4. Clyde Lovelette (1,979 points)
Clyde Lovelette was the superstar of Kansas basketball in the early 1950s. He was the talk of the town in Lawrence, and rightfully so. Led by head coach Phog Allen, Lovelette averaged 24.2 points per game in his 80 games played as a college athlete.
Lovelette was a force to be reckoned with in the paint, and during his era of basketball, he was a bully to opposing teams. He simply could not be stopped due to his size and strength, leading to one of the best runs from a player at KU ever. Despite playing just three years and 80 games with the Jayhawks, Lovelette scored nearly 2,000 points.
“Jellybelly” is a deserving member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, along with being a four-time all-star. In eleven NBA seasons, he averaged 17.0 points per game playing for the Lakers, Royals, Hawks, and Celtics.
Lovelette is way past many people’s time, but he certainly deserves recognition in the college and NBA basketball world. He dominated the game in the ’50s and ’60s and will forever be responsible for starting a solid foundation for the Kansas program. Interesting fact: Lovelette is the only player on this list to have played less than 100 games, and he played 20 less than that!