Basketball Player

Scott May

1954 - today

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Scott May

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Scott May is the 1,041st most popular basketball player (up from 1,042nd in 2024), the 18,215th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,559th in 2019) and the 557th most popular American Basketball Player.

Scott May is most famous for leading the Indiana University Hoosiers to an undefeated 1975-76 season and NCAA championship, earning him the Naismith College Player of the Year award. A surprising lesser-known fact is that despite his stellar college career, injuries limited his NBA tenure to just five seasons with teams like the Chicago Bulls. His lasting legacy includes being a symbol of college basketball excellence and inspiring future generations, as seen in his son Sean May's own national championship win.

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Among Basketball Players

Among basketball players, Scott May ranks 1,041 out of 1,757. Before him are Antonija Sandrić, Sandrine Gruda, Ademola Okulaja, Alperen Şengün, Luka Žorić, and Marko Milič. After him are Nate Huffman, Novica Veličković, Jaden Ivey, Diana Goustilina, Jalen Rose, and Tony Allen.

Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia

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Antonija Sandrić
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 1,035
Sandrine Gruda
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 1,036
Ademola Okulaja
1975 - 2022
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 1,037
Alperen Şengün
2002 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 1,038
Luka Žorić
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 1,039
Marko Milič
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 1,040
Scott May
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 1,041
Nate Huffman
1975 - 2015
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 1,042
Novica Veličković
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 1,043
Jaden Ivey
2002 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 1,044
Diana Goustilina
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 1,045
Jalen Rose
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 1,046
Tony Allen
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 1,047

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Scott May ranks 759. Before him are Thomas DiLorenzo, Kent Benson, Gina McCarthy, Greta Van Susteren, Mo Brooks, and Lindiwe Sisulu. After him are Quinn Buckner, Kalpana Lajmi, Willie Thorne, Mark Foley, Mary Hanna, and Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge.

Others Born in 1954

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Thomas DiLorenzo
ECONOMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 753
Kent Benson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 754
Gina McCarthy
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 755
Greta Van Susteren
PRESENTER
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 756
Mo Brooks
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 757
Lindiwe Sisulu
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 758
Scott May
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 759
Quinn Buckner
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 760
Kalpana Lajmi
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - 2018
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 761
Willie Thorne
SNOOKER
1954 - 2020
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 762
Mark Foley
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 763
Mary Hanna
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 29.88
Rank: 764
Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge
ENGINEER
1954 - Present
HPI: 28.95
Rank: 765