Jerry Sloan Dies At 78

[boston massacre]

Artis Gilmore took Jacksonville University the the NCAA Championship Game in the 69/70 Season, Losing to John Wooden's U.C.LA. Team.

He's #1 in College Hoops for Career Rebounding Average at 22.7/ Game

 

[John Kelly]

Artis Gilmore took Jacksonville University the the NCAA Championship Game in the 69/70 Season, Losing to John Wooden's U.C.LA. Team.

He's #1 in College Hoops for Career Rebounding Average at 22.7/ Game

Great nickname in Chicago for Artis Gilmore.

The A-Train.

Takeoff on the A train/B train system of elevated stops.

Gilmore was all-force with very little finesse.

Never got his footwork right.

Candidate most likely to be called for a traveling violation.

 

[FairWarning]

Great nickname in Chicago for Artis Gilmore.

The A-Train.

Takeoff on the A train/B train system of elevated stops.

Gilmore was all-force with very little finesse.

Never got his footwork right.

Candidate most likely to be called for a traveling violation.

He had very small hands for his size, could barely palm a basketball.

 

[John Kelly]

He had very small hands for his size, could barely palm a basketball.

Interesting note.

I was unaware.

Gilmore was both ABA MVP and ABA Rookie of the Year in 1972.

 

[Bigrunner]

Interesting note.

I was unaware.

Gilmore was both ABA MVP and ABA Rookie of the Year in 1972.

His son Oren played high school ball at Bloom. Was Bloom a conference rival of yours?

 

[John Kelly]

Yes.

Bloom Township played in the SICA North Conference with my high school (Thornwood).

This pandemic-shortened season, Bloom produced FIVE Division I players.

Two are going to Tulsa, one to Minnesota, one to Milwaukee and the best of the lot, or so I hear, is headed to Cal-State Fullerton.

Dante Maddox Jr. is the player who will attend Winky's alma mater.

 

[John Kelly]

I rarely follow high school basketball.

Betting opportunities are rare and when available, limits are low.

 

[Heim]

The Chicago pipeline put Mizzou basketball on the map during Stewart's tenure.

 

[John Kelly]

The Chicago pipeline put Mizzou basketball on the map during Stewart's tenure.

Researching the Chicago-to-Missouri connection now.

Heim, I think the connection was Detroit-to-Missouri.

 

[FairWarning]

The Chicago pipeline put Mizzou basketball on the map during Stewart's tenure.

Illini hoops really went down the tubes when Self left. The inner city really pushed for Henson's assistant Jimmy Collins to get the job after Lou retired. When he didn't get the job, the Public League basically pushed their players away from U of I.

 

[MrTop]

at one time I had Artis Gilmore basketball card. I think he was 7-2 with a real big afro

 

[FairWarning]

at one time I had Artis Gilmore basketball card. I think he was 7-2 with a real big afro

Yes. He was the starting center vs Walton in the championship game Jax vs UCLA.

 

[John Kelly]

Players from Detroit who attended the University of Missouri under Norm Stewart: Lynn Hardy, Lee Coward, John McIntyre, Nathan Buntin and - the best of the bunch - Doug Smith.

 

[John Kelly]

at one time I had Artis Gilmore basketball card. I think he was 7-2 with a real big afro

 

[MrTop]

the only time i would get to see gilmore play was vs the knicks.. There was not too much basketball on TV back then