STATESBORO - Georgia Southern will honor men's basketball Hall of Famer Fran Florian and his school record 60-point game at the Eagles' contest against UTA Jan. 27, in Hanner Fieldhouse.
Florian made a school-record 29 field goals in the historical game Jan. 22, 1964, a 123-95 win over Jacksonville University in the 900-seat Alumni Gym, which preceded Hanner Fieldhouse. His 60-point contest is the only one in school history and came well before the addition of the 3-point line. Florian finished his career with 1,341 points, which ranked fifth at the time, and 398 rebounds in 62 games and was inducted into the Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.