Jerry West, a native of Chelyan, W.Va., established 17 WVU records and led the Mountaineers to a 61-12 mark during his career from 1958-60 as West Virginia earned three straight NCAA berths and came within two points of winning the national championship in 1969. A second team All-American in 1958, West earned consensus All-America honors in 1958 and 1960; he averaged 28.3 points and 16.5 rebounds per game as a senior. Co-captain of the 1960 Olympic team along with Oscar Robertson, he helped lead the USA to a 5-0 record and a victory over Russia to claim the gold medal at Rome, and he was also a member of the victorious U.S. squad in the 1858 Pan American Games. West became the Lakers' first-ever first-round draft pick in the 1960 NBA Draft, second overall. During his 14-year career with the Lakers, West was a 14-time NBA All-Star, a 10-time all-NBA first-team selection, and a four-time member of the all-NBA defensive team. On Jan. 17, 1962, he set a then-NBA single-game scoring record for guards with 63 points against New York. Known as "Mr. Clutch" for his ability to produce with the game on the line, West led the Lakers in scoring seven times and was the third player in league history to reach 25,000 points, finishing with a career scoring average of 27.0 points, still fifth-best in NBA history. He holds the NBA season record of 840 free throws made. He was a member of the Lakers' first NBA championship team in Los Angeles in 1972, helping L.A. to a 69-13 regular-season record and a 33-game winning streak, an all-time pro sports record. Upon retiring in 1974, West ranked among the NBA top five in scoring, minutes, field goals, and field goal percentage. He served as the Lakers' head coach from 1976-79 and then special consultant from 1979-82 before a 19-year career as general manager from 1982-94 and executive vice president from 1995-2000, during which the Lakers won four NBA championships and made eight trips to the NBA finals. West was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979, named to the NBA's 35th Anniversary team in 1980, and selected as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history in 1997. His #44 jersey was retired by the Lakers in 1983. The current NBA logo is modeled after him. He came out of retirement in 2002 to serve as president of the Memphis Grizzlies and was named NBA Executive of the Year in 2004, the second time he won the award. His #44 was retired by WVU in 2005, the first time any basketball jersey had been retired from competition by the school.