SJU basketball has placed 60 players in the NBA thru out its historic history. I was looking at some stats regarding which schools placed the most players in the NBA, and I have to tell you that we are in there with some elite programs. I did not look at every program, but I believe that we have to be in the top ten if not higher.
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- Thread starter rcatalano
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I only come up with 49 names (SJU guys who played at least 1 game in the NBA), with Mo expected to make it 50. Who am I missing? BTW, according to my records, UCLA currently leads with 79 players all time, with UNC and Kentucky a close 2nd and 3rd at 76 and 75 respectively. If all of those last two schools 2012 draft picks make the league, they'll both pass UCLA next season, unless a couple of free agent Bruins make their League debuts.
1. Erick Barkley 27 games
2. Walter Berry 205
3. Harry Boykoff 109
4. Gerry Calabrese 104
5. Reggie Carter 135
6. Omar Cook 22
7. Mel Davis 190
8. Red davis 16
9 Joe DePre (119)
10. Sonny Dove 222
11. Dick Duckett 34
12. Leroy Ellis 1,048
13. Danny Finn 142
14. Jack Garfinkel 92
15. Zendon Hamilton 134
16. Mark Jackson 1,296
17. Tony Jackson 138
18. George Johnson 464
19. Shelton Jones 51
20. Ken Keller 28
21 Andrew Levane 103
22. Felipe Lopez 249
23. Kevin Loughery 755
24. Ronnie MacGilvray 6
25. Alfred McGuire 191
26. Dick McGuire 738
27. Bob McIntyre 28
28. Jack McMahon 524
29. Chris Mullin 986
30. George Pastushok 39
31. Billy Paultz 1,124
32. Lavor Postell 61
33. Ron Rowan 7
34. Billy Schaeffer 137
35. James Scott 8
36. Shawnelle Scott 105
37. Malik Sealy 493
38. Ed Searcy 4
39. Bob Tough 82
40. John Warren 303
41. Bill Winnington 720
42. Robert Werdann 47
43. Jay Wertis 68
44. Jayson Williams 475
45. Metta World Peace 827
46. Kevin Williams 260
47. Max Zaslofsky 540
48. Zeke Zawoluk 179
49. DJ Kennedy 2
50. Mo Harkless (can't count him yet - he still needs to play a game!)
Not sure you guys have any of these (haven't done enuf research yet) - any guys who transferred out of Saint Johns to other schools, who went on to make the NBA or ABA?
I'm not sure if you all would count those guys or not. Personally, I do - if they played a full season for your school, they should count on your total. For my Bruins that adds three (to a total of 82) - Cup of coffee post Brett Vroman, former Knick and Net Corey Gaines, and 12 year journeyman center Greg Foster - and gives them two additional potential free agents from this class - Drew Gordon of New Mexico and Chace Stanback of UNLV.
Re Foster - how does a 6'11 center who NEVER averaged as many as 4 boards, only ONCE averaged more that 5 points, and manged to block 1 shot EVERY THIRD GAME HE PLAYED stay in the league for TWELVE seasons???
I'm not sure if you all would count those guys or not. Personally, I do - if they played a full season for your school, they should count on your total. For my Bruins that adds three (to a total of 82) - Cup of coffee post Brett Vroman, former Knick and Net Corey Gaines, and 12 year journeyman center Greg Foster - and gives them two additional potential free agents from this class - Drew Gordon of New Mexico and Chace Stanback of UNLV.
Re Foster - how does a 6'11 center who NEVER averaged as many as 4 boards, only ONCE averaged more that 5 points, and manged to block 1 shot EVERY THIRD GAME HE PLAYED stay in the league for TWELVE seasons???
Great memory Austour.
