For the Lakers, Elgin Baylor came along at precisely the right time. Still in Minneapolis, where the George Mikan glory years were well past, they used the No. 1 overall pick in the 1958 draft to ...

LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson were all No. 1 NBA draft picks, but who was the best player to ever be ...

Elgin Baylor started the 70-point club with 71 points in a 1960 New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles Lakers ... Elgin Baylor: 71: 24 April 1994: San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Clippers: David ...

The Carnegie R1 status is the highest designation for research universities in the country and is viewed as an important step to recruit high-quality faculty and obtain more prestigious research ...