Chuck Verderber
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Best I remember he wasn’t very athletic or skillful, but was tough and hard nosed. Always liked him.
Got this info from wikidedia
"Charles Verderber got his DMD from the University of Kentucky in 1987. He was the captain of the University of Kentucky's basketball team for 2 years, 1980-1981
"Charles Verderber got his DMD from the University of Kentucky in 1987. He was the captain of the University of Kentucky's basketball team for 2 years, 1980-1981
That is what makes a good dentist...
Blast from the past. I had a Chemistry lab with him back in the day.
Been waiting on this one. He’d take one or two shots and Joe B. would pull him for rest of the game
I'm not sure I understand the trolling angle here. He was a low draft pick who blew an achilles, was a Rhodes candidate, got into dental school, had bright kids, one went to Harvard, another to Wesleyan...
What's the IU version of acceptable non-basketball accomplishments? Choking random kids on campus and throwing flower pots at secretaries?
What's the IU version of acceptable non-basketball accomplishments? Choking random kids on campus and throwing flower pots at secretaries?
Yeah, that’s probably it, but why? I don’t get the attraction in doing this. So weird.
Good friend of mine (R.I.P.) once told me, “You’ll waste a whole a lot of time trying to figure out why other people do what they do.”
Always stuck.
One of my first supervisors told me, “accept that people are idiots.”
I try to just accept it - but sometimes I forget and ask questions.
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He wasn't an athletic player in that he didn't have a huge vertical leap and wasn't that fast, however, he was a decent "athlete|". He played on Kyle Macy's intramural softball team and was a good left fielder with a strong bat and great arm. I was playing shortstop against Macy's team and recall that when Verderber came up to bat he hit the ball so hard that I had to play on the edge of the grass.
Yeah I meant athletic in a basketball sense. Maybe I’m wrong it’s been awhile, but I remember it as he played mostly close to the paint, getting rebounds and put backs mostly. Hard nosed defensive player. Wasn’t he like 6
God knows, BWO ... you can't forget your supervisor's admonition when dealing with posts on this board ! ! ! But you've been posting here as long as I can remember ... so you surely already knew that !
Go 'Cats !
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That's true, he wasn't athletic as related to basketball. His game reminded me of Kellly Tripuka but he wasn't nearly as good. Hard nosed player who didn't back down from anyone. I think he was about 6'6"or something like that.
Verderber, along with Dwight Anderson and Clarence Tillman, played in the very first McDonald's All-American game, in 1978. They named a team in 77, but no game was played.
I was really young, but my memories of Verderber (and a lot of Joe B recruits who never lived up to their HS hype) was that he didn't really have a college position. Small for a 4, not athletic enough to be a small forward. Decent shooter, strong body, the type of player who might have thrived 10-15 years earlier (along the lines of Mike Pratt or Tom Parker), but by the 80's, just wasn't explosive enough to thrive in a game where the level of athleticism had reached a pretty elite level.
I'd bet that he knew he didn't have a professional future in basketball after about his Sophomore year, so it wouldn't be surprising if his focus drifted away from basketball towards academics. And if so, good decision, as he's clearly done well.
I was really young, but my memories of Verderber (and a lot of Joe B recruits who never lived up to their HS hype) was that he didn't really have a college position. Small for a 4, not athletic enough to be a small forward. Decent shooter, strong body, the type of player who might have thrived 10-15 years earlier (along the lines of Mike Pratt or Tom Parker), but by the 80's, just wasn't explosive enough to thrive in a game where the level of athleticism had reached a pretty elite level.
I'd bet that he knew he didn't have a professional future in basketball after about his Sophomore year, so it wouldn't be surprising if his focus drifted away from basketball towards academics. And if so, good decision, as he's clearly done well.
Coach Hall liked those 6-6 to 6-8 power forwards that didn’t care to do the little things that helped the team. Rebounding, defense, diving after balls, and hustle. Every team he coached usually had one on it. Verderber, Hurt, Heinz, Bennett, LaVon Williams, Lee, Cowan, Merion Haskins are some I remember.
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Probably a fairly accurate assessment. He reminded me of a few players Notre Dame had during the '70's but no where near as good. Someone else made the point that he wasn't big enough to play center and not athletic enough at forward. He did play hard but had limited offensive skills.
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