From Arkansas State University
The Southland Conference has announced its All-Decade Men's Basketball Team from
the 1970s as part of its 50th Anniversary commemoration, and former A-State
standouts John Belcher, Steve Brooks, Dan Henderson, Allan Pruett, and Don
Scaife earned spots on the squad.
The team included 20 student-athletes
with at least one player from seven different member institutions that competed
during the 1970s.
Belcher, a native of Hot Springs, Ark., was named First
Team All-Southland twice (1969-70 and 1970-71) and Second Team All-Southland
once (1971-72). He is Arkansas State's all-time career rebounds leader with
1,166 boards. Additionally, Belcher ranks first in career rebound average
(12.4), fifth in points (1,544), and sixth in career field goal percentage
(.583). He also led the nation in field goal percentage (.633) as a junior in
1970-71.
Brooks, a St. Louis, Mo. native, was named First Team
All-Southland twice (1971-72 and 1973-74) and Second Team All-Southland once
(1970-71). He is ninth on Arkansas State's career scoring list with 1,371
points, sixth on the career rebounds list with 862 boards, and fifth on the
career rebounding average list with 9.1 rebounds per game. Brooks was also the
Southland Conference MVP and an Associated Press honorable-mention All-American
for the 1973-74 season.
Henderson, a Memphis, Tenn. native, was a two
time, First Team All-Southland selection (1975-76 and 1976-77) and Second Team
All-Southland selection once (1974-75). He was the Southland Conference MVP in
1976-77 and is sixth in scoring (1,543), fourth in rebounding (910), and sixth
in rebounding average (9.0) on A-State's career lists. Henderson was named an
Associated Press, Sporting News, Converse, and Basketball Weekly
honorable-mention All-American for the 1976-77 season. He was also a Converse
honorable-mention All-American the previous season in 1975-76.
Pruett, a
native of Rector, Ark., was a First Team All-Southland selection once (1970-71)
and a Second Team All-Southland selection once (1969-70). Pruett was the co-MVP
of the Southland conference in 1970-71 with a stat line of 19.5 points per game,
3.0 rebounds per game, 3.17 assists per game, and an .868 free throw percentage.
Pruett owns the fourth highest free throw percentage in ASU history at
.851.
Scaife, a Helena, Ark. native, was a three time, First Team
All-Southland selection (1972-73, 1973-74, and 1974-75). For his career at ASU,
Scaife ranks fourth in total points (1,652) and second in scoring average
(22.3). He owns the record for highest scoring average during a season with
27.1 points per game and second highest point total for a season with 678
points, both of which were achieved during the 1974-75 season. Scaife was a
Sporting News and Converse honorable-mention selection for his stellar 1974-75
season.
Southland Conference 1970's All-Decade Men's Basketball
Team
Name Institution
SLC Years Pos. Hgt. Hometown
Luke Adams
Lamar 1970-72
F 6-7 LaBelle, Fla.
John Belcher
Arkansas State 1968-72 C 6-9
Hot Springs, Ark.
Steve Brooks Arkansas State
1968-74 C 6-9 St. Louis,
Mo.
Roy Ebron Louisiana-Lafayette
1971-73 C 6-9 Norfolk, Va.
Mike Green
Louisiana Tech 1971-73
C 6-10 McComb, Miss.
Ronnie Hearne
Abilene Christian 1968-71 G 6-3
Millsap, Texas
Dan Henderson Arkansas State
1973-77 F 6-8 Memphis,
Tenn.
Jerry Johnson Texas-Arlington
1972-75 F 6-6 Bullard,
Texas
Clarence Kea Lamar
1976-80 C 6-6 Wilmington,
N.C.
Victor King Louisiana Tech
1975-79 C 6-9 Newellton, La.
Dwight
"Bo" Lamar Louisiana-Lafayette 1971-73
G 6-1 Columbus, Ohio
David Lawrence
McNeese State 1976-80 C 6-10
Lake Charles, La.
Edmond Lawrence McNeese State
1972-76 C 6-11 Lake Charles,
La.
Mike McConathy Louisiana Tech
1973-77 G 6-2 Bossier City, La.
Allen
Pruett Arkansas State 1969-71
G 6-3 Rector, Ark.
Henry Ray
McNeese State 1972-75 G 6-3
Alexandria, La.
John Rudd McNeese
State 1974-78 F 6-7
DeRidder, La.
Don Scaife Arkansas State
1972-75 G 6-2 Helena,
Ark.
Andrew Toney Louisiana-Lafayette
1976-80 G 6-3 Birmingham, Ala.
Lanky
Wells Louisiana Tech 1973-77
F 6-6 Little Rock, Ark.
Player of the
Decade:
Dwight "Bo" Lamar, Louisiana-Lafayette, 1971-73
Coach of
the Decade:
Billy Tubbs, Lamar, 1976-80
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