Rick Mount: Beyond The Hype

Before there was jimmy chitwood, there was rick mount a midwestern schoolboy star whom you would swear was a myth if only you hadnt seen him play. If youve seen rick mount, you know theres only one. No, harrell admits later, none of the 100 or so youths present were alive when mount was averaging 35. 4 points a. Mount scored 28 points in the championship finals while alcindor had 37. Mount was the #1 pick in the 1970 aba draft by the indiana pacers, and he signed with them before the nba draft so.

Mount proved to be worth the hype in his first game in a purdue uniform. Freshmen were not allowed to play varsity in his day, so he started his career with the purdue. He was textbook before a text had been written,.