Best Pure Shooter/Best Scorer In IU BBall History

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Hoosier Nation---who is the best pure shooter and the best scorer in IU BBall history and why? 

They can be the same or different people. It could be someone who did not get a lot of time on the court or a regular starter!

 

I'll be Mr. Obvious and pick two no-brainers to get the discussion going:

 

Best Pure Shooter---Steve Alford

Best Scorer------------Calbert Cheaney

 

Alford was famous for his jump shot  and Cheaney is the Big Ten's all time leading scorer.

 

Who you got and why?

[JSHoosier 20,442]

Best scorer in IU history kind of has to go to Cheaney.  I mean he's the best scorer in B1G history, so by default he has to be the best in IU history.

[ou812dude 3,326]

did you every watch Calbert Cheaney in action?

 

he is, hands down...the most pure shooter in the history of the B1G...

and

his stroke was as pure as they come...

 

edit: ever...I meant to say ever...

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,511]

Calbert is untouchable as the best scorer and most will say Alford the best pure shooter.  But, on the same team with Alford was Jeff Oliphant from tiny L & M High School.  Oliphant suffered a serious knee injury and rarely saw action but I recall reading articles that he could routinely beat Alford in games of 'horse' when regular practice sessions ended.

[BubbleKnuts 569]

No one could hit the mid range jumper like Cheaney.


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[LockdownD 2,246]

In my opinion the best pure shooter has got to go to Alford. I love Calbert. He was a left-handed scoring weapon. But Alford would come off those screens, catch and shoot those textbook jumpers. He was money if he got an opening. My pick for best Hoosier scorer would be George McGinnis. Although, he only played one year at IU before going to the ABA, he completed his season with a 30 PPG average. He was amazing.

[Parakeet Jones 3,780]

Thanfully we've seen a lot of great shooters. Picking just one is hard. I'll say this, Jay Edwards deserves a mention on this list. I often wonder what would have happened if he had kept his head on straight and stayed four years.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

If we're looking for variety, Matt Roth had a smooth stroke from 3. Couldn't do much else, but those 3's we're pretty.

Doesn't compare to Calbert though.


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[Hovadipo 56,789]

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[ou812dude 3,326]

not that this will persuade anybody...but I attended IU in the early 1990's...

and I actually had the opportunity to play against Calbert at the HPER...

 

he wouldn't ever..I mean ever..play pick-up ball without Chris Reynolds...

and those 2 would wipe the floor every game played...

 

no sheet...they would pick up 3 slow white boys, and wipe the competition...ahh...good times..

[LazOffTheBench 3,638]

I agree with Lockdown.

 

Best Pure Shooter: Alford

 

Best Scorer: McGinnis

[BlueDevil 8,777]

Not going to be a popular opinion and not even my top choice but I watched Eric Gordon nail 20 threes in a row in warmups during a non conf game. He has to be up there for pure shooter.

[Hovadipo 56,789]

I could see Jimbo being in this conversation after 2 years being here. Dude can stroke it.


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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,666]

I could see Jimbo being in this conversation after 2 years being here. Dude can stroke it.
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I agree BIG time. Being a Fort Wayne local I've been following Blackmon for a long time. I really think he is capable of being Great!

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Lots of great picks---another great scorer--- although not a pure shooter ---was Damon Bailey---Indiana high school's all time leading scorer.. I wish he would have been healthy all 4 years at IU.

 

A story: I used to follow the Hoosiers on their barn-storming tours in Southern Indiana and I went to a game where Damon was basically past his prime and was coaching a team of IU players with Moye, Leach, etc.  A group of college all stars from the area closed to within a few points in the second half on IU.  An older (and a little out of shape) Bailey checked himself into the game and took it over. He posted up--shot threes--rebounded--dunked---the crowd was in shock--- but we all realized that we had just witnessed a real-life Indiana legend doing his thing.  IU won big!  Good times... 

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Guess we could put Larry Bird on this list too as he at least started out at IU!

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Parakeet--the Jay Edwards reference brings back memories! He was so smooth--- and hit some amazing game winning shots!

 

Maybe OliviaPope can hook us up with some of his video like that great Michigan game!  

[LockdownD 2,246]

Guess we could put Larry Bird on this list too as he at least started out at IU!

I thought about Larry,but dismissed him as he never competed for the Hoosiers.

[Josh 12,711]

No love for Jimmy Rayl?

 

Rayl attended Indiana University from 1959 to 1963, where he was an All-American his junior and senior seasons. Rayl averaged 20.6 ppg for his career and still holds the Hoosier single-game scoring record of 56 points, which he did twice against Michigan State and Minnesota. He shot 41.6 percent from the floor and 83.5 percent from the line in 68 games as a Hoosier.

 

From Wikipedia.  Keep in mind, there was no 3 point line during his career when he was scoring 56 points.

[Josh 12,711]

Don Schlundt led the Hoosiers to the 1953 NCAA title and set a scoring record of 2,192 points (again...no 3 point line), a record that stood for 32 years and is only topped by Steve Alford and Calbert Cheaney.  He was a 3 time All American and NCAA Champion.  A true scorer.