Frank Selvy, a one-time Knick and the one participant ever to attain 100 factors in an NCAA Division I school basketball recreation, died on Tuesday, his alma mater Furman College introduced.
He was 91 years outdated.
Selvy handed away at his dwelling in Simpsonville, S.C. and had been surrounded by his household on the time of his loss of life.
The Corbin, Ky. native had a prolonged basketball profession which included a season with the Knicks in 1958-59.
Throughout his lone marketing campaign in orange and blue, Selvy averaged 9.8 factors and three.6 rebounds per recreation.
However the former No. 1 general decide by the Baltimore Bullets is greatest remembered for his time in school basketball.
“Frank was each a mentor and a pal who had an unimaginable influence on Furman Basketball as a participant and as a coach,” stated present Furman basketball head coach Bob Richey in a press release. “Along with being an awesome basketball participant, Frank was an exceptional individual. He was among the best to ever put on the jersey, and he shall be deeply missed.”
Selvy led the NCAA in scoring twice throughout his 4 years at Furman College and averaged 32.5 factors per recreation throughout his school profession, which included scoring not less than 40 factors on 22 separate events.
His most memorable efficiency got here on Feb. 13, 1954, when he scored 100 factors in opposition to Newberry in a 145-95 win and set a document that also stands.
Furman retired his No. 28, and he was inducted into the Nationwide Collegiate Basketball Corridor of Fame in 2022.
“Greater than his accomplishments on the courtroom, Frank’s devotion to his household was his biggest achievement,” Furman’s Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Jason Donnelly stated in a press release. Our ideas and prayers are with Barbara and your entire Selvy household. We’ll miss Frank dearly however will keep in mind him eternally — a real Paladin legend.”
Selvy went on to play 9 seasons within the NBA with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks, Knicks, Syracuse Nationals and Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers.
He appeared in two NBA Finals and was an NBA All-Star twice throughout his profession, wherein he averaged 10.8 factors and three.7 rebounds.
