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Top ten players in Kansas Men's Basketball history
The players are listed in chronological order.
In chronological order:
Paul Endacott
KU’s first hall of hame player and teammate of eventual Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp, Endacott led the 1923 team to a 16-0 season in the Missouri Valley Conference and consecutive Helms Foundation National Championships in 1922 and 1923.
Charlie Black
“The Hawk” is the only four-time first-team All-American in Jayhawk history. He teamed with Ray Evans and Otto “the double threat from Sublette” Schnellbacher to win the 1943 title.
Clyde Lovellette
The three time All-American led the Jayhawks to 1952 title and was honored the tournament’s “Most Outstanding Player”. To this day, he is the only college player to lead the nation in scoring and win a championship in the same season.
B.H. Born
The Osawatomie native had to wait in the wings as a freshman in the 1951-1952 season, sitting on the bench behind Lovelette. The next season, he won the NCAA Tournament’s “Most Outstanding Player”, despite his Jayhawks losing 69-68 against Indiana in the championship. Born logged a triple-double in the final— 26 points, 15 rebounds and 13 blocks.
Wilt Chamberlain
“Wilt the Stilt” lost his chance at a national championship in the 1957 triple overtime tournament final against North Carolina. Either way, he is one of the greatest basketball players to ever walk this earth. On March 2, 1962 in Hershey, Pa., as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors, Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks.
Jojo White
White’s Jayhawks lost to legendary Texas Western in the 1966 NCAA tournament’s Midwest regional final. But White’s flash and flair will never be forgotten. He played for the 1968 USA gold medal team and won two NBA championships as point guard for the Boston Celtics.
Darnell Valentine
Valentine finished first in steals and free throws, third in assists and fifth in scoring in school history. He was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team that protested the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and had a solid 10-year NBA career, mostly with the Portland Trail-Blazers.
Danny Manning
Manning is widely regarded as the greatest Kansas basketball player of all time. Under coach Larry Brown, “Danny and the Miracles” captured the 1988 NCAA championship against favored rival Oklahoma--Manning won “Most Outstanding Player”. He finished his playing career as KU’s all time leading scorer and rebounder and currently works as an assistant coach under Bill Self, helping mold big men like the Morris twins.
Jacque Vaughn
Vaughn was just a freshman when he sunk a game-winner in overtime against No. 12 Indiana on Dec. 22, 1993, at Allen Fieldhouse. When he left Kansas, he was the school’s all-time assists leader, though the record was broken by Aaron Miles.
Paul Pierce
Despite never winning a championship at Kansas, “the Truth” may be the best Jayhawk in NBA history not named Chamberlain. At Kansas, he was named the 1997 and 1998 Big 12 Tournament MVP. As a Celtic, he has reignited basketball in Boston, highlighted by winning the MVP of the 2008 NBA finals.
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