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Pete Maravich was a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987 and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006, was named to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and LSU's All-Century Team in 2009, had No. 23 retired by LSU, No. 44 retired by the Atlanta Hawks, and No. 7 retired by the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans, was LSU's NCAA all-time scoring leader with 3,667 points, averaged an NCAA-record 44.2 during his collegiate career, was an NCAA All-American in 1968, 1969, and 1970, was National College Player of the Year in 1969 and 1970, was SEC Player of the Year in 1968, 1968, and 1970, played a 10-year NBA career with five All-Star selections, was drafted No. 3 overall by the Atlanta Hawks in 1970, led the NBA in scoring with 31.1 points a game in 1976-77, was a four-time member of the All-NBA team, and averaged 24.3 points during his NBA career.
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