HIGH SCHOOL:
Washington High School (1931)

COLLEGE:
Indiana Central University (1935)

A 3-year standout at Washington High School, leading team to 75-17 record ... state champions in 1930 ... 6-5 center scored 11 of his team's 32 points in title game ... one of Indiana's first black high school basketball players ... All-State ... 3 appearances in state tourney ... moving to Indiana Central, became state's first dominant black collegiate player ... 4-year letterman ... 2-time All-State ... scored 506 points in days of center jump and low scores, and a dominant rebounder ... called by his high school coach, Hall of Famer Burl Friddle, "a great leader."