Rate the centers

**Final42b** · 02-16-2009, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclones01

When did he play?
I've only really been following ISU basketball since I was about 11 or 12
I'm 20 now

Haha ok you are older than me...but i vividly remember alot of these guys, maybe its just because i have alot of old footage of them

**becrisgreg** · 02-16-2009, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclones01

I would probably place Brackins at the top. I'm too young to have seen Cato or Meyers play, and I barely remember seeing Fizer play because I was in 5th grade during the 2000 season. And is Alexander referring to Chris Alexander? The guy who only played in like 20 games as a Cyclone? Because I would have to rank him near the bottom.

1. Brackins (not really a center)
2. Fizer (not really a center)
3. Cato (never saw him play much, but I've seen clips, and he was good)
4. Homan
5. Hubalek
6. Shirley
7. Meyers (never saw him play)
8. Alexander (wasn't that good)

Not sure you know what you are talking about here Sparky, Victor was one heck of a ball player.

Find it hard that you claim he "wasn't that good" but you rate Cato and Loren Meyer with never seeing them play.

Big Vic played before both of them. Considering that both Brackins and Fizer are forwards - and actually having seen them all play, I would say Victor was the best offensive player of the group - by far and the same could be said for Cato on the defensive end.

**CyRocket** · 02-16-2009, 09:37 PM

1. Don Smith, easily the best ever.
2. Dean Utoff, Best rebounder
3. Victor Alexander
4. Homan
5. Meyer
The rest don't really even compare.

**Final42b** · 02-16-2009, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by becrisgreg

Not sure you know what you are talking about here Sparky, Victor was one heck of a ball player.

Find it hard that you claim he "wasn't that good" but you rate Cato and Loren Meyer with never seeing them play.

Big Vic played before both of them. Considering that both Brackins and Fizer are forwards - and actually having seen them all play, I would say Victor was the best offensive player of the group - by far and the same could be said for Cato on the defensive end.

In his defense he had the wrong alexander

**pujolsman** · 02-16-2009, 09:39 PM

1. Fizer (we won with him)
2. Cato (we won with him too)
3. Homan (He held our last NCAA team together)
4. Alexander
5. Meyers
6. Shirley
7. Hubalek (Morgan ruined him, otherwise he might be higher)

**becrisgreg** · 02-16-2009, 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by CyRocket

1. Don Smith, easily the best ever.
2. Dean Utoff, Best rebounder
3. Victor Alexander
4. Homan
5. Meyer
The rest don't really even compare.

+1

Someone who actually knows a little about ISU basketball history.

**cyfan964** · 02-16-2009, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by Drive4cy

1. Cato
2. Alexander (Sorta lazy but his career speaks for itself)
3. Vroman
4. Homan
5. Meyer (I remember Tim Floyd saying he should be playing charity ball after one game)
6. Hubalek

This is pretty close to what I was thinking.... maybe swap Homan and Vroman.... maybe not. I'll go with this list, nice work.

**cyfan964** · 02-16-2009, 09:41 PM

I can't believe how many people don't even list Vroman... he HAS to be on that list.

**cyco2000** · 02-16-2009, 09:45 PM

No Waldo Wegner? ISU's first basketball All-American, and there's no mention? He also played every minute of his three year career except for the first half of his first game. I can remember giving him a standing ovation at one game--must have been 1998.

Also--I'm waiting for Tony Rampton to check in with his thoughts.

**whirlybirds** · 02-16-2009, 09:46 PM

no love for agnew?

**buchacho** · 02-16-2009, 09:49 PM

skoglund?

**isucyfan** · 02-16-2009, 09:49 PM

I'll throw Ron Virgil on the list as a whimsical semi-sarcastic post.

He played center-like defense at 6'4" against 6'11" All-American Michigan star Roy Tarpley that helped win the game that put ISU MBB on the national map.

**FlashGordon** · 02-16-2009, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by buchacho

skoglund?

I missed it by 16 minutes.

**moo-u** · 02-16-2009, 10:14 PM

Big Vic, WOW he had such a soft touch to his shot.

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Originally Posted by becrisgreg

Not sure you know what you are talking about here Sparky, Victor was one heck of a ball player.

Find it hard that you claim he "wasn't that good" but you rate Cato and Loren Meyer with never seeing them play.

ig Vic played before both of them. Considering that both Brackins and Fizer are forwards - and actually having seen them all play, I would say Victor was the best offensive player of the group - by far and the same could be said for Cato on the defensive end.