Born: June 16, 1929
Died: June 30, 2008
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Year of Induction: 1985
College Career
Hinds Junior College (1947-1949)
• All-State Junior College (’48, ‘49)
• All-Regional Junior College (’49)
• Twice named MVP, National Tournament (’48, ‘49)
Southern Mississippi (1950-1954)
• Little All- American (’53, ‘54)
• Most Valuable Player, Senior Bowl Tournament (’54)
• Most Valuable Player, Sun Bowl Tournament (’52)
• Career: 2135 points in 122 games
• First round draft choice of Minnesota Lakers (’54)
Pro Career
Catskill Mountain League
• Most Valuable Player (’54)
National Industrial Basketball League (’55-’61)
• All-NIBL Team at Houston and Wichita (’55-’61)
Coaching Career
• High School record of 449-189 (1967-1985) at St. Aloysius, John Quincy Adams and East Jefferson (LA) High Schools
• McDonald’s All-American Coach of the Year (’78)
• Louisiana coach of the Year 5 times
Did You Know?
While Nick Revon was winning All-State and All-Regional honors for Hinds Junior College, he was actually in the 11th and 12th grades.
