Top 50 Kentucky Wildcats Prior to John Calipari Era
Apr 4, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats mascot and cheerleaders perform during the second half of the 2015 NCAA Men
4. Jamal Mashburn
I always grew up knowing Jamal Mashburn as “the Monster Mash”. My dad always referred to him as that.
Mashburn was the fourth-leading career scorer for the Wildcats and a consensus First Team All-American in his junior season.It was that same season that Wildcats made it to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.
Following the tournament he declared for the 1993 NBA Draft. Mashburn was the 4th overall pick of the 1993 NBA Draft.
Mashburn found a home with the Dallas Mavericks for a few years before bouncing around to other NBA teams.
- 1993-97: Dallas Mavericks
- 1997-00: Miami Heat
- 2000-03: Charlotte Hornets
- 2003-04: New Orleans Hornets
Mashburn was named an NBA All-Star in 2003 with the Charlotte Hornets. He was named to the All-NBA Third team in 2003 and was named to the NBA All-Rookie team in 1993.
"Mashburn, who averaged 20.8 points per game in 2003-04, is one of only six players since 1970 to have averaged at least 20 points per game in his final NBA season. The other five are Jerry West (20.3 in ’73-74), Larry Bird (20.2 in ’91-92), Dražen Petrović (22.3 in ’92-93), Reggie Lewis (20.8 in ’92-93), and Michael Jordan (20.0 in ’02-03). Since retiring from basketball, Mashburn has worked for ESPN as an analyst and launched a number of successful business ventures. He owns 34 Outback Steakhouse franchises, 37 Papa John’s franchises, and a number of car dealerships across the state of Kentucky.[4] Mashburn is a partner in Ol Memorial Stable, which owns Kentucky Derby prospect Buffalo Man, along with former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino and Outback Steakhouse co-founder Chris T. Sullivan."
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