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The Duquesne 15 begins tomorrows and I thought the best place to begin would be the 5 players with their jersey numbers retired. While we might all really like some of our more recent players, I think some of these guys are in a class of their own. As promised, I would give a detailed account of each player on the list.
A few things to keep in mind. I'm not counting NBA careers as I vote, but there is nothing wrong with any of you taking it into account if you so choose. Therefore, I will not be including their professional numbers in their career summaries, but I will include draft status. Also remember that before a certain point, complete stats were not kept and that 3 point line didn't exist.
Let me begin in alphabetical order:
Chuck Cooper
1950 NIT Semi-Finals
1950 All - American
NBA 2nd Round Pick (First African American Drafted)
12.7 Career Average
(No Stats except for Points)
Sihugo Green
1955 NIT and National Champion
1954 NIT runner up
3 Time All - American
#1 overall Draft Pick - 1956
#8 Career Points - 1605
10 Career 30 point games
#2 Career PPG - 19.8
4th/5th Season PPG 24.5/22
#2 Points in Season - 662
#4 Career Rebounds - 936
#4 and #6 RPG - 356 - 341
#5 Career RPG - 11.5
#5 Career Free Throws Made - 407
Norm Nixon
1977 NCAA Tournament
#22 Overall Draft Pick - 1977
#5 Career Points - 1805
#7 Career PPG - 17.4
#2 Points in Season - 661
#2 Assists in Season - 178
#1 Career Assists - 577
Dick Ricketts
1955 NIT and National Champion
1954 NIT runner up
1953 NIT Third Place
3 Time All - American
#1 overall Draft Pick -1955
#1 Career Points - 1963
#5 Career PPG - 17.7
#1 Rebounds in Season - 450
#1 Career Rebounds - 1359
#3 Career RPG - 12.2
#1 Career FT's Made - 487
Willie Somerset
1964 NIT
#6 Career Points - 1725
16 Career 30 point games
#1 Career PPG - 22.7
2nd/3rd Season PPG 24.7/24.7
#3 Career FT's Made - 435
