UC legend Oscar Robertson introduces UC legend Jack Twyman.
Jack Twyman was one of the greatest players in Cincinnati basketball history. He earned All-American honors on the 1954-1955 Bearcats team that finished third in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT).
Twyman played eleven seasons for the Rochester and, later, Cincinnati Royals, where he earned all-star honors on six occasions. The Pittsburgh-native averaged nearly 20 points per game for his career and was 20th all-time in scoring in NBA history at the time of his retirement.
Twyman remains well-known to basketball fans for the story of his guardianship and financial support for paralyzed Cincinnati Royals teammate Maurice Stokes, who was injured in a 1958 regular season game.