2011-12 Mens Basketball Guide

Nick “The Cat” Revon
1951-1954
By John Cox, Voice of the Golden Eagles
The 1953-54 basketball brochure at Southern Miss simply said, “One of the
greatest is the best way to describe the mar-
velous Nick Revon, pride of New Orleans.”
Few who saw “The Cat” play during his
awesome career would argue that.

Southern Miss fans today who saw him play still talk about his brilliant shooting touch, his ball handling wizardry and his passing that was far ahead of his time. How good was Nick Revon? Good enough to become the school’s all-time scorer during the 1953-54 season, and he still holds that record today. He scored 2, 136 points in his career, and only one other player has ever cracked the 2,000-point mark in his career (Clarence Weatherspoon).

Revon rolled up a record at St. Aloysius High School in New Orleans that people at the time thought might never be broken and, in fact, many of his records weren’t broken for many, many years. He was one of the best performers to ever compete in the strong Mississippi Junior College league at Hinds Junior College, where he was twice named to the all-state team.

He made his debut with Southern Miss
during the 1950-51 season and although
he missed nearly half the season with a
broken foot still managed to average 13. 7
points as the team finished 21-14. Already
though, USM Head Coach Lee Floyd and
the Southern Miss fans knew they had some-
thing special in Revon.

That team finished the year 27-8 and went to the “Elite 8” of the NAIA tourney before being beaten.

Revon would go on a rampage in 1953- 54. Not only would he take the team to the NAIA nationals for a third-straight year, but he would average an amazing 23. 8 points per game, while leading the team to a 23-8 record. In 31 games. He would earn 267 trips to the foul line, making 205 ( 76. 8 percent).

He still holds the school record for most points in a season with the 737 he scored that year and holds numerous other records including the most free throws made in a career, 538.