(Basketball
Weekly)
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All-District V
|
1992
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(USBWA)
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All-Big 8 Tournament
|
1992
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MVP, BMA Classic
|
1992
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All-District XII
|
1993
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(NABC)
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Big 8 Player-of-the-Week
|
1993
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Jan. 18, Mar. 9
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Darrin
Hancock
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Big 8 All-Newcomer tm
|
1993
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Greg
Ostertag
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Big 8 All-Bench tm
|
1993
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Big 8 All-Improved tm
|
1994
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All-District XII
|
1995
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2nd tm (NABC)
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Big 8 All-Defensive tm
|
1995
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Patrick
Richey
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Big 8 All-Bench tm
|
1993
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Steve
Woodberry
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Big 8 All-Defensive tm
|
1993
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Big 8 All-Bench tm
|
1993
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Big 8 All-Underrated
|
1993
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MVP, Golden Harvest Classic
|
1993
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All-District XII
|
1994
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(NABC)
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Big 8 All-Defensive tm
|
1994
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Big 8 Player-of-the-Week
|
1994
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Sean
Pearson
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Big 8 All-Bench tm
|
1994
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Big 8 All-Improved tm
|
1995
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Scot
Pollard
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Big 8 All-Freshmen tm
|
1994
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Big 8 All-Bench tm
|
1995
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(USBWA)
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Big 8 All-Underrated
|
1995
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(USBWA)
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CBS Player-of-the-Game
|
1995
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vs. Western Kentucky
|
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Jacque
Vaughn
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Big 8 All-Freshmen tm
|
1994
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All-Tournament tm
|
1994
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pre-season NIT
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All-District
|
1995
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(USBWA & NABC)
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Wooden Award candidate
|
1995
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Jerod
Haase
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All-District V
|
1995
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(USBWA)
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Raef
LaFrentz
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All-America Freshmen tm
|
1995
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2nd tm (Basketball
Weekly)
|
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Wooden Award candidate
|
1996
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Billy
Thomas
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Big 8 All-Freshmen tm
|
1995
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CBS Player-of-the-Game
|
1995
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vs. Colgate
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B. J.
Williams
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CBS Player-of-the-Game
|
1995
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vs. Indiana
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Conference Newcomer-of-the-Year
Conference Freshman-of-the-Year
(began in 1994)
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
NCAA All-Tournament
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Player
|
Season
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Pts
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Rebs
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Notes
|
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Howard
Engleman
|
1940
|
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All-Tournament
|
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Bob Allen
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1940
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All-Tournament
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Clyde
Lovellette
|
1952
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35.3
|
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All-Tourn., All-Region., FF-MVP
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Dean
Kelley
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1952
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7.8
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All-Tourn., All-Region.
|
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1953
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12.8
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All-Tourn., All-Region.
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B. H. Born
|
1953
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20.0
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All-Tourn., All-Region., FF-MVP
|
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Gil Reich
|
1953
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10.0
|
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All-Regional
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Wilt
Chamberlain
|
1957
|
30.3
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15.5
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All-Tourn., All-Region.
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Maurice
King
|
1957
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10.3
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All-Regional
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Dave
Robisch
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1971
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24.0
|
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All-Regional
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Bud
Stallworth
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1971
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15.0
|
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All-Regional
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Roger
Morningstar
|
1974
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11.8
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All-Regional
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Danny
Knight
|
1974
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8.3
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All-Regional
|
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Calvin
Thompson
|
1986
|
15.2
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4.6
|
All-Regional
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Danny
Manning
|
1986
|
14.4
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4.8
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All-Regional
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1987
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25.7
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7.7
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All-Regional
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1988
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27.2
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9.3
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All-Tourn., All-Region., FF-MVP
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Milt
Newton
|
1988
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14.8
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7.0
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All-Tourn., All-Region.
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Kevin
Pritchard
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1988
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10.3
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4.3 assists
|
All-Regional
|
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Mark
Randall
|
1991
|
11.3
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7.3
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All-Tournament
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Alonzo
Jamison
|
1991
|
11.5
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7.5
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All-Regional, R-MVP
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Adonis
Jordan
|
1991
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12.8
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3.5 assists
|
All-Regional
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Terry
Brown
|
1991
|
12.8
|
3.7
|
All-Regional
|
NCAA Post-Graduate Award
Extra Competition
|
Player
|
Team
|
Season
|
Notes
|
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Gordon Carpenter (?)
|
Olympics
|
1948
|
7.0 ppg
|
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Charlie
Hoag
|
Olympics
|
1952
|
2.9 ppg
|
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Bill
Hougland
|
Olympics
|
1952
|
6.0 ppg
|
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1956
|
5.8 ppg
|
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John
Keller
|
Olympics
|
1952
|
1.5 ppg
|
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Dean
Kelley
|
Olympics
|
1952
|
0.7 ppg
|
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Pan American Games
|
1955
|
6.8 ppg
|
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Bob Kenney
|
Olympics
|
1952
|
10.9 ppg
|
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Pan American Games
|
1955
|
12.4 ppg
|
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Bill
Lienhard
|
Olympics
|
1952
|
4.0 ppg
|
|
Clyde
Lovellette
|
Olympics
|
1952
|
14.1 ppg
|
|
B. H. Born
|
World Championships
|
1954
|
11.2 ppg
|
|
Allen
Kelley
|
World Championships
|
1954
|
4.2 ppg
|
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Olympics
|
1960
|
0.8 ppg
|
|
Jo Jo
White
|
Pan American Games
|
1967
|
13.9 ppg
|
|
World University Games
|
1967
|
|
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Olympics
|
1968
|
11.7 ppg
|
|
Dave
Robisch
|
World University Games
|
1970
|
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Norm Cook
|
Pan American Games
|
1975
|
10.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg
|
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Darnell
Valentine
|
Olympics
|
1980
|
5.7 ppg; 2.3 stls (exhib)
|
|
Greg
Dreiling
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1981
|
|
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US Olympic Festival
|
1982
|
|
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World University Games
|
1985
|
|
|
Kerry
Boagni
|
Junior World Championships
|
1983
|
|
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US Olympic Festival
|
1983
|
All-Festival team
|
|
Ron
Kellogg
|
World University Games
|
1985
|
|
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Danny
Manning
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1985
|
|
|
Pan American Games
|
1987
|
14.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.6 apg
|
|
Olympics
|
1988
|
11.4 ppg; 6.0 rpg
|
|
Kevin
Pritchard
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1986
|
|
|
Junior World Championships
|
1987
|
|
|
Mark
Randall
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1986
|
|
|
World University Games
|
1989
|
|
|
World Championships
|
1990
|
5.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg
|
|
Mike
Maddox
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1987
|
|
|
Lincoln
Minor
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1987
|
|
|
Adonis
Jordan
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1989
|
|
|
World University Games
|
1991
|
|
|
Richard
Scott
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1991
|
|
|
World University Games
|
1993
|
|
|
Jerod
Haase
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1993
|
|
|
World University Games
|
1995
|
|
|
Scot
Pollard
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1993
|
|
|
Jacque
Vaughn
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1993
|
MVP, All-Festival team
|
|
Steve
Woodberry
|
USA Under-22 Championships
|
1993
|
8.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.8 apg
|
|
Raef
LaFrentz
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1994
|
|
|
Paul
Pierce
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1995
|
9.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.0 apg
|
|
USA Under-22 Championships
|
1996
|
9.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg
|
|
Billy
Thomas
|
US Olympic Festival
|
1995
|
8.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.0 apg
|
|