Pete Maravich - Collegiate Awards

Collegiate Awards

• The Sporting News College Player of the Year (1970)
• USBWA College Player of the Year (1969, 1970)
• Naismith Award Winner (1970)
• The Sporting News All-America First Team (1968, 1969, 1970)
• Three-time AP and UPI First-Team All-America (1968, 1969, 1970)
• Led the NCAA Division I in scoring with 43.8 ppg (1968); 44.2 (1969) and 44.5 ppg (1970)
• Averaged 43.6 ppg on the LSU freshman team (1967)
• Scored a career-high 69 points vs. Alabama (01970-02-07February 7, 1970); 66 vs. Tulane (01969-02-10February 10, 1969); 64 vs. Kentucky (01970-02-21February 21, 1970); 61 vs. Vanderbilt (01969-12-11December 11, 1969)
• Holds LSU records for most field goals made (26) and attempted (57) in a game against Vanderbilt on 01969-01-29January 29, 1969
• All-Southeastern Conference (1968, 1969, 1970)
• #23 Jersey retired by LSU (2007)
• In 1970, Maravich led LSU to a 20–8 record and a third place finish in the National Invitation Tournament