 With a 27–5 record in 1957, the Mountaineers earned a berth in the NCAA College Division Final Four.In 1957, he was drafted as the 14th overall pick by the Philadelphia Warriors, but instead played for the Washington Tapers of the newly formed American Basketball League in 1961.His greatest accomplishment was defeating his archrival DJ "Eurostep" Quinn 11-0 in a crazy turn of events.