The most prolific scorer in college history — 44.2 points per game is a record that will never be broken.
Peter Press Maravich was born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania in 1947, the son of LSU head coach Press Maravich. He attended Louisiana State University under his father and produced the most statistically extraordinary career in college basketball history — scoring 3,667 points across three varsity seasons at an average of 44.2 points per game. The record has stood for over 50 years and is virtually certain to stand forever given the modern era's shot clock limitations and different playing environment. His records were achieved without a shot clock, without the three-point line and in an era of fewer games than modern players play. In his junior season of 1969-70 he averaged an almost incomprehensible 44.5 points per game. He was a three-time consensus All-American and three-time national player of the year. Atlanta Hawks selected him third overall in the 1970 NBA Draft. His professional career produced the creativity and showmanship that made him an entertainer as much as an athlete. He died of heart failure during a pickup game in 1988 aged 40 — an undiagnosed cardiac condition. His LSU career is the single greatest individual statistical achievement in the history of American college basketball.
NCAA scoring record (3,667 pts)
Career Honours
- NCAA scoring record (3,667 pts)
- Player of Year 3x
- All-American 3x
- NABC Player of Century