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When Tom Kozelko graduated from the University of Toledo in 1973, he was second on the men’s basketball all-time scoring list with 1,561 career points.
He might be No. 1 if not for eligibility rules that precluded freshmen from playing.
The Traverse City, Mich., native was the Mid-American Conference player of the year in 1972 and ’73. His 24.3 points per game during the 1971-72 season remains the gold standard at Toledo. Kozelko scored 39 points against Western Michigan that season, the sixth-most in program history, and his 608 points in 1971-72 are the eighth-most in a single season.