2010-11 DePaul Basketball JOE PONSETTO (1974-78) - 1,256 POINTS
Captain of the 1978 Blue Demons that reached the NCAA Regional Finals... also served as captain of the 1976-77 squad... led the 1977-78 team with 119 assists... grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds against Wisconsin in 1977... selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 1978 NBA draft... Maywood, Ill. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts Avg. 1974-78 97 554-1104 .502 — — 148-254 .583 1256 12.9
JOEY MEYER (1968-71) - 1,233 POINTS
Captain of the 1970-71 team... graduated as the fourth-leading scorer in school history... led the team in scoring in both his junior and senior seasons... also graduated as the eighth-best free throw shooter in the program’s history... tossed in 30 points against St. Bonaventure on Dec. 5, 1970... DePaul’s head coach for 13 years and was the 1987 National Coach of the Year... Chicago, Ill. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 1968-71 75 446-1188 .375 — — 275-360 .764 1233 16.4
RON SOBIESZCZYK (1953-56) - 1,222 POINTS
Finished 29th in the nation in scoring, 13th in free throw percentage and ninth in rebounding as a senior... captain of the 1955-56 NCAA Tournament team... was the first DePaul player since George Mikan to score over 300 points in each of his varsity seasons... played on the college All-Star team that toured the country with the Harlem Globetrotters... played four seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers... Sturtevant, Wis. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 1953-56 67 376-840 .448 — — 612 1222 18.2
RON NORWOOD (1974-77) - 1,215 POINTS
Set the school single-season scoring record as a sophomore... had a career-high 35 points in a win over Memphis State... helped DePaul to its first NCAA Tournament win in 11 years with a victory over Virginia in 1976... drafted in the fifth round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks... New Hampton, N.H. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 1974-77 80 499-1069 .467 — — 211-316 .668 1215 15.2
GARY GARLAND (1975-79) - 1,214 POINTS
Most Valuable Player of the 1979 NCAA West Regional... hit the game-winning basket to beat Notre Dame in the famous 1978 contest in South Bend... set a school record with 10 steals in the 1979 NCAA Tournament game against USC... nicknamed the Music Man, sang the National Anthem prior to several DePaul home games... played for the Denver Nuggets... East Orange, N.J. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 1975-79 108 533-1209 441 — — 148-186 .796 1214 11.2
DRAKE DIENER (2001-05) - 1,208 POINTS
Holds school records for career free throw percentage, three-point field goals and three-point field goal attempts... third-team All-CUSA as a senior... named NACDA’s I-AAA Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior... twotime C-USA Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year… Fond du Lac, Wis. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 2001-05 120 400-882 .454 216-526 .411 192-220 .873 1208 10.1
KEN WARZYNSKI (1967-70) - 1,203 POINTS
Graduated as the fifth leading scorer and second leading rebounder in school history... holds the single-game school record with 28 rebounds against Harvard on Jan. 3, 1970... currently ranks fourth on school’s all-time rebounding list... his career rebounding average of 11.6 is currently third... owns two of the top five single-game rebounding efforts in school history... Chicago, Ill. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 1967-70 75 185-1080 .449 — — 233-351 .664 1203 16.0
LANCE WILLIAMS (1998-02) - 1,170 POINTS
Team captain in 2001-02... finished as one of 17 players in school history to have 1,000 points and 600 rebounds... third team All-Conference USA as a freshman and a member of the league’s All-Freshman team... missed part of his sophomore season with a broken foot... Chicago, Ill. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 1998-02 109 496-1025 .484 0-3 .000 178-293 .608 1170 10.7
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