Highlands/Perkins in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Pete Maravich
LSU
Member of Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame - 1987
Member National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame - 2006
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
Member LSU's All-Century Team - 2009
No. 23 retired by LSU
No. 44 retired by Atlanta Hawks
No.7 retired by Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans
NCAA All-Time Scoring Leader with 3,667 points
Averaged NCAA record 44.2 during collegiate career
NCAA All-American - 1968, 1969, 1970
National College Player of the Year - 1969, 1970
SEC Player of the Year - 1968, 1968, 1970
10-Year NBA career making All-Star team 5 times
Drafted No. 3 overall by Atlanta Hawks in 1970
Led NBA in scoring with 31.1 points a game in 1976-77
Four-time member of the All-NBA team
Averaged 24.3 points during NBA career
Erected 2022 by LSU Athletics.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
Location. 30° 24.915′ N, 91° 11.064′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. Marker is on Cypress Drive, 0.3 miles east of West Chimes Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map . Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70803, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Shaquille O'Neal (a few steps from this marker); Seimone Augustus (within shouting distance of this marker); Bob Petit (within shouting distance of this marker); LSU Campus Mounds (16EBR6) (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); LSU Campus Mounds (about 700 feet away); The Tiger Walk at Victory Hill (about 700 feet away); Chellis "Mike" Chambers (about 800 feet away); Steve Van Buren (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.
More about this marker. Located in the front of the LSU Basketball indoor practice facility at the north end of the Maravich Assembly Center.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 83 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 28, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.