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Hershell West
Personal information
Born(1940-07-08)July 8, 1940[a]
Rayville, Louisiana,U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 2023(2023-01-28)(aged 82)[b]
Rayville, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolEula D. Britton (Rayville, Louisiana)
CollegeGrambling State(1959–1963)
NBA draft1963:2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by theSyracuse Nationals
PositionGuard
Career highlights and awards
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat Basketball-Reference.com

Hershell West(July 8, 1940 – January 28, 2023) was an Americanbasketballplayer and coach. He played basketball at Eula D. Britton in his hometown ofRayville, Louisianaand won the Louisiana State AA Championship in 1959.Grambling State Tigers men's basketballhead coach Fred Hobdy offered West and the four other Britton starters athletic scholarships to Grambling State after watching them play.[4]West playedcollege basketballfor the Tigers for four years, where he won aNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championshipin1961and was a two-time first-team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference(SWAC) selection in 1962 and 1963.[5][6]In 1962, he and six other Tigers players participated in a goodwill tour of Latin America.[7]

West was selected in the1963 NBA draftas the 15th overall pick by theSyracuse Nationalsbut he never played in theNational Basketball Association(NBA). He became a basketball coach forRichwood High Schoolin Louisiana, where he served as a mentor to future NBA playerLarry Wright.West helped Wright transfer to the largerWestern High Schoolin Washington, D.C., where he became a highly recruited prospect.[8]Wright honored West by turning down other collegiate offers to attend Grambling State and play for the Tigers.[9]

West was an inaugural member of the Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.[10]

West died on January 30, 2023,[1]in Rayville, Louisiana, after a short illness.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^West's obituary uses the birth date of July 8, 1940.[1]Monroe Dispatchgives an alternative birth date of July 8, 1941.[2]
  2. ^West's obituary andMonroe Dispatchuse the death date of January 28, 2023.[1][2]Grambling State University states that he died on January 30, 2023.[3]

References

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  1. ^abc"Hershell West Obituary".Tennant Funeral Home.RetrievedSeptember 18,2023.
  2. ^ab"Always in our Hearts".Monroe Dispatch.February 2, 2023.RetrievedSeptember 18,2023.
  3. ^abBoatright, T. Scott (February 1, 2023)."Former Grambling hoops great Hershell West dies at 82".Grambling State University.RetrievedSeptember 18,2023.
  4. ^Stewart-Staten, Annie Ruth (July 3, 2014)."1959 champs paved the way for future teams".The Richland Beacon-News.p. 6.RetrievedJune 4,2020.
  5. ^Keise, Kevin (October 25, 2012)."GSU's 1961 men's basketball team finally gets rings".The Gramblinite.RetrievedJune 4,2020.
  6. ^"Southwestern Athletic Conference".College Hoopedia.RetrievedJune 4,2020.
  7. ^"Grambling Cagers Backbone of Touring Squad".Jet.Johnson Publishing Company. July 19, 1962. p. 59.RetrievedJune 4,2020.
  8. ^Mann, Jack (January 8, 1978)."The Super Subs".The Washington Post.RetrievedJune 4,2020.
  9. ^Letlow, Paul (June 23, 2018)."The Wright stuff: Championship success has been constant theme for Larry Wright".Crescent City Sports.RetrievedJune 4,2020.
  10. ^"Grambling establishes Sports HOF".Los Angeles Sentinel.June 4, 2009.RetrievedJune 2,2020.
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