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Athletics Hall of Fame John Pierce is living proof of the old
saying, "Good things come to those who sit and wait." After a
redshirt freshman year for the Lipscomb University basketball
team, John started rewriting the record books on both the school
and national level. John is all-time leading scorer in the
history of college basketball, scoring 4.230 points from 1990 to
1994. Ironically, his former roommate Phillip Hutcheson held the
title at the time. Included in the record are school career
marks for free throws made with 881 and field goals made with
1,627. His 54 points on Nov. 14, 1992 set a school single-game
scoring record. Known as much for his rebounding as for his
scoring, John also holds the school career record with 1,497. He
was a two time NAIA Player of the Year. He was named an All-
American all four years he played with the Bisons, earning
first-team honors for three seasons. John played five season of
professional basketball in both Aus