The year-long 100-Year Basketball Celebration came to a close on Saturday, May 22 at the Gala Dinner honoring the All-Century and All-Decade Basketball Team members.
All-Century Team
Gary Auten (1959-62) – Two-time All-American…1960 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…1961 NCAA Regional All-Tournament team…1960 United States Olympic Trials participant…sixth leading scorer with 1,774 career points…averaged 22.7 points as a junior and senior…sixth in free throw shooting with 76.1 percent.
J.B. Brown (1985-88) – 1988 First-team All-American…1988 All-Great Lakes Valley Conference selection…1988 All-Great Lakes Region honoree…holds single game block record with 12…all-time shot-blocker with 121…scored 1,233 career points…grabbed 797 rebounds…holds the career field goal percentage record with 58.7 percent.
Bill Carlyle (1961-62) – Averaged 20 points and 11.3 rebounds while shooting 53.7 percent from the field and 75.9 percent from the free throw stripe as a senior...led the Panthers to their first 20-win season in 1962.
Kelly Coleman (1958-60) – Two-time All-American…honored with retired jersey number…third in career points with 2,077…finished third in the nation in scoring in 1960...sixth in career rebounds with 904…1960 All-NCAA Regional…holds season scoring record with 848 and average 30.3…sixth in career rebounds with 904.
Patrick Critchelow (1996-99) – 1999 Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Tournament Team…1998 NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player…two-time NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…holds NCAA season record for most games started with 37…third in career assists with 454…collected 172 steals.
Corey Crowder (1988-91) – 1991 National Player of the Year…three-time first team All-American…honored with retired jersey number…all-time leading scorer with 2,282 points…collected 806 rebounds…two-time Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year…four-time All-GLVC honoree…1990 NABC All-Star Game participant.
Willis Cheaney (1992-95) –1995 First team All-American…1995 Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year…two-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference selection…1995 All-Great Lakes Region honoree… all-time playmaker with 635 assists…scored 1,350 career points…second in career steals with 223.
Rod Drake (1981-84) – Three-time All-American…honored with retired jersey number…four-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference selection…1984 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…two-time NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player…second in assists with 458…seventh in points with 1,664…starter on two Final Four teams.
John Duncan (1968-71) – Two-time All-American…NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…two-time NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…member of 1968 and 1969 NCAA Championship teams…starter on 1971 NCAA semifinalist squad…scored 1,246 career points…fourth in career rebounds with 974.
Lorico Duncan (2000-01) – Two-time All-American…starter on 2001 NCAA Championship Team…2000 CBS Sports/NCAA Championship Player of the Game…two-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree…two-time NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player…scored 1,193 career points.
Antonio Garcia (1998-99) – Consensus 1999 National Player of the Year…two-time first team All-American…two-time NCAA Rebounding Champion…two-time NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player…two-time Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year…starter on NCAA Championship Team…1999 NABC All-Star Game participant.
Ray Harper (1984-85) –1985 Third-team All-American…starter on two NCAA Final Four teams…1985 All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree…two-time NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team selection…1985 NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player…fourth in career assists with 442.
Dwight Higgs (1981-84) – Three-time All-American…honored with retired jersey number…four-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree…1982 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…second leading scorer with 2,228 points…10th in career assists with 328…starter on two Final Four teams.
Tom Hobgood (1966-69) – 1969 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…starter on 1968 and 1969 NCAA Championship teams…member of 1966 NCAA Championship squad…scored 805 career points while making 77.2 percent of his free throws…played in 105 contests…averaged 11 points as a senior.
LeRoy John (1999-00) – 2000 Consensus first team All-American…2000 National Player of the Year finalist…2000 GLVC Player of the Year…2000 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…holds NCAA season record for games played with 37…averaged 13.7 points and 10.2 rebounds as a senior…seventh in career blocks with 75
Vincent Mitchell (1988-91) – 1991 All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree…starter on 1990 NCAA Championship team…1990 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…1990 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…scored 1,001 career points…eighth in career games played with 120…ninth in career steals with 128.
Dick O'Neill (1966-69) – 1969 Fourth team All-American…starter on 1968 and 1969 NCAA Championship teams…member of 1966 NCAA Championship team and 1967 NCAA Semifinalist squad…averaged 10.2 rebounds as a junior and senior…scored 530 points.
Marlon Parmer (2003) – 2003 National Player of the Year…consensus first team All-American…2003 Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year…first six-time GLVC Player of the Week honoree...second in NCAA assists at 8.2 per game…produced first back-to-back triple-doubles in history…broke season assist record with 286.
Joe Roop (1953-56) – 1956 Honorable mention All-American…two-time All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree…scored 1,127 career points…averaged 10.8 points and 9.3 rebounds while shooting 45.3 percent from the field as a senior…tenth in career free throws made with 321.
Mike Redd (1964) – Regarded as the most athletic player ever to wear the Purple and White…averaged 20.7 points and 6.8 rebounds…shot 47.3 percent from the field and 79.4 percent from the free throw line…produced 33 points and 10 rebounds against Louisville…led KWC to the 1964 NCAA Regional.
Sam Smith (1966-67) – Two-time All-American…1966 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player…1967 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…collected 1,102 career points and 714 rebounds…1967 Kentucky-Indiana All-Star Game participant…averaged 17.4 points and 12.3 rebounds as a senior.
Sam Smith (1986-87) – 1987 Second team All-American…two-time All-GLVC selection…starter on 1987 NCAA Championship team…1987 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player…scored 1,115 career points…third in career field shooting at 57.1 percent…averaged 19 points and 8.4 rebounds as a senior.
Dallas Thornton (1965-68) – Two-time All-American…two-time NCAA Champion…honored with retired jersey number…1968 U.S. Olympic Trials participant…two-time NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team honoree…first in consecutive starts with 112…fifth in career points with 1,929…seventh in rebounds with 903.
George Tinsley (1966-69) – Two-time All-American…three-time NCAA Champion…honored with retired jersey number…two-time NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team honoree…1968 U.S. Olympic Trials participant…all-time leading rebounder with 1,115…fourth in career points with 2,014…fifth in starts with 113.
Dana Williams (1998-99) – Two time All-American…starter on NCAA Championship Team…1999 National Player of the Year finalist…two-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference selection…1998 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…holds NCAA season record for games played with 37…scored 1,210 career points.
Mike Williams (1972-73) – 1973 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player…starter on 1973 NCAA Championship Team….1973 NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player…two-time NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…holds the single game scoring record with 51 points…scored 1,568 career points.
Robert “Bullet” Wilson (1928-31) – Three-time All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree…two-time All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association selection.
Fairce Woods (1946-49) – First All-American at Kentucky Wesleyan in any sport…two-time All-American…first 1,000-point career scorer in history…finish ninth with 1,424 points…three-time All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection.
John Worth (1986-87) –1987 All-Great Lakes Valley Conference receipent…starter on 1987 NCAA Championship team…1987 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…1987 All-Great Lakes Region selection…holds the season record for three-pointers with 93…collected 912 points, 156 assists, 89 steals in two seasons.
Bobby Zuerner (2000, 2002-04) –2003 CBS Sports/NCAA Championship Player of the Game…scored 1,071 career points…second in games played with 129…third in career three-pointers with 220 and percentage at 42.5…collected 182 assists and 107 steals.
All-Decade Teams
Winchester Era (1907-51)
Kendall Bocard (1930-31) –Two-time All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree.
Austin Denton (1931-32) –Two-time All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection.
Asa House (1925-27) –Two-time All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection.
Alex Kertis (1930-32) – 1930 All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree.
Bruce Strother (1927-29) –1929 All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association selection.
1950s
Bill Bibb (1955-57) –1957 Honorable mention All-American…starter on 1957 NCAA Finalist team…1957 NCAA All-Regional team…averaged 14 points and 11.9 rebounds in 25 games as a senior.
Norman Christopher (1949-52) –First four-time All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection in history…won three straight Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles…scored 928 career points in 87 games played.
Mason Cope (1956-57) –Two-time All-American…1957 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…1957 NCAA All-Regional team…starter on 1957 NCAA Finalist team…scored 964 career points…averaged 20.3 points and 9.8 rebounds as a senior…seventh in career free throws made with 334.
Logan Gipe (1955-57) –Starter on 1957 NCAA Finalist team…1957 NCAA All-Regional team…led the nation in field goal shooting at 59.8 percent in 1956…averaged 17.6 and 6.9 rebounds as a senior…shot 50.9 percent from the field and 70.4 percent from the free throw stripe in his career.
Bill Harrell (1950-52) –Two-time All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference receipent…won three straight Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles…scored 993 career points…average 19.3 points as a senior…shot 55.2 percent from the field and 75.1 percent from the foul line in his career.
1960s
Eugene Smith (1968-71) – Starter on 1969 NCAA Championship team…member of 1968 NCAA Championship team and 1971 NCAA Semifinalist team…scored 978 career points…played in 102 games…started all 58 games as a junior and senior.
Roger Cordell (1964-67) –1967 United States World Cup Team participant…two-time NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…1967 Kentucky-Indiana All-Star Game participant…scored 947 career points…third in career free throw shooting with 83.2 percent.
Martin Holland (1959-60) –1959 Honorable mention All-American…holds the single game rebound record with 29...first in career rebound average with 13.4 (710)...second in season rebounds with 460...starter on 1960 NCAA Third Place Team…averaged 12.4 points and 15.9 rebounds as a senior.
Jim Smith (1968-71) – 1970 Honorable mention All-American…two-time NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…1971 NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player…scored 1,185 career points and grabbed 633 rebounds.
Charlie Taylor (1964-65) – 1964 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…averaged 17.5 points and 10.2 rebounds in 34 games played in two seasons.
1970s
James Greene (1971-73) –Starter on 1973 NCAA Championship team…1973 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…scored 1,032 career points…second all-time rebounder with 1,088…recorded first triple-double in KWC history with 12 points, 15 rebounds and 12 blocks in 1972…averaged 13.9 points and 11.9 rebounds as a senior.
Willie Johnson (1974-76) – 1976 Honorable mention All-American…scored 1,011 career points…ranks 10th in career rebounds with 723…shot 82.4 percent from the free throw line during his career.
Jyronna Ralston (1973-74) –1974 First team All-American…starter on 1973 NCAA Championship Team…1973 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…scored 1,031 career points…1974 Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star Game participant…fifth in career scoring average with 18.4 per game.
Steve Walker (1973-74) –Starter on 1973 NCAA Championship Team…two-time NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…1974 Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star Game participant…produced 934 points, 303 rebounds and 125 assists…averaged 16.5 points and 5.5 rebounds as a senior.
Roger Zornes (1972-73) –1973 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…starter on 1973 NCAA Championship Team…averaged 9.7 points and 7.5 rebounds while shooting 50.4 percent as a defensive specialist as a senior.
1980s
Dave Bennett (1985-86) –Two-time All-American…two-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree…1985 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…two-time All-Great Lakes Region selection…scored 1,083 career points…sixth in career field goal shooting at 50.9 percent…handed out 101 career assists.
Bunky Lewis (1978-81)
–1980 All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree…collected 1,104 points and 541 rebounds in 98 games played.
Larry Patrick (1977-80) – Kentucky Wesleyan's first All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree in 1979…compiled 1,183 points, 617 rebounds, 86 assists, 59 steals and 35 blocks in 102 games played…tied for ninth in field goals made with 531…12th in career field goal shooting at 49.1 percent.
Andra Whitlow (1984-87) – 1987 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…starter on 1987 NCAA Championship team…1987 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…fifth in career assists with 438…produced 826 points…collected 100 career steals…shot 55.2 percent from three-point territory in NCAA's first season.
Ray Zuberer (1980-83) –Two-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree…scored 1,056 career points…grabbed 521 rebounds…produced 135 assists...ranks ninth in free throws made with 330…12th in career minutes with 2,642…saw action in 112 games.
1990s
Steve Divine (1990-93) –1992 NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player…scored a perfect nine-for-nine from three-point land in the 1992 Regional Championship game…first in career free-throw shooting at 84.0 percent…eighth in career assists with 405…tied for eighth in career games played with 120.
LeRoy Ellis (1989-90) –1990 All-Great Lakes Valley Conference selection…sixth man on 1990 NCAA Championship team…1989 GLVC Newcomer of the Year…1990 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team….came off the bench to average 11.1 points and 6.6 rebounds as a senior…ranks 14th in career blocks with 41.
Tim Griffin (1988-90) – 1990 All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree…starter on 1990 NCAA Championship Team…scored 1.139 career points…1988 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team….ranks fourth in minutes played with 3,284…fifth in career three-point shooting at 41.2 percent and games played with 122…12th in assists with 326.
Alex Kreps (1992) –1992 Second-team All-American…1992 All-Great Lakes Valley Conference selection…1992 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…averaged 17.4 points and 8.3 rebounds as a senior…shot 54.4 percent from the field and 77.6 percent from the foul line.
Junebug Rakes (1988-90) –1989 NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player…started on 1990 NCAA Championship team…sixth in career assists with 415…scored 927 career points…10th in three-pointers made with 121…had 95 steals…started 77 of 115 games played.
2000s
Tyrus Boswell (2002) –2002 First team All-American…2002 Great Lakes Valley Conference co-Player of the Year...2002 GLVC All-Tournament Team…2002 NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player…averaged 17.4 points and 8.3 rebounds as a senior…ranks 10th in career blocks with 60.
Ronald Evans (2001-02) –2002 Consensus first team All-American…starter on 2001 NCAA Championship Team…2002 Great Lakes Valley Conference co-Player of the Year…two-time Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player…2002 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…scored 1,045 career points.
Jeff Fahnbulleh (2007-08) –2008 Third team All-American…2008 Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year…2008 All-Midwest Regional selection…2008 NABC All-Star Game Most Outstanding Player…scored 1,009 career points…sixth in career scoring with 18.3 per contest…fifth in career rebound average with 11.3 per game.
Chris Landry (2001-02) –Two-time NCAA Championship Player of the Game…starter on 2001 NCAA Championship team…2002 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…two-time NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team selection…compiled 924 points, 357 rebounds, 213 assists and 111 steals in 67 games.
Anwar Perry (1998-01) –Starter on 2001 NCAA Championship team…2001 Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Tournament Team…two-time NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…fourth in career steals with 173…third in career games played with 128…handed out 286 assists.
