HONORED JERSEYS
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WAYMAN TISDALE
ALVAN ADAMS
Jersey honored Feb. 22, 1997
u Played in 1982-83, 1983-84 and 1984-85 seasons u Three-time consensus All-American u First-ever freshman named to AP’s first-team All-America squad u First player in collegiate history named first-team All-American
by AP his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons u Three-time Big Eight Player of the Year u Only player to lead Big Eight in scoring three consecutive seasons u Was OU’s leading scorer in 76 of 104 career games u Scored in double figures in first 83 games; held under 10 points just once in his career u Guided OU to Big Eight titles in 1983-84 and 1984-85 when team went 70-11 overall and 33-0 at home u Scored 51 points as a freshman vs. Abilene Christian u Scored school-record 61 points against Texas-San Antonio (also had 22 rebounds) as a sophomore u Top rebounder on 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medal team (6.4 rpg) u Scored a school-record 932 points during 1984-85 season u Holds OU career records for points (2,661), rebounds (1,048), field goals (1,077), free throws (507) and free throw attempts (767) u Second overall pick in 1985 NBA Draft by Indiana Pacers u Inducted posthumously into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (November 2009) SEASON
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FG-FGA PCT 3G-A PCT
FT-FTA PCT REBS AVG PTS AVG
1982-83 33 338-583 .580 — — 134-211 .635 341 10.3 810 24.5 1983-84 34 369-639 .577 — — 181-283 .640 329 9.7 919 27.0 1984-85 37 370-640 .578 — — 192-273 .703 378 10.2 932 25.2
Jersey honored Jan. 21, 1998 u Played 1972-73, 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons at OU before
leaving a year early for the NBA u A two-time All-America selection (1974 and 1975) u A two-time Academic All-American (1974 and 1975) u A three-time All-Big Eight honoree u Big Eight Player of the Year (1975) u Left OU as its leading scorer and rebounder u Ranks eighth on OU’s all-time scoring list with 1,707 points u Ranks third on OU’s all-time rebounding list with 938 boards u Ranks second on OU’s career scoring average list with 23.4 points per game u Holds school records for rebounds in a game (28), career rebounding average (12.8) and field goal percentage in a game (1.000; 11-for-11) u School’s single-game rebounding record (28) was set in his first career game and still stands u Fourth pick in the 1975 NBA Draft by Phoenix Suns u Named 1976 NBA Rookie of the Year u Led Phoenix to NBA Finals his first year u Played 13 seasons with the Suns and became club’s all-time leading scorer (13,910 points) SEASON
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FG-FGA PCT 3G-A PCT
FT-FTA PCT REBS AVG PTS AVG
1972-73 21 195-356 .548 — — 74-110 .673 277 13.1 464 22.1 1973-74 26 236-437 .540 — — 80-116 .690 315 12.1 552 21.2 1974-75 26 279-524 .532 — — 133-183 .727 346 13.3 691 26.6 TOTALS 73 710-1317 .539 — — 287-409 .702 938 12.8 1707 23.4
TOTALS 104 1077-1862 .578 — — 507-767 .661 1048 10.1 2661 25.6
THE HISTORY
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