The Wayne Embry Interview
By:
Michael D. McClellan
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Monday, January 11th, 2004
You were an honorable mention All-State performer at
Tecumseh High School, where your team won 48 of 51 games
during your junior and senior seasons. What was high
school like for you, and how did you first become
interested in basketball?
A perfect lead-in to my next question. You played your
college ball at Miami of Ohio. You were a two-time
honorable mention All-America selection, scoring 1,401
points and grabbing 1,117 rebounds in three seasons, as
well as being named team captain and MVP in 1957 and
1958. Please tell me about your career at Miami.
In 1958, your Miami squad played the Indiana Hoosiers.
You connected on 15 field goals in that game, the most an
opponent had ever scored against IU. Forty-five years
later that record still stands. Were you aware that your
name is still in the IU record books?
You were drafted in the third round by the St. Louis
Hawks, who immediately traded you to the Cincinnati
Royals. Please tell me about the great Oscar Robertson,
and what it was like playing alongside him for five
seasons.
You were a five-time NBA All-Star, from 1960-61 to
1964-65. In terms of personal success, do you have one
All-Star season that stands out from the rest?