The Great Pistol Pete Maravich
Pete Maravich is the greatest scorer in the history of the NCAA. He scored 3,667 points while playing basketball for the LSU Tigers under his father.
One of the most amazing performances in NBA history. ‘Pistol’ Pete scores 68 points in this game before FOULING OUT against the New York Knicks on February 25, 1977 (see all of his made shots in the clip). He also had one basketball called off due to a very questionable charge.REMEMBER there was NO 3 POINT LINE during this time in the NBA. So Maravich likely would have had 80+ points easily.
Check out one of the nastiest shots I have ever seen on a basketball court at the 3:47 mark of the above clip.
Pistol Pete’s Scoring Dominance in College (via Wikipedia):
In only three years playing for his father Press Maravich at LSU, Maravich scored 3,667 points — 1,138 points in 1968, 1,148 points in 1969 and 1,381 points in 1970 while averaging 43.8, 44.2 and 44.5 points per game. In the process, “Pistol Pete” set 11 NCAA and 34 Southeastern Conference records, as well as every LSU record in points scored, scoring average, field goals attempted and made, and free throws attempted and made, and assists. In his collegiate career, the 6′ 5″ (1.96 m) guard averaged an incredible 44.2 points per game in 83 contests and led the NCAA in scoring three times. He also set an NCAA record by scoring more than 50 points 28 times. He was named a three-time All-American and still holds many of these records, more than 35 years later. Notably, his 3,667 points don’t factor in the 741 he scored his freshman year, or the fact that they played without a three-point line.
Maravich played 10 seasons before dying of a heart attack in 1988 at the age of 40.
“I don’t want to play 10 years in the NBA and then die of a heart attack at 40.” - Pete Maravich (age 25)
Related Posts
