From Robert Horry to Sam Cassell to Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets have had success drafting in different parts of the NBA Draft. In the 1972 draft, they took James Silas with the 70th overall pick, waiving him before the season even began. As history proved, that turned out to be a mistake.
Silas played his college basketball at a small school in Nacogdoches, TX called Stephen F. Austin State University. Throughout his career he was named NAIA All-American twice, leading them to a 29-1 record as a senior.