I apologize for the delay in getting this out. All the black clothing from Thursday night's game really sucked me of my ghostly energy. A little known fact about ghosts is that if you want to get rid of us, wear lots and lots of black. Frankly, I don't think it helped the players much either. What a stupid tradition. But I digress.
As promised on Twitter, here is my list of the top 20 players in Utah history. In this post, I will list numbers 11-20 in reverse order. I will release my top 10 in the next couple of days.
20. Mike Sojourner (1972-74) Mike was a rebounding machine and a good post option for those Utah teams right after I retired.
19. Luther "Ticky" Burden (1972-75) What a great scorer Ticky was for the Utes, averaging over 22 points a game for his career at Utah. While he had to fight off some demons throughout and after his career, he played some memorable games for Utah and made the All-American team for the '75 season.
18. Jeff Judkins (1974-78) Jeff was a great shooter for those Jerry Pimm teams in the mid 70s and averaged over 16 points a game for his career.
17. Luke Nevill (2005-2009) The only representative on the list from the last five years, Luke Nevill is in the all time top ten in career scoring, rebounding, and field goal percentage. He was a great option in the post and led Utah to the Mountain West Conference Championship in 2009 and was an Honorable Mention all American in the 2009 season.
16. Merv Jackson (1965-68) Merv was our team captain and the soul of some of our great teams in the mid to late 60s. He is also in the top ten for career scoring average. I love Merv Jackson.
15. Jeff Jonas (1973-77) The all-time assists leader for the Utes. Jeff was a great play-maker for Jerry Pimm's Runnin' Utes.
14. Wat Misaka (1944-47) Basketball is about winning games and Wat Misaka was a winner, helping the Utes to the 1944 NCAA championship and the 1947 NIT championship.
13. Josh Grant (1988-93) In the top three in both total points and total rebounds in team history, Josh Grant was a big part of the transition between the Archibald years and the Majerus years. He was the WAC conference player of the year in 1991 and 1993.
12. Art Bunte (1954-56) Art was an All-American, in the top ten for both career scoring and career rebounding for the U, and a great post option for us in the mid 50s. And despite his portly demeanor (he was 6'3" and 225 pounds), he had a "feather touch." With Bunte in the pivot, there was little room for anyone else.
11. Arnie Ferrin (1944-48) Arnie was a consensus All-American in 1945 and the leader of the championship Utah teams in the mid to late forties. I worry that I am putting him a little low for what he and his teams accomplished.
To be continued ....
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