I don’t think I’ve ever brought this to the board before, but it is pretty cool in my opinion. So we are playing Lipscomb in basketball this year and I actually have a very unique tie to the school.
So my cousin, his name is John Pierce, played basketball there. And I kid you not, he still holds the ALL TIME collegiate scoring record for a career in college basketball of any level. He played in 90-94. He scored 4,230 points. I was about 7 years old when be broke the record and remember the game(I was there)when he broke the record. He broke it in the first half of the game, the entire game stopped, confetti, team running on the court, reporters rushing on. Literally like the game was over, but the game was stopped for a good bit before they continued play. Crazy that it happened that way thinking back. Espn was all over the place, It was a pretty wild memory to say the least.
He was a true Center, and was incredible at the position. I’ve watched a lot of film over the years, and his passing skills were some of the best I’ve ever seen at any level in my life. Had one long time nba scout tell my dad one night that he was “hands down the most skilled center he had ever seen play basketball, period, but he’s not tall enough”. He was A legit 6’7.5. 2 inches taller and he is maybe the #1 overall pick.
Anyways, he had a couple NBA teams(Sonics and Suns) wanting to give him a shot. But he was a smart guy, knew he was well undersized for an NBA center and knew he would not be able to effectively defend NBA centers, and probably would never see the floor much. He would have to play more of a SF/PF role and his skill set didn’t necessarily match those positions in the NBA. So he went overseas to Australia and was a superstar in professional basketball Over there for the better part of a decade.
He is now back in Nashville, TN. Always wanted to be a High School coach, and didn’t have much interest In coaching at a higher level. He is a great man of faith and wanted to work with kids not only in basketball, but be able to help teach them about Christianity. He is the head coach at Franklin Road Academy and has been for a number of years. Has won multiple state championships, and won a few Tennessee high school coach of the year awards.
Thought some of you might enjoy some of that. I’m very proud of John, he’s truly an awesome guy, and wanted to give him a little shoutout while there isn’t tons of sports news. I still cheer for Lipscomb when I can(like in the NIT a year or two ago). But when they play the hogs this year I hope we win by 50. WPS!
So my cousin, his name is John Pierce, played basketball there. And I kid you not, he still holds the ALL TIME collegiate scoring record for a career in college basketball of any level. He played in 90-94. He scored 4,230 points. I was about 7 years old when be broke the record and remember the game(I was there)when he broke the record. He broke it in the first half of the game, the entire game stopped, confetti, team running on the court, reporters rushing on. Literally like the game was over, but the game was stopped for a good bit before they continued play. Crazy that it happened that way thinking back. Espn was all over the place, It was a pretty wild memory to say the least.
He was a true Center, and was incredible at the position. I’ve watched a lot of film over the years, and his passing skills were some of the best I’ve ever seen at any level in my life. Had one long time nba scout tell my dad one night that he was “hands down the most skilled center he had ever seen play basketball, period, but he’s not tall enough”. He was A legit 6’7.5. 2 inches taller and he is maybe the #1 overall pick.
Anyways, he had a couple NBA teams(Sonics and Suns) wanting to give him a shot. But he was a smart guy, knew he was well undersized for an NBA center and knew he would not be able to effectively defend NBA centers, and probably would never see the floor much. He would have to play more of a SF/PF role and his skill set didn’t necessarily match those positions in the NBA. So he went overseas to Australia and was a superstar in professional basketball Over there for the better part of a decade.
He is now back in Nashville, TN. Always wanted to be a High School coach, and didn’t have much interest In coaching at a higher level. He is a great man of faith and wanted to work with kids not only in basketball, but be able to help teach them about Christianity. He is the head coach at Franklin Road Academy and has been for a number of years. Has won multiple state championships, and won a few Tennessee high school coach of the year awards.
Thought some of you might enjoy some of that. I’m very proud of John, he’s truly an awesome guy, and wanted to give him a little shoutout while there isn’t tons of sports news. I still cheer for Lipscomb when I can(like in the NIT a year or two ago). But when they play the hogs this year I hope we win by 50. WPS!
