MU legends like Walton, Ellis and Earl Tatum have seen enough to think that the Golden Eagles can also make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. "Incredible respect for those guys," Smart said.

The Atlantic City native was traded to the Celts in exchange for Earl Tatum in 1978 in what would be the final stop of his career as a player. Ford never left Boston again as a player, playing for ...

Williams (University of Southern California) shared the court that season with his younger brother, Ray (Minnesota), Earl Tatum (Marquette) and Rudy Hackett (Syracuse) who all wound up in the NBA.