Saturday morning will be a special one for Purdue basketball fans. John Wooden, the legendary National Player of the Year in 1932 who went on to win 10 National Championships as a coach at UCLA will have his own statue unveiled outside Mackey Arena. The ceremony will occur at 10am Saturday morning before the football game with Nevada. Here is the release from Purdue:
Before his name became synonymous with success as head coach at UCLA, Wooden was a standout student-athlete at Purdue.
Playing for coach Ward “Piggy” Lambert, who he credited with having the biggest influence on his basketball career, Wooden was a three-time All-American and the 1932 National Player of the Year.