Indiana State Sycamores Men's Basketball - All-Century Team

All-Century Team

In 1899, basketball became a Sycamore tradition; in the first official game, State defeated the Terre Haute YMCA by a score of 20-17; in 1999, to recognize the first century of intercollegiate basketball, a panel selected the following All-Century Team.

In addition, 'All-Decade' teams were selected for the following:

  • 1910s-1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s

The rosters and more information can be found in the Winter 1999 (Volume 3, Number 1) issue of the 'Indiana State University Alumni Magazine.

Indiana State's All-Century Team:

Name Career Notes
Roy 'Goose' Burris 1922-25 unk.
Les Reynolds 1929-31 All-American Guard
Duane Klueh 1947-49 #7 career scorer, NAIB Player of the Year, All-American Forward
Lenny Rzeszewski 1947-50 All-American Forward
Dick Atha 1950-53 #24 career scorer, All-American Guard, NBA guard
Jerry Newsom 1966-68 #3 scorer, #2 rebounds, 2-time All-American Forward, NBA draftee
Butch Wade 1965-67 #4 scorer, 2-time All-American Guard, NBA draftee
George Pillow 1969-71 Forward, #6 career rbs, #14 career pts
Larry Bird 1977-79 3-time All-American Forward; Consensus Player of the Year
Carl Nicks 1977, 1979-80 Guard, #7-T career pts, #8 career steals
John Sherman Williams 1983-86 Forward, # 2 career pts, 4-time All-MVC
Jim Cruse 1994-96 Forward, #5 career rbs, 2-time All-MVC
Duane Klueh 1955-67 #1 wins, 3x ICC titles, 4-time ICC Coach of the Year, 5x post-season appearances.
All-Century Team Members 13

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