However, Pete's passion for competing at the highest level eventually won out. He turned down the historic offer, instead joining the Atlanta Hawks in 1970 as the third overall pick in the NBA Draft.

For some, Pete Maravich's NCAA scoring mark cannot be eclipsed by Caitlin Clark or anyone else Associated Press | Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 4:17 p.m.

Pistol Pete holds a place in American lore. It’s a byproduct of who he was — the hair, the socks, the before-his-time playing style — and his premature death at age 40 of heart failure.

“From Pistol Pete.”) It was Maravich who created the prototype for Stephen Curry and Steve Nash and Trae Young — and every NBA guard who ever hoisted a jumper off the dribble from 25 feet.

Antoine Davis, a slippery 6-foot-1 guard from off-the-radar Detroit Mercy, has blown past everyone besides Pistol Pete on the Division I college basketball’s all-time scoring list.

Pistol Pete Maravich gets a boost from players and fans after he broke the all-time scoring record against Ole Miss on Jan. 31, 1970, in the Cow Palace. Calmly looking on at far left center is ...

As Iowa's Caitlin Clark takes aim at Pete Maravich's NCAA record 3,667 career points, here's more on the LSU great who averaged 44.2 points per game.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Caitlin Clark passed ‘Pistol’ Pete Maravich on Sunday to become the NCAA’s Division I scoring leader among both men and women. Clark made two free throws with three tenths ...