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US Bank/NM State Athletics Hall of Fame

HOF196970MBB

1969-70 Men's Basketball Team

  • Class
  • Induction
    2004
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
Considered the greatest men's basketball team in NM State history...NCAA Final Four participant...Lost to eventual national champion UCLA, but finished in third place in the nation with a win over St. Bonaventure...27-3 overall record...Team featured a trio of All-Americans (Charlie Criss, Jimmy Collins, Sam Lacey) who all played in the NBA...Led by legendary head coach Lou Henson.

Roster | Charlie Criss, Jimmy Collins, Bill Moore, Sam Lacey, Jeff Smith, Chito Reyes, Tom McCarthy, Milton Horne, Avery Dishnoon, Eddie Huff, Rudy Franco, Lonnie Lefevre, John Burgess, Roy Neal. 
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