[NU Sports] Jay Hook & NU hoops

[Beamsley, Jeff]

>From what I've read, I think you could add George Mikan and maybe Pete
Maravich to that list of folks who dominated their eras of college ball.

On the pro side, you have to add Michael Jordon to those who transformed
the game during their era.  I remember watching him during his rookie
season.  Jerry Reinsdorf had just purchased the team.  They were coming
off one of the worst seasons in franchise history.  It was the end of
the Reggie Theus era.  They played in the Chicago Stadium, that old barn
on the west side.  You could walk up just about any night and get court
side seats.  ND's Orlando Woolridge, DePaul's Dave Corzine, and Quintin
Dailey were the supporting cast.  The Bulls wanted to acquire a center,
but lost out on getting Olajuwon and Sam Bowie, and couldn't make a deal
for Jack Sikma or Tree Rollins.  Instead they got this skinny kid from
NC with a questionable outside shot.  Then he started jumping out of the
building and everybody knew that the game would never be the same.

Jeff

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I've been watching basketball since 1956, and the only two players I've
ever seen who totally dwarfed the opposition - in both height and
ability - were Wilt and Kareem (Lew Alcindor) in his college days. 

Jim B. 



On Mar 6, 2012, at 11:36 AM, "Weinbaum, Willie"
<Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com> wrote:

> NU alum Jay Hook was just on the Mets' spring training game telecast
(against the Cardinals) after being honored pregame for having had the
first win in Mets history, 50 years ago next month.
> 
> Announcer Kevin Burkart asked him a basketball question, about Hook
having guarded Wilt Chamberlain.  Hook said it was Chamberlain's first
game in college, Wilt was terrific and the Wildcats were losing late to
Kansas and went into a box and one, pressing defense.  Hook was the
"one" - - the guy who chased the ball.  He said, "They threw the ball to
Chamberlain at midcourt and I went running at him, tried to jump to
knock the ball out.  He didn't throw it, he didn't do anything.  He just
raised his arm up and I hit him about at bicep level."
> 
> Hook added, "Talk about feeling ineffective, that was the epitome of
it."
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