B10 all time team per school
- Thread starter Coach Geez
- Start date
Schlundt has to be first team; Dees and Bill Garrett have to be 2nd team.
I'm grading on impact at the time, not guys side by side, because 2010 ball players are better than those from the '50s.
Off the top of my head Purdue could put out Wooden, Robinson, Schellhase, Mount, and Terry Dischinger
OSU Lucas, Kellogg, Jim Jackson, Havlicek, Gary Bradds. If you need true guards, Kelvin Ramsey & Dennis Hobson....but they've had a ton of really good players.
I don't remember Schlundt or Dees so hard for me to put them in there. There's definitely a case to be made for Schlundt. Walt Bellamy is the first IU basketball player of which I have recollection and he was awesome. Bill Garrett's accomplishments go far beyond the basketball court which should be a recognition in of itself, but I don't think he's one of the 10 or 15 best basketball players at Indiana.
I beli
Mr Basketball in HS. At the time he was IU's all-time scoring and rebounding leader. As recall led IU in both scoring & rebounding at least 3 years (?). Also broke the BT record for scoring in a single season. The '51 IU team was 19-3 and ranked #7 in the country. The rest of the team were nt names you'd recognize. Imo, definitely a top 10 sll-time player at IU.
We'll agree to disagree. I don't think he's a top 5 IU player pre-Knight era.
Michigan---Cazzie; Rudy Tomjanovich; Webber; Glen Rice. 5th guy is tough--Rickey Green, Gary Grant or Rumeal Robinson
Illinois--Andy Phillip, Johnny Kerr, Dee Brown. Then 2 of the following: Nick Weatherspoon, Nick Anderson, Dave Downey, Kendall Gill,
Nobody has mentioned Jay Edwards.. the greatest talent to come through Bloomington..
I do not know PU history. Bob Griese lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. Would he be in there?
I might have misspelled the name but the QB for the dolphins of the 1972 unbeaten team.
One n dones never get much consideration on topics like this. A healthy 4 yr career for EG and he’d probably be the B1G’s all time leading scorer. Or definitely.
Only mentioned Gilliam based off comments from PU fans as that was a bit before my time, although I do remember Keller playing towards the end of his career with the Pacers. If I'm going small, white Boiler guards for $200, I'm taking Jerry Sichting!
Tal Brody was a very good guard in the mid 60s. He turned down the NBA to play professionally in Israel for many years.
I was at the fame. I graduated from KHS in 1964. I saw all of Rayl's high school games and most of his IU games. Phenomenal shooter.
Scott May probably with the single greatest IU season. National Player of the Year, B1G MVP, Undefeated National Champion, Olympic Gold Medal, 1976
IU with the NBA back to back 1st round draft Choices Scott May 1976, Kent Benson 1977
Top 2 IU players: Isiah, Scott May
Jay Edwards & Eric Gordon what greatness could have been achieved with a 4 year IU career?
Last edited:
.. it was his senior year when he put the team on his back and took them to the NCAA final 4... Was not referring to when McGinnis left.
Alford was a lot more than catch and shoot. But also, since this is a hypothetical all time team, then I would have Knight coach it, and Alford would probably score 28 a game with Zeke and Cheaney around him.
Good list. Don't think that team is beating IU's #1 or 2 teams. Surprised how far down their career scoring list Kendall Gill and Nick Anderson are. Don't see Anderson in their top 25, but I remember him as a potent scorer. Eddie Johnson would have to be up there too.
One of my favorite people of all time. He was a heavy user of alcohol to say the least, that was the reason unfortunately. Loved him as a coach, he always had Indiana boys on his team, and all of us were Hoosier fans. Alot of back and forth during Boiler/Hoosier week.
He definitely had deeper range. Not sure I would say he was better from the current 3 point line. He also had a much longer leash--Rayl would take and make from way beyond anything Alford would consider. Give me Alford at 20 feet coming off a pick though.
Hmmm . . . I'll take your word for it. I only remember him from his senior year, when he'd catch the ball at the top of the key coming off a screen and shooting. He was deadly in that scheme. But I don't remember him doing much else.
Now I know he was a wizard with the ball in high school . . . .
Landon Turner?
He had perhaps the greatest half-season of any IU player . . . and without him, I don't think IU wins in '81.
