May 27, 1985. 34-years ago to the day, the Boston Celtics opened their NBA title defense with a dominating 148-114 series-opening win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The 34-point drubbing — in which came to be known as the “Memorial Day massacre” — was one of the most lopsided in the Lakers-Celtics rivalry, and was led by a 6’7 former Colorado Buffaloes swingman that came off the bench.
From 1971-74, Scott Wedman played in 75 games for the Sox Walseth led Buffaloes and scored 1,251 points, which ranks 22nd in school history. During his final two seasons in Boulder, Wedman led the Buffaloes in scoring and rebounding en route to earning All-Big Eight Conference honors.