Redick to be Featured on CBS Program
March 28, 2007
Orlando Magic guard J.J. Redick will be featured in a program on CBS that will appear before the Final Four games this Saturday.
Redick will be among the elite college basketball players mentioned in GEICO Presents College Basketball’s 10 Greatest Shooters, which will be aired on March 31 at 2:00pm ET and will countdown the greatest college shooters of all-time.
The biggest and best names in college basketball will appear in this one-hour special produced by Chicago-based Intersport. Hosted by CBS Sports college basketball analyst Seth Davis, the program will include a full tribute to each of the honorees, including original game footage and interviews with the players, as well as their coaches and teammates.
GEICO Presents College Basketball’s 10 Greatest Shooters will also highlight the best big men shooters and the best clutch performances of all-time.
The ten greatest shooters were determined by players, coaches, fans and college basketball historians and by using the criteria of field goal percentage, overall shooting statistics and performance in the “clutch.” A partial list of nominees includes:
• Steve Alford, Indiana 1984-87
• Ray Allen, UConn 1994-96
• Lew Alcindor, UCLA 1965-69
• Larry Bird, Indiana State 1977-79
• Bill Bradley, Princeton 1962-65
• Austin Carr, Notre Dame 1969-71
• Michael Finley, Wisconsin 1992-95
• Michael Jordan, UNC 1982-84
• Allen Iverson, Georgetown 1994-96
• Christian Laettner, Duke 1989-92
• Jerry Lucas, Ohio State 1958-62
• Pete Maravich, LSU 1968-70
• Reggie Miller, UCLA 1984-87
• Chris Mullin, St. John’s 1982-85
• Calvin Murphy, Niagara 1967-70
• J.J. Redick, Duke 2003-06
• Glen Rice, Michigan 1986-89
• Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1958-60
• Steve Smith, Michigan State 1987-91
• Jerry West, West Virginia 1958-60
GEICO has been part of the 10 Greatest series since 2004, presenting college basketball’s greatest players and games and college football’s greatest coaches, quarterbacks and running backs.
