John Shumet, who launched the Nonre Dame for UCLA’s upset in 1974, who snatched Bruce’s record 88-game winning streak, died. He was 72 years old.
Notre Dame announced that Shumet died on Monday.
Since 1971-74, she played Shumet in Notre Dame and was a first-Team AP All-US selection in 1974. Phoenix Sons made the number 4 pick a shumet in the 1974 draft, and he remained in NBA through 1981, making a long start before a long start. Coaching career at college and supporter levels.
“When you pay the price and do things properly and you take care of yourself – your body, your mind – and you are true on yourself, then good things can happen for you and you,” Shumate Said that when the notre Dame included him. In its ring of honor and 2022, he put his number 34 jersey in Persel Pavilion Rafts. “I appreciate it.”
He gathered 24 points and 11 rebounds while fighting with Bill Walton when the Notre Dame shocked the UCLA from 71-70 on January 19, 1974, ending the longest winning line in Division I’s basketball history of Division I. .
Shumet said that he called his father, a Pentecostal Minister, to express his concerns about the day of the game, what he faced.
“So my father prayed for me on the phone,” Shumet remembered. “And do you know what?” When he was finished, I felt that I could go out and compete against the world. ,
Shumet made a cleaning rebound in the closing second and then thrown the ball into the air as a celebration.
“I am still very proud of this, our people and our team, the fact that we can go out and pull something that was so important and important for college basketball,” Shumet said in 2022 that he said that he said in 2022 Discussed that game. “Because Bruce was beating everyone. No one could compete with them. They were great. That day, we were the best team. ,
Shumet took an average of 22.6 points and 11.6 rebounds in Notre Dame despite dealing with all types of health issues during his college career. As a sophomore, her calf had a blood clot and a virus infection around her heart that put her into intensive care and lost 45 pounds.
He capted his college career by averaging 28.7 points in three matches in the 1974 NCAA tournament.
As an NBA player, Shumet took an average of 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds, playing for Sun, Buffalo Braves, Detroit Piston, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Sprows and Seattle Supersonics. He formed the NBA All-Roki team in 1975-76.
He went into coaching and posted a record of 78–118 in SMU from 1988–95. SMU’s 1992-93 team left 20-8 and NCAA reached the tournament.
Shumet coached WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury in 2003. He was an assistant coach with Notre Dame (1981–82 and 1986–88) and The Sun (2009-10).