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Most underrated players under dale brown

Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:11 am
Posted by AlecRock23
Central, LA
Member since Mar 2015
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:11 am
Admittedly I was born after the dale brown era so excuse my ignorance

Who are some of the most underrated players under dale brown
Posted by Spocks Brain
Member since Nov 2025
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:18 am to
Vernel Singleton
Posted by Amadeo
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:23 am to
Kenny Higgs
Posted by sportsfan
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:24 am to
Geert Hammink

He had the daunting task of replacing Shaq, averaged 15 and 10 in his final season at LSU.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
36871 posts
Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:24 am to
Ronnie Henderson

Not because he wasn't recognized in his time (he was a 2x All SEC 1st team player). It's because he is largely forgotten because he played at the end of Dale's tenure when LSU began its downslide. He and Livingston were going to be the best backcourt LSU ever had. Both were McDonald's All Americans. Of course, Livingston got hurt, but Henderson lived up to the billing.
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:25 am to
Under rated in the fact that he is not mentioned in the same tier as Shaq, Chris Jackson (Mahmoud), and Rudy Macklin....

But John Williams was an All-American level player that led LSU to the 1986 Final Four. A NBA lottery pick who enjoyed eating too much to make it last in the NBA.

Posted by lowhound
Effie
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:25 am to
Clarence Ceasar
Posted by WM88
Rayvegas
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:27 am to
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Vernel Singleton


Winner Winner
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
72804 posts
Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:27 am to
Duane Spencer in Dale's last season.

Team sucked but he was quite good.

Someone already mentioned Ronnie Henderson but he more rarely gets brought up only because the team sucked generally speaking when he was here but just absolutely filled up buckets
Posted by AlecRock23
Central, LA
Member since Mar 2015
2856 posts
Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:30 am to
If Livingston doesn’t get hurt and earl doesn’t have the ncaa stuff

Would dale have gotta lsu back in contention?
Posted by atltiger6487
Member since May 2011
20426 posts
Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:32 am to
Ethan Martin. Short point guard but very effective as a starter during the Final Four season in 1980-81.

Also Greg Cook - big guy who was a defensive stopper down low.
Posted by doubleb
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2006
43432 posts
Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:33 am to
Ethan Martin- most people don’t realize just how good of a PG he was.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
50511 posts
Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:36 am to
I don't know about underrated, but there are players that don't really get talked about as much anymore and maybe aren't as appreciated as they were then. But much of that is probably due to when they played.

For me, the guy I rarely see mentioned anymore is Ethan Martin, who was the point guard on the 80-81 Final Four team. He was a selfless player on a team with some really good talent: Rudy Macklin, Howard Carter, Leonard Mitchel, Willie Sims, and Greg Cook. He is still talked about by people in my circle, but we are all in our 60s. I don't think it's a slight; it is just the nature of athletics.

It's also kind of cool that he went to HS(McKinley) less than a mile from LSU.

Posted by Slippy
Across the rivah
Member since Aug 2005
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:38 am to
Don Redden

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Posted by MetArl15
Washington, DC
Member since Apr 2007
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:41 am to
Maurice Williamson
Posted by TexasSinger
Front Row
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:46 am to
Anthony Wilson, Memphis St still hates you.
Posted by geauxpetty
Birmingham
Member since Sep 2005
718 posts
Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:46 am to
Ricky Blanton
Posted by ScoopAndScore
baton rouge
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:47 am to
Derek Taylor
Posted by shotput3000
Member since Mar 2009
118 posts
Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:48 am to
Wayne sims and Shawn Griggs. Since vernel and Caesar were already mentioned. Mike Hansen was nice also
This post was edited on 10/27/26 at 8:49 am
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
95236 posts
Posted on 10/27/26 at 8:49 am to
quote:

Don Redden
grew to next door to him. Every morning at 6am he was outside dribbling that damn ball and making shots on his driveway basketball goal. Levy and Glenda were good people I don't care what you say about the arson.

Eta and bubba brister lived 5 houses down. Quite a time to grow up in town and country.
This post was edited on 10/27/26 at 8:51 am
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