Bill Warden

Bill Warden, North Central (Ill.)​

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Bill Warden scored 2,249 in just 74 career games for North Central, averaging over 30 points per game for three consecutive seasons. 

Warden was a unanimous first team all College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin player for all four years of his career, the first player ever to do so.  Warden was the schools first-ever All American, earning the honor as a Helms Foundation All American after his junior year, when he averaged 30.7 points and 20.8 rebounds per game.

Warden’s jersey has been retired, and he’s been inducted into the inaugural class of the North Central College Athletic Hall of Fame, and is a member of the Basketball Museum of Illinois Hall of Fame as both a player and coach.

1951-52 - 21 games, 214 FG,   98 FT,         526 points, 25.0 per game

1952-53 - 21 games, 254 FG, 181-240 FT, 689 points, 32.8 per game

1953-54 - 19 games, 217 FG, 149-241 FT, 583 points, 30.7 per game

1954-55 - 13 games, 162 FG, 127-192 FT, 451 points, 34.7 per game

Career - 74 games, 847 FG, 555-740 FT, 2249 points, 28.5 per game

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