Wow, this is a blast from the past. One of the famed "Three M" boys from that era, Maravich, Mount & Murphy. All very different except that they were all scoring machines. I remember him well because as I grew up in the Norwalk, CT area we were obviously partial to Calvin Murphy, so both Maravich & Mount were kind of long distance rivals of sorts.

racially balanced players on the floor.... wow... it's been a day since that was a thing...

LOVE the plain hardwood floor. As far as the basketball, not too good. Far too much dribbling, not enough ball movement, lots of bad shots.

I love the PLAIN floor, before college sports became so commercialized.

Love no names on jersey. Plain floor, not all painted up. No obscene neon advertising around the floor. Pure basketball.

Purest shooting stroke you will ever see. Exactly the same every time. Dribble once or twice , elevate and release. Pure! They weren’t setting screens to get him open.

I got to partake of the Rick mount era at Purdue and even before when he was in high school at Lebanon. We played Lebanon all 4 years he was there, beat them all 4 times, but Mount always put up big numbers. He put up big numbers at Purdue too, got to see him there all 4 years. He was in the opening game at Mackey Arena against UCLA and Lew Alcindor, Purdue came within 3 seconds of winning that one!

He was my favorite player growing up was distraught when ucla slaughtered them in the championship game

What chassis is that you were running dean?

That’s not Vanderbilt, that’s the Washington generals

None of these guys would stand a chance in today's game and if you think differently your delusional

I was a better shooter than mount and nobody knew who I was.

I looked it up. Perry Wallace (#25) was the first Black basketball player at Vanderbilt and the SEC. Imagine how brave he had to be to blaze that trail. He went on to Columbia Law, the justice department, and to become a law professor.

Even before Mount's arrival, Herm Gilliam put excitement into Purdue basketball.

This is great watching these players I liked growing up.

Was the Vandy player the only black player in the SEC that year?

The Pistol wad the first million dollar contract player in 1970 and Mount was the second in 1971. Google has it bassackwards showing Mount first.

Mount averaged 17 points per game in the NBA. The Pistol averaged 24 points per game.

Rick was almost as good as the the pistol

Pistol Pete actually was the first NBA player to sign a million dollar contract one year before Rick signed his million dollar contract. Google is incorrect. Pistol signed his contract in 1970 and Rick signed his in 1971

Dean, do you know of any one that has film of the 1970 Iowa at Purdue game when Mount scored 61 points?

Where did you find this recording?

Thanks for posting these great performances.

Young people play frenzied. Played with some the other day. Perhaps not Mount's finest hour, but glimpses. Much different era.

When I was a little boy , I saw Rick Mount on TV . He was the first to show me , it was ok to buck conventional wisdom & shoot long shots anyway . With no 3-point line , you'd be ridiculed for even shooting them . Benched . It had to be my weapon against much older guys in our neighborhood . As a senior , my weapon wasn't valued in '77 ( 3 came in '80 ) About that time , a few miles away , arrived a guy named Larry . Turned out to be an excellent guy to mimic going forward . Into my mid twenties my 3 became downright deadly . They had to double team the ball out of my hands early , then deny . Always tried to get better . Spent many hours in the gym , by myself . "gym rat" for sure . Plenty of trash talk for sure . Loved Larry & Reggie Miller for that . That would be a case of I won't start it , but would be severe once I banged 3 threes in 3 trips . I always have said , as a shooter , when the ball is going to the rim , do the other 9 players on the court think it's going in , just because they let you get it off ?? , Or not . I got there. It was quite a zone to be in . Through the years , I've studied all sorts of guys shot release . The 3 is now shot more than ever . Stephen Curry's seems to be as similar as any I've seen . The years have now past . I'm in my sixties now & don't need to go the way of Pistol Pete. Another of my early influences . I maximized what I had . Great memories . Here's to growing up in Indiana , playing hoops . And here's to you Rick Mount , handing out license to " Let it fly " Hope life is treating you well . Every word as true as the day ( or 3point shot ) is long. Long Bomber Out .

hey! i know this is a long shot but how did you get this footage? i'm looking for an LSU vs ole miss game the previous season in january or february of 1969

Great players like Mount and Maravich show up a lot in sports these days because liberal parents encourage equality, letting the boys learn from the fundamentally sound girls game.

Great pass at 7:11 by Gilliam? Or Weatherford? Whoever, a sensational pass from out high.

Dude my grandpa taught this guy

Basketball sure was different 50 years ago.

rick mount is all but forgotten,,in todays three point game he would a dominant player,,,,his off the dribble shot with lift. would make him highly competitive

One of the best pure shooters ever in college basketball.

...when i was a kid and asked my dad who the best shooter he's ever seen is, he said "Rick Mount"

Players like Mount and Maravich don’t show up anymore as liberal parents of gifted athletes brow beat their boys and discourage any participation into being individuals to excell , Better to award the sissy boys participation trophies......Badminton and wiffle ball are the preferred choices now....Society can’t have any boys molded into the elite supremacist patriarchy .Heck no, just keep cranking out those soy boys and prepare them for jobs delivering fast food

LAME.

Definition of a pure jump shot! His turn around jumper, and baseline J picture perfect!

It's great seeing the Rocket's jump shot again after more than 50 years. Also Billy Keller and Herm Gilliam playing with Rick on Purdue's team. Thanks for posting.

Big thumbs (Boiler) Up

I wonder how many points Mount and Maravich could have scored if freshmen could play on the varsity then or if they had had the three point shot?

Thanks for these great highlights of the Rocket!