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John Lucas II
John Harding Lucas II (born October 31, 1953) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played basketball and tennis at the University of Maryland, College Park and was an All-American in both. Collegiate career Lucas attended the University of Maryland where he was an All-American in basketball. Lucas was a Second-team All-American for the Terrapins team in 1973–74, along with his teammates Len Elmore and Tom McMillen. The Terrapins had a record of 23–5 in the regular season, and 9–3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). However, they lost during the ACC Tournament, and they could not go to the NCAA Tournament. Elmore and McMillan graduated in 1974, but in the following 1974–75 season, Lucas was a First-team All-American. The Terrapins recorded a 24–5 regular season record, 10–2 in the ACC, and they won the ACC regular season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lucas (educator)
John Harding Lucas (born November 7, 1920) is an American educator and university administrator. He served as president of Shaw University and was instrumental in founding the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE). Career An alumnus of Shaw University and a World War II veteran who served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater, Lucas began his career as an elementary school and high school teacher, subsequently serving as principal of Orange Street Elementary and Mary Potter School in the town of Oxford. He served as principal of Hillside High School in Durham, North Carolina from 1962 to 1985. From 1961 to 1972, Lucas headed the North Carolina chapter of the National Education Association (NEA), and following the era of segregation, was instrumental in forming a new statewide educators' association from the White N. C. Education Association and the Black N C. Teachers' Association. His proposal that a completely new professional organization be developed, which came to be k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference. The team began play as an expansion team in 1970–71 NBA season, 1970, along with the Portland Trail Blazers and Buffalo Braves. Home games were first held at Cleveland Arena from 1970 to 1974, followed by the Richfield Coliseum from 1974 to 1994. Since 1994, the Cavs have played home games at Rocket Arena in downtown Cleveland, which is shared with the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League. Dan Gilbert has owned the team since March 2005. The Cavaliers opened their inaugural season by losing their first 15 games and struggled in their early years, placing no better than sixth in the Eastern Conference during their first five seasons. The team won their first Central Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USBL
The United States Basketball League (USBL) was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985 and ceased operations in 2008. The USBL started in 1985 as one of the first basketball leagues to play a late-spring to early-summer schedule. The league quickly became known as a development league for players, with many players moving up to the National Basketball Association (NBA) and many more playing in Europe. In 1996, the league made a stock offering, a rarity among sports leagues. However, in later years, the league declined as rival leagues appeared and USBL had a tougher time replacing teams that folded. In the last two seasons, the league was mainly a midwestern league, with teams mainly in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. After speculation that the USBL might fold after the 2007 season, the league announced that it would sit out the 2008 season and consider its options for the future. In January 2010, the league expressed hopes to resume play in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team
The ''Parade'' All-America Boys Basketball Team was an annual selection by ''Parade'' that nationally honored the top high school boys' basketball players in the United States. It was part of the ''Parade'' All-American series that originated with boys basketball before branching to other sports. Started by the Sunday magazine in 1957, it had been the longest ongoing selection of high school basketball All-Americans in the country at the time of its final selections in 2015. Many of the honorees went on to star as college and professional basketball players. As of March 2011, there were 162 ''Parade'' All-Americans playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At its onset, the selections were handled by a New York–based public relations firm, Publicity Enterprises, which was led by Haskell Cohen, who was a former sportswriter as well as the publicity director for the NBA at the time (1950–1969). The first All-America team in 1957 consisted of three five-player teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of All-Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Teams
The All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men's basketball team is an annual Atlantic Coast Conference honor bestowed on the best players in the conference following every college basketball season. The selections started in the 1953–54 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, ACC inaugural season in 1953–54. At the end of the season, ten players were nominated in two teams (first and second team) as the best of the season. Since the 1989–90 season, three teams were nominated, for a total of 15 players. On some occasions (for example, 1997, 2000 and 2006), six players were selected for one of the teams, bringing the number of total selections to 16. Players are listed by number of votes, with the player who received the most votes listed first. Selections 1953–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present References External links All-Atlantic Coast Conference Winners at Sports-R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACC Athlete Of The Year
The Atlantic Coast Conference Athlete of the Year award is given to the male and female athlete who show extraordinary talent throughout the entire season. The award is decided by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Anthony J. McKevlin Award The Anthony J. McKevlin Award, which originally went to the league's athlete of the year regardless of gender until 1990, named in honor of a former sports editor of the '' Raleigh News and Observer'', has been voted upon and handed out annually since the ACC was formed in 1953–1954. Mary Garber Award In 1990, The Mary Garber Award, named in honor of Mary Garber, a former '' Winston-Salem Journal'' reporter and a pioneer for women in the field of sports journalism, was established to honor the league's top female athlete. In 2005, the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) distinguished Garber by honoring her with its prestigious Red Smith Award, making her the first female recipient in the award's 25-year history. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Association Of Basketball Coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is an American organization of men's college basketball coaches. It was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the men's basketball head coach for the University of Kansas. Formation of the NABC began when Joint Basketball Rules Committee, then the central governing authority of the game, announced without notice that it had adopted a change in the rules which virtually eliminated dribbling. Allen, a student of basketball founder James Naismith, organized a nationwide protest which ultimately resulted in the dribble remaining part of the game. In 1939, the NABC held the first national basketball tournament in Evanston, Illinois at the Northwestern Fieldhouse. Oregon defeated Ohio State for the first tournament championship. The next year, the NABC asked the NCAA to take over the administration of the tournament. In exchange, the NCAA provided complimentary tickets for NABC members to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The consensus 1974 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The United Press International and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. 1974 Consensus All-America team Individual All-America teams AP Honorable Mention: * Alvan Adams, Oklahoma * Dan Anderson, USC * Lloyd Batts, Cincinnati * Leon Benbow, Jacksonville * Willie Biles, Tulsa * Lionel Billingy, Duquesne * Junior Bridgeman, Louisville * Gary Brokaw, Notre Dame * Quinn Buckner, Indiana * Luther Burden, Utah * Tony Byers, Wake Forest * Bill Campion, Manhattan * Charles Cleveland, Alabama * Adrian Dantley, Notre Dame * Jesse Dark, VCU * Leon Douglas, Alabama * Louis Dunbar, Houston * Darrell Elston, North Carolina * Alex English, South Carolina * Gus Gerard, Virginia * Kevin Grevey, Kentucky * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit organization, not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are distributed to its members, major U.S. daily newspapers and radio and television broadcasters. Since the award was established in 1917, the AP has earned 59 Pulitzer Prizes, including 36 for photography. The AP is also known for its widely used ''AP Stylebook'', its AP polls tracking National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA sports, sponsoring the National Football League's annual awards, and its election polls and results during Elections in the United States, US elections. By 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters. The AP operates 235 news bureaus in 94 countries, and publishes in English, Spanish, and Arabic. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides twice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The consensus 1976 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The United Press International and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. 1976 Consensus All-America team Individual All-America teams AP Honorable Mention: * Otis Birdsong, Houston * Quinn Buckner, Indiana * Mike Dabney, Rutgers * Lee Dixon, Hardin–Simmons * James Edwards, Washington * Alex English, South Carolina * Jeff Fosnes, Vanderbilt * Rickey Green, Michigan * Ernie Grunfeld, Tennessee * Matt Hicks, Northern Illinois * Armond Hill, Princeton * George Johnson, St. John's * Marques Johnson, UCLA * Eddie Jordan, Rutgers * Tom Lockhart, Manhattan * Mike McConathy, Louisiana Tech * Eddie Owens, UNLV * Sonny Parker, Texas A&M * Sam Pellom, Buffalo * Mike Phillips, Kentucky * Anthony Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The consensus 1975 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The United Press International and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. 1975 Consensus All-America team Individual All-America teams AP Honorable Mention: * Alvan Adams, Oklahoma * Bill Andreas, Ohio State * Kent Benson, Indiana * Otis Birdsong, Houston * Junior Bridgeman, Louisville * Darryl Brown, Fordham * Skip Brown, Wake Forest * Joe Bryant, La Salle * George Bucci, Manhattan * Quinn Buckner, Indiana * Charles Cleveland, Alabama * Kevin Cluess, St. John's * Bill Cook, Memphis State * Wesley Cox, Louisville * Brad Davis, Maryland * Johnny Davis, Dayton * Walter Davis, North Carolina * Jacky Dorsey, Georgia * Arnold Dugger, Oral Roberts * Louis Dunbar, Houston * Bo Ellis, Marquette * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
