In Memoriam: RIP Look at 2014 Deceased Who Impacted College Basketball

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

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