Men's Basketball Legends
Through 2003-04 Season
 DAVE CALIGARIS (1973-77) | Dave Caligaris owns the unofficial title as the greatest pure shooter in the history of NU basketball. He was a renowned scholar-athlete as a two-time Academic All-America selection, graduating summa cum laude with a 3.84 GPA in Accounting. Caligaris departed NU as the leader in career points, 1673, and games played, 101, which were all consecutive. In addition to the academic accolades, he was a District I All-American on the court as a junior and senior. Caligaris went on to earn his MBA from Harvard. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer for the Green Company, a prestigious real estate developer. |
 PETE HARRIS (1977-81) | Pete Harris was the leader of the 1981 Husky team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time. Harris is the second all-time leading scorer in NU history and the only Husky besides Reggie Lewis to eclipse the 2,000-point plateau. A Street and Smith's All-American entering his senior season, Harris served as the team's captain and collected All-ECAC, All-New England and All-East honors in his final year. In June of 1981 Harris was drafted by the Phoenix Suns. After a brief professional career, Harris joined the Federal Police in Washington, D.C. and became a member of the Pentagon's S.W.A.T. Team. |
 ANDRE LaFLEUR (1983-87) | While Reggie Lewis was scoring the points, Andre LaFleur was getting him the ball. LaFleur is the best passer in NU history with 894 assists, and graduated as the all-time assists leader in the NCAA. A starter on four consecutive America East championship teams, LaFleur collected 252 steals and scored 1,143 points. This was all accomplished while setting the university record for most consecutive games played, 128, and minutes played, 4405. LaFleur captained the Huskies in both the 1985-86 and '86-'87 seasons. |
 REGGIE LEWIS (1983-87) | The greatest athlete ever to wear a Husky uniform, Reggie Lewis's name dominates the Husky record book. He is Northeastern's all-time leading scorer and when he left NU, was ninth on the Division I career scoring list with 2,709 points. Lewis led NU to four consecutive America East championships and four straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies went 102-26 (72-6 in conference play) during his career. A first round draft pick of the Celtics in 1987, Lewis became team captain and earned an invitation to the NBA All-Star game in 1992. He received posthumous induction into the NU Hall of Fame in 1995. |
 PERRY MOSS (1978-82) | As a junior, Perry Moss teamed with Pete Harris in the backcourt to lead the Huskies to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Moss and NU repeated the feat in his senior season of 1982. Moss is third on NU's all-time scoring list with 1,722 points, and is also third in steals with 197. After college, Moss went on to the Continental Basketball Association, where he helped lead the Tampa Bay Thrillers to the CBA title in 1984-85. He would reach the pinnacle of his professional career playing for Washington, Philadelphia and Golden State of the NBA. Moss went into NU's Hall of Fame in 1992. |
 FRANCIS X. "INGA" WALSH (1944-49) | Walsh was the first dominant player in the history of Husky basketball. He averaged 16.7 points per game over the course of his career, an amazing figure considering the style of play that characterized his era, a slowed down version unlike today's run-and-gun games. His 1,060 total points still is good for 18th on NU's scoring list. After leaving NU, Walsh went to camp with the New York Knicks of the newly formed NBA. Evidence of his stature as one of the greatest NU athletes of all time came with his induction into the first Hall of Fame class ever, in 1974. |
 Reggie Lewis on draft day |
 Perry Moss |
 Rick Weitzman, NU's first pro draft pick, and Bill Russell celebrate the 1968 NBA Championship |
NBA Draft Picks... 1967 Rick Weitzman 8th, Boston 1968 Harry Barnes 4th, San Diego 1969 Leo Osgood 13th, Milwaukee 1973 Mark Jellison 7th, Washington 1975 Jim Connors 7th, Indiana 1976 John Clark 8th, Boston 1978 Dave Caligaris 5th, Detroit 1981 Pete Harris 6th, Phoenix Chip Rucker 9th, Milwaukee 1982 Perry Moss 3rd, Boston 1984 Mark Halsel 5th, Chicago 1987 Reggie Lewis 1st, Boston Andre LaFleur 5th, Houston Gerry Corcoran 7th, Boston
