NCAA Basketball: Mount Rushmores for the top 25 programs of all-time

Purdue Basketball Mount Rushmore: Glenn Robinson, Rick Mount, Joe Barry Carroll, Dave Schellhase

Glenn Robinson

Glenn “Big Dog” Robinson was forced to redshirt as a freshman due to Proposition 48, but he was a superstar once he took the court for the Purdue Boilermakers. He averaged 24.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore before upping those averages to a stunning 30.3 points and 11.2 rebounds per game as a junior. Robinson became the first player since 1978 to lead the Big Ten in both categories.

A consensus All-American and All-Big Ten performer both years, Robinson was named National Player of the Year in 1994 following that junior season. He also guided Purdue to the Elite Eight that year.

Even though he only played two seasons for the Boilermakers, he finished his collegiate career as the only player in program history to record more than 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 100 steals, 100 assists and 50 blocked shots. He went on to play 11 years in the NBA and was a two-time NBA All-Star.

Rick Mount

Rick Mount played three seasons for the Boilermakers and is the only player in program history to be named an All-American in every season he suited up for Purdue. He led the Boilermakers to the NCAA title game in 1969, where they lost to Lew Alcindor and the UCLA Bruins.

Averaging 32.3 points per game during his three-year career, Mount remains Purdue’s all-time leading scorer with 2,323 points. He also owns school records with 30-point games (46) and consecutive games scoring in double-figures (72).

Joe Barry Carroll

One of the best all-around big men in Purdue history, Joe Barry Carroll is the program’s second all-time leading scorer (2,175) while also holding program records for career rebounds (1,148) and blocks (349).

As a senior in 1980, Carroll was a consensus First-Team All-American, Big Ten Player of the Year for the second consecutive year,and led the Boilermakers to the Final Four. He ended up being the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft that year by the Golden State Warriors and had a fairly productive professional career, where he averaged 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.

Dave Schellhase

A two-time All-American, Dave Schellhase is currently fourth on Purdue’s all-time scoring list with 2,074 point career points. His 32.5 points per game average led the country in 1966. Schellhase was also the school’s first ever Academic All-American, earning the honor following both his junior and senior seasons.

However, the 6-4 wing never made it in the NBA. Despite being selected with the No. 10 overall pick by the Chicago Bulls, Schellhase only played two years in the league before starting a collegiate coaching career.