stand_n_yell said:
Anybody remember Joe Wilbert? I was a freshman in 94/95 watching my first Aggie basketball game at G. Rollie White Coliseum when I saw him play and he stood out far above any member of that Aggie team, but he also truly stood out amongst some really good teams the Ags played that year as well.
Yes, Wilbert and David Edwards were the two best players on Tony Barone's best team that made the NIT in 1994. Both were also all-time A&M greats. Wilbert won't show up on a lot of career lists because he was a juco transfer, I believe.
At the risk of being scolded by Method Man, Wilbert's game was similar to Pharrel Payne. I'm not sure why bigs don't do this any more, but Wilbert was really good at sealing his defender on the block (Joe Jones was the best we ever had at this). Why back a guy down from 20 feet if you can just catch a pass, turn, and shoot a 4 footer off the glass? Guards don't seem to work on the angle either.
Wilbert may be best remembered for punching a deserving Tech student after winning a close game in Lubbock, in a moment that was an inflection point in the rivalry across all sports.
94chem,
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough