Texas Southern Alum Harry "Machine Gun" Kelly SWAC Hall of Fame Inductee


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Harry Kelly, the first player in NCAA Division I history to score over 3,000 points and grab over 1,000 rebounds during a four-year collegiate career. Raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Harry led the NCAA in scoring for two consecutive years: 1981-82 and 1982-83. Harry was the Black College Player of the Year for 1982 and 1983. He was inducted into the Texas Southern Hall of Fame in 1996. His jersey was retired during the 1983 regular season by then-President Leonard H.O. Spearman.

Kelly was an all-conference performer for the four years he played at Texas Southern. He was named Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the NCAA Division I scoring leader in 1982 and again in 1983. He holds the Texas Southern all-time single-game scoring record with a 63-point effort. He was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks as the 11th pick of the fourth round in the 1983 draft.
He finished his collegiate career with 3,066 points and 1,085 rebounds; for his career, he averaged 27.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists while shooting 48.5 from the field and 75.5 from the free throw line.
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C-LeB28 said:
Machine Gun was passed by Creighton's Doug McDermott 5th all time on the NCAA scoring list Friday.
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Al Ford is 4th all time. I said he would have to average about 30 points going into the 3rd round of the Big Dance to do that. Looks like he has a realistic chance to do so at this pace.
 
He finished his collegiate career with 3,066 points and 1,085 rebounds; for his career, he averaged 27.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists while shooting 48.5 from the field and 75.5 from the free throw line.
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I watched Machine Gun all 4 years. That dude was the truth. He was money from 30ft and could shoot from anywhere. But with that said, I don't believe that 2.2 assists. That dude shot the ball any time he got it over half court. My home boy played for Tx Southern and told us to count how many times he passed the ball if he got it in the front court. LOL. Like I said, I don't believe the 2.2 assists.

But that was SWAC Basketball at its best, the final score was 109-107
 
If the 3 point line was in existence in his collegiate career, he would have been ranked even higher.
 
C-LeB28 said:
If the 3 point line was in existence in his collegiate career, he would have been ranked even higher.
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True, back then, those guys could shoot the hell out of that rock. It seems like they would take a few steps across the half court mark and launch it. Those were some exciting games to watch. Sometimes, I would look at those games with pure amazement....Also there was a lot of sauce with the ball handling......
 
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