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Who was biggest missed basketball recruit of the Dale Brown Era?
Posted on 6/26/26 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 6/26/26 at 12:33 pm
Not the biggest bust or anything but someone who we finished a close 2nd place with that ended up being real good. Someone Dale almost had.
Think like Landon Collins but for basketball.
Think like Landon Collins but for basketball.
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Posted on 6/26/26 at 12:35 pm to FlyingTigerBo
Arvydas Sabonis(easily)
Posted on 6/26/26 at 12:36 pm to FlyingTigerBo
Robert Parish, Joe Dumars, Karl Malone and JR Rider all highly considered LSU but signed elsewhere.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 12:44 pm to LSUfan4444
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Robert Parish, Joe Dumars, Karl Malone and JR Rider all highly considered LSU but signed elsewhere.
So the answer should’ve obviously been Karl Malone. He’s easily the best player of those listed w/Dumars a distant 2nd.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 12:51 pm to RightWingTiger
Parish was the best of the 3 in High School and Centenary received Probation for the recruitment of Parish.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 12:53 pm to FlyingTigerBo
Benoit Benjamen
Big 7 footer from Monroe Carroll
Big 7 footer from Monroe Carroll
Posted on 6/26/26 at 12:55 pm to FlyingTigerBo
nevermind, I wrong
This post was edited on 6/26/26 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 6/26/26 at 12:55 pm to FlyingTigerBo
Keith Smart.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 1:07 pm to LSUfan4444
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Robert Parish
Parish was Dale's first year, and there were some questions regarding his eligibility. He gets a pass on that one.
Dumars, supposedly, wanted to play at a smaller school to get immediate playing time. Not sure how true that is, but he bypassed at least one offer from FSU. He was not heavily recruited by LSU.
Malone also had academic eligibility issues and did not play his freshman season, but he initially committed to Arkansas before switching to La Tech. I do not believe LSU recruited him at all. So that would still make this a miss IMO.
JR Rider was a West Coast kid. LSU did heavily recruit him out of JUCO, but I guess he decided UNLV was too close to home to pass up. Also a miss, but given the proximity, not the miss that Malone was
Posted on 6/26/26 at 1:20 pm to FlyingTigerBo
Sabonis would’ve been so sick.
If that dude played his whole career in the NBA he’d be considered an all time great IMO.
If that dude played his whole career in the NBA he’d be considered an all time great IMO.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 1:25 pm to FlyingTigerBo
Does Tito count? he technically put on an LSU uniform, but never played here. Tito and John Williams could have been a great duo.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 1:37 pm to Trailer Trash
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Benoit Benjamen
this came to mind b/c everyone knew about him and he played at the Assembly Center in a game and Dale rolled out the red carpet for him
Posted on 6/26/26 at 1:37 pm to FlyingTigerBo
Sabonis and Big Ben.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 1:38 pm to FlyingTigerBo
What about Andrew Toney ?
Posted on 6/26/26 at 2:09 pm to tigerfan63
Clyde Drexler?
Posted on 6/26/26 at 2:12 pm to ike221
I meant Benny Anders
Posted on 6/26/26 at 2:36 pm to FlyingTigerBo
I don’t know if he even considered LSU, however, Rick Robey (Brother Martin N.O.) was a pretty big recruit and had a pretty good career at Kentucky.
It would’ve also been nice to get Kerry Kittles and Donald Royal out of St. Aug in the 80s.
It would’ve also been nice to get Kerry Kittles and Donald Royal out of St. Aug in the 80s.
This post was edited on 6/26/26 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 6/26/26 at 3:57 pm to LSUfan4444
Are you sure about that? You think they chose Centenary, La Tech and McNeese over an SEC school? It’s more like everyone missed on them. Kind of like Dak Prescott to Miss St
Posted on 6/26/26 at 4:18 pm to Ptguru21
Kerry Kittles, Jerald Honeycutt, Hot Rod Williams, Ervin Johnson, David Benoit, Bobby Phills, Donald Royal, Avery Johnson, Orlando Woolridge
This post was edited on 6/26/26 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 6/26/26 at 4:21 pm to LSUfan4444
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Robert Parish
Always vexed me as to why he picked Centenary over LSU. The only thing I can think is he wanted to be closer to home.
This post was edited on 6/26/26 at 7:41 pm
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