Dec. 5, 2007

The Wayne State Athletic Department has compiled a list of the top 33 men's basketball players in school history. The players and their credentials are listed below and the attached PDF, along with the years they participated.

In order to narrow the field to the 10 best players of all time, WSU Athletics is looking for feedback from fans and alumni. All ballots must list 10 different individuals in order to be valid. The 10 best players will be honored on January 24, 2008. Write-in candidates are allowed.

Ballots will be available at WSU home basketball games or can be e-mailed to jeff.weiss@wayne.edu

Michael Aaron (1993-94)
Earned 1993-94 GLIAC Player of the Year and All-GLIAC First Team honors
Led the team in scoring (643), rebounds (228), and FG percentage (.618)
Holds the WSU single-season record for field goals made (256 in 1993-94)

Albert Ament (1985-1989)
2001 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
Set WSU single-season record for points (654 in 1988-89)
Earned First Team All-GLIAC honors in 1988-89
Career averages place him 14th all-time in scoring (1065), third in FG percentage (.563), 10th in FT percentage (.771), and 10th in rebounds (600)

Scott Armstrong (1990-1994)
2006 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
Earned Honorable Mention All-GLIAC honors in 1993-94
Selected to the NCAA All-Region squad as a junior
Helped WSU to three NCAA tournaments and an 83-37 mark
Scored 1,080 points

Frederick P. Bens (1934-1936)
1989 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
Played center on the WSU squad that participated in the 1936 U.S. Olympic tryouts

George R. Brown (1953-1957)
1983 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
Led team in rebounds three years in a row (finished with 953 in career)
Scored 1,044 points and was a two-time team leading scorer
Played in the NBA with the Minneapolis Lakers

Justin Chapman (2001-2003)
2001-02 All-GLIAC First Team
2002-03 GLIAC All-Defense Team
Had his number 24 retired on Dec. 6, 2003

George Duncan (1954-1960)
1981 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
Set WSU single-game records with 50 points and 21 field goals in 1960
Helped the 1955-56 team to an 18-3 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance
Team co-captain in 1959-60
Earned team MVP honors in 1960
Ranks eighth on WSU's career list for points scored (1243), 10th in scoring average (15.5), seventh in field goals made (467), and fifth in free throws made (309)

Darrell Evans (2003-2005)
Named to GLIAC All-Defensive Team in 2003-04 and 2004-05
Set a WSU single-season record and led Division II in assists with 232 in 2004-05
Set a single-game record with 15 assists on Feb 17, 2005 against Ashland

Otis Evans (1988-1992)
2004 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
WSU all-time leader in career field goal percentage (.677), 10th in scoring (1130), and sixth in rebounds (684)
WSU's single-season leader in field goal percentage with .700 (168 of 240)

Tony Goins (1995-1998)
All-time career scoring leader with 1852 points
Holds WSU all-time records for career FG attempted (1499) and made (687), three-point field goals (177) and three-point field goal percentage (.404)
Holds the WSU single-season record for three-point FG percentage (.405)
Three-time All-GLIAC selection (Second Team in 1996-97, First Team in 1997-98 and 1998-99)
1998-99 GLIAC Player of the Year

Robert Gunn (1925-1928)
1985 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee.
First WSU player to break the 750-point barrier (756 for career)
Led the nation in scoring in 1927-28 (267 points)

Morris Hall (2002-2005)
2004-05 All-GLIAC First Team and All-Great Lakes Region Second Team
Averaged 17.3 points/game as a senior

Derek Hardy (1990-93)
1991-92 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention
Ranks sixth all-time in career scoring (1311)
Is in the top 10 in field goals made (fifth - 484), field goals attempted (seventh - 1086), and free throws attempted (375)

Gary Hawthorne (1978-1980)
All-GLIAC First Team selection in 1978-79 and 1979-80
Ranks 12th on the all-time career scoring average list (15.1)
Holds the WSU single-season record for consecutive field goals made (16)
Led the team in scoring in 1978-79 (434) and 1979-80 (383)

Mark Herron (1992-94)
Named to the All-GLIAC Second Team and GLIAC All-Academic Team in 1993-94 as well as the GLIAC All-Defensive Team in 1992-93 and 1993-94
Holds the WSU all-time record for career free throw percentage (.862)
Led the team in three-point field goal percentage (.423) and free throw percentage (.849) in 1993-94

Art Johnson (1988-1992)
2006 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
Holds WSU's all-time record for career assists (434) and single-game records for free throws attempted (24) and free throws made (22)
Ranks fourth all-time in games played (111), ninth in scoring (1215), and ninth in free throws made (272)

John L. Kline (1950-1953)
1979 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
Earned All-America and team MVP honors, as well as MVP of the Motor City and University of Detroit Christmas Tournaments in 1952-53
Ranks ninth on WSU's career scoring list with 15.7 pts/game, and eighth all-time with 632 career rebounds

Kris Krzyminski (2005-2007)
Division II Bulletin Honorable Mention All-American in 2006-07
Scored 973 points in 51 games at WSU
All-GLIAC First and Second Team in two years at WSU

Charles LeSure (1996-2000)
Started 85 games in four-year WSU career
Scored 1,098 points including 481 as a senior
Recorded 291 assists and 193 steals
Led the team in steals all four years and twice in assists
Named to GLIAC All-Defensive Team in 1998-99

Marty Letzmann (1963-1967)
2005 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
Averaged 16.4 points per game in WSU career
Grabbed 555 rebounds in 56 games
Led team as a senior in points (456), assists, field goals made, free throws made and free throw percentage, while serving as team captain

Danny Lewis (1991-93)
Named to the All-GLIAC First Team (1992-93) and the All-GLIAC Second Team in 1991-92
Ranks 16th on WSU's all-time scoring list (993), fifth in scoring average (18.1), and 13th in free throw percentage (.766)
Led the team in scoring in his junior (534) and senior (459) seasons
Holds the school single-game record with 13 three-pointers

Russell Lightbody (1921-1924)
1978 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
Team captain for three years
Led the nation in scoring in 1923-24 season and was named Midwest best floor guard

Grady Lowry (1983-87)
Three-time All-GLIAC First Team Selection (1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87)
Ranks third on the all-time lists for scoring (1570) and field goals made (629)
Also on the WSU top-10 lists for games played (seventh - 108), field goals attempted (fourth - 1239), free throws made (fourth - 310), and free throws attempted (fourth - 418)

Fred Martus (1967-1970)
1992 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
1968-69 All-American
Led WSU to its first NCAA Division II Tournament appearance in 1969-70
One of only two players to serve as team captain for three seasons

Raheem Muhammad (1982-1986)
WSU's career rebounds leader (1,271)
Holds single-season record for rebounds (428 in 1985-86)
Three-time All-GLIAC First Team selection (1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86)
1985-86 GLIAC Player of the Year

Charles Primas (1951-1954)
1976 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee (charter member)
1952-53 All-American
First WSU player to reach 1,000 points and rebounds
Ranks third all-time in scoring average (19.5), seventh in scoring (1290), and second in rebounding (1034)
Team captain in 1953-54 and 1954-55

Fred L. Prime, Jr. (1960-62)
1989 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
Holds the WSU single-season record for field goal attempts (493)
Ranks second all-time in career scoring average (21.9)
All-PAC (Presidents Athletic Conference) First Team in 1960-61 and 1961-62

Therone (Ty) Richardson (1974-1978)
1991 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
Ranks sixth all-time in points scored (1484) and third in rebounds (983)
WSU's first ever All-GLIAC honoree (Second Team in 1976-77)

Myron "Susie" Schecter (1926-1928)
1980 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee.
Team captain in 1928
First man in the state of Michigan to score over 200 points in a season (221 in 1926)
Was a Michigan Collegiate Conference First Team honoree in 1928 after leading the team to a school-best 18-1 record and the school's first conference crown

Robert Solomon (1970-1973)
1985 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
1972-73 All-American
Only Wayne State player in history to lead the Tartars for three seasons in points, scoring average, rebounds, rebounding average, field goals, field goal percentage, and free throws
Ranks first in career scoring average (23.4), second in points scored (1612), and fifth in rebounds (909)
Set the single-season record for scoring average (26.0)

Ernie Wagner (1951-53)
Scored 301 points in 25 games in 1951-52
Scored 211 points in 15 games in 1952-53
Received a freshman numeral for 1950-51

Terrance Walker (1993-95)
Ranks 12th all-time in career free throw percentage (.768)
Held single-season record for assists with 200 (1993-94), until Darrell Evans broke it in 2004-05

Frederick L. Wolcott (1962-1965)
1988 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
All-PAC First Team in 1964 and 1965
Two-year team co-captain
Ranks seventh all-time in career scoring average (16.5)