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Tracy Smith Will Return For His Senior Season
Not to worry--the Macrowave be here next year in all of his face-melting glory: Tracy Smith wants to play in the NBA when his college career is over but professional basketball will have to wait. Smith, N.C. State's leading scorer and rebounder, will return for his senior season, he said...
Today in Sports History: April 9th
(After L.A. clinched the AL West. Photo by Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images) 4/09/1978 - The Ice Man wins scoring titleOn the final day of the regular season, David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets scores 73 points in an afternoon game against the Detroit Pistons. Thompson was locked in a duel with...
David Thompson Tops SI's Thrill List, Plus Other Items
-- Thrill List: College Basketball 1. David Thompson, NC State The North Carolina State forward popularized the term vertical leap by using breathtaking ups to convert alley-oop passes. It wouldn't have been quite as thrilling if he hadn't played during (dunk) prohibition; as with so many of...
1995: Not Quite Ready to Roar (Part Two)
Part One In Part One, Mizzou managed a 2-2 non-conference record with an okay running game and relatively salty defense. What would happen when the big boys started coming at them, week after week? Pain. --- October 7: Missouri (2-2) at #13 Kansas State (4-0) October would see Mizzou take on...
YouTube and Stars of the Past
Looking at Shawn Kemp's highlights a couple of days back made me think about guys that played before the YouTube era. For some of them there is simply not a lot of footage about them. Meanwhile, with others, such as Shawn Kemp, there are highlight clips but it is not the same. There is something...
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