Best Walk On EVER?

[mu-rara]

Mark Lavin?

Well, he was probably the most fun anyway.  Didn't know him until after we both graduated.  I would run into him at Derry's Pub.  Great guy.

Lost track of him.  Anybody know where he is?

[🏀]

Andy Freund

[wadesworld]

Dave Singleton.

[Billy Hoyle]

Mark Harris (RIP). 

[tompopsicle]

Jared Sichting

[lurch91]

The legendary Rob Frozena!

[GooooMarquette]

Bill Neary.

[4everwarriors]

Hands down, not even debatable, #23, ai na?

[DoggyDaddy]

Bill Neary may have started as a Walk On but I don't think he was for the 77 Championship Team. He started most, if not all the games that great year and loved hard fouling the opponents best guy. This was his specialty, his niche. He backed down to no one. Bernard Toone would come in later for offense. 

[4everwarriors]

Neary earned a schollie, hey?

[TheTulsaWarrior]

What about that Mueller kid from Marquette HS?  6-10, walk-on?

[brewcity77]

Jake Thomas walked on and ended up a starter (though also got a scholarship).

As far as best ever, I'd probably lean towards Doug McDermott. Has any other walk-on won NPOY?

[uncle zeffy]

Mark "The Shark" Titus.

[GooooMarquette]

Jake Thomas walked on and ended up a starter (though also got a scholarship).

As far as best ever, I'd probably lean towards Doug McDermott. Has any other walk-on won NPOY?

Scottie Pippen walked on his first year at Central Arkansas.  Didn't win NPOY of course, but IMHO McDermott has a LONG way to go before he convinces me he's better than Pippen.

Ben Wallace also started as a walk-on.

[brewcity77]

Scottie Pippen walked on his first year at Central Arkansas.  Didn't win NPOY of course, but IMHO McDermott has a LONG way to go before he convinces me he's better than Pippen.

Ben Wallace also started as a walk-on.

At the college level, I'd probably take McDermott, but total career, definitely Pippen.

Didn't know that about Wallace, wonder if anyone else started as a walk-on and went undrafted only to late make a NBA All-Star team.

[bilsu]

Dave Delsman. I believe he actually punched Al McGuire.

[4everwarriors]

Dave Delsman. I believe he actually punched Al McGuire.

At least someone here knows der chit and #23, hey?

[mu-rara]

At least someone here knows der chit and #23, hey?

Did not realize Delsman was a walk on. 

Anyone know if there was more than one walk on the '77 team?

[Marcus92]

Entertaining thread. And another reminder that it's going to be a long summer without basketball to watch.

[PJDunn]

Best - Schabes
Worst- Smolinski

[Skitch]

Ben Peavey

[wadesworld]

I'm sure there have been some very good multisport athletes who were on scholarship for football and walked on for basketball.  Julius Peppers was a decent basketball player for UNC, for example.

[Lighthouse 84]

Don Smolinski. Smo at the end of the bench, elbows on his knees watching every game?  End of discussion. 

[4everwarriors]

Best - Schabes
Worst- Smolinski

Don was a scholarship playa, hey?

[Nukem2]

Chris Crawford by virtue of baseball contract...?