The Hugh Dixon Group All College Choices-The goal was to come up with the best player that has played for every school in D1 basketball. This is the person's career at that school, not what he did before or after. If you have additions to propose, or counter claims to add, send them to: wgaffey@pa.net at pahoops.org, Pennsylvania's Basketball Website HOF indicates players in the Pennsylvania Basketball Hall of Fame..
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Original Dixon Group Choices |
Additions by others |
Who was best from Pennsylvania? |
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Arizona -Sean Elliott
California -Jason Kidd Cincinnati - Oscar Robertson Duke - Christian Laettner Drexel -Michael Anderson Georgetown - Patrick Ewing |
Arizona State,
Byron Scott
Richard Hamilton, Connecticut HOF DePaul: George Mikan Florida State, Bob Surra HOF Furman: Frank Selvy Gonzaga: John Stockton Grambling: Willis Reed Guilford: World B. Free |
Cincinnati: Danny Fortson (Altoona/Shaler) HOF Duke: Don Tobin (Avalon) Duke: Gene Banks (Philadelphia) Jonathan A. Lester |
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Georgia - Dominique Wilkins Indiana - Scott May Kansas -Wilt Chamberlain HOF |
Hampton: Rick Mahorn Holy Cross: Bob Cousy Kansas State: Mich Richmond |
Kentucky: Sam Bowie (Lebanon) HOF |
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LaSalle - Tom Gola
HOF
LSU - Pete Maravich
HOF
Maryland - Len Bias
North Carolina -Antwan Jamison
N.C. State - David Thompson
San Francisco - Bill Russell
Minnesota - Mychal Thompson
Michigan - Cazzy Russell
Penn - Jerome Allen |
Illinois, Kendall Gill Indiana State: Larry Bird Michigan State - MajicJohnson Navy: David Robinson North Carolina: James Worthy Ohio St: John "Hondo" Havlicek Penn State- Jesse Arnelle HOF Seton Hall: Bobby Wanzer |
Maryland: Tom
McMillan, Mansfield
HOF Michigan: Julius McCoy, Farrell HOF Penn State: Mark DuMars (Sharon) HOF North Carolina: Larry Miller (Catasauqua) HOF Seton Hall: Bob Davies (John Harris) HOF |
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Temple - Guy Rogers
UCLA- Lew Alcindor
West Virginia -Jerry West
UNLV - Larry Johnson
Umass - Julius Erving
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Seattle University: Elgin Baylor St. Bonaventure: Bob Lanier Stanford: George Yardley Princeton: Bill Bradley Providence: Lenny Wilkins VCU: Gerald Henderson Sr. Wake Forest: Tim Duncan Winston Salam State: Earl "The Pearl" Monroe Wichita State: Xavier McDaniel |
Syracuse: Billy Owens (Carlisle)
HOF St. Francis: Maurice Stokes (Westinghouse) HOF Texas: Johnny Moore (Altoona) UCLA: Walt Hazzard (Overbrook) U of Washington: Charles Dudley (John Harris) HOF Virginia: Barry Parkhill (State College) HOF Wake Forest: Len Chappell HOF |
Additions by: Dustin Benny (1), Rodney Froth (3), Jonathan A. Lester (Student Assistant Basketball Coach: Grove City College) (19), Don Ross (3), Joe Kane (1).
Pennsylvania's best: Jack Brown
Credit: Hugh Dixon, the Director of the Beacon Community Center at Vaux High
School in North Philadelphia. Played basketball at Penn Wood High School,
(All Delaware County football and basketball) and basketball at Tuskegee
Institute/University, later coached at at Harriton High School. Also at
one time, Mr. Dixon served as a stringer for newspapers in the Philadelphia
Metro area, reporting on sports and civil rights issues.
Photo: Hugh Dixon (right) with Dave Burman (left)