Benny Anders? Many of his teammates would have said he was the best on team, No?
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Waste of time. Filled with errors. I don’t fear AI any longer.
From AI Chatbot:
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- Elvin Hayes
- Otis Birdsong
- Clyde Drexler
- Don Chaney
- Dwight Davis
- Michael Young
- Greg Anderson
- Rob Williams
- Anthony Goldwire
Regardless, our 5 can beat “your” 5.
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Surprise Sweet Lou, Louis Dunbar 6’9" is not on there ( handled the the ball like Magic Johnson before there was a “Magic”) maybe it was, he didn’t play pro ball had a long career with the Harlem Globetrotters.
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Bo Outlaw > Cadillac
Tim Moore > Aubrey C
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where the crud is angel Saenz?
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I’ll add a couple with Ollie Taylor, the Dwight’s Davis and Jones. Who could forget Dwight Davis giving Harry Larrabee of UT the finger and f u as he fouled out of our loss in NCAA.
Jerry Bonney
Poo Welch featured on SI
Otis Lee Birdsong
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Carl Herrera anyone?
He was like 7’4" with the fro (and socks).
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On the same team as Englebert Cherrington.
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None of Sampson’s players are on these lists. That is total BS. This winning era wasn’t entirely Coach Sampson, we had players.
Look at the list the players on those lists are just flat out great players and some are all time NBA greats . Sampson had no such players good as they might have been. Big E , Hakeem, Drexler, Chaney (NBA defensive great), all time greats , Birdsong 2nd player taken in the draft 4x NBA all-star if not for injuries who knows how many more times he would have made all star and a possible NBA Championship.
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Love me some Cadillac Anderson but as a college player there were better players in this era.
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Dunbar for one…
Harlem Globetrotters Legend Sweet Lou Dunbar has been both a player and coach during his storied career with the organization, and he continues to mentor as the team’s director of player personnel – in charge of developing the Globetrotters’ new generation of talent – as well as being a head coach for an eighth season.
As one of the most popular showmen in team history, fans around the world adored Sweet Lou’s on-court comedy routines and shared his love of the game. Sweet Lou has journeyed the equivalent of three times around the world, entertaining more than 10 million people on six continents. Among his many travels, Sweet Lou was one of the Globetrotters on hand when the team visited Rome and named Pope John Paul II an Honorary Globetrotter on Nov. 29, 2000.
In his current role, Sweet Lou has also appeared with the team on recent ESPN specials, as well as such primetime TV hits as “The Celebrity Apprentice.” During his playing days, he appeared on popular shows like ABC’s “Wide World of Sports,” “The Tonight Show,” “The White Shadow,” “The Love Boat” and “The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island.” He was even immortalized in animation on “The Super Globetrotters” cartoon series.
A fourth round (59th overall) NBA Draft pick of the Philadelphia 76ers in 1975, Sweet Lou was later discovered by a Globetrotters scout during a summer pro league with the Houston Rockets. Sweet Lou has made Houston his permanent home since starring for the University of Houston from 1972-1975. At 6-10, he averaged 23 points and seven rebounds a game and was one of the first big men to play point guard for a major university. He also played forward and center for the Cougars, earning All-American honors, and was inducted into the University of Houston Hall of Honor on Nov. 15, 2008.
The native of Minden, La., averaged 26 points and 12 rebounds a game to lead Webster High School to the state championship as a senior, tallying 49 points in the title game. He was named “Mr. Basketball of Louisiana,” joining other former Louisiana stars such as Willis Reed, Bob Pettit and Elvin Hayes.
Sweet Lou is one of a select few to receive the “Legends” distinction, presented to those who have made a major contribution to the success and the development of the Globetrotters organization. He was so honored on Feb. 9, 2007, at Houston’s Toyota Center.
https://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/world-tour/roster/sweet-lou/
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The most glaring omission I see is not including Sweet Lou Dunbar.
I enjoyed watching Greg Anderson and Anthony Goldwire in their day, but they should not be on the list as all time best UH Cougars. If it makes people happy, they are in my top 25.
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I know i am old but, check out Ollie Taylor, he jumped center at the beginning of games, and he was only 6’2". He was a freak athlete, and he dominated. How good could have Benny Anders been, if his head had been screwed on right? He was magnificent and overpowering when he wanted to be.
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Puma I may be older- I don’t think you can leave out Gary Phillips - played in the late 50’s and was a first round draft pick by the Boston Celtics. To me after Hakeem, Elvin, Don and Otis you could name about 20 really good players to the top 10. Take your choice.
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