"Lanky" Wells & Dave Simmons named to LABC HoF

[Dawgpix]

http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs...D=200770331005

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess these two were nominated to the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame by one Mike "Opie" McConathy.

Wells was a teammate and Simmons was an assistant coach to McConathy. Simmons is a Louisiana product, but Lanky came to us from Little Rock Central HS out of Arkansas.

Thanks, Opie for looking out for your fellow Tech alums.

Pix below -- Wells from February, 2007, Utah State at Tech. Simmons from January, 2005, NLULM vs. NSU.

[dawg80]

Enjoyed watching both of those guys play. Congrats to the both of 'em!

[hookdown]

[quote=Dawgpix;464711]Simmons is a Louisiana product, but Lanky came to us from Little Rock Central HS out of Arkansas.[quote]


Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that Wells was probably the top rated recruit in AR that year. Or at least he got most of the pub by playing in LR.

[Dawgpix]

That would be correct.

The next year, Lanky convinced LR Hall High's Sidney Moncrief to make a Ruston visit. He did, but signed with Eddie Sutton at Arkansas.

[dunkindawg1963]

coach simmions is an awesome guy congrats