Willis Reed, Jr. dominated at Grambling State, formerly Grambling College, leading the basketball team to one NAIA title and three Southwestern Athletic Conference championships. Selected in the second round of the NBA Draft as the tenth overall pick by the New York Knicks, his professional career spanned from 1964 to 1974. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 1996 he was voted one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History."