Frank Selvy, a university basketball legend who as soon as scored 100 factors in a single recreation, died on Tuesday, his household mentioned by Furman University. Selvy was 91.
Selvy was one of the vital recognizable gamers to come back out of Furman. He was a first-team All-American in 1954 and a two-time Southern Conference Participant of the Yr.
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Guard Frank Selvy, #11 of the Los Angeles Lakers, dribbles downcourt towards the Boston Celtics circa the Sixties throughout a recreation. (Concentrate on Sport by way of Getty Photographs)
He scored 100 factors towards Newberry School in February 1954 and stays the one NCAA Division I participant to perform the feat. He averaged 32.5 factors per recreation for the Paladins from 1951 to 1954 and entered the NBA Draft following his senior yr.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart and nice unhappiness that we share the information of the passing of Frank Selvy, Furman’s all-time biggest athlete, a consensus All-American, NBA all-star, distinguished member of the School Basketball Corridor of Fame, and one of many biggest scorers within the historical past of school basketball,” Furman’s Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Jason Donnelly mentioned in an announcement.
“Greater than his accomplishments on the court docket, Frank’s devotion to his household was his biggest achievement. Our ideas and prayers are with Barbara and the complete Selvy household. We’ll miss Frank dearly however will keep in mind him ceaselessly — a real Paladin legend.”
Frank Selvy poses with a basketball that belongs to his son, Mike, at his house on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004 in Simpsonville, Sout Carolina. (AP Picture/Mary Ann Chastain, File)
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The Baltimore Bullets chosen Selvy with the No. 1 decide of the 1954 Draft however was moved to the Milwaukee Hawks after the crew folded in the midst of the yr
He served within the U.S. Military throughout the 1956-57 season and later performed for the Lakers, New York Knicks and Syracuse Chiefs. He was within the NBA from 1954 to 1964 and was a two-time All-Star. He averaged 10.8 factors per recreation in 565 video games.
Selvy was inducted into the Basketball Corridor of Fame in 2022.
Frank Selvy, #28 of the Baltimore Bullets, poses for a portrait circa 1954 in Baltimore. (NBA Picture Library/NBAE by way of Getty Photographs)
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He’s survived by his spouse of 65 years, Barbara; two kids, Valerie S. Miros and Mike Selvy; 11 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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