Position: Guard (1948-52)
Scoring Average: 23.0 per game
Dick Groat was a pioneer in the modern times of college basketball.
In 1952, he set the NCAA single season scoring record (839 points; now held by Pete Maravich with 1,381 points).
Groat was named the United Press International's (UPI) National Player of the Year in 1952.
He was also named the Southern Conference (league that Duke played in before the creation of the ACC) Male Athlete of the Year in 1951 and 1952, the Southern Conference Tournament's Most Outstanding Player in 1951 and 1952, and the Helms National Player of the year in 1952.
Even with all of these accomplishments, Groat is better known for his baseball accomplishments.
He is one of twelve athletes who played baseball and basketball professionally. The others are Chuck Connors, Gene Conley, Bill Sharman, Howie Schultz, Ron Reed, Danny Ainge, Frankie Baumholtz, Dave DeBusschere, Mark Hendrickson and Cotton Nash.
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