. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Duality underpins practically everything about the brief existence of the KD, Harden and Kyrie Nets. All content 2000-2023 RealGM, L.L.C. By keeping the ball out of South Carolinas hands, the Terps were giving themselves a chance. Nationality: United States Executive summary: Head Coach of Indiana Pacers, 2007-11. All-around player who could score, pass, and rebound and had unbelievable explosion to the basketNamed to All-American teamLed Terps to season-ending number five ranking. The full page ad in the Jan. 7, 1971 edition of The Diamondback. Birthplace/Hometown: Falls Church, Virginia, Height: 6-7 (201cm) Weight: 200 (91kg), Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent, Drafted: Round 3, Pick 2, Cleveland Cavaliers, High School: J.E.B. And as the game neared its crescendo, those in the stands made their voices heard, cheering, laughing, shouting whatever was needed to spur the Terps on. Unfortunately for Boston, he was never on a Maryland team that made it to the NCAA Tournament. Rangy left-handed big man had a crafty scoring and rebounding touch and was an intelligent player who became a Rhodes ScholarThree-time All-American averaged 20.5 points and 9.8 rebounds during his three-year careerLed Maryland to the Elite Eight in 73 and season-ending No. White stood near half-court, content as he could be. For all of his experience, Driesell didnt see the punch coming. Jim Justice signs campus carry gun bill. That game got the students interested in coming, Driesell said. They had received strict instructions to not stray too far out into the perimeter. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. John Lucas is one of two Terps to go number one overall in the NBA Draft and ranks sixth all time in points and fifth all time in assists in Maryland basketball history. inFalls Church,Virginia Lonny Baxter, center, 98-02. Ohio State later had to vacate all wins from 1999 to 2002, remove all references to team accomplishments for those years, and pay back all tournament money due to rules violations during O'Brien's tenure. All structured data from the main, Property, Lexeme, and EntitySchema namespaces is available under the Creative Commons CC0 License; text in the other namespaces is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Born: 11-Feb-1952 Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA. 10. Excelled at mid-range jumpers, three-pointers, defense, and steals and played with a lot of heartTeam leader brought Maryland to back to back Final Fours including its only national championship in 02, and was named first-team All-AmericanEarned Most Outstanding Player honors at the 02 Final Four, averaging 25.8 points in NCAA tournament that yearWas Maryland's all-time leader in scoring and three-pointers and second in stealsAveraged 20 points a game in 02Led Terps to 109 wins in four seasons. West Virginia Gov. Buck Williams, center, 78-81. Division regular season and conference tournament champion 1972-73 Maryland Terrapins Men's Roster and Stats. O'Brien was hired as Ohio State head coach on April 7 . University of Maryland basketball player Jim O'Brien (# 44) makes a shot during a basketball game against the University of South Carolina in Cole Field House, January 9, 1971. McMillen was voted a second team All-American, a third team All-American and twice voted to the first team All-ACC squad. Athletic big man started on national championship team, outplaying Kansas Drew Gooden in Final Four and Indianas Jared Jeffries in finalAveraged 12 points and seven rebounds sophomore year. Jim O'Brien attended Justice in Falls Church, Virginia and Maryland. Jason Arday, a renowned sociologist on the topics of race, inequality, and education has become Cambridge University's youngest Black professor after being appointed at age 37. He also has recorded the most career double-doubles in school history. James J. O'Brien (born April 9, 1950)[1][2] is an American college basketball coach who has served as coach of St. Bonaventure University (19821986), Boston College (19861997), Ohio State University (19972004) and Emerson College, a Division III school in Boston (20112014). We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. College Park, MD 20742, Newsroom: 301-314-8200 24 Purdue, 61-60. He earned an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland in 1981. [The Microwave: Maryland mens basketball is hard to stop when Aaron Wiggins heats up] On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics head coach James "Jim" Francis Xavier O'Brien son-in-law of Hall of Fame head coach Jack Ramsay was born in 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. DeMatha . Its one of the high points of my life, Schlossman said. A ticket stub from Maryland mens basketballs game against No. 1 player in the Country coming out of high school, he played nine seasons in the NBA, averaging a career-high 17 points per game in 1979-1980. Jim O'Brien is 6-0 (183 cm) tall. The Cleveland Cavaliers selected him in the third round in 1973 but he spent his career in the ABA, where he won a championship. Northwood High boys basketball coach Tim O'Brien died Friday, Oct. 9, after a long battle with cancer. The game marks the Fighting Irish's first trip to College Park since 2020, when the teams met prior to the COVID-19 shutdown. Or write about sports? A celebration . Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Its not an exaggeration to say the Wizard saved the Maryland program when he decided to stay after the Terps were put on NCAA probation from 91-93In 92, Williams averaged a school-record 26.8 points per game, and also had 5.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 2.1 stealsNamed All-American senior year when he scored more than 30 points in seven straight ACC games. One of Elmores most memorable games as a Terp was when he set the program record for rebounds in a game with a whopping 26 during a game against Wake Forest in 1974. The following year, however, O'Brien directed the Buckeyes to the 1999 Final Four in St. Petersburg, Florida. That was pretty exciting, Bodell said. The program entered the decade in a major NCAA Tournament drought, but Driesell changed that in 1973, when the team made the Big Dance for the first time since 1958. Savovic couldn't live with the Roslovics due to their status as Ohio State boosters. Confirm that your trade proposal is valid according to the NBA collective bargaining agreement. Benches emptied soon enough, as did many of the bleachers in Carolina Coliseum. James Francis Xavier O'Brien (born February 11, 1952) is an American basketball coach who is currently senior advisor for the Philadelphia 76ers. The Buckeyes are a member of the Big Ten Conference.. University of Maryland 2 South Carolina on Jan. 9,1971 at Cole Fieldhouse. [1] During the 1974 playoffs he only played in 4 games for a total of less than 10 minutes. Guard Howard White hangs on the rim after Maryland men's basketball's 31-30 win over No. Marylands all-time steals leader averaged an incredible 3.7 per game in 96 and led Terps in steals each of his four seasonsBest rebounder of all guards who played at Maryland Part of teams that went to Sweet 16 in back-to-back seasons after Terps missed NCAA tournament for five seasonsA defensive specialist, Rhodes still averaged 16.7 points in 97. And waited. Steve Sheppard, small forward, 74-77. ***Record adjusted to 00 after games vacated The dominant point guard from Durham, N.C., averaged 18.3 career points per game, which puts him fourth all time in career points per game. Eddie O'Brien is immortalized as "Mr. Small Stuff" in Ball Four, the ground-breaking work by pitcher Jim Bouton recounting the travails of his 1969 season. I thought there was a place for me and I am very happy here in Memphis. Manning also holds the fourth best all-time field goal percentage in school history and had second best single season field goal percentage. Jim O'Brien weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing. Bias could do it all. Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Pittsburgh sports author Jim O'Brien has written 31 books in his "Pittsburgh Proud" series. [4] He was brought back to the Nets in January 1974 while a few Nets' players were injured and Loughery stated at the time that O'Brien was in much better condition than he was during training camp. The Terps outlasted the No. Stuart High School [Falls Church, Virginia]. Maryland mens basketball had long sat at the floor of the ACC, struggling to compete with perennial powerhouses North Carolina, Duke, North Carolina State and South Carolina. Calling hours are Friday, January 14, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Athy Memorial Home, 111 Lancaster St., Worcester. Ernest Graham, shooting guard/small forward, 77-81. Lawerence Boston was a high scorer and dominant rebounder for the Terps during the middle part of the 70s. Jim O'Brien attended Justice in Falls Church, Virginia and Maryland . University: MBA, University of Maryland (1981) Coach: Assistant Coach . Mike Scovic, who played at Fairborn, was a senior and answered the call. In total, both teams combined for just four shot attempts. Following OSU's 1999 Final Four run, O'Brien was honored as the 1999 Clair Bee Coach of the Year. James P. O'Brien -- Publishing August 27, 2020. Strawberry (03-07), Herman Veal (80-84), Jordan Williams (09-11). He twice won all-East honors and was the New England Player of the Year as a senior. . Williams also led the ACC in rebounding during the 1979 and 1981 seasons and ranks fourth all-time in rebounds in Maryland program history. Dayton is 6-18 this season and 61-84 in five seasons . His son, Jon Graham, played for Maryland under Mark Turgeon. See more. In return for Jim and Judy's generosity, the University will name the newly renovated theatre lobby (which will also function as an art gallery, student lounge, and reception area) in memory of Jim's late brother Pat O'Brien, and his widow, Cathy O'Brien, who graduated as valedictorian in 1992 and tutored several student athletes in math and finance. This article uses bare URLs, which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot. 4 Maryland (3-1) welcomes No. Brad Davis, point guard, 74-77. His team in 1975 not only reached the Elite Eight, but also won the ACC regular season title. Those memories have faded in the 50 years since. [2] O'Brien was selected in both the 1973 ABA draft and 1973 NBA draft. Steve Blake, point guard, 99-03. In sports news closer to home, local basketball fans were starting to notice a kid . [1], The New York Nets acquired O'Brien's ABA rights from Indiana in June 1973 and signed him to a one-year guaranteed contract for $100,000. Ohio State coach Jim O'Brien vs. new Celtics coach Jim O'Brien . And amid the sprawl of students around him, Schlossman felt content. O'Brien was named Big East Co-Coach of the Year honor in 199596, Kodak District I Coach of the Year in both 1992 and 1993, and Eastern Basketball Coach of the Year in 1994. Turned out, that wasn't such a bad thing despite Penn having to sit out a year because of NCAA transfer rules. Again, O'Brien surprised the critics by guiding the Buckeyes to a share of the 2002 Big Ten regular-season and tournament title, 20 victories and an unprecedented fourth-consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament, a feat never before accomplished at Ohio State. Named to St. Joseph's University Hall of Fame, 1988, Big Five Hall of Fame, 1989; recipient Markward award, 1970. He was the recipient of the university's scholar-athlete award as a senior. The anticipation of whats going to happen, how are they gonna handle this? Maryland Terrapins Men's. Roster and Stats. (4:30 p.m. to midnight, Sundays through Thursdays), Advertising: 301-276-5770 Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 6:01AM. A high school honorable mention All-American at St. Francis Prep in Brooklyn, O'Brien went on to attend and then graduate from Boston College in 1971 with a degree in marketing. )Also led Terps in steals for three seasons. The Indiana Pacers, then of the ABA, selected him in the third round, while the Cleveland Cavaliers chose him in NBA's third draft round as well. Men's College Basketball News. So, Driesell devised a plan: have White and OBrien keep the ball near half-court. Len Elmore, power forward, 71-74. Len Bias, small forward/power forward, 1982-1986. Athletic center dominated the ACC his sophomore yearWon 95 College Player of the Year awardAveraged more than 20 points and 10 rebounds for his two-year careerTerps made Sweet 16 in both his seasons after five-year NCAA droughtDrafted number one overall in 95 NBA draft. I want you to be among the first to know about my newest book, Looking Up Once Again, the second book in a trilogy of basketball memoirs, with a . [6], On March 10, 2006, the NCAA gave Ohio State three years' probation and ordered it to pay back all tournament money earned from 1999 to 2002 when Boban Savovic was on the Buckeyes' roster. The Buckeyes finished with an 8-22 record, including a 1-15 mark in Big Ten playthe school's worst conference record ever. At St. Joseph's, O'Brien started on the Hawks basketball team for three seasons. Third star alongside King and Buck Williams could drive to the hoop and hit the outside jumperStill holds Terps record for most points in a game with 44 vs. N.C. State in78Led Terps in assists junior and senior seasons. Gymnastics Schedule Roster News. It's also available for football, hockey and baseball. A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland Mobile Navigation Trigger. Three weeks earlier, the two sides broke out into a brawl in Columbia. Started on two Final Four teams including 02 championship-winning squadPlayed with great quickness, threading the needle on many fast break passes, and was a skilled three-point shooterBecame the first ACC player to record 1,000 points, 800 assists, 400 rebounds and 200 steals Averaged seven assists per game over his careerStarted Maryland record 136 games. Boston was never selected to any All-ACC teams, but was selected to the All-ACC Tourney team in 1978. His winning battle against substance abuse has made him a national name in mentorship and coaching, and he was a head coach in the NBA for six seasons. O'Brien was recently awarded with the . We've added shooting handedness for all players in WNBA history to player pages! O'Brien will serve the remaining two years on Schaus . It fell through. O'Brien had acute myeloid leukemia. However, O'Brien was initially given an NCAA "show-cause" order effectively banning him from coaching from 2006 to 2008, and only returned to coaching in 2011. Lacrosse Schedule Roster News. LEXIS 4316 Facts: Ohio State hired coach Jim O'Brien in 1997 as head coach for the Maryland player Sparky Still (#24) stands behind him. Graham was a prolific scorer from the forward spot and averaged 13.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game during his four year career. . He was 68 years old. The Nets cut O'Brien during 1974 training camp and he was signed by the Memphis Sounds. Jim O'Brien (footballer, born 1987) James John O'Brien is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Notts County. That started a run of 11 straight NCAA appearances. 2 Notre Dame (3-0) to SECU Stadium on Saturday, March 4. The scoring would pick up slightly in the second half. I'm getting the playing time and I don't care if it's at guard or forward. He claimed his second Big Ten Coach of the Year award in 2001 when the league media gave him the honor for the second time in three seasons. [citation needed], O'Brien subsequently sued Boston College for slander and breach of contract, suggesting racial bias may have played a role in why one of his recruits was denied admission.[4]. Division regular season champion Davis was also a part of the 1975 ACC regular season championship team. [9][10] O'Brien was waived by the Cavaliers before the 1975-76 season started.[11]. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. On June 8, 2004, then-Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger fired O'Brien for alleged NCAA rules violations. Manning was selected to the All-ACC second team in 1979-80 as well as the All-ACC Tourney team during that season. Jim O'Brien was born on November 7, 1951. Small Forward Tom McMillen, center, 71-74. He was 65. ****Not including vacated games; O'Brien's unofficial record is 13388 at Ohio State and 402349 overall, O'Brien has two daughters by his late wife, Christine: Amy Siggens and Erin Wright. Do you have a sports website? O'Brien is the son-in-law of Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsay. When Ohio State hired Jim O'Brien in 1997, little did they know that his point guard at Boston College would be coming with him. It didnt matter [that] the score was low, Galinat said. Find out more. 2 Bouton depicted O'Brien as a clueless minion who refuses to warm up the knuckleballing hurler and obsesses over trivialities. (Photo courtesy of Robert Bodell). The 2000 Buckeyes followed that effort by sharing the Big Ten championship with Michigan State. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. The 1970s saw the Maryland Basketball program rise to become a major player in the Atlantic Coast Conference -- as well as in the nation -- under new coach Lefty Driesell, who took over the program during the 1969-70 season. Connection to basketball . Rangy point guard could pass and score with styleRanks second all-time among Terps in assists and averaged 7.7 assists in NCAA tournamentPart of four NCAA tournament teams. Maryland Terrapins Schedule 2022-23 . King was a part of two NCAA tournament teams during his years with the Terps and made it to the Sweet 16 and the second round. Led Terps in scoring in 77, averaging more than 16 points per gamePlayed on gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team in 76Shot 53 percent from the field for his career. Then in the mid 80s there was the incomparable Len Bias. Len Elmore spent his time as a Terp cleaning up the glass during the early part of the Lefty Driesell era, becoming the greatest rebounder in the program's history. {14} O'Brien's first season as head coach at OSU was the 1997-1998 season, which O'Brien described as "not very . With the start of the 2011 season, O'Brien will make the move from the bleachers to the bench. At 6-7, outplayed many bigger playersAlong with Dixon and Blake, led Maryland to national championship win in 02Named first-team All-American in 02. Jahmir Young scored 18 points and Don Carey added 13 to help Maryland wrap up an undefeated home season in conference play with a 75-59 victory . Aug 13, 2018 - This Pin was discovered by Herbert L. Seward III. At OSU, O'Brien took his teams to four consecutive NCAA tournaments, winning Big 10 titles in 2000 and 2002 and advancing to the Final Four in 1999. Ohio State set numerous school, conference and NCAA records during the 199899 season on its way to the school's ninth trip to the Final Four. Though the Terps have recently fallen on hard times, making only three NCAA tournaments in the past eight years, few programs have produced as many great players as Maryland has in the last four decades. Assistant coach Wheeling Jesuit College, 19741975, Pembroke State College, 19751976, University Maryland, 19761977, St. Joseph's University, 19771978, University Oregon, 19781982, New York Knicks, 19871988, University Kentucky, 19941997. Select the second team from the drop down menu. As soon as we got the ball, we held it, Harrington said. O'Brien, the men's basketball coach at OSU from 1998 until 2004, was fired after he told then-athletic director Andy Geiger that he had given a $6,000 loan to a prospective recruit. Howard White tightly gripped the rim on Jan. 9, 1971, doing everything in his power to stay afloat. 3150 South Campus Dining Hall 20 Over three years, the tandem led the Chieftains to a 90-17 record and appearances in the 1952 National Invitational Tournament and 1953 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. . Prabook is a registered trademark of World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. James M. "Jim" O'Brien is an American former professional basketball player. He was a part of the Terps' second Elite Eight team during the decade and did not make the tournament during his other two seasons in College Park. [2][4][5] He was cut by the Nets in training camp as Nets' coach Kevin Loughery felt he was too heavy and too slow. O'Brien guided the Buckeye program to the 1999 Final Four, 2000 and 2002 Big Ten regular-season co-championships, the 2002 Big Ten tournament Championship, four 20-win seasons and a school-record four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (19992002). He won the ABA championship in 197374 with the Nets. Please type Eddie O'Brien in appropriate "In memory of:" section. Pictured on the first volume (from right; back cover) are Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Connie Hawkins, Jerry West, Pete Maravich and Julius Erving. Steve Francis, shooting guard, 98-99. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion The 6-foot-3 Pennsylvania native went on to become a star for the Dallas Mavericks, who retired his jersey in 1992. This page was last edited on 4 April 2022, at 11:05. 480-965-9118. Thehighlights of his career in College Park was a 44-point performance against N.C. State in 1978. We cant play a normal game against these guys, Driesell said. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Do you have a blog? They only made the NCAA Tournament three times during this decade, but keep in mind that for most of the decade, the NCAA Tournament field only included 32 teams, before later expanding to 40 teams in 1979. Maryland was just kinda taunting them the whole time with just hanging onto the ball, said Wayne Galinat, alumnus and Galinats husband. . Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, March 2, 2:22AM. The Ohio Court of Claims determined that Ohio State breached its contract with O'Brien by terminating him and awarded him $2.4 million. South Carolina had one of the nations most prolific offenses, fueled by future NBA players Tom Owens and John Roche. But the joy Schlossman felt in that moment, peering out into the choir of noise that surrounded him, will be hard to shake. Discover (and save!) O'Brien played college basketball at the University of Maryland and at the time he left Maryland he was the team's 6th all-time leading scorer. O'Brien was hired as Ohio State head coach on April 7, 1997 after the firing of previous coach Randy Ayers. All rights reserved. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Buck Williams was an absolute force in the post, averaging a double-double in each of his three seasons with the Terps during the late 70s and early 80s. March 4, 2023SECU Stadium1:00 p.m. ETBTN+. What schools did Jim O'Brien attend? Johnny was voted "Man of the Year" at Seattle's prestigious sports banquet. He is one of 11 Maryland players ever to ever finish a game shooting perfect from the field. Larry Gibson, center, 75-79. O'Brien, who spent years as the. Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1950) James J. O'Brien is an American college basketball coach who has served as coach of St. Bonaventure University (1982-1986), Boston College (1986-1997), Ohio State . This honor was one of several including: the 1999 National Coach of the Year given by the Touchdown Club of Columbus; the 1999 National Co-Coach of the Year given by the National Association of Basketball Coaches; the 1999 Big Ten Coach of the Year as selected by the Big Ten media and the 1999 U.S. Basketball Writers Association District 5 Coach of the Year. 1951 South Carolinas trip went largely as planned. O'Brien, who joined the Celtics franchise along with his boss Rick Pitino, served as an assistant in . The 6-7 Falls Church, Va., native averaged 14.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game . Honorable Mention: Jeff Adkins (81-85), Lawrence Boston (75-78), Owen Brown (72-75), Evers Burns (89-93), Nik Caner-Medley (02-06), Ben Coleman (82-84), Obinna Ekezie (95-99), Rodney Elliott (94-98), John Gilchrist (02-05), James Gist (04-08), Eric Hayes (06-10), Will Hetzel (1967-70), Exree Hipp (92-96), Tahj Holden (99-03), Ekene Ibekwe (03-07), Sarunas Jasikevicius (94-98), Cedric Lewis (87-91), Tony Massenburg (85-90), Kevin McLinton (89-93), Chris McCray (02-06), Landon Milbourne (06-10), Dutch Morley (78-82), Terence Morris (97-01), Sean Mosley (08-12), Byron Mouton (00-02), Jerrod Mustaf (88-90), Drew Nicholas (99-03), Jim O'Brien (70-73), Laron Profit (95-99), Duane Simpkins (94-98), Terrell Stoglin (10-12), Terrell Stokes (95-99), Terell Stoglin (10-12), D.J. O'Brien was also subjected to a five-year "show-cause" order. Maryland was cautious, taking precious few shots in the opening frame. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Once logged in, you can add biography in the database. A judge found Ohio State had breached the contract and awarded O'Brien $2.4 million. All rights reserved. We werent expected to win, so we wanted it.. University of Maryland, College Park. [citation needed], However, O'Brien began running into problems getting his recruits past the admissions office after star recruit Chris Herren was kicked out of school in 1994 for drug and discipline problems; he eventually transferred to Fresno State. of Jack . 84, 201.) Cross Country Schedule Roster News. Jim parlayed this opportunity into a sports writing career that has spanned decades. Not to be confused with Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1950) or Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1951). Lucas' teams had lots of success, reaching two Elite Eights. Brad Davis was a star point guard for the Terps during the mid 70s. But, so were the Gamecocks, staying in their zone throughout. The game can be streamed live on B1G+. The game was called shortly thereafter. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis and Brandon Ingram will play outsized roles in how their respective teams close the season. Schlossman scurried down the stairwell, hoping to join the joyous mob that was forming near center court. During a game against Fairleigh Dickinson, Manning went a perfect 8-8 from the field. your own Pins on Pinterest UMass faces Duquesne following Luis' 21-point performance. ", University of Maryland, College Park. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame presents the award. Where was Jim O'Brien born? It wasnt quite an advertisement for the beauty and grace of the college game. NCAA rules do not allow players to receive financial assistance from outside their family. He was swinging around and hit himself, Driesell recalled with a chuckle. The athletic department took quick action to quell any potential reprisals, holding talks with several student organizations. Down big to the Gamecocks, a skirmish between Marylands Charlie Blank and South Carolinas John Ribock broke out underneath Marylands basket. 2 South Carolina on Jan. 9,1971 at Cole Fieldhouse. Apr 24, 1973 - The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Jim O'Brien in Round 3 with Pick 2 in the 1973 NBA Draft. Recent great Maryland residents like Dermarr Johnson, James White, Kevin Lyde and Isaiah Swann are also excluded because they concluded their prep careers out of state. Bob Bodell didnt know when his number was going to be called. To hear players tell about that year in purgatory, the Ohio State practice squad run by Penn often ran . Its still hard to find a player today, college or pro, who compares favorably with Bias. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Now, with eight seconds left, it was Bodells time to bask in the glow of the spotlight if only for a fleeting moment. Johnny-O was just as dazzling on the baseball diamond. Jim O'Brien (born February 11, 1952) is a former head coach in the National Basketball Association.. O'Brien is a Philadelphia native who attended Roman Catholic High School in his youth, and starred collegiately at St. Joseph's University.Before his stint in Philadelphia, O'Brien was the head coach of the Boston Celtics from 2001-2004, replacing Rick Pitino. Averaged 17 points, 4.5 assists, and 2.8 steals per game in his single season with TerpsPicked second overall in the 99 NBA draft. After White hit a buzzer-beater from the baseline, the Terps entered halftime with a 4-3 lead. He was a part of teams that made the NCAA Tournament twice, losing in the Sweet 16 and the second round. He went on to play 10 years in the NBA, earn a degree from Harvard Law and become a successful sports broadcaster. However, the stage was set for an emotional rematch in College Park three weeks later. 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