This is a listing of those important players who are not to be found on the list of 1000 point scorers published in each Media Guide. It's really at the heart of all my research: I wanted to learn about the great players I had only seen on a few lists: Phog Allen, Charlie (T.) Black, B. H. Born, Paul Endacott, Otto Schnellbacher, Lefty Sproull, etc.
The criteria for inclusion is admittedly vague: if I think fans are unlikely to remember this player's contribution to KU basketball. Basically, these are all very good players who made significant contributions to their teams. Perhaps they were role players on great teams (Eric Pauley, Bob Kenney), or overshadowed by great players at their position (Gene Petersen, Clint Johnson).
The list also includes great scorers who did not score 1000 points. In addition to some of the possible reasons above, the change in the game itself must be considered: fewer games per season, 3 years of elibility, or a slower game. Rather than have a strict cut-off line for career points, I've used a sliding scale based on when he played. Basically, it's 100 points per decade: 100 point-scorers through the 1910 season, 200 point-scorers through 1920, etc.
I invite submissions to this list.
Player | Pos | Seasons | Notes |
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Forrest 'Phog' Allen | 1905-07 | ||
Verne Long | F | 1909-11 | |
Red Brown | 1912-13 | ||
Lefty Sproull | F | 1913-15 | |
Paul Endacott | G | 1921-23 | |
John Wulf | C | 1921-23 | KU's all-time center, as voted by the AP in 1949 |
Charlie (T.) Black | G-F | 1922-24 | |
Tus Ackerman | 1923-25 | ||
Al Petersen | C | 1925-27 | |
Harold Schmidt | 1925-27 | ||
Russell Thomson | 1928-30 | ||
Tom Bishop | 1929-31 | ||
Ted O'Leary | F | 1930-32 | |
Bill Johnson | C | 1931-33 | |
Ray Ebling | F | 1934-36 | |
Fred Pralle | G | 1936-38 | |
Don Ebling | F | 1938-40 | |
Dick Harp | G | 1938-40 | |
Bob Allen | C | 1939-41 | 434 pts |
Howard Engleman | F | 1939-41 | 538 pts |
Ralph Miller | F | 1939-40, 1942 | 603 pts |
John Buescher | C-F-G | 1941-43 | 500 pts |
Ray Evans | G-C | 1942-43, 1946-47 | 2-time All-America; jersey retired; 515 pts |
Otto Schnellbacher | F-G | 1943, 1946-48 | Finished 2nd in career pts (913) |
Claude Houchin | G-F | 1947-50 | 658 pts |
Gene Petersen | F-C | 1946, 1949-50 | 378 pts |
Jerry Waugh | G-C | 1948-51 | 573 pts |
Bob Kenney | F-G | 1950-52 | Finished 4th in career pts (671) |
B. H. Born | C | 1952-54 | Finished 3rd in career pts (917) |
Allen Kelley | F-G | 1952-54 | Finished 4th in career pts (586) |
Dallas Dobbs | G | 1954-56 | Finished 5th in career pts (837) |
Gene Elstun | F | 1955-57 | Finished 4th in career pts (888) |
Lew Johnson | C-F | 1955-57 | 524 pts; little playing-time his senior year |
Maurice King | F-C | 1955-57 | Finished 7th in career pts (664) |
Ron Loneski | F | 1957-59 | Finished 5th in career pts (909), 3 in rebs |
George Unseld | C-F | 1963-64 | Finished 10th in career pts (892), 8 in rebs, in 2 seasons |
Del Lewis | G | 1964-66 | 651 pts |
Al Lopes | G-F | 1965-66 | 628 pts in 2 seasons |
Ron Franz | F | 1965-67 | 737 pts, finished 7th in career rebs |
Pierre Russell | F | 1969-71 | 833 pts, finished 6th in career rebs |
Tom Kivisto | G | 1972-74 | 684 pts, finished 20th in career pts |
Dale Greenlee | G | 1973-75 | 793 pts, finished 20th in career pts |
Danny Knight | C | 1973-75 | 760 pts, finished 12th in career rebs |
Donnie Von Moore | F-C | 1974-75, 1977 | 730 pts, finished 14th in career rebs |
Ken Koenigs | F-C | 1975-78 | 942 pts, finished 8th in career rebs |
John Douglas | G-F | 1977-78 | 905 pts in 2 seasons |
Paul Mokeski | C | 1976-79 | 945 pts, finished 5th in career rebs |
Clint Johnson | G | 1977-80 | 951 pts |
John Crawford | F | 1978-81 | 791 pts |
Mark Turgeon | G | 1984-87 | Finished 3rd in career assts, 10 in stls, while averaging only 16 min |
Chris Piper | F | 1985-88 | gutsy co-captain in 1988, great defender |
Archie Marshall | F | 1986, 1988 | KU's 6th man in 1986 |
Freeman West | F | 1989-90 | valuable role player--intelligent, hardworking |
Mike Maddox | F | 1988-91 | 946 pts |
Terry Brown | G | 1990-91 | 947 pts in 2 seasons |
Alonzo Jamison | F | 1990-92 | clutch performer on great teams; finished 4th in career stls, 10th in assts |
Eric Pauley | C | 1992-93 | 703 pts in 2 seasons; deadly on the secondary break |
Patrick Richey | F-G | 1991-94 | 686 pts; because of transfers, played out of position his last 2 seasons |
Greg Ostertag | C | 1992-95 | 968 pts; Finished 1st in career blks, 6th in rebs |
B. J. Williams | G | 1994-97 | Unselfish role-player, great defender |
C. B. McGrath | G | 1995-98 | Backup point-guard for two seasons; 2.1 ast/to ratio |
T. J. Pugh | F-C | 1996-99 | Great post defender; suffered with injuries his senior season |
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