Hilltoppers to Honor Former All-Americans Saturday Against FIU

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball will honor its storied tradition of producing All-Americans during Saturday night's game against FIU with several who have received the honor expected to be in attendance at E.A. Diddle Arena.

At least seven former Hilltopper All-Americans in Johnny Britt, Darel Carrier, Clem Haskins, Craig McCormick, Brett McNeal, Bobby Rascoe and Mike Wells are expected to participate in the ceremony during halftime of Saturday's game, which is scheduled to tip off at 6 p.m. CT.

Beginning with William "Red" McCrocklin, who was named a first-team Chuck Taylor All-American 80 years ago in 1938, 31 Hilltopper basketball stars have earned All-America honors on a total of 67 occasions by 16 different selection organizations.

Britt (1976 All-American), a local product out of Warren East High School, completed his career on The Hill with 1,765 points, which still ranks seventh-best in program history.

Carrier (1964), another area player from Bristow High, is regarded as one of the greatest long-range shooters in the history of the game and is a member of the All-Time ABA Team.

Haskins was an All-American in 1965-67, a first-team consensus pick in 1967 and WKU's only three-time conference player of the year. He later went on to play nine successful seasons in the NBA and coach the Hilltoppers from 1980-86, but he first scored 1,680 career points for WKU, which ranks 11th all-time. Haskins still holds the Hilltopper record for points scored in a game (55 at home against Middle Tennessee in 1965). His career scoring average of 22.1 points per game ranks second in program history.

McCormick (1982), one of the greatest big men in program history, ranks 19th in program history with 1,354 career points.

McNeal (1989), the Minnesota High School Player of the Year as a prep senior, is the fifth-leading scorer in WKU history with 1,856 career points.

Rascoe (1962) ended his career with 1,687 career points, placing him 10th on WKU's all-time list. He also ranks third in career scoring average at 20.8 points per game.

Wells (2004) was the first guard in Sun Belt Conference history to earn Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2003, repeated in 2004, and also won SBC Player of the Year in '04. He's 27th on WKU's all-time scoring list with 1,245 career points.

Carrier, Haskins and Rascoe all have jersey banners retired in their honor in the rafters of Diddle Arena.

The Hilltoppers have been paying homage to another All-American all season long in WKU legend Jim McDaniels, who passed away in September. WKU has worn a "44" patch on its jerseys all season in his honor.

McDaniels, who's tied for the WKU all-time scoring record with 2,238 career points, was an All-American from 1969-71, a two-time conference player of the year and was named a first-team All-American by a program-record six organizations in 1971.

Saturday's game is expected to be a sellout with less than 50 tickets remaining as of Friday morning.

Hilltoppers to Honor Former All-Americans Saturday Against FIU

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