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Gary Carrier - Men's Basketball (1981-85)
All-American forward Gary Carrier became Washburn’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder while playing basketball for the Ichabods from 1981-85. He was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.
Carrier holds WU career records with 2,626 points, 1,167 rebounds, 1,046 field goals made and 534 free throws made. He was a three-time NAIA All-American and in 1992 he became the first Ichabod inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame.
He earned all-District and all-Central States Intercollegiate Conference honors all four years and his final two years he was named district and conference MVP.
In Carrier’s sophomore year, 1982-83 he scored 589 points, ninth most for a single-season total and he earned honorable mention All-America honors. The following year he set the school record that still stands through 2006-07 with 833 points and was named a first-team All-American. He repeated that honor his final year with 824 points, the second most in school history.
In Carrier’s four years under Hall of Fame coach Bob Chipman he helped the team to a 90-39 record and a trip to the NAIA national tournament in 1981-82, his freshman year. He finished as one of just two Ichabods to score 2,000 points and take in 1,000 rebounds.
Carrier graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1985 and played one year with the Topeka Sizzlers of the Continental Basketball Association.
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