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Peter Press Maravich (/ ˈ m ɛər ə ˌ v ɪ tʃ / MAIR-ə-vitch; June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988), known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player.
As freshman and junior varsity statistics do not count toward official NCAA records, three players—Pete Maravich, Oscar Robertson and Elvin Hayes—only had three seasons to compile their totals. Larry Bird redshirted (sat out) his freshman year, and therefore, like Maravich, Robertson, and Hayes, his totals were also achieved in only three ...
Maravich played at LSU in an era when freshmen weren’t yet varsity-eligible. For three years, he averaged an unfathomable, almost mythic 44.2 points per game despite not having the benefit of a ...
This tournament represented the final college games for LSU great Pete Maravich, the Men's NCAA all-time leading scorer. Maravich finished his three-year career with 3,667 points, 44.2 per game, records which stand through the 2022–23 season, despite the reinstitution of freshman eligibility (1972–73) and the introduction of the shot clock ...
With Caitlin Clark set to eclipse his career point total, here's a look at some the wildest stats from "Pistol" Pete Maravich's record-breaking LSU career:
Maravich’s time didn’t have a 3-point line and freshmen weren’t varsity-eligible. He attempted 38.1 shots per game as the main offensive weapon relied upon by head coach Peter “Press ...
Pete Maravich averaged 44.2 points per game over three seasons for LSU Hank Gathers led the NCAA in both scoring and rebounding in 1989. Kurt Thomas was the scoring champion in 1995. Adam Morrison edged out Duke's JJ Redick for the title in 2006. Stephen Curry won while at Davidson. Jimmer Fredette, the 2011 scoring leader.
Next on the list was Pete Maravich, the all-time NCAA Division I scoring leader with 3,667 points from 1967-70. The LSU star played when freshmen were not varsity-eligible and there was no 3-point ...