February 20, 2022; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; NBA great Oscar Robertson is honored for being selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team during halftime in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

Watch: BYU Media Outlet Pays Homage to Oscar Robertson

Originally posted on Cincinnati Bearcats on SI
By Russell Heltman | Last updated Jan 25, 2025 9:46 AM ET

BYU TV put together a great piece about Oscar Robertson ahead of today's game between the Cougars and Bearcats.

Robertson is arguably one of the ten greatest basketball players ever to live and easily the greatest ever to wear UC's red and black. The guard was college basketball's all-time scoring leader when he concluded his career in 1960, amassing 2,973 points in 88 games—a total that has been eclipsed by only one other player in a three-year career, LSU's Pete Maravich.

On top of that, his 33.8-point scoring average remains the third-best in NCAA history. Robertson also owns UC career records for rebounds and has the second-most assists. Check out the extended look at his life and career below:

An inspiring look back at remarkable faith and dedication of basketball legend Oscar Robertson—voted College Player of the Century in 2000 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches—from playing college ball with the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, to a wildly… pic.twitter.com/sY3gLfhMGs
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