Clemens, Porter, Lewis among Golden Eagles returning Saturday
Three of the Tech's most lethal weapons of the 1970's will be in the house Saturday night for Basketball Alumni Night. Al Lewis, Jim Clemens and Bobby Porter combined to score nearly 3,000 points for the Golden Eagles.
One in a series of FAMILIAR FACES who will be at
Saturday's Basketball Alumni Night
A glance back at a few of the former Golden Eagle men’s and
women’s players who are scheduled to be on hand Saturday
night in Eblen Center when Tennessee Tech hosts its annual
Basketball Alumni Night with a doubleheader against Tennessee
State. Call (931) 372-3940 to order tickets.
JIM CLEMENS, AL LEWIS AND BOBBY PORTER
Three of the Tech men's basketball team's most lethal weapons of
the 1970's will be in the house Saturday night for Basketball
Alumni Night. Al Lewis, Jim Clemens and Bobby Porter, who all
played between 1970 and 1978 and combined to score nearly 3,000
points for the Golden Eagles will be among the many players
returning to their home floor.
Al Lewis joined the varsity squad in the 1970-71 season and led
the team in scoring with 17.6 points per game while averaging 4.3
rebounds. The sharpshooter hit 49.6 percent of his shots, and 83.4
percent of his free throws during his three-year career. Despite
his senior season being cut short, Lewis finished his career with
914 points, and averaged 15.5 points per game for his career.
Jim Clemens began his Golden Eagle career in the 1971-72 season,
and played two seasons with Lewis and three overall at Tech.
Clemens was a hard worker who increased his averages in scoring,
rebounding and free throw percentage in each year as a Golden
Eagle. By his senior season Clemons averaged 16.9 points and 3.3
rebounds and led the team with 4.8 assists per game. Clemens scored
707 points in 69 career games as a Golden Eagle.
Bobby Porter played in 100 games as a Golden Eagle in four seasons
from 1974-78. Porter pieced together a dominating career, finishing
with 1,273 points and 715 rebounds, becoming only the fifth player
in Tech history to finish with over 1,200 points and over 700
rebounds. Since porter, only two other players have reached that
milestone. Porter led the team in scoring and rebounds in both his
junior and senior seasons, averaging over 16 points and eight
rebounds per game in that time.
All three players played at least one season under former coach
Connie Inman, Tech's head coach from 1969-1975.
