Zirg said:I read that Kelvin Blevjins was the first MSU NBA-er. What about Ray Kuka? He played for the Knicks in the 40's.
Zirg said:Zirg said:I read that Kelvin Blevjins was the first MSU NBA-er. What about Ray Kuka? He played for the Knicks in the 40's.
Kuka, a Havre HS grad played at both Notre Dame (40-42) and Montana State (45-47) and served in the Air Force in between and maybe it was tha BAA technically at the time, but I was disappointed nobody (especially Lamberty) made no note of Kuka. or Jack Gillespie who played in the ABA
Zirg said:Zirg said:I read that Kelvin Blevjins was the first MSU NBA-er. What about Ray Kuka? He played for the Knicks in the 40's.
Kuka, a Havre HS grad played at both Notre Dame (40-42) and Montana State (45-47) and served in the Air Force in between and maybe it was tha BAA technically at the time, but I was disappointed nobody (especially Lamberty) made no note of Kuka. or Jack Gillespie who played in the ABA
CatGrad-UMGradStu said:Zirg said:Kuka, a Havre HS grad played at both Notre Dame (40-42) and Montana State (45-47) and served in the Air Force in between and maybe it was tha BAA technically at the time, but I was disappointed nobody (especially Lamberty) made no note of Kuka. or Jack Gillespie who played in the ABA
https://www.montanasports.com/high-school-sports/boys-basketball/mttop50-no-8-jack-gillespie-one-of-the-all-time-greats-at-montana-state
Zirg said:UM has had 5 NBA-ers, according to my research. Name them! 3 are easy-2 toughies.
YEAR PICK ROUND POS. PLAYER TEAM
1984 75 4 5 Marc Glass Los Angeles Clippers
1950 97 9 1 Bob Cope Boston Celtics
1983 131 6 15 Derrick Pope Portland Trail Blazers
1975 138 8 12 Ken McKenzie Seattle SuperSonics
1975 150 9 6 Eric Hays Milwaukee Bucks
DoubleNicks said:Sidenote: how did Blevins make the NBA? He wasn't even the top player on a sub-par mid-major team...
DoubleNicks said:Zirg said:UM has had 5 NBA-ers, according to my research. Name them! 3 are easy-2 toughies.
The four obvious ones (who actually took the court during an NBA game) have to be Michael Ray Richardson, John Stroeder, Larry Krystkowiak, and Will Cherry. Was there another who at least suited up during a real NBA game?
Then there are probably more than a few like Brian Qvale and Derrick Pope who signed contracts (I assume) with NBA teams (Charlotte Hornets and Trailblazers?, I think, respectively) and got paid to at least practice with their teams before being cut.
HelenaHandBasket said:DoubleNicks said:Sidenote: how did Blevins make the NBA? He wasn't even the top player on a sub-par mid-major team...
He is Lillard's cousin.