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Sam Lacey

  • Class
    1970
  • Induction
    1975
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
6'9, 240-pound center for NM State...Basketball Weekly All-American in 1970...MVP of the Evansville Classic in 1968...Set NM State rebounding records for career, season and single-game...Played in a trio of NCAA Tournaments and on NM State's 1970 Final Four squad in 1970...First-round NBA Draft pick of Cincinnati Royals...Played in the NBA from 1970-83...Took part in a pair of NBA All-Star Games...Jersey is retired by the Sacramento Kings (then the Kansas City Kings). 
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