Favorite Marquette Players

[willie warrior]

Kojis and Nixon definitely pre Al.

[oldwarrior81]

Terry Reason.

I believe Terry Reason is the only player to run from the Clybourn Gym to the Arena for a game.  That should count for something.

[Lennys Tap]

Lenny

Saw some surprising ratings on your list. For my money, Bo was a first team guy by a wide margin. Four years of playing at big time level, plus two FF. He was a stud from day one.

Matthews and Whitehead were supposed to be on the 3rd team. Also, Bo and Jae change places.

[Silkk the Shaka]

Tier 1
Wade

Tier 2
Crowder
Jimmy
Diener
Novak

Tier 3
'Rel
Matthews
DJames
DJO
Davante
'Zar

Tier 4
Vander
Cadougan
Markus
Theo
Elliott

Spots reserved for Symir & Dawosn

Sam would have been Tier 3 with a shot at Tier 2 this year but he's dead to me.

[harryp]

Responding to Earl Tatum:
John Glaser and Russ Wittberger were left out at the last minute. Instead of Russ I put in Rube Schultz and Terry Rand. I wanted to put in the best of the 53-54 team that was one game from the final 4. All of the others I saw personally except Gene Berce who I followed on radio and listened to my parents who were season ticket holders. Mangum and McCoy were good at times but not worth a seat on the all time best. McCoy never lived up to his brother's reputation. All of mine were pre-Al so that excludes some of the others. I would have put you  (or  your namesake)in their except for the note above. I spent a New Years Eve with the real Earl a long time ago. I was at Northwestern for the win over KY and the loss to Iowa which kept the 54 team from the final 4.

[zcg2013]

Top 5 from 09-10 until present (might as well start from freshman year)
Jimmy
Davante
Vander
Rowsey
Theo

Bonus 2 players who I thought had so much potential wanted to see so much more from
Jamil Wilson
JJJ

[BrewCity83]

Dwyane Wade
Doc Rivers
Terry Reason
Jae Crowder
Markus Howard
Joe Nethen
Wesley Matthews
Jimmy Butler
Sam Worthen
Lloyd Walton
Artie Green
Maurice Lucas
Theo John
Anthony Pieper

[Slim]

Dwyane Wade
Doc Rivers
Terry Reason
Jae Crowder
Markus Howard
Joe Nethen
Wesley Matthews
Jimmy Butler
Sam Worthen
Lloyd Walton
Artie Green
Maurice Lucas
Theo John
Anthony Pieper

Finally, someone mentions the obvious GOAT - Artie Green!

[Nukem2]

How about Ron and John Glaser, Walt Mangham, Jim McCoy and Russ
Wittberger.  Unheralds--Jackie Burke, Jeff Sewell, Bill Neary and
Gary Rosenberger.

Neary definitely should not be mentioned with that group.

[Billy Hoyle]

I wish I had gotten more than one year of watching Tony Miller in person (and cannot believe he isn't mentioned more than once in this thread). For those I did get to see:

Hutch
Crawford
Travis
Novak
Cordell
Nnamaka
Scott Merritt
Todd Townsend
Wes
Lazar
Jon Harris
David Diggs for the GAS final

[Goose]

Slim

I did mention Artie because I consider the Hank era to be an extension of the Al era. Artie is hands down a top five favorite player to me. My list is based on entertainment value, not always talent. Artie was a one man highlight real.

[BrewCity83]

Slim and Goose--glad you guys agree.  Artie Green was so mistake prone, but damn, he was entertaining!

[Jockey]

Slim

I did mention Artie because I consider the Hank era to be an extension of the Al era. Artie is hands down a top five favorite player to me. My list is based on entertainment value, not always talent. Artie was a one man highlight real.

Best leaper ever at MU.

[Goose]

Jockey

The Cloud Piercer had great leaps, as did Doc. But no one could jump off two feet like Artie

[hairy worthen]

off the top of my head

sam worthen
robert byrd
michael wilson
doc rivers
wes matthews
bo Ellis
butch lee
artie green
marotta
terry reason
vic lazeretti (sp?)
jim boylan
travis diener
so many more

[Goose]

Hairy

Sam Worthen is high on my list as well. Marotta and Doc for personal reasons. Good list.

[Warrior of Law]

1. Damon Key
2. Travis Diener
3. Anthony Pieper
4. Doc Rivers
5. Dwayne Wade

[hairy worthen]

Hairy

Sam Worthen is high on my list as well. Marotta and Doc for personal reasons. Good list.

not necessarily the best players just players i enjoyed or liked for variety of reasons.  too many more to even list.

[Eldon]

Hutch. FTW.

[willie warrior]

Another guy that while he may not have been a great player was Mandy Johnson, a steal machine and a very good player.

[mileskishnish72]

My favorite was Dean the Dream.

I'd fill out the roster with (INPO):
Chones
Wade
Ellis
Diener
Thompson
James
Howard
Hayward
Crowder
Novak
Lucas
Kojis

[dgies9156]

Mine are as follows:

1)  Bob Lackey -- A very colorful Warrior with a nasty streak to him. Referred to himself in the third person. A major reason we "won" the South Carolina fight in the early 1970s. Typified not taking anything off anyone.

2) Maurice Lucas  -- May have been the toughest Warrior ever. Period. Great ballplayer and from what my friends in Portland tell me, an incredible man as well.

3) DWade -- Probably the greatest Warrior of all time.

4) Butch Lee and Bo Ellis -- The backbone of our 1977 team. Bo gets a special mention because few have done as much for our post-Al program as Bo.

6) George Thompson -- He made Al. First great recruit Al ever corralled. For years our leading scorer and a genuinely great ballplayer. Mediocre radio commentator but a tremendous ballplayer who always will be special to us old timers.

7) Jim Chones -- Aaah, what could have been?

8) Jae Crowder -- Played with abandon. Was an Al Warrior during the time of the redneck.

9) Doc Rivers -- On my list for one thing: "The" shot against Notre Dame.

10) Jeral McNeal -- One of the amigos and incredibly underappreciated by many of us. One of the greats of all time.

[Uncle Rico]

Another guy that while he may not have been a great player was Mandy Johnson, a steal machine and a very good player.

One of the first guys I remember at Marquette along with Kerry Trotter

[TedBaxter]

How about Ron and John Glaser, Walt Mangham, Jim McCoy and Russ
Wittberger.  Unheralds--Jackie Burke, Jeff Sewell, Bill Neary and
Gary Rosenberger.

John Glaser? Message board hall of famer.  Pass.

[dgies9156]

How about Ron and John Glaser, Walt Mangham, Jim McCoy and Russ
Wittberger.  Unheralds--Jackie Burke, Jeff Sewell, Bill Neary and
Gary Rosenberger.

Huh???

Rosenberger was a great guy and, had he played today with the three point line, probably would have started. But a favorite? Uhhh......

Bill Neary.... I'm just going to let that one lay. He was different.

Jeff Sewell was an early recruit and a really good guy.

Of that era, top 5 favorites are:

Bob Lackey
Jim Chones
Maurice Lucas
Dean Memimger
Marcus Washington

Special mention: Larry McNeill's wife.