Favorite MU Player - THE POLL

[muwarrior69]

Where is Blanton Simmons?

[muwarrior69]

Why do people get so anal about  this.  Who cares?

It's fun. Sure beats complaining about the team.

[Sawsi]

I voted Chris Crawford because he had a mean fastball.

[real chili 83]

This post really isn't about who's our favorite, is it? 

It's really about the history...and the passion...and the pride....we have in our basketball heritage.

[mileskishnish72]

I can't believe out of 125 voters Jim Chones has zero. I would have voted for him except for Dean.

[real chili 83]

I can't believe out of 125 voters Jim Chones has zero. I would have voted for him except for Dean.

Don't take this wrong....show's the "flaw" in this poll.  It's still a fun post

[Dawson Rental]

No Dave Delsman even though he was the only player ever to deck McGuire (or any other MU head coach) with a punch in practice?  That's just not right.

[Dawson Rental]

I voted Chris Crawford because he had a mean fastball.

Which meant that MU could carry fourteen scholarship worthy players on its roster since the baseball team (Houston?) that drafted him started picking up his tuition.

[Aughnanure]

Add Bob Wolf, the best pure shooter in the modern age and his running mate, Jimmy Burke, he of the 2 handed set shot.  They were runners up in the 67 NIT, beat Providence and Jimmy Walker, and lost to Clyde Frazier and SIU.  Also in that tourney was Jim Valvano at Rutgers and his teammate Bobby Lloyd.

Runner up-Gary the Goose Brell.

Wolf is on there.

[Aughnanure]

Why not?  I still keep in touch with him and watch his games whenever they're televised on TWC (surprisingly quite a few of their games have been).  Great guy.

Did he ever play a single game? Nothing against him. Go Cyclones over KU by the way!.

[Aughnanure]

How about adding Dean Marquardt....for the post accident break out game he had against Digger and Co.

Added.

[Aughnanure]

Where is Blanton Simmons?

Added.

[Aughnanure]

I'd love to say Mo Lucas was the best ever or even Kojis.

But I haven't seen much of them in game footage.

This is where the vets need to school the young'uns on MU history...

Or just make peace that generations will always debate this barbershop/bar/water cooler topic.

Its not about the best, but your favorite -- a more personal opinion that is heavily influenced by when you went to Marquette and/or when you first began following the team.

[Aughnanure]

Not complete without Joe Nethen...

Added.

[Aughnanure]

No Dave Delsman even though he was the only player ever to deck McGuire (or any other MU head coach) with a punch in practice?  That's just not right.

I cant tell if you're joking or not, but what the hell, we're at #78 anyways.

[wadesworld]

Did he ever play a single game? Nothing against him. Go Cyclones over KU by the way!.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/36626/scott-christopherson

Yes.  He played 87 minutes at Marquette as a freshman in 2007-2008 before transferring.  He also injured his knee very early in the season that year.

[Knight Commission]

Pops Sims is not getting any votes because he is listed as Michael Sims. Noone knows who the hell that is. Please change so we can show Pops the love.

[mugrack]

Jim Chones has no votes, and he's on the ballot twice!

[Sawsi]

Which meant that MU could carry fourteen scholarship worthy players on its roster since the baseball team (Houston?) that drafted him started picking up his tuition.

It was Houston.  Chris was definitely a team player in that aspect.  Hence why he should be everyone's favorite.

[Aughnanure]

Pops Sims is not getting any votes because he is listed as Michael Sims. Noone knows who the hell that is. Please change so we can show Pops the love.

Changed.

[jtsanto]

I am worried about any list that contains Mike Bargen.

[Aughnanure]

I am worried about any list that contains Mike Bargen.

I think I got his name from one of the "All-Time Leaders" list on the wiki. Just trying to get who everyone may want since there have already been dozens of requests for players I have never even heard of.

[77ncaachamps]

Where's Ivan Renko?

[jtsanto]

Not critical of poll just find it funny that he is one of the top players in program history..great list

[bamamarquettefan]

not to cut in on us just moving into 2nd place to jump back in history, but ...

Thanks for posting this, fantastic.  I compared the list to the Top 100 I've kept since writing the book that ranked them all.  The only possible oversight I saw was Ric Cobb who I calculated as the 40th best player ever, so would have put him in a list of 80 to choose from.  Here are the others since 1950 who i had in the top 100 but were not on your list:

40   Ric   Cobb   1969, 70
55   Dave   Erickson   1961, 62, 63
64   Don   Bugalski   1954, 55, 56
72   Jerry   Homan   1973, 74, 75
73   Brad   Luchini   1966, 67, 68
74   Bob   Hornak   1961, 62, 63
78   George   Frazier   1971, 72, 73
80   Pat   Smith   1967, 68, 69
85   Grant   Wittberger   1951, 52
86   Terrell   Schlundt   1980, 81, 82, 83
87   Marc   Marotta   1981, 82, 83, 84
88   Richard   Nixon   1961, 62, 63
91   John   Cliff   1997, 98, 99, 2000
95   Gerry   Hopfensperger   1955, 56, 57
96   Jeff   Sewell   1968, 69, 70

Obviously very few fans saw pre-1950s game, but here are the others from my top 100 not on your list because they played before 1950.  With that 100th year creeping up, i don't want to forget the pioneers either.

Highest ranked not on list - before 1950
12   Dave   Quabius   1937, 38, 39
23   Ed   Mullen   1933, 34, 35
29   Gene   Berce   1945, 47, 48
29   William   Chandler   1942, 43, 44, 45
30   Raymond   Morstadt   1934, 35, 36
31   Joseph (Red)   Dunn   1922, 23, 24, 25
32   Richard   Quinn   1922, 23, 24, 25
58   Al   Delmore   1918, 19
61   Howard   Kallenberger   1943, 44, 46
65   Joseph   King   1930, 31, 32
68   Whitley   Budrunas   1931, 32
69   LeRoy   Andrews   1929, 30, 31
71   Robert   Deneen   1938, 39, 40
75   Gene   Ronzani   1932, 33, 34
79   Adolph   Gorychka   1933, 34, 35
83   James   O'Donnell   1929, 30, 31
98   Kenneth   Wiesner   1945, 46, 47
99   Frank   McCabe   1946, 47, 48, 49
100   James   McCoy   1957, 58, 59