Other Honors
Rosenbluth also received a number of other accolades and awards during his playing career:
- Three-time All-ACC selections (1955–57)
- 1957 ACC Player and Athlete of the Year
- MVP of the '57 ACC Tournament
- All-Tournament at three Dixie Classics.
Until Duke University's Christian Laettner, Rosenbluth was the only collegian to be named NCAA National Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year, ACC Tournament MVP, and NCAA regional MVP in the same season.
Rosenbluth holds several UNC records, including most points in a single season (895), and highest single season average (28.0).
His professional career included a brief stint with the Philadelphia Warriors. He was selected by the Warriors in the first round of the 1957 NBA draft and played for them from 1957–59. He played in 82 games, and averaged 4.2 points per game.
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