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Floyd Layne (January 1, 1929 – July 29, 2024) was an American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach. He was part of the historic 1949–50 City College of New York Beavers men's basketball team – the only team to ever win both the NIT and NCAA in the same season.
He attended Columbia University from 1950 to 1953 where he played basketball. In the 1952–1953 season he was the captain of Columbia's team and led the team in scoring. In 1953, he set a team record for most points scored in a game—a mark that was eclipsed a few years later by Chet Forte. [2]
Calvin Leon Natt (born January 8, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'6" (1.98 m) forward , Natt played at Northeast Louisiana University under coach Lenny Fant . After college, he played 11 NBA seasons ( 1979 – 1990 ), spending time with the New Jersey Nets , Portland Trail Blazers , Denver Nuggets , San Antonio ...
But less than $70,000 was earmarked for football. And the team still spends $4.2 million more than it brings in. The men’s basketball team had a brief moment in the spotlight in the spring, after it knocked off heavily favored Baylor University in the NCAA tournament and a clip of its coach falling out of his chair in excitement went viral.
Its men’s basketball team made a deep run in the NCAA tournament a decade ago, but has had mixed success since. The University of Mississippi is a typical mostly self-sufficient school. Because its athletic department earns so much outside revenue from sources like donations and television and licensing deals pegged to its football team, Ole ...
A group of kindhearted basketball players took a knee as a funeral procession passed through their Louisiana neighborhood. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
Tommy Joe Eagles (April 3, 1949 – July 30, 1994) was the head basketball coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs from 1985 to 1989 and the Auburn Tigers from 1989 to 1994. He was head coach of the University of New Orleans men's basketball team, but died before he ever coached a game there due to a heart attack he suffered during a recruiting trip on July 30, 1994. [1]
Thomas Joseph Gola (January 13, 1933 – January 26, 2014) was an American basketball player and politician. He is widely considered one of the greatest NCAA basketball players of all time. Gola was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976. He led his high school team to the Philadelphia Catholic League championship ...