Houston had the numbers and talent, but I'm sure the teams he was on didn't win enough. Btw, I didn't realize Ellis won it twice, very impressive. Bernard King impressive. I think Ellis might have been consensus 1st all-American, too. Kinda surprised Dyron Nix didn't win it, I know he led the SEC in rebounding his junior year and in scoring his senior year. Once again, his senior year team probably didn't win enough, when he was 1st in scoring and top 3 in rebounding
Man Ellis was a pure shooter. If the 3 point line was there when he played one wonders what damage he could have done.
Because that is why auburn got snubbed. Not anything else.
This was voted on by the coaches who dislike Pearl.
You think that coaches like and respect BP?
Actually Michael Brooks was the best long range shooter on those early 1980s UT teams. I often think of what he could have done with a 3 pt shot. Ellis could do it all but they generally would feed it to him in the paint and let him sink it or get fouled.
21pts 10rbds
They arent in a position to get lucky and win without him today.
Oh yeah, Michael Brooks was a Lofton like shooter, he would have killed the 3-pointer. Ellis' mid-range game was deadly in college, plus he was smooth inside. Ellis didn't really develop his outside game until the NBA.